Chapter 1043 Wen Zhong's teacher returns to the dynasty
Chen Tong was forced by Wang Xu to use his strength. For the sake of his wealth and life, Chen Tong was absolutely unambiguous about his contribution. In just five days, in the name of changing ordnance, he drove in an empty truck and drove out a full truck from the armory in Tongguan.
, and pulled out 300,000 sets of soldiers and armor.
However, with such a large-scale disappearance of ordnance, there was no news in Tongguan. One can imagine how deep Chen Tong or the Chen family has control over Tongguan.
You must know that although Tongguan is an important border area, there is currently no war happening. Tongguan's military strength is only 500,000. These 300,000 sets of armored soldiers are probably all the inventory of Tongguan over the years.
How many people would be blinded if 300,000 armored soldiers disappeared overnight without alerting anyone?
From the commander of the armory, to the officers of the armory, to the soldiers guarding the armory, there are more than two mouths that need to be blocked.
But the reality is that the 300,000 armored soldiers who disappeared did not seem to disappear. There was not even a rumor from the outside world. Even Wang Xu asked Chen Tong in surprise: "Is it possible that Tongguan is already monolithic?"
After hearing this, Chen Tong replied modestly: "It all depends on the unity of the people."
Wang Xu was noncommittal. It can be seen from this that the ancient family management model is not entirely without merit.
As a big family, the Chen family has great cohesion. Coupled with the leadership of a powerful patriarch like Chen Tong, the Chen family is proud of the family and it is very easy to keep silent.
There is no need for Chen Tong to tell them that those fathers who let their children serve in the military will not let their children and grandchildren talk nonsense.
In this case, it is not surprising that it can be concealed.
If you don’t believe it, just take a look at the big families in ancient times. There are very few people who rebel against their clan and leave their clan. Their level of loyalty is really unmatched by outsiders.
That is to say, in modern times, with the development of transportation and network, the role of clan has gradually weakened, and people's hearts are no longer in retrospect.
Wang Xu was greatly satisfied with Chen Tong's awareness of current affairs.
Not showing it on the surface, but secretly controlling Chen Tong, the head of the Chen family, is equivalent to secretly controlling the Three Passes without losing any force.
Of course, Wang Xu knew that this kind of stability was only temporary. Once Chen Tong found a way to break the situation, he would definitely come back as soon as possible.
But Wang Xu is not worried about this, because Ji Chang will return to Xiqi to be a righteous teacher in as little as one month or as long as three months.
It is no exaggeration to say that at this point, there is no time for Chen Tong to break the situation.
Once Xiqi's army arrives, Chen Tong can only accept his fate, but Wang Xu is confident that within two or three months, Chen Tong will not be able to make waves in his hands.
Human hearts always change over time.
In just two or three months, Wang Xu didn't believe that Chen Tong could forget the murderous intention of that knife, so he wouldn't have any objections in a short period of time.
"When Uncle Ziya was granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, my million sets of armors were the first gift he gave him. As for now, there is not much I need to do, I can only wait with peace of mind.
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Wang Xu is not in a hurry. What should come will come naturally. Some things cannot be rushed.
Chao Ge
Daji conspired with Shen Gongbao and killed the emperor's uncle Bigan, and for a while she was very proud of herself.
Shang Rong hit a pillar and died, Wen Zhong led his troops outside, Huang Feihu was chasing Ji Chang, and Bigan had his heart ripped out and died.
For a time, all matters in the court were decided by Daji's words. Occasionally, loyal ministers and righteous men accused Daji of cheating Si Chen, but they were framed and executed by Daji. The horrified ministers did not dare to say anything.
Daji was overjoyed when she saw this, and soon promoted a group of civil and military ministers who were willing to support her, including the senior official Fei Lian, the political official Fei Zhong, and the court official You Hun, all of whom held high positions.
And just when Daji thought that her good days were coming soon, Grand Master Wen Zhong led his troops back to the court.
"Report, Your Majesty, I heard that Taishi Zhong has led his troops back to the court and has marched eight hundred miles away."
On this day, King Zhou was enjoying himself in the palace, and suddenly he heard a report coming from outside.
