All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 70 Your Majesty, You Can't
"Duke Weiyuan."

The emperor on the Dan Steps silently looked at Chen Ran surrounded by soldiers and asked, "What's going on?"

Chen Ran bowed and saluted, saying in a deep and powerful voice, "Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

There was an uproar in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"Traitor, traitor! A traitor who has committed treason!"

Chen Ran looked in surprise at Qian Qianyi, who jumped out and accused him with saliva flying. He did not expect that this famous minister who knelt down to the Qing Dynasty would be so brave.

Qian Qianyi was eloquent. He wrote a letter to the emperor, stabbing the Donglin Party in the back and secretly accusing Chen Ran of being difficult to control, and he regained the emperor's trust.

Not only was he released from prison, he even became the Minister of Rites.

The reason why he jumped out now was that he knew that his actions had already offended Duke Weiyuan.

Secondly, it was to show his loyalty and foresight in front of the emperor. If he could quell the rebellion, it would naturally please the emperor.

"Qian Qianyi, a famous pro-Qing figure, accused you of betraying the Ming Dynasty."

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

"Ha~" Chen Ran smiled slightly. "It's fine for others, but you are so itchy and cold, what right do you have to blame me?"

He raised his hand and erased the word "rebuke" and changed it to "flatter".

Qian Qianyi, who was about to rebuke loudly to correct his literary character, suddenly added, "But everything has its cause and effect. Your Majesty wants to do what Song Gao did, and it is understandable that Duke Weiyuan wants to protect himself."

There was a sudden commotion in the hall, and everyone looked at him in shock. Lord Qian changed his tone too quickly.

"No." Qian Qianyi was stunned. He turned his head and looked at the emperor who was looking at him with a dark face on the steps. He tried to explain, "Your Majesty, I think Your Majesty is going too far!"

"Duke Weiyuan eliminated the rebellion and beheaded its chieftain, which was a great contribution to the country! But Your Majesty is too tolerant. First you stripped him of his power, and now you want to take his life. Aren't you afraid that this will go down in history?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, his eyes widened and he covered his mouth tightly, "What the hell am I talking about?!"

"Qian! Qian! Yi!"

Emperor Chongzhen laughed in anger, "I was so blind that I actually believed your lies!"

"No, Your Majesty," Qian Qianyi waved his hands and tried to explain, "I am doing this for the Ming Dynasty! For the well-being of the people! For... In short, Your Majesty, please abdicate and let the wise rule over you."

The voices gradually faded away, and the hall gradually became quiet.

The eyes of the crowd were unpredictable, and many people were sighing, "I didn't expect that Qian Qianyi would be such a person!"

"Qian Qianyi!" Feeling humiliated and betrayed, Emperor Chongzhen took a deep breath and shouted angrily, "You deserve to die!"

What he hates most is being deceived and betrayed.

The last person to do this was Yuan Chonghuan, and now there is Qian Qianyi.

Thinking back, I was really stupid. I actually believed the sweet words of this guy in prison and pardoned him. I didn't expect that he would stab me in the back right from the start.

In the silence, Chen Ran laughed sincerely.

He gestured to Shang Kexi and others beside him, "Didn't you hear what your majesty said? Qian Qianyi, damn it."

Shang Kexi immediately understood what was going on. He strode forward and grabbed Qian Qianyi's official robe with one hand, while his other hand held the goose-feather knife.

Qian Qianyi was terrified and waved his hands repeatedly, tears and snot streaming down his face. He pleaded like a woman, "Mr. Weiyuan, Mr. Weiyuan! I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse."

'puff! '

The goose-feather knife had already been stabbed into Qian Qianyi's stomach, and it was stirred vigorously and then pulled out suddenly.

Red and yellow substances then gushed out, and considering the medical level of that era, it was a sure death.

Qian Qianyi, lying on the ground, wailed in pain, his voice as shrill as that of an evil spirit, which frightened many people who wanted to stand up and scold Chen Ran and made them hesitate.

After a long while, Qian Qianyi's voice gradually became lower.

'The modification has been completed, and the reward will be issued.'

'Note: Issue a little historical deviation value.'

"This is because of Liu Rushi, who was blind and made the wrong choice. Even a little woman dared to drown herself for her country. You, Qian Qianyi... Ha~~~"

"Chen Ran!" Blood was seen in the hall. The young Emperor Chongzhen looked pale, but he still forced himself to speak. "Now that things have come to this, you can kill me. I only hope that you can be merciful and spare my children."

"What nonsense are you talking about, Your Majesty?" Chen Ran frowned and responded, "What regicide? What children?"

"Ha~~~"

Emperor Chongzhen smiled sadly, "I was wrong. When the nest is overturned, no eggs will be left intact. I actually still hope that my children will be healthy."

"Your Majesty, have you misunderstood something?" Chen Ran took two steps forward and bowed. "I just want Your Majesty to abdicate and invite the Crown Prince to take the throne."

There was an indescribable silence in the Hall of Supreme Harmony again.

Hearing this, the emperor frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly said solemnly, "Do you want to be Cao Cao?"

"Your Majesty, you are joking." Chen Ran chuckled in response, "I can't write poetry, so how can I be compared with Prime Minister Cao?"

"Lord Wen." He looked at Wen Tiren, who had temporarily taken over the position of Prime Minister after Zhou Yanru went to Liaodong. "Let's draft the edict and follow the procedures."

Emperor Chongzhen's gaze suddenly turned to Wen Tihen.

He understood what Chen Ran meant. This required procedural justice.

