The celebrities present here are sure of Shi Ziling's support, but they can't figure out why Shi Ziling has repeatedly stated that he has no intention of hegemony.

As for Su Bairen's continued rule in the east, everyone was not against it, but since Duanmuhong took the lead in expressing his support, of course everyone also agreed with it.

In the end, everyone unanimously agreed not to mention the matter of claiming the throne for the time being, and the governance system of the entire eastern part remained unchanged for the time being, Su Bairen still managed the daily affairs as the governor of the east, while Shi Ziling devoted himself to the construction of the Songhu Army and the affairs of the conquest. Everyone still calls Shiziling the commander of the legion, but the actual king of the east is of course Shiziling.

Su Bairen had no ambitions, and he was very happy to continue to be his eastern first-class official with the support of Shi Ziling, but his official title was canonized by the imperial court before, and now it was given by his son-in-law Shi Ziling, the uncrowned king. For Su Bairen, whoever gives the official title is an official title, and the seat given by his son-in-law can only sit more stable.

Shi Ziling was finally relieved to see that everyone was no longer forcing himself to be king, but he noticed what Ma Yu said in front of Duanmu Hong just now, and then Duanmu Hong seemed to be in a hurry to force himself to be king.

Shi Ziling sat down beside Ma Yu and asked quietly, "What did you just say to Duanmu Hong? Why is he suddenly not in a hurry to ask me to be called king and emperor?"

Ma Yu smiled mysteriously and said: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed! You must know the way, and I will tell you quietly after the banquet is over, hehe......"

The celebration banquet was full of people coming and going, and Shi Ziling saw that Ma Yu was selling Guanzi and didn't say anything, so he couldn't ask too much, so he could only continue to greet guests from all walks of life to discuss the expansion of the Songhu Legion. It wasn't until the end of the day's banquet that many guests dispersed one by one that Shi Ziling asked Ma Yu again in the inner hall what was going on.

Ma Yu smiled: "Actually, it's very simple, I told Duanmu Hong that you already have a plan to establish an independent dynasty, but for the time being, I feel that the time has not yet come and it is not suitable to announce it to the public." Wait until the overall situation is certain, and you will naturally stand up and stand up for yourself. Duanmu Hongzhi said that I am your best friend and military advisor, and of course I am convinced of my words. ”

"Eh?......"

Shi Ziling was taken aback and complained: "You obviously know my mind, how can you open your mouth to Duanmu Hongxin......? How can I explain this to others in the future?"

Ma Yu smiled and said: "Ziling, if I didn't say that, how did you plan to explain it to everyone at that time? You have also seen that all the representatives of the east are very supportive of you, and the reason why they fully support the expansion of the Songhu Legion is precisely because of you as a hero, if you resolutely do not want to be king, then who can convince the public?"

Shi Ziling said angrily: "Everyone supports me to expand the Songhu Legion, just to change the state of war and division in the Mingyue Continent as soon as possible, why do I have to call the king and the emperor?"

Nangong Xia said with a smile: "Ziling, don't you understand? Even if you lead the army to overthrow the Luo Dynasty and pacify the world, if you don't come out to claim the throne, who will be able to convince the people? At that time, there will inevitably be new Li Yuan and Xiahou Yuan, and the world will return to its original state." Is this what you want to see?"

"Our Bright Moon Continent has always respected heroes, besides you, who else in the world can make the heroes of all walks of life happy and convinced? If you don't come forward, sooner or later, the Bright Moon Continent will fall into a situation of war and division again, so what's the use of everyone supporting you to expand the Songhu Legion now?"

"This ......"

Shi Ziling was a little speechless for a while, in his heart, the long-term stability of the Mingyue Continent has nothing to do with one or two heroes, and governing the world still depends on a fair and effective system to be stable and long-term after all. However, although the concept of the so-called system or government exists in Shi Ziling's mind, due to the relationship of amnesia, Shi Ziling himself cannot fully think about the cause and effect.

In fact, even if Shi Ziling's amnesia is cured, he doesn't know much about this kind of way of governing the country and securing the country, but he just understands some general strategic directions. If Shi Ziling wants to explain these things to Ma Yu or Nangong Xia and others, he himself does not fully understand the thorough way of governing the country, and of course there is no way to talk about it.

Seeing that Shi Ziling was speechless, Ma Yu and Nangong Xia looked at each other and smiled. They all knew that Shiziling did not have the ambition to be the emperor, but in today's situation, except for Shiziling, there was indeed no one in the Mingyue Continent who could convince the public to achieve great things, so they had discussed related issues in private. They unanimously agreed that as long as Shi Ziling was forced to that role, for the sake of the overall situation of the world, Shi Ziling would eventually have to come forward.

