Chapter 756 Early Warning

The emperor was very moved.

After receiving Zhao Hanzhang's message, the emperor specially summoned Zhao Zhongyu and confirmed from him that Zhao Hanzhang would definitely come to participate in the Summer Solstice ceremony and support him, so he went ahead with it.

Since he came to the throne, he has been surrounded by powerful ministers and moved forward. Four years later, he has developed the habit of being cautious. If there is no way out, he will not go against Gou Xi.

Now with the support of Zhao Hanzhang, the emperor began to operate. He first discussed the summer solstice sacrifice to heaven in the court, and asked the courtiers to invite vassal princes and governors from all over the country to Yuncheng to participate;

Then he began to quietly contact several of Gou Xi's generals.

Provincial governors from all over the country received invitations, including Liu Kun, Wang Jun and Wang Dun who had just finished fighting.

Wang Jun and Wang Dun just wanted to fight back, but Liu Kun was determined but unable to do so. He could not leave Jinyang.

As soon as he left, Jinyang would be taken away by others, so he could only watch helplessly, and then wrote a letter to Zhao Hanzhang, hoping that she could say a few good words for him during the summer solstice to worship heaven, so that the court would not forget him. Support Jinyang from time to time.

It would be better if the imperial court could send troops to regain Jizhou and connect Jinyang with the imperial court's territory.

Liu Kun paused after writing this, thought for a moment, and then asked: "According to reports from spies, a force has appeared in Jizhou near Yanzhou and Yuzhou recently. In less than two months, they have conquered ten cities. Let's look at the situation. , has the intention of seizing the southern part of Jizhou, I wonder if Governor Zhao knows who its leader is?"

He said: "The spies reported that the effectiveness of their swords and guns in fighting the Huns was much like the fine iron produced in Yuzhou."

Zhao Hanzhang thought for a while and replied to him with a letter. There was only one sentence in the letter, "The leader is Zu Ti."

When Liu Kun received the letter, his probing words disappeared immediately, "It turns out to be Shi Zhi. He is now grabbing land in Jizhou..."

Liu Kun mentally calculated the territory he currently occupies, and then calculated the territory Zu Ti could occupy. He breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "I am better than him."

Just as his heart was about to drop, Liu Kun straightened his back again and became worried, "No, although I occupy half of Jizhou now, I can't occupy Youzhou to the north or Qingzhou to the east. If Zu Ti takes Jizhou The south is occupied, Yanzhou and Yuzhou are to the south, Qingzhou is to the west, and Youzhou is around me..."

Liu Kun would not fight Zu Ti, and he believed that Zu Ti would not fight him, but he also believed that if he could strengthen the imperial army, he would definitely fight Gou Xi, Wang Jun, Wang Dun, and even Zhao Hanzhang... If If it goes against morality and great cause, he will also send troops.

By that time, wouldn’t Zu Ti’s territory be bigger than his, and his people would be more powerful than him?

Liu Kun was worried. While he was worried that Zu Ti would become famous before him, he also wanted to help Zu Ti cover up information so that his cooperation with Zhao Hanzhang would not be discovered so quickly.

By the way, is he and Zhao Hanzhang a cooperative relationship or a subordinate relationship?

It should be cooperation. He is on an equal footing with Zhao Hanzhang. Ahem, in name, they are both governors. Zu Ti's abilities are not inferior to his. It should be cooperation, not submission, right?

Liu Kun almost pulled his hair out just thinking about this problem. Maybe he could send someone to contact Zu Ti. Today he is much better than Emperor Hui, and he is also smart and resourceful. If he can help the emperor, they can be in peace within two years, regain the lost territory in five years, and calm down the troubled times.

Liu Kun thought ambitiously and did what he said. He immediately wrote a letter to a good friend and sent someone to find Zuti in the south of Jizhou.

Although Zu Ti was delighted to receive a letter from a good friend, his views were completely different from his.

He believed that the current emperor was too cowardly, had no ambition to unify the world, and was not capable enough to conquer ministers like Gou Xi, Zhao Hanzhang, and Wang Jun. Choosing to be loyal to the emperor and working for the Jin Dynasty was doomed to failure.

His purpose is not to be loyal, but to end troubled times for the people of the world, so he will not choose the emperor knowing that he is not suitable, and he will never allow himself to make detours.

Zu Ti in turn advised Liu Kun that he should not always think about being loyal to the emperor and doing things for fame and fortune, but should strengthen himself, protect as many Han people as possible, and attack at the critical moment to completely defeat the Xiongnu and Jiehu. Help the Central Plains regain lost territory and unify the world.

Zu Ti advised Liu Kun not to get too close to Tuoba Xianbei, saying: "Xianbei people don't know etiquette. Although Tuoba Yilu is brave, he doesn't have great wisdom, let alone the dignity of his direct concubine. He is so partial to his younger son, and sooner or later he will get into trouble." It could be a big disaster, if you get too close to him, you might get hurt by him."

He also commented on the heroes of the world, "Wang Jun was ambitious but without moral character; Sima Rui was just a side branch of the Jin Dynasty, weak and incompetent. Without the help of Director Wang, Xuzhou would not have been able to survive; among the Jin Dynasty, Sima Rui, who is the closest to him today, But Ye is still young and has no reputation; Gou Xi is mean and unkind, lenient to himself and strict to others, so he is not worthy of following."

"Zhao Hanzhang has a benevolent heart. She has both talent and character. Although she has no intention of being independent now, one day, if the world needs to choose someone to follow, I will definitely choose Zhao Hanzhang."

"If you only care about your reputation, just pretend that I didn't say this. If it's for the sake of the people of the world, please take it seriously."

Zu Ti gently dried the pen and ink and sealed the envelope.

Zhao Shi, dressed in military uniform, ran in from outside with clang, "General, we are about to enter Lingshi County, why did we stop suddenly?"

When Zu Ti saw him, his expression softened, but he still said seriously: "Spring plowing is the most important thing."

Spring plowing is very important. Zhao Shi has followed Zhao Hanzhang these years and knows how much she cares about spring plowing, but...

“It’s already time to sow spring wheat, what else should we plant?”

"Beans," Zu Ti said, "and farming is not just about sowing seeds. Fertilizing, weeding, and watering each step requires a large number of people. This year we mainly grow beans."

“We have already planted enough beans, why do we need to plant more beans?”

Zu Ti nodded and frowned slightly: "Zhao Governor wrote a letter saying that there are strangers around her who are good at observing the sky. There is likely to be a drought in Jizhou this year, and there will be a locust plague after the drought, so I ordered people to grow more beans. Doubi Wheat is drought-resistant and can be harvested faster. Let’s take a truce during this period and lead the soldiers to cultivate more.”

Zu Ti paused for a while and then said: "We will wait until the summer solstice to worship the Queen."

He wanted to see what the court wanted to do during the summer solstice ceremony and what would happen to Zhao Hanzhang and Gou Xi.

He had to accumulate strength, and the two generals sent by Shi Le were defeated by him. If the fight continued, it would be bad to provoke Shi Le.

Zu Ti knows how to stop when things are good and develop step by step.

Zu Ti is waiting for the summer solstice to offer sacrifices to heaven, and many people are waiting.

He had made preparations in advance, but he still did not expect that the drought would affect such a wide range and be so severe.

The emperor who was preparing to offer sacrifices to heaven did not expect that when the imperial court received the data reported from various places, everyone from the emperor to the guards guarding the palace gate turned pale.