Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 6: Internal strife destroys the country, and internal strife is also needed to destroy the country

When Zhu Cixuan first traveled through time, he was insane. In order not to disturb the emperor and empress, Xingzai specially rebuilt a stilt house on the edge of Zhucheng to heal the prince.

The thatched cottage in the East Palace is now the Qianqing Palace of Zhu Cixuan, the pseudo-regent of the Ming Dynasty, and also serves as the cabinet meeting hall.

Zhu Cixuan summoned Mu Tianbo and others who had initially appeased the emperor's ministers to a meeting.

In addition to the four generals Wang Qilong, Deng Kai and others, there was also Pan Huang, the first to surrender, and Ren Guoxi who was forced to come.

Others such as Yang Shengfang, the Minister of Personnel, and Wang Zuwang, the Minister of Revenue, were still loyal to Yongli and would not easily defect.

The emperor's brother-in-law Wang Weigong, the eunuch Yang Guoming and others are indecisive and jump back and forth, and are not worthy of trust.

Pan Huang was a helpless and lonely young man who followed whoever was stronger.

Ren Guoxi was upright and honest, similar to Wei Zheng and Hai Rui. Although he did not join Zhu Cixuan, he would not change his attitude according to the situation, so Zhu Cixuan specially summoned him.

As for the first-class diplomat Chen Ande who had been won over long ago, he had been sent to Pegu in Lower Hongsawadi to see if there was a way to Europe. Although the remaining 20,000 troops of Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan could not defeat the Eastern Tartars, they were more than enough to travel across the European continent.

If it doesn't work, learn from Yelu Dashi and create Ximing.

Zhu Cixuan lowered his head in thought. It seemed that he could make a big move when Mangbai rebelled and seized the throne.

I just drew three Destiny shots, especially the combination of [Child Emperor] and [Real Man] which can be very useful.

He originally planned to use the excuse of a truce between the two countries to lure Mang Bai to take the throne in exchange for his freedom.

But it seems like we can take a risk and kill two birds with one stone.

Mu Tianbo, with a complicated expression, was the first to interrupt Zhu Cixuan's thoughts: "Your Highness, why is it so?!"

Zhu Cixuan raised his head and looked at the Duke of Qian, who had not yet regarded him as the regent. Deng Kai and others behind him were also confused and puzzled. Even the eunuch Li Chonggui of the Eastern Palace seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Ma Jixiang has a huge influence. It was their original agreement that he would use the troops of Hongsha Kingdom to kill them and regain control of the court.

From then on, he was just looking for an opportunity to break out of the siege and join the two vassal states of Li Bai.

Why did he suddenly force the emperor to abdicate and seize the throne?

Prince, what about the promise you made to us?

Moreover, he was extremely rude in supervising the country on the spot.

In the past, Emperor Yongli was displaced in Wuzhou in western Guangxi and Zhaoqing in eastern Guangdong, but he was still able to maintain the dignity of the Guangxi vassal state. When Emperor Longwu died for his country and the country was in danger, Emperor Yongli even declined the position of regent three times.

Even the young Tang Wang Shaowu of Guangzhou, who hastily proclaimed himself emperor, had to go to a theatre troupe and get hundreds of costumes of kings and ministers to put on and go through the entire process.

Even if there were only two or three kittens left in the Ming Dynasty, there would be no need to be so careless and anxious.

Zhu Cixuan said calmly, "Duke Mu, why did you agree to join me in exterminating the traitors and killing the eunuchs? Isn't it because my father is indecisive and unable to make decisions?"

"According to the agreement, we will clear the court and break through the gates. When the emperor learns of our plan, he will ask you to take him with you. Will you take him with you?"

Mu Tianbo opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

Emperor Yongli was the only banner of the Ming Dynasty at that time, and was recognized and obeyed by the Dashi Army, the Thirteen Families of Kuidong, and Zheng Yanping in the southeast.

They had no other choice but to lead the prince to break out and raise another flag.

But the emperor has given an order, how can a minister not obey?
Last year, even though Fu Gang, the Minister of War and Rites and the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Li Dingguo, the Prince of Jin, who controlled the government and the army, were firmly opposed to their entry into Hongsha, they had to obey the emperor's edict.

Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan and Gao Wengui attacked Hongsha to rescue the king. Even if they won consecutive battles, they had no choice but to retreat if the emperor ordered them to do so.

"Father, you have to take him." Zhu Cixuan continued in a cold voice.

"The Empress and the Queen Mother are putting pressure on the Emperor. Do you want to take them?"

Mu Tianbo remained silent again.

It is well known that Emperor Yongli was soft-hearted and somewhat soft-hearted.

When retreating from Kunming, they were afraid that the Qing army would plunder the people, so they stored the grain and fodder that should have been burned in the warehouse.

As a result, the three armies of the Eastern Tartars attacked Yunnan Province, and the battle line stretched for thousands of miles. However, they rested and regrouped effortlessly and continued to pursue the Ming troops in western and southern Yunnan.

This forced Yongli to continue evacuating from Yongchang and enter Hongsha State.

