The strongest Marquis in history

Lu Feng didn't dare to delay, he hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, wait a moment, I will report right away."

Jiang Ning said: "Thanks for your hard work, Mr. Lu."

"Not hard, not hard."

Lu Feng took small steps to the palace where Yuan Wei was resting.When he entered the yard, he didn't hear the sound of panting, and he was relieved.If Yuan Wei is still in the mood, things will be difficult.Now that it's over, it's easy to handle.

Lu Feng entered directly, just as the concubine was serving Yuan Wei to get dressed.Lu Feng stood bowed and lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, the prime minister said that Wang Qi sent troops to the south and broke through Dantu and Qu'a counties, and that Kuaiji and Danyang counties were reversed. The prime minister is now waiting outside the hall."

boom! !

After Yuan Wei heard it, his mind went blank, as if struck by lightning.

He had just finished fighting on the bed, his legs were still a little weak, his waist was not very sharp, and Yuan Wei had been playing songs every night, his bones were hollowed out, his eyes had thick dark circles, and his bones were very bad.Now that he heard the bad news, he passed out in the blink of an eye.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Lu Feng also panicked.

He hastily pinched Yuan Wei, and Yuan Wei woke up after a while.It's just that Yuan Wei's expression was extremely anxious, and he said in a deep voice: "Lu Feng, what's going on, why are Danyang and Kuaiji counties rebelling?"

Lu Feng said: "The old slave doesn't know either."

Yuan Wei took a deep breath, stabilized his mind, rubbed his sore and swollen temples, stood up and walked outside.When he came out of the palace, he saw Jiang Ning, and while going to the palace, he scolded: "Jiang Ning, what's going on? Oxford Ferry is obviously guarded by a large army, and Pang Congyun is also a veteran. How come Wang Qi's army directly broke Oxford Ferry went south, and even seized two counties in a row. Furthermore, the two counties of Danyang and Kuaiji actually rebelled. You prime minister, what did you do?"

"The minister is guilty, please punish him, Your Majesty."

Seeing that Yuan Wei was directly held accountable, Jiang Ning didn't dare to say more, so he pleaded guilty directly.

In Jiang Ning's heart, there is also a trace of resentment.When it came to the war with Qi State, especially when it came to the battle of Jiujiang County, he and General Yuan Hua had different opinions.

Yuan Wei chose Yuan Hua's opinion, and finally took the army to Jiujiang, but came back disheartened.After Yuan Wei returned to Wu County, Jiang Ning once persuaded Yuan Wei to work hard to improve his governance. After persuading him once, he was able to stabilize for a few days.

Yuan Wei was in high spirits and was able to handle government affairs for several days in a row.But after a period of time, Yuan Wei's old problem relapsed again, and he was addicted to womanizing again, singing and singing every night, and ignoring government affairs, so that government affairs were lazy and the government was barren.

Chapter 581

Yuan Wei hangs around in the harem. If he delegates power to everything, does not interfere with government affairs, and allows Jiang Ning, the prime minister of Chen Guo, to run the government affairs, everything will be easy to handle. Jiang Ning can make drastic adjustments and rectify the administration of officials.

The problem is, Yuan Wei doesn't do that.

Although Yuan Wei said that he was in the harem, he still interfered in government affairs, even ordered the court to collect exorbitant taxes, and even collected taxes under clever names, constantly exploiting the people.Even if Jiang Ning persuaded him, it would be of no use. On the contrary, Yuan Wei was very displeased.

Under such circumstances, Jiang Ning could only plead guilty.

Otherwise, you will be scolded again.

Seeing Jiang Ning honestly pleading guilty, Yuan Wei lost his anger, waved his hands and said, "Forget it, I won't hold you accountable this time. It's not easy for you to take charge of government affairs."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding."

Jiang Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuan Wei changed the subject and asked, "The situation is very unfavorable to us, what do you think we should do?"

Jiang Ning was silent for a while, and did not answer for the time being.

