Just when the eyes of the feudal towns of the Han and Tang Empires were still focused on the Zhou family's disintegration of the alliance of the three beast countries, the imperial court of the Han and Tang Empires, which had a very low sense of existence, suddenly made a move against Pushan Town, one of the six towns in the northeast.

Pushan Town covers an area of about 450,000 square kilometers, has a population of about 20 million, and has a total of 20 cities under its jurisdiction.

The 8 infantry divisions of the forbidden army belonging to the imperial court of the Han and Tang Empires were divided into four routes to conquer the four cities of Pushan Town in only three days, and incorporated the 40,000 Pushan troops of several families in these four cities.

Subsequently, the Pushan Jiedu Mansion took 60,000 descendants as the main force, and transferred 100,000 troops from other families in Pushan Town, and a decisive battle broke out with the forbidden army of the imperial court.

Zhao Rongguang, the governor of the forbidden army, really had some means, and he was able to make the two infantry divisions of the Pushan Jiedu Mansion troops defect to the battle, causing the Pushan army to completely collapse in this decisive battle.

The forbidden army of the imperial court pursued all the way, capturing 70,000 or 80,000 prisoners alone, and finally even Yanshun City, the capital of Pushan Town, was captured.

After this great battle between the forbidden army and the Pushan army, the Pushan army in Pushan Town added up to only more than 100,000 people, and the entire Pushan Town was in danger of being annexed by the imperial court.

In the face of the sudden rise of the imperial court, the various feudal towns of the Han and Tang Empires were a little uncomfortable.

What is the court doing here?

Do you want to solve the problem of the division of feudal towns in the Han and Tang Empires for many years?

In the Shuodong Jiedu Mansion in Puqiao City, the capital of Shuodong Town, Xue Daoquan, the envoy of Shuodong Jiedu, asked his eldest son Xue Tingwu: "Tingwu, what do you think about the affairs of Pushan Town?" ”

Shuodong Town was the largest feudal town in the Han and Tang Empires, with an area of about 1.6 million square kilometers, almost one-tenth of the entire Han and Tang Empires, and the population was also the largest among the feudal towns in the Han and Tang Empires, with about 90 million.

For many years, the town of Shuodong has been known as the first feudal domain in the world with its large number of army forces.

What made the other feudal towns, especially the other five feudal towns of the six towns in the northeast, feel even more uneasy was that the army of Shuodong Town was completely controlled by the Shuodong Jiedu envoys.

If it weren't for the fact that most of the forces of the Shuodong Army were placed in the northern part of its territory to guard against the barbarian empire, the Jiedu envoys of the other five feudal towns in the six towns in the northeast might not even be able to sleep soundly.

The Tuban Empire was a country established by steppe nomads, and the Han and Tang Empires fought against each other for hundreds of years, and most of the territory of the Tuban Empire bordered the town of Shuodong, and a small part was connected to Botai Town, one of the six towns in the northwest.

Xue Tingwu pondered for a while and said: "Father, now that the Pushan Jiedu Mansion is gone, if there is no interference from external forces, maybe the entire Pushan Town will soon fall into the hands of the imperial court."

As a result, the power of the imperial court will inevitably increase, which is not good news for the various feudal towns. ”

Shuodong Jiedu made Xue Daoquan nodded, "Zhao Rongguang, the governor of the forbidden army who is now in power in the imperial court, does have some means, and our Shuodong Jiedu Mansion can't watch the imperial court swallow Pushan Town in one bite." ”

"Smack-" Zhao Rongguang slammed his fist on the table in front of him, and actually smashed the top of the pear wood table open.

Zhao Rongguang had been promoted to Grandmaster Martial Artist many years ago, so this punch would have such power.

Zhao Shicong, the deputy commander of the embroidery platform, said with a wry smile: "Father, now Shuodong Town, Pingyue Town, Jinggu Town, Zhongfang Town, and Yongwei Town, among the six towns in the northeast, have all begun to deploy troops and put on a posture of marching into Pushan Town. ”

Zhao Shicong is Zhao Rongguang's eldest son, and now Zhao Rongguang has handed over most of the affairs of the embroidery table to his eldest son Zhao Shicong.

Zhao Rongguang gritted his teeth and said: "These feudal towns are by no means pretentious, they are afraid that the imperial court will annex Pushan Town, and they will do something to them. ”

"Father, what now?"

"I can only choose to compromise, with the current strength of the imperial court, let alone deal with five feudal towns at once, even if any one of them is a feudal town, if you gather all your strength, it is not something that the imperial court can compete with."

"But this is inevitably too aggrieved, we represent the imperial court!"

Zhao Rongguang sneered, "The word imperial court is no longer worth much.

Only the army and the territory are the guarantee of survival.

Let these feudal towns run rampant for a while, and then we will have a chance to clean them up slowly! ”

In the end, after secret negotiations between the Han and Tang imperial courts and the six northeastern towns, the forbidden army controlled by the imperial court ceded Yanshuncheng, the capital of Pushan Town.

However, the 8 cities in the southwest of Pushan Town were directly managed by the imperial court, which was equivalent to seizing half of Pushan Town.

Although he did not eat all the towns of Pushan, the capture of the 8 cities of the town of Pushan also gave the towns a new understanding of the court of the Han and Tang Empires, at least let the towns understand that the court is not a salted fish, and still has the strength to annex a feudal town.

