The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 172

After staying in Heishui City for a few days, Lin Yifan took his lovely wife and a group of horses to Xiazhou Grassland.Now Hengshan has been on the right track, and the external threats have temporarily come to an end.The next step is to hold Hengshan's annual political meeting to determine all policies and layouts for the next few years.All of a sudden, chief officials from all over Hengshan set off in the direction of Xiayang City.

In the capital of Zhongzhou, after the turmoil two months ago, although the mottled blood on the city wall has been cleaned, it is difficult to conceal the bloody smell that seeps into the city wall. Passers-by can't help but cover their mouths when they pass by the city gate. Nose, passing by in a hurry.The original nearly one million population in the capital has now decreased by 70%, leaving less than [-] people.The houses destroyed in the melee are still in place, and the original owners may have died or fled.

Although two months have passed since the turmoil, the people in the capital are still living with trepidation.But life still has to go on. With the recovery of commerce, the capital city began to prosper slowly, but it lost the aura of wealth and nobility that looked down on the world in the past, and there was a little more decadence.

In the court hall, the eldest prince Gao Yu, who was supported by Cao Ji's faction, ascended the throne as Emperor Tianwu, with the reign name Yongping.At this time, Emperor Yongping, who was nearly 40 years old, swept off the memorial on the throne with a look of anger, and it fell to the ground with a crash. He blushed, panted heavily, and roared, "Damn it! ,hateful!"

The ministers were shocked, and they all knelt down on the ground, shouting in unison: "The minister deserves death for his crimes, and please the emperor to appease his anger."

Panting, Emperor Yongping stood up, gritted his teeth and shouted: "I want to go to the imperial conquest to wipe out all these rebels!"

"The emperor calm down, please listen to the old minister." Cao Ji took a step forward and said with a gloomy face, "This time King Jinghai gathered Haizhou to rebel and proclaim himself emperor. It is a crime of treason and injustice. The old minister thinks that he should dispatch an army to suppress it to avoid future troubles. However, although there are hundreds of thousands of people in that generation, Xiaoxiao is actually just a mob. Why should the emperor personally conquest? Only one general can be sent to calm Jiangnan, and the emperor should think twice."

Emperor Yongping breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, "What the prime minister said is true, I am the Son of Heaven, and I have my own destiny to protect me. The fate of the Tianwu Empire is in my hands after all. In this case, I will send a general to Jiangnan to put down the rebellion I don't know if there is anyone who can go to the south of the Yangtze River to fight the rebellion?"

Hearing the words, the ministers couldn't help discussing in whispers, but their eyes glanced at Cao Ji from time to time, and then they all came together, and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers and others elected Cao Ziyan, the son of Prime Minister Cao, as the chief general of the anti-rebel army. This son not only Brilliant, he was ranked second in the imperial examinations in previous years. His military strategy and military strategy are the best of all schools. Now that he is the commander of the Beijing camp, he has rectified military discipline and ruled the army with an iron fist. It is enough to prove that Cao Ziyan's ability to manage the army is the best choice for the Southern Expedition's commander. Please also ask the emperor to observe clearly."

Emperor Yongping narrowed his eyes slightly, and said expressionlessly: "Cao Ziyan is certainly a man of the moment, but he is too young after all. Is he too Meng Lang to be a general?"

"Your majesty is wise. Although Cao Ziyan is extremely talented, he has never been in actual combat. He is only talking about it on paper. Leading the army to suppress rebellion is a major national event. How can it be handed over to a young brat?" Du Yushi Zhao Ming stood up and shouted, "The minister recommended Old General Tang as the general. With General Tang's illustrious martial arts, it is no problem to go south to suppress the rebellion."

Emperor Yongping nodded slightly, "Well, what Aiqing said is reasonable. Old General Tang has fought for the country all his life and has made great achievements in battle. He is indeed a suitable candidate."

"Your Majesty, Old General Tang is old, how can he go to war again?" A minister stood up and said sadly, "Our Tianwu Dynasty is full of talents, and heroes come forth in large numbers. Why not give young people some opportunities so that they can support themselves in the future?" The backbone of my Tianwu dynasty."

"Yes, Your Majesty, although Cao Ziyan has no combat experience, he does not lack generals with rich experience in leading troops. With their assistance, how difficult is it to suppress the rebellion?" . . . .

All the officials stood up to speak for Cao Ziyan, but Cao Ji stood in the queue with his eyes closed, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

Emperor Yongping was silent for a while, looked up at Cao Ji, and said with a smile, "Cao Aiqing, what do you have to say?"

Cao Ji opened his eyes and stood up unhurriedly, "Everything is decided by the emperor."

