His Majesty and the cabinet ministers issued a joint letter?

Isn’t that equivalent to a formal imperial edict?

Li Yongmao and other officials from the Ministry of War Yamen who heard the news couldn't help but wonder.

When the main officials of the Ministry of War arrived, the eunuch unfolded the imperial edict and read: "Jiashen's heaven changes, the late emperor and the capital co-existed and died, and died for the country. We in Nanjing are loyal to the country and cannot live without a king for a day, so we can support King Fu to succeed him.

Now we have learned that the late emperor ordered Princess Kunxing to supervise the country, and granted the Ming Emperor twenty-four seals, ordering her to supervise the country and revive the Ming Dynasty..."

This imperial edict in the form of a handwriting contains hundreds of words, but it can be summed up in three points.

First, it is true that the late emperor ordered Princess Kunxing to supervise the country.

Secondly, the ministers in Nanjing supported Prince Fu to succeed him as emperor because they were unaware of the late emperor's edict and out of concern for the country's power.

Finally, King Fu thought that his virtue and ability were not as good as those of Kun Xingjianguo, so he resigned from the throne, lost the title of emperor, and handed over power to Kunxingjianguo.

After listening, Li Yongmao and other officials stood stunned on the spot, too shocked to think.

Especially Li Yongmao.

Just now, he was thinking of learning from Yu Shaobao and going to lead the Beijing camp to resist Princess Kunxing's army.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yousong and the cabinet had surrendered!

Although the other officials of the Ministry of War had just learned that Princess Kunxing's army had arrived outside Nanjing, they also did not expect that Zhu Yousong and Ma Shiying's cabinet would surrender directly.

And he surrendered so completely.

This can be understood from the handwriting.

The handwriting jointly issued by Zhu Yousong and the cabinet confirmed that Princess Kunxing's supervision of the country was the order of the late emperor and was legitimate.

The second point is to find a way out for the officials in Nanjing - the officials in Nanjing did not know about the late emperor's edict, so they supported King Fu. As the saying goes, those who do not know are not guilty, and it will not be easy for Zhu Aelao to supervise the country in the future to pursue this matter. them.

There is no way to pursue it.

After all, the Hongguang Court was recognized by all the major provinces south of the Yangtze River, and those officials who had recognized the Hongguang Court could not be punished for misidentifying the false emperor.

If this was done, the officials in the major provinces south of the Yangtze River would be forced to rebel first without the Qing army attacking.

Therefore, this second point is to reassure these officials.

As for the third point, tell the officials of the Hongguang court not to think about opposing Princess Kunxing's supervision of the country.

Zhu Yousong and the cabinet have surrendered, so what's the use of your opposition?

After thinking about this, all the officials from the Ministry of War fell silent.

Others showed a relaxed look.

Originally, they were worried about how to deal with Princess Kunxing's invasion of the city.

It's fine now, don't worry, just lie down like Zhu Yousong and the elders.

Li Yongmao came to his senses but didn't want to believe it.

He looked at the eunuch sharply and asked: "How could your majesty and the cabinet issue such a handwriting? Your handwriting must be fake!"

"You can tell at a glance whether Shilang Li is real or fake." The young eunuch sighed, "Besides, there will be a formal edict later, which will be sent to other yamen of the imperial court. Your Majesty, no, Prince Fu and the elders are worried that the Ministry of War will hear about it. When the supervising army arrives, it will act without orders and cause chaos, so we asked our family to issue an order."

While he was talking, the handwriting was already in Li Yongmao's hands.

When he saw it, he found that the handwritten edict was written by Ma Shiying himself, and then Zhu Yousong used his seal and signed it. Cabinet ministers Wang Duo and Ruan Dayue also signed it.

This time he had nothing to say.

Even if there was a change in the palace, the emperor and the cabinet were forced to issue this edict, which also shows that Princess Kunxing's people have broken into the palace.

With the palace under control inside and a large army approaching the city outside, even if he wanted to fight, what would he do with it?

As a result, Li Yongmao stooped down as if his bones had been removed. He held the oracle scroll in one hand and waved it with the other hand: "That's all. Go back and reply to His Majesty and the three elders. I, Li Yongmao, He will restrain everyone in the military department and will not cause any trouble to them."

