There is no doubt that Nantang is a very powerful opponent, and if you want to swallow it in one bite, it will be difficult to reach the sky. In history, Chai Rong tried his best to conquer the Southern Tang Dynasty three times, but he only took the land of Jiangbei.

After the Zhao Dachenqiao Mutiny, after more than ten years of preparation, it took a single blow to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty.

It can be seen from this that Nantang is such a tough opponent.

In this time and space, Chai Rong wanted to level the Southern Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop and completely eliminate the fierce opponent beside the couch.

He was not whimsical, in fact, Ye Hua had already told Chai Rong that after he went, he would stabilize Suzhou and put pressure on the Southern Tang Dynasty as much as possible, forcing Li Hongji to have a strategic decisive battle with the Great Zhou, and then crush the Southern Tang Dynasty with the advantage of military strength.

It is precisely because of this strategy that Chai Rong chose to besiege but not attack, you must know that the military rations of the Great Zhou are not abundant, and they have been delayed for two months in a row, and they have not advanced an inch, and Chai Rong's pressure can be imagined.

Fortunately, Ye Hua was too capable, and the situation he came up with even exceeded Chai Rong's expectations, and it was even better than the best situation!

not only stabilized Suzhou, but also operated Suzhou as a base, and was already able to launch a counteroffensive like the Southern Tang Dynasty.

At present, the 300,000 heavy soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty are in Yangzhou, the hinterland is empty, Ye Hua is a tiger descending the mountain, and there is only a group of lambs on the opposite side, let him let go and toss, or it won't be long before the foundation of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River will be shaken, if the 300,000 people in front of him are eliminated, the Southern Tang Dynasty will be wiped out immediately!

The most important thing now is not to let 300,000 people escape, otherwise all the work done will be wasted.

Chai Rong thought for a long time, and immediately issued an order, let several generals take a small group of men and horses, and go out to loot separately, whether it is grain or livestock, do not let go.

But it is necessary to hurt the people less, and it is better to drive the people south and let them pass the news to the Southern Tang side.

In addition, Chai Rong secretly ordered the embroidered messengers to burn down several empty granaries, creating the illusion of heavy losses in military rations, and then Chai Rong wantonly arrested the officials in charge of military grain and grass, and severely punished several household officials.

Chai Rong is performing hard, and he tried his best, so he almost pasted six words on his head: "I'm weak, come and fight!" ”

And just across the river, in Runzhou, Li Hongji is standing in the Furong Tower, looking at the north of the river...... The successive bad news hit him very hard, he looked a little haggard, Ying's straight back was also a little rickety, and his eyes even appeared confused.

He borrowed from Ye Hua's practice to encourage industry and commerce, train new troops, and even use slaves, and go all out to enrich the country and strengthen the army. But in the past few years, the national situation of the Southern Tang Dynasty has not changed much, some aspects seem to have improved, and some aspects have become worse!

Especially since the implementation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the impact on him has been even greater.

Li Hongji could see Ye Hua's thinking, the development of industry and commerce is for the purpose of enriching the country, and the implementation of Juntian is to reduce the number of displaced people and consolidate the country's capital.

Indeed, it is not enough to do one.

But the problem is that he also wants to equalize the fields and clear the acres, but can he push it down?

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all opposed, even the concubines and eunuchs in the palace, and the people around them, without exception, all said that Juntian was a disaster for the country and the people, and the son of the saint was not allowed to learn the methods of the barbarians, so as not to lose the hearts of the people and damage the country.

But the problem is that the army of the "barbarians" is winning one after another, and it has approached the doorstep, so Ye Hua relied on a trick to teach the field, not only consolidating Suzhou, but also taking Xuancheng, making the south of the Yangtze River unstable, with beacons everywhere, miners making trouble, and the people making chaos...... Li Hongji also knew that as long as he ordered Juntian, these messes could be solved immediately.

But this will not be done!

He had been standing on the Furong Tower for half an hour, letting the river breeze blow, only occasionally his eyes moved, and suddenly Li Hongji raised his head and stared at the clear blue sky, his eyes were very confused.

"Master Xu, you say, didn't the scholars talk about Kuangjun and the country, helping the world and the people? But why can't things that are good for the people be postponed? Li Hongji was puzzled: "Are they stupid, or are they disloyal?" ”

Xu Xuan sighed, "Your Majesty, the old minister has the courage to say that Your Majesty shares the world with the scholars, not with the people." The sword of the Son of Heaven in the hands of the saint can cut the flesh of the people, but it cannot cut the flesh of the scholars! ”

Li Hongji nodded slightly, "To tell the truth, why can Guo Rong do it?" Could it be because of Ye Hua's assistance? I treat the corporal of the world, in this scholarly forest, there is no great talent who can assist me and achieve hegemony like Ye Hua? ”

Xu Xuan wanted to say that there is, Han Xizai is one, but His Majesty refused to use it, and Han Xizai walked away, I don't know how many hearts he took away!

It's just that he didn't dare to say it.

After being silent for a while, Li Hongji swung his fist violently and scolded angrily: "Stupid, how stupid? You don't listen to my will, you don't want to be Juntian! I don't want to cut meat from myself, but do you know, when Da Zhou fights, you all have to die! Not a single one will live! The Tang Dynasty is gone, I'm dead! You don't even have a place to live! ”

"Moths, scourges, shamelessness, thieves, ants, ......"

