Xian Nei Zhu, since she decided to be a Xian Nei Zhu, Fang Baihua did not hesitate at all, and the next day, she called a meeting of her cronies. This time, Chai Jin, Wang Yin and other important ministers were invited. In order to prevent anything from happening, Fang Baihua placed hundreds of personal soldiers outside the hall, and if that person objected, he would directly lock him.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Fang Baihua said: "Now that our situation is clear, Wang Qing and Song Jiang colluded, and entangled with the grass robbers in all parts of the Jiangnan River, and united to encroach on our territory. This is not a big deal, with our strength, at least five or five, we are not afraid. But now the problem is that the official army is pressing, and the commander of the army is known as Liu Zhenglong, who is the god of war, which is fatal. I wonder if you have any good plans to break the enemy? ”

A good strategy to break the enemy is easy to say, but when it was done, everyone in the audience was silent, and no one was sure to defeat the official army led by Liu Zhenglong. The one-on-one duel between Wang Yin and Liu Zhenglong, the world-famous No. 1 master in Jiangnan, ended up with a dismal draw, which was just a personal contest, and as for the two armies, it was even more uncertain.

Seeing that no one spoke, the little prince Fang Hao was a little anxious, and this slightly immature guy said: "Raising soldiers for a thousand days, used for a while, on weekdays, they are all pretentious, but now in a moment of crisis, how can they be shrunken turtles one by one." ”

The last thing a man wanted to hear was the word tortoise, and the general of the protector of the country, Si Xingfang, couldn't sit still, and he said angrily: "The minister is willing to lead a group of men and horses to fight the official army, even if it is a horse leather shroud, the official army must be driven away." ”

"Yes, the minister is also willing to fight." Baoguang Rulai National Teacher Deng Yuanjue, this great monk with unstoppable courage can't sit still, he is pretentious, although he can't beat Wang Yin, but he can definitely run rampant in the world, in the face of the pressure of the official army, how can he sit idly by.

Zhenguo General Li Tianyan was a little calm, he said: "The official army is not a one-on-one battle with us at all, but more pressing step by step, compressing our living space, how can we attack rashly in this case?" Moreover, in the face of the arrival of the tiger, there were two wolves staring at the back, and in this case, rashly confronting the official army was doomed. ”

Fang Baihua saw that everyone was gossiping, and he couldn't say anything, so he said: "We always have to face the official army, and if we are not united in this situation, how can we defeat the enemy?" By the way, Prime Minister, you have the most dealings with Liu Zhenglong, tell me what you should do! ”

Wang Yin secretly slandered himself, in terms of dealing with Liu Zhenglong, who can compare to the eldest princess, they all sleep in the same bed, and they don't know how intimate they are. Facing Fang Baihua's questioning, he hurriedly said: "The official army is going south, not to target us, but to quell the rebellion in Jiangnan, we don't need to worry about the sky, but we can lead the water to the east and lead the war to the territory of Wang Qing and Song Jiang, anyway, there are more than a dozen rebels large and small in the south of the Yangtze River, let the officers and troops go to exterminate them one by one, we can take the opportunity to develop and grow." ”

That's a good point, but why should the officials and soldiers be led by the nose? Wang Yin knew that he couldn't handle this, unless it was the eldest princess, no one could do it, but it was inconvenient to say this.

Pang Wanchun, who is known as Xiaoyang Yuji, said a little unhappily: "It's not that we haven't fought with the officers and soldiers before, although we haven't repelled the officers and soldiers, but we haven't broken our muscles and bones, and we can fight a decisive battle with them." The terrain south of the Yangtze River is intricate, with numerous rivers and waterways, and as long as we fight sports warfare as we have done in the past, we can still lead the nose of the officers and soldiers. ”

"The sports war was proposed by Lord Liu, how can we play in front of him?" Wang Yin showed a look of disdain on his face, and he said coldly: "Everyone knows that you Pang Wanchun is outstanding in archery, don't forget that Xiao Li Guanghuarong is also a top archery master." Under the overwhelming strength of the official army, no matter how many tricks there are, they will not be used. Now there are two ways in front of us, one is to go to Nanyang to completely avoid the pursuit and suppression of the official army, and the other is to negotiate peace with the imperial court and help the imperial court quell the rebellion in Jiangnan. Otherwise, it's a dead end. ”

