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Chapter 445 End of Volume
The night was as dark as ink, without stars or moon.

In the howling cold wind, the sound of intensive horse hooves sounded like thunder.

Due to the terrain restrictions in the city, the army could not form a formation and could only form separate formations and disperse.

The defenders in the same city started fighting in the streets. Now there are not only soldiers and horses from the Dianqian Division and the city defense battalion in the city, but also the Divine Guards.

Moreover, since the last rebellion of King Yan forced the palace, Gu Yankai, under the instruction of Emperor Xining, reorganized the Dianqian Division. All the weapons of the Dianqian Division and the city defense camp were also replaced, which not only increased the defense of the inner city. , and also added manpower and sentries on the imperial city towers, equipped with a large number of divine arm crossbows.

The Song Dynasty was able to compete with Xixia and Liao for many years. Although they lost more than they won, they still clung to their territory, preventing the Liao people from going south. Xixia could only look at Guanzhong from a distance but could not make any progress. It relied on nothing more than two sharp weapons.

One is the unrivaled foot armor in the world, and the other is the unique divine arm crossbow. Both its range and power are far beyond those of ordinary crossbows.

The British Duke was a veteran general in the army and had led troops for many years. He had already thought of countermeasures in advance before entering the city.

All the generals under their command dispersed and started fighting in the streets and alleys with the soldiers and horses from the city who came for reinforcements. Gu Er and Wang Zhong were entrusted with important tasks, leading young generals such as General Xiao Zheng, each with a hundred people. Qingqi, constantly roaming to support.

"I am the Marquis of Ningyuan, Gu Tingye. We have found out the cause of death of the official, the queen, and all the great ministers. Tonight, we are only here to protect the emperor and get rid of the traitors! Brothers in front of the palace and the city defense camp, don't let those traitors fool you. Blinded!"

First use force to intimidate, and then win over and divide. Empress Dowager Cao relies only on the prestige left by the late emperor. Although the tiger is dead, its power still exists, but love is limited after all. In the face of life and death, in the face of interests, In front of us, there are only a few people who can stick to their original aspirations as always.

The battle lasted all night, and both sides suffered heavy losses. The British Duke and Gu Er finally gained the upper hand. The guards of each gate were either killed or surrendered, and the soldiers and horses in the outer and inner cities were successively collected. After surrendering, the defenders of each gate also turned into soldiers and horses of King Qin's army.

The people hid in their homes and closed their doors and windows for fear of being implicated.

I don't know when the sky has turned white. After a night of fighting, everyone's faces also showed a bit of fatigue.

If the emperor and the empress were not dead, I am afraid that everyone would have broken into the palace at all costs last night, but now the emperor and the empress have been killed long ago. Now the palace is ruled by the Empress Dowager Cao, and the imperial city is much more heavily guarded than before. times.

In order to reduce their own losses, the British public and others chose to fight slowly and calmly. They first pacified the inner and outer cities to eliminate their worries, and then surrounded the imperial city with a large army. With an absolute advantage, they marched to the city to avoid as much as possible. Something unexpected happened.

The imperial city is not big. The total number of defenders at Donghua Gate, Xihua Gate and Nanxun Gate is less than three thousand. Moreover, the imperial city is not monolithic. There are many walls and palaces in the corners that have long been in disrepair. , the maids in the palace often sneaked out of the palace through these nooks and crannies.

At this time, the person standing on the top of Nanxun Gate was none other than Empress Dowager Cao's biological brother and the newly appointed commander of the Divine Guard Army, Cao Wenxuan.

"What are you doing here? Are you planning to rebel?" Cao Wenxuan looked at the army below the city, feeling both angry and worried.

The British Duke ignored Cao Wenxuan, who was jumping up and down on the city wall, and turned to look at Gu Er next to him. Gu Er immediately rode forward and said loudly: "Brothers in front of the palace, I am Ningyuan Hou Gu Tingye. The official and the queen are here The palace has been harmed by traitors in the court. We are raising troops today just to protect the Qing emperor. We will eliminate the traitors and restore the purity of the court..."

"Straight thief!"

"court death!"

Cao Wenxuan, who was on the tower, didn't give Gu Er a chance to instigate rebellion. He quickly grabbed the God's Arm crossbow from his crossbowman's hand, pointed it at Gu Er and shot an arrow at it.

"Shoot these rebels to death!"

"Shoot them!"

An arrow shot out, but Gu Er dodged it. Cao Wenxuan felt furious and roared hysterically, but as he roared, Cao Wenxuan's voice stopped abruptly.

I saw an arrow with its tail still trembling, inserted into Cao Wenxuan's neck like lightning. The shoulder armor surrounding his neck was like tofu.

