Chapter 789 Facts speak louder than words
The governor still refused to listen and said that as a minister, he had secretly held the position of governor and exercised the power of the emperor as a governor. If the emperor had not returned to the country, he would be dismissed. Now that he has returned to the country, how can he still be in love with him? In this way, how do people in the world think of him?
The country's will has been decided. No matter whether the matter is true or false, he must express his attitude and not let the people in the world mistake him for stealing the throne.
Guo Zhiqi sighed inwardly that although the people of the country were benevolent and righteous, they were too pedantic. Back then, the country's handwritten letter to Jin Xia Yanping, asking him to change Yongli to respect, which is to understand the general and take the overall situation into consideration. However, today's actions completely disregard the overall situation.
In any case, the return of the emperor was just what Hong Chengchou wrote in his letter, and there was no verbal evidence, and he didn't know where the emperor was at this time. But now, the Nandu urgently needed the country to calm the people's hearts and boost the morale of the three armies to fight the Tartars. If this battle is won, the Ming Dynasty will have hope of real restoring the country. Otherwise, the best outcome will be to rule the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the northern Central Plains will still be at the hands of the Manchus. If it is defeated, the good situation will collapse overnight and China will become fishy again.
Therefore, Guo Zhiqi believes that the governor should go to Nandu immediately, rather than stubbornly not be responsible for the supervision of the country because of a piece of information that has not been confirmed. Even if the emperor really returns to the country, the governor can stabilize the situation in Jiangnan and wait for the Duke of Guangdong to repel the Qing army before we welcome the emperor. At that time, it was better than now. It is really disappointing to do so now.
The governor is the king, and Guo Zhiqi is the minister. Knowing that the governor's move is disappointing and will make a big mistake, Guo Zhiqi can only persuade him as a minister, and even dare not be a little tough.
The regent seemed to hesitate, but in the end he did not let go.
Even the city wall said that Hong Chengchou's intentions may not be unpredictable. His son Hong Shiming is now the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, and the Nandu has been recovered. It was the time when the Ming Dynasty's resumption of the country was in high spirits. Hong Chengchou may regret surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, so he told the emperor that the whereabouts of the Ming Dynasty and prepared for the future. He used this to firmly uphold the country's mind and imply that Yunnan and Guizhou provinces might be correct anyway. At that time, the supervisor would have to take the position if he did not take the position. Instead of being passive at that time, it would be better to take the initiative now and make the emperor have a good impression.
Yuan Kuoyu sneered and said, "If my teacher had this intention and could take care of his relatives, he would not have surrendered to the Manchus outside the pass. What he did today was just to cause trouble for me. If he really had the intention to be right, why didn't he raise the flag with Wu Sangui and send envoys to tell him upright, and instead make this act of ghost worship?"
Yuan Kuoyu was a disciple of Hong Chengchou. His ability to be the governor of the Qing court was Hong Chengchou's strong recommendation. Therefore, to understand Hong Chengchou, no cabinet minister present could compare to him. His words were facts. At least, so far, Guangzhou has not received any news that Wu Sangui raised the flag anyway, so Lianchengbi was stunned for a moment and could not refute it.
Grand Secretary Hong Yuao did not support Lianchengbi this time, but instead asked the supervisor to go to Nandu immediately. Although he was the Huguang Supervisor appointed by Yongli, he now knows more than anyone that the Ming Dynasty's situation today depends entirely on Zhou Shixiang's merits and tens of thousands of Taiping soldiers fighting bloody battles, rather than relying on the righteous hearts of the people.
Hong Yuao last objected to the regent to Nandu because of the security point, not because of the emperor's return. This is essentially different from Lianchengbi's desire to welcome Yongli. Hong Yuao insisted in Kuidong, and was like an old farmer, just to let the soldiers have more food. Lianchengbi, as the governor of Guangdong, has been hiding in Qinzhou. He heard that the Qing army was invading, and only knew how to burn incense and worship Buddha, and had no plan. The two of them were brave and knowledgeable. When they knew the content of Hong Chengchou's letter, Hong Yuao's first thought was that this was a conspiracy of the Qing side, just to let the power of the Restoration Ming fight in an internal conflict. Therefore, he urged the regent to go to Nandu immediately, even if there were swords and fires on the way, he would go. Sacrifice to Xiaoling, ascend to the great treasure early, calm people's hearts early, and not let the Qing court's conspiracy succeed.
Lianchengbi did not receive the support of Hong Yuao. If the governor had not been too stubborn, he would have been afraid that the chariot would have set off. At the time of stalemate, the eunuch of the serene Li, Pan Yinglong, rushed in and said that his personal army had entered the palace, and asked the governor to get in the car and drive north immediately.
Upon hearing this, Guo Zhiqi and Lian Chengbi were both shocked. Both sides looked at Duke Xiang of Song at the same time, saying that he ordered his personal army to enter the palace. Because except for Duke Xiang of Song, the cabinet ministers present, including Guo Zhiqi, the chief minister, could not mobilize their personal army.
Duke Xiang of Song was also surprised because he had never ordered his personal army to enter the palace. He looked at Ding Zhixiang and Yuan Kuoyu in confusion. They also shook their heads, as if they didn't know about this.
The regent was already furious and shouted: "What are the personal soldiers doing? Are they going to force the orphans?"