Sports warfare is a magic weapon for everyone to deal with Tong Guan, and now Wang Yin actually said that it was proposed by Liu Zhenglong, and now everyone feels bad, Lu Shisang didn't want to speak, but how can he be silent at this time, he said dissatisfiedly: "According to the prime minister's meaning, if you don't take refuge, you won't have a way to live if you don't go far, and the sports war is proposed by Liu Zhenglong, how can I tell you?" ”

Now, Wang Yin didn't want to hide anything, he sighed and said: "At the beginning of the peak duel, in fact, I was defeated, and the so-called draw was just a side of Lord Liu's net." Lord Liu said at that time that the imperial court's strategy to pacify Jiangnan would never change. The Holy Father must also die, and no one can stop that. In the end, the Holy Father recognized it, otherwise he would not have resolutely carried out the movement war. ”

"You took refuge in the imperial court?" Lu Shinang's face suddenly didn't look good.

"Wrong, it's Lord Liu, otherwise, everyone present, everyone will die, no one can live, Jiangnan will be a river of blood, and millions of floating corpses will be there, have you ever thought about this."

Wang Yin made a killing move at this time, and if he wanted to kill Lu Shisang with his skills, it would definitely be easy.

Chai Jin saw that he was going to be angry, so he said: "Now is the critical moment of life and death, don't quarrel, let's listen to the eldest princess." ”

Everyone set their eyes on Fang Baihua.

Fang Baihua pondered for a moment and then said, "The prime minister will go into the back room with me first, and then tell everyone what to do in the future?" ”

After entering the house, Fang Baihua said, "Prime Minister, kneel." ”

Wang Yin didn't know what was going on, but he still knelt down.

"Is the Holy Father not dead?"

"How do you know?" At this time, Wang Yin suddenly realized that Fang Baihua had already had an idea, and he was also ready to take refuge in Liu Zhenglong, there was no need, and he didn't want to hide it, he lowered his voice and said: "This matter is the idea of Lord Liu, the Holy Father is indeed alive, but he has been suspended overseas, and he will not be able to come back for the rest of his life." The last decree given to me by the Holy Father is that as long as Liu Zhenglong treats the eldest princess well and protects the glory and wealth of the crown prince, then the whole army will take refuge in the past. Civil and military officials, as long as they have not done evil before, will have a great future after making meritorious contributions. ”

"My father is suspended overseas, how come I don't know?"

"This is the meaning of the Holy Father, the fewer people who know, the safer, if this news spreads, then Lord Liu will be uprooted, so I didn't tell you." Wang Yin also knew at this time that he couldn't be ruthless, so he lowered his voice and said: "You can directly order peace with the government, and whoever opposes it will be eliminated directly." As for Lord Liu, you have to go there in person. ”

This step is to be taken, Fang Baihua hesitated for a moment and then said: "Lord Liu, I can go and lobby in person, but will there be sudden changes in the family." You must know that after my father's death, I am a woman, the prince is still young, and the dark tide is already surging below, otherwise Wang Qing and Song Jiang, where would they dare to pick quarrels and provoke trouble. ”

"Rest assured, the eldest princess, the five hall masters are all loyal, and they can definitely ensure that there is no chaos in the family, as for Wang Qing and Song Jiang joining forces, they are not afraid, I can solve this problem."

Wang Yin said with great confidence: "Shi Bao is not missing, he is already in my house, plus Baoguang Rulai National Teacher Deng Yuanjue and I have been friends for many years, as long as the three of us are here, whoever rebels will be killed directly." ”

"Okay, I'll just go and say, it's obvious that the biggest opposition today is Lu Shinang, and if you oppose it later, I'll ask the prime minister to take action."

"No problem."

Murderous intent, Wang Yin has already had murderous intent, so he is ready to kill him directly, as long as Lu Shisang raises an objection, he will directly kill him.

