Chapter 388: Tough Situation

"Prince, Li Hanlin is deeply respected by Emperor Daxing, and he is the master of Taisun, so he should not take refuge in King Fu!"

Just when Zhu Changluo was stunned, Li Xuanzhi, who was standing beside him, pondered for a while and said tentatively, as if he didn't believe that Li Hongyu would take refuge in King Fu. Nature.2.

Not long ago, the gifts brought by Li Hongyu from Yangzhou were transported to the capital, and the concubines in the palace all had one, among which Li Xuanzhi's share was second only to Zheng Guifei, which made her very satisfied, so she also had a good impression of Li Hongyu, and naturally wanted to speak to Li Hongyu at this time.

"Father, the son thinks that the concubine is reasonable, Li Hanlin is a loyal and righteous person, how can he have an affair with King Fu?"

Zhu Youxiao came back to his senses at this time and said solemnly to Zhu Changluo that he didn't believe that Li Hongyu would betray him and Zhu Changluo at all.

Zhu Changluo saw that Li Xuanzhi and Zhu Youxiao didn't believe that Li Hongyu had taken refuge in King Fu, and his brows suddenly wrinkled tightly, he was not an assertive person, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, now that Li Hanlin's attitude is unclear, is or is it not the purpose of our new army?"

The atmosphere at the scene then became a little dull and depressing, Wang An broke the silence of the scene after a while, and asked cautiously.

"Xiao'er, do you think Li Hanlin will fight against the imperial concubine Niangniang and King Fu for us?" Zhu Changluo was taken aback when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Zhu Youxiao with a concerned expression.

In the military, Zhu Changluo can only rely on two people, one is the British public Zhang Weixian, and the other is Li Hongyu.

Originally, Zhu Changluo could still trust Mu Chongfeng, the Duke of Wuguo, and Emperor Wanli told him on his deathbed that there were three people he could trust and rely on, namely Zhang Weixian, Mu Chongfeng and Li Hongyu, each of whom had military power in his hands.

However, it is a pity that Mu Chongfeng has been placed under house arrest by Concubine Zheng Guifei, and after participating in the ceremony of moving the coffin of Emperor Wanli to the Guande Palace, he disappeared and did not know where he was placed under house arrest.

Therefore, Emperor Wanli still has two cards in his hand, one is Zhang Weixian, and the other is Li Hongyu, which is undoubtedly at a disadvantage compared with Zheng Guifei and King Fu.

Although many civil officials in the DPRK and China support Zhu Changluo, which is a huge advantage in peacetime, in the face of the extraordinary period of changing the dynasty, it is the military strength that competes, relying on those nobles who are in charge of the army.

As a prince, Zhu Changluo is naturally not convenient for courtiers to befriend, so when it comes to the relationship with the nobles, Concubine Zheng is naturally closer, and often summons the daughters of the nobles to the palace to reward, so Zhu Changluo's only reliance among the nobles is his orthodox identity and the residual prestige of the Wanli Emperor in the nobles.

And Li Hongyu is different from those nobles, Li Hongyu, who was born as a civil official, is Zhu Youxiao's teacher, and compared with Zheng Guifei and Fuwang, the relationship between them is still closer to Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Changluo, and he is naturally the person that Zhu Changluo and Zhu Youxiao rely on.

More importantly, although the new army in Li Hongyu's hands is not as strong as the Beijing army and the pro-army, its combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and once the fight starts, the comfortable Beijing army and the pro-army will definitely not be opponents, as long as the new army can enter the capital and stand behind Zhu Changluo, then there will not be much suspense about Zhu Changluo's accession to the throne.

This is also the reason why Zheng Guifei has to look at Li Hongyu so strictly, to avoid Li Hongyu from getting in touch with the new army, but she blew a lot of pillow wind from Emperor Wanli to let Emperor Wanli transfer the new army to Shanhaiguan, so how could Li Hongyu have the opportunity to transfer the new army back?

