bookbashuk Chapter 235
Chapter 235
At the foot of Wanshou Mountain, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven had not yet ended. Civil and military officials and royal relatives had gathered, but hundreds of thousands of refugees and county officials from all over the country arrived.
Empress Zhaojing was like a statue, standing proudly in front of the ministers, looking coldly at the many local officials in front of her.
One of them stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am Liang Shan, the magistrate of Ruyang County in Luoyang. I have been an official for seven years. I came to the capital to seek a way out for the common people."
Empress Zhaojing said: "What way out?"
Liang Shan said: "In recent years, bandits in the Central Plains have been rampant, wars and banditry have been rampant, droughts have occurred, locusts have passed through the border for years, crops have failed, and the land is barren. The people are hungry and have no clothes to keep out the cold. They also have to bear huge taxes. There is really no way out."
"The people in the Central Plains, the blood of the Chinese people, have mostly become refugees. The roots of the grass and leaves have been eaten up. It can be said that there are thousands of miles of corpses and bones on the ground. It is a terrible sight!"
"Otherwise, why would these hundreds of thousands of refugees come to the capital to see Your Majesty? Otherwise, Why did local officials like us come all the way to see Your Majesty!"
Empress Zhaojing said: "So, what do you want to say?"
Liang Shan took a deep breath and shouted: "After the death of the previous emperor, Your Majesty ascended the throne in the name of the Imperial Concubine, worked hard and devoted all your energy to the prosperity of the Great Jin."
"However, Your Majesty is a woman after all, and is not of the royal blood of the Chen family. Your name is not right and your words are not smooth. Although you have the heart to serve the country, you go against the trend of heaven and earth. Therefore, bandits frequently appear in the Great Jin, and bandits are rampant, and natural disasters are endless."
"I came to the capital only to send a blood letter to the people, asking Your Majesty to abdicate to the royal family of the Chen family, give the people a way out, and give the Great Jin a way out!"
Empress Zhaojing's face was ashen, and her fists were clenched in her sleeves.
She had enough psychology to face these attacks and accusations, but when she really heard these absurd remarks, she couldn't help but get angry.
In anger, there was also some grievance. After all these years of sleepless nights and hard work, what did he get in return!
"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"
Yang Guozhong couldn't help but yelled: "Who told you to say such treasonous words! Do you know that this is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine clans!"
Liang Shan said loudly: "If my nine clans can give the people a way to live, I will have no regrets!"
"Your Majesty, please see the blood letter of the people of Ruyang County!"
He took out a large roll of white cloth from his arms and suddenly spread it on the ground. There were bloody fingerprints all over it, which was shocking and chilling.
Everyone around was quiet, including the people of Shenjing, including civil and military officials and clan members.
These years, the Jin Dynasty has indeed been too difficult. Is it really because... a woman became the emperor and ruined the fortune of the Chen family?
If the Chen family returned to the throne, perhaps there would be good weather and good harvests next year.
"Your Majesty! I am the magistrate of Xianping County, Kaifeng Prefecture, and I have written a blood letter from the people!"
"Your Majesty! I am the magistrate of Linqing County, and I have written a blood letter from the people."
"Your Majesty! I am the magistrate of Penglai County..."
"Your Majesty..."
For a while, hundreds of county magistrates submitted blood letters, covering all provinces of the Jin Dynasty, almost representing the will of the people of the world.
When everyone was shocked and shocked, Liang Shan finally shouted: "Your Majesty, please abdicate to the Chen family for the sake of the Jin Dynasty and the people of the world!"
"Your Majesty, please abdicate!"
Hundreds of officials shouted, and tens of thousands of people around saw this scene, and some of them wanted to shout along. This was due to the general trend.
King Jing felt comfortable all over, and felt that the throne was within his grasp.
Public opinion is not important, it can't decide anything, but it is not only public opinion, but also the will of the ministers!
Public opinion plus the will of the ministers means a lot of things.
If we add the will of heaven, then it is legitimate.
After it is legitimate, the next time we start a rebellion, we have a legitimate reason and everything will go smoothly.
"Your Majesty! It's bad! Your Majesty!"
Wei Wei, the Marquis of Wu'an, came with hundreds of cavalry and shouted, "The five military camps have mutinied and are already killing this way. They are shouting..."
"The Queen abdicates and returns the throne to the Chen family!"
All the officials exclaimed, and the royal family members also changed their expressions.
But for the royal family members, they are relatively happy. After all... as royal family members, they naturally hope that the emperor will be a member of the Chen family.
