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Chapter 809 Only One Chance

Zhao Kuangyin said: "It seems that either Zong Xin or the belated Taoist said something to Song Yan, or else he is completely crazy. Judging from his condition, he is not crazy, and Zong Xin has no chance to say these words to Song Yan, so ...It must be a good thing done by the belated Taoist."

"It should be him. It seems that the belated Taoist also calculated that you will take over the world... But without the help of the Song Clan, I'm afraid it would not be so easy." Although Zheng Ziming is stupid, he still knows the connection.Although I knew that Zhao Kuangyin and his wife had a good relationship, it was common for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Anyway, this kind of thing was hard to avoid, but Song Qianqian was really annoying.

He Meiyu said: "Sir, what are you going to do?"

"I plan to stand still. Anyway, now is not the time to seize the world. Zong Xin said that Chai Rong is also a short-lived prime minister. I can just wait until he dies before raising troops to rebel. It probably won't wait for a few years." Zhao Kuangyin said excitedly: "The next step is to What I am doing has nothing to do with the Song Dynasty. I want to completely gain Chai Rong's trust, then drive Zong Xin out of Kaifeng, and gain great power and many supporters in the court. I want to be like Li Shouzhen back then, and destroy all the people in Kaifeng. With the troops in hand, only in this way can I attack at any time to seize Chai Rong's kingdom."

Zheng Ziming said: "Actually... almost. The iron cavalry in front of the palace are all our people, and Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin also fully support you. As long as these two people turn against Chai Rong, you can take over the world at any time."

"It's not that easy. I have to wait for Chai Rong to pass the throne to his own son Chai Zongxun before I have a chance to seize the Great Zhou Dynasty. But if Chai Rong really passes the throne to Tianya... I have no choice but to give up. I can't beat the sky."

He Meiyu was surprised and said: "Master, you just can't beat Zong Xin, why can't you beat Tianya?"

"Believe me, Tian Ya will continue to follow Zong Xin. With his aptitude and hard work, I will never be able to defeat him after Chai Rong dies. Maybe my martial arts will be slightly higher than him, but we are not only fighting martial arts, And brains. It’s not that I’m too confident in myself, I’m not very good at it. If Tian Ya ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, I’m probably going to get out of here in a few minutes.”

"It shouldn't be...that kid from Tianya is not so powerful." Zheng Ziming said: "If Tianya is the emperor, as long as Zong Xin doesn't make a move, we should be able to win."

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Listen to me, if Chai Rong passed the throne to Chai Zongxun, then what I am facing is only a child of a few years old. The court, Chinese and military are all mine, and the forces of all parties have nothing to do with Chai Rong. , so even if I seize the Great Zhou Dynasty, no one dares to say anything. But if it is Tianya... first of all, the Song Clan who wants to support me will turn against me. Lei Wangfu also likes Tianya very much, including the Dugu Clan. Get up. So I have to face too many enemies, not to mention Chao Wenwu will not stand by me, because Tian Ya is Guo Wei's own son and Zong Xin's disciple, there is nothing wrong with letting him enthroned."

Zheng Ziming and He Meiyu nodded repeatedly, Zhao Kuangyin's analysis was correct, if Chai Rong passed the throne to Tianya, Zhao Kuangyin would have nothing to do with it.If Chai Rong passes the throne to his son Chai Zongxun, then Da Zhou will definitely be taken by someone.

Although we don’t know how many years Chai Rong can live, Chai Zongxun is only over one year old now.No matter how fast this kid grows up, he cannot mature before Chai Rong's death.Because Zong Xin said that Chai Rong is also short-lived, now Chai Rong is 34 years old, even if he lives to the end, he will only be 40 years old, and Chai Zongxun was only 7 or 8 years old at that time, it is too easy to deal with him.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "But even if Chai Zongxun ascends the throne, I can't easily seize the great Zhou Dynasty, and the speed must be fast enough, otherwise many people are ready to swallow this piece of fat. Anyway, I am making preparations, and I want to let Chai The break between Rong and Zong Xin made it impossible for Zong Xin to stay in Kaifeng. As long as this is done..."

"Sigh~ Xianggong, there is one thing I didn't tell you. I met Dugu Xingyue yesterday, and she said... Zong Xin will bring his family back to Chang'an today, and he is going to stop here and not care about the affairs of the world anymore. Don't you What needs to be done, Zong Xin will definitely leave Kaifeng, unless it is necessary, Zong Xin will not come back."

Zhao Kuangyin looked at He Meiyu in surprise, and asked in surprise, "Zong Xin is gone? Are you planning to come back?"

"Of course, the Fuma Mansion is gone. What is he doing in the palace? Zong Xin doesn't like Chai Rong. When Chai Rong sees Zong Xin, he wants to rush over there and do his best. The two will never stay together. Guo Wei's funeral is over. After that, Zong Xin will of course have to leave. And I also heard Zong Xin say that he is going to take the people around him to travel around the mountains and rivers, and go to four different places throughout the year. How comfortable are these days? Why bother with Chai Rong? Rivalry?"

