Chapter 619 Rebellion

And the reason why Wu Gongshan was called a traitor by Shang Jianxiong was because Wu Gongshan was also the former Ministry of King Ning, which meant the same thing as Shao Dengyun. Facing the purge of the court, he had to stand on his own to protect himself, but Shao Dengyun didn't find such a strong backer at the beginning and needed to rely on external forces. Just treason.

However, Wu Gongshan got close to Tongxian Pavilion's thigh, hit it off with Tongxiang Pavilion, and had a background relationship with Tongxiang Pavilion.

The original Tongxian Pavilion and the earlier Tianyumen have similar meanings, and they have opened up the relationship between the three major factions, occupying a small territory in the east and a small territory in the west of Yan State, with fragmented spheres of influence.

What is stronger than Tianyumen is that Tongxian Pavilion occupies more fragmented land, and its strength is far stronger than Tianyumen. The fragmented land has long been unable to satisfy the appetite of Tongxian Pavilion. However, there is Zijin Cave to prevent Tongxian from The cabinet messed up.

When Wu Gongshan was found, they were all the original troops of King Ning, strong enough to cover one side, and gave Tongxian Pavilion the capital to stand on its own.

Tongxiange quickly dredged up the relationship with Zijin Cave, and then broke up the site into a whole, in exchange for a whole piece of land in Cangzhou to stand on its own.

Let Tongxian Pavilion gain power, of course, there is the influence of the head of Zijindong, to some extent, the three major factions also need secular power to check and balance the secular imperial power, so in some places in Yan State that are similar to the situation of Tongxian Pavilion, they are all Because there are three backgrounds.

Without the acquiescence of the three major factions, it is difficult to gain a foothold, just like Tianyumen wants to take Nanzhou, it must be approved by the three major factions in advance.

As for the self-respecting soldiers like Wu Gongshan, those in the territory of Yan State are basically the old troops of King Ning.

When King Ning was still alive, all parties in Yan State were dissatisfied. All kinds of supporters were defeated by King Ning's southern and northern wars. The powerful momentum has made the surrounding countries fear.

It is precisely because seeing that the country is unified, they feel free from worries, and some people in the court are unwilling to be suppressed by King Ning, so they try their best to instigate Shang Jianxiong, such as Tong Mo and others, so that Shang Jianxiong is eager to move against King Ning. As a result, as soon as King Ning died, those old ministries of King Ning who were unwilling to be punished became self-reliant one by one, so that the current state of Yan became like this.

The three factions secretly accused Shang Jianxiong of being incompetent, and Shang Jianxiong secretly accused the three major factions of being the source of the disaster.

Between people and between interests and interests are intertwined and extremely complicated, and the things in it are far from being clear in a few words.

No matter how humiliated he was persecuted by the three major factions just now, upon hearing of Qu Yunkong's assassination, Shang Jianxiong also became highly vigilant, realizing that the problem was not simple.

After all, he is the emperor of the Yan Kingdom, no matter how bad he is, he is the one who guards the foundation of his ancestors, and he is also the one who does not want to see the Yan Kingdom fall apart.

It would not be a good thing if something happened to Cangzhou when the foreign enemies were eyeing it!

The atmosphere in the hall changed instantly, the three factions took action, and Shang Jianxiong also ordered the intelligence department to take action to quickly investigate the situation in Cangzhou.

The three heads stayed temporarily in the palace and did not go back. They also wanted to communicate with Shang Jianxiong, so as to analyze the situation in a timely and comprehensive manner.

As a result, within two days, the situation came out without any analysis.

Cangzhou is reversed!

Regardless of the strangeness of how Wu Gongshan died, Wu Gongshan's younger brother, Wu Gongling, was originally Wu Gongshan's deputy general. After some of Wu Gongshan's cronies, they sent troops to attack Yuanzhou of Yan State.

