Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

It was night, and there was no words in the imperial city.

But many people in the capital have already smelled something unusual.

At the beginning of the night, the faint murderous cry came from Wang Gongchang, which made those who were interested uneasy all night.

At the end of the day, Honglu Temple was surrounded by the Imperial City. Someone saw Wang Qi appearing in person and entering Honglu Temple to meet Shi Kefa for a while.

At the first moment of the ugly moment, near Donghua Gate, someone saw Wang Qi and Shi Kefa entering the palace hand in hand.

At this point, the people in the capital have remained calm. After all, the April 25 coup was a scene they had seen before, but now it is just the chief consul and the head of the Nanjing delegation leaking into the palace. What is there to worry about? The worst thing is that Shi Kefa jumped over the wall and wanted to fight to the death. But now it seems that it has been suppressed by Wang Qi. And, the kind that takes no effort.

But

At the end of the ugly moment, when all the five major congressmen in Beijing were summoned to the palace, the whole city was under martial law, and the Imperial City Secretary took to the streets, everyone knew it.

Something big happened in the palace!

"Could it be that the emperor used thunderous means to capture and kill all the seven members of the parliament in one fell swoop?" Throughout the capital, early in the morning, people and scholars began to talk about the unexpected events last night.

"Do you think that with the means and power of the Duke of Qi, you will allow the emperor to make such a comeback?" Nowadays, there are many supporters of Wang Qi in the capital. In their eyes, the Duke of Qi is the reincarnation of a heavenly man, and he is as wise as a demon. , and he is decisive in killing and will definitely not let himself fall into such a dangerous situation. What's more, what back-up and confidence does the current emperor have to support his desperate comeback?

"Except for Lu Yu, all the seven congressmen entered the palace. Except for the emperor's trouble, I can't imagine what the reason would be." People everywhere in the capital were talking about last night's incident.

Moreover, thoughtful people also noticed another thing.

Where is Mr. Shi from Nanjing?

This husband also entered the palace last night, but after several senior members entered the palace, he was quickly escorted back to Honglu Temple by the Imperial City Secretary and did not show up again.

"I heard that Shi Kefa was planning to detonate the gunpowder depot at Wang Gong Factory to create chaos and rescue the emperor." Naturally, there were well-informed people who could clear up everyone's doubts.

"Detonate the Wang Gong Factory? There are hundreds of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder stored there. If it explodes, the ground in the entire city of Beijing will be turned over, right?"

"Oh, in this case, it is normal for him to hide in Honglu Temple and not go out to see people. Otherwise, he might be beaten to death by the people with eggs and vegetable leaves!"

"I don't know, how will Nanjing City react when they know this news?"

"Reaction? It's nothing more than scolding Duke Qi as a thief of the country. Have those bitter scholars in Nanjing ever done anything except jumping around?"

"Hahaha, drink and drink!!! Let's wait for the little guys and watch how Qi Guogong changes the clouds and stirs up the storm."

Everyone has their own opinions and guesses, but no one is close to the truth.

And just when everyone was talking and talking fiercely.

In the Imperial City, the Meridian Gate is open.

Several horses galloped out and headed in different directions.

Then, the parliamentary order signed by Wang Qi himself, along with the emperor's edict, was displayed in front of the people of Beijing.

Like scalding boiling water being poured with ice water, the entire capital immediately fell into deathly silence.

The emperor is dead?

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty passed away?

So the so-called sky fell in the Ming Dynasty?

Although countless people thought that such a day would come, it was not until it happened in front of their eyes that everyone understood that the emperor would really die? The emperor is not a god?

As time passed, the details of the emperor's death were quickly revealed.

Whether it's newspapers, scientific societies, or gossip that comes out from everywhere.

Generally speaking, the people in the capital can piece together a complete picture.

Shi Kefa wanted to rescue the emperor by detonating Wang Gong's factory. Unexpectedly, the plan was shattered by the secret guards on the night of the operation.

Wang Qi went to Honglu Temple in person and invited him to the palace to meet the saint.

Both sides discovered that the emperor had died.

Then the congressman in Beijing entered the palace.

In the end, Wang Qi used this to directly declare the abolition of the monarchy. From then on, the royal family was kept in captivity and prohibited from interfering in politics.

Overnight, the situation changed again.

The emperor has really become a thing of the past.

Nowadays, many people feel that Wang Qi has truly taught everyone in the Ming Dynasty a lesson.

Since its rise in Guangning City, Liaodong, it has begun to teach the people of the Ming Dynasty what the Ming Dynasty warriors are? What does it mean to put people to death and live again, what does it mean to kill slaves like slaughtering dogs, what does it mean to destroy a country of ten thousand chariots!

