Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 14 This is the real father, who uses his beloved grandson to control his father-in-law!
After solving his most troubling problem, the issue of succession, Chu Shizhao reopened the map to observe his next progress.

The offensive of the rebels in the south was fierce, and the uprising was really gaining momentum, but the problem was that these peasant-dominated regimes were relatively weak in their ability to govern the local areas. They relied on fighting to support the war, and once the war went against them, or if the war stopped, they would easily collapse.

The imperial court in Chang'an was unable to take care of itself and was busy dealing with the aftermath of two emperors who had died one after another. It had no time to fight for power internally and had no time to care about the rebels.

It has a bit of the flavor of 'Southern Ming'.

His second brother treated Chu Shizhao quite well, so as long as his second brother did not cause trouble for him, Chu Shizhao would not bother him for the time being.

"I have taken over Jinyang, Beiping, Daning, and Liaodong. If I continue to fight west of the Yellow River, I will have the capital at Chang'an."

"Who knows what kind of chaos might happen. If that happens, I'll be labeled a traitor and my status as a royal relative won't be very useful."

"Why not become famous in the name of suppressing the rebellion, and go to Jinan Prefecture and Kaifeng Prefecture to support the rebels in one go? When the rebels are successfully defeated by me, they will surround Chang'an. By then, I will be the emperor or not."

[In February of the second year of Kangxing, you determined your own policy, spent all your money to support the army, and lowered your status to promote scholars. Your actions of respecting the wise and humble won the favor of many scholars.]

[In March of the second year of Kangxing, King Chu Shizhao of Jin took the initiative to ask the court to send troops to fight against the rebels, hoping that the court would allow him to have the power to establish a government.]

[The court discussed this matter a lot, and finally your request was granted. You were given the power to establish a government, and you designated Beiping as your main base.]

[In April of the second year of Kangxing, you once again took out the "An An Memorial" that you presented to your father and emperor that year, and took the initiative to deny the unreasonable aspects of the previous emperor, Emperor Yongjin, in governing the court. Your actions caused a large number of scholars to decline their opinions on you, but the people's hearts in various places warmed up because of this.]

[The scholars think that your actions are a sign of disrespect for the emperor and father, and the people's lives are already miserable, and many of them think that this is because Emperor Yongjin is too harsh.]

[In May of the second year of Kangxing, you led your army southward, gathered 50,000 soldiers, and marched to Jinan, preparing to march southward from Jinan to attack Song and Wu, who had established a country in Nanjing Prefecture.]

[In June of the second year of Kangxing, Jinan Prefecture had not been captured by the rebels, and they were still under the control of the imperial court. However, you took the order of the royal army and marched southward, and these places had no intention of stopping you, which allowed you to quickly gain control of Jinan Prefecture, Kaifeng Prefecture and other places.]

[In July of the second year of Kangxing, you began to place your own trusted followers in Shandong, Henan and other places, and continued to bribe local officials.]

[In August of the second year of Kangxing, your wife, Li Fengning, finally became pregnant. This major event greatly boosted the morale of the troops following the Prince of Jin.]

[In September of the second year of Kangxing, Li Jin, the governor of Jinyang, took the initiative to ask for a fight, and was willing to serve as your vanguard to go south to fight against the rebellious traitors.]

[In October of the second year of Kangxing, heroes from Henan, Shandong and other places rushed to join your army under the King of Jin, and within a short period of time, tens of thousands of people gathered.]

[In November of the second year of Kangxing, after settling Li Fengning, Chu Shizhao set out from Jinyang, preparing to personally prepare a horse to fight against the rebels.]

[In December of the second year of Kangxing, Emperor Song Xun of Song Wu sent his generals to start building a line of defense, ready to defend against Chu Shizhao who was coming to the south.]

[In January of the third year of Kangxing, Chu Shizhao sent 100,000 troops from Jinan Prefecture and Kaifeng Prefecture to attack Xuzhou.]

[In February of the third year of Kangxing, the general Zhou Keduan under Song Xun was defending Xuzhou. He refused to fight against Chu Shizhao's main force by holding out to the death.]

