Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 296 Five Great Kings?Five elders? (Seeking a monthly pass, asking for a subscription)

"What? He really became the emperor?" Liu Jinzhong couldn't help but smile bitterly, "He really has to get through this addiction! Now that's all right, if he becomes the emperor, then I have to send troops. By the way, Mr. Shunshui, if I kill Geng Jingzhong, will it count as an achievement of destroying the country?"

When Zhu Shunshui heard this, he also nodded and said, "That's right! Geng Jingzhong became the emperor and established the Dajing Kingdom, so if you destroy him, it is indeed an achievement of destroying the country. Northern King, don't you think this is a bit of a meritorious service. Li?"

Geng Jingzhong's act of becoming the emperor is definitely to enhance his own value!

Originally, he was an anti-king, and his head was on the same level as Jiangxi's Prince Kang Jieshu.So Li Zhongshan marched west to kill Jieshu, and Liu Jinzhong marched south to kill Geng Jingzhong.The "meritorious merit" of the two sides is about the same, and Li Zhongshan can still stabilize Liu Jinzhong by virtue of his credit for pulling up the third prince Zhu and his pacification of Huaixi.

But this Geng Jingzhong, through his own efforts, abruptly changed from an anti-king to one of the four emperors in the "Four Kingdoms War Era".

Then he would be the one to meet Wu Sangui, Kang Mazi, and the third prince Zhu shoulder to shoulder.If Liu Jinzhong kills Geng Jingzhong, and then destroys Jingguo, it will be an achievement of destroying the country!

Li Zhongshan was suppressed by him at once!
With this merit of destroying the country, can he also be a great general and record his affairs?

And will Li Zhongshan let Liu Jinzhong fulfill his wish?

Will he stab the knife in the back again?
Liu Jinzhong suddenly lost his mind. He is good at fighting, but he is really not very good at playing politics and maneuvering?In the past, he mainly relied on Shang Shuying and Zha Zuoyin to engage in politics and play tricks.

Now his wife was driven away by himself, and Zha Zuoyin only came back partly, what should I do?Who should I ask for advice?

"My lord, this has done a great job of destroying the country, you can't eat alone!"

While Liu Jinzhong was thinking about where to find another military adviser, Zhu Shunshui was already making up his mind for Liu Jinzhong.

Zhu Shunshui didn't know much about power and strategy at first, but during his years in exile in Japan, through Mito Mitsukuni and some other Japanese Confucians, he learned a lot about Ieyasu's strategy, especially the part where Ieyasu usurped Toyotomi's world—he knew many of the parties involved!I often listen to their bragging, and I will naturally understand after listening too much.

So he has a special understanding of this "five old assistants and puppet masters".

Isn't Daming the "five elders" now in power?Originally, when Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong were around, there were seven princes, and there were two more.Now Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong are going to be the emperor themselves, not counting as the Ding Wang who wants to be the emperor, there are still the southern king Li Fuchen, the northern king Liu Jinzhong, the loyal king Li Laishun, the British king Li Zhongshan, and the Yi king Zheng Jing, just five elders!

What will happen next, Zhu Shunshui can calculate with his eyes closed!
To prevent the three elders Li Fuchen, Li Zhongshan, and Li Laishun from usurping the throne, it is necessary to strengthen the strength of Zheng Jing and Liu Jinzhong.

Of course, although this Li Laishun is connected with Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan, but he and Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan are not a family after all, so I wonder if he will become the Ming version of the Maori family?
But this Liu Jinzhong seems quite loyal, and should be able to take on the role of the Uesugi family.
Thinking of this, Zhu Shunshui said to Liu Jinzhong: "If you want to win this battle smoothly, you must recruit Chen Zhongtang, Lu Zhongtang and His Royal Highness King Yi!"

Chen Yonghua and Lu Sanhao are naturally people like Ishida, Xiaoxi, and Otani.It seems that loyalty is a bit low, and the relationship with Li Zhongshan is a bit good. But we should still try to strengthen their strength.

"Chen Fufu, Lu Sanhao, and Zheng Yiwang?" Liu Jinzhong asked thoughtfully, "If they share the credit, I won't be able to make great contributions to Li?"

"Of course," Zhu Shunshui said, "No matter how great the effort to destroy the country is, one point of the four families will be small. Besides, King Li Ying will not attack the four families, right?"

"That's not enough." Liu Jinzhong shook his head.

