After He Guiqing finished speaking, he glanced at Li Zhen, his eyes filled with deep disdain.
That look didn't take Li Zhen seriously at all.
After He Guiqing finished speaking, Li Xuyi, the governor of Anhui, stood up again and continued to attack Li Zhen, saying loudly: "Master Li, the late emperor appreciated you and promoted you from a young general in the army to a first-class officer now, and asked you to assist the young master. , but how did you repay the late emperor? Bullying the young master and coercing the two empress dowagers are simply unethical. I advise you to curb your arrogant habits in the army to avoid ending up in ruins."
Xu Naizhao stood aside, vaguely trying to encourage everyone.
He Guiqing looked at Xu Naizhao and signaled Xu Naizhao to attack. However, Xu Naizhao had been tricked by Li Zhen in Shanghai and was still a little afraid of Li Zhen. He stood aside and said nothing.
No matter how He Guiqing signaled with his eyes, he remained silent.
However, He Guiqing and Li Xuyi opened their mouths and successfully aroused the emotions of the important ministers in the court. Every official in the court stood up and scolded Li Zhen, as if Li Zhen was really a traitorous minister.
The confidence of these people came from the fact that they thought that they were high-ranking officials in the court, and they also believed that Li Zhen did not dare to commit murder in the palace. In addition, they wanted to please the empress dowagers of the two palaces, so they stood up "without hesitation".
Li Zhen's eyes fell on Cixi and Ci'an, and he smiled coldly.
These two women have evil thoughts.
The purpose of naming him King of Zhennan was clearly to arouse the anger of the ministers and let the officials in the court attack him. In this way, the officials in the court could only become pawns of Cixi and Ci'an, and it would be difficult for them to become Li Zhen's group. people.
It's a pity that Ci'an and Cixi underestimated Li Zhen, because Li Zhen was not afraid of this kind of battle.
With soldiers and power, Li Zhen was full of confidence.
What's more, Nanjing was conquered by Li Zhen single-handedly. He controlled the entire Nanjing and was not afraid of Cixi and Ci'an causing trouble. Li Zhen ignored the people next to him and said loudly: "I accept the order."
Immediately, he took over the imperial edict from Ande Hai and became the Zhennan King of the Qing Dynasty.
When Xianfeng was still alive, he once promised to make Li Zhen a king with a different surname. If Xianfeng were alive, Li Zhen would naturally not dare. After all, Xianfeng was different from the current little emperor. The soldiers and horses in the world are enough to give Li Zhen a heavy blow, but now, there is an emperor in the north, the young emperor lives in the south, and Li Zhen is still looking for help. The situation is very different from when Xianfeng was in power.
With Li Zhen's strength, he is enough to become the king.
Li Zhen accepted the imperial edict arrogantly, while Li Xuyi and He Guiqing opened their eyes wide and trembled with anger.
Li Xuyi said: "If you dare to accept the imperial edict, you will definitely not end well."
Li Zhen chuckled and said: "Governor Li, believe it or not, I will make you suffer a bad end immediately."
"How dare you." Li Xuyi said with wide eyes.
Li Zhen flicked his sleeves and said calmly: "What do I dare not do? What I accepted was the imperial edict stamped with the emperor's seal. I was appointed by the imperial court. It's just and natural. If you don't let me accept the imperial edict, it's you. Do not obey the court or the emperor." At this point, Li Zhen raised his voice and said: "You are the one who is treasonous and dishonest and should be killed."
Li Xuyi raised his eyebrows and was stunned.
It seems that he does not respect the imperial edict.
Li Zhen did not proclaim himself king, but the Queen Mothers of the two palaces agreed. Why are they so anxious?
"For the Qing Dynasty, everything I do is for the Qing Dynasty."
Li Xuyi kept comforting himself. With this Ah Q spirit, he straightened his chest, became confident, and said loudly: "The imperial court asked you to be the King of Zhennan. This is a reward for you, but as a My ministers, you must understand what should be accepted and what should not be accepted. There has been no king with a different surname in our dynasty since Emperor Kangxi, so you cannot accept it."
"Pfft."
Li Zhen grinned and said, "My mouth really stinks. Come on, open your mouth twenty times."