A series of dirty words came out of Li Hongji's mouth, it was really unbelievable, this was what the personable Tang Tianzi could say!

It turns out that he also hates the gentry and bureaucrats so much!

Xu Xuan's knees weakened, and he knelt on the ground, old tears flowing.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to donate all the family property, and all the professional fields will be handed over to Your Majesty!" Xu Xuan knelt on the ground and cried loudly, he didn't feel sorry for his land, but he felt sorry for Li Hongji, he knew how hard His Majesty the emperor worked, but his efforts were useless in front of the intertwined forces.

How difficult it is to make a bold move, enrich the country and strengthen the army!

Looking at Xu Xuan, who was crying into tears, Li Hongji chuckled helplessly, he reached out and pulled Xu Xuan up, and sighed: "Master Xu is loyal and commendable, and I know it." However, above the court, there is only one Master Xu, and there is no second person! ”

In other words, what's the use of you handing over the land? Doesn't change anything at all!

"Let's go downstairs!"

Li Hongji was walking in front, Xu Xuan bowed and followed, and after a few steps, he suddenly heard Li Hongji seem to be muttering to himself, "The people of the court, kill half of them, and the big thing can be done!" ”

Xu Xuan was struck by lightning and almost fell, and when he looked up again, he found that His Majesty just walked down silently and did not speak again.

I hope that people are old, deaf, and poorly heard!

Seo Hyun kept comforting himself, but his heart was always pounding, and it was difficult to calm down, as if something bad was about to happen.

They came down from the Furong Building, and suddenly someone ran in front of Li Hongji and fell to one knee.

"Your Majesty, the capital is in a hurry!"

Li Hongji hurriedly took it, tore it open and took a look, and suddenly his brows stood up, and he was furious!

"Bastard! Useless stuff! ”

It turned out that these were several newspapers, and the articles in them actually directly exposed Li Hongji's scars, saying that he killed his father and seized power, and killed his brother. After ascending the throne, regardless of the lives of the people, he wantonly killed, issued large sums of money, plundered people's property, and did what he did was three points more hateful than that of the people.

You must know that although these things have long been circulated among the people, they are not very popular when they are openly written and disseminated. And it's grandiose and published in the newspaper, which is so strange!

Li Hongji was furious, tore the newspaper into pieces and threw it on the ground, he was still angry, and immediately issued an order to track down the initiator.

However, Li Hongji calmed down a little, but he felt a strong fear, yes, it was fear!

As soon as he left Jinling, something like this happened, this is a slap in the mouth!

To put it seriously, Jinling is not monolithic, and the undercurrent is turbulent, maybe some people have other thoughts and want to prepare to take refuge in the new master!

"Hmph, shameless! Obscene! Li Hongji gritted his teeth, this time he wanted him to say that all the Wenchen of the Manchu Dynasty should be killed!

Xu Xuan's face became even more ugly, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, there are people in the capital who are spreading rumors, and the old minister is afraid that people will be uneasy, isn't it ......?"

"Do you want to say let me go back to Beijing?"

"Your Majesty, the son of a daughter can't sit down, Your Majesty wants to go to the battlefield in person to boost morale, of course, it is a blessing for the soldiers, but if there is a change in the capital, I am afraid it is not a good strategy to take care of one or the other, please think twice."

"No need!"

Li Hongji sneered, "If I go back now, it will be really empty, and those giant rats hiding in the capital will only look down on me even more!" ”

Li Hongji slowly drew out the sword of the Son of Heaven, "I want to fight to the death with the Great Zhou, and the victory will be determined in one battle!" As long as I win the war, I will learn from Ye Hua, give fields to meritorious soldiers, and let them become officials, and people in the court...... Hum! Li Hongji swung his sword violently and slashed at a stone tablet, and the stone tablet was immediately split into two halves.

Xu Xuan saw it in his eyes, he was terrified, no matter what, a bloody storm was indispensable......

"People in the countryside are too slow to receive information, and they are far less responsive than citizens." Ye Hua put his hands behind his back and said: "Believe it or not, if I spread out these newspapers, Li Hongji will obediently come to the decisive battle!" ”

Yang Ye said: "Hou Ye is clever, of course the last general admires it, but if Li Hongji kills him, with 50,000 horses, he may not be his opponent." ”

Of course, Yang Wushu is not afraid of war, but these old soldiers of Suzhou Qingzhuang and Wu Yue, and their combat effectiveness really needs to be improved.

Ye Hua smiled: "It's okay, if you can't beat it, you will return to Suzhou, anyway, the main battlefield is in Yangzhou, we are just a starter, it's okay!" ”

Ye Huazheng was smiling, and suddenly Wang Han ran in from outside, "Master Hou, there was news from Jinling and Runzhou just now." ”

"What's the news?"

"Li Hongji has left Jinling."

Ye Hua laughed: "Sure enough, when will he kill him?" ”

Wang Han shook his head, "Master Hou, he crossed the river from Runzhou and went to Yangzhou, and he wants to fight to the death with the Son of Heaven!" ”

It turned out that Li Hongji didn't look down on Ye Hua, he wanted to fight hard with Chai Rong!

Hou Ye miscalculated, Yang Ye wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh.

Ye Hua's face turned the color of pig liver, but he quickly recovered and laughed loudly.

"Okay, Li Hongji, you think you can stop me with some shrimp soldiers and crab generals!" Ye Hua said sharply: "General Yang, order troops immediately, I will enter Jinling City before Your Majesty!" ”