In the inner hall of Zhu Cijiong's Beiting Protector's Mansion, several cups of Turkish coffee were emitting an extremely rich burnt aroma. Zhu Cijiong changed into a loose Taoist attire, without wearing a hat, and sat leisurely and contentedly in the upper seat. He also greeted Zhu Cixuan and Li Yuee, who had come from afar, to sit down. The third prince Zhu looked easy-going. Of course, Zhu Jiuwang and Li Yuee would not refute his face, so they sat down separately, holding coffee cups, pretending to take a few sips, and then chatted and laughed with the third prince Zhu. Wang Fuchen, Yu Chenglong, Fu Shan, Zhang Xixian and Li Yuee's four brothers sat down separately, each holding a cup of Turkish coffee and looking attentive.
These people have no idea how "sacred" what is going on is. The third prince Zhu and the Eight-faced King Kong are both of royal blood, and they are also great heroes who "have the courage to conquer Guangzhou in rebellion, and dominate Cao Liu in separatism. They have already wielded a three-foot sword and opened up thousands of miles of territory." But now he wants to "not usurp his title, not pass it on to his descendants, but create a method of recommendation, which is almost universal to the world"... At this level, he is definitely a legendary hero who can have his head engraved on the Tianshan Mountains.
In the history books of later generations, as well as historical movies and TV series, the scene that happened today at the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion in Beiting, Yining, was a very glorious scene!
This is the constitutional meeting of the democratic, free and progressive Xichuan Republic!
In the minds of the people of the Western Chu Republic in the future, Prince Zhu San and the Eight-faced Vajra King were both great men like the sage and the father of the country.
In order to spread Chinese civilization and the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and to practice the political belief that the world is for the common good, they gave up the luxurious life of kings and led 70,000 households of Chinese people who shared their beliefs to leave their homes and travel thousands of miles... ...In the vast and uninhabited land of Western Region and Central Asia, the Republic of Western Chu was created where the world is the commonwealth!
What makes later generations of historians of the Western Chu Republic regretful is that when the constitution-making meeting was held, because everything was still in its infancy, the minutes of the meeting were ignored. Therefore, later generations of historians can only use their imagination to imagine what topics their great men of the Republic discussed at this historic meeting in the spring of the 26th year of Hongxing's reign in the Ming Dynasty.
"Ninth Brother, to be honest, this Western Region Country or the Dai Country is not what you, Third Brother, or I want at all. They were all tricked by the boss to carry the thunder... I am losing money! I How comfortable it would be to be king in Datong! In Datong City, I am the king of a country! I have so much money that I can't spend it all. The palace of my acting prince is not much worse than the palace. In the harem... ....Haha, what kind of beauty is not there? What a wonderful life, but the boss deceived me into this. If you can take over the position of the leader of the country, I will give it up. I will go back to Datong to enjoy the blessings. You Come and be the leader. You will be the overlord of the Western Regions and the commander-in-chief of the country!"
"Third brother, I don't want to come either... I was also tricked by the boss. It was so good when I was in Nanjing. The old man even gave me the Xipu Palace. The shop attached to the palace alone lasted a year. We can collect tens of thousands of taels in rent. Although we and you have so many beauties in the harem, but there are so many Qin buildings and Chu pavilions on the Qinhuai River, are there any beauties in them? I was a distinguished guest of various brothels at that time, and the beauties on the Qinhuai River were They are all proud to spend the spring night with me. Now...of course, now is also very good. I am satisfied with Yue'e. I have already forgotten about Qinhuai's nine beauties and twelve hairpins. !
That, third brother, commander-in-chief, etc., I can’t do it, it’s better for you to do it, you do it, as long as I can get the boss to return Xipu to me..."
"Isn't it wrong? How old am I? Why should I be so stupid? Returning to Datong to enjoy happiness is the most important thing. Lao Jiu, you are young, come on!"
"Third brother, please stop hurting me. How can I do this? It's better for you to do it. It's enough for me to be a rich man when I go back..."
The two great republicans of Western Chu were tearfully complaining about the feudal autocracy of the Ming Emperor, while at the same time they were bowing to each other for the throne of the leader of the republic. These two are really the saints who are better than Yao and Shun. They don't care about the commander-in-chief or the overlord of Western Chu.
However, they don’t seem to have the three to four hundred thousand gun-wielding people of the Western Chu in their minds. They just want to throw away the burden of the Western Chu and return to Datong and Nanjing to enjoy the happiness... To be honest, the wild lands of the Western Regions are more There are three to four hundred thousand gun-wielding mobs from Western Chu. No matter whether it is a king or a general, there is really nothing to be done. If Zhu Cihong was willing to give Prince Zhu Third several million to take over his offer, he would really be willing to return to Datong and live a comfortable life.
