Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 463: Creating a Trend

The court was very quiet at the moment, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not make a decision immediately. He needed to hold a small meeting, but no conclusion was reached at the meeting.

This is so scary. In just a few months, they assembled an army of more than 400,000 people. Not only were they fully equipped, but they also did not have to rely on running and fighting tactics to replenish troops and food. They could even enforce clear military discipline and enforce orders.

With this level of organization and logistical support, as long as Xia Lin gives the order, they can turn around and attack Gyeonggi Province. The main defense of Gyeonggi Province is the 70,000-strong Po Lu Army and the 50,000 or so imperial guards.

Let’s not talk about whether these tens of thousands of people are enough to fight against the 400,000 people. It is also unclear whether the 70,000-strong Po Lu army can be trusted.

Xia Lin was obviously showing off his muscles and trying to shock the prince. It was unclear who he was shocking, but he was definitely shocking the prince.

"I dare not move."

The prince walked back and forth anxiously with his hands behind his back: "I know Xia Daosheng too well, he won't listen to me."

When he spoke, no one responded. This made him very dissatisfied, so he paused for a moment and turned back to look at Gao Shilian: "Prime Minister Gao, what do you think?"

Gao Shilian lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, it depends on your Highness's mind. If you are confident, then let him fight. If you are not confident, then call him back to Nanjing."

"Call back Jinling..."

At this moment, bells and drums suddenly rang in the palace. Everyone in the room was stunned. Prince Teng was the first to react. He pulled off the crown that was in the way on his head and ran to the greenhouse.

The others followed closely, and when the prince rushed over, he saw Tian En kneeling in front of the dragon bed, looking haggard, and Emperor Hong Bao on the bed was barely breathing.

After he heard the noise, he raised his hand slightly and waved to his family with all his strength. The prince flew over and knelt down at the head of the bed: "Father..."

Emperor Hongbao smiled, reached out and stroked his face, and tried to speak several times but couldn't.

"Fourth brother, take a break and stop talking." Lao Guo stepped forward and said with red eyes, "Take a break."

Emperor Hongbao raised his head and let out a long breath. After a long while, he said in a weak voice, "Follow...Follow the will of heaven."

After saying this, his hand slipped to the side, his breathing became rapid, and soon there was no movement.

"Father!"

"Fourth brother!"

"His Majesty!!!"

Although he kept calling out to him, the old emperor was unable to open his eyes. The prince sat beside his father, looking up at the beams of the house.

The big bell in the palace began to ring loudly, and almost at the same time, everyone in the city knew that Emperor Hongbao Longyu had passed away.

"Tian En? Where's Tian En?"

Prince Teng sighed and stood up to look for Tian En, but when he walked into another room, he found that Tian En had hung himself on the beam and was gone with Emperor Hong Bao.

Old Guo was sitting on the ground crying like a baby. Even the shrewd Gao Shilian stood beside him with red eyes, looking a little at a loss.

No matter how fierce the fight between the emperor and his ministers had been before, at least at this moment, Gao Shilian looked at the lifeless Emperor Hongbao on the bed, and in his heart he was still thinking of the friend who played with him in the world forty or fifty years ago.

"Your Highness, don't be too sad. His Majesty is gone."

"Send a pigeon to Xia Daosheng, asking him to return to the capital to attend the funeral."

It was the Crown Prince who issued the order this time, and this request was really reasonable. After all, being able to hold the funeral for the late emperor was a matter of supreme honor in itself.

In addition, Xia Daosheng married the princess, which made him the nephew of Emperor Hongbao. It was reasonable and beyond reproach for a nephew to come to the funeral. Even Prince Teng could not explain it.

Xia Daosheng is fighting in the war, and he has to come back even if he fights!
"No!" Lao Guo suddenly said, "The situation on the front line is tense. How can we transfer the commander away at this time? This is a taboo in the army!"

"Uncle Guo, my father is still lying here, so I call you uncle. You know my father loved him very much, so it is reasonable for me to ask him to come back to mourn my father! Now that the war is over, let's stop for a while, is there anything wrong with that?"

Guo Da wanted to say something, but was pulled to the door by Prince Teng. Old Guo was so angry that he almost jumped up and cursed. However, Prince Teng said, "Jing'er is scared, but it's human nature. Your son is too scary. He raised such a large army in a few months... Ask him to come back to handle the funeral. After his action, I'm afraid that those who should be honest will be honest, not only Jing'er, but also Yuan'er."

"Hey! You old man, how come you have learned to take advantage of others?"

Prince Teng sighed, raised his head and suddenly said in a crying voice: "My dear brother is gone..."

The news of Emperor Hongbao's death soon reached Xia Lin. He was not surprised to see that he was asked to go back to attend the funeral, but he still sat there for a long time. The little princess next to him had already been crying like a tearful person.

"Lo."

After Xia Lin recovered, he immediately began to issue orders: "Go tell Fifth Brother that His Majesty has passed away and I am returning to Nanjing to attend the funeral. Tell him to just besiege but not attack for now. First settle the issue of land distribution and don't delay the spring ploughing. Once things get better here, Zzhou will fall without a fight."

