Li Zhi was sitting on the throne in the main hall of Prince Qi's Mansion, wearing a four-clawed golden dragon robe that represented the king's title. His eyes were as calm as before.
He looked out the window quietly, as if waiting for something.
But the other officials and generals in the hall were not as calm as Li Zhi. They were all very excited. Each of these senior officials from one town and nine provinces seemed to be drunk, with their faces flushed and their eyes shining.
The Ming Emperor's army has been making final adjustments since yesterday. If Han Jinxin's intelligence is correct, the Ming army will begin to attack the Huben Army at some point today.
One town and nine provinces finally broke with the emperor.
It is no exaggeration to say that many people under Li Zhi are waiting for this day to arrive.
In these years, Li Zhi fought in the south and in the north, and helped the crumbling Ming Dynasty. Li Zhi did not mind being the hard-working fire-fighting captain, but the generals and officials under Li Zhi were unwilling to do so: Why did one town and nine provinces do this?
You have made so many contributions, but you still have to bow down to the decadent court in the imperial city?
Li Zhi led a town and nine provinces to move forward boldly, conquered countless overseas colonies, and expanded the territory of the Han people to an unprecedented territory. The generals under Li Zhi were all educated by Li Zhi repeatedly with public ethics. In the eyes of these generals,
The greatest principle in this world is that the virtuous should live in the right place. Since the emperor is not as good as Li Zhi, he should give way to the virtuous.
One town and nine provinces are more civilized and richer than other parts of the Ming Dynasty. If the world is ruled by Li Zhi, it can be said to be the greatest blessing for the Chinese people.
As the saying goes, officials from one town and nine provinces had long hoped that Li Zhi would go further.
But Li Zhi's authority in Tianjin was like the scorching sun. In the past, Li Zhi had no determination to challenge the emperor, and officials did not dare to speak nonsense.
But now it's better, now the emperor actually comes to the door and beats Li Zhi as a traitor.
As long as the emperor's miscellaneous army is defeated, the entire Ming Dynasty will be ruled by Li Zhi. In other words, the officials of one town and nine provinces will also become the masters of the entire Ming Dynasty, with greater honor and power.
Although the emperor mobilized 400,000 troops this time, and Tianjin only had 40,000 tiger troops, the situation looked a bit dangerous, but the officials in one town and nine provinces were not worried at all. The officials in one town and nine provinces had blind confidence in Li Zhi
, as if as long as Li Zhi is here, all difficulties will be solved.
No matter how terrifying the emperor's 400,000-strong army was, it could not shake the Tianjin officials' confidence in Li Zhi.
Li Zhi sat on the throne and suddenly sighed lightly.
"I didn't expect it would come to this point in the end."
Hearing Li Zhi's sigh, the officials in the hall looked at each other for a while.
Li Xing looked at Li Zhi's expression, held up his hands and stepped out of the queue, saying loudly: "Brother Wang! The emperor has gone against the grain. How can it be changed by brother Wang who has to endure hardships? Now it is not brother Wang who is against the emperor, but the emperor who is against brother Wang. Now it is not brother Wang.
One person fights against the imperial court, but everyone in the world stands behind Brother Wang to overthrow the imperial court. What Brother Wang does is not for the country, the country, or the officials of one town and nine provinces, but for the welfare of all people in the world."
Li Xing has held a high position in these years and has been trained in various positions. He is no longer the Wu Xia Amen of the past. These words are not only in line with the current trend of Li Zhi holding righteousness against Chongzhen, but also in line with his role as Li Zhi's younger brother.
The status is very decent.
The officials all cast admiring glances at Li Xing.
After Li Xing finished speaking, others were even more eager to try and urge Li Zhi to make up his mind early.
Zhong Feng shook off the long sleeves of his official robe, stepped out of the queue and said, "Your Majesty! This is definitely not the time to lament about an affair."
