Chapter 136 Great changes in the Wu Kingdom

"What did you say? The new emperor of Wu Kingdom has been decided?"

Zheng Yi signaled Xu Mujun to talk as he walked, and the people around him quickly dispersed to leave enough space for the two of them.

"Oh? Which prince is it?"

Zheng Yi asked strangely.

During this period of time, many things happened in Dayu. Zheng Yi placed most of the Jinyi Guard and Shadow Guard spies in the country.

Therefore, the investigation of Wu Guo was much less.

Only some spies and military spies were left in hiding, occasionally sending back some intelligence.

Unexpectedly, the position of the new emperor of Wu Kingdom would be decided so quickly.

"Who is it?"

"The seventh prince Wu Siwen supported by Prime Minister Wu, or the eldest prince Wu Sitong? Or the fourth prince Wu Silin?"

"Neither."

Xu Mujun said: "She is the sixth daughter of Emperor Wu, named Wu Siming."

"Who?"

Zheng Yi was surprised and said: "Wu Siming?"

"Female?"

"Wu Guo has a new queen?"

Xu Mujun also had a strange look on his face and nodded: "I also thought this news was a bit of a joke, so I ordered the spies in the Wu Kingdom to investigate more, but the information they got was the same."

"The new emperor of Wu Kingdom is indeed Wu Siming, the first queen in the history of Wu Kingdom!"

"Interesting."

Zheng Yi smiled and said: "This Wu Siming is definitely weird. What happened in Wu Kingdom?"

Xu Mujun said: "Your Majesty, there are rumors that the new queen of the Wu Kingdom is an immortal cultivator and has great magical powers!"

"She and Wu Siwen, the seventh prince of the Wu Kingdom, are siblings. I heard that they have been practicing under a stranger since they were young."

"Six months ago, the seventh prince Wu Siwen was poisoned and killed. The murderer is still unknown."

"Wu Siming appeared at this time and won the support of her uncle, Prime Minister Meng Rui of the Kingdom of Wu, thus gaining most of the Seventh Prince's former subordinates."

"Later, during the battle with several other princes, she actually summoned a sky full of wind and snow in the open grassland, and rushed to kill the other princes' army formations, which greatly increased the morale of her troops."

"The eldest prince Wu Sitong and the fourth prince Wu Silin of the Wu Kingdom were all killed. The sixth prince Wu Sifeng and the ninth prince Wu Sihe surrendered. All the soldiers and horses of the Wu Kingdom surrendered to Wu Siming."

Xu Mujun praised: "This woman is indeed a heroine. After suppressing the turmoil of several princes, she broke into the tents of several other princes of Wu Kingdom alone, killing or surrendering. In just half a year, she suppressed the entire Wu Kingdom. ”

"The latest information is that this woman is leading 300,000 troops to approach the two Manghuang states, and has torn up the "Black Mountain Treaty" signed between our country and Wu State, and is determined to conquer the two Manghuang states and Heishan Pass."

"Generals Chen Hongxiu and Zhao Tieshan had several encounters with him, but they all ended in failure."

"In the end, we had to abandon the Huangzhou and Chen Bingmang Prefecture further north and wait for support."

Xu Mujun then raised his hand and said: "This time I am so anxious to come to see Your Majesty. In addition to informing the Wu Kingdom of intelligence, I also have to say goodbye and go to Heishanguan to stop the enemy from the country!"

"I understand."

Zheng Yi nodded and said: "Don't worry, Aiqing. With me at the rear, I will make the army sit back and relax!"

"By the way, when is Xu Qing going to leave?"

"Three days later."

"Okay!"

Three days later, Xu Mu's army sent troops to Heishanguan.

In addition to taking away the 100,000 frontier troops he sent this time, Zheng Yi also specially equipped him with two divisions of new troops to resist the mysterious Empress of the Kingdom of Wu.

As a result, the total number of Yu army's troops on the northern border actually reached more than 400,000!

Among them, 250,000 frontier troops, 100,000 Longxiang troops, and 50,000 new troops.

These many soldiers and horses would have been enough to sweep the entire world a few years ago.

It's a pity that now...

Zheng Yi shook his head. The birth of the new queen of Wu Kingdom, who knows what changes will happen to Wu Kingdom?

Moreover, spies reported that many countries in the west of Yongzhou seemed to be at war.

Miao Xiu, who originally wanted to return to Beijing for recuperation, had to lead his army to station in Cangguan to resist many countries in the west and monitor them at all times.

