Shi Zhongtang carried out the rebellion very secretly.

First, he climbed up. To this end, he seized every opportunity. First, he attracted Zhang Huan's attention. Then, by chance, he hooked up with Liang Jing and then contacted the imperial concubine.

Being the adopted son of an emperor and a noble concubine is a guarantee of rapid success.

At that time, Liang Jing felt that Shi Zhongtang was a stickman, and he became alarmed after Zhang Chumao's death.

Liang Jing's instinct as a villain in Shu made Liang Jing ponder what Shi Zhongtang had done, and found that this man was like a poisonous snake, dormant in southern Xinjiang, and gradually won the favor of his superiors.

This is no problem, ninety-nine out of a hundred officials will do this.

But Shi Zhongtang was cultivating his own direct lineage and expanding his army. There was no problem. The emperor had given instructions to expand the southern Xinjiang army to form a check and balance with the northern Xinjiang army.

But why are most of them foreign races?

Boss Liang thought for a while, and there used to be such young men in Shu. They would please their elder brother while cleaning up the bad boys under their command. Those who were loyal to the boss would find an excuse to drive them away or kill them. Then they would recruit a group of bad boys and train them into

One's own confidants.

More than a year later, the younger brother, who had reassured the older brother, suddenly became violent and launched a civil strife on the grounds that the elder brother was unfair and treated the younger brothers harshly. After a scuffle, the older brother was hacked to death, and the younger brother succeeded in taking over.

This is a living example!

Boss Liang feels that this is the situation in southern Xinjiang now.

So he ordered the messenger to come and scold him.

But he could only scold and couldn't do anything else. The emperor was there!

In the emperor's view, Liang Boss and Shi Zhongtang were two vicious dogs he kept in captivity. The role of Liang Boss as a dog was to cheer for the emperor in the court and to check and balance the state leader.

The role of the dog Shi Zhongtang is to check and balance Northern Xinjiang.

Jealousy between two dogs was so common that the emperor even felt in a good mood.

Therefore, moving cannot be moved.

But Shi Zhongtang was stopped by the messenger's sharp shout and was stunned.

"What an injustice!"

Shi Zhongtang said subconsciously: "Have I ever rebelled?"

The messenger sneered, "I was ordered to deliver a message. As for what the Duke is thinking, only the Duke himself knows. However, Prime Minister Liang ordered me to warn the Duke that if he makes a mistake, he will be surrounded and suppressed by the army!"

"Farewell!"

The messenger finished speaking and left.

This style of work is so smooth that it makes people feel chilly.

He Zun watched the envoy go out and then entered the lobby.

Shi Zhongtang was sitting there, still maintaining his forward explaining posture, with sweat stains on his forehead.

"horrible!"

Shi Zhongtang sighed in a rare way, "Liang Jing can actually see through my mind, but I underestimated him in the past."

When he first welcomed Liang Jing, Liang Jing was so rough and arrogant that he was just a bad boy and couldn't even be called a knight-errant.

But in an instant, the evil young leader became the right minister, and his ambition was immediately apparent.

"The army from Chang'an has arrived, and there is no place to bury the dead!"

Shi Zhongtang broke into a cold sweat.

He Zun said: "My lord, the guards of Chang'an are like watchdogs and are vulnerable to attack."

Shi Zhongtang shook his head, "Since last year, the guards of Chang'an have been practicing, so we should not underestimate them now. By the way, prepare a gift and send it to Liang Jing later."

This person actually lost his square inch. He Zun knew that this was due to too much pressure, "My lord, if you give me a gift now, you are just asking for it!"

"That's true." Shi Zhongtang gradually calmed down, "Since Liang Jing can detect something wrong in Southern Xinjiang, according to his temperament, he will definitely report it."

"But your Majesty has deep faith in the Duke." He Zun felt that the emperor was just a stick.

"I'm not afraid of the emperor." Shi Zhongtang's eyes showed contempt, "That man is greedy and has no country in his eyes. That's why he allowed me to look for opportunities."

"My lord, Liang Jingneng sent an envoy to scold me, which shows that the prejudice against my lord is deep-rooted." He Zun said, "In this case, we must prepare for important events as soon as possible."

"I know." Shi Zhongtang thought for a long time and said: "If I launch an attack here, the first opponent will be the guards of Chang'an, and the second one that I can't judge the most is Northern Xinjiang."

"Is the Duke worried that when the emperor is in danger, he will order Yang Xuan to lead his army south?"

"Yes! Although our Southern Xinjiang Army has grown in strength in recent years, it is a formidable enemy after all!"