Now, last night's lesson should probably be called "Yi Yin and Huo Guang are difficult to carry, deposing the emperor and talking about it".

In the 255th year of the Ming Dynasty, there were fifteen emperors. When it came to Zhu Youxiao's generation, was he deposed by Wang Qi in the blink of an eye?

Emperor Tianqi did not want to be Wang Qi's puppet.

So he threw himself into the lake and the dragon controlled Bintian.

And Wang Qi wants to realize his lifelong ideals and ambitions and realize the true rule of the world by everyone.

So he abolished the imperial system, disappointing many people and giving hope to even more people.

Early this morning, as soon as the news came out that Wang Qi had joined forces with the parliament to abolish the imperial system, the Beijing Dibao published a political commentary on the front page as soon as possible. The title was as eye-catching as usual: "If the imperial system is abolished, what will happen if the imperial system is abolished?" Where can I find the Lord of Kyushu? 》

The eloquent prose of Wanzi, quoting scriptures and combining parallel prose and prose, made the scholars in the capital clap their hands and cheer for enjoyment.

At the same time, the Science Society also published its first scientific journal since its establishment on the same day. The first article was a striking and critical statement: "There is no need for an emperor, everything in the world can be decided by the people!" 》

The same Wang Yang Xuan Wan Ziwen, but the vernacular language occupies a huge space, is easy to understand, and ordinary people can also understand its meaning.

The articles in the Dibao and the Science Society are of different types and have different audiences, but it is obvious that the article came from the instruction of the Council of Seven. It is a long article of 10,000 words. In the final analysis, its core is one sentence:

Jiuzhou has no master, the world belongs to the people of the world!

Once the two articles were published, they caused huge shock in the entire Gyeonggi region.

Everyone knows that Wang Qi wants the parliament to rule the world, but now that the facts have come out, the world is confused.

Whether it is a great Confucian who has won the Jinshi in high school, a talented person from the Imperial College, or a scholar who is still looking for talents to be promoted, or a poor farmer, after seeing or hearing these two articles, they all can't help but feel excited. I want to ask:

There is no emperor anymore, so where will the Ming Dynasty go next?

Some officials even began to secretly report to the parliament to expose the illegal activities of the princes and nobles in Beijing, so as to quickly fall in line and clear themselves of suspicion.

What's more, he tried to figure out the intentions of his superiors and began to prepare a memorial to invite Wang Qi to the throne.

And most people, whether they are high-ranking officials or scholars, all have their eyes on Wang Qi. They want to know what the next step will be for this chief minister who has reached the commanding heights of the world's ministers and is one step away from becoming the ninth-five-year-old man. do what?

Will he become emperor?

If he wants to, no one can stop him now.    If you don’t want to,

Is there really such a great sage and righteous person in the world?

Unlike the big earthquake in Beijing, the entire imperial city has become a little too quiet after what happened last night.

Except for Wang Qi, the other congressmen have already left the palace.

Emperor Daxing's funeral will be held in three days. There will be a lot of things to do then, and many people will be very busy.

Of course, Wang Qi is also very busy.

Crown Prince Zhu Cian is one year old and can bab to himself and move slowly under the care of the palace maid.

Wang Qi looked at Zhu Cian moving along the door, with a smile on his face, and looked at the Empress Dowager Zhang Yan: "Empress Dowager, you can understand the general situation of what happened last night and take the overall situation into consideration. On behalf of the parliament, thank you very much."

She was the Queen last night, and now she is the Queen Mother when she opens her mouth.

Wang Qi's smile reflected in her beautiful eyes, but Zhang Yan didn't feel the slightest warmth.

Zhang Yan knew that if she dared to say a word "no" last night, the emperor and the empress would have died together in the edict issued today.

Zhang Yan would not place her and the crown prince's lives on Wang Qi's compassion.

"From now on, I and the Crown Prince will all depend on you for your protection," Zhang Yan lowered her eyes, not looking at Wang Qi, and her tone was as gentle and pleasant as ever.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother." Wang Qi didn't make any promises. He never liked making promises and only liked to do things directly: "From now on, the Queen Mother will be the master of this place. She will have normal food, clothing and ceremonial guards. No one will interfere. Funded by Parliament, this is what you deserve for your contribution to Parliament."

Before Zhang Yan could react, Wang Qi called out the door: "Xiao Guizi."

"Sir!" Xiao Guizi bowed and appeared at the door.

"You will work with Wang Tiqian from now on. If there is no big deal with the Queen Mother, there is no need to interfere. Everything will be based on the Queen Mother's instructions." In front of everyone in the inner palace, Wang Qi's words gave the Queen Mother great dignity.

"I obey, little one!"

