After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?
Chapter 301 The Situation in Xixia
Since the peace agreement between Song and Xia in the seventh year of Jiayou, the domestic situation in Western Xia has become extremely turbulent.
Due to Mo Zang Epang's miscalculation in the war, Xixia not only failed to gain any benefits from the Song Dynasty, but also lost all the accumulation of Xixia over the years.
Among them, the annual tribute of blue and white salt caused Xixia to lose nearly half of its income.
In order to clear himself of his guilt, Mo Zang Epang contacted the Queen Mother Mo Zang who lived deep in the harem, and madly threw the blame of the defeat onto Xia Yizong Li Liangzuo who was already in power.
Li Liangzuo did not allow his uncle and father-in-law to run rampant. After he came to power, he continued to recruit soldiers and accumulate political and military power.
At this point, the two sides had been engaged in open and covert struggles for nearly seven years. For a time, chaos occurred frequently in the government and the opposition, giving people a feeling that the country was on the verge of collapse.
The treasury was empty, the military was exhausted, and the court was in chaos. These factors converged to form the political situation of Western Xia during these seven years.
Logically speaking, in such a chaotic situation, the Song and Xia countries should not ignore each other, but should take advantage of the situation to destroy Xia.
However, due to the constraints of the two, Xixia was able to survive for seven years.
However, with the end of the "Battle of Pingxingguan" in the third year of Zhiping, the Song Dynasty finally broke free from the constraints of the Liao Kingdom and could bar its fangs and sweep across the world.
Unfortunately, Emperor Yingzong passed away at that time. This series of delays meant that the Song Dynasty did not have enough time for a while.
This gave Xia Yizong Li Liangzuo an opportunity. He wanted to first destroy Mo Zang Epang and end the Mo Zang family's dictatorship.
Then he unified the country, developed for several years, and finally joined forces with the Liao Kingdom to destroy the Song Dynasty, regaining the lost land and the insults inflicted on him by the Marquis of Anyang.
It must be said that this nephew is indeed very similar to his uncle. Li Liangzuo's plan is exactly the same as Mo Zang Epang's.
The only difference is that the target to be eliminated is not yourself, but the other party.
Originally, Mei Zang Epang had not planned to act so hastily, but unfortunately, Han had been too cruel at the time.
Being too strong in the war and subsequent negotiations caused great psychological trauma to the young Li Liangzuo.
In addition, he had always been weak and sickly in history, and this sudden incident made him even more troubled by the disease.
Such a godsend opportunity, if Mei Zang Epang is not stupid, he will not let it go. As it turns out, although this man is not stupid, he is not smart either.
If he had killed the king and established himself as the emperor a few years earlier during the confrontation between Song and Liao, he would still have had a chance.
Now, the Liao Kingdom is still recuperating and licking its wounds of defeat, and has no time and ability to divert to the west and south.
The Song Dynasty had freed up its hands and feet, and was faced with an emperor who was actively pursuing external advancement, and a man named Han who was idle and wanted to make his presence felt. This time, it was doomed!
On July 15th, the first year of Xining in the Song Dynasty and the sixth year of Gonghua in the Western Xia Dynasty, a day that had no record in history, Mo Zang Epang took the lead in the rebellion, led his army to surround the imperial palace, and forced Li Liangzuo to shirk responsibility.
Thanks to the flapping of the wings of Han, the little butterfly, Li Liangzuo and Mo Zang Epang, who had passed away early, are now alive and well.
After seven years of relentless internal strife, the conflict finally came to fruition on July 15th, the day when the gates of hell are wide open.
Looking at Mo Zang Epang who walked into the hall with his attendants in high spirits, Li Liangzuo's pale face was filled with an intense and unshakable coldness.
"Uncle finally can't hold it back anymore!"
Li Liangzuo forced a creepy smile. After all, he had been suffering from illness for many years, and he had dreamed of a scumbag in the middle of the night. His body and mind were tortured.
"My dear nephew, don't blame your uncle for being cruel. You are indeed not fit to be the master of this country."
Mo Zang Epang did not feel the joy of success, but instead looked heartbroken.
"No Zang E Pang——!"
"I am not suitable for this position, but are you suitable for it?!"
