On the morning of July 28, 428, the Great Jin Dynasty, in a curtain of the Suzhou Xiangjun camp outside Wujin City, Zhang Mingqi, the governor of Suzhou Prefecture, looked around at the many strategists and generals gathered here, and said with a calm expression: "I have received the emperor's secret order and have been learned by the thirteenth family that the people sent by Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, are in Wujin City, to dissuade our Suzhou Xiangjun troops from entering the capital!"

Although Emperor Liu Heng later sent someone to send Zhang Mingqi another decree to call him to Canglong City for an interview, Zhang Mingqi was not going to lead troops to the capital in this name. Zhang Mingqi was going to directly announce the secret decree sent to him by Emperor Liu Heng, and their Suzhou Xiangjun was ordered to fight against rebellion.

Therefore, Zhang Mingqi didn't care about the secret order when the Thirteenth Family learned about the secret order. Zhang Mingqi even hoped that the Thirteenth Family could get rid of Emperor Liu Heng because of this. In that case, Zhang Mingqi could raise the banner of revenge for the emperor and seize Canglong City. At that time, Zhang Mingqi would have more choices.

Zhang Mingqi continued: "In order not to let our Suzhou Xiangjun go to the capital, the Taiwei of the Ministry of War Dou Yan even agreed to let our official serve as the governor of Lianzhou. He also handed over the appointments of civil and military officials at all levels in Lianzhou and the taxes of Lianzhou to the official, and also gave the fifteen Lianzhou Xiangjun organization of this official. It seems that as long as our Suzhou Xiangjun does not move, it will be fine for us to ask Dou Yan, the Taiwei of the Ministry of War, to ask for a state."

Wu Zan, the general under Zhang Mingqi, said at this time: "Lord, this time we have a secret decree given by the emperor, which is definitely a god-given opportunity. We must never give up the opportunity to enter the capital!"

Another general under Zhang Mingqi's command, Zhou Jiling, also said: "Lord, we go to Canglong City and even have the opportunity to seize the entire Jin Dynasty. We must not give up because of small profits!"

Zhang Mingqi's cousin Liu Fengbao and several strategists did not speak out. They all followed Zhang Mingqi to Wucheng and were already very clear about what Zhang Mingqi thought.

As for the tent, the commanders of the fifteen guards of the Suzhou Xiangjun were just looking at each other and no one spoke. On this occasion, there was no part of them.

When Zhang Mingqi heard the words of the two generals under his command, he smiled and said, "It seems that everyone's opinions are the same. Whatever he said this time, our Suzhou Xiangjun is going to go to the capital city to take a walk!"

Then Zhang Mingqi said to his adviser Tang Yan: "Mr. Tang, since the thirteenth family has learned that our Suzhou Xiangjun received the emperor's secret order, please ask Mr. Tang to draft a manifesto to denounce the thirteenth family, so that all the prefectures and counties in the Jin Dynasty can understand that our Suzhou Xiangjun is following the order to fight against the rebellion!"

The strategist Tang Yan immediately said respectfully: "Abide by the order, lord!"

Zhang Mingqi then said to the three leading generals and the commander of the fifteen guards: "Each guard is ready for the final preparations before departure, especially the food and grass must be brought in. This time, our Suzhou Xiangjun went to the capital. We must not rob the troops of the army without any necessity!"

Liu Fengbao asked, "Lord, now all our fifteen guards have gathered outside Wujin City. Then when will we set off to go to the capital?"

Zhang Mingqi pondered for a moment and said, "The soldiers of each guard were resting here in Wujincheng for two days. Early the morning after tomorrow, our Suzhou Xiangjun drove to the capital!"

That night, Zhang Mingqi was discussing the march route to the capital with three generals under his command. The strategist Tang Yan suddenly broke into the curtain, "Lord, just heard from the capital that the thirteenth family has killed the monarch!"

Zhang Mingqi stood up suddenly and shouted to the strategist Tang Yan with an excited expression: "Say it again!"

"Lord, the emperor has been killed by the thirteenth family, and now the news has spread throughout the capital!"

"Haha! God really helps me! Let someone buy white cloth as soon as possible, our Suzhou Xiangjun wants to wear mourning to fight against rebellion!"

At this time, in the residence of Dou Yan, the Taiwei of the Ministry of War in Canglong City, Dou Yan gritted his teeth and said to General Xiao Su, General Li Hong, General Li Guangzong of the Cavalry, and General He Guangzong of the Cavalry, "The person who leaked the emperor's murder must be found out. I want to tear this person into pieces!"

Emperor Liu Heng was assassinated early in the morning of July 24th. As a result, that night, news of the thirteen-generation family monarchy was heard in Canglong City, and in just a few days, the news had spread throughout the capital.

General Xiao Su of the Cavalry said with a wry smile: "Taiwei Dou, the five thousand imperial guards guarding the palace that day, have not left the palace until today, and no one in the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace have left. If you want to find out how the news was revealed, you have no way to start!"

