The sedan chair crossed the thousand-step corridor and came to the Chengtianmen, where even if Shi Kefa was the head of the Nanjing Wenchen of the Ministry of War, he had to get off the sedan chair.

Came out of the sedan chair, walked through the deep Chengtianmen doorway, entered the imperial city, and walked through the Duanmen Wumen Gate in turn.

After passing through the noon gate, I entered Miyagi. Although Nanjing is also the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor has been in Beijing, and the palace here has not been inhabited by the owner for more than 200 years.

Looking up along the steps, you can see that the pillars of the Imperial Palace are mottled, and the steps under the pillars are covered with green moss.

In the Imperial Palace, there are already several ministers waiting, and Lu Daqi is also among them. Seeing Shi Kefa enter, all the ministers gathered around.

"Brother Daolin, what happened?" Lu Daqi asked in a low voice.

"I came out of my house, and I was invited directly here, and I don't know what happened." Shi Kefa shook his head, his face full of helplessness.

"Did they already know that His Majesty had returned safely to the south?" Lu Daqi exclaimed, "Do they want to take risks? ”

"What Your Majesty has returned? What are you talking about, Lord Lu? "Some of the ministers in the palace did not attend the meeting in the mansion of Scofa last night, and exclaimed when they heard this.

"Your Majesty, of course, is today, Emperor Chongzhen, he has arrived in Huai'an under the escort of Chen Yue, the governor of Tianjin." Lu Daqi said.

"Ahh The ministers suddenly screamed. Some people were talking and laughing excitedly, and some people had solemn faces, looking at the soldiers outside the hall, and couldn't help but close their mouths.

Seeing the excited looks of many ministers, Shi Kefa's heart settled down. Judging from the current situation, the vast majority of ministers are excited about Chongzhen's return, so the hearts of the people are mine, and I have to stop Ma Shiying's conspiracy no matter what today.

While the ministers were discussing, more and more ministers walked in. Qian Qianyi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, also walked into the hall, and when Shi Kefa wanted to greet him, he saw Qian Qianyi standing silently in the queue with his head down, and he didn't even pay attention to the people next to him to say hello.

The scholars of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, the officials of the Zhan Mansion of the Hanlin Academy, and the civil officials of the fourth grade or above in Nanjing were all present, and they were lined up in two columns in the hall. The lords led by Xu Jiujue, the Duke of Wei, were also present, standing on the right side and talking to each other.

The civil and military generals were all there, and the Fu King Zhu Youxiang walked out of the apse accompanied by the eunuch Lu Jiude and Han Zanzhou, the governor of Fengyang.

Seeing that the blessed king Zhu Youxiang had reached the throne by himself, Shi Kefa raised his eyebrows, his face was suddenly full of anger, he turned his head sideways, and nodded to Lu Daqi who was standing next to him.

"Your Royal Highness, it seems that you shouldn't be sitting in that position now, right?" Lu Daqi came out of the crowd and sneered at King Fu on the throne.

"Hehe," Before King Fu Zhu Youxiang could speak, Ma Shiying walked out, "Lord Lu, His Royal Highness King Fu is about to ascend the throne, and that position is already his, why not sit there?" At this moment, Ma Shiying's heart was also full of a wry smile, this blessed king is really muddy and can't support the wall, how can he directly do it on the throne?

"is about to ascend the throne, that is, he has not ascended the throne, King Fu is now neither a prince nor a prisoner, but just a vassal king, how can he sit on the supreme throne. With such urgency, where is the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, and is it not laughed at if you lose your dignity? Lu Daqi said coldly.

"You ......" Ma Shiying's face suddenly became ugly, and he pointed at Lu Daqi's nose and was about to reprimand, but Zhu Youxiang got up from the throne indifferently and walked to the bottom of the steps, "Okay, this king is down, what are you angry about!" ”

Ma Shiying glared at Lu Daqi fiercely, turned his head and ignored him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the thieves are raging today, the society is in turmoil, Kyoto has fallen, the first emperor has been martyred, but the sky cannot be without the sun, the country cannot be without an owner, His Royal Highness King Fu is the grandson of the Divine Sect, the bloodline is noble, when he ascends the throne and succeeds to the throne, he is the lord of my Ming Dynasty!"

Ma Shiying directly stated the purpose of today's court meeting in the face of the ministers, although in the eyes of some ministers who still don't know the truth, King Fu's accession to the throne is irreversible. But King Fu and Ma Shiying were too eager, right? What about the three resignations that are good? How could he show such eagerness, King Fu even went into battle shirtless and sat directly on the throne.

According to the emperor's enthronement process, the identity of King Fu's heir to the throne should be established first, such as being a prisoner first, and then persuaded by the ministers, King Fu resigned, persuaded again, and then resigned. After three consecutive resignations, reluctantly accept the position of the emperor, this is the normal process!

Of course, there are also some people who know what happened, that is, Chongzhen has returned to the south, and there is no way to force King Fu!

"Hehe, Lord Ma, who said that the first emperor was martyred?" As soon as Ma Shiying's words fell, Lu Daqi came out of work again and sneered at Ma Shiying, "Just yesterday, Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Huaiyang, sent someone to send a letter to say that Your Majesty has gone south, and he has arrived in Huai'an under the escort of Chen Yue, the governor of Pingnanbo Tianjin!" ”

"Yes, Lord Ma, Your Majesty is still alive, and he has arrived in Huai'an, so it seems that there is no need to mention the matter of King Fu's accession to the throne." Zhang Shenyan also stood up and sneered at Ma Shiying.

"Yes, Your Majesty, he has returned, and there is no need to support King Lifu anymore." Many ministers also shouted.

"Nonsense, nonsense!" Ma Shiying reprimanded loudly, "The martyrdom of the first emperor is well known and has long been confirmed, saying that His Majesty has arrived in Huai'an, it is all nonsense!" You even bewitched the people with false words, and you clearly did not take His Royal Highness King Fu in your eyes! ”

With Ma Shiying's words, a group of heavily armed soldiers rushed into the hall, and sharp knives and guns were aimed at the ministers in the palace.

"Humph! Ma Yaocao, you are so majestic, do you want to kill all the ministers in this palace? When everyone was frightened, Shi Kefa stepped out of the crowd, and his thin body stood in the middle of the hall, his dark face full of determination.

"The news that Your Majesty has returned south to Huai'an is that Lu Zhenfei sent someone to send a letter to me, what's the matter? Do you suspect that the official is lying? Shi Kefa looked at Ma Shiying's eyes and asked coldly.

"Brother Daolin, Lu Zhenfei must have made a mistake, you can't believe it easily." Facing Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying wanted to directly order him to be killed, but he still couldn't say it after all. It's easy to kill Shi Kefa, but in that case, King Fu and his reputation will be completely stinky, and maybe he can use force to subdue the ministers in the palace, but what about the local governors and officials? How could they obey the orders of such a brutal court?