An elder of Tongxian Pavilion, Shan Dongxing, temporarily took charge of the head of Tongxiang Pavilion, and killed the former head Qu Yunshan's wife, son, daughter, and Qu Yunshan's trusted disciples.

The reason for the execution was to avenge the head of the sect. It was said that Qu Yunshan's wife intended to seize the position of the head of the sect and cooperated with a group of people to murder Qu Yunshan.

Regardless of whether outsiders believe this reason or not, Tongxiange seems to believe it. After avenging the head, he immediately cooperated with Wu Gongling's army to attack Yuanzhou.

Behind this, people from the three major factions of South Korea and Song Dynasty also appeared to cooperate.

Speaking of which, it has something to do with Niu Youdao. It is Niu Youdao's sworn brother Quan Taifeng and sworn sister Hui Qingping who are involved in this matter.

What the two of them failed to do in Nanzhou, they succeeded after transferring to Cangzhou, and successfully set off a storm within the Yan Kingdom.

In the face of the attack, Yuanzhou resisted immediately.

However, like Dingzhou, Yuanzhou dispatched a large number of people to the border to participate in the defense of the military deployment of the two countries. Facing King Ning's veteran troops in this situation, how could Yuanzhou be an opponent, and the beaten ones retreated steadily, so they could only delay with harassment tactics, waiting for the imperial reinforcements.

Nanzhou's attack on Dingzhou just caused an uproar in the capital, and after one wave of unrest, another wave broke out. Cangzhou began to rebel again, and the capital was in turmoil.

Before summoning the group of ministers to discuss the matter, Shang Jianxiong first summoned Tong Mo to the imperial study.

Shang Jianxiong's trust in Tong Mo being able to occupy the position of governor of the Yan Kingdom is naturally extremely high, but for any major matters, Shang Jianxiong must first summon him to discuss and come up with a rough idea first.

During the secret conversation between the monarch and his ministers, Tong Mo was worried that there would be wolves before and tigers behind, the matter of Dingzhou was unresolved, and there was chaos in Cangzhou again, so he couldn't help asking how to decide the matter of Dingzhou?

Shang Jianxiong didn't hide it from him, and told him about the forced cession of the three counties by the three major factions. Shang Jianxiong deeply hated this matter!

Hearing this, Tong Mo thought about it for a while, and then said slowly: "The frontier army must gather heavy troops to defend the Han and Song Dynasties, which is the foundation of the country. No matter what happens, it must not be shaken. Once it is loosened, Dayan will definitely be a mess! "

Shang Jianxiong: "Ningwang's former troops are the masters of tigers and wolves. The people in Yuanzhou are unstoppable, and the surrounding people are also unstoppable. If you sit back and watch, drastic changes may occur."

Tong Mo: "It's time for the three factions to contribute."

Shang Jianxiong was puzzled, so he asked, "How?"

Tong Mo: "They blamed His Majesty for causing the war in Nanzhou, so can't His Majesty blame them? Cangzhou was originally a trouble caused by Zijin Cave, so Your Majesty can blame Zijin Cave for this reason. Cangzhou is already a blatant rebellion. When His Majesty is reasoning, it is difficult for them to shirk their responsibilities, and at this time, it is time for the princes of all parties who support their troops to contribute." Speaking of these two eyes, he said in a low voice: "The heavy troops gathered by the frontier army must be If you don’t move, you can take the opportunity to weaken the power of the three major sects in the secular world.”

Shang Jianxiong was thoughtful, understood what he meant, nodded slightly and said: "The frontier army is not moving, and the people around Yuanzhou are doing their best to delay the Cangzhou rebels, forcing the three major factions to force those princes who support themselves to send troops to quell the rebellion. , let them and the rebels fight to the detriment of both sides!"

Tong Mo nodded, "Isn't the Shang Dynasty able to fight? This is the best reason. If the battle situation is not right, and then force the three major factions to force Nanzhou troops to quell the rebellion, we can take this opportunity to consume King Ning's remnants One time!"

