Chapter 231 I'll Send You to Reincarnate
The current emperor is insane and unjust, doing things that are perverse and have caused the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people, making their lives miserable.
King Jiushan could no longer bear it and finally decided to rebel!
This is the main point that Chen Jiu asked Zhang Tianxing to publicize. If he wants to have a legitimate reason and be supported by the people, he must stand on morality and win the hearts of the people. Otherwise, it would be absurd if he goes to save the people from danger but the people regard him as an enemy.
Fortunately, Jiajing didn't care about these things at all. Jiajing was really crazy. He did whatever he wanted and thought he was right. It was easy for him to occupy the moral position and win the hearts of the people from Jiajing.
Jiajing didn't care about morality or the people's will. He didn't need to lie to the people. He just had to explain the reasons why the people suffered.
For example, why ordinary people are unable to get enough clothes to wear and food to eat.
The reason is actually very simple, because Jiajing arbitrarily appointed and even deliberately cultivated corrupt officials.
In Jiajing's opinion, this kind of behavior was justified, because the so-called clean officials kept giving him all kinds of advice, telling him not to do this or that, which was very annoying. But it was different for corrupt officials, they would do whatever they wanted to make him feel comfortable.
As an emperor, he would naturally choose corrupt officials, at least that's what he thought.
To be honest, his idea is a bit too one-sided, or in other words, in the eyes of ordinary people, this is absurd and even crazy.
Are you making the people of the world suffer just for your own comfort?
Corrupt officials may make you feel good, but they leave us naked, hungry and unable to survive. Is this right?
The people must think that this is wrong and that punishing corrupt officials is what the people want.
However, Jiajing deliberately went against the people, condoning and even deliberately cultivating corrupt officials, which naturally made the people unhappy.
Just based on this point, Chen Jiu has a legitimate reason to be a master.
Also, what did Jiajing do when the Japanese pirates were rampant?
Jiajing strictly implemented the maritime ban, not allowing coastal people to go out to sea to fish , thus cutting off everyone's livelihood. He also forced everyone to migrate inland to avoid the Japanese pirates. He thought this would solve the problem of the Japanese pirates.
At first, he did just that.
He saved himself a lot of trouble, and it seemed that he had solved the big problem with just a few words, but the common people along the coast were tortured to death, or rather, they could not survive at all.
This is not a big deal. King Jiushan finally cleared out the Japanese pirates, but Jiajing turned around and wanted to kill King Jiushan. What's the logic behind this?
Do you want to kill the heroes who wiped out the Japanese pirates and let them revive?
In the history of another world, the Ming Dynasty actually did this. None of the heroes who wiped out the Japanese pirates had a good ending, including the Jiajing Dynasty and the Wanli Dynasty.
How can one understand such retrograde behavior?
At least, from the perspective of the common people, the great hero King Jiushan would definitely not be able to tolerate it, and it is normal for him to rebel.
In this way, Chen Jiu has a legitimate reason to be a disciple.
Of course, there are other trivial matters related to the common people, such as countless exorbitant taxes and levies, and the shockingly high price of salt.
Chen Jiu also roughly talked about his philosophy of governing the country, which is to severely punish corruption, return all the land seized by corrupt officials to the people, reduce taxes, and allow the people to live a good life.
This list was scattered everywhere. The people in Qingzhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou were very excited. They just wanted King Jiushan to go out and deal with the crazy Emperor Jiajing.
The common people along the southeast coast were also secretly hoping that King Jiushan would overthrow Jiajing and let them live a good life.
The moral principle was established and the people's hearts were won over. The next step was to swear to march out and send troops to rebel.
That morning, in the general's tent at the Dengzhou Prefecture camp, Chen Jiu and the Qi family father and son gathered around a large table, looking carefully at the map on it, discussing the matter of sending troops.
Their goal this time was to take over all the places in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty that had been ravaged by Japanese pirates. Specifically, they would first take over Nanzhili, and then Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong and Guangxi.
The problem is that there is an annoying Yanzhou Prefecture in the middle.
Yanzhou Prefecture was the territory of Prince Lu, and this vassal king seemed to be quite sensible and did not go against him.
The problem is, even if he doesn't go against him, he can't be lenient either. After all, he is a member of the royal family. He is rebelling. Can he let him go?
