Han Chong and Han Chao were shocked when they heard that the main army was defeated, the generals Fu Lizhe and Guang Yixi were killed, and Ouyang Chun led his troops north to attack Jiyang.

The two brothers hurriedly withdrew their troops and went to support.

When they arrived in Jiyang, they united with the defenders and guarded the city.

The news was transmitted back to Dangliang County, Chizhou, and Lu Cong learned that the general Fu Lizhe, the military advisor Guang Yixi was killed, and fainted on the spot.

Fu Lizhe is the general he relies on the most, and Guang Yixi is a military advisor who is hard to get, both of which have made great contributions to themselves and are his right-hand men.

Now it's as if someone has wasted his hands, and it's painful.

finally relieved himself, and hurriedly convened the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss.

Emperor Wen was also there, and was shocked when he heard about it.

The civil and military forces in the court couldn't believe it, when did such a ruthless character emerge in Jinzhou?

The great general Fu Lizhe is a fierce general who survived in the hands of Tang Niu, the world's first military general, with outstanding military achievements and invincible; although the military advisor Guang Yixi joined not long ago, he was also full of wisdom and showed amazing strength against Zhou Yixi.

With such a combination, no one thought that they would be defeated or even killed.

Who is this Ouyang Chun? I have never heard of it before, why did Fu Lizhe and Guang Yixi fold in his hands?

There was a lot of discussion among the officials, and their faces were not good-looking.

No one had put Liu Yuanxiang in their eyes before, let alone Ning Ze.

As a result, Ning Ze waved his army south, quickly captured Hanzhou, joined forces with Dewey, and defeated Chu Bai and Su Jun. The general Fu Lizhe and the military advisor Guang Yixi led the army to the battle, but not only failed to capture Danjun, but also died at the hands of Ouyang Chun, who was unknown.

The two pillars of the DPRK and China collapsed in an instant, and it is no wonder that the officials were frightened.

Lu Cong's face was quite ugly, and when he remembered that his right arm was so gone, he was heartbroken, looked around at everyone and asked: "The general and the military division are folded in Danyang, and now the enemy army has sent troops to attack Jiyang, what are your strategies to break the enemy?"

"Prime Minister!" Tai Lieutenant Sun Ran stood up and arched his hand and said, "Then Ouyang Chun can design to kill the general and the military division, it is by no means an ordinary person! Now that the other party is leading the army to attack Ji Yang, it must increase the number of troops to defend it! If Ji Yang is lost, it will be extremely unfavorable to our side!"

"Who wants to lead troops to support?" Lu Cong looked around at the hundred officials.

A general clenched his fists and begged: "The last general is willing to lead his troops to the battle to avenge the general and the military division!"

Lu Cong turned his head to look, and it turned out to be the hussar general Zhou Hao, so he said: "In this case, I will ask the hussar general to lead 50,000 troops to aid Jiyang." ”

"Wow!" Zhou Hao received the order and immediately led the troops to the battle.

After Zhou Hao set off, Lu Cong asked the hundred officials again: "The military advisor unfortunately died in battle, do you have someone to recommend to replace him?"

Taiwei Sun Ran replied: "Could it be that the prime minister has forgotten Sima Fa?"

"Sima Fa?" Lu Cong frowned when he heard this, "This person refuses to come out, what can I do?"

Sun Ran replied: "This time and that time! The prime minister might as well give it a try, if not, find another way." ”

Lu Cong felt that it made sense, so he immediately retreated from the dynasty and personally led people to Sima Fa's house.

Seeing Sima Fa, he truthfully stated the death of the general Fu Lizhe and the military advisor Guang Yixi, and begged earnestly: "If Mr. does not go out of the mountain to help, the imperial court and Emperor Wen will be in danger!

When Sima Fa heard this, he was quite surprised: "Guang Yixi is extremely resourceful, but he was also killed in battle?

