Chapter 504

Nanjing Palace, the capital of Nanming Dynasty.

Liu De, the Minister of rites, was left alone by Yingzong Zhuqi town after the early Dynasty.

Compared with some time ago, Zhu Qizhen's face was much ruddy, and the whole person's mental state was much stronger. When he spoke to his ministers, his tone was much kinder. "Liu Aiqing, how are things with the Jiaozhi mission?"

"Go back to the emperor. My subordinates are preparing to report this to you. Just last night, through the concerted efforts of our etiquette officials, the Jiaozhi mission finally spit out. They are willing to show their obedience to Nanming. If necessary, they can also send troops to attack the king of Min's army. Only the emperor orders Zhongdan to dissolve the mercenaries."

When talking about these, Liu De was gushing and spitting.

The so-called Ministry of rites was united. In fact, they didn't do anything at all. It was only because the war situation in Jiaozhi made it impossible for the Jiaozhi mission to delay, so they took the initiative to give in. But others don't know all this. Liu De can naturally count all the work camp on his head and put gold on his face.

"Oh." Zhu Qizhen heard that he was not only willing to surrender, but also could send troops to help him deal with the rebel King min's first department. He immediately stared with great eyes, then shouted "OK!" and raised his hands to shoot at the Dragon bank in front of him.

No wonder Zhuqi town is so excited. If there was a little cross toe in the past, it was not in his eyes. But since the defeat of civil engineering, he hasn't been smooth once, almost step by step. He feels tired physically and mentally until now.

After so long, he finally saw the hope. How could he not be excited? How can you not be excited?

Zhuqi town is really happy. The king of Min gained power only with the help of the Jiaozhi army. Now, why can't he get their help to defeat each other? Once the king of min was defeated, Nanming would recover Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan again. Not only that, but also the friendship between them. At that time, they will send troops to help themselves deal with Zhu Qiyu, the king of the northern Ming Dynasty. I'm afraid it's not impossible to unify the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking that he finally saw the hope of unifying Daming, Zhuqi town wanted to cry for a while. In the past two years, he rarely slept well, and even had nightmares. Now I can finally get rid of all this. Don't feel too good.

Zhu Qizhen's cheering appearance of bird Yue was seen by Liu De. On the surface, he also had a smile. He seemed to be happy for the emperor, but he was thinking about how to take the opportunity to deal with Yang Chendong.

Not to mention that before, he was against Yang Chendong because of the magistrate of Hangzhou. Later, the other party asked for the throne. Even at that time, the Emperor Zhu Qizhen deliberately agreed. He also took the initiative to stand up and give advice. He spoiled the matter on the grounds that he needed to inform the emperor of the northern Ming Dynasty.

From this point of view, the contradiction between the two sides is irreconcilable.

A while ago, I heard that mercenaries had killed the Langshan area and reached the hinterland of Jiaozhi. I was most worried about him. Liu De is really afraid of Yang Chendong's great potential. In that case, he can find his own trouble at any time.

Being anxious and hesitant, even Liu De was thinking about whether to send someone to contact Yang Chendong privately and take the initiative to soften to ensure peace in the future. Jiaozhi mission appeared in time. After only understanding each other for two or three days, people completely softened, which also made Liu De see the hope of solving the matter.

Now he was so happy to see Zhu Qi Town, he turned his eyes, hugged his fist and said, "emperor, Jiaozhi is willing to be a minister and help the emperor send troops to counter the rebellion, but there is a premise for all this, that is, it is necessary for Zhongdan to dissolve the mercenaries, but it has been said since ancient times that he will be outside, and the military order will not be granted. Will he agree?"

"Huh?" Zhu Qizhen heard this, and his eyes flashed with anger. He is the emperor now. His words are the imperial edict. If anyone wants to disobey the imperial edict, he is disobeying the imperial edict. He will be killed by the nine families. Does anyone dare not listen to the imperial edict?

Of course, the anger just flashed away. Even Zhu Qizhen himself knows that his so-called imperial authority naturally exists in the eyes of other ministers, but it may not really play any role in Yang Chendong. Before that, he ordered Zhongdan Gong, who had solved the chaos in Guangdong, to disband the mercenaries and return to Beijing? But they didn't agree.

Not to mention the Jiaozhi that is thousands of miles away now, there are more conditions for not listening to the holy order.

At the thought that if Yang Chendong doesn't respect his imperial edict, once it is spread, won't the emperor be ugly in face? Even if it is true at that time, Jiaozhi will not be looking for himself even if he is soft. The great situation will be lost in a moment, and he will feel his head big for a while.