The reason why Emperor Wanli made up his mind to transfer the new army away was also not unrelated to Zheng Guifei's fanning of the flames, Zheng Guifei seemed to praise Li Hongyu in front of Emperor Wanli intentionally or unintentionally, which was more lethal than slandering Li Hongyu, which made Emperor Wanli suspicious.

According to the plan discussed by Zhu Changluo and Zhu Youxiao, it is planned to let Zhu Changluo issue an order for Li Hongyu to mobilize the new army of Shanhaiguan to return to Beijing to protect at a critical moment, but this is based on Li Hongyu's loyalty to Zhu Changluo, otherwise it will become a joke.

"Father, the son can trust Li Hanlin, if Li Hanlin really takes refuge in King Fu, there is no need for King Fu to go to the Guande Hall to see Li Hanlin."

In the face of Zhu Changluo's inquiry, Zhu Youxiao pondered for a while, looked at Zhu Changluo solemnly and replied, "Erchen thinks that this is deliberately done by King Fu, and wants to make us misunderstand Li Hanlin, to put it bluntly, King Fu and the imperial concubine Niangniang both value Li Hanlin, and are afraid of the new army in Li Hanlin's hands. ”

"Taisun, the slave heard that there have been rumors in the palace recently, saying that the new army is Li Hanlin's private army, and he only recognizes Li Hanlin's military orders and ignores the holy decree of Emperor Daxing.

At this time, Wang An, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but speak, and said cautiously, "The slave checked, and this rumor seems to have been spread by the people of the imperial concubine Niangniang, and it has spread to the capital. ”

"Father, the imperial concubine is drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle, and if you want to make Li Hanlin jealous, you can't go forward to mobilize the new army!" Zhu Youxiao was taken aback when he heard this, and after his face changed slightly, he said to Zhu Changluo, according to the holy decree issued by Emperor Wanli before his death, only the holy decree can mobilize the new army.

Although Zhu Changluogui is a prisoner, he has not yet ascended to the throne after all, so the system of the Jun decree issued by him is different from the holy decree.

According to the custom, Zhu Changluo's Jun order could not mobilize the new army, unless Li Hongyu's military order was added so that the new army could obey Zhu Changluo's order to enter Beijing.

Zhu Changluo is the crown prince, so naturally he doesn't have to worry about him violating the holy decree of the Wanli Emperor and using the Jun decree to transfer the new army into the city, but Li Hongyu is different, he is a courtier, first, he ignores the holy decree of the Wanli Emperor, and secondly, the new army has become his private army, and he can transfer troops in violation of the holy decree of the Wanli Emperor.

Especially the second point, it will be a heavy blow to Li Hongyu's career, after all, no emperor is willing to raise a tiger to make trouble, and leave a person like Li Hongyu who can turn the imperial army's army into a private army by his side.

"What a good thing this is!" After listening to Zhu Youxiao's reminder, Zhu Changluo's face suddenly changed, if there was no cooperation from Li Hongyu, it would be difficult for him to mobilize the new army with Jun Zhi.

"Father, Erchen doesn't think it's a difficult thing, with Li Hanlin's character, he will definitely help his father."

Zhu Youxiao's brows furrowed, and then he said to Zhu Changluo in a deep voice, "However, after this incident, Li Hanlin will ask his father for violating the holy decree of Emperor Daxing, and I am afraid that he will return to his hometown!" ”

"Zhishi is returning home?"

Zhu Changluo had a look of surprise on his face when he heard this, you must know that once Li Hongyu helped him defeat Zheng Guifei and King Fu and ascend the throne, he would be a meritorious servant of Conglong, and he would enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future. You must know that he will definitely pardon Li Hongyu for violating the holy decree of Emperor Wanli.

"Father, people's words are terrifying, how can Li Hanlin, as the champion of the Ming Dynasty, be nostalgic for fame and fortune?"

