During such a major ceremony, no one made a noise in front of Chengtian Gate, and no one dared to make a noise. The huge square and Chang'an Street were so quiet that one could hear the chirping of birds.
When Zhu Youjian said one sentence, everyone couldn't help but shrink their pupils.
Officials from one town and nine provinces were somewhat surprised by Zhu Youjian's performance.
Officials in one town and nine provinces believe in public morality. The so-called public morality is to improve the efficiency of the entire society, which is ultimately reflected in the prosperity and happiness of the people and the prosperity and strength of the country. A society that pays attention to public morality will implement it against enemies outside its own society.
It is naked domineering, often using force to beat the enemy to pieces.
Therefore, the officials of one town and nine provinces all worship force from the bottom of their hearts. In the eyes of these young officials, the key factor for one town and nine provinces, or Daqi to replace the Ming Dynasty, is the strength of the Huben Army. And as the defeated side,
The Ming court, especially Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian, must have been full of resentment and hatred towards Tianjin.
However, at this time the emperor confessed, which meant that the Ming Dynasty, which had been crushed by one town and nine provinces, had completely given up resistance and was beaten into submission.
Officials from one town and nine provinces looked at Zhu Youjian, who was crying bitterly under the Chengtian sect, with joy in their eyes.
For the people watching, Zhu Youjian's words were a bit surprising. The people in the capital nearby all showed surprised expressions. They did not expect that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would burst into tears and admit his guilt.
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As the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zhi fought in the south and north, and saved the crumbling Ming Dynasty alive. Zhu Youjian took advantage of the fact that one town and nine provinces were attacked from the north and the south to label Li Zhi as a traitor and mobilized all the best soldiers in the world to attack Tianjin.
This behavior actually chills the hearts of people all over the world.
But no matter what, Zhu Youjian, as the emperor, legally has the right to attack Li Zhi.
If there was still a trace of illegality in Li Zhi's implantation in Beijing, after Zhu Youjian said these words, it was the last obstacle for Li Zhi to win the hearts of the people in the world.
Since the emperor did something extremely wrong and since the emperor admitted that he was guilty, then of course Li Zhi could raise an army to investigate and change the dynasty.
The people opened their mouths wide and looked at Zhu Youjian who said the irrevocable words.
Now that the emperor has confessed his crime, all the people in the world, including the gentry, have no reason to oppose Da Qi.
The "captives" of Ming Dynasty officials standing at the back of the square felt completely desperate when they heard Zhu Youjian's words.
In fact, after Cui Changwu's reform, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty began a round of purges. The Donglin Party that originally controlled the government was completely abolished and replaced by the Reform Party headed by Zhang Guanghang and the Tianjin Party brought by Cui Changwu. Four months ago
Zhu Youjian launched an attack on Cui Changwu and imprisoned all the Tianjin Party members. The reform party led by Zhang Guanghang became the dominant party in the court.
The core characteristic of Zhang Guanghang's party is to save the looming Zhu Ming State by any means necessary.
Even though Beijing was completely occupied by Li Zhi at this time, Zhang Guanghang and his party still hoped that the warlords and civil servants in remote areas could use force to safeguard their vested interests, continue to resist, and continue the hope of the Ming Dynasty.
However, Zhu Youjian's words at this time destroyed all the hopes of the Ming Dynasty bureaucrats.
The emperor knelt down in front of the Chengtian Gate and confessed his crime. Where else would a powerful figure in the country come to terms with Li Zhi, who had powerful soldiers?
The bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty all became extremely frustrated in an instant. Some people couldn't bear to see the emperor's miserable state anymore and closed their eyes helplessly.
Zhang Guanghang turned pale in an instant and trembled all over, as if he had been struck by lightning. His political efforts that had been risking his life for more than ten years were declared completely bankrupt, and his faith collapsed in an instant. He knelt down with a plop.
On the ground, he knelt tremblingly on the blue bricks on the Qianbu corridor.
