It seems that he has already thought of the next countermeasures, and while speaking, Liu De came as soon as he spoke, and it came naturally.

"That's right." Being surrounded by Liu De, Zhu Qizhen nodded. But then some questions came up, and he couldn't help but say, "In this case, is the loyal and courageous prince willing?" And how sure is Aiqing to convince Beiming? ”

In Zhu Qizhen's opinion, he can't really be crowned king, what if Yang Chendong doesn't allow it? There is also such a major event as the king with a different surname, which cannot be done under the critical situation of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the Northern Ming Dynasty does not lose it, are they willing to admit this matter? At least I changed it to myself, I'm afraid I won't agree. It's like the thing about Yang Chendong being a loyal and courageous man, and it is evident that there are still people among the Northern Ming courtiers who call him a loyal and courageous uncle.

Liu De immediately stood up and put forward such a suggestion, so naturally these questions have been thought about for a long time. Now that he heard Zhu Qizhen ask, he smiled and said, "The emperor doesn't need to worry. Even if the emperor has already promised this title, if the loyal and courageous prince is not satisfied, once it spreads all over the world, I am afraid that everyone will rise up and accuse it, and the spitting stars will sometimes drown people, presumably this truth should also be very clear. As for whether Beiming will agree, hehe, the emperor, that's not a problem we need to consider, if they don't agree, then you can say to Zhongdagong and let him deal with it, if... In short, the emperor is sage. ”

If anything, Liu De did not say it directly. But Zhu Qizhen had already heard it. If the matter of sealing the king can't be passed in Beiming, presumably Yang Chendong will be very angry, this is a good opportunity to drive a wedge between them, if it is not good, it is possible for the two sides to fight, and then he can really take advantage of the fisherman.

Thinking that once Yang Chendong and Beiming came to a defeat, it would be an opportunity for Nanming to rise, and he said with a happy face: "Liu Aiqing is worthy of being the humerus of the minister, okay, everything will be done according to Aiqing's wishes, Cao Jixiang, give me a will..."

Originally, I was still having a headache and wanted to seal a king with a different surname, this was selling the ancestors of the country. Even if one day, he becomes strong again and takes everything back, but who knows how this incident will be recorded in the history books, and whether future generations will scold him?

But after Liu De said this, a bad thing turned into a good thing, and he didn't need to pay anything, so he solved the problem and set up a strong enemy for Beiming, which made him very satisfied.

Zhu Qizhen was satisfied, and several important ministers were naturally free to leave.

Liu De walked among several people, and it was obvious that Wang Zuo, the head of the household, looked at him with some disdain.

Yang Chendong once saved Wang Zuo's life on the battlefield, which is something that everyone knows. A while ago, Yang Chendong and Liu De had an awkward quarrel because of the Hangzhou prefect's Shen Buqi, which is a well-known thing. From this aspect alone, the two already look at each other a little unpleasantly.

But that's not the main problem. The main thing is Liu De's words today, which are clearly calculating Yang Chendong. Although there are only a few important ministers here, today's dialogue must be recorded in the history books, presumably Zhu Qizhen will be the first to tell the matter, so as not to put such a calculation on his head in future generations. In this way, Liu De's calculation of Yang Chendong's matter will naturally not take long to get out, at that time, will Liu De be spared with his loyal and courageous character?

That's why Wang Zuo looked at him with a hint of disdain in his eyes. In his mind, it is good to use Yang Chendong, know it with affection, move it with reason, and don't worry that he is not owned by the imperial court, and he does not do his best for Nanming. After all, judging from Wang Zuo's eyes, Yang Chendong was still a courtier of the Ming Dynasty after all, and he just met the mercenary by coincidence.

But if it is calculated like this, it will be a different matter, and the consequences will be very serious.

Wang Zuo's gaze at Liu De was a little complicated, and even a little disdainful, but there was also someone looking at him with a gaze full of gratitude, that is, Chen Xun, the secretary of the ministry.

Just now, if Liu De hadn't spoken out in time, he would either have left a handle in the history books and be blamed, or he would have been hated by the emperor, and I don't know what kind of fate he would have. And Liu Dezhi's words can be regarded as saving his life at a critical time.

"Thank you, Brother Liu." Chen Xun said with a grateful face on his fist.

As he spoke, Xiao Yuan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Jiang Yuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, also came over.

Liu De is very good at being a man, and among the six Shangshu, he unites three of them, namely Chen Xun, Xiao Rong and Jiang Yuan. Originally, he wanted to pull the imperial history merchant into their camp, but the position of the imperial history is too important, and he has the responsibility of supervising hundreds of officials, such a position is destined to make him unable to participate in other people's camps, otherwise, he will definitely be suspicious of the emperor, and it will not be far from stepping down or even punishing crimes.

