Chapter Fifty-Eight: Summoned
For the small group of Tong Yili and Liu Yongxi, they don't want the Jingshi to stick to it for a long time, otherwise they, the deserters who fled before a fight, will be sinners who will never be able to turn over.
After the loss of the Jingshi, the situation will change fundamentally, not only are they not criminal ministers, but they are the heroes of the decision to escort Empress Yi'an Zhang to the south.
Therefore, whether it is Tong Yili, Shi Chaoli or others, they have been suffering from gains and losses recently, lest Emperor Chongzhen be able to turn defeat into victory in the capital, so after confirming the loss of the capital, Tong Yili was naturally overjoyed, and rushed to report the good news to Empress Zhang as soon as possible.
And although Empress Zhang had expected this, she was still a little overwhelmed when she heard Liu Yongxi say this: "Jingshi shouldn't be lost so quickly, right?" Even if the Jingshi is lost, King Xin should be able to break through in the face of evil, right? ”
Hearing this, I don't know why, the pretty little palace maid Jin'er was already crying on the side, and the crystal tears directly wet her pretty face, Zhang Yan instructed Liu Yongxi: "Xiaoxi, you take good care of Jin'er, I think the news brought by Master Tong may have nothing to do with Jingshi!"
Although she has a lot of personal opinions about Emperor Chongzhen, and she has actually made up her mind from the moment she changed her name to "King Xin", when the news of the fall of Jingshi really came, she still had a trace of illusion, although she knew that a living Emperor Chongzhen was very unfavorable to herself, but she still sincerely hoped that King Xin could turn evil into good fortune.
It's just that Tong Yili still broke the last trace of Empress Zhang's illusion, he jumped on the royal boat with a crawl, and then rushed into the court room as soon as possible to report the news he had just gotten to Empress Zhang: "Our Lady of God, Shenjing is lost, and today I unfortunately died in the chaos, and the state society is all about the body of Our Lady of Grace, please let Our Lady of the Virgin go south as soon as possible to achieve the cause of Zhongxing!"
In fact, the news that Tong Yili got was that the Jingshi was lost, and the whereabouts of Emperor Chongzhen were unknown, but no matter where Emperor Chongzhen went, for Liu Yongxi's small group, he had to be martyred.
Tong Yili usually promised that he was deeply favored by the emperor, if it weren't for Emperor Chongzhen, he wouldn't be able to do the head of the household department at all, but at this moment, he was extremely excited and almost laughed out loud on the spot.
Queen Zhang sighed a lot, I don't know why she suddenly understood the truth of "death is great", no matter what kind of past she has with King Xin, it has now passed, and the most important thing now is not only to live well, but also to work with Xiaoxi to turn the tide and achieve the cause of Zhongxing.
It's just that when I thought of Liu Yongxi, I found that Jin'er, the little girl, was now leaning on Liu Yongxi's arms and crying, although Liu Yongxi and another little palace maid persuaded her for a long time, but I don't know why Jin'er was crying more and more sad, and now Liu Yongxi's chest is completely wet.
Seeing this scene, Empress Zhang felt a little relieved, but there was a little more inexplicable sadness in her heart, and now she really understands the huge impact and changes brought about by the loss of Jingshi: "Master Tong, invite Taikanghou and several generals to come over to discuss matters!"
In fact, the officers who were called "generals" by Empress Zhang were not even sentinels or hundreds, but now they naturally participated in this imperial meeting as the core of this small group.
They were naturally extremely excited about such a special encounter, if it weren't for the southern crossing with Empress Zhang and Liu Yongxi, they would not have such a chance in their next ten lives.
It's just that there is a pretty little palace maid Jin'er in this pre-imperial meeting, her eyes are red from crying, and she is still holding Xiao Chengbo's hand until now.
Although the family didn't know why she was qualified to participate in such a royal summons, but Empress Zhang and Liu Yongxi both agreed to her participation, so everyone naturally wouldn't have much trouble.
This is the benefit of the grass platform team, if a bunch of righteous gentlemen from the Hanlin Academy have been brought up in this situation, they have already mentioned a bunch of ancestral family laws, and even want to drive out Liu Yongxi and these lords, but now even Tong Yili is just a "Cijinshi background", so everyone naturally supports Liu Yongxi and the little palace maid to sit next to Empress Zhang.
Everyone doesn't care about these ancestral family laws, but is more concerned about what to do next, Taikang Hou Zhang Guoji was the first to stand up and ask: "Master Tong, is the news of the loss of the capital wrong?" Don't make any fuss. ”
Although Zhang Guoji said very implicitly, everyone knew that his subtext was not to make everyone happy, Tong Yili said with a sad face: "The news must be no problem, the Beijing camp has collapsed in the Shahe, the capital is no longer defensible, and the king of faith is a very strong character, and now the top priority is that the Virgin Mary will be in charge of the country as soon as possible." ”
He was even more anxious than Empress Zhang in this matter, although he also knew that he did not have such conditions now, and he didn't even know whether Emperor Chongzhen was dead or alive, but he still resolutely took the lead in persuading.
But Empress Zhang pointed at Liu Yongxi very affectionately and said: "I have already discussed this matter with Uncle Chengyi, Xiaoxi said that everything will be decided later, I also think it is too early to talk about these things, and it is not too late to talk about it when I enter Nandu!" ”
This is the first time that Empress Zhang has called Liu Yongxi "Xiao Xi" so affectionately in front of everyone, but everyone thought that she was just calling Liu Yongxi so kindly, and the two most important big men on the royal boat reached a consensus in advance It is a good thing for everyone, Shi Chaoding was the first to stand up and support: "Niangniang Shengming, it is indeed too early to be outdated, and the most important thing now is to clean up people's hearts as soon as possible!" ”
Originally, Shi Chaoli was not qualified to participate in this kind of imperial summoning at all, but who called this just a grass platform team, he not only mixed in but was the first to stand up and support Empress Zhang, of course, no matter what Empress Zhang said, as long as it had nothing to do with his vital interests, he would be the first to stand up and support.
It's just that everyone thinks that what he said also has some truth, the so-called "cleaning up people's hearts" is actually to win over civil and military officials as soon as possible to enhance the strength of this small group, not to mention that this strength is now a problem to be in charge of the country or self-preservation, and the reason why Tong Yili can't wait to come is also for this matter: "Since the Jingshi has changed, the Virgin Mary has arrived in Huai'an since that day and night!" ”
He has already planned everything: "Huai'an has Lu Zhenfei, Fengyang has Ma Shiying, they are all loyal old ministers, as long as they come to meet the country wholeheartedly, the big thing can be decided!" ”
But as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone knew that it was purely on paper.
As long as you can get the support of the two governors, Lu Zhenfei and Ma Shiying, and the Nandu Grand Sima Shi Kefa has a good relationship with the Chengyi Bofu, it is naturally a big deal, but the question is how to convince these two treacherous and cunning governors?
They are really powerful, unlike Tong Yili, who bows his head as soon as he sees Queen Zhang.
Even Taikang Hou Zhang Guoji saw that Tong Yili was too anxious: "What should I do if Zhenfei refuses to drive when I arrive at Huai'an Road?" Even if he and Ma Yaocao are willing to meet him, maybe he has another plan in his heart, I heard that Xiao Chengyi said that King Fu, King Lu, King Zhou, and King Heng are now taking refuge in Jianghuai, and it is true that Lu Jianbai and Ma Yaocao are old ministers, but they may not be ministers who are orphans. Not necessarily credible in this matter!