"Those who surrender will not die, those who resist will not be spared!"

"Arrowers prepare!"

Boom boom boom!
The dull sound of war drums echoed through the sky.

The British man with white beard and hair pulled out the sword from his waist, waved his hand, and the soldiers hiding behind the shield pushed a manhole to the front.

Wang Zhong also climbed up the well railing early, holding a three-stone bow gifted by Gu Er in his hand. Cao Wenxuan was killed by his arrow just now.

The defenders on the city have divine arm crossbows, but the troops brought by the British Duke and others are also the Tokyo Forbidden Army, and they are also equipped with divine arm crossbows. And the reason why the British Duke delayed the attack on the imperial city until now is, Just to wait for the reserve troops and horses to transport the well railings into the city.

The crossbowmen on the well railings also use divine arm crossbows, and the walls of the imperial city are not particularly high.

"shoot!"

The British Duke gave the order and waved the flag. On the well railing, the crossbowmen hiding behind the guard board stood up one after another to fight back.

Wang Zhong's archery skills were so precise that he could hit wherever he pointed. In less than ten breaths, he shot out a pot of arrows. On top of the city tower, fifteen defenders carrying divine arm crossbows were killed by him. Under the arrow.

Another group of crossbowmen helped, and in an instant, they had a suppressive effect on the defenders on the tower.

Anyone who dared to take the initiative among the crossbowmen on the city would be severely attacked. Within a short time, they were suppressed and could only hide behind the city wall.

In addition, Cao Wenxuan was shot to death,

"Siege!"

The sound of drums became more intense,

The British Duke gave the order again, pushing the ladder, and the infantry of the siege truck began to move forward.

"kill!"

In just half an hour, Nanxunmen was breached and the army invaded the imperial city.

After another half hour, in the Daqing Hall, Queen Mother Cao, dressed in imperial robes, sat on the dragon chair, next to Zhao Ceyong in dragon robes.

Looking at the ferocious sergeant, the young Zhao Ceyong's face was full of fear, but Empress Dowager Cao was calm and unafraid, ignoring the people rushing into the palace, and gently stroking the armrests of the dragon chair with her palms, as if she was feeling something. .

"The eldest lady is so excited. She has reached this point and is still so calm and composed."

In front of Empress Dowager Cao were more than a dozen maids and more than 20 confidants.

"Rebellious ministers and traitors!" Empress Dowager Cao looked at Gu Er who was speaking with an angry look on her face.

"Rebellious ministers and traitors?" Gu Er sneered and said, "Don't you feel ashamed when you say this?"

"Humph!"

Empress Dowager Cao's sharp eyes swept over everyone one by one.

The British Duke glared at Gu Er: "Zhong Huai!"

Gu Er immediately held up his hands and leaned back slightly.

However, Wang Zhong stepped forward and said: "It is a state law. The eldest lady rebelled, killed officials and the queen, and successively killed Han Daxiangong and many other important officials in the court. The crime is unpardonable. If the eldest lady doesn't want to face herself, If so, I don’t mind helping the eldest lady look decent.”

"Prince Hou, how dare you!" Empress Dowager Cao stood up, pointed at Wang Zhong and angrily shouted: "The Ai family is the empress dowager of the current dynasty, how dare you do this?"

Wang Zhongdao: "The emperor breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people! What's more, you are only the Queen Mother!"

"Rebellious ministers and traitors!" "Rebellious ministers and traitors!"

Empress Dowager Cao pointed at Wang Zhong and cursed loudly, but she only cursed a few words. Wang Zhong immediately drew his bow and arrow, and heard a muffled sound. The arrow pierced the chest of a chamberlain who was standing in front of Empress Dowager Cao, hitting Cao Cao in the middle. The Queen Mother's chest was directly driven away by the huge force.

But it wasn't over yet, because Wang Zhong shot three arrows in a row, one piercing the throat and the other piercing the lower abdomen, nailing Cao Tianhou to the dragon chair.

Zhao Ceyong, who was next to him, couldn't take a breath and fainted from fright.

"伱..." Everyone in the British public looked at Wang Zhong in shock. The boss, whose mouth was open, was obviously shocked by Wang Zhong's sudden move.

"Everyone!" Wang Zhong turned to face everyone and said loudly: "The matter has come to this, we have no choice. If the Queen Mother is left behind, how will we deal with ourselves in the future?"

Wang Zhong's words directly struck the hearts of everyone in the palace.

"The Queen Mother knew that her crime was so heinous that she committed suicide out of fear of it!"

"The plan for now is to quickly find the sixth prince, support him on the throne, appease people's hearts, and stabilize the court."

