Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 414 I Want To Wait For Him To Come Back
When Wang Chengen asked such a question, all civil and military officials bowed their heads.

Everyone knows that even though Nanjing City is surrounded by King Lu Zhu Changxiao at this moment, Nanjing City is still controlled by the people of Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian.

Even those with ulterior motives can only remain silent at this time, or seek other ways to take advantage of this political turmoil to achieve their goals.

"It is a matter of loyalty to the king that we wait for the king's salary. When the rebel army is suppressing the city, we must either defend Nanjing for your majesty, or die for the city. !"

Gao Hongtu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stepped forward at this time.

He was naturally dissatisfied with Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, threatening the minister so much, but he also understood that there would indeed be people who wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble, so he stood up and set his tone first.

Therefore, Gao Hongtu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, turned around and asked the six cabinet ministers behind him after scolding Wang Chengen:
"Everyone, tell me, do we want to be loyal to His Majesty!"

"As the chief assistant said, it is hard to make your Dongchang loyal to His Majesty, and we civil servants are all unpredictable."

"That's right, if we don't even have this bit of loyalty, how can we have the face to live above this temple!"

……

Hundreds of officials spoke one after another, saying that they had no intention of colluding with the rebels, and that they would rather die for Chongzhen Zhu Youjian than surrender to Lu Wang Zhu Changhao.

In fact, everyone knows that even if they want to surrender, they can't show it on the bright side.

Now that Gao Hongtu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, made such a statement, he was even more convinced that no action could be taken now, and he could only wait and see what happened.

What's more, at this time everyone has learned of Zhu Youjian's decree, knowing that the First Guards Army has defeated Tan Tai and is about to wipe out the main force of the Qing Army before returning to Jiangnan.

Therefore, at this time, no one dares to change their minds at this time.

Even if there are people who do not believe that the frontline military news is true, they can only temporarily remain silent at this moment.

Ruan Dayue came over and bowed to the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet:

"Elder Ge, at this time, only you can stabilize people's hearts."

Wang Chengen also came over and bowed to Gao Hongtu.

"City defense and law and order also have to rely on two people."

Gao Hongtu, chief assistant of the cabinet, also bowed to Ruan Dayue and Wang Chengen.

At this time, Hua Yuncheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, stood up:
"Everyone, just listen to what Hua said. Before leaving, His Majesty has decided to appoint the king to supervise the country. According to Hua, His Majesty may have already intended to make the king the crown prince. Now His Majesty is far away in Henan, but Nanjing City is far away. It is at stake, so it is better to let King Ding take the Jade Seal of Chuanguo and the Empress to inspect Nanchang first, just in case."

"Why is it King Ding? Why not King Hui? King Hui is the eldest son of His Majesty, so it should be King Hui who is on tour!"

Wang Siren, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, raised objections.

At this time, Gao Hongtu had to shout again:
"That's enough! Let's start arguing about this matter before the city of Nanjing is broken. Even if the city of Nanjing is broken, His Majesty's guards will be able to fight back again. It's not that you haven't heard His Majesty's decree. Don't you feel that you Are you thinking too much?"

"Old Gao Ge's words are wrong, I'm just waiting for a rainy day!
The Qing army's millions of troops marched south. Whether His Majesty can wipe out the Qing army is not as simple as the imperial decree says. There are rebels everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River. Whether His Majesty can return to the south of the Yangtze River is also a question. The country is about to be handed over to King Lu, and you are all important officials in the court. What is the intention of not letting the prince go on tour! "

At this time, a scholar named Yuan Hongxun, head of the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi, also stood up, pointed at Gao Hongtu and Ruan Dayue, and began to question him.

"Prince Yong is in Shandong, what kind of prince is needed to go on tour, even if he is a son of a man and should not be a father, he will not be able to defend the country to the death!"

Ruan Dayue roared at this time.

On the other hand, Yuan Hongxun snorted coldly: "King Yong is as noble as His Royal Highness Hui Wang. His Royal Highness Hui Wang is the eldest son, isn't he? Ruan Dayue, don't think I don't know what you are thinking. You want King Yong Cheng Tang Suzong, please be Du Hongjian!"

Ruan Dayue looked at Wang Chengen and Li Ruolian, he didn't dare to admit that he had such thoughts, otherwise Wang Chengen and Li Ruolian would kill him.

But Ruan Dayue couldn't argue with it at this time, he blushed angrily: "Nonsense, nonsense!"

"That's enough! Should the prince be allowed to go on tour, you have to ask the queen if she is willing to go. There is no reason for her to go out on her own when her mother is in danger!"

Gao Hongtu naturally knew that all the officials were thinking of taking this opportunity to accompany a prince out of the city, so that if the world changed, they could directly help the prince ascend the throne.

But these officials kept saying that it was for Daming's country and society, and he couldn't find a reason to refute it, even Ruan Dayue couldn't tell the words at this time, so he simply threw the question to Queen Zhou.

After all, the country ruled the world with filial piety. If the Queen Zhou did not leave, these officials with ulterior motives would not be able to make the prince they supported abandon their mother and leave Nanjing.

"Your Highness, please go back to the palace and inquire about the empress."

Gao Hongtu cupped his hands and bowed to Hui Wang Zhu Cihong and Ding Wang Zhu Cihuan.

Hui Wang Zhu Cihong and Ding Wang Zhu Cihuan returned a salute to Gao Hongtu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and entered the palace.

As soon as the two princes entered the palace, the rest of the ministers also left one after another. Wang Chengen couldn't help sighing:
"Fortunately, the military power in Nanjing City is still in our hands. Otherwise, I really don't know what kind of chaos it will be."

"Not only that, but fortunately, among the three princes, King Yong is the only one who is not in Nanjing City. His Majesty is His Majesty, and everything is under his control."

After Gao Hongtu said that, he gave Ruan Dayue a meaningful look.

……

At this time, Hui Wang Zhu Cihong and Ding Wang Zhu Cihuan both knelt in front of Queen Zhou:

"Mother, the rebels have surrounded the city of Nanjing. You can't stay here any longer. You should promise your sons and ministers to leave Nanjing with you. My sons don't want to see you in such a dangerous situation, mother!"

Snapped!
Empress Zhou suddenly slapped the faces of the two princes one after another, and her expressions became extremely severe:

"Do you know what you're talking about!
Don't think that the queen mother doesn't know what you are thinking. Your majesty is not dead yet, so she wants to fly solo!
This home is not broken!

If you want to go, you go, I won't go, I believe him!

I believe he will definitely come back to save us, save the world, here is everything he has!
Even if Nanjing City is broken, I will wait here for his return!He is my husband! "

Queen Zhou's eyes burst into tears as she spoke.

Hui Wang Zhu Cihong and Ding Wang Zhu Cihuan couldn't say anything more when they saw this, they felt a little disappointed, they cupped their hands and left Kunning Palace directly.

For the first time, the two felt that their mother's queen was not so respectable.

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