When he was speaking, Zhou Baoguo, the commander of the personal army, had already brought hundreds of personal army into the hall. The personal army was a soldier who had fought for a long time, and had a murderous aura on his body. As soon as he entered the hall, it made people feel depressed. Some palace maids and eunuchs were even more frightened and avoided from afar.
"I would like to ask Your Highness to set off for Nandu immediately!"
After the personal troops entered the hall, they knelt down in a dark way. Behind Zhou Baoguo, there were Xu Yingyuan, Guo Shao and others.
Looking at the soldiers who were kneeling all over the ground, the governor trembled all over and pointed at Zhou Baoguo and others and said angrily: "Whether Gu will go to Nandu or not, who told you to enter the Gu Palace! Are you trying to force the palace?"
Zhou Baoguo did not say anything, but looked at the governor coldly. Xu Yingyuan, who saw Duke Xiang of Song, Ding Zhixiang and others looking at him angry, was not guilty, but raised his neck and said loudly: "I heard that Your Highness had to return to power when he heard that the emperor had returned to the country, and I thought it was just right. Of course, the truth and falsehood of the emperor's return to the country is unknown. If Your Highness concludes that the emperor has returned to the country just because of a letter from the traitor Hong Chengchou, he will determine that the emperor has returned to the country and will not go to Nandu, which will lead to the loss of Nandu. I will ask Your Highness, how will Emperor Taizu Gao and the people of the world re-ming regard Your Highness!"
Xu Yingyuan's tone was actually questioning. The governor was stunned and his face turned red immediately. Guo Zhiqi, Song Xianggong and others were also stunned, but Ding Zhixiang and Yuan Kuoyu were very happy. Finally, someone dared to come out to question the pedantic and stubborn governor. Lian Chengbi was so angry that his face turned blue. What his personal army did was to offend the superiors and he was not arrogant!
"Even if the emperor returns to the country is true, then Hong Chengchou is the governor of the five provinces of the pseudo-dynasty, Wu Sangui is the pseudo-dynasty King Pingxi. The emperor returns to the country and they are not right, but put the emperor under control. Isn't this the emperor lost to the Tartars! If the emperor loses the hands of the Tartars, your highness will not be responsible for the country. Your highness can't bear the responsibility of supervising the country? Are you worthy of the ancestors' country and the people who are looking forward to the restoration of the Ming Dynasty and crying in their eyes? Are you worthy of the countless civil and military officials and generals who have died in battle for the Ming Dynasty in the past sixteen years? Are you worthy of the people who are loyal and ambitious!"
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The regent wanted to angrily scold Xu Yingyuan, but he didn't know how to speak.
"Your Highness is kind and righteous, and I do not love power and position. I admire you! But your Highness's move is to ignore the country and the country. I think the Duke is leading his soldiers to fight against the Tatars soldiers, and I hope your Highness will arrive quickly. You can tell that if you don't go to Nandu, how many gentry and people in Jiangnan really think that I can revive the Ming Dynasty? They only think that your Highness will be like the emperor, a timid and incompetent king in the face of affairs! The Tatars chief personally led the army to Jiangbei, but his Highness dared not go in the rear. Even if the ministers wait, the people in the world will say that your Highness is afraid of the Tatars chief!"
Xu Yingyuan was really brave. He not only said that the emperor was an incompetent king, but also called the governor of the country and a coward. He was shocked to hear that the ministers in the palace were all shocked.
The regent was also trembling with anger: "I am not a timid person, nor have I ever been afraid of him as a Tartar. Don't talk nonsense!"
Xu Yingyuan looked fearless and said, "Why does Your Highness refuse to go to Nandu!"
The governor said anxiously: "I am not alone in the south because the emperor returns to China!"
"Can this news be confirmed?"
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"Facts are better than words, Your Highness really dares not go!" Xu Yingyuan was determined.
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The governor was angry and anxious, and he was really unreasonable. If he still insisted on not going to Nandu, it would not take long. In Guangzhou City, everyone in the world knew that he was afraid of the Tartars and did not dare to go to Nandu, which made him unbearable. In a hurry, he stomped his feet: "Okay, okay, okay, I will go to Nandu now. See if you dare to say that you are afraid of him Tartars!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yingyuan stood up and waved his hand, and the personal troops immediately retreated to both sides.
"The car is ready! Your Highness, please!"
The regent was angry and passed through hundreds of relatives. Although Guo Zhiqi, Song Xianggong and others were angry that Xu Yingyuan brought his regents to force the palace, it was obvious that the regent finally voluntarily went to Nandu, so they could only give up their minds to punish Xu Yingyuan and others and then go back to settle accounts with them.
Lian's faces turned pale. He knew very well that once the King of Tang went to Nandu, Zhou Shixiang would definitely ask him to worship Xiaoling and put on a yellow robe, which would be a hundred times more righteous than Emperor Yongli. Even if Yongli returned to his country, he would probably not be the emperor again in this life.
After getting on the car, the governor cried to Guo Zhiqi, Lianchengbi, Duke Xiang of Song and others: "I went to Nan for the sake of Emperor Taizu Gao's country and the people of the world. If the emperor comes back, Yu E will be willing to be punished for the death penalty!"
Let me explain again that this book is played in a realistic and reasonable deduction. If you feel unhappy, you can not read it. I am not a fool. Before the Manchus, I will kill Zhu Ming’s descendants first, and call him an emperor a happy person. When I come to a civil war, I will kill those who are dissatisfied, so that the Manchus will be happy.
Chapter completed!