After being stunned on the ground for ten seconds, Zhang Guanghang's face was already filled with tears. He suddenly laughed miserably, his face kept twitching, and he banged the uneven floor tiles with both hands desperately. He seemed to be in a state of madness.
The surrounding Ming Dynasty bureaucrats looked at Zhang Guanghang and were speechless. In particular, some core members of the Reform Party couldn't hold back their tears and started crying in front of the Qianbu Corridor.
The Ming Dynasty is completely dead, and there is no chance for it to come back to life again.
At the Chengtian Gate, Li Zhi looked at Zhu Youjian who was kneeling down and was silent for a few seconds.
Li Zhi actually did not want Zhu Youjian to plead guilty. In fact, given Li Zhi's character, he hoped that some Ming gentry and dignitaries would rise up and rebel.
Li Zhi is very iron-blooded, he is not Cui Changwu. Cui Changwu hopes that the whole of China will enter a new era without any hindrance, and that everyone will obey Li Zhi's instructions and move towards the future. But Li Zhi does not think so, and Li Zhi instead
I hope that some hopeless villain will stand up against me for the privilege of parasites and give myself a reason to raise the butcher's knife.
In Li Zhi's view, not all of the reactionary Ming gentry can be reformed, and the most vicious handful must be eliminated in order to truly purify the nation.
If Zhu Youjian did not plead guilty, Li Zhi could publicly try Zhu Youjian and then kill the Ming emperor. Then the gentry and powerful people in the border areas organized resistance, and Li Zhi spent several years sending the Tiger Army to suppress and massacre these reactionary gentry. This is Li Zhi
The best situation in mind.
Zhu Youjian's confession at this time made Li Zhi lose the reason to stimulate the gangsters to resist. Now that the Emperor of Heaven has confessed his crime, even if Li Zhi kills Zhu Youjian, I am afraid no one will have the appeal to organize a large-scale resistance.
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Li Zhi frowned and looked at Zhu Youjian without speaking.
Zheng Kaicheng, who was standing aside, suddenly took a step forward and knelt on the ground with a plop.
"Your Majesty, Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty has confessed his crime! Killing more is useless! Your Majesty is kind and virtuous! I sincerely ask your Majesty to consider the plan of the world, spare Zhu Youjian's life, and influence the people of the world."
Before Zheng Kaicheng finished speaking, Gao Ligong and other senior officials from nine provinces in the town and nine provinces all knelt down and shouted: "The king is benevolent!"
"Your Majesty is kind!"
For these people who have been educated by Confucian classics, loyalty to the emperor has been engraved into their bodies like genes. Even if their loyalty to Li Zhi far outweighs their loyalty to the emperor, they are still unwilling to see Zhu You
Examine the head and body.
Li Zhi looked at Zheng Kaicheng.
Li Zhi sneered and said nothing.
The pleas of Zheng Kaicheng and others would not actually affect Li Zhi, but Li Zhi was very unhappy that Zheng Kaicheng and others still sympathized with the Ming emperor.
After a long time, Li Zhi turned around and looked at Zhu Youjian kneeling under the Chengtian Gate and Zhu Cihong behind the Jinshui Bridge.
He took a breath and finally said slowly: "The Emperor of Ming Dynasty went against the grain, used weapons recklessly, and stood on the opposite side of the world. He is no longer worthy of commanding this country."
"In the name of the people of the world, I depose Zhu Youjian as emperor and demote him to a commoner!"
When Zhu Youjian on the ground heard Li Zhi's words, he raised his head in surprise and looked at Li Zhi on the Chengtian Gate.
Zhu Youjian didn't expect that Li Zhi would let him go.
Li Zhi did not look at Zhu Youjian anymore and continued: "Prince Zhu Cixi abolished the position of crown prince and was granted the title of Marquis Chengen. From now on, the eldest son will inherit the title and live in Fengyang's ancestral land for generations."
"From today on, all the royal men and women of the Ming Dynasty will be demoted to common people and will no longer be able to enjoy any privileges beyond those of common people."
After a pause, Li Zhi said loudly: "The Ming Dynasty will fall from this moment on!"
