Chapter 397 Zheng's "Overlord"

After so many years of pro-government, Zheng Guogong has been able to skillfully balance the power of various courtier factions in the court.

A wise monarch can cleverly use party disputes to maintain his rule.

Monolithic courtiers and united courtiers are the most disliked by the monarchs, because once that situation takes shape, it means that the power of the monarch will be completely emptied by the courtiers.

Zheng Guogong was most pleased to see courtiers of various lines arguing against each other for their own interests, because only in that way could his status be as solid as gold. Because no matter which faction wants to get more benefits, they have to win the support of the monarch.

Today, the quarrel in Zheng Guochao is only a small scene. In many cases, Zheng Guogong even feels that courtiers' factions are not fighting fiercely enough, and he will secretly send people to provoke.

The focus of discussion at Zheng Guochao Hall today is mainly who is ultimately responsible for the plague incident in Tan County.

The Mo family seemed to be responsible for the plague forces in Tan County, but Zheng Guogong had to take care of the influence of the Mo family.

If you really delve into this matter, Zheng Guogong might also trigger a strong backlash from the Mohist school.

However, the plague incident in Tan County has become more and more intense. According to the latest news, there have been more than 5,000 people infected by the plague in Tan County.

The metal plague is also different from the ordinary plague. Even if the ordinary plague is not good enough, the country will send troops to directly suppress the plague source, kill all people who have been infected or may be infected with the plague, and then burn all the corpses. Just put it out.

Ordinary plague people will become extremely weak when infected, but those infected with the metal plague will become extremely crazy.

Even if it is just an ordinary citizen, his body becomes more and more metalized with the increase of the metal plague infection, even if the army wants to kill the infected person of the metal plague, it is difficult.

The whole body of an infected person who has completely completed the metal corpse can be described as invulnerable, and even if the metal zombie is beheaded, the remaining corpse will not die immediately. Not long ago, Zheng Guo's soldier was scratched by the severed arm of a metal virus infected person.

In the end, the Zheng Guo soldier did not escape the fate of the metal corpse.

Zheng Guogong has urgently dispatched the most advanced medical doctor from the capital to go to the front line, and together with the family of geniuses, the Xue family, to study the antidote to the metal plague, but so far, there has been no progress in the development of the antidote.

The metal plague incident in Tanxian caused panic throughout the territory of Zheng. However, the bad things Zheng Guogong is facing now are far more than these.

The unsullied army's sabotage in the 12 counties in the west of Zheng State severely sounded a wake-up call for the senior officials of Zheng State.

Seemingly well-equipped and well-trained Zheng Guo soldiers turned out to be like a group of fools after an unexpected incident happened.

The rioters ran wildly in the 12 counties in the west of Zheng State and committed crimes.

This time the mob’s troubles caused the Mo family to lose only property, but what they lost to Zheng Guo was the majesty of the country.

Not only did the Zheng army not leave behind a mob, but they didn't even see the shadow of others.

Zheng Guogong has been informed that many families have begun to shrink their industries and transfer assets due to the impact of this mob attack.

Obviously, the current situation in Zheng State can no longer give those businessmen a sense of security.

Zheng Guo's national policy is above economic. This time Hongshanbao's retaliation seemed to be only aimed at the Mohist school, but Zheng Guo's negative impact was also huge.

Now Zheng Guo urgently needs to find a scapegoat to divert the attention of all forces.

Dig this scapegoat out and get rid of it. Only in this way can Zheng Guo's national image be washed away. The scapegoat Zheng Guogong also considered the Mo family.

However, because the Mohist school's power is too large, the Mohist school has a huge amount of investment in the territory of Zheng State, which affects the whole body. Zheng Guogong did not dare to take the risk of severely damaging Zheng Guo's economy and forcibly erase the Mohist school.

And since the Mohist can't move, only Red Mountain Fort is the only one who can move.

Although Zheng Guo has no conclusive evidence, Hongshan Fort does have sufficient motives.

The grievances between Hongshan Fort and the Mo Family are all well-known things in the world. People also thought that Red Mountain Fort would retaliate against the Mo Family, but they did not expect that Red Mountain Fort's revenge action would be so fierce and so desperate.

"Sure."

Above the court always remained silent, Zheng Guogong finally spoke.

Zheng Guo's open mouth was immediately accompanied by a strong pressure. In an instant, all the courtiers felt that their breathing was stagnant, and the involuntary people all closed their mouths.

"There are many doubts about the spread of the plague by the Mohist school. This matter is put on hold."

