"My teacher Zheng Zhilong bowed to Your Majesty! Long live my emperor! Please forgive me for being with my armor, and I can't give the full tribute." Zheng Zhilong knelt in front of Chongzhen on one knee and saluted Chongzhen. Chongzhen said with a smile: "Zheng Aiqing, get up quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zheng Zhilong stood up.

"Give Zheng Aiqing a seat!" Chongzhen said.

Wang Chengen quickly brought a stool. After Zheng Zhilong thanked him, he sat on the stool, but he didn't dare to sit on the stool. Instead, he was a bit like stance and his hips were just slightly touching the stool. After all, this was the first time he had seen the Emperor of Ming, so how could he dare to sit down in front of the emperor?

Chongzhen said with a smile: "Zheng Qing is invincible in the water battle, and the thief boat is destroyed in an instant. When I cross the river, I will be appointed as a marquis when I arrive in Nanjing."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zheng Zhilong quickly stood up and thanked.

"What kind of marquis is Zheng Aiqing? You are invincible in the water battle, so let's divide it into Jinghai Marquis." Chongzhen said.

"Thank you Your Majesty! I swear to be loyal to Your Majesty!" Zheng Zhilong thanked him with great gratitude.

Chongzhen turned his head to look at Li Guodong again: "Li Aiqing, I can go south safely. Li Aiqing, you have made the greatest contribution. You have tried your best to retreat the bandits in Huguang and killed Ma Shouying. Chu is your foundation, so I will grant you a Duke of Chu."

"Thank you Your Majesty!" Li Guodong knelt down and thanked him. Although he had known that this time he was a nail on the iron plate, he did not expect that the one who was enthroned was Duke of Chu! Then in the future, Huguang will be a fiefdom, and it would be more abundant than the rewards I imagined.

Then Chongzhen turned to look at Zhang Shuheng: "Zhang Aiqing, if it weren't for you, my family would not be able to escape from the capital. I will give you the title of Zhongyong Hou."

"Thank you Your Majesty! I am willing to be heartbroken for Your Majesty!" Zhang Shuheng also quickly knelt down and thanked him.

One duke and two marquises were granted in one breath, and Chongzhen didn't think he was granted too hasty. How many lords did the Hongguang Puppet Emperor granted during this period? Zhao Zhilong was promoted to marquis, Zhu Guobi was granted to marquis, and Chang Yanling was granted to marquis, even Zuo Liangyu and Gao Jie were granted to marquis. The Hongguang Puppet Emperor granted so many nobles in one breath, but he only granted two marquises and one duke. Moreover, these two marquises and dukes were real heroes and were invaluable.

Chongzhen said: "The traitor navy has been settled, can I cross the river, right?"

"Of course it's OK." Zheng Zhilong replied quickly.

"Okay," Chongzhen stood up, "Cao Daban, Wangban, prepare for it, and prepare to ride across the river!"

"I obey the order!"

"I will obey the order!"

There were gongs and drums on the edge of the Guazhou ship lock, and the lock slowly opened. Chongzhen's big dragon boat came out of the lock under the arch of a group of inland warships and sailed into the Yangtze River. The sails on the river surface were dotted, and a huge fleet crossed the Guazhou Yangtze River and arrived at Zhenjiang on the other side.

At the same time, there are Li Guodong's 30,000 Land Division and Huang Degong's 10,000 troops, plus the Zheng family's 10,000 Land Division. Currently, there are 50,000 Land Divisions that can fight against Nanjing, as well as Zheng Zhilong's 30,000 Navy and Li Guodong's 15,000 Navy.

Zhang Shuheng, the commander of the Jinyiwei, also crossed the river, leaving only Xu Liang and the Qianjinyiwei to stay in Yangzhou to handle the case. The case of assassination of Chongzhen has not been completed, and the Yangzhou Majesty will keep people. In addition, Li Guodong has made arrangements for Yangzhou, because Yangzhou will face the attack of the Qing army soon, and the Jinyiwei needs to be left to help the people of Yangzhou evacuate, and then build Yangzhou into a military town to welcome the upcoming battle of Yangzhou.

After the Chongzhen fleet crossed the river, Zhao Zhilong had already fled back to Nanjing. The prefect of Zhenjiang and the military preparatory road announced their return to the orthodox Ming Dynasty, and opened the Zhenjiang city gate and brought Zhenjiang defenders, the people and gentry, and the yamen runners to welcome the Chongzhen emperor.