In the Five Towns Jiedu Mansion in Ganyang City, Zhou Rui gently put the information brought by Hu Yi on the table, "You 'ghosts' Next, you 'ghosts' will strengthen the intelligence work of the imperial court."

With that Zhao Rongguang in control of the authority of the imperial court, the feudal towns around Tiansheng City have to be worried next. ”

Hu Yi said in a deep voice: "Marshal, the routine of the imperial court embroidery platform to deal with Pushan Town is the same as the usual method of our 'ghost shadow', which is to buy and deal with middle and high-level officers of the army.

It's just that as for the source of the wealth of the embroidery table, our 'ghost' has not been found out.

This time, Zhao Rongguang had to give up annexing the entire Pushan Town because of the intervention of the other five feudal towns in the six towns in the northeast, but with what we know about Zhao Rongguang, he will never give up.

Maybe in Pushan Town, there will be a fight. ”

Then Hu Yi hesitated for a moment before saying: "Dashuai, our 'ghost shadow' has been placed in the Imperial Palace of Heavenly Saint City, and we have found that the new Empress Zhao Xiuyao looks very similar...... Zhao Yan. ”

Zhou Rui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his face was covered with frost, "You mean that Zhao Xiuyao, the newly married queen of the Holy Lord, is actually Zhao Yan?" ”

"Dashuai, it's very possible.

According to the information we have obtained, Zhao Xiuyao was once terminally ill, but she suddenly got better, and this point in time coincided with the time when Zhao Yan entered the Heavenly Saint City. ”

Zhou Rui smiled angrily: "I didn't expect that she has climbed the high branches now and become the queen of the world!"

Very good! Very good!

I want to see how long she can be a queen! ”

"Dashuai, don't use the people we have planted in the palace to ......"

Before Hu Yi finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhou Rui, "Don't pay attention to her, the day I lead the troops into Tiansheng City, I will personally ask her, do you regret leaving Ganyang City?" ”

The queen Zhao Yan, who was sitting in the dormitory, suddenly sneezed, and then a personal palace maid walked over, "Queen, the metropolitan governor is here." ”

"Let my father come in! Stand down, y'all! ”

After seeing her father Zhao Rongguang, Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel a little strange, her father just came over yesterday, why did he come here again today?

"Father, is there something wrong with you entering the palace today?"

"Find a place where you can talk."

Zhao Yan saw her father's solemn look, and couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart, "Father, please come with me." ”

In a study in the dormitory, Zhao Yan frowned and asked, "Father, is something wrong?" ”

Zhao Rongguang nodded, "According to the news your eldest brother has gotten, the royal family has been secretly wooing some generals of the forbidden army recently, which is likely to be unfavorable to our Zhao family." ”

Zhao Yan was a little flustered when she heard this, "Father, what should I do then?" ”

Zhao Rongguang suddenly lowered his voice and said: "I am preparing for my father to cut off the financial resources of the royal family and get the royal treasury in his hands, so I need your cooperation."

After all, you are the queen, and it is justified to control the royal treasury. ”

Zhao Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Father, I'm afraid the emperor won't easily hand over the imperial treasury to his daughter."

Until now, the emperor has not come to the palace where his daughter lives. ”

"It's no longer up to him to say it, and now there is not much money in my father's hands, and there will be a big move on the embroidery table next, which requires the support of a lot of money."

"Oh well! Fathers need their daughters to cooperate, and daughters will cooperate with them! ”

Two days later, in a large hall in the Imperial Palace of the Heavenly Saint City, Emperor Ouyang Hui gritted his teeth and said to Zhao Rongguang: "Governor Zhao, have you gone too far?"

Even my royal treasury was taken away? ”

Zhao Rongguang said respectfully: "Your Majesty, let the queen manage the royal treasury is also to prevent some people from confusing Your Majesty without knowing what to do."

Without the wealth of the royal treasury, presumably His Majesty will no longer be deceived by some traitors. ”

"Adulterer? Hehe, how do I think that Governor Zhao is the biggest traitor in the imperial court! ”

"Your Majesty must be mistaken, the minister is loyal to His Majesty and the court, and he is the greatest loyal minister!"

After taking control of the royal treasury, Zhao Rongguang couldn't help but be a little disappointed, although the gold, silver and treasures in the royal treasury added up to hundreds of millions of silver coins, but it was still far from Zhao Rongguang's expectations.

So Zhao Rongguang brought his eldest son Zhao Shicong over, "With the income from the imperial treasury, it is not enough to support the next plan of the embroidery table, and it seems that a few more imperial tombs have to be dug up." ”

It turned out that a large part of the wealth of the embroidery table came from the imperial tombs of the Han and Tang Empires.

Zhao Shicong nodded, "Father, I'll immediately organize someone to dig it." ”

"We must keep it secret, and we must not reveal the slightest bit of information, otherwise our father and son will become the target of public criticism!"

"Father, rest assured, we have experience in doing this, and there will never be any mistakes."

"However, with the imperial treasury, the purchase plan for those generals of the Pushan Army, as well as some generals in Pingyue Town and Jinggu Town, can be implemented now.

This time, my father wants to put a big cannon battle for the feudal towns of the Han and Tang Empires! ”