"Although I don't know who Ouyang Chun is, that Ning Ze occupies Hanzhou, and now he is plotting to seize the land of Cheng, Yuan, and Xizhou, which is unstoppable!" Lu Cong pleaded sadly, "If Mr. doesn't go out of the mountain, Dacheng will be stolen by traitors!"

Sima Fa thought for a long time, got up and said: "Guang Yixi has some connections with Zaixia, and he was also recommended by Zaixia to join the Prime Minister, which led to today's incident. I am also a little interested in Na Ning Ze and Ouyang Chun......"

"Sir, did you promise to go out of the mountain?" Lu Cong hurriedly asked.

"If you want to go down the mountain, you must agree to three conditions!" Sima Fa raised his right hand and stretched out three fingers.

"Don't say three, even thirty will agree!" Lu Cong hurriedly replied.

"This is the first one, if the prime minister wants to use it, he must completely delegate his power! Let him command the three armies, take charge of all the soldiers and horses in the imperial court, and prohibit it, except for His Majesty and the prime minister, all civil and military officials must obey the dispatch!" Sima Fa said solemnly.

Lu Cong agreed without hesitation: "This is natural! As long as Mr. is willing to help me, this matter is not difficult!"

"Okay! This second condition, I heard that the eldest daughter of the prime minister's family is twenty-eight years old and is at a good age. He lost his wife in his early years, and he didn't renew the string, so he wanted to ask to marry a young lady and be a son-in-law with the prime minister. ”

Hearing this request, Lu Cong's face changed "swish", and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

Why?

In fact, the eldest daughter Lu Xi is not her own, but an adopted daughter. When she was 2 years old, she was brought home and raised for 14 years, like her own daughter.

Whether it is a daughter or a righteous daughter, it is not the main problem.

Lu Cong himself is only 30 years old, and Sima Fa in front of him is 49, and he is 19 years older than himself. At his age, he was qualified to be his father, but he wanted to marry his sixteen-year-old daughter. Old husbands and young wives are very common, and it feels a little ridiculous to make yourself a 30-year-old person and a 49-year-old Sima Fa's father-in-law.

Seeing that Lu Cong's face changed and he bowed his head and was silent, Sima Fa smiled and said: "If the prime minister is reluctant to miss, this matter should not have been mentioned below!"

Lu Cong can have today's status, and he is not an ordinary person. After thinking about it, I felt that Sima Fa really had such a strong ability, what was all this? Even if he wanted to be a father, let alone be his son-in-law and be a junior. Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "It is her blessing that Mr. can take a fancy to Xi'er!

Sima Fa looked at Lu Cong carefully and nodded slightly: "Prime Minister is generous!" This third condition, please abolish Liu De and appoint Liu Zhe, the king of Fujiang, as the new emperor." ”

Lu Cong's face changed: "What does this mean, sir? Since Emperor Wen ascended the throne, there has been no immorality, if it is forcibly abolished, how will the people of the world view his true appearance?"

Sima Fa said with a smile: "Whether it is Liu De, or Liu Zhe, or even Liu Xian who is far away in the imperial city of Yunzhou, they are just puppets! If the prime minister does not have the heart to be the emperor, he is not willing to help!"

Lu Cong was so frightened that he hurriedly turned his head to look behind him, and the left and right guards all knew each other and exited the house. He whispered to Sima Fa: "This prime minister is dedicated to assisting Dacheng, why did Mr. say this?"

"Prime Minister's thoughts, God knows you know I know!" Sima Fa said with a smile.

Lu Cong was silent for a long time, and asked in a low voice: "Why does Mr. want me to change Liu Zhe?"

"Emperor Wen Liu De is deferential on the surface, but he is actually quite ambitious. I'm afraid that the prime minister doesn't know that many civil and military officials have secretly visited Liu Dezhi in private. If you let it go, sooner or later it will be unfavorable to the prime minister!"

"Is there such a thing?" Lu Cong was taken aback, "Why has he never heard of it?"

