When he said this to Hou Xun, Zhu Cixiang had already deeply realized the truth that "it is difficult to be a filial son". He is the most filial son in the world. He is not only a good son of Emperor Chongzhen, but also a good son of the people of Ming Dynasty. But why don't some people understand?
Zuo Liangyu didn't even think about how happy he would be to have such a good son like himself! He can retire now without having to die! Would he still think that such a son was unfilial? This principle is the same when it comes to Emperor Chongzhen! Emperor Chongzhen never said that he was unfilial...at least not to his face.
"Master Qiansui, do you still want to propose marriage to Zuo Hou?" Hou Xun asked uncertainly.
His son has already had a bad experience, will his family still have to deal with it?
"It's important to mention it!" Zhu Cixiang paused, "But it seems that I and Zuo Mengmei are not destined to be together... Just propose marriage to Prince Yong!"
"Prince Yong?" Hou Xun was stunned, "Master Qiansui, but Prince Yong is only 12 years old!"
"It's okay," Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Isn't there a saying that if a woman is a senior, she will hold a gold brick?"
Hou Xun thought for a while, "Master Qiansui, I remember that I am a female junior."
"Now it's been changed," Zhu Cixiang said seriously, "It's been changed to a girl!" He smiled, "Don't Zuo Liangyu want to support King Yong? Then marry his daughter to King Yong as his concubine... King Yong can change his title to King of Shu and control Chengdu Prefecture. Zuo Liangyu can change his title to Duke of Qing and control Chongqing Prefecture. From now on, Sichuan will be left to them, Weng and his son-in-law."
It turns out that Zhu Cihong still wants to drive Zuo Liangyu and Zuo Mengeng away to Sichuan!
Once they leave, Huguang will fall into the hands of the Nanjing court. Huguang is a great place. According to statistics from the Wanli period, the total number of acres of farmland is as high as more than 226 million acres. It is true that "Huguang is ripe, and the world has more"!
"The old minister will leave for Wuchang immediately."
"There's no need to be in such a hurry." Zhu Cixiang waved his hand and said with a smile, "We'll go after the Donglin Conference."
"Donglin Conference?" Hou Fangyu asked on the side, "Qiantui Master, what is the Donglin Conference?"
He had met Zongzi on the Shangxin River dock who claimed to be posting for the Donglin Plenary Conference, but he didn't understand what the "congress" was?
"It's the National Congress of the Donglin Party," Zhu Cixiang smiled. "All Donglin talents from all states across the country who have the title of civil servant or above can participate. We, the successors of Donglin, will elect the President of Donglin at this plenary meeting. The meeting, the seven sons of the General Assembly and the new Donglin Three Kings. We must also elect the presiding officers of each state capital branch... In the future, our Donglin Party will have a leader, a backbone, and a grassroots level, so that it can truly serve the world. It’s a big deal, I did my best!”
Zhu Cixiang is going to usurp the power of the Donglin Party!
The matter of usurping the throne will be postponed, but the usurping of the Donglin Party can still proceed step by step.
Now the Donglin Party is falling into the control of Prince Zhu step by step!
The so-called National Conference of the Donglin Party is to bring a group of Donglin Juzi who participated in the Spring Festival Competition to discuss the important matter of Donglin Party unity - the Donglin Party was just a loosely organized crony in the past, not a real party. modern parties.
In other words, the Donglin Party is just a party in name but no reality!
There are no party leadership organs, no party grassroots organizations, no party charters, no party laws and disciplines, and no party political program.
This time the National Congress of the Donglin Party is to transform the Donglin Party into a modern, at least semi-modern, royalist party.
Of course, this party must be controlled by Zhu Cihong, and Zhu Cihong should be promoted to the state capital branch. They must not mess around. They must listen to the words of Prince Zhu and take good care of the "Emperor" of the Ming Dynasty. No revolution is allowed!
"Master Qiansui," Hou Fangyu asked with a smile, "When will the Donglin Party National Conference be held?"
Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Of course it will be held immediately after the Spring Festival Competition!"
"Immediately" means after the provincial examination and before the results are released!
The officials participating in the conference must be more thoughtful when speaking, otherwise they will definitely lose their reputation... As long as everyone has this thought, the direction of the Donglin Party National Conference will be firmly controlled by Zhu Cixiang. From this we can recommend the "Seven Sons of Donglin" and the "Three Lords of Donglin" that Zhu Cixiang liked.
Seven sons plus three monarchs, a total of ten people will form the Donglin General Deacon Group - and various rules of the Donglin Party will be discussed and formulated by this ten-person group. The presiding officers of each local branch are also voted for by them!
Of course, the candidates for the Third Lord and the Seventh Son have already been decided.
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said to Hou Xun, Hou Fangyu and his son: "Mr. Hou is of course one of the three monarchs, and the other two monarchs are undoubtedly Mr. Qian and Wei Shoufu.
As for the seven sons, there is one for Damu, one for Dagong, one for Taichong, one for Mr. Gong, one for Mr. Wu, one for Bi Shishu and one for Su Shishu. "
Hou Fangyu stretched his ears and listened to the list of Donglin's seven sons, and was a little disappointed - why was he not included? Is it because we couldn't bring Zuo Mengmei to Nanjing this time? The great future was actually delayed by Zuo Liangyu, an old lunatic!
While Hou Fangyu was thinking about it, Zhu Cixiang spoke to Hou Xun again: "Mr. Hou, Huang Degong submitted a memorial, saying that he had reorganized Liu Liangzuo and Xu Dingguo's old troops in Guide Mansion, and there were still about 5,000 people left. However, He doesn’t want to use them. You are a well-known scholar in Guide Prefecture and are very popular. Why don’t you go to Guide Prefecture after going to Wuchang and take in these 5,000 people.”
Hou Xun was stunned, "Master Qiansui, I am the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Mr. Hou is proficient in military affairs and is a rare all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. Being appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is really an abdication of talent... Now that the Tatars are about to move south, the Generalissimo's Office must start deploying the defense of Jiangbei. Therefore, I want to establish the post of Governor Jiangbei Military Affairs and Mr.
Hou Xun frowned slightly: "I wonder where Governor Jiangbei's military affairs are under his jurisdiction? Where is the government office located?"
"It has jurisdiction over the military equipment of Guide, Kaifeng, Fengyang, Runing, Luzhou, Anqing and other six prefectures," Zhu Cixiang said. "He established the Fengyang Prefecture and concurrently served as the governor of Fengyang."
"That Mayao grass..."
"Governor Ma is about to enter the court and has other important responsibilities." Zhu Cixiang smiled, "I would like to ask him to take over the governorship of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces."
Ma Shiying is from Guizhou and comes from a family of commanders. His family is very influential in Guizhou and Sichuan. If he serves as the governor of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou, firstly, he can unite the power of the Ming military guards in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan; secondly, he can win over the local chieftains; thirdly, he can stimulate Zuo Liangyu and Huang Shu. Let them move west quickly, but don't let Ma Shiying get there first!
Prince Zhu smiled and said: "In the future, for the defense of Jiangbei, I will have to rely on Mr. Hou, Governor Lu, Zhu Zongrong, Huang Zongrong and Gao Zongrong."
