Wuzhong Road, Wuzhou City.

Wuzhou was the fiefdom of Wu King Zhou Jiaqing, so Wuzhou City naturally became the capital of Wuzhong Road.

Wuzhou, located in the middle of the Yangtze River, is quite prosperous. Wuzhou City is also a rare majestic city. It is said that the bricks and stones on the city wall have a history of a hundred years.

When the new emperor Zhou Chengxuan first succeeded to the throne, there were five vassal kings with the same surname in the country, but after a few years, only Wu Wang Zhou Jiaqing and Ning Wang Zhou Ding were left.

Compared to Prince Ning in the north, Zhou Jiaqing was the second brother of the late emperor and a serious uncle of the current emperor. His status was much higher than that of Prince Ning.

This King of Wu is considered to be a good person among the royal relatives. He has some knowledge of civil and martial arts. He is neither greedy for money nor lustful. No matter how you look at it, he is a good person.

There are even rumors among the people that the late emperor wanted to pass the throne to his younger brother before he died.

Whether it is true or false is unknown.

Anyway, Zhou Jiaqing is in charge of Wuzhou, and the official atmosphere here is indeed better than other places. People will more or less praise the King of Wu when they mention him.

In particular, Zhou Jiaqing's upbringing was very strict, and he was on a par with King Hui who was overthrown before.

Two years ago, when the war in Jiangnan just started, the situation on Wuzhong Road was pretty good. It was hardly affected, and the occasional small-scale riots were quickly suppressed.

But in the past two months, the people on Wuzhong Road have really panicked. Rumors are spreading among the people, and some people have fled north with their families.

Because Zhao Zhongtian was defeated and led his army to withdraw into Wuzhong Road, a large group of rebels came.

One hundred thousand yellow-shirted troops were stationed at the junction of Shouyan Road and Wuzhong Road, and they had even launched two attacks on the front line.

Who is not afraid of the sudden invasion of rebels?

Moreover, stationed at the border of Wuzhong Road was the most notorious Huang Ji. People all heard that his men committed crimes including burning, killing, looting and looting.

It is this group of people that ruined the reputation of the Yellow Shirt Army.

On the top of Wuzhou City, Zhao Zhongtian, with a sad face, supported the city wall and looked south, without a trace of a smile on his face.

He couldn't understand that more than half a year ago he was so high-spirited and victorious that he was almost on the verge of regaining the entire territory of Tai'an Road. That Huang Ji almost became his victim.

But in the past six months, no matter how hard he fought, he couldn't win. He was either withdrawing his troops or retreating on the way to retreat.

The Minister of War was in an extremely bad mood.

A middle-aged man in a light yellow brocade robe stood beside him. This man was Wu King Zhou Jiaqing.

At the age of about forty, he gives off a kind and a bit majestic feeling, and you can vaguely see a lot of similarities with the late emperor between his brows.

"Alas~"

Zhao Zhongtian let out a long sigh, his eyes looking lonely.

He withdrew from Shouchun City a month ago, or to be precise, he escaped.

He had been preparing to stick to Shouchun before, but when one hundred thousand rebels surrounded him, he still chose to leave.

Moreover, there was no way out if he held on. Fifth Xinrou was also violently attacked by the rebels. His troops were stretched thin and there was no way to help him.

Holding on? It’s a dead end.

But if he is withdrawn, it means that his reputation in the court and the central government will be a little worse. Does he still have the dignity to take up the post of Minister of War?

Zhou Jiaqing whispered advice from the side: "Master Zhao, victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists, not to mention that this time it is not a complete defeat.

Forced by the situation, your Majesty will not blame the general for retreating with his troops to preserve his strength."

But Zhou Jiaqing had no idea that Zhao Zhongtian was not blaming himself for the defeat, but was worried about his position as Minister of War.

Zhou Jiaqing and the Zhao family have always had a good relationship. The Zhao family will also give Zhou Jiaqing gifts during holidays, and the Zhao family brothers will also visit him personally.

Similarly, Zhou Jiaqing was also very polite to the Zhao family and did not act like a vassal king at all.

This is where Zhou Jiaqing is smart. His fiefdom is in Jiangnan, so he naturally has to have good relations with local officials in Jiangnan.

Who is the biggest gangster among Jiangnan officials? Isn’t it the Zhao Xue family?

Zhao Zhongtian gave a bitter smile, shook his head and said: "I have an army of one hundred thousand, but now there are less than thirty thousand left. I am very sad~"

These 100,000 troops were Zhao Zhongtian's favorite, and they consumed countless amounts of food and grass.

Zhou Jiaqing said in a deep voice: "There are nearly 40,000 troops stationed in Wuzhong Road. These 40,000 soldiers and horses can be deployed at will by the general!"

As the late emperor's younger brother, Zhou Jiaqing, like the original King Fu, had a great influence on the fiefdom and even concentrated military power in one body.

It was only the division of the Taoist government a few years ago that weakened Zhou Jiaqing's power a little.

It was also from that time that Zhou Jiaqing gradually became more reclusive and rarely appeared in front of others.

How could he not see that the Empress Dowager and the Shangguan family wanted to weaken the vassal king? They could only keep their tail between their legs.

Zhao Zhongtian's face was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes burst out with joy:

"Thank you, Your Majesty! With these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, we really solve the urgent need at the moment."

He really has no soldiers to fight with now. If he loses Wuzhong Dao later, it will really be a capital crime.

Previously, almost all the soldiers and horses belonging to the Protectorate's Office on Wuzhong Road were transferred away and all were destroyed.

Zhao Zhongtian knew that Zhou Jiaqing still had tens of thousands of well-trained horses, which could be regarded as his soldiers of King Wu.

But he never expected that Zhou Jiaqing would be willing to take them out, so he felt much better at the moment.

"Hey, Mr. Zhao is exaggerating." Zhou Jiaqing waved his hand casually:

"All the troops and horses in the world are your Majesty's, and Mr. Zhao is your Majesty's personal deputy general for conquering the south. You can naturally mobilize these troops and horses."

"Haha~ What the prince said is true." Zhao Zhongtian chuckled:

"But the prince is so loyal to the country, he is indeed worthy of the admiration of his subordinates!

When the rebels are wiped out in the future, I will personally request credit from Your Majesty on behalf of the prince!"

"I don't care about merit or lack of merit. I just want to be a rich man. I don't care about power or soldiers." Zhou Jiaqing smiled casually.

Zhao Zhongtian raised his eyebrows. These words sounded casual, but there was something in them~

The smart Zhao Zhongtian instantly remembered that the Queen Mother and the Shangguan family had joined forces to suppress the feudal king, and Zhou Jiaqing must have felt the danger.

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This time Zhou Jiaqing handed over his soldiers to Zhao Zhongtian, which was nothing more than a show of goodwill to the Zhao family. If the Queen Mother wanted to take action against the King of Wu in the future, she hoped that the Zhao family would lend a helping hand.

Zhao Zhongtian, who understood deeply, smiled slightly: "With the ability of the prince, how can he just be a rich man? You still have to grasp the power when you should. Isn't it good to benefit the people?"

Zhao Zhongtian spoke a bit cryptically, but Zhou Jiaqing naturally understood what he meant.

In times of crisis, the Zhao family will help him!

"Hahaha, Mr. Zhao deserves the award." Zhou Jiaqing laughed loudly:

"There is no rush to serve the people for a while, the war is still important right now!"

Zhou Jiaqing, who received Zhao Zhongtian's assurance, seemed relieved and smiled broadly.

Zhao Zhongtian looked in the direction of Shou Yandao with cold eyes and snorted coldly:
Chapter completed!