All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 231 Flag Sacrifice
".Thanks to the protection of the government, the army is unstoppable. All the troops gathered at the gate of Hangzhou and soon the city was captured."

Putting away the military document sent by Tong Guan, Chen Ran thought, "The battle in the southeast has begun. The time has come."

It takes about seven to ten days for military documents to be delivered from Hangzhou City.

In other words, the battle to attack Hangzhou City has now begun.

Since Tong Guan and Fang La were already engaged in a fierce battle, it meant that they would not be able to withdraw in the short term.

In Chen Ran's eyes, Bianliang City, without external aid, was already in his pocket.

After taking away Tong Guan's documents calmly, Chen Ran asked again where the wealth in Huaixi and the grain in Jingxiang had gone.

These are all stocks of local governments.

After all the supplies were brought to Bianliang City, if Tong Guan wanted to collect food and money locally, he could only do so by robbing.

Huaixi and Jingxiang are both places where the people are tough and unruly, and allowing soldiers to plunder will inevitably lead to strong resistance.

The wealth from Huaixi was transported the fastest and had already arrived in Bianliang City and been sent to the warehouse.

As for food, it will take more time.

Many bigwigs in the court have already set their eyes on this batch of wealth and grain, and are pushing for transportation more actively than Chen Ran.

"In two days, the first fleet carrying food for Jingxiang will arrive, and all subsequent fleets will arrive within ten days."

"Very good." Chen Ran made the final decision, "Take action in ten days!"

The reason why Chen Ran was so obsessed with this batch of wealth and grain was because he knew that once he captured Bianliang City, all other places would inevitably stop supplying materials to Bianliang City in the short term.

There are more than two million unemployed citizens in this city, and supporting them is a huge expense.

Although there is a large amount of inventory inside and outside the city of Bianliang, there are more than two million mouths after all~~~
Time passed quickly, and undercurrents gradually surged in the city of Bianliang. Even the Imperial City Office sensed something strange.

At this time, the nominal director of the Imperial City Bureau was Prince Yun Zhao Kai. When he looked through the investigation report sent by the Imperial City Bureau, he also found it a bit strange.

"What's going on with this Chen Ran?"

Zhao Kai asked in confusion, "He is making such a big fuss to seize businesses from all walks of life and offending people everywhere. Aren't you afraid of being punished? Who is his backer?"

Someone responded, "Your Majesty, this person has a complicated background. When he was in Jingdong and Jingdong, his backer was Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou."

"Concubine Murong's brother?"

"Exactly!"

"Later, he got close to Zhao Mingcheng, the governor of Jeju." The people from the Imperial City Bureau responded, "Now he is the chief secretary of the Privy Council."

"I know this person." Zhao Kai laughed, "I heard that he wiped out the Liangshan bandits and has the talent to plan and strategize."

The people from the Imperial City Bureau smiled but said nothing.

The bigwigs in the court may not know the truth, but those of them who are always in the process of collecting information have already learned from the soldiers who followed Hu Yanzhuo to the Liangshan expedition that Zhao Mingcheng is a waste and only got his achievements by relying on connections.

Even Hu Yanzhuo was defeated and captured, and it was all thanks to Chen Ran who defeated Liangshan. He is the truly capable man.

It’s a pity that people without skills have been promoted all the way, while Chen Ran, who is capable, is still a temporary worker now.

"This man and Hu Yan Dutong fought against the enemy together, and they have a close relationship. He has a close relationship with Ma Zhi, the scholar. Recently, I heard that Zheng Xianggong of the Western Palace intends to recommend this man."

Hearing this, Zhao Kai was slightly moved. "So, his backer is Zheng Xianggong?"

The spy from the Imperial City Bureau was a little hesitant. Since the matter involved his husband, he didn't dare to speak casually.

Zhao Kai waved his hand and said, "Since we have the face of Mr. Zheng, let's put this matter aside for the time being."

The spy could not help but say, "Your Majesty, the Nanxun Gate Guardian Lu Rui was arrested and has been crying out for injustice. His family is also trying to find connections everywhere."

"Oh." Zhao Kai thought for a moment and asked, "How are the relationships in Lu Rui's family?"

"During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, a girl entered the palace as a concubine. There are some favors among the military families in the capital."

"This is all old news." Zhao Kai said with a smile, "Chen Ran has Concubine Murong as his backer, so there is no need to worry about him in the palace. As for the military family, this is just an internal fight among the military, so let them discuss it on their own."

"Yes, sir~~~" The spy from the Imperial City Bureau saluted and left.

After leaving the house, the spy thought to himself, "Isn't it just because he sees that the person is capable that he wants to win over? The king is really willing to use anyone to seize the throne."

Emperor Zhao Ji not only played with the balance between the new and old parties in the court, but also did the same with his own son.

Although under the strong demands of the literati, he had to appoint a crown prince.

But he believed that if he had achieved success in practicing Taoism, he would have a long and blessed life and enjoy wealth and prosperity for eternity.

Because of this, Zhao Ji was extremely dissatisfied and disliked Crown Prince Zhao Huan.

He openly and secretly encouraged Zhao Kai to seize the throne.

He once said something to Zhao Kai, something like "The prince is weak, you should encourage him."

Zhao Kai is now like a chicken with its blood pumped up. He is working hard to expand his strength and try every possible means to seize the throne.

Chen Ran's outstanding performance caught his attention, and he wanted to gather his followers, so he helped to maintain the situation and suppress the matter.

The people in the Imperial City Bureau naturally obeyed the orders of the three kings.

But secretly, relevant information will still be sent to the officials.

