Martial Arts: I am in the Ming Cult and I am building a dynasty

"The identities of these four people are rather troublesome. In order to avoid misunderstandings between Xixia and Dali, it is not advisable for them to stay in Bianjing for a long time."

"So the court means that the four people will be temporarily detained by the Divine Marquisate and temporarily reside in Jiangnan."

"On the way back, both Miss Wang and Master Duan insisted that they knew nothing about Gusu Murong's rebellion, hoping to redeem themselves by making amends..."

Wuqing told lies without blushing or breathing heavily.

If Yang Zhao had not read the original novel and knew the personalities of these four people, he might have actually believed it.

Based on Yang Zhao's understanding of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the corrupt eunuchs in the court, he was probably afraid that these people were used to being weak and were afraid that because of Wang Yuyan and Duan Yu, Xixia and Dali would be forced to rise up at the same time.

Only then did he come up with a clever idea and send these four people back to Jiangnan.

After Gusu Murong's rebellion is quelled, the four people can be given titles such as meritorious service while serving their sentence or outstanding contributions, thus avoiding conflicts with Xixia and Dali.

If we are even more aggressive, we might be able to bring two friendly countries to the Song Dynasty.

In the original history, both the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties had done this kind of thing many times, as can be seen in historical records.

Yang Zhao was speechless.

But after thinking about it, Yang Zhao finally did not refuse the group from staying in the Xichu Ruiyuan.

Whether it is Wang Yuyan or Duan Yu, there is considerable value to be tapped into, but the specific operations still need to be carefully considered.

After a pause, Yang Zhao looked at Wuqing again and said, "Since it is an order from the court, Yang will definitely cooperate."

Wuqing bowed and smiled to express his gratitude.

Yang Zhao waved his hand and quickly asked someone to take Wang Yuyan, Duan Yu and the other three to find a place to stay and rest.

Wait until the four leave.

Yang Zhao then spoke again, "Captain Wuqing, may I ask what the reaction of the imperial court is now? What specific arrangements have been made for the rebellion of Gusu Murong?"

According to the news from Liufutang, Yang Zhao actually knew a lot about the information in the Song Dynasty court.

For example, although Wang Fu was dismissed from office and exiled to Lingnan, he was not sentenced to death. As to whether Wang Fu would die on the way to exile, it depended on how much wealth he had hidden.

For example, in the case of Shaolin and the Beggars' Sect, the imperial court simply raised the stick high and then put it down gently, without hurting the foundation of the two sects.

The only thing that the Song Dynasty absolutely would not allow was the rebellion of the Gusu Murong clan.

At the same time, the arrangements for some of the top warriors of the Gusu Murong clan were kept top secret even in the court of the Song Dynasty. It was difficult for the current Six Bat Hall to find out.

Wuqing glanced at Yang Zhao and said, "Don't worry, Lord Yang. The masters of the Murong family will be dealt with by the strong men sent by the court. Lord Yang only needs to reorganize the defense of the imperial guards around Taihu Lake."

"Wait until the Murong clan's masters are wiped out before Lord Yang leads his troops to Yanziwu to finish off the mess."

Chapter 82: Five Lakes Princess's Land of Taihu Lake

The arrival of Wuqing and others did not affect Yang Zhao's plan.

Recruitment for the Pingjiang military camp is still ongoing. The Jiangnan Business Alliance, headed by Zhu Baiwan, is transforming into a large-scale chamber of commerce cluster. In addition, Xiao Qinyan and Gu Qianfan are becoming more respectful to Yang Zhao.

If you need money, you have money; if you need people, you have people; if you need intelligence, you have intelligence; if you need background, you have background.

Even Xiao Qinyan, who claimed to be an important official in the court, saw the potential in Yang Zhao.

It's already quite hot in mid-May.

On this day, Xiao Qinyan, Gu Qianfan, Wang Jian, Zhang Yu and others gathered at the Water Curtain Tea House in the Western Chu Heritage Garden.

This is a small teahouse built by the lake, with a very elegant literary atmosphere.

Above the teahouse, there is a rotating waterwheel that circulates clear lake water around the teahouse, which is very refreshing.

"Master Xiao, the chief steward has summoned us here this time, but what is the important matter?"

"Yes, Mr. Xiao, you are the backbone of our Jiangnan Road, and you are also a close associate of the General Manager..."

