Three days later, after learning the news that Yu Shujie and others were killed in action, Zhu Guoqiang said after a long silence.

"It's a pity that I, a tiger general, risked his life for nothing but a piece of paper!"

A paper!

For Zhu Guoqiang, the imperial edict for the Zen throne was just a piece of paper, no big deal. But for this piece of paper, he not only lost a tiger general, but also lost more than 1,500 officers and soldiers. The loss was indispensable.

It’s so tragic!

"I also ask the general to inform the world of His Majesty's imperial edict on the throne of Zen as soon as possible!"

"Exactly, the world cannot live without a king for a day. Since His Majesty has died for his country, please ask the general to take over the throne immediately..." For a time, the tent was full of voices urging people to come forward.

It seems that for everyone, succeeding to the throne is the most important thing. However, in the face of their urging to join, Zhu Guoqiang did not immediately agree, but shook his head and said.

"Now is not the time!"

Looking at the people who were urging people to move forward, Zhu Guoqiang said in a deep voice.

"The most important thing now is to defeat Li Zicheng, otherwise even if he succeeds to the throne, he will not be able to rest assured. Besides, there are all the thieves now. If Li Zicheng cannot be defeated as soon as possible, I'm afraid they will definitely harm the Central Plains!"

But while making this decision, Zhu Guoqiang said again.

"However, now we can send the edict to the whole country and inform the world."

Well, originally he wanted to "usurp the throne" in the name of restoring the ancestral system, but it turned out that he Chongzhen was better and passed the throne directly to himself. This is considered a good thing. At least with this edict, no one in the world will talk about himself anymore.

It is usurping the throne and seizing power. It can easily win over the people of the world.

But it doesn't sound that good. With this edict lying there, wouldn't it also give those people a reason to surrender? In this way, there will naturally be no reason to kill.

There's no reason to kill people... I'm unhappy!

Especially those "gentlemen" in Donglin. We had already sharpened our knives and were waiting for them to jump out and accuse us of usurping the throne. Now that we have this edict...don't they kneel down as a matter of course?

In fact, even if there is no edict, those "gentlemen" will still kneel, but before kneeling, they will definitely invite their names and wait for the new king to appreciate their integrity, but they don't know that the absolute will waiting for them

It won't be a high-ranking official and a generous salary, but a shining white knife.

White knives come in and red knives come out, maybe, but one thing that is certain is that there is absolutely no place for them in the Ming Dynasty. Even if they don't punish the nine tribes, they will exile their nine tribes overseas for the crime of rebellion, and of course they will confiscate their homes.

Naturally.

The copied land can be distributed to civilians, and the copied money and materials can enrich the national treasury. As for the people, when they go overseas, they can also contribute to the Ming Dynasty's overseas colonization cause.

How good is this.

But now an edict from Chongzhen disrupted Zhu Guoqiang's plan.

"Hey, what can I say about you?"

While shaking his head and sighing, Zhu Guoqiang really didn't know whether to thank Chongzhen or not, but even though Chongzhen ruined his plan, he still said.

"Immediately escort the princes to Jinan and ensure their safety. They are the blood of the late emperor and must not be harmed..."

In any case, Chongzhen at least has the backbone. For this reason, Zhu Guoqiang will also leave his bloodline, and in the future... he can be crowned king overseas!

Everyone left, but Zhu Guoqiang fell into deep thought. Once upon a time, he had been waiting for this day to arrive, but now, when this day actually arrived, facing the reality that he was about to wear a yellow robe, Zhu Guoqiang fell into a kind of

In the midst of inexplicable thoughts.

"I hope everything goes as I wish..."

Zhu Guoqiang was talking to himself as he strolled outside the tent. Several followers followed him from a distance, and he just strolled away. At this time, he was in a very complicated mood.

It’s 1644 AD!

He will soon wear a yellow robe, and he will soon become the supreme emperor, but what happens next?

What should we do next?

Promote the industrial revolution!

Promoting overseas colonial undertakings, no, is not colonization, but expansion, and promotes China's expansion again.

This expansion will be global, covering Southeast Asia, America, India, Africa and even Europe. Wherever the sun and moon shine, it is the land of the Ming Dynasty...

