In order to save time and keep the soldiers in a state of enthusiasm, Zhongshan County Governor Shi Chengsong immediately led an army of 200,000 north, preparing to capture Anyang in one fell swoop!
As long as Anyang could be captured, not only would countless wealth and a large number of powerful weapons be obtained, but also a passage to the State of Cai could be opened up; in this way, Zhongshan County would be safe. To be precise, Shi Chengsong would be safe.
In the worst case scenario, if Zhongshan County is declared to be part of the State of Cai, the State of Daxia will not dare to act recklessly!
An army of two hundred thousand men set out in a mighty force, the ranks stretching for more than thirty miles. This time, Zhongshan County really put all its efforts into it, leaving no room for retreat, in order to fight for a glimmer of hope!
Anyang is facing an unprecedented crisis!
When Shi Chengsong led an army of 200,000 to attack Anyang, the Kong family, far in the south, was also discussing the matter.
The old man of the Kong family, Kong Xiang, the former Grand Tutor of the State of Cai, sat in the seat of the elders; the seat of the head of the family was Kong Donglai, and there was an empty seat on the right hand side of Kong Donglai, which belonged to Kong Donghua - but unfortunately Kong Donghua was killed by Li Xian. This seat was left here to represent the hatred that could never be forgotten!
Kong Donglai has two sons: the eldest, Kong Yingzhi, who went to Qingyun Valley to trade and had contact with the prince a few days ago; the second son, Kong Yingcai, who was on a diplomatic mission to the State of Cai.
There were many civil officials, military generals, etc. around, and the Kong family certainly also had its own advisers, writers, alchemists, etc.
After everyone was present, Kong Donglai, the current head of the Kong family, spoke up, "Everyone, I have something to discuss with you. Yesterday, my son (Kong) Yingzhi had contact with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. For the time being, we are prepared to cooperate with the Crown Prince and help him gain benefits; but the premise is that the Crown Prince must help us get a chance to return to the court. I want my uncle (Kong Xiang) to return to the imperial capital. And we are ready to join forces with Yuan Yong to drive Li Yulong out of the imperial capital. Originally, this matter was very clear, but just last night, another envoy from Zhongshan County came and brought me shocking news—they are preparing to rebel!"
Wow…
As soon as these two pieces of news were made public, the small "local government" of Nanyang County was in an uproar, and civil officials, military generals, and others were all shocked and speechless.
The deal with the crown prince seemed good—if there were no changes later. But the rebellion in Zhongshan County made things much more complicated.
But after being surprised, everyone looked at Kong Xiang again - this was the man who had been a grand tutor, and now everyone wanted to see what Kong Xiang meant.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Kong Xiang could no longer play dumb. "Everyone, I think we should continue to cooperate with the Crown Prince. For the time being, the title of Crown Prince can still bring us a lot of political benefits. If I can be included in the imperial court again, it will reduce a lot of obstacles for the development of the Kong family. We don't have to be like today, with an imperial edict today and an oral order tomorrow, forcing us to jump up and down."
It turns out that the Kong family is not at peace now. Although the Great Xia Kingdom is "dead in name only", and although the emperor's edict is worthless after it leaves Wuyang, the emperor is still the emperor after all. Although the Great Xia Kingdom is "dead in name only", this name is still very useful.
For example, now, an imperial edict comes every ten days or so. Although this imperial edict is useless, it is too disgusting. And the Kong family has to express "gratitude" every time - this is too embarrassing, and after receiving the imperial edict, they put it aside and ignore it - this is not good for the outside world!