Become a feudal king from today

"Bunch of assholes. ReadМ"

Dong An hesitated for a moment, then untied the note on the arrow and glanced at it, his face suddenly filled with anger.

He continued the contents of the note at the bottom of the letter and sent it to Yanzhou immediately.

Looking at the bustling streets of Jinling, he sighed quietly: "Dasong is going to change."

Seven days later.

Dong An's letter arrived at the Yancheng Palace.

At this time, Zhao Xu was in Changwei discussing the defense of Beidi.

After Beidi destroyed Xiliang, Mule Hongzhen returned to the royal court.

But the situation north of Yanzhou suddenly became tense.

According to the information provided by Xu Hark, in addition to Scimitar and Tongniu, they were originally stationed in the royal tent of Ningjin Dusi.

Two more royal tents entered Ningjin Dusi.

The pastureland before the Black Iron Royal Tent was also jointly managed by the two royal tents.

In this way, Beidi arranged six royal tents north of Yanzhou.

In the past few days, Beidi scouts frequently appeared near Yanshan and Yanguan again, seizing every opportunity to harass the fortress and Yanguan.

A detective horse was ambushed by Beidi while on patrol and suffered casualties.

At the same time, the first group of Xiliang people driven by Beidi also arrived at Ningjin Dusi.

These people were either assigned to the Beidi nobles to cultivate their lands, or were selected into the army to prepare for training, and some were driven to repair the city.

With all these factors in mind, Mullerhonzhen’s strategy has emerged.

It is necessary to forge a large army as a spear for attack, and at the same time build high walls and promote agriculture and animal husbandry as a shield for defense.

As the saying goes, it is disrespectful to come back without reciprocating. Faced with Beidi's actions, he naturally could not turn a blind eye.

What's more, Beidi is urging craftsmen to build ships, and envoys have gone to Goryeo.

There seems to be an intention to take back Chrysanthemum Island.

Faced with this, he had to take action.

"There's just a commotion here in Beidi, and there are people in Dasong who can't bear the loneliness. It's such a troubled time." He read Dong An's letter from top to bottom and handed it to Chang Wei.

In the letter, Dong An not only talked about what happened at the court meeting, but also added a paragraph below.

This content comes from a banquet held by a powerful family, and presents all the discussions of Dou Wei's seven powerful families.

In addition, Dong An also talked about the short arrow.

Apparently, someone wanted to give him a heads up.

As for who this person is? He couldn't guess it at the moment.

However, at least there are people in Dasong who are lending a helping hand to him.

"Asshole! They are going to rebel." Chang Wei looked at it with anger on his face, "Your Highness, we should go to court on this matter and impeach the seven powerful families."

"You think things are too simple. In this matter, Dou Wei is just worried about his face, so he wants the emperor to give them military and political power to show his justice." Zhao Xu stood with his hands behind his back, "If they don't want face and go behind the imperial court's back, Still able to firmly control the military and political power of the state.”

"But, are we just going to watch them separate states?" Chang Wei clenched his fists.

If this continues, Dasong will really have to compete with other heroes, causing internal and external troubles.

Zhao Xu nodded, "There is no way. Dou Wei just seized this opportunity to negotiate peace. Now we are firmly restrained by Beidi and cannot be distracted."

After a pause, he continued: "And from the letters, can't you feel the sharp contradiction between the powerful clan and the royal family at the moment? Especially against this king?"

Hearing this, Chang Wei nodded slowly.

This time the powerful clans are united as never before, and it is not just this peace negotiation that gives them a chance.

But they gradually lost patience, no longer wanted to be suppressed by the royal family, and wanted to break free from all the chains that bound them.

In other words, they have made no secret of their ambitions.

"It's just that this will make Yanzhou's situation even more difficult." Chang Wei said: "If they deliberately provoke civil unrest, Yanzhou's business will definitely be affected."

"So it is urgent to open up maritime trade routes." Zhao Xu said.

The letter had already stated that if he gained an advantage over Beidi, the powerful people would target him.

In this way, he can only find a few more baskets for his eggs.

Next, in addition to dealing with Beidi, the most important thing within Yanzhou is shipbuilding.

This gave him the confidence to control maritime trade.

Seeing that Chang Wei was still frowning, he said: "Don't think about it anymore. The rise and fall of a dynasty has its own destiny and is beyond human control. Da Song is old and like a rotten tree. Sooner or later, the powerful clan will start a civil war and peek at the throne. , At the moment, we can only defend Yanzhou and make it rich and powerful so that we can deal with them with ease in the future. "

After pondering for a moment, he continued: "Besides, Dou Wei still needs time to recruit troops and rectify his military equipment. Dasong will not be in chaos for the time being."

Chang Wei felt much relieved and said with a smile, "General Mo is so impatient that he can't keep his temper, but His Highness has always been as stable as a mountain."

Zhao Xu shook his head and smiled bitterly. It was impossible for him not to be a little worried about the upcoming situation of the powerful clans being divided.

After all, the internal troubles are coming before the external troubles are resolved.

It’s just that history has always been so unsatisfactory.

Just like in the late Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens continued to join the invaders, but internal party disputes continued, and peasant uprisings swept the country.

Although the forms are different, they reach the same goal by different paths.

Recalling that Dong An also mentioned the three imperial orders in the letter, Zhao Xu temporarily put aside the matter of separatist clans and said: "This king's offer is somewhat effective. General Yang Feng's life has been saved. He is about to be exiled to Yanzhou, and now the Yang family has gathered together. "

"Yes, although it is impossible to use General Yang, it is still a good thing to let him live in Yanzhou for the rest of his life." Chang Wei's sadness disappeared and a smile appeared on his face.

Zhao Xu nodded, his face suddenly darkening, "Old General Yang's coming to Yanzhou is naturally a happy event, but what do you think about the emperor's order for Princess Changle to get married?"

"Your Highness, I think this is someone who wants to deliberately humiliate Your Highness, and it is most likely Dou Wei. Otherwise, how could Tiemu Tower name Princess Changle by name." Chang Wei's eyes were as bright as lightning.

Zhao Xu deeply agreed.

He was alone in Yanzhou. If Princess Changle and Xu E hadn't helped him at first, he would have died at the hands of the Zhang family.

Now, how could he just watch her being sent into the tiger's mouth.

What's more, if the Ninth Prince hadn't been crazy and stupid, Princess Changle would probably be his princess now.

"I think so too, so I won't let Tiemu Pagoda get what he wants." Zhao Xu already had an idea in his mind.

Chang Wei's eyes widened and he chuckled, "Does His Highness want to..."

"Don't forget, I have no truce with Beidi. Since there is no truce, you can do anything. You have recently selected a group of elites and are on standby at any time." Zhao Xu said.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chang Wei responded, bowed and left.

After watching Chang Wei leave, Zhao Xu looked at the letter sent by Dong An again.

He hesitated whether to write down what happened at the banquet of the powerful clan in a memorial and give it to Zhao Heng.

After hesitating for a while, he decided to give up.

Since this caring person sent him a letter, he might have also revealed the letter to Zhao Heng.

But even if Zhao Heng knew it, he might not have any good ideas.

At most, the matter should be shown off, and the powerful people should not fan the flames when collecting taxes in exchange for the powerful people's military and political power in the state.

But no matter what, from this moment on, the showdown between the powerful clan and the royal family officially began.

If Zhao Heng still had some brains, he hoped that Zhao Heng could figure this out.

Don't continue to play bullshit balancing strategies, but fully support him.