The invasion of the abyss begins with the Laughing at the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 325: Three Refusal and Three Refusals
"My Lord City Lord, you claim to be alone and have established a country. What system will you adopt? Will it be a county system or a county-state system? Will the enfeoffment of meritorious officials be virtual or real?"

"The land outside the Great Wall stretches 40,000 to 50,000 miles from east to west, and 50,000 to 60,000 miles from north to south. It is vast, and a great dynasty is rising slowly, like the sun rising in the east!"

"After the founding of the country, where will the capital be? Will it be Qingdi City? If it is moved to other places, won't our Qingdi City fall into decline and become a second-rate city?"

Among the people in the market, the rumor that many ministers were going to submit petitions to persuade the emperor to ascend the throne spread like a whirlwind, causing a sensation, and the streets were full of discussions.

From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, this concerns the interests of everyone and no one does not care.

Shanhai Garden.

"Son."

Meng Yi, who was wearing a tight-fitting outfit with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, cupped his hands and said seriously, "Early in the morning, a piece of gossip spread in Qingdi City, which concerns Qingdi."

Putting down the tea in his hand, the gentle and gentle Master Fusu asked slowly, "Oh! What's the news?"

There is no smoke without fire. Unless someone deliberately spreads rumors to take advantage of the situation, the news that can be widely circulated is usually true and is spread intentionally by someone with ulterior motives.

"Many people are preparing to submit petitions to persuade him to take office."

Looking around, Meng Yi, who was born as a military officer and worked as a civil servant, whispered, "The Qing Emperor is about to be crowned emperor!"

Since ancient times, when a new emperor ascended the throne or founded a country, the ministers below, in order to gain the credit of following the emperor, would be very tactful to submit petitions to persuade him to ascend the throne, with each wave of momentum getting louder than the last, which is called building momentum.

This is the prelude to becoming emperor!

"It's time to establish a country and rule the country."

Standing up, Prince Fusu opened the window and looked at the bustling crowd on the street: "He is loved by all the people. He has the virtue of Yao and Shun. He is in line with the will of heaven and the people."

Prince Fusu, or most people, were not surprised that Shen Yuanliang was planning to establish a country and become emperor. He should have become emperor after overthrowing the Qing Dynasty. It was quite unexpected that it was delayed until now.

As for the impact caused by the founding of the Qing Emperor, one was in the east and the other in the west, separated by 18,000 miles, and they made friends with distant countries and attacked nearby ones, so they did not have much conflict with the Qin Dynasty.

"What kind of system will Qingdi City adopt?"

Wearing a golden hairpin and a gorgeous palace dress, Ying Yinman, who had a slender figure, tilted her head and asked, "Is it a county system or a county-state system?"

After the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, many people wanted to establish vassal states for the sake of profit, and clamored for the emperor to grant fiefs to the princes on a large scale. However, the First Emperor abolished the system of fiefdoms, set up counties, and governed the world with Qin officials.

As we all know, the final result was the demise of the second generation.

“The county system is the best!”

Speaking of this topic again, Fusu still insisted on his own ideas, with a strong mind, as unshakable as a rock.

The newborn empire was surging with undercurrents, and there was a large number of people with evil intentions lurking. Enfeoffment of the royal brothers and meritorious ministers as princes could effectively consolidate the rule.

Otherwise, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising, shouting "Are kings, princes, generals, or ministers any different kinds of people?" would have led to a rebellion throughout the country, with smoke and blood everywhere. This is the drawback of the county system.

The aristocratic family is permanent, while the Qin officials are transient. One is the nominal administrator, and the other is the owner of the land. Their methods of governance are different.

"In the Han Dynasty, there was the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms. In the Ming Dynasty, there was the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, who purged his nephew, Jianwen, from the throne by raising an army in Jizhou."

Ying Yinman frowned, twisted her hair lightly, and sighed: "The implementation of the county-state system has led to the formation of a country within a country, which is extremely harmful to the empire. A turmoil is inevitable."

All human ambitions are for a chair. The county-state system provides a breeding ground for unrest for ambitious people and is not good for the country.

