"It's okay, Ma Qing, continue." Zhao Jiu also glanced back, but continued to urge. "Will Fan Qiong definitely rebel?"
"They may not rebel openly, but they will most likely raise their own troops and refuse to obey orders." Ma Shen came back to his senses, and looked at Emperor Zhao with a different meaning, but he couldn't help but raise his voice. "Not only did the emperor kill Liu Guangshi, but more importantly, the emperor just issued a lot of orders, clearly stating the righteousness of resisting the Jin... Fan Qiong was assigned by the Jin people in Tokyo in the past, forcing the two emperors to leave the city, killing the anti-Jin righteous people, and supporting Zhang Bangchang. He is aware of all his crimes. How can he not be afraid when he gets the news?"
"So, am I still too impatient?" Zhao Jiu sighed slightly, but simply turned around and sat down on his broken chair. "Everyone, please sit down..."
Everyone thanked him for his grace, and Ma Shen continued to play his reply: "Your Majesty, I think that the many orders issued by your majesty before, although there are some minor points that can be discussed, are ultimately matters of justice. And when people's hearts are in turmoil, such behavior is more than a flaw... If Fan Qiong really rebels, it will be a matter of self-inflicted disaster!"
Zhao Jiu nodded repeatedly: "We must clearly distinguish who is the enemy and who is me... I was a little nervous when I first issued those orders, but after today, I will never regret it again!"
Ma Shen quickly said yes.
Just like that, Ma Shen and Zhang Suo each reported some information about the Jinghu area, but most of them were within Zhao Jiu's expectations. It was nothing more than a situation of chaos in the world, with soldiers and bandits rising up... The only piece of information that piqued Zhao Jiu's interest again was what Zhang Suo mentioned about the Great Sage Zhong Xiang of Dongting Lake.
According to Zhang Suo, Zhong Xiang had not yet officially raised his army at that time, and even sent a 200-man force to defend the king during the Jing Kang period. But in fact, Zhong Xiang had organized a village community and established an army in Dongting Lake a long time ago, and actually controlled the lake.
By this time, Zhong Xiang became even more unscrupulous, and began to spread slogans such as equalizing the rich and the poor, as well as rumors that he should be the King of Chu... In Zhang Suo's words, this man's ambition has been realized, and the counties around Dongting Lake have actually gone out of control. It is unlikely that they can be brought back under control by means of appeasement. There will be chaos in Jinghu in the future!
After roughly describing the numerous holes in various places, Zhao Jiu was just about to make some response when suddenly, there was an earth-shaking movement on the other side of the Huai River - the Jin army had gone crazy for some unknown reason, and actually mobilized its entire army at night, attacking Cai from both the northeast and north directions!
Looking around, there were flames everywhere in Henan and Hebei, illuminating the Huai River, Bagua Mountain, Xiacai City, and the Jin army camp as bright as day; listening carefully, there were shouts of killing and the sound of weapons from all directions, east, south, west, north, and north... The momentum of this battle was far more spectacular than the battle in the daytime!
After this commotion, few people in front of the imperial tent on the mountain could hold back any longer. Even Zhang Suo and Ma Shen stopped reporting. Lu Haowen, Zhang Jun and others, who had already sobered up from the fright, could no longer endure it, and they all stood up to observe the situation... But after observing for half a day, they couldn't figure out anything, so they could only turn back to ask people.
Interestingly, Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan, who were leading the way, turned around but did not dare to ask Emperor Zhao who was sitting there motionless. Instead, they pointed at Wang Yuan, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Camp, who was also flustered and confused, and asked:
"General Wang, you are the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Camp. Tell us what the current situation is like!"
Wang Yuan was speechless. If he knew, how could he just stand there? He could only spread his hands.
Lu Haowen came to his senses instantly and quickly asked the Prime Minister Wang Boyan: "Prime Minister Wang, you are the only Prime Minister of the Western Palace in the world. What happened now?"
Wang Boyan maintained the dignity of an important official of the Song Dynasty. He just shook his head slightly and continued to look around... God knows whether he will be replaced by Zhang Suo in the next moment, and the current situation combined with the attitude of the emperor seems to be strange. How could he be in the mood to be a stepping stone for Lu Haowen?
"Your Majesty!" Lü Haowen finally had no choice but to ask the right person. "What exactly is going on? Why did the western water fort catch fire? Why did they say that the Jin soldiers were coming? What's going on on the other side of the river? Why did a war suddenly break out?"
"Mr. Lu, please be patient." Zhao Jiu finally spoke slowly. "According to what Han Liangchen said, both sides are just fishing. The current situation is not different from what we expected. Just wait a while..."
"Sir, don't joke around!" In this situation, even if Lu Haowen didn't want to cause trouble, he was still anxious. "How can we wait in such a mess? Our army is afraid of fighting. What if we fail to do something right and blow up the camp?"
Zhao Jiu also shook his head repeatedly after hearing this: "If the commanders and generals above him knew the outcome and could still blow up the camp, then when the Jin army really came to attack, how could they not blow up the camp?"
"Are there really Jin troops?" Lu Hao asked in surprise.
"There should be." Zhao Jiu, who was sitting upright, touched his golden belt, and then calmly answered frankly. "The Jin army's military tactics all come from hunting, and they have always been accustomed to dividing the army into two wings. Since there are a thousand sneaking soldiers in the east, there must be a Meng'an in the west who has crossed the river. Therefore, Han Liangchen sent military intelligence before he landed, talking about this matter, asking me to be careful; just after I landed, I asked about this matter again, and he proposed a strategy of luring the enemy at night, and I agreed to his strategy of luring the enemy... and judging from the movement on the other side, Han Liangchen's guess should be correct, the Jin army should have indeed sent a troop! Otherwise, they would not have attacked the city immediately after seeing the movement!"
"This is ridiculous!"
Lu Haowen was speechless and didn't know what to say for a moment, but at this moment, Ma Shen, the palace attendant imperial censor who had remained calm before, suddenly spoke.
"What's ridiculous about that?" Zhao Jiu frowned slightly.
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