In October, Luoyang has faded from the scorching heat, and the ancient city stands under the morning sun, with a heavy historical atmosphere, but without losing that vigorous vitality.

The morning coolness has not yet dissipated, and the people of Luoyang have just opened their hazy sleepy eyes, and a noisy sound has already sounded on the outskirts of the city.

Luoyang, like Xi'an, has an extraordinary significance in China's history, and today, it will once again witness a major event.

Near the towering city wall, on the bank of Luoshui, a tall altar towers, it is divided into several layers, cast with wood and stone, although it is built in a bit hastily but does not lose the atmosphere, the steps are regular, as if straight to the clouds, there is a portrait hanging on the top, and a majestic middle-aged man sits upright, it is Zhu Yuanzhang.

The loess beneath the altar was covered by a wide red carpet that stretched all the way to the city gates, flanked by countless well-armoured soldiers, showing the extraordinary nature of what was to come. With the sound of ritual music, eight people walked out side by side.

There are some similarities between their eyebrows, but there are also many differences, in the center is a burly middle-aged man with some dark skin and a long beard.

As a few people stepped up the steps, the military generals who were standing next to them followed, followed by the soldiers. They were dressed in formal clothes and stood on different levels of the altar, while an old man followed the eight people to the top altar.

Zhu Wenzheng is not only an important general in the Northern Army, but also an elder in the clan. Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not give him a knighthood, this cannot change the fact that Zhu Wenzheng is Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew and the oldest among all the clans in the world.

This meeting will naturally be presided over by him.

With a burst of gongs and drums to proclaim the sky, the kings worshiped Taizu with livestock, and then sat down in the first place, and King Yan sat on the main seat without concession.

Zhu Wenzheng walked to the center, and first recounted and remembered the exploits of Emperor Taizu, waiting for enough foreshadowing before entering the topic.

"In today's court, such as Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng, they have deceived the heavens, created a false edict, and made the position of the Son of Heaven fall aside, the foundation of Taizu is declining, Kyushu is in turmoil, and the sky is also crying!"

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"In the past, Taizu divided the feudal domains, thinking that he would protect the society and stabilize the world. Now the court has no way, and the vassals can't bear it, so they raise troops to fight the country! ”

"I'm waiting for this move, in order to seek revenge on the ministers, to restore the emperor's throne, and restore peace!"

Yes, from this moment on, the cause of the kings will no longer be difficult. They denied the legitimacy of Zhu Yunwen, openly declared that the edict was forged, and ripped off the last fig leaf of the ministers, and they officially announced that this war was no longer "on the side of the Qing monarch", but on the "throne of the emperor"!

After the high-sounding words are finished, the next thing is what the kings really care about: "The eight kings jointly raise righteous deeds, and they still need an alliance lord to coordinate and dispatch, please speak freely and choose a sage to stand." ”

After speaking, Zhu Wenzheng silently stepped aside, and the next thing had nothing to do with him.

King Lu was the first to speak, he opened the city and surrendered when the northern army entered Yanzhou, it can be seen that he is also a person who understands the times, and then he has been hugging the thigh of King Yan, and at this time he is the pioneer of the king: "I recommend King Yan as the leader of the alliance." King Yan is a good candidate because of his strong soldiers and strong horses, and his meritorious achievements are impressive. ”

The King of Liao also bowed slightly, expressing his agreement, although he also has a lot of subordinates, but he is not interested in the position of the leader of the alliance, and he is not an ambitious one.

King Ning sneered, he didn't have a good impression of Zhu Di who pulled him onto the chariot of Jingnan. At this time, he hugged his arms, and there was a bit of schadenfreude in his tone:

"I don't have any opinions, just let everyone nominate at will. However, in my opinion, the leader of this alliance should be a man of high virtue and respect, so that he can lead the kings and plan for great things. I am afraid that only the elder brother meets this condition here. It's better for the elder brother to take the role. ”

He looked at Zhu Wenzheng when he spoke, obviously this "brother" was talking about him.

Zhu Wenzheng smiled bitterly and waved his hand again and again, the kings also heard the mockery in King Ning's words, Zhu Di's face turned slightly blue, and the other party's words seemed to imply that he was not virtuous enough, so he was naturally a little angry.

But for King Ning, bribing his subordinates and coercing him into rebellion is indeed not a noble act.

King Qing squinted his eyes and said:

"My brother is old, and he is in charge of the war, so there is no need to trouble him. I think it's more appropriate to act as king. On behalf of the king's first righteousness, swinging to the south, this is the first merit of opening the world! ”

When King Su heard this, he also agreed: "I will also be the king." The selection of the leader of the alliance should be based on merit, not the number of soldiers and horses. Otherwise, why is this an alliance? And those who are the leaders of the alliance need to be virtuous. The king stands up for your brothers, and he is a virtuous man. ”

Hearing the words of the two, the expression on the face of the acting king on the side gradually changed from shock to joy. He has a short temper and is irritable, and the city is not deep, so he originally felt that he had no hope, but he didn't expect the two kings to promote him, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

King Qing and King Yu Su had a fief to the west, separated from the rest of the kings by a long way, but the two were relatively close, so the relationship was very good.

They have no contradiction with King Yan, but they know the purpose of this alliance, and the leader of this alliance will be the emperor in the future.

The two of them also have some ideas about the big position, but if a strong person like Zhu Di serves as the leader of the alliance, the emperor's big position is not to think about it.

Since this is the case, it is better to push the weakest acting king at this time to the throne, and when the time comes, each with his own ability, the two of them can also overpower Zhu Di, it is better than letting the other party serve as the leader of the alliance, and there will be no hope at all.

When Zhu Di heard this, he was angry, he couldn't use many soldiers and horses, but he was just talking about him! And you compare who is not good, compare it with the king, this person's "virtue" is famous.

In the original time and space, the acting king even took his two sons to the street in his later years, hiding an axe and hammer in his sleeve to kill random people for fun, although he is still young, but his reputation is also rotten, so he didn't even have much hope for himself before. And he just kidnapped King Ning, which was far worse than this, but he was caught alive and dead.

How can Zhu Di not be angry?

But he couldn't speak, because if he spoke, it would be tantamount to admitting that he was the "strong man but without virtue", and since ancient times, how could he recommend himself, his eyes flashed with cold light, but his lips were closed.

"Acting king......" King Gu said in a deep voice: "Although the acting king is virtuous, the position of the leader of this alliance is very important...... It's prudent to be cautious, and I'll discuss it later. ”

didn't directly say that you can't do it, but it also made a stand: the acting king is really not suitable to be the leader of the alliance.

There was some coldness on the altar, and the kings had their own ghosts, and no one spoke for a while.

Yan Keng heard it clearly on the second floor of the altar, and he knew that it was time for him to appear.

Thanks to the two friends of "Sakura Sakura Sakura" and the previous "Lei Lei 412" for their tips.

(End of chapter)