Chen Jiu frowned slightly and said, "It seems that we must take over Yanzhou Prefecture first."
Qi Jingtong nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, we don't have a place to store food and supplies south of the New Territory, so Yanzhou Prefecture is just the right place. Moreover, if we can kill Prince Lu as a sacrifice and swear to go to war, we will be able to overwhelm all the nobles in Southern Zhili with our momentum and make them behave themselves."
The dukes and nobles of Southern Zhili!
Chen Jiu suddenly remembered that Xu Yanran seemed to have told him that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion and the Duke Wei's Mansion had both moved to Jinling.
Because the wealthy and powerful families left behind a large amount of territories after being driven away, and these families were unwilling to leave, so they naturally wanted to create obstacles and plant nails in these territories.
These territories cannot be taken over by ordinary civil officials, and it is necessary to send dukes and nobles who also have earthly immortals in charge.
Jiajing probably felt that there were some issues with Duke Dingguo and Duke Weiguo, and that they were no longer loyal to him, so he drove both families to the city of Jinling to take over the territories left in Southern Zhili by the aristocratic families.
This is a good thing for Chen Jiu. As long as the Duke of Wei and the Duke of Ding can suppress the dukes and nobles of Nanzhili, he can save a lot of trouble. Otherwise, it will be just like the imperial court taking over the territories of the aristocratic families. Even if he holds great power, it will be very troublesome.
Chen Jiu nodded slightly after hearing this and said, "Well, let's gather the army early tomorrow morning. We will first take over Yanzhou Prefecture, kill King Lu as a sacrifice, and then officially swear to go to war."
At about noon the next morning, 100,000 elite garrison soldiers had gathered neatly in the camp outside Penglai City. The 100,000 bat soldiers were so overwhelming that they covered the sky above Penglai City.
Chen Jiu also appeared above Penglai City on time. He could move farther and faster now, so he was not afraid of wasting a little time.
He directly sat on the Yunxia beast, riding on the auspicious clouds, drew his sword in the sky and shouted: "Mount the bat soldiers, prepare to go to war."
With a loud crash, rows of bat soldiers fell down one after another, and rows of elite guards nimbly climbed onto the backs of the bat soldiers. In less than half an hour, all the 100,000-strong army were already riding on the bat soldiers.
Seeing this, Chen Jiu waved his sword towards the south without hesitation and shouted, "Let's go."
At this moment, he could only ride on the Yunxia Beast and follow the bat soldiers to fly over. If he put all the bat soldiers and elite guards into the Immortal Palace and flashed over, it would feel a bit sneaky.
He was rebelling openly, not doing anything sneaky, so naturally he couldn't be like a bandit.
Fortunately, the new area between Yanzhou Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture is not large, and Penglai City is only a thousand miles away from Yanzhou's capital Ziyang. With the speed of the bat soldiers, it would only take an hour or so.
The sudden arrival of King Jiushan's overwhelming army really frightened King Lu Zhu Yitan.
He naturally knew that King Jiushan was going to rebel, and he also saw the list that King Jiushan had ordered his people to distribute.
Jiajing was indeed crazy and doing things recklessly, but what does this have to do with him?
He believed that no matter how powerful King Jiushan was, he would first send troops to attack the capital and fight with Jiajing. Only after he won would it be the turn of the vassal kings.
He also heard that Jiajing seemed to have invited a powerful true god to deal with the King of Nine Mountains. It was hard to say who would win or lose between the two sides.
It was precisely because he didn't know who would win that he didn't rashly send anyone to bow down to King Jiushan or even surrender. What if Jiajing won?
This is not impossible. After all, the power of the true God is no joke. Jiajing and the Crown Prince Zhu Yijun have both become gods. They also invited the powerful true God. It is hard to say who will win and who will lose.
Who would have thought that just one day after the order was released, King Jiushan's army arrived in Yanzhou Prefecture.
Bat soldiers are the symbol of the King of Nine Mountains, and everyone in the world knows this.
Only the King of Nine Mountains can pull out these densely packed bat soldiers that cover the sky and the sun.
Why do you have to deal with me first? I haven't offended you.
Prince Lu Zhu Yitan stood outside the main hall of the palace, looking at the bat soldiers that covered the sky, his face filled with horror.
what to do?
