Outside Youzhou City, the 600,000 troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty gathered here to surround Youzhou City.

"Spread the military order, and ordered the deputy commander of the Hanzi Army to make Qian Mao lead 100,000 troops, go straight to Gubeikou, and block the Liaoyang Mansion to aid the enemy."

"The minister Qian Mao received the order."

Qian Mao was originally an inconspicuous figure in the Great Zhou army, but this time because Zhang Yongde, the commander of the Right Route Army, was seriously injured, he was ordered to lead less than 100,000 Great Zhou forbidden troops at Yijin Pass, blocking the crazy attack of the main force of the 300,000 Liao army.

Moreover, just when Yue Fei led the 130,000 Fierce Army to reinforcements, Qian Mao led the army to attack boldly, playing the momentum of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army.

Yue Fei also adjusted his tactics against the enemy because of Qian Mao's brave move, and the 130,000 Hanzi Army cooperated with the defenders of Yijin Pass to give the Liao Army's 300,000 main force a front and rear attack.

Probably because the military strength of the Liao State is too fart, coupled with the bravery of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army, a galloping war turned into a war of annihilation, and directly annihilated the 300,000 main forces of the Liao army under the Yijin Pass.

Therefore, Qian Mao was commended and promoted by Emperor Guo Rong, and was directly appointed as the deputy commander of the Hanzi Army.

This is also equivalent to the military power arranged by Guo Rong for the crown prince Guo Zongxun.

The Fierce Army under Yue Fei has now reached 250,000 people, and even Li Chongjin and Zhao Kuangyin are all red-eyed, they have never led so many troops.

In the imperial tent of the Chinese army, Guo Rong was sitting precariously, his face was ruddy, only Li Tongjie and Guo Wanche, who were standing on both sides of Guo Rong, knew that Guo Rong was now at the end of his wet and strong crossbow, and his current ruddy complexion was just hard support.

"Pass on my military order, tomorrow the whole army will attack, and I will take Youzhou City in one fell swoop."

This time, Guo Rong insisted on personally commanding the troops, and Yue Fei, Li Chongjin, and Zhao Kuangyin would respectively lead their men and horses to launch a fierce attack on Youzhou City in echelons.

"Minister Li Chongjin is willing to take the lead, and tomorrow he will definitely plant the flag of my Great Zhou Emperor at the head of Youzhou City."

Since the attack on Yanyun, Li Chongjin has almost been a soy sauce character, and he has always been taken by Guo Rong's side, even if he was asked to command the army, he only gave him 50,000 soldiers and horses, and he still went to replace Yue Fei to garrison Yingzhou.

Li Chongjin is also holding his breath in the end, and if he wants to rebel, it is also Guo Rong's rebellion, and in the face of national righteousness, he Li Chongjin is also unambiguous.

"Okay, I will give you 100,000 soldiers and horses, and tomorrow I will capture Youzhou, and I will congratulate the generals on the head of Youzhou City."

Zhao Kuangyin did not take the opportunity to take the lead, which was also the result of his discussion with Zhao Pu.

But at this moment, Zhao Kuangyin regretted it a little, because he miscalculated.

"General, now Yue Fei's position in the army is unparalleled, this time to attack Youzhou, the emperor will give Yue Fei the task of taking the lead, this Youzhou City is not as good as other state cities in Yanyun, and the first one to go up will definitely not be pleased."

"Mr. Zeping is reasonable, then we won't grab it, let Yue Fei and them consume it first, and we will wait for the right time to pick peaches."

As a result, I didn't expect it to be Li Chongjin who rushed to take the lead, and I didn't expect the emperor to take the lead.

"Let's all go down and prepare, tomorrow, I will personally cheer for the soldiers."

Zhao Kuangyin went down to prepare with a lot of worries, and in the evening, the herald arrived, saying that it was summoned by the emperor.

When Zhao Kuangyin arrived at the imperial tent of the Chinese army, he found that only the emperor Guo Rong and the old lady Guo Wanche were in the imperial tent, but Li Tongjie, the chief eunuch, was not there.

Guo Rong's face was sallow, but his eyes were blazing, and when he saw Zhao Kuangyin walking in, he said in a deep voice:

"Zhao Kuangyin took the order."

Zhao Kuangyin didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said:

"Minister Zhao Kuangyin took the order."

"Zhao Aiqing, at this time, I am not afraid to tell you that my life is not long in coming."

Zhao Kuangyin was shocked, but he didn't dare to raise his head, kowtowed and said:

"The minister is dead, the emperor is in the prime of life......"

