The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 724 The Desperate Emperor

After the persuasion forms of more than a dozen officials were published in the Mansion Newspaper and the Daming Newspaper, they really spread among the government and the public, and aroused strong repercussions and heated discussions inside and outside the capital. stand up.

People of different classes and purposes can see different information from it, which naturally leads to different actions.

Naturally, the people in the market were full of support, and some even shouted that His Royal Highness the Regent should have been emperor a long time ago.

After all, for the common people, Jiang Chuan contributed the most to the stable life they have today.

If it weren't for Jiang Chuan, many of them would have already become a pile of bones.

But for the officials of the imperial court and those ministers, they saw the signal from the imperial court and even the regent Jiang Chuan.

According to the historical practice, if a courtier wrote a letter to persuade him to advance, the superiors would issue an order to oppose it and show their hearts.It will be difficult after repeated attempts.

But this time, His Royal Highness the Regent did not issue an objection, but chose to publish it in the Mansion Newspaper and the Da Ming Daily, which is widely distributed throughout the world, so the meaning of this is obvious.

And the officials who wrote the letter have not been punished in any way.

The old fritters in the officialdom have sniffed out a lot of things, the most obvious one is that His Royal Highness the Regent is obviously happy to see the success of this matter, but the movement is not big enough.

Officials who thought they had figured out what Jiang Chuan meant started to stay up all night writing the memorandum. As a result, three days after it was published in the newspaper, the office of the General Secretary received hundreds of letters of advice.

Jiang Chuan was still noncommittal, and still ordered the matter to be published in newspapers.

The public opinion is getting hotter and hotter, the ruling and opposition parties, and the common people in the market are discussing this matter more enthusiastically.In some places, scholars even gave speeches on the spot, appealing to the common people to make a collective wish, write a book of ten thousand people and so on to invite His Highness to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

This belongs to the more radical ones, and those who are more peaceful also talk about it on various occasions, analyzing how it is God's will and the people's heart that His Royal Highness the Regent succeeds the Ji family as emperor.

Officials are all secretly discussing how to shine in this wave of persuasion, and speculate, so as to get a little bit of glory from the dragon.

Those ministers who received titles because of their ancestors' contributions to Ming Dynasty are also beginning to think about catching up with this trend.

Of course, the most worried and disturbed people in the powerful class are the Ji clan.As the clan, although they have no real power, they can still enjoy wealth and honor.But once the dynasty changes and Jiang Chuan ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, their wealthy career will certainly not be able to continue.

From this point of view, they should be the part that is most worried and has the most reason to oppose Jiang Chuan's proclaiming emperor.

It's a pity that they have long said that Jin Yiwei is the key surveillance target, not to mention that they want to rebel, but if there is a slight disturbance, Jin Yiwei will know it in minutes.

Now that Jiang Chuan covers the sky with one hand, the government and the people return to their hearts, their prestige is extremely grand, even if they want to rebel, they can't find anyone to follow them, so in the end they hesitated for a long time, and they followed the above table to persuade them to advance, expressing their willingness to be a rising and fighting Xiaomin, with both hands Create a happy life.

In this kind of persuasion craze in full swing, the most depressing, helpless, and painful person is the Ming Emperor Ji Siyuan who was imprisoned in the deep palace.

Although Jiang Chuan restricted his freedom, every time he would have people send the new Mansion Newspaper and Daming Newspaper to the palace, one is not to make His Majesty the emperor suffer, and the other is to let him know the outside world , so that he can weigh himself.

Therefore, Li Zicheng was destroyed, Zheng Zhilong surrendered, Zhang Xianzhong was defeated, and Tokugawa Hidetaka was captured and executed by Ling Chi in the capital. Ji Siyuan knew all these news.

Ever since he was imprisoned by Jiang Chuan, he was full of anger at the beginning, every day he scolded Jiang Chuan as a white-eyed wolf, a rebellious minister and a traitor, and he was leading a wolf into the house and so on.Later, I was tired of scolding, and after gradually calming down, I began to complain about myself, thinking that I was too stupid, what should have been done at the beginning.

Later, he began to wonder if there would be some loyal ministers and righteous soldiers who would fight against the traitor Jiang Chuan.

But as time passed, his hope became more and more remote, and he began to become desperate.The newspapers are full of news about Jiang Chuan's victories. Even if there are one or two who rise up occasionally, they are still descendants of the Ji family who failed in the battle for status. Even if they succeed, they will kill themselves first.

He is getting more and more desperate, and has basically given up hope of regaining power.

Although he lacks political talent, he is also very clear that under such circumstances, no one can stop Jiang Chuan from proclaiming himself emperor.

So after the wave of persuasion started this time, he was not surprised, but just sneered, looking at the familiar names in the newspaper, many people were still his team members who came to win over him when he was the prince, and now they are shameless Sternly praising the traitorous officials and traitors who imprisoned him, it made him feel even more chilling.

Wei Zhongxian, who had been by his side and served him all the time, was always loyal, and from time to time persuaded the emperor to look away.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if I should say something or not."

The autumn wind is blowing, and the capital is already a bit chilly.Wei Zhongxian lightly put on a big cloak for the emperor sitting in a stone pavilion in the imperial garden, and stood beside him with his hands down, saying cautiously.

After more than a year of confinement, the young emperor's temples began to turn gray, and Wei Zhongxian's back also looked more curved.

"Wei Banban, I, the emperor, has become a prisoner. What else do you dare not say. Say it, just say it. Now you are the only one in this world who is loyal to me. No matter what you say, I will not say anything." will blame you."

Emperor Ji Siyuan sighed, looked at the broken lotus leaves in the lake below the pavilion that had begun to wither, and said in a waned mood.

"Your Majesty, that old slave is bold enough to speak out." Wei Zhongxian bowed and said, "Your Majesty, now that the situation in Jiangchuan has been established, does Your Majesty think there is anyone who can stop him from usurping the throne?"

"Wei Banban, don't play charades with me. If you have something to say, if I don't have the capacity to tolerate people at this time, I will really become a veritable fool." The emperor sighed and turned to look at Wei Zhongxian hunched over.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being so useless. Since no one can stop Jiang Chuan from usurping the throne, I ask Your Majesty to think about his own wealth and life."

Emperor Ji Siyuan was taken aback by Wei Zhongxian's words, and his expression froze.

He was just thinking that Jiang Chuan's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor was almost a foregone conclusion, and no one could stop him.

But he didn't think about it, once Jiang Chuan proclaimed himself emperor, what would happen to him, the former emperor?

If it was him himself, I am afraid that there is only one way to go.

Therefore, Wei Zhongxian's words suddenly lifted his heart.

(End of this chapter)