On November 3, Wang Qi led a group of guards from Chuzhou Mansion to Nanjing City.

Along the way, it was snowing heavily, and Wang Qi's honor guard did not go fast, and all kinds of letters were written along the way—he had already sent a letter to the parliamentary princes in Beijing to discuss how to promote the parliamentary system to the whole country after the unification of the north and the south.

At the same time, news of Wang Qi's arrival in Nanjing began to be published in the newspaper of Nanjing, and the famous old man in Nanjing City also commented on Wang Qi's parliamentary politics in the newspaper.

"Emperor Chongzhen died, and the Ming Kingdom was destroyed!"

"The world's nobles gather in Nanjing, Wang Qi will conspire with the nobles"

"Look at the world today, it is ruled by the king and the council!"

And so on and so forth.

And the kings of the two capitals and thirteen provinces in the world were also uneasy after receiving the news of Emperor Chongzhen's death.

Wang Qi can pay tribute to the prince of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and respect him with the emperor's honor guard, because of the grace of the Apocalypse and the relationship between the queen mother of the dynasty, but now that Chongzhen is dead, can the other kings live well?

As early as mid-October, Zhu Yiming, the king of Xiangyang, submitted a letter to Wang Qi, asking to abolish his throne and demote him to a commoner, and at the same time sacrifice his own Wang Zhuang to seek forgiveness and save his life in order to preserve his wealth, and Wang Qi has not responded to it until now.

At the same time, the Fu King of Luoyang, Zhu Changxun, was killed because he was hit by Gao Yingxiang and other displaced people, and fled to Wuchang Road.

The Tang King of Nanyang, Zhu Yuyi, who was planning to be the king of Qin and wanted to ascend the throne on his own, had been discovered by the secret guards and was secretly watching.

Zhu Qiugui, the king of Jin in Taiyuan, and Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin in Xi'an, were both shocked by the exiles, and because Sun Chuanting used troops in Shanxi, the two vassal kings had been stripped of their thrones, confiscated the palace and Zhuangtian, and paid 500,000 taels of silver before they were spared a death.

For a while, the world was turbulent, rumors were spreading, and no one knew what Wang Qi wanted to do?

And Nanjing City, now the eyes of the world are gathered here, and many people feel that Wang Qi's ultimate political goal will be announced to the world here.

On November 6, after a two-day journey, Wang Qi's guard of honor finally arrived in Nanjing.

However, what puzzled everyone was that on the first day of his arrival in Nanjing, Wang Qi did not issue any warrants, nor did he summon any old ministers of Nanjing, but only reiterated the three chapters of the covenant.

Then he moved to Nanjing Xiaoling.

"The Duke of Qi went to pay homage to the Tomb of Filial Piety"

"What does that mean?"

"I have heard that the Duke of Qi has always admired Emperor Taizu, and this visit to the tomb of filial piety is also a tribute to the first Emperor Taizu in his heart."

"I'm going to take a look. By the way, I asked to see Qi Guogong! ”

Nanjing City Filial Piety Mausoleum.

Lower Horse Workshop.

Wang Qi got off the sedan chair here, climbed the steps step by step, crossed the Shendao and flowed the royal river, and then passed the Zhilong Tang and Song Dynasty monuments, and finally arrived at the Xiangdian.

"You guys are waiting here," Wang Qi looked up at the plaque above his head, and stepped into the hall with a command.

Qin Erbao and Wang Shouxin glanced at each other, then bowed down and stood upright outside the dormitory where the tablet was enshrined, like two statues of gods.

Wang Qi walked into the hall alone, glanced around the hall, and paid homage to Changxiang with a solemn expression.

And the back end sat on the futon, his eyes were gloomy, facing the spiritual seat of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Emperor Taizu Zhu," after sitting quietly for a long time, Wang Qi said quietly: "Today I came to see you, attracting the attention of the world, rumors are spreading, some people say that I want to be the king of the world, and I come to pay homage when I am uneasy, and some people say that I Wang Qi wants to cover up and follow the story of Sima's family to usurp the Han throne, but."

Wang Qi took a deep breath, and then sighed: "Who can know my heart?" ”

"Three years ago, a certain rose from Guangning City in Liaodong, Siping City fought Mang Gurtai, Huang Taiji, although our army was killed and wounded a lot, but also defeated Jiannu, obtained a short peace, and then became a garrison with military merits, guarding Guangning City"

"Later, I met the kings of Horqin in Guangning Ma City, went to the grassland royal court, met Huang Taiji, and killed him! Promoted to guerrilla and acted as a general soldier. ”

"Then, in the battle of Ningyuan, the troops were divided into two routes, and at the last moment, a certain led his troops across the grassland, broke the reckless Gurtai, and beheaded Nurhachi! At this point, Liaodong is in hand. ”

"Then there is the turbulence of public opinion in the world, saying that I support the army and respect myself, saying that I am highly meritorious, and the emperor of the apocalypse is also suspicious. A certain can only return to Beijing, hang up his idle job, and watch the changes in the world. ”

When Wang Qi said this, he slowly got up, walked two steps, stared at the spiritual position of Emperor Taizu Zhu, and was distracted for a long time, without saying a word.

