Zhao Ji tried his best to cover up the Zhang Jue incident, but the truth of the matter was still circulating in Bianliang City like the wind.

This is all thanks to the Gestapo and the KGB. According to Qin Mu's instructions, the two major intelligence organizations spared no effort to expose the weakness and incompetence of the imperial court and the wolf-hearted heart of the emperor.

Zhang Jue, such a progressive who understands righteousness and abandons darkness and turns to the light, was betrayed by the dark court and the timid emperor.

His head is now hanging at the head of Pingzhou City. This is the scar of Da Song, who is ridiculed by people all the time.

Zhao Ji knew that this situation was naturally angry, but he had no place to vent. Everyone in Bianliang is talking about Zhang Jue and scolding the court, he can't kill everyone.

This is unrealistic, it is impossible to do, and even if it is really done, then I will not become a loner - worthy of the name.

You can't kill people, and you can't let people in the world point their noses at the court and scold the court, what can I do?

He gathered a few henchmen to discuss a way to quell the "rumors".

Everyone talked about it for a long time, but they couldn't talk about any results. This is also inevitable, after all, they did it, did they do everything, and still don't let the people say it?

The mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan, and you all understand this truth.

If it were possible, they would certainly be willing to shut up the mouths of the people, but this operation is too difficult and unrealistic.

In the end, Li Bangyan came up with an idea: "Your Majesty, the people are short-sighted, and their eyes only see a little in front of them. So as long as you make a bigger event, you can naturally dilute it. ”

Zhao Ji thinks this idea is good. So what's the big deal? I can't kill you as a scapegoat.

If killing Li Bangyan can calm the anger of the public, Zhao Ji doesn't care about doing this, but obviously Li Bangyan is not enough.

Killing the prince is a real big event, but this matter is ......, don't think about it. The prince didn't rebel, and it was better to do this than a pig or a dog.

"What big event has enough weight?" Zhao Ji thought it would be better to ask Li Bangyan.

"The face lost militarily is naturally regained militarily. Now that there is the Jin Kingdom outside and the Heavenly Master Army inside, if the imperial court can make breakthroughs in two aspects, it will naturally let the people know the wisdom of the imperial court. ”

"Hit the gold country?" Zhao Ji gasped. Li Bangyan isn't crazy, if Jin Guo is so easy to fight, will I hand over Zhang Jue? Don't I want to lose face?

"Of course, it's not to fight the Jin Kingdom, and the minister suggests intensifying the attack on the Heavenly Master Army. Let Gao Taiwei step up the capture of Jiangning Mansion. ”

Zhao Ji felt that this was a solution, but the Heavenly Master Army was not easy to fight.

Not to mention Jiangning Mansion, even Runzhou Gao Yu didn't take it, why did he fight Jiangning if Runzhou didn't take it?

"Captain Gao has tried his best, but the Heavenly Master Army is not a soft persimmon, so it's not easy to pinch." Zhao Ji rarely told the truth.

Gao Yu's battle report has never been broken, and Zhao Ji knows the situation on the front line.

The enemy not only has thunder, but also artillery, and now there are artillery and thunder on both sides every day, and no one can help anyone.

"There are many people!" Li Bangyan said: "Your Majesty, I also want to increase the number of troops for Captain Gao. ”

"Where are the soldiers?" Zhao Ji can send all the people out, where can I find them? You can't even send out the forbidden army guarding Bianliang.

"The forbidden army is irreconcilable, but there are still various militia groups in the grass. If the official family issues a holy decree and calls on the militia groups in the world to rebel and fight the Heavenly Master Army together, this is a new army, and there is no need for the court to pay for grain and grass, and the consumption is just a holy decree. ”

It's a good idea. Zhao Ji was immediately moved.

It's great to be able to recruit an army without spending a penny.

Everyone thought that this could be done, but everyone did not realize that they were at the expense of the credibility of the imperial court.