Guo Rong didn't give Zhao Kuangyin a chance to be loyal and pat on the back, and at this time, it doesn't make sense to talk about it anymore.

"Zhao Kuangyin, I don't need you to say this, I came to you because I trust you and want to hand over a very important matter to you."

"The emperor has an order, and the ministers will never give up."

Zhao Kuangyin's heart was very nervous, even if the emperor was really seriously ill, it was impossible to find only one of him and summon him alone......

Could it be that the emperor discovered my thoughts, this is to kill our high-ranking generals before he dies, and clear the way for the crown prince to inherit the unification.

"I have an edict here, passing on the throne to the crown prince Guo Zongxun, ordering Fan Zhen, Wang Pu, and Wei Renpu to assist the government, and Empress Fu Jinhuan to listen to the government, and promote Zhao Kuangyin to the front of the palace to inspect the capital, and promote Han Tong to the commander of the guard division......"

Guo Rong read out the contents of the edict to Zhao Kuangyin in a slow and steady tone.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't dare to answer, at this moment, any more words he said might lead to death.

"I was seriously ill, I was before, only Li Tongjie and Guo Wanche knew, and now Zhao Aiqing also knew, in order to avoid the fluctuation of the army's heart, I strictly ordered that it should never be leaked."

"The minister obeys the order, and the minister must strictly abide by this matter."

"I came to you to send you back to Beijing to deliver the decree, and the moment the decree reaches the hands of the crown prince, whether I am still there or not, the crown prince Guo Zongxun will be the third emperor of my Great Zhou."

Zhao Kuangyin bowed his head to the ground, not knowing if he should wipe two tears now to respond to the scene, think about it or forget it, crying is too fake, and if the emperor sees it, he will not be able to get out of this Chinese army emperor's account.

However, the emperor gave him the task of returning to Beijing to pass on the edict, so ...... What about Lee Tong-suk?

Isn't this kind of thing usually handled by the most trusted eunuch around the emperor?

"The ministers obey the order, and the ministers will definitely go through the stars and nights, and deliver the emperor's edict to His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Very good, Zhao Aiqing, get up and come to me."

Guo Rong sat there, and at this time, he couldn't stand up.

Guo Wanche said that after using the fierce medicine again and making the emperor appear in front of everyone with vigor for two hours, the emperor will run out of oil and the lamp will run out, and it will be difficult to recover.

Zhao Kuangyin walked up to Guo Rong in fear, Guo Rong stretched out a trembling hand, took Zhao Kuangyin's hand, and said:

"Among all the generals, I trust you the most, and the only one who can take on this responsibility is you, Zhao Kuangyin, don't let me down, remember, be loyal to the new emperor like I am, assist the new emperor, don't slack off, don't have different intentions."

What else can Guo Rong say at this time, Zhao Kuangyin is the deputy marshal of the Chinese army, once Guo Rong dies, it is equivalent to handing over all the 600,000 Great Zhou forbidden troops to Zhao Kuangyin.

Guo Rong didn't dare to bet like this, and he still had one final test left for Zhao Kuangyin.

"If the minister dies, the minister will keep in mind the emperor's trust, spend his whole life, do his best to protect the new emperor, and stabilize the country of my Great Zhou, and do his best to die."

"Very good, I am very relieved, take the edict, go down, I allow you to bring five hundred light horsemen, take my golden skin order, and say that Ulzhou will take the initiative to surrender, I order you to take someone to take over the Ulzhou surrender army, and the 100,000 army will set off later."

Zhao Kuangyin took the brocade box that encapsulated the emperor's edict with both hands, and felt that it weighed a thousand catties, and it contained the inheritance of a generation of Jiangshan Sheji, which was the emperor he Zhao Kuangyin dreamed of.

Zhao Kuangyin returned to his camp, did not dare to delay at all, took Zhao Pu and five hundred light horsemen, took the emperor's golden skin order, quickly left the camp, and went all the way to Ulzhou.

"General Zhao, it is the opportunity of the Youzhou War, but the emperor sent you to accept the surrender of the army in Ulzhou, this is ......"

Zhao Pu rode on the horse, felt Zhao Kuangyin's face heavy, and couldn't help asking.

"Mr. Zeping, the power of heaven is unpredictable, there is no need to say more, let's hurry as soon as possible."

Zhao Pu thought that Zhao Kuangyin was in a bad mood and didn't want to say more, so he had to shut up, and he was also worried about Zhao Kuangyin in his heart, Yue Fei rose strongly in the army, could it be that General Zhao would never have a chance again?