During the march, bandits attacked and looted the imperial court. When Emperor Yongli was about to escape, Empress Dowager Ma shouted, "Are you going to abandon your mother?"

Deng Kai and others had to go back again to rescue the Queen Mother and others.

If the emperor really wants to break through the gate and escape, he must be taken away as soon as the empress dowager says so.

"The Empress Dowager wants to take the Empress with her, but what about the princes, the concubines, and the emperor's relatives? Are we going to give up the families of the loyal warriors?"

Mu Tianbo shook his head slightly, lowered his head and drooped his eyelids.

He had no choice but to admit that the prince was right. It was impossible for them to break through the siege with a large number of family members.

If Emperor Yongli was not allowed to lose his voice, with close ministers like Ren Guoxi, they would simply be caught in a cycle of internal power struggles.

Before this, Ma Jixiang had monopolized the government, and there were also people fighting for power and official positions. Ren Guoxi and Taichang Doctor Deng Juzhao had fought with each other in front of the emperor several times.

During the sixteen years of the Ming Dynasty, internal strife would lead to the destruction of the country, and the destruction of the country would also require internal strife.

Even Yongli's close minister Ren Guoxi, who had been glaring at Zhu Cixuan with resentment, remained silent at this moment, agreeing in his heart with the prince's words of disloyalty and unfilial piety.

Wang Qilong, an old general of Li Dingguo, stepped out from the crowd and looked around: "We originally planned to take the crown prince with us and escape, so that we could protect the emperor from danger and continue the Ming Dynasty's throne."

"It's only a few days earlier now, and he's still a prisoner. Why bother arguing over these trivial details? The real priority is to ensure His Majesty's safety and escape."

"Whether the Crown Prince will govern the country or not will be decided by the two Princes of Jin and Gong."

Mu Tianbo and others looked at the Hongsha soldiers carrying gold and silver outside with Wang Qilong pointing his halberd, and were stunned for a moment. They smiled bitterly and bowed to Zhu Cixuan, acknowledging that Zhu Cixuan had seized power and obtained the position of regent.

Pan Huang, with a childish expression, said, "The Emperor is kind and gentle. If the ministers truly wish to take risks, they must be led by a leader as decisive and wise as Your Highness."

Zhu Cixuan's promotion allowed him to reach the fifth rank at the age of sixteen, which was much more generous than the Emperor Yongli, whom he flattered and advised all day long.

He was the one who most hoped that Zhu Cixuan would maintain the stability of the country.

Even further ascend the throne.

Zhu Youlang was directly defined as the emperor emeritus.

Zhu Cixuan waved his hand: "As I said, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty dies for the country, I will not run away again."

"I have reached a deal with the Hongsha Nation in exchange for my brother and the Queen's escape."

Mu Tianbo and others were all stunned.

When he heard about the agreement between Zhu Cixuan and Mangbai, and their intention to submit to the Hongsha Kingdom and seek freedom for the Queen and the Emperor's brother.

A plan to take risks and risk your life.

Their expressions suddenly changed. Mu Tianbo was horrified and formally addressed them, "Your Highness, why are you doing this?!"

Wang Qilong, Deng Kai and others also strongly opposed it.

"Your Highness would never take such a risk!"

Pan Huang knelt on the ground, tears welling in his eyes: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is a heroic and holy ruler. You must not take such risks."

"The world is in turmoil. Your Highness needs you to summon the sun and moon to restore the country. Millions of Ming people are still waiting for your rescue. Please consider carefully."

Ren Guoxi was also moved by Zhu Cixuan's plan. He didn't expect that the prince who forced the emperor to abdicate and seize power was the most loyal and filial.

His expression changed several times before he gritted his teeth and stepped forward, saying, "Assisting Mang Bai in seizing the throne is indeed the best strategy. Your Highness should abide by the agreement with him. Otherwise, it will be difficult to accomplish and will put the two Supreme Beings in danger."

"National affairs are arduous, so we should proceed step by step. Don't expect to accomplish everything all at once."

You are absolutely right.

But I have hang up.

Zhu Cixuan would naturally not tell them the source of his confidence.

"Our country is in dire straits. Wu Sangui and the Eastern Tartars are lurking covetously in western Yunnan. To recover our lost land, I must sacrifice my only possession, my life, for the great cause."

"Mang Bai and I are similar. Someone who wants to kill his brother and seize the throne, what integrity and morality can he have? I will not entrust the only thing I have to someone else."

Mu Tianbo hesitated and said, "The emperor can be used as a substitute. We will be used to kill the bandits and seize the city."

He saw hope for restoring the Ming Dynasty in Zhu Cixuan, and wanted to protect the most heroic regent prince since the four emperors and eight regents of the remaining Ming Dynasty, in order to preserve the last slim hope of the Ming Dynasty.

"And it wouldn't be necessary to acknowledge my father to gain his trust, which would humiliate the prestige of the Celestial Empire."

Mu Tianbo reacted most strongly to this.

Last year, during the New Year celebrations of the Hongsha Kingdom, Mu Tianbo was summoned and asked to wear the ethnic costume of the Hongsha native state and go barefoot to meet the king and celebrate the New Year with a group of small states under the jurisdiction of Hongsha.

