Now that the matter has been decided, Zhang Cheng began to step up preparations. First, Zhuge Jin came forward to win over the idle veterans. Whether it was with money or status, he gathered those veterans who were outside the major families as his wings.
Zhang Cheng began to walk among the kings. The best way to win over people was to make promises. Make a promise that they would find difficult to break, and the rest would be much easier to handle. At the same time, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Fen began to
The troops were mobilized towards Jianye. The troops mobilized from various critical passes gathered outside Jianye City. The number of people was increasing. It could be said that the banners were fluttering and the dust was flying.
Of course, the whole family and the Zhu family are not vegetarians. Judging from Zhang Cheng's posture, he has already guessed that he must be dealing with his enemies. In order to stabilize the position, they also began to gather troops and horses. Those who were against them
Their loyal soldiers and horses also rushed to Jianye. People from the two sides camped opposite each other, and it seemed that they could start a fight at the slightest incident.
Naturally, the big news in Wu State did not escape the eyes of the imperial informants. The matter was quickly reported to Xiangyang, and Long Fei smiled slightly: "What is Zhang Cheng going to do? Do you want to fight a civil war or become the emperor yourself?"
Xun Yu shook his head: "Although Zhang Cheng is already a powerful minister of the Wu Kingdom, he has no merit. He only relies on the merits of his ancestors to control the government. If he wants to be emperor, the entire Wu Kingdom will not agree. Zhang Cheng is not that stupid."
"Then with this current situation, the Wu Kingdom is in a state of turmoil. Maybe he will really defy the rule of the world!" Jiang Wan said: "When we were in Shatou Town, Sun Liang once recognized His Majesty as his uncle. At that time, I looked at Zhang Cheng
His face is not good, and the relationship between the powerful ministers and the emperor will never be harmonious."
"In my opinion, Zhang Cheng is not replacing him, it is very likely that he will be replaced by Sun Liang!" Jia Xu's words made everyone suddenly realize.
"Yes!" Long Fei nodded: "There is some truth in what Wen He said. If Zhang Chengneng replaces Sun Liang, those who are attached to Sun Liang will have no support. There will be no leader in the group, and Zhang Cheng's status as a powerful minister will no longer be available.
It can be shaken unless the new emperor poses a threat again."
"If that's the case, what should we do?" Xu Shu asked.
Long Fei looked at Guo Jia, and Guo Jia coughed lightly: "Of course it's a rescue! As long as Sun Liang comes to Xiangyang, we will have an excuse to regain Jiangdong. In the past two years, our empire has almost recovered. We can capture Wu
The country is not a difficult thing!”
"Wen Wei, Boyan, what do you two think?" Fei Yi is the left minister of the Ministry of Political Affairs, and Lu Xun is the right minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs. One provides food and grass, and the other is responsible for mobilizing troops. If these two think it is feasible, then
That's totally fine.
Fei Yi spoke first: "The empire has had good harvests year after year. The people everywhere have enough food and clothing, the treasury is full, and there are good horses beyond the Great Wall. The southern barbarians produce a lot of salt from wells, and the tax revenue has a balance of tens of millions. There should be no problem in conquering Wu."
Lu Xun also said: "General Zhang Liao's army has already marched to Lujiang, General Xu Huang is stationed in Shouchun, and naval warships are cruising outside. It will take at most half a year to conquer Yecheng!"
"Okay!" Long Fei clapped his hands and cheered: "Now that everything is ready, let's do it!"
The Tianlong Empire's war machine started up again. The newly formed four-wheeled carriage supply camp and the Yueshui army supply camp cooperated with each other to transport large quantities of materials to Lujiang and Shouchun by water and land. Soldiers and horses from various places also began to gather. Food and grass.
, ordnance was continuously exported from workshops in various places. The army began to gather in Lujiang and Shouchun for training.
Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner, and the rescue of Sun Liang is also on the agenda. Xian Yufu and Wei Yan are the most suitable candidates. They secretly sneaked into the territory of Wu State first and secretly, and carried out the work with the cooperation of the detailed operations department.
