Therefore, after the three anti-rebellion generals sent by the Jian'an court arrived in Yizhou, a rebel flag was immediately raised on the city wall of Yizhou.
This time, the people of Yizhou were no longer in the same state where things had nothing to do with them before. The bloody tragedy at the gate of the city had ignited their anger and made them understand that there was no one in Jian'an's court at all. He took them seriously - but it was the legendary rebel who, at this critical moment, killed those evil thieves and kept the city safe.
So, is there any need to think about which side to choose?
"hero!"
People surrounded Du Chengfeng, lifted his strong body in the air, praised him all the way, and sent him back to the Governor's Mansion - then some smart people lowered the flags symbolizing Da Chen on the city wall. .
However, they had not yet decided what to hang the new flag on, so they just hung some cloth sheets and curtains on it. It looked so colorful that those who didn't know it thought it was a guise from a shop selling cloth.
Anyway, as long as the flag of Da Chen is not hung, the people of Yizhou are expressing their dissatisfaction in this way.
"So what's going on!"
Far away in the court hall of Jian'an Capital City, the Prime Minister standing in front of the officials was roaring angrily.
"Then why is Yizhou really rebelling! What on earth are you generals doing!"
"Master Prime Minister! What are you talking about!"
The military generals headed by General Wang Tong were immediately stunned. God knows how this blame came to them.
Are you kidding? It was just because the prime minister said that Yizhou was rebelling and that two masters with evil spirits appeared that they sent military masters to suppress the rebellion. Now three fourth-grade military generals are dead. Yizhou, they haven't asked this prime minister for an explanation yet, but this prime minister actually dumped the responsibility on their heads first?
It’s just nonsense! Is this Yizhou still the one they forced to rebel?
"if not?"
The prime minister did not give the generals a chance to show off, and continued to approach.
"Cai Yi, the fourth-grade Fenwei general, had the experience of attacking the people during the counter-rebellion. He was impeached countless times by the Yushitai, but he was saved by you, General Wang, saying that he would be given to young people again. An opportunity...what now? This is the young man in Ni's mouth who knows his mistakes and can correct them!"
Saying this, the Prime Minister raised his hand and threw away a document sent from Shannan Road.
Then, he bowed his hands to the young man wearing the uniform in the high position.
"Your Majesty, I think the general has gone too far this time."
"..."
On the high position, the young emperor just remained silent, his eyes seemed a little confused.
This hall was so huge that the young emperor looked so small even when he was sitting on the throne.
"I think this matter..."
"Your Majesty, it is important to suppress the rebellion."
The Prime Minister bowed his hand again.
"It's better to give the general a chance to make meritorious service."
"Ah...oh! That's what the Prime Minister said!"
The young emperor who came back to his senses nodded repeatedly.
"That's right! Just follow what the Prime Minister said!"
So, in a few words from a few people, Nan Chen's direction was determined.
General Wang Tong was responsible for organizing the manpower and leading the troops to put down the rebellion.
The civil servants were very satisfied with this. With the general taking action, the rebellion could definitely be ended, and most of the military attachés could still accept it. After all, the Fenwei General Cai Yi had indeed caused trouble, and there was a solution now. , which is a good thing.
Only a few generals, including General Wang Tong himself, still frowned even after the court meeting dispersed.
"Then Prime Minister Jia Wen is really bullying others!"
After returning to the General's Mansion, some of the generals who followed Wang Tong directly cursed.
"He obviously agreed to protect Cai Yi at the beginning! What's more, it's not easy to fight against ten thousand people these days. Why not stay and deal with the prairie people... and do this now?"
"Well, he is the Prime Minister after all."
Taking a deep breath, General Wang Tong did not have an attack after all.
No matter how angry he is, Wang Tong still maintains considerable restraint. After all, Prime Minister Jia Wen is now extremely powerful, and the emperor trusts him even more. It is not an exaggeration to say that he obeys his words - if at this time , breaking up with the prime minister, even if he is a general, he will only cause trouble.
What's more, the prairie people have already moved south.
This is what he needs to face as a general. God knows why the grassland people suddenly want to go south, but at this time when everyone in Chen needs to unite as one, Yizhou suddenly rebels, and Prime Minister Jia Wen also……
"General, be careful about Jia Wen."
A general who came with Wang Tong came over.
"This prime minister has now become so powerful that no one can control him. If he has any ideas..."
"That's not the case."
Wang Tong shook his head decisively.
In the final analysis, this world still respects force. So what if the Prime Minister controls the whole government? As long as he, Wang Tong, still has this courage, no matter how aggressive the Prime Minister is, he can still kill him after all.
