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Volume 5: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Looking North to the Country Chapter 190: It¡¯s better to be in pieces than in pieces.

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    Lu Qi was stationed in Jinyang City. Half a month after receiving the imperial edict, he received an announcement from the Zhou court, declaring Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Kuangyi to be traitors to the Great Zhou Dynasty, and appointed Zhang Yongde as the East Route Recruitment Envoy and Cao Bin as the Middle Route Recruitment Envoy.  , Pan Mei recruited envoys for the South Road, announcing that the subjects of the Great Zhou Dynasty would submit to the envoys from all walks of life to quell the rebellion, and Han Tong led his army back to Kaifeng Prefecture to protect it.  The emperor's announcement completely broke with the Zhao brothers. The entire Zhou Kingdom was in disbelief and fell into turmoil and chaos. It also pushed the Zhou Kingdom into a state of disintegration. Various rebellions made local forces surrender.  The leader, and the pro-Zhao forces also obviously showed up to join.  Ten days after receiving the announcement, Lu Qi received news of unrest from the west. The 400,000 Zhou army stationed in Fengxiang split, and organized troops headed towards the Jianghuai River. At least 200,000 people were taken away, and the western states also  The phenomenon of self-reliance appeared, that is, the governors of many states recruited troops to form armies.  "Emperor Zhou is really too strong." Lu Qi could only think so after reading the message. Emperor Zhou's approach was obviously that he would rather be broken than destroyed.  After receiving the news from the west, Lu Qi was stuck in a decision-making process. Should he send troops to invade the west? If so, would it be better to send troops to Hexi or Hanzhong? Would sending troops to Hanzhong cause chaos in the Zhou Kingdom?  For the sake of stability, if Hexi sent troops, it would actually be a rebellion. Since Emperor Zhou declared the Zhao family to be rebellious, if Hexi sent troops, Emperor Zhou would definitely fight back fiercely.  "Don't be anxious, it's better to wait and see first. Taking the initiative too early will lead to a rebound." Lu Qi made a decision, wait and see first, and act randomly.  Lu Qi could not rush. He needed to reorganize Taiyuan's military strength. During this period, more than 30,000 rebels who fled from the Central Plains surrendered to him. The Duke of Jin was defeated miserably and fell into a tight siege by hundreds of thousands of troops.  , was finally captured alive, but his head was chopped off by Han Tong.  Lu Qi forcibly reorganized the Zhou army in Taiyuan, disrupted and reorganized all the Jiedu envoys, directly abolished the military titles of the Jiedu envoys, and formed an army of 5,000 infantry, with each army commanded by Yuhou.  In the end, 200,000 infantry troops were reorganized. The original commander of the Jiedushi Army led more troops than before. However, the commanders of the battalions he belonged to were not his original subordinates, but no one dared to argue with Lu Tianfeng.  Half a month later, according to the military order of Lu Qi's arrival, Jin suddenly launched an attack on Jingzhou. One hundred thousand troops sailed down the river from Bashu, easily landed and attacked Jingzhou, while the 300,000 Jin troops on the south bank of the river also  Then he crossed the river and attacked Jingzhou.  Facing the massive army of Jin, the 100,000 Zhou troops guarding Jingzhou had to retreat. After crossing the Han River, Jin's military strength could not take advantage of the victory. However, the gain and loss of Jingzhou made the situation of Zhou state into chaos.  With these changes, many waiting and watching forces were strongly dissatisfied with Zhao's disobedience. Zhao's rebellion made the people of Zhou people worried that the Jin Dynasty would take advantage of the chaos and invade the Central Plains.  Because of Emperor Zhou's declaration of rebellion, the expansion of Zhao Kuangyi's power was contained in Jianghuai. Although external military forces rushed to Jianghuai to join Jianghuai, a lot of military forces within Jianghuai also drained out. Zhao's disobedience caused many  The Zhou state's military strength was resentful, especially in the areas that had experienced the rebellion of Jin Guogong, and they hated the Zhao family's rebellion.  The loss of Jingzhou made the Zhao family and the Zhou Dynasty, who were competing for military strength and loyalty, fall into a situation of restraining the war. Lu Qi's purpose was to hope that the internal affairs of the Zhou Dynasty would not be resolved quickly, but would only drag on for a long time.  , it will become more and more unfavorable to the Zhao family, and it will become more and more unfavorable to the Zhou Dynasty court, but it will become more and more beneficial to the recruiting envoys of each leading army.  In the Kaifeng Mansion, in the Duke Wei's Mansion, Shi Shouxin was drinking a glass of wine in the house. Sitting next to him was his frowning wife. Shi Shouxin's wife was in her fifties, eight years older than Shi Shouxin.  