But arrived at the Liyang base camp at the same time as the war report and Wang Puxiang, who had just been promoted to deputy battalion officer by Zhou Zhisheng, Liu Yongxi promoted Wang Puxiang to battalion officer as soon as he learned the specific situation, and also included Wang Puxiang in the list of the next batch of key promotions, anyway, as long as this Wang battalion officer does not make fatal mistakes, there will definitely be a glory and wealth.

But Empress Zhang is a female generation after all, and she has a personal opinion on the handling of Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang: "Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang are indeed thinking about the country, but they are too anxious, how can this kind of major event be notified to the court and then deal with it, in case there is a business in the middle, I am afraid that the court does not know what is going on, let alone how to deal with it." ”

Liu Yongxi felt that Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang's handling was impeccable: "Originally, such a big matter really had to be decided by the imperial court, but Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang really did nothing wrong in this matter. ”

Although the Qing army's southward movement was the direct cause of the fall of the Hongguang Dynasty, what really gave the Hongguang Dynasty a fatal blow was the court political dispute caused by the prince case and the child concubine case and Zuo Liangyu's eastward advance, and the reason why the prince case and the child concubine case could not be dealt with was because of the trouble in the court.

Therefore, although Empress Zhang felt that Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang's reaction was a bit excessive, she also had to admit that what Liu Yongxi said had some truth, and Zhou Zhisheng was still her pro-army commander, so she hurriedly said: "What King Yue said also has some truth, no matter what, Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang are thinking about the country. ”

Zhang Guowei, the cabinet minister who rushed to Liyang with Empress Zhang to supervise the war, hurriedly persuaded: "Niangniang, Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang are all painstaking, and when they encounter this kind of thing, they must make up their minds, otherwise Jianyu will send a pseudo-prince to the south, and the court will not be a mess of porridge, and there may even be another Zuo Liangyu!" ”

Zhang Guowei originally had an agreement with Liu Yongxi that if the Qing army wanted to use King Fu, King Tang, and the crown prince to make trouble, then he, a scholar, would take responsibility for dealing with these Ming clans, but since there was such an agreement, Zhang Guowei felt a lot of pressure.

Although Emperor Hongguang is a faint monarch, but for a scholar in the feudal era, the crime of "killing the monarch" is too big, and Emperor Hongguang is the old master of Zhang Guowei, and now he heard that Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang have quickly cut through the mess and solved the big trouble of King Fu in the shortest possible time, he is naturally happy.

And Empress Zhang is a female streamer after all, and when she saw that Liu Yongxi and Zhang Guowei both saw it this way, she decided to follow the trend: "The palace listens to the arrangements of King Yue and Zhang Xiangguo, but although Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang have made great contributions to the country, it is best to slow down the promotion a little, and not to be too deliberate!" ”

Liu Yongxi nodded and said: "Wang Puxiang is easy to do, now he is just a battalion officer, I am going to promote him to the next level after a while, but Zhou Zhisheng's situation is different, he has followed Niangniang for so long, and the credit he has made is enough to be crowned uncle!" ”

Empress Zhang had already understood the meaning of Liu Yongxi's words: "Then when you enter Nanjing, you will directly seal the marquis, he is indeed very effective!" ”

Zhang Guowei stood up against Empress Zhang and Liu Yongxi's decision: "I think it is better to cut through the mess quickly, now General Zhou Zhisheng will be crowned an earl, and then he will be promoted to marquis after recovering Nanjing, although Niangniang feels that this matter cannot be done too deliberately, but in this kind of major issue of right and wrong, there is no room for any hesitation!" ”

The strongest enemy of the small court of the Yue Ming Dynasty before was naturally the Qing Dynasty, but now the more hope of recovering the southeast of Nanjing, the battle for the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty has become more and more intense, and many Ming vassal kings, county kings, and clans have jumped out to claim to be orthodox.

Liu Yongxi still has reservations about Zhang Guowei's suggestion, not to mention Queen Zhang, who always thinks about her subordinates: "Zhang Xiangguo, we are playing the banner of the Ming Dynasty after all!" ”

Zhang Guowei is trying his best to argue: "Niangniang, Your Royal Highness, it is precisely because this dynasty is under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, so it is never allowed to allow the rebellious ministers and thieves to borrow the banner of the Ming Dynasty to do nonsense, Niangniang and the King of Yue are naturally a good thing, but these chaotic ministers and thieves must not be given any chance, such as Zhou Zhisheng, Wang Puxiang's performance should be commended as soon as possible, so that everyone knows that as long as they are loyal to the court and loyal to Niangniang and His Royal Highness the King of Yue, the court will never treat them badly!" ”

Zhang Guowei's idea was completely different from that of Empress Zhang, who felt that it was a big scandal that should be covered up first, but Zhang Guowei felt that it was necessary to commend meritorious officials such as Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang with great fanfare, so that the imperial court could establish absolute prestige among civil and military officials.

