"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much, haha." Li Zicheng laughed repeatedly, as if he had witnessed such a funny scene.
He controlled his tone, raised his eyebrows and finally said: "The day before yesterday, the military counselor of the Song Dynasty explained the prophecy to the orphan, saying 'stop when things go well', which means that fate will end tomorrow. He also said that there is a nursery rhyme circulating among the people, which is the prophecy of the eighteenth child.
Sitting, Jiuzhou is in chaos and Li Jizhu. I thought that Li Jizhu's sentence was a metaphor for the fact that the surname Zhu gave up to the surname Li. What does the prince think it means?"
When the King of Qin and the King of Jin heard this, they fully understood Li Zicheng's intention, but they were all afraid that any random words at this time would lead to death, so they did not dare to move even more, and they were stunned on the spot.
Li Zicheng had no choice but to shake his head again and again. He smiled bitterly and said: "Oh, Zhu Hongwu has done a great service to China by expelling the Tartars. At this time of national crisis, the Eastern barbarians have already occupied the capital, and the situation is worse than what Qi Weng told me about the Turkic war in the Tang Dynasty.
The Khitans were even more rampant in the Song Dynasty. At this time, we must highlight and praise Zhu Hongwu's achievements in eradicating the Mongols... I think that although the titles of the vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty will be abolished, there will always be one title left to reward Hongwu.
Given the emperor's achievements, how about using the title King of Song?"
Seeing that the King of Qin and the King of Jin were still lying on the ground motionless, he finally paused, threw out his trump card and said: "From now on, the King of Song should be given five thousand taels of silver every year as a favor!"
As soon as these five thousand two or three words came out, King Jin spoke first and replied at an extraordinary speed: "Prince Chuang! Prince Chuang! Prince Gong of Jin was the third son of Emperor Taizu, Prince Lu.
King Fu and other vassals south of the Yangtze River have all received false edicts and cannot succeed to the throne. According to the order of Lun, it is really the Jin vassal that should succeed!"
King Qin was dumbfounded by King Jin's shamelessness and fast speech. He pointed at King Jin and couldn't help but cursed: "Nonsense! The emperor's ancestors taught that after the father dies, the son will succeed, and the elder brother will eventually succeed the younger brother.
It is true that Prince Gong of Jin is the third son of Emperor Gao, but I, Prince Min of Qin, am the second son of Emperor Gao! It is only right that Lunxu should establish the Qin vassal!"
Both the King of Qin and the King of Jin had suffered enough, and now Li Zicheng finally spoke up and promised to leave a title of King of Song to the clan kings of the Ming Dynasty. This is the title of the new dynasty!
I heard that even the first-class generals of the Chuang Army were only granted the title of marquis. As a Daizui vassal king of the previous dynasty, if he could get a prince of the new dynasty, he would really make a lot of money. This is not to mention that Li Zicheng just mentioned
Yes, from now on I will give five thousand taels to the King of Song every year!
In the past, when the property of the royal family was still there, neither the King of Qin nor the King of Jin would have looked down upon a mere five thousand taels of silver. But now they have been living like ordinary soldiers in the army for several days, and they have eaten so much.
After enough suffering, I realized what a huge fortune five thousand taels is.
For the sake of the King of Song that Li Zicheng hinted at, and for the five thousand taels of silver that he had received from his kindness, the King of Jin ignored the family ties and immediately jumped up and suppressed the King of Qin, angrily saying:
"My predecessor, Prince Gong of the Jin Dynasty, was the daughter of Empress Xiaocigao. He and Emperor Chengzu share the same mother, so they are the direct descendants of the Jin Dynasty. Of course, he should be the Jin vassal to succeed to the throne!"
The King of Qin couldn't help but sneered: "Haha, you think I haven't read the Taichang Temple Records of the Ming Dynasty? The Jin Dynasty was obviously born from Concubine Li Shu, so what happened to Empress Xiaocigao? The Jin Dynasty did not even recognize his biological mother, such an unfilial person
How dare you inherit the throne? I, King Min of the previous Qin Dynasty, was the true filial piety and kindness of Queen Gao. Prince Chuang, please don’t be deceived by the thieves of the Jin vassal!
My predecessor, King Min of the Qin Dynasty, was personally enthroned by Taizu Emperor Gao, and his status was very high, not comparable to that of the Jin vassal from Concubine Li Shu!"
