At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 265 Candidates for Duke Yansheng

Ten days later.

Ten miles outside Nanjing City, Cheng De sent off Deng Youde, Li Sanqi and others, and the army was about to move out.

at this time.

Cheng De looked at Deng Youde and Li Sanqi and said:

"No matter what, we must come back safely."

"If the war goes unfavorably, the most important thing is to protect yourself. You must remember that with the current strength of the Ming Dynasty, I can lose many times against Da Zhou and Fang Guozhen, but they cannot afford to lose once. And I only need to win. If we kill them once, the whole south will definitely belong to the Ming Dynasty."

Li Sanqi and Deng Youde looked grateful and felt a warm current flowing in their hearts.

They each vowed to defeat Fang Guozhen and Zhang Shicheng.

"Okay, that's all I have to say, take care of yourself."

Li Sanqi and Fang Guozhen nodded heavily.

Li Sanqi: "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. I, Li Sanqi, will definitely win the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang for Your Majesty, and I will tear off Fang Guozhen's head and use it as a urinal for Your Majesty."

Cheng De glanced at Li Sanqi and said, "You are also a father, so you should be more prudent in your actions and words."

Li Sanqi looked startled, then smiled, "Isn't it said that you are used to it? All the brothers in the army say so."

Cheng De ignored Li Sanqi and looked at Deng Youde: "I heard from Sister Xiuying that your wife is pregnant for two months. Now the Ming Dynasty needs your help. As for your wife, I will Ask Xiuying to take more care of her, and I will also ask the imperial doctor from the Imperial Hospital to check your wife's pulse every few days. You can rest assured that you are fighting on the front line, and I will make you have no worries."

"In short, you can fight with peace of mind. My people will take good care of and protect your family. Those assassins will never have a chance to attack. The incident of Concubine Yan made me understand that for my close relatives and friends, as well as you brothers , we must take more protection and precautions.”

Li Sanqi and Deng Youde nodded: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Cheng De turned around and left with Li Ru and others.

Li Sanqi and Deng Youde watched Cheng De leave.

Afterwards, Li Sanqi and Deng Youde looked at each other.

"Deng Youde, you fought well in the Luotian battle. I hope you can also fight well in this battle against the Great Zhou Dynasty." Li Sanqi looked at Deng Youde with a smile.

When Deng Youde heard this, his eyes showed joy, "Brother Li, this time you attack Fang Guozhen, I also hope that Brother Li can win the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. When the time comes, when we all return to Nanjing in triumph, we will drink thousands of cup."

"Brother Li, say goodbye!"

"Farewell!" Li Sanqi nodded.

Subsequently, Deng Youde led an army of 200,000 people to the east of Nanjing City.

Li Sanqi set out to the south of Nanjing City with an army of 200,000.

The carriages roll and roll, dozens of miles long.

The horses neighed and the sound reached the sky.

After Cheng De returned to Qinzheng Hall, he was busy handling government affairs.

Han Bogao, Song Lian, Gong Bosui, Wang Shilin, and Luo Gongfu were all summoned by Cheng De, while cabinet members Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong went with the army.

Cheng De glanced at Han Bogao, Song Lian, Gong Bosui, Wang Shilin, and Luo Gongfu, "I summoned you here because of Nankong."

Just as he said this, Cheng De picked up a memorial from a big document and said, "This memorial is from Huang Xian. You all should take a look."

Li Ru on the side took the memorial from Cheng De, walked towards Song Lian, and handed the memorial to him.

Song Lian took it and read it on the spot. Then he handed the memorial to Han Bogao. After Han Bogao read it, he handed it to Gong Bosui. After Gong Bosui read it, he handed it to Wang Shilin. Wang Shilin read it and handed it to Luo Gongfu.

After everyone had finished reading, Cheng De asked: "Do you think I agree with what Huang Xian said in this memorial?" After hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

Song Lian pondered for a moment and then said: "Back to your majesty, I think that the Kong Ren mentioned by Huang Xian may be summoned to Nanjing, and then your majesty will examine him in person. If it is true as Huang Xian said, his current conduct All are very good, then Kong Ren should be able to serve as Duke Yan."

Before he finished speaking, Han Bogao objected: "Your Majesty, I think this is unacceptable. This man once killed a servant alive with a stick three years ago out of anger. This man is cruel by nature. Although he has a good reputation now, But Wei Chen thinks that this person's moral character is lacking and he cannot serve as Yan Shenggong."

Gong Bo then answered: "Your Majesty, I think that Kong Shou might be considered. He is of impeccable character and only has a slight stutter. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Wang Shilin said: "Your Majesty, I also think that Kong Shou is worthy of consideration. As for Kong Ren, the difference in temperament between his predecessor and his predecessor is so big that I always think that this person is inappropriate."

When Luo Gongfu saw everyone looking at him, he also expressed his opinion: "Your Majesty, I think that Kong Shou may be able to serve as Duke Yan. Although he has a stutter, it is not a big problem."

Cheng De did not express his position.

He glanced at everyone, picked up a memorial from the big case, and said, "Look at this document in my hand again."

Cheng Ru took the memorial and handed it to Song Lian.

Song Lian took it and looked through the memorial. After reading it, he looked solemn.

Then, he handed it to Han Bogao without saying a word.

After reading it, Han Bogao frowned.

After everyone read it, everyone was silent.

Cheng De glanced at everyone, "Tell me, how should I make a decision?"

Everyone was silent.

"This memorial was written by the local Jinyiwei Qianhu himself, and the information is true. Although everyone praises Kong Shou, he has secretly done so many things that are outraged by both people and gods. It really disappoints me."

As soon as Cheng De finished speaking, Song Lian continued and asked: "Then according to your majesty's wishes, who should be chosen?"

The rest of the people frowned and thought, but couldn't make a choice.

Cheng De narrowed his eyes, "Why should I choose between the two of them?"

Everyone was full of questions and looked at Cheng De in confusion.

Cheng De said unhurriedly: "According to the situation stated in Huang Xian's memorial, there are more than just these two descendants of Nan Kong. In addition to them, there are also Kong You and Kong Wen to choose from. ?"

Everyone was stunned.

"Your Majesty, Kong You and Kong Wen are both concubines of the Nan Kong family, and they are only ten years old now. I'm afraid this is inconsistent with etiquette!" Song Lian objected.

Cheng De smiled, "You are ten years old, why not? As for their status as the concubine of the Nankong family? In my eyes, the title of Yanshenggong can only be given to people with both ability and political integrity. As for the distinction of concubine, I don't care at all. Moreover, I also want to make a written decree. Every Ming emperor after me must carefully evaluate the award of Yanshenggong, and it has nothing to do with legitimate concubines."

Song Lian and others were silent.

"Kong You and Kong Wen, I want them to go to Daming Academy to study. When they are successful in their studies and in their weak years, I will choose one of them to be the Duke of Yan." Cheng De suddenly said. added.

Gong Bosui and Han Bogao both looked at each other, but they remained silent.

Song Lian thought deeply about the meaning behind this move, seemed to have some understanding, and stopped raising objections.

Wang Shilin and Luo Gongfu have always been determined to support Cheng De. Everything they have now is given by Cheng De. They will support any decision made by Cheng De without hesitation.

Therefore, they have no reason to object.

After Cheng De looked around, he said: "Since none of you object, let Gong Bosu prepare a decree and send it to the Confucius family in the south of Jiande."

(End of this chapter)