The two walked back and forth, and when they returned to the main hall, Yuan Wei sat down and asked again: "Prime Minister, what should we do?"

Jiang Ning took a deep breath and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, now that Wang Qi is here and Kuaiji and Danyang are rebelling, the only strategy I can think of is to surrender temporarily, because we have no way to reverse the situation right now."

After Yuan Wei heard it, a cold light flashed in his eyes, but in a blink of an eye, the cold light disappeared.He didn't answer Jiang Ning's words, but ordered: "Come here, call General Yuan Hua into the palace for an audience."

Lu Feng made arrangements immediately.

In the main hall, it was quiet for a while, and no one spoke.

Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps, and Yuan Hua entered with a strong back.He is the general of Chen Guo, and even Yuan Wei's confidant, and he has a very important voice in the court.

Yuan Hua clasped his fists and said: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty, but I don't know if Your Majesty has summoned you. What's the matter?"

Yuan Wei directly talked about Wang Qi's sending troops to the south, and about the betrayal of Danyang and Kuaiji, and finally said: "I asked the prime minister's opinion, and the prime minister said that he could not resist, so he had to choose to surrender. Yuan Qing, what do you think? "

Yuan Hua also felt that his scalp was numb.

The situation is too bad.

After a long while, Yuan Hua regained his composure. He thought for a while and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, although the situation is very unfavorable, I believe that no matter what happens, Your Majesty should fight to the death."

Jiang Ning snorted and said, "General, people are rebelling everywhere, and people are panicking. How can we fight to the death?"

Yuan Hua looked cold and serious, and said mockingly: "The prime minister is easy to calculate, you can continue to be an official if you surrender to Wang Qi. But if your majesty surrenders to Wang Qi, you can continue to dominate one side, can you continue to live your current life?"

Jiang Ning's complexion changed suddenly, and he said: "General, I, Jiang Ning, am loyal to His Majesty, and the world can learn from it. I never thought about what would happen if I surrendered to Wang Qi. Now, I am only thinking about Your Majesty."

Yuan Hua said: "Know people, face but not heart, who knows what you think in your heart."

Jiang Ning turned to look at Yuan Wei, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, please be the master of this subject. I have served Your Majesty for more than ten years. I am loyal and have no two hearts. If I have two hearts, I would like to be struck by thunder."

Yuan Hua said: "Swear, who wouldn't?"

Yuan Wei raised his brows suddenly and said, "Okay, there's no need to argue anymore. What we need to consider now is not these things, but how to resist. If this matter is not resolved, the consequences will be disastrous."

Yuan Hua snorted and stopped talking.

Jiang Ning also fell silent. When it came to the next strategy, he mentioned surrender.Obviously, Yuan Wei was unwilling to surrender, so his suggestion would not be adopted, so he simply kept silent.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Yuan Wei said directly, "Yuan Hua, what do you think?"

Yuan Hua thought for a while, came up with some ideas, and said: "I suggest that the army go out and directly face Wang Qi. Wang Qi has an army, and we also have an army. Our military strength in Wu County has recovered slightly, and there are more than 6 elite soldiers. This time, we will fight directly with Wang Qi. I don't believe that Wang Qi can defeat our army? As long as this battle is won, Danyang County and Kuaiji County will be defeated."

Yuan Wei thought about it after hearing it, and it seemed to be the same reason.

Fight with all your might.

There is a chance to turn things around.

Yuan Wei looked at Jiang Ning and asked, "Prime Minister, what do you think of this matter?"

Jiang Ning said: "Your Majesty, I agree with the general's strategy and fight with all my might."

Yuan Wei said: "Didn't you just surrender?"

Seeing Yuan Wei's expression of distrust, Jiang Ning explained: "Your Majesty doesn't trust you, so let's fight a battle. After the first battle, you will naturally know the difference between the superior and the inferior, and then you can continue to fight or surrender. It's just that I don't have too much hope, because the morale of the army is fluctuating, and there are rebellions everywhere, our situation is very unfavorable."

