Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 425 79 Two Capitals Chengqiu Ruins - 3

Prime Minister Cai Jing wrote a letter, saying that officials from dozens of states and counties in the southeast had unitedly supported Jing Wang Zhao Qi as emperor, and persuaded Yang Yanqing and Zhe Keqiu to put state affairs first.

The mountains on both sides of Yanmenguan City towered into the clouds, and Zhe Keqiu read the letter several times towards the sky, with a hesitant look on his face.Wei Chengji, the envoy of the Xijing camp, did not dare to retreat without his permission, so he could only stand respectfully at the lower end and wait.The first emperor favored the third prince Zhao Qi, and he had long had the heart of easy storage, which was something the senior ministers knew well.Not only did he take great pains to deploy Cao Di's eldest daughter to King Jing in the Xijing camp, but also when he summoned such famous towns as Yang Yanqing and Zhe Keqiu, the monarch and his ministers also had a faint intention of trusting each other.

The Xijing battalion and the Hedong battalion together hold nearly 30 elite soldiers.However, the people of the world have been in the Song Dynasty for a long time, not only the scholars will not accept that a man with a strong army and a strong horse can make himself the emperor, even the three families of Cao and Yang are already in power, rich and powerful, and there is no need to do such a thing of ruin.Therefore, Zhe Keqiu has no intention of contradicting Zhao Qi's succession to the Great Reign, but thinks it is logical.The Zheyang family will not follow Zhao Qi and Cao Di to rebel and seize the throne, but the current situation is such that they might as well push the boat along.

What makes Zhe Keqiu quite hesitant is Prime Minister Cai Jing's strategy of using barbarians to control barbarians.The Mierbo tribe in Mobei and Yang Yanqing fought fiercely in Yunzhou.However, Cai Jing suggested that Yang Yanqing abandon Yunzhou and rely on the mountains and rivers in the east to hold the long-running Yanmen Pass.In this way, the Hedong Army can free up troops to go south, and together with the Xijing Camp and Southeast Camp, they will drive the Liao Army out of the Central Plains and regain Bianliang.That's the business of the moment.Mierbo Khan was only used by Yelu Dashi to contain the troops in Hedong. Although he was in the name of recruiting envoys from the northwest of the Liao Kingdom, the Mierbo tribe was actually only a vassal of the Liao Kingdom.What the Mierbo tribe coveted was only the land and wealth of Kyushu behind the mountains.If there is a chance to negotiate a peace, Mierbo Khan will never consume his own strength to solve the main force of the east camp for the Liao Kingdom.Therefore, in order to take the overall situation into consideration, the Hedong camp should focus on peace and supplement it with defense against the Mierbo tribe in Mobei.Not only that, if possible, money and food could be used as bait to provoke the Mierbo tribe to fight the Liao Kingdom, and stab Yelu Dashi in the back.In this way, it will be much easier for the Song army to recover Henan and Hebei.

Folding Keqiu pondered for a long time, finally folded up the letter, and said in a deep voice: "Let me discuss this matter with Yang Jieshuai." , and will arrive in Luoyang soon." Wei Chengji happily said yes, and was about to retire, so he asked casually, "Looking at the tone of Cai Xianggong's letter, it seems that he is about to recover, right?"

Wei Chengji was taken aback for a moment, and then replied respectfully: "The new emperor has issued an edict to appoint Mr. Cai Jing as the prime minister and the crown prince and grand teacher, Mr. Li Bangyan as the governor and a scholar of the Guanwen Palace, and Cao Jieshuai as the privy envoy and the left servant." 'Shoot', Mr. Liu Yanqing is the Deputy Privy Envoy and Minister of the Ministry of War."

Seeing that he didn't dare to hide anything, Zhe Keqiu nodded in satisfaction. In addition, Yang Yanqing was the deputy envoy of the Privy Council and Prince Shaofu, except for the jester Tong Guan, who was playing tricks on the wind, the former emperor was the prearranged team of assistant ministers for King Jing , that's all.If it wasn't for the sudden death of the first emperor, this would be the court situation that the Song Dynasty should have had.It's just that after the establishment of the new emperor, how should the upstarts in the court who have been reused by Zhao Ke in recent years deal with themselves?Zhe Keqiu thought of Chen Dong, Deng Su and others, and sighed regretfully.

