Wang Chengen asked like this, and all the civil and military officials lowered their heads.

Everyone knows that at this moment, even if Nanjing City is surrounded by Zhu Changshu, the king of Lu, the city of Nanjing, it is still controlled by the people of Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen.

Even those with other intentions can only remain silent at this time, or seek other ways to take advantage of this political turmoil to achieve their goals.

"We are naturally loyal to the king, on the occasion of the rebels pressing the city, either for His Majesty to defend Nanjing, or only the city is lost, what is a thief, I hope that the prince will not be suspicious of the ministers of the court!"

Gao Hongtu, the first assistant of the cabinet, stood up at this time.

He was naturally dissatisfied with the threat of Wang Chengen, the governor of Dongchang, to the minister, but he also understood that there would indeed be people who wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble at this time, so he stood up first and set the tone first.

Therefore, after asking Wang Chengen, the first assistant of the cabinet, Gao Hongtu, turned around and asked the six ministers of the cabinet behind him:

"Ladies and gentlemen, tell me if we want to be loyal to Your Majesty!"

"As Shoufu said, it is difficult to achieve your loyalty to Your Majesty in Dongchang, and those of us who are civil servants will not be able to do it."

"That is, if we don't even have this bit of loyalty, how can we have the face to live on this temple!"

……

The hundreds of officials spoke one after another, all saying that they had no intention of colluding with the rebels, and they all said that they would rather be martyred for Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen than surrender to Zhu Changshu, the king of Lu.

In fact, everyone knows that even if you have a heart, you can't show it on the surface.

And now that Gao Hongtu, the first assistant of the cabinet, has made such a statement, he is even more convinced that there can be no action now, and he can only wait and see what happens.

What's more, at this time, everyone had already learned of Zhu Youzhen's edict, knowing that the First Army of the Guards Army had defeated Tan Tai and was about to annihilate the main force of the Qing Army and then return to Jiangnan.

Therefore, no one dares to think crookedly at such a time at this time.

Even those who do not believe that the military news from the front line is true can only remain silent for the time being.

Ruan Dayue walked over and arched his hand to the head of the cabinet:

"In the end, it is the elder of the pavilion, and now at this time, only you can stabilize people's hearts."

Wang Chengen also came over and arched his hand to Gao Hongtu.

"The matter of city defense and law and order also depends on the two of them."

Gao Hongtu, the first assistant of the cabinet, also bowed his hand to Ruan Dayue and Wang Chengen.

At this time, Hua Yuncheng, the secretary of the ministry, stood up:

"Everyone, listen to Hua's words, Your Majesty has decided to supervise the country before leaving, according to Hua's view, Your Majesty is only afraid that he has the intention of making the king the crown prince, and now His Majesty is far away in Henan, and Nanjing City is in danger, it is better to let King Ding take the jade seal of the country and the queen to inspect Nanchang in case of trouble."

"Why is King Ding, why is it not King Hui, King Hui is the eldest son of His Majesty, and it should be King Hui who is on patrol!"

Wang Siren, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, raised objections.

And at this time, Gao Hongtu had to shout again:

"Enough! Even if Nanjing City is broken, Your Majesty's Guards can fight back again, haven't you heard Your Majesty's edict, don't you think you're thinking too much? ”

"Gao Ge Lao is wrong to say this, I am just waiting for a rainy day!

The Qing army's million-strong army is going south, whether Your Majesty can completely annihilate the Qing Army is not as simple as saying it in the holy decree, Jiangnan is full of rebels, and whether Your Majesty can return to Jiangnan is also a question, if we don't make plans early, will I have to give up the Ming Dynasty to let him take over King Lu, you are all important ministers in the court, and you don't let the prince go out on patrol, what is the intention! ”

At this time, a scholar named Yuan Hongxun, the head of the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu, also stood up, pointed to Gao Hongtu and Ruan Dayue and asked.

"King Yong is in Shandong, what more prince does he want to go on patrol, and it is impossible for a son of man to defend the country for his father!"

Ruan Dayue yelled at this time.

And Yuan Hongxun snorted coldly: "The status of King Yong and His Royal Highness King Hui is noble, His Royal Highness King Hui is the eldest son, is he?" Ruan Dayue, don't think that we don't know your mind, you want Yongwang to become Tang Suzong, you are good to be Du Hongchuan! ”

Ruan Dayue looked at Wang Chengen and Li Ruolian, he didn't dare to admit that he had such thoughts, otherwise Wang Chengen and Li Ruolian would kill him.

But Ruan Dayue was also difficult to argue at this time, and his face flushed angrily: "Nonsense, nonsense!" ”

"Enough! Whether the prince should be allowed to go on patrol, you must first ask the queen if she is willing to go, how can there be a reason why her mother is in danger and she goes out on patrol! ”

Gao Hongtu naturally knew that what these officials were thinking about at the moment was to take this opportunity to accompany a prince out of the city, and once the world changed, they could directly help the prince ascend the throne.

But these officials kept saying that it was for the Ming Dynasty, and he couldn't find a reason to refute it, even Ruan Dayue was difficult to discern at this time, so he simply threw this question to the Empress Zhou.

After all, the dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and if the Empress Zhou did not leave, these scheming officials would not be able to let the prince they supported abandon his mother and leave Nanjing.

"Two highnesses, please go back to the palace and ask the queen mother."

Gao Hongtu bowed his hand to Zhu Cihong, the king of Hui, and Zhu Cihuan, the king of Ding.

Zhu Cihong, the king of Hui, and Zhu Cihuan, the king of Ding, returned the salute to Gao Hongtu, the first assistant of the cabinet, and entered the palace.

As soon as these two princes entered the palace, the rest of the ministers also left one after another, and Wang Chengen couldn't help but sigh:

"Fortunately, the military power of Nanjing City is still in the hands of a few of us, otherwise, I really don't know what the chaos will be."

"Not only that, but fortunately, among the three princes, King Yong is the only one who is not in Nanjing City, His Majesty is His Majesty, and everything is under his control."

After Gao Hongtu said this, he glanced at Ruan Dayue meaningfully.

……

At this time, Zhu Cihong, the king of Hui, and Zhu Cihuan, the king of Ding, both knelt in front of the queen Zhou:

"Queen Mother, the rebels have surrounded the city of Nanjing, you can't stay here anymore, you promise your sons to leave Nanjing with your sons, and your sons don't want to see your mother in such a dangerous situation!"

Syllable!

Empress Zhou suddenly slapped the two princes in the face, and her face became extremely stern:

"Do you know what you're talking about!

Don't think that the queen mother doesn't know what you're thinking, your majesty hasn't died yet, so you're thinking about flying solo!

This home is not scattered yet!

If you want to go, you go, I won't go, I believe him!

I believe that he will come back to save us, to save this world, here is everything he has!

Even if the city of Nanjing is broken, I will wait here for him to come back! He's my husband! ”

Queen Zhou's eyes burst into tears as she spoke.

Seeing this, Zhu Cihong, the king of Hui, and Zhu Cihuan, the king of Ding, couldn't say anything, they were a little disappointed in their hearts, and they arched their hands and left Kunning Palace directly.

For the first time, the two felt that their mother was not so respectable.

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