Yang Zhong, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Personnel, said in a deep voice: "It seems that the mastermind behind the assassination of the emperor is very powerful. It seems that it is not easy for us to find out who is behind the scenes in a short period of time. Now the most urgent task is to quickly establish a new king and calm the emperor's murder."

At this time, the important officials of the court among the thirteen-generation family gathered at the residence of Dou Yan, the Taiwei of the Ministry of War.

Sun Mingtao, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Works, nodded and said, "It is indeed necessary to establish a new king quickly. It is best to find an older person from the royal family to facilitate the control of our thirteenth family!"

Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, immediately said: "I will propose a candidate, Liu Sheng, the fourth son of the late emperor Liu Bian, what do you think?"

Yang Zhong, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Personnel, nodded and said, "I agree. Liu Sheng is just nine years old this year. If Liu Sheng is appointed as the new king, thirteen of us can still serve as ministers and continue to control the court."

Zheng Kai, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Revenue, nodded and said, "I agree. Liu Sheng is also the son of the late emperor Liu Bian, the younger brother of the late emperor Liu Heng. Moreover, Liu Sheng's mother was only born in an ordinary family, so no relatives could threaten our thirteenth family."

The important ministers of the other courts of various aristocratic families had no objection to Liu Sheng as the new emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, so the next emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty was decided by these thirteen important ministers of the imperial court.

Yang Zhong, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Personnel, asked Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, and said, "How about the Grand Marshal of Dou, Zhang Mingqi, where is the governor of Suzhou?"

Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, sighed and said, "The situation is not good. The people sent to Suzhou sent back the letters with flying pigeons. Zhang Mingqi, the governor of Suzhou, had already entered the city in Wu, an important town in northern Suzhou, and assembled more than one million troops. Moreover, Zhang Mingqi did not seem to care about the conditions given by our thirteenth family."

General He Guangzong of the Cavalry immediately said: "Zhang Mingqi is very ambitious. Now he has the secret order of the late Emperor Liu Heng. In addition, Emperor Liu Heng was assassinated again. Zhang Mingqi will definitely seize this opportunity to enter Canglong City. I even suspect that Emperor Liu Heng was assassinated, which has a great relationship with Zhang Mingqi!"

Yang Zhong, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Personnel, said coldly: "Since Zhang Mingqi is unwilling to live in peace with our thirteenth family, then the murderer who assassinated Emperor Liu Heng is Zhang Mingqi. As for the secret decree in Zhang Mingqi's hands, we can regard it as a forgery of the edict!"

General Li Hong of the Cavalry responded, "The Taiwei Yang has a good idea! Putting the assassination of Emperor Liu Heng on Zhang Mingqi's head is equivalent to killing two birds with one stone. It can not only help our thirteen-year-old family get rid of the charge of regicide, but also treat the Suzhou Xiang army's entry into Canglong City as a rebellion!"

Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, nodded and said, "If the Suzhou Xiang Army insists on entering the capital, then this is the case. I hope Zhang Mingqi will not be too greedy, otherwise a big battle will not be avoided!"

Yang Zhong, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Personnel, said: "Before the Suzhou Xiangjun came to the capital, we would have better comforted Liu Chong, the governor of Qianzhou Prefecture, Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou Prefecture, and Liu Du, the governor of Qinzhou Prefecture, and Liu Du, the governor of Qinzhou Prefecture. It is best not to use force. Now our biggest enemy has become the Xiangjun of Suzhou."

Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, pondered for a moment and said, "Liu Chong, Liu Yuan and Liu Du are not reckless people. They should understand that in the current situation, once Zhang Mingqi takes over Canglong City, the Great Jin Dynasty may be destroyed by Zhang Mingqi."

On the evening of July 28, Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, sent his nephew Dou Chong to the camp of the three armies of Liu Chong, the governor of Qianzhou Prefecture, Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou Prefecture, and Liu Du, the governor of Qinzhou Prefecture, who were surrounded by the imperial guards.

In a curtain with only Dou Chong, Liu Chong, Liu Yuan and Liu Du, Dou Chong said in a deep voice: "Maybe the three masters of the state don't know that the emperor was assassinated and died by an assassin on the morning of July 24!"

"What? The emperor was assassinated? Are your thirteenth family going to rebel?" Liu Chong, the governor of Qianzhou Prefecture, roared angrily.

Liu Du, the governor of Qinzhou Prefecture, came to Dou Chong in two steps, grabbed Dou Chong's collar, and said gritting his teeth: "You thirteenth family have even done the regicide. What are you going to do?"

After hearing Dou Chong's words, Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou Province, shook his head with a bitter smile, but sighed a long time ago, and said nothing.

Dou Chong shrugged and said, "Whether you believe it or not, the emperor was assassinated or not, it has nothing to do with our thirteenth family. According to the current situation, the killing of the emperor is not good for our thirteenth family. Our thirteenth family has no reason to kill the monarch at this time. We suspect that the killing of the emperor is related to Zhang Mingqi, the governor of Suzhou Prefecture."