After coming out, Fang Baihua said: "Just now, I discussed with the prime minister, now that the Holy Father has ascended to heaven, the prince is young, and I am a woman, it is difficult to lead everyone to glory." Therefore, it is better to negotiate peace with the imperial court in advance, and strive for a great future for everyone. ”

"What, take refuge in the imperial court, are you worthy of the Holy Father, worthy of your dead brother?"

Lu Shisang was angry all of a sudden, he patted the table and said: "We have millions of believers, the Holy Father said that he wanted the believers to go to the Pure Land of Bliss, and now the Holy Father's bones are not cold, Princess, how can you do this." If you insist on this, Celestia Princess, then I will leave with my men. ”

"Leave, I'm afraid, you're going to rebel!" Chai in and out of sarcasm, he has no ability to fight Lu Shibao, but at this moment, he still has to show his attitude.

"Mutiny, what about mutiny." Lu Shisang is a brave and resourceful general, with a hot temper and arrogance on weekdays, how can he take Ke Yin, a guy who relies on nepotism to climb up, in his eyes?

"Not much, just your life." Wang Yin flew up and kicked Lu Shibao's waist and eyes, and he picked up the teapot and smashed it on this guy's head.

If he fights immediately, Lu Shisang may have a fight with Wang Yin, but in the absence of weapons, how can he be the opponent of Wang Yin, the number one master in Jiangnan?

The two soon fought together, and Baoguang Rulai National Teacher Deng Yuanjue didn't want to make a move, but at this time, he couldn't sit idly by, so he raised his foot and kicked off Lu Shinang's left leg.

At this time, Pang Wanchun fell into the well, he sneaked up on Lu Shisang from behind, and forcibly tore off this guy's left arm.

Ruthless, ruthless, at this time, one is more ruthless than the other, and Li Tianrun directly hit the killer. In this way, Lu Shisang was beaten to death by everyone.

Fang Baihua didn't expect that these people would do it, she calmed down for a moment and said, "Prime Minister, you deal with it, deal with Lu Shinang's subordinates as soon as possible, don't cause unnecessary chaos." The day after tomorrow, I went to negotiate with the officials and soldiers, and the affairs of the family were handed over to the prime minister. In addition, Liao Yong, the master of the inner hall, you are responsible for the safety of the prince. If the prince makes a mistake, I will destroy your whole family. ”

Liao Yong knelt down and said: "The subordinates are broken bones, and they must also protect the safety of the prince." ”

In fact, Fang Baihua was not worried that others would be unfavorable to the prince, but mainly worried that the former prince Fang Tian, who had been deposed before, would definitely take the opportunity to make trouble. I didn't know why, but the Holy Father suddenly announced the abolition of the crown prince Fang Tianding, and appointed Fang Hao, who was less than ten years old, as the crown prince.

Now Fang Baihua knows that the reason why his father abolished Fang Tianding, it is estimated that this is also an explanation to the imperial court, of course, there is also a condition for Liu Zhenglong to let his father go, after all, the adult prince can't be explained in the imperial court.

These people basically participated in the killing of Lu Shinang, at least they would not betray, but if they took advantage of Fang Baihua's absence, it was normal to release the former prince Fang Tianding, which was why Fang Baihua asked Liao Yong, the master of the inner hall, to protect Fang Hao at night.

When everyone dispersed, Fang Baihua left Liao Yong and the other five hall masters, and she secretly confessed that if someone approached the former prince to kill him, Fang Tianding would be executed if necessary, and he would secretly monitor the civil and military officials.

These five hall masters are all secretly loyal to Liu Zhenglong, so Fang Baihua handed over these confidential things to them to do, and believed that these five people would not make trouble.

Fang Baihua said to Liao Yong and the others: "Ke Yin, Prime Minister, and National Teacher Deng Yuanjue can be trusted, and nothing else is good, so the five of them must do a good job in the division of labor, and they must monitor these people, and if they find misdeeds, they can be secretly executed after discussing with the Prime Minister, and they are not allowed to leak the slightest rumor." ”

"The little ones quit."