Regarding all this, Zhang Cheng, who was still planning to abolish the establishment, had also received the news, but did not pay attention to it. Sun Hao had already sent someone to pick him up. In order to hide it, he temporarily lived in Zhang Cheng's home and sent someone to protect him closely.
On this morning, the atmosphere was particularly depressing. After Zhang Cheng went to the palace, the veteran Bu Lu immediately stood up and said, "Everyone, I have something to ask your Majesty!"
Sun Liang was stunned: "My dear, please tell me something. I am all ears!"
Bu Lu raised his hand to Sun Liang and said, "May I ask if your majesty is my majesty of the Kingdom of Wu?"
"What does Aiqing mean by this?" Sun Liang frowned: "I am not the emperor of Wu, so what am I?"
Bu Lu nodded: "Since your Majesty knew that he was the emperor of the Wu Kingdom, and when he was in Shatou Town that day, he actually recognized Long Fei as his uncle. Do you have the State of Wu in your heart? The Kingdom of Wu was built with the hard work of the emperor and his son for three generations. Your Majesty
He turned out to be Long Fei's nephew, where is the dignity of our country of Wu? Where is the face of the late emperor?"
"This...!" Sun Liang was speechless for a moment.
Bu Lu immediately said: "Your Majesty regards thieves as uncles, and does not distinguish between our enemies and ourselves. He puts our country of Wu under Long Fei. You are sorry for your ancestors and sorry for the people. How can your Majesty still sit in a high position with dignity?"
As soon as Bu Lu said this, those who didn't know the old etiquette were all shocked and broke out in cold sweat. Quan Duan immediately stood up and said: "You are so bold Bu Lu, to speak to His Majesty like this, is it possible that you don't want to live anymore?"
Bu Lu smiled: "The father is unkind and the son runs away to another country. The king is not upright and the ministers defect to foreign countries. With such a majesty, how can our ministers of the state of Wu have the dignity to stand in this hall? Such majesty has insulted the country and the ministers are so ashamed. Now I
The state of Wu is in turmoil. There are powerful enemies outside and troubles within. It is all because of villains like you. Our state of Wu is in danger. Don’t you think it’s shameful to talk nonsense here?”
"You!" Quan Duan was scolded for no reason, and his anger suddenly arose: "The old man actually insulted Your Majesty, come on! Pull Bu Lu out and chop him down!"
The warrior in front of the palace turned to look at Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng was sitting upright, as if it had nothing to do with him. The warrior in front of the palace did not dare to move. Quan Duan immediately understood that if Bu Lu dared to speak like this in front of the emperor, there must be someone behind him to support him.
, needless to say, the one who supports him must be Zhang Cheng.
Quanzong grabbed Quan Duan and looked at Bu Lu: "Master Taifu, since you think that His Majesty has insulted the national system, who can do it without insulting the national system?" Quanzong hoped that Bu Lu would say the word Zhang Cheng. Even if he didn't say it,
Zhang Cheng or any of Sun Quan's sons will do, because they were originally in the same group.
Bu Lu shook his head: "There are many talented people in the royal family of our Kingdom of Wu, and there are many who are better than your Majesty today. Anyone can be responsible for it alone. King Lu and King Qi are both elegant people, and even among the younger generation, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Who can
No one will disgrace the state, you can make your own judgment."
Sikong Xue Zong took over at this time: "King Lu is reckless, the late emperor has made a conclusion, and King Qi is cowardly. Everyone knows that our country of Wu is on the verge of collapse. It is difficult for these two people to take on big posts. I have a candidate. I don't know if you will."
Are you willing to listen?"
Sun Liang was about to cry at this moment, but he didn't expect that his impulsiveness would lead to today's disaster. When he was in Shatou Town, he really hoped to use Long Fei's power to get rid of Zhang Cheng, so he recognized Long Fei as his uncle.
He was still too naive and thought Zhang Cheng wouldn't mind. Unfortunately, Zhang Cheng understood what he meant. He was about to touch him as soon as he came back. Sun Liang's tears fell.