Zhu Youxiao has been in contact with Li Hongyu for a long time, and he has a lot of understanding of Li Hongyu's character, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Father, as far as Erchen knows, Li Hanlin wants to travel the world and record what he saw and heard along the way and compile it into a book, but by mistake, he, the new champion, went to the battlefield in Liaodong, and if he can get out of his official career, Erchen thinks he will travel overseas." ”

"Prince, Li Hanlin is a talent of our Ming Dynasty, if he leaves like this, it will be a big loss." Li Xuanzhi couldn't help but say regretfully when he heard this, there is no official like Li Hongyu who generously gave her such a valuable gift, and it would be a pity if she lost her official position because of the transfer of troops.

"Xiao'er, don't worry, my father knows in his heart, if Li Hanlin is really troubled by the matter of transferring troops, my father will definitely not treat him badly."

Zhu Changluo's brows furrowed slightly, and then said to Zhu Youxiao in a deep voice, at this time he finally understood why Zheng Guifei spread rumors related to Li Hongyu and the New Army, it turned out that she was worried that the New Army would enter Beijing, and it seemed that she was extremely afraid of the New Army.

"Father, now that Li Hanlin is being closely guarded by the imperial concubine, the sons are worried that we will not be able to get in touch with him."

Zhu Youxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart when he heard this, and then remembered something, and looked at Zhu Changluo worriedly, Li Hongyu is now being looked at by Zheng Guifei's people.

Not only that, because the Forbidden City has been controlled by Concubine Zheng Guifei, the only place where Zhu Changluo can give orders is Qingning Palace, and there must be many eyes and ears installed by Concubine Zheng in Qingning Palace, and their current situation is actually not optimistic.

Concubine Zheng Guifei has blocked the palace in order to prevent Zhu Changluo from contacting the courtiers, so that those courtiers who support Zhu Changluo will not be able to see Zhu Changluo at all, and naturally Zhu Changluo will not be able to leave.

Anyone who enters or leaves the Qingning Palace must go through a strict body search, and the subordinates of the Qingning Palace are not allowed to go out of the Forbidden City to do business, and all those who have their own Zheng Guifei will do it for them.

Therefore, how to meet Li Hongyu and how to bring Zhu Changluo's Jun Zhi of mobilizing the new army out of the Forbidden City is a serious problem, especially once the matter of Jun Zhi is revealed, it will lead to unimaginable consequences.

"Do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven!" Zhu Changluo couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, his expression became a little gloomy, the moment King Fu appeared in the capital, he was already in a dangerous situation.

Zhu Youxiao also felt a sense of loss in his heart, and he didn't understand why Emperor Wanli, who had always been decisive, would transfer the new army away, so that Zhu Changluo lost the support of the most important military force.

Two days later, a sudden but reasonable thing caused an uproar in the already turbulent capital, Zheng Guifei summoned the funeral minister to the Kunning Palace where she lived, and asked the eunuch of the celebrant to take out an edict from the Wanli Emperor, which was to crown Zheng Guifei as the queen.

For this edict, the funeral ministers present all knew that Emperor Wanli wanted to crown Zheng Guifei as the queen during his lifetime, but he gave up due to the fierce opposition of the courtiers.

Emperor Wanli has a deep affection for Zheng Guifei, since he could not make Zheng Guifei the queen during his lifetime, so he wanted to fulfill Zheng Guifei after his death, so he wrote an edict to let the courtiers hold the coronation ceremony of Zheng Guifei becoming the queen before the new emperor ascended the throne, otherwise once the new emperor ascended the throne, then this edict will undoubtedly be invalid.

Historically, although the Wanli Emperor issued this edict to crown Zheng Guifei as the empress, he gave up due to the fierce opposition of the courtiers, and it was not until the Hongguang Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty ascended the throne that he posthumously crowned his grandmother Zheng Guifei as the empress dowager.

It can also be seen that the power of the civil and official groups in the middle and late Ming Dynasty was so strong that they even dared to disobey the edict issued by the Wanli Emperor.

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