Imperial capital Chang'an, imperial palace, inner court assembly.

This is the most magnificent rally.

In the past, we were in the small conference room of the Inner Court headquarters, but this time we were in the Mingde Hall of the Imperial Palace. The main hall was destroyed, but it has now been repaired. Although it is not as luxurious as before, the momentum is about the same.

On the dragon chair sat Liu Xingchao, and below stood dozens of high-ranking officials of the inner court, most of whom were new, because the old ones were either dead or defective—of course, "mutiny" was for "mutiny".

Liu Xingchao looked at the telegrams around him—those were all military information that had been attacked in various places—and the corners of his mouth were full of contempt: "If they dare to come, let them all die!" ”

There was silence in the hall for a while.

It was quiet for a while.

Zhao Yuyang stood up and said, "My lord! Now the whole world is in trouble with us, and I have even heard that the southern provinces are organizing coalition forces to go north. ”

When will he also learn to speak against his ears?

Liu Xingchao looked at him coldly.

Zhao Yuyang continued: "My lord, it is not okay to rebel against the emperor! If the name is not right, it is unjust, why don't we set up an emperor? Today's Emperor Honghua of the Ming Dynasty is mediocre and unfair, so he should be virtuous! ”

Liu Xingchao touched his chin and thought about things, and the officials below were all stupid!

This traitor dared to make an emperor!

Zhao Yuyang still said: "You must do things absolutely, and going to the dark is the way to live." It's not a big deal to have an emperor, it's not everywhere in history. My lord, the people of the Ming Dynasty are too stupid, they can't live without the emperor, when they heard that you didn't recognize the emperor, and when they heard that you were going to kill the emperor, they all rushed over like crazy. If we set up a puppet and pretend to be loyal to him, those fools will see: Hey, isn't there an emperor? And then it doesn't matter. As for which of the two emperors is true, then let them quarrel with themselves. ”

The person next to him turned pale with even more fright.

Zhao Yuyang is too bold!

Liu Xingchao, who was on the dragon chair, touched his white beard.

There were various expressions on the faces of the ministers.

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Liu Xingchao touched his head: "Who is it?" The emperor does not have a prince now, nor does he have a crown prince. ”

The ministers' faces showed more expressions.

Zhao Yuyang: "The former ten princes Zhu Hongsi? That's Zhu Honghua's half-brother, and he's always been weak, so easy to control! ”

At this time, one of the army commanders under his command stepped forward and said, "Are you talking about Li Hongsi, who has stabilized the Li family?" He fought with us. Thousands of his army died, and he himself ran away early, and I heard that he had run to Liaoxi...... But a few thousand of his family remained. The Dashi clan and the former royal family in Gyeonggi are all gone, and there is not a single one left. ”

Zhao Yuyang thought about it again and said, "There is another one-former prince Zhu Hongfeng, now called Sun Hongfeng, and he is still under house arrest by us." We can ......."

Liu Xingchao patted the dragon chair: "Don't mention him!" Anyone can be an emperor, but he can't! ”

Zhao Yuyang: "There are still a few underage princes in the old palace of Chang'an County, why don't we set up one at random?" ”

Liu Xingchao lowered his head and thought.

Zhao Yuyang: "There are still many former princes who have changed their surnames......"

Liu Xingchao was still frowning.

Zhao Yuyang continued: "They dare to appoint the head of the inner court, and we dare to appoint the prime minister of the outer court!" Who says they are legitimate, we are illegal? They say we're in rebellion, and we're saying they're in rebellion! We will first set up an emperor to stabilize the southern provinces, and then prepare a large number of weapons and ammunition. Then conscripted troops, attacked Shandong, and eliminated the foreign dynasty and the emperor. 25 years ago, in the Great War of the Eight Princes, the rebels fell short and were destroyed in Shandong. But we definitely won't. By the time we're done, they'll be rebels! This is the ultimate solution, and our previous measures were all 'soldiers to block the water and cover the earth'. ”

Liu Xingchao continued to think about his thoughts.

Zhao Yuyang was still saying: "We only have 150,000 forbidden troops now, don't talk about tens of thousands of counties in the world, even we can't manage hundreds of counties." Although we forcibly pulled a million troops, those people came only because they were afraid of the guns of the forbidden army. Scholars, scholars, rangers, followers of the Four Great Sects, rivers and lakes, and even private gangs, bandits, and demon cults ignore us, so how can we rule the world? ”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Liu Xingchao, and Liu Xingchao also stared at him.

Zhao Yuyang continued: "But there is an emperor who is different, and it is much more useful to give orders in his name. We slowly built up a bureaucratic system, and the local army, the armor protection army, and the village eastern army were also established. The power is nominally in the hands of the emperor, but in reality it is in our hands. To rule by oneself is exhausted to death; How nice it is to let others rule as we will! ”

Liu Xingchao nodded: "Makes sense!" ”

The ministers nodded their heads one after another, and nodded to each other; The courtiers gave the emperor a thumbs up, and they gave each other a thumbs up.

