Zheng Juzhong was taken aback, his heart was even colder, and he was so frightened that he fell on the chair.

Then more terrible things were reported.

The messengers he sent out were intercepted and killed by the Qianning army rangers, and their heads were all thrown in front of the city.

It turned out that Cangzhou City had been blocked by the cavalry of the Qianning Army, and the road to the outside world had been blocked.

Zheng Juzhong's surprise was almost desperate, and he was so frightened that he trembled like a sieve, and he couldn't hide his ugliness in front of his subordinates, and he couldn't care about his image.

Of course, the people of Cangzhou City have already seen how unbearable this super Zhizhou is. Zheng Juzhong is in Cangzhou, and there is no image at all.

Cangzhou couldn't send the news, but Su Taiwei of Hejian Mansion quickly learned the terrible bad news.

Since he repeatedly tossed and tossed many times before he invited Zhao Gonglian out of the mountain to continue to guard Cangbei, the old oilman Su Taiwei, who was also good at infighting, noticed that Zhao Gonglian was indeed not a person who was willing to tie his hands and let the court dictate his fate for the sake of loyalty and righteousness, so he was secretly vigilant, and he was deeply afraid of Zhao Gonglian, and since then he has arranged for capable people to keep an eye on the Cangbei army.......

Geng Nanzhong fooled the emperor's words: Zhao Gonglian will never really rebel?

If Taiwei Su could hear it or was present at the time, he would definitely jump to his feet and scold Geng Nanzhong for fooling the emperor blindly, he was a thief who was afraid that the Great Song Dynasty would not be destroyed, and he should be cut with a thousand knives......

The Zhaozhuang people led by Cangzhao have never been a group that will be willing to wait for death because of scruples.

In the final analysis, everything Cangzhao people do is to live and live better in this dangerous border area.

This is Cangzhao's belief, the only supreme belief, is the country's glitz, hypocrisy, and incompetence....... Unwilling and powerless to defend the people, forcing the people to fight for their lives to survive, this belief has been repeatedly and slowly honed out in the bloody poverty and all kinds of hardships that have been endured helplessly from generation to generation.

It's like a tiny rock in an isolated sea that withstands the relentless pounding of the waves and storms, only getting harder and harder........ Until it is completely destroyed by force majeure, it will disappear in the ruthless years, leaving behind a historical tragedy......... But you will find that its roots are still tenacious, but they are helplessly submerged underwater and not easy to find.

Under such a belief, if anyone does not let them live, and if anyone dares to prevent them from living better, they are their mortal enemies, even if this is the righteous and orthodox court and the holy Supreme Emperor of the Son of Heaven.

In this way, how could Zhao Gonglian, the spiritual leader and survival representative of this belief, never rebel?

For the sake of loyalty, righteousness, and integrity?

The so-called friendship between Zhao Ji and Zhao Gonglian, who was once keen on jokes among the people, has experienced many twists and turns, but there is a beginning and an end, and it has become a historical story for thousands of years?

Let him it.. Fart!

It's really Zhao Gonglian a corrupt fool.

Zhao Gonglian's great reputation in Shilin has never been formed by abiding by and promoting the Confucian and Mencian dogmas, but by innovation and pioneering that is unparalleled in excellence and pragmatism........ It was a hard break, and it was a famous name that was fought out with iron and blood.

Such an offensive fierce man who is unconventional, flexible, iron-blooded, courageous, and not afraid of hardships and challenges, if the court wants to force him to death, how can he be restrained?

It's all the bastards in the court who are wishful thinking, or they are willing to believe so if they are willing to say that, but they are blindly optimistic, blindly conceited, and willful.

Anyway, Cangzhao reversed, and the butcher knife couldn't cut the head of the capital in the first place. The people of the capital have at least time to escape.

But the special one will cut down to Hejian Mansion in a blink of an eye, and it will be he Su Yuanjing who will bear the anger and hatred of the Cangzhao people and the 500,000 evil monks in Cangbei. It was him who died, Su Yuanjing, and he couldn't escape at all. And he died loyally for the country, but he still had to bear the felony of being ineffective and incompetent in the governor's office, leaving behind the infamy of bringing disaster to the country and the people and the waste of government.

There are 100,000 troops under his command, almost twice the strength of the Cangbei army, and there are 50,000 people who have returned from Cangbei since the autumn harvest, and are now changed to Hejian Prefecture's professional tuntian planting and vegetable cultivation for the border army, and there is more support from the imperial court behind it, but Su Yuanjing has no optimism in his heart, let alone the idea of winning.

The gang of people in the imperial court didn't believe that Zhao Gonglian could quickly train the warrior monks into a brave and warlike army, and they didn't believe that Zhao Gonglian could turn the monks who could only chant Buddha and smile into the armed forces of Cangbei, and thought that no matter how capable Zhao Gonglian was, he was not an immortal, and it was impossible to .......

