The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 296 The Shame of Jingkang

"How could he be so useless? How could he?"

Zhu Houzhao kept loosening and clenching his hands, loosening and clenching, and it seemed as if the space was about to burst under his pressure.

Wang Shouren and his companions quickly read the information and had no doubt that if Zhao Ji were here, he would be crushed into powder alive by his own emperor.

"Your Majesty." Wang Shouren called out, his face extremely serious and one hand clenched tightly.

Although he had anticipated this, he did not expect that Song would be defeated so badly.

No, it was delivered that fast.

"Old Prince, I was wrong. I underestimated that useless Zhao Ji and that little useless Zhao Heng." Zhu Houzhao admitted his mistake for the first time in his life, gritting his teeth with fire in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, we must take action immediately." Wang Shouren said solemnly.

"Yes, send troops immediately." Zhu Houzhao said without hesitation, suppressing his anger.

No one present had any objection.

According to this intelligence, Bian Jing was almost completely captured by the Jin Kingdom.

It was no longer possible for the Song Dynasty to resist the Jin and Liao Dynasties. The Ming Dynasty had to take action immediately and must not allow the Song Dynasty to be occupied by the Jin and Liao Dynasties.

This is not just a matter of being a Han Chinese country, we cannot just sit back and watch.

It’s more because of strategic issues.

The territory of the Song Dynasty borders the Ming Dynasty. If it were occupied by the Jin and Liao dynasties, the consequences would be disastrous.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty will face siege from the Mongols in the north and the Jin and Liao dynasties in the west.

Of course, after the Jin and Liao kingdoms completely destroyed the Song kingdom, they would most likely fight a major war and destroy each other.

But how can you gamble on something like this?

I won't gamble at all.

Moreover, even if the Jin and Liao fought a great war, the victorious side would be more terrifying.

No matter what, the Ming Dynasty must take action to avoid such a situation.

"I will lead the Dragon Riders to go there immediately - no." Zhu Houzhao said, and then denied it himself, "Without me and the Dragon Riders, you can't stop Temujin from going to the Sui Kingdom, I can't move.

Lao Wang, you go.

You led your three armies, as well as Li Jing's First and Third Armies in Shaanxi, into the State of Song, occupied its territory, and resisted the Jin and Liao states.

You can ask for anything you need, and we can make all the decisions on our own."

Wang Shouren was even more pleased. Without hesitation, he bowed and said solemnly, "Yes, I accept your order."

"Old Wang, I'm relying on you in the west. Just tell me what I need," Zhu Houzhao said seriously.

"I understand, and I will not let Your Majesty down," Wang Shouren said firmly.

After a pause, he continued, "Your Majesty, when I enter the Song Kingdom, if nothing unexpected happens, I will only face the Jin Kingdom in the short term.

The Jin Kingdom's 200,000 cavalry will certainly become more powerful after this battle, and will also have many Song troops.

There are still hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen in the country, and they are very powerful.

Therefore, five armies are far from enough. I also have Han Shizhong's 21st Army and Wu Yunzhao's 11th Army.

In addition, I want to organize two more armies, which will be led by people from Song Dynasty."

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao agreed immediately and nodded, saying, "I will immediately issue an order to Wu Yunzhao and Han Shizhong to lead their troops to the Song Kingdom.

In addition, it is indeed necessary to conquer the Song people and turn them into Ming people.

Two armies are not enough, I will give you four armies.

We also need to consider officials. Some can be transferred from Ming Dynasty or selected from Song State. You have full authority to decide, old king."

"Yes." Wang Shouren responded with a serious bow again.

Zhang Sanfeng and Wuji had long known about Zhu Houzhao's trust in Wang Shouren, but when they heard about these powers, they couldn't help but be shocked.

If Wang Shouren won this battle, then all matters concerning the Song Dynasty would basically be decided by Wang Shouren.

This power and trust have never been given to any minister since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

The separation of military and politics that Your Majesty originally emphasized was also broken by Wang Shouren.

Of course, they also know that these powers are necessary.

Only in this way can Wang Shouren fight with all his strength without any constraints.

Zhu Houzhao and Wang Shouren discussed many details, and imperial edicts began to be sent to various places.

Wang Shouren's 14th and 18th Armies were at the border and immediately began to rush towards Shaanxi.

As for the loopholes in the defense line caused by this, it is not a big problem. Zhu Houzhao and his men are still here, and Temujin is in the north. Who would dare to come?
The 13th Army has just set out from the southwest to the border, so just let them go directly to Shaanxi.

Needless to say, Li Jing's First Army and Third Army are in Shaanxi.

Wu Yunzhao's 11th Army was in Shanxi, while Han Shizhong's 21st Army was a bit far away and was transferred to Lu by Zhu Houzhao, ready to board the ship to the Sui Dynasty at any time.

Now, naturally, Song State comes first.

In addition to the orders to mobilize the army, there were more orders sent to the capital.

Seven armies were dispatched, with a total of 270,000 troops heading towards the territory of Song State. This would obviously be a big battle.

Logistics is the most important, and the court must cooperate well.

Reforms are now being promoted within the Ming Dynasty. Such a big war will obviously make the Ming court very uncomfortable, but it has to be fought.

When Zhu Houzhao's imperial edict flew to various places, Temujin also received the news.

"Hahaha!"

Temujin laughed happily, sweeping away his previous resentment and heaviness.

