To Zhu Qiyu's surprise, Jiang Yuan has really been seriously handling the matter he confessed.

I only heard Jiang Yuan reply: "Your Majesty, up to now, a total of more than 900 strong men have signed up with the imperial court. Wechen had already gathered them alone and arranged for them to practice night battles at Liu Degong's camp closest to Xizhimen.

Specifically, which army and which guard they want to be incorporated into, please ask the Holy Lord to show them. ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he praised again and again in his heart: This Jiang Yuan is really good, he speaks well, and he knows how to call me a saint; He is also reliable, not only distinguishing between the important and the important, but also knowing how to maintain the authority of the emperor.

So Zhu Qiyu smiled and ordered: "Jiang Aiqing has done a good job, and I am very relieved." These more than 900 people will be assigned to the right guard of Wu Xiang, and if anyone signs up in the future, they will be incorporated into the five military camps and handed over to Shi Heng to command. ”

It's still Zhu Qiyu's old rule, those who respond to Xinjun first have a good future, and those who come later rely purely on their own hard work.

Jiang Yuan was praised, happily accepted the order, stepped aside, and took the initiative to give up his position to Hu Hu.

Sure enough, as soon as Jiang Yuan retreated, Hu Hu stood up and asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, didn't you say that you would pay one million taels to redeem the emperor, since you have already agreed to peace talks, how can you start a war again?"

Such capriciousness, where is the credibility of my Ming court? Then I also found out that I was tricked first, if it is not good for the emperor, who can afford this consequence? ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he echoed and said: "Yes, yes, Uncle Zongzong is too right, being capricious is the most shameful thing. As an emperor, you must have no jokes and abide by your promises; As a minister, you must also be loyal and consistent, never forget your original intention, and don't be a second minister, repeatedly betraying the lord, so that you will leave a name in the history books for thousands of years. ”

When Hu Hu heard this, his old face turned red, as long as he mentioned a little bit about loyalty now, the emperor would immediately talk about his experience as a minister.

Zhu Qiyu is also very helpless, Hu Hu, an old minister of the Six Dynasties, is no longer a second minister in the strict sense, but a third minister. The most important thing is that this old minister is seventy-five years old, and the scenery has passed, but he is still unwilling to retire decently.

Zhu Qiyu has now been a little rebellious, and without waiting for Hu Hu's reply, he announced the edict: "The cabinet immediately drafted a decree, and the feudal Shu people were the kings of Dongwu County, and the Wushu people were the kings of Xiwu County." All etiquette and grace are carried out in accordance with the rules of Jingjiang Palace.

In order to express my attention, Uncle Dazong, Marquis Wu Jin, and Uncle Xincheng Zhao Rong went to the canonization in person. Write the edict today, and set out tomorrow.

After the great uncle passed the decree, he was also responsible for escorting the two county kings and their families into Beijing safely together with Gongshun Hou and Xin Chengbo.

Bring 3,000 brocade clothes and guards, and greet them according to the prince's standards, if there is any mistake on the way, the three of you don't have to come back to see me. ”

Because Zhu Qiyu had greeted him well in advance, everyone was not surprised by Xinjun's canonization. Although the Jianshu people and the Wu Shu people were named the kings of the county, Wu was a very beautiful king in Daming.

And unlike the ordinary county king, the new monarch chose the precious single-character king name of 'Wu', and added 'east' and 'west' as decorations in front of it, and called the county king out of the feeling of most of the princes.

As for the treatment, it would be even better, everything was compared to the first county king of the Ming Dynasty: King Jingjiang.

Zhu Shouqian, the first generation of Jingjiang King, his grandfather is the eldest brother of Taizu, and his father is the famous Zhu Wenzheng. The treatment of the Jingjiang Royal Mansion is a little worse than that of the prince, far stronger than that of other county kings.

Among the ministers present, only Hu Hu was unhappy, and the others were all watching the excitement. As for the nobles, the emperor had just finished the banquet last night, and today he immediately beat the nobles who refused to attend.

But Zhu Qiyu was not enough, and then said: "The war in Beijing is almost over, this time it is another transfer of troops from Nanjing, and it is also a move of arsenals, and it is not easy to toss Nanjing, so we should send important ministers to Nanjing to appease."

The cabinet drafted the decree, and Peng Shi was a scholar of Nanjing Dongge University, responsible for the management of the six departments of Nanjing. Zhu Yi, the Duke of Chengguo, was promoted to the garrison of Nanjing, responsible for the military of Nanjing.

Jiao Jing, the governor of Nanjing; Cheng Anhou Guo Sheng, in charge of the Nanjing Chinese Military Governor's Office; Jianping Bo Gaoyuan, in charge of the affairs of the Left Army of Nanjing.

