The ghost king and princess of Feng Qingtian

Chapter 149
In the next three days, the Ghost King Army and the Yuxue Army fought several times. To be honest, these few battles were not lukewarm. The Yuxue Army was eager to win, but the Ghost King Army didn't want to fight. After a while, if you don't want to fight, you can deal with it and withdraw your troops, making the Yuxue army anxious but helpless.And this proves from the side that the strength of the Ghost King's army is mediocre, and that Yuxue's defeat in the Battle of Yuxue and Lord Cao's previous defeats were due to other reasons.Wu Shangshu looked at Cao Houye's sunlight more sharply and dissatisfied, and the smile on the fifth prince's face became more real.

The fifth prince had a discussion with Wu Shangshu and decided to write to the emperor. Lord Cao was not good at handling things, he was arbitrarily domineering, and had no achievements on the battlefield. Therefore, it is better to remove Lord Cao and call him back to Qiongcheng, and let the fifth prince alone lead the army to fight against the ghost king. army.

As soon as this booklet was placed in the main hall, Emperor Yuxue approved it immediately.It's just that as soon as the messenger went out, several shocking news spread into Qiongcheng, making Monarch Yuxue almost faint in the hall.

First, a group of bandits on Hutou Mountain in the north rebelled. They intercepted 20 tons of grain and grass passing by to be transported to the front line, and incited the surrounding people to join the rebellion.In just a few days, more than [-] people have been entangled.

Of course, there must be a reason for things to happen. Why did the common people rebel? Emperor Yuxue also heard the answer this time.Many men near Hutou Mountain were conscripted into Jiang’s army. According to Yuxue’s regulations, those who have men in their families who enlist in the army can be exempted from paying taxes. However, the people there are poor, so all the men enlisted to reduce the burden on the family. Of course, according to the regulations, this tax will not be collected.But there is no tax, the local officials have no political achievements, and there is no money, so they naturally quit, so they often set up some names to ask the people for money.

Not long ago, a government servant forced an old man to hang himself. His wife went to the government office to complain but her leg was broken. Finally, she was rescued by the bandits on Hutou Mountain. Propaganda, gathered a lot of people to go to the Yamen to ask for justice.Of course, how could the official admit his mistake, and said that these people did not abide by the law and should be treated as rebels.In the end, the bandits smashed the yamen, yelling that the yamen is more domineering than the bandits these days, and the officials have a darker heart than them.Didn't you say that we are rebels? I'm rebelling.Therefore, they set up the banner of restoration of justice, and made a slogan of being the masters for the people.

And in the village near the Ghost King Mountain Range to the east, a ghost king army assembled, no less than 20 in number, conquered the territory all the way, captured Licheng within three days, and subdued the [-] soldiers stationed in Licheng. The army, now [-] horses are coming to Qiongcheng.

And why was the Licheng army subdued so easily?Most of the soldiers in the Licheng garrison were from nearby villages. Most of them ran out to serve as soldiers because they wanted to reduce the burden on their families.As long as there is no tax, the two acres of land in the family can provide food, clothing and warmth for the whole family, and they can live a good life.It's just that the local officials said that they don't pay taxes anymore, what do they want the fields for, and they took all the land in one go to build houses for the rich.Therefore, when the ghost king soldiers came to scold the battle on the first day, they scolded: You are a group of fools, you are here to give your life, and your mother is begging for food, you know.Fool, write a letter or simply ask someone to go home to see if your old lady is alive or not, the land is still there, if you guys don’t fight you fools, I have pity on you guys.

The defenders of Licheng had never seen anyone scolding them like that, but they didn't seem to be fake after hearing what Ghost King Jun said, so some people were moved.Although their generals saw the situation was not good and no one was allowed to leave.But after all, they all live nearby, and if they want to inquire about some things, they can still hear them.And when many people hear that their family members are really begging for food, which one of them can bear it.Under the leadership of one or two people, they opened the city gate and descended just like that.However, the ghost king army kept his word and returned all the land confiscated by corrupt officials within a radius of a hundred miles.

In other northern towns, several groups of people rebelled.However, their number is small, and they are only robbing some wealthy households, which is not a big deal.But they distributed most of the money to the poor people, and many people have followed them, presumably there will be more people joining them in the future, so we must pay attention to it.

Yuxue, which was originally relatively stable, was in chaos for a while, and there was an army of ghost kings approaching Qiongcheng.There are now 20 ghost king troops coming from the east, and the [-] troops from Hutou Mountain in the north should not be underestimated.But these are not the key points, the key point is the hearts of the people.Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people will lose the world. Monarch Yuxue usually doesn't care about this sentence, but now that he is besieged on all sides, he suddenly feels that this sentence is extremely important.