"I really didn't expect that the change would come so quickly. The Zhao family is really a waste that never disappoints us. This is also a bargain for the Jin and Liao countries."

Temujin laughed, and a hint of envy rose in his heart.

The Song Dynasty that the Jin and Liao dynasties faced was really useless.

Compared with Zhu Houzhao's Ming Dynasty, it was a persimmon that couldn't be softer. The Jin and Liao dynasties were lucky and got a great bargain.

"Hehe, the Zhao family of the Song State is indeed a bunch of useless people. It's not surprising that they have such a record." Xiao Jingtian said with a disdainful laugh.

"Now that the Song Dynasty is on the verge of destruction, Zhu Houzhao will surely be unable to resist taking action.

He didn't have the extra thoughts or energy to ask for help from the Sui Dynasty again.

Congratulations, Genghis Khan." Xiao Ao Shi also smiled.

"Brother Xiao, you are too polite. I can have the situation today thanks to the help of the two brothers." Temujin said with a polite smile.

After a pause, he pondered and said, “The plan to launch the Jin, Liao, and Song Kingdoms has worked better than expected.

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhu Houzhao will definitely let Wang Shouren lead a large army into the Song Dynasty to fight against Jin, Liao, and even the remnants of the Song Dynasty.

Next, we just need to keep an eye on Zhu Houzhao and others in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is still undergoing internal reforms, and the three kingdoms of Jin, Liao and Song are not so easy to deal with.

If this continues, the Ming Dynasty will surely fall into the quagmire of the Song Dynasty and continue to weaken.

And the Mongols will conquer the Sui Dynasty, and then we can truly compete with the Ming Dynasty."

The tone gradually became full of vigor and determination.

Bashiba smiled and nodded slightly.

The Xiao brothers glanced at each other and smiled slightly.

Then, they can leave.

Let the Mongols and the Ming Dynasty fight to the death.

It would be best if they all died completely.

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In the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the news about the Song Dynasty from the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Zhu Houzhao's edict arrived one after another.

After seeing the information sent by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the top leaders of the Ming Dynasty were collectively speechless and looked at each other in bewilderment.

No one could have imagined that Zhao Ji and his son would fight such a brutal battle.

Suddenly, they felt extremely fortunate and proud.

Look at Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty in the east, and then look at Zhao Ji and his son of the Song Dynasty in the west.

His Majesty is truly a god descended from heaven, perfect and without any flaws!

They were really grateful that their own Majesty was their own Majesty, and not Yang Guang, Zhao Ji, and his son.

Otherwise, no matter how strong the Ming Dynasty's foundation was, it would never be enough to defeat it.

Only Gu Xichao looked extremely worried. He was not worried about Song Guo's life or death, but about the woman who was always in his heart.

If he had not been entrusted with an important position, he would have wanted to go to Song State immediately.

But thinking about what he had asked the Royal Guards for in advance, he felt more at ease.

An insignificant weak woman, with the help of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, should be fine.

The top leaders of the Ming Dynasty were discussing countermeasures, but before they could come up with anything, Zhu Houzhao's order arrived.

"The war is finally about to begin!" Ma Wensheng sighed as he prepared to persevere for the last year.

"This battle has to be fought. It must be fought." Xie Qian said decisively.

Liu Jian nodded and agreed, "We have to fight, let's start.

All matters concerning the war will be handled by Governor Wang, and we will mainly manage the logistics and prevent any problems from arising in the domestic reforms."

Everyone nodded. Although they felt a lot of pressure, they were also very confident.

In fact, in the past few years, the Ming Dynasty court has accumulated an incomparably rich fortune.

That was the wealth of millions of martial artists, more than two thousand royal family members, tens of thousands of officials, and hundreds of thousands of landlords, gentry, and businessmen.

In recent years, the Ming Dynasty court has no idea what it means to be short of money.

Soon, the imperial court, which was already running at high speed, began to run at high speed on another path.

Mobilize materials, officials, etc.

Those millions of free laborers worked hard to atone for their sins.

Over the next ten days, what happened in Bianjing City officially caused a violent storm and tsunami throughout the world.

Countless people felt incredible and stunned.

Zhu Houzhao had the same idea. It was beyond their imagination and they couldn't imagine how the battle would turn out like this.

As the details of the incident in Bianliang spread, the four words "Jingkang Shame" spread throughout the Han countries.

Countless people hated the Jin army to their core.

Of course, many people are also afraid of it.

For example, people in the north of Song State.

The word "turbulent times" once again made countless people feel it more deeply.

Even the two emperors of the Song Dynasty, many royal nobles, and high-ranking officials were insulted in this way.

This is the troubled times!
Humans are inferior to dogs.

No matter how noble your status is, you may become worse than a dog overnight.

No, it's worse than stray dogs.

Afterwards, the middle and lower class people in the world had no ideas, but many of the middle and upper class people looked towards the Ming Dynasty.

They were not stupid and they could all see that the Song Dynasty was doomed. The Battle of Bianjing and the sacrifice made by Zhao Ji and his son were too great.

Now, the only country that can resist the Jin and Liao dynasties is the Ming Dynasty.

Will the Ming Dynasty take action?

Given the strength of the Ming Dynasty and the character of Emperor Shengwu, they think it will.

(The second and third chapters will be posted tomorrow. They are free of charge, so you can take this opportunity to finish reading them instead of accumulating more.)
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