Hearing Li Jinglian's words, everyone present, including Gao Hongtu, looked stern.

Because if we follow what Li Jinglian said, there will probably be a river of blood flowing out at noon today, and at least hundreds of civil and military generals will be beheaded.

Even when Dong Zhuo proclaimed himself Emperor Xian of Han, he had never killed so many people.

At the moment, everyone's eyes are focused on Gao Hongtu, and this decision can only be made by Gao Hongtu.

Gao Hongtu hesitated for a long time, but finally made up his mind: "Let me bear this infamy. For the sake of the eternal stability of the Ming Dynasty, and for the concept of co-governance by scholars and officials, why should I care about the infamy after my death?"

At that moment, Gao Hongtu went straight out of his house and went to the governor's office to look for Wei Guogong.

…

Wei Guogong Xu Hongji was also sitting on pins and needles in the palace of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.

Xu Hongji's younger brother Xu Yaoji, his eldest son Xu Yinjue, and nephew Xu Renjue were also present at this time.

"Brother, please stop hesitating." Xu Yaoji said, "Whether you support King Yong's accession to the throne or support the Crown Prince's accession to the throne, you must come up with a charter, and you can't be ambiguous anymore."

"Yes, father." Xu Yinjue also said, "Otherwise, both sides will be offended."

"Why don't I want to make a decision earlier?" Xu Hongji said angrily, "But you tell me, which one should I support? King Yong or Crown Prince?"

Xu Renjue said: "The Donglin Party has taken control of the overall situation in Nanjing, so it is natural for them to support King Yong on the throne."

"No." Xu Hongji shook his head and said, "That is to say, Gao Hongtu and other scholars are only thinking about supporting King Yong. They have never thought about what will happen once King Yong is established."

"What will happen?" Xu Renjue asked, "Will the prince raise an army?"

"Yes, the prince will definitely raise an army." Xu Hongji said, "Don't forget, there are 30 frontier troops in Xuzhou and 200,000 local warriors in Huai'an Prefecture. They all listen to the prince."

"Even if he does something serious." Xu Yaoji said disapprovingly, "When the prince has reorganized his troops and went south to Huaiyang, the Donglin Party has already reorganized the political situation in Nanjing. By then, they can mobilize the wolf soldiers from Huguang, Jiangxi and even Guangxi.

King Qin and the Zheng family from Fujian may not necessarily help the prince."

"Yes." Xu Renjue said, "Without the navy, the prince's army would not even be able to cross the Yangtze River."

Xu Yaoji continued: "When the time comes, there is a big river in front and no food and grass behind. The prince's army will soon collapse without a fight, and the country of Ming Dynasty will belong to the eternal king from now on."

Well, the father and son Xu Yaoji and Xu Renjue never thought that doing this would lead to the destruction of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Hongji was a little moved, but he still hesitated: "However, if the Donglin Party is really allowed to control the overall situation of the DPRK and China, it will be difficult for our Xu family to make money from the exchange. Those civil servants will look ugly."

Xu Yaoji said: "Then tell them that our Xu family wants to occupy half of the stock exchange."

While the brothers and nephews were discussing, the housekeeper suddenly came in and reported: "Master, Mr. Gao Ge is here to visit."

"Brother, Mr. Gaoge must be here to ask for your opinion." Xu Yaoji said, "You can't hesitate any longer. If you miss this village, you won't have this store. If you offend the Donglin Party, our Xu family will be in trouble."

It’s hard to move forward in Nanjing.”

"I know, I know, you can avoid it for now." Xu Hongji sent Xu Yaoji and the others away, and asked the housekeeper to invite Gao Hongtu in.

"Wei Guogong!" Gao Hongtu said straight to the point as soon as he walked in the door, "I need the capital camp to maintain the court situation, so if you have any conditions, you can just put forward them."

Now that we have reached this point, there is no need to hide it anymore.

Because both Gao Hongtu and the Donglin Party know very well that only interests are the most convincing.

If there is not enough interest, it will not be enough for Wei Guogong Xu Hongji to bet all his chips.
Chapter completed!