Zhu Yousong sent away the great gentry and returned to the side hall, and then his face showed joy.

"This is a great thing! Beixia digs his own grave and kills the gentry ministers. He can't walk for long!"

Zhu Yousong laughed loudly while waving his robe.

Jinling Admiral Lu Jiude had already rushed into the palace after hearing the news. When he saw Emperor Hongguang's happy face, he couldn't help but frown.

"Lu Daban, it was just right. Beixia dug his own grave and forced all the gentry in Jiangbei to a dead end. How could such an imperial court stand firm?

Not like me!

My Jiangnan court is full of taxes and strong soldiers and horses. I plan to go north to the Central Plains on a day to go!"

Zhu Yousong said with a smile on his face.

Not only did Beixia kill the Grand Secretary of the previous dynasty, but he even humiliated him in the street. This was a big mistake.

In Zhu Yousong's view, these gentry members are the core competitiveness of a court.

How can you offend it?

It turns out that he was a barbarian from the barren land outside the border and did not know the skills of governing and ruling. As a member of the Fu King, Zhu Yousong naturally knew better how to integrate "resources" and winning over the gentry was the top priority.

After hearing the words, Lu Jiude frowned, but he didn't dare to give too much advice. He was stunned for a moment and still praised him, "It's a happy congratulations. The Northern Xia Kingdom acts against the heavens. Our dynasty will do the same for the heavens. Can unify the country.

However, the careful rewards from Beijing City killed all the old ministers of the previous emperors. No matter what Wei Zaode and others experienced, they never surrendered to the State of Xia.

It should be a mourning now..."

Lu Jiude finally suggested.

No matter how much Wei Zaode and others said that they were senior ministers of the previous dynasty. The people of Beixia were humiliated and killed. Then the Jiangnan court sang a lot of praise. As for corruption, there was no need to care about it at all...

The same is true for the real Southern Ming court in history. In order to demonstrate that it inherited the orthodox status of the previous dynasty, after the founding of the country, it would posthumously enfeoff the dead ministers of the previous dynasty.

Especially some ministers who were beheaded by Emperor Chongzhen would have the opportunity to "rehabilitate" and future generations could also be taken care of.

This is to win people's hearts and show the great grace of the court.

"Of course you have to be mourned!

We also have to erect a monument of fame and reputation, so that the world can sing and let everyone see what Xia Kingdom has done!”

Zhu Yousong quickly clapped his hands and said.

Lu Jiude was a little worried and had a lot to say, but seeing Zhu Yousong's confidence, he had to hold it back and exit the hall.

Soon, the imperial edict was passed on.

A few days later, a huge commemorative ceremony was held in Jinling City to mourn the ministers who were persecuted by the Xia people in Beijing.

All the officials and ministers of the Southern Ming Dynasty covered their faces and cried, but as for the people in Jiangnan, they were completely unaware of what was going on...

At the same time, a small episode appeared at the mourning ceremony, with a detailed work of returning from the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and returning to Jinling with the so-called handwriting of the Ming Crown Prince Zhu Cilang.

Perhaps because of being too excited, it angered Zhu Yousong.

This meticulous work, who received news from Zhu Cixuan, was soon captured by the officers and soldiers of Jinling City, and was locked in a dead cell and killed by random knives.

At this point, no one in the court dared to mention the news about Crown Prince Zhu Cilang, which seemed quite stable on the surface.

Judging from Zhu Yousong's current operations, it is not much different from the normal trajectory in history, and it is all for his own selfish desires and power.

As for things outside the throne, all kinship is fake, and of course it is not to mention concern for people's livelihood.

The princes of the Ming Dynasty were all good at oppressing the people. Being too kind to the untouchables would affect the interests of the landlords.

Looking at Jinling City again, white towels were hung everywhere.

The so-called condolence meeting is also an oath-taking meeting.

Zhu Yousong used the means to mobilize troops and inspected them by the way, and how many troops were willing to obey his dispatch.

Fortunately, the Hongguang Dynasty was very smooth in its first few months.

Under Zhu Yousong's call, the four governors in Jiangbei, except Zuo Liangyu, all came to the court.

Shi Kefa, who had not given face, also returned to Jinling to provide advice on the Northern Expedition...

At the same time, former governor Ma Shiying from Fengyang was also coming to the North Korea, and the important towns on the front line had even shown their loyalty.

Logically speaking, Nan Ming actually had no worries and there was no problem in defending.

However, the Hongguang Dynasty in history only existed for eight months, and the remaining ten years were almost surviving.

These people would never have thought of such consequences, and would not have known the cause of the disaster...

"Your Majesty, you must not be careless about Xia State. Whether it is Li Zicheng or Zhang Xianzhong, they suffered a great loss in Henan.

In addition, the North is stable this year, so it is unlikely that it will have the opportunity to recover the capital..."

Shi Kefa was wearing a white towel. After the tedious etiquette was over, he began to persuade Zhu Yousong to be more cautious.

This guy always looks a little unreliable in Shi Kefa's eyes.

It would be fine if he threatened to send troops to the capital, but as the current emperor, Zhu Yousong did not know how many soldiers and horses the Xia Kingdom had arranged in Jiangbei.

Not only did he underestimate the enemy country, Zhu Yousong also led the Yangzhou defenders to take the initiative to send troops. Shi Kefa believed that such a tactic was completely immature.

It is true that there is a lot of grain in Jiangnan and the population is sufficient, but they are all new recruits who have not experienced the cruel war in Mingbei. It is difficult to fight against the people of Xia without sufficient training.

But Zhu Yousong doesn't think so. If he goes north a little later and waits for Zhu Cilang to appear completely in the eyes of the world, then the situation will be extremely difficult...

"Your Majesty, it's not impossible to send troops to Henan.

On that side, there were gentry who disliked the Northern Xia court.

If troops were sent at this time, a large amount of land would be reclaimed.

Moreover, I have also heard that the Henan prefectures are not short of food this year..."

The person who spoke was Gao Jie, who owned Xuzhou and was a general in command of the four towns in Jiangbei, along with Shi Kefa, Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu.

Moreover, Gao Jie was once a general under Li Zicheng. After surrendering to the Ming court, he pursued the peasant army fiercely.

Over the years, he has made great achievements and was just enthroned as Xingping Bo by Emperor Chongzhen last year.

Compared to Shi Kefa's steady and conservativeness, Gao Jie is full of confidence, and in his rising career, he naturally is unwilling to give up the opportunity to make contributions.

"All nonsense is a sect, how can the gentry rely on as a support? It always depends on the soldiers to fight with troops!"

Shi Kefa angrily scolded.

Gao Jie was a thief who changed his career and was not as good as Shi Kefa. After being refuted fiercely, he did not say anything, but instead made a stern face.

Huang Degong, who was watching the show, was constantly making excuses and trying to make things worse.

The conflict between the four towns in Jiangbei began to appear, but Zhu Yousong saw it, but he felt relieved.

He thought that his methods were great, so he restrained each other and controlled his generals.
Chapter completed!