After listening to the report, Yongli didn't regard it as anything important at all, and even Zhu Yongxing's solemn oath described in detail by Zhu Yunjin and his nostalgia for beautiful women were not interested. Foolish people talk about dreams, and his evaluation of Zhu Yongxing is very brief, only these four words.

"Everyone has their own ambitions, so you don't have to force them. He is greedy for beauty, stays in the barbarian village, or enters Yunnan to fight against the Qing Dynasty with the King of Jin, let him go! Yongli said lightly: "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think? ”

Mu Tianbo was relatively intelligent among the civil and military officials who accompanied him, and when he first arrived at Barbarian, he and Wang Weihua, the Marquis of Huating, and Li Chongshi, the eunuch of the East Palace, had jointly proposed after discussion: while he had not yet penetrated into Burma, the civil and military soldiers would be divided into two parts, one part would enter Burma with Emperor Yongli, and the other part would protect the prince and join the Jin King Li Dingguo's department.

In this way, the small court also has foreign aid to rely on in Burma, even if the Burmese repeatedly, the emperor and the crown prince will not let people stew a spoonful. Emperor Yongli felt that this suggestion made sense and could be considered. However, the queen of the middle palace was reluctant to keep her beloved son away from her side and insisted on refusing, and the proposal was finally abandoned. It can be seen that sometimes pampering can also lead to disaster.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Prince has the intention of entering Yunnan to resist the Qing Dynasty, it is better to-" Mu Tianbo has not given up since his proposal was rejected, and for this reason, he brought up the old matter again, hoping to separate the emperor and the crown prince and become double insurance.

After hearing this, Yongli shook his head again and again, and said: "The queen's beloved son is sincere, and she will not agree." Mu Aiqing, there is no need to mention this matter again. ”

Mu Tianbo sighed silently, groaned for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, the prince of Min has an invitation to leave Burma and enter Yunnan, but the name is not right, how can it be done?" ”

Yongli thought for a while and said perfunctorily: "King Min fell into the chaos, life and death are still unknown, and it is inconvenient for the prince of Min to attack the lord for the time being, but I don't know what name is appropriate for him." Don't make King Jin suspicious, thinking that the court has the intention of blaming! ”

It can be small but not big, but it is not real, and it cannot be touched by military power, so as not to suspect that Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, wants to divide his power and seize his soldiers, which is what Yongli means in his words.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that he could give the name of the son of Min to stay." Ma Jixiang suddenly interjected, and expressed a different opinion from Yongli, "The marquis and below can be promoted to the title cheaply, and then posthumously recognized by the imperial court to commend the merits of the righteous men who resisted the Qing Dynasty." ”

Yongli frowned, looked at Ma Jixiang suspiciously, and said in his heart: This guy, I wanted to kill him a long time ago, but he fooled Li Dingguo with clever words, and threatened me with the power of the King of Jin, and now he is in charge of Jinyiwei, and he will rely on him more in Burma in the future, so it is not good to reprimand him sharply. But I don't know what he meant by that.

Ma Jixiang smiled faintly and said: "Your Majesty is patrolling Burma, but the world is slandering Your Majesty for abandoning the country, which is really hateful!" Now it is decreed that the son of Min Shizi will enter Yunnan in the name of the respect of the clan and stay behind, and the rumor of entering Burma and abandoning the country can be cleared; Second, it can comfort the hearts of the soldiers who resisted the Qing Dynasty; The three endless hopes of China and foreign countries do not make the Qing people have the handle of shameful laughter. ”

Mu Tianbo glanced at Ma Jixiang meaningfully, frowned, but opened his mouth, smiled bitterly, and swallowed his words back.

Ma Jixiang's words were high-sounding, and the three reasons were beyond reproach, but Mu Tianbo knew that the third reason was what Ma Jixiang thought in his heart. What is the endless hope of China and foreign countries, so that the Qing people do not have the handle of shame, is basically to push a target out of the way, so as to divert the attention of the Qing army and prevent the Qing army from chasing after him.

The prison country is also known as staying behind and staying in the country, but in fact there is a difference between them. At the beginning of Zhu Yuanzhang's founding of the country, the system of the emperor going out to patrol and the prince supervising the country had been established. At that time, there was still a habit of staying behind by the clan or important ministers, but the importance of the two was obviously not the same. Under normal circumstances, for the Ming Dynasty, which strictly adhered to the system of succession to the eldest son, it was difficult for the vassal king to get his hands on the imperial power, so he would not be granted actual power when he lived or stayed behind.

In other words, staying behind is a seemingly respectful name. In Ma Jixiang's view, it was just a small trick to add some political weight to the target that was launched, which would not affect the authority of the emperor and the imperial court, but also divert the attention of the Qing army.

Yongli of course heard the true meaning of Ma Jixiang's words, and after a deep sigh, he nodded lightly in agreement. The Son of Heaven abandoned the country, Zhongxing was hopeless, and Yongli knew that it was wrong for him to flee into Burma, and it would have a very adverse impact on the soldiers who were still resisting the Qing army in China? Of course, he knew what he said, but he was already frightened, and he refused to turn back even if he knew it was wrong. Now the order is to let Min Shizi stay in Yunnan, which can more or less make up for the shame of Yongli against the Qing soldiers.

As for giving the prince of Min Shizi a reward below the marquis, it is not a great power. It is not uncommon for officials to make wishes and give them knighthoods and marquises. Among the generals of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the duke, the marquis, and the uncle are all "noble". Moreover, out of Min Shizi's understanding, from Yongli to Mu Tianbo and Ma Jixiang, they didn't think that he was a material for the rejuvenation of the king, let alone posing any threat to the emperor and the court.

The discussion has been decided, and the eunuch who has passed the decree has been chosen, Mu Tianbo, Ma Jixiang and others resigned and dispersed. No one thought that the will would give Zhu Yongxing room to play a big role, which became a big mistake that they regretted in the future.

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"Your Highness—" After the eunuch Zhai Guozhen read out the holy decree and rewarded the things, seeing that Zhu Yongxing did not react, he hurriedly reminded in a low voice.

Ah, oh, Zhu Yongxing blinked, feeling that he should show something, and hurriedly reached out to receive the holy decree, and said in his mouth: "The minister's decree is grateful!" ”

Zhai Guozhen's expression was a little weird, the holy decree in his hand had been taken by Zhu Yongxing, he grinned ugly, but he didn't want to pursue Zhu Yongxing's misconduct. Whatever, this errand is over, hurry back, it's too late to go back, everyone is sailing away, how can anyone wait for him?

Got it wrong? Or is it wrong in movies and television? Zhu Yongxing looked up at Zhai Guozhen, and Zhai Guozhen's old face was a little distorted. Whatever, Lao Tzu's kneeling has already given you a lot of face, what else?

"This is what Mu Guogong asked the miscellaneous family to hand over to His Highness." Zhai Guozhen handed over a small package to Zhu Yongxing, and then hurriedly left.

Is it burning your butt, or are you afraid of being left behind? Zhu Yongxing looked at Zhai Guozhen's distant figure, pursed his lips with disdain, and sat on the rattan chair, playing with the holy decree, thoughtfully.

In the name of staying behind, I want Lao Tzu to go to the top cylinder to attract the attention of the Qing army. It's a pity that if you don't give this name, Lao Tzu has to be this big head! Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly, rummaging through the rewards, and his eyes slowly narrowed.