354. The emperor was in trouble
A few days later, Du Buyi secretly returned to the Ryukyu Kingdom with White Lotus, Chi Feng, and Chi Yi in a small boat with Zhao Qi.
At this time, several people found that the people in the Ryukyu Kingdom on this day were mixed, including natives, Fuso people, and some Central Plains people.
Du did not forget to quietly ask the people all the way, only to know that today the king of Shanghe of the Ryukyu Kingdom will hold an enthronement ceremony tomorrow, and officially get rid of the relationship with the Central Plains Ming vassal state and change his name to the emperor, so he invited many envoys of Fuso and the families of the coastal pirates of the Ming Dynasty to participate.
When Chi Yi heard the news, he said angrily:
"It seems that our Ryukyu Kingdom is really going to be destroyed at the hands of this thief. ”
Du did not forget to comfort Chi Yi:
"Third Highness, please be calm for a while, we are coming back this time to get rid of Shang He, don't worry. ”
So a few people first disguised themselves outside the Chiyi Mansion and inquired, only to learn that except for Lu Dayu, who was imprisoned in the city prison, the rest of the people in the mansion were besieged by officers and soldiers in the palace, and they were safe for the time being.
At this time, Chi Feng said:
"My second brother has a lot of good players in Chixi Mansion, I think he should be able to help us!"
So, a few people went to the outside of Chixi Mansion to take a look, and the mansion was almost surrounded by heavy soldiers.
When they were helpless, they suddenly heard the sound of drums in the city, and many of the people gathered towards the place where the palace was, and several people followed with them.
On a high platform erected outside the palace tower, in addition to many officers and soldiers around, there were also many black-clothed ronins lurking, and the people of the whole city, together with the people of the surrounding two states who were invited to participate in the enthronement ceremony of Shanghe, gathered here at this time.
At this time, I only heard an official on the stage read:
"I heard that in the Central Plains, Yao Chuan is located in an instant, and Instant Transmission is located in Yu, all of which are great virtues, so today's Shangqing King is located in the more virtuous and his younger brother Shanghe Wang, and it is a good story that our Ryukyu Kingdom will leave a name for the ages!"
Then he paused, and then said:
"King Shangqing and King Shanghe are invited to the stage!"
At this time, two people came up from behind the stage, Shang Qing wore a crown and a four-clawed dragon robe in front, and Shang He wore a general dress and a cicada wing hat on the back.
After the two of them walked to the stage, the official who had just spoken read again:
"Please ask King Shanghe to take off his crown robe first!"
So Shang Qing immediately took off his cicada wing crown and gown, and threw it directly to the audience.
The officer then reads:
"Now I ask King Shangqing to take off his crown and put it on for King Shanghe in person!"
Although Shang Qing's expression was calm, it could be seen that he was very timid, and even trembled a little, and even gave his brother Shang He a golden crown.
At this time, Chi Feng, who was hiding in the crowd, said to the side:
"Du Gongzi, this Shanghe is so shameless, I can't stand it!"
Du Bu didn't forget to hurriedly pull Chi Feng to comfort him:
"Let's take a look at the situation first, don't worry!"
After a while, Shang Qing gave Shang He a crown suit, Shang He stepped forward and patted Shang Qing on the shoulder, and said:
"You will move to your son's palace in the future, the queen can follow you, and the other concubines will take good care of you in the future!"
Then he motioned to the guards to take Shang Qing down.
At this time, the official on the side said again:
"Now that the Zen throne ceremony has ended, it's time to call the emperor ceremony. ”
After a pause, the official said:
"I have asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites to present the crown dragon robe and jade belt to the emperor!"
After a while, several officials knelt in front of King Shanghe with twelve crowns made of gold and jade, five-clawed gold silk dragon robes, and dragon jade belts.
At this time, several officials suddenly jumped out of nowhere, knelt in front of King Shanghe, and shouted loudly together:
"King Shanghe, don't be like this, our Ryukyu Kingdom has been loyal to the Ming Dynasty in the Central Plains for generations, how can there be a gift of deviating from the Ming Dynasty to be the emperor, please think twice King Shanghe!"
When Shang He heard this, he was furious and said:
"Are you going to be the lackeys of the Ming Dynasty and betray our Ryukyu Kingdom?"
The officials immediately said:
"The Chinese Ming Dynasty and our Ryukyu Kingdom have been a family for hundreds of years, and our Ryukyu Kingdom has always been a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, how can we say that we are lackeys?"
Shang He immediately motioned to the guards on the side to drive a few people down, and at this time, the people in the audience seemed to have some discussions.
I only heard the official on the stage read again:
"Please ask the secretary of the Ministry of Rites to personally put on the crown dragon robe and jade belt for the emperor!"
At this time, an official who was over sixty years old stepped forward, and after inspecting the crown, dragon robe, and jade belt one by one, he first took the twelve crowns and walked to Shang He to change the crown for Shang He.
After changing into a crown, Shang He was happily waiting for the Ministry of Rites to change into a dragon robe, when suddenly there was a burst of laughter from the people in the audience.
Shang He immediately shouted at the people in the audience:
"As my people, why do you make such fun of me?"
Only then did the laughter of the people stop, and they all turned into whispers.
Shang He immediately asked the official who presided over the ceremony:
"What's going on?"
The abbot immediately walked up to Shang He's side and whispered:
"Your Majesty, this damn Ministry of Rites Shangshu deliberately put on your previous cicada wing crown for you, and didn't give you the emperor's crown!"
When Shang He heard this, he was furious, walked directly to the Ministry of Rites, kicked him offstage, and said loudly:
"You damn rebel, you dare to be so rude to me, I must treat you well!"
Then he said to the guards on the side:
"Pull this rebel out and divide the corpse of five horses!"
