Just as Yang Yong intercepted the fleet transporting Japanese slaves in Anqing and began the interrogation, the holy decree asking Jin Shenghuan to go to Zhongdu to participate in the sacrifice of the emperor's mausoleum was also sent to Xiangyang......

Of course, Jin Shenghuan refused.

He's not stupid, this kind of thing is tantamount to being slaughtered, he does make a living by selling cuteness, but the rabbit bites when he's in a hurry! He won't be caught with his hands when he moves his bottom line, he sells cuteness just to keep his current territory, and it doesn't mean that he really has to be a cute pet.

He also has sharp teeth.

He has a top fortress, he has 30,000 reorganized elites, and he has the full support of those gentry, why should he be captured?

He refused by calling it sick.

But then Yang Qing sent someone to tell him that since he was sick, he would have to be cured.

The hospital in Nanjing had a bed ready for him.

Immediately after a small-scale mutiny occurred in Xiangyang, Jin Shenghuan replied that the place was uneasy, and as a town general, he was not suitable to leave, and even if he was sick, he had to stay in Xiangyang to continue to perform the duties assigned to him by the emperor, and vaguely said that he was under the control of the King of Qin, and in theory, Yang Qing had no right to control him. Then Yang Qing told him that now that the emperor had returned, it was no longer easy for the king of Qin to speak, not only him, but also the generals in Hanzhong who had also returned to the Dadu Governor's Mansion......

The official explanation of the Ming separatist forces before was not complicated.

First of all, Jiannu was a rebel.

Jiannu, Mongolia, the gods and the people colluded, disregarded the grace of the Ming Dynasty, betrayed the Ming Dynasty and caused chaos in the world, and claimed to be the emperor, which is really a great crime, everyone will be punished, and all those who are connected with it will be punished for traitor and treason.

Qin, Gui, and Jingjiang are the national feudal screens.

This is also very easy to explain.

Zhang Xianzhong is not even a fan, just an ordinary magistrate, similar to the Mu family in Yunnan, Shizhen Sichuan, but it does not mean that Sichuan is his.

His Majesty the Emperor sat in Chang'an and personally commanded the Western Expedition.

The princess stayed in the southern capital of the prison country.

King Qin, the envoy of the three sections of Hanzhong, that is, the three general soldiers of Tang Tong, Bai Guangen, and Ma Ke who were thrown there by Li Zicheng all the time, they were named by Li Zicheng as the envoy of the festival to guard Hanzhong. But in the initial demarcation of Huai, Hanzhong did not belong to Li Zicheng, and it was not counted until later when the Son of Longxing expanded the territory for the Qin Domain, but the identity of these three town generals at least belonged to the imperial army on Yang Qing's side. Including Jin Shenghuan, who did not belong to the Qin domain even later, they were all court troops who followed the emperor's westward expedition, including the king of Qin, but the western expeditionary army was led by the king of Qin, so they were all under the control of the king of Qin, and now that the emperor returned to the south, then they returned to the capital governor's office.

Of course, that's just an explanation.

But now Yang Qing used this explanation to tell Jin Shenghuan very seriously, you have to listen to me.

Then Jin Shenghuan said I didn't listen.

I don't listen, I don't listen, I don't listen.

Then don't blame Yang Qing for beating him!

Immediately afterwards, the Dadu Governor's Office officially ordered the dismissal of Jin Shenghuan from all positions, his Deng Guogong was sealed by the emperor, and the Dadu Governor's Office could indeed not be dismissed, but all his positions were theoretically appointed by the Dadu Governor's Office Organization Headquarters, and they could also be especially dismissed. At the same time, on the grounds that the Xiangyang soldiers had changed, Huang Fei, the commander of Wuchang and Changcheng, was transferred to lead two armies north to Xiangyang to deal with it.

Immediately afterwards, Jin Shenghuan gave up Yicheng and shrank back to Xiangyang directly, preparing to hold on, and at the same time asked Li Zicheng for help.

Huang Fei's army marched north along the Han River.

The Battle of Xiangyang begins.

"Duke Chu, when did Your Majesty order that Duke Deng Guogong should go to Zhongdu to worship the Emperor's Mausoleum?"

Mao Qiling asked rhetorically.

"Who are you?"

Yang Qing said with a disdainful face.

"Xia Guan is a scholar of the East Pavilion appointed by His Majesty!"

Mao Qiling said proudly.

"Don't college scholars need a court push?"

Yang Qing said suspiciously.

"Duke Chu, according to the new official system, there is no longer a university scholar."

Stilwell reminded him.

Indeed, the post of scholar has been abolished, and the Ming Dynasty constituted the cabinet of scholars, but the new cabinet is composed of the first assistant and the ministers, and these ministers have no one else except for the title of scholar before the first assistant Shi Kefa, so the new official system established by the Four People's Congress directly abolished the post of scholar. In fact, not only these scholars, but also many official positions that were useless in Yang Qing's opinion have been revoked, especially the Hanlin Academy is almost empty, after all, there have been no new Hanlin appointments for six years, but the local official positions have increased.

In general, the bureaucracy is more practical.

"And what's going on with him?"

Yang Qing asked very impolitely at Mao Qiling.

"Duke Chu, can't Your Majesty hire his own attendants?"

Mao Qiling said.

"Father-in-law?"

Yang Qing looked at him suspiciously.

"Duke Chu, don't deceive people too much, no matter what your identity is, this trip is on behalf of Your Majesty, even if it is a grass people, you have the right to ask Duke Chu for Your Majesty, when will Your Majesty's holy decree summon Deng Guogong to Zhongdu!"

