lcionline Chapter 529: Haining Navy
Chapter 529: Haining Navy
"what?!"
When Emperor Qingning heard the news, it took him a long time to digest the information contained in this sentence.
In other words, during the three years that the Xin family was in exile, they annexed the countries to the west, south, and north of Dasheng?
Zheng Qin had been busy researching the backpack these days and had just heard this astonishing news.
He originally thought that the Xin family and these time travelers only had sufficient military and financial resources to control Dasheng, but he didn't know that these people were so powerful that they directly took over the surrounding areas of Dasheng. After taking over Dasheng, it would be equivalent to taking over the entire continent!
"When did these places become theirs? Why was there no news at all?"
Emperor Qingning muttered to himself, unable to accept this reality: "Where do they get the military and financial resources?"
"Was it provided by Princess Jin and He Lin?"
"Plus the transportation provided by Yuelai Escort Agency..."
"That's not right. These three forces have only risen in the past three years."
Zheng Qin reminded him, "Your Majesty, don't forget that He Lin has the entire Lingnan He family behind him."
The spy also stammered at this time: "Also, I heard that when the Crown Princess was in exile, she discovered gold mines, gem mines, and agarwood on Haizhou Island..."
"What? There are so many things in that godforsaken place?"
After hearing the news, Emperor Qingning's healed wound almost burst with anger, and his lower body was in pain.
It turns out that his exile was not a punishment, but rather sending a mouse into the rice jar.
Is my half of the credit for the Xin family's sudden rise also due to this?
Emperor Qingning wanted to cover his wound in pain, but the location of the wound was too embarrassing.
Seeing that Emperor Qingning was about to throw up in anger, Zheng Qin quickly advised: "Your Majesty, don't get angry! The matter is done, let's take it one step at a time. As long as there is green in the mountains, there is no need to worry about running out of firewood."
Emperor Qingning took a deep breath for a long time before he recovered.
He quickly asked, "Where did my 50,000 imperial guards go on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
The spy reported back, "I have inquired about it. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, 50,000 imperial soldiers suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. The whole army was in a state of depression, and they were almost lying down. The Xin family army, Yuelai Escort Agency, Princess Jin, and the private soldiers of the He family can easily control these 50,000 patients."
Emperor Qingning took a deep breath and said, "All 50,000 people have been infected?"
The spy answered truthfully: "There must be something wrong with the food. Now the food in the capital and surrounding areas is all monopolized by the Jin Princess, the He family, and the Linzhou Li family. If they want to tamper with the food, your people will not be able to prevent it."
Zheng Qin sighed: "Being controlled over the issue of eating is like being strangled by the neck."
According to this statement, wouldn't all the troops in his Dasheng territory be controlled?
This is a dead end. How to solve it?
Emperor Qingning's expression seemed to have changed a lot compared to before: "The dynasty of Dasheng changed overnight. What is the public opinion? Is there anyone who speaks up for me?"
"This..." The spy hesitated.
Zheng Qin glanced at him and said, "Just tell me what happened. His Majesty won't blame you."
Emperor Qingning nodded and gripped the armrests of his chair tightly.
"First, your trusted confidant, the Northwest Tiger General Yao Chengping, was dragged out and paraded through the streets. He personally exposed you and instructed him to frame the Xin family. Later, the life story of Princess Yang Wanyi of Zhao was revealed to the public. The fact that the Queen Mother had secretly executed two princesses was also exposed to the public. The people in the capital feel horrified every time this matter is mentioned."
The spy's retelling was already very euphemistic. In fact, Emperor Qingning and the Empress Dowager had become the objects of everyone's reviling in the capital. They regarded human life as worthless and did not care about the lives of their subjects.
"The people now believe that this Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet is a Hongmen Banquet hosted by you. The Xin family and Xue Wei were trapped in the palace and were forced to rebel!"
"Moreover, the Xin family was exiled for three years and fought all around Dasheng, expanding the territory of China by two times. This incident shocked the people."
"Not only did the people see the true fighting power of the Xin family, but they also felt that they had always been loyal. After three years of exile, their strength had grown to this point, but they still did not attack Dasheng and return to Dasheng. Instead, they chose to return to Dasheng in order to clear their grievances. This was for the sake of the people's peaceful and stable life. The people were touched and spontaneously supported the new Chinese dynasty."
It would have been better if Emperor Qingning didn't ask, but when he did, he was so angry that he almost fainted.
Zheng Qin felt that the news about the Xin family had spread too quickly recently. He even suspected that these people had raised navy troops all over Dasheng.
The last bit of energy and spirit of Emperor Qingning was drained away: "What should I do now? I have nothing here."
"No, no. Your Majesty, please don't be so sure."
Zheng Qin shook his head at this time, with excitement on his face: "Your Majesty, the west, north and east of Dasheng have been taken by these people, but there is only the east left. Don't forget that you still have the navy!"
"No matter how much they plan, there will always be mistakes!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Qingning suddenly raised his head. Yes, he still had 40,000 Haining navy troops in the east!
Five years ago, when Japanese pirates invaded, the Haining navy was powerless to resist and had to seek help from the imperial court. At that time, the two brothers Xin Che and Xin Cheng led their troops to fight, and together with the Haining navy, they killed all the Japanese pirates. Since then, the East China Sea has been peaceful for five years, and Emperor Qingning has not asked much about the affairs of the Haining navy.
Especially in the past month, let alone the Japanese pirates, all the scattered pirate forces in the East China Sea have disappeared. The governor of the navy submitted a letter of comfort, saying that everything was fine and calm, so stable that Emperor Qingning didn't even remember that such an important force existed.
The governor of the Haining Navy, Yu Xianyi, was a distant relative of the Empress Dowager. At that time, they were unable to deal with the Japanese pirates and had to rely on the Xin family to repel the enemy, which made the Haining Navy feel ashamed.
The people along the coast of the East China Sea praised the Xin family but thought that the Haining Navy was useless, which made the Haining Navy's attitude towards the Xin family be respectful on the surface but hateful in private.
Later, in order to avenge their previous defeat, the Haining Navy trained hard every day. Although they did not have the strength, they at least showed an attitude. Only then did their reputation among the people improve.
It is reasonable and logical for the Haining Navy to stand on his side.
Emperor Qingning regained his spirits when he thought of this!
These people have influence all over Dasheng, but once he escapes to the vast ocean, what can these people do to him?
Zheng Qin was getting more and more excited the more he thought about it. "The Haining navy in the East China Sea is far away from the capital. Although their power is now spread all over Dasheng, their foundation in the East China Sea is still shallow."
He thought of a very important thing. The distribution of oceans and continents in this world was similar to that in his previous life. So if he went eastward, he would be able to reach the American continent.
Judging from the level of development of productivity in the ancient world today, the American continent is probably still a primitive continent.