Chapter 1023 Prince Mu's Mansion and Huashan Sect

October.

Great court meeting.

Su Mingzhe ordered the Ministry of Rites to lead the Jianzhou Jurchen leader sent back by Yuan Chonghuan to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, also known as the Golden Palace, to meet the emperor.

These Jianzhou Jurchen leaders included Amin, the leader of the Bordered Blue Banner, and various other beile and beizi.

Anyway, anyone who was not taken to the grassland to fight by Daishan was basically either dead or captured.

Then, these people were sent to Nanjing City by Yuan Chonghuan.

A group of bald men with pigtails, led by Amin, followed closely into the Golden Throne Hall. Without waiting for the Minister of Rites and the Imperial Envoy to rebuke them, they prostrated themselves on the ground and respectfully saluted Su Mingzhe who was sitting in front of them, saying:
"Jiannu Amin, I kowtow to the Duke of Zhenguo and wish him a long life!"

"Long live the Duke!"

Jiannu Amin and a group of Jiannu beile and beizi shouted respectfully according to the etiquette taught by the Ministry of Rites.

As soon as these people spoke, the ministers in the Ming Dynasty court couldn't help but tighten their faces and look around in panic, fearing that hundreds of executioners would rush out of the side hall and chop some of the ministers into meat paste.

"This is an attempt to usurp the throne—"

You know, since Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, the title "Long Live the Emperor" can only be used by the emperor.

Now, Amin and others actually shouted "Long live Su Mingzhe" at the court meeting. If they said that there was no one behind the scenes directing them, none of the ministers present would believe it.

Amin and others shouted "Long live!" with a purpose similar to Zhao Gao's "calling a deer a horse".

Intended to exclude dissidents.

As a group of cunning court officials, at this time, even if they felt resentful, they did not dare to speak out in opposition.

Among the court officials, more than 80% were Su Mingzhe's men, and they dared not speak before receiving hints from Su Mingzhe.

For a moment, the entire court was silent.

Su Mingzhe saw that all the court officials had been tamed by him. He felt proud but also a little disappointed.

There were more than 300 civil and military officials in the court during this grand meeting.

But no one stood up to defend the last bit of dignity of the Ming Dynasty.

What a loser!
No wonder the Ming Dynasty forgot so quickly!
It can also be seen from this that the Ming Dynasty’s education on loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness was a complete failure!

I am so disappointed.

I feel sorry for Lao Zhu!
Seeing that the court was silent, Su Mingzhe could only take the initiative to speak:

"I am only acting as regent for Your Majesty temporarily. You must not make any remarks that would overstep your authority!"

After Su Mingzhe spoke up, officials from the Ministry of Rites immediately stood up and reprimanded Amin and others.

A farce came to an end.

The grand court meeting was over and the news spread.

All those who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, both in the court and the public, were filled with indignation.

There are also passionate men in the martial arts world who break into the prince consort's mansion and want to assassinate Su Mingzhe.

However, Su Mingzhe had already prepared a plan and moved into the Forbidden City with all the women.

Upon learning that the Prince Consort's residence had been broken into at night, Su Mingzhe simply sighed:
"It's a plot to usurp the throne. After traveling through so many dimensions, this is the first time I've done it!"

"The problem is, I still usurped my son's throne!"

Su Mingzhe hugged his son Su Xi, and seeing that he still looked delicate and didn't seem to know what was going on, he couldn't help but sigh:

"Xi'er, remember this: in this world, officials are the most unreliable. When you are in charge of government affairs in the future, you must clearly understand the hearts of these people."

"Father, Xier remembers."

Su Xi is not young anymore.

After the New Year, you will be ten years old in terms of your lunar age.

Song Zhezong was about this old when he ascended the throne.

Therefore, Su Mingzhe thought that his son was too young and did not understand things, and that it was actually just his wishful thinking.

Su Xi also knew that his own father was trying to usurp his throne.

But there was nothing he could do.

After all, he had been on the throne for so many years, and it had always been his own father who had been in charge of the government.

As a puppet emperor, at this time, he had no choice but to wait for his father to have a change of heart.

Unless... Su Xi turns her attention to Yikun Palace!

night.

Princess Shouning came to the Qianqing Palace wearing a girlish makeup.

