But Wang Puxiang, who had just been promoted to deputy battalion official by Zhou Zhisheng, arrived at the Liyang base camp at the same time as the battle report. After Liu Yongxi learned the specific situation, he promoted Wang Puxiang to battalion official as soon as possible, and also included Wang Puxiang on the next batch of key promotions. Anyway, as long as this Wang Buying official did not make a fatal mistake, he would definitely have a glory and prosperity.

But Empress Zhang is a woman after all, and she has a personal opinion on the handling methods of Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang: "Zhou Zhisheng, Wang Puxiang is indeed thinking about the country, but it is too urgent to do things. So why should we notify the court to deal with such a major matter? If something goes wrong in the middle, I am afraid the court will not know what is going on, and I don't know what to do."

Liu Yongxi felt that Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang's handling was impeccable: "At first, such a big thing, I really had to ask the court to make a decision, but Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang were really right. The reason why the case of Prince Fu and the Concubine Tong was so unsuccessful was because it was delayed for too long to make trouble in the court. Such things must not make trouble in the court. Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang were both meritorious ministers."

Although the Qing army's large-scale southward movement was the direct cause of the demise of the Hongguang Dynasty, the real fatal blow to the Hongguang Dynasty was the court political struggle caused by the Crown Prince's case and the Tong Concubine case and Zuo Liangyu led troops eastward. The reason why the Crown Prince's case and the Tong Concubine case could not be cured was because it was in the court.

Therefore, although Empress Zhang felt that Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang's reaction was a bit too extreme, she had to admit that what Liu Yongxi said was some truths, and Zhou Zhisheng was also her personal military commander, so she quickly spoke: "What King Yue said is also some truths. No matter what Zhou Zhisheng is, Wang Puxiang is always thinking about the country."

Zhang Guowei, the cabinet minister who made a special trip to Liyang to supervise the battle, quickly persuaded: "Empress, Zhou Zhisheng, and Wang Puxiang are all hardworking. When encountering such a thing, you must make up your mind. Otherwise, if Jianlu sent a pseudo prince to the south, wouldn't the court be in chaos? It might even be a Zuo Liangyu!"

Zhang Guowei had an agreement with Liu Yongxi that if the Qing army wanted to use King Fu, King Tang, and Prince of the Crown, he, the Grand Secretary, would take the responsibility to deal with these Ming royal families. However, since this agreement was made, Zhang Guowei felt very stressed.

Although Emperor Hongguang was a foolish monarch, for a scholar in the feudal era, the crime of "killing a monarch" was too great. Emperor Hongguang was Zhang Guowei's old master. Now he heard that Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang had already cut the mess quickly and solved the big trouble of King Fu in the shortest time, so he naturally felt relieved.

After all, Empress Zhang is a female. Seeing that Liu Yongxi and Zhang Guowei both saw this, she decided to follow the crowd: "I have all listened to the arrangements of King Yue and Prime Minister Zhang. However, although Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang have made great contributions to the country, it is best to slow down the promotion a little, so you can't do it too deliberately!"

Liu Yongxi nodded and said, "Wang Puxiang is easy to deal with. Now he is just a battalion official. I plan to promote him one level later, but Zhou Zhisheng's situation will be different. He has been with the Empress for so long, and the contribution he has made is enough to be the bestower!"

Queen Zhang already understood what Liu Yongxi meant: "Then just become a marquis when you enter Nanjing. He is indeed very capable of doing things!"

Zhang Guowei stood up to oppose the decisions of Empress Zhang and Liu Yongxi: "I think we should cut the mess quickly. Now we will be the first to be the general Zhou Zhisheng, and then be promoted to the marquis when he recovers Nanjing. Although the empress thinks that this matter cannot be done too deliberately, there is no hesitation on such a major issue!"

Before, the strongest enemy of the small Ming court in Yueming was naturally the Qing Dynasty. But now the more hope it is to recover the southeast of Nanjing, the more intense the dispute over the orthodox Ming Dynasty became. Many Ming vassal kings, princes, and royal families all jumped out to regard themselves as orthodox. During this period, the Ming Ming court had to make up their minds to deal with several similar events. The change of King Fu was just a manifestation of the intensification of this orthodox dispute.

Liu Yongxi still has reservations about Zhang Guowei's suggestions, not to mention Empress Zhang, who always wants to show mercy: "Zhang Xiangguo, what we are fighting against is the banner of the Ming Dynasty after all!"

Zhang Guowei fought with all his might: "Empress, Your Highness, because this dynasty is under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, he will never allow the rioters to use the banner of the Ming Dynasty to do anything wrong. It is naturally a good thing for the empress and the King of Yue to be generous, but they must not give these rioters any chance. For example, Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang's noble character should be commended as soon as possible, so that everyone knows that as long as they are loyal to the court and the King of Yue, the court will never treat them unfairly!"

Zhang Guowei's idea was completely different from that of Queen Zhang. Queen Zhang felt that it was a huge scandal that should be covered up first, but Zhang Guowei felt that it was necessary to commend Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang with great fanfare to enable the court to establish absolute prestige among civil and military officials.

