Hearing this, Zhu Wu, who was sitting next to him, immediately clapped his hands and said with a smile: "The king has chosen the time well. If his guess is right, Chief Li will say next that if our Qi State does not give it, we will go north together with the Chu State." , maybe surrender to the Jin Kingdom, right??"
When Li Zhu heard this, he nodded and said: "Exactly!!"
Looking at Li Zhu who admitted directly, Chen Dong next to him raised his eyebrows, immediately looked at it a few more times, and said softly: "Now that the world is in chaos, there is no problem for a military governor, even the Duke of the country, but our country of Qi has no problem. How to ensure that you are sincerely loyal? The land of Huaixi is connected to the west and north of Beijing, and there is also the important town of Jiangling. This may be your next step! What is the difference between crossing the Yangtze River with Chu State? ??”
"The difference is that our leader does not have the foundation of Chu State, nor does he have the strength of Chu State. What you just said may seem wonderful, but it is impossible to achieve in less than a few years. Qi State also needs time to stabilize. Big picture!!”
When Chen Dong heard this, he stood up and said solemnly: "Without you, wouldn't our Qi army be able to capture the Huaihe River?"
"Of course, but all the eyes of the Qi State must be on the imperial capital now. In fact, many people under my commander want to join forces with the King of Jin and directly capture Bianjing. Such a name is not a problem at all, but the commander disdains what the King of Jin does, and only has the only thought in his heart. Respect for Qi country!!”
"Hahaha" Zhu Wu laughed loudly and said with admiration: "Your Excellency is really an honest person, and the most difficult person to deal with in the world is an honest person."
"Your Excellency, this is a great reward!!"
Zhu Wu took a look, clasped his fists and said: "Master Hou, I think that the commander-in-chief is just like the king. Although he comes from a rough background, he values love and righteousness. Now that the world is thinking about peace, he should be kind and kind. However, at this moment, the imperial capital is besieged. If the decree is issued in the name of our Qi State, it is estimated that the scholars and common people in the world will be dissatisfied, so I think it is still necessary to issue the decree in the name of the imperial court!!"
"Imperial court??" Song Yang was stunned.
"The imperial capital was besieged, but at the most critical moment, our Qi State rescued the prince of the official family, His Highness An Guogong. He will lead our Qi State army to save the imperial capital from danger. The king has sent a letter to recommend An Guo "The Duke is the King of Qin." After Zhu Wu said this, he looked at Li Zhu and said, "Your Excellency, why don't you go see His Highness the King of Qin later? His Highness the King of Qin is deeply loved by the officials, and he must be the future king of our Song Dynasty. He ordered the canonization, and no one will probably do it." Object to it!!”
Li Zhu's pupils shrank, but he still quickly said gratefully: "Thank you so much."
"You're welcome, but there is one thing you must tell Commander Wang. Once you have said it, you must do it. If his army enters Huaidong or even attacks Yangzhou, it will mean a break!!"
"Don't worry, sir, my king is the most trustworthy," Li Zhu said seriously.
"good!!"
Soon, after Li Zhu left, Song Hai frowned and said: "Another ambitious person."
"What the Marquis said is true. This Wang Qing is not simple. He seems to be imitating the king. He wants to gain the reputation of orthodoxy first and stabilize people's hearts. But now our Qi State really does not have time to deal with him. Instead of being won over by the Jin State, it is better to stay here temporarily. Well, with him here, the pressure in Yangzhou will be reduced a lot!!"
"I'm afraid that raising tigers will cause trouble!!"
"No" Chen Dong smiled, "Wang Qing seems to be very powerful now, but with Yangzhou to the east and Jiangling to the west, he won't be able to get up in a short time. If he is here, Chu State will never even think about going north. !!”
Song Yang nodded and said with focused eyes, "The most important thing now is the imperial capital."
. . . .
A few days later, in Bianjing City, I saw that this century-old imperial capital was now surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops.
At this time, he was in a royal tent in the North Gate Military Camp.
