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Volume 5: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Looking Northward Chapter 194: Getting to the Pass

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    After Lu Qi received the order, King Ji returned to Chang'an City to take charge. Lu Qi stayed in Fengxiang and started to reorganize the army. His status was different, and his authority was like that of an emperor. There were 120,000 Fengxiang garrison generals, and 708 were demolished.  However, he can only obey orders and accept his new belonging.  While Lu Qi was reorganizing his army, he also took over the prefectures and counties in the Guanlong area. He transferred officials from various states and confiscated the military forces privately raised by the states. Because he had a strong military force as his backing, what King Ji did not dare to do, Lu Tianfeng took drastic measures.  Do it.  Anyone who disobeys orders or delays for more than three days will be sent to attack with a large army. In the middle of January, Lu Qi killed one governor, four state army captains, three county captains, and five county magistrates.  Hundreds of officers and soldiers used thunderous and bloody methods to quickly control the area within the pass.  Taking Guanlong caused Lu Qi's sphere of influence to expand rapidly. In the Tang Dynasty, Taiyuan Prefecture was Hedong Road, and Guanlong was Guannei Road and Longyou Road. Lu Qi occupied Guanlong and Hedong Road, and already occupied the entire  The vast territory of this country, in terms of the breadth of the territory, is already half of the Zhou Kingdom.  ***** In Kaifeng Mansion, Emperor Zhou¡¯s decision to let Lu Tianfeng take over the Guanlong area, and his act of canonizing Lu Tianfeng as King of Yu, was as shocking as a thunder, no less shocking than the emperor¡¯s announcement of the Zhao brothers as traitors.  However, most of the subjects in Kaifeng Mansion can understand the emperor's decision to let Lu Tianfeng take over the pass, because they all know that most of the 600,000 troops stationed in Fengxiang have rebelled, and the land in the pass has fallen into an empty situation. If it were not  If it is remedied in time, it will inevitably be captured by the Jin army.  However, the subjects were surprised and puzzled when the emperor conferred Lu Tianfeng as King of Yu. Granting him the title of county prince could show the emperor's favor. How could he be granted the title of king at once? The meaning of king and title is too high. Only the royal family can do it in the Great Zhou Dynasty.  Become a king.  What is surprising is that the emperor canonized Lu Tianfeng as King Yu, but instead deprived King Cao of his title. On the charge of escaping from battle, he demoted King Cao to Jishuibo. As an uncle of the Zhou Kingdom, he could only get some honors and salary.  Honors and titles do not have any power. To King Cao, they were like stars in the sky and suddenly became a mortal on the earth.  Regarding King Cao's demotion, many courtiers and related relatives knelt down and begged the emperor for mercy. The emperor only replied with a few words: "Xirang is courageless, greedy and arrogant. I don't want him to suffer misfortune in the future. He is willing to be greedy and beg for mercy."  An, it is better to be a Jishui Bo who has no worries about food and clothing. ""King Cao's biological mother, the imperial concubine, no longer begged, because she had begged the queen mother, but the queen mother refused to speak. The queen of Zhou advised her to wait for a while to wait until the rebellion was over.  Only then did he think about it, saying that the prince, the elder brother of King Cao, could not care about brotherly love.  In the warm pavilion, Wang Jien changed new tea for Emperor Zhou. The emperor took a sip and said, "Jien, you are very loyal to me." "Your Majesty treats your slaves very well, and your slaves should be loyal in return." Wang Jien said respectfully.  , a few days ago, he made a great contribution and detected poison in one of the emperor's meals. As a result, five people lost their lives.  Why Wang Jien was loyal was because Lu Qi asked him to try his best to prevent Emperor Zhou from being assassinated. In fact, the reason why Wang Jien was able to find out the poison was because he was Zhao Kuangyi's person and asked him to assist in poisoning the emperor, which was a sloppy act.  The poison meal passed, but Wang Jien had already chosen Lu Qi as his new master, so naturally he was not willing to take the risk of letting the emperor be poisoned. If the emperor was poisoned, there was a chance that Wang Jien would be killed.  Emperor Zhou nodded happily. Since the Zhao brothers rebelled, the Kaifeng Palace has been shrouded in invisible crises. The emperor can replace the palace's imperial defense, but he cannot replace the slaves, doctors and concubines in the palace. Therefore, Wang Jien's loyalty  , which is very valuable.  "Jien, I will give you a foreign position, Dengzhou Defense Envoy, and guerrilla general. Although you can't take up the post at the moment, you can have an official salary and status." Emperor Zhou was pleased and gave Wang Jien the official position.  "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness." Wang Jien hurriedly knelt down to express his gratitude and was given a foreign official position, which was indeed a great gift for the eunuch.  