Chapter 143 Shocking the Government and the Public
In order to save time and keep the soldiers in high spirits, Shi Chengsong, the governor of Zhongshan County, immediately led an army of 200,000 troops to the north, preparing to conquer Anyang in one fell swoop!
As long as Anyang can be taken down, not only can you obtain countless wealth and a large number of powerful weapons, but you can also open up the channel with Cai; in this way, Zhongshan County will be safe. To be exact, he, Shi Chengsong, is safe.
Worst worst, when Zhongshan County declares to become part of Cai Kingdom, Great Xia Kingdom will not dare to mess around!
The 200,000 army was mobilized, and the team stretched for more than 30 miles. This time, Zhongshan County really did its best to fight for a chance!
Anyang is facing an unprecedented crisis!
When Shi Chengsong led an army of 200,000 to attack Anyang, the Kong family in the far south was also discussing.
Kong Xiang, the old man of the Kong family and the former Grand Master of Cai Guo, sat in the position of the elder; Kong Donglai sat in the seat of the patriarch, and there was an empty seat on the right side of Kong Donglai, which belonged to Kong Donghua—it was a pity that Kong Donghua was replaced by Li Xian. to kill. This position stays here, expressing the hatred that will never be forgotten!
There are two sons beside Kong Donglai: the eldest Kong Yingzhi - the one who went to Qingyun Valley to trade and also the one who had contact with the prince a few days ago, and the second eldest Kong Yingcai - the one who went to Cai Guo as an envoy.
There are many civil servants and military generals around, and of course the Kong family also has its own advisers, scribes, and alchemists.
After everyone arrived, Kong Donglai, the current Patriarch of the Kong family, said, "Everyone, I have something to discuss with you.
Yesterday, my son (Kong) Yingzhi had contact with His Highness the Crown Prince. For the time being, we are going to cooperate with the prince to fight for the prince's interests; but the premise is that the prince must help us fight for a chance to be re-ranked in court.
I want my uncle (Kong Xiang) to return to the imperial capital. And prepare to join forces with Yuan Yong to drive Li Yulong out of the imperial capital.
Originally, this matter was very clear, but just last night, another envoy from Zhongshan County came and brought news that shocked me—they were preparing to rebel! "
Wow...
As soon as these two news were made public, the small "local government" in Nanyang County was in an uproar. Civil servants, generals, etc. were all shocked and speechless for a while.
The deal with the prince seems to be very good - if there are no changes later. But with the Zhongshan County rebellion, things are much, much more complicated.
But after being surprised, everyone looked at Kong Xiang again—this is a man who had been a grand teacher. At this time, everyone wanted to see what Kong Xiang meant.
Seeing everyone watching, Kong Xiang finally couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb, "Everyone, I think we will continue to cooperate with the prince. For the time being, the name of the prince can bring us a lot of political benefits; if I can re- Being in the court class will reduce many stumbling blocks in the development of the Kong family.
There is no need to be like today, where an imperial decree today and an oral order tomorrow force us to jump up and down. "
It turns out that the Confucian family is not at peace now. Although the Great Xia Kingdom has existed in name only, and although His Majesty’s imperial decree has become worthless after Wuyang, the Emperor is still the Emperor after all. Very useful.
For example, now, a decree comes every ten days. Although this decree is useless, it is too disgusting. And the Kong family still has to show a "grateful" look every time-this is too embarrassing, and after receiving the imperial edict, they put the imperial edict on the shelf and ignore it-this shows that it is not good-looking on the outside!
And where did these edicts come from? Li Yulong and Yuan Yong worked together! As for His Majesty the Emperor, he was naturally happy to see the Kong family deflated.
It is often the previous imperial decree that urges the Confucian family to pay taxes quickly-of course the Confucian family will ignore it; the next imperial decree will specifically reprimand them! Specially using the imperial decree to scold people, this matter made the Kong family even more embarrassing.
If such imperial decrees accumulate too much, the Kong family will not be human inside and out, and will naturally betray their relatives; this is a typical case of boiling frogs in warm water and using the name to frame the Kong family in an unrighteous manner.
Therefore, the Kong family must return to the court now, at least to erase these disgusting things.
