Usurping the throne?

Seize power...

In fact, no!

It’s not that I don’t want to, but because the time is not mature enough!

Just like Zhu Di, even if he captured the city of Nanjing, he had to put on a show before ascending to the throne of God. At least until Chongzhen abdicated the throne on his own initiative or disappeared, or was disappeared, Zhu Guoqiang would not be able to ascend the throne.

But sometimes, the emperor is just a title. It doesn’t matter whether it exists or not!

The emperor should be the one with strong soldiers and horses!

Now, after killing hundreds of honorable ministers and officials in Xiaoling, Nanjing is Zhu Guoqiang's Nanjing!

Crossing the Outer Wulong Bridge, passing Chengtian Gate, entering Duanmen, passing through the Meridian Gate, then crossing the Inner Wulong Bridge, entering Fengtian Gate, and then to Fengtian Hall, finally, Zhu Guoqiang came to the imperial city of Nanjing, and everything he could see

It was all desolate - at this time, most of the palaces in the Nanjing Imperial Palace had collapsed, and even the Fengtian Palace had been burned down.

Looking at the palace with only its base left in front of him, Zhu Guoqiang sighed, and then exited the palace. He went straight to the Duke of Wei's Mansion - now it was no longer the Duke's Mansion, it belonged to the marquis and uncles of Nanjing.

The mansions were also confiscated one by one. They were used to reward meritorious ministers.

"My lord, I don't know how many people are looking forward to you moving into the palace."

Following the prince, Liu Hanyi's tone was slightly sarcastic.

"Yes, they hope that I will exceed the limit so that they can say that I am a traitor, but actually..."

Zhu Guoqiang, who was riding on the horse, grinned.

"After all this, do you think I'm still afraid of what others will say?"

After saying that, Zhu Guoqiang raised his head and laughed:

"Speaking of which, I have to thank those people! If they hadn't forced me to do this, no matter what, I would have endured it for a few more years, and I still couldn't make up my mind. But these useless people in Nanjing

Gui, to take things to this point is really... extremely stupid!"

When he said this, the smile on his face became even thicker, as if what Nanjing's nobles were doing was exactly within his grasp. In fact, it was indeed the case. If those losers in Nanjing didn't shut him out, he would still

I really don't know what to do with this waste.

Is surrendering a traitor a traitor?

In fact, that is to say, after all, he does not have the power of life and death of officials!

Later, Chongzhen's imperial edict actually helped him solve many problems. Now everything is done cheaply!

Now that I think about it, the performance of those people seems to be really low on IQ. Is it easy for them to assist step by step like this?

They were really tired.

"Your Majesty, what should we do in the future? Now that we have broken with the imperial court, what will we do next? We still need to make up our mind, my Majesty."

His brows furrowed slightly, seeming to be worried about Zhu Cihong.

Now the prince has many troops in his hands.

In addition to the 20,000 elites brought back by the prince from Liaodong, there are also 60,000 troops led by Huang Degong, Mou Wenxu, and Yang Yufan. In addition to the 80,000 new troops led by Qian Junmen from Lushun, plus

There are tens of thousands of rural soldiers in Jinan, and the total strength can be said to be 200,000!

But the problem is that there are many people in the imperial court. Lu Zhenfei, who is governor of Huaiyang, has an army of 100,000 in Huai'an, and he also has 100,000 elite border troops in Linyi and Hong Chengchou.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is currently in troubled times, not to mention the Donglu and rogue bandits who are watching with eager eyes, and even Haizhou and Dorgon’s tens of thousands of slaves. Once chaos breaks out, it will be out of control!

Zhu Guoqiang, who was very clear about the current situation, said with a smile.

"Right now, I just don't follow the orders. The king is a king and his ministers are ministers. He is still the emperor, and I am still a minister. To make iron, you need to be strong. If you want to do great things, you must first practice your internal strength! If you don't practice your internal strength well, no matter whether it is the court

, rogue bandits or Donglu, they are enough for us to drink a pot!"

Internal strength?

"What's your next plan, Prince?"

Facing Liu Hanyi's question, Zhu Guoqiang said casually.

"The first step is to rebuild the Governor's Palace and control the internal and external military forces!"

The first step is to build the entire institution, and rebuilding the Metropolitan Governor's Palace is the most important part of it. After all, the Ming Dynasty has now entered troubled times, and since it is troubled times, it is necessary to use methods to control chaos.

In fact, the Metropolitan Governor's Palace is the predecessor of the current Five Army Governor's Palace. Zhu Yuanzhang first established the Generalissimo's Palace in Nanjing, which was later changed to the Privy Council and then to the Metropolitan Governor's Palace to control Chinese and foreign military forces. In the 13th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang

He also divided the governor's office into five parts on the grounds that "power should not be concentrated in one department, and affairs should not be left behind." From then on, it became a custom until the end of the Ming Dynasty.

