Chapter 371 Xu Guozhong’s Actions, Naming Chen Mo as Taiwei

Luonan.

Ever since Xu Guozhong forced the emperor to move the capital to Luonan, Chao Gang has been in a state of decline, especially the sudden death of the Queen Mother. It was so bizarre that all the spearheads were pointed at Xu Guozhong, and the impact was too bad. In addition, the emperor's abolition of the queen made the people of Luonan , the ministers disliked Xu Guozhong very much. Although they didn't say it verbally, they were dissatisfied. There were only a few confidants who were truly loyal to Xu Guozhong.

How big of an impact does this have?

Let’s talk about food first. The people of the aristocratic families below will not take the initiative to hand it over. When you send the army to collect it by force, the aristocratic families and wealthy businessmen will say that they have no food, and they will also say that they don’t believe it and ask you to search for it. They have hidden the food, and of course they can’t find it. , I really have no choice but to threaten my life, so I just surrender a little bit symbolically.

This is the family.

If the aristocratic family doesn't pay food, how much food can you harvest from squeezing the people? It will also cause public dissatisfaction.

Let’s talk about soldiers and horses.

In the last battle between King Qin and King Qin, although King Huai failed, Xu Guozhong was severely damaged, causing most of his troops to be killed or injured. After arriving in Luonan, it was natural to recruit troops to replenish the army, but the people would not take the initiative to join the army. Xu Guozhong could only capture strong men.

As a result, rebellions continued around Huainan, and bandits emerged, often plundering government convoys.

Xu Guozhong knew that doing so was tantamount to drinking poison to quench his thirst.

We also know that if the rules and order of the imperial court are not in good order, all kinds of evil and unhealthy tendencies will be forced out, leading to chaos and crisis in the world.

But he had no choice. Money, food, soldiers and horses were his foundation, and he had to do this even if he had to kill the goose to get the eggs.

Otherwise, if there is no food, the army will cause trouble.

And without an army, too many people would tear him apart, and he would die without a burial place.

Because of this, Xu Guozhong has been hiding in Luonan for more than two years, missing many opportunities to recapture Tianchuan.

Luonan now is a high tower that is about to collapse. Because of his support, the high tower has not collapsed. If he leaves, the high tower will collapse instantly.

Not only are outsiders causing trouble for him, but his generals, staff, and even his eldest son are all causing trouble for him.

A group of people headed by his son have always wanted to support him in becoming emperor.

His eldest son Xu Yao even said: "The military and political affairs are all in the hands of my father. My father has said everything, but there is still a certain person on his head. Everything must be approved by that person in the end, even if it is just to leave." It’s just going through the motions. The Song Dynasty’s energy has been exhausted. My father shouldered the responsibility of resisting the country and the country. He should take further steps in both emotion and reason."

Xu Guozhong not only refused sternly, but also gave Xu Yao a slap in the face in front of everyone, saying that anyone who mentioned the matter of proclaiming himself emperor would be killed without mercy.

He said that he was a minister of the Song Dynasty in life and a ghost of the Song Dynasty in death.

The Nine-Five Master, above tens of thousands of people.

It is impossible to say that Xu Guozhong never thought about the throne.

But he didn't dare.

He has been in the officialdom for decades, from a seventh-rank official to the position of prime minister, one person is inferior to ten thousand people. He knows very well that if he listens to the instigation of his sons and others, he will kill the king and become emperor.

All the heroes in the world will definitely raise an army to kill him, and the scale will definitely be far larger than the army of King Qin of King Huai last time.

With the current situation, Xu Guozhong has no confidence to take it on again.

In the study, Xu Guozhong looked at the mountains of memorial documents piled on the desk in front of him and suddenly felt a great deal of pressure.

The only Celestial Master Army that had grown up to be able to share the pressure for him has now been wiped out. Chen Mo is only a middle-grade warrior and has not as many soldiers and horses as the Celestial Master Army. He doesn't know how long he can sustain it.

Luonan's mess could not be solved, and he faced Huai Wang again

Thinking of these, Xu Guozhong sighed in his heart, feeling a little sad.

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the door, and after a while, General Lu Sheng appeared.

Looking at Lu Sheng, Xu Guozhong's heart sank slightly. Recently, he had received a lot of news. The aristocratic families in Luonan were secretly interacting with Lu Sheng. Even many of his close aides were like Lu Sheng. Walk very close.

However, his physical strength and energy were not as good as each year, and he felt that he could no longer suppress his opponent.

With a smile on his face, Lu Sheng said excitedly as soon as he entered the door: "Master Xiang, good news, good news."

"The Tianshi army has been destroyed, and King Huai has occupied Fengzhou. What good news can there be?" Xu Guozhong didn't take it to heart for the time being.

"This is great news." Lu Sheng came to him and said, "The Wu family and Chen Mo are married. When King Huai attacked Qingzhou, Chen Mo led his army to raid Huaizhou and captured Huainan and Wuguan. In the two cities, they killed General Wei Liang Xuan and now captured Huaizhou.

The most important thing is that the Qiang people of Xiliang and Yang Xian of Shu Mansion have announced an alliance with Chen Mo. Now the King of Huai is like a grasshopper after the autumn, and he can't jump around for a few days. "

"What?!"

After listening to Lu Sheng's words, Xu Guozhong stood up in a flash, unable to hide his astonishment, and said in a deep voice: "Liang Xuan is a top-grade warrior and a veteran general in the court. Wuguan is known as one of the five most important passes in the Song Dynasty. , how did Chen Mo capture Wuguan and kill Liang Xuan?"

"It seems that a military general from Huaizhou defected to Chen Mo. After deceiving Huainan County away, he attacked from both sides and captured it, leaving Wuguan with insufficient defenders. Chen Mo even pretended to be a pig to eat the tiger. He is not a middle-grade warrior at all. , but the third-grade magical power realm. According to the news coming back, the magical power is still a purple sun." Lu Sheng said slowly.

Hearing this, Xu Guozhong's pupils shrank and he was shocked again.

"Third-grade? He is only twenty years old, how could he be a third-grade warrior? Did you hear wrongly?" Xu Guozhong couldn't believe it.

"Master Xiang, how could I lie to you? Now the news has spread." Lu Sheng said.

Xu Guozhong paused for a long time to digest the news he heard, and said: "This is indeed good news. Get ready quickly. The prime minister is going to the palace to ask for merit for the Marquis of Pingting County."

"No." Lu Sheng said, but did not leave.

"Is there anything else?" Xu Guozhong asked.

"Back to Prime Minister, there is something indeed."

Lu Sheng revealed what he was going to do to trouble Xu Guozhong. He said that he had recently made a good friend and hoped that when Xu Guozhong entered the palace, his majesty would give his good friend an official title.

Xu Guozhong immediately frowned, but seeing Lu Sheng's request, he agreed.

Who is Xu Guozhong? After entering the palace, he directly asked the emperor to appoint Chen Mo as the prefect of Huaizhou, in charge of the military and political affairs of Huaizhou, and was awarded the title of Taiwei.

Taiwei was the highest military officer in the Song Dynasty, the head of the military attachés in the world, and had the power to command the world's soldiers and horses.

Xu Guozhong's move naturally poured a spoonful of oil on the fire in Huaizhou. In this way, it can be said that Chen Mo is in charge of Huaizhou.

Not only that, giving the post of Taiwei to a twenty-year-old boy could also push Chen Mo to the forefront and give him some stability.

Afterwards, Xu Guozhong thought about it and gave Yang Xian and Dong Wei, the leader of the Qiang people, promotions.