Chapter 169: Jinling City, the Time of the Coup

The next day, the Prime Minister's Mansion in Jinling City.

The news that Wu Sanjia, the mighty general and chief military officer of the Great New Dynasty, led a new army of 180,000 tigers and benign troops via Jinan Prefecture and went south to Jinling City to rescue King Qin;

Immediately, it was grasped by the red-clothed guards who were stationed in Jinan City. They dispatched eight hundred miles overnight to deliver the news to Qin Huihui, the prime minister of the dynasty.

After learning the news, Qin Ruhui, who was in the Prime Minister's Palace, was furious and publicly rebuked Wu Qidong, the guard of Jinan Palace, for being a cheater and a waste of the kindness he had received from him.

Luo Yuanji, a close confidant of the Prime Minister's party and the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, said worriedly: "Prime Minister Qin, once Wu Sanjia's new Huben army passes Jinan Prefecture, it will be a smooth sailing!"

"Only the natural danger of the Yangtze River can slow down Wu Sanjia's march into Jinling City with his army!"

After a pause, Luo Yuanji continued: "However, the Admiral Fang Tianyao of the new navy stationed on the Yangtze River's natural dangers still has an ambiguous attitude at this time;"

"In this way, in ten days and a half, once Wu Sanjia's troops arrive on the north bank of the Yangtze River, we will be passive!"

As soon as these words came out, they were immediately echoed by the other prime ministers and the new officials of the party:

"Prime Minister Qin, what Mr. Luo said is absolutely true. The current situation is critical and urgent. We must make a decision as soon as possible!"

"Prime Minister Qin, in accordance with the humble opinion of my subordinates, must use a sharp sword to cut through the chaos, depose Emperor Lingwu and establish a new emperor!"

"Prime Minister Qin..."

For a time, the huge meeting hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion was filled with the voices of officials from the six departments of the imperial court deposing the emperor.

Some time ago, since the prime minister Qin Ruhui and the current empress dowager Su Wan'er were completely torn apart in the Jinluan Palace because of the granting of Wu Sanjia to control the world's military power;

Qin Ruhui and his party members no longer dared to go to Jinluan Palace to attend court, for fear of being persecuted by the imperial guards stationed in the imperial city.

The meeting hall of the Prime Minister's Office became the place where officials met every day.

Similarly, Su Waner and her son, who were like frightened birds, only dared to hide in one-third of an acre in the imperial city of the capital. He Changdong, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, personally led his own troops to guard them every day to protect the safety of the emperor and the queen mother.

The current Great New Dynasty has long existed in name only.

The emperor's imperial edicts could not reach the imperial capital, and the decrees of Prime Minister Qin Ruhui, who was responsible for governing the country, also lost the endorsement of imperial power, which seemed somewhat unfair.

This caused the new civil servants and generals in various places, except Jinling City, to be panicked and overwhelmed.

The military generals from all over the country who hold military power are all proud of their troops and sit on the wall to watch.

What's more, they send troops to seize food, which is a disaster for one party.

As a result, the poor people in various places of the Great New Dynasty will suffer.

Especially in places close to the war zone between the north and the south, people died of hunger thousands of miles away, and nine out of ten houses were empty.

It really complies with the saying: when things prosper, the people suffer; when they die, the people suffer!

Of course, the life and death of these ordinary people is not what Prime Minister Qin Ruhui and his party members care about.

What they care about is how to protect their family's rights and interests in troubled times.

The book returns to its true story.

When faced with the proposal of a group of close friends to depose Emperor Lingwu and establish a new emperor, Qin Ruhui's old and cunning face showed a rare fierce and determined look.

"Everyone, be quiet!"

Qin Ruhui waved his hand, and the originally noisy meeting hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion suddenly became silent.

All the officials present turned their attention to Prime Minister Qin who was in charge, knowing very well that Prime Minister Qin was going to make a decision next.

Qin Ruhui ordered his troops on the spot and issued an order: "Liu Feng, how did you do with all the red-clothed guards that I ordered you to recall?"

