"Why are you helping me?"
After listening to Zhang Qingyuan's words, Zhu Qizhao was a little confused.
He was sentimental before, and his words revealed that he hated the imperial power. Why did he suddenly say that he wanted to help him?
Zhang Qingyuan looked at him with contempt, "Do you think I am willing to help you?
If this problem in your family is not solved, who will care about the victims of the disaster in Kaifeng? Are we going to watch them all starve to death?
I am not helping you, but I am helping the victims of the disaster and helping the people of the world find a similar emperor to head their house.
Only by quickly calming down your family will you be free to provide disaster relief. "
This is a matter of whether to help or not. The brothers in their family are so messed up, Zhang Qingyuan complained in his heart.
After listening to Long Qi's description of the division of royal personnel, Zhang Qingyuan didn't have a good impression of the other princes who had taken the throne.
No matter how much Zhu Qizhao said, he was still helping in the disaster area, not to mention that he had some friendship with him, so helping him achieve a great position was a smooth sailing.
Zhu Qizhao relaxed his vigilance slightly. Just now he thought Zhang Qingyuan was going to kill him and was shocked.
"No, then why did you hit me?" He rubbed his belly, the pain still lingering.
Zhang Qingyuan stood up and said solemnly: "Pindao was fighting for the victims who died. If your family had to respond early and actively provide disaster relief, why would so many people die?"
Even a punch to him is light!
The two glared at each other. In the end, Zhu Qizhao was defeated first and his momentum weakened, "Okay, I won't argue with you."
Zhu Qizhao didn't think he could beat him, and he was afraid that he would get punched again if he made Zhang Qingyuan anxious.
"snort."
Zhang Qingyuan snorted arrogantly, feeling weak in his heart.
This guy won't take revenge on me when he becomes emperor later. He can't be so petty.
It doesn't matter if he is petty. At worst, I will find an old forest in the mountains to live alone, and I won't come out until I am number one in the world.
For the sake of millions of victims, I will beat him!
Zhang Qingyuan still has some angry youth spirit, from the Black Lotus Sect to the disaster relief now.
Although he usually speaks freely and is very nervous, he is not serious.
But when it comes to big things, he can tell what is right and what is wrong.
The two of them were sitting in the courtyard, and Li Qiuran brought two cups of tea.
Zhu Zizhao took the tea, looked at Li Qiuran and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Li Qiuran just glared at him and said nothing more.
Zhang Qingyuan silently gave him a thumbs up in his heart. He was worthy of helping him. He was really good at talking!
However, my little heart also panicked, fearing that Qiu Ran would draw his sword.
After Li Qiuran left, Zhang Qingyuan whispered to him: "Don't talk nonsense to her."
"Why, isn't she a sibling?"
"It's...half of it."
Zhu Qizhao gave him a mocking look. Although he couldn't beat him, he could look down on him with his eyes.
"I thought the Taoist priest who dared to hit the prince would be so amazing and stunning, but it turned out to be nothing more than that."
"Keep your voice down. She is the Zhuqing Fairy who is feared in the martial arts world. If she makes you anxious, if she kills you, then you are really not halfway through your business and the middle path has collapsed."
With Li Qiuran's temper, she doesn't care whether you are a prince or a prince.
Zhu Qizhao pouted: "I think she was very happy to hear my words about brother and sister."
"Really?"
"Um."
Zhang Qingyuan secretly turned around and looked into the room, hoping it was true.
After taking a sip of tea and putting away his idle thoughts, Zhang Qingyuan said seriously: "Tell me about your plan first. If there are any loopholes, I will help you fill them in."
Zhu Zizhao took a deep breath and began to tell his plan.
"Actually, I knew that King Yu had disloyal intentions. Long before the Tianli Sect contacted King Yu, Xia Houjue came to see me first."
So it turned out that Zhang Qingyuan suddenly realized that he must come to Kaifeng first.
"It's just that I feel that Xia Houjue's Tianli Sect is not decent, so I rejected it."
"So he came to Kaifeng and found King Yu. You often go to the rivers and lakes, and you also have power in the rivers and lakes."
Zhu Qi Ming showed a bohemian appearance on the surface, as if he had no idea about the throne. There were five legitimate sons of the emperor, and the others were fighting fiercely. He was also the legitimate son and had the same opportunity, so how could he have no idea about the throne.
Zhu Qizhao was noncommittal and nodded slightly, indicating a tacit understanding between the two.
Zhang Qingyuan didn't point it out. It's good to know and tell him to avoid embarrassment.
"I have a Tingchao Pavilion in Jianghu, and Lao San is in charge of it for me. Its main function is to inquire about news from various places.
When I learned that Xia Houjue came to Kaifeng, I knew that he had approached King Yu. "
"So you came to Kaifeng just to give King Yu a heavy blow when he rebelled?"
