Destiny: As soon as I became the emperor, I was purged

Chapter 18 Gambling, the victor recorded in history books

Where Ning Wang’s army is located.

The failure of the attack had serious consequences and caused low morale.

"You underestimated him."

In a military tent.

Prince Ning and Yang Tianhai sat opposite each other.

Between the two people, there was a chessboard.

The game of chess is not simple. Every move of the seemingly small chess pieces has its own rules, and in fact, it is a game against the whole world.

"Drag Pingxing Hou to the Black Blood Stage and behead him. The whole country will know about this. This is to consolidate his imperial power, and the hidden men that I have arranged in Kyoto are also being eliminated one by one by him."

"This time, I underestimated his ruthlessness."

Chu Cang dropped a piece and let out a long breath.

In his impression, the nephew who was gentle, elegant and somewhat indecisive began to become so cruel and ruthless after he sat on the throne of emperor.

"I underestimated him, but it wasn't just the killing of Pingxing Hou, but those hidden players. I'm not surprised that he killed them. The emperor was furious and bleeding, but he was able to hold back the emperor's anger and didn't kill them all directly. He only killed some key ones, fearing that it would cause unrest in the court and the country. He controlled the degree very well."

Yang Tianhai frowned.

If Chu Feng killed all the hidden players, he would not feel sad, and would even be overjoyed.

But doing so would make his imperial power more stable.

"My nephew is becoming more and more like his elder brother, and he has begun to understand the mindset of an emperor. It seems that I have helped him grow up."

Chu Cang sighed.

"This campaign did not achieve its goal, which also means that we cannot quickly capture Kyoto. The chess pieces in the Imperial Capital are gone, and they have lost their function. However, I have arranged more chess pieces than just these."

Yang Tianhai smiled.

"Old Taoist priest, what are your plans?"

Chu Cang said: "He confronted us in Qianzhou and behaved very cautiously. He did not get carried away by the great victory. This would be very uncomfortable for our army, and he could take this opportunity to regain control of the court. We would not be able to directly attack the Imperial Capital."

The imperial court now lacks the power to attack, but that does not mean it does not have the power to defend.

Chu Cang knows too much about Dijing.

Taizu passed away, leaving all his strength as a backup.

At the same time, the imperial capital was guarded by a great demon subdued by Taizu.

"We will implement the second strategy. Before, we wanted to take the Imperial Capital as soon as possible, but we were afraid that something might change if we were late. Now that we can't do that, we should change our strategy and consolidate the areas under our control. We should win over and infiltrate all those who can be used by us. At the same time, we should attack other prefectures in Daxia. The farther away from the capital, the weaker the power of the imperial court will be, and the lower the control will be."

Yang Tianhai had already thought it through: "If we seize the other eighteen states and only have the Imperial Capital left, he will not be able to turn the tables."

"Doing this will delay the time indefinitely. If it is too slow, it will cause our Great Xia to fall into greater internal friction. Those barbarians will definitely take this opportunity to invade."

Chu Cang frowned: "However, old Taoist priest, what you said is not right. Now we can only do this and nibble away at it step by step."

"The emperor is unwilling to abdicate and give up his power, so we have no choice but to fight like this." Yang Tianhai said: "The rebellion of the barbarians is just a minor trouble, and I think that the prince needs to cause wars in multiple states, but the main attack should be placed in this place."

He placed the chess piece in one place on the board.

"The land of Jianzhou!" Chu Cang said, "Jianzhou borders the western border and is connected to Yaozhou. Duke Yang is in charge of Yaozhou. It is not easy to break through his defense line."

The Western Territory is very large and is just a general term.

In the western border, ancient aristocratic families also divided the land into pieces to form their own territories.

When Daxia was first founded, its territory was far from this large, and it was also constantly expanded and more prefectures were gradually established.

The western border borders the four states of Daxia, two of which had been captured by Prince Ning before.

"Contact the powerful men in the Western Territory and ask them to help the prince."

Yang Tianhai smiled and said, "Although the noble families in the Western Territory are intertwined, they have never been a monolithic entity. The noble families of different eras have been entrenched there, and they all have their own interests. The Taizu's Western Expedition has encroached on a large area of ​​territory, which also makes them very uncomfortable. As long as the prince promises great benefits, some people will be unable to resist and work for the prince."

