Lu Zheng set up camp in Qinzhou and used this to guard the important road from the capital to Shandong. At this time, the Cao family, the powerful family of Hebei Province, and the Zhao family, the powerful family of Henan Province, asked for orders to send troops to serve the king.

Emperor Xinde issued an order and appointed Lu Zheng, the Minister of War, as the chief general of the Hejian Road military commander, to control the troops and horses of Henan and Hebei. This order shocked the entire Dakang.

Lu Zheng is indeed very famous in Dakang. Everyone knows that he is the number one talented man in Dakang. However, after all, he is only in his early twenties. At this age, Emperor Xinde was entrusted with such an important task to serve as the chief marching officer and faced Long Zhaoyan in the capital head-on. Emperor Xinde entrusted his life to Lu Zheng.

Can Lu Zheng really have such ability at his early twenties?

In Qinzhou, the central army tent, Lu Zheng was wearing a Yanju suit and sat upright on the chair. The generals of the Jinwu Guard, as well as the boys around Lu Zheng, sat down together.

"Tell me, what are the virtues of the Cao family and the Zhao family? How many people can they send here this time?" Lu Zheng said lightly.

Su Zhi said: "The local wealthy families and powerful families really want to send troops. I guess it is the limit that these two families can spend 10,000 soldiers! In this way, we only have 30,000 soldiers in total. It is completely impossible to threaten the capital!"

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "But everyone in the world knows that Hebei Governor Cao Weiming and Henan Governor Zhao Chongqian each led 50,000 troops to serve the king. How could there be only 20,000 troops?"

Su Zhi said: "These wealthy and powerful families are trying to show their merits to the court on the one hand, and on the other hand, they are worried that the court will kill them, which will consume their strength. Driven by such a complex psychology, how could they devote themselves to it?

They shouted 50,000, which was to ask for credit, but how many soldiers could actually be taken away is the lifeblood of the two provinces. They were unwilling to pay all their money!"

Lu Zheng and Su Zhi were discussing matters here and came to report outside, saying that Lord Cao and Lord Zhao were coming to pay their respects. Lu Zheng laughed and said, "Come on, open the middle door and fire the cannon to greet him!"

The Cao family and the Zhao family are not among the wealthy families, but both families are local tyrants from the same province, which is much stronger than the pseudo-wealthy families like the Jinling Lu family.

Lu Zheng personally went out of the camp to welcome the two adults. Gongs and drums sounded and firecrackers sounded. Cao Weiming and Zhao Chongqian were both riding horses, wearing armor and both of them were around thirty years old. They did not have the habit of playing boys, and they gave people the feeling that they were very smart and capable.

The two of them slipped down from the horse's back, walked quickly to Lu Zheng, bowed to one knee, and said, "I will meet Lord Lu!"

Lu Zheng looked at the two of them with a smile, but did not reach out to help them up, saying, "Qinzhou is as dangerous as it is. The two generals dare to come to help. They are all loyal and brave men. Do you know, how many soldiers and horses are we facing? In addition to the Jinwu Guard and Yingyang Guard, there are ten guards. These ten guards are a total of 100,000! All the elite soldiers and horses of my Dakang are all!

In addition to the Yulin Army, the six guards in the northern Yayi of the Jingji were also five guards, with a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses. These were just the soldiers and horses of the Jingji, not including the various troops recruited by Long Zhaoyan from the local power clans who were backed by Longyou!

Therefore, conservatively estimated that Long Zhaoyan has 200,000 troops in his hand, and our Qinzhou is blocking between the capital and Shandong. In order to ensure His Majesty's safety, even if we fight to the last one, we must not retreat at all. Two generals, you must be prepared to die!"

After Lu Zheng said this, Qin and Zhao couldn't help but look at each other. Zhao Chongqian said, "General Lu, are you scaring me, Old Zhao, don't know about soldiers? Although Long Zhaoyan has 200,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, does he really dare to let these soldiers come out in full?"

Lu Zheng said lightly: "Mr. Zhao is right, but Master Zhao and Master Cao only brought more than 10,000 people here, and many of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. Do you really think this is a place for retirement? So, instead of letting the two generals die in the battlefield, I'll do this evil man!"

"Come on! Take down Lord Zhao and Lord Cao for me!"

Lu Zheng roared all over, and the personal soldiers behind him rushed up and pressed Zhao, Cao and the others to the ground. They were shocked. They never dreamed that Lu Zheng would dare to hold them as soon as they arrived in Qinzhou. This was too bold and arrogant!

Both of them are in their respective provinces, but they can make the ground shake three times even if they stomp their feet. Why should Lu Zheng do this? Cao Weiming said: "Mr. Lu, I am not convinced. I am asking you, why did you take down our loyal ministers? Could it be that you also want to rebel?"

Lu Zheng laughed and said, "What a loyal minister who is responsible for the king. He is known as 50,000 soldiers and horses to support the king. But in fact, he only brought a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people over here. Do you think my eyes are blind?

What you do is actually a crime of deceiving the king. How can I forgive such a crime? Don’t worry, we will send you two to Shandong immediately. Please ask Your Majesty to judge. Whether you can save your lives depends on your luck!"

When Zhao and Cao heard that Lu Zheng was really going to send them away, they were panicked. They had no soldiers in their hands. When they arrived in Shandong, wouldn’t they be the slaughter and I am the slaughter?

