Tong Yangjia's concerns are reasonable. Although the Zhejiang East faction's downfall was very successful just now, most senior officials in the court did not speak out. These people include the Shangshu of the thirteen ministries, the left and right ministers, the nine ministers, the Hanlin Academy and other important positions. It was not that they hoped that Ma Mingyuan would be unlucky, they were also the Huguang faction, but they did not belong to Ma Mingyuan's direct line, but to Ma Jiyuan.

Although Ma Mingyuan had enough ability, means, and background, he had one fatal flaw, that is, he became famous too late and had insufficient qualifications. Ma Mingyuan was a Jinshi in the tenth year of Chongzhen. In the same year, he only served as some intermediate officials in the court, such as Cao Guang, who impeached Ma Mingyuan, was just a seventh-rank censor of the Censorate.

It is precisely because of Ma Mingyuan's lack of qualifications in the officialdom that when Zhu Hongsan gained a foothold in Guangdong, most of the officials from the Huguang Group who defected to him looked at Ma Jiyuan's face.

Ma Jiyuan was born in the second year of the Tianqi period. His same year is now in his forties or fifties, and he is at the peak of his official career, so Ma Jiyuan's power accounts for one-third of the area controlled by Zhu Hongsan. In the past, Ma Mingyuan did not want Ma Jiyuan to enter the cabinet. This is true. Only by transferring Ma Jiyuan from the central government can Ma Jiyuan's these same year be used by Ma Mingyuan.

However, now that Ma Mingyuan has been deposed, he naturally does not have to suppress his elder brother. At the same time, Ma Mingyuan knew that his elder brother was a Taoist master. Although the King of Qin was Ma Jiyuan's grandson, Ma Jiyuan was a hard-core princeling, so only when Ma Jiyuan came to power could he ensure the safety of the prince. Only when the prince did not fall can he have the possibility of recovery.

The emperor ordered the court to promote the court, and qualified officials stood up one after another, and then they threw out most of the officials in Nanzhili and eastern Zhejiang. After all, they were just middle and low-level officials and were not qualified to promote the court.

The result came out soon. As Ma Mingyuan wished, Ma Jiyuan was successfully elected as the next chief minister.

Zhu Hongsan was also very satisfied after seeing the result. He also knew that Ma Jiyuan was the best candidate now. He was born in four major strategists, had many old friends in the court, and also supported the prince. The most important thing was that Ma Jiyuan firmly opposed the new policy that Zhu Hongsan had made. After Ma Jiyuan learned about the content of the new policy in Yangzhou, he wrote many letters to his Majesty that his Majesty would not make these things. Now is the time to win people's hearts, how can he come up with such things? Because of these reasons, Ma Jiyuan became the best candidate for excessive prime minister.

Zhu Hongsan said with satisfaction: "Okay, since the result is out, then the cabinet will be ordered to be the imperial edict! Order Ma Jiyuan, the Governor of Liangjiang, will be appointed as the new Prime Minister of the Cabinet! At the same time, I decided to personally lead the imperial expedition in five days! The Crown Prince Zhu Hai supervises the country and the Chief Ma Jiyuan assists in the administration. Everything will be handled by the prince and the cabinet together!"

The matter is set, and the court meeting is over, and the ministers leave Wenhua Hall. However, Zhang Huangyan from the Military Affairs Office was kept by Zhu Hongsan. After all, such a big event still needs to be handled by the Military Affairs Office.

Zhang Huangyan did not participate in the horse-defeating operation today, which is not that he agrees with the new policy. Zhang Huangyan's family is one of the best landlords in Ningbo. If the new policy is implemented, his family will suffer a lot of losses. However, Zhang Huangyan is a firm princeling. In his heart, the prince is the foundation of the country and the foundation of a country. This cannot be shaken. Ma Mingyuan, who supports the prince, naturally cannot move easily. Therefore, when the Zhejiang Eastern Sect found Zhang Huangyan, he did not get involved.

However, today when Ma Mingyuan was deposed and Ma Jiyuan came to power, Zhang Huangyan still breathed a sigh of relief, which was a perfect ending. Ma Jiyuan, who opposed the new policy, came to power, and Ma Jiyuan still supported the prince, which was really perfect for Zhang Huangyan.

Zhang Huangyan bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, what unit you want to accompany you this time in person?"

Zhu Hongsan thought for a while and asked, "I'll tell you briefly what troops are in Beijing?"

As Zhu Hong’s three major advisers, Zhang Huangyan certainly knew how much power he had in his hands now. Zhang Huangyan thought about it and said with a clear understanding: "Your Majesty, there are only two divisions in the capital now, and there are 100,000 cold weapons troops outside the city, but they have been training for half a year, so they should be of great use!"

Now we must ensure the safety of Guangzhou first. It is not possible to transfer reinforcements from Nanjing overnight. How can we ensure that Guangzhou must persist until the reinforcements arrive and not be occupied by King Gui's army?

"There is also a division of Zhou Yu in Guangdong. Can they block Li Dingguo's 240,000 troops?"

Zhang Huangyan hesitated for a moment. He was not a general and did not understand the combat effectiveness of the Guangdong New Army, but the number of people was too different. Zhou Yu's army only had 15,000 troops in one division. Although he could rely on the Guangzhou city wall, King Gui's army was 17 or 18 times that of his, and there was no advantage at all. What's more, Zhou Yu's army was distributed throughout Guangdong, and temporary mobilization time was not allowed!

"Your Majesty, if Zhou Yu's army is fully equipped, relying on the city wall, it can block King Gui's army! However, the five regiments of Zhou Yu's army are stationed in various places, one in Wuzhou, one in Leizhou, and the other in Shaozhou. There are only two regiments left in Guangzhou, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for me to defend Guangzhou!"