The cabinet drafted the decree and the emperor used the seal, and then announced it to the world. This was considered a formal process, a formal process that could not be criticized. If the cabinet chief refused, or even committed suicide, then whether he found someone else or copied the notes, it would be a violation.

As long as they break the rules, everyone in the world can serve the king!

This is a rule set by the civil servants themselves.

Feeling the countless fiery gazes, Wen Tiren lowered his head and stepped out. "I understand. I will draft the decree now."

Emperor'(⊙﹏⊙)'

"Wen Tiren!" The young emperor was furious. "You are a traitor too! I know you always said bad things about Chen Ni. Did you do it on purpose?! I will remove you from all your official positions now! You are not qualified to draft an imperial edict!"

"I obey your order." Wen Tiren saluted the emperor slowly. "Words are not enough. Your Majesty, please issue an imperial decree to dismiss me."

It is still procedural justice. The emperor can certainly appoint and dismiss cabinet members, but he needs a formal decree.

The angry emperor was like a bull with red eyes. He looked at the imperial scholars angrily and said, "Draft an edict!"

Chen Ran stood aside and watched the fun, but did not step forward to stop it.

Some people in the Hanlin Academy were hesitant, but there were also those who were loyal to the emperor.

Unafraid of the threats from swords and soldiers, he began to write the imperial edict on the spot.

The Hanlin scholars wrote beautifully and quickly, and in a short time, a brand new imperial edict was completed.

"Your Majesty." Wen Tiren said slowly, "Your Majesty, I will not do that."

The emperor sneered, "Wang Chengen, bring me the imperial seal."

no respond.

Looking around, the emperor was furious when he saw Wang Chengen nowhere to be seen. "Where the hell have you been, you bastard?"

"Coming, coming." After a while, Cao Huachun, holding the jade seal in his hand, ran over with a smile, followed by Cao Deming.

The emperor was somewhat surprised as to why it was Cao Huachun, whom he had alienated, who was holding the imperial seal. However, he could not care about that now and reached out to hand over the new imperial edict, "Seal it."

Unexpectedly, Cao Huachun passed by the emperor and came to Wen Tiren's side. "Lord, where is the imperial edict?"

Wen Tiren nodded and said, "Write it now. I will write it myself."

He saw Wen Tiren running to write the imperial edict of abdication, and saw Cao Huachun standing aside with a gloomy face waiting.

It was only at this moment that the emperor finally came to his senses. "You dog! How dare you betray me?!"

"Your Majesty." Cao Huachun bowed respectfully. "I am loyal to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty is incapable of governing the country. Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, disasters have continued throughout the country, corrupt officials have been rampant, and the people are living a life worse than death. Your Majesty should abdicate and let the crown prince take over."

"Bastard! Bastard!" The emperor, whose eyes turned red with anger, strode down the steps and headed straight for Wen Tihen and Cao Huachun.

Now he just wants to kill these bastards!
"Your Majesty." Chen Ran, who had been watching the excitement, stood in front of the emperor and said, "You have been staying in the palace for many years and don't know the suffering of the people. This is not acceptable."

"In the current Ming Dynasty, natural disasters and man-made disasters are rampant, and bandits are everywhere and there are countless vagrants."

"Your Majesty has issued an order to increase taxes by three cents per mu of land, which has become one tael for the people! The people who have no money to pay taxes have sold their children and themselves, and when they can't even sell themselves, they have no choice but to rebel."

"Your Majesty values ​​family ties and has treated the princes of various places with favor. But they have enclosed land and lent money, forcing countless people to death. Apart from other things, where in Henan do the people still have land? It's all in the hands of the royal family and the gentry."

"During the Hongwu and Yongle periods, the population was far less than it is today. But the annual tax revenue was as high as tens of millions of taels. Your Majesty, here, millions of taels are still subject to additional taxes and levies!"

"The land is full of corrupt officials. County magistrates ruin families, prefects exterminate families, and even a mere tax collector can force a commoner's entire family to death. They make money when they are officials, and take their entire family with them when they retire. They treat the common people like slaves and dogs!"

"Natural disasters continued, and no one came to help. Foreign invaders invaded, and those who resisted were suppressed and slaughtered, while those who lost their military funds were promoted and made rich, and were highly valued."

"Before the fall of every dynasty, there was always such a hellish situation. The people could no longer endure it, and they would not endure it anymore. This is the case with every dynasty change, and the time has come for the Ming Dynasty too."

Chen Ran raised his hand and patted the emperor on the shoulder, saying earnestly, "Your Majesty, you can't do this."

The distraught emperor was taken away and sent to an unknown palace somewhere in the palace and kept under strict guard.

The young Crown Prince Zhu Cilang, naively and ignorantly, was held by the crying Queen Zhou and sat on the throne.

The nobles in the capital went to pay homage to the Duke of Ying, but they were captured by the soldiers and locked up in the Duke's Mansion.

The royal relatives were also visited door to door by the armored soldiers and their homes were directly sealed.

As for the civil and military officials, they were all detained in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where they ate, drank, defecated and urinated.

Even if someone wanted to do something, there was no one prestigious enough to take the lead.

As for the troops, they were even less likely to be found.

The three major camps, the Imperial Stables, the Five Cities Military Command, and even the yamen runners of Shuntian Prefecture, Daxing and Wanping counties were all shot by the border troops.

There is no one to lead, and no soldiers, equipment, or food, so even a time traveler would be scratching their heads.

Chen Ran did not take any further action and waited quietly.

Two days later, tens of thousands of cavalry from Liao arrived in the capital, and everything was settled.

Chen Ran, now confident, finally started to move.

"Royal relatives, nobles, civil and military officials." He ordered his officers to split up and "go to each family and interrogate them!"

(End of this chapter)