On the contrary, as a general, if he were to confront the prime minister, this would be a taboo thing.
With his tyrannical strength and no one being able to judge him, even if the young emperor did not doubt him, his subordinates would inevitably feel that the weather was getting colder and they should give him some extra clothes.
After all, this Da Chen built his country by force.
The Great Chen Taizu had made a good start back then. As long as he could kill all the enemies with extremely powerful force, no one could question the legitimacy of the royal family. Fortunately, the Great Chen Taizu himself was not a human being. So facing the giant who was already nearly two feet tall and even getting taller and taller, like a god coming to the world, people could only hold their noses and recognize him.
But the descendants of Taizu Chen...
It’s hard to describe in one word.
It is obvious that Taizu Chen had a body comparable to that of a god, but his descendants all behaved like ordinary people. Although there were one or two brave ones among them, they could only be regarded as ordinary people. That is to say, everyone has become accustomed to peace. The benefits of life, so no one is willing to rebel, otherwise, if there are some more brave than the royal family...
There is no need to worry about this, Wang Tong himself is the brave man.
At the age of twenty, the evil spirit entered the body, and at the age of twenty-five, the evil spirit was released. Now, Wang Tong is already over fifty, and his physical strength has not shown any signs of decline. Coupled with the experience and technology accumulated over the past few decades, it is precisely as a The peak period of a military commander.
But Wang Tong never thought of anything to replace it.
This is also why he became a general. His firm will to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country supported his courage. No matter who would rebel, he would never be able to rebel.
However, knowing loyalty is not enough. You still have to show it occasionally to avoid unreasonable suspicions.
After all, the Emperor of Dachen is still a little too young.
Of course, if it was just young, it would actually be okay. After all, Wang Tong himself was young, but the most important thing is that the strength of His Majesty the Emperor is really...
Having grown up in a deep palace, it is difficult for His Majesty the Emperor to strengthen his will through the training of evil spirits. But the problem is that His Majesty the Emperor is not a scholar. Even as a general, he has collected many magic weapons for His Majesty. Treasure weapons, and even miraculous recipes, but His Majesty the Emperor's combat power is still comparable to that of ordinary people.
Especially when entering the huge palace set up for Emperor Taizu and sitting on the throne set up for the huge body of two feet tall, this contrast became obvious to the extreme.
If you are not strong enough, you will inevitably feel unconfident, and after losing your self-confidence, people will also become suspicious.
Wang Tong didn't want his loyalty to the emperor and his country to be doubted, at least not now. After all, he had to face those prairie people, and even the mad king of the prairie people.
I heard that the Grassland Khan enjoyed fighting, but he had a crazy temper. But it happened that such a madman was the easiest to master power.
"This world is crazy..."
Thinking of this, Wang Tong couldn't help but feel enlightened.
But immediately, he strengthened his will.
Even in this crazy world, there are always people who have to do something sensible.
"So, why is the treasury empty?"
Three days later, General Wang Tong angrily came to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Where is the money and food accumulated by the imperial court? Where is the salary collected previously? Where is it? Why is there nothing in it?"
"General, please be patient."
Prime Minister Jia Wen just sighed.
"You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Now there are places in Dachen that are in need of money and food. To put it simply, is it necessary to stop the construction of the imperial mausoleum because of the Northern Expedition?"
"this……"
When he heard that Jia Wen actually carried out the imperial mausoleum, Wang Tong immediately lost his temper.
That was the mausoleum of the Da Chen royal family, and the former Da Chen Taizu was buried inside. If he dared to have an opinion on this matter, it would be disloyal.
"What's more, our Majesty wants to build a new garden for practicing alchemy..."
Arching his hands in the direction of the palace, Jia Wen sighed again.
"In short, there is not much money and food left. If the general is really in need, then I will raise more money."
"You better hurry up."
At this moment, although Wang Tong's face was calm, murderous intent was already rising in his heart.
No matter what excuses Prime Minister Jia Wen used, it is already a fact that the troops are without food and pay. That is to say, he still needs Jia Wen to raise money and food for the time being. When the money and food are raised in place, he will be the one to kill these people after returning from the Northern Expedition. It’s time to be in disgrace!
It doesn't matter even if the emperor is suspicious of him because of this, Jia Wen has gone too far. At worst, after killing this Jia Wen, he will retire and return to his hometown, never to care about the world again.
But what Wang Tong didn't expect was that even the raising of money and food could go wrong.
This is the belated first update. I have rewritten this chapter over and over several times. The scraps add up to more than 5,000 words. It’s so annoying that I continue to type. There will be another update in the afternoon.
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I quickly continued to code. I didn’t want to eat lunch.
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