Zhu Qizhao shook his head: "Although I know that he is hooking up with King Yu, I don't know their plan. It happened to be a severe drought in Kaifeng, so I came to Kaifeng for three days to find out what he was and what he was. At that time, I still didn't know how they were going to raise an army.
It wasn't until we went to Tingfeng Village and you helped me break Tingfeng Village that we guessed what he was thinking. "
"What about your backup plan?"
"What I originally thought was to go straight to Shanhaiguan through Kaifeng, where General Huang is stationed. There are 100,000 elite soldiers in Shanhaiguan. When the King of Yu raises his troops and reaches the capital, I will lead General Huang to raid from behind, and a mantis will catch the cicada. The oriole is behind."
Zhu Qizhao sighed and said depressedly: "But King Yu wants to target the victims, so I have to be on guard.
If he recruits troops normally and wins over bandits and common people to start a rebellion, I will have enough time.
However, his target is the victims of the disaster. If he wants to raise an army, with the food in his hand, he can easily raise an army of 100,000 in an instant. "
Zhang Qingyuan agreed with him very much. King Yu was very quick with his troops. If he really wanted to rebel, even the court might not be able to react.
"So you stay in Kaifeng and let Lao Wu and Lao Qi go to Shanhaiguan to recruit troops."
"Yes, I want to stay in Kaifeng and always know King Yu's next move."
"These past few days, you have gone out early and come back late just to explore information."
"Well, King Yu can't wait any longer. He is recruiting troops and horses now. He has transferred all the food to the palace of King Yu, and a large number of victims are also gathering there." Zhu Qizhao said anxiously.
Zhang Qingyuan frowned slightly and then asked: "Then what do you have in mind?"
Zhu Qizhao continued to sigh and smiled sadly: "In fact, except for the people from Tingchao Pavilion, I have no one else in Kaifeng now."
Zhu Qizhao didn't have many people. In order to maintain the character of Prince Xiaoyao, in addition to the Twelve Guards, he only had an intelligence network like Tingchao Pavilion for so many years.
Now that all twelve guards have been dispersed, there is really no one available.
Zhang Qingyuan looked at him. He really spent a lot of money. All the twelve guards were scattered, and there was not even a protective force around him.
The two fell into silence. Zhang Qingyuan thought for a while and suddenly raised his head.
"I'll give you an idea."
"What's the idea?" Zhu Qizhao asked.
He smiled and said: "You can follow the example of King Yu and use the victims to build a team.
The victims are now scattered, and more and more people are dying of hunger. As long as you say you have food, a large number of victims will definitely come to us. "
"But... I don't have any food and grass, how can the victims come?"
Zhang Qingyuan pointed to his feet and said with a smile: "He has it."
Zhu Qizhao was stunned, "You mean, the Tang family?"
Tang Jie is now the largest grain merchant in Kaifeng. The grain in his hands is enough to arm tens of thousands of troops.
"Go and lobby, show your identity, and let him be the investor in your army. At the very least, you will not be powerless in Kaifeng now."
"But I don't have a weapon..." Zhu Qizhao said again.
Not only did King Yu have food, he also prepared it for a long time. In addition to food, they also prepared weapons in advance.
"What's so difficult about this? There are many large and small cottages nearby. The total number of bandits in these cottages is at least more than 2,000. Each of these two thousand people has thousands of weapons. Let Tang Jie urgently helps you build some. Although there are fewer, these people are not your main force.
As long as we can persist until General Huang arrives, all problems will be solved by then. "
Speaking of this, Zhang Qingyuan paused.
"The premise here is that you have to ensure that General Huang can come."
Zhang Qingyuan didn't know what kind of deal he had with General Huang. If they didn't come, it would be nonsense. After all, they lacked weapons. Do they really expect to use the victims to fight hand-to-hand?
After listening to Zhang Qingyuan's words, Zhu Qizhao said confidently: "Don't worry, General Huang will definitely come."
"Um."
Zhang Qingyuan was sure that there must be a py transaction, but if he didn't tell what it was specifically, he wouldn't ask.
Zhang Qingyuan stood up and waved his sleeves.
"Now we need a few things before we can raise an army."
"what?"
Zhang Qingyuan said: "Great justice!"
Without great righteousness, it is simply untenable. Even if he succeeds in seizing the direct descendant, among the people and in the court, he will still be in the upper position by seizing the direct descendant.
In ancient times, when you raised an army, even if you rebelled, you still had to shout for justice.
"Can your Tingchao Pavilion spread the news?"
Zhu Zizhao said: "Yes!"
Zhang Qingyuan nodded and already had an idea in his mind. He looked at Zhu Qizhao and asked: "If you become the emperor, can you be better to the people of the world?"
Zhu Qizhao did not answer him directly, but looked at him and said:
"Do you know why I want to be emperor?
Just because I think they are not good to the people. "
