Please ask me to be the emperor

Chapter 1684 The Darkest Moment

"Heaven has yin and yang. The yang is noble and is called heaven, and the yin is low and is called earth. This is the law of nature!"

"Madam, there is honor and inferiority, the noble is the master, the humble is the servant, the Tao follows the natural way!"

"Since the birth of the sage, those who work hard govern others, those who work hard govern others, those who govern others eat others, and those who govern others eat others, this is the general meaning of the world."

"Yao and Shun were the rulers of ancient times because of them; Jie and Zhou rebelled against them, and three generations were destroyed. There are very few exceptions!"

"There are 'submissive thieves' who come from humble origins. Not only do they not want to make progress, but they are naturally rebellious and harbor ulterior motives."

"As he grew up, he had no father and no king, and often spoke absurd words. Later, he took advantage of the emptiness in China and took the throne."

"His superiors have no superiors and carry out the old deeds of Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao; while their subordinates become more and more arrogant and imitate the atrocities committed by Zhang Jiao and Huang Chao. They regard gentlemen as their enemies and villains as their friends."

"Now they are practicing perverse ways, treating the humble as the noble, and the humble as the honorable, causing the world to be turned upside down, and the order is often out of order, in order to create momentum for the government and usurpation. When a benevolent gentleman hears this, he will stamp his feet and beat his chest, wishing he could kill him with his own hands. A thief!"

"This is the ninth grandson of Emperor Taizu. In the past, the Tang Dynasty was benevolent and virtuous. When faced with danger, he accepted orders and wanted to raise troops to fight against rebellion and rebuild the world."

"When the world is settled, wouldn't it be wonderful if kings, kings, ministers, fathers and sons, all share peace..." Bian Yujing finished reading this proclamation with trepidation, and couldn't help but glance at Zhang Shun secretly.

"Isn't it beautiful?" Zhang Shun raised the corner of his mouth slightly, glanced at the article "The Book of Heaven Is Sovereign and Earth Is Despicable to Punish Thieves", and couldn't help but sneered, "Qin Shihuang thought the same way back then, but it's a pity that his bones were so cold!"

It turned out that Zhang Shun transferred Zhang Hu and Xiao Si from Wang Ding's camp to Liyang and Jintan counties respectively, and quickly put down the rebellion.

Pan Mao of Liyang and Pan of Jintan were rescued from prison by the rebels. Sure enough, they put away their previous naivety and began to crazily retaliate against the original gentry.

Although due to the obstruction of Zhang Hu and Xiao Si, Pan Mao, Pan Mou and others did not achieve their life ideal of "slaughtering their men and humiliating their daughters", but they achieved their ambition of "cutting off their noses".

However, the victory of the rebel army was not able to deter the reactionary forces. Instead, it attracted widespread condemnation from the Donglin Party, Fushe, and the remaining Ming forces headed by the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to formally issuing an "Abolition of Slavery Order" to denounce him, Zhang Shun was also attacked from moral, character and even personal aspects.

Some people claim that he is "a promiscuous and unruly person" and likes "beautiful women and treasures".

Some claimed that he "believed in treachery and was lewd and lustful". He would eat a dou of red pills every day and have countless wives, but the fire still could not be released. He had no choice but to find two or three old sows to have sex with, just to save his life.

What's more, it is claimed that Zhang Shun likes to eat the hearts and livers of children.

Everywhere the rebels went, they plundered and prepared children aged three to five, so that under the rule of the rebels, the sound of children crying at night could not be heard for thousands of miles.

Zhang Shun went through all these insulting words and found that they were basically imitating the words of his predecessors and had no new ideas.

He frowned and couldn't help but ask Dong Xiaowan, Bian Yujing and Bian Min who were sorting the documents: "What do you think?"

"They are all slanderous words!" the three of them replied in unison.

"Oh, how can I say this?" Zhang Shun never expected that he would be so tall in their hearts, and he couldn't help but be touched.

"I don't dare to say anything." The three of them were stunned when they heard the words, and couldn't help but hesitate.

"Say, I forgive you!" Zhang Shun smiled.

"Um. Your Highness is impotent, how can you touch an old sow?" The three of them replied in a low voice with red faces, like mosquitoes buzzing.

"Huh? So I have to thank you all?" Zhang Shun couldn't help crying or laughing when he heard this.

Lovers can trust me, can they trust me?

As soon as the three women spoke, they stared at Zhang Shun's face.

However, seeing that Zhang Shun had no reaction after hearing this, he couldn't help but feel shy and disappointed.

Just when the three women were uneasy, Zhang Shun suddenly asked again: "Oh, by the way, where is the Denglai Navy? Why hasn't it arrived yet?"

