Chapter 233: King Kang Takes Credit
After a while, dozens of pop-up windows appeared in the sea of ​​consciousness, and the popularity value increased by dozens or even.

I clearly didn't pick up the items dropped by the corpse. Is the cheat code a bug?

Yang Chang tore off the towel. He was breathing heavily and frowning in thought. His face was wet, not sure if it was from sweat or the towel being stained with water from washing feet.

Touch the center of the eyebrows and enter the sea of ​​consciousness.

He stood in front of the brass tablet, and yellow light flew into his body from time to time.

The popularity value refined on the monument surface continued to rise like the water level on a river, and soon it reached the top and was full.

Yang Chang immediately reached out and touched it, allowing the golden light stored in the brass surface to pour into his body. The blue light from the bronze surface behind him also poured in at the same time, and the two forces quickly merged in his body.

After a period of dizziness, he could feel his Dantian expanding again, and the original small pond turned into a small lake, but the 'lake water' inside was very shallow at the moment.

There was no time to check the attribute panel. The yellow light in his body was still pouring out, like the flooding of the Yellow River, and soon it climbed to half its height.

He turned to the bronze surface and saw that the blue light of the refined murderous aura was only about 5% of the height of the bottom of the monument, and it did not grow.

There must be a bug. Popularity value is so difficult to obtain, how can they give so much for no reason?

When the popularity value stopped growing and stopped at about 60%, Yang Chang used his will to transfer it and called up the attribute panel to take a closer look.

Sure enough, good news came from the delivery room: he was promoted.

The fourth level of Qi refining.

If we talk about the difference of the fourth level of Qi Refining, apart from the Dantian which is the size of a small lake, the five senses have been greatly enhanced.

The surrounding area is about sixty feet, and the faint breath of humans, animals, insects and birds can be clearly felt.

If Wulie didn't have this ability, he would never have been assassinated by me.

Recover your mind and return to reality.

Yang Changqing couldn't help but glance into the room. Qiu Qiongying had already washed up and was waiting on the couch. He thought, doesn't this girl like to eavesdrop?
My buddy is now at the fourth level of weapon refining, and his five senses have been strengthened to such an extent that he might be able to detect your heavy breathing.

Wow, this improvement is really great. It can be used in combat as well as in the bedroom.

This guy was in a good mood and was about to go to bed with the beauty when the pop-up window appeared in his mind again.

【Gain 1 popularity point.】

If I go, will I come?
How long will the bug last? Should I just reach the full Qi Refining Stage?

Gone?

【Gain 2 popularity point.】

The pop-up window prompt for gaining popularity only popped up from time to time, which made Yang Chang suddenly a little annoyed.

If you want to come, just come. Can you please stop playing?

After this guy silently complained about this, the pop-up window never appeared again.

There is too much joy, and I become anxious when waiting. I get annoyed when it gradually comes, and I become even more anxious when it doesn’t come.

"Sir, haven't you finished washing yet?"

"Oh, I'll come."

Yang Chang responded to the perfect person's call and couldn't help but slap himself in the face, thinking to himself, you are really a bad guy. Now you have solved the bug, right?

At the end of October, autumn leaves and winter arrives, and the weather turns cooler.

Snakes and insects are dormant, but rats and ants are still alive.

At night, Yang pushed the cart while sensing everything around him.

Within sixty feet, as long as Yang Chang paid attention, he could sense all movements, including those of the small animals pushing the cart.

At that moment, at least within a radius of sixty feet, he felt like a god.

Sleeping on the same bed, playing the zither in harmony.

The next morning, Qiu Qiongying rested her head on Yang Chang's arm, with her body wrapped around the man like an octopus.

Yang Chang had not woken up yet, but suddenly opened his eyes.

Under the Moon Gate at the junction of the front and back yards, Yan Qing seemed to be waiting there anxiously, probably with important information to report.

Wow, it’s possible to reach the fourth level of Qi Refining, and it even has an ‘alarm clock’ function?
Yang Chang gently pushed away the people around him, then put on his clothes and went to the door.

When he appeared in front of the Moon Gate, Yan Qing showed an incredible expression and exclaimed: "Brother, why are you here?"

"Hmm?" Yang Chang was stunned. "Shouldn't I ask you this?"

"No, what I want to ask is why don't you get more sleep, brother?"

