The Most Powerful Man in the World

The night was hazy, and the north gate of Anqing City was squeaking open. I don't know when the rebels who had quietly sneaked in outside the north gate saw the gate open, and they rushed into the city one by one howling.

Immediately, the tranquility of the entire Anqing City was shattered. By the time of dawn, Anqing City had already fallen into the hands of King Ning.

In the prefect's mansion, King Ning sat there with a smile on his face, while the original court prefect who paid the bill respectfully stood in front of King Ning and said to King Ning: "Congratulations, Your Highness, His Highness!"

Anqing City is an important gateway to Nanjing. It can be said that if Anqing City is won, then the next step can be to directly attack Nanjing City.

As the barrier of Nanjing, Anqing has always been an important town, but such an important town was dedicated to King Ning by the prefect of Anqing without even resisting it.

Originally, with the city defense of Anqing, and the tens of thousands of troops in the city, even if King Ning had an army of [-], but if he really wanted to break the city of Anqing, as long as the defenders in the city defended, they could last for at least ten days and a half months.

It's a pity that even a fortified city can withstand an army of millions, but it can't stop people's hearts.

King Ning stroked his beard, looked at Fu Qing and couldn't help laughing and said, "This time this king can easily take down Anqing City, and Lord Fu's contribution is a must!"

Fu Qing humbly said: "This minister is just obeying the order of the heavens. Your Highness is the lord of heaven's destiny. You should overthrow the faint monarch and return the people of the world to a peaceful and prosperous world!"

King Ning clapped his hands with great satisfaction and praised: "Okay, this king will borrow the auspicious words of your lord!"

Just as he was talking, a messenger came dressed in dust and was stopped outside the hall. King Ning couldn't help frowning and said, "What's the matter!"

Soon a letter from Nanchang City was presented to King Ning.

King Ning took the letter and read it over, he couldn't help frowning, slapped the table and said angrily: "What a good Wang Shouren, to dare to attack Nanchang City's idea is really deceiving!"

When everyone in the hall heard the words, they immediately understood what was going on. Liu Yangzheng, Li Shishi and the others all narrowed their eyes when they heard the words.

Wang Shouren actually went to attack Nanchang City. You must know that most of them have their families and relatives in Nanchang City. If Nanchang City is lost, it means that their relatives and children will fall into the hands of the imperial court. .

All of a sudden, many people turned their attention to King Ning.

King Ning was not a fool either. He didn't know the importance of Nanchang City to him, not to mention that there were a lot of relatives in Nanchang City, then Nanchang City was his old nest.

If Nanchang City has lost, then his loss will be huge.

Thinking of Wang Shouren again, King Ning wanted to tear Wang Shouren into tens of thousands of pieces.

"Wang Shouren, Wang Shouren, don't let this king catch you, otherwise, this king wants you to die without a place to be buried!"

After venting, King Ning's eyes fell on a group of people and said: "Everyone, now Wang Shouren is leading an army of [-] to besiege Nanchang City, and the prince has sent people to ask for help. What do you think this king should do!"

Liu Yangzheng took a deep breath and said, "My lord, my subordinates think that Wang Shouren is not enough to worry about. The mere [-] soldiers and horses are not enough to break through Nanchang City!"

When a general heard the words, he shook his head and said, "Sir Liu's words are bad, since Wang Shouren dared to besiege Nanchang City, he must have some confidence. Moreover, His Royal Highness has sent people to ask for help, which means that Nanchang City is already in jeopardy. If not, how could His Royal Highness send someone to ask for help?”

"That's right, Nanchang City is in critical condition, I absolutely can't sit back and watch!"

"Return to aid, you must return to Nanchang City!"

For a while, the civil and military people who were worried about the relatives and family members who stayed in Nanchang City couldn't help but open their mouths. The meaning was obvious, that is, to beg King Ning to return to the army, to destroy Wang Shouren first, and to solve the crisis of Nanchang City.

"Ridiculous, really ridiculous!"