Zhao Ji has been in a bad mood recently.

Chaos broke out in the southeast, and the country's financial center was about to become a battlefield. This was definitely a headache for him who was short of money for enjoyment.

Furthermore, the news that he favored the eunuchs had spread vaguely, and eunuchs would come to him wherever he went.

He was an emperor who valued his reputation very much. Because of these things, he was really upset recently.

After seeing the report from the Imperial City Bureau, I didn’t have the energy to think about it at all.

After all, there were endless power struggles in the city of Bianliang.

"Transfer it to Mr. Zheng, and let him deal with it himself."

The relevant news was passed on to Zheng Juzhong, and he was also shocked.

"How can Chen Zihou be so bold!"

Upon learning that Chen Ran had framed Nanxunmen's commander Lu Rui, Zheng Juzhong, who had originally valued Chen Ran's abilities, immediately became angry, "How could these warriors be so despicable!"

He is the Prime Minister of the Western Mansion. Although he has no interest in military affairs, he cannot allow any trouble to happen within the scope of his control.

This matter was transferred by the government, and it is obvious that he is dissatisfied with his own abilities.

The Xifu Xianggong who couldn't even keep his subordinates under control.
Thinking of this, Zheng Juzhong became even angrier and immediately ordered his men to release Lu Rui and bring him in for questioning.

When Lu Rui saw Zheng Juzhong, he burst into tears and cried out for injustice, throwing all kinds of dirty water on Chen Ran.

In fact, Zheng Juzhong didn't care about these things. What made him angry was that the matter was reported to the government and caused the government to question his ability.

For Prime Minister Zheng, who was busy with party struggles, this incident not only affected his own status, but also gave his opponents an excuse to attack him.

"Go and bring Chen Ran here!" Zheng Juzhong was too lazy to waste words. "I want to have a good talk with him!"

Prime Minister Zheng only asked to bring the person in for confrontation, but for Lu Rui, this was a great opportunity to take revenge!

As soon as he left the Privy Council, he began to mobilize people.

The imperial guards at the end of the Song Dynasty were very similar to the Ming army at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Both became slaves of their own masters.

The generals forced their soldiers to build houses and farm for them, and to do labor and chores, and that was all openly done.

The literati thought about taking charge, just like Wang Anshi.

The government has thought about intervening, just like Emperor Shenzong.

After all, people of insight all know how serious the hidden dangers will be if a country’s military is not maintained.

However, their fates are recorded in history books.

Lu Rui quickly assembled dozens of imperial guards, all of whom were the city guards of Nanxun Gate.

He knew that Chen Ran had a group of very capable fighters around him, and felt that not having enough manpower was not safe, so he simply paid for a few people from famous fighting clubs to join him.

There are many civil groups in the Song Dynasty, such as the Unity Association and the Archery Society.

The so-called fighting gang is essentially a group of ruffians who gather together to collect money from people, do things for them, and specialize in beating people and committing criminal fights.

Lu Rui spent a huge amount of money to invite the best in the industry from the famous "Stick Society", "Bawang Society" and "Death Society" in Bianliang City.

When it was getting dark, the two or three hundred people who had gathered with great difficulty, armed with knives and sticks, headed straight for Chen Ran's house.

Lu Rui never thought of escorting Chen Ran to see Prime Minister Zheng. He just wanted to kill him on the spot.

As for after death, it’s just a nobody, so just die.

Chen Ran's house was given to him by Hu Yanzhuo. It was a rare large house in the city of Bianliang where every inch of land was valuable.

Lu Rui was not stupid either. After arriving, he first arranged people to block the back door. Then he ordered people to break down the main door and rushed in with a large number of people.

"Chen Ran, you bastard! I, Lu Rui, am here to take your life~~~"

Before entering the sect, Lu Rui's voice was as loud as a bell and he was full of vigor and vitality.

After getting started, his voice gradually became lower and lower in pitch until it was as faint as a mosquito's whistle.

He had been running all the way in, but after taking a few steps inside, he became hesitant and stopped.

The group of imperial guards and ruffians who rushed in with him followed the same rhythm, with confusion and fear on everyone's face!

As for why there was such a huge change, it was because this not-so-large courtyard was densely packed with armored soldiers!
The soldiers were obviously a little confused.

They were resting and waiting for the order to go out.

I never thought that someone could break in directly. Where are the scouts outside?
The two gangs just stared at each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.

Fortunately, the soldiers gradually came to their senses and reached out to pick up their weapons.

Different from Lu Rui's side who mainly wield whistles, the soldiers are armed with axes, hammers, bone clubs, and even sabers!

"Squeak~~~" The sound of the door hinge turning was heard, and the door of the room was opened. Chen Ran, fully armed, strode out.

Wu Song and others also put on their armor and followed out.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck~~~" Lu Rui heard the sound of his teeth chattering.

Although he enjoyed himself all year round and rarely went to Nanxun Gate to stand guard unless he went to the military camp.

But after all, they are from a family of generals, and they have both insight and vision.

Chen Ran gathered so many soldiers at home, what does he want to do? !

Then he suddenly thought of how this person had gone to great lengths to take away the position of the commander of Nanxun Gate, and that Chen Ran was from Jingdong and Lianglu. In the military camp outside Nanxun Gate, there was a group of soldiers dispatched from Jingdong and Lianglu.
Lu Rui's legs were already weak.

"Take my life?" Looking at the trembling Lu Rui, Chen Ran raised the knife in his hand and pointed it at him. "You came at a good time. I just need a sacrifice!"

(End of this chapter)