I offered him the title of Duke, but he didn't accept it.
It should be noted that he was an official promoted by Hong Chengchou after Hong Chengchou arrived in Shaanxi, and he had not been with Hong Chengchou for very long.
Before the Battle of Tushubao, Zhu Qizhen offered the title of Duke to win over his generals.
He had to question how many of them were loyal enough to him to the point of being able to refuse them.
Looking at the imperial edict in his hand, Zu Zhilong finally made up his mind to refuse.
But Li Qin spoke up:
"General Zu Zhilong, it's not too late for you to open it and take a look."
After hearing Li Qin's words, Zu Zhilong opened the imperial edict in his hand.
Upon seeing the contents of the imperial edict, Zu Zhilong froze on the spot.
Prince?
King?
The title of Prince of Pingxi?
Zu Zhilong was completely stunned when he saw that he had been granted the title of king.
He had initially thought it was an edict from the Duke.
It turned out to be a royal decree.
Li Qin looked at Zu Zhilong, who was standing there stunned, and knew that he was completely moved.
After all, a king is not someone you can refuse just anyone.
As for why he was so generous.
That's because this was merely a decree of appeasement, a private promise.
It's not something that can be fulfilled immediately. The same goes for the Golden Tiger Prefecture in Jiangxi. Right now, it's just a promise of being made a king.
Whether or not it will be honored in the future is up to me; I will make the decision.
This is a huge pie in the sky, so of course we have to make it bigger.
I'll decide whether you get to eat it after I win.
If I win, I'll definitely become the emperor.
If you lose, it's all over. Who will you turn to for redemption then?
Looking at the imperial edict bestowing upon him the title of prince, Zu Zhilong gritted his teeth and said to Li Qin:
"This humble general is willing to serve Your Majesty with utmost loyalty."
After hearing his words, Li Qin knew it was a success, and then smiled and said:
"General, there's no need for such formalities. Also, when you see me in private in the future, please don't refer to yourself as 'this humble general,' just call yourself 'Little King.'"
After all, he'll be made a king sooner or later, won't he?
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