"Very good, let's do it like this!" Shang Jianxiong nodded, and then worried again: "No matter how hard you force them, if they are willing to send troops, they may not be willing to pay for food and food. I am afraid that the court will still have to pay for food and grass. The state affairs are difficult, and the important task of raising food and grass has to be paid by Da Sikong. Think again."

Tong Mo bowed, "The old minister is bound to do his best, and he will try his best, but it's just that the people of Dayan are suffering again!"

After some secret talks, Tong Mo left first, and Shang Jianxiong was also going to participate in the temporary court meeting.

While tidying up his clothes, Tian Yu said: "The previous time, heavy troops were assembled from all over the country to rush to the Han-Song border. The large amount of food and grass raised had already overwhelmed the people. The battle of Dingzhou was searched again. This time, the people raised money again, and the people were already squeezed out. If there is nothing left, this time Da Sikong is going to attack the wealthy households in the capital and the prefectures!"

Shang Jianxiong: "Others can't make those rich and powerful people spit out things, but he is a clean family. He has a lot of methods by unscrupulous means. If he wants to keep his position, he has to do it! There are some things that those loyal ministers can't do. Once loyal ministers do it It will cause a violent backlash, but if he goes, he can still suppress those people, and there will be no chaos!"

Tian Yu nodded, "That's true."

...

In the quiet room, cigarettes were lingering, and the gray-haired Shao Dengyun stood quietly in front of the desk, looking at the portrait of King Ning hanging on the wall.

There was a knock on the door, and the voice of the housekeeper Yang Shuang came from outside, "Master."

Shao Dengyun said, "Come in."

When the door opened, Yang Shuang stretched his head in to have a look, a little surprised, usually the master would not let you talk about things here, what happened today?

After entering and closing the door, he walked behind Shao Dengyun to salute and replied: "Master, according to reliable sources, there should be no further twists and turns in the war in Dingzhou. The three major factions have forced Shang Jianxiong to cede the land of the three counties to Nanzhou. , but it was not made public.”

Shao Dengyun: "The little prince's wings are hardened."

Before that, he had been worried that after some twists and turns in the war, the Shang Dynasty Zong would order this side to respond. Once it got to that point, he would be in a dilemma.

The key is that it is difficult to respond. First of all, he is responsible for confronting South Korea. Once his army goes south, there will be a big loophole in Yan's defense against South Korea, which will endanger the entire Yan. Secondly, Tianyumen will not let it go!

Fortunately, Shang Chaozong had no intention of moving him from the beginning to the end. Now that the situation has fallen, the two worries in his heart finally let go of one end.

As for the other side of worry, it wasn't his son Shao Pingbo, for that son, he was exhausted and let it go.

He also can't be the master of that son, that son is more capable than him, he believes that he doesn't need to worry about it, he doesn't want to care about whether it's good or bad in Jin country.

What he was worried about was Cangzhou. After hearing the news of Wu Gongshan's death, he was very moved. After all, they were all under the command of King Ning and fought side by side in the battlefield. Could there be no friendship?

"How's it going in Cangzhou?" Shao Dengyun asked.

Yang Shuang: "It's still the same. After entering Yuanzhou, the Yuanzhou troops retreated steadily. The Yuanzhou troops had to avoid the battle and turned to harassment to delay. It should be to delay the arrival of reinforcements from the imperial court. The current situation is not What a big change."

Looking at the portrait of King Ning, Shao Dengyun couldn't help sighing, "What's the matter? Back then, one by one threw their heads and blood for Dayan. How many people died in battles and shrouded in horse leather are all heroes who made great contributions to the pacification of Dayan. , Why in a blink of an eye... why are the living ones all the rebellious officials and thieves in the capital city of Dayan? Are we wrong? Lord, why can’t Dayan tolerate us?" After saying that, he looked up to the sky and closed his eyes, crying silently.