Du Zhong naturally didn't know what Kang Shou was thinking, although they were towards the same goal, but the destination was different, for so many years, one was a powerful minister of the Jin State, the other was a eunuch of the Wei Palace, where could there be any common interests, they just used each other. Shou Kang needs his manpower, and he needs Shou Kang's silver, it's as simple as that.

Du Zhong's henchman Zhou Tao was very dissatisfied with Kangshou's reaction.

"Nine Emperor Princes, that Kangshou is just a eunuch lackey of the Wei Palace, and he dares to speak so disrespectfully to the prince, I am afraid that he will have to rectify it well." Zhou Tao said.

Zhou Tao was also the old department of Wei.

His father was a loyal subordinate of Wei State, but Emperor Wei Xian was moody and listened to the words of the eunuchs, Zhou Tao's father was the person who advised the Qing monarch, and as a result, Emperor Wei Xian said something, the Zhou family was so chilled and retired to the court, and it was also at this time that they saw the mountain order.

For the courtiers, this mountain order was like a life-saving straw.

It turned out that the first emperor intended to let the Nine Emperor Sons inherit the throne, but the first queen mother was too strong, deliberately slandered, and did whatever it took to let her son sit on the throne.

It was also because of the mountain order that they recognized who they should be loyal to.

Even if the Nine Emperor Princes were ministers in the Jin Kingdom, they could also see the ability of the Nine Emperor Princes, and being able to get such a strong reputation in the Jin Kingdom also showed the ability of the Nine Emperor Princes, and they did not follow the wrong person.

"He still has a large amount of property in his hands, we don't know where he is hiding, if we can get the whereabouts of this batch of property, we can make this Beiyang City into a paradise, everyone has clothes to wear, meat to eat, and there will be no refugees complaining." Du Zhong said in a deep voice.

Zhou Tao's eyes were solemn and respectful, "The Nine Emperor Princes are kind-hearted and think so much about the people, no wonder this folk voice is so high." ”

Du Zhong smiled, "When I was in the Jin Kingdom, I often went out to see the people outside the city. The emperor of the Jin State insisted on going to war despite the dissuasion of hundreds of officials, and the people were miserable, often unable to eat enough and not warm enough to wear, but I was very anxious in my eyes. When my father was alive, how peaceful the Wei State was, I made a determination that I would continue my father's rules and make the people happy. When I was in the Jin Kingdom, I thought that I could assist the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, although the Jin Kingdom was small, but if the people were doing well, I would just do it, but I never thought that the emperor of the Jin Kingdom forgot his original intention after sitting on the throne of God, and only remembered his family feuds, regardless of the people, insisted on going to war, and over the years, the suffering of the people was enough. ”

Du Zhong said this, which made Zhou Tao's heart even hotter.

How kind their Nine Emperor Sons are, not to mention their wisdom, but also so righteous.

"But although today's Beiyang is under the banner of the Wei State, it is really a country that cannot become a country and a family." Zhou Tao had no choice but to say his thoughts, "Even a little eunuch can be so disrespectful to the prince, it is better to prepare for the enthronement ceremony first, and the identity of the Nine Emperor Princes can be corrected, and the rules can be established." ”

Du Zhong frowned, and said for a while, "There is no need for the enthronement ceremony, the enthronement ceremony is too wasteful, we don't have much now, and there will be more righteous people who will take refuge in us in the future, we have to make complete preparations, as for the matter of correcting the name, it can be done simply." ”

He is not surnamed Du, his surname is Wei.

His real name is Wei Zhong.

It's also time to reinstate your last name.

Zhou Tao said his thoughts again, "Nine Emperor Princes, with our current strength, if the Jin Kingdom attacks with all its troops, even if the terrain of Beiyang is extremely good, our grain and grass will not last long." ”

Du Zhong pondered for a moment, "Now that these rumors have spread among the people, the people of Jin are unstable, and soon a large number of righteous people will join us. This includes many innocent people, and the people are the best shield, unless the Jin State does not want this shield, but if so, it will inevitably lead to more troubles in the Jin Kingdom. ”

What is the situation of the Jin Kingdom now?

Civil strife broke out, and even without them, there would be a mob of people everywhere, but because they were too scattered, they could only gather in small places.

Thinking of this, Du Zhong reminded, "By the way, we only accept the righteous who come to us and reuse the righteous people, as for those villains who are parallel and misbehaving, and just want to compete for a little advantage in the troubled times, there is no need to pay too much attention." ”

"Yes." Zhou Tao nodded, and then said, "Now Beiyang City is guarded by General Yang, and the people under our command, except for the soldiers with blood servants and the old department before, actually don't have many people, and the total number of people is only thirteen thousand. According to the requirements of the Nine Emperor Princes, they are all in the city on weekdays, except for the 3,000 soldiers stationed in the city tower, the others are still ordinary people. But Your Highness, is it really okay for us not to train soldiers and horses like this? ”

Du Zhong spoke, "The purpose of training soldiers and horses is to fight, and if we fight, the people will be displaced and flee, which is not our purpose. ”

Zhou Tao was stunned.

"But in this case, if the emperor of the Jin Kingdom wants to send troops to attack, won't we only have a passive part?"

