After the urgent imperial edict was sent to Nanjing, Wu Zongrui had a feeling of embarrassment. It wasn't that he couldn't trust Lu Faxuan and Niu and others, but he felt that passing orders through the imperial edict was too time-consuming. Time passed by.

Many opportunities may be lost, and things may go wrong. Over the years, relying on an accurate grasp of the historical context, Wu Zongrui has made many accurate judgments and decisions, which has made everyone, including Lu Faxuan, feel dependent.

Thinking, when encountering major events, all are waiting for him to make the final decision, and then everyone will implement it to the letter.

It will take a certain amount of time to change this situation. More importantly, this is a critical moment. Denglai's new army must completely control the south within one to two years and create a unified country.

Wu Dynasty.

The context of history has changed. What Wu Zongrui has to do next is to absorb the strengths of everyone and make accurate judgments, especially when it comes to unifying the world and stabilizing the situation in the south, and making no major mistakes.

The strong implementation of the policy of integrating officials and gentry into serving errands and paying taxes is a manifestation of Wu Zongrui's eagerness for success. It should be noted that the southern scholar-bureaucrat class still has strong power. Even if Wu Zongrui implements it forcefully with the help of Denglai's new army, the effect will not be very good.

Well, there will be many situations where the situation is both positive and negative, and most of the time, Wu Zongrui will be kept in the dark.

The situation of one level being deceived by another does not appear only after hundreds of years.

What's more, with the support of Zheng Zhilong, Huang Daozhou and others, King Zhu Yujian of the Tang Dynasty has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. He represents the orthodox Ming Dynasty, which has a natural appeal to the scholar-bureaucrats and scholars in the south. Zhang Xianzhong represents

The grassroots group is incompatible with and completely opposed to the scholar-bureaucrat group. As time goes by, it is inevitable and reasonable that a fierce collision will occur between the two political powers.

The terrible thing is that Wu Zongrui doesn't have that much time to wait.

Let the conflict between Tang Wang Zhu Yujian and Zhang Xianzhong occur this morning, use Zhang Xianzhong's power to suppress the scholar-officials and scholars, and use the strategy of killing with a borrowed knife to get rid of the scholar-officials and scholars in the south. This is Wu Zongrui's current strategy.

In terms of strength comparison, Zhang Xianzhong was far stronger than Tang King Zhu Yujian.

Even if Zhu Yujian wins over Huguang Commander Zuo Liangyu, Jiangxi Commander Liu Liangzuo, Fengyang Commander Gao Jie, and Zhejiang Commander Liu Zeqing, they are still no match for Zhang Xianzhong, not to mention that these four commanders have their own agendas, and there is no way they can do anything for him.

Zhu Yujian worked hard.

Wu Zongrui concluded that Tang Wang Zhu Yujian was a short-lived emperor, and there would not be much difference from the records in history books.

The Eight Banners Army of Houjin in the north seems to be quite honest so far. According to the intelligence detected by the Intelligence Department, Wu Zongrui and Liaodong, perhaps the regent Dorgon of Houjin has not yet been able to fully control the power. After all, there is also a regent Jierha.

Behind Lang and Dorgon are the white flag and the white flag, and behind Jierhalang are the yellow flag, the yellow flag and the blue flag. Although Jierhalang is very low-key, it does not mean that he has no temper.

Just the leader of the Zhenglan Banner, Hauge, is enough for Dorgon to drink a pot.

This can be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Wu Zongrui does not need to place too many soldiers of the Denglai New Army in Liaodong and Denglai, and can dispatch most of the soldiers of the Denglai New Army to the south.

Before fighting against the outside world, one must first settle down at home. This strategy may not be entirely correct, but under the current circumstances, it is still feasible.

After careful deliberation and thinking, Wu Zongrui decided to go to Nanjing.

This is an unprecedented situation. The Wu Dynasty has just been established. Logically speaking, Wu Zongrui needs to sit in the capital and stabilize the situation in all aspects. There are also various forces in the north and the capital. Wu Zongrui did not take strong suppression.

These measures have caused these forces to be ready to move and want to stir up trouble at all times.

...

Zeng Yongzhong, Shi Kefa and Hong Chengchou entered the Wenhua Hall.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Chongzhen has been buried in Siling. Empress Zhou and Queen Yi'an are also buried in Siling. Since March 20, the first year of Ruichang, people have hanged themselves and thrown themselves into rivers and wells to worship Emperor Chongzhen.

There were more than 300 people. Li Zicheng once showed the remains of Emperor Chongzhen, Queen Zhou and Queen Yi'an to the public at Donghua Gate. This move caused great indignation. The minister discussed with the cabinet ministers, in order to calm the anger of the outside world, but

The act of worshiping Emperor Chongzhen is allowed..."

Wu Zongrui nodded.

"Well, people should be buried in peace after death. No matter what Emperor Chongzhen has done before, or whether he is the king of the country's subjugation, we must ensure enough respect. I think so, when Emperor Chongzhen's coffin is buried in the museum, I also

Go and pay homage, no matter what, I am a member of the Ming Dynasty..."

