When Xiang Xiaoqiang heard the Queen's decree, he was also shocked.
When he first heard that he was "promoted to the rank of lieutenant general" and "expanded the People's Guard to 100,000 people", he felt ecstatic in his heart, which greatly exceeded his expectations. Then Zhu Yourong said, "The armed forces of the whole country are under the control of the People's Guard."
, especially when "the imperial guards returned to Xiaoqiang's command", Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart beat very hard, and he felt something was wrong. After Zheng Gongyin shouted "Absolutely not", Xiang Xiaoqiang was awakened.
He suddenly realized how politically naive Zhu Yourong was, and how much power he had given to one person. He suddenly turned around and looked at the subordinates behind him. Their eyes were all green, full of incredible ecstasy, desire, and desire.
Zheng Gongyin’s eyes were full of hatred.
Zhu Yourong was the only one in the room who didn't know how significant this edict was.
As long as you are willing, you can be Franco of the Ming Dynasty... At least you have the external conditions to be Franco. Whether you can do it or not depends on your own behavior.
Now Zheng Gongyin objects, but under the current circumstances, his persuasive power on Zhu Yourong is very weak. As long as he is willing, he can accept this edict.
Sure enough, Zhu Yourong looked at Zheng Gongyin indifferently, curled the corner of his mouth, and said sarcastically:
"Now, uncle, please don't say a word!"
Mrs. Li looked at Zheng Gongyin in horror and winked at him anxiously. She only knew that it was good to be fine now. His Majesty could seal whoever he wanted. If you continue to be so ignorant and make His Majesty angry, everyone would be unlucky.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Gongyin refused to give up, and said loudly as if he was willing to risk everything:
"Your Majesty, one code must be the same. What I did is treasonous. Now you can punish me however you want, but you must listen to me on this matter! Rongrong, uncle is your relative and will never harm you.
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Zhu Yourong snorted coldly:
"You wouldn't harm me, but you almost harmed the people of Nanjing!...Almost harmed the Ming Dynasty!...Uncle, I don't understand, why do you hate Xiang Qing so much? Just because he came to save me according to my order.
Have you failed me?"
Zheng Gongyin was stunned and said in pain:
"Rongrong, you can't hand over such great power to an outsider!...You are tantamount to handing over the entire Ming Dynasty to him! You are handing over our wealth and lives, as well as your own, to Xiang Xiaoqiang
!Rongrong, you have to think about it! Our Ming Dynasty cannot produce a Mussolini in your hands!"
Zhu Yourong's face turned pale with anger, he bit his lips and trembled, pointed at Xiang Xiaoqiang and said angrily to Zheng Gongyin:
"You...you said Xiang Qing is Mussolini? Then who are you? You said the power is too great and cannot be handed over to him, then to whom? Give it to you? Give it to him and it is Mussolini, then hand it over
What is it for you?"
Zhu Yourong burst into tears as he spoke, his chest trembled, and he broke down in tears and said:
"Xiang Qing... Xiang Qing, he has been loyal to me time and time again... The female soldiers of the Grasshopper were captured by the Qing Dynasty. The cabinet was unwilling to save them. Dongchang had no choice but there was nothing you could do. Only Xiang Qing risked his life and arrived.
He went through life and death in Beidi to rescue those dozen female soldiers for me! And..."
Zheng Gongyin thought of Xiang Xiaoqiang's philistine face when he was bargaining with him, and couldn't help but say:
"Your Majesty, Xiang Xiaoqiang went just for money that time! Didn't you see how he asked me for a price that was too high? He asked me for a million yuan, but in the end it was me..."
Zhu Yourong shed tears, looked at Zheng Gongyin sadly, and said slowly:
"Uncle...you've actually reached this level...you're like that to Xiang Qing...you said Xiang Qing went there just for money. Well, let alone one million, I'll give you 10 million, and you go
Can you save someone for me?"
"……His Majesty!"
Zhu Yourong wiped his tears and continued:
"Okay, you said Xiang Qing was doing it for money this time, but what about Xiang Qing's first time rescuing people in Pukou? ... No one promised him any conditions, but he still risked his life and did what he thought he should do!
...After he came back that time, not only did he not receive any reward, but he was interrogated by the Jinyi Guards, imprisoned for several days, and suffered all kinds of grievances. When he was released, he even had no money to eat! But did he complain? No! Later he learned that
When the Ming Dynasty needed him... and needed him to risk his life to serve me again, he went without hesitation! This is the second time!
"The third time, Xiang Qing had just returned from the Northern Qing Dynasty successfully, and before he could take a breath, I needed his loyalty again!... At that time, Fang Hongru's cabinet wanted to evacuate the royal family, refused to hand over power, and hindered the mobilization of the whole country, which almost almost
There is no way to resist the Qing invaders! At that time, Dongchang was helpless and the army was watching. Uncle, there is nothing you can do.
"... Xiang Qing was still empty-handed, with no money and no power, but he just came up with a clever plan and pulled out a People's Guard out of thin air! Yes, although it was a mob, it was these mobs that saved the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty overnight.
I! It was Xiang Qing who handed over the power of the emperor to me! It was Xiang Qing who made me a real emperor! ... It was Xiang Qing! Not the army! Not the factory guard! And not you, uncle!
"The fourth time, an elite Eight Banners Division of the Qing Dynasty broke through the defense line, ate one of our reinforced divisions, and suddenly appeared on the outskirts of Nanjing! There was no army nearby at that time, and the Qing Dynasty was about to march straight into Nanjing! Hmph!
