Chang 'an City, Zhang Mansion!
The First Rank Imperial Tutor of the Imperial Court, the former Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Zhang Zheng's residence.
The mansion was huge, with two stone lions guarding the entrance. The wall was three meters high, and there were seven entrances and seven exits inside. It was very magnificent. In Chang 'an, it was often called a small palace!
When the cabinet was in power, the residence was filled with guests all year round, and the threshold had to be changed three or four times a year!
Unfortunately, after the cabinet was dissolved, all of Zhang Zheng's power was taken away, and he fell from the altar. The Zhang residence was no longer as lively as before, and there were few people in it.
At this time, it was already night. Chang 'an City, which was bustling during the day, had gradually returned to tranquility.
However, the Zhang Mansion was still brightly lit.
A banquet had just ended.
And this banquet, the entire Zhang Manor only received one person!
At this moment, in Zhang Zheng's study, other than the female servant who was in charge of making tea, only Zhang Zheng, Li Muhe, and a middle-aged man in a black robe were sitting together.
"Lord Zhang, it seems that after the little Emperor took over the government, your days have not been easy!”The black-robed man laughed.
Zhang Zheng laughed bitterly." Lord Wang, please don't make fun of me. After the little Emperor took over the government, he disbanded the cabinet and took control of the military. What can we old officials do? He could only sigh at the fickleness of the world. A generation of monarchs, a generation of ministers!”
"That's right! "Now, we don't even have the right to speak in the imperial court. It's really a pity!”Li Muhe also sighed.
The black-robed man sneered,"You didn't call me here just to have a heart-to-heart talk and complain, did you?"”
Zhang Zheng and Li Muhe looked at each other. They did not intend to hide anything. The purpose of finding the black-robed man was indeed not to talk and complain, but to plan a big event!
"Lord Wang, you should understand that birds are called trees, and people are called wise! The current little Emperor is repaying kindness with ingratitude. He doesn't put us old officials in his eyes and even wants to make the court clear. He wants to force us to death!”Zhang Zheng said bitterly.
"That's right. We're all loyal, but in exchange for such treatment, how can we accept it? Therefore, we want to seek refuge with the King of Qin! How is it?" Li Muhe said bluntly.
The black-robed man sized up the two of them. He clearly knew what kind of personalities they had. The fact that they were able to live until now meant that the little Emperor treated them quite well and was not as heartless as they said. Otherwise, he would have killed them long ago!
" You don't have to beat around the bush." The black-robed man laughed." How can I not understand what you want?" It's nothing more than financial power!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zheng and Li Muhe's lips twitched. They did not expect to be seen through by the black-robed man. They smiled awkwardly.
The black-haired man laughed." However, the two of you are ridiculous. You were abandoned by the Tianwu Kingdom and now you want to seek refuge with the Qin Kingdom. How do you know that the Qin Kingdom will want you?" Do you really think my emperor is easy to deceive? Giving you power and money for no reason? Who do you think you are?"
The corners of Zhang Zheng and Li Muhe's mouths twitched, and their expressions turned slightly ugly!
They were in power before, so who dared to speak to them like this?
However, now that they had a favor to ask of others, they had no choice but to lower their heads.
Thus, Zhang Zheng said mysteriously,""Of course we won't ask you for it for no reason. We have a form of allegiance!”
"Oh?" The black-robed man raised his eyebrows, clearly interested.
"Lord Zhang, keep your voice down. There are outsiders here!" Li Muhe hurriedly reminded.”
Zhang Zheng looked at the servant girl who was making tea at the side and said disapprovingly,"It's fine. He's one of my own.”
Turning around, Zhang Zheng continued,""Have you heard that the little Emperor overestimated his own abilities and went to war with the Turks?”
"I've heard. Not to mention that your little Emperor is quite bold, daring to declare war on the Turks!”The black-robed man said.
"Is he stupid? How can he defeat the Turks? In this battle, the Tianwu Kingdom would definitely lose, and they would lose a large number of soldiers and land. Wasn't this an opportunity?”Zhang Zheng said with a sinister smile.
The black-robed man's eyes lit up.”
"That's right!"
Zhang Zheng analyzed seriously,
"The little emperor has dispatched 50,000 soldiers from the emperor's camp, as well as soldiers from the provinces along the way. A total of 100,000 soldiers have all gone to the north!”
"The capital is currently empty, with only fifty thousand soldiers and fifty thousand Imperial Army soldiers left. The capital is completely empty!”
" The State of Qin is only a hundred miles away from the capital. I will give you the blueprints of all the empty cities. You only need to mobilize 100,000 soldiers to reach Chang 'an without wasting a single soldier!”
" As for us, when the Qin soldiers arrive, we will lead the 10,000 soldiers that we have trained in secret and start a rebellion in the city. We will open the city gate for you and coordinate with you from the inside and outside. By then, Chang 'an City will be within our reach!”
"Doesn't your State of Qin always want to expand inwards? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Hearing this, the black-robed man's eyes flashed with a strange light. He was tempted!
If this matter really succeeded, the Qin country's territory would expand by a large margin. His contribution was naturally not small!
However, the black-robed man was still very rational. He said,"You won't help me for nothing, right? What are your conditions?"
Zhang Zheng smiled and said," Our conditions are very simple. After we take down the Tianwu Kingdom, the Tianwu Kingdom will become a vassal state of the Qin Kingdom. The Qin Kingdom will be respected, but we will be in charge of it. We will pay a lot of coins and tributes every year. How about it?"”