As for Li Zicheng, Dorgon, and the unknown Huang Taiji, Zhu Guoqiang had no interest at all. They were just suffering from scabies.

When he was silently thinking about the countless possibilities in the future, suddenly, his thoughts were interrupted by a burst of crying. Looking along the sound of Xiao, he saw a man kneeling on the ground crying under the stars and moon. There was an incense burner in front of him.

Fruit plate, obviously he was worshiping something.

Walking forward, Zhu Guoqiang saw who he was worshiping.

It’s Chongzhen!

The person who paid homage to Chongzhen was none other than Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Huaiyang. When Zhu Guoqiang led his troops northward, he also led five thousand rural soldiers northward to King Qin. After the two armies met, they went north together.

"Oh, it's Jianbai, what are you doing? There is no news from His Majesty yet, why is it like this?"

Lu Zhenfei, who was worshiping the late emperor, turned around quickly and saw that it was the general, and he quickly apologized:

"The guilty minister has met the general. Although there is no news from your majesty, since your majesty has passed the throne to the general, I think your majesty must have died for the country, so I will..."

"Hey, I'm very happy to see Bai Youxin, but if there is no confirmed news..."

Before the general could finish speaking, Lu Zhenfei's tears flowed down again, and he suddenly knelt down and said:

"General, I have something I don't know whether to say or not!"

Looking at Lu Zhenfei who suddenly knelt on the ground, Zhu Guoqiang asked.

"What do you have to say?"

"General, I think that although the general has no intention of inheriting the throne now, he should inform the three armies of the news of his majesty's death and pay tribute to the late emperor. Only in this way can the world be stabilized."

Zhu Guoqiang said in a deep voice.

"Are you referring to mourning the late emperor when the news is unknown?"

Lu Zhenfei kowtowed, bleeding, and cried:

"General, the country cannot live without a king for a day. Since the late emperor was passed down to the general, the general should inherit the throne. Although the general is unwilling to inherit the throne immediately, he can mourn the late emperor first. In this way, the ministers in the world will naturally work.

You also know that since the new dynasty is a great general..."

Zhu Guoqiang remained silent while listening to Lu Zhenfei analyzing the various benefits of mourning for Chongzhen.

"Yes. General, please think about it. Although there is an edict from the late emperor to pass the throne, there are still vassals in various places. The imperial edict stated that the vassals should protect the center. If the disloyal people collude with the vassals in the name of the late emperor's mourning,

After inheriting the throne, where will the general be placed? For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the general should pay tribute to the late emperor..."

After Lu Zhenfei choked up his words, he knocked his head down and lay on the ground, never looking up again.

At this moment, Zhu Guoqiang's heart was up and down. Lu Zhenfei's words were not unreasonable. After all, the past events of the Nanming kings vying for the throne were still vivid in his mind. Even with this edict, if there are ambitious people who instigate it, it is inevitable that some people will overestimate their capabilities.

of inheritance.

Although he knew that if someone did this, it would be a farce at best, and he could even take the opportunity to kill several vassal kings, but it was inconvenient for him to speak out what was in his heart, so he sighed softly and said:

"Oh, I see, you are right to worry. Well, it's not that I don't want to mourn for His Majesty, but now that there is no definite news, I have the temerity to mourn for the late Emperor... Hey, but with the heroic spirit of the late Emperor, I want to come to the late Emperor.

I will never humiliate my ancestors and let myself fall into the hands of thieves. I will definitely die for our country. It is natural for us to pay tribute to the late emperor."

After saying that, Zhu Guoqiang turned around and went to mourn Chongzhen... Only when he died could he inherit the throne legitimately.

When Lu Zhenfei came back to his senses and looked up, he was the only one kneeling there alone under the dark moon and stars. However, his heart calmed down, and he finally got the chance to tell the general what he wanted to say.

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As for what's next, it's the general himself.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty has finally been saved. As long as the general mourns the late emperor and has the late emperor's last edict, even if someone has ulterior motives, it will not matter.

The late emperor's chess move was wonderful. In today's troubled times, only generals can defend the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, I also thought of the scene when the late emperor summoned him in Yuntai when he left the capital. I couldn't help but burst into tears and cried.
Chapter completed!