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Chapter 515 0512 [Disloyalty, unfilial piety, treason]

During this period of time, Yang Weizhong lived in his mansion in the city.

To the outside world, it is called recuperation, but in reality, everyone who knows the inside story understands that it is just house arrest.

Yao Gu thought of Pao Ze's friendship and did not treat him harshly. Apart from not being allowed to go out, all other requirements were basically met.

In the courtyard, Yang Weizhong sat under the shade of a tree, holding a copy of "Qingzhou Morning Post" in his hand and reading intently.

Today, "Qingzhou Daily" has completely occupied the market, and many tabloids have been squeezed out of space and have closed down one after another.

After one family became the dominant one, after internal discussions within Jinzouyuan, Qingzhou Daily was split into three publications.

"Qingzhou Morning Post" specializes in current political issues, covering all kinds of news from various countries. It is a must-have reading for officials and businessmen.

Yes, businessmen also read Qingzhou Morning News, and they still read it regularly. Even if they are delayed due to something, they will try their best to make up for it.

Because these businessmen gradually discovered that often an inconspicuous piece of news is a business opportunity to make a fortune.

"Qingzhou Daily" is a cultural and entertainment magazine, with anecdotes, celebrity romances, etc. It is rich in content and all-inclusive, and its audience ranges from princes and nobles to traffickers and pawns.

The third issue is "Qingzhou Wenbao", which mainly publishes articles from various schools of thought, as well as agriculture, medicine, engineering, arithmetic and other disciplines.

Although the audience is not as good as the former, it is not inferior by much. After all, the number of scholars in Qi and Song Dynasties is very large. In addition, scholars from Jin, Xixia, Dali and other countries will also buy and watch, and it is often difficult to find one.

Moreover, reader stickiness is extremely high.

You know, literary exchange is not easy these days, especially in subjects such as agriculture, arithmetic, and medicine.

On ordinary days, it is difficult to find like-minded friends, let alone professional and academic discussions.

Nowadays, "Qingzhou Wenbao" provides them with a platform for remote communication, where they can easily conduct academic exchanges and share results.

The biggest obstacle to the so-called integration of the North and the South is communication.

However, "Qingzhou Daily" unknowingly broke this obstacle and made communication smoother.

Yang Weizhong relied on newspapers to pass the time these days. He often read a newspaper over and over several times. Although he did not leave home, he could still know the world's affairs through three newspapers.

"Ugh!"

Yang Weizhong let out a long sigh.

The Xijing Road was recovered, the states along the Hedong Road surrendered, and Qi State completely gained a foothold.

At this point, the offense and defense were reversed, and the northern barbarians could no longer cause trouble to Qi.

Although the war in the south fell into a stalemate due to continuous rain, the Song Dynasty temporarily stabilized the situation, but the defeat was determined.

With the sixteen states of Yanyun in hand, the north was stabilized, and Qi could then free up its hands to attack the Song Dynasty with all its strength.

"Master, it's time to take medicine."

Just at this moment, a charming woman came over carrying a bowl of money.

This woman is Yang Weizhong's concubine, her name is Huiniang, and she is quite popular with him. She was taken into his house at the age of sixteen and has been there for more than ten years.

Hearing the sound, Yang Weizhong said angrily: "I'm not sick, how much medicine should I drink?"

"Yes, yes, the master is not ill. He is just drinking herbal tea to dispel fire and improve eyesight. Drink it quickly."

Hui Niang was like coaxing a child, and she persuaded Yang Weizhong to drink the concoction.

When he was quelling the Shandong rebellion two years ago, he was captured by Han Zhen and fell seriously ill in a prisoner-of-war camp.

After all, he was old and had the root cause of the disease. Every spring and summer, he would always cough intermittently.

After Yang Weizhong finished drinking the medicine, Hui Niang took out the fragrant handkerchief, wiped the corners of his mouth gently, and then warned: "It gets cold very fast after sunset, master, please don't sit for too long."

"I saved it."

Yang Weizhong nodded and continued to read the newspaper in his hand, deducing the war situation in the south in his mind.

Seeing this, Huiniang sighed slightly, turned and left.

"Xiangyang is an important town on the Yangtze River and must not be lost. If Xiangyang is not lost, Shu will be safe. Although Zongze could not hold on, Liu Qi followed the strategy of encircling the point and calling for reinforcements, constantly annihilating reinforcements and harassing grain roads. Xiangyang was captured It will be a matter of time to break through. Liu Yanqing holds the navy, but he is entangled with the Qi army at Jinghu. He is as stupid as an ox. Liu Qi has no navy under his command. He needs to go north to relieve the siege of Xiangyang..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a series of rapid footsteps.