"How many people of the Ming Dynasty have been saved by Your Majesty in the wars in the South and North? If it weren't for Your Majesty's sacrifice of life, how could our Ming Dynasty stand still under the iron heel of the Tartars? Can we maintain our vitality under the erosion of the gentry? Can we withstand the impact of the bandits?
Is it still standing? When the prince heard the emperor's order, he did not dare to stay in the camp to sleep in the evening, but he devoted his life to establishing the emperor's prestige with his own efforts."
"But how did the emperor treat the prince? The prince defeated the Tartars, but he didn't give him the title of king! It was not until the bandits threatened the capital that he had to ask for help from the prince, and then he reluctantly gave the prince a county king's throne! Bargaining, both ends.
.If the Jiangbei Army hadn’t surrounded the capital and the Ming Dynasty’s country and country were in danger, how could the emperor have turned the prince into a prince?”
"In the eyes of the emperor, he has always only used us as a town and nine provinces!"
"Now because the prince wants to bring new laws, civilization and welfare to the people of the world, the emperor feels that he is immoral and incompetent, so he took advantage of the moment when the prince was attacked by foreigners to attack the prince."
"How can such a person look like sitting in the court?"
"The prince has now been labeled as a traitor by the emperor. However, such accusations have not only failed to upset the hearts of the people in my town and nine provinces, but have made all the people and officials even more united in their hatred. Now, all the people in this town and nine provinces are united, and they only hope that the prince can ascend.
With one call, we will seek eternal welfare for the people of the world."
"Your Majesty, at this time, you should never miss the friendship with the Emperor in the past!"
Hearing Zhong Feng's words, Li Zhi was silent for a moment.
Zheng Kaicheng suddenly walked out and said with some seriousness: "Your Majesty was once a minister of the Emperor, but the Emperor has betrayed his faith, and Your Majesty has no duty to continue to be loyal. If Your Majesty can give the Emperor a home to live in his old age, it will be in vain."
The relationship between king and subject is gone."
Officials with Confucian backgrounds such as Gao Ligong were immersed in the idea of loyalty to the emperor. After hearing Zheng Kaicheng's words, they agreed and looked at Li Zhi.
However, other officials in the palace did not care at all about how to deal with Chongzhen afterwards. They did not give Li Zhi time to continue to remember the past. Instead, they all bowed to Li Zhi and saluted, and said loudly: "The emperor has acted against the law! May the prince
Raise the flag and bring order to the chaos!"
"The emperor has no principles! He is acting against the will! May the prince raise the banner and bring order to the chaos!"
Li Zhi looked at the officials who were prostrating themselves in the hall and said nothing.
He looked at Li Huan on his right.
Li Huan is eighteen years old. He is quite tall, but still has the skinny appearance of a young man. His current identity is the Crown Prince of Qi, and he is the legal heir of Li Zhi. Over the years, he has been taught by the teachers assigned to him by Li Zhi.
He has learned various knowledge and martial arts and is now an outstanding young man.
"Li Huan! Now that the world is right in front of us, should I take it as my father?"
Li Huan was silent for three seconds.
Then he bowed his hands to his father and said without hesitation: "Father, Miao! The ruler of the world is the ear of the people of the world! China has thousands of years of history, billions of people, countless heroes, and the sweat of the three religions. It's like this.
Jin Sheji is a great country, how can ordinary people steal it?"
"Only those who hold righteousness in their hands and are supported by the public can climb high and gather those who respond to it."
"My father has been working hard for twenty years. He did not seek glory or personal gain, but only managed the world properly for all people. He defeated the Tartars and expanded the territory, so that hundreds of millions of people who had no food and clothing could have enough food and clothing. My father's reputation,
It is recited all over the world. My father's kindness is chanted by millions of people."
"At this time, the situation is not that the Father wants to take over the world, but that the people of the world want to hand over the world to the Father."
"If Father has any hesitation, I am afraid that it will be the common people of the world who will be discouraged and disappointed."
After Li Huan finished speaking, he bowed his head to the ground.