The peasant girl who escaped the desert: she cried when she found the cruel prince

Chapter 579
Since Xiao Zhizong took over Youzhou, life has not been smooth due to the death of King Hejian.

The people below acted against him intentionally, or they took advantage of this opportunity to grant rewards. However, in two months, he had already granted several generals, marquises and the like to go out.

A reward from him will definitely touch the cake of the aristocratic family. We are the ministers who followed King Hejian from Kyoto to Youzhou. The fact that King Hejian can ascend the throne as emperor is all due to us.

You, Xiao Zhizong, don't care. Now you suddenly give a bunch of mud-legged people a big reward. We have worked hard for many years and don't care.

The clan is not happy either. We are relatives of the emperor and there is nothing we can do if a wealthy family cannot offend us. Why should a bunch of mud-legged people be superior to others?

Several forces continued to push and pull, and finally the conflict reached its extreme after a thousand-year-old family beheaded a child of a noble family.

Empress Xiao held her son in her arms and said to Xiao Zhizong: "Father, how about we take a step back for now and apologize to the Li family!"

The Li family is the family whose descendants were killed. They have been arguing with Xiao Zhizong for the past few days. If the dispute can be settled by just killing the thousands of families who caused the trouble, Xiao Zhizong will kill the thousands of families without blinking an eye.

But the Li family's request was not that simple. Not only did they demand that Qian Hu be executed, but also the dozens of people accompanying Qian Hu should be executed.

If Xiao Zhizong complies with the Li family's request in this matter, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the army officers, and there will be no one to pay for his life in the future.

"This matter must not be opened up. The aristocratic clan is greedy. This time is also a test for them. If we let go, it will not be certain who has the final say in the affairs of the court in the future!" Xiao Zhizong denied his daughter's words.

He had gone through so much trouble to escape from Eucommia ulmoides and finally killed the King of Hejian. He had single-handedly promoted these Qianhu and others. If he could not protect these people, he would have no capital to stand on in the future.

Empress Xiao said with a bitter look on her face: "But if you don't obey them, and several big aristocratic families press on you step by step, what should you do?"

Xiao Zhizong snorted: "Now we can only defeat the White Lotus Army as soon as possible. In this way, we will have enough territory and financial resources, and then we can go back and deal with these people slowly."

Xiao Zhizong was determined to fight to the death with the White Lotus Army in exchange for his own prestige, in order to intimidate the wealthy families.

But Zhang Xiong didn't have a clue. He was used to being superior to one person, and suddenly he was asked to be his subordinate. He felt really uncomfortable.

Mrs. Zhang said sincerely: "Son, it's not my mother's intention to pour cold water on you and say something unflattering. We, the White Lotus Army, have never been able to occupy a righteous position."

"This world belongs to the Tantai royal family after all. If King Changling is as moody as before, I will have to support my son in this fight even if I give up my life for my mother!"

"But it's no better than before. Except for us and Shu, the rest of the world has fallen into the hands of King Changling. We are no match for him!"

"You have never been in contact with them, so of course you don't know the power of King Changling's army. Your mother has lived with the princess's family for several months. The village is full of gun towers and all bows and arrows are available. You can imagine that she is serious. How powerful must be the army of Jing!"

Mrs. Zhang also continued what the old lady said: "I shouldn't have said this. That day I saw them testing the power of artillery fire. They actually blew up a stack of bronze figures on the other side of the river to pieces. Husband, And think about it, what would be the result if it were replaced by flesh and blood!"

Zhang Xiong was shocked when he heard this. He had only heard about the power of artillery, but it was so shocking that it could have such power across the river. His hesitant heart began to waver at this moment.

After Zhang Xiong listened to what his mother and wife said, he sat there for a long time and then called his staff to speak.The military advisor under his command exclaimed: "General, time is not with me. I think that when the world was in turmoil, it was when people of my generation rose up. After a hard journey, we finally got the foundation we have today!"

"It's not as good as fate. Princess Changling came out of nowhere and rescued Prince Changling from the Red River, who had no hope of life in the first place. Step by step, she rescued the precarious Dafeng Dynasty again. "

When everyone heard this, they felt pity for a moment.

Another person said: "In the past, King Changling was not something to be afraid of. At that time, this man always ignored his life and dealt harshly with his enemies, but now he has gradually developed the demeanor of a benevolent teacher. Now if he wants to defeat him, But it’s as difficult as climbing to heaven!”

Another general said: "General, whether we conquer the world by ourselves or become vassals of Chang'an, all we want is fame and wealth. Now that the world is showing signs of stability, if we forcefully go against the will of heaven, I'm afraid there will be consequences." .”

Before the general finished speaking, Zhang Xiong understood what he meant. It was simply that Tantai Lin was the general trend and could not be stopped by manpower. It would be better to follow the trend and seek an official position.

Zhang Xiong sighed: "That's all, I am only a seventh-grade man. If the imperial court had not been corrupt and the people were in dire straits, how could I have taken such a risk to do such a big thing?"

"Now that Marshal Wang has passed away, and the whereabouts of that thief Chen Yuzhang are also unknown, I, the White Lotus Army, surrendered to the imperial court and tried to give you a good reputation!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience obviously let out a sigh of relief. In the beginning, we had to fight to conquer the world. Now we can enjoy peace without fighting, so why bother!

Zhang Xiong submitted a letter of surrender to Chang'an, so he couldn't just watch him and Xiao Zhizong confront each other there.

"Now that early winter is approaching, it is not appropriate to send out troops again. It is better to send people over to negotiate with Zhang Xiong first, and wait until spring begins before sending out troops!" Huan Yuan suggested.

Jingli also thinks it makes sense. Youzhou is located in the north, the winter is too cold, and it is far away. I am afraid that the snowflakes will fall when the army is halfway there. It is better to wait for the spring to start the northern expedition.

After listening to the arrangement of the two, Tantai Lin immediately said: "In that case, we will arrange everything this winter and set off immediately after spring plowing!"

Jing Li was startled: "You want to go in person?"

Tantai Lin smiled and said to her: "I am going here firstly for Qingzhou and Youzhou, and secondly, I will take the opportunity to go over and recover Kyoto, which is the top priority."

Kyoto has fallen for too long, and now the world is dominated by the remnants of the Jie people and the Xianbei people. In the past, they were afraid of places like Youzhou and could not take Kyoto back in one fell swoop, but now is the time.After Huan Yuan left, Jing Li felt a little disappointed and said, "Now that you are gone, I don't know when you will come back!"

Tantai Lin hugged her and said: "Xiao Zhizong was not good at war to begin with, and now his subordinates are all promoted by him, with the help of the White Lotus Army, and the blessing of guns and cannons, I think it's just three or five. All it takes is a month’s work!”

"We will leave when the children celebrate their first birthday at the beginning of the new year, and then we should be able to come back and celebrate the New Year with them at the end of the year!"

But the plan couldn't keep up with the change, and Tantai Lin didn't have time to celebrate the twins' first birthday after all.

(End of this chapter)