"Ah?" The three women were stunned when they heard this, and then they realized what Zhang Shun was asking. They quickly replied, "I sent news yesterday, saying that I encountered a storm at sea and it will take a few days!"

The three women reported while hurriedly rummaging around.

"Oh, that's it!" Zhang Shun shook his head when he heard this and said, "Forget it, don't turn over it yet!"

This is very bad news for him.

Previously, only the Jiangnan area "rebeled". Zhang Shun also said that his headquarters was quite stable. He never expected that Huang Sunmao, who had high hopes for him, suddenly fell behind at the critical moment.

Is it a storm or a wait and see situation? I'm afraid this is a big question.

At the same time, Zhang Shun also realized that his subordinates were not monolithic.

There are those who are firmly on their side, and there are also those who take advantage of the opportunity to oppose themselves, and there are even some who are on both ends of the spectrum, ready to make decisions based on changes in the situation.

To be honest, in terms of land alone, no one in the world can be his opponent Zhang Shun.

However, it's different on the water.

Water warfare, as a completely different kind of warfare from land warfare, relies heavily on its equipment and training.

Because the rebel army grew so fast, Zhang Shun did not have time to train and equip a navy of his own.

If Huang Sunmao really defected to the Can Ming forces, then Zhang Shun, who was sitting in Nanjing, would probably become trapped in Nanjing.

"Master, Mr. Wang and Mr. Qian want to see you!" Just when Zhang Shun was worried, Wukong's voice suddenly rang again.

"Oh? Invite me quickly!" Zhang Shun responded quickly after hearing this.

Not long after, Wang Duo and Qian Qianyi hurried in. After a brief greeting, they couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, something serious has happened!"

"What's so bad that it makes you two so panicked?" Zhang Shun suspected that these two people wanted to take the opportunity to put pressure on him, but considering the current situation, it seemed that they didn't have the guts to deceive him.

"Zhu Dadian colluded with Lu Daqi, Gao Hongtu and others to persuade Zheng Zhilong to raise troops in Shaoxing and support Lu King Zhu Yihai as the supervisor of the state!" Wang Duo saw that Qian Qianyi was not able to speak, so he had to take the initiative to speak.

"Lu Daqi, Gao Hongtu?" Zhang Shun seemed to sound familiar.

"They are all members of the Donglin Party. Originally, under Mr. Qian's persuasion, they were ready to join His Highness!" Wang Duo couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Donglin Party, Zheng Zhilong!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but repeat it again when he heard this, and suddenly had a headache.

He was really worried about what he was afraid of. Here he was worried about Huang Sunmao defecting to the enemy, but over there the Donglin Party and Zheng Zhilong and others actually colluded.

When it comes to the strength of the navy, Zheng Zhilong's power is a mountain that cannot be bypassed in all of East Asia in this era.

In just a few years, Zheng Zhilong defeated the Guangdong invaders, conquered Li, repulsed the invaders of Xiamen and Henan, and eliminated Liu Xiang, the giant sea pirate. His momentum was so great that even the famous "Sea Mountain Coachman" Dutch forces had to retreat.

"One more thing. According to the usual practice, the letter from the capital that is delivered once every half month has been delayed for two days." At this moment, looking at Zhang Shun's gloomy face, Qian Qianyi reported the report carefully.

"What?" Zhang Shun stood up suddenly, then sat down slowly and laughed.

"Your Highness?" Wang Duo and Qian Qianyi looked at each other and said that Zhang Shunde was so distraught that he couldn't help shouting.

"Wang Duo, Qian Qianyi!" Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhang Shun suddenly shouted sharply, "As the elders of Donglin, your status is very important. Why didn't you rebel against me?"

"Is it because it's not time yet, or are you afraid of the sharpness of my blade?"

"Your Highness Ming Jian, Your Highness Ming Jian!" After the two men drank Zhang Shun's drink, their livers and gallbladders suddenly burst into tears. They fell to the ground and cried as if their heads were pounded.

"Now the two of us have been scolded as traitors who have brought disaster to the country and the people. We have been expelled from the Donglin Party and included in the list of Qin Hui and the Eunuch Party!"

"Besides Your Highness, who else can we rely on now?"

It turns out that the Donglin Party is a "clean stream" and has always been good at uniting the party while overcoming differences.

Since Wang Duo and Qian Qianyi have already defected to the rebels and are difficult to separate, it is reasonable to classify them as "treacherous officials" and punish them verbally and writtenly.

Well, public opinion criticized it, militarily relied on the Navy, and organizationally tried to use Zhang Shun as the imaginary enemy to re-establish the order of the Ming Dynasty. Is this the power of the "slave owners"?

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