"Then," Wang Qi's face had become solemn, and his eyes were already resolute: "The imperial court raised troops to destroy slaves, and Xiong Tingbi and others were defeated in Shenyang. A certain commander went to Liao again, this time it was to plough the court and sweep the holes, and destroy the country of the slaves, since then, there is no strong enemy in the north of the Ming Dynasty"

"Emperor Taizu," Wang Qi stretched out his hand and patted the incense case: "You say, I have come to this point, can I turn back?" ”

"The death of the Emperor of the Apocalypse is not my intention, Chongzhen's death is a must!"

Wang Qi stopped, took two steps back, and bowed deeply: "At this point, there is no Ming in the world, please rest in peace for Emperor Taizu!" ”

Suddenly, there was a heavy sigh from around the corner.

"What about you?"

Facing the sudden voice, Wang Qi did not have the slightest panic except for frowning slightly.

Big husband, Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change.

Wang Qi has seen too many storms and waves, and he has also seen too many life and death.

"Lord Yuan, it's been a long time," Wang Qi smiled.

Yuan Keli's whereabouts, Wang Qi had received a report before entering the city.

Even when he entered the city and when he entered this filial piety tomb, Wang Qi knew it well.

"The Son of Heaven has been killed by you, and the Ming Dynasty is already in your hands, what do you want? Enthronement? Or remain at the helm of your council? Yuan Keli didn't laugh, this old minister's heart was dead, he just wanted to know what Wang Qi wanted to do.

"Da Ming is no longer here, and there will be Huaxia Kingdom in the future," Wang Qi made a gesture of invitation, and then sat on the futon by himself, opposite Yuan Keli.

"Then Huaxia Kingdom, who is the emperor?" Yuan Keli didn't sit down, just stood there frowning.

"From now on, there is no emperor in the world," Wang Qi replied categorically.

"Hahaha, there is no emperor in the world, there is no emperor in the world!" Yuan Keli laughed when he heard this, and his heart and lungs almost coughed out with laughter: "Ridiculous, naïve,!! Your brothers, the princes of Beijing City, and the scholars of the world, who will agree? Born and died for decades, isn't it for the wealth and wealth of the sky, the supreme position? If you don't claim to be the emperor, someone will help you. ”

"I'm still young, ten, twenty, thirty years, I can slowly realize my ideals." Wang Qi turned his head to look at the Taizu Divine Throne: "At that time, Emperor Taizu started with a bowl, and in the end he sat on the world, who knows how to push it?" ”

"Can you compare yourself to Emperor Taizu?" Yuan Keli kept sneering.

"Everyone can be the master, but they can be their own masters, why can't they compare themselves to Taizu?" Wang Qi pointed his finger upward: "In the past thousand years, whose founding emperor was not the king who followed the general trend of the world?" And who knows where they can go in the end? ”

Wang Qi's face had turned cold, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, and finally turned into a mockery: "Destiny? Isn't it all about shooting arrows first and then counting targets, what is there to praise, and you scholars and Confucians have been praised for thousands of years, don't you think it's ridiculous? ”

Hearing Wang Qi's deviant words, Yuan Ke's beard trembled slightly, pointing at Wang Qi and trembling, unable to say a word for a long time.

"Lord Yuan, let's wait and see," Wang Qi smiled and looked at Yuan Keli who looked like crazy.

"The old man will not die, the old man will watch here, see how you Wang Qi, how to do it, let the world have no emperor!" Yuan Keli still looked at Wang Qi unconvinced, the old-school Confucian appearance made people helpless and respectful.

"Then goodbye, Duke Yuan," Wang Qi got up and bowed to Yuan Keli before turning to leave.

Yuan Keli looked at Wang Qi's departing back, and his eyes finally showed a complicated look.

After a short time, Wang Qi walked out of the hall of enjoyment.

"My lord, outside the filial piety tomb, there are many ministers and scholars, and they all want to meet your lordship."

Qin Erbao bowed down and reported.

Wang Qi looked at the city wall and glazed blue tiles in the distance, as well as the Milky Way in the sky: "Let them wait outside the Donghua Gate." ”

"Yes."

The Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City, whether it is Beijing City or Nanjing City, is the East and West Huamen Gate for civil and military officials to enter and exit.

When Wang Qi's carriage arrived, it was already surrounded by ordinary people, scholars, and relatives of the noble family.

Some of these people want to offer auspicious fortune to this powerful minister who rules the world in order to seek wealth and wealth;

Some want to write and talk about things and win Wang Qi's appreciation;

Some want to justify their names and die for the Ming Dynasty;

And then there are those who want to plead for the nobles who are imprisoned in the garrison mansion.