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"Master Chen, the official family, the official family, have you really been captured by Beilu? Well, what can we do!"

Qian Gui, the eunuch of Guangzhou City, said with snot and tears.After receiving the news that Cai Gongxiang and Cao Di, commander of the Xijing Festival, supported Jingwang Zhao Qi as the king, Qian Gui felt even more frightened, and immediately ran to Chen Dong to discuss countermeasures.He is Zhao Ke's old man in the East Palace, and now that the big tree has fallen, he is in a more embarrassing situation than Chen Dong.Qian Gui had a lot of corruption in his tenure, so as long as the imperial censor of the new dynasty impeached him a little bit, he would probably end up with death.

Chen Dong frowned and looked at the eunuch, trying to suppress the disgust in his heart.He also knew in his heart that Qian Gui was really on the same boat as himself on this cusp.The news he learned was much more realistic than Qian Gui.There were even members of Southeast Lishe who secretly transcribed the secret letters Cai Jing sent to the states and counties and reported them to him.The accession of the third prince Zhao Qi to the throne means the full recovery of Cai Li and other "treacherous" parties.The Lishe and the "treacherous" party have been fighting fiercely for many years, and there is no room for relaxation.Even if Zhao Qi temporarily ignores the people in the society in order to secure the throne, he will be liquidated sooner or later.

After patiently listening to Qian Gui's crying, Chen Dong comforted him with kind words.The two sides agreed to work together to form an offensive and defensive alliance on Guangnan Road, and Qian Gui just left with anxiety.Looking at Chen Dong's eyes when he was parting, it seemed that his wealth and life were tied to him.Sending Qian Gui away, Chen Dong told his family to close the door to thank the guests for the time being.He suddenly turned around, with a sharp look in his eyes.Times are 'forced', so I have to fight.

"What?" Wu Zilong, a staff member and good friend lost his voice, "Shaoyang, you want to meet Yue Fei in person?" He frowned and said, "The society still needs you to take charge of the overall situation, and you need to contact the town police for help, so you can't send others to go there What? In case something goes wrong..."

"The world is in a state of 'turmoil', and 'chaotic' times are approaching. Although we intend to kill thieves and welcome back the Holy One, we are powerless. If we talk about the overall situation, what is more important than this? The Holy One is in trouble, 'traitor' The thieves steal the country. Cao Yang beats Liu and other warriors, even if they don’t help the tyrant, they still wait and see. Among all the generals, only Yue Pengju is loyal and righteous, and he is deeply favored by His Majesty, so he can still be persuaded. I’m afraid It was too late, General Yue was bewildered by villains, and he made a distinction between a monarch and a minister with a thief who steals the country, so it was too late to regret it. Whether there is a chance to save the world, only in this ten days It's time. The building will collapse, if it can be saved, even if I, Chen Shaoyang, become a fan, what's the point?"

Chen Dong walked in a hurry. While talking to Wu Zilong, he ordered the servants in the mansion to prepare horses. At the same time, he asked Zhao Bo to pass a letter by flying pigeons to inform the shopkeeper of Yajiao Shop to prepare the best fast horses at the stations along the way.He has always acted swiftly and resolutely in the mansion, and everyone didn't know what he was going to do, they were so busy doing everything he ordered one by one.Chen Dong stood beside the stables, waiting with a gloomy face for the arresting team leader Di Long and Wu Song to come. Di Long was familiar with the road and Wu Song was very capable.It was a matter of confidentiality, so he only took these two people northward.All affairs of the Guangzhou government were temporarily managed by Wu Zilong, but he pretended to be ill and thanked guests behind closed doors.While Chen Dong went to meet Yue Fei in person, Wu Zilong and others tried their best to contact the Lishe scholars on the southeast road. Disrupted orders, created a momentum of respecting the king and fighting barbarians, encouraged the gentry and the common people to expel Zhao Qi and the puppet officials appointed by the Liao people, and asked the towns and states to send the king's divisions to welcome back the sage.

