The Gongyi Battalion and Emperor Longwu continued to advance towards Nanxiong.

After Pang Tianshou came, the atmosphere suddenly became a little tense, Emperor Longwu seemed to have heard some secret news, while urging the march, he frequently summoned He Wusu, Guo Weijing and others on the way, and there were fewer meetings with Wang Kefan.

The day before arriving at Nanxiongfu City, Emperor Longwu summoned Wang Kefan alone again.

"Well——, you don't know yet, when I was in distress in Tingzhou, some people were so happy that they couldn't help but jump out......"

Emperor Longwu was attacked by the Qing army in Nanping, the Imperial Forest Army was annihilated, a large number of civil and military officials were captured and killed, and Emperor Longwu himself was missing.

Zhai Shiyun, the governor of Guangxi, openly advocated the establishment of King Gui (Yongli), and received the support of many gentry officials.

Guiwang Zhu Youlang is the grandson of Emperor Wanli, and the bloodline of Emperor Chongzhen and Emperor Hongguang is the closest, and according to the feudal Lun, he is often the best candidate to inherit the throne.

When Emperor Longwu came to power, there were many people who wanted to support King Gui, but a large number of civil and military officials and nobles of the Southern Ming Dynasty had just fled from Nanjing to Fujian, and the political center of the country was still in the southeast region.

The change in Fujian, the Longwu court was basically destroyed, the whereabouts of Emperor Longwu himself were unknown, and he was likely to be killed by the Qing army, and the political shili who supported King Gui re-emerged, among which there were many civil and military officials and important ministers of the former dynasty, especially led by Zhai Shiyun, the governor of Guangxi, and Chen Zizhuang, a former scholar.

The attitudes of He Tengjiao, Ding Kuichu and others are very ambiguous, and they are still waiting for the situation to change, waiting for the whereabouts of Emperor Longwu Zuihou.

He Tengjiao is the strongest among the feudal officials, and he only cares about the one-third of an acre of land in Huguang, and hopes that Nanming will maintain the status quo. He is not too interested in King Gui, who is close at hand, and of course, if Emperor Longwu is really dead, he will also support King Gui.

Ding Kuichu was more active, in frequent contact with Zhai Shiyun, relying on his own strength, and intended to get involved in the cabinet chief, but he has always liked to ride the wall left and right, political speculation, before the whereabouts of Emperor Longwu were not clear. He has not yet taken a public position.

"Hmph, do I really think I'm a dead man! Chen Zizhuang has studied Confucianism and has been in charge of the Ministry of Rites for many years, do you still know the outline of the monarch and the minister? ! Emperor Longwu was furious.

Chen Zizhuang belonged to one of the giants of the Donglin Party, and the Chongzhen Dynasty served as the squire of the Ministry of Rites. Hongguang Dynasty served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, compared with the sleek Qian Qianyi. Chen Zizhuang is relatively more upright. But it's also a little more expansive.

Emperor Longwu once appointed him as a scholar of Dongge University and a scholar of the military department, but Chen Zizhuang attached great importance to feudal Lunchang, thinking that King Gui should inherit the unification, and Emperor Longwu should not be the emperor, so he resigned and returned to his hometown to pick his son.

This is all it takes. Emperor Longwu originally had nothing to say, but he was obviously not dead yet, and Chen Zizhuang supported King Gui to ascend the throne, which made Emperor Longwu indignant.

What bothers him even more is. Tang King Zhu Yulu was also not at ease.

Emperor Longwu was originally the king of Tang, and after becoming the emperor, the throne of the king of Tang passed to his younger brother Zhu Yulu.

When Emperor Longwu fled from Fuzhou, Zhu Yulu, the king of Tang, did not flee with him, but stayed in Fuzhou, and not long ago, he and some clan officials went to sea by boat and fled to Guangzhou by sea.

It is reported that the king of Tang is also preparing to compete for the throne, and is working on the arrangement, and has won the support of the university scholar Su Guansheng.

"Bixia, His Royal Highness the King of Tang may not dare to compete with Bixia, but to fight against King Gui." Wang Kefan persuaded with good words.

In the final analysis, Emperor Longwu's own prestige is not enough.

If Emperor Longwu is supported by everyone, King Tang is his younger brother, and the succession is a matter of course, and there is nothing to do without King Gui, it is precisely because King Gui's side is too fierce that the political liliang of the Fujian faction will make preparations with both hands.

On the other hand, King Gui's side was impatient, also in order to seize the opportunity, lest Emperor Longwu really die, and the emperor's throne was snatched away by King Tang.

(One more thing, Tang King Zhu Yulu is Emperor Shaowu, after the death of Emperor Longwu in history, Emperor Shaowu and Emperor Yongli competed for the throne, and fought a solid civil war, allowing the Qing army to easily occupy Guangdong.) ）

"I know, I'm just whining." Emperor Longwu's mood was very bad, and no matter what the reason, the vassal king's coveting of the great treasure was the most taboo thing for the emperor.

"After Bixia arrived in Nanxiong Mansion, he only needed an edict to stabilize the world, so that King Gui and King Tang could restrain themselves from the precipice, and the small people had no chance to take advantage of it......"

The most important thing at the moment is to stabilize the political situation as soon as possible, so that King Gui and King Tang will not go further and further, and Zuihou will be difficult to ride a tiger, so he can only split with the Longwu court.

"Yes, that's why I brought you here."

