At this time, he is on duty in the cabinet.

Gao Hongtu's face was like iron, staring out the window and saying nothing.

Jiang Yueguang and Xuelong were like old monks, staring at the tip of their noses.

"Sir." Gao Hongtu's old servant entered the inner hall and said, "The time has come for the dynasty." ”

"No hurry, wait." Gao Hongtu said categorically, "I'll tell the time in half an hour." ”

"Yes." The old servant replied and exited the door.

Jiang Yueguang finally opened his eyes and whispered: "Gao Ge Lao, it is not a way to drag it like this after all. ”

"yes, it's better to go to court first." Xie Xuelong said, "The servant thinks that even if the court votes, most of the officials in the court will choose to support us, and Shi Kefa, Lu Zhenfei and their handful of people will not be able to turn the sky upside down." ”

"Nope." Gao Hongtu said flatly, "There is no room for mistakes in this matter. ”

After a pause, Gao Hongtu said again: "Before the news of Chengyi Bo and Wei Guogong arrives, this matter can only be triggered but not triggered, otherwise there will be no room for maneuver." ”

Gao Hongtu's meaning is very simple, if there is no certainty of killing with one blow, he would rather push back the procedure of supporting the new monarch, after all, the prince and the king are far away in Xuzhou, and they will not be able to reach Nanjing in a short time.

Even the saint has been killed, will they still care about letting the prince or the king fall into the water?

In a word, it is only King Yong who can ascend to the throne in the end, and it is absolutely impossible for the crown prince and King Ding to ascend the throne, and the authority of the Ming Dynasty can only be exercised in the hands of their scholars.

Jiang Yueguang frowned and said, "But you can't keep everyone waiting, right?" ”

"yes." Xie Xuelong also echoed, "Shi Kefa and Lu Zhenfei have already arrived at the main hall. ”

"Just let them wait." Gao Hongtu said in a deep voice, "At a time when the family and country are changing drastically and the world is in turmoil, what is the last hour? Just let them wait! ”

Jiang Yueguang reconciled Xuelong and could only sit back in the chair helplessly.

Time passed quietly in a suffocating wait.

Finally, there was a rush of footsteps outside the duty room.

Immediately, Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zhongyun Liu Zhengzong hurriedly came in, and said with a bow: "Teacher, there are two elders, Chengyi Bo sent someone to report that he has completely controlled the Caojiang Governor's Office, and the new Yingtian Governor and Caojiang Governor Jin Xuan was also sent by him to Caojiang Governor's Office and put him under house arrest. ”

Jiang Yueguang asked urgently: "What about the three thousand iron horsemen outside the city?" ”

"Stay put." Liu Zhengzong said, "It seems that the rumors should be true, unless these three thousand iron horsemen are personally visited, only Jin Xuan can be mobilized with the royal flag." ”

"Good!" Gao Hongtu said, "This is already half of it!" ”

The 3,000 iron cavalry could not be mobilized, and the 4,000 pacesetters of the Caojiang Governor's Office were controlled by Liu Kongzhao, and it was indeed half of the success.

Jiang Yueguang said: "Now just wait for the news from Wei Guogong's side, as long as Wei Guogong agrees, we can mobilize the Beijing camp soldiers to control Nangong at any time, and no one will dare to oppose the support of Yongwang at that time." ”

Coercion by force, although this method is old-fashioned, it is really useful.

However, half an hour later, when the old servant came in again to report the time, he had not yet waited for a reply from Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei.

Jiang Yueguang said worriedly: "Gao Ge Lao, Wei Guogong shouldn't get together with Shi Kefa and Lu Zhenfei, right?" In this case, the situation will be difficult to ride a tiger. ”

Gao Hongtu also frowned when he heard this.

Jiang Yueguang said that it was difficult to ride a tiger because he was putting gold on their faces.

If Wei Guogong fell to Shi Kefa's side, the situation would immediately become Wei Guogong's 20,000 Beijing battalion soldiers versus Liu Kongzhao's 4,000 Caojiang pacesetters.

The key 4,000 Cao Jiang pacesetters are also not very stable.

Because now Kim Hyun is the commander of Caojiang.

Sincerity Bo Liu Kongzhao, the commander of Caojiang, is in the past.

At this moment, Li Jinglian, the right Zhongyun of Youchunfang, finally entered the straight room.

"Teacher." Li Jinglian gasped and said, "Wei Guogong has already gone to the court. ”

"What?" Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang, and Xie Xuelong's faces instantly fell, which means that Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, rejected their overtures and decided to support Shi Kefa's side?

Taking a breath, Li Jinglian said again: "However, Wei Guogong asked me to tell my mentor that Jingying listens to the cabinet, and as long as the cabinet can reach an agreement, Jingying will resolutely support it." ”

Hearing this, Gao Hongtu's faces suddenly turned cloudy.

Gao Hongtu couldn't help but admonish: "Yizhou, can you finish the words in one breath?" ”

"Yes." Liu Zhengzong also said angrily, "You panting, you almost didn't suffocate us to death." ”

Gao Hongtu picked up the Liang Guan with a hard head on the table and solemnly put it on his head, and then said to Jiang Yueguang, Xie Xuelong, Li Jinglian and others: "Go, go to the court!" ”

……

Nanjing's Caojiang Admiralty Office is on the riverside outside the Dinghuai Gate.

The Caojiang Admiralty is in charge of the entire Yangtze River defense, from Anqing, Chizhou to the downstream Songjiang Prefecture, nearly 1,000 miles of the Yangtze River is under the jurisdiction of the Caojiang Admiralty, but there are only 4,000 soldiers.

