Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 39
It can be said that Ji Zai and the Dongying people have similar tastes. During the Lianchi Uprising, the Battle of Jingzhou was in a stalemate. There were many problems in the local army, such as listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement. There is a estrangement between them, and they cannot truly unite the front. This allowed the rebellious party to take advantage of the loopholes in those years. The bandit army was like a broken bamboo, marching forward all the way, occupying most of the land in the Jingxiang area.At that time, His Majesty the Emperor was busy with official duties all day long, and he was overwhelmed. At this time, Ji Zai met with him and proposed a policy, asking His Majesty to transfer the Dongying Fleet stationed along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River from Qujiang to participate in the war.

When the emperor heard this, he originally wanted to refuse. After all, it was a conflict among his own people in Great Liang. It was always a family when they were locked up and fighting. After all, Dongying was a barbarian and a foreign country. No, wouldn't it be treated as a joke?
Ji Zai was worthy of his scheming, and told the emperor at that time that these Dongying people had wolfish ambitions and stationed troops along the coast of Great Liang. They were probably planning a conspiracy to produce food for the Great Liang community.This time the Dongying fleet is mobilized to fight in Jingzhou. On the one hand, it will weaken the army of the Dongying people. If the Dongying people refuse to participate in the war, then take the opportunity to blackmail them and expel them from the country to avoid future troubles; The situation is too complicated. If the delay continues, the local coalition forces will definitely ask for help from the imperial court. In order to maintain the dignity of the royal family, the emperor can only join the battle with the Zhongzhou Iron Army. At that time, the strength of the Zhongzhou Iron Army will definitely be weakened, and the gains outweigh the losses.

After thinking about it, His Majesty the Emperor realized that this was indeed the case, and immediately issued an imperial edict.

Then, as the navy fleet of Dongying Hokkaido Military Government sailed all the way from Qujiang to participate in the war, the group of rebels collapsed in an instant, and they were killed and fled.In fact, it was not because the local coalition forces were weak. The Yizhou Army, Jingzhou Army, Xiangzhou Army, and Ganzhou Army and other princes who participated in the war at that time were all divisions of tigers and wolves. , It is still impossible to unite the front, the army cannot implement it, and naturally it cannot destroy the rebels.

For them, the longer the war goes on, the thicker the money bag around their waists, and they can still eat military pay. How can they stop easily?

But as soon as the Dongying people joined the war, several major princes had no choice but to let go of their hatred and quickly form an alliance. In the end, under the torrent of steel formed by several forces forming an army of millions, those rebels were uprooted like cotton.

Afterwards, His Majesty the Emperor Longyan was very happy, and rewarded him for his merits, and summoned Takeshita Mibu, the commander-in-chief of the Hokkaido military government, to come to Beijing to meet and receive the title.It was Ji Zai who was involved in it, and Takeshita Weibu didn't know that it was Ji Zai who made the appeal next to the emperor. Since then, the two have been in close contact until now.Ji Zai's picture was too big, and it hit it off with Takeshita Weibu, so Takeshita brought Danwan from Dongying.It is a kind of precious medicine made from treasures of heaven, material and earth. If you take it occasionally, it can prolong your life, nourish your skin and store energy, and activate your muscles and bones. But if you take it for a long time, it is three-point poisonous, and it is equivalent to a chronic poison.Ji Zai dedicated this kind of pill to His Majesty the Emperor, and after several years, His Majesty is now weak and getting worse day by day, his mind is confused, he can't speak clearly, and he is about to die at any time.

In short, Ji Zai coveted the throne.

Takeshita didn't know much. The Dongying people wanted the vast land of the Wu and Yue states of the Great Liang Empire as the Dongying people's own territory.

Regarding this, Ji Zai sneered in his heart. In his eyes, there are only interests, but no allies. If he really ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, he will launch an all-out war against Japan immediately, not only to expel these ambitious Japanese people from the mainland. They will send troops to fight all the way to Dongpu, kill their soldiers, enslave their men, take away their women's shame, and treat their children as cattle and horses, and they will never be able to stand up.Of course, Ji Zai is well versed in tactics, he only keeps these in his heart and never tells anyone.

"My lord, it's almost time. I'm afraid that in another year, His Majesty the Emperor will go to immortality. At that time, my lord, please don't forget the agreement with me." Takeshita held the ceremony.

"Hahahaha, okay, don't worry, when this king succeeds in ascending the throne, the Wuyue and Yue prefectures will be yours. At that time, this king, oh no... I will definitely give you a new country title, hahaha." Ji Zai narrowed his eyes. , but my thoughts went back to more than 30 years ago.

Ji Zai was born in the royal family, ranked fourth, and was a concubine. His mother and concubine were originally maids in the palace. One time, the emperor had sex after drinking, and then he went down and was shot with one shot. , became a concubine, enjoying the glory and wealth.At that time, the empress was notoriously vicious in the palace. She often beat and scolded the maids, and if something went wrong, she would be tortured and served. Ji Zai's mother and concubine knew the way of the palace well. , not daring to compete with other nobles and concubines, and work hard.After Ji Zai was born, his mother and concubine carefully taught him how to live in the palace and how to hide his clumsiness.

The heirs of the royal family have to receive strict education since childhood, get up at the right time, wash, read scriptures, practice martial arts, practice swords, horsemanship, riding, etc., and work until noon before they can eat. Day after day, year after year year after year.Once, because he got up late and stayed in bed, he watched the book boy being punished for him and being dragged down to undergo torture. The young book boy couldn't hold on in the end, and Ji Zai didn't even have time to see the book boy for the last time.Today, decades have passed, he has long forgotten what the book boy looks like, he is used to seeing life and death in the palace.In a few years, ten years, decades, everything in the palace has changed, but it seems like nothing has changed, it is still the most powerful place in the world.

He remembered that when the old emperor passed away and the nine sons seized the heir, many princes who were humbler than him also became ambitious. Somehow they were bewitched, and they couldn't hold back their desires, and wanted to compete with His Royal Highness for the throne.There were even princes who secretly came to him to form an alliance, offering many attractive conditions, and some princes threatened, but Ji Zai was indifferent, recalling the instructions of his mother and concubine before she died of illness, in the palace, if you want to survive, you must stand in the right team , to keep aloof from the world, and to be harmless to humans and animals.In the end, Ji Zai pretended to be stupid, never showed his ambition, and stayed with the prince all the time, serving as his saddle.He watched helplessly as the prince killed his half-brother step by step, eradicated the political clique that supported those princes, and killed countless people.How cruel is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?Before he ascended the throne, he even poisoned his mother. When he was the queen, he also gave his uncle to death. He confiscated all the queen's family members and exiled them to the snow country, just so that he could monopolize the power when he was young, and not be regarded as a pawn by his mother. , He was so ruthless to such an extent that at that moment, Ji Zai was terrified. He watched His Highness the Crown Prince eradicate all the aliens, ascended the throne, and named him Tai'an, which meant a peaceful and prosperous age, a peaceful country and a peaceful people.

(End of this chapter)