Yuan Wei's face turned cold again, and with a flick of his sleeve, he said, "Prime Minister, you are building up the ambition of others and destroying your own prestige. You have to believe that our army is not weak."

Jiang Ning said: "I believe in Your Majesty."

Yuan Wei snorted and said, "Your mouth is wrong."

Yuan Hua said: "Your Majesty, Jiang Ning has found that the situation is unfavorable at first glance, and he has two hearts. Maybe he has secretly communicated with Wang Qi to work for Wang Qi."

"In this battle, he cannot be allowed to interfere with the situation. The minister suggested that Jiang Ning should be put in prison. When the war is over and His Majesty returns in triumph, it will not be too late to release Jiang Ning."

Yuan Hua said, "Jiang Ning is talented and has the ability to govern the country. However, he is weak in nature and fears war and trouble. We cannot let him stay and preside over government affairs. Otherwise, His Majesty will not know why the rear is lost."

After hearing this, Yuan Wei nodded, and then asked, "Prime Minister, what do you say?"

Seeing Yuan Wei nodding his head in agreement, Jiang Ning said, "Your Majesty has already made a decision in his heart, so why bother to ask me again? I'm in the cell, waiting for His Majesty's triumphant return."

Yuan Wei felt harsh when he heard this, and immediately called soldiers to detain Jiang Ning.

"stop!"

Jiang Ning scolded.

Yuan Hua said: "Prime Minister, do you want to disrespect the edict?"

Jiang Ning said: "Yuan Hua, you are an ignorant and reckless man. This battle of yours will damage His Majesty's last cards and strength. After this battle, it is impossible to seek peace."

Yuan Hua snorted and said, "Your Majesty, look at Jiang Ning, he is still facing Wang Qi."

Yuan Wei said: "Jiang Ning, you let me down too much."

"Drag it!"

Yuan Wei ordered.

Jiang Ning said: "Don't touch me, I will go by myself."

He walked out directly, and the soldiers followed him, leading Jiang Ning away.

Yuan Hua saw it in his eyes, but his heart was happy.

Jiang Ning was finally brought down.

Yuan Hua continued: "Your Majesty, time is running out, I immediately go to mobilize the army to go out. I suggest that Your Majesty lead the expedition in person and command it personally. Only in this way can the morale of the army be encouraged and all soldiers will fight to the death."

"Okay, this time I'll be personally on the expedition."

Yuan Wei nodded and answered.

He still has some fighting spirit in his heart, after all, he has more than 6 to 4 troops under his command.Although Wang Qi said that he sent troops to the south, Wang Qi's army strength was actually only [-] to [-].

There is a certain gap in the number of the two sides, and Yuan Wei feels that he is certain of winning.

Yuan Hua was about to leave at first, but just after he took two steps, he suddenly said: "Your Majesty, we are all going to battle, and Wu County needs guards. I suggest that Yuan Ye be in charge of guarding matters. Yuan Ye is the son of the minister, and he I have always been the main battle, and it is my Yuan family. With Yuan Ye around, it is impossible for anyone to surrender. Even if someone wants to surrender, they will be taken down."

"That's it!"

Yuan Wei agreed directly.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Yuan Hua didn't stay any longer, got up and went to gather the army.Half an hour later, Yuan Hua and Yuan Wei left the county together and headed quickly to the north, preparing to resist Wang Qi's army going south.

Chapter 582

Wuxi County is located in the north of Wu County.

To the southwest of Wuxi is the vast Taihu Lake.Even though spring has just started in February, which belongs to the dry season, there is still a lot of lake water with rippling blue waves.Especially when winter turns to spring, everything recovers, the lake water is clear, and the surrounding scenery gradually improves. The scenery of Taihu Lake is very good.

Wang Qi is not in the mood to appreciate Taihu Lake now, he has just mastered Wuxi.

