Chapter 29: The Dispute About Gong
A burst of anger suddenly emerged from Zhu Yicheng's heart. Although he, the descendant of Zhu Ming and the governor, came for no reason, it did not mean that Zhu Yicheng could accept Yuan Qi's title of king.
If you win a broken county town, you will be awarded the title of king, and you will have such a large number of titles. If you take over the capital, Yuan Qi, will you become the emperor? What is his own country supervisor at that time?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yicheng wanted to object, but before he could speak, he felt a sharp gaze sweeping towards him. Zhu Yicheng's heart trembled and quickly lowered his head slightly. After a while, he finally squeezed out the word "correct" from his mouth.
Seeing the consent of His Highness the Superintendent, Zhou Zhongliang, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately drafted the edict on the spot and officially announced it after Zhu Yicheng used up his seal. As a result, Yuan Qi, who had been in the position of Zhongyong Gong for less than seven days, transformed into the Zhongyong King of Ming Dynasty.
"Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince." Zhou Zhongliang congratulated Yuan Qi with a smile on his face. Then Gao Jin and Wang Yousan also congratulated Yuan Qi repeatedly. As for the other leaders, of course, they also congratulated Yuan Qi on the promotion of the title of king.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhu Yicheng was so angry that his stomach was about to explode. His governor was a completely puppet, and these guys treated him as a fool. What made Zhu Yicheng even more angry was that Zhou Zhongliang, the old guy, Yuan Qi was the one who promoted Yuan Qi to the throne, and then took the initiative to issue an edict. Now he was happy to congratulate Yuan Qi for the first time with his new wife.
"They are all dead people, a group of bastards and stupid x!" Zhu Yicheng, who was so angry that he was gritting his teeth, secretly warned himself to be angry in this way. This is true, because from the perspective of later generations and history, the people present had indeed died long ago. As for the description of stupid x, it was basically the same as Ah Q's spirit. After all, Mr. Lu Xun once said, "Don't be angry with stupid x, as it hurts the body." As for whether Mr. Lu Xun really said it, just take it first.
If Yuan Qi was awarded the title of king, then the rest of the people would of course have to be rewarded. Then Yuan Qi and everyone below were awarded one by one according to the list, but their titles were not directly awarded like Yuan Qi, and most of them were rewarded only in part-time and official positions.
For a time, everyone who received the reward was of course smiling. In addition, they successfully won Shangyu, and everyone gained a lot of benefits. After this battle, they not only boosted morale, but also gained a lot of yellow and white things in their hands, and their pockets were full. Then they borrowed Shangyu to expand their troops, and their respective strengths would definitely increase a lot.
Of course, there are people who are happy, and there are people who are unhappy. In addition to Zhu Yicheng, who was extremely depressed and gritted his teeth in secret, there was also someone present who was very unhappy.
"The head of Yuan! Where is my reward? I raised my head and fought against the Qing Dynasty and restoration with you. Why did I miss me alone? What do you mean? Can you bully me?"
He was extremely angry. Liu Zongyu, the leader of the Jingkong Sect, shouted impolitely. Everyone present had rewards, but he didn't. This was simply too bullying. In anger, he even called Yuan Qi the former title of master, which made everyone stunned and looked at him at the same time.
The Jingkong Sect is both a branch of white lotus, but their base was not in Zhejiang, but was close to Hunan. In recent years, it has gradually penetrated to the southeast. On weekdays, the Jingkong Sect secretly preached in the form of traveling monks. As the leader of the religion, Liu Zongyu has always been dressed as a monk. Liu Zongyu is very fat and smiles kindly when he is dressed as a monk. Although he is not wearing a monk's robe now, his bright and big bald head is very conspicuous among the people.
Because the Jingkong Sect came late, it was the last one to join the rebel army. The number of people joining the rebel army was not too much or too little, and about 200 people. Liu Zongyu, as the leader of the sect, was also named an earl. Originally, when he saw Yuan Qi being awarded the title of king, he felt that he could take a step forward no matter what. Even if he was not granted a title of marquis, he would at least take the position of general officer. Who would have thought that he would be eager to see others have rewards but he didn't hear his name. Finally, he saw that Zhou Zhongliang didn't mention him after reading it. Liu Zongyu, who had always been hot, could no longer hold back and immediately jumped out of the verge of injustice.
