From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

A large number of people knelt in the Annan Marquis Mansion, including the old Taoist priest Song Shanzi from Longhu Mountain.

The candlelight flickered, the hall was bright, but the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

Marquis Annan looked cold and said in a serious tone: "Master Songshanzi, you said you have no rivals in the martial arts world, but how come you can't even stop a group of female guards from the inner court?"

"A group of women, with another group of women, entered Kuixingfang in front of you, and killed all your disciples and grandchildren, and the King of Chu was also captured."

Songshanzi was sweating profusely, and said in a trembling voice: "I am not doing my job well, please punish me, Marquis."

Marquis Annan said: "The King of Chu has been captured, and we have no reason to be a master. You can't bear this responsibility."

"Since the other party wants to force us to act in advance, let's satisfy him."

He stood up and said lightly: "Order the garrison camp to immediately organize the army, occupy Lin'an Prefecture, attack the government office, and quickly take over the four city gates."

"Yes!"

The strong man in armor took the order and left.

At this moment, Annan Hou smiled and said, "Master Songshanzi, if Longhu Mountain wants to rise to prominence, it will probably take some time. This may not be your era."

Songshanzi's face changed, and he immediately knocked his head to the ground, saying loudly, "Please allow me to lead people to Kuixingfang and capture the King of Chu."

Annan Hou said, "It seems that you want to fight for your Longhu Mountain! But I won't interfere in this matter. If you can do it, it's your ability. If you can't, go back to the mountain to burn incense. There's no need to venture into this world."

"Yes!"

Songshanzi gritted his teeth and retreated.

...

The Jin Dynasty was established for 400 years, and it was prosperous for a long time, but it declined after its peak.

The previous emperor was incompetent and obsessed with astronomy, so he set up observatories in various major cities.

The observatory in Lin'an Prefecture was very large, with a lot of incense and frequent ceremonies. Therefore, merchants who made a living from it were born, selling some supplies needed for sacrifices, thus forming Kuixingfang.

After the death of the previous emperor, the empress came to power and announced the closure of all the observatories in Dajin.

Therefore, the prefect of Lin'an built a long wall to seal off Kuixingfang and the observatory.

A few years later, this place was gradually opened up, and after the residents moved in, it became a more prosperous area in Lin'an Prefecture.

In summary, there are natural walls for defense and sufficient supplies here, which is the best place for Jinyiwei to stand.

Zhou Yuan believed that with Xiong Kuohai's talent, he would be able to judge this, so when planning things, he took Kuixing Tower as the foundation.

At this moment, the night breeze was blowing on the observatory.

The heat of the summer night was eliminated here, and the moonlight was like water, which was a good time for drinking.

Zhou Yuan, Xiong Kuohai, Zhuang Xuansu, Wang Ang, Ye Qingying and other five people were sitting here, looking up at the bright moon, looking down at the city, and blowing the night breeze.

Of course, they only looked chic, but in fact they had endless sorrows.

"It's moving. The south of the city has moved."

Xiong Kuohai suddenly spoke.

Everyone looked to the south and saw countless torches lit up, forming a long dragon of fire, rushing into the city.

The four city gates had been infiltrated long ago, and now it was basically just a formality. The constables and jailers in the government office were so few that they could not stop the 6,000-strong army of the city defense camp.

This was a battle without suspense, or perhaps it was not a battle at all. The city defense camp took only two hours to completely occupy Lin'an Prefecture.

The sky in the south of the Yangtze River finally changed.

"Rebels!"

Zhuang Xuansu said sternly: "These rebels should all be killed!"

Xiong Kuohai did not speak, but sighed deeply, saying: "It has only been eight years since Marquis Annan came to Lin'an Prefecture, but he has managed to accumulate such a huge wealth, penetrate the garrison camp and the four city gates, and even the government office has been emptied."

Wang Ang said: "It is indeed too terrible. I have to say that your majesty is still foresighted. He saw the wolfish ambition of Marquis Annan in advance and has been looking for opportunities to suppress him."

