"The emperor has an order - all the officers of the Praetorian Guard and the Imperial Forest Army will have a big party tonight!"

Soon after the meeting between Ruan Shixiong and Ruan Shiying bronzers, such an order came from the palace and was transmitted to the two major troops in the capital.

One of these two troops was stationed at the palace and the other in the east of the city. The former was responsible for guarding the palace, while the latter was responsible for defending the four gates and the city walls.

The architecture of the entire Fuchun, whether it is the imperial palace or the whole city, is modeled on the scale and style of the imperial palace and the capital of the Qing Dynasty.

This morning, after the Nguyen brothers met, Nguyen Thi Hung told his eldest brother what had happened, telling him that the best strategy at present was to cooperate with the expeditionary force and hand over the army peacefully, and that armed confrontation was the worst option, and there was no hope of victory.

He also introduced that the court officials followed Chen Duqing, and that all the thug strongholds were razed, and even the emperor supported the expeditionary force.

Both of them knew that the Emperor had always been dissatisfied with his brother, but they were also afraid of the power of the two of them, and many things were just endured and humiliated.

However, they never thought that this emperor would rather support outsiders than the two of them! After all, the two of them were still for Annan?

It's frustrating and inexplicable for them.

After some introduction and enlightenment by his younger brother, Ruan Shiying also felt that something could not be done. In the consciousness of military personnel, there are only two choices - to fight or not to fight.

If you want to fight, there is always a question of who to fight for. If you know the truth very clearly, winning or losing is secondary. But now that the emperor supports the expeditionary force, there is no point in fighting.

Fight for yourself, and you already know that the result of fighting is the worst. Why do you want to fight?

In the end, the brothers reached a consensus to lead the Royal Guards to surrender. With this consensus, it was easy to do, and Ruan Shixiong informed the guards outside to tell Mai Ke that they were coming over and that they had something to discuss.

It was the trio who came with them, mainly to determine two things together. First, how to receive the Guards peacefully, and second, to maximize the corresponding benefits for the brothers.

If the benefits are attractive, the people who work will be more motivated. Therefore, the first discussion is what kind of treatment and reward will be given to the two.

In fact, the two really don't have a definite request. Needless to say, the safety of the two and the whole family will be guaranteed. But Mai Ke has always had clear rewards and punishments. To the extent that his ability and authority permit, to give the greatest benefit to the collaborators.

First, if they also want to be military or government officials, Mai Ke is responsible for arranging them to positions of greater responsibility than modern ones. All the benefits also increased with that higher position. Match with the new system.

Article 2. If they don't want to serve. If they just want to live an ordinary life, Mai Ke will reward them with huge wealth that they will not be able to use for the rest of their lives.

Article 3. If they wish to relocate to another country, Maike is responsible for arranging for them to settle in the selected country. and provide the necessary protection.

Fourth, for the sake of self-defense, they can take all their descendants and nephews, regardless of whether they are officers or soldiers.

Fifth, as long as any other thing is put forward and Mai Ke can do it, he will definitely be satisfied.

As soon as the two brothers heard these conditions, they immediately understood that Mai Ke was 100 percent sincere! Do they really lack wealth and care about their position? Of course they do! But not so absolutely!

What I absolutely care about is finding that sense of completeness and trust!

Now, although they have not entered into the bargaining of specific conditions, they have found this kind of feeling!

Nguyen Thi Hung said that he was not in such a hurry that he would have time to discuss this issue later, and that he would first discuss how to peacefully hand over the army and that it should be done as soon as possible, so as to prevent long nights and dreams.

Mai Ke and others also secretly admired Ruan Shixiong's political wisdom, and felt that it was also a pleasure to deal with such a wise opponent. So the five of them worked together and soon came up with a plan.

said that it was the emperor's imperial banquet, but the emperor did not attend it in person, but entrusted two major chiefs to preside, one is the former chief, and the other is the real chief, but no one knows about this change, only that these two people who used to be very bad are now very tacit.

The generals presided over by the two are the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Forest Army and the commander-in-chief of the Praetorian Guard. These two military leaders, who used to be at odds with each other, are now also very friendly, talking and laughing, and there is no longer the same antagonism as before. Actually, there really isn't any opposition now.

Although these four hosts knew the purpose of this emperor's royal party, the officers of the Imperial Forest Army knew nothing, and they did not know that this banquet was a veritable Hongmen banquet.

And those officers of the Praetorian Guard didn't know that this was a Hongmen feast, but it didn't matter if they didn't know about it, because they wouldn't be affected.

The scale of today's banquet was indeed very large, and it filled a hundred tables. In addition to one from the Praetorian Guard and two from the Imperial Guard, there were five people from the local troops at each table.

Where are they from? According to themselves, they are from Hanoi, Saigon, or whatever, and no one knows anyone anyway.

At the beginning, the first governor Nguyen Shixiong said a few words, saying that on behalf of the emperor, he thanked everyone for coming, and thanked everyone for guarding the country and serving the people. Please have a good drink.

Then the banquet began, after six rounds of wine and ten flavors of food, everyone became acquainted, and they all relaxed, and no matter where they were, they ate and drank.

Suddenly, the two commanders stood up at the same time and said loudly: "After receiving the emperor's order, the Imperial Forest Army and the Praetorian Guard Army accept the reorganization of the Great Qing Expeditionary Force, and we will resolutely abide by the emperor's imperial decree.

As soon as the order came out, the banquet hall was in chaos!

But if you look closely, there are at most two people at each table. Because the people of the Praetorian Guard already knew the news in advance. Strangely, the officers from out of town were also silent.

At least half of the officers of the Imperial Guards jumped up and shouted loudly, saying that this was a false decree and that they should not listen to him!

I have to shout again, and the five out-of-town mergers, who were indifferent just now, suddenly took action, two served one, and the officers of the Royal Forest Army were subdued at once.

The hands and feet were subdued, and the mouth was still shouting there, and one of these foreign soldiers who had not moved his hand just now, reached out and touched his mouth, and the cry immediately disappeared, obviously he was dumb.

Under the order of the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, Ruan Shiying, all these troublemakers were pulled out, and almost all the officers of the Royal Forest Army who attended the meeting were killed.

The rest of the people continued to drink and eat until they had their fill. (To be continued......)