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Chapter 489 Gao Qiu: Could it be that the traitor Cai truly has the destiny of becoming emperor? [3rd update, please vote]

The civil officials were led by Wen Huanzhang and Gongsun Sheng, followed by Li Gang, Li Zhu, Zhu Wu, Tian Qi, and others.

The military generals were led by Lu Junyi and Lu Zhishen, followed by Yue Fei, Huyan Zhuo, Xu Ning, Liu Tang, and others.

Cai Fu sat imposingly on the throne, with Hua Rong and Yang Zaixing standing on either side of him.

Although Cai Fu's main hall was converted from a public hall, even a small imperial court has the air of a dragon soaring and a tiger crouching!
Especially the fierce and menacing appearances of Lu Junyi, Lu Zhishen, Bao Xu, and Feng Tai made Gao Qiu pale and tremble with fear, as if he were Tang Sanzang being bound to a demon's cave...

Li Yuhou followed behind Gao Qiu. In the original story, he went to Liangshan Marsh to seek amnesty and was incredibly powerful.

Now he's trembling even more than Gao Qiu, both of his calves are cramping, and he's walking with a limp.

In fact, Cai Fu's men already knew about the amnesty, so they were not surprised at all.

The main reason was that Li Gang, Huyan Zhuo, Xu Ning, Ling Zhen, and Xiao Rang were particularly excited about the idea of ​​being recruited by the government!
Cai Fu became the Prince of Qi, recognized by the imperial court, which means that their lost official positions have been restored!

Moreover, they don't have to suffer indignities at court, and they are incredibly happy working under Cai Fu every day!
Even the heroes who had no interest in being granted amnesty were filled with anticipation, because the State of Qi would gain three more prefectures as a result!

Those who were qualified and capable but didn't make it to the rank of general in the first round now have another chance to rise to the top!
Even those without qualifications or ability, having pledged allegiance to the State of Qi, who wouldn't want Qi to become even stronger?

Gao Qiu finally walked shakily to the center of the main hall, bowed to Cai Fu, and explained his purpose.

Cai Fu was supposed to kneel down to receive the imperial decree, but he remained seated on the throne.

Gao Qiu had no choice but to bite the bullet and offer his thanks, hoping that among so many heroes, someone would kneel down.

As a result, none of Cai Fu's heroes knelt down, but Li Gang, Huyan Zhuo, and Xu Ning reflexively wanted to kneel...

But Cai Fu refused to kneel, so they could only stand tall and proud.

Rebel!

They're all traitors!

Gao Qiu cursed inwardly, but could only force a smile as he took the edict from the edict box and read it aloud in a trembling voice:
The decree states: "Civil governance can bring peace to the country, while military force can secure its stability. The Five Emperors established their territories through rites and music, while the Three Sovereigns pacified the world through warfare..."

“Blah blah blah, an imperial edict issued on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the second year of Xuanhe.”

The imperial edict clearly stated three things.

The first thing he did was to appoint Cai Fu as the King of Qi, granting him control of fourteen prefectures: Qingzhou, Yizhou, Yanzhou, Jizhou, Lingzhou, Dongchang Prefecture, Dongping Prefecture, Zizhou, Mizhou, Cangzhou, Runzhou, Gaizhou, Zhaode Prefecture, and Mozhou.

This includes Cangzhou, Zizhou, and Mizhou, which Emperor Huizong of Song gave to Cai Fu, as well as Gaizhou, which Song Jiang gave.

Cangzhou, Zizhou, and Mizhou are all ready, just waiting for Cai Fu to send someone to take over.

The second thing was the bestowal of a marriage upon Princess Maode. The imperial edict stated that she would be a Consort Ping, with a status equal to that of the Empress.

The third thing was to urge Prince Qi, Cai Fu, to attack the rebel Prince Huaixi, Qing, with a condition that victory was assured and defeat not allowed.

All of Cai Fu's leaders were overjoyed; with the imperial edict issued, the matter was settled!
As for the saying "victory is allowed but defeat is not," it should be taken as a joke. When has Cai Fu ever been defeated since he joined the outlaws?

The atmosphere had reached this point, so Li Zhu and Zhu Wu exchanged a glance, and Li Zhu pretended to offer a couplet to liven things up:
"The jade maiden weaves cloth with a clattering sound, clattering, clattering, clattering, and more clattering!"

