"What? He really became the emperor?" Liu Jinzhong said with a wry smile, "He really has to have this addiction! Now, he has become the emperor, so I still have to send troops, right? , Mr. Shunshui, if I kill Geng Jingzhong, will it be regarded as an act of annihilation of the country?"
When Zhu Shunshui heard this, he nodded and said: "That's right! Geng Jingzhong became the emperor and established the Dajing Kingdom. Then you destroyed the country by destroying him. King Bei, don't you think this is a bit of a feat?" Zhen Li?"
Geng Jingzhong's behavior as emperor definitely enhanced his own value!
He was originally an anti-king, and his brains were on the same level as Prince Kang Jieshu of Jiangxi. So Li Zhongshan marched west to kill Jieshu, and Liu Jinzhong marched south to kill Geng Jingzhong. The "merit points" raised by both sides are almost the same, and Li Zhongshan, relying on his contribution to pulling up the third prince Zhu and pacifying Huaixi, can still stabilize Liu Jinzhong, and there is no problem in worshiping the general as the minister.
However, through his own efforts, Geng Jingzhong suddenly transformed from an anti-king to one of the four emperors in the "Era of the Four Kingdoms War".
Then he would rub shoulders with Wu Sangui, Kang Mazi, and Prince Zhu. If Liu Jinzhong killed Geng Jingzhong and then destroyed Jingguo, it would be the destruction of the country!
Li Zhongshan was immediately suppressed by him!
With this achievement of destroying the country, can he also become a general and serve as a minister?
And will Li Zhongshan let Liu Jinzhong get his wish?
Will he stab him in the back again?
Liu Jinzhong suddenly lost his mind. He was good at fighting, but he was really not that good at playing politics and power. In the past, he mainly relied on Shang Shuying and Zha Zuoyin for support in his politics and power play.
Now that his wife has been driven away by himself, what should he do if Zha Zuoyin only comes back partially? Who should I ask for advice?
"Your Majesty, this has done a great job of destroying the country. You can't be alone!"
Just when Liu Jinzhong was wondering where to find another military adviser, Zhu Shunshui was already making up his mind for Liu Jinzhong.
Zhu Shunshui originally didn't know much about politics, but during his years of exile in Japan, through Mito Mitsukuni and other Japanese Confucian scholars, he learned a lot about the strategies of the divine king Ieyasu, especially the period when Ieyasu usurped the Toyotomi world. Understand - he knows many of the parties involved! I often listen to them bragging, and I will naturally understand it after listening too much.
Therefore, he has special experience in this "five old people assisting the puppet master" plot.
Aren’t the “Five Elders” in power in the Ming Dynasty now? Originally, there were seven princes when Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong were there, but there were two more princes. Now that Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong have become emperors themselves, not counting the kings who want to be the emperor, the Ming Dynasty still has the southern king Li Fuchen, the northern king Liu Jinzhong, the loyal king Li Laishun, the British king Li Zhongshan, and the wing king Zheng Jing. Not exactly the five elders. Well!
Zhu Shunshui could figure out what would happen next with his eyes closed!
To prevent the three elders Li Fuchen, Li Zhongshan, and Li Laishun from joining forces to usurp the throne, it is necessary to strengthen the power of Zheng Jing and Liu Jinzhong.
Of course, although this Li Laishun is related to Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan, he, Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan are not a family after all, so I wonder if he will become the Ming version of the Maori family?
However, this Liu Jinzhong seems to be quite loyal and should be able to take on the role of the Uesugi family.
Thinking of this, Zhu Shunshui said to Liu Jinzhong: "If you want to successfully win this battle, you must win over Chen Zhongtang, Lu Zhongtang and His Highness King Yi!"
Chen Yonghua and Lu Sanhao are naturally characters like Ishida, Xiaoxi, and Otani. It seems that there is a little bit of loyalty, and the relationship with Li Zhongshan is a bit good. However, we should still try to strengthen their strength.
"Invite Chen Fufu, Lu Sanhao and King Zheng Yi?" Liu Jinzhong asked thoughtfully, "With them sharing the credit, won't I be able to achieve great success?"
"Of course," Zhu Shunshui said, "No matter how great the contribution to destroying the country is, one share of the four families will be small. Besides, King Li Ying will not attack the four families, right?"
"That's not the case." Liu Jinzhong shook his head.
He knew that Chen Yonghua and Li Zhongshan were in the same group. Although Lu Sanhao was born in Xixuan, he also had a particularly good relationship with Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan and his son.
