Contrary to many people's expectations, Wu Yoshijiu's campaign was very clean. Although he took Lin Chong with him, he did not make any substantial threats. Although he held the Bank of Tianjin in his hands, he also did not write a single check to bribe the election.

In his campaign for the head of state, he focused on only three points.

The first is a guarantee, a guarantee to defend the republic, a guarantee that there will be no monarchy, and a guarantee to abide by the Covenant.

The second is the promise to wage war against the elders who rely on the military background to seize more land; The veterans with industrial and commercial backgrounds promised to speed up the development of Japan - at this time, the industrial and commercial circles in Tianjin already knew that Japan had many gold, silver and copper mines, so they all coveted it; For the elders with academic backgrounds, it is guaranteed to increase investment in education and open more schools.

And the third, it's a quick knife to cut through the mess! It was only late at night on the second day of the eighth month that I learned the news of the incident in the summer palace, and a by-election for the senators was held on the fourth day of the first month of August, allowing Wu Yijiu to win the seat of the Senate. On the sixth day of August, while the iron was hot, an election was held for the acting head of state.

The purpose of holding two elections in such a short period of time is, first, to calm people's minds as soon as possible; The second is to give the potential opposition too little time to react.

Therefore, at the closed-door meeting of the Sixth Senate in early August, only Takeshi Yoshijiu came out to run for the acting head of state.

On the podium, after talking about the policies he was going to adopt in a calm voice with a little sadness, Wu Yijiu cleared his throat, looked at the hundreds of elders in the hall with blazing eyes, and began his final speech.

"Patriarchs, the Republic of the Great Zhou Dynasty was actually founded by the Princes and my father after more than 20 years of hard work, from a commercial market.

The creation of a country in more than 20 years is already a rare feat in history. And the Republic of the Great Zhou Dynasty is very different from the home country of 2,000 years, and it is a republic and a public state inherited from Yao Shun.

In the past, the country of Yao Shun was established by virtue and neglected the law, so Zen let not last, and finally became a home for the public, so that there was a two-thousand-year-old dictatorship of the home country, and the rise and fall were sudden. The time of peace and happiness is only a few hundred years, and the time of danger is not less than a thousand years.

And the republic of our Great Zhou, although the law is clear and the people's livelihood is happy, but now it has also encountered a critical moment of life and death. The Khitan rebelled in Dading Mansion, the Jurchens were aggressive, the Great Song Dynasty did not lose my heart, and my father suffered another accident, and his whereabouts are still unknown.

So Yoshihisa had to stand up and run for the head of the patriarchate at the age of a weak crown to defend the republic. If you elders think that Yoshihisa is worthy of this position, please vote for Yoshihisa.

Yijiu hereby promises that he will do his best, live up to the trust, and carry forward the foundation created by his father!

The principles of the republic will be practiced in the four seas! ”

As soon as Wu Yijiu's speech ended, the audience immediately burst into thunderous applause.

Of course we have to applaud! Do you still want to kowtow?

Wu Yijiu, the little Führer, still looks very good. Not to mention the young and promising, but also with ideals and ambitions, unlike the old head of state who has been dull in recent years - the little head of state can say that he wants to "act the heavenly principles of the republic in the four seas"!

This is to dominate the world and destroy the Jin and Song Dynasty...... How much profit there must be! What a grange!

After the applause, of course, it was a vote. It's a secret ballot!

Wu Yijiu is still very confident in his family - in today's Tianjin, no one else dares to be the head of state except him. Because his father Wu Haogu is still in a state of "disappearance......

And the result of the vote did not disappoint Wu Haogu, although it was not 100% supportive, but he was still elected as the acting head of the Great Zhou Republic with a high vote.

Führer Takeyoshihisa, finally appeared!

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"Wu Hao Gu is dead! Zhou is in turmoil! ”

In the Great Song Legation, Qin Hui, whose eyes were red and his voice was hoarse, was extremely excited, and he said to Minister Zhang Bangchang with his hands dancing: "Wu Haogu is immortal, how dare Wu Yijiu be called the acting head of state?" And it's so urgent...... Obviously, he wanted to sit firmly in his seat before the two brothers returned to the army.

It's a pity that he's still too young and thinks too simply. Since ancient times, the Son of Heaven has been a strong soldier, and he has not had a single soldier for a long time, so he can rely on the votes of the Senate to settle so many generals in the Zhou State who support their own troops and respect themselves? Dream on! ”

This time, even Zhang Bangchang agreed with Qin Hui's opinion!

Wu Yijiu's quick sword to seize the throne can't be said to be wrong, but his two elder brothers are sure that they are not convinced. No one will be convinced by this matter, why should the country let it out?

At this moment, an embassy official walked in quickly and saluted Zhang Bangchang and Qin Hui.

"The minister, the deputy envoy, and the Ministry of Rites of the Zhou State sent someone to report that the boundary river will be blocked starting tomorrow morning. If you want to leave, please leave today. ”

Zhang Bangchang and Qin Hui glanced at each other, and they couldn't suppress their joy!

Wu Yijiu ordered to prepare for war!

He didn't block the boundary river a long time ago, so why do you block it now? The news of Wu Haogu's death had already spread.

Now there is only one reason for the blockade, and that is to prevent the troops loyal to Wu Yiyong and Wu Yixin from crossing the boundary river into Tianjin!

Zhang Bangchang said: "The army of the Zhou State is greedy for land, and the navy is greedy for money. Wu Yijiu has money, and it is not a problem to buy the navy. He probably wanted to use the navy to blockade the Jiehe River in order to protect Tianjin's southern, western, and eastern cities. ”

"It must be like this," Qin Hui said, "Minister, while there is still time, let's go and see the emperor, shall we?" ”

"It's okay," Zhang Bangchang nodded and said, "By the way, I will inquire about the news of Wu Yiyong and Wu Yixin." ”

Zhang Bangchang and Qin Hui did not see Emperor Maode, because Emperor Ji was not in Tianjin Nanshi, but went to the fortress in Tianjin East City with Pan Qiaolian - this is ready to run away to the East China Sea Kingdom to seek refuge with the king and princess of the East China Sea at any time?

Although they didn't see Emperor Maode, Zhang Bangchang and Qin Hui still got news related to Wu Yiyong and Wu Yixin.

Wu Yijiu, who had just become the acting head of state, signed an order to establish the Rebel Legion, and awarded Wu Yiyong the rank of Major General to serve as the overseer of the Rebellious Legion, and awarded Wu Yixin the rank of Colonel and served as the overseer of the Xi Army under the Rebellious Legion.

In other words, Wu Yijiu recognized the military power of his two elder brothers...... This also shows that Wu Yijiu has no ability to take down his two elder brothers, so he can only use appeasement to stabilize them!

But how long will he be able to hold on? At most, until Yelu Ao Lu Hu is defeated, the martial brothers should start a civil war, right?

Maybe it won't be until then, Wu Yiyong and Wu Yixin will raise troops and go south.

The two envoys of the Great Song Dynasty felt that chaos in the Great Zhou was imminent, and Tianjin could not stay for long, so they immediately hired a clipper boat and left Tianjin, a land of right and wrong, before the Jiehe River was blocked.

And when the clipper boat they were riding on approached the mouth of the Three Rivers, an even more exciting scene appeared on the land of Zhou on the south bank of the Jiehe River.

The infantry of the brigade was leaving from a fortress located on the side of the Zhou State at the mouth of the Three Rivers and was advancing on foot in the direction of Tianjin!

Wu Yijiu is moving troops to Tianjin! Of course, the purpose of transferring troops to Tianjin was not to attack Eastern Liao, but to defend Tianjin. And in order to guard against enemies from the north! This enemy cannot be Dongliao, it can only be Wu Yiyong and Wu Yixin.

Zhou Guo is really in chaos!

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"Xuan Shuai, Jie Shuai, the Zhou army seems to have withdrawn from the fortress on the east bank of the Three Rivers Estuary!"

"Yes, thousands of people were evacuated!"

After Zhang Bangchang and Qin Hui met Lu Yihao and Zhuangshi Dao, who had just arrived, in the fortress of Sanhekou in the Song Kingdom, they immediately reported the withdrawal of the Zhou army from the fortress on the east bank of Sanhekou that they had seen on the boat.

"Uncle Yi, what do you think?" Lu Yihao seemed to hesitate a little, so he asked the planter on the side.

"That fortress on the other side of the Yellow River is the gateway to Tianjin," Seed Master Dao shook his head, "How can the portal be opened?" Isn't this a fraud? ”

"Fraud?" Lu Yihao asked, "What can be deceit?" ”

"This ......," the seed master shook his head, "Could it be that the Zhou army is ambushing among them?" ”

"You can find out before you start, it's not a problem." Lu Yihao frowned and said, "It's always good to have a fortress in your hands...... If Zhou really had civil strife, he could also send troops to Tianjin from the Hedong fortress. ”

The planter also wanted to take the fortress on the other side of the river. But I felt that this matter was not so simple, "Xuan Shuai, in what name should we cross the river?" ”

"Protect the Emperor!" Yao Gu, who accompanied Lu Yihao to Sanhekou, said with a smile, "The two emperors are in Tianjin, once their brothers turn against each other, won't the emperors suffer with them?" We can cross the river in the name of greeting the emperor. And then wait for the opportunity to move, if you can get the name of entering Tianjin South City, it will be a miracle. ”

"What if there is a big provocation?" He has been supervising the army in Hebei for many years and knows how powerful the Zhou army is.

"Not really, right?" Yao Gu said, "Zhou Guo is about to fight himself, and he is still fighting with us?" I think this advantage can be taken advantage of, and it's a big deal to let the envoys on both sides pull off. Even if you withdraw in the end, it will be a trip for nothing. Isn't it that Wu Yijiu wants to have a big fight with our Great Song Dynasty? Does he have soldiers? ”

"That's right......" It's right to think about it, Wu Yijiu doesn't have any military power. Why don't you send a team of hard spies across the river to take a look? ”

Lu Yihao also nodded: "Then send a team of people over to take a look." ”

"Crossing the river and seeing" means a river crossing reconnaissance, and in recent years, cross-border reconnaissance has also been common on the border of the Song and Zhou dynasties. The two sides generally don't fight, just scold a few words when they meet. It's just that the fight started, the people died, and in the end, it was gone.

But this time, things are different! Not only did the high-level leaders such as Lu Yihao and Chongshidao know that the Zhou State is going to fight a civil war, but most of the officers of the New Army below also know about it.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! It's finally time to make a meritorious service! Therefore, when the scouts of the new army of the Song army who crossed the river found that the fortress of the Zhou army was empty, they immediately sent troops to occupy it without saying a word.

After Lu Yihao, Seed Master Dao and others learned about it, they did not transfer the troops back, but instead sent thousands of soldiers and horses of the first general of Kaifeng across the Yellow River and entered this fortress called the No. 1 Fort on the South Bank by the Zhou State.

However, at this time, none of them thought that this operation would kick off the Song and Zhou Wars!