Moreover, King Zhennan also issued a proclamation against thieves and sent an official document to the court.
It was said that these two men were ambitious and intended to rebel, and asked the court to hand them over and execute them on the spot.
Otherwise, the king of Zhennan will lead his troops to serve the king, clear the king's side, and kill the ministers!
King Zhennan expected to send troops to Beijing tomorrow, so he had to tell the world today.
He couldn't tell the soldiers when he was about to enter Beijing tomorrow that his brothers were following him to kill the emperor.
By then, the soldiers would probably be confused.
What? What about playing? Kill the emperor?
You have to have a reason, right?
Historically, when we send out troops to fight, we must have a good reputation, convince the soldiers, and convince the people.
Only when the soldiers are convinced can they fight desperately; only when the people are convinced can they be willing to obey and pay money and food to support the battle.
As mentioned before, it is really, really important to have a famous teacher!
The King of Zhennan can't lead his troops to Beijing. After killing the emperor, can he talk about why he wants to go to Beijing?
That is directly treason.
Since he did not want to bear the reputation of being a traitor and did not want to damage the imperial power, he had to find a suitable reason, that is, to sideline the emperor and punish the sycophants.
How could the emperor be wrong? The emperor can't make mistakes, even after I become the emperor, I won't make mistakes either.
This is good for consolidating the authority of the imperial power.
Since the emperor was right, it was the ministers who were wrong.
Since it is the minister who is at fault, you cannot directly lead the troops in. You must first give the court a chance and let the court take the initiative to punish the sycophant.
After all, you are just a vassal, not an emperor.
Only when the emperor does not deal with the traitor can you say that the emperor is being held hostage by the traitor, and then you can lead troops to help the king!
This set of procedures is essential.
Of course, throughout the dynasties, whenever ministers rebelled, it was not peasant uprisings, and they almost always used the reputation of Qingjunzi.
The most typical one is the Anlu Mountain Rebellion during the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty. They also used the name of killing Yang Guozhong. Zhu Dijing also used the name of killing Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru.
The most untypical example is Sima Zhao's regicide in the street, killing Wei Emperor Cao Mao, which directly caused the heartbreak of Sima's family. Sima Zhao was also infamous for his shameless regicide.
Anyone with a discerning eye would know that the Qingjun side was a rebellion, but it has to be said that this is a very good reason and an excellent fig leaf.
It was impossible for the emperor to hand over his ministers, otherwise he would be submissive to the vassal king. The majesty of the court would be lost, its prestige would plummet, and no one would dare to sacrifice their lives for the emperor in the future.
After all, I gave my life to you, and you turned around and sold me out. Who would dare to hang out with you in the future?
The rebel side also knew that the emperor would not be able to hand over the ministers, so they could justifiably attack the capital.
When King Zhennan shouted that the Qing Dynasty was in danger and Jingguo was in trouble, the whole capital was shaken. The people in the capital were panicked and fearful. They hid in their homes and did not dare to go out.
The people in Gyeonggi Province were also shocked. Even the old farmers knew that the world was about to change.
The capital was shaken inside and outside, and people in the court were also in panic.
There was no need for the emperor to summon him. In the afternoon, the courtiers spontaneously flocked to the palace and asked to see the emperor.
The emperor held a meeting in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! King Zhennan wants to rebel. He wants to rebel!"
Right Prime Minister Tong Yuan stood up and shouted loudly.
The emperor had a headache and covered his forehead.
A few days ago, the prime ministers and generals on the left and right all advised him not to let the four kings leave the city, but to keep them in the capital until the troops and horses were delivered before letting them out.
But the emperor himself said that he could not force the kings to rebel, and he could not act unjustly and let the four kings go out.
Now, he is shooting himself in the foot.
The king of Zhennan rebelled.
General Sima Luan stood up and said loudly,
"Your Majesty, the King of Zhennan has long been rebellious. The other three kings only brought 20,000 guards to the capital, but he decided to bring 80,000.
Eighty thousand people are enough to fight a large-scale battle. He brought so many people here not to protect safety at all, but to fight a tough battle.
Your Majesty, he had already planned it! "
The emperor sighed again, what's the use of your hindsight here now.
"My dear friends, the King of Zhennan is watching with eager eyes. The army has already arrived at the city. Don't mention the past things anymore. Let's talk about the future things."
An old minister stood up and said,
"Your Majesty, the reason why King Zhennan rebelled is ultimately because of your Majesty's order for them to hand over military power. Your Majesty only needs to withdraw this order. In this way, King Zhennan will have no reason to march."
Hearing this, the emperor shook his head and said,
"Nonsense, how can my order be changed overnight? If I withdraw my order, wouldn't I be bowing to the kings in front of the people of the world?
In this case, does the imperial court still have dignity? Do I still have dignity?
What's more, King Zhennan has been planning for a long time and is determined to rebel. Even if I withdraw this order, he will find other reasons.
He said in the official document that he wanted me to hand over the right minister and the general to him, and let him rectify the law on the spot.
This is simply nonsense. This is trampling my face to the ground. The right prime minister and the general are both ministers of our dynasty. How can I let a vassal king kill me?
Even if I listen to him and kill the right prime minister and the general, and his Zhennan King doesn’t rebel, then I will become his Zhennan King’s puppet!
I would rather die than make such a weak start for future generations. I will never let future generations bow their heads to the vassal king!
Otherwise, the country will not be a country, and where will the principle of monarch and ministers be? ! "
Hearing this, the old minister cried,
"Your Majesty, you must not be impulsive. As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. Lower your head now so that you can fight back later.
The King of Zhennan has already planned and has already arrived at the city. The 20,000 people in the capital alone are not enough to resist.
Is Your Majesty going to flee and become a king in exile? "
Upon hearing this, General Sima Luan stood up and shouted,
"Don't talk nonsense, why can't you resist? Our capital city has tall walls and tight defenses. There are 20,000 troops here, and it can completely withstand 80,000 people!"
"Even if we resist, what happens next? King Zhennan still has hundreds of thousands of troops at home. If he mobilizes other troops, how should we respond?"
The old minister did not give in at all and started arguing with the general.
In normal times, of course he wouldn't dare to fight like this, but now it's a matter of life and death. If he doesn't fight, he will die. It's impossible not to fight.
Otherwise, if the Zhennan King's army comes in, no one in the civil and military dynasty will survive.
"You are so weak and have ruined His Majesty's reputation. How can I, the general, tolerate you?"
The general roared angrily and raised his fist to beat the minister.
