Next to the official road, in the open-air tea shop.
Many passers-by stopped here, drinking tea and chatting.
The topic mentioned, naturally, cannot escape the recent changes in the current situation, which is precisely the failure of the imperial court to Zheng Huyang.
"Then Chen Feng raised the anti-flag and gathered a million people in Huyang. It is truly a giant bandit that has not been seen in a century. Now that the officers and soldiers have been repelled, I don't know what else will happen."
"Since it is a rebel, it will probably sweep the world, and then the war will be repeated, and the world will be in chaos."
"Alas, the court's quest was fruitless, and Huyang was also lost. Now that Chen Feng is full of wings, I think it will be difficult for the court to control it."
"Hmph, it's not a good thing for officers and soldiers to flood Huyang."
"Be careful, be careful!"
Everyone, you talk to me every word.
This is located in the northern part of the Central Plains. The Huyang Rebellion has not spread here. Although everyone has a solemn tone, they are worried about the future, but they are not panicked.
Now that Chen Feng's name has been linked to the word "anti-thief", people outside of Huyang dare not support Chen Feng with a clear stand. There are many restraints in the conversation, and most of them stand cautiously in the court's position.
People from all over the world have mixed feelings towards Chen Feng. They admire this person's actions of eliminating evil and punishing the powerful and powerful, but they also feel that this person has brought trouble to the world.
The wealthy hate it, those who can afford food and clothing are in awe, and occasionally complain, only those at the bottom have hardcore support. Stay away.
In the corner of the tea shop, there were two young people sitting, with black and white robes, both of whom were heroic, but the temperament between their brows was different.
The young man in white is named Wei Zhong, with a warm temperament. The young man in black was called Jiang Di, with sharp eyebrows.
The two teachers went out of the same door, and they were called brothers and sisters. They have been down the mountain for many days.
Listening to the chatter of others, Jiang Di's eyes flashed, and the corners of his mouth twitched:
"This Chen Feng is called to eliminate evil for the people and act for the heavens. Brother, what do you think of this person?"
Wei Zhong took a sip of the tea soup and said softly, "Junior brother, but I want to ask, is this person worth serving?"
Jiang Di chuckled: "Yes, this person calls himself a civil uprising, which is probably just the appetite of the senior brother, and he is the number one expert in the world today, and he may be able to make a career."
Hearing this, Wei Zhong pondered for a while, then shook his head:
"This man declared at the time of his uprising that he was 'to lie to the sky to deceive the people, to be a prince, to make up for the equality of the people, and to punish the powerful'. Although he was quite arrogant, it was more like a rise from the people's grievances, not a long-term plan to improve people's livelihood.
People's grievances can only be used for a while, and it can be used to swept the world temporarily. But if you can't make a big effort, you will fail in two and three, and the middle way will be unsustainable.
Moreover, people must have their own interests. After Chen Feng's power has grown, there will be people under his command who are corrupt, greedy for utilitarianism, and self-serving, and are also above the people. How can we talk about equality at that time? So in my opinion, this Chen Fengyong is brave, but in fact, he can only set off a chaotic world, causing a temporary disaster, and it may be difficult to achieve in the end. "
After Jiang Di heard this, he lightly smiled twice: "What my brother sees is quite consistent with me. It can only hold people's hearts and minds for a while, and it won't last long."
Wei Zhong raised his brows: "Isn't Junior Brother also optimistic about Chen Feng?"
Jiang Di's mouth twitched and commented casually: "This Chen Feng has a rambunctious habit and is too violent. He relies on his own force to cut himself off from a powerful family, and does not leave a way out. He is not a hero and is not worthy of serving. The only one who is willing to defect to him is the rambunctious. Poor people, there will not be any scholars from aristocratic families, so how can they compete for dominance in the world? It is a chance to overthrow the imperial court by chance, so it does not tolerate the powerful, the country is also unstable, and in the end, it will only be a wedding dress for others."
Wei Zhong pursed his lips and shook his head silently.
Although they are not optimistic about Chen Feng's uprising, the two have different starting points. Compared with themselves, the younger brother valued this person's hegemony capital more.
Wei Zhong was not surprised by this. He studied art together since he was a child, and he knew that the ambition of his younger brother to show his ambition was far greater than himself.
At this time, Jiang Di spoke again, moved the topic away, and asked, "The troubled times are approaching, and the master asked us to make contributions. Have you made a plan? Are you going to help the court to bring peace to the troubled times, or support a hero to fight the world?"
Wei Zhong calmed down and sighed: "I haven't thought about it yet. I plan to go to the capital first, to see the atmosphere of the imperial court, and to see if this big summer can be saved."
Jiang Di nodded and said slowly: "In that case, you and I will part here."
Wei Zhong was startled: "Junior brother?"
Jiang Di's eyes flickered: "In troubled times, there are many heroes, and there must be a hero born. I plan to travel around, and I will choose a hero to assist, and I will not be with you."
Wei Zhong was silent, but he was not surprised.
Although the two are from the same school, their pursuits are not the same. The younger brother has always been arrogant, and he is more inclined to go alone and build his own achievements than to join forces with him.
"Well, it seems that you and I need to say goodbye eventually, just today."
Wei Zhong sighed, knowing that the younger brother had made up his mind, and he did not hold back.
"Okay, goodbye then... Maybe one day, you and I will have a chance to compete."
After Jiang Di said this, he immediately got up and left, leaving the tea shop.
After walking a few steps, he paused, glanced at Wei Zhong for the last time across the fence, and said casually:
"And... don't die easily."
After saying that, Jiang Di no longer had any nostalgia, and strode westward.
Wei Zhong shook his head, checked out, left the tea shop, and walked in the other direction.
On the official road where the sun was setting, the two of them walked away from each other and went their separate ways.
