"Official family! Shizhen, the son of Lu Guangda, has already surrendered to the Northern Barbarians, but he pretended to be an act in front of the official family and impeached himself. It seemed that he was accusing him of accusation, but in fact he was on a fence and waiting for a price!"

"His son surrendered to the Northern Lu. If the Northern Lu attacked Jiankang in the future, his Lu family would be honored in the northern country. If the official army drove the Northern Lu across the north, Lu Guangda's status in the court will remain the same..."

"The officials, the weak ministers, think that Lu Guangda should be imprisoned and the laws and regulations should be strictly enforced so as not to be lucky and collude with the Northern Ghosts in private, and get along with the people from both sides!"

"Shi Qing, Duke Sui Yue is devoted to serving the country, but unfortunately he has two evil sons. I am very pleased that he can impeach himself. Don't mention this matter again."

"Uh... the official family! Fan Meng's wife and children are trapped in the Zhou camp, but he pretends to be deaf and dumb, not like Lu... Duke Sui Yue said that he impeached himself. His intentions are different and he should not be left alone. I beg the official family to make a quick decision to acquire his military power in case there is any change!"

"I have sent Mr. Sui Jian, don't worry."

"Official..."

"Shi Qing, don't worry, Jiankang, you have the kingly aura here, so what can the Northern Lu?"

Chen Shubao, the emperor of Chen, was talking to his close minister Shi Wenqing in the side hall. The carefree and happy emperor of the past was full of sorrow. The Zhou army broke through the river defense and climbed to the south bank of 6, and he could no longer sit still.

But after only one day of struggle, he relaxed again, because Shi Wenqing, Shen Keqing, Kong Fan and others said it well, Jiankang has his own royal aura, how could the Northern Lu be able to with me?

This is not the first time that the Northern Barbarians have been in Jiankang. Thirty-three years ago, the Qi army fought outside Jiankang City. It was coming in full force and seemed unstoppable. What was the result? Wasn’t it driven away by the Liang army?

It was rainy at that time. The Qi army encountered heavy rains under the city of Dunjian, muddy and loose bowstrings. If they could not fight, they could only stand up. The Northern Barbarians had never been accustomed to the southern climate and camped in the mud on rainy days. After a long time, the military camps would explode.

Now, although the Zhou army is coming in a fierce manner, its military strength is not as large as the Qi army back then, but it is in spring and summer. In other words, the official army only needs to defend and confront the Zhou army until the rainy season, and sooner or later the other party will collapse without fighting.

This is what Shi Wenqing and Shen Keqing and Kong Fan think. Chen Shubao deeply agrees with it. He feels that since the Liang army could defeat the Qi army more than 30 years ago, then the Chen army at this time will definitely be able to defeat the Zhou army.

After that battle, Chen Baxian, who held the power of Liang State, had a high reputation. He soon accepted the abdication to establish the Chen State and became the founding emperor. Chen Shubao thought of his uncle's great achievements and could not help but be fascinated.

He felt that he could also do the same thing. He could not defend himself and rely on the rain to waste the Zhou army without fighting, so why should he panic and lose the majesty of the emperor in front of his ministers?

So he continued to listen to the song and dance and held a banquet. After a few days of leisure, the situation became worse and worse. Chen Shubao was worried again and summoned the ministers to discuss countermeasures. Finally, he made up his mind to summon the people to defend the city and arrange for the generals to lead troops out of the city to station in important places, and set up a formation to control the Zhou army.

After making these arrangements, Chen Shubao felt much more at ease, but Shi Wenqing, who had always been optimistic in front of him, became worried: he was afraid that these generals would respect themselves and then be vigilant.

Since Chen Shubao ascended the throne, as an old man from the Eastern Palace, Shi Wenqing, Shen Keqing and others have been trusted by Chen Shubao, controlled the government and eliminated dissidents. In the past eight years, I don’t know how many people have offended.

After Chen Shubao ascended the throne, he had to be wary of the generals' rebellion, so he suppressed these warriors in various ways. As a front pawn, Shi Wenqing was naturally a vanguard and used many means to arouse a lot of resentment.

For hundreds of years, the divisions of generals from various countries have been said to be like private property from father and son. In order to weaken the strength of these generals, Shi Wenqing repeatedly seized divisions from the generals and distributed them to himself and other close ministers of the emperor, such as Kong Fan and others.

The army is the most precious property of the general. Shi Wenqing did this, of course he knew that the generals hated him to the core, so he was always wary of the other party to "clear the emperor's side".

Now that the Zhou army is coming in full force, the court has no choice but to rely on the generals to defend the enemy. Shi Wenqing is worried that these people will unite and coerce the emperor to eliminate their close ministers with the reason of civil resentment.

He and several close ministers did not want to become three animals for sacrifice to the flag, so they could not relax their vigilance and seize the power of generals whenever they had the chance.

