Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 362 Li Yi: You guys have really caused me so much trouble!
Li Yi took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and continued to move forward.

He walked into the Hall of Supreme Harmony and approached the dragon throne, which was golden in color and seemed to be made of gold.

With a flick of his sleeves, Li Yi turned around and sat down on the dragon throne.

Seeing this scene, all the generals of the Tang army bowed before Li Yi and cheered in unison.

"Your Majesty, long live the king! Long live the king! Long live the king!"

"Your Majesty, long live the king, long live the king, long, long live the king!"

Li Yi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, his eyes somewhat intoxicated.

This feeling of having countless people cheering for you in front of you is really good and fascinating!
Li Yi took a deep breath, calmed his excited mood, then raised his hand and said.

"Please don't be polite, everyone. Please stand up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Tang army officials and generals in the Hall of Supreme Harmony stood up one after another.

Li Yi chuckled and said.

"We started our army in Guangxi, conquered Guangdong and Guangxi, defeated the Qing demons, defeated the Western barbarians, fought in Hunan, and marched east to Jiangxi..."

"Five years of hard work and struggle, I and all of you have walked on thin ice, hand in hand, to achieve today's achievements."

"I want to say something to all of you here today."

"Thank you for your hard work!"

After Li Yi finished speaking, everyone in the hall started talking again.

"We are ashamed!"

"It is our honor to be able to lead the way for the king, to fight for the Tang Dynasty, and for the king."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, there was a scene of harmony between the emperor and his subjects.

At this moment, Li Kang, the commander of Li Yi's Imperial Guard Division, stood up and spoke.

"Your Majesty, now that the world has been settled, the capital has been recovered, the Qing demons have been driven out of the border, and the feat of expelling the Tartars has been accomplished."

"I hope your Majesty will obey the will of heaven and the will of the people, ascend the throne and become emperor, and glorify our Tang Dynasty!"

When everyone in the hall saw this, they all followed suit and urged him to go in.

"We have driven out the Tartars and restored China. The capital has also been liberated. Please ascend the throne and rule the world!"

"Your Majesty, please ascend the throne and become the emperor!"

"..."

Seeing that they had already reached the capital, the ministers of the Tang Dynasty could no longer contain their desire for advancement.

When someone takes the lead, they will follow suit and persuade others to join.

Li Yi looked around and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

But I didn't feel as excited as I had imagined.

Instead, he seemed to be somewhat alert!

Because he knew that he had no control over his own behavior at this moment.

The people below can no longer hold back their desire to make progress, and even Li Yi cannot stop them from making progress.

Taking a deep breath, Li Yi spoke.

"How dare I take on such a great responsibility?"

"It is better to select a person with both ability and moral integrity from the royal family of the former Ming Dynasty to ascend the throne and inherit the throne."

It was obvious that Li Yi was just declining the offer three times as usual.

As a so-called former member of the Ming royal family, Li Yi was just expressing his political attitude.

This shows that the Tang Dynasty's legal system was inherited from the former Ming Dynasty, not the Qing Dynasty, and paved the way for the subsequent large-scale liquidation of the Eight Banners by the Tang Dynasty.

If there really was a former member of the Ming royal family who took Li Yi's polite words seriously and stepped forward to inherit the throne, Li Yi guaranteed that he would commit suicide by being shot six times in the back before ascending the throne.

After hearing this, everyone began to persuade him to come in for the second time.

Zuo Zongtang came out and took the lead.

"Your Majesty rose from humble beginnings, conquered the world, and defeated the Qing demons. Only then did our Tang Dynasty have the foundation it has today."

"Except for the king, no one else in the world is qualified to ascend the throne!"

"Your Majesty, please ascend the throne and become emperor for the sake of the people and the world."

Everyone said in unison.

"Your Majesty, please ascend the throne and become the emperor for the sake of the people and the world!"

"..."

Li Yi refused again.

The crowd was not discouraged and continued to persuade him to proceed.

After refusing three times, Li Yi finally spoke.

"You guys have really caused me so much trouble!"

"In that case, you will be in charge of the coronation ceremony."

"Remember, don't build large-scale projects that waste people's time and money..."

Upon hearing this, everyone bowed in unison.

……

Chengde Prefecture, Mountain Resort.

After Yi led the main force of the Qing army southward, the Manchu nobles and dignitaries in the capital temporarily left the capital and headed for the outside of the Great Wall for safety reasons.

But after arriving at the Summer Resort in Chengde, something unexpected happened.

After a long and bumpy journey, Yi's queen, Guaerjia, was about to give birth.

Seeing this, the Qing court decided to stop in Chengde to rest for the time being, allowing Guwalgiya to give birth while waiting for specific news from inside the country.

If good news came from the interior, and Yi personally led his army south and won a great victory, then they would set out to return to the capital.

If bad news came from inside the pass and Yi was defeated, it would not be too late for them to leave the pass.

In a villa in the Mountain Resort.

Yi's wife, the current Empress Guwalgiya of the Qing Dynasty, was lying on the bed, looking at a baby beside her with a loving face.

She couldn't help but reach out and poke the baby's little face.

Looking at that wrinkled little face, Guarjia is so cute no matter how you look at it.

Although this was just a daughter, she proved that there was nothing wrong with Guaerjia's health.