Crunch.

Outside the Donghua Gate, the frame slowly stopped.

All the scholars and people, the nobles and gentry all bowed: "Weichen (Xiaomin, student) has seen the Duke of Qi!" ”

After the chariot stopped, Wang Shouxin rode his horse to the chariot and bowed his head to ask Wang Qi.

Not much.

"Pass the chief order," Wang Shouxin rode his horse to the front of everyone, and said loudly: "You don't have to move the people here, in a few days, he will meet with you, now, please go back." ”

"Qi Guogong doesn't see me? Is it because there is no one in Nanjing? ”

"Isn't the place of Longxing in Nanjing City better than Beijing City!"

"Please come out and see you!"

Wang's trustworthy words caused dissatisfaction among everyone, and there were many onlookers for a while.

But next to Wang Qi's chariot, there were more than 100 elite guards, how could it be shaken by the ordinary people.

At this time, more than 100 guards were fully armored, all in iron armor, holding swords, isolating the people from ten steps away.

"The decree of the council, the one who strikes the chariot of the chief lord, is guilty of !!" Wang Shouxin sat on his horse, pressed his hand on the knife, and did not move.

The evil spirit of these more than 100 elite soldiers made the crowd commotion for a while, and they didn't dare to take another step.

Originally, these people wanted to rely on the law not to blame the public and talk to the Duke of Qi Guo, but now it seems that it is really beyond their means. It's naïve.

At this time, an old man walked out of the crowd, his beard was white but his eyes were blazing, his spirit was strong, and his bearing was extraordinary: "The old dynasty hired, I have seen this adult." ”

"It's polite," Wang Shouxin bowed his hand slightly.

"Can you make a report, the people of Tianfu are here today, just for one sentence!" Wang Chaopin bowed deeply to Wang Shouxin.

Wang Shouxin shook his head: "It stands to reason that it should be to respect the elders, but a certain chief lord order, he can't report to the gentleman, so he can only confess, or that sentence, in a few days, the chief lord will see you, and there is no need to gather here now."

With that, the chariot continued to move forward, passed the Donghua Gate, and went to the Futai Yamen in Nanjing City, where Qin Erbao prepared the temporary official residence for Wang Qi.

"Sir, what should I do? That Qi Guogong didn't talk to us at all! Looking at the frame that was gradually moving away, Wang Chaoping walked out beside him, and a few scholars in brocade robes and with their own nobility came out.

"I originally wanted to kill its majesty in front of Donghua Gate, but now it seems that people don't accept it at all." One of them, a slightly older man, smacked his lips, a little helpless.

"I think, it's him, Wang Qi, who doesn't dare to confront us at all!" A young scholar sneered: "I only rely on one sentence, the one who kills the monarch cannot be the master!" How did he Wang Qi answer? How dare you answer? ”

"Chief Consul." Wang Chao didn't speak for a long time, and finally just sighed silently: "This person is very deep in the city, and if he doesn't meet me here today, he must have expected it."

"So, tomorrow's rally, should it be normal?" Ji Luchang, who was the first to speak, asked the dynasty to hire.

"Of course we have to continue!" Wang Chao's white eyebrows moved slightly, and his eyes were sharp: "Not only to continue, but also to expand the scale!" The old man didn't believe it, under the raging words, he Wang Qi could always be so calm, did he think that if he killed the emperor, everything would be fine? ”

"Hmph, the emperor is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but we are the bones, muscles and flesh of the Ming Dynasty! As long as I wait, the Ming Dynasty is here! As long as I wait, he Wang Qi will not want to smoothly implement his parliamentary policies!! "The younger man's name is Chen Zhenhui, the son of Chen Yuting, the son of Chen Yuting, and the head of the four great talents of Jinling.

Influenced by his father, Chen Zhenhui has a hostility to Wang Qi's politics from the bottom of her bones.

"Early tomorrow morning, first send people to Nanjing Drum Tower to gather, and then everyone will go around Donghua Gate, and finally go to Futai Yamen, let that Wang Qi have a good look, what is what the people want!" As the most senior person among the people, Wang Chao hired a closed door today, which made him feel resentful - a martial artist, with his military merits in his hands, dared to coerce the general trend of the world, shouting that there is no emperor in the world! It's laughing out of your big teeth!

"Students and others understand"

At the same time, beside Wang Qi's frame, Wang Shouxin stepped forward and said in a low voice: "My lord, just outside the Donghua Gate, I see that those scholars and students are quite prepared, what they did today, will it damage the reputation of adults?" ”

Half an hour later, inside the frame, Wang Qi's voice came.

"It doesn't matter, the emperor is dead, next, the gentry, the nobles, and those students who don't know what to do, I will have a good chat with them one by one."

"The subordinates are too worried" (end of chapter)