Emperor Longwu nodded: "If you want to determine the world, first determine the dynasty, I intend to order Mr. Xianggang (He Wusu) to serve as the first assistant, but Mr. Xianggang is disabled, and I hesitate......"

Emperor Longwu fled alone, and the entire imperial court had basically collapsed, and he alone could not suppress King Gui and those who opposed him.

Who is the first assistant and who enters the cabinet, these most important positions must be arranged, so that the people of the world can see that Emperor Longwu is still in control of the situation, and the political shili of all parties also support Emperor Longwu.

Cabinet members are the balance of political shili of all parties, and if there is an important political shili who does not appear in the cabinet, it means that Emperor Longwu does not have their support, which is very dangerous.

In Emperor Longwu's mind, there is already a rough list - He Wusu, Lu Daqi, Su Guansheng, Guo Weijing, Fu Guan, Yang Tinglin, and Chen Zizhuang, who is not easy to control.

Emperor Longwu was able to become the emperor, relying on the support of the Donglin Party and the Zheng Zhilong brothers, after he came to power, he tried his best to win over the civil officials and gentry in the south, and his subordinates were mainly these three political shili.

The Donglin Party and the Fushe used to be the most important supporters of Emperor Longwu, but now Emperor Longwu has realized that the support of the Donglin Party alone is not enough to achieve great things, and the leader of the Donglin Party, Huang Daozhou, has been sacrificed, and the position of the first assistant cannot be given to them - Lu Daqi was excluded, Chen Zizhuang was originally at odds with Emperor Longwu, and whether he should be edicted into the cabinet is between the two, of course, not to mention.

(Lü Daqi, also one of the Donglin Party magnates, once served as Shi Kefa's deputy, a scholar of the Longwu Dynasty, who had just fled to Guangdong.) ）

Zheng Zhilong has parted ways with him, but now there is another Wang Kefan, they all belong to the warlords who hold military power, and the position of the first assistant must not be given to them, and Fu Guan has been excluded.

The rest were the southern officials in the Liangguang and Jiangxi regions, who were considered the remnants of the Fujian imperial court and were more loyal to Emperor Longwu, mainly including He Wusu, Su Guansheng, Guo Weijing, and Yang Tinglin.

Although Yang Tinglin, a scholar, is a native of Jiangxi, he also belongs to the Donglin Party, and he is surrounded by the Qing army in the city of Ganzhou, so there is no need to think about it.

Su Guansheng was more loyal to Emperor Longwu, but he was not born in the official imperial examination (Guozi Jian was not a professional), and he was reluctant to enter the cabinet, so it was impossible to serve as the first assistant.

Guo Weijing's qualifications are too shallow, and when he was in the Hongguang Dynasty, he was only a seven-grade supervising imperial history, and serving as the two Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War was already an exceptional promotion, and he was the first assistant, and he couldn't control the scene at all.

The rest is only He Wuyu.

He Wufu is a native of Guangdong, representing the political shili of the south, and is more loyal to Emperor Longwu, and is inseparable from other factions, so he is the best candidate for Shoufu...... But he broke his leg, and the dignified head of the country is a lame man, which is too ugly.

Emperor Longwu had some concerns about this, but he could only use so many people, and the others were not suitable, so he could only choose He Wusu as the first assistant. He came to ask Wang Kefan's opinion, mainly to say hello and see Wang Kefan's reaction.

"Wang Qing, with Mr. Xianggang as the first assistant, do you think it is appropriate?"

"Judging people by their appearance is a taboo for the Venerable, Mr. Xianggang is a righteous person, and he will definitely be qualified for the position of first assistant!" Wang Kefan has no opinion.

He and Emperor Longwu are cooperating with each other and using each other, as long as Emperor Longwu does not have water in his brain, it is impossible for Fu Guan to serve as the first assistant, Wang Kefan is most worried about Emperor Longwu compromising with the Donglin Party, and Lu Daqi will serve as the first assistant.

Although the Donglin Party has been repeatedly attacked, but the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, there is still a big shili in the government and the opposition, the early Donglin Party is not evaluated, but the Donglin Party in the Southern Ming Dynasty is almost useless except for the dictatorship of the country...... Judging from the list given by Emperor Longwu, Lü Daqi, Yang Tinglin, Chen Zizhuang, and the Donglin Party account for almost half of the cabinet.

Fu Guan is not the first assistant, and He Wuyu is the most haode choice.

He Wuyu started from the Chongzhen Dynasty, served as the first assistant several times, and was dismissed several times, he is not good at political struggles, he and the Donglin Party have always been at odds, and it is likely that he will choose to cooperate with himself......

Wang Kefan's strength is not enough now, in addition to Fu Guan, he wants to recommend a few more people to the cabinet, but there is no suitable candidate, so he can only accept this result, but taking this opportunity to fight for a more haode position for Fu Guan is something that can be operated.

"Qiyu Bixia, the former university scholar Fu Guancai is talented and prestigious, and he entered the cabinet after Mr. Xianggang......"

Among the members of the Ming Dynasty who entered the cabinet, the ranking order is generally the order of entering the cabinet, Fu Guan is not the first assistant, but also the second, at least the third.

"Well, Lu Daqi seems to be more suitable, let me think about it." Emperor Longwu was a little hesitant, the shili of the Donglin Party should not be underestimated, there must be a balance here, if Lu Daqi is put in the third place, it is estimated that the Donglin Party will make a big fuss.

"If this is the case, the minister will raise Fu Guan to serve as the imperial history of the left capital."

"This ......" Emperor Longwu was even more hesitant, obviously reluctant. (To be continued......)