"What do you think? Could it be that the chief steward is going to attack Yanziwu?"

"It's hard to say. I heard that a master from the imperial court had a battle with Murong Longcheng on Taihu Lake a few days ago, and the result is unknown."

In fact, people in official circles never care much about the affairs of the underworld.

But when the martial arts masters of the Murong family in Yanziwu turned into rebels, everyone could only tremble in fear.

You know, the night before Murong rebelled, he cut off the head of the pacification envoy.

In response to the discussions and inquiries of the people present.

Xiao Qinyan simply responded with an ambiguous attitude, playing with the ways of being an official to his core.

Soon, accompanied by the sound of footsteps.

Soon, Yang Zhao and Zhao Shirong, both wearing luxurious brocade robes, walked into the tea room.

"Greetings to Her Royal Highness, and to the Chief Steward..."

"Your Highness is well, Lord General..."

A group of officials from Jiangnan Road stood up to greet him and bowed.

Yang Zhao held Zhao Shirong's hand, and the two of them just nodded slightly, and then sat upright in the main seats.

With the arrival of Yang Zhao and Zhao Shirong, Gu Qianfan personally sent Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang and others to the Western Chu Ruiyuan. They entered the tea room with teacups and poured tea for everyone.

Seeing this scene, Gu Qianfan had a blank expression on his face, but his heart was filled with turmoil.

However, thinking about the evil spirit Yuan Shisanxian who had been beating him from time to time in the past few days, Gu Qianfan quickly picked up the teacup, lowered his head and drank it, not daring to show any abnormality.

Xiao Qinyan looked at his eldest son's useless appearance and his beard trembled slightly, angry at his lack of fighting spirit.

Take a sip of the fragrant tea and feel relieved.

Xiao Qinyan just opened his mouth and said, "My Lord Princess, my Lord General Manager, I'm here to invite all my colleagues from Jiangnan Road. Do you have any instructions for us to cooperate with?"

Yang Zhao drank tea in silence.

Zhao Shirong smiled slightly and said, "Everyone, today we have gathered all the ministers from the south of the Yangtze River to announce three things."

"First of all, three days ago, due to the Wuyi Mountain incident, I was recommended by the royal family and canonized by the government as the Princess of the Five Lakes, and was granted the title of the Earthquake Region."

"The second matter is the blatant rebellion of the Murong clan in Yanziwu. This palace will be in full charge of handling it."

"The third thing is, I heard that many officials were disrespectful to the general manager's suppression of the rebellion..."

Everything Zhao Shirong talked about was more sensational than the last.

In just a moment, all the officials present felt that a storm was about to come.

Especially an old fox like Xiao Qinyan, he felt as if he was struck by lightning.

In the territory of the Song Dynasty, a county princess was called a princess of the clan and a princess was called a princess of the emperor.

Once she becomes an imperial princess, she will be the most powerful person in the entire royal family.

Moreover, throughout the history of the Song Dynasty, there has almost never been a princess who was actually enthroned as Zhao Shirong. In a sense, this is a country within a country.

Taihu Lake, also known as the Five Lakes, was the ancient Zhenze.

A title of Princess of the Five Lakes and a fiefdom of Lord of Zhenze.

This means that the current emperor has given the entire Taihu Lake area within the Song Dynasty, including the surrounding Wuxi, Huzhou, Changzhou, Yixing, Suzhou and other places, to Zhao Shirong.

For a moment, Xiao Qinyan couldn't hold the teacup steadily in his hand and his mind was in a mess.

Xiao Qinyan knew the current officials of the Song Dynasty very well. They were foolish, cowardly, mean and ungrateful. Even his own sons had never been granted more than one county.

Not to mention the entire area around Taihu Lake.

This is truly a land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, occupying almost one-tenth of the imperial court's granary.

Moreover, Taihu Lake is located at the intersection of Huizhou, Liangzhe, and southern Jiangsu, and has the ability to regulate the water level in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. If you control this place, you almost control most of Jiangnan.

What happened when Zhao Shirong returned to the court half a month ago?

As for the fact that someone neglected Yang Zhao's orders, Xiao Qinyan didn't care too much about it.

At this critical moment when Jiangnan is changing its master, knowing that Yang Zhao is the daughter of the Princess of Wuhu, he still wants to make trouble. Such an idiot will die in vain.

Zhao Shirong and the Eight Wise Kings are from the lineage of Taizu.