The Holy Decree does not cost money, but it is the Great Song Dynasty that endorses the Holy Decree. The flood of Jiaozi has caused most of the credibility of the imperial court to be lost.

But Jiaozi is just cheating money. But this decree is already a deception.

With no money, no food, and no armor and weapons, it is extremely irresponsible to let the people fight the Heavenly Master Army with just a piece of paper.

When the people who responded to the call went to the front line and died, the rest were all people who didn't care about the court.

If everyone in the world doesn't care about the imperial court, is it possible for this imperial court to exist stably?

But at this time, Zhao Ji couldn't think of this, since this is a way, let's do it quickly.

But to fight a war with a militia group, you must also have a commander. This main general had better have status, but no real power - Zhao Ji didn't want another powerful army to appear outside the forbidden army, and the western army would be enough for him to have a headache.

Thinking about it, Zhao Ji suddenly remembered Zhao Gou, the Nine Emperor Princes.

This militia is best armed in the hands of its own people, and the real people of their own are naturally only a dozen sons of Zhao Ji.

In terms of age, Zhao Gou is the most suitable. He has just turned eighteen this year, not old enough to pull up a force, and he is past the age of a child, so he will not be looked down upon.

Okay, that's him.

So Zhao Ji issued a holy decree and named Zhao Gou as the generalissimo of Jiangnan soldiers and horses, leading the world's militia and crusading against the Tianshi army.

The Great Song Dynasty did not have such an official rank as Generalissimo of Soldiers and Horses, this is a false position, written casually. Zhao Gou bears this name, and now he can't do anything.

He can still only eat, drink and have fun in Bianliang City, and it is impossible to actually lead troops.

But after all, this is a new name, a new beginning.

With this name, Zhao Gou can legitimately go to some places that he couldn't go to before, or it was inconvenient to go.

For example, the Ordnance Supervisor, the Ordnance Institute, the Capital Yard and so on.

These places can be regarded as the arsenal of the Great Song Dynasty, how could the princes dare to enter before, but now with this name, Zhao Gou swaggered in.

This made Zhao Gou's mind even hotter. The changes in the world are just around the corner.

The Golden Vulture keenly seized this opportunity. The existence of thunder and artillery is no longer a secret in Bianliang.

The fourth prince of Jin was well aware of the power of firearms – because he had experienced it firsthand. Now that Jin Wushu has figured it out, he must have been hit by firearms in Wujiazhuang.

More than 100 heroes of the Jin Kingdom fed fish and shrimp without even seeing the enemy's face, which made Jin Wushu break out in a cold sweat every time he thought about it.

The power of firearms is too terrifying, and any kind of warrior is vulnerable in front of firearms.

He was determined to find out the secret of the firearms. Now that the Nine Emperor Princes, Zhao Gou, can enter and exit the Ordnance Prison, Jin Wushu immediately sees the opportunity.

He immediately contacted Qin Hui and asked him to find a way to let him see Zhao Gou.

In order to obtain the secret of the firearm, the Golden Vulture gave up the robbery of Girls' Generation. But this is also the providence of the underworld. If he dared to attack Girls' Generation, he would definitely not see the sun tomorrow - Meng Hui would have already held back his strength to kill him.

With Qin Hui threading the needle, Jin Wushu finally met Zhao Gou.

"The Nine Emperor Princes, they are really a talent." As soon as Jin Wushu met, he flattered Zhao Gou: "The prince is much inferior to King Kang!" ”

"Fourth prince, it's over." King Kang Zhao Gou smiled steadily and politely: "The prince has the strengths of the prince, how can this king be comparable to the prince." ”

This is a house that Zhao Gou recently bought. He started a business with a carpentry shop and made a fortune, so he had the money to buy a new house.

Of course, this is also borrowing his father's east wind. If it weren't for Zhao Ji's indiscriminate handover, which caused inflation in Bianliang and led to the bankruptcy of a large number of families, he would not have been able to buy a house.

