The Era of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 132 Troubled Times
April [-]nd, Chen time.

There are very few people in the world who don't have hand chickens.

Over the past month, people all over the world have gradually become accustomed to listening to the news every morning.

It is one thing to understand the major events in the world, and on the other hand, all these announcers are as beautiful as flowers and jade, pleasing to the eye!

The announcer "Tianxian" who just took office not long ago, used the lazy and unique Yujie voice to tell about the major events that just happened yesterday.

"It is reported that Fang La, the leader of Mingjiao in the south of the Yangtze River, publicly declared his rebellion yesterday, using the slogan of 'Punish the powerful and the powerful, destroy the Song Dynasty. Land per capita, people have food!'.

Yesterday, several Jiangnan powerful troops were attacked by surprise and suffered heavy losses, which should be the responsibility of the Mingjiao followers.

At the same time, Tian Hu, a giant in Hebei, Chao Gai, a giant in Shandong, and Wang Qing, a giant in Huaixi, also summoned Fang Ni's name to attack the city. "

Tianxian then introduced the origins of the four rebels one by one, and finally concluded in a very politically correct way:
"We believe that under the leadership of the great officials and court sages, the rebels everywhere will not be able to cause any disturbances, and the decision can be made in an instant."

Finished!

You don't know the level of the Four Rebels, but don't you know the level of the officials and the Six Thieves?

You know, at this moment, the Great Song Dynasty is only on the [-]th Road, and originally 'Xu Zhu' spread Fang La's speech to Jiangnan [-]th Road at one time, which already spread half the world.

Now under the news broadcast, people in Xixia, Liao, Dali, and Tubo, let alone the people of the Song Dynasty, all know about it.

For a time, the world was shocked, and the court was furious.

In the 160 years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the number of bandits and riots has surpassed all dynasties, and there have been more than two hundred times.

Formidable ones like Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun, who occupy most of the Shu land and have 20 soldiers, only proclaim themselves kings, and they only want to separate one side.

But this Fang La, one incident, shouted to 'destroy the Song Dynasty', how not to attract attention?
For the next half month or so, the news was all about 'Which state capital Tian Hu Wang Qing occupied, and which side Fang La Chao Gai won, but everyone must trust the court, the court will definitely put down these rebellious officials and thieves'.

This incident has been planned for a long time, and there are echoes from all directions, and its momentum is like fire.

In just over a month, Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Chao Gai have each occupied dozens of counties in four or five prefectures, and Fang La, relying on his extensive believer base, has occupied more than half of Jiangnan East Road and Liangzhe Road. There are hundreds of counties in the state.

Song Youtu had more than 240 prefectures, but he lost one-tenth of them in one month. At the beginning, Liao and Xixia were not so ruthless.

Such an uproar stirred people's hearts.In some people's eyes, it is a sign that the Song Dynasty has exhausted its vitality.

The people's trust in Song Ting and Zhao Ji continued to decline, and they all felt that the country was adrift. If these four thieves could be quickly wiped out, the Great Song Dynasty could survive for decades.

If the imperial court's vitality is seriously injured or even defeated by the four evil forces, the result may be that all regions will respond, and the heroes will compete to win the world.

In this turbulent world, the gentry and aristocratic families from all over the world had to make early preparations, exhaust their wealth to recruit soldiers, stockpile food and repair walls, and seek self-protection.

No matter how big the family business is, without soldiers or guns, it is also someone else's granary.

Some ambitious people also have other ideas, thinking that this can be reversed, so can I. Maybe he is my Xiang Yu, and I am Liu Bang?

The aristocratic family's collection of grain has also led to a reduction in the amount of grain on the market. Rare things are more expensive, and the price of grain continues to climb to the peak. In the north, it has reached [-] Wen a stone, and in the southeast, it has exceeded [-] Wen.

A large number of people who could barely make ends meet changed from being hungry to having nothing to eat.

So what to do?I voted for Fang La and the others to go, at least they gave food.

The current situation is getting worse and worse, but although the undercurrent is surging in Bianjing, it is still a scene of singing and dancing, and all localities are ordered to defend themselves, and no troops are dispatched to calm the chaos for a month.

"Trash! It's all trash!"