But anyway, he is also the emperor. Even if Zhu Qizhen has no confidence in his heart, he can't show weakness in front of his ministers, so he just said with an ambiguous attitude, "What Liu Aiqing said is very true. Zhongdan is now fighting in the battlefield. I don't know what the situation is like there. If something important is delayed because of the order, isn't it mine?"

I'm not confident at all, but now he's really saying it with such a high sounding, or it's the emperor. If you open your mouth, you can really say it anyway.

Although Liu De understood this, he would never expose it. Unless he didn't want to live, he couldn't do it. Not only that, he also pretended to be very understanding and said, "emperor Shengming, Zhongdan Gong, the situation there is really not what we can know at the first time. Maybe there are some difficulties there."

Seeing Liu De on his way, Zhu Qizhen was of course very happy. He quickly nodded his head and said, "yes, yes, or Liu Aiqing understands me. By the way, but I don't know if there are other statements from the Jiaozhi mission?"

It was obvious that Zhuqi town wanted to find another way. After all, he can't guarantee that he can say Yang Chendong, but wants to find a way from the weak Jiaozhi mission.

"This..." Liu De, who understood Zhu Qizhen's heart, looked embarrassed. "I'm afraid it won't work. If the loyal and courageous public doesn't withdraw their troops, it's not flawless to take care of themselves. How can they help us do things?"

"Well, that's what he said." Zhu Qizhen nodded when he heard the speech, so he was silent.

Standing below, Liu De talked about the whimsical of Zhuqi town. That is, he is not 100% sure to let Yang Chendong retreat to Jiaozhi. He also wants Jiaozhi to send troops to help him deal with the rebellious minwang system. How is it possible to take all the good things in the world?

Not to mention that Liu De is true, there is no way to convince the Jiaozhi Legion. Even if he has, he will not contribute. I wish Yang Chendong had bad luck. He finally found the opportunity. How could he take the initiative to retreat?

The so-called shot when it's time to do it. Seeing Zhu Qizhen hesitate there, Liu De was cruel and finally decided to add a fire. However, I'm afraid the hatred between him and Yang Chendong will never be solved.

But unless so, he will bow to Yang Chendong, which is too embarrassing for Liu De, who is the Minister of rites, to bow to a younger generation. That's no different from killing him.

It was decided to offend Yang Chendong to the end. After seeing Zhu Qizhen's silence, Liu De spoke again, "emperor, in fact, there is no way to persuade Zhongdan Gong."

"Hmm?" while thinking about how to make use of the current good situation to win the best advantage for himself, Zhu Qizhen suddenly heard what Liu De said. "Liu Aiqing, you say you have a way? What's that way?"

"Emperor, there are some ways, but if you do so, it will inevitably lead to the displeasure of Zhongdan Gong. However, compared with solving the rebellion of King min and restoring our Nanming and Qingming, it's nothing to gain or lose a person's honor or disgrace. In short, the emperor has to decide everything." Liu De still looked embarrassed without a direct way, In order to get rid of yourself as much as possible.

Zhu Qizhen didn't think so much. He just wanted to solve the problem, so he looked at Liu De hastily, "Liu Aiqing, what's your idea? Just say it. I have my own decision."

"Yes," said Liu De, after giving a tight promise, "as far as I know, emperor, the relationship between Lord Zhongdan and his fourth brother is excellent. This man is now in Jianning mansion, Fujian Province. If you can talk about this man, I think he will withdraw even if he doesn't withdraw from the army, but it's hard to avoid resentment..."

Next, Liu De didn't say much. He believed that Zhu Qizhen must have understood under his hint. To put it bluntly, it's just taking Yang Chendong's fourth brother as a hostage. Although this approach is not open and aboveboard, it is worth it compared with getting everything.

Zhu Qizhen did understand what Liu De meant, but he did not make a decision immediately. Of course, he knew that once he did so, it would be tantamount to offending Yang Chendong to death.

Yang Chendong was no one else. If he was his other ministers, he would have such a way. Zhu Qizhen wouldn't even hesitate. He immediately ordered to arrest people. But Yang Chendong is holding a heavy army after all. Once he is really forced to hurry, he pushes him to the side of the king of min. isn't it worth the loss? Isn't it moving a stone to hit his own feet?

If the evil doer fails to achieve his previous goal, he is really asking for boredom and suffering.