Chapter 301: Bitter Remonstrance

Ling Chen led thirty thousand fire-men in a night raid on the Northern Border Army!

The fire burned through the connected camps, and over eighty thousand men of the Northern Border Army were burned to death that night!

Xie Chan led twenty thousand pursuing troops to execute the famous Longyan general Zheng Yuxing! Zheng Yuxing never waited for his reinforcements from Rongshan Pass, because the Northern Border Army at Rongshan Pass had been blocked in Guanzhong by Jiang Xuan, who arrived just in time, and they dared not take a single step out.

These pieces of news spread throughout the entire Longyan Dynasty within a few days.

"Zheng Yuxing is dead?"

"Defeated and killed by two young generals?"

The whole world was in an uproar, unable to believe it.

At the same time.

The name Ling Chen also began to be known by people and became a subject of enthusiastic discussion.

Is this a scholar?

No!

This is a devil!

So this is how ruthless a scholar is when fighting a war!

Meanwhile.

Longyan Jinghua Imperial Palace, Yangxin Hall.

A group of civil and military officials were kneeling, impeaching Liu Zheng in a clamor!

"Your Majesty, General Zheng has been diligent and conscientious, guarding the Northern Border for over thirty years; he can be called a pillar of the nation! This, this, this, this Western Regions Construction Corps of Governor Liu is destroying the foundation of our Longyan!"

Zhu Zhen was tearful and filled with righteous indignation.

Others from the Scholar-official Group also chimed in one after another.

The Prince of Qin sneered from the side: "My lords, the cause and effect of this matter are known to all under heaven. Zheng Yuxing invaded Cheshi first, and Cheshi resisted later. What is it, you can't win, so you come here to cry?"

"You, you, you..."

"Prince of Qin, that is not the right way to put it! That Cheshi blew up a thousand men of the Northern Border Army first!"

"And that is the reason for a fight to the death?"

The two sides instantly erupted into a chaotic argument.

Yet Xie Tianyao, at this moment, completely turned a deaf ear to the bickering of these two interest groups.

Because he was looking at a name on the military report!

Xie Chan!

Xie Chan?

Grand Eunuch Zhou's suspicions had long since been unable to be contained, and he had sent them to Jinghua via carrier pigeon.

This made Xie Tianyao incredibly excited!

His own daughter...

Judging by the age comparison of this Xie Chan, this was truly and surely his own daughter!

When Xie Tianyao first learned this news, a flash of disappointment had indeed crossed his heart.

Why was it a daughter, and not a son?

However, he was still excited in his heart. The Longyan Dynasty now had a few princesses, but how could they compare to the one born of Zhai Qing'er?

Qing'er...

Qing'er...

This was the daughter of himself and Qing'er!

Today, he learned that Ling Chen and Xie Chan had both become famous throughout the world at the same time.

In his heart, he was both depressed and happy.

What made him happy was that his daughter was not only talented in both literature and martial arts, but also a qualified commander of troops!

What made him depressed was still, why wasn't it a son?

Therefore.

At this moment, his heart was in chaos, and he was very excited. How could he care about the argument before him? What Zheng Yuxing, how could he care about that!

"Enough!"

With an angry shout, the whole hall fell silent as if cicadas in winter.

Xie Tianyao looked around and said coldly: "Zheng Yuxing had ulterior motives and brought this upon himself. Furthermore, the Western Regions Construction Corps is highly autonomous and self-reliant; what does that have to do with Governor Liu?"

Everyone immediately fell silent.

That's right.

Liu Zheng did not directly participate in this war...

Although the terrifying logistical support capability of the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce shocked the world, that did not count as direct participation in the war. So what did Zheng Yuxing's death have to do with Liu Zheng?

Since the Emperor had set the tone, no one else dared to say anything, and they left one after another.

"Chan'er, Chan'er..."

After these people left, Xie Tianyao could not help but stand up and pace back and forth in the Yangxin Hall.

