The officials who seconded He Tengjiao and Li Chengdong each stood up a dozen or so, lined up in two large rows, and looked down from the position of Emperor Yongli, the crowd was crowded, the crowd was excited, and the red official robes were jumping more than once, and they wanted to spray Wang Huan to death in Datong, Shanxi, with saliva.

Emperor Yongli listened quietly, watched, thoughtfully, did not express his position, and did not express his opinion.

Saliva splashed, rhetoric flowed, the huge court became a battlefield to denounce Wang Huan, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, except for Wang Yingxiong, who was impeached by the surging crowd of people and did not dare to speak for Wang Huan, no one spoke for Wang Huan, one or two hundred civil and military officials, whether it was the Chu Party, the Zhejiang Party, the Qi Party, or the Donglin Party, the rare unity, the scolding of Wang Huan, who was a faction of his own, as if Wang Huan was a criminal comparable to a Tartar.

Shoupu Qu Shiyun didn't get involved, he stood in the position closest to the emperor with his eyes and nose, didn't speak, didn't even have an expression on his face, and lowered his head and looked at his toes.

Jin Yiwei commanded Ma Jixiang to stand in the Wuchen class silently, looking at the boiling court, a little strange in his heart, he didn't participate, but this has nothing to do with him receiving Wang Huan's money, but he simply feels that none of the people standing here can achieve as much as Wang Huan's achievements, none of them have made such outstanding contributions to the Ming Empire, and none of them have played a role like a pillar of optimism for the country. Why do they have the guts and the reason to scold and impeach a colleague who is fighting a bloody battle on the front line in this safe Guangdong?

Ma Jixiang is a vain minister, accustomed to taking refuge in the strong, holding his thighs to live, so he instinctively feels that Wang Huan is the most powerful person in this era, without Wang Huan, all the people in this hall may not have the opportunity to stand here and make nonsense, at that time, how many people will adhere to their beliefs and sacrifice themselves for Daming? And how many people would shave their hair and keep braids to join the Manchus?

Will what they say at this moment be forgotten at that moment?

In the scolding, the time came to noon, the morning dynasty could finally be dispersed, the Yongli Emperor walked down the Jinluan Hall in the eunuch's high-pitched "retreat" sound, and the officials came out after three knocks and nine bows, while chewing the root of the tongue with the good people, while walking towards the noon gate.

According to the practice in recent times, the emperor would leave a few dignitaries to reward lunch and discuss some matters at the dinner table.

Today, he left Qu Shiyun, Zhu Tianlin, Wang Huacheng, He Tengjiao and Du Yinxi. A first shop, a secondary shop, a university scholar and a secretary of the military department, and two people who are in charge of the army.

Lunch is carried out in the side hall, of course, it is said that it is a banquet and a drink, but it is just a talk, it is impossible to sit at the same table, the emperor uses a large table, several courtiers a small table, and the dishes take turns, which is also considered a very high treatment.

Several courtiers sat in their own positions, looking at each other uncomfortably, and they were all a little dazed and strange about the emperor's arrangement, because several people belonged to different factions, and it was difficult to sit in harmony and chat and eat on weekdays. Bringing everyone together today, there must be something to do.

Sure enough, after three rounds of dishes, Emperor Yongli threw out a bombshell news after going around a lot of irrelevant nonsense.

The prince of Liangguo played and asked the emperor to prepare to move the capital back to Beijing.

Hearing the news, the chopsticks fell to the ground.

All the people looked at Emperor Yongli dumbfounded, their eyes were full of shock, you know, at this moment, Beizhili is still in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, the Tartar Emperor Shunzhi lives in the Forbidden City, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Eight Banners are still stationed under the city.

