Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 418: Unstoppable (Special thanks to book friend Cong★ for 4 monthly tickets!)

On September 16, the 31st year of Kaixi, Chai Zongxun led 60,000 imperial troops and 30,000 Dunhuang Longxiang troops and marched towards the Gaochang Kingdom in the west.

After more than a day, we left the border of the Great Zhou Kingdom and the Great Zhou National Road ended. Marching on the sandy ground immediately became much more arduous and difficult.

Since the Great Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Liao Kingdom in the 25th year of Kaixi, the entire army has been composed of cavalry. At this moment, riding horses on the sandy ground was very bumpy, and many soldiers discussed while marching.

"The Great Zhou National Road is the easiest to travel on! It's flat and straight, and the war horses can run very fast.

Once we entered Gaochang, we found the road was all sandy and dirt. It made our butts hurt! Even the horses were not happy! "

"Of course!

If you ask me, only when Your Majesty unifies the Gaochang area can a straight road be built here.

If we rely on the rulers and ministers of Gaochang, I am afraid that they will not be able to build a straight road even after a thousand years."

"Your Majesty is an eternal sage monarch. Among all the countries in the world, only the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty values ​​​​business and industry the most and puts the people first!
In other countries, the powerful and wealthy do not treat the people as human beings and exploit them at will. When disaster strikes, the people sell their children and daughters. How can they have the national strength to build straight roads? "

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"If you ask me, Your Majesty is too merciful. You should have taken Gaochang and Yutian back to the territory of the Great Zhou long ago.

Otherwise, under your Majesty's wise rule, this straight road would have been repaired long ago."

"What do you know? In the past few years, my Great Zhou had to conquer too many places, and the financial and national strength were tight. In addition, King Lu Sheng of Gaochang has always been extremely respectful to Your Majesty, so Your Majesty couldn't bear to attack him."

"You two don't want to live anymore? How dare you talk about His Majesty?
"Shut up, all of you! Drive the carriages well. If a shell falls, I will punish you!"

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The army marched westward through Gaochang State. For several days, no soldiers from any prefecture resisted. When many governors and garrison generals of Gaochang heard that it was the Emperor of the Great Zhou who was leading 90,000 elite troops in person, most of them opened the city gates early and knelt in surrender.

When the people of Gaochang heard that Emperor Chai Zongxun of Zhou was going to war with his concubine Princess Jialuo, they all thought that it was Princess Jialuo who was avenging her mother and brother and persuaded Emperor Zhou to send troops. They were very excited and rewarded the army with food and fruits.

Whenever Chai Zongxun conquered a state, he would bring Princess Jialuo with him to summon the local people.

The people had already been discouraged by the fact that the Great Zhou army did not harm anyone after entering the city; now that they saw that the Great Zhou Emperor Chai Zongxun was noble and kind, and that he and Princess Jialuo were kind to the people, they admired him even more.

The people were excited and said:

"Your Majesty, Princess, you can lead the army to rescue us!

The Meizang family is so evil! Anyone who dares to talk about them abusing their power to frame the queen and the eldest prince will be arrested by them, and their lives or deaths are unknown!"

"That's right! This seductress of the Meizang clan seized power by seducing the king. In order to maintain her so-called authority, she also issued an order stipulating a set of etiquette for Gaochang subjects to meet her. If they did not comply, they would be severely punished!"

"Even the maids in the palace had to follow a set of uniform movements when serving her, such as serving tea and pouring water. If they made the slightest mistake, she would punish them severely!

I have never seen such a vicious and perverted person in the world!"

