Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Jinling City, Marquis Mansion of Wuxiang.

When the embroidered clothes envoy was involved in the assassination of Liang Wang Yu Zhaoqi, Zhong Ziguan was dismissed from his post and stayed at home, waiting for investigation.

But Zhong Ziguan is in the end the former minister of His Majesty's hidden residence, who has made many meritorious deeds and is quite trusted.So without Yu Zhaoling's nod, how could the court of Xia Kingdom dare to arbitrarily decide Zhong Ziguan's crime?
And because of the urgency of the battle on the front line, Yu Zhaoling has never been able to take care of this matter, so until today, there has been no agreement on Zhong Ziguan's punishment.

On the surface, Zhong Ziguan was relieved of all responsibilities and imprisoned in the mansion.

But in fact, because the people and horses at the sticky poles have spread all over the embroidered clothes.Especially the Gyeonggi Embroidery Envoy of Xia State, who was under the personal charge of Zhong Ziguan for several years, has directly become the base camp of the sticky pole!
Zhong Ziguan, the envoy of Yiwei of the Shangyu Preparation Office of Yunguo, does not leave the house every day, but he is still able to know the affairs inside and outside Jinling City and the battle reports from the front line like the palm of his hand!
Zhong Ziguan finally let out a long sigh of relief when he saw the news from the front that Xia's army had been defeated, and that the Yun army had disembarked from Wuzhong County and was approaching Jinling City.

He knew that his dreadful undercover career should be over soon!
But Zhong Zi's good mood did not last long.

A guard at the sticky pole took a piece of information and hurriedly handed it to Zhong Ziguan.

"My lord, the spies came to report suddenly. Gong Yingzong returned to Jinling City, entered the palace to meet the prince of Xia, and called all the ministers of the court to discuss matters!"

Hearing Gong Yingzong's name, Zhong Ziguan was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously said:
"Gong Yingzong, he's back? Hasn't the rebellion started by Li Weining been put down?"

Hearing this, the guard at the sticky pole under him immediately reported:

"The Li Weining Rebellion has indeed been put down. But this Gong Yingzong, seeing that the situation was not good on the battlefield at the beginning, made a decisive decision and ran away directly. My sticky pole and Dongchang, under the command of Master Zhang Yi from the Ministry of Rites, joined forces to hunt down and kill months and finally let him run away."

"I thought that this person should hide in the rivers and lakes, hide his name from now on, and dare not show his face. But I didn't expect that he would dare to return to Jinling City!"

Zhong Ziguan frowned slightly when he heard the words, with a hint of doubt, he said to himself:
"However, the situation in Xia Kingdom is so bad now, why did he come back?"

Anyway, if he is Zhong Ziguan, seeing that the overall situation in the world is settled, he will definitely flee in stealth immediately, and he will never return to Xia Guo, a ship that is doomed to sink.

After pondering for a while, Zhong Ziguan said in a deep voice:
"This Gong Yingzong has some abilities, we should not underestimate them. Immediately send someone to find out what he is doing when he meets the prince of Xia and summons all the officials."

"In addition, immediately send someone to contact General Zhendong's soldiers and horses, and ask him to lead his troops to Jinling City as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no troubles!"

Hearing the words, the guard at the stick stick under him hurriedly cupped his hands in response, turned around and left quickly.
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In the Xia Kingdom Palace, I am in the palace.

The prince of Xia, who was only twelve years old, with an expression of ignorance and panic on his face, sat beside the dragon chair tremblingly.

All the ministers who stayed behind in the capital from Xia Kingdom gathered here.

After hearing what Gong Yingzong said, someone immediately exclaimed:
"What, move the capital?"

Gong Yingcong, who was full of beards, slovenly, and slightly thin, said solemnly at this moment:
"You are all important ministers in the court, there is no need to hide some news from you!"

"Now that the front line has been defeated, Your Majesty and the civil and military personnel who accompanied him on the expedition are all besieged in the Caishiji Camp. Qichang City's more than [-] troops, under the internal and external difficulties, led by the coach Liao Gu, most of them surrendered. country."

"Daxing County was captured by the Yun army, and the elite soldiers and horses of the neighboring counties of Jin and Yu were restrained by the Southern General Di Qing of Yunguo Town, and they were unable to move. Even the soldiers and horses guarding the northern border had to be on guard against these The grasslands that started in [-] are covered with Khan. I have no soldiers left in Daxia!"

"At this time, Yang Dayan, the general of Zhendong in Yunguo, led an army of 21, attacked from the sea, broke through Wuzhong County, captured [-] cities in a row, and approached the capital!"

It seems that the intelligence force that Gong Yingzong raised himself has not suffered any losses.Gong Yingzong, who had fled for several months under the pursuit of sticky pole and Dongchang, was able to know so much information accurately.

And Gong Yingzong's words immediately stunned all the civil and military members of the Xia Kingdom in the palace.

They only knew that the battle situation on the front line was unfavorable, and that a cloud army was coming to attack Jinling City, but they never knew that the situation in Great Xia had become so serious!
Gong Ying stood on the main hall, thinking of Zhang Yi who personally led the team to hunt and kill him in the past few months, a flash of resolute madness flashed in his eyes, and he sternly shouted:

"Move the capital! Only by immediately moving the capital to Yecheng in the north, abandoning the land in the south of the Yangtze River, using the Huaihe River and the Yellow River area as a barrier, and regrouping, can we resist the Yun army!"

I, Gong Yingzong, haven't lost yet!
The courtiers didn't know that Gong Yingzong was almost crazy at this time, but they still objected flatly:

"But now that His Majesty, the important ministers in the court, and hundreds of thousands of elites are still on the front line, how can they easily move the capital?"

"Jinling City is the capital that my Great Xia has managed for hundreds of years. It is a mighty city in the world. How can it be so easy to conquer?"

"Yes, at this time, the local county soldiers should be summoned quickly, King Qin's capital! The Yun army led a surprise attack from the rear. It is unstable and difficult to last. In the end, it must have no choice but to retreat."

What these courtiers said made some sense.

Given the fortification of Jinling City, even if the Yun army mobilizes artillery to attack, it may take more than a month to bombard the city wall continuously.

That being the case, why move the capital in a hurry?
"Unsteady footing?"

Gong Yingzong sneered and continued:
"You think Emperor Yun is supporting so many people in his family, spreading his name of benevolence and righteousness everywhere in the market and the countryside, and even spending a lot of gold and silver to resettle the suffering people before. What is the reason for?"

"The people of Wuzhong County don't object to the arrival of the army of Yunguo. Some people even regard Yunguo as the destiny of destiny, and take the initiative to become obedient citizens!"

Gong Yingzong's merciless words made all the officials in the palace frown in dissatisfaction.

"Your Majesty is still on the front line, how can we move the capital with our own eyes?"

"That is, who will bear this responsibility?"

Gong Yingzong looked at the opposing officials, and couldn't help feeling violent in her heart, and immediately said coldly:
"My lords, haven't you recognized the status quo! Now the land in the south of the Yangtze River is completely under the vanguard of the Yun army. Defending the capital to the death is the way to die!"

Speaking of this, Gong Yingzong turned around abruptly, facing the little prince Xia Guo who was on the dragon chair, cupped his fists and said:

"The only way is to respect the edict left before His Majesty's personal conquest, immediately invite the crown prince to succeed him, and respect the current emperor as the Supreme Emperor. Moving the capital to Yecheng and regrouping is the only way to preserve the country of Great Xia!"

Gong Yingzong's power in the world has not been lost. According to the information from his subordinates, he knows more about the current situation in the world than the officials above the main hall.

Today's Yunjun, the victory is set.As long as the Caishiji camp is captured, Jinling City will not be able to defend at all.

And once Jinling City is lost, the entire south of the Yangtze River will be out of control.The court of the Kingdom of Xia will continue to defend Jinling City to the death, and it will only be determined by the battle of the Yun Army!
But even though Gong Yingzong's words were quite reasonable, letting the crown prince succeed him and move the capital regardless of the emperor and soldiers who were still fighting on the front line sounded a bit unreasonable.

A minister who couldn't see it, suddenly frowned and shouted angrily:
"The original edict was to be obeyed if His Majesty was unfortunately in front of the battle and something unbearable happened. But now, His Majesty is safe and sound in the Caishiji camp. How can you be sure that His Majesty cannot turn defeat into victory, or Break through the siege of the cloud army?"

"You Gong Yingcong, you are only a first-rank embroidered clothes envoy and a second-rank commander, but you are only a thousand stones, and you dare to speak nonsense on the main hall! Who gave you the courage, what happened behind this,

Do you take it seriously!"

Facing the objections from all the ministers, Gong Yingzong became more and more impatient, and the repressed hostility could not help showing on his face, he turned his head suddenly to look at Prince Xia, gritted his teeth and said:

"What do you think Your Highness thinks!"

On the contrary, such a gesture made the ministers furious.

"Bold Gong Yingzong, are you threatening His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Come here, suppress this daring lunatic!"

But at this time, there was no imperial guards leading the order to take Gong Yingzong down.

All the officials looked into the hall, and this time they belatedly discovered that all the servants standing inside and outside the hall were replaced by embroidered emissaries!
Today, Yipin Embroidered Clothes envoy Feng is at the front line, and Hou Zhongziguan of Wuxiang is imprisoned in the mansion.The embroidered clothes envoys in Beijing are all headed by Gong Yingzong!
At this time, the Embroidery Envoy turned a deaf ear to the orders of the courtiers, but silently looked at His Highness the Crown Prince sitting beside the dragon chair.

The embroidered clothes envoys didn't move, of course they weren't all mastered by Gong Yingzong.

It was because Xia Guo's embroidered clothes envoy, as the emperor's personal soldier, only obeyed the orders of the emperor and the high-ranking embroidered clothes envoy.

Now that the emperor is not in Beijing, only the prince's order can mobilize the embroidered clothes envoys who are dispatched by Gong Yingzong.

At this time, this aptitude is not considered outstanding, the 12-year-old Prince Xia, with a look of worry and uneasiness on his face, tremblingly said:

"The enthronement matter, don't mention it again! But moving the capital, Gu still approves."

Gong Ying entered the palace ahead of time, and has already informed the Crown Prince of the situation in the world.

As an abandoned disciple of the Zongheng family, Gong Yingzong described Jinling City as extremely dangerous in a few words, which already frightened the Crown Prince.

In addition, Gong Yingzong said that only by moving the capital to the north, reorganizing and gathering troops, and possessing a certain strength, can the Yun army dare not easily harm his father.

Prince Xia listened to these words.
Seeing that the crown prince agreed to move the capital, the courtiers who opposed it suddenly became anxious and said:
"Your Highness, stop talking nonsense from this person!"

"This matter should be considered in the long term."

"Your Highness, please think twice!"

The prince of Xia Guo suddenly showed hesitation.After all, with the talent and insight of a 12-year-old child, it is really difficult to make any decisions.

All the ministers who opposed, seeing that the prince was hesitant and did not make a decision, immediately turned around and asked Gong Ying:

"Gong Yingzong! You deceived Your Highness when you were young, and you only said that you can reorganize your troops by moving the capital to the north. But I don't know, without the taxes from the south of the Yangtze River, where do you get money to raise troops?"

Gong Yingzong immediately turned to Prince Xia and said:

"I have also secretly contacted Chen Youliang of Taishan County. This person was forced to be a thief, but now he wants to return to the right path, and has already sworn allegiance to the court. In a few days, he will lead the army back and forth, waiting for dispatch! With Chen Youliang of Taishan County, financial resources and military strength On the one hand, we will definitely be able to defend the Lianghuai area!"

When the ministers heard the words, they immediately continued to shout:
"Chen Youliang of Taishan County, is that the captain of the county soldiers who betrayed the court?"

"How can a villain be relied on as a pillar after repeating so many times!"

Facing the many courtiers who kept looking for various reasons to oppose, Gong Yingzong finally could not suppress the hostility in his heart at this time, he turned his head suddenly, and shouted ferociously at the few who opposed:
"You are determined not to move the capital. Could it be that you want to see the army of Yun approaching the city and destroy our Great Xia Sheji Ancestral Temple! Wait, are you the daughter of the Yun Kingdom!"

Facing Gong Yingzong who buckled down a hat with his backhand, the opposing courtiers were suddenly dumbfounded.

At this time, other officials also stood up and said:

"The situation in Jinling City is indeed critical now! As the saying goes, the son of a daughter does not sit in the palace. Persuading the capital to move to the north is also an old-fashioned word for the country!"

"If you don't agree to move the capital, you might as well set up an accompanying capital. Please Prince Beishou, so that the country can be safe!"

"Second minister!"

Not all courtiers are bold, all
Don't be afraid of the cloud army coming to the city.

At this time, the courtiers who came forward to second the proposal, although they hadn't spoken just now, were very willing in their hearts to move the court to the north.

The crown prince nodded in agreement, and there were courtiers who supported him, even if the opponents were unwilling, it would be difficult to stop them at this time.

In this way, the court of the Xia Kingdom quickly made a decision to set up an accompanying capital before Bianzhou and Yecheng.The imperial court moved to Bianzhou first to see the changes in the frontline situation before deciding whether to continue hunting north.

After the decision of the imperial court was made, the officials and dignitaries in the entire Jinling City immediately went into chaos, packing up their belongings hastily and preparing to leave.

As a result, the news that the imperial court moved to the north cannot be concealed.Jinling City, which was still stable, suddenly fell into panic.The people did not avoid the war, and fled the city in a hurry.Jinling City, once extremely prosperous and well-deserved as the number one city in the world, has withered at an extremely fast speed——

Xia Kingdom Gyeonggi, Yunyang City.

When Yang Dayan, who was sitting in the city, received the urgent information from the stick, it was already two days later.

Knowing that the little prince of the Xia Kingdom was going to take all the officials to move to the north, Yang Dayan slapped the table, stood up abruptly, and said loudly:

"Damn, you want to run away?"

"Come on!"

The soldiers outside the door heard the movement, quickly walked in, clasped their fists and saluted:

"Handsome!"

"Pass down the commander's military order, and recruit the elite of the army to quickly support General Le Yi. In addition, send someone to bring a message to Le Yi!"

"Regardless of all costs, rush to Jinling City as soon as possible, and never let the court of Xia Kingdom escape!"

"Yes!"