As soon as Wang Zhong said these words, everyone's eyes lit up!
"What Academician Wang said is absolutely true. Our plan now is to find the Sixth Prince as soon as possible!"

Compared to Conglong Zhigong, a mere Empress Dowager Cao is nothing. If she dies, she will die.

Half a day later, all the corpses and blood were swept out of the palace. The distinguished military attachés, headed by the British Duke, and the civil servants, headed by Wang Zhong, supported the sixth prince, Zhao Cexun, to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in the Daqing Palace.

That afternoon, the imperial edict written by Wang Zhong and sealed by the British Duke spread throughout Tokyo. The edict stated that Empress Dowager Cao collaborated with the Cao family to rebel, killing the emperor and empress, and also murdered Grand Prime Minister Han Zhang and many other important officials. , the detailed story of the destruction of his entire family.

Among the military attaches, the British Duke was granted the title of Taiwei, leading the Privy Envoy, and was in charge of the Imperial Guards in Tokyo. General Zheng was granted the title of Zhu Guo, and led the Privy Deputy Envoy. The other distinguished generals were promoted. Gu Er was also reinstated and his official position was restored. He held the post of commander and envoy in front of the palace, responsible for guarding the imperial city and suppressing the remnants of the rebels.

Among the civil servants, Grand Xianggong Han was killed, two of the six ministers suddenly disappeared, and two more had long been connected with the Queen Mother Cao. Among the civil servants, there were not a few who turned to the Queen Mother.

After searching through the remaining people, the one who was finally promoted to the position was the 70-year-old Wu Lao Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, while Wang Zhong became the deputy of Zheng Lao Shangshu and the deputy prime minister of the dynasty.

Mr. Wu, the old minister, was old and dim. He said he was the prime minister, but in fact he was just a mascot. He also knew that he was just pushed out and placed in front of the stage and did not interfere in political affairs.

Even Sheng Hong, a veteran who always had both sides in the officialdom, was promoted and took the job of right minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Not to mention Changbai, who was appointed deputy envoy of salt and iron, and was temporarily in charge of all salt affairs. Rulan's husband Wen Yanjing was appointed as a general judge and sent to other places.

The news that Empress Dowager Cao had murdered Zhao Zongquan and Empress Shen had just been released, and it immediately caused an uproar in the court. At first, everyone was still suspicious. But when the survivor Shen Congxing and several officials who had taken refuge with Empress Dowager Cao came out to testify, the capital was abuzz. Uproar.

Fortunately, the British Duke, Old General Zheng and others were in charge, and the Queen Mother's rebellion case was resolved within ten days. There were as many as a hundred officials involved in the case, and even the Duke of Qi was involved.

Although the young master Qi Heng did not know the inside story, he had always been a supporter of the Empress Dowager Cao. He was a mainstay in the forces of the Empress Dowager Cao. He was inevitably implicated and was sent to Lingzhou in the northwest to make a small of general judgment.

The nearly [-] officials involved in the case were not spared. Fortunately, most of them were not deeply involved and were either punished or demoted. Only a dozen of them were dismissed from office, and seven or eight of the officials most involved in the case had their homes confiscated and exiled. , Thorn with the Frontier.

Just after the first month of the year, the court situation slowly returned to stability. Under Wang Zhong's suggestion, because the emperor was too young and in order to prevent excessive concentration of power, the position of prime minister and assistant was changed to an election system every three years. They have to be re-elected for a maximum of three consecutive terms, which is nine years. The requirements for candidates are also extremely strict. The first is official rank, at least from the second grade.

Wang Zhong's suggestion was somewhat controversial when it was first introduced, but as time went by, after officials realized the benefits, it was officially implemented not long after.

In the third year of Taiping, Mr. Wu resigned from the post of prime minister and assistant, and Wang Zhong took over, starting the reform path of boiling frogs with slow fire.

Wang Zhong knows very well that in today's world, all classes have been solidified. If he rashly carries out reforms, before he succeeds, he will probably become a thorn in the eyes of all the privileged classes, a thorn in their flesh, and they will want to get rid of him.

Therefore, Wang Zhong was not impatient, but worked steadily. He first established a Military Aircraft Department under the Privy Council, and then a Military Affairs Supervisor under the Imperial College to train military attachés for the court. At the same time, he established military academies in various prefectures. The Academy was affiliated with the Supervisor of Military Affairs. It recruited children from good families in various prefectures and prefectures. They were taught reading and literacy first, and then martial arts and military arts. They were graded at different levels, and the power of military examinations was delegated to the Supervisor of Military Affairs. However, in just a few years, they were He sent hundreds of grassroots officers to the imperial court.

