Chapter 100 The old friend
But as soon as he said that, Mrs. Xing felt that the "brother" sounded too intimate, but Liu Yongxi generously accepted the title of extremely intimate.
Although I knew that the final result of this incident would be without any danger, Liu Yongxi was still proud of the world: "Don't worry, sister, I will naturally be able to solve this matter if I am here. When I arrived in Xuzhou, I personally led a large army to fight south. Whether it was Huang Degong or Liu Zeqing, they would all be defeated!"
But after Liu Yongxi said this, Mrs. Xing felt that letting Liu Yongxi lead the army southward was not a perfect plan. After all, now it was just Huang Degong who wanted to take advantage of the situation. However, after Liu Yongxi made a big move south, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo, two old enemies of Liu Yongxi, would definitely attack Liu Yongxi's troops from the front and back.
Although Gao Jie's entire army is the strongest and most powerful in the four towns in Jiangbei, if the other three towns join forces to attack, they will definitely lose more and win less. Therefore, Mrs. Xing immediately made up her mind: "If my brother wants to lead the army south, I will go with you, but I think Xingpingbo has paid so much for the country, and the court will not give up on us!"
This is Mrs. Xing’s truth. She felt that in addition to Liu Yongxi, she could at least rely on famous officials such as the court, Shi Kefa, Yue Qijie, and Tian Yang.
Moreover, there are 2,300 people left by Xing Shengping and hundreds of people around his family in Jiangdu. As long as the city is in a desperate situation, there will be no choice in a short period of time. Therefore, Mrs. Xing thinks that the most important thing is to accept Gao Jie's family's background first.
When this army arrived in Xuzhou with Gao Jie's coffin, good news came from the army. Although Huang Degong wanted to take this opportunity to take revenge and attack Jiangdu, Jiangbei Supervisor Shi Kefa stood up and persuaded him for several days, and finally Huang Degong gave up this idea.
Now Shi Kefa has personally rushed to Xuzhou, and he even sent his personal soldiers to send a message, so that Mrs. Xing would not have to worry at all, and the court would not let down the meritorious ministers.
Mrs. Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Yongxi also got good news, that is, another famous minister was added to Queen Zhang's camp in Zhejiang.
This person is nothing else, but Zhang Guowei, who was the former Minister of War, who was ordered by the Hongguang Dynasty to assist in the military affairs of the Beijing camp. This also shows that the party struggles in the Hongguang Dynasty have reached a new stage, and the neutral factions that do not belong to Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng's camps have no place in the court.
Although Zhang Guowei has always admired Donglin and supported the Donglin Party on many issues, he was not a real Donglin Party after all. Famous officials like Liu Zongzhou often killed him, so his status in Hongguang Chao was very delicate and close to Ma Shiying. Ma Shiying once recommended him to serve as the Minister of Personnel.
But the court is now under the rule of Ma Ruan's party, and people like Zhang Guowei cannot stand their foothold at all. He is from Dongyang County, Jinhua Prefecture, and he retired without hesitation and defected to Empress Zhang.
For the Hongguang court, Zhang Guowei's retirement had very limited influence. The court had the most shortage of the former Shangshu. Ma Shiying immediately asked his second son Ma Xi to take over the entire Jing camp, but it was an unprecedented great news for the figures in Queen Zhang's camp.
Two of the most well-known gentry in Jinhua Prefecture, Zhu Dadian, former Governor of Fengyang, and Zhang Guowei, former Minister of War, expressed support for Empress Zhang. Moreover, Zhang Guowei took the initiative to jump from the Hongguang court to Empress Zhang's camp and was very enthusiastic. This made everyone see an infinite possibility. Therefore, they sent an envoy to hope that Liu Yongxi could lead his troops south as soon as possible.
The envoy of Empress Zhang was now full of enthusiasm: "Now there are three prefectures and twenty-three counties in central Zhejiang, and half of Yanzhou Prefecture is also our territory. What we lack the most now is a powerful army. Cheng Yibo went south at this time, and everything was ready!"
Liu Yongxi looked at this heroic young messenger and felt very friendly. Although he knew that handling according to his ideas might cause a disaster, he still replied with a smile: "Mr. Zhang said very well, but Xingpingbo died in the battle of Suizhou's army and the army was unstable. Now he is afraid that there will be more disasters when he goes south!"
The young envoy who came from Nanjing specifically felt that Liu Yongxi wasted a good opportunity: "It's just Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Huang Degong and others. Now Zuo Liangyu is willing to uphold justice for the world. With Ning Nan Hou here, we are already invincible!"
Liu Yongxi finally understood what Mr. Zhang’s confidence came from: “Zuo Liangyu? When Zuo Liangyu moves, it’s not too late for us to go south. Now that we go south, it’s probably Zuo Liangyu has the lead. Doesn’t Mr. Zhang understand the interests of it!”
Although Mr. Zhang wanted to rely on Zuo Liangyu to come down to persuade Liu Yongxi, he understood after Liu Yongxi said this: "Zhengyi Bo means that Ning Nanhou wants to wait for us and Nandu to lose both sides before coming out to get a bargain. He is indeed not a good person!"
Now the gentleman of Donglin regards Zuo Liangyu as a savior, and he all expects Zuo Liangyu to lead his troops eastward to defeat Emperor Hongguang and Ma Ruan's party. However, although Mr. Zhang is young, he is a very smart person. He not only understands one thing at a moment, but also thinks of more details: "Before coming, Chengyi Bo said that he should not expect four groups to be together. What he said is indeed very reasonable. If the Virgin Mary wants to return to Nandu, she must rely on the power of Prince Yongxi!"
The sincerity he is talking about now refers to Liu Kongzhao.
Mr. Zhang had received unprecedented treatment in Nanjing. Liu Kongzhao not only opened the library of the bookstore that Chengyi Bo Mansion had been secretly kept for many years, but also provided the highest standard treatment, giving whatever he wanted.
Mr. Zhang only recently learned that all this was arranged by the sincere prince Liu Yongxi, so his transformation was so fast after he arrived in Xuzhou.
Liu Yongxi also gave him face: "If Empress Zhang wants to return to Nandu, she must first rely on Mr. Zhang's power. Does Mr. Zhang want to be the commander or the famous minister?"
Mr. Zhang knew that Liu Yongxi had always treated him differently, but he did not expect that Liu Yongxi would attach so much importance to him as soon as he met, and even asked him whether he wanted to become a general or a famous minister, and he couldn't help but feel extremely frightened.
After all, I am just a juren, and I don’t even have a fame and reputation in Jinshi. I am still 27 years old and still accomplish nothing. However, the young man in front of me attaches great importance to him. When I think of the various legends of the masters of Chengshi in the past, the young man became more and more panicked.
Chapter completed!