During the Ming Dynasty, it initially had the power to control the world's military forces, but gradually became a real power institution that led the country's military construction. The weakening of the power of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies and the increase of the power of the Ministry of War showed that the military leadership system of the Ming Dynasty had always been along the same lines.

The direction of using ministries to control the government, and using civil society to control the military is changing. Although the Ministry of War unified with civilian officials will not pose a threat to the imperial power, such an institution is not suitable for today's troubled times. Therefore, changes in the organization are natural, and the reconstruction of the great

To put it bluntly, the Governor's Office is to establish a "wartime supreme command" that integrates military and political power without many ties.

Of course, in the eyes of many people, the reconstruction of the Governor's Mansion was simply Sima Zhao's intention. After all, Emperor Gao made his fortune through the Governor's Mansion.

However, for the civil servants in Nanjing, even the Donglin Party members who cared about and discussed everything, they were also frightened by this Prince De.

Prince De killed dozens of ministers and hundreds of civil servants in Xiaoling at once, which really shocked them. It was not a murderous declaration, but a bloody head!

All this means that Zhu Ciying, the prince of virtue, is an outright tyrant... well, he is not yet a king!

But being cruel and easy to kill is definitely like the second ancestor!

Naturally, they have to stay away from such people. In the past, they could ask for their names to buy their reputation. Although they could be beaten to death on the spot, they would still be able to leave a clear name. But that was also based on the premise that the chance of being beaten to death was extremely low.

After all, once a person dies, everything is gone!

Therefore, it is natural that in the face of naked brutality, the civil servants who originally liked to make trouble the most did not dare to speak one by one.

Of course, just because they dare not speak does not mean that there is not a trace of expectation in their hearts. For example, they are expecting the imperial court to send a large army to quell the rebellion. In fact, it is not just the officials of the Sixth Department of Nanjing who are looking forward to it, but even a few people in the prison are looking forward to it.

, also waiting for the imperial army with great expectation.

"Your Majesty will definitely send troops to rescue me!"

Although he is in prison, Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin, is still full of expectations in his heart, waiting for the arrival of "Master Wang".

"Prince De's rebellious behavior and evil intentions will surely be blamed by all the people."

Even at this time, for Qian Qianyi, he still felt that he had been wronged. Unlike those noble colleagues who were brutally murdered in Nanjing.

They died unjustly!

How domineering Prince De is! How dare he kill so many people at once.

Not to mention that he was just a prince of Defan, even Emperor Gao would not necessarily kill so many ministers and officials at once. Even if he was the ancestor, he would not necessarily dare to kill them just by saying so.

At least you have to find a reason.

Well...he really has a reason.

"I'm just waiting to delay the war and save Nanjing! Is this also a sin?"

Qian Qianyi said to himself. It can't be said that he was wrong. If it were the current emperor, he might have let them get away with it. Not only was there no fault, he might even have merit.

But this man is obviously not as confused as that one.

He even didn't give them a chance to defend themselves and just killed them directly!

Even now, when I close my eyes, I can still think of those noble ministers who had their heads chopped off in my apologetic mind. I'm afraid they never imagined until their death that this man would actually do such a cruel thing.

"Why,"

Suddenly, a long sigh came from next door. It was Xie Sheng. Like other civil servants, he did not die in Xiaoling, but survived like Qian Qianyi and others.

As for why he spared their lives? No one knows. But for Xie Sheng, he was unwilling to do so.

"Aren't you afraid of the outpouring of anger from the people of the world when his four sons kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

Public outrage?

In fact, we have achieved this. Why are we afraid of public anger and public support?

Of course, there may be some scruples, but I will never let them control it like in the past.

Listening to the words coming from next door, Qian Qianyi was silent for a while, and then said.

"Actually, I think maybe this is an opportunity for us."

Sitting in the cell, Qian Qianyi stood up abruptly. A certain desire, a desire for power and a desire for the future suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"Opportunity? What better chance than I am in prison now?"

Xie Sheng was very angry.

"If you hadn't presented our letter of surrender, how could you and I be in this situation now?"

"Hey, thank you, brother, you can't say that. I had no choice at the time. In fact, I think the current situation is indeed an opportunity for you and me. Think about it. Why would Prince De let us go? To put it bluntly,

No matter what he wants to do in the future, he will always need someone to help him govern the world. If you and I know the current affairs, maybe it will be..."

Although Qian Qianyi did not continue talking, Xie Sheng, who was still angry at first, suddenly calmed down, and he sat there and began to consider the possibilities.

Where is it? It may be a God-given opportunity.

After understanding the key, Xie Sheng suddenly clapped his hands and said.

"Oh, brother Qian, you can see clearly that the reason why the prince spared us is because he wants to borrow our skills for his own use. I estimate that he will definitely meet us in the next two days. By then,

…”

What should we do then? It’s really hard to say, and then we directly lower him down like this. Do we want to wait for the price and sell him?
Chapter completed!