After Chen Yueqiang and Tang Sai'er left the palace, the two intelligence agencies of Jinyiwei and Dongchang quickly turned around.

Overtly and covertly supervise the situation of public opinion in various places. It was found that the communicators were directly arrested and beaten in prison, and the talkers were caught in the yamen and beaten up.

Coupled with the announcement issued by the imperial court, public opinion was quickly suppressed in a short period of time.

At the same time, a message quickly spread across the rivers and lakes.

Last time, the Jianghu assassination order was directly upgraded, and if anyone could kill Liu Zhongzhi, the reward would be increased to 10,000 taels. If you can come back with Liu Zhongzhi's head, you will be knighted, and the hereditary replacement will be reduced, and it will decrease after five generations.

Nima, the rivers and lakes are fried all of a sudden.

Forget about the silver bounty, knight. Even the lowest baron is a great benefit for future generations, not to mention that this title can be hereditary.

Countless sects are urgently holding meetings to discuss this matter, and those guys with a little strength who have no sects and no factions in the rivers and lakes also want to intervene.

Judging from the investigation by Jinyiwei, at least dozens of sects are ready to send masters to Chuandi.

However, these sects are not the main force, those who have no sects and no sects on the rivers and lakes, and are strong in martial arts, are the main forces, because according to legend, about thirty or forty people have already set off for Sichuan.

Before Liang Jia's imperial army was assembled, the assassination army on the rivers and lakes set off first.

This trick is really effective, it seems that these people in the rivers and lakes don't want to make a move, because the things they get after making a move are not rich.

Now, 100,000 taels of silver plus the knighthood reward immediately made countless people in the rivers and lakes tempted.

Wealth is moving, and this is the most obvious example.

It seems that if these people in the rivers and lakes are strong, it is very likely that Liu Zhongzhi will be solved before the imperial army sets off.

At the same time, the palace of the former King of Yizhou in Yizhou City, Sichuan, has become the palace of Dong Qixiong in the Dajin Kingdom. In the palace, Dong Qixiong sat on the main seat, below were Liu Zhongzhi and Mo Wuyan, Dong Qixiong's trusted deputy prime minister Tian Fuxin, and a military general.

Tian Fuxin was reporting about the Jianghu assassination order, after all, this matter could not be hidden, and they naturally knew about it. There are also fronts, but there has always been thunder and rain, and there is no movement. This time, Emperor Daliang actually released such a rich reward, I am afraid that this time there will really be a master coming.

"Your Majesty, the puppet emperor of Daliang actually launched an assassination order in the rivers and lakes, can we also fight back and also launch an assassination order to assassinate the puppet emperor of Daliang?"

"Tian Aiqing's opinion, what do you think?" Dong Qixiong put on a majestic posture and asked the others seriously.

"Of course we can do the same, but it definitely doesn't work well. However, it's okay to release the news and confuse the eyes. Liu Zhongzhi said lightly.

"Then we have to give a higher reward than the Liang Puppet Emperor." Dong Qixiong said.

"Then we will give 150,000 taels of silver, and make him an earl." Tian Fuxin proposed.

Liu Zhongzhi nodded, agreeing with Tian Fuxin's opinion. As for the other generals, they don't have any opinions. Let them lead the troops to do nonsense, they are very good at it, let them come up with ideas, then forget it.

"That's what to do. Tian Aiqing, I'll leave this matter to you. ”

Tian Fu bowed down and agreed.

"Your Majesty, our people have come into contact with the people of the Maohan tribe, have you thought of the conditions they proposed?" Liu Zhongzhi spoke.

"Liu Aiqing, according to Mao Hanren's conditions, even if we enter the capital, we still have to go to Jiangnan, why?" Dong Qixiong was a little dissatisfied. worked hard to build the country, and had to fight the river with Mao Hanren, of course he was unhappy.

What's more, Dong Qixiong, as a pure Liang person, has no good impression of Mao Hanren.

This time, he listened to Liu Zhongzhi's advice and united with Mao Hanren, just to overthrow the Great Liang State faster. Of course, according to his idea, he and the Maohan people can be united, but it is impossible to give them half of the country, and it would be very good to give them one or two provinces.

"Your Majesty, you should also know that with our strength, it is very difficult to quickly overthrow the Great Liang Kingdom. If there is the help of hundreds of thousands of cavalry of the Mao Han people, half of the Jiangbei will soon be defeated. It would be much easier to fight those places in Jiangnan. Liu Zhongzhi said.

"We can fight slowly." A military general on the side suddenly said loudly.

Liu Zhongzhi glanced at him, didn't say anything, and said to Dong Qixiong: "Your Majesty, I know your worries, worried that after the Mao Han people help us overthrow the Great Liang State, they will come to fight us." You can rest assured of that. The Jiangnan region is not suitable for cavalry combat, and when they arrive in Jiangnan, their cavalry will lose their advantage. ”

"Just cede a large area of land in the north to the Maohan people like this?" Dong Qixiong asked rhetorically.

"Your Majesty, take a long-term view. As long as we have a firm foothold in the south of the Yangtze River, we will be able to defeat the Maohan people in the Northern Expedition at that time. They must be untenable in the north, after all, they are outsiders. Liu Zhongzhi said.

Liu Zhongzhi and Dong Qixiong's words and tone were quite unpolite, if he dared to say these words in Liang Jia before, it is estimated that he would have been impeached by other ministers long ago.

But here, no one thinks it's inappropriate.

"In that case, how about we give up the four provinces north of the capital and give them a certain amount of silver taels and grain at the same time?" Tian Fuxin said a compromise opinion.

"I'm afraid it's hard, but you can give it a try." Liu Zhongzhi thought about it, and he recognized Tian Fuxin's statement. However, his eyes were full of banter, and he didn't know who he was laughing at.

"Okay. Then Liu Aiqing will work hard. Dong Qixiong said with a smile.

After Liu Zhongzhi said goodbye and left, those generals also left one after another, only Tian Fuxin had not left.

"Tian Aiqing, are you still in trouble?" Dong Qixiong asked.

"Your Majesty, if the minister has a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not?"

"You like to say these crooked things, and to put it bluntly, I must have 100% trust in you." Dong Qixiong said with a smile.

The minister said bluntly. The emperor should still be a little more wary of Prime Minister Liu, after all, he and we are probably not of the same mind. ”

"You said Liu Zhongzhi?" Dong Qixiong's eyes narrowed.

"Yes. Your Majesty, although Prime Minister Liu can bring us righteousness and the help of scholars, the minister may see that he may have another purpose, not just revenge. ”

"I know what you mean. However, he did take me for a fool. Dong Qixiong sneered

"Since the emperor knows, he must prepare as soon as possible. His subordinates have found out that he has been in close contact with some of our generals lately. ”

"Report the list of these generals who are closely related to Liu Zhongzhi, and I want to see who they are." Dong Qixiong said.