This courtyard is not large, but it is remote and quiet, which is very suitable for doing some shady things.

"Otherwise, the prince is just born early." Jin Wushu is the fourth son of Wanyan Aguta, and Zhao Gou is the ninth son of Zhao Ji, and the two of them actually have a common language: "If it comes to governing the country, I think the prince is far worse than His Royal Highness King Kang." ”

Zhao Gou heard the approval of the golden vulture and smiled reservedly.

Don't look at Zhao Gou's young age, but he is bold and has many ideas. Since he was sensible, he has always fantasized about taking the place of the eldest brother.

Now that the world is in turmoil, it seems that he has more and more opportunities, and at this time, he must be cautious in his words and deeds, and not act wrongly.

"Your Highness, I don't know what you think of the relationship between our Jin and Song countries?" Jin Wushu didn't mind Zhao Gou's attitude, and he continued to talk to Zhao Gou sincerely.

"Fourth prince, what do you think of Song Liao?" Zhao Gou didn't answer, but gave Jin Wushu a rhetorical question.

This made Jin Wushu suddenly put away a little contempt, and the respect he pretended to be before became a little sincere.

He came to see Zhao Gou, just to learn the secret of firearms through Zhao Gou. He is not optimistic about Zhao Gou.

The Song Kingdom has been inherited for more than 100 years, except for a little chaos in the founding of the country, Zhao Kuangyin's throne was not passed to his son, but to his younger brother, and there was no such chaos after that.

Although Zhao Ji is also the younger brother of the previous emperor and not a son, it was because the previous emperor had no son, so he passed it on to his younger brother.

The son who has a son.

Jin Wushu didn't think that Zhao Gou would have any big development in the future. A King Kang is also the top of the sky. In the future, when the crown prince Zhao Huan ascended the throne, he was just an idle prince.

Such a person really doesn't make the Golden Vulture look at it - they are all raised in the hands of women in the deep palace, and they haven't even killed chickens, so they can't compare with themselves at all.

But when I saw it today, Zhao Gou's speech and demeanor completely subverted Jin Wushu's previous judgment.

This person is not so simple!

Just looking at his questions is so tricky. If you don't answer well, it will inevitably work out.

Jin Wushu pondered the words and said: "Liao State, arrogant. They only respect force and do not understand morality. Over the years, the Song State has had a lot of influence on the Liao State, but the Liao people are ignorant. I think the Song State is benevolent and righteous to the Liao State. They are ungrateful and go against the way of heaven, which is why they end up like this. ”

Zhao Gou smiled slightly. This fourth prince has a brain.

He didn't say that the Jin State destroyed the Liao State, but said that the Liao State died by himself!

"What about your country?" Zhao Gou still has to ask.

"We, the Jin Kingdom, have always admired the cultural system of the Song Kingdom, otherwise I would not have come here again and again."

"How does the fourth prince think our two countries should get along?"

"Learn from each other's strengths."

But this is not the principle of getting along, it is just the act of doing things. Fourth Prince, I really want to know how you are going to get along with the Song Kingdom if you become the emperor of the Jin Kingdom. "There are only the two of them here, and Zhao Gou is not worried about being heard by the third person, so what he said is very explicit.

Hearing Zhao Gou's words, Jin Wushu was taken aback.

What, does this kid want to be the emperor? What he just said was just flattery, and he really didn't expect Zhao Gou to have the heart to be the emperor. But Zhao Gou's words just now fully exposed his ambition.

Not only that, but that sentence also hooked up the ambition of the Golden Vulture.

Even the Nine Emperors want to be emperors, but their four princes are five times taller than Nine, are they not as good as him?

"If I am the emperor...... Jin Wushu involuntarily said these four words.

At this point, he suddenly woke up. You can't say that!

But after all that has been said, I can't swallow it back.

What to do?