"Tap, step,."
After the words fell, three soldiers ran in quickly. Two soldiers hugged Li Xuyi tightly, while the other soldier stood in front of Li Xuyi, raising his palm and preparing to slap him down.
Li Xuyi yelled: "Li Zhen, you are a traitor and a powerful official."
Li Zhen said: "I am a thief, your words are really funny, hehe, without me, would there still be the Qing Dynasty? I am afraid that the bloodline of the late emperor has been eradicated by Yi. Without me, can Hong Xiuquan be wiped out? I am afraid that you, Li Xuyi, are still alive In resisting the Taiping Army, without me, who would resist the foreigners, can you, Li Xuyi, do it?"
"Call me."
Li Zhen waved his hand, and the soldier slapped him down.
"Wait a minute."
Seeing that his palm was about to fall on Li Xuyi's hand, He Guiqing yelled. He Guiqing looked serious and said in a deep voice: "Li Xuyi is a court official, and you, Li Zhen, are just a court official. Now you are openly attacking the court officials, bullying them, and... Is there any royal law? Do you take the emperor who is sitting above you in your eyes?"
Seeing the fierce quarrel, Cixi and Ci'an both had smiles in their eyes.
The more intense the argument, the better.
Li Zhen saw the expressions of the two empresses in his eyes and sneered in his heart.
Play, play until the end and see who finishes.
Li Zhen's eyes fell on He Guiqing and said in a deep voice: "Governor He is so forgetful that he forgot one of the most important things. I am the auxiliary minister appointed by the late emperor, and I am also the imperial minister appointed by the late emperor. Moreover, I Now I am the King of Zhennan appointed by the emperor. As an auxiliary minister, as the current king of Zhennan, when I see the courtiers making mistakes, of course I must correct them in time. Otherwise, I, the auxiliary minister, will not live up to my name and am not qualified. ."
He Guiqing was dumbfounded, but argued hard: "If you do this, you will be unpopular."
"The human heart."
Li Zhen said coldly: "Is it the human heart of a sanctimonious official like you? I disdain it and I don't want it. The human heart I want is the human heart of the common people in the world."
"You, you, go too far to bully others." He Guiqing said angrily.
Li Zhen waved his hands and said: "Go away, if you don't want to be beaten, don't say anything, otherwise I will teach you a lesson too. A small governor, but he made the following mistakes and taught a lesson to the king of Zhennan. There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority. I think you are the one." It needs to be taught a lesson.”
He Guiqing shrank his head and did not dare to speak again.
"slow."
Just as the soldiers were about to take action again, Cixi spoke up. Seeing this, Li Xuyi saw hope and immediately said loudly: "Empress Dowager, Li Zhen bullies the emperor and bullies his colleagues. You have to make the decision for me."
When Cixi heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched and her expression could not be fixed.
What a fool.
Cixi wanted to make Li Xuyi and Li Zhen fight each other and create a rift between them. However, Li Xuyi's words were clearly meant to drag her down. Cixi did not look at Li Xuyi and said unhurriedly: "King Zhennan, For the sake of the Ai family, I will spare Governor Li."
Ci'an also said: "It is better to resolve enemies than to end them. Please ask the Prime Minister of Zhennan King to be able to support the boat." Cixi and Ci'an both had grievances, but they put on this expression in order to win over the officials.
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "If the two queen mothers beg for mercy, I won't punish him so severely."
Cixi and Ci'an were overjoyed when they heard this.
Li Xuyi also showed joy, thinking that no matter how powerful you Li Zhen is, you can't match the Empress Dowager Lianggong. It's just that Li Xuyi, Cixi and Ci'an all ignored Li Zhen's words because Li Zhen said "less severe punishment", not mercy.
Li Xuyi.
Sure enough, Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "Twenty slaps and slaps are indeed very severe. Now that it has been changed to a less serious punishment, then reduce it by half. Open your mouth and slap me ten times. Give me a slap, so that Li Xuyi will remember the lesson of this time."
After the words fell, Cixi and Ci'an's expressions changed greatly.
Li Xuyi was confused. Li Zhen was too arrogant and ignored the two queen mothers.