After a short pause, Kong Xiang continued: "As for the rebellion in Zhongshan County, we are not in a hurry, we just pretend we don't know about it. We can wait until your majesty makes an order.
According to my estimation, it will take at least five days before His Majesty decrees.
In five days, Zhongshan County should be able to capture Anyang. At that time, we will drag the war with Zhongshan Junxu and the snake until the death of His Majesty.
If Zhongshan County's 200,000 troops cannot take Anyang in five days, then we will use Zhongshan County to stand up! Take the opportunity to control Zhongshan County.
In fact, because of Zhongshan County's rebellion, it gave our Kong family the best chance to return to court!
Also, actively research gunpowder weapons! "
After discussion, the Kong family finally decided to pretend not to know about Zhongshan County's rebellion and continue to cooperate with the current prince. In addition, the Kong family has already begun to actively prepare for the battle. And this time in the preparations for the battle, there is an item called "gunpowder" that is within the scope of preparations!
Li Xian has now sold gunpowder everywhere; and gunpowder, a mixture, naturally cannot be hidden from the spiritual consciousness of a master practitioner, as long as he observes carefully, he can distinguish the composition. Just because of technical problems such as purification, the gunpowder sold by Anyang is extremely powerful; naturally, the price is relatively high.
But gunpowder has already begun to spread; in the several wars in Anyang, the power of gunpowder was fully demonstrated!
In the north, Yan Zean sat in front of Li Liang, the eldest son of Kaiping County, to discuss. "Eldest Prince, Xin'an County in the north is a hot potato. There is no need for you to compete with the First Prince. Let the First Prince have it. Just let the First Prince and Cai Guo have a headache.
Going south to compete for Zhongshan County is the best.
We are going to make a deal with Yuan Yong, let Yuan Yong and the Yuan family control Luliang County, and we control Zhongshan County..."
"Report! Someone from Anyang said something urgent."
Yan Ze'an was talking vigorously when he was interrupted.
"What's the matter?" Yan Ze'an immediately frowned. It is rare to be able to use the word "emergency"; Anyang has only used the word "emergency" once, when Yan Ze'an led Cai Guo's army to conquer Anyang for the second time.
Soon someone came in, and it was General Wang Jian who delivered the letter to Yan Ze'an!
When Wang Jian saw Yan Ze'an, he gave a wry smile, "To prevent accidents, I have to deliver it as soon as possible. Zhongshan County has rebelled! Because Zhongshan County and Cai Guo secretly contacted each other, Mr. Xu was worried that Zhongshan County would take the lead. Attack Anyang and open the passage between Zhongshan County and Cai Guo."
Yan Ze'an stood up in surprise, while Li Liang was even more stunned, is this the opposite?
Zou Hui, the counselor next to Li Liang, was a little dumbfounded at this moment; at this moment, Mr. Zou Hui turned his head several times, and finally his eyes turned around. Zou Hui still didn't know what to do, how to respond to this sudden During the change, it will bring the greatest benefits to Kaiping County and Li Liang. This matter is too big!
It was still Yan Ze'an who calmed down, "Eldest Prince, contact the First Prince immediately. The First Prince has the responsibility to extinguish this rebellion and stop the dispute with the First Prince. And take this opportunity to give up Xin'an County and stop competing with the First Prince. Give the First Prince a step.
In addition, the eldest son immediately dispatched troops to join forces with Anyang to prevent the soldiers from Zhongshan County from going north.
Just doing these two things is enough. "
Then Yan Ze'an hurried back to Anyang, preparing for this sudden change.
On the evening of this day, several cavalry rushed into Wuyang City: "Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Zhongshan County rebelled! Zhongshan County rebelled!"
As if a huge bomb was thrown into a small swimming pool, the entire Wuyang City exploded in just half an hour.
And half an hour later, all the officials and generals of Wuyang City gathered in the court hall, everyone's faces were shocked.
(It's the fourth update, and it seems that I still owe everyone the fifth update (>_<). The small climax is not easy to write. After this small climax is over, Li Xian will have a foothold. I am thinking about how to make the process more intense One point. O(∩_∩)O ha!)