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu took the opportunity to point to Shanghe and said to the people:
"Such an unpopular person who has lost his conscience, how can he be the emperor, everyone must see the true face of this person. ”
Just as the guards were about to pull the Ministry of Rites Shangshu out, Chi Feng and Chi Yi stood up, stopped these guards, and then said to the people and officers and soldiers together:
"This Shanghe bullied his brother and slaughtered the people, usurped the throne and became the emperor, picked flowers and remnants, and deceived his family members with profit, which is really a great shame for our Penglai country, and we are here today at the cost of our lives to let everyone see the true face of Shanghe!"
At this time, all the people showed incredible expressions.
Shang He was stunned for a moment when he saw the two of them coming out, and then shouted at the two of them:
"You two rebels in a chaotic country, and you still have the face to come back?"
Chi Feng immediately replied loudly:
"Uncle Wang, don't deceive yourself anymore, as long as you admit your mistakes to my father and the people now, my father will definitely be magnanimous and give you a chance!"
Shang He smiled and said:
"Chi Feng, what you said is so ridiculous, you must know that the entire Ryukyu Kingdom is now mine!"
Du Buyi pulled Zhao Qi to the stage with the White Lotus at this time, and then pointed at Zhao Qi and asked Shang He:
"Do you know this person?"
Shang He glanced at Zhao Qi, his face suddenly changed, and he turned around and said:
"I don't know this person!"
Du Buyi then said to some officers and soldiers around Shanghe:
"Do you know Zhao Qi?"
Naturally, many of these officers and soldiers knew Zhao Qi, but they didn't dare to say a word.
After observing the expressions of these officers and soldiers, Du Yi said:
"Okay, Zhao Qi, you can tell everyone what you know about the deeds of Shanghe!"
At this time, Zhao Qi was suddenly so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, and his body trembled.
Du did not forget to whisper to Zhao Qi:
"If you don't say it now, even if I let you go, Shang He won't be able to let you go, you can figure it out for yourself!"
After Zhao Qi hesitated, he looked at Du Buyi and Shang He's faces again, and said:
"This Shang He is really a big liar who does all kinds of evil and treachery......!"
Then he told all about Shang He's deception of himself and how he brutally killed the boatman and his wife.
Even many officers and soldiers loyal to Shanghe heard that Shanghe had treacherously killed Zhao Qi, so they also defected and followed Du Zhixin, Chifeng, Chiyi and others to denounce Shanghe.
Shang He noticed that the situation was not good, and quickly fled in the direction of the beach outside the city with a group of cronies.
Chi Feng and Chi Yi chased after the angry people.
At this time, the White Lotus was also going to chase after her, but she was stopped by Du Buxing, and Du Bu Bu said:
"Don't chase it, let's go save people first!"
So the two of them took some people into the palace and rescued King Shangqing and all the concubines in the palace, and then went to save the people in the Chiyi Mansion and the Chixi Palace.
It didn't take long for Chi Feng and Chi Yi to come back with people and capture Shang He and a group of black-clothed ronins.
So King Shangqing personally rewarded Du Forget, White Lotus, Red Maple and Red Interpretation in the palace hall.
Du Buyi and White Lotus were naturally unwilling to accept the reward, and in the end, King Shangqing had to send two people a big ship and dozens of sailors, and personally sent a letter of worship to Du Buyi and White Lotus from various states in Nanyang, so that the two of them could pass unhindered in the states of Nanyang.
After eating the celebration banquet prepared by King Shangqing for several people with the White Lotus, Du did not forget to go to the ferry.
This is Chi Feng and the three young ladies of the Lu family came to the ferry to see off the two of them, but Chi Yi did not see him.
Just when Du was curious, a big ship suddenly came from the sea, and at this time, Chi Yi and Min'er were waving to the two of them at the bow of the boat.
After the bed docked, the two walked down together, and Chi Yi smiled at Du and asked:
"Du Gongzi, Bai Girl, you must be curious why I came by boat, right?"
Du did not forget and said:
"Could it be that Your Royal Highness also wants to accompany us to Nanyang?"
Chi Yi walked up to Du Buyi and whispered to Du Buyi:
"Yes, so I'm going to go with you, after all, Min'er can only accompany me for three months, and I have to cherish it, so I want to take him back to his mother's hometown Luzon, isn't it just right to stop by with you?"
Du did not forget to say immediately:
"yes, but we're also planning to go to Dongfan first, and then to Luzon!"
Chi Yi smiled and said:
"That's just right, Min'er and I haven't been to Dongfan yet, and we just happened to go to Dongfan to play!"
So several people got on the big ship together, and the two big ships began to sail in the direction of Dongfan at this time, one after the other.
Under a gazebo at the bow of the boat, Chi Yi and Min'er invited Du Yi and the White Lotus to drink while the sea breeze blew.
I only heard Chi Yi say:
"I was a little suspicious at first that the thief was my second brother, but I didn't expect him to be my long-dead Uncle Wang!"
Du did not forget to smile and said:
"Yes, it's unpredictable, anything can happen!"
Chi Yi looked at Min'er and said:
"You see, I never believed that Min'er could still sit with me blowing the sea breeze and drinking wine, but I didn't expect it to come true today!"
Min'er lowered her head at this time and said shyly:
"This is not your credit, if it weren't for your care and digging your uncle's tomb at all costs, where would I still be sitting here!"
Du did not forget to say to the two of them:
"This is the power of love, and I believe that people who love each other in the world must be as beautiful as you!"
Min'er raised her head at this time, looked at Du Buyi and White Lotus, and asked:
"That Du Gongzi and Bai Maiden should also be a match made in heaven!"
White Lotus immediately replied:
"It's not...... No, Brother Du and I are just good brothers made in heaven!"