The new era of chaos begins in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 313 This is a great harm

Zeng Zhao is fifty-six years old this year. In his more than fifty years of life, he has met many famous ministers and powerful generals.

Not to mention, Di Wuxiang, the number one general in the dynasty, the chief of the military equipment, Yang Zhongrong, the number one personal force in the Song Dynasty, and Zeng Zhao had all interacted with him.

The Han ministers (Di Qing's nickname) were cautious and powerful, and Zhongrong was strong, sincere, and fierce, all of whom were talented.

In other words, just by looking at their appearance, Di Qing and Yang Zhongrong knew that they were not easy to mess with, and they were typical brave men.

But Ergou's small body is inherently weak. Even if he has tempered himself, he still doesn't look outstanding. Especially that delicate face made Ergou's figure look even thinner. It was really difficult to convince some ignorant people that Ergou was a real master.

After seizing Shen Yanggong's bloodline talent [King Kong Body], Ergou's figure has actually grown a little, at least two centimeters, in just ten days, and this has also made Ergou The dog's figure looks even thinner.

Therefore, Zeng Zhao refused to believe a word that Chen Congshan said that the two dogs were extremely powerful.

In fact, Zeng Zhao also had his own personal guards. After all, there was chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, and he was traveling as an official envoy to the state, so how could he not have a bodyguard?

Moreover, the guard leader next to Zeng Zhao was also a good soldier in the army. He was very good at wielding a large sword and was hardly any weaker than Chen Congshan.

Seeing Chen Congshan treating him so perfunctorily, Zeng Zhao, who was frightened and angry, shouted outside: "Where is Dou Ying! Let me and I take down this guy in front of you!"

At that moment, a burly man wearing a coat of clothing rushed in from outside, carrying a simple sword to get the two dogs.

Ergou didn't take this guy seriously, so he just grabbed the man's wrist with a cunning move.

Taking someone's wrist is indeed an easy task for Ergou. After all, he is trained to shoot fast. Not only is his gun fast, but his hands and eyes are also fast.

There was only one thing that Ergou ignored, and that was his rapidly growing power, his absolute power.

How fast does Ergou's strength increase?

In just ten days, his arm strength and grip strength were almost 10% stronger than before he obtained the [King Kong Body] talent.

Although this 10% increase in strength seems inconspicuous, if it is put on the table and analyzed in detail, it will appear very scary.

We can quantify it using data.

When Ergou went down to the south of the Yangtze River, his physical strength was about 400 kilograms (the weightlifting world record of the corresponding weight class in later generations was only at this level). This was almost the limit of Ergou's ability to train himself to the current peak. If there were no other changes, , even if he can grow a little more as he gets older, to be honest, the increase will not be very big.

In the ten days since he acquired the bloodline talent, Ergou's physical strength has rapidly increased to 440 kilograms. He gains an average of four kilograms of strength every day. He can become stronger even if he sleeps and drinks water.

This kind of growth speed that is visible to the naked eye... is really exciting.

Of course, the rapid growth of physical strength not only led to Ergou's extreme demand for nutrition and energy, but his control of his own strength was also a bit unbalanced. To put it bluntly, sometimes it was easy to make ill-advised moves.

Therefore, when he grabbed Dou Ying's wrist, he used too much force and almost twisted his wrist.

Dou Ying was also a tough man. Even though his wrist was hurting, he did not scream in surprise. He only released his restrained hand and used his other hand to drag the long handle of the sword to Ergou's face. .

Ergou was heartbroken, but he pulled and shook his arm, neutralizing Dou Ying's attack. Then Ergou opened his arm and made a huge circle, and actually completely swung Dou Ying, who weighed nearly 200 kilograms. He stood up and hit the ground like a rock.

With just one blow, Dou Ying's soul was almost knocked out, and it also eliminated the arrogance in Zeng Zhao's heart.

Zeng Zhao knew Dou Ying's ability very well. This guy was so fierce that even ten or twenty big men couldn't get close to him. He was even better at charging into battle. But in front of Ergou, a boy who looked quite inconspicuous, he behaved like He is like a three-year-old child. Doesn't this just show how tyrannical this person is?

Of course, the bigger reason is that Zeng Zhao is worried that Ergou will give him a break.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall.

"When an ordinary man is angry, blood will splash five steps" is something that others don't understand, but scholars understand it best.

However, Zeng Zhao was a man of some rank. He suppressed the fear in his heart and forced a smile: "Young man from the Chen family is very capable. I just tried it as a joke. He is indeed a brave man! Li Momei has a good son-in-law." !”

Ergou patted his palms lightly and asked with a smile: "Mr., are you thinking of dispatching soldiers to surround me later?"

Zeng Zhao looked at the confused Chen Congshan next to him, shook his head and said with a smile: "You are so brave, even if I mobilize the manpower, I won't be able to defeat you!"

But this old guy had something on his mind, and looked at Chen Congshan with a feeling of fear in his heart.

