In Guangzhou, the ministers were helpless because His Highness the Superintendent refused to set off for Nandu. Before that, the Superintendent's attitude was not like this.

After the revival of the Southern Capital, Zhou Shixiang immediately ordered people to quickly express their victory. His Highness and the Chief Superintendent Guo Zhiqi were so happy that they cried when they heard the restoration of Nanjing. He ran into the Taimiao to worship his ancestors. At the same time, Zhou Shixiang reported that the Qing army camp in Yangzhou, Jiangbei and Yangzhou gathered 200,000 troops, and built ships day and night to invade the south. Therefore, the supervisor asked the governor to go north to return to the capital as soon as possible to calm the hearts of the people in Jiangnan, so that the restoration of the Ming gentry came to surrender and settle the country as soon as possible.

The Jianguo summoned the cabinet to discuss the return of the capital. The second auxiliary Lianchengbi was the Qing army in Jiangbei. At this time, the Jianguo might be in danger to the southern capital. It would be better to wait for Zhou Shi to repel the Jiangbei army before moving the capital.

Grand Secretary Hong Yuao tended to relocate the capital, but considering that there was indeed a Qing army in Jiangbei, and that Jiangnan, Fujian and Zhejiang had not yet been pacified. Although the southern capital was a majestic city and the Ming Dynasty, it was not as safe as Guangzhou. Therefore, when the supervisor asked about his opinions, he gave the advice of the Shaohou.

Hong Yuao also opposed the immediate relocation of the capital, which made Lianchengbi feel instantly inspired. Since the "Palace Shock Case", Lianchengbi has been doing things with his tail between his tails all these days. There was no way, his confidants, Zhang Xiaoqi, Cheng Bangjun, Qin Rong and others were all put in prison. Although he requested the State Supervisor's special order to return the capital several times, the State Supervisor also issued an order, they were all refuted by Wang Shirong, who presided over the so-called anti-rebellion in the Military Commander's Office, saying that the case has not been found out yet and he cannot be released.

Lian Chengbi was furious and found Ding Zhixiang, who was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, and asked him whether the case was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice or the Military Commander's Office. Ding Zhixiang spread his hands and said that the state affairs were at present were difficult and all powers were followed. Whether it was the Ministry of Justice or the Military Commander's Office, those who were involved in the safety of the court could be managed.

Lianchengbi heard this and said, since your Ministry of Justice can take charge, let him release him. Ding Zhi agreed, saying that since it was the will of His Highness the Superintendent, he would definitely release him, but he had to report this matter to the public official of Guangdong. As a result, this report lasted for more than a month. Now Zhang Xiaoqi and the others are still in prison, and they don’t know whether they are alive or dead.

This incident made Lian Chengbi even more hate Zhou Shixiang and his followers, but he had to bow his head under the eaves. After the palace case, the Yongli court officials who were always headed by him no longer came to his door, so it was difficult to have a momentum and he had a few days of peace. A few months ago, the Grand Secretary of the Yongli court, the Minister of Personnel Zhang Zuochen, the Minister of War Sun Shun, the Minister of Rites Cheng Yuan, the Minister of Revenue Wan Niance and other officials returned to Guangzhou from Annan with Princess Changle.

The eldest princess was the daughter of Shaowu. Although the Tang Jianguo had rehabilitated his brother, posthumously named "Wenzong" and worshipped the Taimiao, in the eyes of the Yongli officials such as Lianchengbi, Shaowu was still a rebel. This matter was not recognized by the emperor for a day, so he could not do it in a day. Therefore, he was also a little hostile to the eldest princess. In addition, the eldest princess had been married by Emperor Xu and Zhou Shi, which made Lianchengbi even more unable to have any favors to the daughter of the imperially appointed rebel.

After returning to Guangzhou, the eldest princess was taken to the palace by the regent. Guo Zhiqi, Song Xianggong and others had visited the Grand Princess, but they never even went to the city wall. He thought about Fu Gang and others as powerful aids, and wanted to introduce them to the court as helpers to fight against the Zhou party. However, Fu Gang and others ignored him at all. Instead, they fought with Zhou party members Xu Yingyuan, Guo Shao and others, and even collectively testified that the decree that the Grand Princess brought back to the title of Zhou Shixiang as the King of Qi was indeed the emperor's book in western Yunnan after escaping from Kunming, and could not be faked.