The second thing Wang Zhong did was to increase the rights of the six ministries. The responsibilities of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Industry remained unchanged, and only the rights and benefits were increased. The Ministry of Revenue gradually took over the financial power from the Third Division, and the Ministry of War was responsible for the military attaches. In terms of his life and appointment, the rank of the six ministers was also mentioned as the second rank, and the ministers on the left and right were both the third rank.

The Jianyuan and Yushitai were merged into the Duchayuan. The highest officer of the Duchayuan was the Zuodu Yushi, and his deputy was the Youdu Yushi. They were the second rank and the second rank respectively.

In the seventh year of Taiping (the seventh year of Taiping), the fourth year after Wang Zhong took over as prime minister, he began to change the imperial court's chaotic rank, official, and dispatch system, that is, it adopted the official system of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

As for the people, the imperial court vigorously encouraged people to engage in business, promoted potatoes, corn and sweet potatoes brought from overseas throughout the country, encouraged innovation, and vigorously developed production without temporarily encroaching on the power of existing classes, and introduced a variety of new agricultural tools and farming tools. His methods and concepts have spread throughout the world.

In the same year, under the leadership of Wang Zhong, the "One Whip" law began to be implemented all over the world, that is, the land tax, corvee and other miscellaneous levies in various states and counties were combined into one line, and the silver taels were collected together and paid per mu.

In the tenth year of Taiping, Wang Zhong was elected prime minister for the third time. Three years after the one-whip law was implemented throughout the world, Wang Zhong once again implemented the policy of dividing the land into acres, returning the fire to the public, and the officials and gentry to pay the grain together.

Although there were many voices of opposition in the court, Wang Zhong had been in power for many years at this time, and his prestige had already reached its peak. He also had the full support of Gu Er, the Privy Councilor in charge of all the Imperial Guards in Tokyo, and after Xiao Duan annexed the Imperial City Division. The intelligence agency that developed had some ups and downs, but it still implemented this method.

In the 12th year of Taiping, Wang Zhong resigned from the position of prime minister and was granted the title of Grand Master and the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments. However, no one wanted to overturn the various policies that Wang Zhong implemented, and no one thought of helping the people who had already become The mascot emperor returned to power because they had already tasted the benefits of the election system and they did not want to have someone who could determine their life or death with one word and sit on their heads to shit and piss.

In addition, the six departments, five temples and three law departments each performed their own duties. In terms of the army, with the implementation of the Military Academy, the filling of the treasury, and the reforms implemented by Gu Er in the army, the national power of the Song Dynasty became stronger and stronger, even in Xixia took advantage of the situation and won several times.

It seems that the court is better off without the emperor!

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"call!"

On the sofa in the living room, Wang Zhong woke up with half of his body sunk into the soft leather sofa. Looking at the familiar environment around him, he couldn't help but sigh.

The past few decades of the "Knowledge" dungeon are much more interesting than all the previous dungeon worlds.

With the power of one person, he changed the direction of the entire world and advanced a country with a feudal autocratic monarchy to a stage similar to a constitutional monarchy. Although Wang Zhong did not know where the world would go in the future, and whether one day the imperial power would once again be superior to all living beings. But at least now, Wang Zhong has a lot of sense of accomplishment.

The world of copies lasts for decades, but the reality lasts only a moment.

Wang Zhong stood up, drank a glass of water, sat back on the sofa, and then called up the system.

[Copy Settlement...

Copy evaluation: First, the task is being settled, please wait...]

[Task Rewards: Main Mission: Potential Points +40, Skill Points +40, Points +400.

Additional bonus: system space volume x2.

Is it to extract memories, shield emotions, and form memory light balls? 】

Without hesitation, Wang Zhong chose No again. The line "Knowing No" is indeed wonderful, but the difference between ancient times and modern times is too big, whether it is the way of life or speech and behavior, Wang Zhong chose No.

The familiar feeling, the memories in the mind are gradually stripped away, and the familiar faces gradually become blurred...

Call up the personal information panel again:

[Host: Wang Zhong
Yangshou: 26/64
Status: strong
Body: 108~238
Force: 89~208
Speed: 92~212
God: 148
Skill: slightly

Kung Fu: Qi Training Technique (Level 7)
(Note: Skills can consume skill points to improve)

Potential Points: 70
Skill Points: 190
System Points: 1870
Memory light ball: x5
System space x1 (1024m)]

It's another great harvest. Not only has Yangshou increased, but Qi training has reached level 7, and the upper limits of various attributes have been increased. Even the basic attribute of 'god' has also increased significantly.

(End of this chapter)