Chapter 136 Great Changes in Wu State
"What did you say? The new emperor of Wu State has been decided?"

Zheng Yi signaled Xu Mujun to talk while walking, and the people around them quickly dispersed to leave enough space for the two of them.

"Oh? Which prince is it?"

Zheng Yi asked curiously.

Many things have happened in Dayu during this period of time, and Zheng Yi has placed most of the Jinyiwei and Shadow Guard spies in the country.

Therefore, there was much less investigation into the State of Wu.

Only a small number of spies and military agents were left in hiding, occasionally sending back some intelligence.

Unexpectedly, the throne of the new emperor of Wu State was decided so quickly.

"who is it?"

"The seventh prince Wu Siwen, who is supported by the Prime Minister of Wu State, or the eldest prince Wu Sitong? Or the fourth prince Wu Silin?"

"neither."

Xu Mujun said: "She is the sixth daughter of the Emperor of Wu State, her name is Wu Siming."

"Who?"

Zheng Yi was surprised and asked, "Wu Siming?"

"female?"

"A new queen has ascended the throne in Wu Kingdom?"

Xu Mujun also looked a little strange, and nodded, "I also think this news is a bit ridiculous, so I ordered the spies in Wu State to find out more, but the news they got was the same."

"The new emperor of Wu State is indeed Wu Siming, the first empress in the history of Wu State!"

"interesting."

Zheng Yi laughed and said, "There is definitely something strange about Wu Siming. What happened in the territory of Wu State?"

Xu Mujun said: "Your Majesty is wise, there are rumors that the new queen of Wu Kingdom is an immortal cultivator with great magical powers!"

"She and Wu Siwen, the seventh prince of Wu State, are siblings. I heard that she has been training under a stranger since she was a child."

"Half a year ago, the Seventh Prince Wu Siwen was poisoned to death, and the murderer is still unknown."

"And Wu Siming appeared at this time and won the support of her uncle, Prime Minister Meng Rui of Wu State, and thus gained most of the Seventh Prince's former subordinates."

"Later, when she was fighting with several other princes, she actually summoned a snowstorm in the open grassland and charged into the other princes' armies, greatly boosting the morale of her own troops."

"The first prince Wu Sitong and the fourth prince Wu Silin of Wu State were all killed. The sixth prince Wu Sifeng and the ninth prince Wu Sihe surrendered. All the troops of Wu State submitted to Wu Siming."

Xu Mujun exclaimed: "This woman is indeed a heroic woman. After suppressing the rebellion of several princes, she broke into the tents of several other princes of Wu State alone, killing or surrendering them. In just half a year, she suppressed the entire Wu State."

"The latest intelligence is that this woman is leading 300,000 soldiers to approach the two states of Manghuang, and has torn up the Black Mountain Treaty signed between our country and Wu State, and is determined to conquer the two states of Manghuang and Black Mountain Pass."

"Generals Chen Hongxiu and Zhao Tieshan had several encounters with them, but all ended in failure."

"Finally, we had to give up the Huangzhou which was further north and station troops in Mangzhou to wait for support."

Xu Mujun then bowed and said, "I came to see Your Majesty in such a hurry this time. In addition to informing you of the intelligence of the Wu Kingdom, I also have to bid farewell and go to Heishan Pass to stop the enemy from entering our country!"

"I understand."

Zheng Yi nodded and said, "Don't worry, my dear minister. I will be at your rear. I will make sure that the army can rest assured!"

"By the way, when is Xu Qing going to leave?"

"Three days later."

"it is good!"

Three days later, Xu Mu's troops set out from Heishan Pass.

This time, in addition to taking away the 100,000 border troops, Zheng Yi also specially equipped him with two divisions of new troops to resist the mysterious Queen of Wu.

As a result, the total number of soldiers and horses of the Dayu Army on the northern border reached more than 400,000!

Among them, there were 250,000 border troops, 100,000 Longxiang troops, and 50,000 new troops.

With so many soldiers and horses, they would have been enough to sweep across the world a few years ago.

It's a pity that now...

Zheng Yi shook his head. With the birth of the new queen of Wu State, no one knew what kind of changes would happen to the State of Wu.
Moreover, spies reported that many countries west of Yongzhou seemed to have started fighting.

Miao Xiu, who originally wanted to return to Beijing for reorganization, had to lead his troops to station in Cangguan to resist many countries in the west and keep an eye on them at all times.

Today is the great court.