As soon as Zheng Guogong spoke, this matter was considered to have set the tone, and the Mo family could not move yet.

"The top priority is to control the plague. Yu Yu, Han, how is the antidote to control the plague?"

"Return to Zheng Gong, the imperial hospital has been working around the clock to develop the antidote to the plague, and now it has made little progress. The old minister has ordered people to expeditiously send the prescription to Tanxian Daying with 800 miles."

The reply from Yuyu Han can be said to be the rare good news in recent days. Zheng Guogong has been devastated by the metal plague in Tan County in the past two days.

The metal plague infected only a few hundred people from the very beginning, and has spread to thousands of people today. Half of Tanxian County has almost fallen.

"Well, if the prescription is effective, the hospital should be rewarded."

"The old minister Xie Zhenggong, all colleagues at the Royal Hospital!"

The Han Yu doctor is estimated to be over seventy years old, and the wrinkles and beard and hair on his face have become snow white. With a withered body, a rickety back, and his deep salute, Zheng Guogong was really afraid that he would break himself.

However, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers. Zheng Guogong is a person who attaches great importance to cards, so he can only safely receive the gift of the Han Yu doctor.

Yu Doctor Han's reply was considered to have solved the plague matter temporarily, so the only thing left to Zheng Guochaotang that needs to be considered to solve is the thugs who fleeing in the 12 counties in the west of Zheng.

The destructive activities led by Hong Ji were unprecedented in Zheng's territory. The rampant thugs really severely hit Zheng Guo's national image.

Although Zheng Guochaotang’s attitude towards the Mohist school is both good and bad, Zheng Guochaotang’s attitude towards this group of thugs is surprisingly consistent, that is, it must be severely suppressed, and the culprit hidden behind the scenes must be dug out. To the law.

Otherwise, it is really difficult to quell the huge public grievances in Zheng State.

Said it was a public grievance, but in fact the interests of the courtiers were seriously damaged. Hong Ji destroyed the image of Zheng Guo's stable and prosperous country.

If the thugs are not eliminated for a day, the businessmen will not be able to invest in peace of mind. They will worry that the thugs will not know when they will rush out to burn their property.

However, Zheng's local army did not dare to compliment the performance in this response to the mob.

Zheng Guogong asked the courtiers whether he had traced the whereabouts and details of the mob.

At this time, Master Xiao, who was in charge of the local county soldiers, stood up and spoke.

"Return to Zheng Gong, from the intelligence analysis we have so far, it is very likely that the mob came from Red Mountain Fort."

"Oh? Lord Xiao has conclusive evidence?"

Zheng Guogong made a surprise statement.

"There is no conclusive evidence."

The Master Xiao answered simply when he arrived.

"Hong Ji, the lord of the Red Mountain Fort, is also an earl proclaimed by the Imperial Court of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is not easy to blindly convict it without evidence."

"Zheng Gongying Ming!"

This Master Xiao didn't seem to be surprised that his monarch would answer this way, he quietly offered a flattering, and then said again.

"However, the grievances between Hongshanbao and the Mohist school are well known, and Hongshanbao is the most motivated to commit the crime."

"Even so, it's impossible."

Zheng Guogong still refused to directly put the accusation of instigating the mob to cause chaos on the head of the Red Mountain Fort.

Two consecutive attempts to put the accusation of instigating the mob to bring trouble to Zheng Guo on the head of the Red Mountain Fort failed. This man had to wonder whether he would be wrong with his own monarch in his heart.

"Could it be that Zheng Guo had no intention of letting that Red Mountain Fort be a scapegoat?"

"Gong Gong, the minister feels that what Master Xiao said is not completely unreasonable. Hongshanbao is indeed the most suspicious. In addition, the Mohist accuses Hongshanpu of plagiarizing their Mohist ordnance technology and kidnapping their skilled workers. The Mohist hopes that Zheng Guo can Uphold justice for them and severely punish Red Mountain Fort."

After the Master Xiao, courtiers stood up to attack the Red Mountain Fort, and these officials were all the former officials who supported the Mo family.

Zheng Guogong silently saw all this in his eyes, not knowing what he was calculating in his heart.

"Gong Zheng, Hong Ji, the fortress of the Red Mountain Fort, is just an earl. She should pay respect to Gong Zheng after she is granted. Now why doesn't Zheng Gong take this opportunity to announce that Hong Ji has come to see him? I will definitely give Zheng Gong a satisfactory answer."