Ever since Amin shouted "Long live!", Su Mingzhe moved here to live. Seeing Princess Shouning, who was wearing a girlish makeup, coming in, Su Mingzhe couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, revealing a bit of excitement:

"Princess, it's so late yet you haven't rested yet?"

Princess Shouning, whose full name was Zhu Xuanwei (pronounced Wei), inherited the excellent genes of Emperor Wanli and Concubine Zheng. She was beautiful and elegant, and she was taught court etiquette since childhood, so her every move was elegant.

Among Su Mingzhe's many women, Princess Shouning, who has excellent status, appearance and temperament, is relatively favored.

Unfortunately, precisely because he was born into the royal family, Shouning's daily behavior had to conform to the rules.

This not only deprived the two of their bedroom fun, but also added a lot of estrangement.

Now, Princess Shouning took the initiative to take off her luxurious and graceful dress and put on fresh and bright girlish clothes. Su Mingzhe's heart was melted. He held her in his arms and before he could say a few words, he couldn't wait to carry her to the dragon bed.

After a heartfelt exchange, Su Mingzhe looked at the beautiful woman in his arms and calmly regained his composure:

"Princess, are you here tonight for the grand court meeting?"

Princess Shouning usually never left her two sons, but tonight she left her two sons behind and came to the Qianqing Palace alone. It was certainly not because she was bored or because spring had arrived.

Seeing the man asking, Princess Shouning hummed softly, indicating that it was indeed the case:

"Prince Consort, are you really going to change the dynasty?"

"I did all this for Xier!"

No conspirator will admit that he has a conspiracy.

Even if you have to admit it, you have to find a great and glorious reason for yourself.

Su Mingzhe was fully prepared:

"Xi'er became the crown prince as a stepson, and then ascended the throne to become emperor. The Ming Dynasty Zhu royal family has been dissatisfied with this for a long time, and has been ready to make a move. They secretly colluded and wanted to start a rebellion."

"I also want to be the one to change the dynasty, and have all the sins placed on me. When Xi'er grows up, her hands won't be stained with blood anymore."

When Princess Shouning heard Su Mingzhe say this, she was unable to say anything to persuade him.

After all, she was just a princess, a princess who had neither power nor connections.

Five days later, there was a grand court meeting.

The ministers advised him to ascend the throne.

Su Mingzhe refused.

The imperial court awarded Su Mingzhe the title of "King of Zheng".

Ten days later, the ministers again urged him to ascend the throne.

Su Mingzhe refused again.

This is all old stuff.

This time, the court conferred the Nine Gifts and Six Dancers, but they were not required to call themselves subjects and did not bow when receiving imperial edicts.

In the blink of an eye it was the end of October.

Civil and military officials urged him to ascend the throne for the third time.

Su Mingzhe refused again and hid back in the Qianqing Palace.

This time, the civil and military officials did not give Su Mingzhe a chance to refuse. They sent people to call Princess Shouning and the young emperor, and ran to the gate of the Qianqing Palace together to "make a death appeal" and ask Su Mingzhe to take a further step.

Su Mingzhe saw that the drama of "three requests and three rejections" was over, so he had no choice but to proclaim himself emperor and establish a new country named "Zheng".

Zheng, the name of the country, refers to Su Mingzhe’s hometown in this life, Zheng County.

Today, Su Mingzhe has established a new dynasty and named the country "Zheng", which can be regarded as a glory for the local area.

After Su Mingzhe ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor and changed the country's name to "Zheng", he made Princess Shouning the empress, the former Emperor Taichang Zhu Youlang the crown prince, and restored his original name Su Xi.

After Su Mingzhe ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he abolished the reign title and announced the future calendar, unifying the next year as the first year of the Da Zheng calendar.

After this wave of operations, there was no movement in Jinling City and Jiangnan and other places.

Members of the Ming royal family in various places rose up in arms to "support the king."

Unfortunately, these members of the Ming royal family had already been under surveillance by Su Mingzhe.

Anyone who took the lead would be directly suppressed by the imperial army that Su Mingzhe had already arranged, and all nine generations of his clan would be exterminated.

In just three months, nine out of ten of the former royal families of the Ming Dynasty were gone.

At this time, it was already February of the first year of the Da Zheng calendar.

All members of the Ming royal family have been wiped out, with only a few rebellious generals escaping.

Among them, the more famous ones should be the Mu Palace in Yunnan and Yue Buqun of the Huashan Sect.

(End of this chapter)