Chapter 301 The World Situation

Beijing.

Just after the New Year, all kinds of things that bothered Li Zhao came one after another.

Of course, there were also some good news that made her feel relieved.

The rebellion of the Tusi in the southwest was loud but little.

Among them, an official who had just passed the imperial examination and served as a county magistrate the year before quelled three Tusi tribes with a population of 100,000 people by himself.

And this person wrote three strategies to stabilize the Tusi in the southwest, which could calm the rebellion.

Li Zhao didn't expect this person to have such a great talent, and took a special look at his name.

Called: Wang Yangming.

It's a talent that can be used.

Tusi is no longer a concern.

But what Li Zhao didn't expect was that her uncle, the King of Ning, was ordered by the emperor to let the King of Nanyun Wu come to Beijing to apologize.

After all, the King of Wu launched an expedition to Nanyue for no reason, which caused the Tusi to rebel.

For such a crime, Li Zhao had thought of an excuse to reduce the King of Wu's fiefdom by 10,000 households.

But she didn't expect that the King of Wu would rebel immediately.

The King of Wu raised 300,000 soldiers in the land of Nanyun to fight against the Tang Dynasty.

When Li Zhao first heard the news, he thought that the King of Wu was crazy.

You know, the land of Nanyun is barren, and it's hard to say whether the total population is two million.

How can he afford 300,000 soldiers?

However.

Li Zhao was in a bad mood after learning the follow-up news.

The King of Wu made friends with the southwestern barbarians such as Nanyue, called himself the King of Annan, and no longer listened to the orders of the Central Plains.

The southwestern barbarians and the King of Wu gathered a total of 300,000 soldiers and blocked the pass with the intention of resisting Li Tang.

Her uncle, the King of Ning, had already begun to prepare for the expedition against the King of Wu's rebellion.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhao suppressed the King of Ning.

The reason is very simple.

Nanyun is high in mountains and dangerous in water, and is surrounded by poisonous insects and miasma.

When the former emperor took over Nanyun, he was in a stalemate with the former garrison for ten years, during which he suffered heavy casualties.

Most of these losses came from miasma and poisonous insects.

That's why.

Li Zhao didn't want the Li Tang national strength, which had just improved, to be dragged down by the King of Wu.

If he wanted to conquer the King of Wu, he would have to gather at least 200,000 elite soldiers, with a strong general to coordinate, and it would take several years to calm down.

Just thinking about the expenses made Li Zhao a little dizzy.

Her hard-earned inner treasury, even if all of it was invested, would not be able to make any splash.

In this regard, Li Zhao's statement was: Let's discuss this matter later.

So.

What surprised the world was.

The King of Wu rebelled, but there was not much reaction from the court.

This time, the kings of different surnames in various places began to express their loyalty to the court and draw a line with the rebellious King of Wu.

Obviously.

These cunning kings of different surnames knew very well.

The King of Wu, the first bird to stand out, took advantage of the geographical location and successfully raised the banner of rebellion.

But if these people respond, they will definitely be given special attention by Li Zhao.

Now, in addition to these kings of different surnames, there are also barbarians outside the Great Wall who can be chess players.

Among them, Li Zhao is definitely the biggest dealer.

The kings of different surnames do not have enough chips. If they are defeated by Li Zhao in the first wave, they will have no chance to compete in the future.

Rather than making wedding clothes for others, it is better to continue to wait and see and wait for the change of time.

So.

The situation in Li Tang calmed down again, as if nothing had happened.

Only people with discerning eyes can see the undercurrent.

However.

A secret memorial sent by Lin Chen to Li Zhao's case made her unable to hold back.

In the secret memorial, it was written that the current situation of local bandits was rampant and the court should pay attention to it.

Li Zhao did not know about this, so he asked Shangguan Wan'er to bring the recent memorials from local governments.

This was shocking!

Li Zhao was extremely shocked.

According to the memorials, a large number of bandits and robbers emerged around government offices in various places, causing trouble for the people.

Even in the capital, there were cases of caravans being robbed.

The most serious case was in Shandong.

Some prefectures were even suppressed and beaten by nearby bandits and were not allowed to leave the city.

Li Zhao looked at these memorials with an ugly face.

She didn't expect that the Li Tang area would be governed in such a mess.

And she didn't know anything about it.

The rampant bandits are a sign of the end of the dynasty!

What made Li Zhao even more aggrieved was.

She felt that she was a clean government and loved the people, so why did this happen?

There must be too many officials under her!

This was Li Zhao's injustice to his officials.

After all, they were probably also looking at the bandits and robbers who emerged near the government with a confused look on their faces.

Just as Lin Chen said, these guys were like wild monsters that were refreshed out of thin air.

"Is there a king in Shandong?"

Lin Chen looked at the secret decree given to him by Li Zhao, and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

Indeed.

There is a King of Qi in Shandong, who is also a partner of the previous emperor in building the country.

What made Lin Chen's mouth twitch slightly was that.

The lineage of the King of Qi was originally surnamed Chai.

It is worth mentioning that the current King of Qi is called Chai Rong.

Good guy.

Lin Chen called him good guy.

This person is not a simple person either.

This Chai Rong, originally planned to have a close relationship with Zhao Kuangyin in history.

Zhao Kuangyin's Chenqiao mutiny was to seize the country of the Chai lineage.

It must be said that Chai Rong was also a great leader of a generation, sweeping away the chaos of the Five Dynasties, and had the spirit to reunify China.

It's a pity that he didn't live long, leaving behind orphans and widows before his death.

Otherwise, even if Zhao Kuangyin had ten thousand courage, he would not dare to rebel when Chai Rong was alive.

But I didn't expect that in this world of comprehensive martial arts.

Not only was Chai Rong still alive, he also occupied the former Qi territory in Shandong.

King Qi was very low-key and not well-known.

But Lin Chen could see from the secret order given to him by Li Zhao that King Qi was a serious threat.

So much so that Li Zhao intended to weaken King Qi by taking advantage of this bandit rebellion.

Yes.

According to the secret order.

After Lin Chen finished his Wudang mission, he went straight to Shandong.

He was accompanied by 40,000 Yulin Guards.

This Yulin army was under the name of eliminating Shandong bandits.

In fact, the real purpose was not wine.

After reading the secret order, Lin Chen burned it.

"It's really a life of hard work."

He couldn't help but complain.

Before he traveled here, he needed 996, but he didn't expect to become a feudal corrupt element and go straight to 007.

After complaining, Lin Chen accepted the order.

As for King Qi of Shandong, who was missed by Li Zhao, he was not in a good mood.

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King Qi's Mansion

The middle-aged man in a python robe, burly and heroic, he is Chai Rong.

"Where do these bandits come from?"

Chai Rong couldn't figure it out either.

He was still developing in a low-key manner, watching the changes in the world.

Then Shandong was in chaos.

Even in the fiefdom of the King of Qi, a large number of bandits emerged and plundered.

The two most powerful bandits were named after two mountains.

One was Taohua Mountain, with thousands of followers, and recently broke through a state capital in the fiefdom of the King of Qi, Qingzhou!

The second was Erlong Mountain, with more than 10,000 followers, and looted seven county governments!

Just as Chai Rong was thinking about how to quell the banditry, he heard a servant report.

"Your Majesty, the prince is here to see you."

Hearing what the servant said, Chai Rong rarely showed a smile on his face.

It can be seen.

He is quite satisfied with his prince.

He is called Chai Jin, who is polite and generous.

With such behavior, Chai Rong doesn't have to worry about the situation of a tiger father and a dog son.

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