Chapter 362: War Everywhere
Then, the civil officials headed by the Duke of Qi in the court followed suit and shouted:
"Please ask the King of Yan to take command and protect our Song Dynasty!"

Haha! This is forcing the emperor to abdicate! It's a pity that I know your background, otherwise I would have been deceived by you.

Under normal circumstances, given Lin Hao's strong personality, the more he was forced to abdicate by so many people, the less likely he would agree to lead the army to quell the rebellion.

If Lin Hao does not go to quell the rebellion, then naturally someone else will have to go, and if someone else leads the team to quell the rebellion, they will naturally have to take the army with them.

The troops around the capital would have to be taken away, and even a part of Lin Hao's troops would have to be separated out.

As long as Lin Hao did this, their goal would be achieved, because in addition to weakening Lin Hao's military power, they also took control of the military power in Lin Hao's hands and strengthened their own power.

But is it really that simple?

Of course it wouldn't be that simple, because Lin Hao agreed to go to the local area to quell the rebellion, so he had to take the army away from Bian Jing.

By that time, the Duke of Ying had already gone to the Song-Liao border, and Lin Hao had also left Bianjing City. Who would be in control of the entire Bianjing City?

Zhao Zongquan, Empress Dowager Cao, Gu Tingye, even Concubine Yi, or other nobles, or the Duke of Qi, then they can all take the opportunity to gather the troops around the city of Bianjing.

In short, when they return after suppressing the rebellion, they will face at least 300,000 troops, and then they will have the capital to confront Lin Hao!
Haha! Lin Hao sneered in his heart.

Today's court meeting was obviously aimed at him. They said they were sending troops to quell the rebellion, but in fact it was to seize military power.

Their method may seem like a conspiracy, but in fact it is an open conspiracy. It depends on how you choose.

Even if you know their calculations, it is useless because no matter what choice you make, you can achieve their intended goal!

Unfortunately, they didn't know his real plan, so Lin Hao glanced at Duke Qi and said expressionlessly:

"How can a small local rebellion make you all so confused?"

Seeing that Lin Hao didn't want to leave Bian Jing, Queen Mother Cao glanced at Zhao Zongquan and Duke Qi, and still wanted to try harder, so she said:
"I also know that the Prince of Yan has just gotten married, and I shouldn't let you go to war at this time. However, this is related to the safety of the Song Dynasty. I hope that the Prince of Yan will temporarily put aside his personal feelings and focus on national affairs!"

"Please, King Yan, put national affairs first!"

As soon as Empress Dowager Cao finished speaking, the group of civil servants began to echo her.

Lin Hao discovered that quite a few Wu Xuns actually joined in the fun. Lin Hao immediately understood that Wu Xuns must have been lured over by them.

At this time, all the civil and military officials in the court were hoping that Lin Hao would leave Beijing as soon as possible so that they could join forces to clip Lin Hao's wings.

However, they were destined to be disappointed. If it were normal times, Lin Hao wouldn't care at all. But now was the critical moment of his plan, so Lin Hao naturally would not leave the capital.

"Heh~" Lin Hao sneered when he heard this, and then said:

"Since there are multiple rebellions, why do I have to lead the troops myself and suppress them one by one? Can't the Song Dynasty send a few more generals to lead the troops to suppress the rebellions at the same time?"

When the people in the court heard this, they suddenly fell silent. Their excuse was indeed far-fetched. Just as Lin Hao said, they only needed to send more troops and there was no need to use Lin Hao at all!

At this time, Gu Tingye suddenly stood up and said:
"Your Highness Prince Yan's words make sense. I request to lead 60,000 troops south to Xinyang to quell the rebellion!"

Lin Hao looked at Gu Tingye in surprise. He didn't expect that even Gu Tingye had joined Zhao Zongquan.

As far as Lin Hao knows, Zhao Zongquan has never regarded Gu Tingye as his direct descendant, and he doesn't understand why Gu Tingye does this!
In order to prevent any unexpected events, it seems that it is time to contact Gu Tingyu.

"Your Highness the Prince of Yan is right. I am also willing to lead an army of 50,000 east to Shangqiu to quell the rebellion!" At this time Liang Han also stood up and asked for the order.

What a good method! Lin Hao felt a little emotional. Before he knew it, he had won over another nobleman from Bian Jing!
"Your Highness Prince of Yan is right. I am also willing to lead an army of 80,000 back to Yuzhou to quell the rebellion!" Zhao Zongquan said not wanting to be outdone.

Lin Hao glanced at Zhao Zongquan and asked disdainfully:
"Prince Pu is really interesting. He just said that he would stay in Bianjing to protect His Majesty. Why did he suddenly change his mind? Don't you want to protect His Majesty anymore?"