"Didn't I say that the people are the best shields?" Du Zhong said softly, "Opening the city gates, recruiting wise men, rejuvenating the Wei room, and reproducing the heyday of Daxing is what we should do." ”

Zhou Tao didn't understand for a while, "But the Nine Emperor Princes, then we ......"

Du Zhong said, "Have you heard of the Peach Blossom Spring? Or, have you ever heard of Yong'an County? ”

Yong'an County.

It was only a county, but it was once between the Eastern Wei and Western Wei, and it was not the king of the Eastern Wei or the Western Wei who dominated Yong'an County, but the king of Yong'an County.

It can be said that Yong'an County is a very peculiar place, not to mention the unique terrain, coupled with the wealth of Yong'an County, the king of Yong'an County is kind and benevolent, no matter which side of the soldiers, which side of the people, he treats everyone equally. For another ten years, Yong'an County was the balance point of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty, at that time, the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty were both out of the warring period, and the place of war was raging, and the people were miserable.

However, at the junction of the two countries, Yong'an County has always lived and worked in peace.

It was because of Yong'an County, or because of the situation, or because of something else, in short, Yong'an County at that time was no less famous than the Daxing period. Outside the county, the war is raging, the corpses are everywhere, the county is singing and dancing, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, just like a paradise. It's just that later the king of Yong'an County died, and the two capable generals under his command had a disagreement, and Yong'an County changed greatly, giving the Eastern Wei and Western Wei a chance, taking advantage of this opportunity to take Yong'an County, after the merger of the Eastern Wei and the Western Wei, there was no such period for a long time, and people forgot about it over time.

Eucommia is also talking about it now because Beiyang has a unique topography.

As the national capital of Wei, it is not like a small city like Mocheng, it has a long history, divided and combined, and the emperors of Wei finally chose Beiyang as the national capital, because it is big. If you look at it bigger, it's actually in a huge valley with enough land in it, and in winter, it will snow on the top of the mountain, and in spring, the snow will melt and the snow water will merge into a river, which is the source of water.

Surrounded by mountains, there are also small slopes with plenty of land.

There was once a talented man who calculated that the entire Beiyang can accommodate millions of people, but if you transcribe the land and farm the land, the population of two or three hundred thousand is more than enough.

Looking at the soldiers of the Jin Kingdom, there are only 300,000 now, and the population and soldiers in Beiyang do not exceed 50,000.

Beiyang can be self-sufficient, so as long as Beiyang is given enough time, the people inside are not extravagant and can last for a long time, as long as they survive the spring of next year and wait for the autumn harvest, Beiyang will not be afraid of the problem of insufficient money, or rather, Du Zhong has never thought about going to war.

Because Wen Ling guessed a little wrong.

She guessed that those Gu people that the blood servants couldn't find were done by Du Zhong, but in fact they weren't, but as the masters of Rushan Ling, these people would spontaneously take refuge in Du Zhong.

A few years ago, before the Wei state was divided, Emperor Wei Xian oppressed the people.

It was Du Zhong who personally took the letter of request for 10,000 people, although he had selfish intentions to persuade the first emperor to establish himself as king, but Du Zhong also saw the current situation of those people with his own eyes.

Sometimes people who play chess think they are playing chess, but they don't know that the person who is addicted to the game is actually himself.

Of course, Eucommia won't say.

Zhou Tao didn't quite understand what Du Zhong meant, Du Zhong patted Zhou Tao on the shoulder, "With our current ability, we are not able to compete with the Jin State, not to mention that there is a Qi State behind the Jin State, as long as we can protect ourselves, we can do our best, as long as the Jin State does not take the initiative to send troops, we will not take the initiative to make a move, we only need to recruit people." In this part of Beiyang, if the Jin State wants to attack it, it will definitely hurt a large number of innocent people. ”

"One more thing." Zhou Tao remembered one thing, "His Royal Highness is the last bloodline of the royal family, but why does His Highness have no heirs?" I heard that His Highness had a prince before......"

"Needless to say." Du Zhong's eyes sank slightly, and he said coldly, "A talented man and a sage can win, I am weak in the fate of my heirs, this restoration of the great prosperity of the Wei State is the wish of the father and the emperor, and the wish of the people of the Wei State, I will do my best." I'm alone now, and I'm going to be the same in the future, so you don't have to mention it. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Tao's eyes were slightly stunned.

A talented man, a sage can win?

In fact, this is not nothing, before the Wei State was formed, the king followed the Zen throne system, and the previous king would choose a talented person to be his next king, not by blood, but later evolved to this. But it has to be said that this has given many people hope.

After a while, thoughtful looked at Du Zhong's eyes with more fanaticism, "The prince is righteous, there are not many people like the prince in this world." ”

Du Zhong's character set up under Zhou Tao's eyes made Zhou Tao more loyal to him.

But no one knew what Du Zhong was thinking, including Wen Ling.

Because soon Gu Xun's subordinates came with definite news.

"Those Gu people were indeed made by Gu masters, but they were spontaneously made up by a group of folk Gu masters, and they had nothing to do with Du Zhong at all. This time, the princess is afraid that she guessed wrong. ”