The first thousand and ninety-seventh chapters are all on the pirate ship
However, the assassination of Li Qi also caused an uproar in the DPRK. The main war factions stood up one after another and cursed the Jin people for being despicable and shameless. They wanted to send troops to fight to the death with the Jin soldiers. At least they had to
Send someone to question them.
However, the peace-seeking faction headed by Zhang Bangchang said that everything has not been clarified yet. Without any evidence, you concluded that it was the Jin people based on just a few corpses. This is simply unreasonable. You also threatened these people not to talk nonsense.
, if it interferes with the negotiation, it is not your responsibility.
Without Li Qi, the strength of the main war faction was even weaker, and all power was in the hands of the peace-seeking faction. They could only shout a few words, but it had no effect.
On the same day, Zhang Bangchang went to Baifu as the prefect of Kaifeng and in the name of investigating the case. As a result, Ji Hongnu, who had always been gentle and gentle, suddenly rushed out and pointed at Zhang Bangchang's nose and cursed. Although Ji Hongnu
Simple, but not stupid. She knew that Li Qi went to Zuixianju last night on an invitation from Zhang Bangchang, so she thought that this matter had a lot to do with Zhang Bangchang. Now Li Qi's life and death are uncertain, and everyone with suspicions
, that is her enemy!
Although Li Qi is gone, Bai Shizhong still has some status in the Bai Mansion.
Zhang Bangchang didn't make any fuss when faced with Ji Hongnu's scolding. Instead, he was very happy to be scolded and said a few words in a friendly tone. However, Ji Hongnu didn't appreciate it and continued to scold Zhang Bangchang. However, she had never scolded her since she was born.
I was scolding people for going out of my way, just a few words, which seemed a bit monotonous.
Zhang Bangchang saw that he did not receive the welcome he deserved for his usual inquiries, so he left.
As soon as he left the gate of the Qin Mansion, the attendants around Zhang Bangchang asked curiously: "Sir, we saw with our own eyes that the economic envoy was stabbed to death by the killer. Why do you still come here?"
Zhang Bangchang shook his head and said: "We are not facing ordinary people, but the Golden Knife Chef King who is very fearful of the second prince of the Jin Kingdom. Yes, we saw him being stabbed with our own eyes, and we also saw him fall."
Feng Yinu jumped into the river. Although the chance of survival is very small, we have not found his body until now. The cook is cunning, but his little wife
But I never lie. I just came here to test this young lady’s reaction. Anyway, I don’t care about this moment. Now I always feel relieved.”
"Your Excellency is wise!"
"Ha ha!"
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Luoyang, Xijing!
"General, unseal the urgent letter."
"Bring it quickly."
"yes."
Zhong Shidao took the secret letter and opened it, frowning. After a while, he snorted and said, "Good boy, you are forcing me to make a choice!"
The cultivator on the side said: "Brother, what does the letter say?"
Master Zhong handed over the secret letter.
The seed master hurriedly took it and took a look. After reading it, he raised his eyebrows and said happily: "This is a wonderful plan!"
Master Zhong said: "It's wonderful. If we succeed, we will not only be able to solve the problem in the north, but also, maybe we can take back Yunzhou. I didn't expect that this kid actually laid such a big plan, but he just came to tell me now."
, it’s really abominable.”
At this point, he changed the topic and said: "However, if we listen to him, then our Zhong family army will undoubtedly be tied to him. Alas, the emperor was kind to me and helped me many times.
, I really don’t want to take this step.”
Master Zhong said: "Brother, now the economy is on the line and we have to make a decision. We must make a choice immediately."
Zhong Shidao sighed and said, "What do you think?"
The master pondered for a moment and said: "If we don't go, the economic envoy's plan is likely to fail. Once it fails, the imperial court will definitely cede Taiyuan, Hejian, and Zhongshan to the Jin Kingdom, and the Jin Kingdom will definitely move south again.
, our Zhong family army will surely perish by then, and the Zhe family army will live and die with Fuzhou. Without Taiyuan, Fuzhou will be difficult to hold on. In order to continue the Zhe family's hereditary inheritance to Fuzhou, Zhe Kecun will definitely choose
Li Qi's, and Han Shizhong is actually Li Qi's man. He has already led his fleet out of Fuzhou, so there is no turning back. Now we are the only ones left with the Zhong Family Army."
He stood up directly as he spoke and said: "Brother, no matter what choice you make, my second brother will never hesitate to follow you to death. But I just want to ask eldest brother, who is more important, the king, the country, or the people of the world?"
If my eldest brother gives up my Song Dynasty and millions of people in the Song Dynasty just for the sake of that favor, I have nothing to say."
The king, the country, and the people. Zhong Shidao closed his eyes slightly, sighed softly, and said: "Come on, the whole army will immediately break camp and go to Kaifeng."
The seed master was overjoyed, cupping his fists and saying, "I obey."
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Fuzhou.
"General, a secret letter from Kaifeng!"
"Kaifeng?"
Zhe Kecun was stunned for a moment and said: "Bring it quickly."
The guard quickly handed over the secret letter.
When Zhe Kecun opened it, he was so angry that he yelled: "You bastard, this bastard minister, my Zhe family is fighting to defend Taiyuan, and my mother-in-law just wants to give it to the Kingdom of Jin. I can't spare them."
.”
"Third brother, why are you angry?"
At this time, a man walked in. This man was Zhe Kecun's second brother, Zhe Keqiu, who was also the current prefect of Fuzhou.
Zhe Kecun said hurriedly: "Second brother, you came just in time. This is a secret letter from Bu Shuai of Kaifeng."
Zhe Keqiu took it and took a look, his eyes burst out with fire, and he immediately cursed: "Damn it! Sooner or later, our Song Dynasty will be defeated by this **** minister."
Zhe Kecun said: "Second brother, the matter has come to this, it is useless to talk more, what should we do?"
Zhe Keqiu was stunned for a moment, sat down and said, "You have met Bu Shuai, do you think he is trustworthy?"
Zhe Kecun said: "Second brother, I think this is not important. If we don't do this, then Taiyuan will be given to the Jin Kingdom in vain. Without the barrier of Taiyuan, the Jin army can attack Fuzhou at any time. We simply can't."
If you cannot hold on to it, your family's century-old foundation will be destroyed."
Zhe Keqiu asked again: "Is there any response from the Zhong family?"
Zhe Kecun shook his head and said: "I don't know about this, but not long ago, the broodmaster led 80,000 kinds of troops to Luoyang. Second brother, the situation is urgent now, we must make a decision as soon as possible!"
Zhe Keqiu looked very hesitant and said: "Third brother, you have to understand that if we agree, if we fail, our Zhe family will be despised by everyone in the world."
Zhe Kecun said: "Of course I know this. But if we don't agree, our Zhe family and the Song Dynasty will die in our hands. Moreover, I think Bu Shuai's plan has a high probability of success. It may even be encircled and annihilated."
Wanyan Zongwang's tens of thousands of troops are coming to recapture Yunzhou. If Yunzhou is in hand, then our prefecture will be safer."
Zhe Ke begged: "Let's do this. Call Meiyue and Yanzhi. Ask them for their opinions. They also have the right to know about this matter."
Zhe Kecun nodded, then ordered someone to call Zhe Yanzhi and Zhe Meiyue.
After a while, the siblings walked in.
"Second uncle, you are looking for us!"
Orimiyuki bowed and asked.
Zhe Keqiu nodded and handed the letter in his hand to Zhe Meiyue.
Zhe Meiyue was stunned for a moment, then took the letter. Zhe Yanzhi hurriedly looked over, and after looking at it for a while, Zhe Yanzhi said angrily: "That's unreasonable, dad, third uncle, what are you talking about? Taiyuan doesn't care what happens."
In this way, we cannot cede it to the Kingdom of Jin!"
Zhe Keqiu ignored his son and asked Zhe Meiyue: "Meiyue, what do you think?"
Zhe Meiyue hesitated for a moment. Zhe Yan said: "Sister, why are you hesitating? Of course I promise Bu Shuai, my future brother-in-law is also working under Bu Shuai!"
Zhe Meiyue slightly glared at Zhe Yanzhi and said, "Shut up, you kid, and get out of here."