So Shi Shouxin had a son at the age of fourteen.  "Master, it's not an option for you to hide and not go out." Mrs. Wei Guogong advised.  "The only solution is that I don't go out. When I go out, I don't know how to deal with myself. I am the commander of the cavalry army. Do you think I can still manage the army? Just stay here and stay out of it.  "Shi Shouxin said bitterly.  "Does the master have a choice in his heart? If he hides like this, he will not be able to please both parties in the future, and he will probably be settled by his wife." Mrs. Wei Guogong said worriedly.  "Don't worry, with Zhong Fei in Beiting, even those who gain power will have scruples." Shi Shouxin said.  "What if Lu Tianfeng also rebels?" Mrs. Wei Guogong asked.  "Lu Tianfeng? Lu Tianfeng has rebelled long ago. That kid is like a fox. He has occupied Taiyuan Mansion again and is looking down at the Central Plains with squinting eyes. That fool Zhao Kuangyi is willing to be a stepping stone." Shi Shouxin shook his head.  "Master, are you saying that the Zhao brothers will be defeated?" Mrs. Wei Guogong said in surprise.  ¡°The emperor has always won the hearts of the people. How could they win if they rebelled until the emperor died??Once their reputation was completely destroyed, the civil strife in the Great Zhou Dynasty would only make people hate them more and more. If the people's hearts were spurned, the military's morale would also betray them. Unless they could come and capture Kaifeng Mansion immediately, they would only have  fail.  "Shi Shouxin said angrily. "But if they don't rebel, but the emperor presses every step, they will still fail.  "Mrs. Wei Guogong said. "No matter how urgent the emperor is, can he still seize their military power in the south of the Yangtze River?  Hundreds of thousands of troops are in hand. When the emperor collapses, we brothers can't help him. This is a good thing. His hot-butt rebellion has made people hate him and put me in a dilemma in Kaifeng Mansion. I know what Zhao Kuangyi is.  If the boy goes to Jiangnan, nothing good will happen.  " Shi Shouxin said angrily. Mrs. Wei Guogong nodded and said: "So, they are impatient.  " Duke Wei shook his head, took a sip of wine, and said: "Now that the emperor has delegated the power to appoint officials and build the army, he has made it clear that he would rather live in pieces than in ruins, but he hates the Zhao brothers very much. The emperor's health is obviously not good.  , he himself knew that he would not be able to survive for a year or two, but they could not wait. If the emperor collapsed, Cao Bin, Pan Mei, Han Tong, Zhang Yongde, as well as Dingguo Gong Yang Ye and Lu Tianfeng in the north would all become powerful soldiers.  The heroic lord of the Great Zhou Dynasty is already on the verge of collapse.  " Mrs. Wei Guogong frowned when she heard this and said: "If it really falls apart, we should make plans in advance, otherwise it will be easy for the family to be wiped out by war.  " "Don't worry, I have not been a vegetarian for so many years in the army. At least there will be hundreds of generals who can give me face. They can't betray me in a short time. Even in this Kaifeng Mansion, as long as I speak, don't say anything.  There will be 20,000 troops to follow orders, so the emperor still has military power even if he removes my commanding officer.  " Shi Shouxin said confidently. Mrs. Wei Guogong nodded. Shi Shouxin took a sip of wine and frowned: "But there is one thing I still don't understand. The emperor promoted Yun Jindong to the deputy palace guard, and made Yun Jindong a subordinate  Yun Jindong's five thousand troops took over the defense of the palace and inner city gates, and Han Tong took over all the defense of the outer city. Yun Jindong was someone close to Lu Tianfeng. Why was the emperor so relieved about Lu Tianfeng?  " "Of course the emperor will feel relieved about Lu Tianfeng. The emperor visited the west of Hexi, and Lu Tianfeng always protected him and allowed the emperor to return to Kaifeng Mansion safely.  "Mrs. Wei Guogong said. Shi Shouxin shook his head and said: "Those are two different things. If the emperor died in Hexi, then Lu Tianfeng would bear the infamy of regicide. The emperor died in Hexi. It can be said that it would only be harmful to Lu Tianfeng, but the emperor  Collapse in Kaifeng Mansion would only be good for Lu Tianfeng.  " "My wife feels that it may be the lesser of two evils. After all, most of the soldiers in the palace are close to Zhao Kuangyin.  "Mrs. Wei Guogong said. Shi Shouxin nodded, and then cursed: "His grandma, those guys from the northwest, when I ask questions, they can't speak Kaifeng Mandarin, and they just shake their heads when asked.  " Mrs. Wei Guogong did not respond. She knew that her husband was venting his frustration, and he was indeed upset. Since the emperor declared the Zhao brothers to be traitors, the palace of Duke Wei had become empty. The ladies who used to come and go frequently were all crowded.  Nine of them stopped coming.
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