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Although Emperor Chongzhen's death was unexpected, it was also reasonable.

By this time, everyone understood that with the character of Emperor Chongzhen, how could the powerful and talented Li Yuanqing really tolerate him?

With Li Yuanqing coming to the throne, everyone can maintain their vested interests and get promoted and make a fortune. Who would be stupid enough to go against Li Yuanqing? Go against the new king of the world?

However, what was originally a happy event was cast a slightly sad tone because of Wang Chengen's death...

But soon, as Zhu Cixiang, the youngest son of Emperor Chongzhen, was promoted to the new throne, and Li Yuanqing supervised the regency, the order of the entire capital was quickly stabilized.

But the Ming Dynasty’s old and young were obviously not willing to lose this century-old foundation.

Three months later, they proclaimed Fu Wang Zhu Changxun as emperor in Nanjing, and the history books called it the "Southern Ming". They tried to rule across the river from Li Yuanqing's "Northern Ming" and conquer the world again!

Unfortunately, what makes people speechless is that only one and a half months after the establishment of Nanming, with the arrival of Li Yuanqing's personal guard fleet in Nanjing, everything was wiped out instantly.

Zhu Changxun bound his hands and feet and knelt in the palace, waiting for Kong Youde to accept him.

This farce lasted for less than two months...

With the collapse of the small court of Nanming, everyone in the world saw Li Yuanqing's true strength.

Those giant ships are filled with dark artillery fire. That is no joke.

Late summer in the first year of the new emperor's reign.

Although the severe drought in the northwest was treated with vigorous blood transfusions by the Xin Dynasty, the refugee army headed by Gao Yingxiang, King Huntian and other thirty-six kings still used the guise of King Chuang to revolutionize the fate of the Xin Dynasty.

, it’s simply overwhelming.

Unexpectedly, the main force of Chen Zhong, the loyal king of the new dynasty, had been waiting in Yansui Town for a long time.

Facing hundreds of thousands of cavalry from the imperial army, Gao Yingxiang was defeated and killed by his subordinates in less than a month. Thirty-six kings died, and those who surrendered were instantly wiped out.

However, Li Yuanqing, the Superintendent of the New Dynasty, the King of Liao, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, personally took the time to meet with a small leader of the refugee army named Li Zicheng, and also met with a man named Zhang Xianzhong, a man named Luo Rucai, and

An old man nicknamed Ma Huihui.

No one knew what Li Yuanqing was talking about with them, but a month later, this group of people formed a strange army called the "Chinese Republican Army". There were more than 2,000 people. They headed to Nanyang first, and then they were going to

Go to a new world called the New World!

Li Zicheng, who was in his prime and had been repeatedly criticized for his emotional intelligence, was full of expectations for this. The actual emperor, Li Yuanqing, actually agreed to him something that he thought was simply unbelievable.

If he can truly establish a foothold in the New World, Li Yuanqing will confer him the title of king and reward him with a piece of land that truly belongs to his own kingdom.

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In a blink of an eye, three years have passed.

After three years of conquest and peace, Li Yuanqing changed the Yuan Dynasty, abandoned the old Ming banner, officially ascended the throne as emperor, and founded the country as the Huaxia Empire.

However, what is slightly ominous is that in March of the first year of the Chinese Empire, Ning Yuan Bo Wu Sangui "unfortunately" caught wind and cold when he was conquering the Siberian Khanate in the far north and died before the battlefield.

Emperor Li Yuanqing of the Chinese Empire was deeply saddened by this and abstained from court for three days to express his condolences.

He also conferred the title of Wu Yingxiong, son of Wu Sangui, to succeed Ning Yuanbo and continue to serve the country.

In May, when midsummer was approaching, Zhang Pan, the uncle of Jinzhou, unfortunately fell ill. Although the imperial doctors tried their best to treat him, it was a pity that they could not save the life of the uncle.

Half a month later, Li Yuanqing personally presided over the state funeral.

But on the night of the state funeral, Dongjiang Marquis Chen Jisheng secretly asked to see Li Yuanqing and cried bitterly in front of Zhang Pan's coffin.

No one knows what the emperor and Dongjiang Marquis were talking about, but the next day, Dongjiang Marquis Chen Jisheng resigned from all positions in the army and returned home to live in retirement.

In early June, when Jinghai Marquis Zheng Zhilong and his father and brother went to Penghu to hold negotiations with the Satsuma Domain, the fleet suddenly encountered a storm, and the ship was destroyed and everyone died.

The news spread back to the capital, and Li Yuanqing still personally presided over the state funeral of the Zheng family.

Soon, there was a wave of resignations of general officers throughout the court, and everyone wanted to resign and return to their fields.

But Li Yuanqing severely criticized all the generals, and even whipped the mighty General Kong Youde in front of the court.