If the 30 Ghost King Army in front of him didn't make him take it seriously, then the number of Ghost King Army now increased to [-] made him feel a deep sense of crisis.And the uprising army that rebelled everywhere made grass grow in his heart, and he couldn't rest for a moment.For a moment, he suddenly felt that the sky in front of him had changed, it became so gray that he couldn't see tomorrow, the original sure victory was gone, and the Ghost King Army was very close to him.

The Yuxue National Army panicked, and other ministers were not calm anymore. They said everything, and many people began to advocate a peace negotiation. Of course, this time it was a real peace negotiation, showing their sincerity.

In the end, it was Prime Minister Zhang who gave everyone a reassurance. Yuxue still has an army of 60. As long as we are willing to fight hard, Mo Yun will not be able to reap benefits even if he has an army of 60. It's only 30.Yuxue's most elite Jiang family army hasn't played yet, so what's so scary.As for the rebellion of troops in various places, there is nothing to fear, as long as the ghost king army is defeated, they will not dare to make trouble.

It's just that Prime Minister Zhang's words of "challenge well" reminded Lord Yuxue that he had transferred Master Cao back.Compared with Lord Cao, the fifth prince is just a child who doesn't understand anything. Originally, he just thought that Yuxue would win, and everyone would be the same, so he didn't take Lord Cao seriously, but now, he had to let Really think about the correctness of his approach, but how can he take back what he just said?

The Jiang family's army must be used now, but he is still worried. The defenders of Youli City have already turned their backs. What if the Jiang family makes another move?
Lord Yuxue thought for a long time, and finally made a decision.Let Cao Houye replace the fifth prince to lead the army to resist the ghost king army, and within a month, he will repel the ghost king army and take back the lost city.Order Jiang Houye to divide his troops into two groups, one led by Jiang Ruizhen to destroy the rebels in Hutou Mountain, and the other to block the 20 ghost king army marching into Qiongcheng. It is necessary to stop this ghost king army and prevent it from entering Qiongcheng.In order to protect the safety of the families of the two Marquises, from now on, the mansions of the two Marquises will be guarded by the imperial guards until the crisis in Qiongcheng is resolved.

Of course, everyone knows the latter point well. For the sake of the safety of the two governments, this is to take their family members as hostages. They are afraid that the two marquises will not work hard, so they threaten their families.The trust of the king of a country in the important ministers of the country has reached such a point, I don't know how the two princes will feel.

Lord Jiang Hou could only sigh when he heard the news.Looking at Jiang Ruizhen, who had been depressed and lonely since he came back, the father and son were relatively speechless.Master Jiang Hou was very happy about his son's safe return, but he also understood what the ghost king was doing.But he had nothing to say and no excuses.He didn't want to say anything more in the current situation. Since ancient times, kings and ministers had to die, and it was useless to think too much.

Patting his son on the shoulder, Lord Jiang Hou said: "Do what you should do, do your duty as a courtier, and don't think too much about other things."

Jiang Ruizhen lowered his head, thought for a while and asked, "Father thinks our Jiang family will be the second Ning family?" , it makes more sense to say that he is collaborating with the enemy.There really is such a day, how will Jiang Ding choose?
Lord Jiang was stunned for a long time, but he couldn't come up with a good answer. In the end, he could only end the conversation with a sentence of "Let's talk about it later."

The first thing Cao Houye received was the order to transfer him back to Beijing and hand over the military power to the Fifth Prince.Under the triumphant eyes of the fifth prince, Master Cao handed over the military power and rushed to Qiongcheng without stopping for a moment.But on the way, he received a diametrically opposite order. He could control the army alone, but his family was guarded.Lord Cao could only smile wryly. As a subject, he had no choice but to obey orders, but he hated such a monarch and such a court extremely in his heart.

On the way back, Master Cao was convincing himself to cheer up, the emperor's order was to drive Mo Yunjun out of Yuxue within a month.It's just that all this is easier said than done. Although the Ghost King Army has not tried its best, but on the battlefield, no one can fight as they want, and they can retreat if they want to.Their strength is higher than his Cao's army, but what is the ghost king's reason for holding back his troops, it can't be just these news.Will these be arranged by the ghost king?No, these things have been going on for a long time, and it is impossible for the ghost king to play tricks. The only explanation is that she is waiting to join the ghost king army coming down from the ghost king mountain.

General Cao carefully analyzed the situation, but still believed that the safest and most effective method was to stick to it.Taking defense as offense is the best policy.After all, Mo Yun came here from a long distance, and the supply of food and grass is a problem.Soldiers who cannot attack for a long time will fall.That's when it's time to fight back.

Master Cao had thought of a strategy all the way, but it was a pity that as soon as he entered the city, he found bursts of screams coming from the city, and there were bursts of shouts of killing in the distance.Grabbing one side of the soldier asked: "What's the situation now."

The soldier said: "Master Hou, after you left, the fifth prince led the army to dispatch troops, and now the two armies are fighting fiercely."

Master Cao slapped his head, it's over, the ghost king was waiting for this moment, it's all over now.

(End of this chapter)