Luo Youdu blew away the dust in one breath and clapped his hands.
The chaos in Bianjing was somewhat beyond his expectation, but when he thought about it carefully, it made sense.
The reason lies within himself and Zhao Kuangyin.
Without his own presence in history, Guo Rong could not afford to form the three military giants to check and balance each other.
As a result, Zhao Kuangyin's family was the only one in power, and Han Tong, who held the power of bodyguard and military affairs, was more than one level behind Zhao Kuangyin.
Therefore, many of Guo Rong's policies in history were used to check and balance Zhao Kuangyin.
It was only resolved by people like Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyi, and Zhao Pu. They took advantage of human greed and broke the balance carefully laid by Guo Rong.
Some people say why not get rid of Zhao Kuangyin and get it over with.
This is a bit taken for granted. On the one hand, Guo Rong's disease comes and goes quickly, and he really can't take care of many things.
What's more important is that the world was not unified at that time, and everyone was watching.
Not to mention continuing to complete the great cause of unification, there are no strong generals. Facing powerful enemies from all directions and facing the proud soldiers and generals within the Great Zhou Dynasty, how can an orphan and a widower defend the world?
Zhao Kuangyin is indeed a major threat, but without Zhao Kuangyin to restrain the arrogant and powerful generals, the situation faced by the Zhou Dynasty will be even worse.
The situation is completely different now. Zhao Kuangyin's reputation and his own strength are far behind those in history.
Zhao Kuangyin was not a peaceful person, so he was calm and composed compared to those who had the chance to win in history.
His lack of strength makes him even more dangerous. In order to be able to compete with him in the near future, he is sparing no effort to develop and strengthen himself.
Guo Rong even gave Zhao Kuangyin a certain amount of support in this regard in order to allow him to compare with him.
Originally, Guo Rong's physical condition was not optimistic.
People in Bianjing were panicked, and Zhao Kuangyin took frequent actions. Other military officials were inevitably affected and formed gangs.
Civil servants have a clearer view of the situation and inevitably consider their own future.
If this happens, it is inevitable that the situation will become more turbulent. #b... ...
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br# Thinking about Guo Rong's physical condition at the moment, Luo Youdu couldn't help but feel a little sad.
The emperor Guo Rong really had nothing to say to him...
only……
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry!"
Luo Youdu spoke softly. From the bits of information revealed in the letter, he could tell that Guo Rong had set many constraints on his current power and power in order to balance it.
He can understand all the arrangements Guo Rong has made for the great Zhou Dynasty and the inheritance of his foundation, and he can even accept some of the unfair treatment he has received.
As far as Guo Rong usually takes care of Zhiyu, it's really nothing if he feels a little wronged at critical moments.
But he absolutely could not accept being the auxiliary minister together with Zhao Kuangyin.
Guo Rong only knew that Zhao Kuangyin was ambitious, but Luo Youdu knew that the moment Guo Rong fell ill, Zhao Kuangyin's ambition had turned into ambition.
This is fatal.
The Great Zhou Dynasty has not yet been unified. Western Shu, Southern Tang, Wuping, and Wuyue are all surrendered in name only. The Northern Han and Southern Han still regard themselves as emperors and occupy large areas of territory.
The Dingnan Army is in a state of being in a state of defiance. The Uighurs in Ganzhou and the Guiyi Army in Shagua...
There are also powerful foreign enemies like Khitan...
There was a long way to go in the future, and Luo Youdu didn't want to get into an endless intrigue with Zhao Kuangyin. He was even less worried about Zhao Kuangyin leading his troops to the expedition, and he was also worried about Zhao Kuangyin sitting in the rear.
Similarly, Luo Youdu believed that Zhao Kuangyin would not worry about him...
The two of them assisting the government together are like two tigers in the mountain. Sooner or later there will be a battle.
Luo Youdu stretched out greatly. After sitting for a long time, the bones in his body made a rattling sound.
Stretching my body, I walked out of the tent and looked at the stars in the night sky.
From Zhao Kuangyin's perspective, it makes sense to take advantage of his absence to grab some resources and expand his strength.
But this is a reasonable thing, and there is a high chance that he will be doomed.
This is an opportunity!
Golden opportunity.
Luo Youdu looked at the brightest star in the sky, swept away the gloom in his heart, and a sentence flashed in his mind: "The first battle is the last battle!...
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His eyes became firm and determined!
The later the fight breaks out, the greater the damage will be to Da Zhou.
Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, Luo Youdu has no intention of complying with Guo Rong's arrangement.
There is no tense moment, and there is no plan to consume each other. The sword is a life and death battle.
Luo Youdu and Zhao Kuangyin must fall.
He glanced at Jizhou City, which looked like a giant beast in the darkness.
But before going back to kill Zhao Kuangyin, Jizhou City must be chewed down first.
At dawn.
The sound of war drums suddenly sounded.
Jie Li stood on top of the city tower and looked at the uniform stone-repelling trucks not far away. There were more than a hundred of them.
The entire section of the city wall on the left and right sides of the city is within the range of the trebuchet.
This Khitan veteran, who was nearly sixty years old, already had a will to die in his eyes.
A lonely city cannot be defended. Jieli, who has experienced many battles, naturally knows this truth.
Luo Youdu surrounded three people but one was missing, giving them space and opportunity to escape.
No one was moved by the solution.
From the beginning, the veteran had no intention of surviving.
"Your Majesty, it's coming soon! Xie Li is coming to accompany you!"
Xie Li grew up with Yelu Deguang, and heard Yelu Deguang talk about his lofty ambitions more than once, drinking from the Yellow River, taking over the Central Plains, and having a taste of the emperor of the Central Plains.
Yelu Deguang tried his best to win over the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun from Shi Jingtang, successfully destroyed Shi Chonggui, and entered Bianliang, Tokyo as the emperor of the Central Plains.
The scene of Yelu Deguang, wearing a sky-high crown and a crimson gauze robe, receiving congratulations from hundreds of officials in Chongyuan Hall, appeared before Jie Li's eyes.
Jieli suddenly drew out the scimitar from his waist and shouted: "The Guo thieves are rampant, they have invaded my home and driven out my holy king, and now they want to invade my Jizhou. I, Jieli, swear here to live and die with the city of Jizhou." As long as people are around, the city will be destroyed and people will die!"
Jie Li's prestige in Jizhou was very high. Those who received his grace responded to this tragic cry and their morale was high.
Xie Li thought to himself: "Before we come down, we must let the people in the Central Plains know that you captured Youzhou. If you want to take it back easily, you have to ask Xie Li whether his knife is sharp enough."
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#Just as he was thinking this, he saw countless flying rocks coming through the sky.
The heroic spirit suddenly disappeared, and he retracted his body into the female wall.
Flying stones hit the city wall one after another, making a thunderous explosion.
Luo Youdu did not choose to directly send troops to attack by force. Facing a famous general and the situation in the city where everyone in the city was united, it would be unwise to attack by force.
Since there was a shortage of catapults in the city, Luo Youdu directly transported the catapults built when attacking Youzhou City, as well as Youzhou City's own inventory, plus the catapults originally transported from Jizhou to Shunzhou, to the front line.
The number is not large, just over 400.
When preparing to transport siege equipment, Luo Youdu arranged for 30,000 soldiers to collect boulders along the Yanshan Mountains. The number was not large, about 20,000.
Don't care about anything, just let the bombardment last for a few days and nights before talking about it.