A series of words and figures flashed through Xiao Qinyan's mind.

In an instant, Xiao Qinyan's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had thought of something horrible. His hand became unstable and even the teacup fell to the ground.

Snapped!

The crisp sound of porcelain pieces breaking was heard, and the entire tea room instantly became silent.

Zhao Shirong's eyes moved and looked in the direction of Xiao Qinyan.

Yang Zhao even smiled and said, "Old Master Xiao, what are you dissatisfied with regarding the title bestowed by the Emperor and the Emperor's Thousand Years of Life?"

Beads of sweat rolled down Xiao Qinyan's forehead, and he kowtowed with great agility.

Ignoring the looks of others, Xiao Qinyan said with the most pious attitude in his life: "Old minister Xiao Qinyan, I am honored to meet the Thousand-year-old Princess. Although the old horse is tired, it still has the ambition to run a thousand miles. I am willing to serve the Thousand-year-old Princess with all my heart and soul until my death!"

During this period, because of the matter of Zhao Pan'er, the girl from the Cha family, Gu Qianfan became much closer to Xiao Qinyan.

Seeing that his old fox father was so pious, Gu Qianfan's heart trembled violently.

There was no time to think too much, Gu Qianfan also knelt on one knee and said: "Your subordinate Gu Qianfan greets the princess. I am willing to be the princess's eyes and ears, and I will serve you until I die, and I will never regret it."

Wang Jian has had a lot of contact with Yang Zhao recently and admires Yang Zhao very much.

On the other hand, he wouldn't mind being loyal to Zhao Shirong.

Then, Wang Jian also knelt on one knee and said, "General Wang Jian is willing to be the sword in the hands of the princess, and I will never regret it even if I die!"

Xiao Qinyan, Gu Qianfan, Wang Jian, Zhang Yu and others who lived around Suzhou City knelt down and pledged their allegiance.

On the contrary, officials in surrounding areas such as Wuxi, Changzhou and Yixing are still somewhat hesitant.

Some people even looked at Xiao Qinyan, Wang Jian and others with disdain.

Chapter 83: Forcing Xiao Qinyan to Stand on the Side

A not-so-formal tea party took place quietly in the Water Curtain Teahouse in the Western Chu Heritage Garden.

Zhao Shirong and Yang Zhao did not force all officials present to pledge their loyalty.

In the martial arts world, one can regard martial arts as supreme and strength as the most respected, and dominate the martial arts world with a pair of fists.

However, operations in the court and officialdom cannot be so rough.

The tea party ended quickly in a not very harmonious atmosphere. More than 70% of the officials left without even having lunch.

Only Xiao Qinyan, Gu Qianfan, Wang Jian, Zhang Yu and other loyal people stayed.

After all, there are only a few people in the world who possess great wisdom.

After most of the officials left, Yang Zhao waved his hand gently, and Dongjun Yanfei, wearing a purple palace dress and holding a book with wet ink, walked out with smoke rising.

"Sir, the information of the 18 people in this room and their thoughts on good and evil are all here. Please take a look!"

Dongjun Yanfei is still very proud deep down.

With his powerful skills in Yin-Yang magic, it was easy for him to detect the thoughts of those court officials whose skills were not very high without making any noise.

Perhaps Yan Fei cannot find out the specific thoughts of each person, but she can also explore the intentions of good and evil.

And it was obvious that Yan Fei didn't give Zhao Shirong much face.

Thinking that he was once the second in command of the Yin-Yang School and could come and go freely in the Qin Imperial Palace, what did a mere princess of the Song Dynasty mean to him?

If it weren't for this damn enemy Yang Zhao, how could I have fallen to this point? It's such an injustice.

Zhao Shirong was well aware of Dongjun Yanfei's vengeance.

"Bring it to you!"

Dongjun Yanfei was unwilling to bow to him, and Zhao Shirong was also very unwilling to give her face.

Zhao Shirong quickly snatched the tea party record book. After unfolding it, he glanced sideways. In just a moment, Zhao Shirong's face turned extremely ugly.

In the Song Dynasty today, Neo-Confucianism is prevalent and male supremacy is very strong. The status of women has become increasingly low in recent years.

Just like in Dongjun Yanfei's record book.

Of the eighteen people in the tea room before, more than ten of them were only respectful on the surface but full of malice in their hearts.