Chapter 47 Final Chapter

After completely controlling the situation in the palace and the capital, Xu Jinghong returned to the National Security Department and wanted to have a good rest. During this period, he has spent a lot of energy on today's success, and he hasn't closed his eyes for a few days and nights. Now that the dust has settled, he feels a burst of fatigue and just wants to lie down and sleep.

But this time, his wish could not be fulfilled, because when he walked out of the palace, a soldier who stayed in the Guoan Division came to report a surprising news - Xu Zhengnian, the loyal and brave Marquis, died in his house an hour ago.

Hearing the news, Xu Jinghong was stunned first, and then rode to the Zhongyonghou Mansion after a long sigh. He still has some feelings for this grandfather. In addition, Xu Zhengnian has also helped him a lot in military affairs. Whether in public or private, he must visit Xu Zhengnian for the last time.

The linth of the Xu family was not used for much change, because it was during the national mourning of the emperor's new funeral. There were white lanterns and straps. In addition, the Xu family knew about this day, so they would not be too panicked. But these Xu family's faces still have strange and uneasy expressions.

Although Xu Wanyou has been the family over the years, everyone knows that the only thing that can make the Xu family stand in the court without falling down is the prestige of the old marquis. It is because of his reputation in the army that this gradually marginalized family still has a place in the court, even if the current owner Xu Wanyou's ability is very mediocre. But now that the old marquis has gone, does that mean that there is no hope for the future of the Xu family?

When everyone in front of the door saw Xu Jinghong rushing, they suddenly felt that the future of the Xu family might not be as gray as they thought. Because of this person, although he is a son of a delicate relationship with the Xu family, after all, blood is thicker than water, and the brand belonging to the Xu family on his body can never be changed.

Xu Jinghong ignored the long-awaited eyes of the Xu family. After getting off the horse, he rushed directly into the back house of the Xu family. At this time, no one in the Xu family cares about his rudeness, and only one or two loyal housekeepers rushed to report the news of his arrival.

Xu Wanyou and other direct sons and grandchildren of the Xu family have just recovered from the sadness of Xu Zhengnian's death and heard the news, which made their mood very complicated. Xu Jinghong can't come like this, but they don't want to offend the person who has controlled the dynasty. In the end, they can only acquiesce to this.

In a moment, Xu Jinghong rushed into the room with a wind. For the other Xu family, he didn't even look at it. When he promised Xu Zhengnian not to embarrass the Xu family, he no longer took them seriously. He came to the bed where Xu Zhengnian was lying, knelt down on one knee and said sadly, "Grandfather, my grandson is unfilial, and I'm a step late... Over the years, I have been taken care of by you in many ways, and I have today's status. I will definitely remember this feeling.

"Don't worry, although many people in the Xu family have been enemies of me and bullied my mother, for your view, I will not embarrass them. Whether you are there or not, I will try my best to save the wealth of the Xu family. If you have a spirit in heaven, please rest in peace!" After saying these in a low voice, Xu Jinghong stood up.

When everyone next to him heard Xu Jinghong say this, their faces were a little ugly. This is obviously to treat the children of these families with the attitude of a superior, which is very difficult for them to accept. But when they felt the force from Xu Jinghong's body, they still put up with the provocative words. They are also aware of their feud with Xu Jinghong over the years, and now they don't even have the only one to rely on. They don't want to have friction with this ruler who is no longer what it used to be.

Xu Jinghong just glanced at everyone casually and finally stopped his eyes on Xu Wanyou: "It's easy to do the afterlife for my grandfather. You don't have to pay attention to the rest." After leaving this, he strode out of the room.

Xu Wanyou is full of bitterness in his heart. This son and himself are completely strangers. If you had known today, why did you say that this was a sentence that easily flashed in his mind. Until today, he really regretted that the ability of this son was far from comparable to that of other sons, but this son, who might be able to revitalize the family, was abandoned by himself a long time ago...

In the end, there was a chaotic situation in the world as Xu Jinghong was worried about. There is nothing we can do about it. There has been all kinds of irreconcilable contradictions in the Song Dynasty. Only because the court is still stable, it has not been exposed. But a series of changes that have happened recently have finally tore up all falsehoods, revealing the most weak and chaotic nature of the country.

Jiangnan is the foundation of those families. When the seven people were destroyed by Zhao Zhe one after another, there had been a lot of turmoil. Now, when they knew that the emperor had died and the courtiers had been killed, the uneasy people there found the most powerful reason and began a large-scale uprising.

At the same time, people from other places are not idle. Over the years, the people who have been harmed by the politics of the family and can hardly survive finally broke out collectively this time. In a short period of time, many local officials were killed, and many local officials were killed, and many states and counties soon entered a state of anarchy.

