bookcurios Chapter 241 King Zhao raised an army to purge the court!
Chapter 241 King Zhao raised an army to purge the court!
While Li Changsheng was making love with Queen Mother Jiang Nanfeng, he was waiting for an opportunity to kill Jin Jiuling, his biggest threat.
If he wants to control the Queen Mother, the pervert Jin Jiuling must die.
I don’t know if it was because Xiong Kuohai failed, or if there were other reasons.
He waited a long time but never got the chance to kill Jin Jiuling.
However, an extremely urgent piece of news arrived.
King Ying Guang of Zhao held a secret alliance in Zhao County with eight other vassal kings.
A total of 300,000 soldiers and horses were raised to eliminate the treacherous officials in the court, in the name of Dawu Zhao Gao, and to purge the emperor's side!
Due to various internal struggles in the court in recent years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued, corrupt officials have levied heavy taxes, and the people are living in dire straits.
Therefore, the army of King Zhao was unstoppable and wherever they passed, all the people surrendered.
In just over a month, they had captured fifty cities and were approaching Hulao Pass, the gateway to the capital.
As soon as the news came out, Kyushu was shocked!
Even the usually calm Empress Ying Yue was obviously at a loss when faced with such a corrupt situation.
However, due to the lack of think tanks around him, Qingying only knows how to kill people and does not understand politics, so he can do nothing about it.
Therefore, he could only ask Li Changsheng for advice.
Li Changsheng found an opportunity and went to meet the Empress Ying Yue secretly.
In recent times, Li Changsheng has been repeatedly thinking about the situation in Jiuzhou.
Moreover, through the Queen Mother, he also learned as much as possible about some confidential information from Prince Zhao Yingguang.
In particular, an in-depth analysis was conducted on King Zhao Yingguang.
This is an ambitious, capable, and extremely conceited man!
Therefore, when Empress Ying Yue asked directly.
The situation is extremely urgent now. How should we break the deadlock?
Li Changsheng answered fluently and gave a series of combined measures.
"Your Majesty, Prince Yingguang of Zhao raised his army under the pretext of purging the imperial court. We can kill Zhao Gao of Dawu and deny him any legitimate reason to fight!"
Hearing Li Changsheng's words, Yingyue and Qingying were stunned.
Almost at the same time, they both widened their eyes and stared at Li Changsheng blankly.
You must know who this Zhao Gao of Dawu is, right?
Li Changsheng: "..."
Hey, why are you all looking at me like that?
My current identity is Yan Qing.
Not Zhao Gao of Dawu.
At best, he is just Lao Ai of Dawu!
Qingying suddenly figured out the key point and asked hurriedly, "You mean to kill your substitute in the inner prison?"
Li Changsheng smiled calmly and said, "That's right, when the time comes, burn him at the stake. That way, no one will recognize that he is my substitute!"
Qingying asked, "I'm afraid it would be hard for King Zhao and the others to believe such a crude trick, right?"
Li Changsheng said: "Whether King Zhao believes it or not is not important. What matters is that the people of Kyushu believe it!"
Ying Yue sneered coldly: "Haha, Li Changsheng, isn't your idea a bit too naive?"
"The King of Zhao is now at full strength, having already reached the outskirts of Hulao Pass. Forget about that fake body double, even if you were to send him your head, he would definitely not retreat!"
Li Changsheng smiled calmly and said, "The King of Zhao will not withdraw his troops. His evil ambitions are obvious and his actions are without justification!"
"If the name is not right and the words are not in harmony, then there will be no righteousness. Throughout history, anyone who raises an army without righteousness will inevitably fail!"
Ying Yue thought about it carefully and felt that what Li Changsheng said made some sense.
But these great principles still cannot solve the urgent problem.
After all, Hulao Pass is the gateway to the capital of gods.
Once the gate is breached, even the divine capital will be difficult to preserve.
"Li Changsheng, who do you think can lead the troops to Hulao Pass to meet the enemy?"
Li Changsheng said, "Your Majesty, you are so intelligent, you probably already have a suitable candidate in mind. There is no need to ask me again, right?"
Ying Yue was somewhat annoyed when she saw that her thoughts were seen through by Li Changsheng.
"Just say whatever I tell you to say. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
Faced with such a domineering empress, Li Changsheng was immediately ashamed.
"Your Majesty, General Xiao Tiangui is a veteran who has fought many battles. He can lead the army and relieve the danger at Hulao Pass!"
The candidate in Ying Yue's mind was indeed General Xiao Tiangui.
In fact, this is not a secret anymore.
After all, looking at the entire court, there are no generals who can withstand such a powerful army led by King Zhao.
There is only one general, Xiao Tiangui.
"What if the general is not in the capital, and the Jiang family takes advantage of the situation to cause chaos and collude with King Zhao?"
Li Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, if Hulao Pass is not breached, Jiang Kuanglong will definitely not dare to take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos."
"Even if he insists on his own way and attempts a palace coup, the end result will definitely be his own death and the extinction of his clan!"
Seeing Li Changsheng's confident words, Ying Yue asked with great interest, "Oh, tell me your reasons?"
Li Changsheng had long guessed that the empress would ask this question. After a moment of hesitation, he listed his reasons one by one.
"Your Majesty, the army controlled by the Jiang family is nothing more than the Dragon Guard. And after the incident with Jiang Kuanghu, the generals within the Dragon Guard who are not directly under the Jiang family have long been resentful and disloyal to them. I'm afraid they are unlikely to be willing to follow Jiang Kuanglong in rebellion."
"Furthermore, even within the Jiang family, there is no monolithic unity. Jiang Kuanglong has long suspected that Jiang Chonghu and his son have ulterior motives, and has been suppressing them in recent times."
"Besides that, I have already convinced the Queen Mother and advised her to wait and see what happens and not to act rashly."
Ying Yue calmed down a little and asked about his concerns.
"A general is not immune to military orders when he's away from home. The Queen Mother has been living in the inner palace for a long time. I'm afraid Jiang Kuanglong won't just obey her orders and keep his troops in place, right?"
Li Changsheng nodded and said, "That's true. However, compared to us, the Xiao family is more worried that Jiang Kuanglong will cause chaos. For this reason, before the general leaves for the battle, he will definitely send his eldest son Xiao Yunfei to lead the Tiger Wing Guard to guard the Divine Capital!"
"By then, even if Jiang Kuanglong insists on doing it on his own, with only half of the Dragon Guard under his command, he will not be able to defeat the entire Imperial City Division and the Tiger Wing Guard without the full support of the Queen Mother."
"It is precisely because of this that I dare to assert that if Jiang Kuanglong raises an army and causes chaos in the Divine Capital, he will surely die!"
Seeing that what Li Changsheng said was reasonable and well-founded, Ying Yue looked at Qingying and asked for her opinion.
Qingying agreed with Li Changsheng's statement and nodded slightly to indicate that she had no objection.
Empress Ying Yue and her right-hand men have reached a consensus.
She made up her mind.
"Okay, just do as you say!"
"Tomorrow morning at the court, I will announce to the world that Zhao Gao of Dawu will be beheaded in public!"
"And send General Xiao Tiangui to lead the charge to Hulao Pass to fight against King Zhao!"