The door was closed tightly, even the door to the inner courtyard was closed tightly, and many servants were guarding the door.
In the hall of the inner courtyard, there were more than a dozen people kneeling in front of Jingzhao Yin Bangu.
Ban Gu is actually his name.
His original name is Yang Wei.
But he never wanted to be called by this name, and he got into fights several times over this. Over time, the name Ban Gu completely replaced Yang Wei's real name.
Many people don't even know the name Yang Wei, and they are still very surprised that the emperor's cousin doesn't have the same surname as the emperor?
However, royal affairs have always been very messy, and everyone kept it secret.
"In recent times, Cao Kang has been instigated by me to attack the emperor."
"Since we have to take action, blindly covering up is just a laughing stock. Everyone knows Cao Kang's wild ambitions. It's ridiculous that Cao Kang still wants to leave a good reputation!"
"Yang Shan, how are you doing with the things you were asked to deal with?"
Ban Gu moved his fat body and asked a young man.
"Father, everything has been dealt with."
"They thought they were all loyal ministers and good men, but they didn't know that everything was under their father's control."
"When Cao Kang becomes the target of public criticism, we can take action against the emperor and put the blame on Cao Kang. By then, by virtue of his father's status as a royal nobleman and his meritorious service in quelling the chaos, I believe that my father will definitely gain the support of everyone."
"Sitting on the Dragon Throne is what everyone expects!"
Yang Shan said with a smile and cupped his hands.
turn out to be.
The previous so-called loyal ministers and saviors were all done under the arrangement of the little emperor's cousin, including the last time he informed the little emperor of the situation in the world and the little emperor came out of the palace to find Cao Kang. It was also because of this uncle's inadvertent decision.
''s advice.
That's why Cao Kang was wary and dissatisfied with the little emperor. Until this time, the little emperor still wanted to escape, which completely touched Cao Kang's bottom line, so he simply took the opportunity to advance his previous plan.
This is the source of the recent chaos in Xiazhou.
"Um……"
"This matter must be done cleanly!"
"Kill everyone inside and outside the palace who knows about this matter. Even if it goes too far, it doesn't matter. We must not let Cao Kang find out about our involvement with the emperor!"
Ban Gu nodded.
"Father, don't worry. Cao Kang has not been able to care about this recently. He has already begun to use troops against Shaanzhou."
"However, Cao Kang now has a heavy army. After recruiting troops during this period, excluding the 100,000 horses sent to Shaanzhou, there are now 400,000 horses in Xiazhou. A few days ago, Nanzhou surrendered without a fight. We must
We have to find a way to use up their men and horses as much as possible."
Yang Shan said with some worry.
"No problem!"
"Haven't you noticed that Zhang Bao of Hezhou has been in control of Hezhou for a long time, not to mention that there is a general like Fan Hanzhong in it. Even if Cao Kang has hundreds of thousands of troops, he wants to
If you capture Zhang Bao, you will definitely suffer heavy losses!"
"Now our forces in Daxia are basically divided into three parts. One part is Cao Kang's side. Currently, it has a heavy army, and the emperor is still in his hands. There are many counselors and generals, so it is the most powerful."
"Although Zhang Bao is not as powerful as Cao Kang, he has suddenly emerged and has good potential. But now he has two states, which is already the limit. Zhang Bao's biggest problem is not his ability, but his people!"
"Zhang Bao's men don't have many good generals at all. Once a large-scale battle begins, the men under him will not be enough to support him."
"His rise is too fast, which means that he does not have time to train his own people. Even if he is Zhang Bao, a powerful hero, and even if he is Fan Hanzhong, he is brave and invincible, everything can never be done by just the two of them!"
"This is the most fundamental reason that limits Zhang Bao's development."
Ban Gu pointed at the table with his finger and said to the people below him pointedly.
"As for several other states, although they also want to participate, their military strength and generals are relatively weak and they are not enough to cause trouble."
Ban Gu said to his men.
These people are the true core of our side.
"As for Cao Kang's troops...you must know that they are the emperor's troops! Not Cao Kang's troops!"
"The reason why Cao Kang was able to mobilize was because with the help of the emperor, Cao Kang was just a literati, he was far from enough!"
"You must control the people under your command in the near future, remember not to be arrogant, quietly summon hundreds of our dead soldiers to the capital, wait for the opportunity, and kill the emperor!"
Ban Gu said coldly.
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Hezhou.
Since Zhang Bao had the plan, he started preparations in all aspects.
But Zhang Bao also knows that this kind of thing is difficult to accomplish overnight.
Even if he had the means to kidnap the emperor now, he would immediately become the target of public criticism.
Cao Kang, other states, and even Fu Mingli of Liaozhou would launch an attack on Hezhou. It would be impossible for Hezhou to resist the soldiers of the world with the power of Hezhou.
At least not yet!
Before that, what needs to be done more is to win the hearts and minds of the people and let everyone in the world know that Cao Kang is regicide and treason. In this way, it will not immediately become a situation of siege by the world, and we can also use the name of the little emperor.
, summon the righteous divisions to deal with Cao Kang.
The second point is that the previously arranged competition between the two top candidates in literature and martial arts is now in full swing across Hezhou.
If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools!
Even if I really kill the emperor, I still have to be able to withstand the battle that follows.
And to do things, we need people.
The handling of civil servants is also simple. When the Zhu Yue forces were dealt with before, there are now many county offices in Hezhou. Many of the official positions such as county magistrate, chief registrar, and military lord are vacant.
People like Huang Chenzhi had been appointed by Zhu Yue in advance. Many of their vacant positions were not filled by anyone. Zhang Bao directly asked people selected from various places to take up their posts and evaluate their performance within a three-month period.
.
Then do the rotation.
As for the selection of generals, Hezhou has no place to use them.
So Zhang Bao started from the entire state border between Hezhou and Dongzhou, and formed countless small-scale armies with newly recruited soldiers from Hezhou. These selected people led them into Dongzhou to raid.
Rating based on combat merit.
Fighting to support fighting is the best way to select generals.
In this way, not only can Dongzhou be slowly cannibalized, but also troops can be trained and the fittest can survive!
War is inherently cruel.
Since you want to be a general, how can you lead an army if you don't have the ability to fight out of a sea of blood and corpses?
In this way, under Zhang Bao's arrangement, the entire Hezhou was relaxed on the outside and tight on the inside, and progress in all aspects was rapidly unfolding.