Li Yongmao acted like this because he obviously did not believe that replacing Zhu Yousong with the princess supervisor would make the Ming Dynasty a better place.

Seeing this, the person who came with the young eunuch was actually a "College Lieutenant in Jinyi" disguised as a member of the Imperial Guard and couldn't help but speak.

"Why does this minister look so dejected? The supervisor is a fairy who has descended to earth. Replacing the false emperor will definitely make the Ming Dynasty better. You should all be happy!"

After hearing this, Li Yongmao glanced at the "Jin Yi Xiaowei" in surprise, and then he couldn't help but sneer, "Fairy descended to earth? Are you a member of Princess Kunxing? Don't you think you are silent and have strange power and chaos? Just because the princess has so many people under her command. If you think like this, I know she is not as good as you!"

"you!"

The "Colonel in Jinyi" turned red with anger, and immediately wanted to use his fists to persuade the dog officer, but was stopped by his companion.

"How about the supervision of the country? This person will know about it in the future. Why should you and I waste words with him?"

After saying that, he took the little eunuch and left together.

In fact, even if the Ministry of War takes action, it will not cause any big trouble.

Ma Shiying and others sent this handwriting simply because they did not want to cause Zhu Yurao to misunderstand...

Outside Nanjing, on the Yangtze River.

Zhu Yuluo's royal ship has docked at the shore.

But she did not dock at the shore, but stood on the top of the imperial ship's loft, leaning on the railing and looking at the tall city of Nanjing.

At the same time, Hao Guangming also borrowed his mobile phone camera to appreciate the scene of this ancient capital of the six dynasties in the late Ming Dynasty.

"It is worthy of being the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties and the deputy capital of the Ming Dynasty. Viewed from the Yangtze River, the momentum of Nanjing is indeed extraordinary.

By the way, do you know how Nanjing’s nickname ‘Jinling’ came from?”

Although Zhu Yushuo had read a lot of books in the palace, she was only sixteen years old after all, so she really didn't know about it.

So he smiled and said: "My husband, why do you need to be so secretive? Just tell me."

Hao Guangming, on the other side, was holding a tablet, looked up relevant information, and then read: "Historical records say: 'Chu Zixiong Shang defeated Yue and took all the land of Wu. This place has the aura of a king, so he buried gold to suppress it. It was named Jinling.'"

Then he added: "However, some people in our later generations have studied the Feng Shui of Jinling and believe that the king's energy does gather here, but it cannot be retained and often dissipates with the river very quickly.

Therefore, the dynasties that established their capitals in Jinling did not last long. Even your Ming Dynasty also experienced the Jingnan War, which can be regarded as a change of dynasties in a sense."

Zhu Yucao said: "This statement is not unreasonable - now the Hongguang court has only been established for less than a year, but it will be replaced by me. Isn't this also a change of dynasty in a certain sense?

If this is the case, sir, please tell me, should I place the capital in Nanjing in the future?"

Hao Guangming said with a smile: "You should look at this issue from the perspective of future generations - it is indeed a bit difficult for you to choose between Beijing and Nanjing at this time.

But in fact, it is a good strategy to use Beijing as the capital and Nanjing as the companion capital.

At this time, there is already a Grand Canal connecting the north and the south. Speaking of which, transportation between the north and the south is quite convenient.

If you still don't think it's enough, you can build a railway connecting Beijing and Nanjing in the future, supplemented by radio stations, and your control over Nanjing and the southern provinces will be hundreds of times greater than before the Ming Dynasty."

Hearing this, Zhu Aolao not only became thoughtful.

She was thinking that since the vice-capital was conducive to controlling the place, in the future the Ming Dynasty would not only have Beijing, Nanjing, and Zhongdu, but also the Western Capital, Xijing, and the Eastern Capital.

Just when she was thinking about the future.

The intercom on the table nearby rang.

The voice of the Red Lady came from inside, "Notice to the Supervisor that the First Town of the Imperial Guard and the Eleventh Town of the Border Guard have successfully taken over the main city gates of Nanjing.

However, some minor city gates are still defended by some troops from the original Nanjing Camp.

I have seen it, these Beijing camps who have taken refuge with us need to be retrained, otherwise they are not worthy of trust.
Chapter completed!