"Boom--" "Boom---" Cannon sound continued to flow into Dengzhou Prefecture.

The outdoor sunlight shone in through the flower windows, the light and shadow were mottled, the sound of cannons shook the doors and windows, but there was a quiet and dark atmosphere in the signing room. The generals, staff and subordinates all looked at each other tremblingly. Behind the generous desk, Hou Huanyin had a gloomy face. For his subordinates, this was far more unknown and terrifying than the sound of cannons.

When every cannon sound came, someone trembled unconsciously, forcing himself to suppress his fear. The Han army was good at artillery battles, and Cai Zhigao, the defender of the water camp, responded to the mistakes and did not go out to sea to fight immediately. As a result, the navy was blocked by the Han army's gunships. The Han army continued to fire for two days. The water camp was in a mess, and almost all the warships of a small scale were destroyed. The remaining small boats were not helpful. After the demise of the Dengzhou Navy, the official army only defended the Han army without attacking, and had no power to fight back. The Han army turned to aim the gun mouth at the city. After a bombardment, there were ruins everywhere. The fire in the collapsed houses caused a fire. The people were busy rescuing their families, and the submarine fire team was busy demolishing the houses and putting out the embers. The shells roared through the air, and the sound of cannons, screams, and cries were heard, and the air was filled with the choking smell of smoke.

Since the Liao bandits invaded Jingdong Road, in addition to defending Jeju and Qizhou, the pacification envoy Hou Huanyin gathered all the troops of Jingdong Road to Laizhou in Dengzhou, with the idea of ​​defending and waiting for assistance. Wherever the Liao army passed, the defenders were defeated, and there were tragic scenes of blood flowing everywhere. The corpses were piled up like mountains at the end of the village, emitting stench and turbid air. The people fled to a few isolated island-like areas with their families. Most of the landlords, gentry, and merchants from various prefectures and counties flocked to Denglai. Not only did nearly 70,000 official troops gather here, but there were also sea routes to retreat. From the pacification envoy Hou and ordinary merchants, they all had this idea. However, the retreat that they could have been expected was suddenly pinned by the Han army, which was far more terrifying than the sound of cannons.

"Mr. Hou, Lord. Hou?" Aide Zheng Longrong called in a low voice, "The Han army is domineering, should we comfort it?"

"Please comfort me?" Hou Huanyin suddenly raised his head and sneered, "Then what do you think, how can you comfort me?"

Long Rong was a Taiping civil servant, and hesitated immediately, "The Han army just wanted to enter the city."

"This bitch Han Ningshuang!" Hou Huanyin cursed for a very rare occasion, "This tigress, she is like this outside the city. How can you and me stand in the city?" He glared fiercely, scaring Zheng Longrong to lose his soul and quickly kneel down to avenge his guilt.

Hou Huanyin looked disgusted, and he turned his face to the other side, and asked, "Is there any news about Han Shizhong? Should he climb over?" After saying that, Hou Huanyin felt regretful from the bottom of his heart. He regretted not that he should have let the main force of the Jingdong Road official army go to the southeast for the sake of competing for the central government, and also regretted that he should not have used the ambitious Han Shizhong as a general. After the court recovered Liangzhe Road and Lianghuai Road, Han Shizhong was ordered to establish a Jiangnan camp based on the Henghai Army. Hou Huanyin regarded his power as extending to the southeast financial resources, and was originally strongly supported. But when the Liao army invaded Jingdong Road, Han Shizhong was a little disobedient.

"Now the sea is blowing northwest wind," aide Huang Yiming whispered: "The navy's words on the north coast are a bit slow."

"Back to the wind?" Hou Huanyin's eyes sterned. "Does he have no legs? Can't he abandon the ship and land?"

Huang Yiming's neck shrank slightly, and he didn't dare to persuade him anymore, but he shook his head in his heart. Han Shizhong held a heavy army outside. If Hou participated in politics and did not be polite, everyone would have no way out. Although the Han navy was powerful and land attacked the city, it might not be so easy. To be fair, the north wind was the strongest in winter, and it would not be obvious in May and June. The sea merchants in the north all set sail south in February, and sailed back to the south in May, and could return to Dengzhou in about August. Although sea ships had the method of sailing against the wind with their own characters, their speed was far from comparable to those of sailing down the wind.

Hou Huanyin snorted, not mentioning this section, and ordered the generals to guard the city with all their hearts, civil officials to appease the people, and especially beware of the Han army's intricacies. The 70,000 elite troops on Jingdong Road were gathered in Dengzhou and Laizhou, which was a small area. Whether it was the Liao army or the Han army, it was not easy to capture. After everyone retreated, Hou Huanyin left Huang Yiming, but did not say a word, closed his eyes and pondered. Huang Yiming knew that the political participation was considering the crucial matter, and did not dare to disturb him, and waited carefully.

"Cultivate Wu Zilong..." After a while, Hou Huanyin spoke, his voice as low as if it was coming from hell.

