Yongli Ming Dynasty

Chapter 80 Court Meeting

Chapter 80 Court Meeting
In the front yard, Zhu Lang sat in front of the mirror. Two maids were surrounding him, painting on his face.
Behind Zhu Lang, Li Guoyong was accompanying him. Apart from him, there was no one else in the room.

"Use more powder under the eyes and thicker powder on the face"

Zhu Lang shook his head left and right, looked at himself in the mirror, and said

"Yes"

The two maids responded, took the foundation from the table, and gently applied it to Zhu Lang's face.
After working for a while, the maids finally stopped.

Zhu Lang looked at the young man in the mirror, with dark eyes and pale face, and a look of satisfaction flashed across his face.

"Alright, I've already told the Concubine, you can go back and claim your reward."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace."

Zhu Lang waved to the two maids, who bowed and responded. Then they were led to the backyard by the guards in brocade uniforms standing outside the door.
These two maids had been with the Concubine Dowager when they were in Hunan Province. They were old people in the palace and had no connection with the people in Guangdong Province.

Because these two people are absolutely reliable, Zhu Lang specially borrowed these two people from the concubine to imitate his makeup.

After the two maids left and there were no more outsiders in the room, Li Guoyong finally couldn't help yawning and said

"Your Highness, why are you up so late at night and putting on makeup? And you put on so much makeup..."

Li Guoyong looked at the young man in front of him, whose eye sockets were slightly dark, as if he had not slept for three days and three nights. For a moment, he was at a loss for words.
Last night, His Highness went to bed early after meeting Jiao Lian, and today he started to get up before three o'clock.

I thought His Highness was going to deal with something important, but he actually asked someone to put on makeup. I really don't know what His Highness is thinking about.

But Zhu Lang seemed unaware of it. He looked at the young man in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction. Then he glanced at Li Guoyong who was yawning beside him and said:

"Don't understand? If you don't understand, think about it more. If you think more, you will understand."

"Your Highness is shrewd and cunning. How can I imagine what Your Highness is thinking?" Li Guoyong yawned and complained.

"What did you say?" Zhu Lang looked unfriendly and glared at the young eunuch beside him.

"I mean that Your Highness is as wise as the sea and has foresighted, which is beyond the comprehension of an ordinary person like me," Li Guo replied quickly with a clever move.

“That’s pretty much it”

Zhu Lang heard this and a look of satisfaction flashed across his face.

After some banter with Li Guoyong, Zhu Lang gradually relaxed.
The sky outside the window was already slightly bright. Zhu Lang glanced at the dark blue sky and let out a sigh of relief. He had been preparing for so many days, and today was finally here.
"Let's go, it's time for the morning court."

Zhu Lang's face flashed with determination. He stood up from his seat and strode out the door.
Li Guoyong also put away his expression, his face became serious, he lowered his head and followed the young man, walking towards the front
The governor's hall was full of ministers, who had already lined up in their respective ranks. The regent, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, walked into the hall. The ministers below restrained their expressions, and the place suddenly became quiet. The young regent sat on the throne. Normally, the whip should have been sounded at this time to start the meeting.

But the ministers waited for a long time, but still did not hear any sound.
The ministers looked up slightly, only to see His Highness the Regent sitting on the throne with a pale face and dark eyes.
Qu Shisi looked at the dazed Regent above him, and his heart suddenly sank. The Regent looked like he was frightened by the military situation and had not slept all night. That was why he acted like this.

The thing he was most worried about finally happened. His Highness must have been filled with fear.

Last night, several of them discussed the situation in Ganzhou all night, but they left unhappily after only half of the discussion.
After just a few words, he knew that Ding Kuichu had already thought of moving the capital and abandoning Guangdong. In this case, what else could they discuss?
Qu Shisi looked at the pale-faced Regent above him, with a gleam of determination in his eyes.

We must not abandon Guangdong without firing a single shot. The hearts of the people in the world are here. We must not retreat from this step.
When discussing last night, he and Chen Zizhuang naturally advocated holding on, while Ding Kuichu proposed without saying a word that Zhaoqing was too close to the enemy and that they should travel west to move the capital to Guangxi Province.

What is this western tour to Guangxi? This is just abandoning Guangdong and fleeing!
Seeing that the two sides were arguing too much, Lu Daqi and He Wuzuo refused to express their opinions and acted ambiguous.
Although he never mentioned the western tour and the relocation of the capital, he did not mention defending or fighting, but only said that this matter was of great importance and that it must first be seen by the public opinion of the court.
But their attitude is not important. The only person in the court who can handle this matter is Qu Shisi, the second assistant who first proposed and supported the throne and has a close relationship with the imperial guards.
Except for Qu Shisi, no one could stop Ding Kuichu, who had a large army, and His Royal Highness the Regent, who was already afraid.

Chen Zizhuang is not good enough, nor are Lu Daqi and He Wuzuo. They have no troops and no power. With only their reputation among scholars, how can they stop Ding Kuichu, who has a strong army?

Qu Shisi thought about it and made up his mind. The ministers also obviously noticed that His Highness the Regent was not in a good state today.

But because of this, everyone is more afraid to speak out.
At this time, half a quarter of an hour had passed since His Highness entered the hall, but the hall was still silent. All the ministers bowed their heads and stood in their original positions. No one dared to make a sound.

"Your Highness"

Li Guoyong counted silently in his mind, and when he saw that the time was almost up, his face changed, as if he had just realized it, and he stepped forward and reminded

"what!"

The prince above woke up as if from a dream, exclaimed, and then waved to Li Guoyong on the side.

Although His Highness had come to his senses, the ministers below looked down at each other and felt more and more uneasy.

Li Guoyong gave a signal and stepped aside. Soon, the sound of a whip was heard in the hall.
When the officials heard the whip sound, they raised their heads, bowed to His Royal Highness the Regent according to procedure, and then held their breath and stood back in line.
The Regent above seemed to have come to his senses after hearing the people's worship. He forced himself to cheer up and waved to Wang Kun below.

Wang Kun nodded after receiving the signal, and then he walked to the front of the ministers and spoke loudly.

"We received an urgent report from Gan Province last night: On October 8, Ganzhou was captured by the Qing invaders."

"Grand Secretary Yang Tinglin, Commander Wan Yuanji and the soldiers and civilians in the city have been killed. The border of Guangdong Province is in danger. The military situation is urgent. Today's court meeting will only discuss this matter."

Except for a few cabinet ministers and the core officials of various departments, the faces of the other ministers changed drastically, and some ministers who knew the importance of Ganzhou could not help but shout in surprise.
It's only been a few days since the establishment of the dynasty, and the important town on the border between the DPRK and China has been breached. This is not good no matter how you look at it.
This seems a bit inaccurate. The imperial court was not established until the 15th, and Ganzhou was captured on the 8th. This means that the imperial court was not established yet, and the important border town was captured by the enemy.

But no matter what, without Ganzhou, wouldn't the Qing army go straight into Guangdong Province next?

The faces of the officials who had fled from Fujian Province were even uglier. Could it be that they had just fled to Guangdong Province and they were about to flee again?
Yesterday a classmate left a message saying that there were too few chapters updated. Let's add one more chapter today.
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(End of this chapter)

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