From now on, no one dares to speculate on the holy will and concentrate on serving the country!

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The fifth year of Kaiyuan of the Chinese Empire.

The territory of the Chinese Empire has occupied most of the land in East Asia. Externally, Emperor Li Yuanqing continued to plunder the surrounding wealth through wars. Internally, he implemented an enlightened political strategy, recuperated, encouraged commerce, and encouraged agriculture.

Encourage academics.

We should not judge crimes based on the opinions of the people, vigorously advocate new learning and science, and continue to increase the intensity of external exchanges.

For a time, the whole of China was full of vitality and vitality, and the young people's fighting spirit was as strong as ever.

One day in late July.

When the Chinese Empire opened its government and sealed Xiangfu County, a group of nearly five hundred elite officers and soldiers suddenly arrived outside the door of the Zhang family's mansion.

The people around wanted to gather around and watch the excitement, but soon, these tall imperial soldiers had set up checkpoints at the street entrance to strictly prohibit strangers from approaching.

In a carriage that was simple on the outside but extremely luxurious on the inside, a boy of twelve or thirteen years old respectfully said to the gorgeous and beautiful woman in the carriage: "Mother, please wait for a moment. The baby will go to see my grandpa first."

mother."

The beautiful woman sighed slightly, "It's okay to give it to my son. However, my mother-in-law has not been back to her hometown for more than ten years, so please don't lose her etiquette."

The young man hurriedly said respectfully: "Don't worry, mother and concubine, the child will definitely remember the etiquette."

Not long after, the head of the Zhang family, the old Zhang Guoji, staggered a little. With the support of several younger nephews, he tremblingly came to the door. Looking at the strange but incomprehensible young man in front of him, he said: "

This, this young master, you, why did you come to the old man's house?"

Zhang Guoji is almost seventy this year.

Although he was a dignified father-in-law back then, the passage of time had made him calm down and never think about the past.

But at this moment, the young man in front of him, who was indescribably luxurious and elegant, gave Zhang Guoji an impulse that was thicker than water.

But Zhang Guoji would never dare to act rashly.

This young man, just looking at his clothes and bearing, is definitely not a mortal.

It is not easy for an ordinary family, even a wealthy family, to raise such a young master.

But for a moment, the young man knelt down respectfully in front of Zhang Guoji and kowtowed deeply to him more than a dozen times.

That's right, it's a ringing head.

The head of this gorgeous young man was stuck firmly to the ground, and blood oozed from his white and noble skin. He cried respectfully: "My unfilial grandson Li Zhi kowtows to my grandfather!"

"This, this, this..."

Zhang Guoji was simply stunned for a moment. For a moment, the instinctive tears could not stop flowing out, "My child, you, you, you..."

He wanted to say something, but he just couldn't form a complete sentence, so he hurriedly signaled to the servants around him to quickly help the young man up.

But the young man waved his hand and said, "How dare the child stand in front of his grandfather. The child has not shown filial piety to his grandfather for twelve years, and yet he asked the grandfather to let the child kneel down."

"this……"

The surrounding servants of the Zhang family were all shocked by the young man's graceful demeanor. How could they dare to act recklessly? They could only watch helplessly.

Zhang Guoji couldn't speak hoarsely: "Good boy, you, what are you..."

Li Zhi kowtowed to Zhang Guoji respectfully and whispered: "My grandfather, the child's biological mother, is the current precious concubine, Zhang Baozhu."

"ah?"

As soon as Li Zhi said this, there was an immediate silence outside the Zhang Mansion.

For a moment, the little nephews and nephews of the Zhang family behind them were about to explode with redness!

This, what is this situation?

Their aunt, the empress of the past, actually became the precious concubine of the current emperor Li Yuanqing...

You know, the precious concubine in the palace is ranked fourth in the Chinese Empire...

This, doesn't this mean that the Zhang family are still relatives of the emperor?

Especially the young man in front of him, their family...

At this time, Zhang Baozhu in the carriage couldn't bear it any longer. Under the service of two beautiful palace maids, he hurriedly ran out of the carriage and knelt down respectfully in front of Zhang Guoji, "Father, unfilial daughter~ Baozhu, give me

Father kowtows!"

"Aunt! It's really an aunt! Aunt, do you still remember me? I'm Xiao Liu'er!"

There is a young man next to him who makes his heart burst with joy.

He doesn't care so much, his aunt is actually the current precious concubine, then~, then isn't he still a relative of the emperor?

Look at those bastards, who dares to look down on him!

Zhang Guoji finally came to his senses at this time. He should have thought of it, he should have thought of it long ago!

He hurriedly helped his precious daughter up with his own hands and said, "Good girl, good girl, just come back! Just come back! Old lady, come on, come and see! Come and see who is back!"

Suddenly, the peaceful Zhang Mansion was in a state of turmoil.
To be continued...