Chapter 59 The prince pledges allegiance to Northern Qi, and Emperor Qing cannot accept it!

Li Chengqian never imagined that he would ascend the throne and become emperor in this way!
Although he didn't know what had happened in Dadong Mountain, since the eldest princess had obtained the imperial edict of succession, it meant that Emperor Qing should have passed away.

Even if he didn't die in Dadong Mountain, Emperor Qing must have been dead when he decided to inherit the throne!
Moreover, more than half of the seven governors chose to support him, so he was actually the emperor.

Li Chengqian had no psychological burden in asking him to attack the remaining three governors in the name of treason.

Looking at the dragon robe on his body, Li Chengqian could hardly conceal the smile in his eyes.

It’s a pity that even if he became emperor, there are some things he still can’t do.

A hint of disappointment inevitably flashed across Li Chengqian's eyes.

At this moment, a figure that surprised him walked into the imperial study.

"Auntie, why are you here?"

Li Chengqian was a little excited and almost got up from the dragon chair.

But when he thought of his current identity, he immediately became serious again.

Of course, he was also very clear about how he came to the throne, so he did not act like an emperor.

He was the emperor in name only, but his decrees could not leave the palace at all.

The former commander of the imperial guards, Gong Dian, had some relationship with him. Logically, after he ascended the throne, he should have quickly stood on his side and become his man.

In this way, he has some initiative.

But on the day he ascended the throne, the commander of the imperial guards was replaced and Yan Xiaoyi was put in charge of the defense of the imperial city.

As for the garrison of Kyoto City, Qin Huan is now in charge, and it seems that the Qin family has long been the eldest princess's people.

He was just guessing at this point.

After all, if the Qin family had not surrendered to the eldest princess, they would naturally not have been able to obtain such an important position.

It is said that even the Ye family secretly sided with the eldest princess, but Li Chengqian did not find any members of the Ye family on the list of rewards.

This made Li Chengqian very confused.

He didn't know whether the Ye family stood against the eldest princess or went to carry out an important mission.

In short, the city of Kyoto is now completely in the hands of the eldest princess, and her confidants are everywhere.

Even the governor of Zhili Road had been instigated to rebel, so Li Chengqian naturally didn't dare to have any thoughts at all.

It's not bad to be a puppet emperor honestly.

"Your Majesty, I have had someone draft an imperial edict. Please take a look at it. If there is no problem, please stamp it with your seal."

The princess waved her hand gently, and Eunuch Hou immediately presented an imperial edict to Li Chengqian with both hands.

Li Chengqian had no choice but to take the imperial edict. When he opened it, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

"This is……?!"

His face was filled with shock, and he looked up at the eldest princess, "Aunt, I can't issue such an order!"

The content of the imperial edict was very simple.

The Kingdom of Qing surrendered to Northern Qi and became its vassal!
In the war between Qing and Northern Qi some time ago, Qing won a great victory and conquered a lot of land.

As a result, he has just ascended the throne and hasn't even warmed his seat yet, but he is so eager to submit to Northern Qi?

If this news gets out, he will certainly be scolded and accused by all the people of Qing Kingdom!
Not only that, history books will also record that he was a king who lost his country!
However, the power of the Qing Kingdom was far stronger than that of the Northern Qi Kingdom, and it was only a matter of time before it annexed the Northern Qi Kingdom.

When you are in an extremely advantageous position, you choose to submit to the enemy country... This is simply stupid!
Even his act of succession to the throne was linked to Northern Qi.

By then, it would become that Li Chengqian would join forces with Northern Qi to kill Emperor Qing at Dadong Mountain.

The three governors-general in the south had doubts about this matter, so they did not recognize him as the new emperor!
He didn't enjoy any of the benefits of being an emperor, and now he has to bear the infamy... Li Chengqian is not a fool, he can't do it!

After hearing his answer, the princess did not explain to him. She turned around and prepared to leave.

"In that case, let's change the emperor... The second or third one is fine, you choose one?"

Li Chengqian's expression was very interesting.

He has just ascended the throne for a short time, and now he is asked to hand over the throne to his second or third son?

There is no way he would agree to this!
Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and became tough, "Aunt, you don't have to scare me. Even the second and third brothers will never agree to it!"

"I just don't understand. What benefits did Northern Qi promise you? Why would you do this for Northern Qi?"

"Aunt, it's not too late now, you should turn back! It's not like Daqing can't defeat Northern Qi!"

The princess was silent for a while, then smiled.
"It doesn't matter if you don't agree. As long as the seal is affixed, this decree will be issued by the current emperor."

"..."

Li Chengqian couldn't help but remain silent.

The princess hit the nail on the head with these words.

The entire Kyoto and most of Qing Kingdom are now in the hands of the eldest princess. No one can stop her from doing anything she wants!

But this is only happening behind the scenes.

In fact, in the eyes of people all over the world, every decision made by the eldest princess was actually made by the emperor!
Therefore, she didn't need to consider Li Chengqian's thoughts at all. She could directly pledge allegiance to Northern Qi in the name of Li Chengqian, and the person who would take the blame would still be Li Chengqian!
This left Li Chengqian with no solution.

"Aunt, no matter what, even if I die, I will never submit to Northern Qi!"

The princess replied succinctly, "You can die, but before you die, the news of your submission to Northern Qi will spread throughout the entire Qing Kingdom."

"..."

Li Chengqian understood this very well.

He absolutely cannot take the blame for this.

There is probably only one effective way to avoid taking the blame... to die on the spot!
But he obviously didn't have the courage.

He had only been emperor for a few days, and even though he was just a puppet, he was reluctant to commit suicide.

After thinking for a long time, Li Chengqian finally bent his waist and compromised helplessly, "I... agree."

The princess was very satisfied with his attitude. "Eunuch Hou, please stamp it."

Soon, before the imperial edict of surrender even left the palace, it had already spread rapidly throughout the entire Qing Kingdom with the help of the Supervisory Council and the East Factory!
Emperor Qing, who was in Luozhou, also inevitably received the news.

He originally planned to hide in Danzhou to observe the situation and wait for all the fish hiding under the water to jump out.

But unexpectedly, before he could do anything, the four governors had already chosen to rebel!
Now Emperor Qing couldn't sit still anymore.

He went directly to the Governor's Mansion on Dongshan Road in Luozhou to recuperate and restore his strength.

At the same time, he also called the governors-general of Jiangnan and Jiangbei to come and prepare for a counterattack on Kyoto.

But who could have thought that Li Chengqian would actually give them such a big task? !
Emperor Qing had a gloomy expression.

He looked at it over and over again, and after making sure that he was not mistaken, he slammed the table in front of him and smashed it to pieces.

"This rebellious son! What benefits did Northern Qi promise him? I can't wait any longer."

"Pass on my order, reorganize the three armies, set out tomorrow, and retake Kyoto!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)