Zeng Yongzhong's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Wu Zongrui and spoke.

"Your Majesty, it is enough for me and all the cabinet ministers to go and pay homage. Your Majesty, there is no need to go to the trouble of going there."

Wu Zongrui waved his hand.

"This matter does not need to be discussed. It is settled here. Sir, please make arrangements for the corresponding itinerary. In addition, Mr. Hong will be responsible for the ceremony of worship. As for outsiders who want to worship Emperor Chongzhen, they must not stop it and must give it.

encourage..."

"Those civil and military officials, scholar-bureaucrats, scholars and people in the market who followed Chongzhen must be praised. The cabinet must remember this matter, and it must be recorded in detail in future history books, but please do not publicize it for the time being...

"

Before Wu Zongrui finished speaking, Hong Chengchou knelt down tremblingly.

"I would like to express my gratitude to the Emperor for his kindness. I will do my best. Your Majesty's act of kindness is so great that everyone in the world will surely return to your heart..."

There was silence in the Wenhua Hall. It should be said that including Zeng Yongzhong and Shi Kefa, they all had complicated views on Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian. On the one hand, they felt that Emperor Chongzhen was stupid and ruined the Ming Dynasty. On the other hand, they

I also felt that Emperor Chongzhen was very unjust. The civil and military ministers in the court had their own thoughts, but they didn't want to worry about the future. Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to become the emperor who subjugated his country.

Wu Zongrui, who traveled through time, didn't care at all how the world went to pay homage to Zhu Youjian. He knew very well that only by making the people's lives better, and only by making the country richer and stronger, could the world truly be reunited, otherwise everything would be in vain.

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The game of power is very strange. The game between imperial power and ministerial power has existed for more than a thousand years. This is caused by the system. Even the Wu Dynasty founded by Wu Zongrui cannot escape this problem.

Of course, Wu Zongrui will find ways to make certain changes and make changes that conform to the trend of historical development, so that at least he can avoid the emergence of great chaos hundreds of years later.

After Hong Chengchou stood up, Wu Zongrui spoke again.

"The situation in the south is quite complicated. Many opportunities must be seized. They are fleeting. If we rely on imperial edicts to issue orders, it will be a mistake. I have thought about it and set off for Nanjing in three days..."

Before Wu Zongrui finished speaking, the expressions of Zeng Yongzhong and others all changed.

"The emperor cannot leave the capital easily..."

Zeng Yongzhong spoke urgently and did not think of how to word it. Shi Kefa and Hong Chengchou also turned a little pale, and they began to persuade each other, saying that the emperor could not leave the capital and go to Nanjing.

The situation in the north has not been completely stabilized. A steady stream of grain is being transported to the north and is being distributed. During this period, the government does not have any tax revenue, only expenses. All of these expenses are based on sea transportation and trade taxes in Denglai.

As well as the support of the Royal Bank, if the Ming Dynasty were in this situation, it would have collapsed long ago.

Wu Zongrui did not learn from the emperors of the previous dynasty. He carried out large-scale purges of dissidents and adopted a tolerant policy. This also caused officials in various places to act in a dilemma, not knowing how to treat the old and young of the previous dynasty.

All this requires Wu Zongrui to sit in the capital and make a decision.

Of course Wu Zongrui can understand the mood of Zeng Yongzhong and others.

"Okay, I know that the Wu Dynasty has just been established. There are too many things going on, and you are also quite worried. But in comparison, the situation in the south is more important, so I want to go to Nanjing. As for the imperial court

For many of the matters inside, after the cabinet makes a decision, just inform me. If the cabinet finds it difficult to make a decision, it will be sent to Nanjing six hundred miles as a rush."

"Sir, Xianzhi, Yanyan, you make decisions regarding matters concerning the imperial court and the capital, and I trust you."

Zeng Yongzhong knelt down, as did Shi Kefa and Hong Chengchou.

Zeng Yongzhong and Shi Kefa knew Wu Zongrui's temper. Once a decision was made, it was unlikely to be overturned unless there were special circumstances. Moreover, every decision Wu Zongrui made was proven to be completely correct as time went by.

It is also very necessary.

...

Liao Wenru entered the Wenhua Hall.

"Wen Ru, I will leave the capital in three days and go to Nanjing. The situation in the south is too complicated. It must be stabilized in the shortest possible time. All military matters in the north depend on you. Beizhili and the Central Plains area,

The problem is not too big. The focus is on Liaodong, which requires special attention. Although Dorgon has not made any movements for the time being, it does not mean that he is always dormant. He will definitely take action when necessary."

"When Li Zicheng ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Dorgon secretly sent an envoy to the capital to express his surrender to Li Zicheng. So far, Dorgon has not sent an envoy to express his surrender to us. This is good. Once we stabilize the south, we will

As we begin to march north, how can we allow others to sleep soundly beside our couch?"

"So, you have a lot of things to worry about. You are a cabinet minister, and you are also the left governor of the Fifth Army Commandery. You must participate in any cabinet discussion and boldly put forward opinions and suggestions."
Chapter completed!