At this time, the generals of the guards and the civil servants of the Prince of Lu's Palace also ran over, bowing with fear on their faces and saying, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what should we do?"
You ask me, who should I ask?
Prince Lu Zhu Yitan was in tears.
At this time, someone actually came to answer his question.
In a flash, Chen Jiu, wearing golden armor, with the magical weapon Kaitian hanging from his waist and a five-colored cloak behind him, appeared in front of him.
This is?
Prince Lu Zhu Yitan was stunned, and the guards on both sides subconsciously reached out to grasp the hilt of the knife.
Seeing this, Ji Shan, the Right Chief Clerk of the Palace, quickly leaned over and whispered, "Your Majesty, this is the King of Nine Mountains."
The Great Devil of Jiuling Mountain actually came here in person!
Prince Lu Zhu Yitan was so frightened that he trembled and said, "King Jiushan, I didn't offend you, did I? You, what do you want?"
Chen Jiu stared at him and said seriously: "The army is going to war, and we need people to sacrifice the flag. I hope that you, Prince Lu, and all the royal descendants of Prince Lu's Palace can stand up and help me sacrifice the flag."
ah?
You want to sacrifice my entire family!
Zhu Yitan, the Prince of Lu, was so frightened that he was insane and said, "How dare you! I am a descendant of the royal family, and you dare to be so rude to me!"
With a "whoosh", Chen Jiu was engulfed by the flames.
Are you sick?
Chen Jiu protected his face with water spirit energy and stared at this guy coldly without moving.
Now the earthly immortals are just ants in front of him. This magical power can't even burn a hair of his.
Prince Lu Zhu Yitan burned for a while, but when he saw that Chen Jiu's five-colored cloak had not changed color at all, he stopped trembling.
Upon seeing this, Chen Jiu snorted coldly and waved his hand. More than three thousand four or five foot tall bean soldiers filled the entire Prince Lu's Mansion.
Then, he stared at the civil and military officials of the Prince of Lu's palace and said coldly: "Those who don't want to die should go back immediately, gather your officials and men, kneel down and surrender, and those who want to die will stay and be buried with the Prince of Lu."
The civil and military officials of Prince Lu's Palace looked at the bat soldiers that covered the sky, looked at the terrifyingly strong bean soldiers around them, and then looked at the god-like King of Nine Mountains. They all ran away in a flash, leaving only the Right Chief Clerk Ji Shan.
Seeing this, Chen Jiu actually praised him and said, "Master Ji, are you not afraid of death?"
Ji Shan sighed slightly and said, "I like to have a good beginning and a good end."
Chen Jiu nodded slightly and said, "Yes, yes. If it was anyone else, I would not be polite. Considering that we have only met once, you should stay and collect the bodies of Prince Lu's family."
You guys think I don't exist, right?
Zhu Yitan, the Prince of Lu, was so angry that he said, "King Jiushan, I am a prince of the royal family. You dare to kill me. Aren't you afraid of exterminating your entire clan?"
You still don't understand the situation, right?
Chen Jiu said coldly: "If you are obedient, I can send you to reincarnate. If you are not obedient, I will destroy your body and soul and you will never be reincarnated! Now, I will give you a quarter of an hour to think about it carefully."
After that, he raised his head and said loudly: "The army will enter the city to accept the surrender."
With a crash, rows of bat soldiers fell down. Qi Jingtong and his son led an army of 100,000 and went straight into the city. They tied up the guards and officials at all levels who were kneeling on the ground. The bat soldiers watched closely from the side. Anyone who dared to resist would be pounced on and beaten violently, without even the elite guards taking action.
A quarter of an hour later, Chen Jiu said coldly: "How have you considered it?"
Prince Lu Zhu Yitan looked at the densely packed bean soldiers around him and said in despair, "Are you really going to send my family to reincarnate?"
Chen Jiu said coldly: "After drinking a bowl of Mengpo soup, all the grudges and hatreds of the previous life are forgotten. There is no need for me to go back on my words."
Prince Lu Zhu Yitan sighed helplessly, then nodded tremblingly and said, "Okay, I surrender."
Humph, you're smart.
Prince Lu Zhu Yitan really did not resist. All his descendants surrendered to Prince Jiushan's army!
Chen Jiu did not regret it, and he really sent someone to send the souls of Prince Lu's family to reincarnate.
