A way to be forced to become an emperor?
Hearing Xiao Ruxun's words, Yuan Huang frowned.
"What way?"
"I'll send people to Fujian, Zhejiang, and Southern Zhili to help the local refugees and poor farmers kill the gentry and seize their land."
Yuan Huang turned pale with fright.
"You … you're hiding it from me?"
"Duke Yuan, you're a Jinshi after all. Maybe you know some gentry. How could I dare to tell you this? In fact, all the civil officials in the army, including you, except for those I promoted, don't know about this. Of course, Duke Ye doesn't know either. Of course, I'll take special care of your hometown. Don't worry. "
Looking at Xiao Ruxun's indifferent expression, Yuan Huang took a deep breath.
"Is that all? Is this what it means to be forced into a corner? "
"Of course not. I won't be stupid enough to divide the rich and the poor. Duke Yuan, I won't send troops to help the farmers kill the gentry. Instead, I'll send people to lead the farmers and organize the poor people to join forces to kill the gentry and seize their land. In this way, they'll have blood on their hands. They'll be afraid of revenge and have no choice but to support me. Because if I'm finished, they'll also be finished. They'll die even more miserably.
Those who shouted about dividing the rich and the poor in the past either didn't think about dividing the rich and the poor, or they did it wrong. If you directly seize the land and give it to the farmers, and instruct the farmers to seize the land, the result will be completely different. "
"Proof of allegiance?"
Yuan Huang's eyes widened.
"Yes, it's similar to proof of allegiance. When the farmers kill the gentry and seize their wealth and land, they'll panic and worry that the landlords will take revenge. At this time, I'll organize them into a farmer's association.
A farmer's association in a village, or a farmer's association in two or three villages. They'll organize their own self-defense forces, and the officials I'll send will secretly command them to kill the gentry and landlords. They'll keep killing until they can no longer return to their previous state and can only rely on me. "
Yuan Huang swallowed his saliva.
"So ruthless."
Xiao Ruxun smiled.
"Of course I have to be ruthless. These landlords are already ruthless. If I don't be more ruthless than them, how can I deal with them? Daming, the three richest provinces in the southeast are all in their hands. Not only do I get no taxes, but I also have to make them officials and pay them salaries. Am I stupid?
Kill them, snatch the land, and let the farmers cultivate it. This way, I will be able to collect taxes and completely raise the taxes. In the future, I will be able to collect business taxes smoothly. Below the county, there will be townships, and below the townships, there will be village officials. The biggest obstacle between the central and local governments will no longer exist, and everything will go smoothly.
I wanted the imperial court to extend its tentacles to every household in every place. I wanted to restore the Emperor's authority to the level of the Qin and Han Dynasties. I wanted the Emperor to send orders to the countryside. This was my goal. Of course, there were still many things I wanted to do. In fact, I even planned to make the term gentry become history.
Deacon Yuan, I want to do this. I've already killed too many people for this. I've almost uprooted the foundation of the Southeast gentry. So, do you think that I've forced everyone and I into a dead end? Of course, you are also on the cliff! "
"…"
Yuan Huang was speechless.
He looked at Xiao Ruxun as if he was a lunatic.
"Deacon Yuan, I know you might think that I'm crazy now, but I want to tell you that I'm not talking nonsense. Even if I'm talking nonsense, as long as it's done, it's not. I've already done it. The land reform in the three southeastern provinces has basically been completed. It's almost completed in the past six months.
Daming was the wealthiest place, the hometown of most of the officials in the royal court. The foundation that they relied on to influence the central government's decisions was now in my hands. Now that the foundation of the officials in the royal court had been uprooted by me, from the central government to the local governments, my biggest obstacle no longer existed.
They were all paying attention to my Northern Expedition and what benefits they could reap after the Northern Expedition. They followed me all the way to the North, but they had no idea what my goal was. Even now, those people outside still thought that I only wanted to be the Emperor.
They thought that I only wanted to be an Emperor like Emperor Daming. They thought that I wanted to continue sharing the world with the scholar-officials. They thought that I wanted to continue taking the imperial examinations. I wanted to continue doing what we have been doing for thousands of years.
No, I want them to cease to exist. I want these scholar-officials to cease to exist! I want to smash this set of old rules, I want to change this human world!
