Chapter 828 at this moment

Song Nan led tens of thousands of troops and marched at the same time. On February 13, 2008, he arrived in Jiangpu County, Jiangbei. He went all the way south from Shandong and rushed to the road. There was little rest in the middle, and the army was slightly exhausted.

Song Nan had to do this, because he knew the importance of time. If Zhu Chenhao's rebels really went down the river and followed the rolling Yangtze River, the speed of the march could not be compared by himself. And his soldiers and horses are almost purely infantry, carrying a large number of heavy firearms and supplies. If they don't travel day and night, they may have missed the best ambush time and fall into a passive situation.

Song Nan still didn't get the news from the front, and he didn't know whether the rebels would take a risk to attack Nanjing, but Song Nan has a backup plan. If Zhu Chenhao is not fooled, but chooses to shrink the territory of Jiangxi, he can go back to take back Anqing Jiujiang and other important towns step by step and approach Jiangxi. In the territory, the rope on Zhu Chenhao's neck was tightened step by step.

Relatively speaking, Song Nan is actually more willing to use this backup plan, because it is more reliable and almost invincible. If you fight with Zhu Chenhao in Nanjing, it will be much more difficult. The reason is very simple. In terms of mentality, once Zhu Chenhao's rebels choose to attack Nanjing, they must be determined to give up Jiangxi's nest and fight to the death. The last bite of the trapped beast is the deadliest and most terrible.

Judging from the situation of the battle itself, this battle is undoubtedly a battle on the surface, and Zhu Chenhao is known as a thousand warships, and the navy is strong. Most of the soldiers and horses he led are infantry inside and outside the capital. The water battle is the first time for a big girl to sit in a sedan chair. It is still unknown whether she can make a difference.

The news that the Duke of Zhen led a large army to arrive in Nanjing caused a sensation throughout Nanjing. During this period, there have been rumors in Nanjing that the rebels are about to attack Nanjing. Especially after Anqing, the east gate of Nanjing, was filled with a sense of panic, and everyone was looking for the exact news of whether the rebels would attack.

This time, the Duke of Zhen led a large army to Jiangpu County to set up a camp, and confirmed this speculation. There is no need to ask what happened anymore. I'm afraid this matter is true. The mood of the people who stayed in the capital for too long was very contradictory and panicked, but at the same time, they felt that things were not so bad because of the arrival of the imperial army. Especially when it was rumored that the commander-in-chief of the army was Song Nan, Duke of Zhen, many people were relieved. Nothing else, this is Song Nan, the Duke of Zhen, who suppressed Liu Liu and Liu Qi's rebellion, captured the rebellion of King Anhua, and severely damaged the Tatars's soldiers and horses to recover the river. What else is there to be afraid of him?

In the afternoon of the same day, Nanjing military and political officials gathered at Pukou Pier to welcome the arrival of the Duke of Zhen. In the afternoon, under the golden spring sun, a warship fluttered the yellow dragon flag and Song Nan's handsome flag appeared in the eyes of everyone. After landing, Song Nan wore a five-clawed golden dragon python robe and walked down the boat with jade on his waist. Behind him, he fished down dozens of strong brocade guards.

Six officials from Nanjing, including the Metropolitan Inspectorate, the Department of Tongzheng, the Left-hand Department, the Governor's Office of the Five Military Forces, and even the Guozijian of the Hanlin Academy, came to the dock to welcome them. Many of them are old acquaintances of Song Nan. Among them, the most familiar one is Qian Taichang, the admiral of the Nanjing Left-behind Department. This person was released from Nanjing after the regiment camp and gave him the position of Admiral of the Left-behind Department as a consolation award. The last time Song Nan came to Nanjing, he had not yet taken office. This time he really met his old friend.

Of course, there are also familiar people. Huang Jue, the servant of the Nanjing Ministry of War, is also the same. In addition, Chen Huishi, the servant of the Ministry of the Ministry of Industry, Mr. Wang Tao, Song Chao of the Ministry of Ceremonies, and one of the Ministry of Ceremonies are also acquaintances. They said that they are familiar, but they had a drink together on Zhu Chenhao's flower boat that day. And that night, Song Nan assassinated Fang Qingshan after drinking.

Several acquaintances were a little embarrassed to see Song Nan, but Qian Taichang was fine. The embarrassment of Huang Jue, Chen Huishi and others was that they had a close relationship with Zhu Chenhao, and the Duke of Zhen in front of them witnessed it with their own eyes. Now Zhu Chenhao has turned back. They are frightened all day long and are afraid that the fire will burn on their heads, so even I didn't dare to look at Song Nan.

Song Nan greeted the officials. Seeing the embarrassed look of those people, she smiled at several people and said, "Several adults, are all right. I was really happy that I didn't expect to see you adults in Nanjing."

Song Chao, the minister of the Ministry of Ceremonies with slightly poor psychological endurance, mistakenly thought that Song Nan was going to talk about the old story. His legs were weak, and he couldn't help kneel to the ground and said in a trembling voice, "The subordinate is guilty. I am ashamed of the grace of the Holy Lord. This will fall into the Duke of Zhen, and there will be no complaints."

The officials who did not know the inside story were stunned. Huang Jue and others were also affected when they saw Jiang kneeling to the ground and were also affected.

Song Nan smiled and said, "What are you doing?"

Jiang said, "I was confused and blind. I had a relationship with the traitor Zhu Chenhao, but I didn't know that he was a traitor with wolf ambition. The Duke of Zhen must have come here to convey the sacred intention to cure our sins."

The officials were surprised. It turned out that these people had a close relationship with Zhu Chenhao. I'm afraid that this matter was known by Song Nan. Thinking that Song Nan is the commander of Jinyiwei, these things naturally can't escape his eyes. At present, Song Nan is coming to suppress the thieves in person, and the first thing to do must be these officials who have dated with Zhu Chenhao, and these people are also It's simply to plead guilty.

Song Nan laughed and said, "Hey, what are you doing? I'm not here to condemn you. Zhu Chenhao's ambition is good, but it's hidden well. I think you adults don't know his intentions, so they made friends with him. If I was guilty just making friends, wouldn't I also be guilty? In those years, I also dated Zhu Chenhao frequently, and I also drank and chatted with him, and even had private business contacts with him. Dissatisfied with the fact that Zhu Chenhao is my first major customer of the real estate I developed in Baizhifang in Beijing. In this way, don't I have to plead guilty to the emperor?"

Huang Jue and others were relieved. It seemed that the Duke of Zhen did not intend to pursue this matter. A big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. On the contrary, he was glad that he could talk about the matter today, otherwise this matter would always be blown up regularly. Sooner or later, it will become the handle of others' attack.

But Song Nan's words sounded in my ear: "Of course, I mean people who are blinded by Zhu Chenhao. If there is any unspeakable business between you and Zhu Chenhao, that's another matter. You self-examination. If there is anything wrong, you must confess in time. At present, it is important to suppress the rebellion, but after suppressing the rebellion, it still needs to be liquidated. This is not only said to you adults, but also to the adults here. Now it is not too late to confess, and it is caught afterwards, which is the crime of accomplice.