Chapter 1102: This Bunch of Fools

"What are you saying?"

"A train?"

Meanwhile, deep within the Imperial Palace, Dong Shuyu and Xie Ming were already staring at each other with ashen faces.

For the past few days, the two had been joyfully preparing for Xie Ming's ascension to the throne.

On the other hand, they were waiting for the great news that Tsarist Russia had invaded Longyan and that Liu Zheng's entire operation had collapsed. Because Xie Ming felt that only then could he rid himself of this constitutional monarchy proposed by Vice Minister Liu! He wanted to be the Emperor of Longyan, the absolute authority of Longyan, the Son of Heaven of Longyan!

Why could his ancestors do it, but he could not?

Why!

Longyan belonged to their Xie Family; it was their Xie Family that called the shots!

By what right did Vice Minister Liu want to change all of this?

But they waited and waited...

The news that arrived, however, was that Vice Minister Liu had actually displayed divine might on the battlefield, performing a feat of troops descending from the heavens!

This suddenly left him in a passive position.

He had been waiting to see Liu Zheng make a fool of himself, but he never expected...

What on earth was this "train"?

This question also popped into his mind.

"Ming'er, what are we to do..."

Dong Shuyu panicked instantly.

Had the reinforcements really been sent by Liu Zheng? In truth, both of them now wished for Longyan to be as chaotic as possible, because only if things became chaotic would they have a reason to resist the constitutional monarchy! But they never expected that in the span of just a few days, the seemingly chaotic Longyan would actually start to become proactive and positive...

Xie Ping was dead...

Following that, Xiao Qian and the Pingzhou army began to continue their relief efforts for Kuye Island...

The army that had already marched toward the Western Regions had reached four hundred thousand!

The four hundred thousand-strong army had already gathered south of Balkhash Lake; on one hand, they could curb Tsarist Russia from continuing to swallow Longyan's territory, and on the other, they were preparing for a great battle to retake Balkhash!

Suddenly, the situation for Longyan seemed to be turning optimistic.

How could this be handled?

Xie Ming's expression was not very good; he gritted his teeth: "Absolutely not, we absolutely cannot have a constitutional monarchy. Mother, think of a method! Once a constitutional monarchy is established, we won't have any say at all!"

Dong Shuyu was also anxious beyond measure: "I am thinking of a method, I am thinking of a method..."

"Ming'er, tell me, why do those Nobles and Scholar-officials support him?"

Xie Ming took a deep breath: "They are happy because our imperial power is being taken and divided among them!"

Dong Shuyu was instantly rendered speechless.

This was indeed an unsolvable situation.

"Then what do we do..."

"What is to be done."

The two looked at each other.

Their minds were searching for implementable plans and the possibility of a counterattack.

"Mother, it seems we have no choice but to gamble..."

Xie Ming took a deep breath.

Dong Shuyu looked over in confusion.

Xie Ming said indifferently: "Gamble on this one time... since even the Nobles and Scholar-officials can no longer be relied upon... then we can only rely on some Royalist Faction members!"

"The Royalist Faction?"

Dong Shuyu nodded.

Over the past few days, as news of the constitutional monarchy spread, it had sparked heated debate throughout Longyan. There were those who supported it, and naturally, those who opposed it. Those who opposed it were surely those with relatively stagnant thinking, who had enjoyed imperial favor for generations, but who, due to the passage of time, were unable to reach the true center of power like the real Scholar-officials and Nobles. These people were the main force of the Royalist Faction.

First, it was because they still wanted to continue reaping the Dividends of the Royalist Faction.

Second, if they supported the Emperor this time and it happened to succeed, wouldn't they then become Xie Ming's favored subjects and rise to the top in one step? This was not impossible.

Therefore, in this world,

many things are done only for profit.

These people were especially numerous in the Imperial City of Jinghua.

Starting from these past few days, they had begun gathering everywhere, protesting, and petitioning; all sorts of operations were already underway.

Xie Ming believed that these people could be utilized...

Isn't it just one Vice Minister Liu?

He still had the Imperial Guard in his own hands!

As he thought and thought, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes! He was the Emperor of Longyan, the Emperor who was about to ascend the throne! At the coronation ceremony, he still had one last chance, which was to execute Vice Minister Liu on the spot!

In this way...

He still had a chance to make a final stand!

Dong Shuyu also took a deep breath: "If Ming'er truly wishes for this, Mother can also go and find a group of death-sworn warriors to strive for the success of this matter!"

Xie Ming's eyes lit up: "In that case, the great undertaking can be achieved! When the time comes, if we can kill Vice Minister Liu or punish him on the spot, those fence-sitting Scholar-officials and Nobles will inevitably stand with us once again!"

The two began to plot together.

What Xie Ming and Dong Shuyu did not know was that they no longer had any chance to win over the Scholar-officials and these Nobles.

Liu Zheng had used the method of offering shares in the East India Company to directly bind this group of people firmly to his own ship.

No one could refuse the temptation of the whole world.

Very quickly.

Zhu Zhen, the scholar-officials, the Prince of Qin, the Prince of Yan, and the various Feudatory Kings all began to sign up enthusiastically.

Investing!

Throwing money!

The feeling of this enthusiasm was beyond words; those with people contributed people, and those with strength contributed strength.

In the end, surprisingly, not a single Feudatory King in the entire country missed this grand feast. Although it is said that there should be no gatherings during the Emperor's State Funeral, these people still set up a few banquet tables at the Post House where Liu Zheng was staying at night to celebrate in a low-key manner.

……

The land of Wusun in the Western Regions.

A massive army had already gathered here. Looking out, endless camps came into view. Moving back and forth were soldiers in various military uniforms.

"General Zou!"

"General Zou!"

Zou Sheng had already arrived here by this time.

Gathered in the land of Wusun at this moment was the allied army from all parts of the Empire, four hundred thousand strong!

These allied forces included the Liangzhou Army, the Hanzhong Army, the Chuan Shu Army, the Pingzhou Army, and even the Jingchu Army...

That they could gather here in such a short time was naturally due to the credit of the Train laid out by Liu Zheng.

Not only the main army, but even the logistics support troops arrived here within ten days...

Seeing Zou Sheng, the generals of these allied forces greeted him one by one.

In truth, they were very unhappy with Zou Sheng in their hearts.

How old is this person, anyway?

Is he even twenty?

On what grounds was he made the commander-in-chief of this allied army?

Just because he stumbled into a victory in a battle on the Central Asia front?

Among those wearing general's armor present, who wasn't a famous veteran of a hundred battles? Thus, when they greeted him, their voices still carried a tone of contempt.

Zou Sheng, however, looked indifferent and smiled faintly.

In the command tent, many people were waiting for him, and a large sand table was placed in the center.

Zou Sheng did not look at the sand table, but instead looked at the crowd and asked calmly, "Generals, do you have any suggestions?"

"Attack!"

"What are we waiting for! Just attack directly!"

"We are an army of four hundred thousand, and you're still asking? Is this all the ability General Zou has?"

"Hahahaha, exactly, in terms of numbers, we can crush them!"

"General Zou, this is a bit unprofessional!"

"Hahahaha, is this the kind of stupid question a general trained by Vice Minister Liu asks?"

A group of people sneered and shook their heads one after another.

Zou Sheng smiled faintly, neither confirming nor denying.

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