"Your Majesty, why are you in such a hurry to capture the three counties of the Imperial City?" Zhu Lian couldn't help but ask after Jiang Shan left.
Lin Xu's eyes were calm and he said calmly: "The three counties of the Imperial City are the three counties closest to the Imperial City. If we capture them, no one will be able to attack the Imperial City."
"With such a big fanfare, there is no guarantee that someone will not choose to fight to the death."
“With these three counties, we have a buffer.”
"The most important thing is that controlling these three counties can greatly interfere with Xue Rong's control of the country."
"The Holy One is wise."
Zhu Lian took a deep breath. As expected of His Majesty, he considered everything comprehensively.
However, he still wondered: "Can Jiang Shan be trusted without verification?"
"Haha, there are a few people who can follow Xue Simo who have clean hands."
"Not to mention that Jiang Shan is still the commander of the city defense army of Zhentian City. He is not a close confidant. How can Xue Simo hand over such an important position to him?" Lin Xu sneered.
"Then why does Your Majesty reuse him so much?" Zhu Lian was even more puzzled.
"No one knows the enemy better than his own people. Xue Simo is dead. Jiang Shan must rely on me if he wants to survive."
"He has followed Xue Simo for many years and must know more than us."
"Can you ensure that there are no cronies of Xue Simo among the city guards?"
"When you see Jiang Shan doing things for me, do you think those people will let him go?"
Zhu Lian's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, do you want to borrow a knife to kill someone?"
Lin Xu shook his head: "Xue Simo is dead. Even if he has close followers, he is not afraid. Wanting to kill Jiang Shan is even more idiotic."
"We can guess it, and Jiang Shan must know it too."
"There are three reasons why Jiang San should be the main attacker."
"First, Jiang Shan has followed Xue Simo for many years and is more familiar with the enemy's situation than we are. With Dongchang's help, he can capture the three counties of the Imperial City with minimal casualties."
"Secondly, let Jiang Shan be the main attacker. Others will only think that Jiang Shan betrayed Xue Simo and Xue Rong, which gave me an opportunity. They will definitely deal with Jiang Shan without sparing any effort. This is my temporary shield."
"Third, use Jiangshan to clear out the city guards in the three counties of the Imperial City."
"Your Majesty, what if Jiang Shan dies?"
"Dead? Wouldn't that be better?" Lin Xu chuckled and said: "If you die, you will be the commander-in-chief of all the city defense troops in the three counties of the imperial city."
"Even if Jiang Shan survives the capture of the three counties of the Imperial City, I will not let him live."
"Otherwise, how can I explain to the innocent souls who died tragically at Jiang Shan's hands?"
Lin Xu's eyes were cold. Before coming, he specifically asked some people about Jiang Shan's personality.
This man was even worse than Xue Simo. He killed countless people by relying on his military power.
Lin Xu was not qualified to forgive such a person and could only send him down to see the people who died tragically.
"Instruct the Dongchang branch of the three counties in the imperial city to cooperate with Jiang Shan to capture all the cities and control all the city guards as quickly as possible."
"I obey the order!" Zhu Lian nodded and went out directly.
In the next three days, Jiang Shan did not disappoint Lin Xu. With Dongchang's cooperation, his city guards were invincible.
In just three days, all twenty cities in the three counties of the imperial city were captured.
For a moment, the world was shocked.
Especially when they heard that the person standing behind Jiang Shan was the current emperor, everyone felt even more unbelievable.
In just a few days, the former puppet emperor not only purged the entire imperial city, but also took over the three counties of the imperial city with thunderous force.
Now even those feudal kings who wanted to move had to think twice.
No one expected that this puppet emperor would have such means.
If you don't take action, that's it. Once you do, everyone will be unable to react.
The most worried ones were the eunuchs. They heard that the emperor was not easy to mess with, and they hated him as much as they hated him.
I'm just afraid that I will find them to settle the matter in the future.
The Lord's Mansion of Zhentian City.
Lin Xu stood in Xue Simo's study, looking at the map of the entire Qianwu Kingdom and lost in thought.
At this time, a guard knocked on the door and came in, saying respectfully: "Your Majesty, there are two people at the door of the City Lord's Mansion who want to see you. Their names are Bai Qi and Huo Qubing."
"Bring them here."
Now that the three counties of the imperial city have been captured, all the city defense troops add up to a total of 700,000. This power is enough to make the feudal kings fearful and not dare to act rashly.
Then there is no need for Bai Qi and Huo Qubing to make small moves in the territory of King Qing and King Wen.
However, the number of these city guards seems to be large, but they are uneven. Most of them are retired from the battlefield. There are hidden diseases in the body, but not many can really do anything about it.
It's okay to let them deal with the same city guards, but if they face the real army, they will definitely die.
Fortunately, the feudal kings do not know the situation of the city guards, so they should not take any action for the time being.
Soon, two figures walked in.
Bai Qi was wearing a black armor, exuding strong murderous intent.
Huo Qubing looked like an ordinary young man, wearing clothes made of the fur of an unknown beast. Those who didn't know better thought he was a savage from the mountains.
"My subordinate Bai Qi (Huo Qubing) is here to see Your Majesty!"
"No courtesy! Thank you for your hard work, dear ladies." Lin Xu said with a smile.
"If I can do something for His Majesty, I will be very nervous and try my best. Why bother?" Bai Qi said with a firm expression.
"My dears, someone should have told you about the situation in the three counties of the Imperial City on the way!"
Bai Qi and Huo Qubing nodded.
"Your Majesty wants us to rectify the city defense army?" Huo Qubing asked doubtfully.
Lin Xu shook his head directly: "The foundation of the city defense army is rotten. In order to rectify it, it is better to disband on the spot and raise a new army."
"I have sent people to protect the city. I have called you back to discuss the deployment of defenses in the three counties of the imperial city."
"Do you two have any good ideas?"
"Your Majesty, can you show me the map in front of you?" Bai Qi said respectfully, clasping his fists.
"Of course." Lin Xu pushed the map over directly.
Bai Qi and Huo Qubing immediately started checking.
After a while, Bai Qi cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I think you can select all the elites of the city guard army and station them in Muya City in Wutongji County, Shuiyi City and Qingyangji County in Hongleji County. Junbei Mountain Mountain City.”
"These three cities are the only way to enter Ji County. As long as nothing happens to them, the stability of the rear can be guaranteed."
"In addition, I would also like to ask your Majesty to send people to cut off the contact points of those vassal kings, so that the information they can temporarily inquire is limited to these three cities."
"It's easy to cut off the contact points, but this is not a long-term solution." Lin Xu said solemnly.
"My subordinates understand that at this time, please ask Your Majesty to send people to clear out the rear city guards as soon as possible, clear out all those who are embarrassing to the generals, and raise an army capable of fighting."
"The combat effectiveness of this army may not be strong, but its face-saving skills must be done well."
"When the time comes, we will deliberately reveal a little bit of information to those feudal kings, which will be enough to make them take action."
Lin Xu's eyes lit up. He was indeed Bai Qi. Even if he wasn't the god of murder in history, he still couldn't be underestimated in terms of arranging troops.
"In that case, Bai Qi will obey."
"My subordinate is here!"
"I order you to take full responsibility for this matter. Dongchang will fully assist you and make sure to complete all layouts as soon as possible."
"I obey the order!"
Lin Xu called someone and asked him to take Bai Qi to find Zhu Lian.
With Bai Qi and Zhu Lian, the former commanders of the Anwu Guard, handling this matter successfully would not be a problem.