Zhao Zongquan was not annoyed, but smiled faintly and said:
"We are stupid, but after King Yan's reminder, I feel that what King Yan said just now makes sense. If more generals set out at the same time, I think we can quickly put down the rebellion, and naturally there is no need to send out King Yan!"

"After all, the King of Yan is unwilling to lead the troops to the battle, so the King's protection of His Majesty should naturally be left to His Majesty. With His Majesty's protection, no one will dare to rebel, and His Majesty will surely be safe!"

At this time, Queen Mother Cao said:

"Well, since the King of Yan is unwilling to lead the troops to fight, I'll have to trouble the three of you to put down the rebellion as soon as possible and bring peace to the people of Song!"

"It is not appropriate to delay too long at this time. The three of you should set off as soon as possible!"

At this time, Zhao Zongquan said again:
"Your Majesty, after the troops of several major camps in the capital were withdrawn and sent to the north, their combat effectiveness is now uneven compared to the remaining soldiers."

"The strongest force right now is the 100,000 elite troops under the command of the King of Yan. I would like to ask the King of Yan to dispatch 20,000 elite troops as the vanguard to help me quell the local rebellion as soon as possible!"

Gu Tingye also said: "I second the motion!"

Liang Han also said: "I second this proposal!"

As Lin Hao had expected, they really attacked his 100,000 troops. Each of them took away 20,000 men, so the three of them took away 60,000 men in total, leaving Lin Hao with only 40,000 troops left!
Once they have mastered it, Lin Hao will definitely let them control him!

And the group of so-called clean civil servants who had read the books of sages and philosophers, who were so excited just now, now kept silent, watching with their eyes and noses, waiting for Lin Hao's decision!
And Lin Hao did not disappoint them:
"That's great, but I think that sending only 20,000 elite soldiers is a little too few. How about I send 30,000 elite soldiers to each of you? I hope you three can pacify the place as soon as possible!"

However, Lin Hao's words of giving each family 30,000 yuan left several people confused. They never expected that Lin Hao would actually give up his martial arts.

Not only did the civil and military officials in the court not understand it, even Empress Dowager Cao and Concubine Dowager Yi did not understand it.

Especially Concubine Yi, she placed all her bets on Lin Hao, but Lin Hao's behavior was different from that of ordinary people, which made people puzzled?

At this time, Concubine Yi felt somewhat regretful, but she quickly realized that she didn't believe that Prince Yan would just sit there and wait for death. Who knows what other tricks he might have!

Although Empress Dowager Cao did not understand Lin Hao's purpose at this time, she was still very happy that Lin Hao could hand over the military power, so she praised:

"Prince Yan is loyal to his country and is truly a pillar of our Song Dynasty!"

Just like that, Lin Hao handed over the military power, leaving only 10,000 troops in his hands.

After the court session, Lin Hao did not take a carriage, but rode back to the Duke of Ying's Mansion. After returning home, Lin Hao did not go directly to the backyard, but came to the archives cabinet, and then asked Hu Zi:
"Huzi, everyone is here!"

Hu Zi nodded and said, "We have only arranged six people, and they are debugging the equipment on the top floor!"

Lin Hao smiled when he heard this, and then praised:
"Okay! Huzi, you just stand guard outside the door. Remember, no one is allowed to come in or out!"

"Understood, Your Majesty!" Then Hu Zi asked in a low voice: "What if Madam wants to come in?"

"Think about it yourself!" After saying that, Lin Hao closed the door.

Then Lin Hao came to the top floor of the attic and looked at the six people sitting in front of the radio.

Lin Hao was not polite. After all, they were all students he had submitted. So Lin Hao picked up a pen and paper and started writing notes, and then he immediately handed the written notes to them.

Then Lin Hao heard the familiar "tick-tick" sound!
Immediately afterwards, the contents on Lin Hao's note were spread throughout the Song Dynasty via radio waves...!

On the other side, Zhao Zongquan, Duke Qi, Gu Tingye and Liang Han gathered together again to discuss the purpose of Lin Hao's move.

However, they could not figure out Lin Hao's purpose.

However, thinking that they had already obtained Lin Hao's order, they could not care less and began to mobilize their troops.

At this time in the palace, Uncle Chen met Concubine Yi again. After the two discussed for a long time, Uncle Chen took advantage of the night and quietly went to the Duke of Ying's Mansion!

Three days later, Zhao Zongquan, Gu Tingye and Liang Han each led their army to suppress the rebellion.

However, their ultimate goal is just to seize military power!

As for that small rebellion, to put it bluntly, with their elite military force, they can destroy it with just an armed march!
And just after the army left to suppress the rebellion, Chen Guojiu took advantage of Zhao Zongquan's absence the next day and, with the support of Lin Hao, directly took over the Palace Front Department of the Imperial Palace and controlled the entire palace!