But Su Yuanjing knew that the warrior monks who joined the army were already the vicious Cangbei Army that could fight, and he also knew that the hundreds of thousands of monks who chanted Buddha were also a huge fighting force that followed Zhao Gonglian to eat. Those monks, as a whole, are at least willing to work for Zhao Gonglian. Those monks are monks, but they are evil monks, many of them are more vicious and powerful than the robbers and bandits of the green forest, at least the so-called monks who are indifferent and ruthless. Naturally, he is full of mercy to the donor who gives money, but he is not merciful to those who borrow usury but cannot afford to pay it back, and he has to repay the debt regardless of the fact that he sells his children and daughters and his family is ruined....... How could such a team of monks be kind and harmless? Why can't it be a powerful and evil force that can fight against the imperial court?

Zhao Gonglian can create miracles, and he can coerce and fool the monks to follow him.

What's even more terrifying is that the 100,000 frontier troops under the command of Hejian Mansion will not only not support the imperial court to bravely exterminate the Cangbei army in the south, but are likely to join the rebellion with a bang and support the undefeated strong man - Zhao Gonglian to seize the world as the emperor, open a new dynasty, and worship the marquis........ Rich and rich......

At this point, the imperial court still doesn't know that there are too many people in the world who are actually restless and want to participate in the rebellion or secession?

It's just that the Great Song Dynasty is too poor now, so poor that there is no shortage of food, vegetables and copper coins, and everything else is lacking or even gone, and there is really nothing to rob when a robber is a warlord.

Drinking in a big bowl? At least it is impossible in a short period of time, and eating meat in a big bowl is even more extravagant, and there are no cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens....... Where to rob it?

Gold and silver treasures, silk and satin, fine porcelain, beautiful women?

You have to be able to outsmart pirates to grab it.

Ceramic masters, skilled craftsmen, skilled weavers....... All of them belonged to the pirates to serve the pirate empire, and the reputation of the porcelain kingdom was no longer the Song Dynasty. Song Kingdom is now even rare to see young women, after a little longer, the Song people want to have clothes to wear so that they will not return to the primitive, weaving this work is afraid that the old men have to clumsy to learn to weave in order to make do with the needs of the whole society. Accustomed to the dignity of Weifu's own enjoyment, the courtiers wanted to have a new satin dress to wear, but it was extremely difficult to achieve....... The imperial court still owed the pirates a debt, and the gold and silver paid were not enough for the pirates' requirements, and the tea, silk, gold and silver mined in the later Song Kingdom had to be handed over to the pirates first.......

Naturally, there are many people who are unwilling, unconvinced, and resentful of the material poverty and extreme grievances under this kind of pirate extortion.......

But even if a bold and peerless bandit like Tian Hu Wang Qing heard the name of the pirate, he would tremble with fright, and all he could think about was to flee immediately, even the imperial court obediently offered everything after the pirate scolded him, and he didn't dare to violate it in the slightest, other people and other forces in the Song Kingdom, who would dare to provoke the pirate Tiger Whisker?

Even if you are not afraid of death, even if you dare, you must first be able to find pirates across the vast and unpredictable oceans...... The first problem is, where to get the sea vessels.......

The vast and ruthless sea brought the Song people, of course, the Liao people and the Jurchens...... They are all trapped on the mainland, cut off from pirates.

It is this kind of robber or even rebellion that the emperor does not get much temptation to enjoy, the family is difficult to make a fortune, there is endless food to enjoy slowly, and there is also a large number of fields of their own that can be cultivated freely...... Every family can be a landlord, so it's okay to live like this, it's not worth the risk, and the people in the world have not flocked to be robbers or even rebel.

Su Yuanjing had already warned the imperial court not to provoke Zhao Gonglian again.

But the imperial court just didn't believe that he, the marshal of Gaoyang Guanlu, was actually sitting on a powder keg, and he might be blown to pieces at any time, and he had no time to escape.

Su Yuanjing was as frightened as Zheng Juzhong about the sudden tough action of the Qianning Army.

Fortunately, the relationship between him and Zhao Gonglian was not as bad as Zheng Juzhong, and thinking about how to say a few words, he sent someone to Cangbei to meet Zhao Gonglian. But it was still intercepted by the rangers of the Qianning Army stationed near Cangzhou City.

The people on the side of the imperial court can no longer enter Cangbei at all, and without the permission of Cangbei, if they sneak in privately, they will either be captured by the monk village in exchange for some benefits to the Cangbei army, or they will starve to death or even feed the tiger wolf in the wilderness where there are more wild beasts and become active......

Fortunately, there is also a bit of a gain.

Han Zong, the commander of the Qianning Army, said: "Some people in the imperial court insulted our commander and bullied our Cangbei Army too much. “

What did this mean, and Su Yuanjing's heart, which was tightly hung in his throat, finally dropped slightly, and after thinking about it, his heart was soothing, regardless of the danger of Cangzhou.

Let the Cangbei Army make trouble.

Anyway, the Gaoyangguan Road Army has no choice but to go north, don't move, it's okay not to do it, if you move, if you do, I'm afraid that it will add fuel to the fire, and the situation will be even worse, and it will become impossible to clean up.

Some people in the court are dancing too happily and living too proudly, and the scholars are not very angry, so let those people in the court be frightened and have a headache....... Deserve.

Su Yuanjing is actually full of resentment.

