There is no doubt that the Southern Tang was a very powerful opponent, and it would be difficult to swallow it in one bite. In history, Chai Rong tried his best to conquer the Southern Tang three times, and only won the land of Jiangbei.

After the Zhao Dachenqiao mutiny, it took more than ten years of preparation to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty in one go.

This shows how tough an opponent Nan Tang is.

But in this time and space, Chai Rong wanted to wipe out the Southern Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop and completely eliminate the strong enemy beside the couch.

He was not whimsical. In fact, Ye Hua asked for an order to go south and told Chai Rong that after he went, he would stabilize Suzhou and put pressure on the Southern Tang as much as possible, forcing Li Hongji to engage in a strategic decisive battle with the Great Zhou, and then crush the Southern Tang with the advantage of military strength.

It is precisely because of this strategy that Chai Rong chose to siege instead of attacking. You should know that the military rations in the Great Zhou were not sufficient, and it was delayed for two months without making any progress. Chai Rong's pressure can also be imagined.

Fortunately, Ye Hua was too capable, and the situation he created even exceeded Chai Rong's expectations and was even better than the best situation!

Not only did it stabilize Suzhou, it also operated Suzhou into a base, and it could launch a counterattack like the Southern Tang Dynasty.

At present, the 300,000 heavy troops of the Southern Tang Dynasty were in Yangzhou, and the hinterland was empty. Ye Hua was a tiger going down the mountain. There was only a group of lambs on the opposite side. Let him let go. In no time, the foundation of the Southern Tang Dynasty in Jiangnan would be shaken. If the 300,000 people in front of him were wiped out, the Southern Tang Dynasty would be wiped out immediately!

The most important thing now is that you cannot let 300,000 people run away, otherwise all your previous efforts will be wasted.

Chai Rong planned for a while and immediately issued an order to ask several generals to go out to loot with small groups of people, regardless of whether it was food or livestock.

But it is necessary to hurt the people less, and it is best to drive the people south and let them pass the news to the Southern Tang side.

In addition, Chai Rong secretly ordered the embroidered envoy to burn several empty granaries, creating the illusion of heavy losses in military rations. Then Chai Rong arrested officials in charge of military quotas and severely punished several officials from the Ministry of Revenue.

Chai Rong was performing hard and trying his best, but he just put six words on his forehead, "I'm very weak, come and fight!"

And right in Runzhou, separated by a river, Li Hongji was standing in Furong Tower, looking towards the north of the Yangtze River... The successive bad news hit him very much, and he looked a little haggard, Ying's straight back was also a little hunched, and his eyes even became confused.

He learned from Ye Hua's approach, encouraged industry and commerce, trained new troops, and even used slaves to do his best to enrich the country and strengthen the army. However, over the past few years, the national power of the Southern Tang Dynasty did not improve much. Some aspects seemed to have improved, while others became worse!

Especially since the Great Zhou Dynasty implemented the implementation of Qingzhang's land, it has even more impacted him.

Li Hongji could see Ye Hua's idea that developing industry and commerce is to enrich the country, and promoting equalization of land is to reduce refugees and consolidate the country's foundation.

Indeed, just doing one thing is not possible.

But the problem is that he also wants to equalize the land and clear the land, but can he continue to push it?

All the civil and military officials in the court opposed it. Even the concubines and eunuchs in the palace and the people around them were without exception. They all said that equalizing the land was a disaster for the country and the people. The emperor should not learn the barbarians' practices, so as not to lose people's hearts and ruin the country.

But the problem is that the army of "barbarians" has been winning one after another and approaching their doorstep. Ye Hua relied on the trick of giving fields to consolidate Suzhou, but also took down Xuancheng, making Jiangnan unstable, beacons everywhere, miners make trouble, and the people make trouble... Li Hongji also knew that as long as the order was issued to equalize the fields, these chaos could be solved immediately.

But this will is not to be delivered!

He stood on Furong Tower for half an hour, letting the river breeze blow, but occasionally his eyes moved. Suddenly, Li Hongji looked up and stared at the blue sky, his eyes were confused.

"Sir Xu, do you think that scholars are talking about helping the king and helping the country and helping the people? But why can't we push things good to the people? "Li Hongji said in confusion, "Are they stupid or unfaithful?"

Xu Xuan sighed, "Your Majesty, the old minister dares to say that Your Majesty shares the world with the scholars and officials, but not with the people. The Emperor's sword in the hand of a saint can cut the flesh of the people, but cannot cut the flesh of the scholars!"

Li Hongji nodded slightly, "Tell me the truth, but why can Guo Rong do it? Could it be because of Ye Hua's assistance? I treat the scholars in the world with courtesy. There is no talent in this scholarship who can assist me and achieve hegemony like Ye Hua?"

Xu Xuan really wanted to say that there was, Han Xizai was just one, but His Majesty refused to use it. After leaving Han Xizai, I wonder how many people's hearts he took away!

But he didn't dare to say this.

After a while of silence, Li Hongji suddenly punched his fist hard and cursed angrily, "Is stupid, so stupid? You don't obey my will and don't want to equalize the land! You don't want to cut off your own flesh, but do you know that when the Great Zhou fights over, you will all die! None of them will survive! The Tang Dynasty is gone, I am dead! You don't even have a place to live!"