"However, even if the traitor can be stopped for the time being, what's the next step?" Wu Zilong said with a worried expression on his face.

"There is nothing but, the world is like chess, let's take this step first." Chen Dong's eyes were slightly fixed, he nodded to Di Long and Wu Song who came in a hurry, and cupped his hands and said: "The Holy One is dusty, the country is declining, and Chen is fighting for sex." 'Fate is about to save the world, so I ask two strong men to help me and go north with Chen." He bowed solemnly, Di Lung and Wu Song all changed their expressions, and hurriedly turned sideways to pass.Di Long waved his hands and said: "Master Chen, don't kill the villain, just order me if you have anything to do." A cold light flashed in Wu Song's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "If Wu gave up his life, he will also protect you. comprehensive."

"The season is now," Chen Dong looked at the two of them and said with emotion, "Okay, very good. Get on the horse."

The three of them turned their saddles and rode on their horses. Chen Dong turned his head and leaned over to Wu Zilong and said, "It's not too late. It's all up to Brother Wu to contact the righteous men in the society." Holding the reins, they yelled twice: "Drive, drive!" The mount of the three of them was a good horse in the river that was purchased after a while. It has a violent temperament and is not willing to lag behind. It can even run to death while chasing other horses.After a little urging, the master immediately raised his hooves and rushed out like a whirlwind.

Wu Zilong looked at the backs of Chen Dong and others going away, and after a little daze, he came back to his senses, and immediately faked Chen Dong's order to close the gate of the mansion.Now the situation is dangerous, in order to guard against Liao people's spies, outsiders are not allowed to enter the mansion without the seal of the prefect, and people in the house are not allowed to go out, otherwise, they will be punished as colluding with Liao people's spies for rebellion, and they will be killed immediately.

Asking the servants to invite several other members of the management agency in Chen Shaoyang's curtain to sign the house, Wu Zilong murmured: "Guangnan Road is the closest to the state and county, and Fujian Road has the most people in our agency. Jiangnan West Road and Jingnan South Road, our agency There are also several people who have made it to the prefectures and counties, and the roots of the old thief are not deep. I am afraid that the longest running old thief is Jiangnan Road. Benevolent, create momentum for him."

On the post road from Guangzhou north to Xiangyang, several riders, Chen Dong kept urging the horses, and the trees and houses by the road receded behind him, but he also turned a blind eye to them.Instead, I think about how to deal with the current 'chaos' in my mind.After he got the news that His Majesty was taken captive and Zhao Qi was set up separately, he immediately decided to contact Yue Fei, the commander of the suppressing police, but his brain was not burnt out.As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a master, even if Zhao Ke has a righteous name, he is still in the hands of the Liao people.The world is not ruled by one person. If Yelu Dashi appoints and removes officials and issues orders in the name of Zhao Ke, the courtiers of the Song Dynasty will absolutely not tolerate it.If it wasn't the third prince Zhao Ke who was proclaimed emperor, and Cai Jing and others were not the ones he favored, Chen Dong might have approved it.However, when it comes to the grievances between the Lishe and the 'treacherous' party, there is no room for any concessions.

"Respect the king and fight against the barbarians,...but don't obey the orders of 'random',..., um, don't obey the orders of 'random'," he kept thinking, like a galloping horse Quick, "Although the Holy Majesty can't come to the court, as long as the righteousness is still there, we can respect His Majesty from afar and not follow the 'chaotic' orders,...but what about the things that require imperial edicts. Without the Holy Majesty's will, who would In charge of the overall situation, where do the officials from the prefectures and counties come from? When Duke Zhou was afraid of rumors, Wang Mang was courteous to the corporal. How can people believe that Chen is not a prostitute under the guise of righteousness..." A few thoughts are as follows Flashed through his mind like lightning, Chen Dong's eyes lit up suddenly, "J-J-J-" he shouted twice, his tongue burst into thunder.