Zhao Ji on the dragon chair glared at all the officials in the hall, and threw a piece of his favorite jade to the ground.

Originally, the courtiers could shield the emperor's eyes and ears from knowing what was going on outside the palace, but now Zhao Ji also has hands and reads the news!

"Let you discuss the matter of counter-insurgency, but you haven't been able to come up with the charter for more than half a month, what use do I want you to be?
I am rich in the world, with 80 forbidden troops, 50 frontier troops, and millions of soldiers in various military states, how many rebels are I afraid of?

Today, just today, we must discuss and come up with a result! "

Cai Jing, who has always been at ease, waited for Zhao Ji to vent his anger before taking a step forward, bowing his head and saying:
"The old minister is incompetent, and the minister is guilty of death."

Zhao Ji understood that Lin Lingsu was dead, and Cai Jing was the only one he could rely on. Although he had some complaints in his heart, he still took a long breath and comforted him:
"Cai Xiang and I live together in Bianjing, how do you know what's going on in Jiangnan and Hebei? Those who don't know are innocent. Cai Xiang please hurry up."

Cai Jingshi stood up abruptly, cupped his hands and played:

"Your servant, please be alone!"

"allow!"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Ji got up and gave Cai Jing a little help, and then went to the side hall to talk with him.

When they arrived at the side hall, Zhao Jifang restrained his anger and asked:

"Cai Xiang, tell me the truth, now there are 80 of the 40 forbidden troops?"

Cai Jing narrowed his eyes, and answered the wrong question: "Your Majesty, the new Hua Shi Gang was delivered yesterday."

Zhao Ji looked embarrassed, and his voice was not so loud.

"I don't know, is 20 enough?"

"The Cuju field that Gao Taiwei built for His Majesty a while ago is really good."

"One hundred thousand, is there always one hundred thousand?"

Cai Jing thought about it, and counted those old soldiers who were still in their 70s and [-]s and still paid, and felt that it was almost enough, so he nodded and said:
"One hundred thousand forbidden troops plus the Second Northwest Army, plus a million soldiers and civilians, enough soldiers! But the imperial court only has more than five million guan, and there is not enough food and grass, so we can't afford it!"

After Cai Jing finished speaking, he closed his eyes and said nothing, but Zhao Ji was so anxious that he kept pacing in the side hall.

After a long time, Zhao Ji gritted his teeth and asked with a sharp heart:

"My internal treasury can still collect 400 million guan, is it enough?"

"To mobilize a million soldiers, at least 2000 million guns are needed, which is still far away."

Zhao Ji sat down on the cold ground and said dully:
"I still have all kinds of rare treasures in my treasury. Selling them for tens of millions will definitely be enough. If there is enough food for soldiers, who will be in command?"

Cai Jing's eyes flashed, and he said:
"Tian Hu lives in Hebei, and the closest to the capital is the most harmful. Please attack him personally. The other three thieves can be led by Tong Xiang, Gao Taiwei, and Wang Xiang."

Zhao Ji waved his hand, and said in a somewhat bleak voice:
"Yes! I'm tired, Prime Minister Cai should go out and preside over the court meeting."

"promise!"

Cai Jing went out and dismissed all the ministers, leaving Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and Wang Fu alone, only to whisper to the three of them.

He ordered several people to divide the forbidden army, the treasury, and the military rations, Fang La, Wang Qing, and Chao Gai; he recruited soldiers and horses with the money from the internal treasury, and went north to kill Tianhu.

You kid took the inner treasury, are you afraid you won't be greedy for tens of millions?
Gao Qiu and the others slandered, and they all bowed, "Cai Xiang is Gao Yi!"

Anyway, each of us can be greedy for millions, so why not do it?

Money for minions?
First pay half salary for three months to let them go to quell the chaos. After one month's payment, they will be dismissed immediately after the fight. Isn't this money saved?

Hasn't it been done this way for hundreds of years?
Cai Jing was also very satisfied, with a few more millions of guns and countless treasures, his cultivation could be improved a lot.

It is time to thank these big bandits, otherwise it would not be easy to get something from the emperor.

Although he lost tens of millions of pens, Zhao Ji was finally able to sleep peacefully.

Everyone wins!

(End of this chapter)