"And if that Hong Ji refuses to see Gong Zheng, then Zheng Guo can use this reason to send troops to Hongshan Fort. This move is justified."

"Well, this is a safe move, just as Lord He said."

Zheng Guogong finally showed a satisfied smile on his face after hearing this Mr. He's statement.

In fact, Zheng Guogong didn't want to use Hongshanbao as a scapegoat, he just didn't want their Zheng Guo's operations to be too rough.

As suggested by the previous Master Xiao, the whole is to use an unwarranted charge to forcibly attack Red Mountain Fort.

"Hmph, when I am Lu Guohou that reckless man?"

The biggest characteristic of Zheng Guogong is that he is very good-faced, and he likes to pay attention to his reputation.

Just like Lu Guohou, he didn't bother to do anything about starting a war with Zhongshan State for a crappy reason.

Mr. He's suggestion just now is very comprehensive. On the one hand, the Imperial Court of the Great Zhou did have regulations that the lower aristocrats should take the initiative to visit the upper aristocrats.

The Imperial Court of the Great Zhou Dynasty is an empire with an extremely strict hierarchy.

It's just that that rule has been in vain all the time, and the land of the Northern Territory emphasizes absolute strength.

For example, Lu Guohou is only the title of a Marquis, and it is reasonable that he should pay homage to Duke Zheng on a regular basis, because Duke Zheng’s rank is Duke, King, Duke, Hou, and Earl.

The title of Duke Zheng is one level higher than that of Lu Guohou. However, Zheng Guochao didn't dare to suggest that Zheng Guogong announced Lu Guohou to see him.

Just kidding, Zheng Guogong really dared to declare that Lu Guohou definitely dare to tell Zheng Guogong to know what it means to kill.

Although Lu Guo has always relied on importing food from Zheng, Lu Guo is not willing to offend Zheng. But Lu Guo's unwillingness to offend Zheng Guo does not mean that Lu Guo dare not offend Zheng Guo.

Like Selenas's eyes, Lu Guohou also saw the strength of Zheng's army.

Perhaps Zheng Guo himself did not realize that now. Zheng Guo has always been superstitious about ordnance.

They think that as long as the army is strictly trained, well equipped, and has a good military pay, Zheng's army will be the strongest.

But they overlooked the most important point. The army was not trained, but played out.

One of the simplest examples, when Hong Ji first took over the Red Mountain Fort, the mountain bandit soldiers could only be described as a mob.

If it weren't for Hong Ze and Jiangtong who brought his immediate family members behind, Hong Ji would even have no soldiers to use.

The growth of an iron-blooded army from scratch, and the growth of an army of recruits with seeds of veterans are completely two concepts.

Hong Ji relied on the army seeds stolen from the power of Lu Kingdom's war, and through **** battles with veterans and recruits, did he create the current Red Mountain Guards.

Similarly, Yuhualing's Innocent Legion rushed over from the sea of ​​blood in the corpse mountain, and the group of veteran soldiers of the State of Zheng could not be compared with it.

In Hong Ji's eyes, Zheng Guo was a huge treasure, a cash machine. Zheng Guo's current wealth can be harvested anytime and anywhere when Hong Ji thinks about it.

Only Zheng Guo himself is still alive in his dream of being the overlord of the Northern Territory.

Zheng Guo has set the tone for Hongshanbao's handling attitude. Soon Zheng Guo sent a mission to Hongshanbao.

At this time, Hong Ji finally found the true position of the sub-rudder in the northern region of the Mo Family.

The Mohist school set up an obvious sub-rudder in the national capital of Zheng State~lightnovelpub.net~ but that sanction rudder was not worthy of its name. At best, it can only be regarded as a larger base of the Mohist school in Zheng State.

However, the current sub-rudder of the Mohist school is located in a hidden valley, and hundreds of Mohist checkpoints are spread out in the surrounding mountains and forests.

In the detection radar, Hong Ji found the large-scale Mojia factory hidden in the valley behind.

The teleportation alien took the two craftsmen of the Red Mountain Fort along the way, hiding in Tibet, and after several dangers, finally reached this final destination.

When the teleportation alien saw the signboard of the Northern Sub-rudder of the Mo Family from a long distance, his tears almost poured out directly from his eyes.

"Finally... finally here, we are safe!"

Teleportation is so excited that foreigners can't help themselves.

And at this moment, Hong Ji, who was following far behind, cried with joy when she heard the teleportation alien, and a touch of playfulness appeared in the corners of her mouth.

"Safe? Humph, the game has just begun."