Success is difficult. After success, it is difficult to keep a clear head and see the hidden dangers behind success.

Those who can always remain sober can naturally be called wise men, otherwise they will be confused.

The monarch and ministers of the Shaowu Dynasty were undoubtedly confused.

The "fight in the nest" won a great victory. Emperor Shaowu and his civil and military ministers all floated away, just like drinking nectar and jade liquid, and were drunk but didn't know why.

"Emperor, after this defeat, I believe that Emperor Yongli will surely flee westward to avoid the military advance of our army. At least it is possible to retreat to Wuzhou or even Guilin. Since this, the whole province of Guangdong has been under the control of our dynasty. I think that the entire Yongli army has been destroyed this time, and it is entirely up to the emperor's blessing, which shows that the emperor is the destiny of heaven. Therefore, I ask for suburbs to the sky, sacrifice to the earth, study for the military parade, and to rest and to boost morale." Su Tongguan, the chief minister, said happily.

"Hahaha, this great victory depends entirely on the merits of all the ministers. Well, what Su Aiqing said was very much. Zhu Youlang's boy was no longer worth worrying. He probably had already escaped now. So he ordered Governor Chen to station in Sanshui and pay close attention to the movements in Zhaoqing. If Zhu Youlang wants to run away, just run away. After all, he is a clan relative, so don't force him too much. So please ask Su Aiqing to perform rituals with the Ministry of Rites. On the 25th, I will personally perform the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky and the earth, and then I will be lucky enough to learn the military parade, so that Guangdong can rest and recuperate and dance to peace!" Zhu Yuyue also smiled with a spring breeze on his face.

Zhu Yuyue is the younger brother of Emperor Longwu Zhu Youjian, both of whom are from Taizu's bloodline. In terms of seniority, Zhu Youlang is his grandson, so it is natural to call him a "boy".

"I obey the order!" Su Tongguan bowed to receive the order.

Su Tongguan disagreed with allowing Zhu Youlang to escape. His original intention was to create a political situation in Guangzhou city to stabilize the people's hearts. Chen Jitai had to lead his troops westward, strike while the iron was hot, and eliminate the roots.

There can't be two suns in the sky.

However, according to the emperor's wishes, he was unwilling to kill him. After careful consideration, it was true that Zhu Youlang's bloodline was from the lineage of Chengzu, and the emperor was from the lineage of Zhu Yuanzhang's twenty-third son, Zhu Yuanzhang, the lineage of Zhu Ju, the king of Tang. When it comes to the purity of bloodline, the two of them were not comparable at all. If the world chooses the emperor, it must be Zhu Youlang's bloodline, not to be the grandchildren.

Although it is said that there is no other day, if Zhu Youlang is really killed, the emperor will be detrimental to kill his relatives, which will be detrimental to his future imperial career.

Zhu Youlang must be removed, but this order cannot come from the emperor's mouth, nor can it be done by the emperor. It is best if the ministers do it quietly and use a righteous and open reason to remove Zhu Youlang so that there will be no future troubles.

As the chief minister, he has the responsibility to share the worries of the emperor. However, it is of great importance, so he has to slowly and not be reckless, so as not to fall into the emperor's injustice.

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Zhaoqing, the Hall of Qinzheng.

After receiving the order, Ma Jixiang hurried to the scene. Seeing the emperor sitting upright on the imperial throne with a serious expression, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live my emperor when I see you, my uncle."

Zhu Youlang looked at Ma Jixiang who was kneeling on the ground, and felt a little unnatural. He was from the soul of later generations and was very uncomfortable with kneeling and worshipping, and was more accustomed to handshakes. Although people also have distinctions between high and low, at least in superficial etiquette, everyone is equal. In his impression, kneeling and worshipping is a very important etiquette. Except for funerals, filial sons and grandsons kneeling for others, there is basically no such etiquette of distinction between high and low. If someone kneels down normally, he must be under great pressure.

Now, this kind of etiquette has become the most commonly used etiquette for ministers to see the emperor.

I have to say that the ancients were very smart. They used such etiquette to suddenly open up the distance between the king and the minister, reflecting the huge status gap between the king and the minister.

From his heart now, when he saw his minister kneeling on the ground, a huge sense of superiority unconsciously rose to his heart, just as if he was superior to others.

Later generations often say that a person's aura is so strong. In fact, that aura is a manifestation of a person's confidence and a pressure caused by a sense of superiority. That sense of pressure can only be cultivated by the superior for a long time.

Now, a kneeling ceremony has already made Zhu Youlang feel aura.

"Ma Aiqing, you are an old minister who has followed the former kings since Hengyang. I am loyal and well aware of it. Now, I want to lead troops to Guangzhou, and you want to take good care of my family." Zhu Youlang calmed down and said slowly.

The tone is slow, solemn, and it feels very stylish.

"Ah? Your Majesty, you want to lead the army in person, Your Majesty, don't..." Ma Jixiang raised his head, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

What's wrong? The emperor who usually looks very weak actually wants to go deep into the tiger's den? Is this the emperor the same?

When he saw Zhu Youlang's eyes shining with confidence, Ma Jixiang said to himself: "Oh, I understand, this is the real emperor, his original weakness, is he keeping his low profile? The emperor is really unfathomable."

"No need to say more, my intention has been decided." Zhu Youlang interrupted him: "Time is tight, and I have to go and select the warriors myself and set off tomorrow, so I can only tell a long story."

"Please give me instructions." Ma Jixiang said.

"I have just issued an order to ask your Jinyiwei to investigate spies in the city and send out detailed spies to spies. You must remember three things: First, the city investigation operation should be open and secret, send plainclothes to many places with dense staff, and send special people to screen the collected information and report it to me every day. Well, just hand it over to Wang Kun, and major matters must be reported to me in person."

"The second article, the personnel who spy on military information must be selected by you. The contact information is best to be a single line, so that one person can get into trouble and all of them will be taken away. Now there is no time, so you first think about the charter. After I take Guangzhou, I will hand it over to me to make a decision. When I have time, I will teach you a set of confidential intelligence writing methods."

"Article 3: Do not act without authorization, especially do not commit crimes for unreasonable reasons, so as not to hurt innocent people."

"In addition, when I was not in Zhaoqing, I secretly handed over all the information to Qu Aiqing for handling, so I can't let others know. Do you understand?"

After hearing Zhu Youlang's words, Ma Jixiang was shocked and moved. The emperor wanted to greatly improve the status of the Jinyiwei. Is it necessary to restore the glory of Ji Gang in Chengzu? Judging from the emperor's tone, the person he truly trusted, Qu Shisi, the inner supervisor Wang Kun, and the other one is himself, including the chief minister, Lu and Li, the two great scholars, who are also under surveillance?

"Emperor, I understand. Please rest assured. I will do what the emperor has given clearly." Ma Jixiang replied.

"Well, let's talk about it, how can you understand clearly?" Zhu Youlang asked softly.

"I am only loyal to the emperor, and everyone will be under my surveillance." Ma Jixiang said.

"Yeah, let's kneel down."
Chapter completed!