What Wang Xueshan said is not trivial, even if he claims to have a witness, but it is also a lonely evidence, at this time, it is impossible to send someone to Chongzhou to verify, Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian have also left Jiangning one after another, and they can't confront them face to face, but Zhang Yan knows that no matter what Huaidong's intentions are, Jiangning City must not mess up at this time.

Taking advantage of the emperor's personal questioning about Wang Xueshan's eyeliner sent to the Pengcheng County Mansion to serve as a servant, Zhang Yan sent a cronie eunuch to the political hall of the front hall to speak to Chen Xiyan. The emperor really wants to let his temper run wild, and only Chen Xiyan can screw it.

Jiangning is in danger, the rebels are hundreds of miles away, Chen Xiyan, Zuo Chengmu, Cheng Yuqian and others are almost day and night without leaving the political hall, Zhang Yan sent someone to report the news, and the three of them hurried to the Wenhua Hall to see the driver.

Chen Xiyan and others broke into the palace, Yongxing Emperor Yuan Jianwu glared at Zhang Yan, knowing that he sent someone to report the news, and felt that although he was the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, he didn't even have an obedient henchman, and his mood was even more irritable, and he asked Chen Xiyan and the three of them with a bluffed face: "The three Aiqing are rushing here, what is the important thing to do?" ”

"The minister and Zuo Xiang and Cheng Xiang discussed recruiting brave soldiers from the city to go to the city to assist in the defense, and I came to ask the emperor for an idea," Chen Xiyan replied with his hands in his hand, stood in front of the palace, glanced at Wang Xueshan, and asked, "Why is Lord Wang in the palace?" ”

"Huaidong will take King Lu into the military camp, if it weren't for Lord Wang's secret report, I and Er would be in the dark for fear of dying!" Yuan Jianwu asked sharply.

"The emperor must not believe one-sided words." Chen Xiyan said.

"Chen Xiangke can guarantee that Huaidong has no dissenting intentions?" Yuan Jianwu asked.

Chen Xiyan was speechless, from the name of the fake King Qin back then and the strategy of attacking the west, Huaidong was arrogant to the extreme. It's just that due to the situation back then, and Huaidong's behavior was in line with the interests of the local forces in the south of the Yangtze River, everyone had to make peace with Huaidong, and then on the issue of the Ninglu dispute, Huaidong was the most important force supporting King Ning. Although Jiang Ning was suspicious of Huaidong, he had to rely on Huaidong for everything. Huaidong has its own system, and ordinary people may regard it as the pillar of the imperial court because of Huaidong's brilliant achievements.

In the past two years, Chen Xiyan has been planning and planning current affairs, but doesn't he have a heart to suppress Huaidong's dissent?

Chen Xiyan stood there pondering his words, and Yongxing Emperor Yuan Jianwu continued: "Before the southern expedition to eastern Fujian, Lin Jian went to visit King Lu and the Queen Mother abnormally, and then directly sent Huaidong Jiashu to guard the Hailing Palace. Gao Qiang's letter in and out of Chongzhou also has to pass through the hands of Huaidong - this kind of thing, Chen Xiang, you also know in your heart, what is impossible for Huaidong to enter the military camp today? ”

Emperor Yongxing questioned one after another, and Chen Xiyan, Zuo Chengmu, Cheng Yuqian, Zhang Yan and others did not answer, because in their hearts, they would not be naïve to think that Lin Jian was loyal to the court and the Yuan family.

At least before the fall of Huizhou, Jiang Ning could still get the latest news about the Hailing Mansion in time. Although it was normal for Lin Jian to return to Chongzhou to visit the Queen Mother and King Lu, and Huaidong sent armor to strengthen the guards under the pretext that the Hailing Palace's mansion was harassed by thieves, but in the eyes of the conspirators, the normal situation would also become abnormal, not to mention that Huaidong's behavior of not avoiding suspicion itself is difficult to justify.

Wang Xueshan said: "Lin Jian will arrive in Xiaoshan on the thirteenth, and the Huaidong reinforcements have not been seen to this day, I am afraid that there is no reason!" ”

Chen Xiyan was so angry that he stared at him and blew his beard, he had already stopped Xie Chaozhong from leading the troops, but he jumped out to fight against the water, which made the ministers of the court turn one after another, and finally led to the fiasco of Huizhou.