As for Wing King Zheng Jing, he is Chen Yonghua's backstage. His goal has always been to conquer Fujian. He may also want to get involved in a place called Luzon. There shouldn't be any conflict with the Li family, right?
"Isn't that enough?" Zhu Shunshui said with a smile, "You can allocate the land in Jiangnan, Anhui to Lu Zhongtang, Ningbo to Chen Zhongtang, half of Fujian to King Zheng, and you can take the rest of Zhejiang. In this way, you can The territory can be connected with the two Zhongtangs and King Zheng. If the three King Lis have any disobedient behavior, you, King Zheng Yi, Lu Zhongtang, and Chen Zhongtang can work together to raise the Yi division and protect the Ming Dynasty!"
"Oh, good!" Liu Jinzhong thought for a while and felt that Li Zhongshan, Lu Sanhao, and Chen Yonghua were already very disloyal in what they did to "people's political affairs". There would probably be no time to be even more disloyal. If so, then they must It’s time to raise the Yishi! So he nodded.
Zhu Shunshui then suggested: "Your Majesty, now that Geng Jingzhong has proclaimed himself the emperor and founded the country, and his momentum has increased, you cannot rush into the army rashly. You should go back to Nanjing first, negotiate good terms with Chen Zhongtang, Lu Zhongtang, and King Li Ying, and then join the army together." !”
Liu Jinzhong nodded, "What you said, sir, is exactly what I want!"
While Geng Jingzhong was busy establishing his Dajing Dynasty and working hard to organize the Ming siege network, the people of Nanjing also completed an epoch-making event!
The skilled craftsmen from Nanjing built a circle of beautiful sheds in the small square outside the original "Fake Wenhua Gate" at the entrance to the harem of Prince Ding, and also built a small octagonal pavilion in the middle of the small square.
Don't underestimate this circle of sheds and this octagonal pavilion. These are important facilities for the future National People's Congress, the highest power organ of the new Ming Dynasty!
With this circle of sheds, the people's political officials will not be afraid of the wind, rain, and sun. This dignified political official should have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, right? Otherwise, it would be nothing more than being exposed to the wind and sun every day. At most, I would get a little tan. But what should you do if it rains or snows? We can't let the political officials discuss national affairs in the rain and snow, right?
As for the pavilion, it's even more powerful. The chief secretary and secretary of the political conference, as well as the leader who presides over the political conference, will all sit in the pavilion during the conference. And the political officials who get the chance to speak must also enter the octagonal pavilion and stand on the podium to speak - there are still rules to be followed when discussing politics. They cannot talk nonsense or talk too much, and clutter the venue of the political conference. Like a duck pond.
But at this moment, the venue of the Dingwangfu Government Conference seemed to be boiling. There were more than 200 people from Jiangsu, Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and other provinces that were all or partially controlled by the Ming Dynasty. The officials were all whispering to each other and even discussing loudly.
And in the octagonal pavilion, several leaders who were supposed to preside over the meeting were all absent today. I wonder if they drank too much at the party last night and are still awake now, or are hiding somewhere for a small meeting. Discuss how to deal with Geng Jingzhong proclaiming himself emperor.
Wu Sangui proclaiming himself emperor has long been expected by everyone. After all, Lao Wu's strength has already exceeded the standard of one-third of the world. And why did he work so hard to rebel? Haven't you ever thought about becoming an emperor?
However, Lao Wu's territory is not adjacent to the core territory of Ming Dynasty. There are also the territories of Li Zicheng and Jieshu in the middle, which are out of reach even if they want to start a fight, so they are not too worried.
As for Guangdong, Guangxi and eastern Hubei, which are ruled by the two Li kings next to the Wu family's territory, there are no big problems.
After all, the relationship between the old Wu family and the two old Li families is not ordinary. One is an in-law and the other is an enemy. Both families are not weak. Moreover, the in-laws of the Wu family and the enemies of the Wu family have even joined the clan and become a family. people
But the fact that Geng Jingzhong proclaimed himself emperor was beyond people's expectations.
Although everyone has heard the prophecy about "the emperor's clone has a fire in his ears", it is a bit far-fetched to interpret this prophecy as meaning that Geng Jingzhong will become emperor!
The clone of the Son of Heaven is not the real body, it is an illusion. For example, Monkey King in "Journey to the West" can turn into an identical monkey head by pulling out his hair. This is Monkey King's clone!