"I just woke up."

Yang Chang smiled suddenly, but in his heart he complained that the alarm clock was delaying his work. Wouldn't it be nice to hug Ruoyu? How could he get up so early?

After he responded politely, he immediately asked, "Brother Xiaoyi, you came to see me so early, is there something important?"

"Hey, my little brother just arrived too."

Yan Qing smiled lightly, clasped his fists and got straight to the point, saying, "Golden Dog did evil in Luzhou, and the people of Shangdang hate him to the core. Yesterday, I sent people to patrol and pacify the people, and also publicized that my brother, the Heavenly Lord, had descended to the world to kill the Golden Dog and protect the people.

My wife and I made up a nursery rhyme that is easy to sing and should work surprisingly well. This morning, there were hundreds of people's representatives who came to petition you, brother, to take over the military and political affairs of Luzhou. As the saying goes, the will of the people cannot be violated, brother should take the time to meet them."

"Hmm? I see."

Yang Chang is still guessing why the gold finger is bugged? Could it be because you are building momentum for me?
Can Renwang be obtained without picking up corpses?

If this is the case, the difficulty of obtaining it is greatly reduced. I will take a look at it later.

"I'll go right after breakfast. Brother Xiaoyi, please greet them first. Don't be slow."

"well."

Seeing Yan Qing leave happily, Yang Chang immediately touched his eyebrows.

Entering the sea of ​​consciousness, he appeared in front of the monument again.

This guy was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth for a moment, because the golden energy on the brass surface was in a full state at this moment.

Wow, I just took a nap, but my popularity went up.

This is not a bug, Yan Qing hit the right answer by accident.

I’m rich.

Since sleeping can improve one's cultivation, wouldn't it be easy for one to achieve the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining, or even break through the realm and overcome the tribulations to build a foundation?
He stretched out his hand and touched the body of the stele, absorbing the golden energy from it.

The peaceful energy cultivated by Ren Wang flowed down his arms into his lake-like dantian, but in the final stage it siphoned off some of the energy like a bronze monument.

The surface of the brass tablet is still full.

What are you doing? Are you playing tricks?
No, is it possible that the murderous aura is not enough?
Yang Chang came to the bronze stele and checked it out, and found that the blue energy formed by the murderous aura was only 5% high at this time.

Yin and Yang are in harmony, harmonizing the dragon and the tiger.

Sure enough, if I want to improve my realm, just one thing is not enough.

It seems that the road to picking up scavenging is long, and students who are more interested in science are not allowed to pass it.

Keep killing, the Jin Gou will have enough. The day after Yang Chang entered Shangdang, Lin Chong sent someone from Shexian to report that when he chased the Jin army to Shexian, he fought a battle with Talan's army and finally won two small victories and drove the Jin army out of Fukouxing.

While Lin Chong was reporting on the battle situation, he also asked for instructions on how to make subsequent arrangements.

Yang Chang originally planned to have Sun An stay in Luzhou, but he did not expect the Jin army to retreat so quickly. Sun An should still be guarding against Nianhan at this moment.

Changing generals during a battle is a big taboo.

Yang Chang thought that Lin Chong was actually a good person and was originally in charge of the defense of the southern part of Weisheng. So he appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the army in Luzhou, transferred Wen Huanzhang as the new prefect of Luzhou, and appointed Yan Qing as the commander of Shangdang City. He moved the artillery corps to Shangdang and ordered Ling Zhen to be in charge of mining and refining sulfur, the raw material for gunpowder.

As for the political affairs of the Weisheng Army, Yang Jian has been following them for several years and has to take on the responsibility despite his lack of political ability. In order to help him share the pressure, Yang Chang asked Jin Dajian to be his deputy.

There was no way. After taking Luzhou, the problem of lack of manpower was exposed again.

Even Jin Dajian has been used. If there are no more trusted brothers, it is not impossible to boldly use An Daoquan and Huangfu Duan.

Lehe has already received many family members. Yang Chang is now seriously considering Lu Junyi's subordinates and is preparing to send someone to Yongning Army after the Jin army completely withdraws to Hebei.

The Eastern Army retreated in mid-to-late October. As the Western Army received the news a little later, Yelu Yudu did not complete his "performance" and retreat to Pantuo Town until early November.