Wang Xueshan didn't say it explicitly, but the subtext was as obvious as the lice on the monk: the Huaidong reinforcements were delayed, just waiting for Jiangning to fall, so as to support the new emperor. The Huaidong reinforcements will not come, the Jiangzhou army will not come, and without the reinforcements coming, Jiangning will fall sooner or later.

Wang Xueshan's subtext is to instigate Emperor Yongxing to abandon Jiangning to patrol Huaixi!

There were not many people in the hall, so Chen Xiyan no longer cared about anything, and said directly: "Your Majesty, whether Huaidong has a different heart or no different heart, the old minister is willing to defend Jiangning City for the emperor." As long as Jiangning City is here, the emperor is still the emperor of Dayue, and Huaidong will never dare to attack the crowd easily! ”

"I shouldn't have listened to you, let Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian leave Beijing." Yuan Jianwu said angrily, more and more sure that Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian's request to leave Beijing was to confirm that the Huaidong reinforcements would not come before the fall of Jiangning City.

"What Chen Xiang said, please think twice before acting?" Zhang Yan said.

Once Emperor Yongxing left Jiangning and took refuge in Huaixi, how could Jiangning be able to hold it?

In less than three years, the Yuan family lost the capital twice, what Zhongxing does Dayue still talk about, and what imperial power does it talk about? Is Dong Yuan a master who eats meat and spits out bones?

Cheng Yuqian and Zuo Chengmu looked at each other, peeking at the emperor's uncertain face, and said secretly: A few days ago, an official asked the emperor to patrol Huaixi to avoid military disasters.

Chen Xiyan is loyal, full of sincerity, and bitter words, to preserve the last vitality of the Dayue court. Zhang Yan is a eunuch, there is not too much concern, and the authority depends on the emperor's trust, the imperial power is out of power, Zhang Yan naturally does not have the scenery of the past, in Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian have left the land of right and wrong one after another, Cheng Yuqian and Zuo Chengmu have to think about the way back.

Chen Xiyan even made a look, Zuo Chengmu and Cheng Yuqian were silent.

If the emperor thinks that the Huaidong reinforcements will not come, it is useless to persuade him, and it is not something that they can do by dragging it, once the news comes out, it will set off a storm all over the city, and he is undecided, how can he expect the generals below to have the determination to defend the city?

Moreover, in the hearts of Cheng Yuqian and Zuo Chengmu, they did not think that Huaidong did not have the intention of setting up a new emperor after the fall of Jiangning City. People's hearts are always unpredictable, Pengcheng County is so unruly, there is such a good opportunity in front of him, and there is so much strength in his hands, how many people can resist the temptation?

Chen Xiyan was helpless, and stubbornly admonished: "If the emperor can't trust Huaidong, he can ask the minister to take the emperor's eldest son to Huaixi, and the clan also has the king of Chu in Huaixi to entrust him......"

Emperor Yongxing's eldest son died young, the eldest son of the emperor at this time was actually the second son, only four years old, Emperor Yongxing was in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he was not in a hurry to establish a prince.

Zhang Yan secretly felt that this strategy was not very good, even if the eldest son of the emperor was sent to Huaixi, if Jiangning City fell, Huaidong could still use the excuse of saying that "the national disaster is at the head, and the elder is not young", and forcibly supported the king of Lu, what can be done?

What's more, Huaidong still has the queen mother's chess piece available.

Emperor Chongguan is a brother and brother, and Emperor Yongxing is also supported by all ministers - there are these two precedents, after the fall of Jiangning, Dong Yuan is the eldest son of the four-year-old emperor in his hands, and Huaidong is the king of Lu who has long been an adult and has experienced many disasters, even if the emperor has a secret decree to accompany him, the last compromise method is likely to be to establish King Lu as the emperor and the eldest son of the emperor as the crown prince.

The most important thing at the moment is to persuade the emperor to dispel the fear that Jiang Ning will fall.