He knew that Chen Yonghua and Li Zhongshan were in the same group. Although Lu Sanhao was from Xixuan, he had a very good relationship with Li Fuchen, Li Zhongshan and his son.

As for Yiwang Zheng Jing, he is Chen Yonghua's backer. His goal has always been to eat Fujian, and he may also want to get involved in a place called Luzon. There shouldn't be any conflicts with the Li family, right?

"That's all right?" Zhu Shunshui said with a smile, "You can distribute the Anhui Jiangnan land to Lu Zhongtang, Ningbo to Chen Zhongtang, and half of Fujian to Zheng Wang. You can take over the rest of Zhejiang's territory, so that your territory can be integrated with the two Zhongtang and Zheng Wang. If the three Li Wangs have any disobedience, you, Zheng Yiwang, Lu Zhongtang, and Chen Zhongtang can work together to raise righteous divisions and protect Daming!"

"Oh good!" Liu Jinzhong thought for a while, and felt that Li Zhongshan, Lu Sanhao, and Chen Yonghua were already very disobedient in what they did to "discuss politics among the people of the country", and most likely there would be no more disobedience. If there was, then Xingyi Teacher must be called!So he nodded.

Zhu Shunshui then suggested: "Your Majesty, now that Geng Jingzhong is proclaiming the emperor and founding a country, and his momentum is booming, you can't rush into the army. You should go back to Nanjing first, negotiate terms with Chen Zhongtang, Lu Zhongtang, and King Li Ying, and then march together!"

Liu Jinzhong nodded, "What Mr. said is exactly what I want!"

While Geng Jingzhong was busy establishing his Dajing Dynasty and organizing the Ming Dynasty's siege, the people of Nanjing City also accomplished an epoch-making event!
The skilled craftsmen in Nanjing built a beautiful shed in the small square outside the "Fake Wenhua Gate" at the entrance of the original Prince Dingfu's harem, and built a small octagonal pavilion in the small square.

Don't underestimate this circle of sheds and this octagonal pavilion, this is an important facility for the National People's Congress, the highest authority of the new Ming Dynasty in the future!

With this circle of sheds, the national councilors will not be afraid of the wind, rain, and sun. This dignified councilor should have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, right?Otherwise, it’s fine to be exposed to the wind and the sun every day, at most a little tanned.What should I do if it rains or snows?Shouldn't the deliberative officials be allowed to discuss national affairs in the rain and snow?
As for the pavilion, it is even more powerful. The chief secretary and book office of the political conference, as well as the leader who presides over the political conference, will sit in the pavilion when the conference is held.And the political officials who get the opportunity to speak must also enter the octagonal pavilion and stand on the podium to speak-there must be rules in the matter of political discussion, and you can't talk nonsense, and you can't talk in a hurry, making the venue of a political meeting like a duck pond.

But at this moment, it was as if a pot had been boiled in the meeting hall of Prince Ding's Mansion. More than 200 political officials from Jiangsu, Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and other provinces that were all or partly controlled by Ming Dynasty were whispering and even discussing loudly.

And in that octagonal pavilion, the several leaders who were supposed to be in charge of the meeting were all absent today. I don't know if they drank too much at the party last night and haven't woken up yet, so they hid somewhere to hold a small meeting to discuss how to deal with Geng Jingzhong's proclaiming emperor.

Wu Sangui's proclaiming himself emperor has long been expected by the big guys. After all, where is the strength of old Wu, it has already passed the standard of one-third of the world.And what did he work so hard to rebel against?Haven't thought about the addiction of being an emperor?
However, Lao Wu's territory and Daming's core territory do not border each other, and Li Zicheng and Jie Shu's territory is also placed in the middle, so even if they want to fight, they will not be able to reach them, so the big guys don't worry too much.

As for Guangdong, Guangxi, and eastern Hubei ruled by the two kings Li next to the Wu family's territory, there is no major problem.

After all, the relationship between the old Wu family and the two old Li families is not ordinary. One is an in-law family and the other is an enemy family.
But the fact that Geng Jingzhong proclaimed himself emperor was far beyond people's expectations.

Although everyone has heard of the prophecy that "the son of heaven is separated from the ear", it is a bit far-fetched to interpret this prophecy as Geng Jingzhong wants to be the emperor!