"What, what?" Huang Yiming was shocked. As far as he knew, the Prime Minister's Mansion won a great victory in the great ceremony. Lu Yunsun advocated returning power to His Majesty, but he became a lonely man. Except for Chuzhou, all academic officials opposed returning power to His Majesty. Even the Yanzhou and Mingzhou, which had always regarded Lu Yunsun as the leader, finally parted ways with him and supported the etiquette and law of establishing the true meaning of the Xujun in the great ceremony.

Wu Zilong was defeated. Although he worked hard to compile the "Great Etiquette Law" with many followers and a lot of trouble, because it was too extreme and had too many enemies, this series was easily isolated. The Ministry of Rites proposed to "people choose their own law" and compiled the "Gentleman Law" to compete with the "Clean Living Law", which greatly offset the influence of Wu Zilong. In the current southeastern prefectures and counties, when scholars discussed "Selecting Law", a considerable number of people were willing to observe the more peaceful "Gentleman Law" rather than the "Clean Living Law".

The most surprising thing is that Zhao Xingde, the former left-behind Tokyo, was investigated by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, determined that his impeachment was a stolen shadow. Then, it was widely rumored in the court that His Majesty's only sister, the Sixteenth Princess, was interested in Zhao Xingde, and His Majesty might give him a marriage. It seems that the court planned to detain Di Qing like the Xia Kingdom that year, and would rather unemployed him than let him go back to Xia. There were rumors outside, and His Majesty's move was to show kindness to a group of Qingliu ministers. Because of the Xia Kingdom's relationship, Zhao Xingde had been removed from military power. Now, after being appointed as a marquis, he became a royal relative, which is also a compensation from the court. Although he was a minister of the Xia Kingdom, he was even more a social management figure and had a close friendship with Chen Dong and Cao Liangshi.

Behind all these things, there are the shadows of Chen Dong and Deng Su, and behind Deng Su is His Majesty. During the grand ceremony, these two people joined forces to symbolize the alliance between imperial power and ministerial power, which is enough to dispel anyone's will to resist. Huang Yiming thought to himself that Hou Huanyin had once competed for the position of Chen Dong, and that for the time being, and now he can only retreat. Who would have thought that he would join forces with Wu Zilong again, and the person he was dealing with was obvious.

"Sir, think twice," Huang Yiming said with a worry expression on his face, "The power of the Prime Minister's Mansion is as strong as the sky!"

"It's okay," Hou Huanyin's eyes closed slightly, without any movement. "If Chen Shaoyang wants to trap me to death in a corner of Jingdong, why should I put it to death and live? In the past, the six ministers of Jin State attacked and fought, Zhibo was the strongest, and they destroyed the Fan family. However, because they were too strong, they attracted the fear of the three families of Han, Wei and Zhao, and were destroyed by the three families. Good fortune and misfortune. Chen Dong was also the Zhibo of the present. He advocated the "respecting the emperor and not obeying orders." His Majesty hated him to the core. He also used both kindness and power to subdue the academic government, but people might not be convinced. In addition, this ambitious Wu Zilong was just for my use." He said slowly, his tone gradually became affirmative, as if he was telling Huang Yiming while also convinced himself.

"Wu Zilong is aloof and his words are almost absurd. He has been tempted by Confucian scholars and disturbed the place for a long time. Is the lord joining forces with him? Is it just a fear?"

"What are you afraid of? You just passed by Yizhe. If he weren't Wu Zilong, I wouldn't feel relieved." Hou Huanyin sneered coldly, "He is just a mad dog. I will help him bite Chen Dong. If Wu Zilong had the position, he would definitely mobilize troops and make the court and the local government frightened all day long. We would let him know what it means to 'the high place is cold'."

"Sir," Huang Yiming suddenly realized: "I understand."

The most important thing is that the fundamental land of Jingdong Road may not be preserved. If the political stakeholder abandons the land, it is equivalent to giving Chen Dong a free hand. Maybe he will take the blame and will never turn over again. Since this is the case, Hou Huanyin simply let go and joins Wu Zilong to defeat Chen Dong. Wu Zilong's words and deeds are crazy and extreme, and he will not be able to stay in the position for a long time. By then, he will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be killed and then leave Jingdong Road and march to the center.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom" "Boom" kept coming. Hou Huanyin closed his eyes slightly and muttered something. His plan had been decided, and it seemed that he had put the situation where the troops were at the city. Although Jingdong Road was isolated in the north, since the Liao army invaded a large number of invasions, the Geyi between it and Ezhou was quickly established. Therefore, Hou Huanyin also clearly knew the every move of the Ezhou court. In summary, today should be the day when the academic officials of each prefecture and county hold a ceremony to witness the oath of Your Majesty and his ministers. A sneer appeared on Hou Huanyin's face and gradually disappeared...

In the Huanghu Mountain in Ezhou, the Daqing Hall of the Palace, the six dragon pillars also looked back at the White Jade Platform, as if they were going to see the grand ceremony. There were nine pairs of auspicious beasts on the nine steps of the White Jade Platform, which was exactly the same as those in the White Jade Palace in Bianliang. Under the magnificent Panlong Algae, the copper crane exuded a misty fragrance of dragon brain from its long beak.
Chapter completed!