At the same time, Lin Hao first came to the camp stationed near Bian Jing and gathered those soldiers who were left over.

Although these soldiers are not as elite as the ones in Lin Hao's hands and have been screened once, they are also imperial guards after all, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the wing troops.

After Lin Hao gathered these soldiers, the total number was about 120,000. Then Lin Hao streamlined them and eliminated the old and weak, and there were about 80,000 people left.

Afterwards, Lin Hao used the 10,000 elite troops at his disposal to begin training these 80,000 soldiers.

When Empress Dowager Cao learned that Lin Hao had gathered the remaining soldiers from several camps and began to train them, she was shocked and angry. At the same time, she couldn't help feeling frightened, fearing that Lin Hao would lead his troops into the palace.

Queen Mother Cao was extremely regretful at this time, but what was beyond her expectation was that for the next period of time, Lin Hao did nothing and was simply training the army.

Seeing that Lin Hao did not make any other moves, her worries eased, but she also secretly sent people to pass the message to Zhao Zongquan and the other two who were going on the expedition!
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At the same time, the special examination of the Song Dynasty was finally over. More than sixty students under Lin Hao took the exam. Under the guidance of five ministers, a total of fifty-three passed.

There are twelve people on the first list, and the rest are on the second and third lists. However, Lin Hao doesn’t care about it at all, as long as he can pass the exam.

However, when arranging their destination, Lin Hao instructed the Minister of Personnel to temporarily suppress their assignment and let them stay in Bianjing City on standby!
Two months passed in a hurry. Before that, Zhao Zongquan, Gu Tingye and Liang Han led the army to suppress the rebellion but it was not smooth.

The first month was fine, as they frequently received "good news". However, as they gradually approached the destination of the rebellion, the news they received was not optimistic.

At the same time, the imperial court also received memorials from various places. Not only the places where rebellions had occurred before, but the entire Song Dynasty was in the midst of war.

More than eighty prefectures and cities were affected by the rebellion, which was even more serious than the last rebellion of the two kings.

However, what Queen Mother Cao and a group of civil and military officials did not expect was that worse news came later:

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the Concubine Dowager, Prince Pu's army suffered a disastrous defeat in Yuzhou!"

"What?" Before the Minister of War could finish his words, Empress Dowager Cao stood up abruptly upon hearing this.

Empress Dowager Cao then felt dizzy and fell to the ground. The eunuch beside her quickly stepped forward to support her.

Concubine Yi also stood up in shock and asked in disbelief:
"Zhao Zongquan had a full 110,000 troops, including 80,000 elite troops, and the other 30,000 were trained by the King of Yan. Moreover, Zhao Zongquan had been managing Yuzhou for many years. Why did he suffer a crushing defeat?"

At this time, the Minister of War had no choice but to say:

"Not only did Prince Pu suffer a crushing defeat, but Gu Tingye's group also suffered a crushing defeat, and Lord Gu was also seriously injured. It is said that he is still in a coma!"

The Minister of War had already said this, so he finished speaking at once and continued:

"And Liang Han's army not only suffered a crushing defeat, but was almost wiped out. In the end, only a few hundred wounded soldiers escaped!"

At this moment, all the civil and military officials in the court were stunned by the news. This was too scary!
Lin Hao, who had known the news for a long time, sighed secretly in his heart. Gu Tingye was indeed the protagonist of this world. He was indeed very lucky. He was able to escape back like this!

Just as Empress Dowager Cao came to her senses, she heard the Minister of War talking about Gu Tingye's disastrous defeat and Liang Han's near annihilation. She couldn't bear it and fainted!
"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, please wake up!" Seeing that Empress Dowager Cao was still unconscious, the eunuch hurriedly shouted, "Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician!"

There was chaos in the court at that time. No one, whether civil or military, had expected that the three of them, with an army of 280,000 men sent to quell the rebellion, would actually suffer a miserable defeat!

Now that the Queen Mother was in a coma, everyone was at a loss as to what to do. In the chaotic court at this moment, only Lin Hao looked calm and composed, as if nothing was his business.

When Concubine Yi saw Lin Hao so calm, she suddenly felt as if she had a backbone in her heart, and immediately shouted to the chaotic court:

"Someone, send the Queen Mother back to the palace! All the nobles, be quiet immediately!"

With Concubine Yi presiding over the situation, the court gradually restored order. Then Concubine Yi asked Lin Hao:
"Your Highness, how many soldiers do you have left to fight?"

Looking at Concubine Yi who stood up to take charge of the situation, Lin Hao said calmly:

"Ten thousand!"

Concubine Yi frowned and asked, "Before you gathered the troops from all the camps, I heard that there were a full 120,000 soldiers. Why did you say there were only 10,000?"

(End of this chapter)