"Beasts, scoundrels, shameless, thieves, ants..."

A series of dirty words emerged from Li Hongji's mouth, which was really unbelievable. This was something that Emperor Tang, who was so elegant all day long, could say!

It turns out that he hated gentry and bureaucrats so much!

Xu Xuan's knees softened and he knelt on the ground, tears flowing.

"Your Majesty, the old man is willing to contribute all his property and give all his land to Your Majesty!" Xu Xuan knelt on the ground and cried loudly. He did not feel sorry for his own land, but for Li Hongji. He knew how hard this emperor worked, but his efforts were of no use in the face of mixed forces.

How difficult it is to make drastic moves and enrich the country and strengthen the army!

Looking at Xu Xuan who was crying, Li Hongji chuckled helplessly. He reached out and pulled Xu Xuan up and sighed, "Shi Shi Xu is loyal and honorable, I know it very well. But there is only one Shi Shi Xu in the court, and there is no other person!"

What the implication is, what’s the use of handing over the land? It can’t change anything at all!

"Go downstairs!"

Li Hongji was walking in front, and Xu Xuan bowed and followed behind. After a few steps, he suddenly heard Li Hongji muttering, "If you kill half of the people in the court, you can get a big deal!"

Xu Xuan was hit by lightning and almost fell down. He looked up again and found that His Majesty was just walking down silently without saying anything.

I hope it’s because people are old, their ears are deaf, and their hearing is bad!

Xu Xuan kept comforting himself, but his heart was always pounding and it was difficult to calm down. It seemed that something bad was about to happen.

They came down from Furong Tower, and suddenly someone ran to Li Hongji and knelt down on one knee.

"Report to Your Majesty, the capital city urgently reports!"

Li Hongji hurriedly took it, and when he tore it apart, his eyebrows stood up and furious!

"Bastard! Useless stuff!"

It turned out that these were several newspapers, and the articles in it actually revealed Li Hongji's scars, saying that he killed his father and seized power and killed his brothers. After ascending the throne, he slaughtered the people without regard for their lives and death, slaughtered the people's money, and his actions were more abominable than Jie and Zhou.

You know, although these things have been circulated among the people for a long time, they are not very common in public articles. And they are openly published in newspapers, which is so strange!

In a rage, Li Hongji tore the newspaper into pieces and threw it on the ground. He was still not satisfied and immediately issued an order to investigate the initiator.

However, Li Hongji calmed down a little, but felt a strong fear again. Yes, it was fear!

As soon as he left Jinling, something like this happened, and this was a slap in the mouth!

To put it seriously, Jinling is not a solid piece, and there are undercurrents. Maybe some people have already had other ideas and are ready to defect to the new master!

"Hmph, shameless! Despicable!" Li Hongji gritted his teeth, and this time he wanted to tell him that all the civil officials in the court should be killed!

Xu Xuan's face looked even more ugly. He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, someone spread rumors in the capital. The old minister is afraid that people will be uneasy, right?"

"Do you want to let me go back to Beijing?"

"Your Majesty, the son of a thousand gold cannot be held in the hall. Your Majesty wants to visit the battlefield in person to boost morale. Although it is a blessing for the soldiers, if there is a change in the capital and it is not a good idea to take care of one and another, so please think twice."

"No need!"

Li Hongji sneered, "If I go back now, I will be able to be empty on both ends. Those big rats hiding in the capital will only look down on me even more!"

Li Hongji slowly drew out the Emperor's Sword, "I will fight to the death with the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the outcome will be decided in one battle! As long as I win, I will learn from Ye Hua, give fields to the meritorious soldiers, let them become officials, and the people in the court... Humph!" Li Hongji waved his sword suddenly and chopped on a stone tablet, and the stone tablet was immediately divided into two halves.

Xu Xuan saw it and was frightened. No matter what, a bloody storm is indispensable...

"The people in the countryside accept information too slowly, and it is far less quick than the citizens' reaction." Ye Hua said with his hands behind his back, "Believe it or not, if I spread these newspapers, Li Hongji will come to the decisive battle obediently!"

Yang Ye said, "The Marquis's clever tricks are of course admired by the last general, but if Li Hongji comes, he may not be his opponent with 50,000 troops."

Of course, Yang Wudi was not afraid of war, but the combat effectiveness of these young and strong soldiers from Suzhou and Wu Yue really needed to be improved.

Ye Hua smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. If you can't win, you can go back to Suzhou. Anyway, the main battlefield is in Yangzhou, so we are just a fighter, it doesn't matter!"

Ye Hua was smiling, and suddenly Wang Han ran in from outside, "Marty, there was news from Jinling and Runzhou just now."

"What news?"

"Li Hongji has left Jinling."

Ye Hua laughed, "Sure enough, when will he be killed?"

Wang Han shook his head, "Marty, he crossed the river from Runzhou and went to Yangzhou to fight to the death with the emperor!"

It turns out that Li Hongji did not look down on Ye Hua, he wanted to fight Chai Rong!

The Marquis miscalculated, and Yang Ye wanted to laugh but didn't dare.

Ye Hua's face turned into pig liver color, but he quickly recovered and laughed loudly.
Chapter completed!