When King Zhou heard this, he was shocked and hurriedly told his surroundings: "The Grand Master has worked hard and accomplished great things. He returns to the court after a great victory. I will be personally welcomed by hundreds of civil and military officials. Go and prepare quickly."
The attendants on the left and right took the order and went away, beating the palace drum, and summoned all the civil and military officials to meet in the imperial city.
King Zhou was wearing golden armor and riding a guard of honor. He told all the officials that they heard that Master Zhong had returned and wanted to go ten miles outside the city gate to greet him.
When the ministers heard this, they were secretly happy, thinking that the imperial concubine would be in trouble now that the grand master had returned.
Before everyone could move forward, Fei Lian, the senior official, jumped out of the crowd, stopped in front of King Zhou's dragon, and said in obeisance, "Your Majesty, you can't."
King Zhou looked confused and asked: "What's wrong?"
"The king is the king, and the old master is the minister. Civil and military officials can greet each other, but the king cannot, so as not to disturb the relationship between king and minister." Fei Lian knelt on the ground and persuaded King Zhou to withdraw his order.
King Zhou looked displeased and cursed: "The old master is my mentor. I treat him like my parents. How can I treat him like a parent?"
Fei Lian did not stand up, but worshiped again: "Your Majesty, the great master's merits are known all over the world. That is why you cannot welcome him in person. There is a saying that if you don't go to welcome the grand master, he should be happy.
If you go to welcome me back home, not only will the Grand Master not be happy, but he will also think that your grand display is contrary to the king's demeanor."
Upon hearing this, the ministers looked at each other and felt that what Fei Lian said was reasonable. They all persuaded King Zhou to wait in the palace while all the civil and military officials went to greet him.
Seeing all the ministers saying this, King Zhou could only nod his head in agreement and leave the matter to Fei Lian.
Feilian led all the civil and military officials and went straight to the east gate ten miles away, setting up a posture to greet Wen Zhong's troops.
Not long after, Grand Master Wen Zhong came riding alone from afar, holding two whips and riding Mo Qilin.
Seeing all the civil and military officials here, Wen Zhong got off the Qilin Beast and asked Fei Lian, the leader: "Doctor Fei Lian, what are you doing?"
Fei Lian said he was welcoming Wen Zhong, and told Wen Zhong that King Zhou originally wanted to welcome him in person, but he persuaded him not to do so.
When Wen Zhong heard this, he was not angry but happy. He is not a person who likes to show off his power, otherwise he would not have camped the army eight hundred miles away and come back alone.
Seeing the joyful look on Wen Zhong's face, all the ministers congratulated him on his success in pacifying Beihai.
Wen Zhong met with all the old ministers, and they were relieved one by one. Finally, he looked around and asked, "Why don't you see Uncle Bigan?"
All the ministers looked at each other and were speechless.
Wen Zhong felt strange in his heart, but did not pursue the question any further, and returned to Chaoge with a group of civil and military officials.
When he arrived at Chaoge City and entered the north gate, Wen Zhong looked up and saw white silk hanging in every house. Those who did not have white silk were replaced by white cloth.
Seeing this scene, Wen Zhong couldn't bear it any longer and asked: "My lords, how come the city is so full of people? Could it be that the concubine in the palace died of illness?"
The city is full of plains, which can only be seen if a person of a certain level among the royal family dies.
Wen Zhong thought that there was an old concubine of the late emperor in the palace. Could it be that the old concubine had passed away?
Upon hearing this, all the ministers shed tears.
Wen Zhong noticed something was wrong as soon as he saw it, and quickly asked the people around him: "What happened? At this time, do you still want to hide it from me?"
The Grand Sikong Zhang Zhao burst into tears when he heard the sound, and cried out: "Grand Master, Uncle Biqian died suddenly. The people in the city missed the emperor so much that they spontaneously hung up white cloths to see him off."
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Wen Zhong felt his eyes go dark, and he managed to avoid falling to the ground.
How could Bigan die? How could he die? When he was fighting the chaos in Beihai, he even received a letter from Bigan.
Is it possible that during the time when he returned from leading the troops, another problem occurred in the court?