"The prime minister is bent on confronting Zhou Cui, and trusts the officials of the DPRK and China too much!" Sima Fa replied, "As far as I know, Zongzheng Heqi has had too close a relationship with Emperor Wen, and if you search for his mansion, you will definitely get something!"

"He Qi?" Lu Cong pondered when he heard this, others are not necessarily, He Qi was defeated by himself, and he had to come to the court as an official, and he was set aside. He's probably ...... Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked Sima Fa, "Sir, would you like to handle this matter for the prime minister?"

"As long as the prime minister agrees to the conditions below, he will naturally clear everything for the prime minister!" Sima Fa replied with a smile.

Lu Cong pondered for a moment and asked suspiciously, "Why does Mr. belong to Liu Zhe, the king of Fujiang?"

"Liu Zhe is cowardly and docile, and he will not dare to give birth to a heart of resistance. ”

Lu Cong nodded when he heard this, and after thinking about it, he said to him: "All the requests made by Mr. are agreed to by the prime minister!"

"That being the case," Sima Fa stood up and bowed, "I am willing to calm the world for the prime minister!"

A few days later, Sima Fa really came to the door to hire him.

Lu Cong accepted the dowry and agreed to the marriage, held a banquet with his family, and invited hundreds of officials to celebrate.

All the civil and military officials came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to congratulate Lu Cong.

Lu Cong listened to Sima Fa's advice, and took advantage of the fact that all the civil and military officials were guests in the mansion, and secretly ordered people to lead troops to Zongzheng Heqi's mansion to search.

As a result, the jade pendant that Emperor Wen carried with him was found, as well as a secret edict.

The subordinates presented the jade pendant and the secret edict to Lu Cong, and carefully read the content of the edict, it turned out that Emperor Wen Liu De ordered He Qi to gather civil and military officials who were absolutely loyal to Dacheng to help him eradicate Lu Cong and regain imperial power. is obviously unwilling to be a puppet, hoping to truly reign over the world.

Seeing the secret edict, Lu Cong's cold glow flashed.

I thought that Liu De would be obedient and obedient, and when he defeated the other princes and unified the sixteen states, he would force him to give in, so that he could inherit the throne justifiably. Unexpectedly, Liu De was submissive on the surface and wanted to deal with himself secretly.

Sima Fa did not deceive himself, and sure enough, Liu De was unwilling to obey.

So he returned to the banquet, pointed at He Qi in front of the civil and military officials, and shouted: "Come on! Take down this traitor!"

Hula rushed in a team of guards and quickly pinned He Qi down.

The civil and military officials were shocked, and He Qi was also at a loss, and shouted loudly: "What is the prime minister doing?

Sima Fa walked out from behind, held up Emperor Wen's jade pendant, and said loudly: "Your Majesty's belongings were stolen, and the prime minister found out that He Qi did it, so he sent people to search He Mansion, and sure enough, he found that the stolen treasures! This jade is the treasure of the royal family, stealing the royal treasure, the crime should be beheaded!"

He Qi's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted, "Wronged!"

But he didn't dare to tell the truth.

Since the jade pendant was discovered, it means that the secret edict given to him by Emperor Wen was also seized by the other party. It's obviously well hidden, why was it turned out?

"The evidence of the crime is conclusive, and you dare to quibble?" Lu Cong ordered, "Left and right, take off his official hat and put him on death row! After Xi'er's wedding is completed, exit the noon gate and behead the public!"

"Wronged, wronged......" He Qi kept shouting, and was soon escorted down by the guards.

The civil and military officials at the scene were silent.

Everyone is not stupid, so naturally they will not believe that He Qi will steal Emperor Wen's jade pendant, there must be something strange in it.

Of course, there were also those who connected with He Qi and secretly discussed the matter, trembling and at a loss.

Lu Cong didn't continue to dig deeper, but did not do anything.

It's just that after Sima Fa and Lu Xi got married, Emperor Wen Liu De suddenly fell seriously ill and died.

Liu De never left an heir, Lu Cong supported Liu Zhe, the king of Fujiang, and the officials did not dare to object.

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