Today is the great dynasty.

Zheng Yi looked at the main hall where many people were missing, but his mood became rare and relaxed.

Nowadays, there are only a handful of officials from aristocratic families in the entire imperial court, led by Lu Xiangqing and others.

It turned out that Lu Xiangqing also threatened to resign to make Zheng Yi take back Wang Anshi's reform.

It is a pity that Lu Xiangqing suddenly changed his focus after the queen became pregnant.

Not only did he withdraw his resignation, he also tried his best to stay in the court and continue to serve Zheng Yi.

In addition, some officials who were close to the Lu family also stayed.

However, most of the Lu family officials still resigned and left, or even left without saying goodbye. The entire capital was indeed in a panic at the beginning.

But with the addition of the Imperial Party and Qingliu, the situation gradually stabilized.

After all, more than half of the thirteen states of Dayu have rebelled, so it is not very difficult to manage them.

Lu Xiangqing stayed, betting that the second child in the queen's belly would be a prince.

If he is a prince, then he will definitely be a prince, and then his Lu family will also regard their sons as their most precious.

Now most of the Lu family have left Beijing, leaving only Lu Xiangqing and his family.

I don’t know if they are betting separately or if they really part ways with the Lu family.

"If something happens, come early; if nothing happens, leave the court!"

Wang Anshi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have a starting point."

"Say!"

"Your Majesty, now ten of the thirteen states in Dayu are rebelling. Please recruit refugees and expand the new army to suppress the rebellion!"

"I think you are the biggest rebel!"

As soon as Wang Anshi finished speaking, an official jumped out and said angrily: "It's all your reforms that caused such turmoil in Dayu. Ten of the thirteen states in the world rebelled. This is not your fault, it's your fault." Who is to blame!”

"Your Majesty!"

He saluted Zheng Yi and said: "I ask that Wang Anshi be beheaded and his head be circulated to the ten states. In this way, the rebellion can be quelled and the Great Yu can be at peace!"

Zheng Yi smiled and said: "What do you think?"

"I second the proposal!"

Only seven or eight officials came forward to support this official's proposal.

These officials are all older officials who have been in office for many years.

But most of the officials, or rather young officials, still stood where they were, unmoved.

"You, you, you, you, really want to watch my world be destroyed in one fell swoop?!"

The old official glared at Wang Anshi and said: "Wang Anshi, aren't you afraid of thunder from the sky! Aren't you afraid that Dayu will appear as the late emperor and kill you, a treacherous minister?!"

"Your Majesty!" Wang Anshi cupped his hands and said: "There is no fear of changes in the sky, no fear of ancestors, and no sympathy for people's words!"

"It is imperative for us to carry out reforms. Dayu has been suffering from illness for a long time. Only this method can cure Dayu!"

"Oh?"

Zheng Yi said: "Then what can you do in the face of the rebellion in the ten states?"

Wang Anshi said: "Ten states rebelled, but they were not united."

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

Wang Anshi took out a huge map and motioned to the eunuch to hang it up.

"Except for the two Manghuang states, we have thirteen states in Dayu. Now only Yongzhou, Youzhou and Binzhou have no objections. This is because the rebellious people in these three states have long been suppressed, and the local aristocratic families have also been wiped out, so that stability can remain as before. .”

"The remaining ten major states are all occupied by aristocratic families, warlords, and sects from various places."

"In each state, the big ones rebel against the king and occupy the state capital or three or five counties. The small rebels only have one county, and their strength is uneven."

"Lords of vassals, rebel kings, warlords, aristocratic families, sects, these countless rebel kings and rebels are not of the same mind. Instead, they want to attack each other and occupy them to pay tribute. Unexpectedly, no one has sent troops to the capital."
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"It is true that there are rebels from the vassal king who have sent troops to the capital on the grounds of 'Qing Jun's side' or 'His Majesty has no virtue', but the real target is the surrounding anti-King territory."

"For example, the first rebel King of Shu was said to be on the side of the Qing Emperor, but his target was Jingzhou! After occupying Jingzhou, the power of the King of Shu will spread across the southwest, enough to become the first rebel king in the world."

"There are also rebels in Jingzhou, and countless groups of rebels are fighting. The same is true for the rebel forces in other states."

Wang Anshi explained while marking on the map.

The other ministers looked at the map, their eyes gradually becoming clearer, and they probably guessed what Wang Anshi wanted to say.