After Zhao Kuangyin led people out of the camp, Emperor Guo Rong summoned Yue Fei again and told Yue Fei about his serious illness.

"Pengju, I know that you are the person who was discovered and promoted by the crown prince, so tomorrow I will announce in public that I will promote you to the deputy marshal of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army, and I hope that you will be loyal to the country and the king, and you must not have different intentions."

Yue Fei was also shocked, and he was even more apprehensive that the emperor would promote him to the deputy marshal of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army again.

"Minister Yue Fei swears here, I, Yue Fei and my descendants, will definitely swear allegiance to the Emperor of the Great Zhou, if I violate this oath, I will be punished by heaven."

This is also Guo Rong's bet, hundreds of thousands of troops, it is definitely not possible to hand over to Li Chongjin, Guo Rong can conclude that once it is handed over to Li Chongjin, the moment he dies, that is, the moment when the Great Zhou Dynasty changes the dynasty again.

Zhao Kuangyin has already returned to Kaifeng in the name of passing on the edict, which is equivalent to temporarily depriving him of military power.

These hundreds of thousands of troops, Guo Rong thought about it, and he could only hand it over to Yue Fei.

"Wu'er Zongxun has the wisdom to know people, I can't do it, since I can't make up my mind, then let Wu'er Zongxun take the idea."

"Spread my will, my Chinese army emperor's tent will be moved to the Hanzi army immediately, Pengju, you can understand what I mean."

"The minister understands that the minister will strictly abide by the news, please rest assured that the emperor will do his best to conquer Youzhou, conquer Gubeikou, recapture the old land of Yanyun, and return my Chinese Han people a bright future."

Everything was arranged, Yue Fei bowed and retreated, and Guo Rong suddenly fell on the handsome chair like a deflated ball.

The old lady Guo Wanche hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him.

"Imperial Doctor Guo, how many days do I have left?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister will do his best, and he will definitely let the emperor be able to climb to the top of Youzhou City to accept the cheers of the crowd."

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Kaifeng City, Guo Zongxun took the top general stationed in Kaifeng in one fell swoop, and the former Si Du commanded Shi Shouxin, and the forbidden army of the Guard Division took over the Kaifeng city defense under the leadership of Han Tong and Cao Bin.

Shi Shouxin and the others were not taken to the prison, but to the dungeon of Dongchang Jinyiwei.

"General Shi, what do you think this is?"

Wei Zhongxian didn't show his face this time, Liu Bowen gave him an idea that was more secure and thoughtful than he thought, not only took down Shi Shouxin, but also let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fully control Kaifeng City.

Guo Zongxun was very satisfied with Wei Zhongxian's suggestion that Wei Zhongxian gave up the opportunity to let Jinyiwei show his face and took the initiative to suggest that he use Liu Bowen's strategy, and after successfully arresting Shi Shouxin, he handed over the task of interrogation to Wei Zhongxian.

"The first guest in Jinyiwei's prison is a big tiger, Wei Companion, let those Jinyiwei under your command practice well."

What Wei Zhongxian was holding in his hand was the fake yellow robe and fake jade seal that Shi Shouxin sent someone to secretly put in Zhang Yongde's vacant horse mansion.

Since he was arrested, Shi Shouxin has been silent, and he still hasn't figured out why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered him to be arrested, and he has gone to such great lengths.

Seeing the things in Wei Zhongxian's hand, Shi Shouxin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father-in-law Wei, what do you mean by this, what you are holding in your hand, of course General Ben knows, isn't this the yellow robe and jade seal that represent the supreme imperial power of my Great Zhou?"

Wei Zhongxian ordered someone to move a chair and sit in front of Shi Shouxin, who was tied up by Wuhua at this time.

"General Shi, don't you want to know, how did our family get these things?"

Shi Shouxin blinked his eyes, with a puzzled expression:

"Father-in-law Wei, you are a eunuch in the palace, second only to the emperor's side of Manager Li, if you want to get these things, I'm afraid it's not difficult."

Wei Zhongxian smiled, Shi Shouxin knew that it was okay, and he was ready to let it go? Didn't he say that this man had always been bold and careful, and what he meant by these words now......

"Shi Shouxin, you want to say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is plotting against you, right, our family really admires your courage, let me tell you, these things were found from the vacant Horse Mansion of Taizu and Zhang Yongde, alas, it's a pity, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had listened to you, wouldn't it be possible to overturn an old Taizu minister again."

Wei Zhongxian shook his head, with a look of regret.

