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Hou Fangyu returned the imperial edict to Chen He. Hou Fangyu's men also checked Chen He and his companions, but found nothing dangerous. This kind of search would have been a great insult in the past, but in this situation, Chen He didn't dare to say a word. After all, he was not the kind of man who would be so stubborn just to save face.
After checking Chen He and the others, Hou Fangyu asked his men to examine them closely, while he reported to Tang Tong. No matter what Tang Tong decided, since these people had already arrived here, it was time to deal with the matter.
Chen He had never been so scared in his life. Of course, Chen He was just a young eunuch and not very old, so his life was naturally not long. Chen He had heard a lot of legends about Tang Tongzhi. However, he was a young eunuch who grew up in the deep palace. The news he heard about Tang Tongzhi were all exaggerated by others. These news made Chen He picture a murderous Prince Tang in his mind. Therefore, when Chen He was led to see Tang Tongzhi, he held the summons from Emperor Chongzhen tightly in his hand and trembled uncontrollably.
Since Tang Tong entered Nanjing City, he had been very busy at this time because the southern part of the country had basically fallen into his hands and there were many things he needed to decide. Because of this, Tang Tong did not care about the news of Chen He and his party's arrival. The big thing weighing on Tang Tong's mind now was no longer Emperor Chongzhen, but the colonial army of the merchants in the country. After years of development, these colonial armies of the merchants in the country had become a huge military force. If these armies stayed overseas, it would be okay, but if they fled to the Central Plains, they would be a very unstable group of people.
Hou Fangyu brought Chen He here. To be honest, he didn't regard Chen He as an envoy at all. It was just that at this time, Chen He didn't have the heart to care about dignity with Hou Fangyu and others. If he could survive, Chen He would kneel down and kowtow to Hou Fangyu and others. Hou Fangyu took Chen He and waited outside Tang Tong's office for a while before someone came to inform Hou Fangyu to bring Chen He inside. During this time, Chen He was so nervous that he broke out in a sweat. When someone notified them to go in, Chen He's nervous mood suddenly relaxed a little.
Tang Tong's current office is not in the palace in Jinling City, but in a mansion in Jinling City. Tang Tong eventually returned the palace to the Crown Prince of Dali. It's not that Tang Tong doesn't know how to enjoy it, but although he occupies the southern part of Dali, the social order has not been settled. At this time, Tang Tong is more or less free. It is not the time for him to enjoy himself, otherwise he will become a monkey in human form in history.
In any case, Tang Tong was a scholar who had studied for more than ten years in the later society. He still had some knowledge and did not need his subordinates to remind him. As for returning the imperial palace in Jinling City to the eldest prince, it was because Tang Tong had not yet decided whether to become emperor himself. Tang Tong was very clear about the direction of history. Even if he became emperor, his descendants could only be emperors in name only. Otherwise, if the feudal monarchy was still used, it would only hinder the future development of this country and this nation. This was not what Tang Tong wanted to see.
If the constitutional monarchy is used, then there is no need to wipe out the family of the Great Emperor. After all, it is just a symbolic figure. This kind of symbolic figure has no interest for Tang Tong, so Tang Tong simply keeps the Great Crown Prince. If possible, Tang Tong will put Emperor Chongzhen under house arrest and support the Crown Prince to become the emperor.
It was impossible for Tang Tong's subordinates to have such a far-sighted vision as Tang Tong. Most of them were still thinking about being granted titles and appointed as prime ministers. Even among the young people who accepted the ideas instilled by Tang Tong, few would think of establishing a constitutional monarchy. On the contrary, the ministers under Emperor Chongzhen were so determined to give up the emperor's power that they had become so perverted that they didn't even care about the rise and fall of the country. Unfortunately, it was this group of lower-class representatives with the budding ideas of capitalist thought in history who dragged the great empire in history into an abyss.
Tang Tong's office was very simple. Apart from a large table, there were only a few chairs for entertaining guests. Since this was just a temporary office, Tang Tong didn't care too much about it. When Chen He came in, he was surprised to see that Tang Tong's office was so simple. In his mind, Tang Tong was almost like an emperor, but it was really hard to understand why his office was so simple.
