I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 218 Changing generals, let's go to war!
The pale and beardless eunuch, with hesitation in his eyes, replied: "Returning to Your Majesty, there are indeed such rumors that have spread from Jiannan Road. Whether it is true or not, I don't know."

Zhou Huang's face was gloomy and he fell into silence.

Of course he could see such a clumsy estrangement.

but.

Shan Xin's strategy of sticking to the city for the past few months and staying behind closed doors really disgusted him.

In his eyes, Qian Kingdom is just a small country, except for its larger size, it has nothing to do with it.

Food and grass, deposits of silver, and military strength. Everything is inferior to the imperial court!
It's just relying on advanced weapons to run amok in the land of Dazhou, it's really rampant!

With an army of 20, Shan Xin wiped out the rebels in just three months.

It stands to reason that the morale is in full swing, and if you work hard, you may not be able to drive Bai Qi's army back to Qianguo.

But at this time, he chose to stick to Jianbei Road.

Three months ago, when the news came back to the capital, he could tolerate it.

After all, Shan Xin doesn't know enough about Bai Qi, so it's not a bad thing to be cautious.

However, now that three months have passed, if they are still sticking to the city, wouldn't that mean giving up Jiannan Road and more than a dozen prefectural cities in Yongzhou?
Thinking of this.

Zhou Huang looked at the eunuch beside him and ordered, "Let Wang Zhi see me."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The eunuch saluted, turned and left.

After a while.

Eunuch Bingbi, the chief inspector of ceremonies, and Wang Zhi, who was also the admiral of the East Factory, came to the Emperor Zhou, stood upright, and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, my servant!"

Zhou Huang looked at him and asked, "Is there any record of Shan Xin's living in Dongchang?"

Wang Zhidao: "Return to Your Majesty, it's only from last month."

"Bring it to me to see."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Zhi saluted, turned and left, and after a while, he fetched Dongchang's living records about Shan Xin.

Zhou Huang stretched out his hand to take it, and browsed it from top to bottom.

The more he looked, the more gloomy his face became.

Seeing the end, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, slapped the table, and said angrily:

"The commanding general of a mighty 20-strong army just drinks tea and paints every day! What use would I have him for!"

Wang Zhi stood in front of him, his body trembled, and he hesitated to speak.

Emperor Zhou was in a state of anger and didn't notice this, but said: "Wang Zhi, do you think Shan Xin can take on the important task of resisting Qiang!"

As the admiral of Dongchang, Wang Zhi should not interfere in the government affairs, and he is not qualified to comment on the dignified Zhennan General.

But since His Majesty the Emperor asked, he couldn't pretend he didn't hear it.

He hesitated for a moment, and replied:

"My servant doesn't understand military matters, but I feel that since General Shan can scare the rebels, he should have some skills."

When Emperor Zhou heard this, he frowned slightly.

It was just such a subtle movement, but Wang Zhi was keenly aware of it.

Without the slightest hesitation, he continued, "I still feel that the soldiers of the Qian Kingdom may not be stronger than the rebels from all over the country, but General Shan chooses to stop, which is a bit too cautious."

The voice fell.

He clearly saw that Zhou Huang's brows were stretched, and he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.

"I heard that after the Qianren captured Jiannan Road, they re-registered and distributed the land according to [-] mu for men and [-] mu for women. Is there such a thing?"

Wang Zhi hurriedly said: "Return to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing."

After getting an affirmative answer, Zhou Huang actually felt a little emotional.

The reason why the imperial court fell into the current situation is that he implemented the New Deal, and the rebellion in various places was mainly because of the equal tax on square land and the allocation of every man in the New Deal.

It is true that the interests of the gentry are harmed by the sharing of the land into the mu, but in any case, the land is still in the hands of the gentry.

When the cadres came, they did something even better, directly distributing the land of the gentry to ordinary people.

I don't know if the gentry in Jiannan Road regretted their rebellion after experiencing such a thing.

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhou looked at Wang Zhi and asked curiously, "How did the gentry in Jiannan Road deal with it?"

In any case, some of Bai Qi's subordinates are soldiers of the Jiannan Dao Guard, and these people are under the control of the gentry.

When Wang Zhi heard this question, his expression became a little strange, and he replied: "As far as I know, on the second day after the Qianren issued the announcement, a group of gentry ransacked their homes, and the remaining gentry obediently gave up their fields. ,have done nothing."

Upon receiving such an answer, Emperor Zhou was startled for a moment, and then showed a dazed look.

The reaction of the gentry can only be said to be unexpected and reasonable.

"It turns out that the best way to deal with these gentry is to kill them directly."

