Chapter 82
Jiang Chuan seemed to see the emperor's stunned expression, but in fact, from his point of view, the emperor opposite was just a blurry and obscure figure.
This is actually the reason for the design of this palace, so that the emperor can maintain a sense of mystery in front of his courtiers, which is similar to wearing sunglasses to prevent people from seeing his expression.
Jiang Chuan has actually been thinking about a question these days, that is, how he should get along with the emperor after entering Beijing.
He didn't intend to depose the emperor now and sit in that seat himself. To be honest, it didn't make much difference to him that seat one day earlier and one day later.
And he has always felt that it is simply a joke to sit in that position when the strength is not enough and the territory is not enough.
Although he planned to do so, he did not intend to be false in front of the emperor and maintain the image of a courtier.
Someone persuaded him, saying that Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time. But Jiang Chuan didn't want to be Wang Mang, he was now going to be Cao Cao. He has no mood or patience to play a dedicated and loyal minister in front of the emperor and hundreds of officials every day.
He kept the emperor only because he still had the value of existence. Of course, the meaning of this value is equivalent to a mascot.
As a mascot, it's best not to ask anything, don't care about anything, don't meddle in anything, eat and drink, and live well. When you need to come forward, you will come forward, and when you don't need you, you will stay in your one-third of an acre.
So he planned to talk to the emperor and do ideological work for him.
If the conversation is good and the emperor figures it out, then he can continue to be his emperor. As for how long it can be done, it depends on the situation. However, Jiang Chuan can let him have no worries about his life and food and clothing.
If the conversation is not good, Jiang Chuan doesn't mind changing someone to be the emperor. After all, there are still many descendants of the Ji family, and it is very simple to find an obedient one.
After taking care of the emperor's side, he still has a lot of things to do.
Jiang Chuan continued to walk forward, continuing as he walked: "You should understand a very simple truth. A tiger without minions may be a sick cat, without strength, without territory, without prestige, without courtiers, is it still an emperor? Can the majesty of the emperor still be maintained? ”
"You think your subjects are in awe of you, no, they are in awe of the chair under your ass. In awe of the countless swords, guns, and artillery that supported the chair, the elite soldiers. And do you still have these? You don't, you don't have anything, you only have the title of emperor left. ”
The emperor's body began to tremble, and his face began to turn pale.
"Have you ever thought about it, if you weren't born in the royal family, if you weren't the crown prince, what would your life be like? It may be that they were killed by locust-like rogues, or they could be coerced by rogues to become one of them, and then inexplicably die in a battle, and finally become a pile of white bones that no one knows about, or even no one reins in. ”
Jiang Chuan's voice was still very peaceful, but in the emperor's ears, it was as cold as the cold wind in the northern frontier, and his body trembled even more.
"Of course, fate does not assume that you are indeed the emperor now, the emperor who is feared by all people. But have you ever thought about it, are you really a qualified emperor yourself? You are helpless and helpless in the face of the surging rogues, and you are even more disgusted and trembling in the face of the ferocious Manchu Tartars. What can you do? ”
"You think you have done a lot of feats to maintain the authority of the emperor, but in the eyes of the world, everything you do is a fool's move. Because you listened to the discordant words of the Liukou, you cut the loyal Yuan Chonghuan with a thousand knives, and destroyed the Great Wall, the relatives are painful, and the enemies are happy; You killed the outspoken and unyielding Zhou Yunyi, you think that by killing him, you can block the gossip, but don't you know that the mouth of the people is more important than the mouth of the people, can you kill a Zhou Yunyi, can you also block the mouth of the world? ”
Jiang Chuan's words pierced the emperor's heart like a sharp knife, and he finally lost his temper completely, suddenly stood up and waved his arms and shouted:
"Shut up, shut up! I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and I am truly the Son of Heaven. Whoever I let die, he must die! Yuan Chonghuan and Zhou Yunyi are both traitors and ministers of the country, and I am in accordance with the will of heaven when I deal with them, what is wrong? The mouth of yoyo? Do I care what the untouchables think? Whoever dares to slander the monarch will end up like them! ”
The Emperor's voice was shrill and distorted from excitement, echoing through the empty hall.
Looking at the emperor who was in a fierce gaffe, listening to his arrogant words, Jiang Chuan did not get angry, but looked at him quietly.
Even he could understand his anger and gaffes. In fact, the person in front of him is also a poor person. He originally had no chance to be the emperor, but the curse of their Ji family's short life caused several brothers in front of him to die early, and suddenly put the supreme position that everyone longed for in front of his eyes.
It's a pity that he didn't catch up with the good times, he faced a situation where the building was about to collapse. He does not have the courage and ability of his ancestor or even his father, and he simply does not have the quality and ability to turn the tide and become the king of Zhongxing.
He behaved more like a bear child who suddenly mastered a weapon and slashed and killed indiscriminately, and the enemy did not kill, but first killed his own people who were loyal to protect him.
"You, have you forgotten that you, the King of Qin, were all given to you by me! You are so disrespectful to me now, what are you going to do, are you going to rebel? Don't forget, I can make you king, and I can deprive you of your title! Everything you have is given to you by me! I can give it to you, and I can take it all back! ”
The emperor looked like an angry child at this moment, and after quarreling with his friends, he cried and shouted that he would get back the candy he had given to others.
In his opinion, you can't live happily without your own sugar.
is like the prince of Jiang Chuan, if there is no canonization of him, Jiang Chuan is nothing.
He speaks incoherently and illogically, and only growls and vents loudly, using yelling to hide his fear and maintain his last bit of dignity as emperor.
Jiang Chuan didn't refute him, but looked at him calmly, waiting for him to calm down.
The entire hall was filled with the angry roar of the emperor, and no one entered, and the whole world was as quiet as if it were just the two of them.
I don't know how long it took, the emperor's roar finally quieted down, and slowly he lost his strength, and slowly sat down on the dragon chair, tears of despair welling up from his eyes.
Jiang Chuan approached him, stood at the bottom of the steps, looked at the poor worm crying in a dragon robe above, and said lightly: "The position above is too high, the wind is too strong, and it is too cold to sit, you can't bear it, it's better to go to the yard to bask in the sun often." If you want to live, I'll give you a chance, you just have to be obedient. If you don't want to be obedient, then I'll replace you with someone who is obedient. It's as simple as that, you think about it. ”
After finishing speaking, Jiang Chuan stopped looking at the emperor, turned around and strode towards the outside of the hall, the sun shining in his face, looking from behind, like a god.