Qianqing Palace, inner hall.
Sun and Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne, accompanied by Yu Qian and Zhang Fu. Except for four people, there was no one else in the hall.
The more people there are, the harder it is to come up with a solution. If there are fewer people, there will be less scruples when talking to each other.
The four of them were no longer like those in the court, and all of them were calm.
After a while, Sun took the lead to break the silence.
"King Xi, do you really want to be the emperor?" She got straight to the point.
Zhu Qiyu shook his head slightly: "Queen Mother, if I can, I really don't want to take over this hot potato, but I have no choice. The late emperor only has two sons, my brother and I. Now that something like this has happened, I won't stand up, my eldest nephew." He... alas!
Apart from me, the only other vassal kings of the late emperor's generation can take over. Of course, if the Queen Mother agrees, I have no objection. "
These words sounded hypocritical, but they came from Zhu Qiyu's sincerity. These days were a kind of torture for him. If he could, he really didn't want to accept this mess.
"Don't talk nonsense, let's talk about something practical." Sun stopped ink and said bluntly, "I can agree, but I have conditions."
"Your Majesty, please speak." Zhu Qiyu nodded.
"First, the crown prince must be Zhu Jianshen and cannot be changed."
"No problem." Zhu Qiyu nodded.
"Second, we must try our best to bring your imperial brother back."
"Of course, this is what it should be." Zhu Qiyu said seriously.
Mrs. Sun breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Third, release the two uncles and restore them to their original posts. The title of the Sun family will be inherited by the great uncle Sun Jizong."
Zhu Qiyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
"Yes." Mrs. Sun's face looked much better. She turned away from Zhu Qiyu and looked at Zhang Fu and Yu Qian. "You two are veterans. I also believe that you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. You can prove it with today's events."
The two handed over their hands, saying they would abide by their agreement.
Suspecting that he was seriously ill, Mr. Sun said again: "You guys should swear an oath."
"..." The situation was urgent, so the three of them had no choice but to follow Sun's instructions and each swore a poisonous oath.
Yu Qian said: "Queen Mother, the Tatars are about to raise their troops. While the Tatar envoy is still there, we need to immediately hold a coronation ceremony for King Xin so that the news can be spread back to the grassland and the Tatar plan can be ruined."
"Yes, Queen Mother, if King Tan succeeds to the throne as soon as possible, it will bring a lot of benefits to the emperor and the country." Zhang Fu agreed.
In the absence of the emperor, only the Sun family is qualified for this kind of thing, and the attitude of the emperor's biological mother can convince everyone.
Mrs. Sun looked at Zhu Qiyu and said quietly: "After all your eternity, you will return to the Zhen'er family. If you break your oath, I will not spare you."
Zhu Qiyu nodded.
"Okay, I will issue an edict at noon, and the enthronement ceremony will be held tomorrow." Sun said expressionlessly.
"The Empress Dowager understands the great righteousness, and I admire her greatly." Zhang Fu and Yu Qian bowed their hands in compliment.
Mrs. Sun stood up and said calmly: "Don't talk about these nonsense, just keep your promise."
After a pause, he hummed: "I am not someone to be trifled with. If you dare not admit your fault, don't even think about it."
"……yes."
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The Ministry of War Yamen.
The rugged man drank tea but didn't take a bite of the rice. His expression was very depressed and he cursed: "The Ming Dynasty bullied people too much. We have come thousands of miles away, and you just give us this?"
'Bang——! The rice bowl was placed on the table, "Don't eat any more. The Minister of War will come back later and ask him to bring us some royal food. Damn, I really gave them face."
Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived; as soon as the rough man finished speaking, Yu Qian came back.
"You're back just in time," the rugged man leaned back and leaned comfortably on the back of his chair, dictating, "Go and get some good wine and food, they must be from the imperial kitchen."
"sorry, we do not have that."
"Fart, not even this?"
"That's true." Yu Qian nodded.
"You...!" The rugged man was furious and used his old tricks, "Do you still want to return to the Ming Emperor?"
Yu Qian pondered for a while and said: "There is indeed no today, but there will be tomorrow."
"Do we have to wait until tomorrow?"
"Ang, tomorrow King Tan will ascend the throne, and there will be a banquet in the palace." Yu Qian nodded, and then said: "There is not enough food on the grassland, and I understand it. If someone comes, give them a bowl of rice."
As he said that, he suddenly noticed the upside-down rice on the dining table and frowned:
"Who did this?"
"I did it, what can you do?"
Yu Qian turned around expressionlessly and ordered: "One less bowl, he won't be hungry."
"You..." The rugged man was angry and about to explode when he suddenly captured the key information. The anger on his face suddenly condensed and he said in shock: "What did you just say? Who ascended the throne?"
"King Xi will ascend the throne tomorrow." Yu Qian said again patiently.