After coming out, Liao Yong said, "Let's go, come to my house and discuss what to do?" ”

Zhu Hongwu, the master of the Vermilion Bird Hall, said: "Of course, I listen to the eldest brother, where you point, our brother will fight." ”

After returning to the secret room at home, Liao Yong said: "We are all working for Lord Liu, and we can be regarded as officials of the imperial court. ”

"Big brother, we will share the honor and disgrace as a result, big brother, you can give the order." Tong Sansi, the master of Xuanwu Hall, is a relatively straightforward person, and he has been saved by Liao Yong before, so he has always been obedient to this big brother.

Liao Yong said: "Our inner hall is responsible for protecting the safety of the crown prince, Xuanwu Hall is responsible for keeping an eye on Fang Tianding, Vermilion Bird Hall is responsible for monitoring civil officials, Qinglong Hall is monitoring military generals, and White Tiger Hall is monitoring movements in the city. Remember one sentence, it is better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go. Before the eldest princess returns, all those who go out of the city must be strictly investigated, and if they find suspicious people, they will be arrested directly, and if they resist, they will be killed. In addition, recently, I have to keep an eye on the sky to see if there are carrier pigeons flying out, and the whole family will arrest the pigeons flying out of that yard. ”

The workload of supervising the whole city is very large, and Li Laohu, the master of the White Tiger Hall, is as big as a fight, and he doesn't know whether to say it or not.

"Third child, you don't have to worry so much, the person in charge of guarding the city gate is the prime minister's nephew Wang Ying, he will help you guard the city gate, and the rest will depend on the White Tiger Hall."

Baihutang may not have other skills, but if he can't just stare at the carrier pigeon, Li Laohu should have soaked himself in urine and drowned himself.

Fang Baihua couldn't take care of so much anymore, she went to Xiangfan alone, and it was said that Liu Zhenglong would assemble there.

Yes, Liu Zhenglong was indeed assembled in Xiangfan, originally wanted to go to Jiangcheng, but later Xiangfan was definitely a military town, and it was impossible to assemble here.

There is a deep-seated reason why Xiangfan was chosen, that is, waiting for the arrival of King Kang Zhao Gou here.

At this moment, Zhao Gou is no longer what it used to be, and he has already gained a firm foothold in Luoyang, Xijing, of course, if he wants to soar into the sky, it is still far away.

Zhao Gou is an extremely thoughtful person, and when he heard that Tong Guan was defeated by the remnants of the Liao State on the northern front, he believed Liu Zhenglong's previous assertion that the Great Song Dynasty would usher in drastic changes, and of course this was also his only chance to soar into the sky.

When Zhao Gou came to meet Liu Zhenglong, his posture was very low, he regarded Liu Zhenglong as the emperor, and it was normal for him to put on a low posture.

Liu Zhenglong received Zhao Gou at the most prosperous Jiangtian Yise Restaurant in Xiangfan, and this time there was no one to accompany him, because the two had confidential matters to discuss.

Zhao Gou briefly made an introduction to the affairs of Xijing Luoyang, and finally he said: "Now Luoyang is firmly established, and the prefect Zheyan is also very cooperative. It was at this time that Xiao Wang understood that it was not easy to govern the country. ”

Speaking of the difficulty of governing the country, Zhao Gou seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly wanted to explain. Liu Zhenglong waved his hand and said, "Lord Wang, it's just you and me here, and I don't need to explain too much." You can have a heart to govern the country, and you will not be in vain what the teacher expects of you. Now the northern line is getting more and more chaotic, although it has not yet reached the time for Jin Guotie to ride south, but it is only a matter of more than a year. If you only think about the crown prince and King Yun, you only know how to stare at the throne, and you don't know how to seek well-being for the people of the world and the society of the country, then it will make you sad. ”

"Thank you, teacher." In Zhao Gou's heart, the man who was only eleven or twelve years older than himself was a teacher and a friend, and he knew that with his own strength, he would not be able to ascend to the throne 100%, and all of this had to be mediated by the emperor in front of him.

To be honest, Zhao Gou has never figured out why Liu Zhenglong values himself, with this person's power, whether it is the prince or the king of Yun, he will try his best to win over, no matter where he bets, the odds are very high, why did he choose himself in this situation?

