When he saw Huang Daozhou, Zhang Huangyan and Chen Zilong entering the hall, a smile immediately appeared on Zhu Yujian's face. These ministers could be said to be the most loyal ministers of the Longwu court.

The influx of information and documents made Zhu Yujian feel not good at all. He even felt that a storm was coming.

The Wu court and the Denglai New Army have begun to take action. The Denglai New Army has taken control of most of the northern, southern Zhili and Jiangxi provinces. Its strength is beyond the reach of the Longwu court. Since the Denglai New Army has been dispatched on a large scale

, it would not be as simple as just taking over Huguang and Sichuan, and would definitely plan to unify the entire south. It can be said that the Longwu court was already in the most dangerous situation, either to stand up and resist desperately, or to be wiped out.

Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng and others in the cabinet did not have enough confidence to resist the Denglai New Army. They did not express their position at all when the court was discussing how to fight against the Denglai New Army. Zhu Yujian saw this, but he could not force it, let alone

Ma Shiying and others, and even Pinglu Marquis Zheng Zhilong, were vague and did not express a clear position on such an important matter.

Zhu Yujian had already contacted Zheng Zhilong, mainly to talk about Zheng Chenggong's next action when he evacuated to Zhejiang. From Zheng Zhilong's perfunctory attitude, he sensed a crisis.

Huang Daozhou, Zhang Huangyan, Chen Zilong and other ministers suggested that the court concentrate its forces to fight against Denglai's new army, and also proposed ways to concentrate its forces. Their firm attitude infected many people in the court and made the Longwu court seem united.

In this regard, Zhu Yujian is very grateful and trusts Huang Daozhou and others even more.

When Huang Daozhou led Zhang Huangyan and Chen Zilong to prepare to salute, Zhu Yujian waved his hand.

"Master Huang, Master Zhang, Master Chen, you don't have to be polite. I asked you to come here because I want to discuss with you how to fight against Denglai's new army and protect the imperial court..."

Huang Daozhou looked at Zhang Huangyan and Chen Zilong beside him, still clasping his fists and bowing to Zhu Yujian.

"Your Majesty, my attitude is very clear. The imperial court must concentrate its forces and launch an attack while the Denglai New Army suffered losses in its attack on Huguang and Sichuan. Although Zhang Xianzhong was killed by the Denglai New Army, his adopted descendant is expected to have ascended the throne and become the

The emperor of Daxi Kingdom, Sun Kewang, still has a large number of sergeants under his command. The fight between them and Denglai's new army is inevitable. The court must seize this opportunity. It must not be missed before it comes again. If Denglai's new army is defeated

If Sun Kewang is defeated and the troops are sent to Zhejiang, the imperial court will be in danger..."

Zhu Yujian looked at Huang Daozhou, nodded slightly, sighed slightly, and stopped talking.

Huang Daozhou looked very determined and looked at Zhang Huangyan and Chen Zilong next to him again. Of course he saw the emperor's expression.

"Your Majesty, I know that it is very difficult for the imperial court to concentrate its forces. The attitude of Marquis Pinglu is unclear. Zheng Chenggong is stationed in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, so he will not act easily. Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo suffered heavy losses, and they must have huge resentment towards Zheng Chenggong.

The possibility of them joining forces again to fight is very slim. Under the current situation, it would be good if there is no internal strife."

"I have discussed with Master Zhang and Master Chen. At this time, when the life and death of the imperial court is involved, I am willing to do my best to persuade them to join forces. My specific suggestions are as follows."

"I went to Zhejiang and persuaded Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo to put the overall situation first and continue to unite with Zheng Chenggong to jointly resist Denglai's new army. Mr. Chen went to Shaoguan and persuaded Governor Gao Jie to lead the army to Fuzhou to protect the safety of the imperial court. Mr. Zhang went to Ping

Capture the Marquis Mansion and persuade Master Zheng Zhilong to do all he can to protect the imperial court. I will do my best..."

Before Huang Daozhou finished speaking, Zhu Yujian waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, no, I don't think this suggestion from Mr. Huang is appropriate. The government cannot do without you, and I cannot live without you. Your suggestion is still feasible. I immediately gave orders to Commander Liu Zeqing and Commander Liu Liangzuo,

I conferred the title of Prince's Young Master and ordered them to join forces with Zheng Chenggong. I immediately summoned Marquis Pinglu to discuss joint operations..."

Huang Daozhou sighed. He knew very well that the emperor's imperial edict had no meaning to Pingluhou Zheng Zhilong. If the emperor succumbed to Pingluhou's mansion, the court would completely lose face, and the emperor himself would not do anything.

Zheng Zhilong must be able to express his position and Zhang Huangyan go to Pingluhou Mansion. There is still room for change.

Huang Daozhou originally wanted to go to Pingluhou Mansion in person, but the task of persuading Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo was more difficult.

The imperial court was facing a life-and-death situation. At this time, Huang Daozhou no longer cared about his own life or death. As long as he could promote a joint operation, it didn't matter even if it cost his life.

"Your Majesty, I think you can't go to Pinglu Hou Mansion. The reason why I won't explain is that I and Mr. Zhang and Mr. Chen, as a minister of the court, have to do their best to do things. At present, the court is facing a crisis.