…
As the military situation of Huyang's defeat was passed back to the capital, the government and the opposition were shaken.
Another day up.
Beijing, Ziji Temple.
"The 400,000-strong army begged for thieves, but in the end, they were defeated.
The emperor was furious, and the ministers dared not speak.
When the emperor was tired of scolding, Qin Song came out more and more carefully, saying:
"What the sage said is very true. Although the two generals Ma Zhen and Huang Ping sacrificed their lives for the country, they are not to blame for their failure to command the troops. What can Pang Shumi have to say?"
The emperor's eyes immediately turned to Pang Hong, which was quite unkind.
Pang Hong swallowed and hurriedly fell to the ground to plead guilty: "I don't know who I am, I am guilty!"
The emperor said coldly: "Pang Shumi tried his best to promote the dispatch of troops. I had high hopes, but you taught me to be disappointed."
"My lord is guilty!"
Pang Hong was sweating profusely, and he had already cursed Ma Zhen with blood.
He told Ma Zhen to delay the fight for a long time, but in the end he didn't even endure it for half a year.
This is good, not only did I not make much money, but I would also be dragged down.
At this time, the left minister Lu Wenzong took a few steps forward, as if to defend Pang Hong, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, although Ma Zhen's army was defeated, he also preserved most of his military strength, and he took the strategy of flooding the bandits, but in the end the success was in vain. ."
It's good not to mention this, but now that it is mentioned, the ministers get excited, and they all accuse and scold Ma Zhen.
On the surface, all the ministers objected to such poisonous schemes as flooding Huyang. After all, they had to consider their own reputation.
Some things can be done and cannot be said. If they publicly agree, they may be criticized and scolded, and it will be difficult to keep a name for themselves... Especially this strategy has failed.
"Fairy Wood"
To fail, it must be wrong.
Moreover, someone should take the blame for the defeat, and no one wants to excuse Ma Zhen.
However, no matter whether the ministers secretly support the flooding strategy, they all feel that it is inappropriate for Lingfengzi's disaster relief actions.
Soon there was a look of resentment on Qingliu's face, and he opened his mouth to impeach:
"Sacred Master, although Ma Zhen's actions are wrong, what the real Yufeng did is even more inappropriate. As a celestial master in the dynasty, he actually helped the rebels and disaster relief. This matter has spread among the people and greatly hurt the face of the court. We must not continue to indulge Master Yufeng, and look to the sage for a clear inspection!"
The ministers agreed one after another, and their attitudes were similar.
How can a high-ranking person representing the imperial court actually help the rebels, not even for disaster relief!
This effect is so bad that it makes people dare not think about it!
According to the meaning of the ministers, flooding the poison plan is wrong, but this is the predicament of the anti-thief. The officers and soldiers should sit back and watch, or they will help the thief.
This obviously exposed their true thoughts... They shouted against it, but if the flooding scheme can really hit the rebels, most of them are happy to see it succeed, and they are secretly happy while harshly criticizing. As for the disasters affecting the people of Huyang, no one really took it seriously.
The emperor listened to the impeachment of the ministers, his eyes were uncertain, and finally said slowly:
"There must be a reason for Yufeng Renren to act. When he comes back, let him make it clear, and now there is no need to mention it."
In his heart, he would inevitably have suspicions about Master Yufeng, but he still held back.
There is a lesson from the past that Ma Zhen was taken away from the army, and the importance of Lingfengzi has risen again in the emperor's mind.
…
On the other side, Huyang, the capital of Hongzhou.
Zhou Jing stood on the tower, overlooking the cottage soldiers and horses that swarmed into the city.
Now that Longwangzhai officially occupies the state and seizes the city, the Huyang prefectures are basically taken over by the cottage and become the power of the ruling party.
He looked at it for a while, then withdrew his gaze, opened the panel and glanced at the message:
[Trigger Achievement One Overlord]
[Get 10,000 astral points, 20 information-state particles, aptitude upgrade - charm (medium) x1, aptitude upgrade - command (small) x1]
[Career goals, princes and generals, Xiangning have a seed almost completed]
[Get 80 information state particles]
[Current Apostle Constant Progress: 947/240]
"Sure enough, once I separate Huyang, I will complete this life goal, and now there is only one left... In addition, I have repelled the officers and soldiers, severely damaged the prestige of the court, and created a general trend in the world. In the future, there will be continuous collection and placement income, and the progress will rise to 1000+ is easy."
Zhou Jing nodded secretly.
The first step of the strategy has been achieved. Let Longwangzhai be a pirate here and develop a business base.
The next step is to personally lead troops to attack the nearby borders, use your unstoppable personal force, see the city break the city, and act as a rogue who travels abroad for a long time, echoing the base area.
Overthrowing the imperial court is not a direct goal, killing a powerful family is the last career goal. If you don't kill enough families, changing the dynasty will not meet the career requirements.
However, the aristocratic gentry scattered all over the place, and it was time-consuming and laborious to remove them one by one.
When you kill more powerful people in the south, families from all over the world will naturally be frightened and forced to migrate to a safe area, such as going north to the capital to take refuge.
After all... the capital has Lingfengzi in charge, and in the eyes of the family, at least it won't fall.
Time to harvest!
"As for the next crusade target..."
Zhou Jing touched his chin and his eyes flickered.
Just choose the neighbor Jiang Chun, after all, Ning Tianfu is too familiar with himself.
In this big Xia Fujing, there are a lot of dignitaries in it, from hundreds of years of family, from the founding of the country, and from the royal family.
Zhou Jing squinted his eyes: "Just so, last time the Ning Tianfu family asked a bunch of injustices to kill me, so I should ask these people behind the scenes to figure it out, lest they really think the matter is over."