In Nanjing City, He Tengjiao led the lord and his sect to force Zhu Youjian to move the capital to Wuchang, so that he could survive the crisis. A small boat entered Nanjing City from the Water Gate next to Tongji Gate.

At this time, the main gates of Nanjing were closed, but there were still several channels for transporting supplies.

The population of Nanjing is hundreds of thousands, and its daily consumption is immeasurable. It requires a large amount of meat and vegetables from outside the city, and also needs to transport the feces and garbage produced in the city out of the city.

Gu Yanwu was a vendor and entered the Water Gate because it was a special period and the investigation was relatively strict.

Several soldiers jumped onto the ship and inspected it, but found no prohibited items. The head-first banner official looked at Gu Yanwu and then stamped it and released it.

After Gu Yanwu entered Nanjing, the ship followed the Qinhuai River to trade in Nanshi, while he got ashore near Wentong Bridge and headed to the mansion of Grand Secretary Yang Wencong.

The Zhejiang rebels approached Nanjing, and the Qing army suddenly tore up the peace agreement and launched a large-scale invasion of the south, surrounding more than 100,000 troops of the Ming Dynasty at the mouth of the old river. Duke Li Guo was in danger.

In the city of Nanjing, people were in panic for a while. Many people remembered the incident of Zuo Zhendong rebelling ten years ago, and the Qing army took the opportunity to go south and destroy the Hongguang court.

This made many people feel depressed, and many scholars sighed even more. The good situation was ruined. Some people cursed the court, some people scolded Zhao Ming, and some people were clean and prepared to escape.

Grand Secretary Yang Wencong’s mansion.

At noon, Yang Wencong sat at the table, facing the food on the table, unable to raise his appetite at all.

At this time, he put down the dishes and chopsticks, walked out of the room, and stood in the yard with great worries.

The current situation really made him feel heartbroken. The original good game of chess was played for some reason.

The Ming Dynasty court had the ability to expel the Tartars and regain the mountains and rivers, but how could it be that far, and it followed the old path again.

This made Yang Wencong ask, what was the problem? His own people insisted on fighting like this and giving the barbarians a barbarian aside. It was really not worth it for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died tragically under the Qing army's butcher knife.

Now, the Qing army has gone south, but the court did not think about how to defend against the enemy and rescue the trapped Li Guo and more than 100,000 soldiers. Instead, it was about moving the capital and how to be worthy of the countless heroic souls sacrificed to recover Nanjing.

Yang Wencong sighed, perhaps the reason for all this was the high-ranking person, and at this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came, and the disciple came in from outside the courtyard and saluted behind him, "Grandmaster, there is a gentleman outside asking for a meeting!"

Yang Wencong's thoughts were pulled back and he asked, "Can you explain your identity?"

As a Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty and one of the seven bachelors in the cabinet, there are not a hundred or eighty people who want to see Yang Wencong tomorrow. There are countless greetings, and it is impossible for Yang Wencong to see each one.

The doorman saluted and said, "The person who came did not say that he was from Jiangdong!"

Yang Wencong was shocked when he heard this. Why did people from Jiangdong find his mansion directly? So he hurriedly ordered: "Take people in here quickly!"

"Yes, the Pavilion!" The disciple hurriedly saluted and was about to turn around.

But Yang Wencong instructed: "Be careful, don't let people see it, and take it directly to the study."

The disciples took the order and left, while Yang Wencong quickly went to the study room. Soon after, he saw the disciples leading someone in. It was Gu Yanwu.

"Old Master Yang Ge, Gu Yanwu, Secretary of the Gu Yue King's Gu Yue, you are polite!" Gu Yanwu bowed with a smile.

Yang Wencong did not know Gu Yanwu. He looked at him, did not invite him to sit down, and did not ask for a refreshment. He said in a stiff tone: "What is the matter under the command of King Wu Yue to visit our cabinet?"

Gu Yanwu didn't mind Yang Wencong's attitude. He took out a jade pendant from his arms and put it on him, saluted again and said, "I am here to meet the cabinet department under the order of Your Highness!"

