"General Huang Degong, come to me! Let the soldiers enter the city first!"
Zhu Cixiang said calmly to General Huang Degong in front of him.
General Huang Degong was slightly stunned, but still nodded.
"Yes! Your Highness!"
As he spoke, he walked to Zhu Cixiang's side, waved his hand to the army next to him, and the army slowly entered the city.
Zhu Cixiang looked at the army slowly entering the city with an expression of appreciation on his face.
"General Huang, your army will be well maintained!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly, looked at Huang Degong in front of him and said.
General Huang Degong smiled slightly and said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him: "My army is composed of soldiers who have gone through hundreds of battles with me. They are the brothers of Wei Chen!"
"kindness!"
Zhu Cixiang showed a smile on his face, looked at General Huang Degong in front of him and said with a smile: "Not bad! Not bad!"
"The Ming Dynasty still has generals like you. It is really a blessing to the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Cixiang said with some emotion to General Huang Degong in front of him.
Huang Degong hesitated slightly at this time, looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and asked: "Your Highness, I have a question, I don't know whether to ask it or not?"
Hearing Huang Degong's words, Zhu Yihuai on the side also pricked up his ears. Although his eyes were still looking at the soldiers entering the city, his thoughts were basically on Zhu Cihong who was aside.
"Is there anything I should or should not ask? If you have any questions, just ask!"
Zhu Cihong smiled and said to Zhu Yihuai.
"Is Your Majesty really ready to move south?"
Huang Degong looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and asked.
Hearing General Huang Degong's question, Zhu Cixiang was silent for a moment, sighed slightly, looked at Huang Degong in front of him and said: "General Huang, instead of preparing, he has already started to move south!"
"Why! We can still suppress the bandits! If His Majesty moves south, how will the north be defended???"
Huang Degong was slightly excited and said to Zhu Cihong who was standing aside.
Hearing General Huang Degong's words, Zhu Cixiang sighed slightly. He smiled bitterly and said to General Huang Degong in front of him: "You have also ignored the Manchus in Liaodong! After being invaded by bandits once, Beijing City has become completely unsafe.
Got it!
The city defenses in many places have been completely destroyed. If we don't take this opportunity to move south, the intruders will surely come to Beijing again within a month. How will we be able to defend it then?"
Zhu Cihong's words made Huang Degong silent for a while.
"Then what should we do with the north? Should we give it up to the intruders?"
"of course not!"
Zhu Cixiang looked at Huang Degong in front of him calmly and said.
"Your Majesty has moved south, but I will stay!"
Hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, General Huang Degong was slightly stunned. He subconsciously glanced at Zhu Cixiang in front of him, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
"But we have to shrink. We don't have many troops at hand, so we can only shrink our defense!"
With that said, Zhu Cihong turned to look at Zhu Yihuai and said, "Master Zhu, if you heard our conversation, don't pretend to be stupid!"
Zhu Cixiang looked at Zhu Yihuai beside him with a calm expression and said.
"hey-hey……"
Zhu Yihuai smiled and turned his head.
At this time, Zhu Cixiang in front of him said to Zhu Yihuai in front of him: "Master Zhu's cooperation will be needed then!"
"Your Highness has your orders, and I will naturally obey them!"
Zhu Yihuai said quickly.
Zhu Cixiang nodded and didn't dwell on anything. After taking a look at the troops who basically entered the city, the city gate next to him slowly closed.
"Master Zhu, General Huang, since the army has entered the city! Let's go eat first!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and said to the two people in front of him.
At this time, Huang Degong hesitated for a moment, looked at Zhu Yihuai and said, "My troops..."
"General Huang, don't worry, they will have dedicated people to take them to the station, and the food will be ready soon!"
After hearing Zhu Yihuai's words, Huang Degong nodded.
The three of them were followed by swift servants and soon arrived at Master Zhu's residence.
After Mr. Zhu gave the order, dishes one after another began to be served on the table.
Looking at the dishes in front of him, Zhu Cixiang glanced at Zhu Yihuai standing aside with a half-smile in his eyes.
Zhu Yihuai's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
But soon, Zhu Cixiang's eyes turned elsewhere.
"Your Highness, these dishes are made by a Sichuan chef I hired before. The dishes made by this chef are really good! Although they may not be as good as the imperial dishes, they still have a bit of flavor. You can try them!"
Zhu Yihuai looked at Zhu Cihong in front of him with a smile on his face and said.
I haven’t waited for Zhu Cihong to taste it.
"Wait a moment!"
A eunuch on the side suddenly spoke in a sharp voice.
All three of them looked at the eunuch next to them.
At this time, the eunuch looked calm and said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him: "Your Highness, according to the rules of the palace, this dish must be tested for poison with a silver needle first, and then you need to let me take a bite first! Then you can eat it!"
Hearing the eunuch's words, Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and looked at Zhu Yihuai aside.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhu, there are many rules in the palace!"
There was a trace of apology on Zhu Cixiang's face.
"It's okay, it's okay! I completely understand!"
Zhu Yihuai quickly said to Zhu Cihong in front of him.
Soon, the eunuch finished testing the poison.
"Please use it!"
The eunuch said respectfully to Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
Zhu Cixi took a bite.
"tasty!"
Zhu Cixiang praised Zhu Yihuai on the side.
"Let's all eat together!"
The three of them started to eat. After three rounds of wine, the five dishes were tasted.
At this time, Zhu Yihuai cautiously asked Zhu Cihong in front of him: "Your Highness, I would like to ask you what you want me to cooperate with when you just said that I should cooperate!"
"Transfer the people of Shunde Prefecture, as well as all their food and property, to Shandong."
"What??"
After hearing Zhu Cihong's words, Zhu Yihuai's expression in front of him changed slightly.
Huang Degong on the side was also stunned for a moment. He looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him with a hint of curiosity in his eyes, and moved to Shandong??
Are you planning to abandon Shunde Prefecture?
"Your Highness, this... humble minister cannot bear such a responsibility!"
Zhu Yihuai looked at Zhu Cihong in front of him with a bitter look on his face.
It can be said that the Ming Dynasty was very disgusted with the civil servants who abandoned their own city. This was not just as simple as beheading. Abandoning their own city would generally be regarded as surrendering to the enemy and rebelling!
The kind that everyone has to punish!
"Don't worry! This is what I asked you to do!"
Zhu Cixiang looked at Zhu Yihuai in front of him calmly and said.
"Besides! After our troops withdraw, can Shunde Mansion still be able to defend it? How long do you think with your ability, plus three thousand Mansion soldiers, you can defend the intruders?"
Zhu Cixiang said these words with a calm expression.