What Chen He didn't know was that there were incorruptible and upright great men in later generations, whose food, clothing, housing and transportation were incredibly simple. For example, the Duke of Zhou in later generations, whom Tang Tong respected very much, lived a simple life as the prime minister of a country, which was absolutely incomprehensible to ordinary people. Just like although Tang Tong respected him in his heart, Tang Tong lived a very luxurious life. In this respect, Tang Tong was far behind Emperor Chongzhen. As a feudal emperor, Emperor Chongzhen lived such a frugal life. In terms of personality in this aspect, those public servants in later generations should be ashamed of him.
Tang Tong was sitting at the table reviewing documents. When he saw Chen He come in, he just nodded and motioned them to find a chair to sit down. He did not stand up to greet him. Of course, with Tang Tong's current status, it was impossible for him to stand up to greet someone of Chen He's status. Chen He nervously sat on a chair with Hou Fangyu. He held the imperial edict in his hand and did not know how to deal with it. Although he grew up in the palace, he had never seen the world and did not know how to deal with such a thing.
"Is this the person sent by the great emperor?" Tang Tong put down the pen he was using to approve documents, looked up at Chen He, and asked Hou Fangyu. Chen He didn't say anything, so Tang Tong had to speak first. Originally, Tang Tong thought that the person sent by Emperor Chongzhen would have some courage, but who knew that this person was so nervous that he trembled when he saw him, which made Tang Tong shake his head secretly.
"Yes, Your Highness, this is Eunuch Chen of the Great Clan. I'm here because of the matter of His Highness the Grand Duke of the Great Clan. His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Clan intends to become your in-laws. I wonder what your plans are." Hou Fangyu saw the nervous look on Eunuch Chen's face and couldn't help but feel some contempt. He thought to himself, no wonder the Great Clan was heading for national destruction. With people like this in the court, how could the country not perish? At the same time, Hou Fang Yu secretly thought that it was a wise decision for him to join the Prince of Tang. At least, today, at such a young age, he has become the defender of a big city like Jinling. It can be said that he has a very glorious and bright future. What's more rare is that he can be regarded as a founding hero of a country. In the future, his name may be recorded in history for posterity to remember.
Tang Tong naturally didn't know what Hou Fangyu was thinking at the moment. He also saw that this young eunuch Chen was really not worthy of being on the stage, so he said bluntly: "Since His Majesty the Emperor of Dacheng has asked you to come with the imperial edict, then leave it to the prince. As for the matter of marrying His Highness the Eldest Prince, please ask Eunuch Chen to tell your emperor that if he is willing to surrender, the prince can agree to have something to do with His Highness the Eldest Prince. If your emperor is unwilling to surrender, then as an enemy, the prince cannot marry the daughter of an enemy. In addition, please ask Eunuch Chen to tell your emperor that His Highness the Crown Prince of Dacheng is in the hands of the prince. If there is a possibility, the prince will make him the new emperor of Dacheng."
When Chen He heard what Tang Tong said, he felt relieved. Since he was asked to speak to Emperor Chongzhen, he would not be killed. Naturally, Chen He was no longer as nervous as before. He then looked at Tang Tong who was sitting at the big table. At first glance, he found that although the appearance of Prince Tang was not very good, he was not the devilish image in the legend. He immediately handed over the imperial edict with sweat on his hands and said, "Your Highness, I will definitely bring you the words you said. This is the emperor's letter to you. I was so excited to see you just now that I asked you for advice. I hope you can forgive my impoliteness."
Chen He grew up in the palace and was very familiar with the art of flattery. Although he couldn't flatter to the extreme, this kind of flattery had become a skill. Tang Tong ignored what Chen He said. Hou Fangyu took the imperial edict from Chen He's hands very rudely, then stood up and handed it to Tang Tong. If it were in the past, the people who came out to read the imperial edict would have been furious if they encountered such rude behavior from Hou Fangyu. However, at that time, this kind of behavior could not be called rudeness, but simply treason, and the whole family should be executed.
Tang Tong opened the imperial edict, glanced at it, and casually dropped it on the table. Now that they were the victors, the Chongzhen Emperor's edict was naturally worthless. Chen He knew things were different today, so he wasn't upset at Tang Tong's casual act of dropping it on the table. He simply begged Prince Tang to release him quickly. However, after dropping the edict on the table, Tang Tong remained silent for a moment, then picked it up again and looked at it, his eyes fixed on the Chongzhen Emperor's jade seal.
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