"His Royal Highness, King Jin, are you determined to capture the imperial capital?" A middle-aged official said with an angry look.
"Yes, the emperor has treacherous ministers who are causing trouble. I, the king, have received the imperial edict and should be the emperor's side!!" Tian Hu, who was on the throne, said calmly.
"Aren't you afraid of the anger of my king by doing this?"
Tian Hu's eyes narrowed, "Why, are you threatening me?"
"I don't dare to lower my rank, but there are still many people from the Chu State in the imperial capital. If the army breaks in..." The middle-aged man is Wei Zhong, an official assigned to the imperial court by the Chu State.
"Haha, your Excellency, please rest assured. There is an alliance between Jin and Chu. My king will not touch the people of Chu if he touches anyone. In fact, my king does not want to rebel against Song Dynasty to establish itself, but the officials are incompetent and need to elect a new one. Officials, this is how the world can be at peace!!" Qiao Guanqing next to him smiled immediately after looking at it.
"Yes, I have great admiration for the King of Chu. As long as the King of Chu is willing to continue to form an alliance, from now on the entire south of the Yangtze River will belong to the Chu State," Tian Hu said seriously.
Wei Zhong's expression changed, "Does King Jin really mean what he said??
"That's still false. As long as the imperial capital is captured and the new emperor is established, I will immediately ask the officials to issue an edict to confederate the entire south of the Yangtze River to the Chu Kingdom!!"
“What about Qi State??”
Hearing this, everyone present looked stern. Now, people from all forces have come to submit, plead for mercy, or block, but there is no news about Qi, the world's hegemon.
"The State of Qi is naturally also in the alliance. When the three families were divided into Jin, the Warring States Period was completed. Our State of Jin definitely does not have such a big appetite and wants to swallow up the world in one go!!"
Wei Zhong heard this, thought about it, and said seriously: "As for the choice of the new emperor, the officials who are already in court, our country of Chu will account for 30%!!"
"It's ridiculous. We are the ones fighting the battle, and you, the Chu State, have done nothing and yet you have to occupy 30%!!"
"Shut up," Tian Hu said, and then said seriously: "Of course you can occupy 30%, but you have to pay for it!!"
"Of course, our Chu State's control over the imperial capital's imperial army is inferior to that of Qi State. As long as we give an order, the Jin State's army can enter the city immediately!!"
"Seriously??" Tian Hu suddenly stood up.
"good"
After Tian Hu glanced at Qiao Guanqing in surprise, he saw Qiao Guanqing immediately said: "If this is the case, there is absolutely no problem. As I said, the three families will form an alliance and divide the Song Dynasty equally!!"
Soon, when Wei Zhong left with the slightest bit of satisfaction and pride, a general said unwillingly: "Your Majesty, brothers have fought bloody battles to get to where they are today. Chu State has achieved such a harvest without doing anything!!"
"Shut up," Qiao Guanqing said seriously, "This is your wise king. Although our Jin State sent troops this time and won consecutive battles, there are still Western troops behind us. If we can't win over Chu State and Qi State agrees, everything will be lost." It won't last long, but looking at today's situation, Chu State no longer intends to support the Song Dynasty!!
"People from Chu State are here, but Qi State..." Tian Hu was a little worried.
"Your Majesty, I think Qi Kingdom may not come. Song Jiang has regained Nanjing now. He has great ambitions and may want to take it all for himself. But now he is restrained outside the country, so your Majesty must seize the opportunity to capture the imperial capital and establish a new emperor. In this way, King Qi will turn around , Even if you are angry, it is a done deal. At that time, everyone is discussing carefully, but in the end it will only be a loss, but as long as you can control the court, you will surpass Qi sooner or later," Qiao Guanqing said.
Tian Hu's eyes narrowed and he looked at all the civil and military officials: "Listen carefully, after capturing Bianjing, you must not offend the Marquis Weining Mansion, any offender will be executed immediately!!"
"yes!!"
"Send an order to the entire army to be on alert. We will capture the imperial capital within three days," Tian Hu said with a hint of excitement.
"yes!!"