Looking back, Wang Qi looked at the Queen Mother: "In the future, I will help you with the affairs of the inner palace."

After standing up and bowing deeply to Wang Qi, the Queen Mother said respectfully: "It all depends on your protection."

"In a few days, when the late emperor's body is properly placed, we will choose a good day to hold the crown prince's enthronement ceremony." Faced with the Queen Mother's gift, Wang Qi naturally accepted it without any evasion, and continued: "In any case, it is also the Ming Dynasty. The Sixteenth Emperor, things should be done more appropriately, and if you have any requests, you can make them to the council."

"Well, just now, the prince has sent people to measure the prince's clothes, and Mr. Sun Chengzong has also sent people to start counting the expenses of the inner palace in preparation for the prince's enthronement in a few days." Zhang Yan pursed her lips tightly, thinking about her own flesh and blood enthroning. As the emperor, I was naturally very happy, but there was one thing. As the Queen Mother, I still had some doubts in my heart: "My lord, over there in Nanjing City."

"It doesn't matter." Wang Qi put down the tea cup, as if he was always so calculating and calm: "Everything has a parliament."

"Well, something happened unexpectedly last night. Please take care of your health and have a good rest. I won't disturb you anymore," Wang Qi said and stood up to leave.

"Congratulations, sir!"

Looking at Wang Qi's walking back, the Queen Mother suddenly felt that even if the sky collapsed and the earth collapsed at the next moment, Wang Qi would probably not show the slightest bit of surprise or bewilderment.

Her hands were gently twisted on the silk handkerchief, and the Queen Mother's thoughts were a little misty.

No matter when Wang Qi stands there, he is so convincing and makes people feel at ease forever.

From the first time I heard the name Wang Qi, more than a hundred cavalrymen defeated thousands of slaves in Guangning City. That was when Wang Qi first appeared on the scene.

The second time was in the Horqin Grassland. Just like that group of super-class Dingyuan, they went to other countries as envoys, in foreign lands, and killed the enemy's princes at night, which made them famous.

Then there were countless glorious achievements, Ningyuan City resisted the enemy, Shenyang City killed thieves, Liaoyang City beheaded slaves, and finally, they accomplished all their achievements in one battle and wiped out their race, making the northern territory of the Ming Dynasty without war for a hundred years.

Gradually, Wang Qi's name became like a myth among the people. Even the inner palace often heard folk songs about Duke Qi's killing of Emperor Taiji, a slave, and the battle with the old slave at Ningyuan City. Every performance is packed with seats.

It was at that time that Zhang Yan began to notice this young and excessive prince of the dynasty.

It was also from this time that the emperor's mind became uncertain. Sometimes when Wang Qi was mentioned, he would be so excited, and sometimes, he would show deep fear and panic.

Even when Wang Qi came to Beijing, who he dealt with along the way, how the state officials entertained him, and what he said during the banquet would all appear on the emperor's jade case.

From this moment on, Zhang Yan also began to understand what it means to be a master with great power.

Yeah yeah yeah

The Crown Prince Zhu Ci'an, who had just learned to walk, staggered towards Zhang Yan.

The queen mother, who was deep in thought, was brought back to reality.

"His Royal Highness has just learned to walk, and as soon as he lands on the ground, he cannot stop for a moment." The nanny who was waiting for the prince looked after the prince and said to the queen mother: "In the future, he will definitely grow into an emperor like Emperor Qin and Han Wu!"

Hearing what Mammy said, Zhang Yan just smiled lightly and had no other expression.

If there had been no coup, there would have been no problem with what Mammy said, but now that she said it, it did not make any waves in Zhang Yan's heart.

Everything is a thing of the past.

In an era when imperial power was declining, Zhang Yan only wanted her children to grow up healthily.

As for other things.

Don't dare to ask for too much.

Outside Donghua Gate, as soon as Wang Qi got on the sedan, a guard came forward: "Sir, the secret guard reported that Sun Kewang left the capital two hours ago and went all the way south."

"Two hours?" Wang Qi sat on the soft couch of the sedan, closed his eyes, and looked quite tired: "I don't know what Sun Kewang is hesitating about? But don't worry about it, as long as he spreads the news to Nanjing City. .”

"clear."

"My lord, there is one more thing," the guard hesitated before continuing.

"Huh?" Wang Qi frowned after not sleeping all night.

"Princess Ningde, I went to visit you at your residence last night and have been waiting until now."

Slowly opening his eyes, Wang Qi clearly showed a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

After all, when he left Beijing, Ningde came to see him off regardless of his own reputation, which made him still have some affection for Ningde.

"Go back home."

It is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs, and the same is true for the officials of the dynasty. (End of chapter)