"Since that's the case, why not?" Emperor Yongping smiled slightly and looked at Cao Jidao. "This time, the old general Tang will be the main general and Cao Ziyan will be the deputy general. Wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds for Cao Ziyan to teach you how to lead troops in battle? Cao Aiqing, what do you think?”

Cao Ji looked up at him, bowed his head indifferently and said in thanks: "Old minister, thank the emperor Long En, let's do this."

"That's good." Emperor Yongping nodded, very satisfied with the result, "That's the matter, I will designate the old general Tang as the general who suppressed the rebellion, commanding an army of 15 people who suppressed the rebellion, and named Cao Ziyan as the conquest of the South." General and Deputy General of the Anti-Rebel Army, from now on, rectify the troops and horses, and go south to suppress the rebellion as soon as possible."

"I will obey your orders!"

"Okay, the rebellion in the south already has a charter, so how to deal with the chaos in the north, do you have any advice?" Emperor Yongping sat upright in front of the imperial court, returning to his usual honorable posture.

"Your Majesty, now that the North has been poisoned by the Golden Werewolf, it can be described as a thousand miles away, dilapidated, and the system of our dynasty in that place has disappeared." Cao Ji stood up again and said, "The powerful and powerful people all over the country are trying to separate us. The land of Heavenly Martial Forces is truly overreaching. However, the main enemy of our dynasty is the rebellion in the south. Once we succeed in suppressing the rebellion in the south, we can bring the power of victory to the north and put an end to the chaos in the north. Give me back the peace and prosperity of the Tianwu Dynasty."

"Prime Minister Cao's remarks are ridiculous." Zhao Ming stood up, glared at him, and shouted, "If you hadn't encouraged the late emperor to open the ban on recruitment, how could the northern border fall into such chaos? The vitality has been seriously injured. If the heroes of the northern border are allowed to become bigger, it will be too late to suppress them. Please also ask the emperor to learn from it."

Cao Ji looked at Zhao Ming coldly, feeling very annoyed in his heart, this old dog is really in the way, he must find an opportunity to demote him from the capital, so that no one in the court would dare to oppose him.So he snorted coldly, "Master Zhao's words are nothing more than scaremongering. Heroes from all over the northern border have risen up and fought happily. How can they become bigger? What's more, they are all a group of mobs. How can our army be strong?" The general's opponent? At the beginning, I persuaded the first emperor to open the ban on recruitment, which was a wonderful move, just to let those who had rebellious intentions show their true colors. Now that they are all exposed, I can catch them all and completely eliminate hidden dangers. Your majesty, just wait for the south to suppress the rebellion and return, the troubles in the north are nothing to worry about."

"Nonsense, Prime Minister Cao, according to the report from our secret agents, among the heroes in the north, there are indeed some people with the appearance of heroes hiding in them, and their plans are not small. If they are not eradicated as soon as possible today, there will be troubles in the future. Such as The generation of Yang Mingyuan in Mingzhou worked hard to govern and trained soldiers and horses, and he has faintly become the overlord of one party. Another example is Qi Rui in Yanzhou, who seems to be loyal to the court, but in fact has ulterior motives. The city is extremely deep, and the northern part of Yanzhou is under his control. And Li Yuan of Anzhou first took refuge in the Golden Werewolf, and then took advantage of the situation to occupy several counties in the south of Anzhou. He has been trying to occupy the entire territory of Anzhou and separate one side. If it is lost, the entire territory of Anzhou will not be far away." Zhao Ming shouted in pain, "Your Majesty, my lords, if Yun Kingdom is still fighting with us on the northwest border, the conquests continue, and the rebellion in the south has not yet been quelled, My dynasty is already extremely weak. If I don’t take advantage of the strength of the heroes in the northern region to pacify it as soon as possible, it will be difficult to pacify it in the future. Please think twice, Your Majesty and your lords!”

"What is the meaning of Mr. Zhao's words?" A minister said speculatively, "Now that there is a holy emperor ruling the world in our Tianwu dynasty, why not worry about cutting off the enemy's troubles? Mr. Zhao is so alarmist. Could it be that he thinks that the emperor is incompetent and unable to calm the world? ?"

"You're talking nonsense, I don't mean that." Zhao Ming glared at him, furious.

"Okay, okay, shut up all of you." Emperor Yongping was annoyed and shouted, "The rebellion in the south is the most important thing, and the chaos in the north cannot be ignored. He called the garrison troops from Huazhou, Zhongzhou, and Qingzhou to go north. To quell the chaos, even if it cannot be quelled, at least we must weaken their strength as much as possible, and wait for my counter-insurgency army to return from the south, and then quell them in one fell swoop."

"Your majesty is wise, and the ministers are honored to obey the orders!"

"Retreat!"

(End of this chapter)