At this moment, Yang Tinghe shouted and stared at the crowd with burning eyes and shouted: "Wait, are you all short-sighted people? Is it important for Nanchang City or Nanjing City? Although Nanchang City is in crisis now, it is still in the city. There is also the King of Yichun, the prince and the tens of thousands of troops sitting in the town, and it is absolutely not a problem to hold on for some time. If I return to the army, what will happen to Nanjing City, and what will happen to the great cause of the prince?"

King Ning's eyes couldn't help falling on Yang Tinghe's body, and he said with a straight face: "Mr. Yang, according to your opinion, what should this king do?"

Yang Tinghe took a step forward and looked at King Ning with a dignified expression: "His Royal Highness should quickly send troops to Nanjing City, only by capturing Nanjing City in one fell swoop and ascending the throne and proclaiming the emperor, can you have the capital to fight the imperial court, otherwise once the imperial court reinforcements arrive, Then everything is over!"

An official frowned and said, "But Nanchang City is just as important. If Nanchang City is lost, what is the foundation of your great cause?"

With a cold snort, Yang Tinghe said, "One Nanjing city is worth ten Nanchang cities, and I would like to ask the lord to put the overall situation first."

Taking a deep breath, King Ning turned his attention to Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng.

Li Shishi sighed and said to King Ning Yili: "My lord, I have received news that Zhu Houzhao has ordered Chu Yi to lead the army along the Grand Canal, and it will take at most half a month to reach Nanjing City..."

"What, Chu Yi is here!"

Many officials have heard the name of Chu Yi for a long time. Chu Yi has a fierce reputation. It can be said that there are not many officials who do not mention Chu's color change. Now that Chu Yi has led an army to Jiangnan, everyone's expression has changed greatly. .

A stern expression flashed in King Ning's eyes: "I ordered General Longxiang Zheng Qi to help King Yichun to hold back Wang Shouren. When King Lone wins Nanjing City, there will be a great reward!"

While speaking, King Ning pulled out the sword from his waist, and slashed the sword to the corner of the table and shouted angrily: "Everyone who dares to speak about those who return to help will be killed without mercy!"

Obviously, Chu Yi led the army south and deeply stimulated King Ning. Even if he didn't take Chu Yi to heart, King Ning was extremely jealous of Chu Yi.

Why did many lords and dignitaries in Jiangnan strongly support him? After all, it was not because of Chu Yi. The existence of Chu Yi made many lords and dignitaries in Jiangnan feel a great threat.

If it wasn't for Chu Yi, King Ning knew very well that he would never get the support of so many people.

Because of this, King Ning attached great importance to Chu Yi. The more he knew, the more he was afraid of Chu Yi.

Looking at the crowd, King Ning said solemnly: "The army will start tomorrow, and the lonely king will take Nanjing City within three days and become the emperor!"

Everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment, and their faces showed a bit of excitement.

If they can really win Nanjing City, then when King Ning becomes emperor, they will be ministers from the dragon. Such great deeds can make them prosperous and rich for a lifetime. As for the family members in Nanchang City, this is the case. A moment doesn't seem so important anymore.

Besides, King Ning has also ordered Longxiang General Zheng Qi, I believe that with King Yichun plus Zheng Qi, it should be enough to deal with a mere Wang Shouren.And what they should do most is to break through the city of Nanjing, and then assist King Ning to ascend the throne and become emperor, so as to fight for a brilliant future.

Originally, there was no war in Anqing City, so after a little repair, the army went straight to Nanjing City.

Anqing is only half a day away from Nanjing.

Because Anqing was breached from the inside, Nanjing City did not receive any news at all, which means that at this time, Nanjing City actually did not know that Anqing City had fallen into the hands of King Ning.

When King Ning's army crossed the river and appeared outside the city of Nanjing, the city of Nanjing was completely shaken.

The chief officials of the six Nanjing divisions, the guard eunuchs, and a group of nobles gathered in the hall one by one. Many people had worried expressions on their faces, and some people looked calm, but there was a bit of joy in the depths of their eyes.