This was the real purpose of Zhang Zheng and Li Muhe's rebellion!
They wanted power!
Since Jiang Chen took over the power, the two of them couldn't sleep well, especially when they saw Jiang Chen's strength growing day by day. Their chances of turning the tables were getting smaller and smaller.
Fortunately, the sudden invasion of the Turks had given them hope!
They felt that this was their last chance to turn the tables, so they immediately contacted the State of Qin on the left of the Tianwu Kingdom. They wanted to join forces with the State of Qin to attack the State of Wu, take over the Tianwu Kingdom in one fell swoop, and regain power!
"You guys are quite ambitious!" The black-robed person coldly laughed. He began to ponder in his heart. If he succeeded, there would indeed be many benefits for the State of Qin.
Moreover, the conflict between the Tianwu Kingdom and the Turks was indeed a golden opportunity that could not be missed!
Therefore, the black-robed man agreed and left the Zhang Manor overnight to report the plan to the Emperor of the State of Qin and attack Tianwu!
After Zhang Zheng and Li Muhe sent the black-robed man away, they could not help but feel happy and drank a few more glasses.
"It's time for the sky of Tianwu Kingdom to change!”Li Muhe smiled.
"Wrong! Mu He! You are so wrong! The sky of the Tianwu Kingdom has always been the sky we wait for. When has it ever changed? It was just to let the little Emperor show off for two days. In a few days, the rain would be over and the sky would be clear again!”Zhang Zheng laughed arrogantly.
However, none of them noticed that the servant girl who was making tea for them in the study had disappeared!
……
At the same time, in the inner court of the Imperial Palace, Yangxin Palace.
Yu Huatian respectfully stood in the hall and reported to Jiang Chen,"
"Your Majesty, this servant has already investigated. The person who came is called Wang He, a general of the Qin country!”
" I'm here at the invitation of Zhang Zheng and Li Muhe to discuss taking advantage of the war between the Tianwu Kingdom and the Turks to send troops to attack our country and take Chang 'an City!”
"Zhang Zheng even said that he wanted to hand over the layout of our country's empty city to the other party!”
Jiang Chen crossed his hands behind his back and looked out the window at the night sky. A murderous intent flashed across his eyes!
He was no stranger to the State of Qin. There was a note on the announcement map page.
In the previous life of the Qin State, after the previous dynasty was split apart, the local rebel army formed a separate force and occupied the west of Longyou Road, which was just adjacent to the Tianwu State!
The leader of the uprising was named Xue Ju. After the uprising succeeded, he became the Western Qin Overlord and ascended the throne. The year title was changed to Qin Xing!
Unfortunately, Xue Ju died of illness a year later, so he passed the throne to his son Xue Rengao and established the country as Qin.
Among the major independent forces in the Central Plains, Qin was considered a relatively weak country. It only had a total of 150,000 soldiers.
As such, the Qin Kingdom had always been obedient and did not dare to act rashly against the Tianwu Kingdom.
However, this did not mean that the State of Qin did not have the heart to expand outward!
Especially after Xue Rengao ascended the throne, he wanted to make a big career, but unfortunately, he never had the chance!
It seemed that the war between Tianwu Kingdom and the Turks had made Xue Rengao feel that he could do it again!
And this Zhang Zheng…
When he thought of this person, Jiang Chen's eyes were filled with killing intent as he said,""I thought he had learned his lesson and spared his dog life. I didn't expect him to be in a hurry to die.”
"Your Majesty, in order to avoid being attacked from both sides, should I send people to assassinate Wang He, Zhang Zheng, and the others?”
Yu Huatian's eyes flickered with dense killing intent as he spoke in a dense manner.
Jiang Chen didn't think much of it. He calmly waved his hand and said,""There are only 150,000 soldiers, what is there to fear? Moreover, why did he have to pull out such a good trap?”
Yu Huatian was slightly stunned at first, but then he immediately reacted and said respectfully,"This servant understands, I will go down and do it!”
"Go!" Jiang Chen nodded and began to admire the night view.
At this moment, Flying Sparrow Zhao slowly walked out of the inner hall and put a cloak on Jiang Chen. She asked with concern,""Your Majesty, is there something on your mind?"
"I'm just thinking that my territory is a little small!”Jiang Chen said calmly.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Flying Sparrow Zhao asked curiously.
"If it's too small, let's expand it!”Jiang Chen smiled faintly, then he grabbed Flying Sparrow Zhao's waist and said,""Do you understand?"
" This servant…doesn't understand…" Flying Sparrow Zhao said in a coquettish tone, her pair of charming eyes like silk.
"If you don't understand, I'll teach you." Jiang Chen smiled and used his dragon's might!
……
On the other hand, the border of the Tianwu Kingdom was filled with yellow sand.
The Turkic army had just arrived at the grain camp!
Unfortunately, the grain camp had been completely burned to ashes by a huge fire. The scene was a mess!
At the same time, black shadows shuttled through the barren sand like ghosts!
Then, a team of ten thousand people slowly appeared under the pale moonlight, like the god of death in the desert!
The light shone on their silver armor, and a cold and murderous aura swept over!
And then, before the vanguard of the Turkic army could react!
A silver spear shot out like a black dragon, cutting through the Turkic scout's flattery and piercing through his chest, lifting him up high!
"Kill them!"
Ma Chao roared and soared into the sky. Then, ten thousand horses galloped!
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