At this point, Weisheng ended the crisis of being attacked from both sides. Not only did Yang Chang suffer no losses, but he also took Luzhou into his pocket.

Seeing that the matter had been settled, Zhao Fujin wrote a letter of recommendation in his own handwriting and sent Lei Zhencheng to Bianliang.

Lei Zhen received the task and rode at full speed to arrive in Bianliang on the tenth day of November, two days later than the victory report from Prince Kang Zhao Gou.

And two days ago, it was November 8th.

That morning, Emperor Qinzong held a special palace examination in the Yanhe Hall of the Imperial Palace to decide whether to cede Hedong and Hebei. More than one hundred people took the examination, all of whom were high-ranking civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty.

This special palace examination has a specific background.

Before the Jin army marched south for the second time, Emperor Qinzong sent Wang Yun as an envoy to Yanjing to discuss using taxes to pay off the three towns, still wanting to use money to buy the city.

Wuliebu flatly refused. Not only did he demand the cession of the three towns, he also wanted Hedong and Hebei, and the Yellow River as the boundary with the Northern Song Dynasty.

These harsh conditions are exactly the same as the highest requirements during the Jin army's first attack on the Song Dynasty.

While Wang Yun was on his way back to Bianliang, Zhending Prefecture was being attacked by the Jin army, and Olib even invited him to watch the battle, which was a strong threat.

Upon hearing this, Qinzong was at a loss as to what to do and wanted to send another peace delegation to stop the war by ceding three towns. When all the ministers were hesitant, it was Prince Kang Zhao Gou who stood up again.

But not long after Zhao Gou went north, the court received bad news one after another.

Zong Shidao died of illness in Bianliang, Taiyuan Prefecture fell into the hands of the Jin army, Wuliebu conquered and occupied Luzhou, and Liu Qian fled back to Tokyo
Everything indicated that Hedong and Hebei would be lost; it was only a matter of time.

Qinzong wanted to give up in his heart, but did not want to be blamed alone, so he held a centralized examination to allow all court officials to work together.

The answers are completed and the opinions are counted.

Seventy people, led by Tang Ke, Geng Nanzhong, and Fan Zongyin, all believed that the imperial court had lost Zhending and Taiyuan. The powerful army that had previously blocked Nianhan was now facing attacks from both the north and the south and would fall in a moment.

If the court did not agree to the Jin people's demands, the Jin troops from the east and west would march south to Bianliang, and the situation did not allow the court to disagree.

However, thirty-six people including Mei Zhili, Sun Fu, Lu Haowen, Hong Chu, and Qin Hui opposed it. Their reason was that the ancestral land could not be lost.

Seeing that the outcome was clear, Zhao Huan was preparing to make a final decision, but Prime Minister Tang Ke added unnecessary details and suggested that Qinzong secretly escape to Luoyang or Shaanxi for refuge in the name of leading the army in person, leaving Crown Prince Zhao Chen to guard the city.

This script is exactly the same as last year when Huizong escaped and abdicated.

Crown Prince Zhao Chen was only ten years old, and asking him to guard the city was tantamount to returning power to Huizong. This was a sore spot in Qinzong's heart, so he suppressed the matter and did not express his opinion in time. He also became suspicious of Tang Ke and had the idea of ​​changing the prime minister again.

On the afternoon of the eighth day of the first lunar month, Gao Shize, the deputy envoy for peace, suddenly returned to Beijing and brought back a rare piece of good news.

Zhao Gou joined forces with Wang Boyan, the governor of Xiangzhou, and Zong Ze, the governor of Cizhou, and recruited tens of thousands of soldiers in the two states during this period. By harassing Wuliebu's supply lines, they forced the Eastern Route Jin Army to withdraw from Luzhou, and achieved a small victory in an ambush at Wu'an in Cizhou. The Eastern Route Jin Army had now withdrawn to Zhending.

At the same time, Gao Shize brought letters of recommendation from officials and civilians from the two states, praising King Kang for his ability to command troops and resist generals, and hoped that Zhao Gou could serve as the marshal of the Song army and then command all the armies to resist the Jin people.

The princes of the Song Dynasty never commanded the military. The previous prince who had military power was Zhao Kai, the Prince of Yun, who was favored by Huizong. Less than a month after Qinzong came to power, he was demoted in secret and his military power was taken away.

