Taiping Inn

The world in the book is very different from the real world, and the fate of many people has also changed, including Zhang Suqing. Because Xu Wugui was the only one in the temple, Zhang Suqing was unable to ascend the cabinet as the teacher of Emperor Tianbao early, but his career was wasted. As early as the second year of Tianbao, Zhang Suqing was only the Minister of Rites. Although the Minister was also a second-rank official, it was still not worth mentioning compared with the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. Moreover, among the six ministries, although the Ministry of Rites was noble, its real power was insignificant. The Shangshu was still okay, and the Minister was mostly a retirement position. Zhang Suqing was arranged in this position. If nothing unexpected happened, he would stop here.

But no one expected that Song Zheng's army swept across the world and seized half of the country. The court lost all its elite troops and had to issue an edict to let the governors and governors of various places raise grain and recruit soldiers on their own. At the same time, Zhang Suqing was demoted to the Minister of War and served as the acting governor of Jingzhou. In the past, the governor of Jingzhou was a well-deserved job, but now that Jingzhou has fallen into the hands of the Qingyang Sect, the governor of Jingzhou has become an empty title. Others regarded it as a daunting task, either pretending to be sick to refuse, or using connections, but only Zhang Suqing accepted it calmly, leaving his son and daughter in the imperial capital, and leaving the capital with only an imperial edict and two followers to take up the post.

However, Zhang Suqing did not go directly to Jingzhou to die. He first went to Longmen Prefecture in Zhongzhou. He had studied in the Wanxiang Academy in the past, and there were many old friends and classmates here. Zhang Suqing relied on these connections to recruit soldiers in Zhongzhou, and with the help of Qin Xiang and Zhao Zheng, he began to train soldiers and organize a navy to prepare for future battles across the river.

In the battle of Jiangbei Camp in Guangling Prefecture, Zhang Suqing also responded to the call of the court and led his army to the battle. Strictly speaking, Zhang Suqing was a scholar, and this was his first time to lead troops. Although he trained his troops effectively, he was broken up by the defeated soldiers. On the way of retreat, he saw the chariot formation of the Liaodong New Army and was greatly shocked. This chariot formation, not to mention being invincible, is really as solid as a city. If it weren't for the Qingyang Army's artillery bombardment of the chariot formation, the Liaodong New Army would even have turned defense into offense. This gave Zhang Suqing the idea of ​​training a new army in imitation of Liaodong.

In fact, Zhang Suqing had also heard rumors about Liaodong. Among them, the one that caught his attention the most was the eldest lady of the Qin family. She was nearly forty years old but had never married, nor did she take in a son-in-law. She was alone and had outstanding talents, but she was in charge of Liaodong. It is said that all the political orders of Qin Daofang, the governor of Liaodong, came from this little girl, so she was called the shadow governor. It's just a pity that she is not a man and cannot serve as an official. His daughter Zhang Baiyue never obeyed anyone in her life, and she was most convinced by this sister Qin, but it was a pity that they had never met.

Inspired by the new army in Liaodong, after Zhang Suqing returned to Zhongzhou, he began to recruit good family boys to join the army, develop farming, and vigorously develop firearms. He even established the Jingzhou Ordnance Bureau with the help of Qin Xiang and Zhao Zheng. However, this matter also became a joke. After all, the Jingzhou Ordnance Bureau was opened in Zhongzhou, and even Zhang Suqing's governor's office was in Zhongzhou. Fortunately, Zhao Zheng was the governor of Qinzhong at this time, and Zhongzhou had no governor, so it didn't matter.

Because of Xu Wugui, although Zhang Suqing was spared the worry of death, he also fell from the prime minister to the governor, and another famous prime minister in the world, Sun Songchan, was not doing well at this time. His hometown is Songjiang Prefecture, in the south of the Yangtze River. At this time, it has been occupied by the Qingyang Army. The hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land in his family have also become the property of Song Zheng. You can imagine how worried and angry he is, but he can do nothing about it and can only worry in the imperial capital. It happened that at this time, Qin Su of Liaodong sent someone to contact this Lord Sun.

In the previous battle in the Jiangbei camp, the performance of the Liaodong new army was obvious to all. This was still a division of 10,000 elite troops, and there were tens of thousands of elite troops in Liaodong. At this time, there were voices in the court to let the Liaodong cavalry enter the pass to quell the rebellion, but Xu Wugui was reluctant to let go. However, Liaodong's status is already extraordinary. It can no longer be regarded as an ordinary governor, but almost a vassal king. As for Liaodong's wooing, Sun Songchan agreed to it very happily, whether for his hometown or for his future, and formed an alliance with Liaodong. If it was a peaceful time, the governor-general would make friends with the cabinet minister, and the cabinet minister would naturally be respected. Now it is the other way around. The governor-general holds the power of military affairs, and the cabinet minister has to rely on the governor-general.

At this time, Liaodong was separatist, and of course it didn't need someone in the court. If someone really needed someone, it would be Xu Wugui himself. However, Qin Su needed a spy who could quickly know the internal trends of the court and speak for Liaodong at the right time. Sun Songchan was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. Zhang Suqing was upright and couldn't do such a thing, but Sun Songchan could do it. Otherwise, in the present world, he couldn't succeed Zhang Suqing as the prime minister.

Now, although there is still a subordinate relationship between the court and Liaodong, it is fundamentally no different from the two countries in the Spring and Autumn Period. On the surface, they both respect the emperor.

