Chapter 221 I Don’t Want to Be a Loyal Servant!
When Lin Shu first entered the court, he was still concerned about the emperor's identity. After all, this dynasty had ruled the world for two hundred years, and the orthodox prestige accumulated by several generations of emperors was not something that Lin Shu could challenge casually for the time being.
But as Lin Shu completely controlled the capital and won many foreign wars, the whole world was on the verge of being completely conquered, and from then on everyone had the surname Lin.
Lin Shu's fear of the emperor gradually dissipated, his overstepping of authority became more and more frequent, and his attitude became more and more arrogant.
This was Lin Shu's way of testing how many royalists were still on the emperor's side.
However, Lin Shu became more and more arrogant and increasingly disregarded the emperor. He made outrageous remarks during court meetings many times, embarrassing the emperor. Almost no one in the court spoke up for the emperor.
Lin Shu had a rough idea in his mind. Perhaps some of these civil and military officials were loyal to the emperor, but their loyalty was not that great. They probably just muttered in their hearts that they were disrespectful to the emperor to show their loyalty, but they would never dare to say it out loud.
In this case, Lin Shu felt that it was time to officially ascend the throne and change the dynasty.
Anyway, no one dares to speak for the emperor openly, so what is he afraid of?
After understanding what Lin Shu meant, all the heroes who had followed him were very excited. They had been waiting for this day for too long.
Although everyone felt that their lord's ascension to the throne was a foregone conclusion after arriving in the capital, after all, he had not yet ascended the throne, and things might change before they were settled, so they certainly could not be completely reassured.
Now the time has finally come.
Fang Yuan was the first to stand up and kneel down to Lin Shu: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Your ascension to the throne is what the people want and what the will of heaven wants!"
Others followed suit and expressed their loyalty, directly starting to shout "Your Majesty" or "Emperor".
Lin Shu felt a little proud, but when he thought that there was still one Marquis of Zhenbei who had not been defeated in the whole world, it would not be appropriate for him to feel proud at this time.
So he said: "I hope to receive the good news that the Marquis of Zhenbei has been captured and the world has been unified before the coronation ceremony."
Lin Shu never took the Marquis of Zhenbei seriously. The reason why the Marquis of Zhenbei had so many roles in the beginning was because he was in a dormant period and it was inconvenient for him to take action against the Marquis of Zhenbei, so he resorted to killing by borrowing a knife.
Now he has conquered almost the entire world, with only the Marquis Zhenbei left in the remote north, who was left to be dealt with last because of the far distance and few benefits. How could Lin Shu take the Marquis Zhenbei seriously?
The reason why Marquis Zhenbei has been able to survive until now is not because of his strong army, but purely because of the remoteness of the north and the severe devastation caused by the severe drought in the past few years. He is a piece of chicken ribs that is tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away. That's why Lin Shu has never set his sights on him.
But the whole world is about to be unified, just like a puzzle with only the last piece left to be put together. Even though this piece is poor and remote, and it will take many years of hard work to conquer it, Lin Shu is determined to piece together this piece of the puzzle and make it complete.
Lin Wu, the general of Lin Shu, responded without hesitation: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the northern land will be recovered within February at the latest."
Lin Wu was originally a refugee, with only a nickname "Shitou" and no real name. All his relatives had died, leaving him alone to flee and wander.
He was later rescued by Lin Shu and joined the Lin family army. He gradually stood out from the lowest-level soldiers and was valued and trained by Lin Shu, who personally named him "Lin Wu" and gave him the surname Lin.
Lin Wu gradually grew into Lin Shu's most trusted general. After Lin Shu entered Beijing, Lin Wu became the real helmsman of the Lin family army.
Therefore, now that Lin Wu has come out and made such a promise, it proves that he does have the ability to deal with the Marquis of Zhenbei and recover the northern land in February.
Lin Shu was very satisfied with Lin Wu's words "recover the north". This world belonged to him, and the north was occupied by Marquis Zhenbei, who was the traitor. Therefore, his attack on Marquis Zhenbei was called recovering the north, which was a legitimate act.
When Lin Shu was ready to take real action against Marquis Zhenbei, no matter how much he struggled, it was useless.
In just one and a half months, the army of Marquis Zhenbei was defeated, surrounded and attacked, and fled in panic. Marquis Zhenbei was beaten to the point of abandoning his armor and weapons, and fled in a panic wearing only a soldier's clothes, mixing with the deserters.
Wang Jinyun, the brother-in-law and military advisor who was once highly regarded by the Marquis of Zhenbei, was directly abandoned by the Marquis of Zhenbei who escaped in a panic, and Wang Jinyun was captured.
After being captured, Wang Jinyun was not a tough guy. He had no intention of dying for his brother-in-law, Marquis Zhenbei. Without waiting for Lin Wu to send someone to interrogate him, he took the initiative to sell out Marquis Zhenbei's family and the location of the granary in order to be spared.
All of Marquis Zhenbei's family members were captured, but Marquis Zhenbei himself was not captured, which made Lin Wu feel a little regretful.
Although the army of Marquis Zhenbei was destroyed, the logistics and granary fell into their hands, and even his family was not saved, Marquis Zhenbei could be said to be alone and at the end of his rope.
Even if the Marquis of Zhenbei was not dead, it would be no different from being dead, and he would not pose any threat to Lin Shu.