In other words, among the six departments, except for Kuang Ye Shangshu of the Military Department and Wang Zuo Shangshu of the Household Department, the other four Shangshu have been hugged together. Coincidentally, these four Shangshu and Yang Chendong have no intimate relationship, on the contrary, because of Liu De, there is still some estrangement between them.

Everyone saw the scene that happened just now, and Liu De saved Chen Xun by speaking out at a critical time, Xiao Rong and Jiang Yuan both saw it in their eyes. I admire Liu De's ability to make a move without fear or reputation, and now he is coming over to express their goodwill.

Liu De naturally noticed the approach of these two people, and now he had a plan in his heart, so he smiled and said: "Brother Chen, we are originally one, it can be said that one person is proud of everyone, and one person is lost, and everyone is lost, which is also what I should do." ”

"Okay, that's right." Xiao Rong and Jiang Yuan couldn't stop nodding their heads, expressing their appreciation. Because of this incident, the friendship between the four seems to have become even closer. It can be seen that with them, Yang Chendong's desire to be crowned king is probably difficult.

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Mercenary barracks outside Gaozhou Prefecture.

It has been five days since the Miao army passed here. And at noon that day, the cold front scouts came with the news, saying that the 10,000 Miao army had turned back. It is estimated that it is likely to pass by the cold front military camp in the evening.

When the news came back, many people in Leng Feng's military camp were gearing up, looking like they were going to show off their skills. Now they just expect the Miao army to attack the mercenaries with a hot head and give them a chance to perform immediately.

As Yang Chendong expected, General Zhang Zeng, who led the team on the way back, had been thinking about whether to make a move on the mercenaries.

Originally, he swore to kill Leizhou Mansion, thinking of breaking through there and making great contributions. I never thought that after I went there, what I saw was an empty city. Not only that, but nothing in the city that is valuable can be seen.

This is a return to nothing. This made Zhang Zeng, who finally grabbed this errand, depressed. Thinking that the Miao army has been sweeping all the way since the day of the incident, as if entering a no-man's land, but when encountering the enemy, it is like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves. I guess I went back like this, I'm afraid that other colleagues will laugh at me.

"No, you can't just go back." Zhang Zeng said fiercely in his heart. But if you want to get a big success, it seems that you can only choose to do it to the mercenaries.

"Hmph, Zou Xiucai's words can't be fully believed, he was originally a Han and a common man of the Ming Dynasty, who knows what he thinks in his heart." Before deciding to do it, Zhang Zeng convinced himself in his heart, and then sent scouts to inspect the situation of the mercenary camp on the pretext of going back to report the news.

To say that Zhang Zeng can be regarded as careful, at least know to observe the situation before making a move. The scouts sent in this way generously passed by the mercenary barracks and headed towards the base camp of the Miao army under the Gaozhou Mansion.

Originally, the defense of the cold front camp has always been very strict, and you can usually see a squad of soldiers coming back to patrol and walk. But since the use of the night to lay mines outside the barracks, it is natural to relax a lot. This time, in order to attract the enemy to attack, it was even more intentional to loosen the outside and tighten the inside. Wherever outsiders could see it, the soldiers were very lazy, but in the depths of the barracks, where no one could see, the training was still very strict.

In this way, the Miao army scout, who seemed to be passing by here, but was actually investigating the situation, was fooled and reported the performance of the mercenary camp to Zhang Zeng.

Hearing that the mercenaries were so careless, Zhang Zeng was overjoyed, and he thought that this was an opportunity given to him by God to make great contributions. At that moment, he went to the Miao army camp with his cronies and said that he wanted to take advantage of the situation to attack the mercenaries, and also listed his own reasons, that is, the mercenaries were careless, and it was the time to eat and severely hurt them.

The cronie Kuaima once again passed by the mercenary barracks, and after some observation, he found that the scout's report was correct, so he went to the Miao army camp under the city, met the king Miao Jinlong, and told his general's plan.

"Raid on a mercenary barracks?" Hearing the report of the visitor, Miao Jinlong, who was originally in the first place, suddenly came to his senses, but when he repeated this sentence, his eyes did not forget to look at Zou Xiucai, the most educated person in the camp.

Zou De was listening with his ears pricked up. To say that he does have his own cleverness, when he heard the scout report that General Zhang Zeng led his troops to Leizhou Mansion and returned in vain, he expected that the road to return would not be smooth.

Now when he heard the cronies sent back by Zhang Zeng say this, he sighed in his heart.

Zou De would not believe the so-called scout's statement that the mercenary barracks were loose and the soldiers were lazy and unmorale.