Before Queen Zhang could speak, Zhang Guowei added: "And this time the matter of King Dechang is a good opportunity. If someone else is dealt with, Donglin Fushe will definitely have objections, but King Dechang is completely different. They must have one hundred of them."

Although Donglin and Fushe have been asking for trouble for Zhang Guowei, Zhang Guowei is in a sense Donglin's staunch ally, so he can be said to be well aware of Donglin Fushe's views on the doorstep.

The political opponent that Donglin Fushe hates most now must be Ruan Dacheng, who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. The second is Emperor Hongguang, who was deliberately derogatory of being "King of Dechang" by them. Who said that when Hongguang reigned for one year, Fushe suffered a full suppression and was unable to recover his vitality until now.

Donglin Fushe even hated Emperor Hongguang even more than Ma Shiying, Yang Longyou, and Zhang Guowei even regarded this matter as a key to mediating the relationship between the government and the opposition: "Empress, Your Highness, King Dechang died on the battlefield as the best ending. We should not only take the opportunity to commend meritorious ministers like Zhou Zhisheng and Wang Puxiang, but also ask for posthumous titles for Dechang and open the History Bureau to compile the "Hongguang Records"."

If Liu Yongxi didn't quite understand Zhang Guowei's painstaking efforts in this arrangement, Empress Zhang had already applauded: "Zhang Xiangguo is indeed a well-established minister. No wonder everyone says that as long as there are old adults, the country will naturally be worry-free. Your Highness will do it according to Zhang Xiangguo's wishes!"

Liu Yongxi could only follow the good deeds: "Premier Zhang is ready to draft an imperial edict!"

If the influence of Zhou's promotion to Beigubo was far-reaching, its influence was basically limited to the Yueming army, but the next request for posthumous title for Emperor Hongguang and the compilation of the "Hongguang Records" by the Kaishi Bureau aroused the unanimous interest of the Shilin of Jiangnan.

As the saying goes, "Present the coffin together", although the debate about Emperor Hongguang will continue and even be overturned, both Donglin Fushe, their allies, enemies, or political factions that have nothing to do with them are now becoming active. Everyone knows that these two things seem simple, but the impact will be extremely far-reaching. Not only will it make an official conclusion on the political tide between Emperor Hongguang and Hongguang in one year, it can even be said to be a reconstruction of the orthodox legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the reactions of the court and the public were particularly enthusiastic. There were more than a dozen statements about the posthumous title of Emperor Hongguang alone. Moreover, Donglin Fushe's positioning of Emperor Hongguang was directly reduced to "King of Fu". They even believed that instead of editing "Hongguang Records", they were better at editing "Dechang Records". Of course, some people had a neutral view of Emperor Hongguang, believing that "King of Fu" should be edited, and Ma Shiying and Yang Longyou always insisted on the view of "Hongguang Records" unchanged.

However, everyone discussed the positioning of Emperor Hongguang within the framework given by the Ming Dynasty of Yue. There was no objection to Zhou Zhisheng, Wang Puxiang's handling and the court's reward for them. There was no objection to the legitimacy and orthodox nature of the Ming Dynasty of Yue, the princess of the Supervisor, and His Majesty Yue. The most popular trend among scholars now is to whip the corpse and promote the wise and magical martial arts of the Supervisor and His Majesty Yue.

In short, Zhang Guowei, who was also a scholar from Jiangnan, had his own actions on the death of King Fu, which can be described as magical. If there were many people who had been interested in the Tang Dynasty and even secretly communicated with Fujian, now the entire Jiangnan could no longer hear any objection to the rule of the Ming Dynasty in Yue and Ming Dynasty. If anyone dared to have any objections to the court, then these scholars would come forward to report and report to the court immediately.

For the Ming Dynasty of Yue, although this change does not seem to be effective in seeing the shadows, it is silent. Even if the court does not use force, it can execute orders to the most remote mountain villages and fishing villages. Moreover, everyone is maintaining this court. Not only are there countless people carrying out anti-Qing movements on the ground, but there are even hundreds of new Jiangnan affiliated troops who have changed their minds in front of the formation, making Duoduo, Haoge, and Hong Chengchou eager to deal with it.

Ajige can be said to be the most surviving existence. Although Liu Yongxi and the Yue Ming army's offensives were one after another, he did not have to deal with the main force of the Yue Ming army for the time being. The enemies that he needs to deal with are He Tengjiao in the south and the remnants of the Dashun army occupying Jingzhou.

However, based on the amazing lessons learned on the battlefield in Jiangnan, Ajige, who had just returned to Wuchang, directly regarded the remnants of Dashun Army in Jingzhou as his real enemy: "I inform my brothers below that I must bring a few more red-clothed cannons this time. With the red-clothed cannons, I don't believe that I can't open the Jingzhou city gate!"

The last time Ajige entered Jingzhou, it was almost effortless, but the current situation was completely different. The remnants of the Dashun Army, known as 300,000, occupied the entire Jingzhou Prefecture, and his old rivals Li Guo and Gao Yigong, made Ajige decide to use the red-clothed cannon to solve the problem without a strong attack.
Chapter completed!