Without waiting for Empress Zhang to speak, Zhang Guowei had already added: "And this matter of King Dechang is a good opportunity, if someone else is disposed of, there will definitely be dissent from the Donglin Restoration Society, but King Dechang is completely different, they must be a hundred in favor." ”

Although Donglin and Fushe have been looking for trouble with Zhang Guowei, Zhang Guowei is a staunch ally of Donglin in a sense, so he can be said to know the door of Donglin Fushe well.

The most hated political opponent of the Donglin Fushe now must be the Ruan Dacheng who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, followed by the Hongguang Emperor who was deliberately derogatory to them as the "King of Dechang".

Donglin Fushe's hatred for Emperor Hongguang even exceeds that of Ma Shiying and Yang Longyou, and Zhang Guowei even regards this matter as a key to mediating the relationship between the government and the opposition: "Niangniang, Your Highness, the martyrdom of King Dechang on the battlefield can be said to be the best ending, we not only want to take the opportunity to commend Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang for meritorious ministers, but also to ask for advice for Dechang and open a history bureau to compile the "Hongguang Record". ”

If Liu Yongxi still doesn't understand Zhang Guowei's painstaking arrangement, Queen Zhang has already applauded: "Zhang Xiangguo is really an old minister, no wonder they say that as long as there are old adults, the country will naturally have no worries, Your Highness, just do what Zhang Xiangguo wants!" ”

Liu Yongxi can only be as good as a stream: "Zhang Xiangguo is ready to draft an edict!" ”

If it is said that Feng Zhouzhi's promotion to Beigubo has a far-reaching impact, the influence is basically limited to the Yue Ming army, but the next two things to ask for the Hongguang Emperor and the compilation of the "Hongguang Record" by the History Bureau have aroused the unanimous interest of Jiangnan Shilin.

As the so-called "coffin is closed", although the controversy over Emperor Hongguang will definitely continue and even overturn, whether it is the Donglin Restoration Society, their allies, enemies, or political factions that have nothing to do with them have now become active, everyone knows very well that these two things seem simple, but the impact will be extremely far-reaching, not only to make an official conclusion about the political tide between Emperor Hongguang and Hongguang in a year, but even to rebuild the legitimacy of the Yue Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the reaction of the government and the opposition was particularly enthusiastic, and there were more than a dozen theories about the name of the Hongguang Emperor alone, and the positioning of the Donglin Fushe for the Hongguang Emperor was directly reduced to the "Fu Wang", and they even thought that it was better to edit the "Dechang Record" than to edit the "Hongguang Record", of course, there were also people who held a neutral view on the Hongguang Emperor, thinking that the "Fuwang Record" should be compiled, and Ma Shiying and Yang Longyou always insisted on the "Hongguang Record" The view remains unchanged.

However, everyone is discussing the positioning of Emperor Hongguang within the framework given by the Yue Ming court, and there is no objection to the disposal of Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang and the court's reward for them, and there is no objection to the legitimacy and legitimacy of the Yue Ming court and the Empress of the Prison State, the princess of the Prison State, and His Majesty the King of Yue.

All in all, Zhang Guowei, who is also a Jiangnan scholar, can be described as miraculous in the matter of the death of King Fu, if there are still many people who are interested in Tang Wang and even have a secret communication with Fujian, now the entire Jiangnan has no objections to the monarchy of the Yue Ming Dynasty, if anyone dares to have any objections to the imperial court, then these scholars will stand up for the first time to report and correct the law department.

For the Yue Ming court, although this kind of transformation does not seem to have an immediate effect, but it is a moisturizing and silent, the court can carry out orders to the most remote mountain villages and fishing villages even without force, and everyone is maintaining this court, not only countless people are carrying out anti-Qing movements on the ground, but even hundreds of Jiangnan new annexed troops are changing their hearts and minds before the battle, so that Duoduo, Haoge, and Hong Chengchou are eager to deal with it.

Azig can be said to be the most surviving existence, although Liu Yongxi and the Yue Ming army offensives one after another, but he does not have to deal with the main force of the Yue Ming army for the time being, and now the enemy he needs to deal with is only He Tengjiao in the south and the remnants of the Dashun army occupying Jingzhou.

But based on the amazing lessons learned on the battlefield in the south of the Yangtze River, Azig, who had just returned to Wuchang, directly regarded the remnants of the Dashun Army in Jingzhou as his real enemy: "Inform the brothers below that you must bring a few more red-coated cannons this time, with red-coated cannons, I don't believe that you can't open the gate of Jingzhou!" ”

The last time Azig marched into Jingzhou, it was almost effortless, but now the situation is completely different, the remnants of the Dashun army, known as 300,000 people, occupy the entire Jingzhou Mansion, and there are also his old opponents Li Guo and Gao Yigong, so that Azig has already made the decision to use the red-coated cannon to solve the problem by storming or not succeeding.

However, Tong Yanghe, the governor of Huguang, who was in charge of staying in Wuchang, said very cautiously: "King Ying, Jingzhou has become a nest of thieves, don't rush in!" ”