Chapter 189: Even if the Country Is Destroyed, There Must Be Party Struggle

When Governor-General Su Chen of Liangjiang said this, there was an uproar in the court of Emperor Hongxi of Daxin.

Minister of War Li Jingyu and Governor-General Su Chen of Liangjiang, who was at the front line confronting the rebels across the river, gave two completely different views and opinions on the same thing.

Obviously, this shows that the current Daxin Dynasty does not seem to be very united.

And judging from the expressions of the civil and military officials in the court, they seem to be more willing to believe the views of Governor-General Su Chen of Liangjiang.

This is indeed the case.

Flying General Li Jingyu was originally pushed to the position of Minister of War of the Xin Dynasty by Prime Minister Qin Ruhui. He was a military general who had long been deprived of his military power;

Even if he reached the position of Minister of War, the troops and resources he could mobilize were extremely limited, and the intelligence he had was naturally not as good as that of Governor-General Su Chen of Liangjiang who was fighting on the front line.

As the backbone of the Lingwu coup in the Great Xin Dynasty, Su Chen, the governor of Liangjiang, was the first military commander who personally led troops to break through the imperial city. Naturally, he did not take the long-standing Minister of War Li Jingyu seriously.

Even the transfer order of the Ministry of War could not enter the camp of the Liangjiang New Army.

In addition, the position of Minister of War was originally a promise made to Su Chen by Prime Minister Qin Ruhui when he invited Su Chen, the governor of Liangjiang, to lead troops to Beijing to participate in the Lingwu coup - when the new emperor ascended the throne, the Minister of War would be none other than you!

Who would have thought that when Su Chen commanded his Liangjiang New Army to clear the imperial city for the fourth emperor of Daxin, Hongxi Emperor Zhao Lingzhan, and cleared all obstacles on the way to the throne;

In order to prevent Liangjiang Governor Su Chen from holding his own troops and threatening his position as the emperor, the then Prime Minister Qin Ruhui turned around and handed over the post of Minister of War to the flying general Li Jingyu, who had long lost power in the court;

This skill of controlling people is played to perfection.

With the arrival of the Lianghu New Army and the 50,000 rattan armor soldiers sent by Nanzhao in Jinling City, Qin Ruhui also had the confidence to tear his face with Su Chen;

In this way, even if Su Chen had a thousand or ten thousand dissatisfactions, he had to bite the bullet and follow Qin Ruhui to the end.

After all, the 50,000 Liangjiang New Army in his hands were all surrounded by Qin Ruhui's 100,000 Lianghu New Army and 50,000 rattan armor soldiers, and the supply of food and wages all depended on the court.

Su Chen, who was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, could only vent his anger on the newly appointed Minister of War Li Jingyu.

Such open and secret struggles like the one between Su Chen and Li Jingyu were common in the Hongxi Dynasty of Daxin.

To sum it up, even if it means the destruction of the country, there must be party struggles!

Let's get back to the story.

When Prime Minister Qin Ruhui, who was sitting in the Jinluan Palace on behalf of the emperor, heard the completely different remarks of Minister of War Li Jingyu and the front-line commander Su Chen, his cunning face was obviously frozen.

Ahem!

Qin Ruhui coughed twice, and then he slowly said: "Lord Li and Lord Su stand on different positions, and the opinions they put forward are very meaningful for reference."

"But--"

Suddenly, Qin Ruhui changed the subject and said: "Now that the new emperor has just ascended the throne, the Great Xin Dynasty is also in a precarious situation. I think that as the ministers of the Great Xin;"

"At this critical moment, it is even more necessary to unite and work together to resist foreign enemies!"

"Everyone, don't you think this is the truth?"

"Prime Minister Qin is wise!"

In the court, all the civil and military officials shouted in unison that Prime Minister Qin is wise.

However, the hidden expressions on everyone's faces are intriguing.

Qin Ruhui also knew that Su Chen, the governor-general of the two Jiangs, must be resentful and dissatisfied with his failure to keep his promise.

