After Yang Shizhong finished speaking, the many ministers present immediately knelt down and asked the regent Zhu Qiyu to succeed to the throne.
A few days ago, Grand Secretary Yang Shizhong had already contacted his trusted confidants who had served in the court for decades to make preparations.
Meanwhile, Zhu Qiyu, who was serving as regent, also received the news during this period.
He was not surprised by what they were doing today; on the contrary, he greatly approved of it.
After all, the allure of the throne is something no one can resist.
Next comes the process of inheriting the throne, including things like the three resignations.
Soon, at the request of his ministers, he reluctantly prepared to inherit the throne.
The Ministry of Rites immediately devised an extremely simplified enthronement process.
There wasn't even time to make a new dragon robe for Zhu Qiyu, so he could only make do with one that Zhu Qizhen had already worn.
Their subsequent edict further confirmed that Zhu Qizhen, who lived outside the city, would be honored as the Retired Emperor, while Zhu Jianshen, the Crown Prince in Jinling, would remain the Crown Prince.
At the same time, the officials in Jinling were lavishly rewarded.
They were given many official positions that had become vacant during the Battle of Tushubao.
At the same time, there were also letters of reassurance from cabinet officials and other civil officials.
What I fear most is that some of them will see that after they have helped Zhu Qiyu, the regent, to the throne...
They immediately wanted to enthrone the newly arrived Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen as emperor.
Fortunately, most of the officials in Jinling were former protégés and associates of Grand Secretaries such as Yang Shizhong and Qian Qianyi.
They will listen to what their teachers and superiors say.
In particular, Shi Kefa, the Governor-General of Jiangnan where Nanjing was located, was one of the leading literati, just like Qian Qianyi.
He had an excellent relationship with them, and he was also promoted by Yang Shizhong, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.
Of course, their letters contained not only rewards and appeasement, but also advice for the Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen in Jinling.
They were instructed to acknowledge the throne of his uncle, Zhu Qiyu, the regent they had installed, in the name of Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen.
Only in this way can they be considered to have basically succeeded.
After writing the imperial edict and the letter, they immediately sent people to try to rush out of the capital and spread the news.
The capital city is a colossal city with a population of one million, and it is simply impossible for Li Qin to completely surround it from all sides.
In particular, he also sent 40,000 troops and 30,000 Jurchen troops to resist the reinforcements from Xuanfu.
A complete siege of the capital was out of the question.
So even after they scattered in their hopes of breaking through, quite a few people still managed to escape.
Several days later, Li Qin, as usual, sent Emperor Zhu Qizhen to the front lines to persuade the people in the capital to surrender.
They wanted to further weaken the morale of the garrison in the capital.
However, when Zhu Qizhen went to the capital to persuade the surrender this time, he received news that shocked him.
"Your Majesty, you are deeply trapped in the hands of traitors, but the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. His Highness Zhu Qizhen, the Regent, has already ascended the throne in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, surrounded by his ministers, and has honored you as the Retired Emperor."
At this moment, Zhu Qizhen, who was preparing to persuade Zhu Qizhen to surrender as usual, and the soldiers guarding him were all stunned.
What?
His younger brother, Zhu Qiyu, who served as regent, succeeded him as emperor?
He became emperor.
I've become the retired emperor.
So, does that mean he's no longer the emperor?
Upon learning the result, Zhu Qizhen nearly collapsed.
He was completely stunned and stood there frozen in place.
Because he knew that the reason he was still alive and received preferential treatment from Li Qin was precisely because of his status as emperor.
Now his younger brother Zhu Qiyu has succeeded to the throne and honored him as the retired emperor.
Doesn't this amount to deposing him from the throne?
Then he'd be useless to Li Qin, wouldn't he?
If he loses his usefulness, isn't he doomed?
He then immediately addressed the crowd on the city wall:
"I am the rightful heir appointed by the late emperor. You are committing treason."
This is treason!
What about Yang Shizhong and Yu Gan? They were both veterans of four dynasties.
Why don't they stop it?
They rebelled like this, watching me get deposed.
How could they possibly face the emperors of past dynasties?
At this moment, Yu Gan, who was behind the city wall, listened to the words of the emperor, no, the retired emperor Zhu Qizhen.
He also had no expression.
Because he knew that this was the most advantageous thing for Great Wu.
As for whether I will have the face to meet the emperors of the past.
I'm afraid the person I'd be most ashamed to face is you.
Everyone on the city wall remained silent in the face of Zhu Qizhen's roar.
At this moment, everyone on the city wall felt a sense of comfort.
During this period, Zhu Qizhen, in his capacity as emperor, helped Li Qin persuade them to surrender.
It can be said that he has completely disgraced himself and Da Wu.
They were all holding back a lot of anger.
In the end, it was the guards who were watching over Zhu Qizhen who "escorted" the already collapsing Zhu Qizhen back.
Upon returning to the main camp, Zhu Qizhen was completely stunned.
He lost his throne.
He's finished.
At this moment, Li Qin also walked over.
Looking at Zhu Qizhen, who was completely stunned.
He already knows what happened.
Those guys in the capital actually supported Zhu Qiyu, the regent, as the new emperor.
He was honored as the Emperor Emeritus.
This is tantamount to directly wasting the best card in his hand.
Zhu Qi was truly the best card in his hand.
He couldn't watch himself be crippled.
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