But Lin Wu felt that his lord's coronation ceremony was about to begin, and without the surrender of the Marquis of Zhenbei, it felt as if a piece of the surrender process was missing.
After all, the leaders of other forces have been captured, and they will all be tied up and offered as captives. How can the last one to be dealt with, the Marquis of Zhenbei, be left out?
Lin Wu ordered his men to dig three feet underground to capture the Marquis of Zhenbei.
It was Wang Jinyun who took the initiative to suggest the place where the Marquis of Zhenbei might flee to. After all, Wang Jinyun was the one who knew the Marquis of Zhenbei best. He knew best who the Marquis of Zhenbei would turn to for help and where he would go if he was in dire straits.
Lin Wu half-believed and half-doubted and sent people to wait and see, and indeed they caught the Marquis of Zhenbei who was disguised as a merchant.
This time the rebellion was suppressed and the northern territory was recovered, which was a complete success.
Lin Wu returned to the capital.
At this time, Lin Shu had already exposed his true intentions to the emperor. He personally led his troops into the emperor's bedroom and had a free and voluntary conversation with the emperor: "What do you think of the title of Marquis Duanshui?"
The emperor was so frightened when he saw Lin Shu leading a large group of soldiers into his bedroom: "?"
What the hell is Duanshuihou? Why are you asking this suddenly?
The emperor, whose mind was not working very well, stammered, "Good, very good." He didn't dare to say it was bad.
Seeing the emperor agree, Lin Shu laughed and said, "You love to play the game of balance the most. Whether it's the court, the harem, or even the power between your own sons, you are simply the best at keeping things even. It is very appropriate for me to confer you the title of Marquis of Duanshui."
The emperor's face immediately turned green. In his opinion, it was the traitor Lin Shu who called himself "I" in front of him and said that he would give him the humiliating title of "Marquis Duanshui". If the cold light of the swords and knives of the soldiers next to him was not too dazzling, he would have protested to Lin Shu.
But now he said that the cold light of the sharp blade was too dazzling, and he could only lie with his eyes open: "It is quite appropriate. Thank you very much, Your Majesty."
The emperor... no, now we should call him Marquis Duanshui.
Marquis Duanshui was very flexible and bowed his head to kowtow to Lin Shu, expressing his recognition of his new status as emperor.
Lin Shu was very satisfied with Duan Shui Hou's understanding of the situation. He patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Then you will leave the rest to Duan Shui Hou."
After all, he was not rebelling, but the last emperor of the previous dynasty felt that he was incompetent and had no virtue to sit on the supreme throne. He was also grateful for the loyalty and righteousness King Lin Shu's rescue and his wisdom and talent, so he took the initiative to ask the loyalty and righteousness King Lin Shu to take over the throne he abdicated for the sake of the people of the world and the civil and military officials.
King Zhongyi Lin Shu lived up to his name of loyalty and righteousness. He would rather die than accept the throne. It was all because the last emperor knelt down and begged him again and again. King Zhongyi refused again, and the third time the last emperor threatened to die, which made King Zhongyi accept the last emperor's abdication with tears.
The last emperor and the new emperor of the new dynasty held hands and looked into each other's eyes with tears in their eyes. Their deep feelings made people feel deeply moved.
The dynasty changed and a new dynasty was established, named Daxia.
The coronation ceremony of Lin Shu, the founding emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, is about to be held, and the entire capital is busy with this matter.
Si Yuan still lived in the Prince of Loyalty's Palace. As the father of the new emperor, he was naturally the most leisurely and honorable person, and no one dared to disturb him.
Before Lin Shu was about to ascend the throne, he also discussed it with Si Yuan, so he knew that the commotion outside was in preparation for Lin Shu's coronation ceremony.
Si Yuan was somewhat curious about the specific process of Lin Shu's abdication, so he called Fang Yuan to inquire about the situation.
Fang Yuan lied with his eyes open: "It was your Majesty's wisdom and talent that moved Duanshui Hou. As the last emperor of the previous dynasty, although Duanshui Hou was incompetent, he still had some self-knowledge and knew to choose a wise ruler for this country..."
Si Yuan automatically translated it in his mind: The last emperor of the previous dynasty was forced to abdicate the throne to Lin Shu, and Lin Shu even conferred the last emperor the title of Marquis of Duanshui out of malicious interest, openly mocking the last emperor's behavior of balancing forces.
Si Yuan felt that Fang Yuan, who was full of nonsense, was boring, so he said unhappily: "Alright, alright, your words may fool outsiders, but forget about fooling me."
Fang Yuan chuckled, then lowered his voice and whispered, "The lord led an army directly into the palace of Marquis Duanshui. Marquis Duanshui was also very tactful and took the initiative to propose abdication. The process of three refusal and three refusals was also followed. The Northland was successfully recovered, and Marquis Zhenbei was captured by General Lin Wu. The lord should officially ascend the throne."
Si Yuan felt relieved: "Just say it directly. Do you still treat me, your father, as an outsider? Even if Lin Shu unifies the world, I am still his father. Is there anything I shouldn't know?" He actually used the same excuse to fool outsiders to fool him? !
Fang Yuan scratched his head and smiled innocently, but Si Yuan actually saw a hint of cunning in this innocent smile.
Si Yuanxu nodded at him and scolded him with a smile: "You are so good, Fatty Fang, to play these tricks in front of me!"
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