If I cannot come forward to resolve the issue, I will have no face to face the emperor, and I will have no face to face the people of the world. I assist the emperor and only think about revitalizing the Ming Dynasty. The suggestions just put forward by the ministers were made after detailed discussions by the cabinet...

.”

Zhu Yujian nodded and then shook his head.

"Oh, has the cabinet discussed it? What are the suggestions of Lord Ma Shiying and Lord Ruan Dacheng..."

A hint of gloom flashed on Huang Daozhou's face, but it quickly disappeared.

"Your Majesty, Lord Ma and Lord Ruan have some different views, but they finally agreed to my proposal..."

A smile appeared on Zhu Yujian's face again, but it was just a helpless smile. He was not stupid. From Huang Daozhou's attitude, he had already sensed something unusual. Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng probably did not agree to Huang Daozhou's proposal. They could not mention it directly.

It would be good to come out with objections.

Zhu Yujian originally thought that if Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng agreed, then he could send Ma Shiying to Zhejiang and Ruan Dacheng to Shaoguan. After all, Ma Shiying also had the official position of governor of Zhejiang, which the imperial court had never exempted. Besides, Ma Shiying and Liu Zeqing

The relationship between them is pretty good, and with Ma Shiying doing the work, the results are much better.

"So that's it. As long as Master Ma and Master Ruan agree to your proposal, it's pretty good..."

Zhang Huangyan, who had been silent until now, spoke.

"Is the emperor thinking of letting Mr. Ma go to Hangzhou, Zhejiang? After all, Mr. Ma is still the governor of Zhejiang..."

The Longwu Court inherited everything from the Ming Dynasty, including the nobles and military officials. As the governor of Zhejiang, Ma Shiying could directly order Liu Zeqing, the governor of Zhejiang, in terms of official rank and prestige, even though the Ming Dynasty fell.

, but the Longwu court has appointed Liu Zeqing as the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang.

Zhang Huangyan's words made Zhu Yujian's eyes widen.

"Master Zhang is right. Master Ma is still the governor of Zhejiang. It would be great if he could go to Hangzhou to persuade Liu Zeqing. However, I feel that Master Ma may not necessarily agree to this..."

As an emperor, Zhu Yujian had no choice but to say such words. Fortunately, Huang Daozhou and others had long been accustomed to it.

A look of confidence appeared on Huang Daozhou's face.

"Your Majesty, can I get Lord Ma to agree to go to Hangzhou, Zhejiang..."

Before Huang Daozhou finished speaking, Zhu Yujian nodded repeatedly.

"That's good. It would be best if Mr. Ma can go to Hangzhou, Zhejiang. I think that Mr. Ma has been an official in Zhejiang for many years and has extraordinary prestige. He will definitely be able to persuade Liu Zeqing to obey the court's arrangements. However, Mr. Huang

, this matter still requires Mr. Ma’s willingness, and must not be forced..."

The confident look on Huang Daozhou's face became stronger and stronger.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will make Lord Ma willing to go to Hangzhou, Zhejiang. I also suggested that Lord Ruan should accompany Lord Ma to Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The two cabinet ministers took action, which also showed the decisive attitude of the court. I thought that General Liu Zeqing and

General Liu Liangzuo must understand the stakes involved. As for Zheng Chenggong, I am willing to go to Pingluhou Mansion with Lord Zhang. As long as Lord Pingluhou expresses his attitude, Zheng Chenggong will not have much of a problem..."

A smile finally appeared on Zhu Yujian's face.

Logically speaking, Huang Daozhou's arrangement is problematic. Everyone in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty knew that the relationship between the two cabinet ministers Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng and Huang Daozhou, who was the chief minister of the cabinet, was not very good. Huang Daozhou was like this

Arrangement, there is a vague idea of ​​​​excluding the two people from the cabinet. You must know that if you go to Hangzhou Fucheng, you will be unlikely to return to Fuzhou for a while. Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng went to Hangzhou, Zhejiang on behalf of the court. Not only did they let Zheng Chenggong and Liu

Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo fought together and personally participated in the deployment of the battle, supervising the battle in Hangzhou on behalf of the emperor and the court.

Zhu Yujian no longer cares about this. As long as Zheng Chenggong, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo can unite to fight again, other things will not matter.

"That's good, Mr. Huang, thank you for your hard work. Mr. Zhang, Mr. Chen, you must help Mr. Huang and do things well. The court needs you, and I need you even more..."

Before Zhu Yujian finished speaking, Huang Daozhou, Zhang Huangyan and Chen Zilong all knelt down.

Zhu Yujian stood up, got off the chariot, and personally helped Huang Daozhou.

"Don't be too polite. You are all my ministers. The imperial court relies on you, and I also rely on you. Lord Chen, when you go to Shaoguan this time, you must pay attention. I will give an order to General Gao Jie to let him

Lead the army to Fuzhou..."

A trace of worry appeared on Huang Daozhou's face. Letting Gao Jie go to Fuzhou was a risky move. Its ultimate goal was to weaken or even deprive Zheng Zhilong of his absolute control over Fuzhou. How could he allow others to sleep soundly next to his bed? Zheng Zhilong controlled
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