Cheng Yuqian and Zuo Chengmu thought that the emperor might not have the determination to live and die with Jiang Ning in his heart, and Chen Xiyan was really not a good strategy.

Yongxing Emperor Yuan Jianwu said with a gloomy face: "Immediately plan to order Huaidong to come from the Yangtze River to reinforce the army, transfer from Jiyang to Taihu Lake, and aid Liyang from Jingyi, don't want them to come to Jiangning, and discuss other things!" ”

Everyone stood in front of the palace and looked at each other, the emperor was already worried about the possibility of hijacking the Huaidong army by crossing the river to Huaixi, how else could they persuade him?

"The minister doesn't dare to obey the edict!" Chen Xiyan knelt down on his knees, spit out five words in a hard binding, and his eyes were also fixed on Cheng Yuqian and Zuo Chengmu, the edict was invalid without going through the political affairs hall, even if it was written by Emperor Yongxing himself, the Huaidong Army could also be greatly disobeyed.

Since the emperor was worried that crossing the river would be hijacked by the Huaidong Navy, he used the Huaidong Navy's army to block the emperor in Jiangning City.

If Jiang Ning falls after the emperor abandons him, even if Da Yue can finally hold it, it will no longer be the Da Yue of the Yuan family.

Even if the emperor dies in Jiangning City, the people of the world will still feel the loyalty of the emperor and the Yuan clan. Even if Huaidong finally supports the king of Lu, there will continue to be loyal and good people who will be loyal to the new emperor - the will of the people is the most powerful means for the king of Lu to fight against Huaidong, get rid of Huaidong's grasp, and pass on the clan.

"You!" Yuan Jianwu was so angry that his eyes were red, and he smashed the bosom at hand to pieces, which shocked the several eunuchs who were standing in shock, and Yuan Jianwu yelled at the eunuchs of the Yellow Gate beside him, "Quickly announce that King Xuan will enter the palace." ”

It is not only Chen Xiyan, Zuo Chengmu, and Cheng Yuqian who can draw up the purpose, but Wang Tian is also the deputy minister of the political affairs hall, but he is involved in Xie Chaozhong's affairs, and he has been acting in a low-key manner during this time. In such a critical situation, Wang Tian rarely showed his face in the political hall and the palace.

"The emperor has to think twice!" Zhang Yan regretted that he couldn't insist on blocking Xie Chaozhong with Chen Xiyan at the beginning, and if he didn't stop it at this time, the imperial power would really fall to his family. Even if the order is given, won't the Huaidong Army follow its own wishes? Afterwards, they can use the holy decree to shirk their own responsibility.

The emperor went to Huaixi, but it was more likely to push Dayue to the brink of collapse; Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if the Huaidong Army enters Jiangning City at this time, there are still a group of prestigious and influential old ministers in the DPRK and China, and it is not Huaidong's turn to cover the sky with one hand!

It's just that at this time, how can you say anything about welcoming the Huai Eastern Army into the city? The emperor got into the tip of the horns, and he didn't listen to any persuasion, so he could only block it hard.

"Are you greedy for life and afraid of death? Even if I die, I can't let the society fall into the hands of others. It's okay for King Lilu to be the emperor's brother, but you can't let the emperor's brother fall into Huaidong's hands, why don't you understand my thoughts? Emperor Yongxing said bitterly.

Wang Xueshan watched coldly and smiled: The emperor has long been in his heart, and he has no intention of coexisting with Jiang Ning at all, but it is ridiculous that Chen Xiyan and others are kept in the dark. Even if Chen Xiyan and Zhang Yan persuaded each other hard, while Cheng Yuqian and Zuo Chengmu were silent, I am afraid that they also have the intention of going, and then expand to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, how many people are willing to defend Jiangning?

Wang Xueshan had to admire the calculation of Hao Wenzhuang, and he calculated the thoughts of this person in Jiangning City thoroughly early on.

At this time, a eunuch ran in with a rolling belt, and played with a crying voice: "Mengyi Mountain was seriously wounded, life and death are unknown, the Hanghu army was defeated, Liyang was lost, and the rebels came to Jiangning......"