When things got to this point, there was very little room left for Kong Zheng to make a decision.
It could even be said that in the face of Su Yonglin's strong request, he had no room to make a decision.
It seems like there is a choice, but in fact there is no choice.
After much thought, Kong Zheng had no choice but to decide to compromise, and quickly expressed his attitude to Su Yonglin.
"I obey the imperial edict, and I know what to do. May I ask, Your Majesty, do you have any other needs?"
Very good.
Su Yonglin expressed his praise for the Kong family's soft figure. If everyone could be as soft and easy to travel as the Kong family, Su Yonglin didn't know how much trouble would be saved.
"That's all, it's done."
"Yes, I know. Then, Your Majesty, I will retire and go to do some business."
"Go ahead."
Su Yonglin nodded and allowed Kong Zheng to leave.
Kong Zheng took steps to leave the palace, but before he had taken a few steps, Su Yonglin's voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Kong Qing, you are a far-sighted person and a person who can weigh the pros and cons, so you must remember to listen to what I say and do it. I will never treat you badly, and the North Sect of the Kong family."
Kong Zheng looked back at Su Yonglin in shock, only to find that Su Yonglin had continued to write fast and deal with government affairs, and had no intention of raising his head to look at him.
Kong Zheng then left the palace in an uneasy mood, returned to the official office where the priests were working, and first informed several of his important subordinates about the matter.
The first was Zhou Jiang, who was appointed as the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.
When he suddenly heard about this, Zhou Jiang was also stunned. After a while, he was greatly shocked.
"Your Majesty really intends to do this? Your Majesty, is he... crazy?"
Kong Zheng immediately looked at Zhou Jiang with a stern look.
"Child, be careful what you say! It is a crime of great disrespect to speak ill of your Majesty! If the walls have ears, you will be doomed!"
Zhou Jiang knew he had made a mistake, so he covered his mouth, looked around, and whispered: "Is this true? Your Majesty really said that?"
Kong Zheng nodded with a heavy expression.
"What did I lie to you for? Things have reached this point, which is far beyond my imagination. I can't believe that this sentence will come out of an emperor's mouth, unless he doesn't understand what an emperor is at all, or he doesn't understand it at all. Consider the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty.
But how could such a hero not consider the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty? Or is it that the fact that he pacified the Central Plains in just over three years made him think that he was unparalleled and could easily conquer the people of the world, and he didn't even care about the sky. "
Zhou Jiang swallowed.
"You agreed?"
"Your Majesty said that if I don't agree, I will replace him with someone who agrees to be the Minister of Rites."
"This... how could the important post of Minister of Rites be given to others casually? Your Majesty's words are too contemptuous of our subjects! How could you agree to such a thing!
The emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats share the same world. As scholar-bureaucrats, we have an unshirkable responsibility for the country's peril, and we should fight to the end! Mr. Kong, what do you think? "
"I agreed."
Zhou Jiang's righteous expression was frozen on his face.
"You... agreed? Why did you agree? Mr. Kong, no! If this thing comes true, I don't know what the consequences will be!"
"Otherwise? What else can I do? Zi Chang, if you were the future Minister of Rites, what would you do? Or do you think there are one or two people with impure minds in this huge Ministry of Rites? Are you willing to do anything to get the upper hand?"
Kong Zheng pursed his lips, with an expression of fear on his face: "And after all, His Majesty is the founding king of the country. Do you know what the founding king of the country is? Basically, whatever he wants to do, he can do it, unless someone Can defeat 400,000 Liberation Army."
Zhou Jiang's full sense of justice suddenly turned into smoke and disappeared when he encountered the 400,000 Liberation Army.
He knew that the 400,000 Liberation Army was invincible, and any force that tried to defeat them had been defeated. Today, no one in the world can defeat the 400,000 Liberation Army.
The army that was about to become the [Ming Army] was a powerful army created by Su Yonglin. It destroyed the most powerful Jin army on the earth and conquered the world with absolute force.
All forces must give in in the face of absolute force, otherwise they will die. Force is the only force that can be unreasonable.
Therefore, Su Yonglin can do whatever he wants. Even if he wants to destroy himself, before that, he can do whatever he wants and no one can stop him.
"I still can't figure it out, why doesn't he become emperor?"
Zhou Jiang slumped on the chair, his face full of confusion: "What's the harm to him? He can be the emperor himself, but what about his son? Where about his grandson? What about future generations?"
Kong Zheng rubbed his temples and sighed.
"This is what I don't understand. I can understand everything else. Whether you want power or want to suppress us, I can't understand how we divide and rule. But why doesn't Your Majesty become the emperor?"
The two bosses of the future Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty were slumped in their offices together, feeling extremely puzzled by the behavior of the new emperor who was about to ascend the throne.
They still could not understand why a [feudal ruler] wanted to take away the title of emperor, and why he wanted to take away his own sanctity.
Su Yonglin obviously knew the importance of this sacredness.
But no matter how confused they are, they must carry out this order.
Even if Zhou Jiang was reluctant, he would not have any thoughts about his future.
He can resign in protest, he can make a final stand, but he believes that his departure will only increase the opportunities for more shameless people to rise to power.
Shameless people don't get any chance from me!
Zhou Jiang recognized his importance in this way, and then worked with Kong Zheng to prepare for Su Yonglin's enthronement ceremony——
After a short period of panic, the two people finally figured it out.
He wants to be emperor after all.
Regardless of whether he is the emperor or the human emperor, he will be the emperor after all, and he will eventually die and will pass on the throne.
He can be the human emperor, and like Qin Shihuang and Liu Bang, he can dominate the world and put down any rebellion and disobedience, but what about his descendants?
It is still necessary to find the secret to the lasting peace and stability of the empire through the connection between heaven and man.
So in the end, the Ming Dynasty will still return to its established track.
As long as he is emperor, as long as he establishes an empire, as long as he holds imperial examinations, everything else can be corrected with time.
They felt that Su Yonglin would finally figure it out.
Time, the most terrible time, the most helpless time.
So soon, some inside information about Su Yonglin's enthronement ceremony spread out, attracting the attention of many people.
People may be confused, angry, happy, or excited, with different moods and many emotions.
But no matter what they thought, they were covered up by the fact that Su Yonglin was about to officially become emperor.
Nothing is more eye-catching than a new country about to be established and a new emperor about to be born.
Su Yonglin announced that he would ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor on the first day of October.
The news soon spread from all directions, to Liaodong, to the northwest, to Shandong, to Guanzhong, and in all directions. A brand new country was about to be born in this vast land.
The generals and soldiers who have experienced long-term fighting, the people who have experienced long-term war and suffering, as well as bureaucrats, wealthy businessmen, and landowners all want to see such a scene.
Of course, their starting points are different.
The generals and soldiers walked all the way with Su Yonglin. Seeing that their goal was achieved and Su Yonglin successfully overthrew the Jin Kingdom and established a new dynasty, they were excited and emotional.
The people's thoughts are more simple. They simply think that the world is peaceful and they can live a good life, so they don't need to live in fear every day.
The ideas of bureaucrats, landowners and wealthy businessmen are even more direct.
Only when the world is at peace can a stable order be established, and a stable order allows them to do whatever they want and enjoy themselves wantonly. Therefore, only when the world is at peace can they enjoy privileges, become superior people, and return to the luxurious and happy life of the past.
They are very eager for this day to come.
Su Yonglin became emperor and complied with the people of the world.