Dou Chong's words made Liu Chong, Liu Yuan and Liu Du silence. As Dou Chong said, killing Emperor Liu Heng now would not be beneficial to the thirteenth family.

Dou Chong continued: "Now, Zhang Mingqi, the governor of Suzhou, has the secret order of the late emperor, and the Suzhou Xiangjun is about to enter the capital. The three governors of the state can imagine that if Zhang Mingqi entered Canglong City, would he still be willing to be a minister of the Great Jin Dynasty? The three governors of the state should not forget that Zhang Mingqi was the leader of the Red Turban Army a few months ago!"

Liu Chong, the governor of Qianzhou Prefecture, asked in a deep voice: "What did your thirteenth family think?"

Dou Chong said: "Our thirteenth family is preparing to elect Liu Sheng, the fourth son of the late emperor Liu Bian, as the new king. Now that Zhang Mingqi is a great enemy, our thirteenth family does not want to kill each other with the army of the three state governors. We hope that the three state governors can lead the army back to each state as soon as possible."

Liu Chong, the governor of Qianzhou Prefecture, looked at the other two prefectures, and then said, "Can we let the three of us discuss it?"

Dou Chong hurriedly said, "It should be like this!"

The situation is stronger than others. Liu Chong, Liu Yuan and Liu Du know that if they do not agree with the requirements of the Thirteenth Family, the imperial guards will definitely attack the three-person army to eliminate the current unstable factors in the capital.

Finally, Dou Chong reached an agreement with the powerful factions among the three royal families. After participating in the new emperor's ascension ceremony, Liu Chong, Liu Yuan and Liu Du would lead their respective troops to leave the suburbs of the capital and return to Qianzhou, Pizhou and Qinzhou respectively.

On August 1, 428, the nine-year-old Liu Sheng was promoted to the throne of the Great Jin by the thirteenth family. After a simple and grand ceremony of ascension, Liu Sheng, a nine-year-old child, became the nominal ruler of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Liu Sheng's biological mother, Zhao, became the empress dowager of the current dynasty, but Empress Dowager Zhao did not have the right to rule from behind the curtain. The power of the court fell into the hands of the Taiwei of the Ministry of War Dou Yan, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Personnel Yang Zhong, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Rites Wang Zhihuan, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Punishment Zhao Boran, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Works Sun Mingtao, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Revenue Zheng Kai, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Revenue Han Renji, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Personnel Wu Ziyu, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Revenue Zhang Shunran, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Revenue Chen Sikai, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Punishment Xiao Su, the General of the Cavalry Li Hong and the General of the Cavalry He Guangzong, the thirteen ministers of resignation.

In the palace of the capital of Lu, thousands of miles away, the commander of the Black Die, Zhang Xiang, the commander of the Black Die, reported to the Emperor Jiang Sheng of Lu: "Your Majesty, in order to create greater chaos for the Jin State, our Black Die, in order to create greater chaos for the Jin State, we took advantage of the opportunity of imprisoning the Emperor of Jin State and directly assassinating the Emperor of Jin State. Now the situation in Jin State is even more chaotic, and we will never have the energy to pay attention to the affairs of Jiao State, Xun State, Gu State and Lai State. Our Great Lu State can annex the above four countries with confidence!"

Emperor Jiang Sheng frowned and asked, "No hidden dangers left?"

Zhang Xiang said affirmatively: "Don't worry, your Majesty, the people of Jin will never doubt our Great Lu."

Emperor Jiang Sheng said: "Now the eight legions of our Great Lu Kingdom that act as the main attacker, three legions as the reserve, and one hundred and eight million auxiliary soldiers have gathered on the border with Jiao Kingdom, Xun Kingdom, Gu Kingdom and Lai Kingdom. At this time, I do not want to cause trouble, which will affect our Great Lu Kingdom's plan to annex Jiao Kingdom, Xun Kingdom, Gu Kingdom and Lai Kingdom."

Zhang Xiang hurriedly said, "This time we assassinate the Emperor of Jin, we, Hei Die, did a bit recklessly, so please punish him."

Emperor Jiang Sheng waved his hand and said, "No matter what, being able to successfully assassinate the Emperor of Jin is a great achievement. Those who have made great contributions must be given a heavy reward!"

"Yes, your Majesty!"

"By the way, Jiao Kingdom, Xun Kingdom, Gu Kingdom and Lai Kingdom have you noticed the recent movement of our Great Lu Kingdom to mobilize troops?"

"Report to Your Majesty, according to the intelligence sent back by the people arranged by our Black Butterfly in the four countries, the four countries should not have noticed that our Great Lu Kingdom had gathered millions of troops on the border. The troops on the respective borders of the four countries are still as usual. The four countries have not made any move to increase troops to the border."
Chapter completed!