Looking at the stern-faced Supreme Emperor in front of him, a sneer appeared in Shu Liang's heart. He stood firmly on his feet without moving at all. He cupped his hands again and said.
"Your Majesty, I really don't mean to offend you. The reason why I brought so many people here is because the weather has been getting colder recently, and Xuan Mansion is close to the border, so it's getting colder and colder. I'm afraid I won't take good care of the Supreme Emperor. Therefore, I specially asked
I ordered people to bring these fine charcoal fires for the Emperor to keep warm."
"You know, the charcoal fire was heavy, and the minister had to bring more people. Unexpectedly, the emperor misunderstood. It was really the minister who didn't think carefully."
Only then did Zhu Qizhen notice that there were forty or fifty baskets of charcoal fire placed next to the royal guards. At first glance, Shu Liang's reason seemed reasonable.
But, think about it again... what about the fool?
When he returned south this time, his destination was the capital. He would stay in Xuanfu for at most two days. Even if the charcoal fire continued day and night, he would not be able to use even one basket, let alone forty or fifty baskets here.
Besides, even if you are sending charcoal fire, you can just send it directly to the backyard. Why come here?
This is obviously Shu Liang’s excuse to bring people in!
As soon as he thought about this, Zhu Qizhen felt more and more uneasy and shouted again.
"Now that the charcoal fire has been delivered, what are you still doing, why don't you get out!"
Ever since he discovered Shu Liang had broken in, this was the third time Zhu Qizhen had spoken out and urged him to leave with his people.
As for the reason, it is also very simple.
This time when he returned to the south, Zhu Qizhen's personal bodyguards were all handed over to those brought back from Yibei. Now, plus those brought over by Liu Yongcheng, there were about thirty or forty people, all of whom were in the courtyard.
The people responsible for guarding outside the courtyard and other places in the mansion were originally supposed to be the escorts brought by the mission. However, after such a long time, there was no movement outside. Obviously, these people were either controlled by Shu Liang, or were directly controlled by Shu Liang.
Replaced.
After all, outside Xuanfu City, in front of everyone, the Supreme Emperor handed over the "peripheral" security rights to Shu Liang.
So in fact, there are only these thirty or forty people around Zhu Qizhen in the courtyard now.
This was the biggest reason that made him feel uneasy. Although he knew that Shu Liang did not dare and could not do anything to him after making such a big noise, but looking at the more than a hundred people behind Shu Liang, he
Still couldn't help but feel a little frightened.
However, Shu Liang still didn't move, he held his hands up with a smile and said.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is here. In addition to sending charcoal fire, the ministers have something to do. When the matter is finished, the ministers will naturally get out and not disturb the purity of the Emperor."
Zhu Qizhen's heart sank, and he knew that Shu Liang's purpose was not simple.
But this time, before he could speak, Shu Liang took the lead, stood solemnly, took out a handwritten edict from his sleeve, raised it high above his head, and said loudly.
"The imperial edict has arrived, and the Gansu garrison eunuch Liu Yongcheng will receive it!"
Different from the slightly frivolous appearance before, Shu Liang now has a solemn expression and an extremely respectful attitude.
However, when Zhu Qizhen heard this, he couldn't help but clenched his fists.
Sure enough!
He had long thought that calling Liu Yongcheng here might cause him to be questioned. However, he did not expect that it would come so quickly. Before he could reach the capital, the imperial edict had already arrived.
Obviously, Liu Yongcheng himself was aware of the current situation. He silently bowed deeply to Zhu Qizhen, then strode forward, came to Shu Liang, knelt down on the ground, and said.
"Liu Yongcheng, the internal minister, listens to the order."
At the same time, the dozen guards who followed Liu Yongcheng also silently put away their swords and knelt on the ground.
However, Shu Liang was not in a hurry to declare the decree.
He held the imperial edict high with one hand, but his eyes glanced around, finally settling on the more than 20 Mongolian guards in front of Zhu Qizhen.