Make an order today, and set off tomorrow. ”

As soon as Zhu Qiyu's voice fell, Chen Xun and Wang Wen immediately expressed their orders.

Chen Xun and Wang Wen simply raised their hands in favor of the appointment of the emperor, and as soon as these two edicts were issued, only Chen Xun and Wang Wen were left in Beijing, and the other four: Wang Zhi, Hu Hui, Shang Chen, and Peng Shi were all sent away.

Wang Zhi and Hu Hu are the hardcore of the Emperor Taishang, and Shang Lu and Peng Shi are the Empress Dowager Sun when the civil change has just happened, and the court is full of dragons without a leader, they are working hard behind the scenes, and they are hard to be inserted. Now all of them have been kicked out of the core decision-making level by the new monarch.

Shang Shi and Peng Shi were also a little confused in the face of Xinjun's sudden attack. But to their surprise, none of the ministers present spoke out against it.

After all, there are only so many positions of important ministers in the court, which can be described as a radish and a pit.

Today, Xinjun suddenly became ridiculous again, and pulled out three radishes in a row. This means that three pits are vacant, and there are three lucky people who can immediately become important ministers of the court. And the ministers present have long been qualified, and everyone has the opportunity to fill the hole.

So why do you want to oppose it, is it because you can't get along with being promoted and getting rich? Who would be so stupid.

The most important thing is that although Xinjun looks a little fierce, he is unforgiving. But since he ascended the throne, there are only a few Wenchen who the new monarch has really targeted, such as Wang Zhi and Hu Hu, and there are only six or seven people who have died when they are full.

For the other ministers, the new monarch did not treat them harshly, but those who should be promoted were promoted, and those who should be tolerated were also tolerated. Even Xu Hui, who openly provoked the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and brazenly demanded that the capital be moved to Nanjing, the new monarch gave him a chance to be a new man.

Therefore, the ministers decided not to be too harsh on the new monarch.

Hu Hu saw that not only was he kicked out of Beijing, but even his son-in-law Zhu Yi, the Duke of Chengguo, was driven to Nanjing. And all the ministers present were silent, and none of them supported themselves, knowing that the defeat was certain and there was no way to recover.

Helpless, Hu Hu had no choice but to stand up and bow his hand to Xinjun, saying that he needed to go back and pack his bags in advance.

Zhu Qiyu didn't care about Hu Hu's faux pas, and smiled and asked the guards to send Hu Hu out. Shang Shi and Peng Shi also felt bored, so they asked to retire with the same excuse, and Zhu Qiyu also agreed with a smile.

After the three of them went out, Zhu Qiyu immediately instructed Chen Xun, Wang Wen and Jiang Yuan: "I heard that there is a place called Jietianlou in Xicheng, and in order to redeem the Emperor Taishang as soon as possible, I am actively raising donations. The owner said that it was collected by the auctioneer, and all 30% of the proceeds were donated to the Queen Mother as a ransom.

And it is said to be quite effective, and more than 500,000 taels were auctioned in one night. In that case, there are more than 100,000 taels to be donated to the Queen Mother, and I am very relieved to hear it.

The three of you will coordinate that today and tomorrow will be under martial law in the whole city. In order to cooperate with the good deeds of the Heavenly Tower and prevent anyone from making trouble, except for those who participated in the fundraising dinner, other people who have been on non-official business for the past two days should not go around. ”

When the three of them heard this, they smiled secretly in their hearts and respectfully received the edict.

The three of them all understood in their hearts that the new monarch didn't really care about the safety of the Tianlou, but had just launched a small coup d'état, and he was afraid that the suppressed Wenchen and Xungui would rebound and take the opportunity to make trouble, so they put the capital under martial law for two days under the pretense of a name. After Hu Hui, Shang Chen, Peng Shi and those nobles left Beijing, the supervision was relaxed.

Seeing that everything had been done, Zhu Qiyu stretched comfortably, and then smiled at everyone: "Tonight, I want to invite the generals to do a pre-war mobilization, so I have to make up for sleep in advance during the day to recuperate my spirit."

Tomorrow morning there will be a little pilgrimage, and you all will come, and I have a new series of appointments to announce. ”

When everyone heard this, they retired one after another. Zhu Qiyu sent everyone away, then turned out a quilt and slept in the West Flower Hall by himself.

At the same time, Shi Heng, Sun Bo and others sent a message to inform Yexian, saying that the Ming army of each battalion should line up to practice the formation, and asked the Wara army not to misjudge. Then the generals commanded an army of 100,000 men, facing the camp in Warat, and marched out to line up.

(End of chapter)