She is fertile.

In the future, she will surely be able to give Yi a son. The throne of the Qing Dynasty will definitely not be given to the bastard born by that bitch Concubine Lan!

When he thought of this, even though he was still on the run, Guaerjia was in a very good mood.

That’s right, now Concubine Lan has been promoted to Concubine Lan.

Although sleeping with your sister-in-law has a bad reputation.

But in order to give his eldest son a status, Yi still resisted the pressure and took Concubine Lan as his concubine.

But this made Guaerjia, the legal wife, very unhappy.

It's fine for you to go out and play, but what's the point of bringing him home?
Could it be that you want to depose me, your legal wife, and replace me with that bitch?
However, the arm was no match for the thigh, and the Guarjia clan had no choice but to acquiesce in the end.

But even though she agreed, it didn't mean that Guaerjia had no objection to Concubine Lan.

On the contrary, Guaerjia had a lot of complaints about Concubine Lan.

It’s just that she didn’t have a child before, so she didn’t feel confident when facing Concubine Lan, who gave birth to a son for Yi.

But now, she, Guaerjia, also has a child.

Next time I meet Concubine Lan, I won’t be afraid of anything.

However, just when Guarjia was teasing her child with a happy smile on her face.

There was a sound of messy footsteps outside her room.

After the notification, Guwalgiya learned that the people who came were her father Guiliang and Empress Dowager Borjigit.

Gui Liang was previously appointed by Yi to be responsible for opening up land outside the Great Wall. However, when Guaerjia and others were about to leave the capital and prepare to leave the Great Wall, Yi sent a message to Gui Liang, ordering him to bring people to meet them.

That's why Gui Liang now appears in the Mountain Resort in Chengde.

Guaerjia thought that her father and the queen mother came to see the child as usual.

He immediately ordered the person to be brought in.

With a creak, the door was pushed open and Guarjia greeted with a smile.

"Why did the Queen Mother and Ama come together today?"

"Yun'er hasn't woken up yet!"

However, after she finished speaking, Guarjia noticed that Guiliang and Borjigit looked unhappy.

"Why do mother and father look like this? What happened?"

Borjigit said nothing, Guiliang said with a serious expression.

"Bad news came from the southern border. The emperor was defeated on the bank of the Yellow River."

"The main force of the Qing Dynasty that was led south by the Emperor was completely annihilated, and even the Emperor himself was unfortunately captured by the Tang thieves."

"The Qing Dynasty is in danger!"

When Guarjia heard this, shock and disbelief were visible on his face.

"This...this is impossible!"

"This is Ama playing a joke on me. It must be Ama playing a joke on me, right?"

Gui Liang just said with a serious expression after hearing this.

"Ama is not kidding you."

"The Qing Dynasty's southern expedition was defeated, and the emperor was indeed captured by the Tang thieves."

Upon hearing this, Borjigit, who was standing by, also nodded.

"I can also testify that this is indeed true."

Upon hearing this, Guarjia's face turned pale instantly and she just murmured.

"Impossible! This is impossible!"

"I do not believe!"

"My child has just been born. He can't just lose his father like this. I can't..."

Seeing this, Gui Liang looked at his daughter with eyes full of pity.

Seeing this, Borjigit spoke.

"Queen, I know you feel sad."

"But we have to cheer up."

"Although the emperor was captured by the Tang thieves, he was not killed by them."

"We still have a chance to rescue the emperor!"

"I came to you today to discuss this matter."

Upon hearing this, Guarjia regained his composure and asked.

"What does the Queen Mother mean?"

Borjigit replied.

"I have just discussed with my in-laws and plan to send someone to negotiate peace with the Tang bandits."

"Whether it's surrender or compensation, we must get the emperor back at all costs."

"But there are objections to this in the court. We need you, the queen, to come forward and use the righteous cause to suppress the ministers."

When the news of Yi's capture reached Chengde, the Qing court was immediately divided into two factions and a huge quarrel broke out.

One faction advocated the establishment of a new king and retreating to the border to plan for the future.

One group advocated peace talks with the Tang Dynasty and welcoming Yi back.

Borjigit and Guiliang were the ones who advocated welcoming Yi back.

The reason is also very simple.

Borjigit was Yi's biological mother. Anyone could give up Yi except him.

Guiliang is Yi's father-in-law, and his power and status all come from Yi, the emperor's son-in-law.

Once the new emperor ascends the throne, Gui Liang will most likely not be able to keep his current official position.

Whether for the sake of his daughter or to keep his official position, welcoming Yi back is Guiliang's best choice.

Fortunately, thanks to Yi's previous appointment of Gui Liang to preside over the reclamation of the areas outside the Great Wall, Gui Liang is now the person in charge of the areas outside the Great Wall and has a lot of say.

No matter what decision the court makes, Guiliang's attitude is very important.

Unfortunately, Yi's deeds of killing his brother and stealing his sister-in-law were exposed, which was unpopular. The princes of the Eight Banners who had the power to speak were very dissatisfied with Yi, and wanted to take advantage of Yi's capture to simply change the emperor.

Therefore, the two groups are now in a stalemate.

Then, the attitude of Queen Borjigit becomes particularly crucial.

(End of this chapter)