Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

"Your Majesty, I wasn't just saying that casually."

"Your Majesty will certainly fulfill the expectations you once had for the Great Qian Dynasty."

"With our Great Qian Dynasty about to become the first dynasty in history to last for a thousand years, how can I bear to ruin this great moment that is about to become a thousand years old!"

As he spoke, Xie Kangnian stood up and walked to the Yong Sheng Emperor, who was clearly not quite understanding the meaning behind this, and patted him on the shoulder: "Even if I accept Your Majesty's abdication in accordance with the will of Heaven in the future, the name of the Great Qian Dynasty will still not change!"

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will personally fulfill Your Majesty's wish."

"Moreover, I sincerely hope that our Great Qian Empire can continue to enjoy boundless glory for generations to come..."

"Your Excellency is very thoughtful..." Emperor Yongsheng was taken aback, but quickly recovered and flattered Xie Kangnian, "I can rest assured that I have entrusted the Great Qian Dynasty to Your Excellency!"

It has to be said that it must have been quite frustrating for an emperor to end up like Jiang Youtang.

It's one thing for a ruler to act like a subject and another like a ruler in front of Xie Kangnian.

The key point is that no one in the palace takes Emperor Yongsheng seriously anymore; it's nothing like the situation when his father was in power.

At least he lived a decent life in the palace when his father was alive.

But now, under Xie Kangnian's arrangement, even the palace eunuchs no longer take Jiang Youtang, the emperor of the empire, seriously.

So much so that even when Emperor Yongsheng was just a nobody, he could only be an incredibly frustrated and constantly fearful nobody...

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Early the next morning.

That is, the 18th day of the seventh month of the ninth year of Yongsheng.

Emperor Jiang Youtang, the 49th emperor of the Qianlong Emperor who had not made any speech even after ascending the throne, suddenly addressed the nation via radio.

Moreover, the speech that Emperor Yongsheng was scheduled to give was done in great secrecy beforehand.

Before the speech, no more than five people, including Emperor Yongsheng himself, knew about it!

In his speech, Emperor Yongsheng, Jiang Youtang, "sincerely" acknowledged and reflected on the many immoral acts of the Jiang imperial family.

Even the late Emperor Yude was implicated and became a sinner of the Great Qian Empire.

Emperor Yongsheng attributed all the chaos currently plaguing the Great Qian Empire to divine punishment caused by the imperial family's moral failings!

In Emperor Yongsheng's speech, his father, Emperor Yude, was portrayed as a tyrannical ruler who only cared about pleasure, neglected state affairs, and disregarded the lives of the common people!

He himself became like that immoral ruler who followed suit and indulged in sensual pleasures all day long.

His words were sincere, and his voice was choked with emotion.

Those who don't know the truth might really think that all the suffering the Great Qian Empire has endured over the years is the result of the emperor's indulgence in pleasure and neglect of state affairs.

But in reality, everyone knows—it's not that the emperor doesn't want to get involved, but rather that imperial power had already been completely usurped by Emperor Yongsheng's grandfather's generation...

However, it takes two to tango.

If the Jiang royal family had no problems of their own, they wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

After more than half an hour of self-reflection and deep repentance, Emperor Yongsheng finally reached the most important part of his speech—abdication!

After some build-up, Emperor Yongsheng read the document aloud directly:

"The Way of Heaven has declined, the world has lost its order, and when it came to my own time, there was great chaos and darkness. All kinds of villains ran rampant, and the world was overthrown."

"Thanks to the divine might of the First Ruler, who has rescued us from this calamity, bringing peace to the land and protecting our ancestral temples, I, the sole person, have been granted this blessing, so that all within the nine regions may truly receive his bounty..."

"Your Majesty should simply follow the grand rites, offer sacrifices to all nations, and solemnly receive the Mandate of Heaven!"

The crowd, who were already somewhat bewildered by this sudden speech, finally came to their senses.

Just now, Emperor Yongsheng was rambling on on the radio, it sounded like he was abdicating the throne, right?

"Thanks to the divine might of the Chief Minister, he has saved us from this calamity!" This Chief Minister must be referring to that old bastard Xie Kangnian!

Does this mean the emperor's throne is being handed over to Xie Kangnian?

Originally, everyone thought that Emperor Yongsheng's sudden speech to the whole country was a response to Guo Shouhan, the director of the Imperial Observatory, who had recently said that "the imperial family's moral failings have caused disasters for the empire."

No one expected that after self-reproach and repentance, Emperor Yongsheng would suddenly change his tone and abdicate on the spot!

It was so sudden!

So suddenly, it took most people a long time to realize what was going on after hearing this news...

"Could I interpret this as—while listening to the radio, a new dynasty was established?"

"That sounds like it..."

"Did the emperor really abdicate?"

"Is that the emperor speaking on the radio?"

While those who heard the broadcast were discussing it animatedly, the provincial military governors' offices were also buzzing with excitement due to Emperor Yongsheng's sudden abdication....................

Although it is said that many people in the capital "spontaneously" took to the streets to plead with the chief minister Xie Kangnian to stand up and save the people from danger because of the remarks made by the Imperial Observatory.

However, Xie Kangnian did not make any statement on this matter.

There are even rumors that Xie Kangnian intends to retire while he is still at the peak of his career.

And the rumors were quite detailed and convincing...................

It can be said that Xie Kangnian's secrecy and deception operations were quite successful.

Therefore, it wasn't until Emperor Yongsheng delivered a national address and announced on the spot that he would abdicate the throne of the Great Qian Dynasty to Xie Kangnian that the truth came to light.

The warlords of various provinces suddenly realized that Xie Kangnian, that old bastard, might say no, but his actions were quite "pragmatic"!

What the hell is this "retiring at the peak of one's career" nonsense?

Bullshit!

They're clearly playing the "taking it a step further" game!

So, when they said "retire," they meant stepping down from the position of chief minister, then donning a dragon robe and becoming emperor...