Ling Jiheng frowned and said to everyone, "The fight has started!"
The fight started, where did the fight start?
Everyone should be alert and breathe lightly.
Ling Jiheng didn't keep anyone in suspense: "Fighting has broken out in Shangjing City!"
The Ling family breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that as long as there was no fighting in Youzhou City, it would be fine.
But Chi Xingyue was not optimistic. Looking at the thick clouds outside, he thought that a book is just a book. Even if the fate of the villain was changed, the main plot would remain unchanged.
After the natural disaster came the man-made disaster, which lasted for three to five years.
But, it is different after all.
The new emperor ascended the throne and wanted to marry a girl from the Zhou family as his queen to fill the deficit in the national treasury.
However, he didn't expect that the girl from the Zhou family had escaped, and when he found out, he couldn't even find her shadow.
The new emperor was furious and immediately wanted to issue an order to execute all nine members of the Zhou family.
However, the battle report from Youzhou City was sent to the capital every three days. In the report, General Zhou cried miserably and complained about his poverty, saying that the Northern Liao army was attacking frequently and he could no longer hold on.
The new emperor didn't believe it, but he didn't dare to really dismiss General Zhou.
He originally thought that after ascending the throne, he would be able to feel supreme power, but he found that things did not seem to be the case.
Although he was indeed powerful for a while, the empty treasury soon made him anxious.
The national treasury was out of money, and the third prince was reluctant to use his own private treasury.
The expenses for the palace servants were reduced again and again, and even he, the new emperor, could only eat six dishes a day.
The new emperor was so frustrated that he threw down his chopsticks and said, "I won't eat anymore!"
After walking around the Daqing Palace, he felt that it was not a big deal, so he started to think about the dowries of several concubines.
In order to alleviate the plight of the Third Prince's mansion being robbed, the daughters of merchants who were taken in as husbands, and the noble ladies who were presented to him by civil and military officials after he ascended the throne, all gladly took out their dowries to help him out.
Only Concubine Yang and Concubine Xue looked unwilling.
But out of consideration for her feelings, Concubine Yang still used part of the money given by her natal family to improve her status.
But Concubine Xue was more straightforward. She said "No" and sent away the eunuch who came to announce the decree.
She thought that she had lost her position as queen, and she was giving him a shitty amount of money. She would just let him be a commander without any troops.
The reason why Concubine Xue is so confident is because she has the advantage of being reborn.
Although the current situation is very different from that of her previous life, she is so ambitious that she would never leave a way out for herself.
Just wait until the new emperor is desperate and comes to her for help.
The new emperor was indeed troubled. Even with the support of the concubines in the harem, he could barely maintain the dignity of the palace.
Everyone seemed harmonious on the surface, but they were full of resentment in their hearts.
The new emperor knew this, but he couldn't just target wealthy businessmen like his father did.
Besides, the losses caused by the flood in Jiangning were incalculable.
Even the most powerful ones have been killed or injured, and have completely lost their former glory.
Even if he wanted to search the house, he couldn't find much good stuff.
In addition, the cold weather made it inconvenient to travel far, so this idea had to be shelved.
What made him even more devastated was that the capital city also began to run out of food.
That place is not as good as Youzhou, so people made preparations in advance.
When everyone was immersed in the beautiful dream of being at the feet of the emperor and being the best of the people, the extreme cold came quietly.
Except for the families of officials who hoarded grain for a long time, the people who came to the capital could only buy limited amounts of high-priced grain every once in a while according to government regulations.
The new emperor had stockpiled a batch of them, intending to wait for the extreme cold to come and use them to win over the hearts of the people.
But the grain was stolen by thieves. He searched for several months but found nothing.
The people sent to Black Wind Village were unable to send back any news, and he was worried that they had been discovered.
He had not been able to conduct an open investigation before, but after ascending the throne he had no scruples.
The new emperor sent a guard team to mine.
He also said that if he encountered someone who occupied the mountain and claimed to be the king, he would kill him on the spot.
Because he had the gold mine as a backup, the new emperor did not ask Concubine Xue for help even if his life was difficult.
But at the end of February, when the weather was still cold, the Sixth Prince sent troops.
There were also several other princes who said that the new emperor's throne was not obtained legitimately and that the old emperor was clearly poisoned to death, so they wanted to purge the emperor's side.
If you want to purge the imperial court, then do it. Why choose this time when the army can hardly march forward?
But there are certain considerations when to start a war. Just because you think the timing is bad doesn’t mean it’s really a bad time.
The places where the eldest prince, the sixth prince, and several princes were located were not as severely affected as Jiangning Prefecture and Hejian Prefecture.
Moreover, the forces colluding with them have long been ambitious.
The food and supplies have been prepared for many years, but there has never been an opportunity to launch the attack.
Now, while the capital city is short of food and grass, we can save some manpower.
The troops on each line claimed to be the legitimate ones, and some even declared themselves kings without the new emperor's knowledge.
There were seven kings in the Dayong Dynasty. The big one ruled over seven or eight states, while the small one only had a tiny piece of land.
The new emperor was furious when he heard the news, and hurriedly ordered his troops to reorganize and prepare for a war.
He also wrote a letter to General Zhou, asking him to transfer some troops back to the capital to protect the emperor and maintain the royal orthodoxy.
General Zhou snorted coldly after receiving the letter: "What I am protecting is the people of the world, what does it have to do with the royal family?
Besides, what is orthodoxy? Didn't the Qin family seize the kingdom from others? "
This really leaves me speechless.
Except for the new recruits, all members of Zhou's army supported General Zhou in his rebellion.
General Zhou said, "I have been stationed at the border for decades, not for the throne, but for the people of the Yong Dynasty to live and work in peace and contentment, and for the people of the world to thrive.
We, the Zhou family army, will not participate in the royal struggle.
However, if they cause war to engulf the Yong Dynasty and bring misery to the people, I will fight to get it back even if it costs me my reputation and my life.
Recreate the grand scene of peaceful rivers and seas!"
Most of the soldiers are rough and uncouth, but if they learn a few more words, they can become centurions.
For them, General Zhou is loyal, righteous, and works for the welfare of the people.
But those few words did not conceal his ambition at all.
Even ambition is covered with the cloak of justice.
After all, fighting broke out in Shangjing City, and chaos in the Yong Dynasty was inevitable.
Therefore, the Zhou family army is destined to quell the war, and as a bystander of all this, General Zhou can easily win the hearts of the people.
At that time, ascending the throne and becoming emperor will be just a matter of course.
If you achieve something, your name will be passed down through the ages.
The Zhou family army began to prepare after the new emperor ascended the throne, including recruiting and training, and everything went on in an orderly manner.
But because of this letter, his military medical training ended early.
He was afraid that the fight for the throne would spread to Youzhou, but he found that after waiting for two or three months, there was no movement there.
After sending someone to inquire, they found out that several princes and vassal kings did not take Youzhou seriously.
First, he understood General Zhou's character and knew that he was a loyal and patriotic man. No matter who became the emperor, he would guard the border for the people of Dayong.
Second, he doesn’t care about Youzhou City.
It is freezing cold here, sparsely populated, and coupled with poor harvests, it has been a place of exile for officials since the founding of the Dayong Dynasty.
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