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"Your Majesty, please punish Duke Ning for his crime of disrespect!"

Guan Shouzhen, Yu Chaoxiang, Ma Sili and other civil officials followed suit and raised their hands.

He looked like he was going to beat Mou Wenshou into a criminal in front of the court.

Mou Wenshou was not afraid at all.

He put one hand on his hips and pointed at several people with the other: "How could I be so disrespectful? If we defend Kunming and wait for the Yi army to attack, the Ming Dynasty will surely perish!"

Wudinghou Chen Bangfu followed suit.

"Ning Guogong is right. Kunming cannot be defended. If the rebels attack, the country will be destroyed."

"But you insist on His Majesty staying in Kunming. Could it be that you have secretly communicated with the traitor and deliberately trapped Your Majesty to death?!"

After Liu Liangzuo left Annan.

Chen Bangfu became the third warlord of the Hongguang court, with more than 10,000 troops under his command.

He is from Shanyin, Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

I am a son of a wealthy family, eloquent and good at flattering people.

Seeing that troubled times were coming, he used bribes to win military examinations and was able to lead the army.

However, the discipline of the soldiers and horses he led was extremely corrupt, and he caused more harm to the people than thieves.

With his character, he would not have stayed on the broken ship of the small imperial court of Canming Dynasty.

Just because he knew that the Wei army would bring notorious generals like him to justice.

Even if you are lucky enough to survive, you can't guarantee your wealth.

Only then did he become a "die loyal" to the Ming Dynasty and became a warlord of the Hongguang court.

Chen Bangfu is indeed the most eloquent among the three warlords.

After saying these words, Zhu Youlang, who was sitting on the "dragon chair", immediately looked at Fang Zhenru, Yang Weizhi and other civil servants suspiciously.

It is impossible not to doubt.

It is said that civil servants are more loyal than military generals, but that depends on the situation.

Since the establishment of the Hongguang Small Court, civil servants in Guangxi continued to defect to Dawei.

When Hongguang's small court was forced to retreat to Yunnan, more civil servants defected to Dawei.

Fang Zhenru caught a glimpse of Zhu Youlang's expression and was shocked, and for a moment he didn't dare to say anything more.

After all, he really secretly defected.

If he is exposed at this time, he may not be able to walk out of this hall alive.

Fortunately, Yang Weizhi spoke up again at the critical moment.

"If Kunming cannot be defended, Chuxiong and Dali will remain. If Chuxiong and Dali cannot be defended, there will be Menghua, Yongchang, Shunning, and even the 100,000 Mountains in Southwest Yunnan!"

"As long as the Ming Dynasty still has an inch of territory, we should defend it!"

"If you just abandon the defense and live under the shelter of others in Burma, you will be a mermaid and your country will be truly subjugated!"

Yang Weizhi's words were sonorous, powerful, and reasonable.

It was so shocking that Mou Wenshou and Chen Bangfu were unable to refute for a while.

Fang Guoan stood up at this time.

"Of course what Magistrate Yang said makes sense, but on our own we will never be able to stop the Wei army."

"Even if we retreat into the mountains and forests of the southwest, we will only be able to survive and there will be no chance of a northern expedition."

"On the contrary, if we retreat into Burma, we can borrow troops from Burma to counterattack the rebels."

"As long as we win a few battles, we might be able to regain part of the Ming Dynasty's territory!"

Zhu Youlang felt that Fang Guoan was right.

The most important thing is that by retreating to Myanmar, he should be safer and more comfortable than staying in the mountains and forests of the southwest.

So he couldn't help but look at Yang Weizhi and said, "Yang Qing, what the King of Yuezhou said makes sense."

After Liu Liangzuo left, Fang Guoan became the strongest soldier in the Hongguang court. He still has nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command, with a total of seven or eight soldiers.

In order to stabilize his heart, Zhu Youlang promoted him from Duke Baoguo to the title of county king.

It is almost the first time that a living civil and military minister of the Ming Dynasty was granted the title of king.

It's almost because Emperor Yongle once granted a king with a different surname - the former Tatar lord was also a native of Tuqian, and was later given the Han name Jin Zhong.

