"But according to my understanding of Zhou Zhenwen, I'm afraid he won't retreat easily..."
Empress Liang Zhao felt that she knew Zhou Zhenwen relatively well.
From his hidden abilities, martial arts cultivation, ancient formations, to his love life (the second daughter of the Xun family), she learned everything through the Sims.
This is an ambitious layman.
This is Empress Liang Zhao’s evaluation of Zhou Zhenwen.
Why do you say he has ambition?
Because he advocated reform and restructuring, strengthened trade, replenished the national treasury, wanted to open up education, break the monopoly of aristocratic families, and awaken the people. No matter from every aspect, he was a person with lofty ambitions.
Why do you say he is a layman?
Zhou Zhenwen was not greedy for women, but he was greedy for money and power. He controlled the government, occupied fertile land, and committed a crime that was unbearable for the emperor! !
[Zhou Zhenwen: Retreat? Why retreat? 】
[Angel (Messenger of the Imperial Court): Your Majesty has an order. Yanzhou cannot be captured for a long time, and the Imperial Court is already overwhelmed. We hope that the Chief Assistant will return to the capital to rest and recuperate for the time being, waiting for the weather. 】
[Zhou Zhenwen: King Yan’s fief is right in front of you. Do you want me to withdraw my troops now? 】
[Angel: I hope Mr. Zhou will withdraw his troops as soon as possible and our family will return to Beijing to resume their duties. 】
[Zhou Zhenwen: I am about to fight to the death, why does Your Majesty retreat? 】
[Angel: Mr. Zhou...]
[Zhou Zhenwen: Okay, no need to say any more, this father-in-law, have you ever heard of this sentence...]
[The angel was slightly startled: What are you talking about? 】
[Zhou Zhenwen’s mouth curled up slightly: I will not accept military orders abroad...here comes someone! Invite Eunuch Liu to go down and have a good rest. Please treat him well and don't neglect him. 】
【yes! 】
[Two powerful soldiers came up, lifted the angel up, and walked toward the outside of the tent. 】
[Only now, Eunuch Liu reacted, struggled desperately, and shouted: Zhou Zhenwen, you are so presumptuous! I am an angel, and I am the messenger sent by His Majesty. You can’t do this to me. I represent Your Majesty and the court...]
[Zhou Zhenwen frowned and said: Block his mouth. 】
[Eunuch Liu: Wuwuwu...]
[Eunuch Liu was taken down. 】
[All the generals looked at this scene with expressionless faces, as if they had seen nothing. 】
[It wasn't until Eunuch Liu was taken away that General Wang said: Mr. Chief Assistant, if we resist the decree, I'm afraid it won't be easy to solve the problem of food and fodder! ! 】
[Zhou Zhenwen: Food and grass? Are we short of food and grass? The aristocratic family garrisoned grain, and we garrisoned troops. Aren’t the aristocratic families’ grain and grass ours? Also, I want to remind you, when did we resist the decree? Eunuch Liu is obviously missing, we just didn't receive the order... Did you hear it? 】
[All the soldiers shook their heads: they didn’t hear it. 】
[Zhou Zhenwen nodded with satisfaction: That’s right! We didn't receive any orders, so why should we withdraw our troops? Obviously the court did not send us food and grass in time, so we can only borrow it from aristocratic families. Remember to write an IOU. We are not bandits, we are officers and soldiers. We must be reasonable and well-founded. 】
[General Ouyang asked: What if the aristocratic family does not cooperate and does not lend food? 】
[Zhou Zhenwen: If you don’t borrow food, won’t you be able to “communicate”? If communication fails, wouldn't you send someone to investigate their relationship with King Yan? Maybe he is King Yan’s partner? If they are part of the rebellion, then there is no need for the IOU and they can just put down the rebellion directly. People, you have to learn to be flexible. How can you have soldiers and horses and still be short of food? Strange......】
[The generals were also a little stunned. What they said... seemed to be correct! 】
[They are here to counter the rebellion. How can there be any reason for the counter-rebellion army to be short of food and hungry? 】
[They are teachers of justice! ! 】
[Zhou Zhenwen looked at the generals and said in a deep voice: I have made a military order today. To borrow food, you can only borrow it from aristocratic families, big households, and big traders. If anyone dares to attack ordinary people or use a knife on the people of the wilderness, Don't blame me for being rude! ! 】
[All the soldiers bowed their hands in obeisance: I will obey the general's military orders. 】
When Empress Liang Zhao saw this scene, she was also a little bit dumbfounded.