King Jin was speechless by King Qin's call. He had never read the Taichang Temple Chronicles in person, so he didn't know whether what King Qin said was true or false. But he had also heard that because of Zhu Di's troubles,
Regarding the situation of Empress Gao’s biological children, there are actually big problems, so I had to change the subject:
"Prince Chuang! The Donglu invaders invaded the border, and the country was in great catastrophe. During the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, I was King Gong of the Jin Dynasty. I once conquered the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties together with Emperor Chengzu, and defeated the prime minister of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. The Taiwei Nai'er Buhua, the Zhiyuan Arutie
Mu'er waited for the thieves to return. When this country is in trouble, it is appropriate to praise the Hongwu Dynasty for its Northern Expedition!"
During the Hongwu Dynasty, in the 23rd year of Hongwu's reign, King Gong of Jin, Zhu Fan, indeed went on the Northern Expedition to the Northern Yuan Dynasty with Zhu Di, who was still King of Yan at the time. However, the King of Qin remembered very clearly that the Northern Expedition was led by Jin King Zhu?
The prince of Yuan Dynasty, Wang Bi, left Shanxi and returned to the interior without encountering the troops of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Why did the King of Jin have the nerve to bring this up?
King Qin was so surprised by King Jin's shamelessness that he couldn't help but go up and kick him down, and cursed angrily: "In the 23rd year of Hongwu's Northern Expedition, King Jin did not achieve any success. How dare you talk so shamelessly?"
Seeing that the two of them were about to fight in front of the generals of the invading army, Li Laiheng hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them. He was amused in his heart and comforted the two vassal princes and said: "Two princes of the Ming Dynasty, calm down, calm down. What will happen to the emperor on this day?"
Argumentative?"
The King of Qin and the King of Jin reprimanded in unison: "I can't bear the emperor being evil for one day!?"
"Well...it's worthy, it's worthy, right?"
Li Zicheng clapped his hands and laughed and said: "Okay, okay, whoever becomes the emperor for a day will come and give way to the Li family for the Zhu family! Laiheng, who do you think is more powerful among the two Ming vassal kings, King Qin and King Jin?"
Logically speaking, who is more suitable to succeed Chongzhen and become the last one-day emperor of the Ming Dynasty?"
Li Zicheng suddenly left this issue to Li Laiheng to decide, which surprised him: "Well... Your Highness, since Zhu Hongwu has the ethical order of father to son, brother to brother, I think that according to this order, let Ming Tai
Will Qin Fan, the second son of the ancestor, inherit the throne?"
Li Zicheng smiled happily and said: "Okay! The Chuang army rose in Qin, and we are all Qin people. Let's leave this last emperor of the Ming Dynasty to the King of Qin! Is the King of Qin willing?"
The "Ming Dynasty Emperor" who was appointed by the Chuang Army not only did not suffer and panic like the subjugated kings of the past dynasties, but he knelt down in front of Li Zicheng with great joy and cheered: "Prince Chuang is a saint! A saint! A lonely...
After I inherit the late emperor's rule, if I am unable to raise an army to avenge the late emperor, my destiny will be transferred to Prince Chuang who avenges this country!"
King Jin, who had lost the title of "Emperor of the Ming Dynasty" and "King of Shun Song Dynasty", was dejected, fell to the ground, and started crying. Li Zicheng couldn't bear to see it, so he said: "Oh, I'll give King Jin another two hundred taels of silver. That's enough."
It can be used by ordinary people for several years."
Li Guo also approached Li Zicheng, bowed his hands and said, "After King Qin inherited the power of the late Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty in Taiyuan, it is time for him to abdicate to His Highness and show the world where the orthodoxy lies."
Li Zicheng put his hands on his waist and felt quite proud of Song Xiance's brilliant idea. Li Laiheng also felt ridiculous because the King of Qin and the King of Jin were competing for the abdication of the subjugated king and the emperor. He shook his head.
He sighed and said:
"Your Majesty, the Donglu are the great enemy of the Ming Dynasty. After the King of Qin abdicates, he can tell the world that our dynasty obeys the heavens and the people, the heavens' heart above, and the people's will below. By raising troops to punish the people and attack their crimes, it is also for the monarch of the Ming Dynasty.
Revenge, defend China's territory, and expel the Eastern captives entrenched in Youyan. This can not only highlight the destiny of the Chuang army, but also win the hearts and minds of the old officials of the Ming Dynasty. It is a double win! This is Qi Weng's move.
A clever idea?"
Li Guo smiled and replied directly: "This is the strategy proposed by Song's military advisor."
Li Zicheng said no more. He smiled and asked the guards to take the King of Qin away. He would first prepare a simpler succession ceremony for the King of Qin. After the King of Qin bowed three times, and when he inherited the Chongzhen throne, Li Zicheng had to prepare a ceremony.
In a truly grand abdication ceremony, this "late Ming emperor" legitimately took over Zhu Yuanzhang's three hundred years of imperial rule.