Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Youjian with a complicated expression and frowned." Ji Gang, go tell the emperor that we can enter the city."
"This subordinate will obey."
Zhu Zhanji turned around and looked at the Brocade Guard beside him." All of you, retreat from the main hall. No one is allowed to approach within a hundred steps!"”
"This subordinate will obey."
Zhu Zhanji walked to the side and sat down. He looked at Zhu Youjian who was kneeling on the ground with a complicated expression and said," I won't talk about your merits and demerits. These are all decided by Grandpa."
Zhu Youjian knelt on the ground and began to cry. He looked at Zhu Zhanji with tears in his eyes and said," As long as Ming can be saved, as long as Ming still has hope, the unfilial descendant Zhu Youjian will have no regrets even if he dies."
Zhu Zhanji looked at the patch on Zhu Youjian's dragon robe, and the anger in his eyes gradually calmed down."You've suffered all these years."
Zhu Youjian cried even louder after hearing that. He began to kowtow to Zhu Zhanji.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Zhu Zhanji hurriedly turned around and knelt down at the door." Greetings, Grandpa."
"Unfilial descendant Zhu Youjian greets Chengzu!”
Zhu Di came in and nodded at Zhu Zhanji. Then, he sat down in the seat that originally belonged to Zhu Youjian. He looked at Zhu Youjian with an unfriendly gaze and said," Do you know your sins?!"”
Zhu Youjian was stunned and bowed." Unfilial descendant Zhu Youjian is guilty. He is ashamed of his ancestors. If it weren't for the arrival of his ancestors, the Ming Dynasty would have been lost. I am guilty!"
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Youjian angrily and said," You've let me down. You've let my ancestors down, but is that all?”
Zhu Zhanji's eyes were a little unbearable as he left the class and said," Grandpa, although Zhu Youjian is not a wise ruler, he is not an unfilial descendant. The dragon robe he has not worn until now is still patched."
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment. He looked at the patch on Zhu Youjian's inner clothes and sighed."Child, you are even more sorry to the people of my Ming Dynasty. Go outside and take a look. The people are mourning everywhere, and the people are in dire straits!”
"Go and take a look at those rebels outside. Most of them are walking on a dead end because they can't eat. As the emperor, you're the one who has let them down even more."
"Reporting to Chengzu, I'm guilty! I've let down the ancestors of the Zhu family, let down the people!"
Zhu Di took a deep look at Zhu Youjian and said," You are a good person. Yes, you are a member of the Zhu family, but you are not a good emperor."
Zhu Youjian kept kowtowing with tears streaming down his face!
Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Zhanji beside him and said,"Zhang Fu, announce the decree!"”
Zhang Fu stood up with a cold expression and opened the imperial edict. Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian, has been on the throne for more than ten years. He is conscientious and diligent in his work. He has never slacked off."
" Even in the midst of the storm, the Ming Dynasty still coexisted with the country. You are indeed worthy of being the descendant of my Zhu family. However, you ascended the throne seventeen times in the span of a few years. You do not know people well and cannot distinguish between loyalty and treachery. You have let down the people of the world."
"Depose the throne and change it to the title of King Ming. Your fief is Yangzhou, and you will be rewarded with ten thousand mu of fertile land and ten thousand taels of gold for the rest of your life!”
Zhu Youjian was stunned for a moment and let out a deep breath. Relaxed, yes, his first reaction was actually relaxed. He was too tired as an emperor.
There was not a single day in the past seventeen years that he did not rack his brains. He did not even have a good night's sleep.
Forget it, forget it. Big Ming was still around, and the Zhu family's territory was still around.
Zhu Youjian bowed to Zhu Di with a relieved expression.”
Zhu Di sighed," Stay here first. You can go to the other side in a few days."
Zhu Youjian bowed respectfully and slowly walked out. A smile appeared on his face again. Perhaps losing his throne was a relief for Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Di sighed with a complicated look in his eyes,"Zhang Fu."
"I'm here!"
"Order my Great Ming Heavenly Army to take over the defense of the capital and send scouts out of the city to investigate the location of the bandits."
"Yes, General."
Zhu Di's eyes were very cold, and a wave of iron-blooded aura rushed towards him. He slowly said word by word,"Pass down the decree!"”
"Xiaoyu, all the military towns and vassal kings will come to the capital to meet the emperor within a month! Those who have not been here for a month will be punished according to treason!”
"This servant will obey."
Zhu Di nodded in satisfaction and said,"Great grandson."
"Grandson is here!"
"Right now, the commoners of the capital are in dire straits. Gather rations to relieve the disaster and feed the commoners first."
"Your grandson understands."
"En, I'll leave the Embroidered Uniform Guards to you. Don't disappoint Zhen."
"Your grandson will do as you say!"
"En, Zhen is a little tired. Inform the officials of the sixth rank and above in the capital tomorrow morning, as well as the distinguished officials of my Ming Dynasty, to all participate in the court meeting!
"This servant will obey."
Zhu Zhanji bowed and retreated. He looked at Liu Ning, the Thousand Households of the Brocade Guard, and said," Edict the Commander of the Brocade Guard, Ji Gang, to come to the Imperial Garden to see me!”
"This subordinate will obey."
Zhu Zhanji got up and went to the pavilion to sit down. He looked at Zhu Youjian who was fishing beside him and said," Aren't you sad at all?”
Zhu Youjian smiled bitterly and said," If you had come when I ascended the throne, I would have been very sad. But it's different now. You're here to save Ming and the people."
Zhu Zhanji reached out and patted Zhu Youjian's shoulder. His feelings for his nominal descendant, the last emperor, were still very complicated.
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