"It's a pity that Marquis Annan is too cautious and didn't give your majesty too many opportunities."

Zhuang Xuansu snorted: "Your majesty is a sage king throughout the ages, but the mess left by the previous emperors is too bad, and the accumulated contradictions are too deep and heavy, and it is really impossible to deal with it."

"Otherwise, a mere Marquis Annan is also worthy of your majesty's trouble?"

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone was silent.

Yes, it's not the problem of the empress, it's the four hundred years of the Great Jin Dynasty, and everything that should be rotten is rotten.

Even if they rebelled, what would happen if they elected another king? Not everyone would be as good as the female emperor, and the world of Jin would eventually fall.

"The birth of Qin was the title given by King Xiao!"

Zhou Yuan suddenly spoke up and said lightly: "During the reign of King You, Duke Xiang of Qin made contributions in defending the royal family and was given the title of the vassal state of Qin."

Everyone looked at Zhou Yuan with frowns on their faces.

Zhou Yuan stood up and continued: "Qin rose from the west and conqueredThe country was established by the military and dominated for many years, but it continued to decline. Five hundred years after its establishment, it was impacted by the Three Jins and was on the verge of life and death. "

"However, since Qin Xiaogong took the throne, he has worked hard to govern the country, used Shang Yang to reform, scraped the bones to heal the wounds, abolished the hereditary nobles, emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, compiled household registration, rewarded military merits, and implemented the law of collective responsibility."

"When the First Emperor, the remaining power of the six generations, the strong Qin unified the world and opened up a thousand-year hegemony!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuan said in a serious tone: "What do you mean by rotten? What do you mean by unmanageable? The Great Jin Dynasty lasted only four hundred years. If it scraped the bones to heal the wounds, it would not matter if it continued for another thousand years!"

"I, Zhou Yuan, dare to be Shang Yang's Lü Zi, and I also dare to be Bai Qi and Wang Jian. Don't you dare?"

These words made everyone excited, and the haze in their hearts finally disappeared a lot.

Xiong Kuohai smiled and said: "I am just a running dog of the court, so I am willing to die for my master. ”

“Lord Zhou has great talent, and I am willing to lend a helping hand to revive the Jin Dynasty.”

Xiong Kuohai was born in a very ordinary family. He could not get to where he is today without knowing the current situation.

He promised Zhou Yuan that he would obey Zhou Yuan’s command after he killed the King of Chu, and he would not break his promise at this moment.

As for Zhuang Xuansu, she is the real lackey of the emperor. As long as it is beneficial to the emperor, she is willing to do it.

And now trusting Zhou Yuan is her only choice.

At least for now, this choice seems to be right.

Of course, she also has her worries: “Zhou Yuan, you are born in a humble family, just entered the officialdom, and have very low power. It is very difficult for us to act in an emergency with you as the leader.”

“So you have to tell me your plan. How should we proceed later?”

“Now that the Marquis of Annan has taken action, the 6,000-strong garrison camp has entered the city, and Lin’an has fallen. Starting tomorrow, the whole city will be under martial law, soldiers will patrol everywhere, and enter a wartime posture. "

"The Marquis of Annan will plunder wealth within a few days for military expenses, and the Liangjiang army will completely devour Jiangxi and Jiangnan at the fastest speed."

"By then, the Central Plains bandits and the Mongols in the north will surely respond, and our Great Jin will be in danger."

Zhou Yuan said slowly: "What if we occupy the two rivers? Jinling still has soldiers, Fujian still has navy, and Hunan still has 60,000 infantry."

"The Great Jin is not without soldiers, but just without money."

Zhuang Xuansu said: "But money is soldiers! Your Majesty can't raise taxes anymore, the people can't stand it!"

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment, and then he said softly: "Don't worry, Lin'an Prefecture is the key to quelling the rebellion this time."

"The Marquis of Annan has money and soldiers, but he may not be without other shortcomings. "