After he accompanied Zhu Di on his fifth expedition to Mobei, he was granted the title of King Zhongyong.

This man took his tribe and territory to the Ming Dynasty. He was also a Mongolian lord, and his title could not be passed down from generation to generation.

Therefore, it is often not considered to be an example of someone with a different surname being crowned king.

As a civil servant, Yang Weizhi originally regarded Fang Guoan, a king with a different surname, as an enemy bandit.

Hearing that Zhu Youlang actually believed in the other party, he was so angry that he wanted to curse him.

He glared and said: "Your Majesty, Myanmar has become a foreign country. It seeks strength without being immoral. If Your Majesty really goes to seek refuge, who knows that they won't capture Your Majesty and offer it to the traitors?!"

Zhu Youlang was surprised when he heard this.

Then he looked at Fang Guoan and said, "King of Yuezhou, Yang Qing's words are not unreasonable. What should we do if the leader of Burma captures us to please the traitors?"

Fang Guoan handed over to Zhu Youlang.

"Your Majesty is overly worried - if Dawei is strong, his troops will threaten all directions, just like when I, the Ming Dynasty, went to Annan in the past."

"Therefore, I think that as long as we send lobbyists to let the leader of Myanmar know this truth, he will definitely lend us troops."

"Of course, the country of Myanmar will definitely not borrow troops in vain. Your Majesty needs to wait with me before the country can rest assured."

As soon as Fang Guoan finished speaking, Yang Weizhi said angrily: "Fang Guoan, you tricked His Majesty into going into exile with your clever words, just to further control the court. Do you really think we don't know?"

Wu Zhaoyuan, who had been dozing off, suddenly opened his eyes at this time.

He said with a sonorous voice in his old voice: "Those who want to go into exile abroad will be punished!"

Although Wu Zhaoyuan has few soldiers at his disposal.

However, he served as governor of Yunnan for three or four years and did a lot of practical things that were beneficial to the local area and was quite popular among the people.

Therefore, he was quite prestigious in the Hongguang Dynasty and had the potential to become the first assistant.

His words, not only to end the quarrel, but also greatly reduced the persuasive effect of Fang Guoan's previous words.

Can't say enough.

Fang Guoan said simply and arrogantly: "We will not defend Kunming anyway, we must defend you!"

After saying this, he said goodbye to Zhu Youlang and left with Mou Wenshou and Chen Bangchuan.

The three of them came to Fang Guoan's mansion.

We sat down in the flower hall and waited for tea and snacks to be served.

Chen Bangfu then asked: "King of Yue, what should you do if your Majesty really doesn't want to go to Burma?"

Fang Guoan sneered, "We have most of the troops and horses in our hands. If we leave, how many thousands of troops will Kunming still have?"

"Given His Majesty's greed for life and fear of death, how likely do you think he is to stay in Kunming?"

Chen Bangfu nodded, "That's right."

Mou Wenshou was the oldest, but the most arrogant.

He said: "In my opinion, we shouldn't be talking nonsense with those civil servants, and directly send troops into Prince Mu's Mansion and take His Majesty away. What can they do?"

Fang Guo'an said, "Although Mu Tianbo didn't say anything today, he vaguely stood on Yang Weizhi's side."

"The Mu family has been entrenched in Yunnan for two to three hundred years, and its rule is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

"Just like the previous rebellions of Wu Bikui and Sha Dingzhou, although many chieftains followed, there were also many chieftains who insisted on supporting the Mu family."

"If we send troops to attack Prince Mu's Mansion, we are likely to break up with the Mu family, which will be detrimental to our plan to withdraw into Myanmar."

Mou Wenshou wanted to say something else.

Fang Guoan said, "Just wait patiently for two days. If His Majesty really doesn't want to leave, although we can't attack Prince Mu's Mansion, we can besiege them and force them to leave."

Mou Wenshou and Chen Bangchuan's eyes flashed when they heard this, and they each nodded.

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the other side.

After the "chao meeting" dispersed, Fang Zhenru stayed.

Having shared the experience of running away to Yunnan with Zhu Youlang, he is still relatively trusted by Zhu Youlang.

