This time the emperor's speech at the Yulin Medical School site undoubtedly shocked the Yulin Military. It was spread to the court and caused widespread controversy among the ministers. This was the first time that the emperor clearly stated that the Qing army was the enemy of the Ming Dynasty rather than the bandits.

Although the emperor had rejected the policy of borrowing the enemy to suppress the enemy in the past, no one expected that the emperor would regard the Qing enemy as the main enemy, which seemed a bit of putting the cart before the horse. After all, the Qing enemy was borrowed by Wu Sangui, the soldiers of the Xibo of Pingxi, and many ministers also fantasized about contacting Wu Sangui and destroying the enemy together.

What they were even more worried about was that the emperor clearly expressed his importance to the warriors in his speech, and this was a sign that the emperor should value the warriors.

"Sir, what does the emperor mean? Even if we do not borrow troops from the Qing emperor, we must not offend the Qing emperor. The lesson from the previous emperor was that the Ming Dynasty could not fight against the Qing emperor and the bandits at the same time."

Ma Shiying's mansion was surrounded by ministers who came to inquire about the news. As soon as the official said the words, he immediately won the nod of other officials, and they all agreed: "Yes, Master Chief, this is not possible. The emperor has just taken over the power of the emperor, and he is inevitably impulsive to do things, and he needs to persuade him politely."

Ma Shiying shook his head and smiled bitterly. At the moment, half of the cabinet ministers were driven away by the emperor. At the beginning, Ma Shiying thought that without the constraints of the Donglin Party, his power would be increased. Unexpectedly, the emperor only mentioned three people and divided most of his power and responsibilities. Of course, these three people are Xiong Rulin, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhang Zhengchen, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Chen Zilong, the right assistant minister of the Censorate.

These three emperors all at once promoted them from the last ministers to the important ministers of the court. They were grateful to the emperor and obeyed the emperor in everything rather than the cabinet. When they controlled the Ministry of Revenue, they held the financial power, when they controlled the Ministry of Personnel, they controlled the human rights, and when they controlled the Censorate, they controlled the guidance of the court's theory.

In the past, when these positions were in the hands of the Donglin Party, Ma Shiying could be restricted by the cabinet, but the successors passed the cabinet and were directly responsible to the emperor. The cabinet had no choice but to do anything about it. Financial power, human rights, and verbal theory were all in the hands of the emperor. Although Ma Shiying had a headquarters of war, it was useless. You can't use the army to challenge the emperor. Besides, the Beijing camp was so bad that Ma Shiying knew it. Even if the army and the emperor collected the board, it was probably not as good as the 10,000 people in the Beijing camp had just summoned by the Yulin Wei.

If this continues, the cabinet will sooner or later become a tool that will only inherit the emperor's will and become a seal, and the independence of the cabinet will be gone. However, Ma Shiying cannot imagine that he may have rich political experience and perfect power. However, since the emperor killed Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing and drove most of the Donglin Party out of the court, Hongguang was destined to have become a powerful emperor. When the emperor was strong, the power of the cabinet was inevitably squeezed.

Perhaps some ministers could not see clearly, but Ma Shiying could see clearly. He couldn't help feeling discouraged: "Everyone, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty is not stable at the moment, and it is still necessary to rely on military personnel to maintain it. It is normal for the emperor to improve the status of military personnel. As for the evil of the Qing barbarians, I don't think it's a big deal. In the past, I dealt with the Qing barbarians and bandits at the same time. Maybe the bandits are also in conflict with the Qing barbarians. Since the emperor has set a policy, we will abide by it."

Everyone looked at Ma Shiying in shock. Ma Shiying had always been very strong in the minds of all the ministers, otherwise he would not have squeezed out Shi Kefa, nor would he have fought with the Donglin Party members. But now Ma Shiying looked like a cautious and mediocre minister, which almost made everyone think that he had heard the wrong ears. Did the words just say what the Chief Supervisor said?