"Everyone in the Mo Zang family is extremely bad! Her two brothers, whenever they see a beautiful woman they like in Gaochang, no matter if she is an unmarried girl or the daughter-in-law of a minister or commoner, they will take her to their homes and rape her. They have caused hundreds of families to be destroyed!" "It's not just as simple as raping people's wives and daughters!
The Mo Zang family and their cronies, seeing profitable properties and shops in the country, would send their servants to forcibly seize them, and confiscate them on all sorts of weird charges, such as disturbing the neighbors and dirtying the streets! They would not even give the people the slightest bit of their capital!
Nowadays, the business in Gaochang is in decline. Almost all money-making industries are monopolized by the Mo Zang family. A large number of people have lost their jobs and have no work to do. The people are living in poverty and people die of starvation on the streets almost every day!

If it weren't for your Majesty leading the army to rescue us, I'm afraid within half a year, the people in the country who couldn't survive would have risen up in rebellion!"

Chai Zongxun listened to the people for a long time, and cursed the Mo Zang family for a long time. Then he smiled and said:
“It is truly a tragedy for the people that such a wicked person is in power!

It is clear that the Gaochang court has reached the end of its fate, and it is time for God to destroy it."

Chai Zongxun paused and said:

"My fellow villagers, I am here to enforce justice on behalf of Heaven, to avenge the people and punish the criminals, and I am personally leading the army to attack the Mo Zang clan.

Wherever my army points to, the Mo Zang clan, who have committed evil deeds and brought disaster to the country and the people, will surely melt like ice and snow!

Fellow villagers, are you willing to become citizens of the Great Zhou and my subjects from now on? Under my rule, we can enjoy a peaceful and prosperous era. "

The people of Gaochang were slightly stunned and subconsciously looked at Princess Jialuo.

Princess Jialuo said:
"My fellow villagers, Your Majesty is an eternal sage. Under your rule, our Great Zhou is the most powerful and richest country in the world. Agriculture, industry and commerce are all prosperous, and the people are wealthy and the judiciary is fair.

As a daughter, I should not have exposed my father's shortcomings. However, my father is old and confused, and he was bewitched by the evil woman Mo Zang. He framed my mother, my brother, and many wise ministers, bringing great suffering to the people.

Your Majesty has promised me that you will treat the Gaochang royal family and loyal ministers well and continue the ancestral temple sacrifices. Ten days ago, Your Majesty ordered the Wude Division to sneak into Gaochang City to rescue my mother and brother. I believe they have succeeded by now.

Only by becoming citizens of your majesty's Great Zhou can you live a peaceful, happy and prosperous life."

When the people heard Princess Jialuo say this, many of them expressed their opinions:
"We, the common people, are grateful to Your Majesty for coming in person to rescue us!
I have always heard that the people of the Great Zhou Empire are the least oppressed by bureaucrats and the rich, and we are willing to be your Majesty's subjects."

"I have seen many merchants from the Great Zhou. They are all generous, kind, and keep their promises. They are truly like the Celestial Empire!"

Chai Zongxun and Princess Jialuo both nodded happily after hearing this.

An elder hesitated and said:

“Your Majesty, I have heard that Your Majesty has created the “local sage system” and the “jury system”, which are the policies of a saint to ensure the integrity of the bureaucracy and the fairness of the judiciary.

But we, the common people, have been living in a small country for a long time and our nature is dull. We are afraid that we will not be able to obey the orders of the government and implement these two benevolent policies of Your Majesty."

When many people heard this, they also agreed, saying that they were of low quality and were afraid that they would not be able to understand or implement Chai Zongxun's two sage policies.

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:
“Don’t worry, folks!

The so-called concern about the low quality of the people and the inability to implement supervision of the official system are all lies told by corrupt officials who are tyrannical!
I am the Son of Heaven, shepherding the people on behalf of God. I should put the people first and the world for all!
I represent the interests of all the people. The richer, wiser and more powerful the people are, the more powerful I will be, and the more powerful my Great Zhou will be.

Those who suppress the legitimate rights of the people are all evil courts that exploit and oppress the people, such as the villains, villains, and thieves like Mo Zang.

The "village sage system" and "jury system" that I created are not difficult at all. With the guidance of the Wude Department and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the villagers will soon be familiar with them. "

(End of this chapter)