Liang Shan shouted: "Your Majesty, this is the will of the people, this is the will of the ministers, please abdicate!"
"Look at these refugees, they are also begging Your Majesty to give them a way out!"
King Jing shouted: "Shut up! Your Majesty has been very diligent in government affairs and loves the people like his own children. This is obvious to all. How can you be allowed to commit crimes against your superiors!"
Liang Shan said anxiously: "Your Majesty, you are the sixth prince, please persuade Your Majesty, the Jin Dynasty has been in power for 400 years, and it cannot be destroyed!"
King Jing said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty loves the people like his own children. If it is beneficial to the Jin Dynasty, she is willing to do anything!"Empress Zhaojing sneered in her heart, Chen De, Chen De, you finally can't help it!
Liang Shan said: "Your Highness King Jing, you are extremely talented, well-educated, love the people like your own children, and you are the legitimate son of the previous emperor. Why don't you inherit the throne and benefit the people!"
"Nonsense!"
King Jing said loudly: "This king has no intention of being an emperor, and the world knows it."
Liang Shan knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Highness King Jing, the Chen family's country cannot fall. Please take on this burden for the sake of your ancestors and the people of the world!"
Hundreds of local officials couldn't help but shout.
The blessing of the blood letter of the people and the clamor of the refugees around made countless people feel a little moved.
His Highness King Jing is talented! If he is the emperor, there will be good weather and prosperity for the Jin Dynasty.
Everyone began to waver, and they all thought this was a good way to solve the predicament of the Jin Dynasty.
King Jing couldn't help but say: "High Priest! The Heavenly Emperor and the ancestors have witnessed. Has there been any oracle about this situation?"
As soon as these words came out, countless people immediately reacted. Yes, the gods are here, and they will definitely send down an oracle. There must be a sign whether it will succeed or not!
The Immortal Mother, who was wearing a Taoist priest's robe, said loudly: "The Heavenly Emperor and the ancestors of the Chen family have sent down an oracle."
Everyone was breathing rapidly, staring at the Circular Mound Altar and the Heavenly Master.
The Immortal Mother said: "The oracle is: Nine tripods flying together, a sign of the holy monarch, which can benefit the world and protect the country."
After speaking, she surged with invisible internal force, and with unimaginable power, she lifted up the nine bronze tripods around the Circular Mound Altar and rotated them in the air.
Seeing this magical scene, countless people were very excited.
"The gods are showing their power! They are showing their power! This is really a sign of a holy monarch!"
"Oh my God, this is really a divine power! King Jing is a holy monarch!"
"Your Majesty, please abdicate, please King Jing, please ascend the throne!"
Countless people shouted, as if they had encountered a great event, and they were extremely happy.
King Jing let out a long breath and could no longer suppress his smile.
I have the will of the people and the will of the ministers. Now even the will of heaven is on my side. It doesn't matter whether you, Guan Miaoshan, are willing to abdicate or not. After all, the 90,000 troops of the Five Military Camps are almost here.
King Jing knew very well that the so-called will of the people, the will of the ministers, and the will of heaven were just clothes. Only the 90,000 troops of the Five Military Camps were the real thing that determined victory or defeat.
But clothes are something that cannot convince the people if they are not worn. As long as they are worn on themselves, the army can be unscrupulous and Guan Miaoshan can abdicate.
Both are indispensable, otherwise it will inevitably cause greater turmoil, which is not suitable for the current national conditions.
King Jing is a smart man. He has seen through all this, so he has been preparing for this for a long time.
Now, everything is as expected. As long as the army arrives, Guan Miaoshan will understand that the situation is over, and it is time to abdicate.
Thinking of this, King Jing almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
He took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions, and said: "Everyone, for the great Jin Dynasty, this king is willing to give everything!"
"It depends on whether your majesty is willing to give everything for the country!"
Countless eyes gathered on Empress Zhao Jing. At this moment, she felt abandoned by her relatives and friends, and felt incomparable loneliness.
She was heartbroken!
None of the officials in the court stood up to speak for her!
She was heartbroken!
None of the people in the capital thought of her well!
After years of hard work, she even had the urge to cry in exchange for this result.
But she remembered Zhou Yuan's words deeply: "Your Majesty, scraping the bone to heal the wound must be extremely painful. If you endure it, you will feel relieved."
"We are all your right-hand men and left-hand men."
Junior brother, now I have you.
Empress Zhao Jing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Of course I am willing to give everything for Dajin! So, please ask the refugee representatives to come up and speak. I want to hear whether the real sufferers think the same way!"