Chapter 2000: The government and the public are shocked, and the gods are crowned kings!

Song Shenzong nodded and said with a smile: "The Grand Master is right. The Lord Shen is overly worried. Now there are good news one after another. I believe it won't be long before Tong Guan will kill Fang La. News of good news has been sent back to the palace...

.. Yang Linggong is the pillar of the Song Dynasty, guarding the powerful Liao Dynasty, so he should not be touched lightly."

Since the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty had fought several big battles with the Liao Kingdom, but the result was more losses and less wins. Song Shenzong's biggest concern was the power of the Liao Dynasty in the north. In fact, he didn't pay much attention to the chaos in the south.

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"Your Majesty is so wise that I am dazzled and overwhelmed with admiration!"

"With such a wise and wise king, how could the Song Dynasty not be prosperous?"

Cai Jing's party in the palace suddenly began to flatter him, catering to Song Shenzong's wishes.

In particular, Li Bangyan, the leader, flattered Song Shenzong in a fancy way and promoted Song Shenzong to be the resurrected Taizu and an invincible warrior. Song Shenzong felt a little elated, but his mood became more and more comfortable.

The palace was bustling with activity, but a young eunuch could be heard hurriedly walking in outside the palace gate.

"Report!"

"Your Majesty, emergency military report from Shuicheng Qianli!"

"Haha, this is a great victory. Bring it here?"

Cai Jing felt happy.

Song Shenzong waved the young eunuch into the palace with a cheerful look.

But he never thought that this little eunuch would kneel down on the white jade ground with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, something bad is going to happen, something is going to go wrong!"

"what happened?"

Song Shenzong suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart, his smile faded, and he frowned and asked.

The young eunuch kowtowed and said intermittently: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. After the Han army took Huaixi, they launched a surprise attack from Yuling Pass in Shezhou and killed Fang La in Yuhang County in the south of the Yangtze River. Tong Shuai stationed troops in Shuicheng.

Unprepared, the Han army's land and water forces attacked the water city. Tong Shuai died in the chaos. Liu Yanqing, Wang Zhen and other generals were wiped out in one battle. Tens of thousands of soldiers were beheaded.

Sixty-seven, countless people fled, Jiangnan...Jiangnan has been lost!"

Wow!

There was an uproar in Jinluan Hall.

"This...this...how is this possible!?"

The officials of the Northern Song Dynasty were completely shocked, as if they had turned into clay sculptures.

Cai Jing was stroking his beard. When he heard the news, he felt as if he had been struck by thunder. Several strands of his beard were torn off, and his face looked as if he had eaten a dead fly.

Song Shenzong stayed on the red gold dragon throne, with his mouth wide open, and said in a trembling voice: "Is this really happening!? That Han... Han army really killed my commander Tong Guan!?"

The battle report was rushed eight hundred miles away and reached the palace. It was bound to be a frontline military report that shocked both the government and the public.

Jiangnan has been lost, not only the government and the public are shocked?

The situation in the entire world is about to change.

The young eunuch had never seen a piece of news that caused the monarchs and ministers in the Jinluan Palace to be shocked.

In the Jinluan Hall, there was a loud discussion. Song Shenzong struck the knot and sighed: "Tong Guan is not a talented person. I regret not listening to the words of the Lord Shen. Grand Master, what do you want to say?"

It's natural to be an emperor. When something happens in public, it's usually the subordinates who take the blame.

Cai Jing's forehead was covered with cold sweat. It was he who recommended Tong Guan. Now that the entire Jiangnan was defeated, he had absolute responsibility for the liquidation.

"I didn't find out who the old minister was, and he accidentally interfered with state affairs. He deserves to die. Your Majesty, please punish me!"

Cai Jing knelt down on the ground, resting his forehead on the ground, his mind was spinning, and he said: "However, I think there must be something hidden as to why the Han army was able to attack the entire south of the Yangtze River so quickly. Please ask Your Majesty to investigate this matter thoroughly."

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Song Shenzong rubbed his forehead, looked solemn, and frowned: "The grand master has been punished with a salary for three years. The six sects of Shenhou are all over the place. They are well-informed. Do you know what's going on?"

Zhuge Shenhou paused and said: "I have sent four famous arresters to the south of the Yangtze River to find out the news, but it is like a stone sinking in the sea. There is no news."

Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty sighed: "The prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River has all fallen into the hands of Han thieves. What can be done?"

Wang Fu said cautiously: "Do you want to recruit him?"

Zhuge Shenhou also said: "Your Majesty, there are hundreds of thousands of troops in the Southern Expedition. Fang La and Wang Qing are on one side, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops under their command, but they are defeated by the Han army in one fell swoop. It shows that their strength is not trivial. If they can be given important positions,

Recruiting him can be carried out without any loss of life, except for this serious threat, otherwise, I am afraid there will be no peace in the southeast!"

Cai Jing rolled his eyes, but he did not expect that Zhuge Shenhou, who had always argued with him, actually agreed to the proposal of recruiting peace.

Song Shenzong frowned and said, "Can't we just kill it?"

He has a high status and looks down on people who are thieves and bandits from the bottom of his heart. Like the heroes from the Liangshan Mountains in the Water Margin, even after being recruited, they can't escape being killed by drunkenness and poison.

Zhuge Shenhou sighed with emotion: "At this time and that time, before the Han army had risen, the south was in chaos. If Yang Linggong could lead a heavy army to attack it, the chance of victory would be great. Now the Han Dynasty has secured the southeastern territory.

His power has greatly increased, and it will be very difficult to deal with him. It is very likely that both sides will lose. At that time, it will give the Liao Kingdom and Xixia an opportunity to take advantage of it, and the country will be in danger of being overturned..."

"Oh well......"

Song Shenzong said: "What official position should be granted? Who should be sent? Do you have any plans in mind?"

Cai Jing bowed and said: "Since the Lord God strongly advocated this matter, I thought that by sending the Lord God there, everything would be safe..."

Everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Zhuge Shenhou.

"I am willing to go."

Zhuge Shenhou's eyes were awe-inspiring, and he slowly walked out of the queue, cupping his hands and saying: "Based on the current situation, if we can only grant a title of Shenwei King, if we can recruit Lord Anhan to submit to the court, then we will have hundreds of thousands of troops in vain, which can be transferred.

We are stationing troops in the northern border...and please ask His Majesty to make a holy judgment."

Confess the king!?

In the Jinluan Hall, waves arose again.

Since the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, there has been no precedent for someone with a different surname to be crowned king, and everyone was in an uproar.

Cai Jing sneered in his heart, but said: "I admire the Lord Shen's wisdom very much. The Han invaders have occupied the entire territory of Jiangnan. If I can recruit them with a false title, it will be worthwhile."

Why has the trend changed today?

Monk Zhang Er, a member of Cai Jing's party, was at a loss as to why Cai Jing was speaking out with his political enemy Zhuge Shenhou again.

"First solve the current difficulty first. When they come to the court to report their duties, there will be plenty of ways to deal with them in the future!"

Song Shenzong's face gradually darkened, and his eyes flickered, as if he had some murderous intent. After a while, he nodded and said: "I heard that the Lord of Han Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River has outstanding martial arts, so let's call him the Divine Power King...
Chapter completed!