Fu Gang also said that when the emperor enacted this edict that day, he regretted: "I regretted that I did not accept Guo's strange words when I was in Kunming, and I had already appointed Zhou Shixiang as the king, which led to the displaced today."

The certificates of Fu Gang and others and the book of King Qi that was indeed stamped with the Emperor's Jade Seal made His Highness no longer doubt it. He ordered the cabinet to organize the title of King Qi, but the chief assistant Guo Zhiqi and Grand Secretary Song Xianggong and others suggested that the Duke of Guangdong was now leading troops to the north and could not be separated. It would be better to wait until the army recovered the Southern Capital before enthroning the Southern Capital. The Supervisor agreed that if the Southern Capital was appointed as the Prime Minister of Zhou, it would also show how much the court's contribution was to reward the title, and it would be better to use this to declare to the world the Zhu family's kindness to the meritorious ministers.

Zhou Shixiang was about to be named King of Qi and supported Gang. Sun Shun's ministers who were trustworthy in the emperor refused to help him. Even the city wall was both annoyed and anxious, but he didn't want Hong Yuao, who had always followed the Zhou party's wishes, would actually support him. He couldn't help but be overjoyed. Thinking about the other party behind him was the Zhongzhen Camp in Hubei. Although he was not as good as the Taiping Army, he still had more than 100,000 troops, and he couldn't help but want to win over Hong Yuao.

In the city wall, Hong Yuao immediately moved the capital. Duke Xiang of Song, Yuan Kuoyu and Ding Zhixiang tried their best to ask the Supervisor to set off for Nandu immediately. The situation was deadlocked. In the end, Guo Zhiqi said that the security of the Supervisor was important, but it was even more important to calm the people's hearts. Now the soldiers fought bloody battles and finally recovered Nandu. It was the Supervisor who personally went to Nandu to reward the three armies, stood in charge of the enemy, and declared his enterprising spirit. How could he not go?

Guo Zhiqi's words were aligned with the idea of ​​governing the country, so he made a decision on the spot to return to the capital with light clothes and simple clothes without any striking. He also ordered the cabinet minister, Duke Xiang of Song, to stay in Guangzhou, and the other cabinets, eunuchs of the Ministry of Lis and officials, Zhou Baoguo, commander of the Jinyiwei, and Zhu Tong, the general of the Eighth Town, to get up as soon as possible. After passing Shaoguan, he took a boat along the Ganjiang River and headed straight to Jiujiang, and took a land official road to Nanjing.

This route is much more difficult and takes a long time than going to the lower reaches of Wuchang Shunjiang. However, considering that Huguang has newly descended, the Yangtze River Navy was converted from the Dongting Lake Navy and Wuchang Water Camp of the Qing Dynasty. If the supervisor boarded their ship, it would be a disaster if there was any change. Therefore, Duke Xiang of Song and others suggested taking the land route and running from Jiangxi to Nanjing, which is safe and safe.

The Jianguo accepted this route and ordered all officials to prepare quickly. When the eldest princess in the palace heard that his uncle wanted to return the capital, she asked him to go with him. The Jianguo considered that there was danger on the road, so he asked the princess and the princess to stay in Guangzhou. It would not be too late to wait until Nanjing was peaceful before going.

Changle said, "As a clan relative, the country is loyal to the country when it is dangerous; he also has the emperor who allows Zhou Shi to be his wife, and it is righteous to follow his husband when it is difficult. Does the uncle want Shuyi to be an unfaithful and unrighteous person?"

The governor sighed, knowing that Ao was just this niece, so he agreed to Changle to go with the car. Unexpectedly, when the foreign dynasty was preparing to move the capital, Hong Shiming, the Minister of Rites, received a letter from his father Hong Chengchou, who said that Emperor Yongli Zhu Youlang had returned to the country.
Chapter completed!