Ergou did not accept Zeng Zhao's words. He made his words clear: "Old man Zeng, don't be weird here. I know your thoughts, don't you just want to use me as an excuse to deal with my father-in-law? I tell you You, don’t even think about this.”

Zeng Zhao narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Oh! Brother Chen, I'm afraid you're overthinking it? How dare I, a mere local official, provoke the mighty Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty?! Besides, I have no grudges against Li Momei. How can we be in trouble with him?"

Ergou sneered: "You have no grudge against my father-in-law, but my father-in-law blocked the way of your brother Zeng Zixuan (Zeng Bu's name), preventing him from monopolizing the power of prime minister. What kind of grudge do you think this is?" ?”

Zeng Zhao's heart skipped a beat, but he sneered: "My brother Xuan Gong has always been a noble person and has no love for power. How could he become an enemy of Li Momei for such a thing?"

Ergou, however, did not argue with him and just smiled and said: "Since Zhang Zihou won the trust of Zhe Zong and took sole power, everyone in the world has been envious of his situation, jealous of his power, and wished he could replace him with his own body. It can be said that he is envious and jealous. Hate it! Does Zeng Zixuan have the qualifications of a saint? Is he the only one who is clear among others?"

When Zeng Zhao heard this, his old face twitched. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he would not dare to say that his brother could compare to a saint. What's more, he knew that his brother Zeng Bu was indeed greedy for power.

So at this time Zeng Zhao could only give up the argument and consider the left and right.

Zeng Zhao took a few deep breaths to calm down the emotions in his heart, but said: "What a sharp-tongued boy! No wonder he can write many good poems, he is very vicious! Li Momei sent you to Jiangnan, you really chose That’s the right person!”

Ergou laughed loudly and said: "Old man Zeng, why don't you believe what I say! I'm not afraid to tell you clearly that I can't help but look down upon Wang Huan, Yang Wen and other useless people who have made such a small family angry. ! A bunch of cowardless people who are hesitant and hesitant to rebel even if they want to rebel. The two sides of the head and the rat are really ridiculous! They are far worse than the Zhang Jiao, Huang Chao and the like who were in the previous dynasty!"

Old man Zeng trembled in his heart when he heard this, Zhang Jiao? Huangchao?

One ended the powerful Eastern Han Dynasty, Guoheng was destroyed by weakness, and Han Dynasty alone was destroyed by strength.

A sky street trampled all the bones of the prince, and the inner storehouse was burned into beautiful ashes, burying the vast spirit of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

These two figures are simply the curse of all those in power in the dynasty.

Zeng Zhao pointed at Ergou and shouted with some trembling: "You are so bold! How dare you say such rebellious words!" Ergou laughed and said: "Rebellious words? Old man Zeng, I'm afraid you have never seen me do it. Live your life! If you have the guts, you can go to Xiangzhou and ask about it. What I have done and what I am doing is even more terrifying!"

At this point, Ergou opened his arms and said loudly: "Hmph! If I were the leader of the Zhennan rebel army, how could I be trapped in Hongzhou and wait for the imperial court to send me a favor?"

Zeng Zhao bit out and asked, "If you were the leader of the bandit army, how would you behave?"

Ergou thought to himself, old guy, you finally took the bait, let's see if I scare you to death!

He said loudly: "If I were the leader of the rebel army, I would abandon the wealthy families and recruit poor people to create a great momentum!"

Zeng Zhao sneered and said, "I wonder what this is all about. It turns out it's just Zhang Jiao and his ilk's old wisdom to coerce the people into chaos! I've never heard of anyone in the world succeeding in this technique of defeat!"

Ergou shook his finger and said with a smile: "No, no, no! It's hard for Zhang Jiao and his people to achieve great things. It's not that their methods are wrong, but that they lack some necessary supplements, so they haven't laid a foundation!"

Ergou didn't wait for Zeng Zhao to praise him, and said to himself: "Since ancient times, dynasties have risen and fallen, and times have changed. The most fundamental reason is the land issue of the past dynasties.

The establishment of a dynasty is inevitably accompanied by the destruction of the order of the old dynasty. The founders divide the fame and land to benefit the world.

However, when the dynasty reached its peak, due to the rapid increase in the population of the world, everyone was greedy and suffered too much, so land annexation became common, and the rich were connected to each other, while the poor found it difficult to stand up. Whenever a natural or man-made disaster strikes, the desperate poor are forced to rise up and fight for their lives. "

When Zeng Zhao heard this, he felt inexplicably horrified in his heart. He couldn't help but be shocked by Ergou's insightful words.

Such words are thought-provoking, even if ninety-nine percent of the scholars in the world study the classics diligently, even if they are very knowledgeable, they may not be able to come up with such a brilliant theory.

To put it bluntly, this is the essence of the most advanced dragon-slaying technique.

Zeng Zhao stared at Ergou with his eyes widened, feeling that this guy was so terrifying.

Ergou ignored Zeng Zhao's thoughts and continued: "Emperors in the past dynasties who had some actions all took some measures to restrain land annexation.

