On March 15th, Li Chengdong, the governor of Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty, announced that anyway, the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi would immediately change their banners and change their authority to Emperor Yongli of the Ming Dynasty. Such a happy event was also a matter of course for the Yongli court.

Only through repeated inquiries and confirmations can the doubts be resolved.

Anyway, in Guangdong, Li Chengdong's congratulatory form and memorial arrived in Nanning Mansion. Emperor Yongli immediately conferred Li Chengdong the title of Marquis of Guangchang, Tong Yangjia as Xiang Pingbo, and promoted Geng Xianzhong to Minister of War, and the latter also sent an envoy to welcome him.

Emperor Yongli moved to Guangzhou Prefecture in Guangdong, where he coordinated the overall situation in this most influential city in South China and dispatched the princes to restore the country and the country.

However, Li Chengdong's proposal in Nanning was opposed by a large number of civil and military officials, including the bachelor Qu Shiqi. The reason was simply that they were afraid that if the imperial court moved to Guangzhou, Li Chengdong's hometown would be manipulated by officials.

.However, Li Chengdong was so kind that Emperor Yongli could not stay in Nanning Mansion all the time. Jin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong, who always wanted to go eastward to appease and intimidate the emperor's prestige anyway, simply chose a compromise location, Zhaoqing Mansion - where is

The place where Emperor Yongli ascended the throne was not only within the boundaries of Guangdong, but also outside Li Chengdong's core sphere of influence. He finally achieved the best of both worlds and was well-founded.

On the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, the Yongli court set out from Nanning. Li Chengdong sent his adopted son Li Yuanyin to Wuzhou to greet the Holy Emperor. On the first day of August, the Holy Emperor arrived in Zhaoqing Fucheng. Li Chengdong welcomed the Emperor in the suburbs and prepared 10,000 taels of silver in the palace for Yongli.

For the purpose of rewards from emperors.

When he first met Yongli, Li Chengdong was extremely excited. When he returned home, he told his adopted son Li Yuanyin: "It's true what Yuan Fantai said. The dragon watch looks exactly like the ancestor of the gods. This is an auspicious sign of God's blessing!"

Emperor Yongli has an extraordinary appearance, and he has the appearance of a king, which makes people look in awe. This is a good thing, at least his appearance and temperament have added points to the loyalty of some courtiers. However, as

The Yongli court officially started operations in Zhaoqing Mansion, and Li Chengdong soon discovered that this court was nothing like what he originally imagined.

Jin Shenghuan of Jiangxi was loyal to Emperor Longwu at the beginning of the rebellion, but soon learned of Longwu's death, so he changed his position to Emperor Yongli as the emperor. However, Jin Shenghuan had already changed his position when he rebelled.

He proclaimed himself the Duke of the State of Yu, and the Yongli court originally named him the Duke of the State of Chang, but in the end had to recognize his title as the Duke of the State of Yu.

Anyway, Li Chengdong's impact on Jin Shenghuan's province was even greater, so the Yongli court simply promoted Li Chengdong's Guangchang Marquis to Huiguo Gong to avoid dissatisfaction. Li Chengdong was very grateful for this and expressed his gratitude to the imperial court's decree.

He became more respectful and even transferred the personnel rights of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. He was not like Jin Shengheng and other warlords who appointed private individuals. He could be called a loyal person.

However, as Jin Shenghuan and Li Chengdong were canonized as Dukes of the State, Guangxi warlord Chen Bangfu threatened the imperial court to grant them the title by protecting them. However, the Yongli Imperial Court actually agreed to canonize them as Dukes of the State of Qing, regardless of this national treasure.

His behavior really shocked him.

After the court meeting, Li Chengdong returned to Guangzhou to continue arranging military affairs. Within a few days, Wen'an Hou Ma Jixiang, the commander of the Jinyi Guards who was trusted by Yongli, came to visit and said to Li Chengdong: "The townsmen who read Guibiao will be righteous anyway. It is a great contribution."

I'm sorry, I haven't been awarded any honors yet. I'd rather leave out my name so that I can hear from you."

To put it bluntly, Ma Jixiang asked Li Chengdong to issue a list of knights and let him operate it. Firstly, he used this to win over Li Chengdong to fight against other courtiers, and secondly, he was also proving his own strength and influence to Li Chengdong.

Granting a knighthood is a good thing after all. Even if he is already the Duke of the country, the generals under his command are all old subordinates who have been following him for many years, so they must have dignity. Seeing this, Li Chengdong thought about it for a while, and simply

Face to face with Ma Jixiang, he mentioned the rank of his generals in the Qing court and their achievements over the years, especially the incident and the hard work and achievements since then.

Ma Jixiang listened silently to this, and in the end he simply took out a blank memorial that had been prepared long ago, asked Li Chengdong for pen and ink, and started writing.

"Du Yonghe - Jiang Ningbo, Yan Keyi - Wu Zhibo, Zhang Yue - Boxingbo, Dong Fangce - Xuan Pingbo, Luo Chengyao - Baofengbo, Hao Shangjiu - Xin Taibo, Huang Yingjie - Fenghua

Bo, Yang Dafu—Le Anbo, Zhang Daoying—Zhen Anbo, Fan Chengen, Yang Youguang, Ye Chengen, and Ma Bao are the governors’ colleagues.”