"What am I working so hard for?" Zhao Kuangyin said depressedly: "I tried every means to provoke Chai Rong and Zong Xin, and then hoped that Chai Rong would drive Zong Xin out of Kaifeng. In the end, Zong Xin left by himself and didn't need me at all. do what……"

Being depressed, Song Yan ran back again.Everyone looked at him in surprise, didn't he just leave?Why are you back again?

Song Yan said dejectedly: "Alas~ I was talking about my daughter's marriage just now, so I forgot the serious matter. Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty heard the news of the late emperor's death, and immediately mobilized the whole country to attack Da Zhou. Khitan Yelvjing, in fact, Yelvzhen did not agree to send troops, but Yelujing is the emperor anyway, and still has some powers, so Yelvjing sent Wuding Jiedu envoy Yang Gun with [-] infantry and [-] cavalry to help out. The army is ready, I came to Kaifeng this time to ask for reinforcements."

Zhao Kuangyin was surprised and said, "You're only talking about such a big thing now? I don't think you're in a hurry, right?"

"Why am I in such a hurry? The Northern Han Dynasty was defeated in such a large force last time. This time it is not as strong as last time. What am I afraid of? Where is Zong Xin? I will go directly to Zong Xin. As long as there is Zong Xin, I have nothing to fear if I have twice as many troops."

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Zong Xin said that he will return to Chang'an Leiwang Mansion today, and after Guo Wei's death, he will never help Da Zhou again, no matter whether Da Zhou is dead or alive."

"Come on, how could Zong Xin...it's not true, he doesn't care about anything after Guo Wei dies?"

"Can I still lie to you? No wonder Zong Xin plans to leave today. He probably doesn't want to care about this matter. Lord Song, you'd better go to His Majesty to report the military situation. The Song Clan that you finally established, don't worry about it." It was turned into ruins in an instant.”

Song Yan said angrily: "Don't talk about the crow's mouth. I'll tell you about it first. I think we'll fight back together when the time comes. You should also prepare."

Song Yan really left this time, and he left very quickly, for fear of delaying the military situation.If Zong Xin was there, Song Yan really had nothing to be afraid of, because Zong Xin was too powerful, not to mention the coalition forces of the Northern Han and Khitan, even if Datang attacked again, Zong Xin would fight back in an easier way.But if Zong Xin was not around, he would have to fight Liu Chongzhen hard, this is not a trivial matter.

Now the Northern Han Dynasty has assembled another [-] to [-] troops, and the Khitan reinforcements may have at least [-] to [-] troops. At this time, the Song Clan only has [-] troops. The strength of the two sides is too different. If there is a fight, Weizhou must be destroyed.

After finally re-developing the Song Dynasty, he couldn't let anything happen at this juncture. If Weizhou was destroyed, he would have to do it all over again.And if Weizhou is destroyed, Liu Chong can march straight in and directly attack the vicinity of Kaifeng. If the loophole is too big, it may not be possible to make up for it.

Song Yan hurriedly went to the palace to see the new emperor Chai Rong. At this time, Chai Rong had just woken up. He fought Fu Xuanyi too late last night. Because he hadn't relaxed like this for a long time, Chai Rong couldn't control it for a while, and became a little excited. For some, if it wasn't for too much physical exertion, they would have already dealt with the memorials before dawn.

As soon as Chai Rong woke up, he had to meet Song Yan, the king of Weizhou. Although he was a little unhappy, Song Yan came to Kaifeng Bianliang City in person. He must have something important to discuss with him, so Chai Rong also It will be ready soon, and Song Yan will be invited directly to the Imperial Study Room for tea.

When Song Yan told about the Northern Han Dynasty, Chai Rong was stunned.It came too fast, too fast...

"It was less than a month after the death of the late emperor. Things like this should have just spread to the Northern Han and Khitan. They have already organized their troops and are preparing to go to Weizhou? How could it be so fast?"

Song Yandao: "The first emperor only knew about the appointment of the Son of Heaven for three years, so Liu Chong started preparations a long time ago, and sent troops as soon as he got the news. The minister also placed a lot of eyeliners in the Northern Han Dynasty, otherwise he would not have gotten the news so quickly. "

Chai Rong frowned, thinking carefully about what to do.This time the Northern Han had a lot of troops. How would they deal with such a large number of 5 to [-] Northern Han troops, plus [-] Khitan reinforcements?Now Chai Rong doesn't have many people in his hands, only [-] to [-] thousand people can be called.

Guo Wei deliberately dispersed his troops, and the result of not going to war for many years was that the emperor would deliberately weaken his military power.This is why Li Jing keeps fighting, as long as he doesn't fight, he can't raise so many people for nothing.Moreover, the military power cannot be held in the hands all the time, the soldiers must be dispersed to guard all sides, even if they are just standing guard, these soldiers must have something to do.

Of course, troops must be sent no matter how many people there are.And this time the situation is much better than it was more than a year ago, at least not being pinched from left to right.

Chai Rong said: "How many troops does the Song Clan have now?"

"Weizhou has [-] troops."

"Well, it should be about the same. I have a strong army and horses, and I can send [-] troops to reinforce it. I will never lose to Liu Chong in a head-to-head encounter." Chai Rong said: "In this way, you go first, and I will arrive after gathering all the troops."

"According to the order."

(End of this chapter)