Just when the crowd was chatting in a low voice, several figures came over, and the person in the lead was Xu Kuo, Duke of Wei.

Xu Chu had a solemn expression on his face, and beside him were the Nanjing garrison eunuch Fan Heng and the six ministers.

Seeing Xu Chu and others approaching, the officials hurriedly greeted them.

Xu Chu and the others took their seats, faintly led by Xu Chu. At this moment, Xu Chu glanced at Fan Heng and six other books. Of course, he would not let him sit on the main seat. He took a deep breath and glanced at everyone and said: "Everyone, this gentleman, as well as Dajian Fan and all the ministers, please come here. I think that even if this gentleman doesn't say anything about it, everyone should know it in their hearts!"

Everyone naturally knew that, needless to say, it was for the sake of King Ning's army coming under the city.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Xu Chu slapped the table and said angrily: "The prefect of Anqing pays off, guards Ning Anguo and other officials colluded with the rebels, causing the city of Anqing, the gateway to Nanjing, to surrender without a fight. It is a heinous crime! A hundred deaths cannot atone for his sins. !"

Seeing that Xu Chu was furious, everyone lowered their heads and dared not speak.

After venting a bit, Xu Chu was very old. He took a breath and took a sigh of relief, and then said: "Everyone, let's talk about it, now that King Ning's army is under the city, how can I resist it!"

Fan Heng sat aside, squinting his eyes, and said slowly like a vicious viper, "Our family knows that some of you must be colluding with King Ning, but we don't care about our deeds, as long as you know where you've lost your way and come back. , our family will not be held accountable, and even as long as we report the rebels of King Ning who responded in the city, our family will also ask the emperor for credit for you, everyone, please think twice before you act!"

Speaking of which, Fan Heng knocked on the table and said with a sneer, "The chief has already led the army to the south. What choice should you make, don't make a mistake!"

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Chapter 360 The old man has made a move! 【1 more】

Many officials couldn't help but change their expressions. To be honest, Chu Yi's fierce reputation in Jiangnan is too strong. Even if these officials are not afraid of the emperor, they are really afraid of Chu Yi.

After all, even if it is the Son of Heaven, it is impossible for Chu Yi to rip off his family and destroy his family at every turn.

If you just do the math, the sum of the tyrants and dignitaries who were directly raided and exterminated by Chu Yi in this huge Jiangnan area is probably no less than dozens.

With a light cough, Xu Chu opened his mouth and said, "Everyone, King Ning's rebels are approaching the city. In this troubled autumn, we should make concerted efforts to defend Nanjing City and wait for the court reinforcements!"

Several officials stepped forward and said with a resolute look: "We should do our best to defend Nanjing City to repay His Majesty's great grace!"

Xu Chu saw the expressions of the officials in his eyes, and then he stopped and said, "Come here!"

The next moment, I saw a team of elite soldiers rushed into the hall. These soldiers were like wolves and tigers. As soon as they entered the hall, all the officials were stunned, and many people even showed horror on their faces. She looked at Xu Chuan.

In the hall, almost everyone's expression changed when they saw such a change. Du Ze frowned at the Nanjing Ministry of Rites and looked at Xu Fu and said, "Old Prince, what are you doing?"

A cold light flashed in Xu Chu's eyes, and he said slowly: "Come here, give me the General Du Zedu, the guerrilla general Chen Yu, and the Minister of Works Minister Fang Miao..."

As Xu Chuan said the names one by one, the soldiers who rushed into the hall stepped forward one by one and took down the officials whose names were named.

But all the officials whose names were named by Xu Chu had a look of horror on their faces, just as Du Ze was caught by two soldiers and couldn't help but angrily said to Xu Chu, "Xu Chu, what do you want? What are you doing, don't tell me you want to collude with King Ning?"

Many officials were really dumbfounded. It was really too sudden for Xu Chu’s appearance. Seeing that Xu Chu sent people to take down all the dozens of officials, everyone was naturally uneasy in their hearts, and they were also speculating about Xu Chu’s actions. What exactly do you want to do.