At this time, the ministers began to argue, and the fierce quarrel that had not happened for a long time appeared in the Wu court again. The focus of the debate soon turned to who would succeed the emperor. Some people began to speculate that Zhang Cheng would replace him, but they did not dare to say
, so I could only stay in the corner quietly and watch. Some people knew that Zhang Cheng had taken over Sun Hao, the son of the late Crown Prince Sun He, but Zhang Cheng didn't say it, and they didn't dare to say it.
One morning, the two parties were quarreling over the matter of the new emperor of Wu State. Only Zhang Cheng sat quietly in his seat, sipping tea and admiring Sun Liang's frowning smile.
Suddenly Zhang Cheng smashed the teacup in his hand with a loud bang, and the quarrelsome people fell silent instantly. Zhang Cheng stood up slowly: "I think the late prince's son, Wucheng Hou Sunhao, is very good. What do you think?"
As soon as Zhang Cheng's words came out, Chang Shi immediately said loudly: "By God, the emperor has decreed that since I came to the throne, I have felt that I have been unable to do what I want. I have humiliated my ancestors with the incident in Shatou Town, and I have no face to face the Jiangdong elders. I am determined to abdicate in favor of others. Therefore,
The prince Sun and his son, Sun Hao, Marquis of Wucheng, are young and promising, with quick wits. They are the only outstanding ones in the later period of our Wu Kingdom, and are even more capable as descendants of the former emperor. I intend to pass the throne on to Sun Hao, and I appreciate this...!"
"Zhang Cheng! You are so brave, you dare to forge an imperial edict!" Zhu Zhi couldn't bear it anymore, pointed at Zhang Cheng, with a fierce look on his face: "Today I will replace the late emperor..."
Before he finished speaking, the people in the main hall were locked up with a clang. Hundreds of soldiers rushed in from behind the screen on one side of the main hall, fully armed and guarding Zhang Cheng. Zhang Xiu was dressed in military uniform and carried a sword: "Who is it?"
If you harm the general, let him die here immediately!"
Everyone looked at each other and did not dare to move. The whole family and the Zhu family also became quiet. There were shouts of killing outside the city, and the armies that had been stationed outside the city began to attack each other. On one side, there were support replacements led by Zhang Fen.
They belong to the emperor, they are large in number and have sophisticated weapons. On one side are the whole family and the soldiers and horses temporarily organized by the Zhu family. These people are led by veterans and old generals, followed by a group of servants to protect the courtyard. Once they fight, they stand on high ground.
Not long after, Zhang Fen was covered in blood and walked in with Dong Xi's head in his hand: "Brother, the traitor has been killed by the nest! The other soldiers and horses have collapsed, and I will send people to chase and kill them without firing a cannon!"
Zhang Chengxiao looked at the whole family and the Zhu family opposite, and sighed: "You two are also the pillars of my Wu Guo family. You actually rebelled, which is really unexpected to me. Come on...!"
"Wait a minute! General, wait a minute!" Sun Liang finally spoke up and got down from the dragon throne tremblingly: "General, I have abdicated and am willing to give up the throne. Please let Quan Zong, Zhu Zhi and others go.
?I thank the general again." After saying that, Shuangxi fell down and knelt down in front of Zhang Cheng.
Regarding all this, Zhang Cheng was indifferent and turned back to look at his father-in-law Zhuge Jin. He saw Zhuge Jin shaking his head slightly, and Zhang Cheng immediately understood that if he let the Zhu family go, the whole family would just let the tiger go back to the mountain. Zhang Cheng didn't know when he would come back to deal with him.
Cheng coughed: "Come on, put the whole clan and Zhu Zhi into the sky prison, arrest the Zhu family and beat the villains, etc. In addition..." Zhang Cheng glanced at Sun Liang who was kneeling on the ground, and then said: "From today on
Sun Liang was demoted to the rank of Marquis of Wucheng and temporarily resided in Taiyang. No entry or exit is allowed without His Majesty's permission."