Emperor Zhou was silent for a long time, and asked again: "Did the soldiers of Jiannan Daowei Station and the servants raised by the gentry not resist?"

Wang Zhi hesitated for a moment, and replied: "After Bai Qi captured Jiannan Road, [-]% of the guards were dispatched in place, [-]% were incorporated into the logistics, and only [-]% were actually used for combat. Compared with Bai Qi's original army , the number of people is too small to make any waves."

Speaking of this, he paused and continued:
"And the soldiers in the guard are all assigned to their own fields."

Undoubtedly, the soldiers assigned to the fields wished that Jiannan Road would be under the leadership of Qianguo forever, so how could they make counterattacks.

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When Emperor Zhou heard this, he was speechless for a moment.

After thinking for a moment, his face showed a solemn look, and he said in a deep voice: "Let the Hanlin Academy draft an article, saying that after the Ganren captured Jiannan Road, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of crimes. All the fields were occupied by the Qianren. Keep it for yourself, and publish it in the big weekly monthly magazine."

Such an article undoubtedly has two sides.

On the one hand, it is tantamount to admitting that Princess Zhou defected to the enemy, the army she commanded was actually the army of Qianren, and the land she captured was actually occupied by Qianren.

Before this.

The common people of the Great Zhou were actually not very clear about the nature of this war.

I just think that there are rebels in Jiannan Road, who are fighting against the court in the name of His Royal Highness the Princess.

On the other hand, it will make the gentry and common people of all walks of life feel resentful towards the dry people, actively respond to the court's call, and donate people, food and money, which will benefit future wars.

At the same time, a signal is sent to all countries that from now on, Zhou and Qian will officially go to war!
"The servant understands."

When Wang Zhi heard this, he hurriedly saluted.

Zhou Huangduan sat on the dragon chair, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then thought of something, his expression became a little complicated, he was hesitant to speak.

When Wang Zhi saw this, he immediately had a guess in his heart. The only one who could make His Majesty hesitate to speak was His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess.

As soon as this idea came to mind, Zhou Huang spoke slowly.

"Can Dongchang find out the identity of the woman in Yanbei Mansion?"

Wang Zhi hesitated for a moment, and decided to answer truthfully: "Returning to Your Majesty, the spies all felt that the appearance of the woman in Yanbei Mansion was the same as the portrait of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."

Although this sentence does not give a positive answer, it is not much worse.

After hearing this, Emperor Zhou couldn't help sighing.

In fact, as early as two or three months ago, he had already made a rough judgment when he heard the news that the eldest princess led troops to serve the king.

After all, the way he seized the throne three years ago really broke the heart of this younger sister.

It is human nature for her to want to take revenge on her with the help of the army of the Qian Kingdom.

It's just that Emperor Zhou didn't expect that the Empress Qian and the Prime Minister of Qian would actually follow their sister's advice and be bold enough to send troops to invade Da Zhou.

What's more, they didn't expect that they would allow their sister to leave Chang'an and set foot on the land of Da Zhou.

From this point of view, his sister does have some tricks.

aside.

Seeing Emperor Zhou's sad face, Wang Zhi hesitated for a moment, and said: "The spies sent by the servants, after all, have never seen the real face of His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and they cannot judge a person's identity just by relying on the portrait.

The servant girl has been the admiral of Dongchang for many years, and has seen many people with similar looks. As long as she dresses up a little, she can confuse others' eyes.

Therefore, the servant feels that the evidence currently available is not enough to confirm that the woman in Yanbei Mansion is Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. "

These remarks are well-founded and convincing.

Emperor Zhou glanced at him, wanted to say something, but felt it was unnecessary, so he just said: "Let the Hanlin Academy draft another article, saying that Emperor Qian imprisoned me, the eldest princess of Zhou, and in the name of the eldest princess, blatantly Invading my Great Zhou, you are not a king!

Together with the previous article, it was published in the weekly magazine. "

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Zhi saluted respectfully.

Zhou Huang sat on the dragon chair, pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind, looked at Wang Zhi, and said solemnly:
"Go to the cabinet, let the great scholars discuss it, write a call to action against Qianguo, and announce it to the world at the right time."

Up to now, there is no point in not going to war. It is nothing more than a fig leaf on the faces of the courts, which is harmful but not beneficial.

Wang Zhi saluted again: "Your servant understands."

"Go down."

"The slaves retire."

After Wang Zhi left.

Only Emperor Zhou and the eunuchs with palm prints were left in Qianqing Palace.

The atmosphere fell into silence.

I do not know how long it has been.

The tall and slender figure couldn't help appearing in Emperor Zhou's mind, looking in the direction of Chang'an, he let out a long sigh.

Three days later.

