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Chapter 806: The Makeshift Team of the Pseudo-Wu Regime

In the morning class, Li Cunxi sighed secretly.

He really didn't expect that Li Xiaoyi would end up following Mang Sansi.

He clearly had a bad relationship with Mang Sansi, and even Li Cunxi tried to find a way to save him, even going so far as to send Yuzhou to the Prince of Liang's mansion to find him.

But in the end he still failed to live up to Li Cunxi's expectations.

As expected, the two met for the first time on the battlefield, and Li Cunxi lost his last chance to find Prince Zhanghuai Li Xian.

This person went east, what about Yuzhou?

Wu Zetian said: "The original plan remains unchanged. We will send troops to attack in three days!"

"Cunxi, no matter who you want, I will give it to you!"

Li Cunxi scratched his head again and again.

Who does he want?

In a war against another country, if one is not careful, the whole battle will be lost. It is even more impossible to lead others to gain credit.

After a long while, he chuckled twice.

"I want to ask... General Hu Jinghui."

"I agree, but I'm curious, why do you only want Hu Jinghui?"

"General Tiger is famous and mighty. He can scare people if he's taken out."

Li Cunxi lowered his head and stated the most basic truth.

The ministers looked at it one by one and finally nodded in approval.

Hu Jinghui is indeed famous!

Although the title of the greatest master of the Great Zhou Dynasty had to be competed for among Li Yuanfang, Hu Jinghui and Li Wenzhong.

but.

Apart from Hu Jinghui, no one else dared to accept the title of the bravest warrior in the Great Zhou.

It can be said that since Hu Jinghui calls himself the second bravest warrior of the Great Zhou Dynasty, no one can claim to be the bravest warrior of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Just look at Hu Jinghui's battle record and you will understand.

In Youzhou's case, he rushed into the military camp alone, killed all the generals above the rank of guerrilla lieutenant general of the Five Cities Army and killed more than a thousand soldiers.

Before this, there was even a comment that he was “the best among the cavalry and infantry troops, and he has no rivals in his tactics.”

During the Bleeding Eagle Case, Hu Jinghui, with 500 cavalrymen, dared to invite Li Yuanfang to attack the 20,000-strong anti-military force, killing them in droves and finally capturing their leader alive.

When Li Cunxi was on patrol on behalf of the emperor, he was targeted by the Iron Hand Group. Hu Jinghui even used his unique sense of oppression on the Tangzhou plain to make the leader sweat profusely.

During the Chongzhou case, Hu Jinghui was in the Turkic royal court, and together with Li Yuanfang, he killed people in all directions and went in and out of the Eagle Division army seven times.

It can be said that Hu Jinghui has all the contributions that Li Yuanfang has, and Hu Jinghui has even more contributions that Li Yuanfang does not have.

As early as the year of the military parade in Nanyuan, Hu Jinghui's reputation had already been remembered by the soldiers of the Great Zhou. Although only a few years have passed, Hu Jinghui's power is still there. Just showing his face can terrify people.

"You take them with you," Wu Zetian said. "Wu Youxu will be appointed Minister of Rites, and Wu Yanhao will temporarily serve as the Right Guard General."

"I obey your orders."

"Chengsi, at this critical moment, you should take on multiple duties, including the position of Minister of Rites."

"Lu Dayou is appointed as the Chief Secretary of Luozhou, assisting Chen Ming."

"I obey your orders!"

……

In Yuezhou, Wu Sansi didn't know that he had been forced by Wu Zetian to change his name to Mang Sansi.

He ascended the throne in Shanyin County, the capital of Yuezhou, and later called himself the Great Emperor of Great Wu.

Wu Sansi, then 45 years old, sat on the dragon throne and looked around at the civil and military officials below.

On his left were court officials headed by Lin Yongzhong, the former governor of Suzhou and current prime minister of the Great Wu.

On his right was the military officer headed by Li Xiaoyi, the former heir of the Li family of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the current general of the Great Wu Dynasty.

