Ren Chao nodded slightly and said, "Although we have successfully captured Guangzhou, this matter is not over yet. Inform Zhang Haiping and ask him to assist the friendly forces in Fujian, occupy the whole of Guangdong as much as possible, and then advance to Guangxi. Ordered the 11th Division to go south to Liangguang to quell the rebellion. ”

"Yes!" Yang Jichang responded respectfully.

"The emperor has summoned cabinet ministers and is holding an emergency imperial meeting?" Ren Chao asked casually. After the establishment of the cabinet, the previous early dynasty system was also abolished, and all military and political affairs were generally handled by the cabinet. Emperor Guangxu just held a regular meeting in front of the emperor to listen to the work report of the cabinet, of course, the current Guangxu Emperor still has certain rights in name, and some heavy events still need the nod of Emperor Guangxu, but most of the time it is just a formality. In addition to holding regular imperial councils, the emperor has the right to convene an emergency imperial council in the event of an emergency, such as the Deokshou Open Rebellion. This time, after Emperor Guangxu got the news, he convened an emergency imperial meeting this afternoon, and all cabinet ministers also rushed to the Forbidden City.

"Yes, the other cabinet ministers have already gone, so it's time for you." Yang Jichang nodded and said.

"Then I have to go and see, what's the matter, I also have to give our emperor some face." Ren Chao said with a smile.

Qianqing Palace is the essence of China's palace architecture, which belongs to the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties dealt with daily political affairs in the Forbidden City. The 14 emperors of the Ming Dynasty and the Shunzhi and Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty all used the Qianqing Palace as their sleeping palace. It is the head of the last three palaces and is located in the Qianqing Gate. "Dry" is the meaning of "sky", "clear" is the meaning of "thorough", one is to symbolize the transparent sky, not muddy, symbolizing the stability of the country; The second is to symbolize that the emperor's actions are as open as the clear sky, and he has not done anything unseemly.

The main hall of the Qianqing Palace hangs a huge 'Zhengda Guangming' plaque, and these four big characters are written by the Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty. Kangxi copy on the stone, the original trace is hidden in the imperial book of the Forbidden City, the Qianqing Palace is hung by Qianlong copy extension, later the Jiaqing Dynasty fire, the plaque was burned, the Jiaqing Emperor ordered people to copy the extension again, and now it is this plaque that is hung.

After the establishment of the cabinet, it also became a place for the emperor to listen to the government, and Emperor Guangxu sat on the throne. Underneath is a long table where cabinet ministers sit on either side. On top of this magnificent palace, it seems to be a bit nondescript.

The current cabinet has one prime minister, two deputy prime ministers, plus ten secretaries, it should be thirteen people, but Ren Chao is also the secretary of the Ministry of War and the deputy prime minister, so there are only 12 people in the cabinet at this time.

Now eleven of the twelve seats are full, but the seat under Li Hongzhang is empty. This position is naturally prepared for Ren Chao.

"The emperor, the old minister thought that the governor of Liangguang, Deshou, must have been provoked by traitors to do such a rebellious thing, which is understandable. The old minister implored the emperor. For the sake of Deshou's past merits, he can be taken lightly. Li Hongzhang stood up and said in a deep voice. Deshou openly raised troops to create Ren Chao's rebellion, Li Hongzhang did not support it, he thought that this Deshou was still too reckless. Now that Ren Chao's power is in full swing, it is not so easy to bring him down, so after getting the news. As soon as possible, he sent someone to inform Emperor Guangxu and requested an emergency imperial meeting.

"Then according to Li Aiqing's words, how should this matter be handled?" Emperor Guangxu asked expressionlessly.

"The old minister thought that the emperor could order Ren Chao not to send troops to quell the rebellion for the time being, and send the minister to Guangzhou to recruit Deshou, and let Deshou go to Beijing to ask for guilt, so as to show the emperor's magnanimity." Li Hongzhang hurriedly said.

"Yes!" Emperor Guangxu nodded slightly, the imperial meeting had been held for an hour, and before that, the other cabinet members were arguing about how to deal with the Deshou rebellion. Li Hongzhang saw that Ren Chao did not come, so he did not speak, and waited until everyone was arguing about it, and then he opened his mouth to express his opinion.

"But Lord Zhongtang, did Deshou Ken agree to go to Beijing to ask for guilt?" That's when an objection was raised.

"In the old man's opinion, this Deshou is still loyal to my Qing Dynasty and the emperor, but he was deceived by traitors and misunderstood Lord Ren, so he openly rebelled. As long as the emperor decrees and sends the minister to Guangzhou to understand the reason, Deshou will definitely agree to go to Beijing to ask for guilt. Li Hongzhang naturally said that what Li Hongzhang is most worried about now is that Ren Chao will take this opportunity to annex Liangguang in one fell swoop in the name of counterinsurgency, so that Ren Chao's strength will inevitably expand again, and Li Hongzhang absolutely does not want to see such a thing happen.

"Then what does Lord Zhongtang think about what to do with Deshou?" At this time, someone asked Li Hongzhang another question.

"The old man thinks that although Deshou deserves to be punished for his crimes, but for the sake of his past merits, this time he was transferred by a traitor to commit such a big crime, so he can open up the net as appropriate and be punished lightly." Li Hongzhang replied casually.

"But since then, it seems that I have been too wronged by Lord Ren." Ding Ruchang, the secretary of the Admiralty, suddenly said that Ding Ruchang naturally did not really give Ren Chao a grievance, but knew that with Ren Chao's unforgiving character, he would never give up.

"This~! I also want to ask the emperor to issue a decree to reward and appease Lord Ren, and tell the people of the world that Lord Ren Chao Ren is a loyal minister loyal to my Qing Dynasty, and not a chaotic minister and thief, I think Lord Ren is magnanimous, and he will not pursue this matter anymore. Li Hongzhang thought about it and said, Li Hongzhang is most worried that Ren Chao will not give up, but now there is really no other way.

"Hasn't Ren Aiqing come yet?" Emperor Guangxu couldn't help but frown and asked. Emperor Guangxu also knows how to deal with this matter, and he still has to look at Ren Chao's attitude. But he sent people to inform Ren Chao to come several times, but Ren Chao has not come yet, although Emperor Guangxu is angry in his heart, but he is also helpless.

"Your Majesty, Lord Ren said that he has urgent military affairs to deal with, and he will be there soon." The chief eunuch who was standing beside him replied respectfully.

"Hmm!" Emperor Guangxu nodded slightly, and his face couldn't help but flash with anger.

At this time, a eunuch hurriedly walked into the hall and knelt down and said, "Emperor Qi, Deputy Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Secretary of the Ministry of the Army, and President of the Tiger Army Ren Chaoren are asking to see you outside the palace." ”

"Announce him in!" Emperor Guangxu said casually.

Ren Chao walked into the Qianqing Palace, stood upright, "Smack!" He saluted a very standard military salute, "General Ren Chao of the Ministry of War Shangshu came to report on the order, please instruct!" (To be continued......)

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