Chapter 35 The Princess's Army
Although Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan both used the banner of "responsible for the king" and even claimed that they came to Jinhua to protect the king, everyone knew that responsible for the king did not need to come to Jinhua at all. Going to Hangzhou or Huzhou, Jiaxing was the real act of responsible for the king. Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan went south to Jinhua at this time, most of the time they wanted to confront the princess of the Supervisor and the Jinhua left behind.
Many Donglin gentlemen did not take the Princess of the State and the Grand Secretary Zhu Dadian, who was in charge of Jinhua's left-behind office, in the past, but the news of Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan's going south finally made them wake up. They not only shouted the slogan of protecting the carriage, but also suggested that Princess of the State and Zhu Dadian could temporarily move out of Jinhua.
However, Zhu Dadian, as the number one gentry in the entire Jinhua Prefecture, naturally did not want to leave Jinhua Prefecture. Moreover, in the Ming Dynasty court, he was the number one figure in the Jinhua Left-behind Office, giving up Jinhua without a fight was a stain on his life. Therefore, he replied very toughly: "I am responsible for defending my territory and will never leave Jinhua Prefecture!"
You Donglin Junzi can only hope that Qian Weikun, who also belongs to Fushe, but Qian Weikun is also an old man who has been following Liu Yongxi for a long time. Moreover, he has had a history of "following thieves" in Beijing. When encountering this sensitive problem, he naturally dares not agree with you Donglin Junzi: "The soldiers on the river all rely on the left-behind department to supply military food. The princess of the supervisor can temporarily move, but the left-behind department must not leave!"
Speaking of this, civil and military officials have more discussions.
In the past, everyone hated Ma Shiying and Yang Longyou to the core, and felt that the empress of the regent and the Duke of Yue were a great mistake to accept Ma Shiying, and it might even be chaotic. However, after Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan's trouble, everyone suddenly felt that Ma Shiying was a completely acceptable candidate.
Although Ma Shiying did many confused things in the Hongguang Dynasty, at least he understood the overall situation and worked as a timely manner for the empress of the supervisor to serve the country. It was precisely because of Ma Shiying and Yang Longyou's participation in the battle in Hangzhou that the danger was turned into safety.
Ruan Dacheng, the eunuch party, is the real disaster. The political struggles of the Hongguang Dynasty almost all arose because of him. Moreover, because of Ruan Dacheng's existence, all political struggles cannot be resolved. Now, under the name of "responsible for the king", he wants to conquer the princess of the governor and the Jinhua Left-behind Office.
Moreover, Ruan Dacheng's vision was too vicious, just to hit the most vulnerable juncture of the small court in the country. Although the Yue army used troops on the river before, the Queen's personal army led by Zhou Zhisheng in Jinhua was enough to deal with everything. However, after Empress Zhang personally led the expedition, Zhou Zhisheng's troops also crossed the river. Now there are almost no soldiers available in Jinhua City.
The saying "no soldiers are available" may be an exaggeration, but now there are less than a thousand soldiers available in Jinhua City, and there are only hundreds outside the city. And almost all new troops have been in an army for only one or two months, so they are unable to confront Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan's army.
Now that Zhu Dadian and Qian Weikun both expressed their opinions that they would not leave Jinhua, civil and military officials became even more anxious: "If Zhu Xiangguo and Qian Shangshu don't leave Jinhua, then they have to think of a solution, right? You can't ask General Xing Shengping to return to help from Hangzhou."
Now there are frequent war reports in Hangzhou. Xing Shengping's troops are fighting with the Qing army outside the city. It is absolutely unwise to draw troops from the front line at this time, but the only way that everyone can think of is to let Xing Shengping return to aid as soon as possible, and it may not be possible to catch up. As for Empress Zhang and Duke Yue in Huzhou, they are even more unreliable.
Zhu Dadian calmed down: "It is better to ask for help than to ask for others. Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan are just a few thousand soldiers. I, Mr. Zhu, also called on thousands of people to come in one sentence!"
However, although Zhu Dadian is full of confidence, everyone knows that a good wife cannot cook without rice. As the number one gentry in Jinhua Mansion, Zhu Dadian can indeed call for thousands or even tens of thousands of people in one sentence, but thousands of farmers who are not even equipped with weapons are useless on the battlefield. Moreover, Jinhua Mansion has recruited nearly 10,000 new recruits this year, and the best group of strong men have already joined the army early, and the weapons and armor of the warehouse have been used on them.
Now even if thousands of farmers can be summoned temporarily, the urgent problem cannot be solved. Even Qian Weikun, who supports Zhu Dadian, said: "Is the Prime Minister ready to stay in Jinhua City and wait for General Xing to return to the rescue? I am afraid that the morale of the army will be in chaos then!"
Zhu Dadian couldn't help but frown. If he was given ten days and half a month, he would definitely be able to use the resources at hand to form a useful force. But now Ruan Dacheng and Fang Guoan don't give him any chance at all, and they can reach Jinhua City in as early as two or three days. But at this time, he heard a crisp voice saying: "With me here, the morale of the army will not be in chaos!"
Hearing this beautiful voice, both Zhu Dadian, Qian Weikun and the civil and military officials present became excited: "Your Highness the Princess!"
"The Princess is coming down!"
"It's the princess of the regent!"
"The Princess of the Regent has come forward!"
Although Princess Kunxing has no sense of existence in Jinhua City, she is the princess of the State Reign and the eldest daughter of the late Emperor Chongzhen. She can be said to be a symbolic figure. Although many people previously thought that the princess of the State Reign was purely a vase and decoration, now that Princess Kunxing stands up, they are the most touched people.
Although they felt deep down that Princess Kunxing could not play a big role even if she stood up, the fact that she was willing to stand up made these civil servants feel that the emperor's kindness was so full of tears. Princess Kunxing, who stood up, gave everyone a reassurance: "Ruan Dacheng, Fang Guoan made a wrong idea. My personal army will arrive in Jinhua tomorrow. With my princess' personal army here, they will not be able to take over Jinhua City even if they have ten times more troops!"
This was the first time that the Princess of the Reincarnation State mentioned her "Princess's Personal Army". These civil and military officials couldn't help but think of the personal army of Zhou Zhisheng led by Empress Zhang. This elite team of 3,000 people had made many military achievements after crossing the river. If Princess Kunxing's personal army had the strength and combat power of Zhou Zhisheng's troops, they would naturally be invincible.
Zhu Dadian knew the origin of this princess's personal army: "It is the princess' personal army tailored by the Duke of Yue for the princess of the Supervisor? If they can come in time, then our Jinhua City can turn the danger into safety!"
Only Qian Weikun was holding his hair nervously. Others may not know the quality of the Princess's personal army. As a major figure in the Jinhua Left-behind Office, he was naturally very clear that this Princess' personal army was indeed tailored by Duke Yue and Empress Zhang for the Princess of the Princess. The officers were all old people in Jingkou Town, and the soldiers were centered on the Chuzhou Township soldiers in Duke Yue’s hometown. Although it was a new army, it could be said to be a very trustworthy army.
Chapter completed!