At this moment, Du Ze's direct rule is that Xu Chu was colluding with King Ning. Although some people showed doubts, most of the officials present did not believe it.

Who is Xu Hao? The Xu family has two duchies, what a glory. In Beijing, the Zhang family of the British Duke is respected, but in Nanjing, the Xu family of Wei Guogong is respected.

It can be said that the Wei Guogong line and Daming coexist and die together. As long as the Daming survives, then the Wei Guogong line will have endless glory and wealth to enjoy.

Therefore, all the officials present may collude with King Ning, but there is no possibility of Xu Chu colluding with King Ning.

The line of Duke Wei has already reached its peak. Even if it can really assist King Ning to ascend to the throne, could it be said that King Ning can still make the line of Xu family king?

Although it is said that Xu Da was posthumously named king, that was just a posthumous posthumous title.

In the Ming Dynasty, it can be said that the blood of the non-royal family, the highest foreign surname is the title of the prince, as for the title of the king, it is impossible at all.

Duke Wei had no motive to collude with King Ning at all, so Du Ze accused Xu Chu of colluding with King Ning, but the officials did not believe it much.

Brushing his beard, Xu Chu sneered at Du Ze and the others and said, "What a great Master Du Ze Du, such a sharp mouth that turns black and white, if it wasn't for this gentleman receiving the news of Jin Yiwei, I'm afraid I really would not have thought of it. , Lord Du Ze actually colluded with King Ning, and even negotiated to welcome King Ning into the city."

Du Ze's expression changed involuntarily when he heard the words, and he pointed at Wei Guogong and said, "Xu Chu, you are spitting blood. When did this official collude with King Ning, this old man refuses to accept it!"

Xu Chu waved his hand, glanced at the other officials and said, "Everyone, these people are all people who were discovered by Jin Yiwei to collude with King Ning, and I called everyone here today to expose the true colors of these people in front of everyone. Fortunately, before King Ning attacked the city, we cleaned out our interior."

An official stepped forward and said, "This move of the old prince is really a good thing. If it wasn't for the old prince to take down these people with thunder, I'm afraid that when King Ning's rebel army attacked the city, these people would come along. I'm afraid Nanjing City won't last for a few days."

Xu Chu slowly got up, his eyes flashing brightly and said: "I only hope that everyone can work together to help me defend Nanjing City. Afterwards, I will definitely ask your Majesty for the merits of your lord!"

After making another promise, Xu Chu waved his hand, and dozens of officials led by Du Ze were detained.

He could only hear Xu Chu looking at the backs of Du Ze and the others and said, "When the chief executive arrives, this officer will hand over these people to the chief executive for disposal."

Many people couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts when they heard the words, Xu Fu actually wanted to hand over Du Ze and others to Chu Yi to deal with it.

Chu Yi is a killer. If it falls into his hands, it will definitely not end well.

In particular, these people even colluded with King Ning. This is a death sentence. As long as it falls into Chu Yi's hands, the fate of these people is already predictable.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but glance at Du Ze and the others with sympathy and pity.

Before Du Ze and the others were escorted out of the main hall, an official couldn't help laughing and said, "Old man, you really don't know how to lift things up, when King Ning breaks Nanjing City, you will definitely be punished by Duke Wei! "

Xu Chu sneered: "Really, then the old man wants to see, what ability does he Zhu Chenhao have to break through Nanjing City?"

Here Xu Yu cleared the interior of Nanjing City, while outside Nanjing City, 10,000+ troops were densely packed, and the continuous camps almost surrounded Nanjing City.

In the big tent, King Ning looked at the crowd and said: "Everyone, Nanjing City is right in front of you. This king hopes to break through Nanjing City as soon as possible. I wonder if you can do anything?"

Nanjing City was the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty in the past, and neither the moat nor the city wall could be breached by ordinary troops.

If it was said that the defenders in the city were defending, I would not dare to say that as long as there were as many as [-] to [-] troops, relying on the tall and thick city wall, they would definitely be able to keep King Ning's army out.