When these unfavorable news were constantly sent to the capital by fast horses to Xu Jinghong, he was not too surprised. All this was already in his expectation. Whether those people really revolt because they can't stand it or rebel for certain ambitions, it's nothing for him. On the contrary, this kind of change is a good phenomenon for him, because in this way, the stationed troops must do their best to maintain local stability and have no time to oppose themselves. In this way, he had enough time to wait for the arrival of the Southwest Army.

Ten days later, 50,000 troops from the southwest also drove into Daliang City. Although there is a large army of nearly 200,000 in the southwest today, because it still poses a threat to my Central Plains, they still have to beware of one or two, and they can only get these 50,000. In this way, Xu Jinghong has nearly 100,000 usable troops - in addition to the Northern Army and the Southwest Army, there is still a large army of the Beijing camp, and they are also loyal to Xu Jinghong later.

With these 100,000 troops in hand, Xu Jinghong's confidence was enough. He immediately sent his generals to attack, first from the state capital around Daliang to calm down the chaos there. And the way he used to calm down the chaos was also very simple - to kill corrupt officials, appease the people, and open warehouses and release food.

The people saw that the officials who had bullied them in the past were killed one by one and got a lot of money and food, so the idea of rebellion was thin. In the end, they quickly dispersed, and the turmoil was quickly calmed down by Xu Jinghong.

Step by step, there are more and more places to listen to Xu Jinghong's orders. At this time, he also timely pushed out Zhao Zhe's death and the "true murderers" Zhao Jing and Lv Zhonghe, who would change the extreme gate.

On the day the two people and their families were killed, countless people rejoiced and felt that the world would enter a peaceful period again. Originally, there were many officials among the rebels who were wary of the deepening of the legendary Huiji Gate, but now that they have made a decision, they will naturally stop rebel because of fear. Without these talented leaders, what can ordinary people do? Under the soft and hard work of the court, they all fell down one after another.

Two months later, the enemy in front of Xu Jinghong was the only rebellion in Jiangnan. Because of the terrain there, Xu Jinghong could not use the elites of the Northern Army and the Southwest Army to attack it for a while.

But at this time when he didn't know how to start, Jiangnan changed again. A brand-new team suddenly appeared, and their target was actually those rebels. It was not until a while that Xu Jinghong knew that the passers-by was led by the Chu family, and the leader of this team was actually Chu Lingyi, who had not appeared for a long time.

In terms of fame, Chu Lingyi, a senior official who was once one of the nine ministers in the dynasty, is naturally not comparable to some local little people. Therefore, under their call, their forces became stronger and stronger, and they actually used the troops of the same region to eliminate those rebel teams one by one.

After more than half a year, until the beginning of the following summer, the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River was finally settled. And Chu Ling also returned to the court with people. At this time, the court has undergone earth-shaking changes. The new emperor is a child under eight years old. He is also a descendant of the Zhao family, but he is not the son of Zhao Zhe, but the son of one of his cousins, named Zhao Yan.

Xu Jinghong, who is now the prime minister and general of the Song Dynasty, can be said that all the government and military power is in his hands. Now everyone is guessing when he will take that last step, but until Chu Ling also submits, there has been no change in the relationship between monarchs and ministers. Xu Jinghong is still just a minister.

Three years later, the world has been re-paced, the new court has begun to operate, and the new system has been implemented.

The era when the family controlled the vast majority of official positions is gone. Xu Jinghong replaced this semi-hereditary official system with the imperial examination. As long as you have talent, no matter what your origin is, you can be an official. The emperor's power was completely deprived and became a decoration. And the whole country has also regained its vitality, and the Song Dynasty is slowly rising.

Many officials and people are happy to see such changes. Only some old people are still unacceptable to such a new thing. They think that Xu Jinghong is like Cao and Wang Mang, and his end must not be easy to die.

Another morning, after Xu Jinghong, dressed neatly, followed Chu Lianer, who was already his wife and gave birth to several children, and went to the palace in a carriage. In this morning, he did not abolish it.

Sitting in a sturdy car, Xu Jinghong was very calm, just like every day. But when he entered the Huiji Gate and saw that he was about to enter the palace, an ominous premonition came from his heart. When he lifted the curtain and looked out, he suddenly saw dozens of sharp arrows coming.

At the same time, on the wall where Zhao Cong and Lv Zhonghe once stood, Chu Ling also stood with a sneer. Next to him, Zhao Yan, who already had a king's spirit, also stood faintly, looking at the flying locusts all over Xu Jinghong's car--

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