, I still remember the situation at that time. The entire headquarters was frightened! Many people wanted to run away! ... Xiang Qing still received my call and immediately led the People's Guard south to fight. Within a few hours, with a
Ten thousand people annihilated 15,000 Qing captives and saved Nanjing!
"...I remember the last time I allocated tanks to the People's Guard, Xiang Qing could clearly order all the tanks, but he said that he could not just think about himself, other troops also needed them...so I listened to him and just
I gave him half... I regret it now. If I had given all the tanks to Xiang Qing, the result would have been much worse!... Even now, Xiang Qing can use 150 tanks to fight against the Qing invaders instead of the current 75.
vehicles! I believe that if Xiang Qing had 150 tanks, Nanjing would be 100% safe!
"The fifth time is this time! Uncle, you...you did such a thing, and the Tenth Day in Yangzhou is about to happen again!... Xiang Qing, who only received a note from me, came again immediately
Save me!... Actually, I know that the choice Xiang Qing had at that time was not that he had to risk his life to save me. Everyone wanted to evacuate, and Xiang Qing followed suit. There was nothing wrong at all! Moreover, he
There is also a good reason: the Purple Mountain Fortress is not that easy to enter. There is a fortress on the mountainside, there are machine guns at the door, and there are checkpoints one after another inside... Xiang Qing can definitely say that he can't get in, and I won't blame him...
But Xiang Qing came in! Because the note I gave him said, "Come and save me," so he would come in even after racking his brains!
"Such a person, so silently loyal to me, has done so much for me... so many things that others can't do, why don't I trust him? Why don't I trust him? If I can't trust such a person, how can I ask?
In the entire Ming Dynasty, who else can I trust? Now...uncle, you still want to throw dirty water on him! You said that I can't trust him, do I want to trust you?"
Zheng Gongyin stared blankly at his tearful niece, knowing that it was useless to say anything at this time. He sighed silently and finally advised:
"Rong Rong, listen to your uncle and at least make the Imperial Guard independent."
Zhu Yourong smiled coldly and just said:
"Now the Imperial Guard is independent. How about it?"
Zheng Gongyin was speechless.
He was stunned for a while, sighed deeply, buried his face in his hands, and murmured:
"Okay... okay... uncle is no longer qualified to advise you... uncle will no longer advise you..."
Zhu Yourong wiped away his tears and said:
"Xiang Qing, accept the imperial edict!"
Without saying a word, Xiang Xiaoqiang bowed and said loudly:
"My lord, accept the edict!"
When the voice fell, Zheng Gongyin was shocked. He raised his face and stared at Xiang Xiaoqiang. He never expected that Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't even refuse.
The subordinates behind Xiang Xiaoqiang were all smiling from ear to ear.
Fourteen Gege, who was standing on the side, lowered his eyes and his face was as white as paper.
Xiang Xiaoqiang was very satisfied with the performance of Shi Shi Ge Ge. When Zhu Yourong was giving a long speech just now, Shi Shi Ge Ge kept winking at Xiang Xiaoqiang, winking hard, and kept making "rejection" gestures, implying that he was trying hard to say that this kind of edict cannot be written.
catch.
Xiang Xiaoqiang understood that Shi Shi Ge Ge was completely on his side and thinking about him.
If Fourteen Gege only thinks about himself, he would like Xiang Xiaoqiang to become Mussolini as soon as possible. If Xiang Xiaoqiang holds the Queen in his hand, and she holds Xiang Xiaoqiang in her hand, there will be many more possibilities in the future.
Xiang Xiaoqiang is very clear-headed and knows how to play tricks. He is no match for the Fourteenth Gege. Even if he really has great power, the "First Military Advisor" around him will only be fourteenth Gege for a long time. Although
You won't be manipulated by her alone, at least you will be very dependent on her, otherwise the huge power in your hands will be as unstable as nitroglycerin, and sooner or later you will be blown to pieces.
Now seeing that Shi Shi Ge Ge was not allowed to accept the imperial edict, Xiang Xiaoqiang dared to accept the imperial edict... because Shi Shi Ge Ge was more reliable than imagined.
When Xiang Xiaoqiang chose to accept the royal employment and lead a group of people to fight for their lives in Beiqing, he made up his mind that the five years in the Ming Dynasty must not be spent in mediocrity, but must be vigorous. It is precisely because it is short that he must do his best.
Possibly wonderful.
The moment he chose not to follow the retreat, but to lead the troops into the fortress according to the order, he had already bet his life and property. Now this edict is just his own luck... But he never expected it at the beginning.
The win is so big that I hardly dare to take it.
But I only have five years in the Ming Dynasty. When the opportunity comes, I must seize it. I don’t have time to wait for it slowly. Since I have made up my mind to make a big impact, don’t be afraid of having too much power. Besides, why do I hesitate? Isn’t it because I am worried about falling back?
Will he end up like Mussolini? It doesn't matter, it's only five years! Just promise not to be backlashed by power within five years, and he will go back after five years, no matter what! As for his family, Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu, Xiang Xiaoqiang has made up his mind
The idea is to apply for immigration for them in the last year and leave Ming Dynasty, either to the United States or Switzerland, with a huge wealth left to them. They are young, beautiful, and rich, and can easily find another love for themselves...
When Xiang Xiaoqiang thought of this, his nose felt sore and he said loudly again:
"My lord, accept the edict!"
After saying that, he bowed down and took the edict from the delighted Zhu Yourong, officially becoming the most powerful person besides the Queen and the Chief Minister.