The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

So...

Li Zhenbei discovered in despair that Li Jize and his Qin army were the ones who truly implemented the barbarian slogan, "No matter how many ways you come, I will go one way."

Their purpose is very clear, they are going to target Li Zhenbei!

On the one hand, the Qin army and Li Jize had planned this strategy long ago. On the other hand, the gap in weapon generation between them was simply too great!

How to fight this?

After the battle, Li Zhenbei finally saw what kind of enemies the barbarians were facing.

There were all kinds of firearms bombarding the ground, all kinds of Molotov cocktails exploding in the sky, and even the Tianjiang River was blocked by warships.

How could ancient people have ever seen these things?

Li Zhenbei has three armies: the Central Army, the Front Army, and the Rear Army. Li Jize also has three armies: the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force. How do you think this will work?

You tell me how to fight?

Being beaten from top to bottom, and completely hung up and beaten, okay?

After the battle, Li Zhenbei ran away, and Li Jize shouted the new slogan, "Qi Ming is precious!"

This time, it's no longer a slogan of defending our territory. It's about the preciousness of Qi's life. All the people of the Great Qi must be superior to others! We don't need to fight each other. We should deal with the people outside.

To sum it up in one sentence…

Surrender your guns and you won’t be killed!

It has to be said that after witnessing the terror of the Qin army, the people of Great Qi were brainwashed by the idea that "the people of Qi are noble". The people of Great Qi really thought, damn it! Why should we work for Li Zhenbei? Why should we rob our compatriots?

Join the Qin army and rob foreigners! Let's go fight other ethnic groups. Not only will we be treated well, but we'll also be national heroes. Why should I hurt myself?

Most importantly...

Surrender your guns and you won’t be killed!

If they continue to resist, they will die. Since they cannot defeat the Qin army, they have no choice but to join.

The final terrifying impact of Li Zhenbei's escape was that his soldiers surrendered in large numbers.

Now they are still bandits. The Qin army is a regular army with good treatment, meat for three meals a day, and a slogan of "Glorious, Great and Righteous". If you are a bandit, you will join them, right?

That's it...

Li Zhenbei ran and ran with his confidants! The more he ran, the fewer his men became. The most frustrating thing was that he was finally beaten to death by the villagers in a small village called "Niujiakou" along with the remaining 18 confidants.

It was such a miserable death!

Because the common people liked the righteous army more than the Qi army, but compared to these righteous armies, they supported the Qin army even more. When the Qin army came, not only did they not pay grain, they also gave you land!

So and so...

One year and seven months later, Li Jize not only drove the barbarians out of the north, but also destroyed Li Zhenbei's rebel army. Officially, he unified the entire north!

After being suppressed in Qingzhou for so many years, the final eruption was simply terrifying.

There's no way! Industrial civilization beats agricultural civilization and nomadic civilization like it's a piece of cake.

What's more, when Li Jize was fighting them, he was still madly drinking the blood of Goryeo and East Japan.

Two years later, Li Jize officially issued a notice to the south, ordering all armed forces to disarm, formally submit to him as the "Grand Marshal of the Army of the World", and obey the transfer orders.

The empress was furious!

Damn it, because this also includes her Qi army's armed forces, how could she possibly agree? He directly issued an imperial edict, reprimanding Li Jize and announcing that he would be dismissed from his position as the Grand Marshal of the Army of the World.

Who would have thought…

Lin Jiaxuan next door was much more obedient, and immediately announced his unconditional obedience to the Grand Marshal of the Army. This also meant that all the naval power of the Qi people was in Li Jize's hands.

What does this mean?

Since ancient times, the North has always ruled the South, and the South has rarely ruled the North (almost! Don't be too picky). Once the North achieves unification, it will basically attack the South.

The South will basically rely on its navy to defend Tianjiang.

But now, the navy is all in Li Jize's hands. What's going on? It's like the empress has taken off all her clothes and is waiting for Li Jize's arrival.

Zuo Santong was very cunning. He immediately wrote a letter to express his willingness to obey Li Jize and help him strangle the empress.

then……

When he announced the entire army's attack on the empress to show his loyalty, the Qin army crossed the Tianjiang River in a mighty force and appeared behind him.

The shameless Zuo Santong met an even more shameless Li Jize. Finally, he was attacked from both sides and fled in a panic, all the way to Hongsawadi.

That is to say...

He fled the country!

Now only Li Jize and the empress are left to fight each other. Rain or shine, Xuanwu Gate will wait for you.

The Empress was such a strong-willed person that when she was in the north, she even killed her harem and was ready to commit suicide for her country. Now facing Li Jize, this bastard and traitor, how could she surrender?

and so……

She issued an imperial decree, denouncing Li Jize as a traitor and the Li family as a traitor! Even if it meant destroying both sides, she, the empress, would never, ever surrender.

Even if I die today, I will never bow to you, Li Jize.

until……

The Qin army sent an envoy and proposed Li Jize's proposal: a constitutional monarchy! It would guarantee the Zheng family's eternal rule, but they would never allow them to interfere in the political power...

The Empress said it smells really good!

After all, it is obvious that she cannot win now. The entire northern part of Da Qi belongs to Li Jize. Lin Jiaxuan surrendered and Zuo Santong ran away in the south. She has occupied one-third of the land in the south. How can she fight against Li Jize?

Secondly...

Li Jize stated the pros and cons, saying that being an emperor was too frustrating! Damn it, the government is now controlled by the "cabinet". A group of civil servants won't give you a vote, and even the emperor's edict can be rejected.

Didn’t later generations say that?

In fact, the seeds of "constitutional monarchy" had already begun to appear during this period. Even if the emperor did not attend court for 30 years, domestic affairs could still function.

It’s just that Li Jize simply broke this window paper for you, and you don’t have to worry about it. The emperor is still the emperor, but you can rest completely.

Domestic affairs are still handled by the cabinet, but basically... Li Jize has the final say!

The cabinet was of course in favor of this, and they wanted to maintain the current system, which was practically unchanged. So they all persuaded the Empress to agree! Your Majesty, this is the most honorable thing for us.

The most important thing is... at present, it seems that the only one who suffers losses under this system is the interests of the "emperor".

And what about the emperor?

The ministers agreed, the people agreed, and there was also Li Jize and the Qin army holding guns to her head. Do you think she agreed?

The ancestral dynasty is still in existence, the surname is still Zheng, and she is still the emperor? What's wrong with that?

then……

In the third month of two years, the empress officially announced that power would be completely decentralized to the cabinet and the emperor would no longer interfere in state affairs.

In exchange for a peaceful handover, Li Jize also wrote into the constitution of Da Qi that the king of Da Qi would be the empress's descendants from generation to generation.