Zhu Hongsan also knew that his strength was too dispersed, so he cursed Zhu Youlang in anger: "This bastard Zhu Youlang just rushed to take over my retreat at this stall. When I hit Guilin, I will definitely pounce on my tomb! This bastard!"

When Zhang Huangyan heard Zhu Hongsan scolding Zhu Youlang in anger, he didn't dare to speak nonsense at this time. This involved a dispute over orthodoxism, and it was not something he should be in charge of a small fifth-rank official.

"Your Majesty, although Guangzhou is not in sufficient staff, there is a division of Wang Jinbao in Luzon. Why not transfer Wang Jinbao to Guangzhou?"

Zhu Hongsan thought about it and shook his head. Wang Jinbao also had to send troops to help the Spaniards fight the Dutch. Now he has been preparing for this for half a year and cannot give up halfway because of the Guangzhou incident.

"Thinking of this, how many naval ships are there in the capital?"

"Most of the navy's troop transport ships have been transferred to the Japanese dispatched troops, and there are about twenty left, and they can only transport troops and equipment from two regiments!"

"Enough, order to get on the 4th and 5th Regiment of the Imperial Guard Division on board tomorrow and send it to Guangzhou to help Feng Ziyong defend the city! Ten thousand people, plus some local troops inspection departments, should be able to last for a month. As long as my army arrives, I will definitely defeat Li Dingguo!"

Zhang Huangyan quickly took the paper and pen and wrote the emperor's orders into text materials. Then he asked: "Your Majesty, this time I will be preparing to bring that army with me!"

"Qian Yong's first division cannot arrive, and the troops from Yangzhou and Wuchang cannot move. I can only bring the Imperial Guard Division!"

Zhang Huangyan was stunned when he heard the emperor say this. He had just transferred two regiments, and there were only three regiments left in the Imperial Guard Division. It was really dangerous to face the more than 200,000 troops of King Gui.

"Your Majesty, are there fewer people?"

Zhu Hongsan thought about it and cursed in his heart: Good you Zhu Youlang. I originally wanted to keep you at the end, but now you come to your door. This time I will solve you first.

"After orders, Li Chengdong, the Prince of Jianning, was promoted to the Grand Governor of the Front Army, and followed me to go to the expedition! The Prince of Nanchang, Jin Daoming, was the General Governor of the Front Army, and Zhu Bao, the Prince of Wuchang, was the Deputy General Governor of the Front Army! Order the three of them to select 50,000 soldiers outside the city and go to the expedition with me in five days! Also, order Feng Ziyong to be the General Governor of the Guangdong and Guangxi, and ordered Zhou Yu to be the General Governor of the Guangzhou War Zone and to be in charge of the war between Guangdong and Guangxi! Here the capital, Zhu Hongyi, the Prince of Wuchang, was promoted to the Grand Governor of the Central Army, and the remaining 50,000 people were handed over to him! Qian Yong was the General Governor of the Central Army, and the garrison of Nanjing! Order Ma Liang to be the General Governor of the Wuchang War Zone, and let him pay attention to the Qing army opposite, and I am afraid that the Qing army will get involved. Well, take the team of the Military Affairs Office and follow me to go to the expedition!"

When Zhang Huangyan heard Zhu Hongsan mention Wuchang, he quickly asked: "Your Majesty, will you still give Wuchang to the Qing Dynasty?"

Zhang Huangyan originally disagreed with giving up Wuchang, but the emperor's order could not be opposed.

"Don't give in for the time being. I doubt that I was deceived by the Qing Dynasty and Zhu Youlang? The fact that Zhu Youlang sent troops was too coincidental, and the timing was too accurate!" Zhu Hongsan only suspected that the Qing Dynasty and Zhu Youlang had colluded, and had not yet suspected that the peace talks he sent were causing Tong Tuchang to make trouble in it.

Zhu Hongsan thought for a while and asked, "How is the ordnance production now?"

"Your Majesty, Xuanwu Lake Ordnance Factory has started construction day and night. In the past six months, it has produced a division's equipment, which can be equipped with about 20,000 people!"

"Okay! Select 15,000 people from the army outside the city to form the 11th Division, and ordered Zhu Bao to be the division commander, and Guo Daqiang, the first commander of the Imperial Guard Division, as the deputy division commander!"

The emperor's order was an imperial edict. After Zhang Huangyan finished writing it, he showed it to the emperor. After Zhu Hongsan finished reading it, he asked Li Chengen to stamp the jade seal and then began to mobilize the army.

Zhu Hongsan had no choice but to take Li Chengdong with him. Zhu Hongsan was good at commanding hot weapons and weapons to fight, but he was really not familiar with the kind of troops deploying in ancient times. The only one under his command was the three princes who came over anyway. Zhu Hongsan knew that he was facing the "two famous kings" Li Dingguo in Guangdong this time, and he might have really thought about it. Zhu Hongsan thought for a long time before he was about to take Li Chengdong with him. Although Li Chengdong was not very good, he was a good player in war. In addition, he was asked to command Jin Shenghuan's troops, and the grassroots officers in this army were all the direct descendants of his new army, so Li Chengdong should not be able to make any trouble.

After the order was sent, the Military Affairs Office began to be busy. After all, this time it was an imperial expedition. Although there were only 60,000 to 70,000, but in addition to the logistics troops, there were 100,000, which was said to be the largest personal expedition since Zhu Hongsan became emperor.

After Ma Mingyuan's meeting was dispersed, he returned to his residence. Not long after he sat down, the housekeeper Ma Fu came in to inform him that the prince was here!
Chapter completed!