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Upon hearing this, Liu Feng, the commander of the Red Clothes Guards, immediately stood up and reported: "Informing Prime Minister Qin, all the more than 5,000 Red Clothes Guards scattered throughout the south of the Yangtze River have been recalled to Jinling City."

"Including the three thousand red-clad guards in Jinling City, there are a total of eight thousand troops, ready for Prime Minister Qin to dispatch at any time!"

Um!

Qin Ruhui nodded and said: "Very good!"

Immediately, he asked: "Han Gui, in the name of the Ministry of War, I ordered you to mobilize 50,000 imperial troops from the Jiangnan area and rush to the capital to change defenses. How did you go about it?"

Han Gui, the Minister of War (the Ministry of War of the Great New Dynasty had one Shangshu and two Ministers) said: "Reporting to the Prime Minister of Qin, Su Chen, the Governor of Liangjiang, has ordered an army of 50,000 to be stationed in Jinling City according to the orders of the Ministry of War. They can obey the orders of the Prime Minister of Qin at any time!"

Um!

Qin Ruhui nodded again.

The next moment, he suddenly stood up from the chair at the head of the meeting hall and said righteously to the new officials in the meeting hall:

"Everyone, before the late emperor personally went to war, he entrusted the important task of supporting the new country to the hands of the prime minister;"

"After the death of the previous emperor, the prime minister also devoted all his efforts to assist the new emperor in ascending the throne and managing the government;"

"Unfortunately, Su Wan'er, the biological mother of Emperor Lingwu, ignored the edict of Emperor Zhenwu, the great ancestor of the Great New Dynasty, that "the harem must not interfere with politics", and successively colluded with rebellious officials and traitors Chen Huaian, Wu Sanjia and others in an attempt to subvert the country of our Great New Dynasty;"

After a pause, Qin Ruhui continued his passionate speech: "Now that the Great New Dynasty is about to fall apart, Minister Tuogu, who is the late emperor, should stand up to help the country and the building before it collapses;"

"You are all officials of the six ministries of the Great New Dynasty. You are the pillars of the country. You have the responsibility and obligation to follow the truth and sacrifice your lives and blood to support the Great New Kingdom and the country;"

"List the loyal ministers and generals of the Daxin Dynasty, listen to my orders!"

Swish!

The officials of the six ministries and the prime minister's party who were present all straightened their backs and looked at Qin Xiang with sharp eyes.

Qin Ruhui said: "I have decided to depose the Daxin Lingwu Emperor Zhao Lingwu immediately and replace him with Zhao Lingzhan, the son of the Daxin Fu Wang;"

"Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Luo Yuanji, listen to my orders!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

Qin Ruhui said: "I order you to set off immediately, rush to Suzhou Prefecture to welcome back the emperor, and return to Beijing to ascend the throne and succeed to the throne. There must be no mistakes!"

Luo Yuanji immediately accepted the order: "Your subordinate accepts the order!"

Qin Ruhui said again: "Minister of War Han Gui!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

"I order you to take my handwritten order and rush to the account of Liangjiang Governor Su Chen immediately, ordering him to lead 50,000 troops to the imperial city of the capital to change the defense;"

"If the imperial guards stationed in the imperial city refuse to Accepting the rotation order can be regarded as treason and should be executed!"

"I obey the order!"

Qin Ruhui continued to order in an orderly manner: "Red Guard Commander Liu Feng!"

"I am here!"

"I order you to lead all the Red Guards to enter the imperial city of the capital with Liangjiang Governor Su Chen, responsible for protecting the safety of the deposed emperor Zhao Lingwu and the deposed empress Su Wan'er;"

As he said, Qin Ruhui looked at the Red Guard Commander Liu Feng meaningfully and said: "Remember, you must protect these two people. Don't let them fall into the water, catch fire, or endanger their lives. Do you understand?"

How could the Red Guard Commander Liu Feng not understand the hidden meaning of Qin Xiang's words?

He clasped his hands and immediately accepted the order: "Please rest assured, Prime Minister Qin, I will definitely protect the safety of the deposed emperor and the deposed empress!"

Finally, Qin Ruhui waved his hand: "Everyone, go on your own!"

"Come on, prepare the carriage, I want to meet the admiral Fang Tianyao in person!"