Wuchang, Ningnan Marquis Head, Zuo Liangyu was sitting on a chair with his eyes slightly closed, with his lower head and left and right sides full of trusted generals. Zuo Liangyu is in his forties. He is from Shandong, tall and burly, and handsome when he was young. However, his years of battles have made his face full of wind and frost.

Zuo Liangyu was born in poverty. When he was young, both his parents died. He grew up with his uncle. He learned martial arts hard since childhood and was good at shooting. After joining the army, he quickly stood out and promoted to an officer. He also joined the tent of the Donglin Party leader Hou Xun in time. Therefore, he was promoted very quickly. In the 13th year of Chongzhen, Zuo Liangyu was left Beijing to preside over the comprehensive encirclement and suppression of the bandits. Yang Sichang, the Minister of War, who was named the general of the thief, who was the reason why Zuo Liangyu had the talent of a general and his soldiers could also be used.

However, it was this general who suppressed the thief. After Yang Sichang awarded it to Zuo Liangyu, he promised He Renlong that he could replace it. It happened that Zuo Liangyu defeated Zhang Xianzhong in Agate Mountain. Yang Sichang had to obstruct the matter of Xu Nuo He Renlong. He Renlong felt deceived and told Zuo Liangyu about the matter. From then on, Zuo Liangyu held a grudge against Yang Sichang and deliberately refused to listen to Yang Sichang's order, which led to Yang Sichang's failure in the plan of encirclement and suppression and had to commit suicide.

After Yang Sichang's death, the court had no choice but to do anything to Zuo Liangyu, who did not obey the order of orders. In order to let Zuo Liangyu continue to suppress the thieves, he issued an order to appease him. This made Zuo Liangyu see through the facts of the court and become domineering from then on. He often disobeyed the orders of the court. After Zhu Xianzhen's defeat, Zuo Liangyu, who had always fought bravely with the bandits, became a warlord who only knew how to preserve his strength, was brave enough to capture the people, and was afraid of war.

"Father, time is not waiting, and the opportunity never comes again. Wuchang is not a place for a long time. It is better to take the opportunity to raise an army south and occupy a wealthy land in Jiangnan." The person speaking was a young man in his twenties on the left hand of Zuo Liangyu, who was Zuo Menggeng, the son of Zuo Liangyu.

Although Zuo Liangyu has firmly settled in Wuchang and his subordinates claim to have 800,000 people, but Wuchang is too close to Henan and Shaanxi. Recently, the Qing army and Li Zicheng fought in Shaanxi and Henan. Zuo Liangyu was extremely worried. It would be fine if the bandits won. If the bandits fail, he will not only face the possibility of the bandits going south through Wuchang, but also fear that the Qing army would also arrive in Wuchang when they pursued the bandits. Now he doesn't even dare to fight with the bandits, let alone the Qing army.

Now that Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing have been killed, their remaining troops rebelled and rebelled, and the south of the Yangtze River is empty, this makes Zuo Liangyu feel moved. If he goes south, he can not only avoid bandits and Qing army, but also the south is richer and can support him to support his army.

"Look straight, what do you think?" Zuo Liangyu opened her slightly closed eyes and looked at a middle-aged man wearing civil servant costume with a bright look.

This middle-aged man was Huang Shu, the inspector of Huguang. He was originally responsible for surveillance at Zuo Liangyu, but he saw that Zuo Liangyu was powerful and the court's order was useless to him at all, so Huang Shu simply surrendered to Zuo Liangyu.

"Master, I think it's okay, but He Yuncong is deeply admired by the people of Huguang. If he is left there, the Master's retreat will be unstable. It's better to hunt He Yuncong." A voice of sinister hatred came from Huang Shu's mouth.

He Yuncong refers to the governor of Huguang He Tengjiao. Unlike Huang Shu, He Tengjiao did not follow Zuo Liangyu after entering Wuchang, and he dissuaded Zuo Liangyu's harm to the people. Therefore, He Tengjiao's reputation gradually gained popularity in Huguang.

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Chapter completed!