Chapter five hundred and forty seventh you guess (seeking a bank note)
A few months ago, not long after arriving in another world, Jiang Fan was almost 80% sure that something would go wrong in Da Zhou, probably after knowing the situation in Da Zhou.
Because the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty is really too similar to the very famous Sui Dynasty in the history of my world!
They are all unified dynasties that have ended the troubled times, and they are all domestic aristocratic families who have too strong rights.
The emperor was so happy to have great achievements, but when he should have given the people time to recuperate, they wasted the country's power and made it difficult for the people to survive.
They always launch wars abroad regardless of the domestic situation, without even considering what impact it will have on the country once problems arise in the war.
The death of the second generation of the Sui Dynasty was not so much a death from outside as a death from within!
And what finally pushed the Sui Dynasty completely into the dust of history was the Guanlong clan from which the Sui Dynasty royal family itself came.
How is today's Zhou Dynasty similar to the Sui Dynasty at that time?
Therefore, after listening to what Hong Qigong said that the Eastern Expeditionary Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty was defeated, Jiang Fan immediately understood why the Lin family and Chen Ang were standing here with serious faces.
After more than four months of preparation, what we were waiting for...isn't this moment!
"How was it defeated? The Eastern Expeditionary Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty should be stronger than that small country in the east in terms of both quantity and combat effectiveness. How long did it take for them to go on the expedition? Then they were defeated? Was it too fast?"
Jiang Fan took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and asked with a smile.
"The situation currently known is not detailed. The Eastern Expeditionary Army is still on the way to defeat and is retreating to the country. Emperor Jing Zhou Xian is also among the defeated troops. In order to ensure the safety of Emperor Jing, Jinling, the southern capital, has re-dispatched a special force to respond.
The army went."
Hong Qigong narrowed his eyes and continued: "Judging from the known situation, the failure of the Eastern Expedition Army this time is probably related to someone within the Great Zhou Dynasty leaking military information to the enemy."
"In order to prepare for this eastern expedition, Emperor Jing Zhou Xian mobilized a large amount of resources, especially the hoarding of food, which caused dissatisfaction among many wealthy families. The main reason is that in the past few years, Emperor Jing Zhou Xian has been
They are all consciously weakening the influence of wealthy families, and making those wealthy families hold grudges."
"So from the beginning of the Eastern Expedition, all the steps and the whereabouts of the Eastern Expeditionary Army were clearly revealed to the eyes of the enemy. This defeat was first caused by the surprise attack on the baggage train, and then the Eastern Expeditionary Army encountered another enemy in the enemy's territory.
An ambush was set up, and a series of attacks led to a rapid rout."
"Although the enemy country is weak, its territory is mountainous and the environment is harsh. If it is not well prepared, it will indeed suffer a lot of losses. But it stands to reason that Emperor Jing Zhou Xian knew these situations, so he was defeated like this.
The speed really exceeded everyone’s expectations.”
Jiang Fan nodded and listened to Hong Qigong's story, falling into deep thought.
"In addition, our city of Rongcheng, which is more than 500 miles south of Heyang, was occupied by a group of rioters as soon as the news of the defeat of the Eastern Expeditionary Army came back. All the officials in the city were killed, and the rioters opened fire.
The government's granary was stocked with grains, and it was regarded as a rebellion."
Hong Qigong told another even more exciting news.
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said: "The people are rising up? Are you rebelling? Are you crazy? Even if the Eastern Expeditionary Army is defeated, now is not the time to rebel. The situation of the local government is stable. Although the Great Zhou Dynasty
They suffered heavy losses, but their military strength is still there. Who gave them the courage to rebel? Liang Jingru?"
"Liang Jingru? Who is he?"
Hong Qigong asked in astonishment.
"It's not important. In short, we have arranged for our people to confirm this news. There are too many doubts. The most important thing is that if I remember correctly, Rongcheng is also a big city with a population of more than 100,000, right? Not to mention anything else, just
The power of the government in the city cannot be dealt with by a group of rioters, so if something really happens in Rongcheng, the most likely reason is that someone is behind it, trying to test the reaction of the Zhou royal family."
Jiang Fan waved his hand and said.
"Brother Jiang Fan, I don't think there is a problem, right? There are too many refugees recently. We are lucky in Heyang. The able-bodied refugees have basically been recruited into the militia by Brother Jiang Fan. Most of the other refugees
, they will all gather together and give out porridge regularly."
"But the refugees in other cities do not have such treatment. As time goes by, the number of refugees continues to increase, and there is no food to eat. It is impossible to starve to death, right? So there is nothing wrong with becoming a rioter and robbing the government's food.
It’s possible.”
Lin Wanqing said curiously.
Jiang Fan reached out and rubbed Lin Wanqing's hair, and explained lovingly: "The truth is this, but we must learn to see the essence through the phenomenon. No matter how many chaos there are, it is impossible to occupy a large city with a population of 100,000.
Yes, there must be someone behind this who is giving them secret support."
"Looking through what...what?"
Lin Wanqing suddenly asked with his big eyes flashing.
"...Nothing. In short, arrange for our people to investigate the situation in Rongcheng. The distance of more than five hundred miles is not far, and a few days should be enough. In addition, we must keep an eye on Wuhan in the past few days.
The palace and Gu Yanzhi, the Eastern Expeditionary Army was defeated, and there was another rebellion in Chengdu, Gu Yanzhi... I'm afraid he will do something."
Jiang Fan decisively gave up the idea of continuing to explain to Lin Wanqing, turned to look at Tieniu and said.
"Yes, young master, I will make arrangements right away. But...what will Gu Yanyan do?"
Tie Niu asked angrily.
"I don't know what Gu Yan will do. I'm not him. But my only son is dead. As a father, I don't believe that he will pretend that nothing happened. So during this period, Gu Yan has been very
He was so quiet, even more and more without a sense of presence, that I always felt... He seemed to be holding back his ultimate move, as if he was waiting for the CD of the skill to cool down."
Jiang Fan said angrily.
Tieniu scratched his head and said innocently: "Master, what does the CD cooling of skills mean? Why are everything you said today so strange? I can't understand many words."
Jiang Fan was startled for a moment, an embarrassed smile appeared on his face, and he said: "Ahem, it's mainly because I'm a little excited. What I have been preparing for for several months has finally been verified. I can't control my emotions. I will
Will pay attention."
Chen Ang, who had been standing nearby and listening quietly, suddenly said: "Xiao Fan, what...what do you want to do? Why do I always feel that something is wrong when I hear what you say?"
Jiang Fan looked at Chen Ang steadily, stared at Chen Ang for a while, then grinned and said, "Guess."