"Quick, quick, send a letter to Grand Eunuch Zhou, tell that Governor Liu, no matter what, he must bring Xie Chan back to Longyan!"

He immediately ordered excitedly.

The young eunuch took the order and ran out.

"This..."

"This Ling Chen..."

At this time, Liu Zheng, Liu Dahao, Qin Zhangfeng, and others, who were in Liangzhou, also received this shocking news.

Thirty thousand fire-men...

Even Liu Zheng could not help but gasp.

This Ling Chen is truly ruthless!

Liu Dahao also laughed heartily: "Qingyang Xiansheng once said that Ling Chen's extremism and sharpness are almost unrivaled in the world. Seeing it today, it is indeed so."

Liu Zheng was also left between laughter and tears.

He did not know how he should evaluate Ling Chen. But he believed that, at least for now, Ling Chen was a very useful and sharp sword, and this sharpness would likely only grow more intense.

It was just that.

He did not know if this peerless sharpness would eventually hurt himself.

A double-edged sword!

It seems that in the future, Liu Zheng still needs to think more about how to manage his subordinates; that is the King's Way.

Liu Zheng simply stopped thinking about him.

These days, many of his Platforms and Methods regarding the reforms had already been prepared.

At his summons, the chief officials of the thirty prefectures and counties of Liangzhou had also gathered in Liangzhou one after another.

Liu Zheng had always known that these officials in Liangzhou did not actually want to see reform.

They still wanted to continue the previous system.

Even.

It was very likely that if he were too extreme, it would provoke resistance from these vested interest groups.

However, given Xie Tianyao's physical condition, taking it slow was not realistic.

Do it!

While the old emperor supports him, just do it!

It was just that Liu Zheng had not expected.

Before he had even started.

Someone in this Liangzhou City could no longer sit still.

This day, suddenly outside the Liangzhou Prefecture, many of the city's commoners, scholars, wealthy merchants, craftsmen, and even farmers gathered.

Early in the morning, they woke Liu Zheng up.

"What is going on?"

Liu Zheng put on his clothes, his brows furrowed.

"Young Master, that group of people is here to petition!"

"Petition?" Liu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then immediately went out.

Sure enough.

Before even reaching the entrance, he could already hear the noisy commotion outside, and upon stepping out, he saw a dense crowd of people.

"My Lord, Liangzhou is currently exhausted; we cannot afford any major upheavals!"

"That's right, My Lord, it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone; if you really reform, how are we commoners supposed to live!"

"We beg you, My Lord, leave us a way to survive!"

The people on the scene, regardless of anything else, knelt on the ground and began to wail.

For a time, the entrance to the Liangzhou Prefecture was filled with noise and clamor, one wave after another.

No matter how the people of the Liangzhou Prefecture tried to persuade them, it was useless.

"The Young Master is here!"

"Young Master Liu!"

As soon as the crowd saw Liu Zheng, they staged their wailing drama once again.

Liu Zheng was left between laughter and tears.

Although he did not know who had incited these people, that person must have grasped their weaknesses. For instance, Liangzhou was inherently barren, crops were scarce, and the harvest depended on the weather. These people naturally worried that changes in policy would affect their livelihoods.

The person who could manipulate these people definitely did not have a low status!

The group was still making a scene; if this continued, how could the official office carry out its work?

Liu Zheng shouted: "Fellow villagers, the methods for reform have not yet been finalized. Please do not lightly believe rumors and affect the daily work of the Liangzhou Prefecture!"

"Bullshit!"

"That is not what we want to hear!"

"Exactly, who doesn't know that the Liangzhou Prefect is most fond of drastic measures? Once he starts, he doesn't care about anything else!"

"That style of yours might have succeeded in tiny Yinzhou, but that is not necessarily the case for Liangzhou!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhangfeng was burning with rage and shouted: "Audacious!"

Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly.