Tong Yangjia's worries are not unreasonable, although the action of the Zhedong faction to reverse the horse was very successful just now, most of the high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China did not stand up and speak. These people include the thirteen ministries of Shangshu, left and right squires, Jiuqing, Hanlin Yuan and other important positions. It's not that they hope that Ma Mingyuan will be unlucky, they are also the Huguang faction, but they do not belong to Ma Mingyuan's lineage, but to Ma Jiyuan.

Although Ma Mingyuan's ability, means, and background are enough for a first assistant, he has a fatal flaw, that is, he became famous too late and his qualifications are not enough. Ma Mingyuan is a ten-year jinshi of Chongzhen, and his same year is now only serving as some middle-level officials in the court, such as the Cao Guang who impeached Ma Mingyuan, just a seven-grade imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

It is precisely because of Ma Mingyuan's shallow qualifications in officialdom that when Zhu Hongsan gained a foothold in Guangdong, most of the Huguang officials who took refuge in him looked at Ma Jiyuan's face.

Ma Jiyuan was born in the second year of the Apocalypse, and he is now forty or fifty years old in the same year, and he is at the peak of his official career, so Ma Jiyuan's power accounts for one-third of the area controlled by Zhu Hongsan. In the past, Ma Mingyuan didn't want Ma Jiyuan to enter the cabinet, and only by transferring Ma Jiyuan from the central government, Ma Jiyuan's same year could be used by Ma Mingyuan.

But now that Ma Mingyuan has been deposed, he naturally doesn't have to suppress his eldest brother. At the same time, Ma Mingyuan knew that his eldest brother was a Taoist gentleman, although King Qin was Ma Jiyuan's grandson, but Ma Jiyuan was a hardcore princeling, so only Ma Jiyuan came to power to ensure the prince's safety. And only if the prince does not fall, can he recover.

The emperor ordered Tingtui, and the qualified officials stood up one after another, and most of the officials in Nanzhili and Zhedong were thrown out, after all, they were only some middle and low-level officials, and they did not have the qualifications to Tingtui.

The results came out quickly, and as Ma Mingyuan wished, Ma Jiyuan was successfully elected as the next first assistant.

After seeing the results, Zhu Hongsan was also very satisfied, he also knew that Ma Jiyuan was the best candidate now, born in the four major strategists, there are many old ones in the DPRK and China, and he also supports the prince, and the most important thing is that Ma Jiyuan is also firmly opposed to the new policy that Zhu Hongsan did. After Ma Jiyuan learned the content of the new deal in Yangzhou, he wrote many times to hope that His Majesty would not get these things, now is the time to clean up people's hearts, how can this kind of thing be made? It is precisely because of these reasons that Ma Jiyuan has become the best choice for the first assistant.

Zhu Hongsan said with satisfaction: "Okay, since the results are out, then Your Excellency's holy decree!" Ma Jiyuan, the governor of Liangjiang, was appointed as the new prime minister! At the same time, I decided to go on a personal expedition in five days! The crown prince Zhu Hai is in charge of the country, and the first assistant Ma Jiyuan is the assistant to the government, and everything is handled by the prince and the cabinet! ”

The matter is a foregone conclusion, the court meeting is over, and the ministers leave the Wenhua Palace. However, Zhang Huangyan of the Military Aircraft Department was left behind by Zhu Hongsan, after all, such a major event as the expedition still needs to be handled by the Military Aircraft Department.

Zhang Huangyan's failure to take part in the action today is not because he is in favor of the new policy, but because Zhang Huangyan's family is one of the top big landowners in Ningbo, and if the new policy is implemented, his family will suffer great losses. But Zhang Huangyan is a staunch princeling, in his heart, the prince is the foundation of the country and the foundation of a country, which must not be shaken, and Ma Mingyuan, who supports the prince, naturally cannot move lightly. So when the Zhedong faction found Zhang Huangyan, he didn't get involved in it.

However, seeing Ma Mingyuan being deposed and Ma Jiyuan coming to power today, Zhang Huangyan still breathed a sigh of relief, which can be regarded as a perfect ending. Ma Jiyuan, who opposed the New Deal, came to power, and Ma Jiyuan still supported the prince, which was too perfect for Zhang Huangyan.

Zhang Huangyan bowed down and asked, "Your Majesty, what troops do you want to accompany you on this expedition?" ”

Zhu Hongsan thought for a while and asked, "Xuanzhu, can you briefly tell me what troops are in Beijing?" ”

As Zhu Hong's three major staff officers, Zhang Huangyan of course knew how much power he had in his hands now, Zhang Huangyan thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, now there are only two divisions and 30,000 people in Beijing, and there are 100,000 cold weapons troops outside the city, but they have been training for half a year, and they should be able to use it greatly!" ”

Now to ensure the safety of Guangzhou, the transfer of reinforcements from Nanjing will not arrive overnight, how can we ensure that Guangzhou will not be occupied by King Gui's army until the reinforcements arrive.

"There is still a division of Zhou Yu in Guangdong, can they stop Li Dingguo's 240,000 horses?"

Zhang Huangyan hesitated, he was not a general, and he didn't know much about the combat effectiveness of the Guangdong New Army, but this number was too bad. Zhou Yu's army only has a division of 15,000 people, although it can rely on the city wall of Guangzhou, but King Gui's army is seventeen or eighteen times his army, and there is no advantage at all, not to mention that Zhou Yu's army is distributed throughout Guangdong, and the temporary mobilization time is not allowed!

"Your Majesty, if Zhou Yubu is fully staffed, relying on the city wall will be able to block King Gui's army! However, five regiments of Zhou Yu's department were stationed in various places, one regiment in Wuzhou, one regiment in Leizhou, and one regiment in Shaozhou. There were only two regiments of 6,000 people left in Guangzhou, and it was estimated that it would be difficult for the minister to hold Guangzhou! ”

Zhu Hongsan also knew that his strength was too scattered, so he scolded Zhu Youlang angrily: "This bastard Zhu Youlang is just rushing to copy my back road at this stall, and when I hit Guilin, I will definitely pluck his Laozi's grave!" This son of a bitch! ”

Zhang Huangyan listened to Zhu Hong's angry scolding of Zhu Youlang, he didn't dare to talk nonsense at this time, this already involved the battle of orthodoxy, and it was not something that he should be in charge of as a small five-grade official.

"Your Majesty, although there is a shortage of manpower in Guangzhou, there is a division of Wang Jinbao in Luzon, so it is better to transfer Wang Jinbao to Guangzhou?"

Zhu Hongsan thought about it and shook his head, Wang Jinbao still had to send troops to help the Spaniards fight the Dutch, and he had been preparing for this for more than half a year now, and he couldn't give up halfway because of the Guangzhou incident.

"Xuanzhi is like this, how many troop carriers are there in the navy here in Jingshi?"

"Most of the navy's troop carriers have been transferred to the Japanese Dispatch Army, and there are about twenty left, which can only transport two regiments of troops and equipment!"

"That's enough, order the fourth and fifth regiments of the Praetorian Guard Division to board the ship tomorrow and send them to Guangzhou first to help Feng Ziyong defend the city! 10,000 people, plus some local troops, should be able to hold out for a month, as long as my army arrives, I will definitely be able to defeat Li Dingguo! ”

Zhang Huangyan hurriedly took over the pen and paper and turned the emperor's order into written materials. Then he asked: "Your Majesty, this time I am going to bring that army with you!" ”

"Qian Yong's first division can't arrive, and the troops from Yangzhou and Wuchang can't move, so I can only bring the Praetorian Guard Division!"

Zhang Huangyan was stunned when he heard the emperor say this, two regiments were transferred just now, and there were only three regiments left in the Praetorian Guard Division, so it was really dangerous for such a few people to face the more than 200,000 troops of King Gui.

"Your Majesty, are there fewer people?"

Zhu Hongsan thought about it, and scolded in his heart: Okay, you Zhu Youlang, originally Lao Tzu wanted to leave you at the end to clean up, but now you send it to the door yourself, this time Lao Tzu will solve you first.

"The order went down, and Li Chengdong, the king of Jianning County, was promoted to the former military governor, and went out with me! Jin Daoming, the prince of Nanchang County, is the former military governor, and Zhu Bao, the prince of Wuchang County, is the former military governor! Ordered the three of them to select 50,000 soldiers outside the city, and set out with me in five days! Also, he ordered Feng to use himself as the superintendent of Liangguang and Yungui! Ordered Zhou Yu to be the commander of the Guangzhou Theater and take charge of the war between Guangzhou and Guangzhou! The Jingshi here ordered Zhu Hongyi, the king of Wuchang County, to be promoted to the governor of the Chinese army, in charge of all the military affairs of the Beijing Division, and the remaining 50,000 people were handed over to him! Qian Yong is the governor of the Chinese army, and Nanjing is garrisoned! Ordered Ma Liang to be the commander of the Wuchang Theater and asked him to pay attention to the Qing army opposite, I was afraid that the Qing army would also be involved. Well, Xuanzhu, you take the team of the Military Aircraft Department and go out with me! ”

Zhang Huangyan heard Zhu Hongsan mention Wuchang, and hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, will you also give Wuchang to the Manchus?" ”

Zhang Huangyan also did not agree to cede Wuchang, but the emperor's order could not be objected.

"Don't let it go for the time being, I wonder if I was deceived by the Manchu Qing and Zhu Youlang united? Zhu Youlang's dispatch of troops is too coincidental, and the timing is too accurate! Zhu Hongsan now only suspects that the Manchus and Zhu Youlang are colluding, and he has not yet suspected that the peace talks he sent are causing Tong Tuchang to make trouble.

Zhu Hongsan thought for a while and asked, "How is the ordnance production now?" ”

"Your Majesty, the Xuanwu Lake Ordnance Factory has been working day and night, and it has produced a division of equipment in the past six months, which can probably equip 20,000 people!"

"Good! 15,000 people were selected from the army outside the city to form the 11th Division, and Zhu Bao was ordered to serve as the division commander, and Guo Daqiang, the commander of the first regiment of the Praetorian Guard Division, served as the deputy division commander! ”

The emperor's order was the holy decree, Zhang Huangyan showed it to the emperor after writing it, and Zhu Hongsan asked Li Chengen to cover the jade seal after reading it, and then began to mobilize the army.

Zhu Hongsan can't bring Li Chengdong either, Zhu Hongsan is good at commanding hot soldiers and weapons to fight, but he is really not familiar with the ancient arrangement, and the only ones under him who are still good are the three county kings who came over anyway. Zhu Hongsan knew that he was going to Guangdong this time to face Li Dingguo, the "famous king of the two Turks", and he might really be surprised if he was not careful. Zhu Hongsan thought for a long time before he was ready to take Li Chengdong, although Li Chengdong is not very good, he is a good hand in war. In addition, it was Jin Shenghuan's troops who commanded him, and the grassroots officers of this unit were all descendants of his new army, so Li Chengdong should not be able to make any trouble.

After all, this is a personal expedition by the imperial pilot, although there are only 60,000 or 70,000 people, but there are 100,000 people in addition to the logistics troops, but it is said that it is the largest personal expedition since Zhu Hongsan became emperor.

After Ma Mingyuan dispersed, he returned to his residence, and not long after he sat down, the housekeeper Ma Fu came in to report that the prince was here!

The prince did not attend the court meeting today, but he knew that his backstage was unlucky at the first time, so he immediately came to see Ma Mingyuan after receiving the news, wanting to ask what was going on.