"What, what did you say, Gonggong Wei, these things were found from the Horse Mansion? Hehe, General Ben just said casually at the time, isn't everything for the stability of my Great Zhou Jiangshan Sheji. ”

Shi Shouxin looked around, when they were escorted, they didn't cover their heads, this is the west of Kaifeng City, there was originally a carriage and horse shop, but I didn't expect that there would be a big dungeon here.

"Shi Shouxin, our family asks you, didn't you send someone to put these things in the Horse Mansion, right?"

Shi Shouxin's corruption and perversion of the law, Wei Zhongxian didn't want to try it at all, what is the ironclad evidence on, what is he trying to do, Wei Zhongxian's purpose is to try some other things.

"Father-in-law Wei, what are you talking about, General Ben is bold and reckless, but he will never do such an indiscriminate deed, besides, what good is it for General Ben to frame Master Poma?"

Zhang Yongde concluded that Wei Zhongxian must have no real evidence, but was just deceiving him.

"Okay, then let's not talk about the yellow robe and jade seal, let's talk about these account books......

These were all made by Wei Zhongxian through some unpopular means, from Shi Shouxin's mansion, from the grange and from the forbidden army of the palace front.

"These books? What kind of account books, General Ben has never seen these account books...... Good guys, that's a lot of that...... Who's so rich......"

By now, Shi Shouxin already knew the bad thing, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still noticed that he was eating empty salaries and deducting military salaries, which was about to be done to him.

Only to resist the death and deny it, fortunately, there is not much money in their own family, even if they go to search, they will not find much, and it is impossible to match the amount in the account book.

"Shi Shouxin, death is dying, don't admit it, it's okay, since the establishment of my Dongchang Prison, you are still the first to come in, and those henchmen of yours, don't worry, our family will have the means to screen them out one by one."

This torture room was empty and empty, Wei Zhongxian beckoned, and Jin Yiwei began to carry things into the room.

"Shi Shouxin, these are all torture tools, some of them you must have seen, they are commonly used in your army, and some of them are commonly used in the prison of the Criminal Department, in addition, there are some that our family has figured out by ourselves, since you don't plan to confess, our family has to start from scratch, and try them for you one by one, depending on how many you can persevere......"

Guo Zongxun's side handed over Shi Shouxin to Wei Zhongxian to practice, and the goal of fully controlling Kaifeng's city defense was also achieved, and he finally let go of a big stone in his heart.

However, another thing that gave him more headaches followed.

The great eunuch Li Tongjie came back, and with him came back, as well as Dugu Sheng, the commander of the scout of the Hanzi Army, and Yue Fei's personal soldiers Chai Yong and Niu Gao.

They rushed back to Kaifeng with three horses and three horses in the starry night, bringing with them the secret decree of Emperor Guo Rong.

"Prince Guo Zongxun took the order."

Li Tongjie's old bones were about to fall apart, and he ran back to Kaifeng from outside Youzhou City non-stop, and it took less than three days.

"Son-in-law Guo Zongxun took the order."

The place where Li Tongjie announced the decree was in a secret room in the East Palace of the Prince, and Guo Rong sent a secret decree to Guo Zongxun.

Li Tongjie began to read out the secret decree, and Guo Zongxun was sad and frightened when he listened.

"Father, you have taken great pains for your sons, you are ......"

Guo Zongxun knelt on the ground and shed the tears of the first man he had traveled to here, tears of sadness, tears of emotion......

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor's will has been announced, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will accept it."

Guo Zongxun put his hands flat and respectfully accepted Guo Rong's secret decree.

"Son-in-law Guo Zongxun took the order."

"His Royal Highness the Prince, this is the jade seal of the Emperor of the Great Zhou, the emperor said, since the moment the prince took over the secret decree, my country will be handed over to Zongxun, whether I am still there or not, I am the emperor, the emperor of the Great Zhou is my fourth son Guo Zongxun, the old slave see the emperor, please take over the jade seal of the country."

Guo Zongxun stood up, he knew what Guo Rong meant by sending Li Tongjie back, this was to let him continue to trust and reuse this loyal old eunuch who followed Guo Rong's side.

Taking the jade seal with both hands, respecting the sky, respecting the earth, and respecting his father who was fighting in the distance, Guo Zongxun was already in tears.

At this time, where is there still the mood to study whether this jade seal is the legendary jade seal carved from the Heshi Bi, anyway, this is the emperor's jade seal that symbolizes the supremacy of the imperial power of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, woo woo, the Emperor is only afraid that it will ...... The old slave will never see the emperor again......"