"Understood!" "Also, inform Zhuo Heng and tell him to continue to increase his efforts! Now that there are more people, he has to be more ruthless."

"Order."

After giving the instructions, Xia Lin went to visit Sanniang.

"His Majesty passed away?"

"Yeah." Xia Lin sat beside her and gently stroked her belly: "Daddy couldn't be with you when you were born, little thing."

"Go ahead." Sanniang was not a pretentious person: "Dongniang will be here soon, and it seems that Douyazi will come too."

"Okay, let her take care of you."

"You're just taking care of her. She's only two months younger than me."

Xia Lin was stunned: "What?"

"I said, Dong Niang wrote to say that she should be brought along, and that she will be there soon!"

"What???"

"Yes. It wasn't you who did it?"

Xia Lin counted on his fingers and said, "It's really mine, hey..."

"Well, now you've got what you wanted. Now there are two more."

"Life!" Xia Lin stood up and sighed, "I really have to go back to mourn His Majesty. It is reasonable and proper for me to go."

"Go ahead, you should. And this time..."

"Three years." Xia Lin shook his head and smiled, "Then bring the children to the capital to see me. I will be frozen for three years."

"it is good."

After Xia Lin left, Sanniang truly realized where Xia Lin's strength lies. His strength lies in that once his plans and programs are put into action, nothing will go wrong even without a head coach. He just needs to build the framework, and the rest is to fill in the colors.

The imperial court thought that the army would retreat after Xia Lin was sent away, but the situation was different from what they thought. Xia Lin made the entire military system independent, and the generals who were away were in power.

At present, the Green Forest Army is still stationed in Xudu and is confronting the aristocratic army north of Xudu, while in the occupied area here, preparations for spring plowing have begun in an orderly manner. Although the land is nominally contracted by merchants for planting, in fact everyone has a tacit understanding of this approach.

At present, a situation of confrontation between the north and the south has been formed in Henan Province, but the problem is that the area north of Zzhou is now in great misery, and people are secretly running south every day. Although the Yuwen family said that they would kill the whole family if they caught one, the effect was not obvious. The problem is that they dare not directly clear the land. Who knows how long the confrontation will last? What if it only lasts for a year or two? Wouldn't everyone starve to death?
However, the Yuwen family would not sit idly by. They would continuously send soldiers mixed in with the civilians to try to cause sabotage. But the problem was that these soldiers either disappeared without a trace after they arrived, like a kite with a broken string, or they defected after they arrived. No one knew what kind of magic Shan Xiongxin used.

But in fact, it was not Shan Xiongxin's magic but the magic of Wang Zhuoheng, his assistant general. It didn't even have anything to do with magic.

It’s just a simple sentence - treat them as human beings.

No one would believe this thing, but it is so effective, simple and efficient.

Wang Zhuoheng was a daughter of gold and a prince. He ate and slept with the soldiers in the big tent, worked with them, helped them write letters and took care of the wounded, etc. People were happy to follow him.

It is such a simple thing, but few people have been able to do it for thousands of years.

The prince transferred Xia Lin back, actually he wanted to settle the matter, but who knew that after Xia Lin left, everything here remained the same.

At the moment, their thinking may really be unable to understand the issues of system warfare and belief warfare. Some people say that Xia Lin has delegated so much power, isn’t he afraid that his subordinates will rebel against him?
They are afraid, of course they are. But the problem is that they will not rebel. The tone they set from the beginning does not allow them to rebel. Anyone who mentions rebellion will mutine on the same day.

Because what those soldiers want is to live and work in peace and contentment, who the hell would be willing to be a dog over there and then be a dog over here? So their thinking systems are different, their goals are different, and the final results are different.

So Xia Lin could leave with peace of mind, leaving behind a huge monster standing between Jinling and Chang'an.

Li Yuan was also numb at the moment. Looking at the 400,000 troops on the sand table and the 100,000 new troops in the rear, he stood there with his hands on his hips, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

If we start an army now, we can either go north to fight the Turks, or go south to confront the 400,000 Green Forest Army. There is no third way. Otherwise, we can go around Xuzhou from Yanyun? It's a damn three thousand miles, and there are only 800 soldiers left out of the 100,000.

Good, good, good, kill two birds with one stone.

Li Yuan sneered and nodded. Xia Lin had played him clearly. Originally, the best opportunity for them was when Emperor Hongbao passed away and the world lost its common leader. But now, Henan Road was blocked by someone who had taken the initiative.

"That old thief Yuwen is just daydreaming. He wants to serve me?" Li Yuan pointed outside the door. "There are 400,000 troops at the door, and he wants me to fight? He is not in his right mind. He has been labeled a traitor and a petition has been issued to suppress him. He wants me to help this traitor?"

"Father, don't panic. Why not ask Mr. Fang? He should have a good idea."

(End of this chapter)