Chapter 298: Confession
In the past, these celebrity families may have waited and waited to see whether Shiziling could succeed, but today, at least in the east, no one doubts that Shiziling will be able to achieve great things.
In particular, the annihilation of the entire army of the Silver Yan Legion this time shocked everyone, which not only marked the complete break between the east and the imperial court, but also fully demonstrated the terrible combat power of the Songhu Legion.
The Silver Yan Legion, one of the three major legions in the capital, could not even break through the defensive strength of Bai Qingshuang's army, and it would be completely annihilated after reaching the end, which was completely unimaginable before. But this is the case, Shiziling once again proves that the Songhu Legion is the strongest legion today, in the hearts of all the eastern people, who else can stop Shiziling's footsteps in the world?
It is precisely because of such a consensus that these celebrity families in the east will rush to Shiziling's capital as soon as the war is over, and Duanmu Hong even expressed his willingness to listen to all the orders of Shiziling, which is equivalent to showing his complete allegiance to Shiziling in public. Duanmu Hong of the first family in the east is still like this, how can other celebrity families not follow up with all their might?
For a while, all the celebrity families expressed their willingness to do their best for the expansion of the Songhu Legion, and almost all of them expressed their support for Shiziling's great cause.
Su Bairen, Ma Dai and the others secretly laughed in their hearts, when the Yinyan Legion had just besieged Songhu City, although Duanmu Hong sent a group of martial arts experts to help at the request of Yu Yulan, he never came forward in person, so that even if the final victory was on the side of the imperial court, the relationship between the Duanmu family and the imperial court would not be out of control. Most of the other small and medium-sized families also have a similar attitude.
Who knew that after the destruction of the Yinyan Legion, these people's attitudes immediately changed greatly, and Duanmu Hong was the first to jump out to show his loyalty, obviously seeing that Shi Ziling was already unstoppable, so he pushed the boat down the river and made such a statement. Su Bairen and Ma Dai both shook their heads secretly, but they were also happy that Shi Ziling could completely conquer the hearts of these eastern powers.
Of course, Shi Ziling is very happy with the unanimous support of various families and celebrities, and he came back this time, in addition to relieving the siege of Songhu City, to further strengthen the strength of the Songhu Legion. Originally, he was worried about whether there would be difficulties in financial and material resources, but he didn't expect that after a big victory, all the rich people would automatically send them to the door, and many children of the family and martial arts experts enthusiastically applied to join the Songhu Legion.
After all, the eastern part is the foundation of the Songhu Army, and the human, material, and financial resources obtained from here are relatively more reliable, which is also quite beneficial for the rapid expansion of the Songhu Army.
However, many representatives of the family expressed their intention to respect Shiziling as the king, which made Shiziling quite uneasy. He himself has no intention of being a king, and he is not interested in the position of emperor, but he just wants to do something for the people of the Mingyue Continent and end the situation of war and division as soon as possible.
But it seems that everyone thinks that Shi Ziling led the army to raid the northwest this time to rush to hegemony, and now he has annihilated the Yinyan Legion in one fell swoop, which is equivalent to a formal break with the imperial court, which has strengthened everyone's belief. In this regard, Shi Ziling really doesn't know how to explain it.
Shi Ziling came to Su Bairen and said, "Father-in-law, today is the first day of the celebration banquet, you can also say a few words." ”
Su Bairen shook his head and said: "Ziling, now that we have officially broken with the imperial court, and I, the governor of the east and the city guard of Songhu City, am already in name only, it doesn't seem appropriate for me to come forward again." Now is the troubled times, in the troubled times, of course, the strength is respected, everyone supports you so much, you just have to boldly let go to complete the great cause, I won't say anything. ”
Shi Ziling was stunned for a moment, and saw that although Su Bairen was not unhappy, there was still a little loneliness in his words. Thinking about it, Su Bairen has always been the lord of the east, but now he was suddenly dismissed by the imperial court, and his name is indeed a little embarrassing.
Shi Ziling thought for a while, and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, now our eastern part has completely fallen out with the imperial court, but whether or not we accept the jurisdiction of the imperial court, the order in our eastern part must not be chaotic, and the lives of the people must still be guaranteed." Therefore, I hope that all the representatives of the Maisons here will continue to uphold the original governance system in our eastern part of the country, so that there will be no chaos in the lives of ordinary people. ”
Some of the celebrities present shouted: "Since we are no longer under the control of the imperial court, then everything will obey General Shi's orders in the future, otherwise General Shi, you will simply establish a new dynasty, and we will definitely support it!"
This statement was immediately echoed by many people, and everyone agreed.
Duanmu Hong stood up and said, "Ziling, we all resolutely support you, and we will never have anything to do with that bullshit court from now on." As you said, in order to maintain stability in our eastern region, there must always be someone who can convince the people to stand up and take the lead, and now of course this person is none other than you! No matter what title you intend to use, we will fully support it!"
