The news of Wuchang's victory in defeating Zhang Xianzhong's 100,000-strong army reached Nanjing two days before Zhu Cihong was about to arrive in Nanjing, and at the same time the news that the emperor was about to triumphantly arrive in Beijing.

If you want to unite people's hearts, the most effective thing is the victory of a big war.

And since Zhu Cihong's personal expedition, in just two months, there have been three big victories, first in Anqing defeated Zuo Liangyu's million rebels, and in Tai'an, Shandong defeated the Qing army of more than 100,000 troops, and then Zhang Xianzhong's 100,000 army was also defeated, the Ming Dynasty even won the battle, the people cheered, and the officials were also very excited, all of them thought that the emperor was the lord of Zhongxing given by God to the Ming Dynasty, and the people's hearts and military hearts of the Ming Dynasty were unprecedentedly cohesive at this moment.

Different from the excitement of ordinary people, the six cabinet elders were delighted with the news of the emperor's triumph with a great victory, and at the same time, they also received another news that shocked them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this Shoufu also received another news, the emperor also privately issued a holy decree on the way back, appointing a governor of Sichuan and Guizhou." Ma Shiying walked into the cabinet worriedly and said.

"Who is this person?" Liu Zongzhou and the other five pavilion elders were shocked, and they all frowned and asked.

No wonder these ministers are unhappy, the emperor's decrees are generally issued after the approval of the cabinet, one is to communicate with the cabinet, and the other is to prevent the emperor from messing around, to say that the holy decrees issued by Zhu Cihong since his accession to the throne are almost all bent on going their own way, and many of them are not in line with the ancestral system at all, it is like nonsense, Ma Shiying and others have the intention to oppose it, but Zhu Cihong, the emperor, is too strong, Ma Shiying and others are also extremely helpless, and they also have a consensus in their hearts, if the emperor makes a small fuss, it is not too nonsense, They can turn a blind eye, but this time it is the governor of Sichuan and Guizhou, such a feudal official, the emperor appointed them without notifying them, how can they not care.

"It's Qin Liangyu!" Ma Shiying smiled bitterly.

"Hey, but Qin Liangyu, the general of Zhendong in Lizhou?" Liu Zong, Zhou Qianqianyi, and the other five pavilion elders suddenly jumped in their hearts, a little incredulous, and prayed that they had heard it wrong, but Ma Shiying's answer immediately disappointed them.

"Isn't that Qin Liangyu?" Ma Shiying sighed weakly.

"It's just nonsense, it's nonsense! How could it be her! This person is a woman, how can the emperor appoint a woman to such an important position as the governor of Sichuan and Guizhou, we must not accept it! Hearing this exact answer, Liu Zongzhou and the others all took a breath of cool air, extremely shocked, and then their faces turned blue with anger, if it was some not very important positions, it would be fine, but this is the governor of the two provinces, or a woman, how can they accept it.

"Lord Shoufu, the emperor has gone too far this time, we must not let it go, we should try to persuade the emperor to withdraw his fate, if the emperor does not listen, he should call on hundreds of officials to come together, and the emperor must be allowed to turn back." Qian Qianyi is the secretary of the Ministry of Etiquette, this kind of thing that almost subverts the rules of etiquette, he was immediately angry, he definitely couldn't accept such a thing, as soon as his temper came up, the tone of his speech became tough.

"Elder Qian Ge is right, the emperor must be dissuaded!" The other four pavilion elders nodded approvingly, all agreeing with Qian Qianyi's opinion.

The five pavilion elders all looked at Ma Shiying, the first assistant, and asked him to take the initiative and take the lead in doing this, because only Ma Shiying, the first assistant, could call on hundreds of officials to put pressure on the emperor and let the emperor take back his life.

Ma Shiying glanced at a few people, sighed secretly in his heart, a little helpless, although he was the first assistant of the dynasty, and also felt that the emperor was too nonsense this time, but if he really let him come out, he would definitely not dare to come out, after all, Gao Hongtu is a lesson from the past, even such a powerful alliance between Gao Hongtu and the Duke of Wei was buried under the thunderous anger of the emperor, how dare he learn from Gao Hongtu to lead hundreds of officials to put pressure on the emperor, this is simply his own life.

Ma Shiying had his own selfishness, but he couldn't show it, and after pretending to hesitate for a while, he shook his head and said: "You don't know that the emperor is already strong and insists on going his own way. This time with three big victories to return, and solve the refugee problem, it is the time of complacency, how to listen to our advice, if this Shoufu really called on hundreds of officials to put pressure on the emperor, it is very likely to anger the emperor, so that the emperor thinks that we are forming a gang and intentionally forcing the palace, I am afraid that it is likely to backfire, and Gao Hongtu is a lesson from the past! If it really seems to dissuade the emperor, I am afraid that it is better to only dissuade us in private! ”

Indeed, after Gao Hongtu led more than 200 officials to force the palace, and in the next few days, all the officials were involved in the rebellion, and the entire huge Donglin Party was uprooted.

"Shousuke-sama thinks it's okay." Liu Zongzhou is undoubtedly a tough one, but when he thinks about it, he feels that the matter of calling on hundreds of officials will not work, but appointing a woman to be the governor of the two provinces is too chaotic, and he must not accept it, and thinks that it must be stopped.

Ma Shiying thought for a while and proposed: "Otherwise, after the emperor returns to Beijing and settles down, let's find an opportunity to mention this matter to the emperor in private, and see what the emperor's tone is?" ”

Qian Qianyi and the others frowned and were silent for a while, then sighed at the same time and compromised: "It seems that this is the only way." ”

On December 25, the 17th year of Chongzhen, Zhu Cihong led 60,000 horses including Ying Longjun back to Nanjing, and many people were already waiting here.

Suddenly, a sail shadow appeared on the river in the distance, and then countless boats came out in black, getting closer and closer along the river, and at the head was the tallest dragon boat, on which the emperor's special five-clawed golden dragon flag was inserted.

"Hooray! Banzai! Long live the emperor, long live, long live! The people cheered loudly, and the hearts of the people were longing.

As countless ships gradually landed, the first to go ashore was Zhou Cao's Second Army of Yinglong's Army, all of whom carried flintlock pistols on their shoulders, uniform black leather armor, and incomparably neat steps, mighty and majestic.

This is the first strong army of the Ming Dynasty, Ying Long Army! The people were very excited, and heard that this Yinglong army was formed by the emperor, and it was the emperor's own army, and this army really did not disappoint, since the first time it went to the battlefield, it has won successive battles. Because the three victories all had Ying Longjun's figure in them, the people subconsciously thought that this was all the credit of Ying Longjun.

As a bright yellow golden dragon umbrella covering representing the emperor's ceremonial tent came down from the tall and mighty dragon boat, the cheers of the people reached their peak, and Ma Shiying and other ministers also immediately stepped forward to greet them.

"The ministers welcome the emperor back to Beijing, long live the emperor, long live, long live!" Hundreds of officials knelt on the ground to greet each other.

"All Aiqing will be exempt, go back to the palace with me!" Zhu Cihong raised his hand weakly, letting the hundred officials be exempted, and then took Huang Ying's hand beside him, walked on the chariot, and walked towards the palace under the escort of Ying Longjun and the hundred officials.

Before the expedition, Zhu Cihong learned the news that Queen Yiyi was pregnant, and now that two months have passed, Zhu Cihong can't wait to return to the palace.

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