"He, he has ascended the throne, what will your emperor do?" the rugged man asked calmly, he couldn't care less about being angry, "Also, when will you pay us our ten million taels of silver?"
"This, please listen to me slowly." Yu Qian was very patient and began to explain bit by bit, "Tai Shang Huang, also known as Tai Shang Emperor, refers to the title given to the abdicated emperor or the living father of the current emperor;
Usually, the recipient is the emperor who is still alive but has abdicated..."
After listening for a long time, the rough man finally understood that the emperor in their hands was useless.
This, how is this possible, how can you do this... The rough man was anxious, "What about the money? Can't you get the money out yet?"
"What money?" Yu Qian was surprised.
"It's...your emperor's ransom!" the rugged man simply explained.
"Our emperor will only ascend the throne tomorrow!"
"No...it's the Supreme Emperor, your Supreme Emperor." The rugged man said anxiously, "You can't like the new and dislike the old!"
Yu Qian nodded: "I was about to tell you this. You give Ming one month, and Ming will give you one month. If you don't return it to the Supreme Emperor after one month, Ming will surely assemble millions of troops to conquer the Tatars." .”
Rough man: (⊙o⊙)…
Yu Qian had been gone for a long time before he reacted.
Suddenly, his butt was on fire, and he jumped three feet high, screaming strangely again and again.
…
The next day, Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne.
Due to the rush, everything that could be saved in the process was saved, but the sense of ceremony did not affect the succession of the throne.
As invited guests, the rugged man and his party witnessed the entire process of Zhu Qiyu's ascension to the throne.
When he saw Zhu Qiyu wearing a dragon robe and an imperial crown, calling himself "I", the rough man knew that what Yu Qian said was true. The Han people valued etiquette the most and would not mess around with such things.
It's broken, and the emperor in his hand has become a substitute.
Realizing this, the rugged man didn't care about eating, and hurried to the grassland.
The rugged man was extremely anxious. His so-called army coming to the city in a month was just for oral pleasure. It couldn't be that fast!
But Daming...he was sweating.
What he didn't know was that the Ming Dynasty was also talking about it and gathered a million troops to suppress the situation. Not to mention a month, at least half a year, and this was all without any care.
The rugged man had a straightforward mind. He knew that there were tens of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally thought that it would not be difficult to gather millions of people.
Damn it, I didn’t get paid for this trip... The rough man’s face was full of protrusions, and his face was already starting to hurt.
…
It was a blast all the way. óΠъ.oяＧ
Half a month later.
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tent.
Tuotuo Polo said sincerely: "You kidnapped the Ming Emperor. You can't go back to the Ming Dynasty. Why don't you just stay on the grassland. I will give you a tribal leader. How about we do it together?"
He said proudly: "As long as you ask for women, cattle and sheep, I will bring them to you."
"I appreciate it, but no need." Li Qing shook his head and refused.
In fact, with Totto Polo so close, Li Qing could completely hold him hostage. The problem is that holding him hostage would not have much effect, but would further intensify the conflict.
The people on the grassland have different views from the Han people and will not be easily threatened. Without a leader, he can choose another one in minutes, so Li Qing only cares about eating and drinking, and by the way, he keeps a close eye on Zhu Qizhen and will not let anyone go.
After Totto Polo tried to persuade him for a long time, he became completely angry when he saw that Li Qing still acted like a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.
"I don't believe you can really kill the Ming Emperor." He waved his hand, "Come here!"
'Click rub rub...! 'A group of people rushed in.
"Your Majesty, please take one step first. I will be here shortly." Li Qing shouted to the sky while stabbing Zhu Qizhen.
"Pfft..."
"Hey, hey, hey..." Totto Polo's numb claws, Li Qing has a knife, he really stabbed him!
"Stop it, stop it, no fight, no fight."
"I won't do it next time." Li Qing was unhappy, "What are you doing? I'm in the right mood."
Zhu Qizhen was very tough and never made a sound from beginning to end.
Totto Polo held back his anger and was about to go out to vent his anger. Suddenly the curtain was raised and a rough man walked in in a hurry.
"So fast?" Totto Polo was surprised, "How much did the Ming court give?"
"This..." The corners of the rugged man's mouth twitched, "This subordinate has something more important to report than money."
"explain."
"The Ming Dynasty has established a new emperor, and our emperor has become a sham." The rugged man said with a sad face, pointing at Zhu Qizhen, "He is not an emperor now, but an emperor."
Zhu Qizhen couldn't understand Mongolian, so he looked at Li Qing bitterly and asked with his eyes.
Li Qing slapped his mouth, patted Zhu Qizhen on the shoulder and said:
"Congratulations! You just saved yourself decades of detours and became the Supreme Emperor at a young age!"
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ps: 8000+ for three chapters
