Chapter 469 They Became Abandoned
"Yes!" The personal guards immediately took the order and took Rong Shaomin and others away without mercy.
Rong Shaomin couldn't believe it. She had offered such good conditions, but Liang Cheng was completely unmoved!
"You, Liang Cheng, don't be ungrateful!" Rong Shaomin was so anxious that he could only squeeze out these words.
Liang Cheng ignored him and returned to his tent.
He didn't know what tricks King Zhao's army would play today, so he didn't have time to play escape games with the Princess of the Jun tribe.
Jin Dynasty·Kyoto
In the court, someone handed in a petition for help from the Hubei Northern Army.
"Your Majesty, the crisis in northern Hubei must be resolved as soon as possible!"
After Sheng Zhan ascended the throne, he changed the reign title to Yufeng, and was known in history as Emperor Yufeng.
The era name Yufeng was officially used after New Year's Eve, and now it is the first month of the first year of Yufeng.
At this time, Emperor Yufeng was sitting high on the dragon throne, with no emotion visible on his face.
The person who just spoke was Wu Jingyu, one of the three highest officials of the dynasty.
The descendants of the Duke of Zhenguo are very ambitious and have a place among both civil and military officials, but they are more inclined towards the military faction.
"Since the Duke of Zhenguo has brought up this matter, I think he has already come up with a way to solve the problem of food and fodder for the Hubei-North Army and the military pay for the reinforcements. Why not talk about it now in front of all the civil and military officials in the court?" Sheng Zhan said lightly.
The Duke of Zhenguo's expression instantly turned ugly.
Who doesn't know that the treasury is empty and the people are living in poverty?
But the Zhao Wang Rebellion was ultimately caused by the fact that Sheng Zhan's throne was not obtained in a legitimate way. It was an internal conflict, and Sheng Zhan should have done his best to quell it both morally and logically.
But no one knows what Sheng Zhan is thinking. When the ethnic groups outside the Great Wall attacked northern Hubei, he did not send reinforcements or provide them with food and wages. Now that King Zhao's army is about to force the northern Hubei army to retreat, Sheng Zhan still has not mobilized any troops or requisitioned food and fodder.
There was even a rumor that Liang Chengshang's memorial was thrown into the corner of the imperial study by Sheng Zhan.
The Duke of Zhenguo took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, the General Zhenbei is a loyal minister of the Great Jin. Northern Hubei is also the most important gateway of the Great Jin. It must not fall into the hands of King Zhao. I believe that protecting Northern Hubei is to protect the six northwestern states of the Great Jin!"
His words were powerful, but he actually didn't respond to Sheng Zhan's words.
Sheng Zhan sneered with an unclear meaning, "Duke Zhenguo, you should just stay in your mansion and enjoy your retirement. It seems you don't have any good ideas for the affairs of the court."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall.
The title of Duke Zhenguo has been passed down since the founding of the dynasty!
In the past, Sheng Zhan was very friendly to the three dukes. Even after he killed Shen Taifu and others who supported the former crown prince, he did not touch a hair of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
But now that Sheng Zhan actually said such words, some people couldn't help but start to think too much.
"Silence!" the chief eunuch shouted loudly.
The hall soon became quiet again.
The Duke of Zhenguo was still in shock, but Sheng Zhan's gaze on him suddenly woke him up. He then knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
It seems that Sheng Zhan has made up his mind not to want the six northwestern states anymore!
No one knew that when Sheng Zhan really sat in this position, he discovered that the current Jin Dynasty had long been corrupt and could not bear the basic operation of the thirty-six states.
Sheng Zhan, who was originally still having a headache, was suddenly given a new direction by the counter-period raised by King Zhao: since it can't bear the burden, then give up a few prefectures!
At this time, Shen Qingqian and others did not know that they had become abandoned pawns. Sheng Ze took Shen Qingqian to an open space and told her in person that he wanted Shen Xiao to be responsible for the research and development of new weapons.
"If you want to tell me something like this, just tell my brother directly." Shen Qingqian was a little speechless and seriously suspected that Sheng Ze might just want to talk to her.
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