He Zun smiled and said: "The latest news from Northern Xinjiang is that Yang Xuan destroyed Governor Helian's army, and Ning Xing was only blocked by Jiangzhou.

Ningxing was in danger. This rival of the Tang Dynasty was facing the crisis of destruction for the first time in hundreds of years. However, it was not the fault of the court, but the fault of the rebels who were hated by the emperor.

Duke, think about it, if our southern Xinjiang army approaches the pass and the emperor orders King Yang Xuanqin, will he send troops?"

Shi Zhongtang squinted his eyes, "I have been thinking about Yang Xuan for a long time. When he was in Chang'an, he was an ignorant young man who acted based on his preferences and had a stupid sense of justice."

"A foolish sense of justice?"

"Does Yan Cheng know?"

"I know, that idiot who knocked on the door."

"Yan Cheng was killed outside the imperial city, and later Yang Xuan sent people to offer sacrifices."

He Zun was startled, "Yan Cheng proposed to weaken the family members. On the surface, he was stabbed to death by a madman, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that the family members were behind the scenes. Such people are beyond stupid. Yang Xuan actually sympathizes with him?"

"Yes." Shi Zhongtang said with a smile: "It shows that this person has justice."

"When the world is in chaos, the Duke's sense of justice is the cheapest and most dangerous. Just like Yan Cheng, who was full of justice and eventually died an untimely death. It is said that the family is living a difficult life now?"

"In the past, people from Northern Xinjiang would be sent to visit and send money and food every year."

Shi Zhongtang said: "I have always felt that Yang Xuan couldn't see clearly. On one side, he has a sense of justice, and on the other side, he is a famous general who attacks cities and territories and kills people. He is a traitor who dares to fall out with the emperor. A person with a sense of justice cannot do this.

Waiting for something."

"contradiction!"

"Yes, he is a very contradictory person."

He Zun said: "So I thought that when the army came to Guanzhong, he would not listen to the emperor's order. He would even rush to attack Bei Liao."

"Destroy Beiliao, and then sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!" Shi Zhongtang said solemnly: "If this is the case, he must be expecting me to destroy the Tang Dynasty!"

"Oath!" He Zun smiled.

"Yes, his oath!"

Yang Xuan once vowed to live up to the Tang Dynasty in his life.

"After the Tang Dynasty fell, he vowed to be unrestrained, and then he would become the Duke's opponent." He Zun said with a smile: "But at that time, the Duke captured Guanzhong, and the army under his command was strong. If he did not go south, the Duke would have to

Go north, destroy him, and unify the Central Plains."

Shi Zhongtang took a deep breath, "That's exactly what I thought. But now Liang Jing is my trouble."

He Zun said: "Although I don't know why Liang Jing was able to detect that something was wrong with the Duke, there is still a way to do this."

"Oh! Tell me."

He Zun pointed to the direction.

"Rebels?" Shi Zhongtang shook his head, "The rebels won't be able to recover in a year or two. If the rebels attack as an excuse, Chang'an will be in an uproar."

"I'm talking about the Southern Zhou Dynasty!"

Shi Zhongtang took a deep breath and slapped the table, "Wonderful!"

He Zun stroked his beard and said calmly: "The new policies of the Southern Zhou Dynasty not only cut the flesh of the common people, but also the flesh of the scholar-officials. The common people dared to be angry and dare not speak out, but the scholar-officials were bold. They incited the Southern Zhou army to raid our southern Xinjiang city and massacre

Killed countless people."

Shi Zhongtang smiled, "The scholar-bureaucrats of the Southern Zhou Dynasty wanted to use this to anger the Tang Dynasty. When the Tang Dynasty sent troops, Sun Shi could only retreat sadly. In this way, the New Deal was naturally abolished.

This lord is really keen!

He Zun was happy, and Shi Zhongtang was even more happy.

He has no shortage of warriors or generals under his command, but he lacks counselors.

As Zhang Chumao's staff, He Zun made several plans to make Shi Zhongtang quite embarrassed. Later, after killing Zhang Chumao, Shi Zhongtang specially kept He Zun and successfully made him a confidant.

"What I'm glad about right now is not that I killed Zhang Chumao, but that I got you, He Zun, as my brain trust!"

"The luckiest thing that happened to me in this life is that I took refuge with the Duke of the country!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The two laughed at each other.

Amidst the laughter, the military orders from the Jiedushi Mansion were quietly issued.

Groups of sergeants assembled.

Set off immediately.
To be continued...