The avatar of the Son of Heaven is not the real avatar, but an illusion.For example, in "Journey to the West", the monkey grandson in "Journey to the West" can change into an identical monkey head by pulling out its hair. This is the monkey monkey's clone!
If this avatar is linked to the emperor, it can also be explained that Geng Jingzhong is the agent of the emperor, acting as a herdsman and guarding one side.

Anyway, it can't be explained that Geng Jingzhong wants to be the emperor!

The emperor's avatar is not the emperor's real body.Could it be that Geng Jingzhong hasn't watched "Journey to the West", so he doesn't know what the double is?
And once Geng Jingzhong proclaimed himself emperor, the relationship between him and the Ming Dynasty would never end!

He could be coaxed at first, but now he has to be killed!
And Geng Jingzhong's territory seems to be quite large, and it borders the territory of Prince Kang Jieshu, the remnant of the Qing Dynasty who controlled Jiangxi, and the Jiangxi of Jieshu borders Hunan, which is controlled by Wu Guogui, and the situation does not seem to be very good!
In addition, there are already three emperors in the world. In the Qing Dynasty, there is still an Emperor Kangxi and a Prince Regent Yu who are opposing each other. Maybe the regent Fuquan will also be called emperor. There are more and more emperors, but as the orthodox third prince Zhu in the world, how come he is still the king and supervisor of the country?
The councilors sitting in the shed whispered to each other, talking more and more vigorously, and their voices became louder and louder.

"If Geng Jingzhong, Jie Shu, and Wu Guogui join forces, our Daming land will be divided into two!"

"It's more than that. It's also difficult to communicate with Jiangdong from the territory led by Huguang Zhongwang, unless Jiujiang Mansion can be conquered."

"Where is Jiujiang Mansion so easy to fight? Anqing has been fought for several months, and it was just won these two days. The terrain of Jiujiang is more dangerous than Anqing, and it is the fortress that Jie Shu himself is stationed. I am afraid that there is no one that cannot be taken in a year or two!"

"Where is one or two years enough? We have to deal with the traitor Geng Jingzhong first! This Geng Jingzhong is the emperor in Hangzhou, how close Hangzhou is to Nanjing! And the Taiping Mansion next door to Nanjing is still Geng Jingzhong's territory!"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, don't mention who to beat or not to beat, the most urgent thing is that we have to choose the emperor first! Look at how quickly they can choose an emperor. Wu Sangui will become the emperor after a nap, and Geng Jingzhong will be the emperor after a military parade. We have been dawdling here, and up to now we haven't even discussed the "Original Law of Ming Dynasty."

"What's the rush? The "Original Law of the Ming Dynasty" is the fundamental law of the new Ming Dynasty. It involves the rights and obligations of national scholars and people, and must be discussed carefully! In addition, this "Original Law of the Ming Dynasty" is also related to how the "Law of Equal Land" and "Military Service Law" will be determined in the future."

"Then you have to hurry up! After discussing the "Original Law of the Ming Dynasty", we still need to select the general to record the affairs of the minister, and then select the emperor."

"But why is the general first and then the emperor? Is this order reversed?"

"It didn't fall. How could it fall? This is the order! Huo Guang of the Han Dynasty also became a general first, and then supported Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty!"

"But."

"Don't miss it, this is the order, it must not be reversed!"

First there was the National People's Conference, then there was the "Original Law of Ming Dynasty", then the generals recorded the affairs of the ministers, and then the emperor was supported. This order was negotiated by the "Three Zhongtang" and "Four Gentlemen". Among the five kings, the three kings Li also agreed, and the remaining kings North and King Yi agreed.

Among them, there is no problem with Yi Wang Zheng Jing, Zheng Jing's loyalty to Daming is to the extent of "it is enough to have a Ming".As for King Bei, at the moment "Mr. Four" is persuading him, which is why the meeting was delayed.

"There is a meeting first, then there is the original law, then there is the chief general of the original minister, and finally the third prince of the original king is supported on the throne. That's no problem!"

The one who said no problem was Li Zhongshan and Li Yingwang.

He wants to put the emperor in the vase forever, so that the authority of the emperor comes from the people, the original law, and the original ministers, instead of putting the emperor above him.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Mochou is right! This is the principle of 'the king is the least, the people are the first, and the community is the second'!"

"Three Sovereigns and Five Sovereigns, the ancient wise monarchs are not like this!"

