Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

As soon as Yang Hanwen and Dou Bin returned to Jinling, they were immediately sent to prison in the Criminal Department.

No one in the government and the opposition pleaded for them, and some even proposed that they be executed in public.

The ministers were extremely annoyed in their hearts, and they held on for eight months, spending countless money and food, and saw that they were about to boil the Zhaowu army away, but at this time, they left the position and went out to fight without authorization.

It's okay to say that he won, but in the end he lost.

An army of 150,000 died or surrendered in one day.

Due

to the disastrous defeat at Yiling, the Zhaowu army rushed forward and advanced wildly, and the front line of troops had reached the front line of Wuchang and Changsha.

Until this moment, a thought flashed in everyone's hearts: Qi State may have the disaster of destroying the country!

And this kind of thing was unimaginable before.

The common people don't care too much about this, but the royal family, nobles, officials, and powerful people are difficult to remain calm, after all, vital interests are involved.

The atmosphere in the DPRK and China suddenly became strange, and people had different thoughts. For the sake of the family's future, preparations have begun in advance.

The ministers had many options, but for the children of the royal family, there was only one ending, that is, there was no place to die.

Jiang Yan and Jiang Yu played one after another, willing to go to the front line to appease the army.

Some ministers loyal to the imperial court proposed to unite the Wei state and jointly deal with the Zhaowu army.

Hanzhong bordered the Wei Guanzhong, or sent troops from Xiangyang, which could threaten the Zhaowu army.

After the Huainan Jiedu envoy learned of the defeat of the Qi army, he was ecstatic. Recruit artisans and rebuild ships. After the Qi general Han Zhenye found out about this, he hurriedly reported it to the imperial court.

The imperial court only sent someone to reprimand it, but did nothing else.

In such a situation in the Qi State, Emperor Jiang Ningxian must bear the main responsibility, and it is difficult for him to find a scapegoat.

In the past, the ministers only privately expressed their dissatisfaction with the emperor. But with the repeated defeats of the Qi army, there were already people in the tavern teahouse, openly mocking the imperial court.

Even during the court discussion, Yu Yizheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, accused the court of misemploying people in public, and the spearhead was faintly pointed at Jiang Ningxian.

Jiang Ningxian noticed the change in everyone, and became even more upset.

In order to appease the resentment of the DPRK and China, Jiang Ningxian was forced to go to Liufu in person and ask Liu Zhijie to go out of the mountain.

When I arrived outside Liufu, just like last time, the gate of Liufu was not opened for a long time.

Jiang Ningxian held back the anger in his heart and waited outside the door.

After a long time, the gate of Liufu slowly opened.

Liu Si walked out and saluted: "Let Your Majesty wait for a long time, the minister deserves death."

Although he said this, there was no shame on his face. Anyway, Li Zhaodu is about to hit Changsha, and Jiang Ningxian will not be stupid enough to tear his face with the Liu family at this critical time.

Jiang Ningxian smiled and said, "It's okay, General Zhuguo can be in the mansion?" "

My father is here, Your Majesty, please come in."

Liu Sixing led the way in front, and Jiang Ningxian came to the garden and saw Liu Zhijie sitting by the pool, without any intention of getting up.

Liu Zhijie said expressionlessly: "The old man is unwell and cannot salute His Majesty, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." "

It's just a small thing, I don't mind. Jiang Ningxian still had a smile on his face, but a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, why is you here today?"

"Li Zhao is ambitious, so he has come to ask the old general to lead the troops and eliminate the thief army.

Liu Zhijie's expression was cold, and he didn't even bother to pretend, "Is there anything else?" "

For the sake of tens of millions of subjects, I hope the old general will not shirk." Jiang Ningxian played moral kidnapping.

"How many soldiers and horses are there in the imperial court?"

"There are still more than 300,000, and more than half of them are newly recruited. In addition to the surrounding areas, the military department has gone to Lingnan, Fujian and other places to recruit soldiers.

"The old man agreed to lead the troops on the expedition, but whether or not he could defeat the Zhaowu army, I could only do my best.

Jiang Ningxian's brows furrowed slightly, he hoped that Liu Zhijie could eliminate Li Zhao, and no matter how bad it was, he would drive the Zhaowu army back to Shu.

As if knowing what the emperor was thinking, Liu Zhijie said lightly: "Li Zhao is also a hero, and the generals under his command can fight well." If it had been a year ago, I would have blocked it in Shudi. But now that Yiling has been lost, it is not easy to destroy it again. "

According to the information sent back by the secret agents of the Liu family, Li Zhao used various methods in order to quickly increase his strength. In terms of dealing with Haoqiang, the means are simple and crude.

Every time the Zhaowu army captured, they forced the local heroes to donate a large amount of money, grain, and fields. If he resists, he immediately swings the butcher knife and kills his entire family.

The captured capture is used to craft ordnance and recruit or reward soldiers.

Under his rule, the people were given land and property, and they naturally supported Li Zhao's rule.

Now that Zhaowu's army had invaded the Jianghan Plain, where the population was large and the land was fertile, Liu Zhijie concluded that Li Zhao would do the same.

He estimated that it would not be long before Li Zhao would have tens of thousands of more troops under his command, and the ordnance created by his Weapons Department would be more sophisticated than that of the Qi army.

Not long after Jiang Ningxian returned to the palace, he immediately issued an edict appointing Liu Zhijie as the generalissimo of soldiers and horses to lead the army to resist the invasion of the Zhaowu army.

Even though Liu Zhijie had not led troops for many years, he still had great prestige in the court, and the emperor's move greatly stabilized the morale of the army and the people.

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Late at night, on a street in Jinling.

A man in black was in a hurry, and when he saw that no one was following him, he suddenly broke into a nearby house.

An old man was already waiting in the house.

The man in black said angrily: "The last general is all ready, why stop suddenly?"

"The master has his own plans. The old man said lightly.

"If it's too late, things will change, Jinling is full of secret agents from all sides, I'm worried that if I don't do it again, it's too late to regret it!"

"The time has not yet come, do you have to wait?"

"How long will it take?" said the man in black urgently.

He paced back and forth in the room, fidgeting.

The old man said expressionlessly: "Don't be impatient, the master is also thinking about the overall situation." The

man in black said no more, walked out of the house, and disappeared into the night.

Just as the various ministries of the imperial court were actively preparing for Liu Zhijie to send troops.

Jiang Ningxian did not consult with anyone, and suddenly dismissed Liu Zhijie from his position as generalissimo.

It turned out that Li Zhao sent an envoy to Jinling, expressing his willingness to negotiate peace with Qi and the two families to coexist peacefully.