Chapter 22: Li Zicheng counterattacks
For others, the jade seal is a double-edged sword.
On the one hand, he consolidated his own monarchy, after all, with the heirloom jade seal, it means that his imperial power is a legitimate inheritance. But at the same time, with the heirloom jade seal, it also means that the proof of orthodoxy has reappeared, and the preciousness of the bloodline will also decline. After all, since the heirloom jade seal represents the legitimacy of the succession of imperial power, in the eyes of careerists, the bloodline of the contemporary royal family has become insignificant.
For example, Li Zicheng, he coveted the orthodox inheritance of Huaxia, but at that time Huaxia did not have a jade seal, so the inheritance of orthodoxy was either to be recognized by the Ming royal family to give him the Zen position, or to seize it by force and then obtain it through several generations of operation. Because of the conditions at that time, if Li Zicheng obtained the inheritance in the latter way, he could easily fall into extreme passivity, and even lose in the chess game of the world (although under the current circumstances, his defeat is certain).
He chose the former method, but the premise was that the jade seal of the country should not appear casually.
However, Zhang Hongbin was above board and showed the jade seal of the country. This gives people an illusion: not to mention his Li Zicheng's regime, I am afraid that even the regime of the Ming Empire seems to be unjustifiable.
So much so that even if he could 'legitimately' seize the world in the hands of the Ming Empire, he would nominally suffer the republic.
And what about the republic? Is the heirloom jade seal also a double-edged sword?!
On the contrary, it is a great complement for the republic.
First of all, since the republic is called a republic, it is a relative people. The kingdom of the Lord, which excludes above all the divine meaning of kingship; Secondly, although the republic is called a republic, it has a royal family, which is indeed a very contradictory existence, but what is a republic? If the royal family is also an independent race, then it can be regarded as a republic, it can be seen that the royal family is the natural image spokesperson of this country, to put it bluntly, it is actually a tablet.
The jade seal of the country is a seal in the republic, a seal of the royal family, and no one else will regard it as a gift from any god or ghost. The popularization of materialism is still very effective, everyone knows that there are no ghosts and gods in this world, so it is the royal family who is in awe, and the preciousness of the royal bloodline has been consolidated, so even if you get the jade seal in the republic, it is not orthodox, at least the people of the republic will not recognize it.
Therefore, in the republic, the jade seal is an ornament that enhances the majesty of the royal bloodline, and has no other meaning. Even if Zhang Hongbin is broken or destroyed in public like this, it will not have any impact on the republic.
Seriously, Zhang Hongbin also planned to destroy it in the first place. This thing is actually a nightmare for the royal family of all dynasties, on the one hand, they don't want to lose him, and on the other hand, they are worried that others will get it. But he can't destroy it, one is that this is a national treasure of China, and it is a proof that thousands of people have survived. Second, Li Zicheng will answer this question soon.
Since Zhang Hongbin showed the jade seal of the country, he announced the national celebration for three days.
At this time, it shouldn't be extravagant and wasteful, but if the country has obtained such a big event as the heirloom jade seal, it is indeed unjustifiable if it is not celebrated.
At the same time, the people from the Ministry of Finance also calculated a little to determine that Daqing would not have any impact on the finances for three days, so they agreed to this decision, which had been determined before the meeting, otherwise Zhang Hongbin would not dare to say this.
In the three days of Daqing, the happiest people are naturally the merchants, and the people of the republic are immersed in joy, and the consumption amount has greatly increased. According to the statistics of relevant departments, in just these three days, the major chambers of commerce have earned profits equivalent to half a year. Many businesses have begun to propose to build yì, is it possible to celebrate for three days at this time of year? You know, they also have to pay taxes, and they can pay half a year's tax in three days, the state should pay attention to it, right?!
However, Zhang Hongbin didn't want this kind of day to become a traditional festival of the republic, so this decision was rejected. Not only Zhang Hongbin, but also the people in the Congress have maintained a high degree of unanimity, and they all think that on such a day, it is enough to celebrate once, and celebrate once a year, isn't it a wireless amplification of the importance of the jade seal of the country?
With the end of the three days, a qiē returned to normal. Just as Zhang Hongbin expected, the jade seal of the country did not bring much fluctuation to the republic, everyone's recognition of the republic has reached a very high height, such a country with a large territory, a large number of talents, huge national strength, and rich people's livelihood is originally a symbol of the destiny of heaven. The heirloom jade seal or something, it can make people happy, after all, with it, the emperor's worth has increased a lot, but that's it.
The year 1644 was in the midst of youth, taking advantage of the news that the Republic had announced that it had the jade seal of the country, which had not yet completely cooled down.
When the Great Wei Empire announced its incorporation into the Chinese People's Republic, Luo Rucai broadcast to the whole country and announced to the whole world: "The Chinese People's Republic is the republic of the Chinese people, and although our Great Wei Empire was an independent empire earlier, in essence, the people of our Great Wei Empire are also the Chinese people. The Republic is the true orthodoxy of China, and it is also a country that is truly qualified to rule China and lead the Chinese people to glory. As the Emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty, I hereby solemnly announce that the Great Wei Empire has been officially incorporated into the People's Republic of China since today. From now on, there will be no Great Wei Empire in the world, and I myself will start from the grassroots level as the People's Party. ”
Luo Rucai's words are still very inflammatory, even as long as anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Great Wei has actually been under the rule of the Republic over the years, but it has not changed its name. But I don't want to, this day is still coming, and the disappointed may not be nothing, but more are happy.
As Luo Rucai said, everyone is Chinese, don't fight a civil war, and if it can be resolved peacefully, that is the best.
