The first year of Hongguang, the sixth day of June, late at night.

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In Prince Lu's Mansion, Zhu Changzi was sleeping soundly. Just this morning, Ma Shiying, former Dongge University Scholar and Minister of War, escorted Queen Mother Zou into Hangzhou City. Ma Shiying came to see him immediately and asked him to serve as the supervisor with tears streaming down her face.

Following the unfinished ambition of King Fu, he fought against the Qing army. But he did not agree. King Fu had only been on the throne for a short time, and now he had been captured by the Qing army. Zhu Changzi was really scared.

The cicadas keep chirping and the night breeze blows.

Zhu Changzi, who fell into a dream, frowned. His body curled up, and there was a look of pain on his face.

"Zhu Changzi, can you afford half of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Who are you? What does the Ming Dynasty have to do with you?"

"I, the First Emperor, Ying Zheng! Later generations, the enemy troops are coming in an instant. Will you fight or surrender?"

"Xiao Wang...Xiao Wang...well..."

"If that's the case, why not lend your body to me and I'll save this country!"

Zhu Changzi was silent. He looked at the First Emperor who appeared in his dream. He was holding a long sword with both hands and looking at him with a majestic face like a flat lake.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Zhu Changzi nodded dejectedly. He knew that he would not dare to face the Qing army after all. It would be better to give up his body, so that he would not lose the face of Taizu.
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Unfortunately, this is just a dream.

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As the rooster crows, the sky breaks, and the city of Hangzhou gradually wakes up. In the neighborhoods, people with families and families and panic-looking faces are everywhere, rushing out of the city.

Kaicheng of Nanjing surrendered, and the news that Emperor Hongguang escaped and was captured by the Qing army spread throughout Hangzhou. The Qing army led by Prince Duduo of Yu drove straight in and was heading towards Hangzhou.

At this time, the city of Hangzhou was in a state of crisis.

Zhu Changzi got up early. At this time, his body was already filled with the soul of the First Emperor Ying Zheng.

Sitting in the room, the First Emperor discovered that the room was full of antique calligraphy and paintings, and there was also a guqin originally made by Zhu Changzi himself on the desk.

I wanted to reach out and touch the strings lightly, but then I realized that I actually had beautiful long nails on my hands.

This made the First Emperor feel physically uncomfortable for a while. He hurriedly found some copper scissors and started trimming them. He did not forget to murmur: "Zhu Chongba, Zhu Chongba, how could a child like you be so delicate?"

At this time, an anxious and high-pitched voice sounded outside the door: "Your Highness, Ma Shoufu and Ruan Bingbu want to see you!"

The First Emperor possessed Zhu Changzi's memory and recognized the voice of his attendant Li Bao. He sighed slightly and stood up.

I secretly thought in my heart, from now on, I will be Zhu Changzi, the king of Lu in the Ming Dynasty!

It was an ordinary emotion, but I didn’t know that when I was secretly determined, in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Ancestral Dragon Emperor Mausoleum in Lintong County, Xi’an Prefecture, Shaanxi Province, a lifelike general figurine suddenly developed cracks...

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The front hall of the palace.

Ma Shiying, whose official robes were torn, and Ruan Dacheng, who was covered in dust, were sitting in the hall, extremely anxious. In just a few months, the Ming Dynasty lost two emperors in a row, and the cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty fell into a low ebb. The only remaining half of the Ming Dynasty had reached a critical moment.

We originally thought that we could rely on Nanjing's strong city, deep pool, and heavy troops to resist the Qing army's march southward. However, we never thought that the aristocrats, led by Protector Zhu Guobi and Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong, would actually advocate the dedication of the city, so that Nanjing's 200,000-strong army could not

Surrender in battle.

Emperor Hongguang fled in panic, and Ma Shiying was forced to escort Hongguang's aunt, Queen Mother Zou, to Hangzhou.

He will continue to support King Lu and supervise the country. The Ming Dynasty has not yet reached its last moment!

Just as the two of them were waiting anxiously with sad faces, a tall figure turned into the hall.

Ma Shiying was slightly surprised at first. He felt that King Lu seemed a little different today.

When Ruan Dacheng saw King Lu arriving, he hurriedly knelt on the ground with his butt raised high and paid homage.

"Your Majesty Ruan Dacheng pays homage to His Royal Highness King Lu!"

"Your Majesty Ma Shiying pays homage to King Lu!"

Ying Zheng walked straight to the seat and gently raised his hand to the two of them, indicating that they should stand up.

"Could it be that these two gentlemen are here to persuade me again... cough cough cough... I will supervise the country?" The First Emperor had not yet fully adapted to his status as Prince Lu, so he said the wrong thing.

, I suddenly felt a little nervous. Seeing that the two of them didn't seem to notice my slip of the tongue, I quietly breathed a sigh of relief and silently recited three times in my heart: I am Zhu Changzi.

When Ma Shiying, who was sitting on the right, heard this, his expression remained unchanged but he was shocked. He heard correctly. King Lu said the word "I". So he quietly winked at Ruan Dacheng, who was sitting opposite.

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Ruan Dacheng was an old man, and he immediately understood what he was thinking. He stood up and bowed to King Lu again: "I would like to ask Your Highness to plan the country for the Ming Dynasty and supervise state affairs in Hangzhou!"

Although Ruan Dacheng looked loyal and dignified, the First Emperor Ying Zheng had already known what kind of person Ruan Dacheng was for thousands of years.

But now in order to save China, he must quickly obtain the power to supervise the country.

However, we can’t agree too directly. We have to follow the agreed upon “Three Persuadings to Come in.”

"My virtue and talent are shallow, and I am not qualified to shoulder this important task!" Zhu Changzi said pretending to be modest, but in fact he was snoring secretly in his heart: I am here to save the Ming Dynasty and restore China, but I am only in the position of supervising the country, how can I be allowed to do so?

Satisfied?

After saying that, Zhu Changzi picked up the tea cup and tasted it slowly.

Seeing this, Ma Shiying knew that he was seeing off guests, so he sighed helplessly, stood up and bowed to King Lu to say goodbye.

When he stood up, he was suddenly startled. He noticed that the long fingernails that King Lu always cherished had been cut off. When he visited King Lu yesterday, he used a thin bamboo tube to cover his fingers to carefully protect them.
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Ma Shiying, who was filled with surprise and uncertainty, took a closer look at King Lu, and then noticed some subtle changes. King Lu's sitting posture became more regal, and there was an invisible pressure between his eyebrows and eyes.

Ruan Dacheng saw Ma Shiying in a daze and hurriedly pulled him out of the hall.
Chapter completed!