The leader of the Central Army, Lu Guangda, Duke of Suiyue County, and his son Lu Shizhen and Lu Shixiong had surrendered to the Zhou Kingdom when they were in Jiangbei. They also wrote letters to persuade Lu Guangda to understand the current affairs. Shi Wenqing wanted to take the opportunity, but Lu Guangda directly submitted a letter to impeach himself and waited for the emperor to deal with it.

In Shi Wenqing's view, Lu Guangda's move took retreat as an advance, which made the emperor soft-hearted and actually got away with it.

Fan Meng, the governor of Southern Yuzhou and the Marquis of Fuchuan, led his army to reinforce Jiankang. His son Fan Xun and his family stayed in Southern Yuzhou. As a result, they were captured by the Zhou army. Shi Wenqing decided to take this opportunity to impeach Fan Meng.

It would be better to appoint another general to replace Fan Meng and seize his military power, but the officials were hesitant.

He mumbled and grinned in the official's ear for a few days, and at least he persuaded the other party to take measures. The measures he could take seemed a little weak in Shi Wenqing's opinion. He actually sent someone to persuade Fan Meng to put state affairs first and let him accept the appointment and removal of the court.

Isn’t this a big deal? Which martial artist would voluntarily give up his military power?

However, the officials were unwilling to make up their minds to take tough measures and were worried about disrupting morale. Shi Wenqing disagreed. He felt that the biggest threat to the officials at this time was not the Zhou army outside the city, but the generals of the official army who were very likely to have self-respecting troops.

With the battle examples thirty-three years ago, Shi Wenqing felt that Jiankang had the royal aura and would definitely be able to repel the Zhou army. Once the Zhou army retreated, those generals with heavy troops would probably become evil wolves and hold troops to overthrow the court.

I am afraid that in order to win the morale of the army, the officials will kill him, Kong Fan and others to "redeem the world", and everything will be done. So Shi Wenqing is now thinking about how to suppress the generals and seize military power.

He had been harsh for a long time, but when he saw that Chen Shubao still couldn't make up his mind, he had to leave first. When he left the hall, he saw someone waiting outside.

General of Cavalry and Duke of Suijian County, Xiao Moha, went to "debate in detail" with Fan Meng, the Marquis of Fuchuan, and is now waiting outside the hall. It seems that there is a result, so he comes back to report to the emperor.

Shi Wenqing didn't even say hello, and walked directly past Xiao Maha. He and the general were as powerful as the fire. Even if he lowered his posture, the other party would not be moved, so it didn't matter to ease the relationship.

Xiao Mohe didn't seem to see Shi Wenqing passing by, and after a while he followed the eunuch into the hall. After saluting, he replied to Chen Shubao.

"The official family, the weak minister thinks that the Fuchuan Hou has no different ambitions, so I ask the official family to think twice."

"Duke Sui Jian, is it because the Marquis of Fuchuan is unwilling to obey the court's arrangement?" Chen Shubao was a little nervous. He was afraid that the generals would turn against each other before the battle. That would be impossible to guard against. Fan Meng seemed to be disobeying the court, and Xiao Mohe also spoke to the other party. Could it be that the two of them had already colluded?

"The official family does not doubt the employer, but does not doubt it. The wife and children of Fuchuan Marquis both trapped in Zhouying. Although they did not impeach themselves like the leader of the army, His Majesty had previously appointed Fuchuan Marquis as the governor. He was so grateful that he was also very energetic. Now he wants to replace him with others. The poor ministers are worried..."

"I am worried that this move will bring disappointment to the hearts of the soldiers."

Chen Shubao became nervous when he heard this: "Ah? Are the soldiers in agitation?"

"The soldiers did not have any disturbances. The officials changed their commanders at the last minute, and the military strategists were taboo. I beg your Majesty to think twice."

Xiao Mohe was considering the words, and he was ordered to go and talk in detail with Fuchuan Hou Fan Meng. The other party was very excited to learn that the court was going to send someone to replace him. Xiao Mohe was not sure about Fan Meng's true thoughts, but he judged that the other party should not have any other ambitions.

If you really want to rebel, you should pretend to be obedient on the surface and let the court take it lightly. Then you will lead the soldiers to escape while the night is dark, but the other party is so angry that his face is red, and he walks back and forth in the tent, almost angrily.

Xiao Maha could understand the other party's feelings, but was embarrassed when he was stuck in the middle. He gritted his teeth and came back to persuade the emperor to use people without doubt.

The words should be tactful. The officials should not think that Fan Meng is respectful or that Fan Meng is resentful. He had been thinking about it for a long time on the way to the palace, but now he has been slandering and persuaded Chen Shubao to rest assured.

"Since that's the case, I misunderstood the Marquis of Fuchuan. I will immediately send someone to the Marquis of Fuchuan to comfort him."

"The official is wise!"

Chen Shubao nodded, looked at Xiao Mohe and asked, "Duke Suijian, the northern barbarians are in great power. Can Duke Xiao be willing to be loyal to the great Chen?"
Chapter completed!