Chapter 188 The Four Emperors of the Xin Dynasty, Reign Title Hongxi

Jinling City, in the Imperial Palace.

When Jin Wang Chen Huaian led 100,000 reinforcements to the south, the Daxin Dynasty's capital Jinling City, thousands of miles away, the Daxin Dynasty's court meeting, which had been interrupted for a month, finally resumed on this day.

The civil and military officials who remained in the city walked through the main gate of the imperial city that was under repair and walked step by step to the familiar yet unfamiliar Jinluan Palace.

In the Jinluan Palace, a child wearing a golden five-clawed dragon robe and a crown sat timidly on the dragon throne that symbolized the supreme imperial power of the Daxin Dynasty.

This person was the fourth emperor of the Daxin Dynasty, Emperor Hongxi Zhao Lingzhan.

Zhao Lingzhan, who was only five years old, was the son of the King of Fu of the Daxin Dynasty. He was pushed to the front in the "Lingwu Coup" planned by the prime minister Qin Ruhui and became the fourth emperor of the Daxin Dynasty in name.

Today is the day when Zhao Lingzhan ascended the throne, and the reign is called Hongxi.

Standing next to Zhao Lingzhan was the regent prime minister Qin Ruhui, who had already put on a bright red four-clawed dragon robe.

At this time, Qin Ruhui had already made no secret of his ambition and desire for power. The four-clawed dragon robe on his body, which only a prince could wear, was the best proof of this.

Privately, the court officials of the prime minister's party all called Qin Ruhui "nine thousand nine hundred years old".

This was considered a humble title. Looking at the city of Jinling, even three-year-old children knew that the prime minister Qin Ruhui was the actual controller of the Great New Dynasty and the well-deserved emperor.

From prime minister Qin Ruhui to emperor Qin Ruhui;

Qin Ruhui only walked this road for nine months and seven days!

Even if all this was ultimately just a flash in the pan, a mirage.

However, for Qin Ruhui, who was nearly 70 years old, being able to stand on the throne and look down at the civil and military officials kneeling and bowing to him was already a life well spent.

"The auspicious time has arrived, kneel down to welcome the new emperor!"

Accompanied by the sharp and long shouts of the old eunuchs in the throne, all the civil and military officials in the palace knelt down and bowed to the Hongxi Emperor in the throne:

"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor, long live my emperor!"

The long-lasting long live echoed in the huge throne.

At that moment, Qin Ruhui, who was standing next to the Hongxi Emperor, closed his eyes with satisfaction, enjoying the pleasure of reaching the pinnacle of power.

It was as if he was the one sitting on the dragon throne and accepting the kneeling of the civil and military officials in the court.

Zhao Lingzhan, the five-year-old Hongxi Emperor, was frightened by the scene in front of him, and involuntarily looked at Qin Ruhui beside him with a timid look.

Qin Ruhui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please tell all the nobles to stand up!"

Zhao Lingzhan trembled and stammered, "All, all the nobles, please stand up!"

But he never dared to look Qin Ruhui in the eye.

That kind of natural fear was like a lamb in the tiger's mouth.

At this time, Qin Ruhui ignored the mascot on the dragon throne beside him, but asked the civil and military officials in the hall: "Everyone, the emperor is young and has entrusted me with the management of the government;"

"Now the situation inside and outside Jinling City is turbulent, and the accession of Emperor Hongxi to the throne is simple. The ceremony of Fengshan and offering sacrifices to the heavens in Zijin Mountain will be postponed until the enemy is defeated!"

Speaking, Qin Ruhui went straight to the point and asked: "Minister of War Li Jingyu, you report the current situation inside and outside Jinling City to all the civil and military officials."

"Minister, obey your order!"

The person who spoke was Li Jingyu, the fourth Minister of War of the Great Xin Dynasty and the former flying general of the Tiger Army.

Since Wu Sanjia replaced him as the commander of the Tiger Guards, Li Jingyu, the famous general of Daxin who had faced the Longcheng army and failed to fire a single arrow, has been in a semi-unemployed state at home;

His title of the Prince's Guardian was just an empty title.

Until Qin Ruhui launched the Lingwu coup, Li Jingyu, who was unemployed at home, had the opportunity to be re-employed.

He was appointed as the Minister of War and was fully responsible for the defense of Nanjing.

Li Jingyu said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Qin:"

"To date, the rebels on the north bank of the Yangtze River outside Jinling City have been confronting our court's new troops from Liangjiang and Lianghu across the river for a month;"

"The rebel leader Wu Sanjia lacks the necessary boats to cross the river, and can only sigh at the river. Our army is defending in a dangerous place, with sufficient food and grass, and there is no need to worry about the rebels besieging the city in the short term."

After a pause, Li Jingyu continued: "Three days ago, the 50,000 rattan armored troops sent by Nanzhao to Jinling City in accordance with the alliance between the two countries have arrived outside Jinling City and set up camp, guarding the Stone City Wharf;"

"According to the spies of the Ministry of War, the Longcheng Jingnan Army under the command of Jin Wang Chen Huaian has broken through Jinan Prefecture and is resting in Jinan Prefecture;"

"Another Longcheng Jingnan Army is attacking Kaifeng Prefecture!"

"In my humble opinion, the court has completely lost control of the north of the Yangtze River, and there is a threat from the rebel Wu Sanjia's 200,000 troops across the river;"

"It is better to hold the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, and when the Longcheng Jingnan Army goes south to Jinling City, fight to the death with the Hu Ben rebels across the river, and then send troops to clean up the mess in one fell swoop and reap the benefits!"

Hmm!

After listening to the report of Li Jingyu, the Minister of War, Prime Minister Qin Ruhui nodded, and then asked the other civil officials and generals in the hall: "Everyone, do you have any opinions and suggestions on the enemy defense strategy proposed by Lord Li?"

As he said, Qin Ruhui set his eyes on Su Chen, the Governor-General of Liangjiang.

After all, Su Chen was the first person to lead troops to confront Wu Sanjia across the river, and had first-hand intelligence and information.

Ahem!

Su Chen, the governor of Liangjiang, coughed twice, stood up and bowed his hands to Qin Ruhui, and then said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Qin:"

"The strategy proposed by Mr. Li to defend against the enemy is certainly the strategy that is most in line with the actual situation of the imperial court at the moment, but——"

As he spoke, Su Chen changed the topic and continued: "According to reports from my spies, Wu Sanjia on the north bank of the Yangtze River has not been idle in the past month;"

"On the one hand, he ordered his soldiers to step up their efforts to build warships and train navy soldiers to prepare for a forced crossing of the Yangtze River;"

"On the other hand, Wu Sanjia is the former Demon Queen Su Waner, who has given her the power to control the world's military forces and recruits generals from all over the southern provinces to join the King Qin in Beijing;"

"According to the information I have, Wu Sanjia's troops gathered on the north bank of the Yangtze River exceed 250,000 troops!"

Su Chen said: "I believe that Wu Sanjia will definitely cross the Yangtze River and go straight to Jinling, but the Longcheng Jingnan army going south probably will not rush to Jinling City immediately to fight Wu Sanjia to the death;"

"Based on my understanding of Jin King Chen Huaian, I am afraid that he will wait until the imperial army and Wu Sanjia's rebels fight to the death before he will lead the Longcheng Jingnan army to step forward to clean up the mess and reap the benefits!"