"This Zhou Zhenwen is really a bandit, he has no character at all like a scholar!!"
"I don't know why, I quite appreciate his banditry, but solving the food problem and how to conquer Yanzhou is still a big problem!!"
"If we continue to delay, I'm afraid the imperial court will issue a gold medal order..."
Empress Liang Zhao murmured.
The most urgent military order in the Great Wilderness would be for the Dragon Guards and Ministry of War officials to escort the gold medal to the front line and convey the emperor's order. Twelve gold medals would be issued in a row. If the frontline general disobeys the order, he will be directly replaced and escorted back to Beijing.
The Twelve Golden Orders are known as the highest-level military orders in the wilderness.
Seeing the order is like seeing the emperor! !
The picture that Empress Liang Zhao thought of quickly appeared on the simulator.
[Song Zheng: Your Majesty, Zhou Zhenwen disobeys the decree and refuses to withdraw his troops. He is simply audacious... As a civil servant, it is illegal to command troops abroad. I hope your Majesty will issue a twelve-gold order to remove Zhou Zhenwen from military power. , escorted him back to Beijing. 】
[The members of the Tsing Yi Party naturally would not let Song get what he wanted, so he came out and said: Your Majesty, Zhou Shoufu has done a great job. He did not retreat this time. Maybe there was a misunderstanding on the front line. The angel's message was wrong. The enemy is now. If you change the commander rashly, I'm afraid It will cause the army to mutiny and benefit the rebels. I hope Your Majesty will think twice. 】
[Song Zheng: Resistance and disobedience are taboos. How can the merits outweigh the merits and demerits just because of the merits? Moreover, Zhou Zhenwen holds a large army. If he rebels, the harm may be greater than that of King Yan. I would also like to ask Your Majesty to order Zhou Zhenwen to return to the capital. 】
[ Emperor Xuan glanced at Song Zheng, then at the members of the Tsing Yi Party who had just spoken, stood up, and said coldly: I am a little tired, please withdraw from the court, let me think about this matter again... .]
[After saying this, Emperor Xuan left without looking back. 】
[Only the remaining ministers were left, looking at each other without saying a word. 】
[They could feel that Emperor Xuan didn’t seem to want Zhou Zhenwen to come back...]
[Sure enough, this young emperor still wants to cut down the feudal vassal! 】
[Take advantage of this time to work together to complete the reduction of the feudal clan! 】
When Empress Liang Zhao saw this, she also sighed lightly: "Hey, the procrastination technique is not a long-term solution!"
"This matter must be resolved."
"Based on the current situation, if Zhou Zhenwen cannot capture Yanzhou City within ten days at most, he will have to issue twelve golden orders."
What happened next in the simulator was just as Empress Liang Zhao expected.
[For five days, Zhou Zhenwen's army continued to use tactics of exhausting the enemy and carried out sneak attacks one after another, causing the defenders in Yanzhou City to complain incessantly. But even so, King Yan's army still showed tenacious resistance and always fought steadily, no matter how hard it was. Expose flaws. 】
[Zhou Zhenwen looked at Yanzhou City, which could not hold on, and sighed: There are experts in the city! ! 】
[General Wang: Sir, no matter how much our soldiers yell and curse, the other side will not go out to fight and keep shrinking. If this continues, I'm afraid...]
[Zhou Zhenwen: I’m afraid I was escorted back to Beijing before the city was captured? 】
[General Wang: My subordinates dare not. 】
[Zhou Zhenwen: Within three days at most, Yanzhou City will be destroyed! I'll let someone sort it out. 】
[General Wang: Yes. 】