Wang Jien knelt down and stood up respectfully. Emperor Zhou looked out of the pavilion thoughtfully. After a while, he whispered: "Jien, do you think I treat Lu Tianfeng any differently?" Wang Jien was startled and said: "Your Majesty  , I just felt that I was a little too fond of Lu Tianfeng." Emperor Zhou smiled lightly and whispered: "I only favored him so that my family could survive." Wang Jien looked at the emperor in surprise.  I originally thought that the emperor gave Lu Tianfeng a heavy reward in response to Zhao Kuangyin's rebellion, but when the emperor said this, he was actually recognizing that Lu Tianfeng would dominate the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future.  "My two adult sons are incompetent. If I don't know how to adapt, I will be in danger of annihilation." Emperor Zhou said calmly.  "Your Majesty, Lu Tianfeng may not be kind-hearted." Wang Jien said intentionally.  "Lu Tianfeng may not be able to tolerate my son.Son, but compared to Zhao's rebellion and other military ministers, the chance of being tolerant is much higher. The military ministers who have been with me for many years will never be tolerant to my son once we usurp the throne.  "Emperor Zhou said indifferently. "Wang Jienqing," Emperor Zhou said again: "There is another reason. Lu Tianfeng has the advantage of unifying the world. Now that he has occupied Guannei and Hedong, he has even more advantages.  " Wang Jien nodded and said: "His Majesty gave Lu Tianfeng the inner way of the pass, which indeed made Lu Tianfeng even more powerful.  " Emperor Zhou looked outside the pavilion silently, and after a while he sighed softly: "You can only give it to him, and only he can keep the inner road of the pass intact. If you don't give it to him, the inner road of the pass will be taken away by the traitors of the Zhao family.  , or was invaded by the Jin State. If the Guannei Road was occupied by the Zhao rebels, Pan Mei would probably be forced to surrender to Zhao Ni. Now that Lu Tianfeng controls the Guannei Road, Pan Mei has hope of protecting herself, so she is unwilling to surrender.  Zhao Ni.  " Wang Jien nodded and said: "I heard that Zhao Ni has deeply penetrated the military and political affairs in the west. Anyone who goes to the west to become an official will inevitably be bribed and coerced. Only Lord Shen Yilun can control it.  " Emperor Zhou was silent. After a while, he said: "It was my mistake. I should not have allowed Zhao Kuangyi to serve as the defense of Xiangzhou. During the years when Zhao Kuangyi was in Xiangzhou, he used transactions with Jingzhou to accumulate wealth, but it allowed his power to grow rapidly.  of growth.  " "Your Majesty trusts the Zhao family, but also to check and balance other military ministers. Zhao Kuangyi is too cunning and actually used the business road from Jingzhou to Xia Kingdom to accumulate wealth. However, Your Majesty let Lu Tianfeng take over the Guannai Road. Zhao Kuangyi has developed power in the west for many years.  It must have been completely lost.  "Wang Jien whispered. Emperor Zhou was silent. After a while, he said loudly: "Xuanyun Jindong.  " Outside the pavilion, there was a response from Ban Zhi. After a while, Yun Jindong hurriedly came to see him. He entered the Nuanting Pavilion and respectfully said, "I pay my respects to your Majesty.  Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "Please make arrangements to secretly send my children and several concubines to Jingzhao Mansion in the near future."  " Yun Jindong was startled, thought for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, I dare not divide the army too much. If we divide the army too little, it will be difficult to ensure the safety of Your Highness. I suggest that the Jingzhao Mansion send a large army to pick it up, and I will be responsible for sending it hundreds of miles away.  .  Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "It's up to you to contact Tianfeng and tell Tianfeng not to show off."  " Yun Jindong hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, if you send your Highness to Jingzhao Mansion, it will be difficult to hide it from the subjects along the way, especially near Luoyang, where Lord Cao Bin's military force is stationed. Once the army of Jingzhao Mansion comes, without Your Majesty,  I am afraid that I will not be able to pass the imperial edict. I suggest that your Highness go to Taiyuan first. There are 200,000 troops in Taiyuan, and Jinyang City is towering and easy to defend and difficult to attack. Your Highness can turn around and go to Beijing at any time after arriving in Taiyuan.  Zhaofu.  " Emperor Zhou thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, you can contact me.  " "Yes, I will ask your highnesses to go to Taiyuan as soon as possible. I will retire.  " Yun Jindonggong said and left. Emperor Zhou took tea, took a sip, and whispered: "Lu Tianfeng has entered the pass, and Zhao Ni will start a war soon. Go and tell Han Tong in person to strengthen the Kaifeng Mansion.  defense.  " "Yes, I will go."  "Wang Jien responded respectfully, and the Emperor of Zhou no longer required Ban Zhi to carry out the military edict, but the Ban Zhi who originally guarded the emperor were still retained, but the imperial guards who defended the palace were changed.
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