Duanmu Hong is the head of the first family in the east, since he also said so, of course, the others are even more fully supportive, and immediately someone suggested the establishment of a Songhu Dynasty, Shi Ziling can establish himself as the king, and some people have even called the emperor.
Shi Ziling couldn't help but be embarrassed, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "You have misunderstood what I mean! I didn't think about being called the king and the emperor, I mean that in order to stabilize the situation after the war, I hope that everyone will continue to support the governance of my father-in-law, Lord Su." ”
"Although we have fallen out with the imperial court now, the local people still have to live as usual, and our Songhu City has always had a good reputation under the rule of Lord Su, so I hope everyone can continue to support Lord Su. ”
All the guests were a little stunned for a while, but they didn't expect Shi Ziling to say in public that they had no intention of hegemony, but wanted everyone to continue to obey Su Bairen's governance. But Su Bairen's positions were all sealed by the imperial court, and now that he has broken with the imperial court, Su Bairen has no name, so in what name does he govern the east?
Although Songhu City and even the eastern part are still stable under Su Bairen's governance, it can only be said to be decent, if there is no Shiziling born out of nowhere, no matter which way the heroes are killed, the eastern part will immediately become a fish and meat under the knife to be slaughtered, and the family interests of these celebrities here will not be able to be guaranteed.
Duanmu Hong said with a smile: "Ziling, Master Su is your father-in-law, if you want Lord Su to continue to govern Songhu City, of course we must fully support it, but you also know the current situation, in this troubled world, we must always have an explanation for the people in the east and even the whole world, otherwise there will always be some unjustification, right?"
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Although Shi Ziling understood Duanmu Hong's meaning, it was a big headache to ask him to give an explanation immediately, because he hadn't thought about this matter carefully at all, and he really didn't know what to do for a while.
Ma Yu on the side snickered again and again, he knew Shi Ziling's personality, and he had long expected such a scene, but he didn't expect it to appear on the first day of the celebration banquet. Nangong Xia said with a smile on the side: "Ziling, I said a long time ago that some things are destined, and you are destined to come forward." Well, now you're going to have to give everyone an explanation, right?"
Shi Ziling complained softly: "I just want everyone to continue to support my father-in-law's governance, why do you want me to explain something!"
Nangong Xia said with a smile: "It's not that you don't support Lord Su, but if you don't promise to come out and call the shots, how can you rest assured? As long as you make a clear explanation, Lord Su, the governor, will be in name only, and everyone will be determined, and things will naturally come to rest in the future!"
Shi Ziling frowned, he really didn't understand how to make an explanation that satisfied everyone, seeing that everyone here was looking at him with anticipation, he had to stand up and arch his hand and said: "Everyone, let me tell you the truth, my Shi Ziling has never had the heart to dominate the world, and the reason why he led the expedition to the northwest is really to do something for the people of the Mingyue Continent." ”
"Since it has been done, of course, it is necessary to get things done from the beginning to the end, so I will work hard to expand the scale and strength of the Songhu Legion, and strive to completely quell the war on the Bright Moon Continent as soon as possible. I must overthrow this corrupt court, but it doesn't mean that I want to replace it, in fact, I really have no interest in being the emperor. ”
"Besides, now that the war is still unsettled, I plan to focus on the construction of the Songhu Legion, and I don't have the energy to take care of anything else. My father-in-law, Lord Su, has governed Songhu City and the eastern part of the country for many years, and his reputation has always been good, so I hope everyone will continue to support him. These are the truths in my heart, and I ask for your forbearance if you are offended!"
The guests present looked at each other, and they didn't expect Shi Ziling to once again reiterate that he did not have the heart to be the emperor. It's just that if he doesn't want to be the emperor, who else in the east can serve the people? If there is no hero who can convince the people to come forward, how can he fight against the army of the imperial court, and how can he make the people with lofty ideals in the world loyal to him?
For a while, the originally lively banquet hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone was silent, as if they didn't know what to do.
Ma Yu saw that the scene was a little embarrassing, and hurriedly came to Duanmu Hong's side and whispered a few words, Duanmu Hong smiled after hearing it, stood up again and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, Ziling has just said that there will be a beginning and an end, not only will the imperial court be overthrown, but the war in the Mingyue Continent will be completely quelled, so what do we have to worry about? Since he is not in a hurry to claim the throne now, we don't need to be in a hurry, anyway, everyone understands who is most qualified to be the most qualified to be that position today. ”
"As for the daily governance of our eastern region, of course Master Su is the best candidate, Lord Su has done a good job, not to mention that he is Ziling's father-in-law, with Ziling fully supporting Lord Su, who would dare to disagree?"
"I, Duanmu Hong, support Dai Ziling, of course, I will fully support Master Su, as for the name or something, since Ziling said not to mention it for the time being, we will not mention it for the time being. As long as Ziling agrees to lead everyone to achieve great things, I believe that there will always be a day when water will come to fruition. Isn't that right? Ha Lu Ha ......."