Yang Weizhong raised his head and saw Hui Niang leaving and returning with a panicked expression. He couldn't help but frown and said, "What happened?"

Hui Niang replied: "Master, your Majesty is here!"

"Which Your Majesty?"

Yang Weizhong was stunned.

Without waiting for Huiniang's reply, a familiar figure walked through the hanging flower door and walked into the small courtyard: "General Yang, we haven't seen each other for several years. You are well."

Yang Weizhong stood up suddenly and stared at Han Zhen with a complicated expression. Han Zhen chuckled and said, "Why don't you salute me when you see me?"

Although it was a question, there was no blame in his tone.

Yang Weizhong rubbed his neck and said, "I am Song Chen."

Han Zhen retorted: "Zhao Huan, Emperor Jingkang of Zhao Song Dynasty, has surrendered to me long ago. Why are the ministers of Song Dynasty here?"

It was actually uncommon before the Ming Dynasty to refer to the emperor by his reign name.

Mainly because the emperors before the Ming Dynasty often changed their reign names, and many even changed them more than a dozen times, so it was inconvenient to call them by their reign names. The Ming Dynasty adopted the one-emperor-one-yuan system, and an emperor could only use one reign title in his life. .

Therefore, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were mostly called by their reign titles, such as Emperor Hongwu, Emperor Jianwen, Emperor Yongle... Emperor Zhengde, Emperor Jiajing, etc.

But Zhao Huan was special. Not long after he ascended the throne, Han Zhen captured the capital and fled incognito. He only had the reign name Jingkang.

The key point is that he is not dead, so he cannot be called the late emperor. The Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji is still there, and his younger brother Zhao Kai succeeds to the throne, so he can only be called by his reign name.

"..."

Yang Weizhong's tone paused.

When he faced Yao Gu, he could deny Zhao Huan's return, but now that Han Zhen, the real master, was here, he could no longer deceive himself.

Han Zhen continued to question: "You keep claiming that you are a minister of the Song Dynasty, but why did you turn a blind eye to Emperor Jingkang's autographed letter? Isn't it unfaithful, unfilial, and treasonous?"

Yang Weizhong was embarrassed.

This embarrassing situation was mainly caused by the outrageous operations of the old Zhao family.

Before Zhao Huan died, Zhao Ji couldn't wait to ascend the throne again, and then abdicated to Zhao Kai.

What about Zhao Huan?

Is he still considered the emperor of Song Dynasty?

Legally speaking, it does matter. After all, he neither abdicated nor died.

But now, Zhao Huan made it clear that he would surrender to Qi State and that the Southern Song State was a puppet regime established by treacherous ministers.

This knife was too cruel.

Yang Weizhong was an honest man. He was not as articulate and eloquent as those writers, so he was speechless for a while.

"Emperor Jingkang has surrendered to me, been granted the title of King of Song, and is spending his old age in Shandong. Since you are an old minister of the Song Dynasty, you should also be my minister now. Why don't you worship me when you see me?"

"This……"

Yang Weizhong felt his mind was a little confused and wanted to refute, but couldn't.

Because what Han Zhen said is logically and legally sound.

"Since you are ill, I won't pursue it any further. This is the letter Han Shizhong wrote to you."

Han Zhen said, took out a letter from his arms and handed it over.

Hearing that it was Han Shizhong's letter, Yang Weizhong took it immediately.

"I think you look good. I think you have recovered from your illness. You will return to the army and resume your duties from tomorrow."

After Han Zhen said that, regardless of whether Yang Weizhong agreed or not, he turned and left, leaving only Yang Weizhong who was confused.

After leaving the mansion, Yao Gu, who had been following silently behind him, hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, will General Yang go to the military camp tomorrow?"

"I don't know either."

Han Zhen shook his head and laughed.

When dealing with people like Yang Weizhong, persuasion is useless. You have to cut the knot quickly and directly create the established facts.

With the letter from Han Shizhong, there is a high probability that it will work.

Give it a try. If you succeed, you will succeed. If you don’t, forget it.

Yang Weizhong has outstanding abilities and is the inventor of the fortress tactic. This is what Han Zhen is interested in. How to control the vast land when he regains the North and Xixia in the future?

Can't we build cities like the ones in the Central Plains?
That cost is too high.

Therefore, building a fort is the most practical and cost-effective.

At the same time, the fort can form a complete defensive system with firearms, artillery and fire oil tanks.

If he can get Yang Weizhong's loyalty, Han Zhen can save a lot of worry.

(End of this chapter)