Mu Tianbo is the head of the Mu Palace in Yunnan Province, and the Duke of Qian in the Ming Dynasty.

It governs the entire Yunnan Province, as well as the subordinate chieftains of Yunnan Province and surrounding vassal states.

When the Shan people ruled the Hongsha Kingdom, Ava City was still the Hongsha Xuanwei Office of the Three Xuans and Six Weis.

All six of them must obey his golden red card.

In name, small Southeast Asian countries such as Hongsha Kingdom and Siam are all under the jurisdiction of the Duke of Qian.

However, the kings of Southeast Asia had to wear the costumes of small countries and pay homage to them.

This is even more exaggerated than the Orthodox Russian emperor kissing the Holy Scripture in the temple.

It's comparable to Emperor MacArthur wearing a kimono to Hirohito, waving a fan and dancing Kabuki.

Insulting the national dignity is the least of its problems.

It's a 365-degree humiliation.

Even Song Huizong, who was entertaining people in the Five Kingdoms City, had something to say. The one who bullied me was the Great Jin, the most powerful country in the world. How could your small southern barbarian country, Hongsha, compare to it?
After Mu Tianbo came back, he cried uncontrollably and almost hanged himself to apologize.

What's more outrageous is that Yongli's close ministers Yang Zai and Ren Guoxi wrote a letter to impeach him for being disrespectful and humiliating to the country.

Since then, Mu Tianbo basically stopped talking with the officials of Hongsha Kingdom.

Even before this, when Bai Wenxuan and Gao Wengui's army were wreaking havoc in Hongsha Country, Hongsha Country lowered its head and wanted to meet Mu Tianbo to seek peace and negotiate, saying that there was no need to wear yellow and white sarongs anymore, Mu Tianbo was unwilling to go to the Glazed Palace in Ava City.

Therefore, Mu Tianbo did not want the young prince to be insulted like this.

Zhu Cixuan is insensitive.

The Ming Dynasty was destroyed, but it still maintained the idea of ​​being the Celestial Empire.

The people of the Ming Dynasty only sought to save face.

Even when threatened by Hongsha Kingdom, he still had a stern face.

The Cursed Water Disaster broke out because Mang Bai came to power and the Ming court did not give him any rewards.

If Emperor Yongli was willing to bow his head, he might have negotiated with the Hongsha Kingdom to redeem himself.

Zhu Cixuan, who had just graduated and started to lick his boss's boots, sneered: "Does the emperor dare to start a war? Is the emperor willing to bow his head and gain the trust of the King of Toungoo?"

"My great-grandfather was born a monk, begging on the roadside. He also once submitted to the Northern Yuan Dynasty. I was just a vassal under humiliation for a short time."

"If Emperor Chengzu had not feigned insanity to avoid Emperor Huizong's suspicion, how could the Ming Dynasty have been revived?"

Zhu Cixuan glanced at the few people who were thinking hard with their heads down.

"The Ming Dynasty has reached its end. We must take extraordinary measures. If we are imprisoned, we must break the cage. Once we have freed my brother, the Ming Dynasty can continue its lineage. Then I will have no scruples."

"Since the Jiashen Rebellion, countless ministers and scholars in the two capitals and thirteen provinces have sacrificed their lives for their country. As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, why should I sacrifice my life and betray these loyal and patriotic people?"

"It is nothing more than following the path of the four emperors who died for their country, and living up to the three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty."

"Taizu started with 700 people from his hometown and conquered the world, while Chengzu relied on 800 local soldiers to quell the rebellion and pacify the world."

"Today, I intend to use my three hundred guards to capture the capital of Hongsha City, and use this as a foundation to defeat the invaders and restore the Ming Dynasty. Gentlemen, are you willing to join me?"

Deng Kai, Wei Bao and others were filled with passion and responded in a deep voice.

Mu Tianbo still hesitated: "My ancestor, Mu Wenying, followed Taizu in his conquests when he was young. How can I not obey Your Highness?"

"But could you please send a message to discuss this with the two kings of Jin and Gong, and wait for them to arrive at the city of Ava so that we can act together?"

Zhu Cixuan rejected it after a brief thought.

"If the King of Jin and the King of Gongchang could have reached Ava City, they should have arrived long ago. Moreover, by the time their troops arrived, the Hongsha Kingdom would have completely imprisoned the entire nation."

"When that time comes, I will be at the mercy of others, the meat on the chopping board, and I will be forced to beg for my life or death."

Mu Ren and the other man could only remain silent. Seeing that no one objected, Zhu Cixuan made arrangements immediately.

The effort of a stick of incense.

After making the general arrangements and finalizing the details in the meeting hall, they heard a commotion outside the room and sent someone to check.

"Your Majesty, Ma Jixiang's hidden kiln gold was discovered. While struggling to resist, his family and servants accidentally pushed over a candle and set the house on fire."

Zhu Cixuan's heart froze slightly when he heard this.

[Your fate is in conflict with fire, and your actions are causing a fire. ]

(End of this chapter)