His good high-ranking officials in the capital were emphasized to the border where this rabbit does not, he has suffered too much, suffered too many crimes, and has done a lot of care, but the court is not appreciative and considerate......

Now he also has a strong sigh that Zhao Gonglian once revealed: In this world, the more loyal and willing officials are, the more they have to suffer and suffer in the wilderness. The more incompetent, disloyal, and unwilling to do it, the more comfortable and enjoyable they can enjoy in the capital, and win the emperor's heart. It is better to be loyal than to be treacherous, and it is better to do it than not to do it......

Why?

Why is it so unfair?

Zhao Gonglian had the ambition to defend the Han nation, and he was willing to give up the superior life and future of the capital to guard the border and resist the hardships of the Liao State. I don't have that much ability, and I don't have the ambition and perseverance, but I don't want to be that kind of fool and loyal minister. The court forcibly sent me to endure hardships and work hard, so they couldn't have wronged me like this...... It's a pity that the court couldn't hear the cry in his heart, and some people noticed his resentment, but they didn't pay attention to him, and they didn't care about it at all......

Geng Nanzhong knew that the Qianning Army threatened Cangzhou City, and Hejian Mansion reported it, but he was more confident that the Cangbei Army would never really rebel. What the Qianning army did was nothing more than Zhao Gonglian's military means to force the imperial court to make concessions and punish him, the right-hand minister who provoked the incident. But at this time, he also panicked, but he continued to fool Zhao Huan, a three-fool emperor like Zhao Huan, to believe in his judgment and believe that his clever plan would definitely come true.

Zhao Huan was so fooled that he believed it again, and his nervous heart gradually relaxed.

Geng Nanzhong saw that as soon as the fire arrived, he said decisively: "Your Majesty, Zhao Yue'er is wantonly committing murder in the capital, and all the crimes that can be committed have been committed, so he must be arrested immediately." ”

As he spoke, he swept away the elegant demeanor of the Confucian backbone ministers of the past, and his face was full of hideous, sinister hatred and unconcealable triumph: Zhao Gonglian, you crazy boy who doesn't know the height of the sky and the earth, how dare you despise the old man? Look at me cleaning up your own brother, pinching your brother's life, and seeing how rampant you can be in Cangbei.......

Zhao Huan, who has no idea, is about to nod and order: Then arrest it. At this time, Tan Zhen, the great eunuch who had been standing quietly next to him, suddenly spoke first.

"Catch it?"

He looked at Geng Nanzhong, his tone was undoubtedly questioning, and there was an obvious hint of mockery, "Dare to ask Lord Geng, this is not easy to arrest, not to mention that it is not easy, since Zhao Er dares to come, there must be something to get rid of, I'm afraid it is not so easy to catch, let's just say that this can be caught, then, then,"

"What will Master Geng do then?"

Halfway out of the way to bite the gold?

Geng Nanzhong was surprised, Huo Ran turned his head to stare at Tan Zhen, staring at him deadly, his eyes did not hide his heartfelt contempt, disdain, disgust, and even hatred......

Tan Zhi, the eunuch who was trusted by Zhao Ji in the late Northern Song Dynasty from the military only under Tong Guan, was a eunuch like Tong Guan, although he wanted to be ambitious in military affairs...... He was one of the commanders who suppressed the Fangla Uprising, and he did a lot of major military events....... Now there is no military power status in history, and he is just doing the work in the palace and dreaming of a developed and majestic trajectory like Tong Guan, but he is already a Tong Guan-style henchman trusted and cultivated by Zhao Ji, and he is already one of the most powerful eunuchs in the palace..... If there is something important, he quickly notify Zhao Ji, and convey Zhao Ji's will to influence Zhao Huan's decision-making, and can also interfere with Zhao Huan on behalf of Zhao Ji's interests or thoughts......

Geng Nanzhong naturally understood what Tan Zhi was doing, and knew the powerful position of this eunuch, but the traditional habit of scholars looked down on soldiers and eunuchs who were not men from the bones, and still despised him extremely, because of different political interests, the inevitable contradictions between the old emperor and the new emperor, and even the opposing enemies, so he despised and hated him even more.

"You are also worthy of participating in the affairs of the imperial court and interfering in the affairs of my dignified prime minister and the affairs of the Privy Council? And is it arrogant and mocking? ”

Geng Nanzhong was very angry, but he could only say this viciously in his heart, he couldn't, and he didn't dare to say a lesson to Tan Zhen.

To offend this eunuch is to offend the old emperor, and he is trying to deny and challenge the authority of the old emperor. And the imperial power is actually still in the hands of the old emperor, and it is not at all something that the new emperor can contend with. Zhao Ji abdicated and let his son become the emperor was a particularly sensitive time..... offended Zhao Ji, then he didn't want to be a rich prime minister, I am afraid that he will not be able to say how long he will live. Zhao Ji was very moody, and he didn't know if he had taken the wrong medicine, or if he had broken his brain, he was originally elegant and generous, but he became suspicious and murderous..... It's terrifying, it's not the same admirable and talented king as before...... Sometimes it's just an unpredictable devil.......