The maids and eunuchs serving in Taiji Palace all left the hall in an orderly manner. Saving their lives was the most important thing. These were the lessons learned by countless predecessors with their blood and lives. When the old emperor was crazy, you must stay away from him. It is better to be questioned later than to be hacked to death on the spot. In this way, Qiu Defu was the only one left in the hall. Others could retreat, but he could not. Others could hide, but he could not. As the chief steward of the palace, the most useful person around the old emperor, the more power and glory he got, the more pressure and danger he had to bear. At the critical moment, he must rush forward and advance and retreat with the old emperor. "Your Majesty, take care of yourself! The King of Chu does not remember the emperor's grace. It is clear that he has no loyalty and filial piety to his emperor and father. Your Majesty should not hurt yourself for such a person who betrays his teacher and destroys his ancestors!" Qiu Defu cried blood with every word, hugged the old emperor's legs, cried bitterly, and tears flowed, wishing to take his place. "Rebellious ministers, all of them are traitors! I want to kill them all."
"Yes, they are all rebels. Your Majesty, just kill them all. Your Majesty, please take care of yourself and don't hurt yourself for these traitors. The world cannot do without your Majesty, and the court cannot do without your Majesty. Without your Majesty, the world will be in chaos." Qiu Defu is very good at delivering emotional value. The old emperor gradually calmed down under his sincere comfort. However, he still didn't put down the sword in his hand, and he might go crazy again at any time and cut people everywhere. "He dared to call me stupid and foolish, calling me worse than a three-year-old child, calling me incompetent and irresponsible. He is courting death!" "Your Majesty is right. The King of Chu is clearly tired of living." "Draft an edict. The King of Chu's crazy talk is clearly a sign of being possessed. For the sake of the court, the clan, and the people, deprive him of his princely title and demote him to a county prince, the King of Chujiang!" The difference of one word makes a huge difference in status. The King of Chu is a prince, and the King of Chujiang is a county prince. All kinds of treatment regulations must be reduced. Qiu Defu immediately accepted the order, personally wrote the edict, stamped it with the seal, and sent it to the political hall to be issued to the world. Political Hall: ... There is no reason to stop the emperor from demoting the King of Chu to the King of Chujiang. After all, this is good for the court, and the civil servants are happy to see it happen. Although the King of Chu scolded the old emperor very happily, he was a clan relative and naturally did not get along with the civil servants. It is impossible for the civil service group to accept him based on a memorial. Seal and issue an order. The order was halfway through and had not yet reached the hands of the King of Chu, and then the old emperor issued a second order to demote the newly-minted King of Chujiang to the Duke of Zhenguo. Even the title of King was taken away! It can be seen how much psychological damage the memorial caused to the old emperor. The court officials speculated that the final fate of the King of Chu should be to be demoted to a commoner and escorted to the imperial mausoleum for confinement. With the old emperor's vindictive and narrow-minded temper, this is absolutely possible, and the ultimate goal of escorting the imperial mausoleum for confinement may be achieved within this year. Just as everyone was watching the drama of the King of Chu's demise with compassion, the King of Chu once again dealt a heavy blow to the whole world. The King of Chu rebelled!
The King of Chu issued a manifesto to purge the court! Raise the flag of rebellion! In just half a month, two states and eight counties had been occupied. The army of the King of Chu was advancing southward and eastward, occupying more territory. Wherever they went, soldiers fled and officials opened the city gates to surrender. The army of the King of Chu seemed to be a righteous army, and the people lined the streets to welcome them. When the news was passed back to the capital, the court officials said:... What? Why did they suddenly rebel? Some court officials cursed the King of Chu as a traitor and a traitor, and he had no king or father. Some court officials suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the King of Chu dared to publicly insult the old emperor in the memorial at the meeting. His wolfish ambition was undoubtedly revealed. Everything was premeditated. That memorial was the first shot to raise the banner of rebellion. Because he knew that the old emperor would definitely break the defense and would definitely demote him. Taking this opportunity to raise the flag of rebellion, the people who did not know the truth would sympathize with him. People naturally sympathize with the weak. The King of Chu, who was demoted and suppressed, was the weak in people's minds. What's wrong with a dying prince raising the flag of rebellion to save his life? It is clear that the old emperor is doing evil things, not caring about the lives of the people, and even his own relatives are not tolerated. If you tell a few truths, you will be killed. It is very dangerous to tell the truth these days! The people are suffering, and the old emperor is still messing around. Rebellion! Only by rebelling against the old emperor can the world have a good life. The influence of the court and the old emperor in the south is limited, and the literati and counselors raised by the King of Chu have been bewitching all the way. The people all believe that the King of Chu is the son of destiny, and the old emperor in the palace is the evil dragon who stole the throne. An evil dragon that should have died fifty years ago stole the throne by conspiracy. Now, it is time for the throne to return to orthodoxy. OK! Even the orthodox flag has been raised. This appeal and destructive power are directly doubled. These days, after hundreds of years of tireless brainwashing propaganda by scholars, people firmly believe in orthodoxy and practice orthodoxy in their lives. The King of Chu is the orthodox one, and it is the destiny of heaven, as evidenced by the celestial phenomena. As for the fact that the old emperor is an evil dragon, what evidence is there? The mutiny that deposed the crown prince is the most obvious evidence. A real dragon, a real emperor, would never depose a crown prince with an orthodox identity. Chaos, chaos! People with foresight and insight have long said that the mutiny that deposed the crown prince was a move that could not be worse, which disturbed people's hearts, order, and the world, and sooner or later it would suffer the consequences. It's only been a few months, and the consequences are here! If the crown prince had not been deposed, the king of Chu would not have dared to rebel at that moment even if he had ten courages. With the deposed crown prince, the king of Chu rebelled at the right time and had many followers. After the deposed crown prince, the panic-stricken people and the disordered order urgently needed someone to come forward to rectify the chaos. Only by rectifying the chaos can the people's hearts be stabilized. The king of Chu seized the opportunity and the people's hearts. He bravely stood up and took on the responsibility of rectifying the chaos. Once the sword came out, it was unstoppable. Wherever he went, everyone surrendered and few people resisted. The old emperor looked at the flying war reports and the reports from local officials, all of which were bad news. Two states fell, three states fell, the provincial government fell, and the entire southeast fell...
Bang! All the memorials were thrown to the ground. The old emperor was so angry that his cheeks turned red, abnormally red. "My dear ministers, do you have any countermeasures?" The old emperor finally remembered his courtiers and held a small court meeting. Officials above the rank of minister attended the meeting, and the nobles also sent representatives. Both sides stood on both sides of the main hall of Taiji Palace, looking at each other, and no one spoke. As the Minister of Works, Jiang Tu was also qualified to attend this small court meeting. He was eager to make a move, and wanted to step out several times, wanting to take this opportunity to seize the military power. He has money now, but what he lacks is the military power. If he can hold the military power and the financial power, who will dare to look down on him in the future? Who will dare to call him a flatterer?