Liu Xingchao twisted his white beard: "Which emperor will you set up?" ”

The ministers below began to discuss.

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Someone said: "The former third prince Zhu Hongzhen is at odds with his two elder brothers, so I suggest it." ”

Someone said, "He's too stubborn, he can't do it, we can't control it." ”

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Someone said: "The former fourth prince Zhu Hongdao is very smart. ”

Someone said, "It's so smart, how can we control it?" ”

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Someone said: "The former fifth prince Zhu Hongwu is very stupid, just him." ”

Someone said: "It's too stupid, it's convulsive all day long, and I'm afraid that even the enthronement ceremony will be ugly." ”

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Someone said: "The former sixth prince Zhu Hongjiu is a cripple and is bullied every day, we can push him up, he must be grateful to us." ”

Someone said: "This man is a pervert, he cut off all the eunuchs and palace maids of his family." ”

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Someone said: "The former Seventh Prince Zhu Hongzhi has a wide heart and a fat body, eats and drinks all day long, like a pig, and is easier to control." ”

Someone said, "This man is too selfish, he has an idea to die, and he admits death." ”

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Someone said: "The former eighth prince Zhu Hongmo has long been demoted, and we will push him up to ......"

Someone said, "His reputation is so bad that he has killed an unknown number of boys and girls!" ”

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Someone said: "Zhu Hongsi, the former Nine Emperor Princes, is more calm......"

Someone said, "The city is very deep, and it is not necessary." ”

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Someone said: "The former eleventh prince Zhu Hongtong is easier to speak." ”

Someone said, "Not necessarily." He's either stupid or pretending to be stupid. ”

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Someone said: "The former twelfth prince Zhu Hongya must be really stupid, but he doesn't look stupid." ”

Someone said: "This person is really stupid, but if he is brainwashed, we may not be able to wash him back." ”

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The ministers quarreled with each other.

I looked at them.

They quarrel for the sake of arguing, they don't want to convince others, but they want to convince themselves.

They imagine the future. In the future, Emperor Da Ming Hong touched his shoulder and said, "You are the first to launch the right choice of history!" I trust you! I'll marry you the princess, and we'll eat and drink spicy ...... together."

This bunch of rubbish!

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I stepped forward and said to Liu Xingchao, "What is this? If the emperor was a puppet, would people not know that he was a puppet? Still have to fight! If the emperor is not a puppet...... Aren't we going to die? You are deceiving yourselves! Drift along! ”

Liu Xingchao looked at me and said, "Then what are you going to do?" ”

I said, "Even power in name is very dangerous. Because a name is a name after all, if someone is more serious, then what then? We cannot give authority to others. We talk about being loyal to the emperor, and we want others to be loyal to the emperor, but others can use this to contradict us - what if they make us really loyal to the emperor? ”

Zhao Yuyang: "Then suppress!" ”

I continued: "We found an emperor puppet, but the puppet suddenly didn't listen to us, what should we do? ”

Zhao Yuyang: "Kill and then change." ”

Me: "Then that's not the last resort!" What did you just say about the final method! ”

Zhao Yuyang: "Then what method do you have?" I annoy you the most, I will only refute, not constructive at all. ”

Me: "Who says I don't?" I'm thinking of a one-and-done solution right now. If we do this, history will end! ”

Liu Xingchao, who was on the dragon chair, looked at me and said, "Tell me about it." ”

I said aloud, "Why don't you be emperor yourself!" ”

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The hall was silently as if it were all dead.

Zhao Yuyang stretched out his right hand and pointed at me, looked at me in horror, and muttered, "You...... You ......"

I said disdainfully, "What's wrong with me?" Am I rebelling? ”

Liu Xingchao looked at me with a serious expression.

I stepped forward and said, "You are the emperor, and nothing else needs to be changed." Which governor is who, the governor is still him; Which Overseer is who, and the Overseer is still him; Whoever has any privileges, who has what landed property, everything is business as usual. Not only will everything be business as usual, but it will also be amnesty to the world and empty the prisons of the world. It is also necessary to open up a science and win the hearts and minds of the people. It is also necessary to put up a public notice to reiterate that all sects, gangs, and power parties are legal as long as they do not cause trouble. In fact, nothing remains the same in this world, except for the replacement of the imperial flag and the portrait of the emperor. For them, it's enough to have an emperor, who can't be an emperor? ”

Liu Xingchao's face was a little embarrassed, and he said, "But...... I'm a eunuch......"

I said, "Who said a eunuch can't be an emperor?" Beggars, women, monks, and Taoist priests have all been emperors, so why can't eunuchs? Besides, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty is still a eunuch! ”

Liu Xingchao: "Isn't that a rumor?" ”

Zhao Yuyang said on the side: "No one in the world's 4 billion people will agree!" You might as well do nothing! ”

Liu Xingchao also slapped the dragon chair angrily at me: "What do you mean by this?" Roast me on the stove? ”

I have deceived many people in my life, but my words below do not lie. - Maybe I'm not right, but that's what I really mean.

Here's what I said: