In Nanjing City, the speed of the Longwu court was still one step slower, allowing Zhu Yihai's Zhejiang Army to enter Nanjing City first.

Zhejiang is close to Nanjing. Earlier, the troops on the front line of Zhejiang were already close to the area of ​​Moling Pass in the south of Nanjing. The main force of the Longwu court was stationed in Wuchang and was busy digesting the results of the Wuchang battle, so the reaction was not as good as that of the Zhejiang army.

However, just when Zhu Yihai was full of joy, Jin Shenghuan received the order of Emperor Longwu and immediately changed his mind to advance. He went down from Anqing and rushed to Dasheng Pass west of Nanjing in just one day.

The next day, Jin Shenghuan's army arrived in the western suburbs of Nanjing, but was blocked by the Zhejiang army from outside the city outside Nanjing.

Seeing this, Jin Shenghuan could only station himself outside the city, and at the same time, he quickly reported to Emperor Longwu.

The Longwu court and the Qing court made a very smooth secret peace talk. When He Tengjiao signed a contract and informed Emperor Longwu that the Qing army was about to withdraw and asked the court to prepare to take over the Nanjing and Huainan area that the Qing army gave up, Longwu received the news that Zhu Yihai rushed to Nanjing.

This made Longwu extremely angry. When Jin Shenghuan heard news that the Qing army in Nanjing had retreated and the Zhejiang army took Nanjing without any blood, Longwu and He Tengjiao both believed that Zhu Yihai had robbed the fruits they had obtained from their negotiations.

Zhu Youjian took the risk and ordered He Tengjiao to negotiate with the Qing Dynasty, persuaded the Qing Dynasty to withdraw its troops from Nanjing and Huainan and conquer Nanjing. He should have been subordinate to Zhu Youjian and Longwu court, but Zhu Yihai took advantage of the Qing Dynasty to withdraw and seize Nanjing.

This made Emperor Longwu extremely angry. Regardless of the obstruction and persuasion of Du Yinxi and others, he led nearly 200,000 Ming troops to head from Wuchang toward Nanjing.

At this point, Hong Chengchou's strategy to Bumu Butai was basically successful. After a peace talk with the Longwu court, the Qing court gave Nanjing to Zhu Yihai, which successfully provoked the Tang and Lu factions within the Ming Dynasty, which were already in harmony with each other, and caused the two factions to concentrate on Nanjing.

On the 25th of 1653, just when Zhao Ming was ambushed, the Chu Gan Ming army, who was supposed to be trapped in Sizhou and surrounded Yangzhou, was about to appear outside Yifeng Gate in Nanjing.

In the Nanjing Palace, Zhu Yihai sat on the throne of the emperor with an excited expression. He raised an army from Hangzhou and 100,000 Zhejiang troops rushed straight to Nanjing. He thought there would be a fierce battle, but he did not expect that the Qing army in Nanjing would flee without fighting. The 100,000 Zhejiang troops took down Nanjing city without blood, and restored the Nandu of the Ming Dynasty.

When the Zhejiang army entered Nanjing, Zhu Yihai and the Zhejiang generals were extremely excited. The army rushed into the city. Zhu Yihai went straight to the palace. Li Chengdong, Fang Guoan, Wu Zhaosheng and others occupied the Governor's Office and the rich mansions in Nanjing, and divided the spoils.

The Qing army retreated in a hurry, and many materials and money were not available for transfer, which made the Ming army in Zhejiang very rich.

For a time, the Zhejiang army was addicted to the joy of regaining Nanjing, and their condition was similar to that of Liu Bang's first entry into Xianyang.

At this time, Zhu Yihai was wearing a dragon robe, a winged crown, and holding the jade belt around his waist, sitting on the dragon throne. In a trance, he seemed to have seen all officials and kneeled down to him.

Zhu Yihai was originally an ordinary vassal king. He never thought that one day he would sit on the throne so close to the throne.

At the beginning, Emperor Hongguang was captured and the Lu king surrendered. A large number of vassal kings in Jiangnan saw that the situation was hopeless, and they could run away and surrender, which made the anti-Qing forces in Zhejiang unable to find any support for a while.

The throne of the Ming Dynasty changed from the fragrant buns during the Fulu battle to the hot potatoes, becoming the most dangerous and high-risk occupation in the world. No vassal king in Zhejiang was willing to accept the position of Emperor Ming.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang were in mind the Ming Dynasty and searched for Jiangsu and Zhejiang. They found that the only King Zhu Yihai, the Lu king, had not surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and had not yet left Zhejiang. So they hurriedly intercepted Zhu Yihai in Taizhou, rushing into Shaoxing, and establishing him as the supervisor.

At first, Zhu Yihai didn't care whether he was a vassal or an emperor or not, and he was still a vassal king mentality.

When he experienced the cruel struggle against the Qing Dynasty, understood his responsibilities, and gradually gained power and tasted the taste of power, his ideas began to change.

Zhu Yihai began to want to be an emperor, because only by becoming an emperor could he do more for the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, he believed that no one was more suitable to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty than him.

However, at this time, Zhu Youjian had ascended the throne in Fujian and had won the recognition of the vast majority of governors, causing Zhu Yihai to miss the throne.

Originally, Zhu Yihai was not keen on the throne, but when the throne was made by Longwu, Zhu Yihai couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied.

For a long time, the Anti-Qing Center was located in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He was in front and fought hard. Why did he make the Emperor Longwudang who was hiding behind him, in terms of his bloodline, prestige and record, not as good as himself.

Zhu Yihai was dissatisfied, but Longwu had become the emperor and gradually settled in the position of Emperor Ming, which made him unable to stop Zhu Youjian and feel unbalanced.

Now that Zhu Yihai has recovered Nanjing and earned a very high political reputation, he can't wait to become the emperor.

At this time, Zhang Huangyan, who was standing by, saw Zhu Yihai's obsession with the palace and the throne, and seemed to be preparing to occupy the palace, so he stopped leaving.

"Your Highness!" Zhang Huangyan walked to Zhu Yihai and bowed.

Zhu Yihai sat on the throne and woke up from the hallucination of the officials kneeling down.

"Oh, what's the matter with the Qing family?" Zhu Yihai asked in a pretty good mood.

Zhang Huangyan had a calm face, slapped his dissatisfaction and disappointment on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I have something to ask your Highness!"

When Zhu Yihai saw Zhang Huangyan's expression, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He raised his hand embarrassedly and said, "Your family can speak frankly."

Zhang Huangyan looked calm and bowed again, "Your Highness, I would like to ask Your Highness, the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty first entered Guanzhong, destroyed the Qin Dynasty and seized Xianyang. If Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty proudly regarded himself as the King of Guanzhong and was nostalgic in Xianyang City, the magnificent palace of the Qin Dynasty was ready to live here and enjoy it. He did not plan to leave and did not obey Zhang Liang's persuasion, what would the outcome of the dispute between Chu and Han? Will Han Gao be defeated directly by Xiang Yu without the Hongmen Banquet?"

When Zhu Yihai heard the words, his face darkened and he fell silent.

Although Zhu Yihai was not a talented man, he was also a rare hero. He immediately understood what Zhang Huang said and was conducting tactful persuasion.

Zhu Yihai was silent for a while, exhaled, looked at Zhang Huangyan and said, "Your family's meaning, the Lone King understands."
Chapter completed!