Mao Qiling couldn't help but ask.

"Take the original decree!"

Yang Qing said.

Stilwell hurriedly brought him the original decree.

"Isn't this Deng Guogong?"

Yang Qing pointed to the three words of Deng Guogong above and said righteously.

Mao Qiling looked down at ......

"Duke Chu, Your Majesty's holy decree is written by the contemptible people, do you think the contemptible people will not know their own handwriting? This is not the holy decree at all, this is made up by others, if the Duke of Chu can't give a reasonable explanation, then should the contemptible people think that the Duke of Chu forged the holy decree? ”

He said angrily.

"What is the Divine Decree?"

Yang Qing sneered and pointed to the jade seal covered on it and said: "This is the holy decree, your handwriting has a fart use, is your handwriting more effective than the jade seal!" ”

Mao Qiling looked at him indignantly.

Then he walked away.

"He's not really impulsive, is he?"

Stilwell said suspiciously.

"Deliberately, tomorrow those newspapers of theirs should avenge Jin Shenghuan, and then say that we forged a holy decree to frame loyal ministers, and these wastes are just capable of this, they just want to slander my reputation and show their existence by the way. If I go back and use this matter to add fuel and vinegar in front of the emperor, I guess they want the emperor to make up his mind, but the emperor still has illusions about me as a traitor, and they deliberately come to provoke me to create an incident, and go back to stimulate the emperor, saying that they are actually no different from those jealous prostitutes. ”

Yang Qing said.

Poor Mao Qiling has just walked less than ten meters!

These two bastards were right behind him and orchestrated him with impunity.

He turned his head and looked at Yang Qing who had just said these words with a hateful gaze, Yang Qing raised the teacup to him with a smile, Mao Qiling suddenly turned his head and strode out. But at this moment, two staff officers came over, and at the moment when the three of them passed by, one grabbed his arm one by one, and then tripped under his feet at the same time, Mao Qiling screamed and fell forward, and the two grabbed him by hand and hit him directly on the ground.

Then he screamed.

Before he could get up from the ground with a mouthful of blood, the two staff officers lifted him up by his arms and legs, walked to the door and threw him out as he struggled!

"Well, then he will have something to say when he goes back!"

Stilwell couldn't help but say.

"No matter what kind of determination they want His Majesty to make, for us, let's let His Majesty make up his mind quickly!"

Yang Qing said as he drank tea.

Poor Mao Qiling lay on the stone slab outside the door where it was drizzling, and struggled to prop it up like rust, then wiped the blood and rain from his mouth and face, and staggered to the door with his head down......

Of course, it was his glory.

The next day, several newspapers under their control began to hype up the false proclamation of the Holy Decree by Duke Chu and deliberately framed Deng Guogong. In the end, Duke Chu became angry and brutally beaten, woohoo, when did my Ming Dynasty come out with such a rebellious minister, poor Mao Qiling was ordered to do things, and he was beaten beyond recognition and even lost several teeth.

What's even more pitiful is Deng Guogong, who was tragically framed for a serious illness, and he was so wronged that it was almost snowing in June.

Of course, none of this is useful.

The Ming army still quickly completed the encirclement of Xiangyang and began to erect the Shenwei invincible general artillery, and the two armies and heavy artillery brigades totaled 50,000 troops, trapping Jin Shenghuan in Xiangyang.

Longxing Tianzi was emotionally stable.

Not only is his mood stable, but he is ready to give the prince of Chu the title of county king, although the county kings of the Ming Dynasty are usually posthumously sealed, but since Chongzhen Feng Li became the king of Qin, this rule has been broken, and even the king of the domain with a different surname is crowned the king of the county. Besides, with the current identity of the Duke of Chu and his current merits, he was originally worthy of a county king, no matter what he said, in fact, everyone understood that he saved the Ming Dynasty, otherwise no matter when Li Zicheng's 800,000 army went down to the south of the Yangtze River or when Dolgon went south, the Ming Dynasty would be almost out of play.

A county king is very reasonable.

Obviously, His Majesty the Emperor didn't care about the fact that the Duke of Chu falsely transmitted the holy decree to frame Zhongliang.

Besides, Jin Shenghuan is a fart loyal.

He and Yang Qing dog-eat-dog, it is not a bad thing for Longxing Tianzi, if Yang Qing can meet a disgraced face under Xiangyang City, then it will undoubtedly be more perfect. No more, as long as Jin Shenghuan can hold out in Xiangyang until the Han River freezes in winter, it will be difficult for Yang Qing to continue fighting, the Ming army's artillery fire is indeed fierce, but the dependence on logistics is also greater, weapons like Shenwei Invincible General Cannon, it is difficult to maintain the offensive without water transportation supplies. What's more, Xiangyang City is not something that can be opened casually, and almost all of Jin Shenghuan's financial resources have been piled up in this fortress over the years, not to mention the iron wall, it is also one of the top fortresses in the Ming Dynasty at present.

As long as Jin Shenghuan can survive until winter, His Majesty the Emperor can come forward.

Act as a mediator.

Together with Li Zicheng, King Gui, and Zhang Xianzhong, these people put pressure on Yang Qing and forced him to give up his attack on Xiangyang, and then Jin Shenghuan gave him a soft and even a cute. And once Yang Qing's army is defeated by Xiangyang, then his myth of invincibility will be completely broken, and there will be a rift in the loyalty of his subordinates to him.

That's enough!

Let this Xiangyang City become the turning point of His Majesty the Emperor's counterattack.

However......

His Majesty the Emperor overestimated Jin Shenghuan too much.