Now that the prince of the capital is rebelling and the emperor is really upset, maybe he will kill the two of them with a knife. Wouldn't he be in vain?

Zhao Chongqian hurriedly said, "Mr. Lu, it's a misunderstanding! There are indeed not many soldiers we have just come in, but there are still large troops behind us that are coming continuously. Don't worry, our 50,000 troops will definitely be guaranteed to be a large number of them, and the full amount will be full!"

Cao Weiming also said: "Yes, yes, how can we break our promises when we say something from Cao's family? I promise that within two days, all the troops will gather in Qinzhou!"

Lu Zheng laughed loudly, let all the guards around him retreat, and then helped Zhao Chongqian and Cao Weiming up and said, "I knew that the two generals were trustworthy people and would definitely not let down His Majesty's trust!

Well, this time the three of us worked together to defeat Long Zhaoyan. The three of us worked hard to make contributions. How could Your Majesty not have a heavy reward? The Cao family and the Zhao family have ushered in a century of unsatisfactory opportunities. We also hope that the two adults will firmly grasp it and seek a success for future generations and the people of the two rivers!"

Lu Zheng immediately changed his face and ordered a banquet. At the banquet, Lu Zheng told his ideas to the two of them, that is, Lu Zheng's Jinwu Guard would be disrupted and broken into the Cao family army and the Zhao family army.

Lu Zheng did not hide his purpose of doing this. First of all, Lu Zheng wanted to ensure that the two families had sufficient troops. Only in this way can they win this battle.

Secondly, Lu Zheng wants to ensure that he, the chief executive, has power and reality. When commanding 100,000 soldiers and horses, they should be like arm-to-point fingers. Otherwise, once they are constrained, or if someone on one side makes a small plan, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Cao and Zhao were given a warning by Lu Zheng before, and lost their momentum. Now they were unable to resist to fight Lu Zheng. Lu Zheng made a quick decision and organized 10,000 people into their respective armies.

Su Zhi was right in his judgment. The two of them only brought 10,000 troops. After Lu Zheng organized the Jinwu Guards, 20,000 people turned into 30,000 people. All the power was controlled by Lu Zheng, and the two could only follow Lu Zheng's leader.

In this case, how could the two of them not feel panic? When they panic, they would inevitably have to send additional troops to their respective nests. Because they would not feel safe if they did not increase troops, they really didn’t know when Lu Zheng would get angry and their heads would fall to the ground!

Therefore, without Lu Zheng's supervision, the local troops in Henan and Hebei soon emerged and gathered towards Qinzhou. With Qinzhou as the center, they formed a siege to the capital in all directions.

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In the capital and the palace, the ceremony of the throne ascension ceremony was grand and solemn. After the ceremony, Long Zhaoyan officially ascended the throne and changed the year to Yongyuan.

The Xinde year of the Great Kang Dynasty became the Yongyuan year. The civil and military officials in the capital were re-elected, and the world was shocked. Emperor Xinde, who was far away in Shandong, was even more furious. He sent decrees to various provinces, and the pattern of serving the king in the world was formed!

Emperor Xinde's memorial was sent to Qinzhou, and Lu Zheng ordered him to attack the capital and capture Long Zhaoyan alive.

Long Zhaoyan has been very tired recently and it is difficult for the emperor to be the emperor, especially as he, who has just ascended the throne, felt that the place outside the capital had become a country outside the Great Kang family. The irritability in his heart can be imagined.

Monk Daojin has been very haggard recently, but he is still surrounded by Long Zhaoyan and said, "Emperor, the rule of the world is that the strong are respected. Although all provinces outside the capital are responding to the call of Emperor Xinde, if Your Majesty can show his strength and establish his authority, the situation will definitely be reversed quickly!"

Long Zhaoyan frowned and said, "Master, tell me how I should establish my authority? Where can I start to establish my authority?"

Monk Daojin said, "It is better to take the initiative to attack instead of waiting for death. Your Majesty is holding 200,000 elite soldiers. If the soldiers are directed to Qinzhou at this time, Lu Zheng's little men will not be able to stop them at all!

Once Lu Zheng is defeated and lost Qinzhou, the world will inevitably be shocked, because Qinzhou goes east and Shandong will be visible, and the whole world will be left to your Majesty's hands, and there will be no obstacles!"

As soon as the monk Daojin finished speaking, someone immediately objected. Prime Minister Wei Xuan said: "Your Majesty must not be. Your Majesty was originally weak, and he could get the position of Emperor. He occupied the capital's advantage.

I think that Your Majesty is guarding the capital, waiting for the effort, waiting for the enemy to attack, and we will give them a color and let them fall and disperse themselves. This is the best strategy! At this time, if the attack on Qinzhou is not good, your Majesty will lose your place to settle down!"

The monk Daojin raised his eyebrows, but he didn't say anything after all. He was so angry that he just stamped his feet. Wei Xuan was really pedantic. In fact, the key to determining whether Long Zhaoyan was the stable evidence is Emperor Xinde.

If Emperor Xinde dies, Long Zhaoyan will be the crown prince of the royal family and inherit the throne legitimately. Anyone in the world will rebel if they oppose it. However, if Emperor Xinde is alive now, the situation will become more and more passive.
Chapter completed!