Chapter 629: A Last Resort
Zhang Xiaowu fell ill for a while, to be precise, he was angry. The army temporarily stopped advancing, and the whole army repaired for a day after entering Daizhou. The generals sat around the commander's tent, everyone was full of indignation, and even some people couldn't hold back their anger, Hu Li shouted: "Dashuai, it's the opposite!" β
"Yes, it's the other way around! Fuck it! Ni Erchun shouted.
"The emperor is going to do something to us." Xunbu airway.
Hu Li said: "So, we have the power of the army, and he doesn't dare to say anything if he is opposed." β
"What is it! Alien invasion, Daizhou City is immediately in front of you! Zhang Xiaowu said angrily, "Let's talk about killing Inuyi." β
"But ......"
"Nothing." Zhang Xiaowu suppressed the grief and frustration in his heart, and said with a long breath: "Is there a problem with the grain and grass in the rear?" β
"There are no anomalies." Wu Song said, "There is a steady stream of grain and grass in the rear, and the imperial court has not cut off the supply, and it has also sent delicious wine and food." The emperor seems to be saying that he does his best, and we do our task. β
Zhang Xiaowu nodded, waved everyone down, and he lay on the bed, watching the roof of the tent be blown up and down by the wind. At this time, Wu Song walked in, Zhang Xiaowu squinted and saw that it was him, smiled bitterly, Wu Song sat on the edge of the bed and sighed and said: "A series of actions after Emperor Dade woke up, as if it had been premeditated, this is not his style, so I am worried that Emperor Dade will be controlled." β
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Regardless of whether he is controlled or not, but hundreds of thousands of troops have entered Daizhou, and everyone is coming with the slogan of eliminating the invading alien race. β
Wu Song said: "Emperor Dade is calculating, at this time we are sitting in a running carriage, we have to move forward if we don't want to move forward, knowing the danger ahead, knowing that it is a dead end, we must also jump into it - otherwise we will be national sinners." β
Zhang Xiaowu said: "I just want to know who is behind him to give him advice." β
Wu Song said: "Even if you know who it is, what is the use? The most important thing is to preserve our strength, as long as we have our army in hand, he can't help us. β
Zhang Xiaowu suddenly asked: "If the alien race is eliminated and we bring the army back to the dynasty, can he rest assured?" β
Woo Song was surprised, "Could it be that you have the intentionβ"
"No!" Zhang Xiaowu shook his head and said, "Unless someone forces me, I have no intention of doing so." β
Wu Song carefully considered it before saying: "I'm afraid it's difficult, the Xuanyuan royal family has ruled the Central Plains for more than 300 years, how can they be overthrown by people with foreign surnames at will?" β
"What do you think I'm waiting for?" Zhang Xiaowu asked, "I'm just worried that he can't tolerate us." β
Wu Song said: "He has shown that he will not tolerate us, and our last task is to exterminate the alien race. It's just that after the elimination of the alien race, if we have nothing to defend ourselves, I am afraid that the fate of the five major families will be the fate of us. After pondering for a long time, he said: "If you listen to me, my lord, control Youzhou, Qingzhou, Daizhou, Xuzhou and Yangzhou, and on the surface disperse the troops, but in fact seize the territory of the five states. In the future, adults can do whatever they want, if they want to keep the Xuanyuan family's country, they can naturally continue to protect the country, and if they want to have other intentions, the army of the five places will definitely obey the king's orders. β
Zhang Xiaowu's brows furrowed into a Sichuan character, and Wu Song was telling him that this court could continue to be loyal, but if he wanted to be loyal, everyone would carry their heads and do it with him.
"What do you mean, or do you mean?" Zhang Xiaowu asked.
"What do you mean?" Urson laughed.
Zhang Xiaowu sighed and said, "Do you really think so? β
Wu Song said: "My lord, our sons are no longer the 3,000 dead soldiers camp in Saibei in the past. If Your Majesty wants to be unkind, we can be unjust. I used to think about being loyal to the empire, but now what I see is that the court is mediocre, and if you want to be an official, you must be from a noble family, and the children of commoners can only be small people. On the one hand, the gentry clan oppressed the entire country, and on the other hand, the royal family had too much power and commanded indiscriminately. If it weren't for the fact that we were desperately fighting to defend against foreign enemies, what would they do? My lord, I think that in the future, the Central Plains will definitely be chaotic and even decaying, so it is better for you and me to make plans as soon as possible. β
Zhang Xiaowu was silent for a long time, and asked rhetorically: "If I conflict with Your Majesty, what will benefit the country?" β
"It is not good for the country." "It could even lead to the displacement of tens of millions of people and their deaths." β
"You know, I won't rebel against the court."
"But you have to protect yourself, and you have to protect everyone."
Zhang Xiaowu sighed for a long time before he said: "Yes, I want to protect everyone, Your Majesty wants my head, but I can't let you die with me." β
Wu Song said: "Whoever wants your head, we will want his head." β
Zhang Xiaowu said: "Our fists are scattered, and the Qinglong Army must concentrate its forces, and only by concentrating its forces can we do great things." β
"Whoa."
"Unless you have to."
Wu Song smiled and nodded his head. After the generals got the secret order, Zhang Xiaowu quickly made adjustments, and he immediately sent the White Tiger Army to move to the Two Wolf Pass, exchanging offense and defense with Zu Gongmao and the White Tiger Army.
Zhang Xiaowu's reason to Ouyang Hong was that the White Tiger Army suffered heavy casualties, coupled with the large number of recruits, and after subduing the Two Wolf Pass, he could rest for a few more days and did not have to rush to join the battlefield.
"What does it mean to send us to the Two Wolves Pass, and the Qinglong Army to subdue Daizhou alone?" Ouyang Hong wondered, "Toss, tossβoh, I see." β
Ouyang Hong immediately reacted and understood Zhang Xiaowu's intentions, Zhang Xiaowu wanted to firmly grasp the military power in his hands. A few days later, he learned from the mouth of the white paper man that Gu Yong and Li Cunyi were back in charge of the imperial court, and immediately understood that Zhang Xiaowu was protecting himself. With the enemy in front and chaos in the rear, Ouyang Hong felt sad in his heart, he didn't understand what was wrong with everyone, and even doubted for a while whether the belief of the empire he was fighting for was correct.
"Father-in-law, what's wrong with the Empire?" Ouyang Hong muttered to himself.
When the White Tiger Army and the 123rd Regiment of the Qinglong Army exchanged tasks, the time had already come to the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve of the third year of Dade, and Longdu City held a carnival to celebrate Chinese New Year's Eve, and also celebrated the great victory of Liangheling, and attributed all the credit to the generalissimo Dushan Boye who fell ill in Liangheling.
Emperor Dade personally held a state funeral for Dushanbo, wept bitterly about the misfortune of the empire, and promised to immediately marry Ye Xiangdong's granddaughter, Ye Wanying, the world's first talented daughter, as the empress. However, due to the tradition of filial piety, the wedding had to be postponed for three years. Although Ye Wanying is unwilling to marry Emperor Dade, marrying her means winning over meritorious deeds and winning the hearts of the people all over the world, so this marriage is not subject to Ye Wanying's opinion.
In order to appease the Ye family, Emperor Dade finally promoted the marquis of the Ye family to a prince, and Ye Nansheng, the only third son of Zhun Dushan Bo, was the king of Sanpin Dushan County, and Ye Nansheng will also serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ye family was in the limelight for a while.