Time entered the 20th year of Tianbao. This game of chess started in the 11th year of Tianbao, so there was only one year left before the 10-year period. During this year, the situation tended to be stable. As the saying goes, "the first effort is strong, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted." The Song government failed to take the imperial capital in one go and was no longer as sharp as before. The reason why the court could resist the Song government was that it relied on the help of governors and governors-general in various places. The governors and governors-general in various places relied on local tyrants, and some of them were even born as local tyrants.

Under such circumstances, the people in the imperial party secretly supported by the Confucian clan finally attacked Xu Wugui on the pretext of quelling the unfavorable rebellion and demanded that Xu Wugui return to power to Emperor Tianbao. Xu Wugui himself is in the realm of immortality, and he also holds the Qingluan Guard Governor's Office. He is not afraid of someone attacking the imperial capital. It is just that the world is raging, and the situation is corrupt, which makes him feel exhausted both physically and mentally. Facing Confucianism After all, Xu Wugui was not the indomitable earth master in the world. He agreed to give in and let Emperor Tianbao, who was over thirty years old, take charge of the rule. He is no longer the regent, but he is still in charge of the court. As his uncle, he served as the chief minister of the cabinet, commanded the cabinet, and had six ministries under his jurisdiction, with Sun Songchan as the second assistant of the cabinet.

When the court was in a turbulent internal struggle, Song Zheng was also in trouble. Because Dan Tai Yun successfully entered the age of life and had a rift with Song Zheng, and because of the unfavorable war, Dan Tai Yun and Song Zheng were together with Song Zheng during a discussion. After breaking up, the two fought each other, and they opened their troops to return to Baidi City at the junction of Shuzhou and Jingzhou.

Song Zheng, who was sitting upright on the white clouds, had a gloomy face, but his tone could not hear too much joy and anger. "I don't know when Mr. Qingping will make a move beside me."

Li Xuan, who was sitting opposite Song Zheng, smiled and refused to answer.

Dan Taiyun rebelled against Song Zheng and needed an opportunity. Li Xuandu started to make arrangements a long time ago, and it took a lot of effort. He asked Qin Su to contact Li Feiyan through Lu Yanbing, and then contact Li Feiyan through Li Feiyan. Shi Wuyue contacted King Tianlang through Shi Wuyue. King Tianlang had a good relationship with Dan Taiyun's confidant palace officials, and then he got in touch with Dan Taiyun. This move took three years, and there were countless actions of various temptations and gaining trust from the other party, which made it concealed Song Zheng's eyes and ears.

Dan Taiyun had long been dissatisfied with Song Zheng. The more important point is that Dan Taiyun is the person in the game, not the person playing chess. Of course, she didn't know that Liaodong, which is far away in the extreme north, was the real enemy. She seemed to be the enemy of Qingyang Army was the court, so she did not refuse Liaodong's kindness, and Dan Taiyun, whose ancestors were the seventy-two sages of Confucianism, did not recognize the various actions of Song Zheng, and in the end, there was This time the Jinling Mansion Incident.

The people watching the battle were talking a lot, and Sikong Daoxuan sighed, "Dan Taiyun turned from Jinling, and the Song Zhengguan was about to decline from prosperity."

Chiyang Weng's face was slightly dark, "If those who have always accomplished things with strange power and chaos, if they cannot make a solid decision in one go, they will not be able to escape the situation of falling apart. This was the case with Taiping Dao back then, and the Qingyang Sect is the same now."

Qin Qing also said, "I don't know if Song Zheng has other means. If there are no other means, I'm afraid..."

At this moment, Zhang Haishi came to Song Zheng with a bamboo stick and said, "Brother Yuebai, if Zifu wins, do you think there will be an extra female empress in this chess game?"

Qin Qing was stunned, "It's not that there is no possibility. It's just that Su Su in the chess game has never been married even if she is in her forties. She can't say that she has to pass her step-brother and nephew to her. Even if she ascends the throne and becomes emperor, it's not impossible."

Speaking of this, Qin Qing changed his subject, "But Zifu is the one who plays chess, it depends on his choice."

At this time, although Qin had never gotten married, she also had many children and nephews because of her age. She asked her cousin to marry Situ Xuanluo's daughter and marry her niece to Li Yuanying. son. Since ancient times, it has not been a strange thing to strengthen alliances through in-laws, and Qin Su just followed the old rules.

During this year, as the situation in Qizhou stabilized, Situ Xuance retreated behind the scenes and resigned as governor of Qizhou, with his younger brother Situ Xuanluo as governor of Qizhou.

At this time, Emperor Tianbao had just taken power and was eager to seek external support. However, he also knew that Liaodong was in great power and could not allow him to continue to become a big shot. So he sent people to win over the Qizhou faction. So under the instruction of Situ Xuance, Zhang Haishi led the eighth ones. Baiqingwei's disciples went to the capital and served as the right governor of the Qingluan Guard.

For a time, the situation in the world changed unpredictably.

Qin Su's response was very simple and he was committed to developing and strengthening himself. The more chaotic the situation is, the less no one can interfere with Liaodong. Liaodong can follow Qin Su's established steps to plan it slowly. This is like a martial artist in the martial arts world. I don’t care about anything else. I just improve my cultivation and improve my realm. After I reach my level of cultivation, I will let you learn martial arts and magic like this just a wave of your sleeves.

At this time, looking at the dragon energy again, the dragon energy on Song Zheng's body was still the same as the dragon, but it was no longer sharp and showed its decline. The true dragon energy entrenched in the imperial capital had changed from being old and unbearable to dying, and with the Emperor Tianbao's rule Only the last line is left. In contrast, Liaodong has been in a great way and has begun to turn from a python into a dragon.