In addition to the 4,000 regular soldiers, there were nearly 200 bird ships.

It is definitely incomparable with the Zheng family's sailor, but it is also a sailor that cannot be ignored.

Liu Kongzhao, the sincere uncle, has served as the commander of Caojiang for many years, and the adjutant generals, guerrillas, and garrisons of the entire Admiralty Office, and even the general and the sentry commander are his henchmen.

If he didn't have this confidence, Liu Kongzhao in another time and space wouldn't have the courage to take the lead.

Liu Kongzhao in this time and space also wanted to support Zhu Yousong, but he was strangled by Chongzhen before he could act, and he was so scared that he didn't dare to go out, for fear that Chongzhen would settle accounts with him.

But now, Liu Kongzhao has regained his former majesty.

The saint has died, and no one in the entire Ming Dynasty can control him!

"Come on, bring Kim Hyun to me." Liu Kongzhao said loudly.

When even two pacesetters were ordered to leave, Kim Hyun was quickly escorted into the line.

Seeing Jin Xuan standing tall, Liu Kongzhao was very unhappy in his heart, and scolded: "Jin Xuan, why don't you kneel when you see this governor?" Believe it or not, Ben Governor chopped off your skull? ”

Jin Xuan sighed, and scolded with disdain: "By the way? Also worthy! ”

Although it was only four words, it immediately aroused Liu Kongzhao's anger.

It's so arrogant, the saints have all died, what kind of cattle are you going to Jiuqing to do?

Without waiting for Liu Kongzhao to speak, Jin Xuan said again: "Liu Kongzhao, this official advises you, at this time, the cliff can still keep you, if you are obsessed again, I am afraid that a big disaster will come!" ”

"Kim Hyun!" Liu Kongzhao said angrily, "You are really a stone in a pit, smelly and hard, you are already dying, and you dare to speak out and threaten the governor." ”

Kim Hyun sighed: "It's really pitiful, the person who is dying is actually you." ”

Speaking of this, Jin Xuan said again: "Liu Kongzhao, Liu Kongzhao, do you really think that this official will be so stupid that he can't see that Wang Zhiren is instructed by you?" Do you really think this official will be stupid enough to throw himself into the net? ”

"Kim Hyun, don't scare me, Ben Du is not scared."

Liu Kongzhao snorted coldly and said: "Even you have become a prisoner of the governor's ranks, as for the three thousand cavalry under your command, I'm afraid no one can move it, right?" Hahaha. ”

"It's pathetic." Kim Hyun shook his head.

"I'm afraid that the three thousand iron horsemen have already been killed."

"What the hell are you talking about?" Liu Kongzhao was angry and frightened.

Because he vaguely felt that Kim Hyun really didn't seem to be a threat, but serious.

At this moment, Liu Kongzhao suddenly heard a faint rumbling sound in his ears, which sounded like thunder.

Jin Xuan shook his head and said, "Liu Kongzhao, you're done, and now you don't even have a chance to regret it." ”

Seeing Jin Xuan talking to him in a matter-of-fact manner, Liu Kongzhao suddenly chuckled in his heart, isn't it, could it be that the imperial party also transferred other people from Xuzhou?

But the problem is that the saints have already died.

Shouldn't the imperial party fall apart in an instant?

Just thinking about it, the Taiping guerrilla Wang Zhiren hurriedly ran away.

"Liu Junmen, it's not good!" Wang Zhiren had a hellish expression, and said in a panic, "The saint has arrived!" ”

"What's the panic?" Liu Kongzhao didn't hear what Wang Zhiren was saying clearly, and said coldly, "As long as the governor is here, the sky won't fall, by the way, who did you just say arrived?" ”

"Holy Holy Holy Lord." Wang Zhiren was so frightened that he couldn't speak.

"What do you say?" Liu Kongzhao heard it clearly now, and was immediately so shocked that he almost fell to the ground, "Wang Zhiren, what are you talking nonsense about being a thief?" The Holy One has ......"

"I'm dead, haven't I?" A cold voice rang out.

Immediately, a military general wearing a phoenix-winged helmet and a mountain armor strode in.

After seeing the appearance of this general, Liu Kongzhao knelt on the ground with a puff.

"Saint, minister, minister......" Liu Kongzhao kowtowed to Chongzhen again and again, and he couldn't have the slightest thought of resistance in his heart.

In fact, Liu Kongzhao no longer had the slightest chance to resist, because no matter how high his prestige in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Caojiang Admiralty Office was, it was impossible for him to be higher than the emperor.

What's more, Liu Kongzhao's prestige in the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the Caojiang Admiralty Office is not high.

In a word, Liu Kongzhao did not do less things like eating empty salaries and drinking soldiers' blood.

Therefore, except for the deputy generals, guerrilla generals, and sentry commanders who were promoted by Liu Kongzhao, the rest of the 3,000-odd officers and men would not listen to him at all.

Even those adjutant generals, guerrillas, generals, and sentinels could not follow him in rebellion.

Therefore, as soon as Chongzhen appeared, the officers and soldiers under the Caojiang Admiral Office immediately knelt down, without the slightest resistance.

Of course, it should be noted that even if you resist, it is useless, 800 Yiding, more than 1,000 heavily armed Qinwang Shizi, and 3,000 cavalry under the command of Jin Xuan are outside the Admiralty's Office.

Others can't move these three thousand iron horses, but Chongzhen certainly can.

It was only at this time that Liu Kongzhao suddenly reacted, this is a trap.

Liu Kongzhao suddenly felt very ridiculous, Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang were so big that they dared to wrestle with the saint, and what was even more ridiculous was that he actually believed their foolishness.

(End of chapter)