Immediately, Shu Liang spoke.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, before announcing the decree, one of the ministers had the courage to ask a question."
"Previously in front of Datong City, I said that your current personal bodyguards were given by Grand Master Wala. From now on, they will take off their Mongolian identities and become people of the Ming Dynasty, serving the Supreme Emperor.
I don’t know if this is true?”
Zhu Qizhen was a little surprised, wondering what Shu Liang's sudden question meant.
He still had the power to accept the surrender of more than twenty Mongolians and grant them the status of Mingren.
Otherwise, outside Datong City, Yu Qian would not let this matter go so easily.
He didn't believe that Shu Liang could do anything to him because of this incident.
However, he learned the lesson this time. Before he could figure out what Shu Liang was going to do, he decided to keep silent.
However, what Zhu Qizhen didn't expect was that this time, Shu Liang didn't need his answer.
Seeing that the Supreme Emperor in front of him remained silent, Shu Liang took it as his acquiescence.
So, Shu Liang's eyes were cold, he looked at the twenty guards with swords, and shouted sharply.
"Since you are citizens of the Ming Dynasty, why don't you kneel down when you see the emperor's decree?"
Hearing this sentence, Zhu Qizhen vaguely realized something, but before he could figure it out, the Mongolian guard leader with a sword at the front had already spoken stiffly in fluent Chinese and said.
"We are ordered by the Grand Master and are the bodyguards of the Emperor. We only obey the orders of the Emperor and we only kneel to the Emperor!"
That’s what I’ve been waiting for!
Shu Liangzhong once again expressed his admiration for the emperor, and couldn't help but think of the emperor's judgment when he received Yu Shaobao's report.
"These Mongolian guards seem to be following the orders of the Supreme Emperor, but in fact, they still recognize themselves as Mongolians in their bones. Especially since they were Ye Xian's personal guards before, they must be arrogant in their hearts. This is because they have made their own decisions.
Li Xian, you can see clearly..."
The Supreme Emperor wanted to grant them the status of Mingren, but he forgot one thing.
The Ming Dynasty did have precedents of foreign generals, but those were only those of one or two generations who served the Ming Dynasty conscientiously, fought to the death on the battlefield, and proved themselves, and only those who received this honor would be given this honor.
These people themselves are very eager to be Ming people and have a high sense of identification with Ming Dynasty.
But these guards were sent here first...
"presumptuous!"
With a sneer, Shu Liang took a step forward and shouted sharply.
"Since you are the personal bodyguards of the Supreme Emperor, you are naturally the people of the Ming Dynasty. As people of the Ming Dynasty, if you do not kneel before the imperial edict, your intentions are evil. Come and capture these thieves who have no king or father!"
"
Therefore, the Jin Yiwei who had been prepared for a long time immediately drew his sword out of its sheath and was about to pounce on him.
"stop!"
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qizhen finally understood Shu Liang's intention. However, it had to be said that Shu Liang's logic was very complete, so for a moment, he didn't know what to say and hesitated.
"Shu Liang, these people..."
"His Majesty the Emperor!"
However, Zhu Qizhen only spoke half a sentence before he was interrupted by Shu Liang.
This was the first time that Shu Liang interrupted him so blatantly since they met. At the same time, it was also the first time that Shu Liang called him "Your Majesty", even though the strong tone made people uncomfortable.
After Shu Liang shouted, the formulaic smile appeared on his face again and said.
"When the minister was serving in the palace, he had the honor to accompany the emperor and listen to his teachings. There was a sentence that impressed the minister deeply."
"Your Majesty said that in this world, whether you are a noble emperor or a trafficker, you have your own rules to abide by."
"The so-called king's land in the whole world, and the king's ministers on the shores of the land. Above the imperial edict, except for you and the empress dowagers of the two palaces, everyone in the Ming Dynasty must kneel down to greet them. This is etiquette."
"If everyone is unscrupulous and regards the will as nothing, won't the world be in chaos?"
"Your Majesty, what do you think?"
This chapter has been completed!