"oh."
Zhe Yanzhi knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly stood aside obediently, feeling inexplicably anxious for Yue Feigan.
With a hint of blush on Zhe Meiyue's face, she said: "Second uncle, third uncle, Meiyue thinks that if she chooses to be loyal to the emperor, she will be sorry to the people of the world, including our Zhe family army, and--and I also think that the current emperor-
--In fact, some state affairs are child's play and are not --- unworthy of being a king."
Zhe Yanzhi stood aside and nodded. He had always had strong opinions on Song Huizong.
Zhe Kecun said: "Second brother, what are you going to do?"
Zhe Keqiu sighed and said: "The imperial court did this without thinking about our Zhe family army. No matter what, I will not let our Zhe family army die in my hands. Yan Zhi, Meiyue."
"The child is here."
"You go down immediately and summon all the troops and horses currently in Fuzhou and Fenzhou, and be ready to send troops at any time."
"As you command!"
Although the Zhe and Zhong families are loyal to the same sect, which is understandable, but because they have a large number of troops and adopt a hereditary system, unlike your other armies, their status in the Song Dynasty is also very high, and the emperor has to be wary of them.
Their three divisions, especially the Zhejia Army, seemed to divide Fuzhou into a small political power. This is why although the Zhejia Army is good at fighting, its military discipline is very poor. This is because their soldiers are proud.
However, at this life-and-death moment, the imperial court repeatedly ignored their feelings, which made them feel chilled and even more angry than the Zhong family army. Moreover, the conditions proposed by the imperial court were absolutely unacceptable to them. You are doing this to
Send the Zhejia Army out, so strictly speaking, if they choose Li Qi, the people of the world are only secondary, and the most important thing is for their own interests.
As a businessman, Li Qi can guess a little bit about their psychology and has a good grasp of this. This is why he didn't even say a word against the humiliating terms of the peace seekers.
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About a hundred miles east of Daming Mansion, there is a pool of water. Han Shizhong's fleet had arrived here two days ago and was hidden in this pool of water.
"Husband, where is Bu Shuai's letter?"
Liang Hongyu hurriedly walked in from outside. She was wearing armor and a red scarf on her head. She looked really heroic.
Han Shizhong nodded and said: "Shuai Bu seems to be more than just asking us to fight against the Jin Army."
Liang Hongyu was stunned when she heard this.
Han Shizhong handed the letter over.
After reading it, Liang Hongyu said: "Although Bu Shuai did not express it clearly in his letter, it is obvious that he intends to assist the current regent in assuming the throne."
Han Shizhong said with a slight worry: "I thought so too. Madam, if this happens, we will become rebels."
Liang Hongyu said: "Husband, it's possible that you want to back off."
Han Shizhong sighed and said: "If we only fight for the golden dog, I, Han Wu, will not hesitate to disobey the emperor's order. But this matter is far from that simple. Fighting for the golden dog is only the second best. Once decided, it can be done
There’s no turning back.”
Liang Hongyu hesitated for a moment and said, "Husband, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."
Han Shizhong said: "There is nothing else we can't say between us."
Liang Hongyu said: "As the saying goes, once the emperor and his courtiers, now my husband can stand here only because of the support of Bu Shuai. In other words, no matter whether the husband agrees or not, others will regard him as Bu Shuai's person.
If Bu Shuai's plan succeeds, but your husband does not act according to his plan, then Bu Shuai will definitely be dissatisfied with his husband, and my husband's career will probably be terminated.
Guan, will Cai You and the others let you go? In fact, since we left Fuzhou, there has been no chance to look back. Then again, if your husband sends troops to defeat the Jin army, then once His Highness the Third Prince succeeds in ascending the throne, your status will be certain.
will be promoted.”
Han Shizhong felt that what Liang Hongyu said was very reasonable. In fact, he had no choice at all now. He said firmly: "What you said is very reasonable. I am going to fight against the Jin Army anyway. As for the success or failure of His Highness, it can only depend on Bu Shuai."
They are dead. All in all, no matter what happens in this battle, this army going south is bound to be annihilated." (To be continued...)