It was too late to pass the imperial edict to Nanjing. During this period, Deng Ming's army was passing. In order to avoid the suspicion of being under the melon fields, Jiang Guozhu took all the troops into the city. He waited until the Sichuan Army's rear guard passed that the imperial edict was able to cross the river.

After paying the incense table and receiving the imperial edict, Jiang Guozhu felt a bucket of frost and snow pouring on his head after reading it, which made him feel cold: "The emperor said that Deng Ming could not be blocked and he would be dismissed from office to investigate. Whoever let Deng Ming go would have to be punished by Deng Ming. Where did this start?"

When he saw Zhou Peigong, Jiang Guozhu's reaction was similar to Lin Qilong. He threw the imperial edict over viciously. He did not tear the thing to pieces on the spot, which means that Jiang Guozhu was very well-educated: "There are also the urgent reports sent to Nanchang and Wuchang. It is probably the same thing. The emperor said that he would set out within five days and calculate the day. Now he might have left the capital! Admiral Deng has left and he is still coming. He is deliberately not to leave a way for us to survive. There are so many officials along the way, will the emperor be dismissed and will he be punished with Deng Ming?"

Zhou Peigong thought about it with a frown for a while, and finally figured out the problem and shouted: "Oh, Governor General, the emperor saw good news. What he saw was that Admiral Deng failed to attack Wuchang, Jiujiang was defeated, Jiangnan was defeated repeatedly, crossing the river and attacking Yangzhou was futile, and then he was immediately under Zhenjiang City, and was intercepted by Liangjiang officers and soldiers of the Governor General and Xiang army. Therefore, the emperor must think that Deng Ming was at the end of the road. As long as the officers and soldiers were desperate, even if they could not destroy him, they would definitely block him. The only reason that they could not block him was because they were greedy for life and fear of death."

"You're right." Jiang Guozhu found that he had indeed made a mistake of judging others by his own heart. Since Shunzhi's eyes, as long as the officers and soldiers were willing to fight to the death, they would definitely stop Deng Ming. Then the governors of Liangjiang and Huguang must work hard. Even if some officials fear the enemy, they would not be like this. Therefore, the punishment and blow would not be too great. If they wanted to get Liangjiang and Huguang, they really couldn't stop them. If they didn't want to take back Cheng Sheng's life, they would definitely be punished and beaten to the end.

After pondering for a while, Jiang Guozhu felt a little confused and said to himself: "If the emperor really thinks so, then he should think that Deng Ming is not a big problem. He can completely count on Liangjiang and Huguang to expel him, why do he have to fight in person?"

However, this doubt only existed for a moment. Jiang Guozhu gritted his teeth and replied to himself: "The emperor thinks this is a good opportunity to destroy Deng Ming, so he forced us to work hard, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to come to Jiangnan to relax and show off his martial arts."

Zhou Peigong nodded silently beside him, deeply agreeing with Jiang Guozhu's judgment.

"But we can't stop Deng Ming at all. When the emperor saw that we had let such a weak enemy run away, he would definitely think that we were not doing well, and the emperor issued three imperial edicts in a row..." When he said this, Jiang Guozhu was stunned again and murmured: "Although Deng Ming is rampant, he is still incomparable to Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo. The emperor issued three imperial edicts in just ten days for him, and his tone was so strict. Could it be that the emperor and Deng Ming had a holiday?"

"Admiral Deng said no," Zhou Peigong said to the side, "The official asked."

"If it was said by others, I may not believe it, but Admiral Deng is a different matter." Deng Ming's credit has always been very good. Jiang Guozhu felt that the cooperation between the two sides was pleasant, and Deng Ming did not deceive him, causing his side to misjudgment: "The emperor once again urged the imperial edict and personally fought against Jiangnan. As a result, such a big disturbance did not hurt Deng Ming's hair. How could the emperor get out of power?"

Even if the defeated enemy was released and the emperor was embarrassed in front of the world, Jiang Guozhu knew that he would not talk about the Governor of Liangjiang, this governor was almost over, let alone the troubles exposed by Tong Deng. Even if Shunzhi did not personally fight, if he was furious and lost the protection of his official position, the chances of Jiang Guozhu being exposed by Tong Deng would increase greatly.

After thinking about it, there was no good plan to deal with it. Jiang Guozhu said bitterly to Zhou Peigong: "Brother Zhou, I didn't expect that we were too good at raising the emperor's intention to personally fight. This is really a death for you and me."

"The governor doesn't have to be depressed. As the saying goes, we will just report a great contribution." Zhou Peigong has no way out now. If the matter is revealed, he will definitely be the scapegoat for all the governors. Even if the emperor only kills one person, he will kill him. It is not the turn of Zhou Peigong: "This matter is really broken. Wuchang, Nanchang and Yangzhou can't fall, and there are so many prefects in Anqing, Chizhou, Zhenjiang, Suzhou, Songjiang, and Yangzhou. Who can escape? We will report the victory, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands to death, and save the emperor's face. As long as the emperor's face is saved, Deng Ming has indeed escaped back to Sichuan, and there are many officials involved, so he should give up the idea of ​​personally expedition, and may not be able to settle our accounts."

Jiang Guozhu thought about it and found that there was only one way at the moment. Fortunately, there was a grasshopper on the entire southeast. There was no clean from the prefectures to the governor's office of the grain transportation government. Even if he told a huge lie, he didn't have to worry about someone exposing it.