Originally, Dantu County and Qu'a County surrendered early, only Piling County and Wuxi County had not surrendered, and there might be a war.In fact, when Wang Qi's army arrived in Piling County, the magistrate of Piling directly opened the city and surrendered without any resistance. It was the same here in Wuxi County, where the magistrate surrendered directly.

There is no other way, the entire territory of Chen State, Danyang and Kuaiji counties have surrendered to Wang Qi.Now that Yuan Wei, the emperor of the Chen Kingdom, only Wujun is left, naturally no one is willing to follow Yuan Wei.

Wang Qi took Wuxi County, but did not enter the army for the time being, but rested in the city.

On the one hand, it is the soldiers who need to adjust, and Yan Chixing's army is also expanding and reorganizing; on the other hand, Wang Qi has already received news that Yuan Wei led an army of more than [-] troops to the north to fight, so Wang Qi will not send troops for the time being. The county waits for work with ease.

Speaking of which, Wang Qi and Yuan Wei have fought several times, but in fact, Wang Qi has never met Yuan Wei.

However, this did not affect Wang Qi's contempt for Yuan Wei. As the emperor of a country, he only knew how to enjoy pleasure, but he did not take responsibility for himself.People who don't think about making profits for the people and don't let the people live a good life will eventually be eliminated.

Even if Wang Qi didn't take down Yuan Wei, there would be others.

Wang Qi's army is now stationed in the city, and Wang Qi has never adjusted the magistrates of the counties.

Because there is no need, if Wang Qi is just the prefect of a county, or the prime minister of a country, he will worry about something wrong in the local area, and he will have to adjust the officials of the counties.At Wang Qi's current level, even if there are circumstances in the counties, they cannot shake Wang Qi.

So Wang Qi's plan at this time is to hand over the adjustment of each county to the chief officials of each county.Zhu Shanchang is responsible for the adjustment of officials in each county, and Wang Qi can only focus on the general direction of submission.

Governance needs to be done slowly, and there is no rush now.

Most of the time, Wang Qi works in the room above the city tower.

When Wang Qi was writing materials in the room, it was Yan Chixing who entered.Yan Chixing looked a little happy, but also a little sad. After he stood still, he respectfully bowed to Wang Qi.

Wang Qi said: "What's the matter?"

Yan Chi said, "Your Highness, it's about the army."

Wang Qi asked, "What happened to the army?"

Yan Chixing said: "Your Highness, the soldiers under the general's command have been expanded again, and the number of troops has reached 2. The main source of soldiers under the general's command is our own more than 2 people as the skeleton, and then Oxford Ferry, Dantu The soldiers from the counties, Qu'a County, and Piling County, plus the soldiers we recruited along the way, have expanded to [-], and the establishment has been completed."

Wang Qi put down the writing brush in his hand, glanced at Yan Chixing again, and said, "I see you are a little happy, but also a little sad, what's going on?"

Yan Chixing said: "Reporting to Your Highness, it is great that the army has completed its establishment and the soldiers are undergoing drills. It's just that the training of the soldiers is different under His Highness's command now. These trainings will not be able to keep up for a while. In addition, soldiers must be able to read and write, and even have military advisers to form a level-by-level military adviser system. The arrangements for these things will not keep up in the end, so the end will be a little impatient."

Wang Qi said in a deep voice: "If you don't understand, you can learn from Xiao Qingzhi. In addition, the guards I brought to Yuyang County back then are all elite soldiers and generals, and they are proficient in drills and can read and write. Let them take the lead , It must be slow to get familiar at the beginning. But once you are proficient, it will be different, take your time."

Yan Chixing took advantage of the situation and said: "Humble duty, remember His Highness's teachings, but although the soldiers of the last general have an organizational system, they still have combat effectiveness. In this battle, can the soldiers under the general's command also participate in the battle?"

After hearing this, Wang Qi looked at Yan Chixing again, with a smile on his lips.

Yan Chixing, some thoughts!