However, King Beidi died for his country, which caused a little trouble for Qin Feng.
According to etiquette, the body of King Beidi should stay in the palace for a period of time, so even if the "aftercare work" is completed, Qin Feng and Jing Qianying still cannot enter the palace immediately.
After all, acting requires a complete performance. Since you have shown your "benevolent and righteous" side, you must naturally carry out your benevolent and righteous identity to the end.
In this way, when Jing Qianying takes over the position in the future, the resistance will be much smaller.
However, Qin Feng did not want to wait any longer. Even if he did not enter the palace for the time being, he immediately arranged for Li Zhang and others to take over the six ministries, win over the ministers, and begin to establish political power.
A country cannot live without a king for a day!
The inheritance ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Rites, and all officials in the royal capital attended.
The entire etiquette department was packed with people.
At first, these people were still worried, but when they saw so many former ministers and even the commander of the garrison at the scene, their feelings of guilt were naturally relieved a lot.
Everyone gathered together and gradually started chatting.
"Master Zhou, long time no see. How are you doing?"
"It turns out to be Mr. Wang. Although Qin Houye was worried for a while when he first entered the city, during this period, everyone has seen that Qin Houye has done nothing wrong, so what else is there to worry about?"
"Yes, I have heard a long time ago that although Lord Qin is decisive in killing, he only targets those in power. He is always merciful when encountering civilians or innocent people."
"It is a blessing that the huge royal capital was not destroyed."
"Yes Yes Yes."
The officials at the scene nodded in agreement.
There are three reasons why they were able to accept the new dynasty so quickly.
First, military pressure.
Although it is said that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, even in Beidi's current situation, if the garrisons from various places were gathered together, they would still be an extremely large number, which would be enough to crush Qin Feng in terms of numbers.
After all, Qin Feng only has more than 30,000 elite troops under his command.
But the problem lies precisely in the word "assembly".
Even though Beidi has a large number of troops, it has been unable to assemble. As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Without the support of national strength and food and grass, there is no army, but it is unable to assemble.
Besides, even if they gather together, what will happen? Now Beidi has absolutely no strength to attack.
As long as Qin Feng returns to Sangzhou, he will be invincible. By then, if his numerical advantage cannot be used, he will be dragged into an "elite war of attrition."
Qin Feng used his elite troops to consume Beidi's ordinary soldiers. As time went by, the casualty rate would become horrific.
The most critical point is that the morale of Beidi has collapsed. I am afraid that no one dares to fight Qin Feng. Without the most basic morale, no matter how large the number of people is, they are just a bunch of rabble.
The second reason is that Qin Feng protected the royal capital.
This royal capital has special significance to Beidi. It is not only the largest city in Beidi, but also the center of power in all dynasties. Once the royal capital is destroyed, it will never be erased for all Beidi people. Eliminate the blood feud.
The last reason, and the most important reason at the moment, is that Qin Feng did not enter the palace from beginning to end.
Even though the King of Beidi and many of his concubines had died for the country, the officials' hatred for Qin Feng was not high.
In particular, in order to maintain the etiquette of Beidi, Qin Feng allowed the body of King Beidi to remain in the palace, and the royal family held a wake and mourning ceremony. Even the registration ceremony was held outside the palace, which was considered to be the most benevolent and righteous thing.
If Beidi officials still refuse to cooperate with Qin Feng now, it would be too ungrateful.
But even so, not everyone on the scene accepted the new owner.
Some people were dormant in secret, waiting for opportunities, and tried every means to delay the registration ceremony, hoping that the real descendants of the Jing family could inherit the throne.
Zhou Pu, who had just left the palace, was also standing in the crowd.
He watched Li Yu with his own eyes. After dissuading the last few concubines from hanging themselves, he also swung a knife and killed himself. The blood spattered far away.
Zhou Pu could not calm down the depression in his heart for a long time.
If possible, Zhou Pu would also be willing to follow King Beidi, but for some reason, Qin Feng did not kill him, but instead allowed him to participate in the registration ceremony.
Just as Zhou Pu was muttering secretly, someone suddenly pushed him behind him.
Turning around, he saw an old man with gray hair standing behind him, looking at him with disdain.
Zhou Pu recognized at a glance that this old man was the current imperial master!
His daughter, one of the concubines in the harem, also died for her country.
Zhou Pu immediately realized that the old Imperial Master came to attend the registration ceremony not to be loyal to Qin Feng, but... to disrupt the situation.
As expected by Zhou Pu, the old Imperial Master snorted coldly.
"Zhou Pu, I didn't expect that you, who usually look like you have thick eyebrows and big eyes, are actually a shameless person behind your back."
"If you hadn't killed the commander-in-chief, how could this palace have fallen so quickly? Your Majesty would not have died!"
"When Qin Feng's army entered the city, why didn't they kill you, this evil obstacle?"
Facing the old Imperial Master's sarcasm and curses, Zhou Pu felt guilty and did not retaliate. He just lowered his head and acted as if he wanted to be beaten or scolded.
The old Imperial Master's eyes became even more contemptuous: "Stop pretending to be honest, honest and hypocritical in front of me!"
"If you are truly loyal to Beidi, you should lead the imperial army and fight Qin Feng to the end instead of standing here and seeking glory."
As a military general, Zhou Pu was straight-minded and could not withstand the instigation of the old imperial master. He wished he could pull out his sword now and kill himself to apologize like Li Yu.
Wu Fangxu, who was standing not far away with sharp ears, heard the old Imperial Master's words and immediately turned around and looked over.
"The matter has come to an end, it's better not to cause any more casualties."
"This country can no longer withstand any war."
"Even if it is for the sake of the common people in the world, we should endure the humiliation and bear the heavy burden."
Hearing Wu Fangxu's words, the old Imperial Master spat directly: "You are so patient and bear the burden of humiliation, where is the humiliation?!"
"Wu Fangxu, fortunately you are still an official of the Ministry of Rites. If you betray Dadi, you will be the first to bear the brunt."
"Don't think I don't know, you help Qin Feng persuade Li Yu and Zhou Pu to surrender."
"Master Li has unparalleled integrity. He would rather die than surrender. It would be better for you to enjoy peace and happiness. Haha, you traitor!"
Wu Fangxu did not deny that he was a traitor, but he did so for the sake of the overall situation.
Continuing to resist will not be a good thing for this country and the common people.
"Old Imperial Master, what's the use of saying this now? As officials, we should put the people first and seek benefits for the people."