"I'll cross the river to Yangzhou and have an interview with Lord Lin." Jiang Guozhu did what he said, and immediately ordered the Clippers to be carved and discuss with the Governor of the Canal Transportation how to unify the caliber. At the same time, he wrote a book on Nanchang and Wuchang, and asked everyone to work together to overcome difficulties. Now that the emperor is in the face of the emperor, the personal grudges between Jiang Guozhu and Zhang Chao must be put aside first.

"Admiral Deng, don't inform him," said Deng Ming and Jiang Guozhu, who still concealed the principle of hiding what he could. If the other party knew the new imperial edict, he might return because he was worried about the safety of Zhoushan. Then the emperor would probably have to go to Jiangnan: "Admiral Deng must leave. If he doesn't do this, he can't dispel the emperor's intention to personally fight. As for protecting the emperor's face, he advised the emperor to stay in the capital... Alas, do his best and leave his will."

...

After arriving in Yangzhou City, Jiang Guozhu, Lin Qilong and Liang Huafeng sat together in a frown to discuss countermeasures. Both of them agreed with Jiang Guozhu's analysis and confirmed that this Shunzhi personal expedition was indeed caused by himself.

Originally, Liang Huafeng was still thinking about turning against the enemy and suing the emperor to exonerate him, but now this road is probably not working. Deng Ming was still in Zhenjiang before, and Liang Huafeng could still rely on fighting hard to get forgiveness, but now Deng Ming has left. After the emperor found that he was deceived, he was full of anger and had nowhere to vent. Liang Huafeng, as the highest military commander in Jiangnan, most of the time, had to be buried with him.

However, even if Deng Ming is still there, Liang Huafeng's previous road may not be able to make it through. First of all, Shunzhi's movements were faster than he thought. The silver ship was tossing back and forth, and it was too late to go to Beijing again. Moreover, Liang Huafeng's rebellion had lost his credit in the minds of the heroes nearby. He had just driven out the nearby outlaws out of the barracks from the barracks, and it was not easy to recruit them back now. Many people are still lying on the bed with the injuries left by the sticks on them, and they cannot immediately train the army when they are pulled back. Even if Deng Ming does not leave, Liang Huafeng cannot take out the gambling book to find the Ming army to fight desperately.

"This is definitely a personal grudge." Liang Huafeng was so angry that she was so angry that she was not afraid of this. Whether it was dealing with Zheng Chenggong, Li Dingguo or anyone else, Shunzhi's response followed the traditional rules of fighting for the world, so his behavior was easy to predict. In Liang Huafeng's view, Shunzhi's behavior this time was obviously very strong and personal emotions.

"The orders change every day, and they are capricious." Liang Huafeng whistled to the sky with grief and anger: "The emperor regards national affairs as a joke. In this way, our Qing Dynasty is in danger, and the country and country of our ancestors are in danger!"

"Admiral Deng said no." Jiang Guozhu did not rebuke Liang Huafeng. On the contrary, he deeply felt the same with Liang Huafeng's words: "The emperor should not move lightly. If he leaves the capital lightly, the country will be uneasy and panic. It is a pity that the officials in the court are all in their place. They only know that they will flatter the emperor and do not know that loyal ministers should speak out for advice. When this slander, we should be accused of the Yan Zhigui, and ask the emperor to take it back to his order."

"Governor Jiang said it well, I am willing to sign this memorial together." Lin Qilong raised his hands to agree with Jiang Guozhu's suggestion. While reporting the victory, he also wrote a bloody letter, so that the emperor could stay in the capital to suppress all directions, and not learn from Emperor Wuzong of Ming to come out and make trouble: "Only our weight alone is probably not enough."

"I have compiled a book to Zhang Changgeng, Zhang Chao, and Dong Weiguo of Nanchang. They are all confidants of the court and pillars of the country. They are loyal and righteous, and will definitely agree with our proposals."

...

Without the notice from the Qing Dynasty governor, Deng Ming was indeed unable to learn the most confidential information at the first time, and was kept in the dark and continued to return to Sichuan.

At this time, Shunzhi had already left the capital with five thousand Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners and marched south along the canal.

After leaving the Forbidden City, Shunzhi felt much better. Every day, he took a boat to watch the scenery on both sides of the straits. The boundless vast world seemed to dispel the gloom caused by the death of the favorite concubine in Shunzhi's heart. Especially when he thought that he was the master of this world, it made Shunzhi feel a sense of pride and pride. This feeling is very different from standing in the Forbidden City to touch the map.

Shunzhi's good mood was broken by the good news from Jiangnan. The first ones sent to the imperial court were the letters Lin Qilong and Jiang Guozhu wrote proudly when they first learned that Deng Ming had withdrew from the army. Then a lot of news came. Deng Ming was attacked by fire and robbed the camp. He was beaten by the Qing army and was beaten to pieces without leaving any armor. However, Shunzhi only saw one point in it, that was that they let Deng Ming run away.

"I really regard my imperial edict as waste paper!" Shunzhi was furious and all these good news and advice that persuaded him to put the country first: "Deng Ming humiliated the ancestral temple. I bowed and ruined my reputation for beloved concubine. How could he ask for help?"

What annoyed Shunzhi even more was that Wuchang and Nanchang also came to join in the fun, and they both spoke in unison to put the country first.
Chapter completed!