Liu Zhenglong didn't want to say it too thoroughly, he said unhurriedly: "Tong Guan inspected Hebei Road again, then it is doomed that the Jin army will not be able to stop the south, and the imperial court is not prepared at all, once the Jin army goes south, it will definitely be overwhelming." After Jin Guotie crossed the Yellow River, it was directly approaching the capital. The official family can be unprepared, the crown prince, and the king of Yun can be confused, but you can't, this is your only chance, so you have to prepare in advance. ”

"I don't know, what should Xiao Wang prepare?"

"Luoyang has stabilized the situation, and with Zhiyan in charge, you have nothing to worry about. What the prince has to do now is to inspect Jiangnan, meet in his personal name, the civil and military officials of the state capitals, the powerful gentry, remember to just visit, let them know that you are a visionary, insightful, ambitious, capable person is enough, do not show ambition. ”

Zhao Gou didn't understand why he wanted to meet local officials in a high-profile manner at this time, because it would cause the officials to be jealous.

Liu Zhenglong drank tea slowly and stopped talking, just to see if Zhao Gou was a malleable talent. If the mud can't support the wall, then you don't need to put in so much effort.

After being silent for a long time, Zhao Gou fell to his knees with a thud, and he said very reverently: "Master, the disciple is stupid, and he really can't see the mystery in it, and he still hopes that the master will give him some advice." ”

"The military officials in the world only know that the prince has great righteousness and is the de jure heir. knows that King Yun is only eight buckets high, and he is a generation of virtuous kings. No matter who inherits the unification in the end, it is logical. However, you, you come from a humble background and have no background in the background. In this case, how can you sit firmly, and how can you convince the public? If you can't convince the people, in the time of chaos, even if there is a holy decree to pass on to you, you will not be able to sit still, let alone ascend the throne without a holy decree. ”

Speaking of which, Liu Zhenglong didn't hide it, he didn't hide it. He said very seriously: "Once the Jin army goes south and traps the capital, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the officials to get out of the palace, in this case, how can you take the throne?" You ascend the throne, the world is not satisfied, then there will be the Great Song Dynasty divided and the king will be torn apart, and at that time, what ability do you have to clean up the mess. ”

"Master, do you mean that the Jin army can finally conquer the capital, and the father and emperor are in deep trouble?"

After all, Zhao Gou was only nineteen, and he was still a young man who had never been in the world, so he didn't have enough ability to bear too heavy a burden, and he didn't dare to imagine what kind of chaos the Great Song Dynasty would be like once the capital fell and his father was captured.

"Definitely, of course, if you can support the overall situation in Jiangnan, it is not impossible to rescue the official family, it depends on your performance in Jiangnan." Liu Zhenglong also didn't want to give up Song Huizong, after all, this emperor has the grace of knowing him, it can be said that his kindness is as heavy as a mountain, and he will not give up the official family if there is a way. However, the mean and ungrateful prince, the self-righteous king Yun, then ask for mercy from the heavens, this is not something that the foreign ministers can interfere with.

Zhao Gou is not stupid, he quickly sorted out the rules and regulations, obviously, the top priority now is to become strong first, but at this time, if the official family is afraid and directly abolish himself, what should he do?

Liu Zhenglong saw Zhao Gou's troubles, so he said with a smile: "The eyes and ears of the official family in Jiangnan are the Imperial City Division, you can rest assured that there will be no chaos in your control." In addition, the officials in Jiangnan are also under my surveillance, and once they reach the Imperial Historical Tower, they will be detained, and they will also be secretly executed. Moreover, at this time, the meritorious family also began to lay out in Jiangnan and was ready to go south. Regarding the showdown against the Jin Army on the northern front, the meritorious family is not as optimistic as the official family. In this case, for these century-old giants, even if they don't bet on you, they won't dismantle the stage, so you can rest assured about this. In addition, Liang Shicheng and Cai Jing have promised me that I will be neutral, in this case, as long as you don't go out of line in Jiangnan, there will basically be no big problems. ”