"No!" Sure enough, Qu Shiyun was the first to stand up and object: "The north is unknown, when the north Zhili will be recovered, it is still unexpected, the emperor rashly went north, it is not a safe move!" ”

Zhu Tianlin stood up the second: "What Qu Shoupu said is extremely true, the war is undecided at the moment, and the road to the north is bumpy. ”

He Tengjiao sneered and scolded in a mocking tone: "Wang Huan's ambition is great and talented, relying on Jiang Hao to rely on him, he set up an ambush and defeated Dolgon, but he is still far from defeating Beizhili!" Before the big event was prepared, he rushed to invite the emperor to return to the north, which was simply to smear the emperor's safety for himself, how poisonous! The emperor must not be moved! ”

Plugging Yinxi is calm, in the Southern Ming bureaucracy, can be regarded as a relatively clear and capable official, frank, although there is no malice towards Wang Huan, but also does not agree with the suggestion of asking Emperor Yongli to go north at this moment, he said: "The minister also feels that it is not wise to go north at this moment, it is estimated that the intention of Liang Guogong is to hope that the emperor will set off before the recovery of Beizhili, and it takes time on the road. Then the situation of the collapse of mountains and rivers can be alleviated in the first time, and my Ming court is no longer a corner of peace, but the orthodoxy of the world! ”

As soon as the words changed, he said again: "But this calculation is too optimistic, Liang Guogong's Kuizhou soldiers are indeed like dragons and tigers, but the Tartars can fight from outside the pass to the inside of the pass, it is not easy to with, the position of Beizhili is critical, the Tartars will do their best to defend it, once the Liang Guogong is frustrated, the emperor has arrived, and the holy car can only fall in Datong and Taiyuan, which is not a good thing, and this matter cannot be followed!" ”

The opposition of almost all mouths stifled the intention brought by this news in an instant, but Emperor Yongli did not seem surprised by this result, after all, it was too sensational to call him north when the city of Beijing had not yet been conquered.

However, he immediately said: "The same is true of my intentions, this matter is too hasty Meng Lang, it is not a comprehensive move, Qu Aiqing!" ”

Qu Shiyun hurriedly stood up and bowed in response.

"Let's make a decision." A smile appeared on Emperor Yongli's face, the army of the Ming Dynasty was only one step away from Fudu, and there were thousands of people who connived at doing this, and he would not mention half a bad word, unless he was really a pig's head: "Wang Huan, the prince of Liangguo, loyal to the monarch and the country, bravely attacking, is the pillar of the country, enters the national pillar, and is the prince and young master, I hope to continue to work hard and serve the country." In addition, I can only carry out the matter of going north after I have captured Beizhili and everything is taken care of, otherwise if I fail, I will be like duckweed without roots and nowhere to stay, wouldn't it be sad? ”

At the end, he added: "I think that Nanjing is the land of Longxing, and it can be the capital before going north, please Liang Guogong weigh it and escort me to Nanjing, and then make plans." ”

Qu Shiyun carefully wrote it down, and began to think about the writing of this holy decree in his mind.

After Yongli finished speaking, he took a long breath, smiled even more, slapped his palms, and one after another dishes began to be presented in an endless stream, and he generously greeted a few courtiers: "This matter is over, you must not leak it." Come on, let's try my new imperial kitchen skills, this chef is specially found for me by Liang Guogong, the dishes are unique, and Hunan cuisine is the best! The people in the palace like it very much, everyone try it, it is rare for Liang Guogong to have a heart. ”

Several people have different faces, raised the chopsticks with a heavy heart, the dish sells very good, the taste is wonderful, eat in the mouth, extremely useful, Emperor Yongli feasted, ate happily, his fief in Huguang Hengzhou, four years old with his father to the domain, the favorite is Huguang cuisine, it is rare to eat authentic Huguang cuisine when it goes to Guangdong, this Hunan cuisine cook's craftsmanship is very to his appetite.

But others are not so comfortable eating it, and it tastes like chewing wax when they are full of thoughts.

In the afternoon of the same day, the holy decree of Qu Shiyun and the Yongli Emperor was sent out from the city of Zhaoqing, and the eight hundred miles of the fast horse went straight to Datong, Shanxi along the line of Liangguang, Sichuan and Shaanxi, and ten days later, Wang Huan, who was sitting in the official office of Datong, heard the voice of the male duck of the official in the decree.

After setting up the altar to receive the decree and sending it to the lieutenant official, Wang Huan carefully read the content of the decree again, and said to Li Dingguo, who was accompanying him, with an expressionless face: "This is the last straw for Daming, if they don't grasp it, it's no wonder to me." ”

(End of chapter)