As for Zhu Cixuan, his requirements were even lower... As long as he could be allowed to return to Nanjing, he wouldn't even want Xipu. He would be satisfied with a poor county prince's palace and 3,000 acres of thin farmland. Anyway, he didn't spend much money to visit the Qinhuai River. All those Qinhuai's Nine Beauties and Twelve Hairpins had to be certified by him! How can anyone dare to call a famous prostitute if she has never let King Luoshan sleep with her?
If any girl can get King Luoshan to do her combing ceremony, she will definitely be able to boast about it for a lifetime, and her net worth will rise a lot in the future!
When the two "republican great men" were giving in to each other, the group of "republican elders" below looked at them and felt a little scared - are you two real or fake? There is such a huge mess here in the northwest. Just by relocating the 40,000 households brought by Zhu Cixuan and Li Yuee, we can create a deficit of several million. What's more, the armies of the Rakshasa Kingdom, Kazakh Kingdom, and Shiva Kingdom to the west are about to arrive. In addition, the Jungar Kingdom next door is in turmoil because of Galdan's new defeat... If you two don't take over this mess, who can take over?
If you want to abandon your options and go back to enjoy the happiness, just dream!
Of course, Zhu Cixuan's wife Li Yuee is not willing to return to Nanjing. Here in the Western Region, the Eight-faced Vajra King belongs to her alone. After arriving in Nanjing, most of the time of the Eight-faced Vajra King belongs to the Qinhuai River...
So Li Yue'e quickly gave her godbrother Li Yuan a wink. Li Yuan immediately stood up, cupped his hands, and then shouted loudly: "Please two kings, please make plans for the 70,000 soldiers and civilians who are following here." ah!"
Wang Fuchen also shouted: "I also ask the two kings to come up with an idea early to calm the hearts of the 70,000 households in the Western Region."
Zhu Cijiong shook his head repeatedly: "I am no longer the king, Lao Jiu, since you have come to the Western Regions, take over my duties!"
Zhu Cixuan was not willing to take over. He shook his head repeatedly: "I don't deserve it either, it's absolutely inappropriate..."
Li Yue'e became a little anxious after hearing her husband's words.
You came all this way, why don't you think you're a king? Everyone else is vying to be the king, but you two are treating the throne as a hot potato.
Thinking of this, Li Yue'e became a little annoyed and said loudly: "Both of you are men, noble men, and respected by everyone. How can you ignore hundreds of thousands of troops? Even if you don't want to be a king, You can also take a step back for a while and call yourself a great general or governor!"
Zhu Cijiong frowned, seeming to be reluctant, "The title of General is still too late to be crowned king. I am old and do not want to live in the Western Region for a long time."
Fu Shan took over the conversation and said: "Since Your Highness is not willing to be the king in the Western Regions, why not build a republic...I heard that some republics do not have kings, and the governors also have a term. When the term expires, Then you can retreat to the mountains and forests and travel freely."
"This is good, this method is good... Ninth Brother, what do you think?"
Zhu Cixu thought it was good when he heard it, but he did not nod immediately because he had already noticed that his wife Li Yue'e was a little angry, so he asked Li Yue'e: "Yue'e, look at this..."
"That's fine!" Li Yue'e thought about it and thought it was a good idea. First, build a republic, not be a king, but be a consul who can advance and retreat...if he messes up, he can resign and step down.
She thought for a while: "Then let's build a republic..."
"Okay," Zhu Cixuan breathed a sigh of relief, "Let's build a republic! Third brother, what is a better name for this republic? What is the name of the governor? How long is the appropriate term of office? Please make an idea!"
Zhu Cijiong smiled and said: "This republic was formed by the merger of my Dai Kingdom and the 40,000 households brought by Lao Jiu. It can no longer be called Dai Kingdom. Why not just name it after the Chu River in the Western Region and call it the Western Chu Republic!" ...How about 10 years? When the 10 years are over, go back to the country and retire!"
"Okay, okay!" Zhu Cixuan nodded repeatedly, "Okay, Xichu, no matter how long the term is, 10 years, the ruler of Xichu, how about he be called the Overlord of Xichu?"
Fu Shan shook his head: "This is unlucky, and the overlord is also a king... We in Western Chu are a republic, we cannot call ourselves kings."
Li Yue'e was a little dissatisfied with the wild behavior of the two brothers Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cixuan in not becoming kings, so she interrupted angrily: "The leader of the Republic of England is called the Protector of the Country. If he doesn't call himself the king, he calls himself the Lord... Just Call him Overlord of Western Chu!" She looked at the two Zhu brothers, "Which one of you will be the first Overlord of Western Chu?"
Zhu Cijiong smiled and said: "I'll do it... I'm old. I'll go back to Datong after serving one term. If I wait until Lao Jiu is done, I will die in the Western Regions!"
