At this moment, Jizhou.
Liu Jing looked at the scenery outside the window and couldn't help but frown.
It's almost winter now, and the weather is getting colder and colder.
The 50,000 horses he deployed in the state capitals around Qiandu City had to eat horse chews every day, and they were also given military uniforms to protect them from the severe cold.
So every day is a big expense.
According to the original plan, this batch of counterfeit banknotes should have arrived long ago, but today, it is already three days late, but he still hasn't even seen the shadow of the banknote!
"Where is the black sword and the black blade?" Liu Jing frowned and said softly.
But as soon as he finished speaking, in the bleak and cold weather, the strong black sword and the burly black blade appeared quietly like ghosts in the night.
"Hei Ren, you scouted five miles toward Qiandu City yesterday. Did you find any cash transport team?"
When Hei Ren heard this, he shook his head and said, "No."
Hearing this, Liu Jing frowned even more. Could it be that the armored transport truck was robbed by bandits on the way?
Although Jizhou and Qiandu City are bordering each other, it is still a long journey to transport them there. Even if you ride a fast horse, it will take at least three to five days.
There are some bandits in the middle, which is normal.
I just don't know which bandit has such courage to rob Liu Jing's money.
"Black Sword, I asked you to recruit soldiers and horses locally and forge armor and iron weapons. How did you do?"
Hei Jian heard this, shook his head, and said: "It's strange to say that the Jizhou magistrate has been targeting us more and more recently. Not to mention recruiting soldiers and horses, even hiring blacksmiths privately to build weapons will not work."
When Liu Jing heard this, he frowned and said, "I remember that the governor of Jizhou was not like this in the past, right?"
Heijian nodded when he heard this and said: "Indeed, in the past, the magistrate of Jizhou heard your name and thought that we came here with orders, which probably opened the door for convenience."
"In the past few days, for some reason, my personality has suddenly changed."
"Start thinking of ways to target me."
It doesn't matter if these words fall into other people's ears. But in Liu Jing's ears, it was unusual.
In addition, the cash transport truck has not arrived...
He narrowed his eyes and after thinking for a long time, he raised his head and said with ferocity in his eyes: "Heijian, you and your men will kill everyone sent by Jizhou Zhizhou with lightning speed!"
"Hei Ren, go and coordinate all the armies in the surrounding states. Within three days, I will see 50,000 troops gathered in Jizhou!"
When Black Sword and Black Blade heard this, their bodies trembled, and their eyes were filled with shock.
However, as killers, they followed Liu Jing's will completely and had no intention of asking any more questions. They knelt down on one knee and said in unison: "No!"
After Black Sword and Black Blade left, Liu Jing raised his head, looked in the direction of Qiandu City, snorted coldly, and murmured to himself: "It was discovered quite early, but...what's the use?"
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Three days later, there was a court meeting in the Zhengde Hall in Qiandu City.
Emperor Jing Xing's face was solemn, unable to conceal his sadness, and he waved his hand.
When Zheng Ying saw this, he immediately walked out and read the battle report from Jizhou in a sad voice.
"After receiving the order, the magistrate of Jizhou sent three thousand soldiers from the state to attack Liu Jing's army."
"It went smoothly at first, but it didn't take long for Liu Jing to react completely and directly lead tens of thousands of troops into the Zhizhou Mansion!"
"The governor of Jizhou...died in battle!"
"Before the fall of Jizhou, news came back that there were 50,000 troops under Liu Jing's command, but there was a shortage of food. It was probably only enough for 50,000 people for one month."
When the civil and military officials heard this, they were both sad and happy.
The sad thing is that the governor of Jizhou has always been famous and had good friends with many people in the court. Now he died because of Liu Jing's rebellion. It is really a big pain.
Especially Li Mojie, he was Jie Yuan in the Jizhou Township Examination. Because of his outstanding talent, he also received some guidance from the governor of Jizhou.
In any case, Jizhou Zhizhou can be said to be half of his teacher.
Now, he is dead like this.
Naturally, he was happy that before his death, the Jizhou magistrate not only found out the number of rebels, but also found out important information such as food and grass.
With this information, Qiandu City is basically invincible!
Although Liu Jing has a large number of people, 50,000, but... to be honest, they are not much better than 30,000.
Even if they set up a battle array in the wild and engage in a serious decisive battle, the imperial court will not necessarily lose.
After all, the commanders of the Royal Forest Army are battle-hardened warriors such as Zhang Han and Li Zhufeng, and are assisted by experienced officials such as Ma Rulong.
There is also a civil and military team from the court who are making suggestions behind the scenes and controlling the wishes of the people in the capital.
What does Liu Jing have? Do you have any famous generals under your command?
Therefore, even if you fight head-on, you may not lose, let alone defending the city.
Qiandu City, as the capital of Daqian Kingdom, is naturally a rare strong city.
If they were to besiege with a force several times or even ten times greater than the defenders, they might fall.
But you only have 50,000 people...
Really, it's a bit whimsical and laughable.
Some people even secretly ridiculed Liu Jing in their hearts for not overestimating his own capabilities. This was because he was forced into a desperate situation by Prince Liu Yu and jumped over the wall in a hurry!
Otherwise, how could he dare to fight such an obvious battle with no chance of winning?
"In accordance with my decree, Hou Zheng, the Zhizhou magistrate of Jizhou, will be granted the title of Cabinet Elder, with the posthumous title of Zhongzheng!"
"Bury him with dignity!"
As soon as these words came out, the military heroes were fine, but the civil servants looked at each other, and some people even had a trace of jealousy that was difficult to conceal in their eyes.
Jizhou Zhizhou Hou Zheng's connections are indeed good, but his ability is far from that of a cabinet minister.
As for the posthumous title of Zhongzheng, it is a bit too heavy!
You know, for civil servants, the highest posthumous title after death is Wenzheng. Zhongzheng is not far away from Wenzheng!
Although I didn’t approve of his writing, I affirmed his loyalty!
It has surpassed more than 90% of the civil servants in history!
With such a posthumous reputation, who can not be jealous?
But now Emperor Jing Xing is in sorrow, and Liu Jing is watching him eagerly, so no one stands up and says anything, and even the small emotions in his eyes are well hidden.
Only Lu Zheng, the Minister of Rites, could not hide the jealousy in his eyes.
He was a dignified minister of the Ministry of Etiquette of the second rank, but he might not be granted the title of Zhongzheng after his death.
So what if Hou Zheng is a mere local official, even if he is the magistrate?
If they don’t enter the center, they are all ants!
Why should he seal Zhongzheng!
He swallowed his saliva and wanted to stand up and say something several times, but after looking at Emperor Jing Xing's expression and the performance of his colleagues around him, he finally lowered his head and hid the jealousy in his eyes.
That's all, there's no need to take such a big risk now.
If His Royal Highness King Jing succeeds this time, he will be the meritorious of Conglong. In the future, let alone Zhongzheng, even Wenzheng is not impossible!
The wind is already blowing in Daqian, all you have to do is wait for the opportunity and ride the wind.