"Bold!" Zhou Zhongliang jumped out and shouted: "Liu Zongyu, how dare you be so rude to the prince?"
"Prince? Hahaha! After being a few bullshits, he has become a prince again? Yuan Dayuan, have you forgotten the morality of the world...?"
"Uncle Liu, don't talk nonsense, why don't you tell the prince quickly?
"Yes, yes, it's all my brothers. Maybe the prince missed you for a moment."
"If you have something to say, everyone is a rebel brother who is holding his head to the Qing Dynasty. What's wrong with discussing?"
Seeing that Liu Zongyu was becoming more and more outrageous, he was talking nonsense in this occasion and mentioned some morals. Others quickly persuaded him, but the more he persuaded Liu Zongyu, the more he was angry, and he was yelling that he had to judge right and wrong.
On the contrary, Yuan Qi did not speak at this time, but quietly looked at Liu Zongyu who was slapped his chest and stamping his feet. When Zhou Zhongliang wanted to stop Liu Zongyu again, Yuan Qi stopped him and signaled that Liu Zongyu would finish his words first.
After shouting and scolding, Liu Zongyu still refused to give in and insisted on explaining angrily. At this time, Yuan Qi asked.
"The rewards from meritorious ministers are all meritorious ministers, Mr. Liu, you just said that you were holding your head and rebelling against the Qing Dynasty, but I don't know what you have in hand?"
"Make merit, isn't it obvious? Shangyu County was made by brothers who bleed and sweated. Isn't this a merit?" Liu Zongyu asked in dissatisfaction.
Hearing this, Yuan Qi laughed immediately, and saw him laughing a few times, then he asked, "Then let me ask you, who was the first to rush into the city gate? The Marquis of Dangko! Who was the one who led the army to kill the soldiers in the city? The Marquis of Pingko! Who was the Marquis of Pingko! Who was the Marquis of Wuwei! Who was the Marquis of stabilizing the situation in the city? Anpingbo..." Yuan Qi said one by one, and everyone he mentioned nodded repeatedly to express his agreement, especially Zhu Jiancai, who took down the county government, was even happier. In this siege, his contribution was second only to Yuan Qi and Wang Yousan, who was the first to enter the city. In addition, he also gained a lot of real benefits in occupying the county government government. It can be said that he made a fortune.
After one by one, there was no name of Liu Zongyu. When Liu Zongyu heard this, he looked a little ugly, but he was dissatisfied and said, "Don't talk about these useless things. I also brought people into the city. My people also killed many people, and they licked blood at the edge of the knife. Why didn't they make any contribution?"
"Yes! You and your people have indeed killed a lot, but compared with the generals who have made contributions, you, Mr. Liu, killed the people! He killed a group of unarmed women and children!"
Yuan Qi's face changed, his face full of murderous aura: "Liu Zongyu! I erected the flag of uprising for the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty, in order to save the people of the world, in order to save our Han family, and in order to expel the barbarians, restore China, establish Ji Chen Gang, and save the people! The swords in our hands were the Qing dogs and the people, and what about you? Taking advantage of the opportunity of war to burn, kill, loot in the city, and do all kinds of evil. Not only is it ineffective, but you have the face to call yourself a righteous army? Do you claim to have made a contribution?"
"I...I..." Liu Zongyu opened his mouth, his face turned red and red. Yuan Qi was right. When he and his men entered the city, the battle situation had been determined. There was basically no resistance in the entire Shangyu County except for a few places. In this case, Liu Zongyu directly led his troops to burn, kill and loot, and destroyed several large households in a row. Not only did not have any casualties in the Jingkong Sect, but they all benefited.
"Where are people who are immortal in war? Besides, this is not done by me alone, so you have never done it?" Liu Zongyu, who was indistinguishable, yelled on the spot. Who would have thought that everyone present quickly denied it and accused everyone. After all, no one wants to be labeled such a bad reputation on his head. Doing it is one thing, and saying it is another thing. You, Liu Zongyu, are too unreasonable, just because you are not rewarded, and you plan to pull everyone into the water together?
Chapter completed!