After receiving news that Zhang Liangdong and others were causing trouble in front of the palace and attempting to force their way through,
Xia Nianyong dressed immediately and headed to the palace.
However, by the time he arrived at the palace gate, Zhang Liangdong and the others had already gone inside.
The palace gates were already tightly closed.
After entering the dismounting area, Xia Nianyong dismounted and walked quickly to the palace gate.
He said to the soldier in front of him:
"Please, considering we are both from Liaodong, go and report to His Majesty."
"It is said that Marquis Wukang, Xia Nianyong, requested an audience."
As he spoke, he stuffed a bag of silver into his hand.
He knew that things had escalated to a great extent today, and he had to see His Majesty to save the lives of his subordinates.
He simply handed over a bag of silver to the general in charge of guarding the palace gates.
The Liaodong general in charge of guarding the gate saw Xia Nianyong's silver and immediately pushed it back.
He had accepted bribes from many people before, after all, he was someone who was very close to power.
Hidden power is immense.
However, he was also very clear that this matter would probably be difficult to handle.
This silver is not easy to obtain.
It's best to stay away from it to avoid getting into trouble.
So he simply pushed the silver that Xia Nianyong handed over back, saying:
"Lord Xiahou, let's go back. The palace gates are tightly closed at night and cannot be opened unless ordered by His Majesty."
After saying that, he stood up straight and continued to guard the palace gate.
Xia Nianyong, on the other hand, tilted his head back and took a deep breath.
He knew it was over, everything was over.
Xia Nianyong waited outside the palace gate all night until dawn.
Outside, a large number of officials who had come to attend court had also gathered.
By this time, many of them had also heard about what happened yesterday.
Some of the people who came from the same hereditary general families in Liaodong as Xia Nianyong also stood with him.
At this moment, they stood with Xia Nianyong, repeatedly asking what they should do now.
When asked by them, Xia Nianyong remained silent.
He had a clear understanding of the situation at that moment.
With the complete pacification of Jiangnan, all the feudal lords bowed their heads in submission.
The world has been conquered.
Li Qin is now the emperor, the ruler of all people.
What else can they do?
They no longer had any power to resist Li Qin.
Especially since the bestowal of titles had just taken place, many people received the noble titles they desired.
Even among these hereditary generals of Liaodong, many were dissatisfied with their titles.
But it's still barely acceptable.
At this point, everyone's mindset was that the battle was over.
Li Qin became emperor.
These people also became dukes and nobles.
Now it's time to enjoy yourself to the fullest.
It's absolutely impossible for you to unite them against Li Qin now.
Finally, Xia Nianyong could only sigh and say:
"Thunder and rain are both blessings from heaven."
After hearing Xia Nianyong's words, everyone present sighed.
They knew very well that Li Qin was already the emperor.
For a centralized founding emperor like him, his power was basically at its peak.
These people are simply no match for them.
As the palace gates slowly opened, Xia Nianyong and the others had no choice but to line up and enter the palace.
Upon entering the palace, the group saw the corpses of Zhang Liangdong and the others laid out on both sides of the road.
After seeing the corpses of Zhang Liangdong and the others, Xia Nianyong and the others also closed their eyes in anguish.
Before the officials in front entered the main hall, a eunuch came out with an imperial edict and said:
"There is an imperial decree."
As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, all the officials present knelt down.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: I have just bestowed titles upon you, yet you are so disrespectful, daring to cause trouble in front of my palace and even forcibly break into it."
This is the fate of Zhang Liangdong and others. From now on, you must abide by the law and observe proper etiquette, or I will show no mercy.
After the imperial edict was read aloud, the kneeling officials immediately expressed their determination to obey.
After the decree was read aloud, the ministers at the front of the hall entered.
Those officials of relatively lower or middle rank were seated outside the main hall.
Li Qin's expression was not good as he looked at the ministers who had walked in.
The imperial edict I just gave them was written very bluntly.
They didn't ask anyone to write anything like classical Chinese phrases.
Because he knew that his decree, though it may not seem very elegant.
However, my main purpose is to pass on the message.
Many of his generals rose through the ranks based on their bravery and martial prowess, but they hadn't read many books.
If you write classical Chinese phrases for them, they might really be confused.
It's better to be direct.
I spent the whole night reviewing the intelligence reports about my generals and officials.
During this period, he focused his energy on the tax revenue plan in Jiangnan, the Fujian issue, and the Lingnan-Yunnan-Guizhou issue.
The plan for a change in the Northwest has been secretly being planned for a long time.
He had indeed neglected his own generals.
After reviewing the information about it last night.
He then discovered a huge problem, and the problem had become so serious.
After destroying the Jiangnan court, he led his army into Jiangnan.
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