After the report, he was soon taken to the imperial study room where Zhu Youlang handled state affairs daily.

In fact, today's political and military affairs are basically in the hands of warlords and powerful ministers, and there are not many things that Zhu Youlang can decide.

But in order to maintain the emperor's majesty, he always came to the imperial study room every day to deal with some insignificant memorials, or to read and pretend.

He was originally hesitant, depressed, scared, and filled with negative emotions.

Hearing that Fang Zhenru was visiting, he felt slightly better. I feel that as an emperor, he is taken seriously.

Ask the eunuch to bring a chair and give Fang Zhenru a seat.

Zhu Youlang asked: "Sir, what do you want to see me for?"

Fang Zhenru asked, "In today's court meeting, Your Majesty finds it difficult to choose between exile in Burma and sticking to Yunnan?"

Zhu Youlang sighed, "That's true."

Then he asked again, "Sir, to be honest, how should I choose?"

Fang Zhenru was silent for a moment and said, "It depends on what your Majesty wants."

"What do I want?"

Zhu Youlang was puzzled.

Fang Zhenru: "What your Majesty wants most is to regain the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, or to save his life and enjoy wealth and honor?"

Zhu Youlang: "Is there any conflict between the two?"

Fang Zhenru said, "It's not completely opposite, but there is some conflict."

"I believe that if Your Majesty wants to hold on to the slim hope of restoring the Ming Dynasty, it would be best to stay in Yunnan, even if he takes everyone to escape into the mountains and forests."

"Because as long as His Majesty is still in China, the Ming Dynasty will not be completely destroyed. Loyal and righteous people will come to seek refuge. There is always some hope of restoring the country."

"It's just that after escaping into the mountains and forests, it will definitely be difficult to enjoy wealth."

"There is also a lack of food, clothing, and even medicine. Your Majesty is used to living a good life, but you may not be able to endure it."

"Over time, even if you don't fight the enemy personally, you will probably die of illness in the mountains and forests."

Hearing this, Zhu Youlang imagined it and turned pale with fear.

He quickly asked, "What if I live in exile in Myanmar?"

Fang Zhenru smiled.

"Today Yang Weizhi made it very clear that to live in exile in Myanmar is to put one's life in the hands of the leader of Myanmar, Fang Guoan and others."

"Does Your Majesty think that the leader of Myanmar would really offend Dawei in order to protect us?"

Zhu Youlang didn't seem to notice that Fang Zhenru called Damei.

He stood up in a hurry and walked around.

"Exiled in Burma, I'm living for human flesh. If I stay in Yunnan, I might die of illness in the mountains. Isn't there a way for me to survive?"

After hearing this, Fang Zhenru felt that the time was ripe.

"Your Majesty, there is actually a way that can guarantee your Majesty's life and wealth for the rest of his life. It depends on whether your Majesty is willing to part with it."

Zhu Youlang finally noticed something strange about Fang Zhenru, and couldn't help but stand still, staring at Fang Zhenru, and said: "Which way is this sir? You don't want me to surrender, right?"

At this point, Fang Zhenru had no way out.

Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Exactly."

Zhu Youlang's face was full of disbelief.

"Sir, are you kidding me? I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. How can I survive if I surrender?"

Fang Zhenru said, "Now that the Ming Dynasty cannot even defend this corner of Yunnan, and His Majesty is even preparing to go into exile in Burma, how much threat does the identity of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty still pose to Damei?"

"Under such circumstances, if His Majesty is captured or sacrificed to Dawei by Burma, he will probably not survive."

"But if His Majesty leads the civil and military forces of the DPRK and China to surrender to Wei in one fell swoop and help Da Wei to pacify Yunnan faster, then it will be a great contribution to Da Wei."

"No matter what Emperor Qianyuan thinks in his heart, in order to show his generosity and clear-cut attitude of rewards and punishments, he will not harm His Majesty."

"I will even grant your Majesty a virtual title to ensure that your Majesty will have food and clothing, wealth and glory for the rest of his life."

After listening.

Zhu Youlang sat down.

Slightly fat hands clasped tightly.

Clearly caught in a drastic decision.