"Promise huge profits? Those aristocratic families are very greedy." Chu Cang snorted coldly.

"That's fine. I'll just give it to them first. The prince is very powerful and has already reached the ninth level of Tongtian. When he becomes the emperor, the national destiny will be bestowed upon him and he will soon reach the highest level of Tongtian. In the future, he will even surpass Taizu and control the power of reincarnation. As long as I have time, I can slowly deal with them."

"And the prince can also use them to consume the power of the court."

Yang Tianhai said.

"Old Taoist priest, you are so insidious."

Chu Cang looked at Yang Tianhai deeply.

Yang Tianhai planned a lot for him, including the surrender of Duke Li, and it was he who contacted them.

"To conquer the world, all means must be used. History books are recorded by the victors. Your Highness can write whatever he wants in the future."

Yang Tianhai didn't care: "Even if the prince wants to destroy the Shenxiao Sect in the future, I will give him advice."

"As for Jianzhou, we have already been infiltrating and planning. We have our own internal supporters. With the cooperation of both inside and outside, we can take Jianzhou and then take Yaozhou. By then, we will see if we can persuade Duke Yang to surrender."

Yang Tianhai mentioned this with rare excitement: "If we take this place, our army will continue to attack, and more prefectures will fall under our control, weakening the territory and national destiny that the emperor can control."

"Okay, let's do as you say. While fighting Jianzhou, other bordering areas will also be engulfed in war, forcing the imperial court to rush around and see where my eldest nephew will defend." Chu Cang knew Yang Tianhai's ability.

This old Taoist priest is very good at bewitching people.

This old Taoist priest was once a member of the Shenxiao Sect, but later became an outcast. His ultimate goal is probably to use him to destroy the Shenxiao Sect.

Chu Cang was not interested in the feud between the old Taoist priest and the Shenxiao Sect.

If the Shenxiao Sect could really be destroyed, it would coincide with his goal.

now.

Just when Chu Cang was making arrangements.

Daxia Kyoto.

Military Affairs Hall.

There were multiple figures standing there.

"Wang Ben, how is the formation of the new Tiger Ben army?" Chu Feng asked.

Wang Ben replied: "The requirements of the Tiger Guards are strict. For the time being, we can only form 50,000 Tiger Guards. The soldiers are already in place and are currently stepping up their training."

Fortunately, Taizu made Daxia prosperous and strong.

There are enough soldiers.

With the full support of the court’s resources, it is not difficult to set up.

"Okay, let's intensify our training. We may be ready to go at any time." Chu Feng nodded.

"Prime Minister Lu, what are the recent movements of the rebels?"

Chu Feng looked at an old man in the hall.

Lü Ming.

Left Prime Minister of Daxia.

High position and authority.

Daxia was a vast country, and to govern the empire, many officials were needed from various departments.

Civil service.

Appoint left and right prime ministers to check and balance each other and offer advice.

It is divided into six departments of officials.

Censor of the Censorate, etc.

As well as the chief officials and officials at all levels who were sent to various states, prefectures and counties.

In terms of military generals.

A general military headquarters was established.

All the generals.

Commander of each legion.

The chief generals, deputy generals, captains of each state, as well as the middle and low-level generals of each legion, etc.

Then there is the Military and Political Department, which covers civil and military officials.

All under the control of the emperor.

And this is only part of it.

Over the years, Daxia has been constantly improving.

After all, Daxia is too big, and the emperor cannot handle it all on his own.

It is impossible to spend all the time on handling state affairs, so many officials are needed to handle state affairs for the emperor.

And this Lu Shang was the prince's lecturer in the Eastern Palace and the prince's tutor at that time.

After he was made the Crown Prince, he continued to be his teacher.

When Lu Ming entered the hall and saw Wang Ben, he was also surprised.

There are powerful people hiding around your majesty.

But considering Taizu's wisdom, it's not surprising.

"After many days of confrontation, there is no fighting in Qianzhou. Recently, the provincial government has reported that the rebels are active on a large scale in various border areas. It seems that King Ning wants to change his strategy and start from the outside."

Lu Ming said.

"The rebels are about to attack, choose the cannibalization tactic."

Chu Feng pondered, then looked at a thin old man in the hall and said, "Mr. Duan, the rebels' counterattack is inevitable, and sir, where do you think the rebels will attack and how they will fight this time?"

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