Under Zhou Huang's instruction, the articles of the Imperial Academy quickly spread throughout the Zhou Kingdom.

After seeing it, both the gentry and the common people in the state of Zhou were filled with resentment.

What is that?
A tiny country that ceded land to the imperial court for compensation a year ago!
His Majesty the Emperor treated them with the utmost benevolence, not only took the initiative to cease the war, but also married His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess!

In the end, in exchange for the kindness and revenge of the dry man!
Imprison Her Royal Highness, and send troops to invade in the name of Her Royal Highness, and take advantage of the danger to capture Jiannan Road.

On the land of Jiannan Road, burning, killing, looting, all kinds of crimes were committed.

These dry people are simply beasts!
A group of pigs and dogs are not as good as things!

After the anger passed, many people pointed their spearheads at the generals who led the army.

"What do those generals do? They receive generous salaries on weekdays, and when they are needed, they hide one by one and act like turtles!"

"Didn't the imperial court send 20 troops to suppress the rebellion! Where is the 20 troops? Why don't you hurry up and kill those gangsters!"

"Although I have no money and no food, if the imperial court goes to war with Qianguo, I will definitely be at the forefront!"

"Our Great Zhou has a strong army and horses, and it is a disgrace to let the Qian Kingdom occupy the land! What a waste!"

"Burning, killing, looting, committing all kinds of crimes, just eight short words, behind it is how many wives and children are separated, their flesh and blood are separated, and they commit crimes. Barbarians!"

After nearly a year of development.

Although the Big Weekly Monthly is not as popular as the Jiangyue Tabloid, it has penetrated into every corner of the Zhou Kingdom.

Whether it is a storyteller in a teahouse or a poor scholar on the side of the road, they will read newspapers regularly and at fixed times.

Every time the newspaper is read, a large number of people will be attracted to watch it, and some rewards will be given when the newspaper becomes popular.

If you are tired from reading, someone will take over.

Therefore, even though there are mostly illiterate people in Dazhou, they still know the atrocities committed by Qianren in Jiannan Road, and everyone is filled with righteous indignation.

Some well-informed merchants listened and retorted subconsciously.

"How did I hear that after the Qianren captured Jiannan Road, instead of slaughtering the city, they distributed it to the people?"

Such words, often before they finish speaking, will attract a group of people to attack.

"The news published by the imperial court can be false?"

"A group of barbarians in Qianguo, expecting them not to massacre the city, is already burning high incense and dividing the fields? Are you confused?"

"At this time, you are still speaking for Ganren, you are Zhou Ren, or Ganren!"

"Zhou traitor! Despicable! Bah!"

Although the folks are outraged, there are different opinions in the court.

Some people think that if the Qianren captured Jiannan Road, they should fight back forcefully, but they should be more cautious if they have weapons like artillery.

After all, knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy will never end in a hundred battles.

Some people also think that the imperial court has an army of 20 in Jianbei Road, and Bai Qi has only 5 men. Even if he has artillery in his hand, he cannot be the opponent of the imperial court!

Two groups of people were arguing endlessly in the court, each with their own reasons.

Zhou Huang never expressed his attitude.

just.

After the court meeting, within a few days, the newspapers in the market will spread the news, saying that some of the princes in the court do not agree with using the power of the whole country to counterattack Qianguo.

Although it is a rumor, it is very accurate.

Undoubtedly, ministers who do not agree with counterattacks against Qianguo will immediately become the target of public criticism and have no choice but to express their attitude in the newspaper.

Within a few days, there was only one voice left in the entire court, and it launched a strong counterattack against the army of Qian Kingdom!
From here.

Removal and replacement of single new ones became a matter of course.

It was Zhao Ping, the Marquis of Jing'an who led the troops to conquer Yongzhou, who took over Shan Xin's command of the 20 troops!
The news of Zhou Guochang's general soon spread to Jiannan Road.

In the camp of the army.

Bai Qi is still studying the map as usual.

However, this time, what was placed in front of him was no longer just a map of the southern part of Zhou State, but a map of the entire territory of Zhou State!
"After capturing Jianbei Road, there is a plain behind, and the only remaining threat is the Tiger Army!
The day when the Huben Army was destroyed was the time when the Zhou Kingdom fell! "

As Bai Qi thought about it, a gleam of light burst out from his sharp eyes.

Just now.

A slightly excited voice came from outside the door.

"A lowly job seeks to see the general!"

"Enter!"

Pian Jiang walked into the tent, looked at Bai Qi, with an excited look on his face, cupped his hands and said:
"General! There is news from the first village that the enemy's general has changed from Shan Xin to Zhao Ping!"

(End of this chapter)