Su Bairen on the side also knew the character of this son-in-law, and seeing that Shi Ziling was very embarrassed, Su Bairen persuaded: "Ziling, we all know that Lu Dao is your person, and we know that Lu Dao is not an ambitious person, but now that the matter has come to this point, someone must come out to calm the world in one fell swoop." You finally defeated Li Yuan and took control of the northwest, and now you have annihilated the Yinyan Legion, do you have to give up for the sake of a so-called reputation?"

Shi Ziling shook his head and said: "Father-in-law, of course I won't give up halfway, it's just that my purpose in pacifying the world is not to be called the king and emperor, but just to let the people of the world live a stable life." But now almost everyone thinks that I am running to be the emperor, and I always feel that something is wrong. ”

Yu Wei hurriedly said: "What's wrong with this? Ziling, you don't want a mother-in-law and mother-in-law! It's not a very good thing to be an emperor, if you want to do something good for the people, of course you have to be an emperor to do it, otherwise it's just a fantasy! What is there to hesitate about!"

Shi Ziling smiled bitterly: "You don't understand, of course, being the emperor can do a lot of things as you want, but as long as you are a human being, you will always make mistakes, if the emperor makes a mistake and no one dares to point it out, it will be a great disaster for the people of the world." ”

"So it's not a good thing to say that the emperor's power is too big, I have always felt that it doesn't matter whether there is an emperor or not, the important thing is to establish a truly fair and effective system. If everyone can act in accordance with the law and in accordance with the fair system, then it doesn't matter whether there is an emperor or not, or who is the emperor, the Mingyue Continent will be stable and prosperous for a long time. Well...... I don't think it's good, but that's pretty much what it means......"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, but they felt that what Shi Ziling said was quite reasonable. Once Shi Ziling became the emperor, no one dared to rebel and disobey his meaning, but as Shi Ziling himself said, even a saint will always make mistakes, the emperor's power is too great, and once he makes a mistake, it will harm the people of the world, which will go against Shi Ziling's original intention of doing good things for the people.

For Ma Yu, Nangong Xia, Su Bairen, and others, it is really unimaginable to use a fair and effective system to restrict the emperor's rights. Only the emperor has ever thought about what he wants, how can anyone dare to think of restricting the emperor's rights?

In Ma Yu and Nangong Xia, they thought that it was already a great blessing to be able to meet a Ming Lord, so how could they be demanding that this Ming Lord not make mistakes? Not to mention trying to restrain the Ming Lord, wouldn't that be the following rebellion and rebellion? Not to mention that in terms of Shi Ziling's character, even if he made a mistake, he couldn't go wrong if he thought about it, so why bother thinking so much about not getting along with himself?

Nangong Xia sighed: "Ziling, I've really convinced you! The things you think in your head are indeed different from ours, but when it comes to it, how to govern the world, isn't it better to wait for you to achieve a great cause before you can think about it, what's the use of thinking so much now? When you have achieved a great cause, let's settle down and slowly discuss your system plan?"

Yu Wei clapped his hands and said: "That's it! What are you doing now, my head hurts when I think about it! Even if you don't want to be the emperor, then it's not too late for you to decide after the world is pacified, and now everyone still has to follow you to fight in the north and south, right? You also said that you can't give up halfway, right?"

Everyone echoed and persuaded Shi Ziling not to think too much, just do the things in front of him step by step. Shi Ziling sighed and said, "If it weren't for the fact that so many people want to support me as king today, I wouldn't have bothered to think about it so much." Forget it, I can't understand this matter for a while, anyway, you just know my mind. ”

Ma Yu, Nangong Xia, Su Bairen and others also knew that Lu Dao couldn't be in a hurry in this matter, if he pressed Shi Ziling too hard, if he gave up, it would be a waste of his efforts. They all think in their hearts that as long as the great cause is accomplished, Shi Ziling will have to come forward sooner or later to command the world, this is the trend of the times, even if Shi Ziling himself is unwilling, there is no way to shirk it. As for what dynasty title to use at that time, it can be discussed slowly.

Su Bairen said: "If Ziling doesn't want to mention the matter of claiming the king, he will put it on hold for the time being, let's discuss what to do next." ”

Ma Yu said: "The battle of Songhu City was really beautiful, and the famous Yinyan Legion was completely wiped out. Next, in addition to speeding up the recruitment of troops and horses to expand our strength, we should consider how to confront the imperial court. ”

Nangong Xia said: "Luo Linhai in the middle doesn't know if Lu Dao has broken through Zhongzhou City, if his crusade army successfully sweeps away the central part, I don't know if Lu Dao will come to deal with us?"