If this clone is linked to the emperor, it can also be explained that Geng Jingzhong is the emperor's agent, guarding one side on behalf of the herdsmen.
Anyway, there is no way to explain that Geng Jingzhong wants to be the emperor!
The emperor's clone is not the emperor's true body. Could it be that Geng Jingzhong has never read "Journey to the West" and doesn't know what the clone is about?
And as soon as Geng Jingzhong proclaims himself emperor, there will be a fight between him and the Ming Dynasty!
I could still coax him, but now he has to be beaten to death!
And Geng Jingzhong's territory seems quite large, and it borders the territory of Prince Kang Jieshu, a remnant of the Qing Dynasty who controls Jiangxi. And the situation in Jieshu's Jiangxi and Hunan controlled by Wu Guogui doesn't look good!
In addition, there are now three emperors in the world. There is also Emperor Kangxi and the regent Prince Yu in the Qing Dynasty. Maybe the regent Fuquan will also proclaim himself emperor. There are more and more emperors, but as the orthodox Zhu in the world, The third prince, why is he still the king of Ding and overseeing the country?
The political officials sitting in the shed were whispering to each other, and their voices were getting louder and louder.
"If Geng Jingzhong, Jieshu, and Wu Guogui unite, our country of Ming Dynasty will be divided into two!"
"Not only that, it will also be difficult to communicate with the territory controlled by King Zhong of Huguang and Jiangdong, unless Jiujiang Prefecture can be captured."
"Why is Jiujiang Prefecture so easy to fight? We fought for Anqing for several months, and we just won it in the past two days. The terrain in Jiujiang is more dangerous than Anqing, and it is a fortress where Jieshu himself is stationed. I am afraid that there will be no one that cannot be taken in a year or two. Come down!"
"How can one or two years be enough? We have to deal with the traitor Geng Jingzhong first! This Geng Jingzhong is the emperor in Hangzhou, how close Hangzhou is to Nanjing! And the Taiping Mansion next to Nanjing is still Geng Jingzhong's territory!"
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, let's not talk about who to fight or not to fight. The top priority is that we have to choose the emperor first! Look at how quickly they choose the emperor. Wu Sangui was elected as soon as he took a nap, and Geng Jingzhong was the emperor after reviewing the troops. We Things are going on here so slowly that even the Ming Dynasty Original Law has not been negotiated."
"Why are you so anxious? The "Original Law of the Ming Dynasty" is the fundamental law of the new Ming Dynasty. It involves the rights and obligations of the country's scholars and citizens, and must be carefully discussed! In addition, the "Original Law of the Ming Dynasty" is also related to the future "Equalization" How to determine the "Field Law" and the "Military Service Law"."
"Then you have to hurry up! After discussing the "Original Law of the Ming Dynasty", we still need to select a general to record the secretarial affairs, and then select the emperor."
"But why is there the general first and then the emperor? Is this order reversed?"
"It didn't fall. How could it fall? That's the order! Huo Guang of the Han Dynasty also became a general first and then established Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty!"
"But."
"Stop it, that's the order, don't reverse it!"
First there is the National People's Congress, then there is the "Original Law of the Ming Dynasty", then there is the general's recording of the minister's affairs, and then there is the emperor's support. This order was discussed by the "Three Middle Halls" and the "Four Gentlemen". Among the five kings, The three Li kings also agreed, leaving only Bei Wang and Yi Wang.
Among them, Yi Wang Zheng Jing has no problem. Zheng Jing is loyal to the Ming Dynasty to the extent that "it will be fine if there is a Ming Dynasty." As for King Bei, "Mr. Four" was trying to persuade him at the moment, so the meeting was delayed.
"First there is the meeting, then there is the original law, then there is the general who is the head of the original ministers, and finally the third prince of the original emperor is supported on the throne. There is no problem!"
The one who said there was no problem was Li Zhongshan and King Li Ying.
He wants to put the emperor on a vase forever, so that the emperor's authority comes from the people of the country, the original law, and the original ministers, rather than putting the emperor above them.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Mochou is right! This is the principle of 'the king is the most important, the people are the first, and the country is the second'!"
"Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the wise monarchs of ancient times were all like this!"
"King Bei, think about it carefully. In ancient times, in China, did the people, ministers, or kings come first? What? King Bei, don't you know? Then you know that the great Mongolian country came first. Among the tribes and leaders of the Mongolian tribes, Temujin Khan was first, right? The order is almost the same. The three emperors and the five emperors are actually the heads of the tribes. They are equivalent to the original ministers. This original emperor must be later than the original ministers. of!"