Yang Wencong took the jade pendant and his expression changed. The jade pendant was something he gave to Zhao Ming. The person in front of him should be the one from Donghai Town.

Yang Wencong immediately winked at the door, and immediately understood, left the study room and brought the door to the house.

"Your Highness asked Mr. to come, what's your explanation?" Yang Wencong reached out and asked Gu Yanwu in, and then asked anxiously.

The situation is now in chaos, and Yang Wencong doesn't know how to deal with it. He is eager to get the instructions from Zhao Ming. Only when he knows Zhao Ming's next plan can he cooperate.

After Gu Yanwu sat down, he did not answer, but asked back: "Yangge Division, is the imperial court intending to evacuate Nanjing?"

Yang Wencong said: "That's true. This morning, He Tengjiao led all officials into the palace and knelt down to ask His Majesty to move westward to Wuchang."

When Longwu moves westward, the Zhejiang army will suffer from three attacks from the Qing Dynasty to the north, the Longwu Dynasty to the west, and the Zhejiang army will inevitably be unable to support it.

After the split of the Southern Ming court, the Qing army is now the strongest, followed by the Longwu court, and the Zhejiang division is the weakest.

If the Longwu court had left the burden of fighting against the Qing army to the Zhejiang army, and the Longwu court's army would restrain the Zhejiang army from the west and attack Zhejiang from the south. The two strong fights and one weak, Zhao Ming could not defeat four hands with both fists, so he would definitely not be able to break the deadlock.

Gu Yanwu couldn't help but say, "Gei Master Yang, why don't you stop him from seeing him?"

Yang Wencong frowned and said, "This cabinet does not know what Your Highness meant, so he dare not act rashly."

Zhao Ming's army is in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing. Once Zhu Youjian moves the capital to Wuchang, the army will inevitably be shaken in the city of Nanjing. Zhao Ming will be able to enter Nanjing by then. Yang Wencong didn't know what Zhao Ming was thinking, so he did not stop it.

Gu Yanwu immediately understood, "Your Highness's intention is to reconcile with the court and fight against the Qing Dynasty together!"

Yang Wencong pondered: "Your Highness wants to reconcile, but the court may not be willing. Now the court is full of He Tengjiao's gangs. Your Highness proposes to dismiss He Tengjiao and settle the pro-war faction, and the court will definitely not accept it. In addition, the emperor will not agree to the restoration of His Highness the Crown Prince of Lu!"

Zhao Ming raised the banner of clearing the monarchy and made several major demands, but in Yang Wencong's view, unless Zhao Ming overthrew the Longwu court, neither the court nor the emperor would accept it.

Yang Wencong continued: "Now, He Tengjiao leads all officials to ask Your Majesty to move the capital. Your Majesty is already a little moved. Compared to accepting Your Majesty's request, Your Majesty will most likely choose to move westward to Wuchang."

Gu Yanwu said, "The conditions are proposed to bargain. Your Highness means that there is no need to restore the position of Crown Prince of Lu, but the court only needs to release the King of Lu. In addition, whether to dismiss He Tengjiao and the Lord of the Peace Sect is not an important matter."

Yang Wencong couldn't help but be surprised and couldn't believe it, "Is this what Your Highness said?"

Zhao Ming gave some explanation to Gu Yanwu and told him that Yang Wencong could definitely trust him. Gu Yanwu explained: "Grade Master, for Your Highness, King Lu is just a flag that blocks His Highness's position. Now that Your Highness's prestige in the Zhejiang system has further improved, he is ready to gradually take over the Zhejiang system. King Lu is the crown prince, which will inevitably affect Your Highness's acquisition of the Zhejiang system. Therefore, the court only needs to release King Lu and let him return to the vassal. As for He Tengjiao, this person cannot hurt Your Highness now. Having him doing something wrong in the court will be more conducive to Your Highness's seizing power in the future."
Chapter completed!