Ma Jixiang wrote this, while Li Chengdong watched all this happening in stunned silence. If it was just a suggestion to the court to confer a title, it should never be written in this way, especially the rank and name of the title should not be written in detail, but the merits should be stated.

It was recommended that the emperor decide on the title and the title level. If the emperor did not decide, the Imperial Academy could draft it and the cabinet would approve it. Ma Jixiang acted so blatantly in front of him, which made him even more frightened.

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After writing the memorial, Ma Jixiang and Li Chengdong talked for a while, had a banquet, and then set off back to Zhaoqing. A few days later, the Yongli court issued a decree to confer the title of earl to a series of Li Chengdong's generals to highlight and reward their merits.

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"...consecrated the general town Du Yonghe as Jiang Ningbo..."

"...canonize Yan Keyi of the general town as Uncle Wuzhi..."

"...canonize Zhang Yue, the head of the town, as Bo Xingbo..."

"...canonize the general town Dong Fangce as Xuan Pingbo..."

"...consecrated the chief town Luo Chengyao as Uncle Baofeng..."

"... canonize the general town Hao Shangjiu as the new Taibo..."

"...consecrated the chief town Huang Yingjie as Fenghua Bo..."

"... canonize the general town Yang Dafu as Le Anbo..."

"...consecrated the chief town Zhang Daoying as Zhen Anbo..."

"...Fan Chengen, Yang Youguang, Ye Chengen, and Ma Bao of the Jin Dynasty are the governors and co-knowledges..."

The eunuch in charge of announcing the edict read out every sentence with a male duck voice. Li Chengdong was different from the excitement of the generals. He recalled what he had said to Ma Jixiang a few days ago, and his heart felt cold.

After the edict was declared, Li Chengdong returned to his residence and talked to Li Yuanyin: "Everyone talks about Emperor Ma, Emperor Ma and so on. I didn't believe it at first. Only when I saw it today did I really know it - the famous emperor of the imperial court, the fifth

Once they have shown their rank, military generals with titles can keep pace with civil servants and high-ranking officials in the court. But Ma Jixiang is just a Marquis of Wen'an. It is as easy as breathing for others to obtain titles for others. How can he be such a god?"

Speaking of this, Li Chengdong couldn't help but feel a little discouraged: "Yuan Yin, we abandoned our mother and ignored our young son, just to revive the Ming Dynasty and live up to the spirit of our ancestors in heaven. Seeing this powerful traitor today, let's ask about this important matter

How can it be done?”

The confusion of the Yongli court really disappointed Li Chengdong, but he had already made concessions so many times, even compared to Lu Bu, how could he dare to think about it again. The more he thought about this,

Li Chengdong became even more unhappy, so he simply poured a glass of water and wine by himself and drank it down with a tilt of his neck.

"Father, things are already like this. No matter how much you drink, it will be useless. What we need to consider now is how to gain a firm foothold. Since the situation in the court is like this, we must hold on to the authority just in case."

"Yuan Yin, you are right, it is exactly what it should be."

Li Chengdong nodded. In recent days, he had also heard some rumors. It was said that the ministers who had followed Yongli to wander around, especially the group headed by the great scholar Qu Shichun, had no intention of them returning anyway.

The person who had posted this was very disdainful. It's not like he had never seen the internal party disputes in the imperial court during the Hongguang Dynasty. It was just that back then it was Donglin and the eunuchs, but now it's just about keeping the rules and being honest. There is no big difference.

"For the matter in the court, let's unite with Ma Jixiang and ask Yuan Pengnian and others to compete with Qu Shichun and the others. We are warriors. In the final analysis, we still have to make contributions in the war to gain a firm foothold and gain the emperor's trust. However, this

Guangdong is no longer just our family. We must drive away those Fujian guys as soon as possible. We have deceived them deeply and we must not allow those guys the opportunity to change their family and join Qu Shichun and others to deal with us."

"What my adoptive father said is true. In Guangdong, we must have the final say in order to control the situation."

"That's right. Anyway, now Shi Fu, Shi Lang, and Huang Ting have been divided into two water groups. Since Ma Jixiang has the energy, let him persuade the emperor to let these Fujian guys go back to Fujian."

"But foster father, the Zheng family has already invaded Chaozhou. Isn't this the same as letting the tiger return home?"

The news that Chen Kai outmaneuvered the capital of Chaozhou and that Zheng Chenggong swept the southern coast of Chaozhou had already reached Guangzhou. Li Chengdong even personally asked the staff of the Guangdong governor's yamen. He was inevitably worried about Chen Kai's cunning schemes and Zheng Chenggong's anger.

A bit apprehensive.

At this moment, Li Yuanyin asked and couldn't help but frowned. On the contrary, Li Chengdong explained confidently: "It doesn't matter, Shi Fu is a navy master, and we can't stop him when he goes back. However, Shi Lang, Huang Ting and their gang are Lu
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