While abdicating, Luo Rucai also appealed to the Ming Empire: stop the civil war and unify China.
But this appeal does not seem to have been echoed by Li Zicheng.
This is naturally not something that Luo Ru can manage, he only knows that he can rest, and he can see his sons. At the same time, it's time to spank them well, the three of them can't get a princess, and this princess actually likes a weird Shu Huang who is more than ten years older than her.
As for Li Zicheng's side, it's not that he doesn't want to reply, but he is reluctant to spend this country. A person works hard from the postman to the emperor, who can understand the ups and downs? In the end, the conspiracy is exhausted, and he has to give up the country to each other, and he can't accept such grievances.
"How's the preparation?" Li Zicheng raised his head and asked Song Xiance at the next place.
"It's ready, and the counterattack can start immediately." Song Xiance replied respectfully that he had become in-laws with Li Zicheng, and he could be regarded as a grasshopper on a rope, so he naturally wanted to accompany Li Zicheng all the way to the black.
"Let's do it! What bullshit orthodoxy, and to hell with it! Li Zicheng waved his hand, and his eyes were full of violence.
Six days later, Li Zicheng also gathered a large number of his subjects and built a high platform.
He came to the high platform and looked at his subjects from the bottom of the place, and his heart was a little complicated: how many of these people wanted to declare themselves to join the republic?
Yes, this time Li Zicheng set up a high platform, and not long after Luo Rucai announced the annexation of the Great Wei Empire to the republic, many people thought that Li Zicheng really wanted to end the civil war and join the republic.
But he didn't want to, Li Zicheng waved his hand and announced loudly: "Propaganda the national edict!" ”
Naturally, a eunuch took out an edict from the palace, and at the same time, several richly dressed women, that is, several concubines of Chongzhen, also came to the high platform. When a qiē was ready, he recited the holy decree aloud, to the effect that Chongzhen and his old and weak women and children thought that they could not take a good look at the Ming Dynasty, so after unanimous consultation, they decided to pass the emperor's position to Li Zicheng, but there was one condition, that is, Li Zicheng must eliminate the Chinese People's Republic.
This is Li Zicheng's means, let the Ming Empire retreat, and let it act as a villain in the end.
You see, it's not that I don't want to end the civil war, but the royal family that the Zen throne gave me asked me to fight the civil war, and as the heir, if I can't even meet this point, will that person's credibility still exist? Even if I say I want to join the republic, you won't believe me, will you?
This edict caught many people off guard, hasn't Li Zicheng always been ruling under the guise of loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty? Why did it suddenly come out like that?
Clear-eyed people can see that Li Zicheng was forced into a corner by the republic and had to react violently. Unless, he really intends to merge.
Is he going to merge? Naturally, it's impossible, so if you want to merge, why play this trick?!
"You guys should already get it, right? From now on, I Li Zicheng will officially inherit the Ming Empire, and the Ming Empire will be renamed the Dashun Empire, and I will serve as the emperor of the Dashun Empire. I will also inherit the long-cherished wish of the Ming Empire, pacify the rebellious republic, and unify China! Li Zicheng took the holy decree and raised his head to shout to the people at the head of the city.
It's just that no one seems to respond to him, and those who are dissatisfied are only afraid of more, but looking at the guards around him, he has to keep his mouth shut.
"Maybe you think that my Li Zicheng is not right, right?" Li Zicheng swept the people at the first place, and then motioned for someone to bring a brocade box, "I'll let you know that I, Li Zicheng, am orthodox!" ”
I saw Li Zicheng in the brocade box beside him, took out a piece of jade, held it high above his head, and displayed it in front of everyone.
"See? The Republic claims to have obtained the jade seal of the country, but I am going to tell you today that the jade seal has always been in the treasury of the Ming Empire, and now it is also under my control with the edict of the Ming Empire. Why didn't the Ming Empire come up with this thing in the past? That's because they know that the orthodoxy of an empire should not be placed on a piece of jade, and the Ming royal family is orthodox, except for the Ming royal family and the forces personally recognized by the Ming royal family, the others are just pseudo regimes!
The reason why I took it out is because a lot of people still think that the one with this thing is orthodox. I don't want you to be bewitched by a puppet regime, so I have to invite it out so that you can understand that the orthodoxy and unity are all in the Ming Dynasty, and with the edict of the Ming Dynasty, this orthodoxy has also been passed into my hands!
The Ming Dynasty has unified China for 300 years, and now it is a smooth transition, I hope you can get rid of the pain of the transition, unite as one, and jointly resist the puppet dynasty!
Besides, isn't it strange to you? From the very beginning, the puppet dynasty had so much technology, so many books, so many technologies, how did these things come about? Huaxia has had these things before?! If not, wouldn't it be possible to prove that these technologies and books are all from foreign countries?
Got the idea, right? The Republic is actually a puppet regime supported by foreign forces, once they dominate China, then our China will only become a slave of other countries, a country of children of foreign countries! Are you willing to submit to the blond, blue-eyed, or dark-skinned people?
No! Such a thing, I, Li Zicheng, will never let it happen!
Therefore, I, Li Zicheng, hereby swear, that in my lifetime, I will definitely resist to the end, so that my Chinese people will not be foreign slaves! Even if I die, my children and grandchildren will always stick to the front line for the independence of my Chinese people. Stand and strive for the rise of our Chinese nation! Li Zicheng said impassionedly to everyone.
At that moment, many people were indeed rendered and excited.
At the same time, a question also surfaced: Is there any other force behind the rise of the republic?