They were spoiled, spoiled by the three hundred years of the Song Dynasty. Everything was based on what they said. What they said was right, and what others said was wrong. What they did was right, and what others did was wrong. What Sage Confucius said was right, and everyone else was wrong. Was there such a logic in the world?
The Confucian Sect was just a tool that Emperor Wu of Han used to rule the world. Since they were tools, they had to play their part. Now, the tools had become the masters. They were far more extravagant than the previous emperors, suppressing the Emperor. Was there such a logic in the world?
Why do you think we don't lack military funds? Why don't we lack food? Do you think it's because the Burmese people are frugal? When did our Burma become so rich? To be able to support the needs of hundreds of thousands of soldiers?
No, they were all robbed from the hands of the rich merchants in the southeast. I didn't know it before I robbed them, but after I robbed them, I was shocked. I finally knew what it meant to be rich. I was a beggar in the past, and I had 300,000 taels of silver. But they gave me 300,000 taels of silver with a wave of their hands without even blinking.
They were much richer than me. Their cellars, warehouses, and land were all filled with silver. My imagination was limited by poverty. That was why I knew what it felt like to be rich and imposing. Then, I had money, people, a foundation, an army, and I could be an emperor. "
Yuan Huang's body was trembling.
He suddenly felt that Xiao Ruxun was a monster.
He had lived with a monster for so many years without knowing it?
"Duke Yuan, don't blame me for hiding it from you. I didn't want to, but the further north I went, the more I couldn't trust anyone. I kept feeling that something was wrong. But it's all good now. Those fools outside are waiting for me to become the Emperor!
Duke Yuan, when I become the Emperor, I'll let you be the Cabinet Chief, okay? Of course, you won't be able to touch the military, and neither will the police. I won't allow the civil officials to touch the military. Whoever dares to touch it, I'll take their heads. "
Yuan Huang kept taking deep breaths.
"Ji Xin, now that this group of martial artists dares to put on the yellow robe for you, aren't you afraid that their subordinates will do the same in the future? With you as an example, which martial artist will continue to have peace of mind? Scholars will rule over politics, and martial artists will rule over a country! Aren't you afraid of chaos? "
Xiao Ruxun smiled.
"Duke Yuan, didn't you say that I've grown up? Why do you still say that? Zhao Kuangyin's situation was filled with provincial governors, and he had control over manpower, finances, and military. All of them were local emperors. If he didn't give up his military power, would the Song Dynasty last for three hundred years? But thanks to him, does the Daming still have provincial governors? "
Yuan Huang was stunned.
"The Daming's most elite army of five hundred thousand is in my hands. Who in the world can go against me? Does he have money? Are there any soldiers? Does he have as many soldiers as I do? Was there a regional commander in the area? Is there anyone who has the capital to start a rebellion?
As for the generals under my command, rather than saying that they forced me to become the Emperor, it's more like I forced them to force me to become the Emperor. Everything is under my control, and nothing has ever exceeded my expectations. As for their subordinates, Duke Yuan, do you think that those clerks who suddenly appeared in the army are only there to teach the soldiers how to read? "
Yuan Huang didn't know what Xiao Ruxun meant.
"Those clerks are not only there to teach the soldiers how to read, but they are also there to tell the soldiers who feeds them, pays them, and clothe them."
Xiao Ruxun grinned and said, "I'm the one who gives them food to eat, clothes to wear, and pay their salaries. They eat my food, wear my clothes, and take my pay. Every single one of them knows this, especially our Myanmar's base. Deacon Yuan, if Zhao Hu and I were to give an order to the White Tiger Battalion, do you think the White Tiger Battalion would listen to me or Zhao Hu?"
Yuan Huang understood. He pursed his lips, and his lips trembled.
"Thank you Great Song and Daming for suppressing the martial arts for 500 years and completely wiping out the culture of the Five Generations. Thank you Daming's civil officials for completely destroying the Daming's military headquarters and holding the lifeline of the armies in the nine borders in my hands. It's almost effortless for me to do what Zhao Kuangyin had painstakingly worked for more than a decade!
The military power has always been in my hands. Without my permission, none of them can mobilize more than 20 soldiers. Because the soldiers know me and Xiao Ruxun, they will directly listen to Xiao Ruxun's orders. The southeast's wealth is in my hands, and the armies in the nine borders have all submitted to me. I have the strongest soldiers and the most money. Is my central government stronger or the regions stronger? "
Xiao Ruxun looked at Yuan Huang as if he was asking, but it was more like he was mocking.