"If you do this, the meat will always rot in the pot." This sentence fully reveals the essence of the county-state system implemented by the superiors.

As far as the world is concerned, the county system is the best; as far as the royal family is concerned, the county-state system is the best. As for causing unrest in the world and instability in the country, it is only a minor problem.

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"I have heard that a high position cannot be left vacant for long, and all affairs cannot be left vacant for long. If it is left vacant for a day, the high position will be in danger; if it is left vacant for a whole day, all affairs will be in chaos."

"…According to Heaven and following the will of the people, the throne cannot be left vacant for long, and the sacred artifact cannot be without a master. Therefore, we, the ministers, dare to test the will of Heaven and Earth, and follow the will of the Chinese people, and risk our lives to persuade Your Majesty to ascend the throne of Emperor."

Inside the Jinshen Hall, Gongsun Shaojun and Xin Qiji, the assistant ministers of the Council of State Affairs, Shitou and Yue Fei of the Governor's Office bowed and presented a petition to persuade them to ascend the throne.

The eloquent parallel prose boasted of Shen Yuanliang's achievements. It was vigorous and gorgeous, and it was very exciting to listen to, as if they would not get up unless their master agreed.

"This city lord lacks virtue, talent and knowledge, and is not qualified to serve the ancestral temple. Please step down!"

Shen Yuanliang, sitting upright on the armchair, waved his hand to refuse. His deep gaze was as mysterious as the starry sky, making it impossible to tell the depth.

"Here!"

Seeing Shen Yuanliang's refusal, everyone slowly withdrew, preparing to submit a second petition to persuade him to ascend the throne in a few days. Every move they made was a courtesy, and was done for the world to see.

"Master, you are the emperor, how can you refuse?"

In the empty palace, Qiu Ju shook Shen Yuanliang's arm with an anxious look on her face. It was true that the eunuchs were anxious even though the emperor was not.

Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents, and Teachers, the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues. In the hearts of the descendants of Yan and Huang, the emperor is sacred and great. He governs the people and regulates yin and yang, and confers titles on the gods of the sky and moves the stars.

Now that everyone has come to persuade him to ascend the throne, but Shen Yuanliang has refused, Qiuju can't help but be anxious!
"You, read more books."

Shen Yuanliang pointed at her smooth forehead with his white fingers, shook his head, smiled but said nothing more, he understood.

Three days later, at the Star-Picking Tower.

"I have heard that Heaven created the people and established a ruler over them, so that he could govern the people and the world..."

"Your Highness has expanded the territory by hundreds of millions of miles, organized the people, provided the elderly with support, and raised the young, so that everyone has food to eat and clothes to wear. Your achievements in civil and military affairs are obvious to all..."

After kneeling three times and kowtowed nine times, Shouhou, the chief of the Jiantian Division, Qiao Feng, the chief of the Zhenwu Division, and others once again presented their persuasion, which was strictly in accordance with the rules of etiquette.

Looking around, there were hundreds of officials who submitted petitions to persuade the emperor to ascend the throne, representing all forces in Qingdi City, and it was also everyone's statement on Shen Yuanliang's enthronement.

Five days later, at the foot of Cangshan Mountain.

"Your Highness is far superior to the Han and Tang dynasties, your governance is better than that of the Tang and Song dynasties, your virtue is greater than that of the Three Sovereigns, and your achievements are greater than those of the Five Emperors. Compared to you, the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor are slightly inferior in literary talent, and the Tang Emperor and Song Emperor are slightly inferior in style."

"Your Highness, your civil and military achievements are unmatched in the world. If you don't want to be the emperor, who will? Who has the qualifications? We will obey you. If you don't agree, we won't rise up."

"Yes, yes, just agree to it!"

A huge crowd of people knelt at the foot of Cangshan Mountain. There were farmers working in the fields, craftsmen working at their jobs, merchants selling goods, and so on. There was no end to them, and there were at least hundreds of thousands of people.

The first two times, civil and military officials took the initiative to submit petitions to persuade the emperor to ascend the throne. The last time was different from the previous ones. It was spontaneous among the people and represented the general public opinion.

(End of this chapter)