"Start the matter of Enke in the first year of Taiping."
"I obey the decree!"
Liu Mingzhi issued a series of decrees very skillfully, not like a person who had just proclaimed himself emperor, but like an old emperor who had been in power for many years.
Liu Mingzhi knew that some officials were unwilling to accept his will and did not take it seriously.
Time will confirm everything.
"The capital has been stabilized. If you have nothing else to do, just retreat from the court!"
"My lord...my lord, please retire. Long live my emperor!"
The officials wanted to stay and see how Liu Mingzhi would deal with the existence of Li Ye, the 'King of Subjugation'.
However, the presence of tens of thousands of troops outside the palace made the officials put aside their unrealistic fantasies and rush towards the outside of the Qinzheng Palace.
Cheng Kai and the others, who had returned, also waved to the soldiers and horses surrounding Qinzheng Hall to make way for a passage.
Liu Mingzhi looked sadly at the retreating figures of the officials, got up and walked slowly out of the hall.
"Commander...that's not right, Your Majesty!"
"Long live my emperor!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Your Majesty, you are the founding king of the country, so you should erect a monument of instruction outside the palace to instruct future generations on their virtues."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Cheng Kai quietly, Tang Ru and others looked respectfully: "How to stand?"
"Of course it's to warn future generations and officials in the DPRK to restrain themselves, observe propriety, be loyal to the emperor and be patriotic!"
Liu Mingzhi glanced around the familiar palace with complex eyes.
“Restrain oneself and observe propriety, be loyal to the emperor and patriotism!
Every founder of a country hopes that his descendants will be self-restrained, observant of etiquette, loyal to the emperor, and patriotic.
But if I, Liu Mingzhi, were loyal to the emperor and patriotic, why would I stand here with my sword stained with blood?"
Cheng Kai and others' faces froze, and they all fell silent looking at Liu Mingzhi's complicated expressions. They hurriedly lowered their heads and did not dare to answer.
After a long time, Liu Mingzhi sighed quietly.
"Erect a monument without words. Let future generations write what should be engraved on the monument."
"According to the order...obey the order."
Liu Mingzhi glanced back at Nangong Meng who was unconscious on Qian Lu by the palace door, and his old acquaintance Qian Lu who looked at him with a heavy expression. He hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth and raised his hand to pat Cheng Kai on the shoulder.
"Find a nice bottle of old wine!"
Cheng Kai was stunned for a moment, seemed to understand something, and nodded with a sad look.
"According to the order!"
Chapter completed!