Who can come up with the answer?
Cai Fu had too few civil officials under his command; the palace was full of roughnecks, and they looked at each other in bewilderment.

Wen Huanzhang and Li Gang could tell something was amiss from the expressions of Li Zhu and Zhu Wu, so they all remained silent.

Seeing that no one could come up with a matching answer, Lu Zhishen couldn't help but jump out:

"I'm going against you!"

"The monk strikes the bell, ringing and ringing, ring, ring, and ring again!"

"color--"

Niu Gao, He Yuanqing, Bao Xu, Yu Baosi, and the other uneducated men all cheered loudly.

Li Zhu smiled and shook his head: "Although Master Lu's answer is neat, it is not appropriate for the occasion."

"Does anyone have a brilliant reply?" No one dared to speak up now, after all, most people's knowledge was not as great as Lu Zhishen's.

Zhu Wu then stepped forward and said:

"The officials shouted 'Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!'"

At this time, there was no fixed title for the "Thousand-Year-Old," so they essentially helped Cai Fu establish the rules.

"color!"

Li Zhu and Zhu Wu exchanged a smile, then winked at Wen Huanzhang and Li Gang before bowing to Cai Fu.
"Long live the King! Long live the King! Long live the King!"

Wen Huanzhang and Li Gang understood immediately, and even the less thoughtful military officers figured it out by now.

Therefore, all the civil and military officials bowed down to Cai Fu and shouted in unison:

"Long live the King! Long live the King! Long live the King!"

Okay, okay, let’s play like this, right?

Helpless, Gao Qiu also knelt down and shouted along.

For some reason, he suddenly had a strange feeling, as if he were paying homage to the emperor in the imperial palace!
Gao Qiu was taken aback: Could it be that Cai, that traitor, truly has the destiny of being born on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month?

No, no, the Song Dynasty has lasted for nearly two hundred years. How could we let the traitor Cai become emperor?
In fact, he wasn't the only one with this misconception; Wen Huanzhang and Li Zhu also had the same misconception.

Unlike Gao Qiu, Wen Huanzhang and Li Zhu believed that Cai Fu would have this day.

Hundreds of heroes shouted in unison, and there were many loud voices among them, making the sound deafening!
There was a separate courtyard in the Qi Prince's Mansion where Yue Fei's mother-in-law lived, because Yue Fei also lived in the mansion.

On this day, because his disciples were all attending court, Zhou Tong was excited and went to chat with his mother-in-law.

The mother-in-law sighed: "Life is good in every way now, except that my son is burdened with the name of a traitor..."

"A hundred years from now, I don't know how I'll face my husband in the afterlife..."

Zhou Tong smiled but remained silent.

Just then, a series of loud shouts could be faintly heard coming from the direction of the council hall:

"Long live the King! Long live the King! Long live the King!"

The mother-in-law was taken aback: "What, what's the reason for this?"

"Doesn't Anren know yet?"

Zhou Tong then told her the truth: "The imperial court has already come to offer amnesty!"
"From this day forward, the King of Qi shall rightfully be the King of Qi!"

"I heard that the Emperor also married Princess Maode to the King of Qi!"
"He was also granted special privileges, including that the King of Qi could enter the court without hastening his steps, could not be named when paying homage, could wear a sword and shoes in the palace, and could not bow before the emperor..."

"Is this true?"

The mother-in-law, who had been frowning, could hardly believe her ears, but the "Your Majesty" coming from the council hall left her no choice but to believe it.

The mother-in-law seemed to have a huge weight lifted from her heart, and she knelt on the ground with a beaming smile, thanking heaven and earth.
"That's wonderful! Thank God, my son has finally achieved his goal!"

Zhou Tong asked with a smile, "It is clearly the King of Qi who brought your son with him!"
"Why does Lady An thank Heaven and Earth instead of King Qi?"

"Yeah!"

The mother-in-law quickly turned towards the direction of the council hall, knelt down, and clasped her hands together:

"Many thanks to King Qi for his great kindness and virtue in guiding my son onto the right path!"

A hundred years later, she can finally face her husband in the afterlife with a clear conscience...

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