Only the Song Dynasty has not banned land annexation since the founding of the country by Taizu. Therefore, more than a hundred years after the founding of the Song Dynasty, the land issue has already become the biggest hidden danger in the world. Although Wang Jinggong was able to reform and strengthen the country, he only dealt with the symptoms but not the root cause, making it difficult to change the general trend of the world.

If I raise an army to rebel, I should first establish my purpose and use the principle of equalizing land and light taxes. Whenever I go to a place, I will kill all the local big families, confiscate the land and distribute it equally to the poor. Then I will gather the young and strong, win their loyalty with light corvees and light taxes, and cast a An army that dares to fight to the death. In this way, wherever I go, the people's hearts will surely advance and join me; wherever I attack, the soldiers and people will surely leave and mourn.

If I follow this plan, I can reach the south of the Yangtze River in less than three months, wipe out the disobedience, and then cross the river with the Song officials to rule. A few years later, he will be able to make a counterattack northward and accomplish an unparalleled feat! "

When Zeng Zhao heard Ergou's words, his hands and feet felt cold, his whole body trembled, and he felt a suffocating chill envelope his heart.

There is great horror hidden in Ergou’s words!

Not to mention other things, this is his strategy, but he regards the big families in the world as his enemies, including the Zeng family and other civilized and noble families.

Such a vicious plan was something that even the Soaring Yellow Demon King back then did not dare to do!

Zeng Zhao was trembling all over and shouted in a low voice: "How can there be such a cruel person in the world? How can there be such a cruel person in the world! If this vicious plan works, the Song Dynasty will be in danger!"

At this time, Dou Ying, who was lying on the ground, finally resumed some actions. He also heard what Ergou said, but he shouted: "Such a rebellious madman will do great harm to the world! I will fight to the death with you!"

Then he jumped up to pick up the Pu knife, intending to fight with the two dogs.

It's a pity that Ergou flew up early and kicked him in the face, knocking him unconscious.

Seeing this scene, Zeng Zhao finally calmed down.

He said with a bitter look on his face: "I didn't expect that Li Momei's son-in-law would turn out to be a tycoon in troubled times. I just wonder if Uncle Li Wen knows that you have such wild ambitions?"

Ergou said with a smile: "In the past, when the Holy Emperor was in the court, Zhe Zong was wise and wise, and Zhang Dun was powerful, so although I had all kinds of strategies, I was born at the wrong time and how could I put them to use, so I had to live in seclusion in the countryside and hide my minions.

Near the south of the Yangtze River, I happened to meet with Li Chao, and I was about to show off my skills. However, the rebels were very serious about Zhao'an, and it was difficult for me to use them.

I am here to discuss with you on behalf of the rebel army. If you sincerely recruit them to peace, I will have no choice but to cease all activities and just pretend that the Song Dynasty continues. But Er and others were perfunctory and looked down on the rebels. I just let them understand the situation, cut off all options and think about it, and then completely use it for me. "

Ergou's words make it clear. If you arrange the rebels properly, then I will have to admit my defeat and not make trouble. On the contrary, if you wait and see the rebels and don't take them seriously, then don't blame me for taking the opportunity to cause trouble.

Hearing this, Zeng Zhao's heart raced very fast, and he shouted: "Zhao'an's matter is not something to be taken lightly. If it comes to pass, it must be reported to the capital as soon as possible, and it can be handled properly only after it is confirmed by the officials. But Chen Langjun... Don’t worry, even if I risk my life, I will try my best to help the rebels complete Zhao’an.”

Ergou shook his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, okay! Let's wait and see!"

In the next few days, Zeng Zhao followed Ergou closely to ensure that he did not do anything excessive, and at the same time he quickly sent a message to the capital.

Zeng Zhao wrote a long letter to his brother Zeng Bu,

In the letter, he exaggerated the danger of the two dogs as much as possible, and said that the Zhao'an matter should be dealt with harshly and quickly, and should not be delayed to avoid being taken advantage of by the two dogs.

Regardless of whether Zeng Bu believed his brother's exaggerated description of a certain person, he still handled the matter as quickly as possible.

A rather generous Zhao'an strategy was finalized after some disputes among courtiers.

Then came the official documents and rewards, which were sent to the south as quickly as possible along with the messenger eunuch.

It should be said that the rewards given by the Song Dynasty to the rebels were quite impressive.

The gold and silver jewels, silks and satins, royal wines and official documents are all considered the best in Zhao'an in the past dynasties.

However, the eunuch who delivered the order had just arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, but before he had done anything, he was infected with some diseases and almost collapsed because of his gluttony of eating a few mouthfuls of fresh fish and meat.

If the eunuch only announces the decree, he will not be able to do it himself, and he must find a reliable person to replace him.

Unfortunately, not everyone can do this. In terms of identity, status, and reputation, theoretically speaking, only Zeng Zhao is the most suitable candidate.

But Zeng Zhao was a little afraid to go, or he was worried that Ergou would cause trouble.

After many twists and turns, the task of announcing the decree fell on Chen Congshan.

(End of this chapter)