[Li Jin led tens of thousands of troops to attack Xuzhou. Zhou Keduan refused to come out and used the method of consuming the city to resist Li Jin's offensive.]

[Li Jin attacked the city in a meticulous and orderly manner, knowing that he would have no worries about food supply. Since these rebels who didn't know how to manage their own affairs and feed their people wanted to defend the city in this way, he took every step carefully to consume their limited living space.]

[In May of the third year of Kangxing, after holding out for three months, Zhou Keduan's soldiers ran out of food and grass, so they had to rush out to fight, hoping to achieve a surprise victory and repel the army led by Li Jin.]

[But he never expected that Li Jin would wait for the enemy to tire themselves out. Although he was attacking the city, he remained motionless, waiting for the bandit leader to be forced to attack.]

【Li Jin defeated Zhou Keduan and captured Xuzhou.】【Upon hearing the news, Chu Shizhao marched day and night, and led his army south again with Li Jin. Soon, the royal army won three battles and captured tens of thousands of Song and Wu soldiers. The Song and Wu soldiers suffered from "famine and epidemics", and more than half of them died. The battle line retreated again, and the army was getting closer and closer to Nanjing Prefecture.】

[Li Jin and your troops are good fighters in the north, most of them are brave generals from the vassal states. Although these rebels are wearing armor, they have never received systematic training.]

[After several years of war, you trained a brand new army, which you named the Beiping Prefecture Army.]

[In July of the third year of Kangxing, during the year when Li Jin was marching from the north to the south, he repeatedly served as a vanguard and defeated the enemy in every battle, and his military ability was initially revealed.]

[Although he is old, he is not only brave in battle, but also willing to take up arms and charge into battle. He is also a good commander, resourceful, and good at defeating the enemy with fewer troops.]

[At that time, most of the generals who marched south from the north liked to let their soldiers plunder and kill, causing great suffering to the people. However, since Li Jin was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the southern expedition and was ordered to lead the army, he immediately rectified the military system and strictly prohibited the soldiers from burning, killing and looting. He was a strict general in managing the army and enforcing laws and disciplines, and could be called a famous general of the time.]

"Fuck, Dad!" Chu Shizhao never thought that after marrying a wife, he would have such a powerful father-in-law.

"As expected of him, he is the ruthless man who was able to unify most of the north in the previous simulations. He is really something! He is good at fighting."

"You didn't show your true strength before, and you weren't willing to work hard. You're not willing to fight for your life unless you have a grandson, right?"

"My brother is also using his beloved grandson to control his father-in-law."

[In August of the third year of Kangxing, Li Jin believed that Song and Wu were quite strong in the navy, but most of the northerners were not good at naval warfare, so they should take their time and not pursue the victory. Now that they have their own troops, storing food and grass is the best option.]

[You know Li Jin's intentions very well. He is worried that the court will urge you to send troops, which will lead to a large amount of military power being consumed in the campaign against Song and Wu, thus making things easier for others.]

"He really is my father. He has taken all this into consideration."

"You really want me to be the emperor!"

Chu Shizhao suddenly felt the charm of his in-laws and the charm of his direct backbone. This was the effect he wanted!

Originally, Song and Wu were entrenched there, and there were also garrisons at strategic locations. If they continued to fight all the way, it would indeed consume a lot of Chu Shizhao's military strength. But if they fought slowly, they could digest the conquered territories while maintaining their own military strength, thus having the capital to swallow up the imperial court in one go.

Is our father-in-law advising us to attack Song and Wu?

Our father-in-law is teaching us how to continuously expand our advantages and become truly invincible.

Although, Chu Shizhao also planned to keep his troops under his control.

But who is he!
He is a member of the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he cannot say such words as "rebel leader".

You can't really put a label of traitor on your face and parade it around.

But if Li Jin said this, the blame would be on Li Jin, but the profits would belong to Chu Shizhao.

Did I create that rebellion myself?

I was forced by the wise men!

How can you not love such a father-in-law!
(End of this chapter)