Fang Zhenru said nothing more.

He said everything that needed to be said, and the next step was to leave it to fate.

After a while.

Zhu Youlang just raised his head and asked in a dry voice: "Mr. Fang, maybe he can ask Liu Sheng to promise not to kill me?"

Fang Zhenru said: "Although I have contact with Damei, I cannot directly reach Tianting. If I want to convey this matter, I am afraid it will be too late."

Zhu Youlang suddenly lost his composure, "How can I dare to surrender if there is no guarantee?"

Fang Zhenru said: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious - since I said that before, I must have received a promise from the Da'ei imperial court."

"Besides, I have just analyzed that Emperor Qianyuan would do more harm than good by killing His Majesty. At most, His Majesty will be placed under house arrest."

After saying that, seeing Zhu Youlang hesitate again, Fang Zhenru was ready to say something harsh again.

"In addition, your Majesty may want to think about it. At this point in the situation, I have contact with Da'e. Doesn't it mean that others have no contact with Da'e?"

"Whether His Majesty is in exile in Burma or fleeing into the mountains, how do you know that no one is so greedy that he takes His Majesty's head in exchange for wealth?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youlang was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and fell down on the chair.

Then he trembled and said, "Sir, what you said makes sense - in this current situation, I'm afraid not many people are still loyal to me."

"If I want to survive, surrendering is indeed the safest choice."

"However, the troops and horses are all in the hands of Fang Guoan, Yang Weizhi and others. How should I surrender?"

Zhu Youlang said this because he actually wanted to test what kind of helpers Fang Zhenru had.

Is it Yang Weizhi, or warlords such as Fang Guoan.

However, Fang Zhenru is an old fox, how can he not see it?

He smiled and said: "Your Majesty only needs to decide to surrender, and leave the rest to me. Your Majesty's life will be guaranteed."

Although Zhu Youlang still had many doubts about this matter, he had already said it so far and it was impossible for him to regret it on the spot.

So he said: "Then I will entrust my wealth and life to Mr. Fang."

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That night.

Fang Zhenru used Zhu Youlang's order to bring a hundred people into Prince Mu's Mansion.

Although Zhu Youlang is a puppet emperor, he has been in power for two or three years and his civil and military ministers have been fighting with each other. It is not like he has no force of his own.

At the very least, a few hundred guards and nearly 3,000 personal troops were created.

However, there must be hidden secrets from all sides in the pro-military army.

So what he really trusted was the guards.

The guards are responsible for patrolling the "bedroom".

Most of these guards are from the original palace guards, so their combat effectiveness is not strong.

But the victory is loyalty.

When Fang Zhenru brought a hundred people to the "bedroom", the surroundings were guarded by these guards.

Zhu Youlang knew that Fang Zhenru would bring some people to protect him tonight, which showed that these people were still quite shocked.

Although he didn't know much, he could tell that these one hundred people were definitely the best among the best.

I couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Fang, who are these people?"

Fang Zhenru smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you must know that Damei has a personal guard, right?"

"Of course I know. It is said that the Guards are the first-class elite of the Wei thieves..."

Zhu Youlang was used to talking about it for a while, so he blurted out the word "Ei thieves". Then he thought that the people in front of him might be the Ei army, so he immediately changed his words.

But the hundred troops in front of them didn't seem to care.

Fang Zhenru continued, "These one hundred warriors are from the Guards of Victory Guards. Each one of them can be as good as ten."

"With these hundred victorious guards at your Majesty's side, even more than a thousand ordinary soldiers and horses cannot even think of threatening your Majesty's safety."

Zhu Youlang was suspicious after hearing this, "Are they that powerful?"

This time, before Fang Zhenru could answer, the 100-man guard stood up.

"In addition to flintlock muskets, daggers, soft armor, etc., each of us is equipped with two muskets, four hand grenades, and five mortars."

"If nothing else, it's very easy to lead you out of Prince Mu's Mansion now!"

While talking.

The whistle was opening his outer robe.

Only then did Zhu Youlang see the muskets and grenades on Shaozheng's waist, as well as the close-fitting soft armor (embedded with steel plates). (End of chapter)