This matter is of great importance, and Emperor Qinzong could not help but consider carefully before granting Prince Kang such real power.

Zhao Huan thought about the danger of the country and decided to let King Kang give it a try rather than being forced to cede land by the ministers seeking peace.

However, Zhao Gou had a low profile among Huizong's sons because of his mother's low status. He also had no power accumulated in the court at this time. After two days of thinking, Qinzong even believed that he could control the situation.

On the afternoon of the tenth day, while Zhao Huan was having a meal in Funing Palace, he summoned his confidant Sun Fu, who opposed the cession of land, and asked him whether he could entrust King Kang with military power.

Less than a year after Emperor Qinzong came to power, important officials in the court rose and fell frequently. Not long after, Sun Fu succeeded Li Gang as the Minister of War, but soon because of the unfavorable war in the north, he was transferred to the position of Co-director of the Privy Council and concurrently as the Prince's Tutor. He was deeply trusted by the emperor and he could talk to him about anything.

After a brief consideration, Sun Fu felt that the Song Dynasty had been defeated repeatedly in foreign wars, and Prince Kang could win a rare victory. He suggested that Qinzong should give it a try, and if it didn't work, he could change him.

The master and servant had finished their discussion and were preparing to summon all the ministers to make the announcement tomorrow when another confidant of Qinzong, Wang Zongchu, the Grand Marshal of the Palace, suddenly came to see them with a letter from Zhao Fujin.

Lei Zhen had previously returned to Beijing to resume his post and had worked under Wang Zongchu. It was because of this relationship that Zhao Fujin thought of sending him to deliver the letter. If the letter had been submitted through normal channels, it might not have reached Qinzong in the end.

Seeing Wang Zongchu coming uninvited, Qinzong and Sun Fu stopped talking and asked curiously, "Uncle, what's the matter?"

"Well, good things, very good things."

Wang Zongchu raised the envelope and said happily, "The Weisheng Army has also received good news. This is a letter from Princess Maode to Your Majesty. You will know after reading it."

"Oh? Present it quickly!"

Qinzong pointed at Wang Zongchu and looked at Sun Fu.

Sun Fu immediately understood, turned around, trotted forward to take the letter and pass it on.

"it is good."

Zhao Fujin wrote concisely and to the point. After reading it, Zhao Huan could not help but applaud, "Nianhan has withdrawn his troops, and Hedong has been successfully saved. This Yang Chang is really a fierce general!"

"Prince Kang defeated the Eastern Army, and Yang Chang defeated the Western Army? Is the situation getting better?"

"Look for yourself. This is written by Maode herself. She would not lie to me."

"The minister obeys the order."

Sun Fu took the letter with both hands, read it quickly, and found that there was something wrong with Zhao Fujin's content. He frowned and reminded him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Gao Shize said that King Kang repelled Han Libu, but Princess Di said in the letter that it was Yang Chang who did it. Whose credit is it that the Eastern Jin Army withdrew from Luzhou?"

"If Master hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten that this is just a woman marrying two husbands, and one of them is taking credit for it?"

Zhao Huan twirled his beard and muttered to himself, then waved to Wang Zongchu and asked, "Uncle, have you read Maode's letter?"

"I dare not peek at the letter from the princess to your majesty."

"Come on, come on, uncle, as a military officer, your opinions must be pertinent."

"Yes."

Wang Zongchu took the letter and read it out in public. He then said leisurely, "According to my speculation, Weisheng's garrison is not large and should not be able to deal with two Jin armies at the same time. Perhaps he thought that if he could conquer and take over Luzhou, he could force Hanli away. However, he was able to kill the great general Lou Shi, which is also a great achievement."

"So," Zhao Huan nodded and replied, "Wasn't Han Li forced to retreat by King Kang?"

"I am just speculating, I am not sure."

"It doesn't matter."

Zhao Huan interrupted Wang Zongchu with a wave of his hand, and muttered with joy: "At this time of national survival, it seems that our own people are reliable. I have decided to reward them well. Jin has Nianhan and Hanlibu, and I now have Prince Kang and Yang Chang. The ancestral land will not be lost. Tomorrow in the court, you must speak for me!"

"Yes."

"The minister obeys the order."

(End of this chapter)