"Therefore, all the rebels are not of the same mind, which gives us an opportunity."

"Our Dayu court must be orthodox. We can vigorously recruit refugees from the six northern states, cultivate new armies, stick to the four states of the capital, and wait for the world to rebel against the king to decide the final winner."

"At that time, the strength of many anti-kings will definitely be greatly reduced, and there will be endless turmoil under the anti-king's rule. The people's will will definitely move towards our capital."

"At that time, we will wait for work at leisure, and we will attack the rebel king in full strength, then destroy the rebel king and purge the world!"

As Wang Anshi spoke, the surrounding ministers also began to whisper.

"Master Wang is right..."

“Isn’t this just the mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind it?”

"But will other anti-kings give us a chance?"

"I think it's possible. The ten states are in turmoil and there are too many people who are rebelling against the king. There is no unified voice..."

"I, Dayu, still hold the land of the three states and the capital, and are the strongest. As long as we wait for the anti-kings in the world to fight for the final winner, we can then fight against the anti-kings?"

After tea time, Zheng Yi asked: "What do you think?"

Dozens of ministers said in unison: "I second my opinion."

There were still dozens of other ministers standing still, wondering what they were thinking.

Zheng Yi looked at Lu Xiangqing and asked: "Lu Aiqing, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty..."

Lu Xiangqing said: "Master Wang, this method is indeed a mature method."

"Waiting for work, waiting quietly for the rebel king to decide the final winner, and then the court will take action, like a mountain of tai, pressing down on the top, and succeed in one fell swoop."

"But...this move will take at least ten years."

"Ten years...! I, the people of Dayu, don't know how many people will die!"

"White bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles... Your Majesty!"

"Hahaha..."

Zheng Yi burst out laughing, stood up and said: "Lu Qing is indeed an important minister of the country, and I think of you together."

"Wang Qing's policy of 'waiting for work in leisure' can indeed enable our court of Dayu to achieve the greatest winning rate."

"But...I don't bother to take it!"

"The people of Dayu are my people. How could I allow them to be displaced or even killed in the battle against the king?"

"The method of waiting for work is like raising voodoos. Although most of the voodoos can be killed, the ones left in the end are definitely the strongest!"

"If this continues, within ten years, our people in Yu will suffer millions or even tens of millions of casualties."

"I will never adopt this strategy!"

Zheng Yi breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "I plan to follow the example of Taizu, lead the new army, take the initiative to destroy the rebellion in the capital, and then gather the army to go south and sweep across the south of the Yangtze River!"

"The Holy One is wise!"

Many officials were so excited that they lined up and shouted long live the mountain.

"Cui Xiawu, Jinpeng!"

"The end is here!"

The two of them lined up one after another and said respectfully.

Cui Xiawu was injured by the Wang family Yinzong, and he had already recovered after returning to the capital.

And it was a blessing in disguise that he was promoted to Grandmaster and his strength greatly increased.

"I still have 100,000 new troops on hand, so I will use you two as generals, each with 50,000 new troops, plus your own troops and horses, to attack and destroy the rebels!"

"No!"

Cui Xiawu asked: "I wonder where your Majesty's troops will be sent?"

Zheng Yi stepped down from the throne, came to the map, and slapped the southwest corner of the map with his big hand.

"Shuzhou!"

"Since the King of Shu was the first to jump out and rebel, I will destroy him first!"

"Now that Yongzhou is under the control of our army, the fifth division of the New Army is integrated into the First Army of the New Army. Cui Xiawu is promoted to General Zhaowu and leads the army to put down the rebellion!"

"No!"

"Jinpeng!"

"The end will be here."

"As the general of the Second Army, you assisted Cui Xiawu in advancing into Shu, and then threatened Jingzhou."

"My lord, obey the order!"

The new army under Zheng Yi has been training in the past few years. In addition to the first batch of 50,000 new soldiers who entered Yongping to rebel, there was also a second batch of 50,000 new soldiers from the Second Army who were taken away by Xu Mu's army.

And the third batch of new troops was formed and handed over to the third army led by Jin Peng, with a total of 150,000 troops.

"Report...!"

At this moment, an imperial guard quickly ran in and bowed: "Your Majesty, is there an urgent report from Nanyue County?"

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Zheng Yi already knew the answer in his heart and asked quietly: "I know from the Jinyi Guards, Master Shen Xing has rushed eight hundred miles to escape from Nanyue County."

"Xu Xuanwu, rebel!"

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(End of chapter)