Guo Chang knew very well that once he nodded, he would become a core member of the new emperor's party from now on, and he must follow the emperor to fight against the emperor. If the Supreme Emperor succeeds in his restoration, he will definitely not be able to escape death.
Regarding the restoration of the Supreme Emperor, the attitude of the civil and military officials in the DPRK was as follows:
Most of the civil servants had no intention of helping the Supreme Emperor to restore the throne, and they did not believe that the Supreme Emperor could succeed in his restoration. Even the most die-hard members of the Shanghuang Party, Hu Hui, Wang Zhi, Yang Shan and others, have never suggested that the new emperor needs to give up the throne after the emperor returns to Beijing.
Most of the nobles were willing to help the Emperor's restoration, but no one was optimistic about the success of the restoration. Although the nobles have troops in their hands, no one would do something as extreme as leading troops to besiege the emperor before being forced to the point of desperation.
Because once it is done, no matter whether it is successful or not, no matter who becomes the emperor in the end, the nobles involved will definitely be liquidated. The most realistic example is Yang Hong. Although Yang Hongkeng's Supreme Emperor came back to life and objectively helped the new monarch come to power, Zhu Qiyu, the new monarch, still insisted on liquidating Yang Hong.
This is because the butt determines the head. Anyone who sits on the throne will never allow military commanders to rely on their own troops and deceive the king.
However, Guo Chang was not so pessimistic about the restoration of the Supreme Emperor. Because the information Guo Chang possesses far exceeds that of most civil servants and generals.
The personal connections in the Wuding Hou Mansion are intricate, with disciples and former officials all over the world. Even the Wuding Marquis Mansion knew that Shi Heng's comrades were making predictions for the Emperor's personal expedition.
Tongyin calculated that the Supreme Emperor lost his throne first and then regained his throne. Since the first half has been fulfilled now, the second half may not be fulfilled in the future. According to Guo Chang's own measurement, the Supreme Emperor should have at least a 20% chance of restoration. Although the chance is not great, it is much better than the estimates of civil servants and generals.
Guo Chang frowned and thought deeply, while Zhu Qiyu looked on with a smile and a confident expression.
In the end, Guo Chang gritted his teeth and agreed. There is no other way, instead of living cowardly and being stepped on by the second wife all your life, it is better to give it a try. The 80% chance of success is worth risking the lives of the whole family.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Zhu Qiyu took Lin Xiangyu and knelt down in front of Princess Yongjia, and together they performed the grand ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times.
Then the two of them stood up and wanted to salute Guo Chang and his wife in the same way. Guo Chang was so frightened that he refused repeatedly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you can let our daughter kneel down, but we will never dare to accept your Majesty's gift."
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Didn't my son-in-law say that the gift must be done?"
Guo Chang still smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. When we went out, we came with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor. I never thought that we would be able to return to the title so smoothly, and we never thought that we would directly become a national Zhang. The impact is too great, Your Majesty, please let us go slowly."
The eldest princess also smiled and helped: "Emperor, please don't make it difficult for him. I am Taizu's daughter. I am three generations older than you, so I dare to accept your courtesy. Guo Chang is a few years older than Qian. Don’t scare him to death.”
After Zhu Qiyu heard this, he stopped insisting and asked Lin Xiangyu to kneel three times and kowtow nine times to Guo Chang and his wife.
Once the gift is completed, it will be difficult for the thieves to get off the ship.
After kowtowing, if the Guo family goes back on their word, they will become emperors of entertainment. No matter how much the eldest princess looks great, the whole family will not be able to escape death.
So there was no room for regrets, so Guo Chang didn't hesitate. He shook his hand, felt his heart, and walked forward with his head covered.
Zhu Qiyu was also no longer entangled. His princess now had the status of a noble daughter. At least as long as the eldest princess Yongjia was alive, she was as stable as a mountain.
The eldest princess is not only the eldest daughter-in-law of Wuding Hou Guo Ying, she is also the daughter of Taizu, the biological sister of the first generation King of Shu and the first generation King of Shu, and the biological sister of the first generation King of Valley.
Taizu still has one son and two daughters alive: the 18th son, King Min Zhu, the 12th daughter, Princess Yongjia, and the 14th daughter, Princess Hanshan.
Among them, Princess Yongjia is the eldest and is the well-deserved royal 'elder'.
At least on the scene, no one dares to mess with Princess Yongjia anymore. Even the brothers Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Qizhen would have to pinch their noses and admit defeat if they were scolded by the eldest princess of Yongjia in front of her. There was no way to fight back. Not to mention other people, the Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety and talked about the friendship between relatives. No one dared to openly challenge the fundamental values of the Ming Dynasty.
An old man in a family is like a treasure. After seventy years of ups and downs, the eldest princess's character has far surpassed that of ordinary people. While Guo Chang and his wife were still immersed in joy, the eldest princess asked Zhu Qiyu another question:
"Emperor, what do you plan to do with the second wife of our Guo family?"
Zhu Qiyu was as scheming and had already thought of a countermeasure, and immediately replied without thinking: "Don't worry, ancestors, I have already thought of it.
As the saying goes, it is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. For the sake of the Marquis, it is not a glorious thing for us and my second wife to turn from brothers to enemies.
Moreover, the princess often has to go back to Wudinghou Mansion to stay for a few days. When she returns to her parents' house, she finds that most of the people in the house are enemies. They are countless and hard to guard against. What's going on? If someone poisons me again, it will be a lot of fun.
So in my opinion, after the Battle of Beijing, I would like to be honored. Simply seal one of them as a seal, seal both of them as a seal, and let the second room go to the front of the battle to kill the enemy. I will also grant them a marquis and that's it.
In this way, both the first and second houses are marquises, so there is no need to argue or fight. When everyone meets each other and forgets their grudges, everyone will be happy when they separate and become relatives. "
Princess Yongjia asked unconfidently: "The method is a good one, but one sect and two princes, isn't this a bit too much?"
"Hey, that's it. With the prestige I've established by successfully guarding the capital, it's not a big problem to have more marquises. Besides, the Xu family has one family and two princes. With this precedent, it's not too much for us to have two marquises in one family.
I think this is the only way, otherwise there will be a noble concubine Renzong in the second room. If I, the grandson of Renzong, just kick them away, it will be too cold to look at.
The Supreme Emperor and Empress Sun also had this concern at the time, so they still refused to return the title to Dafang. "
When this was mentioned, the eldest princess gritted her teeth again. Back then, the Empress Dowager Sun and the Supreme Emperor ignored the facts and favored the second wife, allowing their only son to die with hatred and never rest in peace. Now that he has completely joined the new monarch's camp, he also has the opportunity to let Queen Mother Sun watch her only son die with hatred, and she will never rest in peace. In the words of Xinjun, this is called giving back to the other person in the same way.
Without waiting for the eldest princess to speak, Zhu Qiyu continued to smile and said: "Our first room is called Wu Dinghou, why not call the second room Marquis Wenxin? One is Wen and the other is Wu, and the names are all in order.
Since it is given, then give it a decent title. Unlike the Empress Dowager Sun and the Supreme Emperor, I shamelessly gave the Supreme Emperor's only biological brother the title of King of Tao. It is simply unseemly to open the door to the shameless one. It is extremely disrespectful. . "
Speaking of this, the eldest princess said nothing more. Marquis Wenxin should be Marquis Wenxin. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty even had Marquis Wu'an, so it doesn't matter how many Marquis Wenxin there are.
(End of chapter)