Yuan Huang took a deep breath.
"Ji Xin … are you Ji Xin? You're not Ji Xin, right? "
He was just asking.
Xiao Ruxun stood up, and his expression returned to its previous solemn state.
He sighed slightly.
"Deacon Yuan, the first person you met was the commander-in-chief of the army, Xiao Ruxun. He was dedicated to the country and only wanted to achieve great things for the country. He wanted to achieve great things and become the number one general in the Daming. He wanted to protect the country, leave his name in history, and be admired by the later generations. He was full of vigor and vitality.
Later, he met Marquis Zhennan, Xiao Ruxun. It was the first time he felt the cruelty of the imperial court. So, to avoid conflicts in the imperial court, he had to leave the Central Plains and his hometown and hide in Myanmar. But he wanted to achieve great things in Myanmar and do what he couldn't do in the Central Plains. In the future, when it was necessary, he could help the Central Plains. He still had the Daming in his heart, and it was heavy.
These two Xiao Ruxun can't come back now. After staying in one position for a long time or experiencing too many things, people will change. These two Xiao Ruxun also changed and became what they are now. But Xiao Ruxun likes his current appearance very much. Just like me, Xiao Ruxun, who got rid of his biggest enemy and is about to do even greater things that will turn the world upside down. "
Xiao Ruxun's lips curled up. "Deacon Yuan, the person standing in front of you now is the most powerful person in the world! It's the Emperor of the Daqin, Xiao Ruxun! "
After saying that, Xiao Ruxun turned around and walked to the entrance of the commander's tent. He lifted the curtain of the commander's tent and looked at the subjects kneeling in front of him in the cold wind.
The subjects were also looking at Xiao Ruxun.
Very good, none of them dared to stand up.
"Get up!"
Xiao Ruxun said slowly.
Then, the group of people, who were shivering in the cold wind, helped each other to stand up.
"I'll ask you one last time. You covet wealth and want me to be the Emperor. Then, are you willing to listen to my orders and never go back on your words?"
The flame in their hearts burned again.
Their lust surged again.
It's coming, it's coming, it's coming!
The final result is coming!
A brand new future is coming!!
They knelt down almost uniformly again, prostrated on the ground, and shouted in unison.
"Long live our Emperor! Long live! Long live!! "
Long live …
Xiao Ruxun couldn't say what he was feeling at this time.
Feeling good?
Excited?
Happy?
Hu ~ ~ ~
It's done, it's done, it's really done, everything is done.
It's time for this show to end.
Xiao Ruxun cleared his throat.
"Then, I declare that the capital is an important city of the country, and its importance goes without saying. After you enter the capital, you are not allowed to kill the innocent, plunder, or touch a single thread of the common people. You are not allowed to burn down any buildings or books. After occupying a strategic point, immediately set up defenses and maintain order. If anyone dares to kill the innocent, plunder or plunder, kill them without mercy! All commanders must strictly restrain their subordinates. If any soldiers break the law, the commanders of the various camps will be held accountable! "
Xiao Ruxun issued his first order.
"We will obey Your Majesty's orders!!"
The people kneeling on the ground did not have any objections.
"Alright, you may rise!"
They excitedly raised their heads and stood up. When they saw the relaxed expression on Xiao Ruxun's face, it was easy to imagine the joy in their hearts.
Zhao Hu and Qi Dayong immediately rushed forward and draped the yellow robe over Xiao Ruxun's shoulders before kneeling once more.
This time, Xiao Ruxun did not refuse.
The dark yellow robe he wore gave him a very different feeling.
Emperor, just like that, he had become Emperor?
No one was still standing. They were all kneeling.
Li Rusong was kneeling, Chai Guozhu was kneeling, Zhao Hu was kneeling, Qi Dayong was kneeling, Zhou Yao was kneeling, and Han Qian was kneeling.
Former subordinates, newly surrendered officials, generals, and those close to him and those not, all of them were kneeling.
Everyone, including the soldiers, knelt down.
"Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty!"
"Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty!"
"Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty!!"
This kind of voice rang out again and again. The generals, officials, soldiers, and soldiers from other camps seemed to be shouting at the top of their lungs.
Long live! Long live! Long live! Long live!
Only these voices echoed in the air.
The shouts of two hundred thousand people were earth-shattering and resounded through the clouds.
All for him!
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