Zheng Yi looked at the hall with fewer people, and felt unusually relaxed.

Nowadays, there are only a very small number of officials from aristocratic families in the entire court, headed by Lu Xiangqing and others.

Originally, Lu Xiangqing also threatened to resign from his post in order to force Zheng Yi to retract Wang Anshi's reforms.

Unfortunately, since the queen became pregnant, Lu Xiangqing suddenly changed his attitude.

Not only did he withdraw his resignation, he also stayed in the court to continue working for Zheng Yi.

In addition, some officials who were close to the Lu family also stayed.

However, most of the Lu family officials resigned and left, some even left without saying goodbye. The entire capital was indeed a bit panicked in the early days.

But with the joining of the Imperial Party and the Qingliu, the situation gradually stabilized.

After all, more than half of the thirteen states of Dayu had rebelled, so it was not very difficult to manage them.

Lu Xiangqing stayed and bet that the second child in the queen's belly would be a prince.

If he is a prince, he will definitely be the crown prince later, and then his Lu family will also regard the son as an honor.

Now most of the Lu family members have left Beijing, only Lu Xiangqing's group is left.

I don’t know whether they are placing separate bets or really parting ways with the Lu family.

"If you have something to do, report it early; if nothing happens, leave the court!"

Wang Anshi stood aside and said, "Your Majesty, I have a report to make."

"Say!"

"Your Majesty, now among the thirteen states of Dayu, ten states have rebelled. I request that you recruit refugees and expand the new army to suppress the rebellion!"

"I think you are the biggest rebel!"

As soon as Wang Anshi finished speaking, an official jumped out and shouted angrily: "It is your reform that caused such unrest in Dayu. Ten of the thirteen states in the world have rebelled. If this is not your fault, then whose fault is it!"

"His Majesty!"

He bowed to Zheng Yi and said, "I beg you to execute Wang Anshi and circulate his head to the ten states. This way, the rebellion can be put down and Dayu can be at peace!"

Zheng Yi smiled and said, "What do you think?"

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

Only seven or eight officials came forward to support the official's proposal.

These officials are all older and have been in office for many years.

But most officials, or young officials, still stood where they were, unmoved.

"You, you, you really want to watch my Great Yu world destroyed in an instant?!"

The old official glared at Wang Anshi and said, "Wang Anshi, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning? Aren't you afraid that Dayu will be listed as the spirit of the late emperor and beat you, a treacherous minister, to death?!"

"Your Majesty!" Wang Anshi bowed and said, "I am not afraid of natural disasters, I am not following the example of my ancestors, and I am not concerned about what people say!"

"We must reform. Dayu has been suffering from a long-standing illness. Only this method can save Dayu!"

"Oh?"

Zheng Yi asked: "What can you do if the ten states rebel?"

Wang Anshi said: "Ten states rebelled, but they were not united."

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

Wang Anshi took out a huge map and signaled the eunuch to hang it up.

"Except for the two states of Manghuang, my Great Yu has a total of thirteen states. Now only Yongzhou, Youzhou and Binzhou have no intention of rebellion. This is because the rioters in these three states have long been suppressed, and the local aristocratic families have been wiped out, so it can be as stable as before."

"The other ten states are all occupied by local noble families, warlords, and sects."

"In each state, the big rebel kings occupy the state capital or three to five counties. The small rebels only have one county, and their strength varies greatly."

"The vassal kings, rebel kings, warlords, aristocratic families, and clans, these countless rebel kings and rebel thieves are not of one mind. Instead, they want to attack each other and occupy each other. No one has sent troops to the capital."

"It is true that some vassal kings and rebels have launched troops into the capital under the pretext of 'clearing the emperor's entourage' or 'Your Majesty is immoral', but their real target is the territories of the surrounding rebel kings."

"For example, the first Shu King who rebelled said he wanted to purge the emperor's court, but his goal was Jingzhou! After occupying Jingzhou, the Shu King's power would span the southwest, enough to make him the world's number one rebel king."

"There are also rebels in Jingzhou, and countless groups of rebels are fighting each other. The same is true for the rebel forces in other states."

Wang Anshi explained while marking on the map.

The other ministers looked at the map and their eyes gradually understood what Wang Anshi wanted to say.

"Therefore, all the rebels are not united, which gives us an opportunity."

"The imperial court of Dayu must be the orthodox one. We can vigorously recruit refugees from the six states in the north, train new troops, defend the four states in the capital, and wait for the rebel kings in the world to decide the final winner."