"Northern King, think about it carefully. In ancient times, in China, did the people come first, the ministers first, or the ruler first? What? Northern King, don't you know? Then do you know whether the Mongolian tribes, the leaders of the Mongolian tribes, or Temujin Khan came first in the Great Mongolian Kingdom? The order is similar. The three emperors and five emperors are actually the heads of the tribes. They are equivalent to the original ministers. The original king must be later than the original ministers!"

Mr. Lizhou, Mr. Tinglin, and Mr. Chuanshan helped Mr. Mochou speak, of course. These three gentlemen, together with Mr. Mochou, are collectively called the Fourth Mr., and they are also the four leaders of the Fuming Conference!
Who are Huang Lizhou, Gu Tinglin, and Wang Chuanshan?Great Confucianism!Liu Jinzhong is half illiterate, so why argue with the three of them?Of course I was speechless!
And Zhu Shunshui who came with Liu Jinzhong couldn't refute the views of these three great scholars, because they were right!

There must be tribes first, then tribal alliances, and finally countries.

Therefore, the birth of this "Yuanjun" must be pushed from the bottom up. It cannot be that one day a strong man is descended, such as the descendants of Sister Amaterasu, and then he is so awesome that others will bow to him when they see him. This tribe, alliance, and country have all at once. This is a completely made-up ghost story, which is not credible.

"Yes, yes, they are all right!" Seeing Liu Jinzhong's questioning eyes, Zhu Shunshui nodded again and again, "This is how the ancient monarchs and ministers were produced. It was not the king who pulled out his ministers at the end of the day, but the ministers who elected virtuous men as kings! But in the new Ming Dynasty, ministers support the emperor instead of the emperor's selection of ministers. Therefore, it is correct to have the meeting first, then the original law, then the general, and finally the emperor. But what is the relationship between the shogunate of the general and the court?"

Li Zhongshan quickly explained: "The general is the head of the military officials, and the shogunate is in charge of the soldiers and horses of the world. As for Lu Shangshushi, the general is also the head of the Shangshu Province, which is equivalent to the prime minister.

In addition, the Shangshu Province will also set up the left and right prime ministers as deputy ministers to assist the general in managing the civil servants of the world.Brother Fufu will serve as Minister Zuo Cheng, and Brother Sanhao will serve as Minister Zuo Cheng and Yin Tianfu Yin. "

The central-level administrative system designed by Li Zhongshan is still very reasonable, with one prime minister and two deputy prime ministers.The prime minister served as the general during the war, so it was called the general to record the affairs of the book, and a shogunate was set up to facilitate the command of the national army.And Lu Shangshushi (Prime Minister) leads the Shangshu Province. It is equivalent to a central government!
"How about the local arrangements?" Liu Jinzhong had no interest in getting involved in the imperial court, so he inquired about the local arrangements with Li Zhongshan.

"The local provinces and vassals are tied together. The chief officer of the province is the governor. In a province, as long as it is not under the jurisdiction of the vassals, the civil affairs are all under the governor-general." Li Zhongshan quickly informed Liu Beiwang of the plan discussed at the Fuming National People's Congress, "As for military affairs, it is divided into two systems: the township army and the new army.

Of course, the soldiers of each town are not included in the system of the township army and the new army, and the specific situation is arranged by the towns themselves.King Liu Bei, do you think this arrangement is good?After Geng Jingzhong is eliminated, most of Zhejiang will set up a square town, and you, the Northern King, will leave one or two mansions under the management of the governor and admiral. "

"This arrangement is not bad," Liu Jinzhong nodded. "However, Geng Jingzhong has become the emperor now, and his territory is already in Jingguo. I don't have many troops under my command, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to wipe it out. Unless we can get the assistance of King Yi, Lu Zhongtang, and Chen Zhongtang, and the soldiers of the four families attack together, we can ensure victory!"

What?Did Geng Jingzhong become more powerful when he became emperor?
Li Zhongshan was a little skeptical about this statement, but Liu Jinzhong was right in wanting to mobilize more troops to ensure victory.He thought for a while, then nodded and said, "That's fine too. However, Fufu and Sanhao's troops will be reorganized together with this king's army to form a new army. The Northern King wants to send troops to the General's Mansion. After a few days, after the reorganization is completed, this king will send you [-] to [-] troops, and then send a few generals!
Now that the general's mansion has sent troops, after Zhejiang is pacified, the two mansions of Ningbo and Shaoxing should be set up as the mansions directly under the imperial court! "

(End of this chapter)