Li Tongjie knelt on the ground, also weeping bitterly, there were only the two of them in the secret room, Guo Rong strictly ordered that before Zhao Kuangyin returned to Beijing to read another holy decree, Guo Zongxun's receipt of the secret decree must be kept strictly secret.

"Li Banban, let's call Gu His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the time being, does the father have anything else to say to Gu?"

Li Tongjie was very moved, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also called him a companion, which was also sending a message to him, and you Li Tongjie was also a lonely and trustworthy person.

Guo Zongxun still claims to be lonely, and he doesn't want to go out and lose his temper and claim that I have leaked my mouth.

"The old slave obeyed the order, the emperor asked the old slave to bring a letter to His Royal Highness the Prince, this letter, the Emperor said that it must be read after His Royal Highness the crown prince ascended the throne, so ......"

Although Guo Zongxun was very anxious to see what his father had left for him, since his father had said that he could only wait for him to ascend the throne, he could only wait.

"If Lone knows, the letter will be left with Li Companion, please be sure to keep it."

"The old slave obeys."

"Let's go, after you go out, everything will be as usual, Li will follow Lone's side after accompanying you, it just so happens that Wei Zhongxian's guy is often sent out by Lone to run errands, and Lone is very happy to have you."

"This is the honor of the old slave, the old slave just misses the emperor very much, woo woo woo woo ......"

"Li Companion, don't cry, Lone's heart is also very uncomfortable, but the father's trust Lone dare not forget at all times, therefore, Lone has no time to grieve, you are all people who can be relied on by Lone, and Lone is not allowed to be sad."

"The old slave obeys."

Guo Zongxun wiped away his tears, walked out of the secret room, and met Dugu Sheng, Chai Yong and Niu Gao in the East Palace Martial Arts Arena.

"Ministers, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"The three of you are all doing well, and you have all contributed to escorting Gonggong Li back this time, but the battle ahead is tight, and this is not the time to reward meritorious deeds, take a day off, rush back to the army immediately, and wait for the good news of your victory."

"The ministers will obey the will of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Dugu Sheng, Chai Yong, and Niu Gao thanked him and retreated, and Guo Zongxun returned to the political hall and called Liu Bowen over.

"Liu Junshi, Gu has encountered another headache now, I want to hear your opinion......"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please say that the ministers should do their best to solve the worries of His Royal Highness the Prince."

"Li Banban, Wei Banban, you two go and guard the door, no one is allowed to come in."

Li Tongjie looked at Liu Bowen in some surprise as an ordinary scribe, isn't this the Taoist priest of Sanqingguan, how did he become a staff member of His Royal Highness the Prince?

And it seems that he doesn't have any official position yet, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince trusts this person very much.

It seems that our family will be in this palace in the future, but we have to be cautious.

"The old slave obeys."

Li Tongjie and Wei Zhongxian both retreated and stood guard at the door, and Guo Zongxun told Liu Bowen about the secret decree sent to him by his father.

In fact, Guo Zongxun could have left Wei Zhongxian, but he didn't want to treat Li Tongjie too differently as soon as he came back, so he even drove Wei Zhongxian out.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, at this moment, presumably you don't want to hear any words of congratulations and compliments, so the minister directly said the minister's opinion on this matter......

Guo Zongxun and Liu Bowen conspired in the political hall for a long time before they came out.

"Wei Banban, you go with Liu Junshi, there is Li Banban by Lone's side now, you just have to do what Lone gave you, so you don't have to run back and forth."

Wei Zhongxian knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had allowed him to spread his wings and fly high.

"The minions obey."

Leaving the Prince's East Palace with Liu Bowen, Wei Zhongxian asked:

"Master Liu, what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince command?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a secret order, so that you lead the Jinyi Guard to rush to Chenqiaoyi immediately, if Zhao Kuangyin has not arrived, replace everyone in Chenqiaoyi in advance, you can't show up, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must know all the conversations and actions of Zhao Kuangyin and his party in Chenqiaoyi, be quick, Zhao Kuangyin should also be on the way back......"

"Thank you Junshi Liu, without further ado, our family will go."

Guo Zongxun's worry was a bit redundant, Wei Zhongxian led the Jinyi guard to Chenqiaoyi, and under the inquiry, Zhao Kuangyin did not arrive, and waited until everyone in Chenqiaoyi was replaced and replaced with Jinyiwei, and waited for two days, Zhao Kuangyin and his party of five hundred light horsemen walked into Chenqiaoyi unhurriedly.