He not only accepted Li Qin's control and leadership, but also agreed to allow Li Qin's army to enter Shandong.
Moreover, in his letter to Li Qin, he also said that if there was any need, he and his tens of thousands of troops were willing to serve him wholeheartedly.
Li Qin sent these same imperial edicts to the numerous governors-general who held military power throughout the country.
However, in addition to receiving a letter of submission from Datong, the Governor-General of Shandong also sent a letter of submission.
The replies from the other governors were varied.
The main factions are divided into three groups. The governors of Shaanxi and Jiangnan directly stated that this was a forged edict, written under duress from the retired emperor.
Another group, such as the governors and generals of Sichuan and Lingnan, directly stated that they would obey orders, but their regions were far away.
He is too far from the Duke to lead troops to follow him.
To put it bluntly, if you issue me an edict, I will accept it and obey it; I will not object. But if you want me to do anything, that's impossible.
Another type is where the Governor-General of Huguang, and the generals of Jiangxi and Fujian, simply did not reply at all.
They neither said they obeyed nor they said they opposed.
However, Li Qin was already very satisfied with this result, because through this edict he had tested the remaining governors and generals and found that they were not of one mind.
That would make things easier for him.
Now that he has control of the court, he is no longer fighting against the entire world.
Now, the only enemies who have stood up and openly opposed him are those in Jiangnan, Taiyuan, and Shaanxi.
As for the other local governors and generals, they were all observing the situation.
Shortly after Li Qin received the public letter of opposition from Hong Chengchou, the Governor-General of Shaanxi, he also received a private letter from him.
It says that he openly opposes him because he was forced by the Yang family, and he absolutely does not want to be his enemy.
Shortly after Hong Chengchou's letter arrived, Li Qin unexpectedly received another letter from a member of the Yang family named Yang Sizhong.
It says that although the Yang family openly opposes him, it is only because some die-hard remnants of Yang Shizhong within the family persist in their opposition.
In fact, most of the Yang family members did not oppose him.
He himself was willing to serve him, and he even secretly sent his son Yang Guangshi to him, saying that he would serve him.
The four towns in the northwest offered no response whatsoever, neither opposing nor supporting the idea.
Looking at the letters from the Northwest, Li Qin couldn't help but sigh at how chaotic the situation was there.
At the same time, he looked at Yang Guangshi, a member of the Yang family who came to serve him, and the Yang family who said in the letter that they did not oppose him.
There was a moment of silence. You openly oppose me, yet secretly send people to serve me.
You're betting on both sides.
If there were three powers or three countries, would you divide your family members into three groups and have them serve in different ways?
The reason why these powerful families have been able to prosper for so long is probably because they never stick to one path and always have backup plans; they never put all their eggs in one basket.
Just as Li Qin's edict spread throughout the land.
Inside Jinling City.
Countless ministers who escorted Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen to Jinling wept bitterly.
They did not realize that he had just issued an edict recognizing Zhu Qiyu as emperor.
The capital city was captured by Li Qin.
Just as everyone was weeping, Governor-General Shi Kefa of Jiangnan stepped forward and said:
"Your Highness, the capital has fallen, His Majesty has died for his country, and the Emperor Emeritus is in the hands of the rebels. The country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. I request that Your Highness, as the Crown Prince, succeed to the throne."
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