So, he also decided to give Su Chen some compensation.

Qin Ruhui continued, "Sir Su, your Liangjiang New Army is at the forefront of the confrontation with the Hu Ben rebels led by Wu Sanjia across the river;"

"Now the situation in the capital is critical, and the new troops from all directions who come to defend the king lack unified dispatch, which will inevitably appear a little chaotic."

As he said this, Qin Ruhui looked at Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, and then at Su Chen, the Governor of Liangjiang, and then said, "What I mean is-"

"The overall command of the defense of the capital is under the full responsibility of Su Chen, the Governor of Liangjiang, and the Ministry of War is responsible for coordinating the remaining troops from all directions to cooperate with Sir Su's Liangjiang New Army in the battle;"

"I don't know, what do you think?"

After listening to Prime Minister Qin Ruhui's arrangement, Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, was the first to stand up and agree: "It's all up to Prime Minister Qin!"

Seeing this, Su Chen, the Governor-General of Liangjiang on the other side, had to pinch his nose and reply: "It's all up to Prime Minister Qin!"

"Okay!"

Qin Ruhui immediately made the decision and said: "Then this matter is settled. The matter of resisting Wu Sanjia's rebels from crossing the Yangtze River will be fully entrusted to the Governor-General of Liangjiang, Lord Su;"

"The six officials of the court, including this prime minister, must obey the unified dispatch and arrangement of Lord Su when the battle to defend the capital is launched. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Prime Minister Qin!"

In the court, all civil and military officials echoed in unison.

Only the expression of Su Chen, the Governor-General of Liangjiang, was really intriguing.

After finalizing the defense of the capital, Qin Ruhui moved on to the next topic, saying, "Everyone, the next important matter I want to discuss with you is how to deal with the relationship between the Hongxi regime and Jin Wang Chen Huaian."

"Lord Wu, as the Minister of Rites of the court, tell me what you think!"

At this time, the Minister of Rites Wu Dawei stood up slowly, bowed to Emperor Hongxi and the Prime Minister in the Golden Palace, and then said slowly: "Reporting to the Emperor, Prime Minister Qin;"

"Regarding how to deal with the relationship between the Xin Dynasty and Jin Wang Chen Huaian, our opinion of the Ministry of Rites is to recognize the legitimacy of Jin Wang Chen Huaian's raising troops to quell the rebellion;"

"Restore all the titles and powers of Jin Wang as the King of the Great Xin Dynasty, send envoys to visit Jin Wang's mansion, and discuss the matter of dividing the river and ruling the world with Jin Wang!"

Hmm!

After listening to the speech of Wu Dawei, the Minister of Rites, Qin Ruhui nodded slightly and said, "I think that the suggestion made by Lord Wu of the Ministry of Rites is feasible!"

"No matter what, since the King of Jin Chen Huaian raised troops to quell the rebellion, he has neither ascended the throne to become an emperor nor established a new country;"

"When he quelled the rebellion in the Western Regions, he still held high the banner of the King of Jin of the Daxin Dynasty!"

After a pause, Qin Ruhui continued, "Besides, the fact that King of Jin Chen Huaian raised troops to quell the rebellion seems to be excusable now;"

"At this time when Daxin is facing internal and external troubles, dividing the river with King of Jin Chen Huaian is also a temporary measure, at least it preserves the nominal integrity of Daxin!"

"Everyone, what do you think?"

"Prime Minister Qin is wise!"

In the court, the numb civil and military officials dared not have other different opinions, and could only shout that Prime Minister Qin is wise.

The court of the Hongxi Emperor of Daxin had long been ruled by Prime Minister Qin Ruhui.

Finally, Qin Ruhui made the final decision: "Since you all have no other opinions, I will issue an order on behalf of the emperor-"

"Instruct the Ministry of Rites to draft a "self-blame edict" to explain to Jin Wang Chen Huaian and the soldiers of the Po Lu Army the fact that Emperor Jian'an harmed the previous king Chen Po Lu, and to show Emperor Hongxi's attitude towards the matter..."