After hearing Li Qin utter the words "Duke of the Founding State".
Peng Jiahu immediately beamed with joy, and then said to Li Qin:
"He is finally going to become emperor."
"This humble general is the same."
In response to Peng Jiahu's words, Li Qin waved his hand and said:
"No, it's not the right time yet. We need to wait a little longer."
"Wait a little longer. Haven't we already defeated the imperial court and captured the emperor?"
He'll ascend to the throne and declare himself emperor; let's see who dares to object.
Wherever my army goes, let's see who can stop it.
Peng Jiahu immediately shouted.
Li Qin knew that Peng Jiahu's words reflected the thoughts of most of the soldiers who had risen up with him.
So, they joined him in rebellion, all for the sake of becoming a marquis with ten thousand households?
Now that we've won, we have the emperor.
Is it time to bestow rewards?
The startup is finished, and the company is about to go public. Shouldn't we discuss profit sharing?
It could be said that everyone was waiting for him to become emperor, so that the company could go public and they could receive dividends.
Otherwise, he would only have been recently granted the title of Duke of Liaodong by the emperor.
They're not even kings, so how can we bestow titles of duke or marquis upon them?
However, once he becomes emperor, everyone's rank will also rise.
But Li Qin knew that he still had a long way to go.
They've only just captured the emperor; they haven't even taken the capital yet.
Even if the capital is captured, there are still Guanzhong, Sichuan, Jiangnan, and the Central Plains regions that have not been pacified.
They effectively controlled Liaodong and Liaoxi, as well as parts of the Youyan region where the capital was located.
The Great Wu Kingdom has been established for decades, and its legitimacy is deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people.
People around the world are still willing to gather under this banner.
He could also use this banner to exert pressure on local authorities.
However, if he were to declare himself emperor, it would be tantamount to tearing apart the banner of legitimacy he held.
He himself had issued a proclamation calling for the removal of corrupt officials from the emperor's inner circle.
Good heavens, the purge of corrupt officials has somehow led to you being placed on the dragon throne.
Then I would be a complete traitor and rebel.
It's important to understand that without the constraints and cover of this powerful figurehead...
Now, those governors-general, governors, and generals who hold military power in various regions.
They would immediately become numerous feudal lords, both large and small.
At that time, he would have to face the entire world's loyalist armies, all under the same or similar banners, with only the strength of his own region.
At that point, it will probably be a coalition of eighteen warlords attacking Li.
Anyway, he's become a traitor who overthrew the Great Wu Kingdom.
He is the enemy of the world.
Once he's eliminated, the vacant imperial throne will be filled by whoever has the highest moral character (martial virtue).
For Li Qin now, declaring himself emperor would be an absolutely terrible move.
It stinks to the extreme.
He declared himself emperor, and he was certain that he had earned the title of emperor.
The feudal lords who held military power in the land would never listen to him.
He had no real power as emperor.
It's definitely more harmful than beneficial.
However, if he did not declare himself emperor, but instead issued orders in the name of Emperor Zhu Qizhen of Great Wu.
That would mean having the power of an emperor without the title.
Li Qin looked at Peng Jiahu in front of him and immediately said:
"Alright, alright, go down now. Our most urgent task right now is to take down the capital."
Li Qin then waved for Peng Jiahu to leave.
Peng Jiahu wanted to say something more, but he obeyed Li Qin's order and withdrew.
Watching Peng Jiahu's departing figure, Li Qin knew that his men were eager to advance.
So I also want to improve myself as quickly as possible.
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Li Qin instructed Qi Duchen beside him:
"I have recently strengthened my guards and am not letting anyone get close to my camp."
"yes."
Qi Duchen was puzzled by Li Qin's order, but he still nodded in obedience.
Li Qin watched Peng Jiahu's departing figure.
He thought to himself, "I hope he doesn't take advantage of me while I'm sleeping and suddenly bestow a royal robe upon me."
That really forced me to make that terrible move.
Just after Li Qin watched Peng Jiahu leave completely.
He continued to instruct Qi Duchen behind him:
"Didn't you bring back Wang Zhen's body?"
Now, in the name of Emperor Zhu Qizhen, an edict is issued stating that the treacherous traitor Wang Zhen has been eliminated.
We are now escorting His Majesty back to the capital.
The prefectures and counties along the route were ordered to open their cities to welcome them.
After the army had rested and recuperated, they immediately set off.
"Destination: the capital."
Immediately after Li Qin issued the order, a personal guard delivered the latest military intelligence.
After reading the information above, Li Qin smiled even more.
"Zhang Hengshuo and his 30,000-strong army have finally arrived."
Jizhen.
Wanyan Jian was also extremely surprised when he saw the reports from the people in front of him.
"What did you say? Li Qin has already defeated the Southern Dynasty's army of over 200,000?"
The soldier who reported immediately nodded and said:
"Yes, Great Khan, we sent out warriors who cut off our supply lines and captured quite a few soldiers who had fled from the battlefield."
They were soldiers in the Southern Dynasty army.
According to them, Li Qin and his men confronted each other at Tushubao for several days.
They accepted the peace offer from the Southern Dynasty, lifted the siege, and withdrew their troops.
Zhang Fu then led his army to retreat towards the capital.
But to everyone's surprise, Li Qin immediately tore up the contract, the ink of which was still wet.
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