Back at the mansion, Zhang Yuyan asked about what happened in the court today. Zhang He told them one by one, and then said:
"Originally, according to our Majesty's plan, even if he wanted to bring it up, he would never bring it up now, but with people like Deng Siguang acting as a stepping stone, His Majesty simply used this to settle the matter.
It can also be seen from here that our Majesty is not easy to get along with. At least he seizes the opportunity very accurately.
There's just one thing I haven't quite understood. "
"Grandpa, what is it that you can't understand?"
Zhang Yuyan asked curiously.
Zhang He's eyes flashed and he looked towards the south and said slowly: "According to your Majesty's strength, it will be easy to pacify the south at this time. It only requires an army of 50,000 to march south. Those noble families in the south will never dare not to surrender.
But the strange thing is that His Majesty has never mentioned the South since he came to the throne, and has never said when he will quell the current chaos in the South.
The disunity of the north and the south should be something that every emperor cannot tolerate, but what our Majesty is doing makes me very confused. "
"Perhaps Your Majesty thinks it's not the right time yet?"
Zhang Yuyan guessed.
"When the time comes, what is more important than the unification of the north and the south?"
Zhang He shook his head, obviously not agreeing with this statement.
Zhang Yuyan said: "Now that the Huns from the north have just left, not only the imperial court's entire focus is on restoring production in the north, but most of the energy is put here.
The South is still in chaos now. If it were to be unified now, the imperial court might be unable to do anything else.
Grandpa, you just said that with your Majesty’s military strength, you can easily pacify the south, but have you ever thought that your Majesty controls far more than just the north in our pass.
My granddaughter heard that even Tatar is under the control of His Majesty, and His Majesty has the same title of Heavenly Khan like Taizong of the former Tang Dynasty.
Outside the customs, in order to control the Tatars, His Majesty will definitely keep troops.
As a result, places such as the northern part of the pass and the grasslands further north outside the pass already need a lot of troops to guard. Perhaps His Majesty does not have many troops to send to the south, and he does not want to take over another one before the mess is cleared up. Can the current imperial court really clean up one mess and clean up two messes at the same time?
The South is not like the North.
The north has been invaded by the Xiongnu and other barbarians from outside the customs all year round. There are only a few aristocratic families who are generals and military households.
But this time the Huns invaded, these two areas were almost wiped out, which means that the north today is like a blank sheet of paper, easy to draw on.
But it’s different in the south. Our hometown is from the south. Grandpa, you don’t know how many aristocratic families there are.
Our Zhang family, because of your relationship, grandpa, is now considered to be quite a family of eunuchs.
If His Majesty takes back the south, it will take much more energy to pacify it than in the north. "
"Aristocratic family?"
Zhang He nodded slightly, closed his eyes and thought quietly.
Zhang Yuyan didn't bother him at this time, knowing that her grandfather would do this when he was thinking about important things. She just stood up gently and changed the tea that was already warm to hot water for her grandfather.
After she finished changing the tea, Zhang He suddenly opened one eye and asked, "Yu Yan, what news has come back from my hometown recently?"
Zhang Yuyan thought for a while and then said: "There is nothing else, the family can still control the surrounding area.
But I heard that some kind of revolutionary army had emerged in Haifu County. It was very powerful and had already captured the territory of three or four prefectures.
Now there is a trend to expand to other places.
Its power cannot be underestimated. So far, no army in Haifu County has been able to subdue the Revolutionary Army. "
"Where did this revolutionary army come from, and where is the leader from?"
"I don't know about that."
Zhang Yuyan shook her head. Zhang He, who had been thinking about something just now, suddenly opened his eyes, sat up straight and asked:
"I don't know what it means? Didn't you find it?"
Zhang Yuyan shook her head:
"No, this Revolutionary Army is very mysterious. According to the family's information channels, this Revolutionary Army seems to have appeared out of nowhere. There is no trace of Li Zicheng's past.
The only thing that can be found so far is that they first appeared in Xiamen, and nothing else can be found. "
After hearing this, Zhang He narrowed his eyes, and after a while he slowly opened them and murmured:
"Xiamen, suddenly appeared, the Revolutionary Army...
I always feel like something is wrong..."
For a long time, I couldn't figure out what the relationship between these two people was, so I withdrew my thoughts and continued: "Yu Yan, please send a message back. You must not treat the people harshly in your hometown. His Majesty’s character, if he catches the fault of our Zhang family, it will not be easy for me.”
"Grandpa, don't worry. My granddaughter has already passed the news back. My cousins who were troublemakers in the past have stopped going out. They are staying here honestly during this time and will never cause trouble for you, grandpa!"
Zhang He nodded with satisfaction and then said: "Okay, that's it for now. Get ready to eat. Grandpa Wei will go to the palace later."
"Enter the palace?"
Zhang Yuyan was stunned and puzzled, and Zhang He said: "When I came out of the court just now, Your Majesty asked the prince to inform me that I would go to the palace in the afternoon.
I guess we should discuss the specific details of the test method.
I'm afraid this discussion won't be short. Finally, Yu Yan, please ask the kitchen to prepare a few good cakes for me to take with you, just in case. "
After understanding the reason, Zhang Yuyan immediately started to prepare, dumbfounded.
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In the palace.
"Your Majesty, there is news from Haifu County that Li Zicheng and the others have taken over another land, and at the same time, the number of elite soldiers under their command has been expanded to 10,000.
The aristocratic families in the south seemed to feel threatened. The Xu family in southern Jiangsu, the Gao family in northern Jiangsu, the Chen family in Xijiang, the Qian family in Lingyue, the Li family in Jianjiang, and the Mu family in northern Hunan seemed to be uniting.
These six families can be said to be the six largest aristocratic families in the south. If they join forces, even with our support, Li Zicheng will be under considerable pressure and may not be able to maintain their current momentum.
Even if they sincerely cooperate, it may be difficult for Li Zicheng and the others to resist! "
Wang Huaien reported the news he had just received to Zhao Jun with a worried look on his face.
After hearing this, Zhao Jun's eyes flashed, and he sneered: "I thought they could endure it for a little longer, but I didn't expect that they couldn't help but come forward now.
In this case, you tell Li Zicheng to hold on a little longer, and I'll make preparations here.
Now that these six companies have taken action, there is no need to clean up everywhere. Once these six companies are cleaned up, everything else will be easier to deal with.
Have you found any recent traces of the Ding family? "
Zhao Jun asked.
Wang Huaien nodded and said:
"The last time they appeared in Tianfu Mansion in Haifu County, they seemed to want to go to the sea, but the location at the sea entrance was occupied by the Revolutionary Army, so they were blocked somewhere. Now the Ding family is still staying Waiting for the opportunity in Tianfufu."
"Are you at Tianfu Mansion?"
Zhao Jun laughed, and then his face suddenly turned cold:
“Now that the location is confirmed, there’s no need to wait any longer and let the secret guards take action.
Except for Ding Nie, who I want to live, the rest of the Ding family don't need to spare a hand, they will be killed without leaving a single one alive! "
Wang Huaien immediately nodded in agreement: "I understand!"
That day, a sea turtle rose into the sky and headed south.
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(End of chapter)