He only had the 19 states of Jiangdong, and there were not many talented people. Therefore, he directly changed the official system and selected the governor of Suzhou, the best governed state among the original 19 states, to serve as prime minister, thus managing the government.

And this Suzhou governor was Lin Yongzhong.

Wu Sansi would never have thought that after he led the Left and Right Eagle Guards into the Nineteen States, the first person to surrender and suggest that he choose Lin Yongzhong, who was in Yuezhou, as the capital, would be the real Xue Qinglin.

Because of his outstanding abilities, Lin Yongzhong became the prime minister, and he also selected officials from other provincial governors to govern the local areas and serve in the central government of the Great Wu.

Of course, most of these people are of average appearance.

However, this fool Wu Sansi is just an average person, so how could he possibly see the abilities of others?

Therefore, after discovering that Lin Yongzhong was working diligently for him, Wu Sansi happily announced to everyone:

"Prime Minister Lin, although Mi Qing promoted you, you are loyal to me, and I will never let you down!"

At this moment, Lin Yongzhong walked out of the court.

"Your Majesty, most of the official positions in the court are already filled. Our small court imitates the official positions of the Han Dynasty. Although the positions of the Three Dukes are vacant, we still need to carefully consider and find an older and wise local person to take the position."

"Among the military commanders, the titles of Grand General, General of the Cavalry, and General of the Chariots and Cavalry are all held by you generals. Only the shortage of soldiers still requires recruitment."

"The provincial governors have already selected talented county magistrates from their ranks, and the vacancies in the county magistrate positions have been filled."

"What we, the Great Wu, now face is the colossus of the Great Zhou. Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to order the wealthy and powerful families in all prefectures and counties to deliver food and fodder to support our army."

Wu Sansi was so happy to see that Lin Yongzhong had thought of everything.

"Yongzhong is truly my Zifang!"

However, his expression changed soon after.

"It's just that, Yongzhong, those wealthy and powerful families... well, you can discuss it with the officials behind you."

Among the many civil servants behind Lin Yongzhong, regardless of the size of their official positions, there must be a large number of children from wealthy and aristocratic families.

These people had colluded with Wu Sansi in their early years. In order to gain promotion in the future, they were so crazy that they wanted to cede 19 states of Jiangdong for self-governance.

They had a good idea. Wu Sansi was the emperor. If they were defeated in the future and the court caused trouble for them, Wu Sansi would be at the top.

Anyway, the emperor can't kill all these wealthy and powerful families.

Lin Yongzhong turned around and looked around at everyone. He knew better than anyone that these wealthy families would definitely not give them food for free.

So, he turned to Wu Sansi and asked, "Your Majesty, can you give me the power to demand food and fodder?"

Seeing that Lin Yongzhong was confident, Wu Sansi waved his hand and said, "Whatever you want!"

Lin Yongzhong laughed and turned back again.

"The position of the Three Dukes belongs to the highest bidder!"

"Everyone, you must think carefully. If we succeed in conquering the Great Zhou with a small force, the three ministers and the prime minister in the future might become the highest administrative officials of the three ministries of the Secretariat, the Imperial Secretariat, and the Chancellery!"

"Since you are willing to welcome His Majesty into the Nineteen Provinces of Jiangdong, you should not be stingy with some supplies."

"I'll just tell you one number: the starting price for the position of the Three Dukes is 50,000 dan of grain and grass!"

Upon hearing this, many officials whispered to each other and did not dare to make a decision immediately.

Fifty thousand shi of grain and grass is not a small amount for most wealthy and noble families.

Unless they are from the larger families in the Nineteen States of Jiangdong, anyone else who wants to take out these grains must consider their own size.

"His Majesty!"

"We may need to go home and discuss this with our elders."

The temptation of being a third-rank official or even a second-rank official in the future court is not something that ordinary people can resist.

Moreover, he is the highest official. Once selected, he will directly enter the political affairs hall.

The temptation is too great to be worth the investment.