"By then, the strength of many rebel kings will surely be greatly reduced, and there will be endless unrest under the rule of the rebel kings. The people will be in a stable mood and will inevitably move towards our capital."

"When the time comes, we will be well rested and ready to fight the rebel king with all our might, and then wipe him out and clean up the world!"

As Wang Anshi spoke, the ministers around him began to whisper.

"Master Wang is right..."

"Isn't this the case of the mantis stalking the cicada while the oriole is behind?"

"But will the other rebel kings give us a chance?"

"I think it's possible. There are too many rebel kings in the Ten States, and there is no one unifying voice..."

"We, Dayu, still control three states and the capital area. We are the strongest. We just need to wait for the rebel kings in the world to fight for the final winner, and then we will fight this rebel king to determine the winner."

After a cup of tea, Zheng Yi asked, "What do you think?"

Dozens of ministers said in unison: "We second the motion."

There were still dozens of other ministers standing still, not knowing what they were thinking.

Zheng Yi looked at Lu Xiangqing and asked, "Lord Lu, what do you think?"

"His Majesty……"

Lu Xiangqing stepped out and said, "Lord Wang's method is indeed an old and mature one."

"We should wait for the rebel kings to decide the final winner, and then the imperial court will take action, like a mountain falling on our heads, and succeed in one fell swoop."

"But... this will take at least ten years."

"Ten years...! I don't know how many of my people will die!"

"Bones are exposed in the wild, and no roosters crow for a thousand miles... Your Majesty!"

"Hahaha……"

Zheng Yi suddenly burst into laughter, stood up and said, "Mr. Lu is indeed an important minister of the country. He thinks the same as I do."

"Wang Qing's strategy of 'waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out' can indeed give our Great Yu court the greatest chance of victory."

"But... I don't bother to take it!"

"The people of Dayu are my subjects. How could I allow them to become homeless or even die in a war against the king?"

"The method of waiting for the enemy to tire out is just like raising poisonous insects. Although most of the poisonous insects can be killed, the one that remains at the end is definitely the strongest!"

"If this continues, within ten years, the people of Dayu will suffer millions, or even tens of millions of casualties."

"I will never adopt this strategy!"

Zheng Yi let out a long sigh and said, "I intend to follow the example of Taizu and use the new army as the main force to take the initiative to attack and eliminate the rebellion in the capital, then gather the army to march south and sweep across Jiangnan!"

"The Holy One is wise!"

Many officials were so excited that their blood boiled and they stood up and shouted "Long live the emperor".

"Cui Xiawu, Jin Peng!"

"The general is here!"

The two of them stood up and said respectfully.

Cui Xiawu was injured by Wang Jia Yinzong and had already recovered after returning to the capital.

Moreover, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as he was promoted to Grandmaster and his strength increased greatly.

"I still have 100,000 new troops at my disposal. I will appoint you two as generals, with 50,000 new troops each. Together with your own troops, we will attack and wipe out the rebels!"

"promise!"

Cui Xiawu asked, "Where is your Majesty sending his troops?"

Zheng Yi stepped down from the throne, came to the map, and slapped the southwest part of the map with his big hand.

"Shuzhou!"

"Since the King of Shu was the first to rebel, I will destroy him first!"

"Now Yongzhou is under the control of our army. The Fifth Division of the New Army will be integrated into the First Army of the New Army. Cui Xiawu will be promoted to General Zhaowu and will lead the army to suppress the rebellion!"

"promise!"

"Jinpeng!"

"The end will be here."

"You will be the general of the Second Army, assisting Cui Xiawu in advancing into Shu, and then threatening Jingzhou."

"Sir, obey the order!"

The new army under Zheng Yi has been in training in recent years. In addition to the first batch of 50,000 new recruits who entered Yong to quell the rebellion, there are also the second batch of 50,000 new troops from the Second Army who were taken away by Xu Mu's army.

And the third batch of new troops was formed and handed over to the Third Army led by Jin Peng, with a total of 150,000 troops.

"Repay...!"

At this moment, a palace guard quickly ran in and bowed, "Your Majesty, urgent news from Nanyue County?"

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Zheng Yi already knew the answer in his heart, and asked calmly: "Jinyiwei Tongzhi, Lord Shen Xing fled back from Nanyue County in an urgent manner of 800 miles."

"Xu Xuanwu, rebelled!"

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