The ones who helped Mr. Mochou speak were, of course, Mr. Lizhou, Mr. Tinglin, and Mr. Chuanshan. These three gentlemen, together with Mr. Mochou, were collectively called the Four Gentlemen, and they were also the four political leaders of the Fuming Conference!
Who are Huanglizhou, Gu Tinglin, and Wang Chuanshan? Great scholar! Liu Jinzhong is half illiterate, so why should he argue with the three of them? Of course I was speechless!
And Zhu Shunshui, who came with Liu Jinzhong, could not refute the views of these three great scholars, because the three of them were right!
There must be tribes first, then tribal alliances, and finally countries.
Therefore, the emergence of this "original king" must be pushed from the bottom up. It cannot be that one day a strong man is born, such as the descendant of Sister Amaterasu, and then he becomes so awesome that others bow to him when they see him. This tribe, alliance, and country are all there at once. This is a completely fabricated ghost story and cannot be trusted.
"Yes, yes, they are all right!" Zhu Shunshui saw Liu Jinzhong's questioning look and nodded repeatedly, "This is how kings and ministers were born in ancient times. It was not the king who promoted his ministers from the weak, but the ministers who recommended capable people as kings. ! And today's new Ming Dynasty also has ministers supporting the emperor, rather than the emperor selecting ministers. Therefore, the order of meeting first, then the original law, then the general, and finally the emperor is correct. However, the general's shogunate and court What kind of relationship is it?"
Li Zhongshan hurriedly explained: "The general is the head of the military attache, and the shogunate is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses. In Lu Shangshu Shi, the general is also the chief official of the Shangshu Province, which is equivalent to the prime minister.
In addition, the Shangshu Province will also appoint left and right ministers as deputy prime ministers to assist the general in taking charge of the civil servants in the world. Brother Fufu will be appointed as Shangshu Zuocheng, and Brother Sanhao will be appointed as Shangshu Zuocheng and Yingtianfu Yin. "
The administrative system at the central level designed by Li Zhongshan is still very reasonable, with one prime minister and two deputy prime ministers. The prime minister served as a general during the war, so he was called a general to record the affairs of the ministers, and then established a shogunate to conveniently command the national army. The Lu Shangshu Shi (Prime Minister) leads the Shangshu Province. It is equivalent to a central government!
"What are the local arrangements?" Liu Jinzhong was not interested in getting involved in the imperial court for the time being, so he asked Li Zhongshan about the local arrangements.
"In local terms, provinces and vassal towns are parallel. The chief official of a province is the governor. Within a province, as long as it is not under the jurisdiction of a vassal town, the civil affairs are under the jurisdiction of the governor general." Li Zhongshan quickly informed the Fuming National People's Congress of the plan discussed in detail. King Liu Bei, "As for military affairs, it is divided into two systems: the rural army and the new army. The rural army belongs to the local army and is headed by the governor of each province. The new army is an army directly under the shogunate, managed by the shogunate, and is only stationed in the local area.
Of course, the troops of each town are not within the township army and new army system. The specific situation is arranged by each town. King Liu Bei, do you think this arrangement is good? After Geng Jingzhong is destroyed, a small town will be set up in most of Zhejiang. You, King of the North, will be the commander and leave one or two mansions to be managed by the governor and admiral. "
"This arrangement is not bad," Liu Jinzhong nodded, "However, Geng Jingzhong has become the emperor now, and his territory is already Jingguo. I don't have many troops under his command. I'm afraid it will be difficult to annihilate him unless he can get the King of Wings." , Lu Zhongtang, and Chen Zhongtang’s assistance, and by combining the forces of the four families to attack together, only then can we ensure victory!”
What? Geng Jingzhong became more powerful when he became emperor?
Li Zhongshan was a little skeptical about this statement, but Liu Jinzhong was right to want to deploy more troops to ensure victory. He thought for a while, then nodded and said: "That's okay. However, the armies of Fu Fu and Mi Hao will be reorganized into the new army together with my army. The Northern King wants the General Mansion to send troops. In a few days, the reorganization will be completed. After that, I will send you 20,000 to 30,000, and a few more generals!
Now that the General's Office has sent troops, after pacifying Zhejiang, Ningbo and Shaoxing should be set up as offices directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court! "
(End of chapter)