"Your Majesty, the rebels have been prepared in Nanjing. The Duke of Chu, the Marquis of Jinghai and Jingnanbo (the Lord Huang Degong was not deposed by Chongzhen, but Jingnanbo) added together. It was only a mere 50,000 Land Division, which was probably not enough to conquer the city of Nanjing. Zuo Liangyu's 800,000 army will soon go downstream and come to Nanjing Qin's pseudo emperor Hongguang. If we cannot conquer Nanjing quickly, our army will advance and retreat and fall into a dangerous place." Lu Zhenfei said worriedly.

The prefect of Zhenjiang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I can recruit people on the spot and form a hundred thousand troops within ten days to hand them over to the fair thieves of Chu State."

Shi Kefa also said: "Your Majesty, the scholars of Su Song and the two prefectures are devoted to Your Majesty. You can order Duke Muzhai to go to Suzhou and recruit righteous men in Songjiang, and you can also get a hundred thousand army. With the 100,000 water and land army of Duke Chu, Marquis of Jinghai and Jingnanbo, and with the 100,000 righteous men in Zhenjiang, you can get 300,000 troops and attack Nanjing in one fell swoop!"

Suzhou and Songjiang are both the territory of the Donglin Party, especially the Donglin Party in Suzhou and Songjiang, both mainly engaged in industry and commerce and were closely connected with the Maritime Merchants Group. They gained many benefits from Li Guodong, so they naturally stood on Li Guodong's side to support Chongzhen. As for Chongzhen's disaster to the gentry in the north, it was all their business? Although Chen Mingxia and others of the Donglin Party have been included in the list of traitors, they are only a few scum of the Donglin Party, at least in the eyes of the Donglin Party.

When Qian Qianyi heard that Chen Mingxia first surrendered to the thief and then to Jiannu, he became a three minister and expelled Chen Mingxia from the Donglin Party list. When Chen Zilong, who was in a hurry, heard about this, he also broke off his kindness with Chen Mingxia and others.

In the eyes of the Donglin Party and Fushe, their Donglin Party members and Fushe children are both loyal and righteous people, how can they treason and surrender to the enemy?

"Three hundred thousand army?" Li Guodong shook his head, "Li, together with the Marquis of Jinghai and Jingnanbo's 100,000 troops, only 40,000 troops can attack the city, and the rest are either navy or auxiliary troops. How many people can fight the 200,000 army you are going to form? Without any training and armor, will you die in vain if you go?"

Li Guodong would rather not have these 200,000 mobs. After all, these people were all the people of the Ming Dynasty, rather than the enemy soldiers captured from the enemy's army. Let innocent people act as cannon fodder. Li Guodong could not do such a thing at all. Moreover, organizing 200,000 mobs, besides giving away heads, wasting military rations.

"Duke of Chu, although these 200,000 people cannot fight, they can serve as auxiliary soldiers, fill trenches and moats, build siege weapons, and assist the army in siege." Shi Kefa said.

Li Guodong said slowly: "It takes more than half a month to recruit 200,000 people, and also consume a lot of food. In my opinion, it is better to win Nanjing than to win. I wonder who can respond in Nanjing City?"

Qian Qianyi quickly replied: "It turns out that Duke Chu wants to use the inner supporter in Nanjing. If you want to say that there is really one, Chen Wozi will do it."

When Qian Qianyi talked about Chen Zilong, Li Guodong was overjoyed: "Can Mr. Muzhai contact Chen Wozi? With Mr. Wozi's help, it's just around the corner to break through Nanjing!"

"I don't know if Nanjing City is closed now. If the traitor has not closed the city gate, Qian will naturally have a way to enter the city and find Wazi."

"Okay! Then you will get rid of Muzhai Gong in this matter! Crack off Nanjing, quell the rebels, and let Your Majesty take the throne again in Nanjing. Muzhai Gong is the most important contributor to defeating the thief!" Li Guodong said with a smile.

Qian Qianyi bowed to Chongzhen: "For Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to work hard to repay the great kindness of the court!"

Li Guodong's army had not arrived in Nanjing, and the city gate was still open. Qian Qianyi left Zhenjiang and set off for Nanjing. When he arrived in Nanjing, he found that the city gate was not closed, so he walked into the city with a swagger.

The soldiers guarding the city at the door came up to check the Luyan. Qian Qianyi was a famous person and had once been an official of the court. After reading the badge, the soldier hurriedly put Qian Qianyi in.
Chapter completed!