The low, hoarse sound echoed in the hall like a dragon's cry, making people tremble with fear.
"Your Majesty, why are you so angry? You and I, uncle and nephew, should have been mentally prepared for this outcome."
Mo Zang Epang no longer pretended to be righteous, but instead sat down on a chair beside him with his arms and legs spread out.
"After the late emperor's great defeat of the Song and Liao dynasties, he indulged in wine and women, and was obsessed with ostentation, which led to the increasing corruption of the country and the alienation of his people."
"At that time, you played the role of a middleman, allowing my mother to have an affair with the late emperor and give birth to me."
"At the same time, they instigated the late emperor to depose the previous empress, Yeli, and replace her with Moyi, who was engaged to Crown Prince Ning Lingge, as the new empress, thus provoking conflict between the Crown Prince and the late emperor."
"Then you instigated Ning Lingge to rebel. In the eleventh year of Tianshou Lifa Yanzuo, Ning Lingge murdered the previous emperor and was executed by you."
"Finally, you pushed me, who had just turned one year old, onto this supreme throne..."
Mo Zang Epang frowned and looked at Li Liangzuo with some confusion as he said these irrelevant words.
"uncle--!"
"You were the one who placed me on this throne. Have you ever considered whether I, at such a young age, could hold on to this throne or whether I even wanted to?"
"Or in your eyes, am I nothing more than a puppet that you and the Queen Mother can manipulate at will?!"
"Have you ever felt even a little bit of guilt towards me, your nephew, then and now?!"
Li Liangzuo tightly grasped a corner of the dragon robe, and his whole body swayed back and forth unconsciously. This was a subconscious action caused by extreme anger.
Mo Zang Epang did not respond at all. In fact, after Li Liangzuo finished speaking, his deeply furrowed brows relaxed.
"Your Majesty, are you questioning me?"
"Guilt? Why should I feel guilty?"
"Your Majesty should understand one thing. Without me, you don't even have the qualifications to sit in this position!!!"
"I have been planning for many years to make your mother's wish come true, to enter the Imperial Palace and become the Queen."
"It was I who fought so hard, worked so hard day and night, and took every step so carefully that I won this position for you."
"Otherwise, what are you in the eyes of the late emperor? Just a bastard born from an affair with a minister's wife—!"
Mo Zang Epang didn't think there was anything wrong with his words. Instead, he glared at the trembling Li Liangzuo with righteous indignation.
"For you and your son, I have been branded as the one who instigated the conflict between the Crown Prince and the Emperor!!!"
"You are not doing this for me and my mother, you are doing this for your own greed—!"
Li Liangzuo angrily swept the memorial on the table to the ground, propped up his body and roared.
"Your Majesty...is this how you view me?"
An unconcealable smile appeared on the corner of Mo Zang Epang's mouth, and a clear murderous intent rose from him.
"My mother was deceived by you, and her eyes were full of power. Later, you instigated her to take on many lovers, which only increased her lust."
"Is this how you act like a brother?!"
Li Liangzuo calmed himself down, slowly sat back on the throne, and asked in a heavy tone.
"That's because your mother is a lewd and promiscuous person by nature. What does that have to do with me?"
"If she was truly a chaste and virtuous woman, she wouldn't have so easily climbed onto the late emperor's bed!!!"
"Your Majesty, if you want to accuse someone of something, you'll always find a pretext!"
"I have done my utmost to be kind to Your Majesty and your son!"
Mo Zang Epang's words finally made Li Liangzuo's whole body go limp and he collapsed on the dragon throne.
"Uncle...you are my uncle...why..."
Mo Zang Epang showed no regret at all. Instead, he said with a vicious smile, "If you want to blame someone, blame your Majesty for being born into an imperial family!"
"Someone, send His Majesty on his way!"
As soon as the words fell, the entire hall was silent and no one moved.
"Didn't you hear me?! I want you to take action and send him off—!"
Mo Zang Epang suddenly turned around and roared at the followers of the Silent Force.
"Uncle, don't waste your energy. They are all mine now!"
Li Liangzuo supported himself on the handle of the dragon throne and slowly leaned forward, with a look of morbid madness on his face.
"you--!"
Mo Zang Epang glared and pointed at the other person, immediately realizing that he had been tricked.
"you--!"
At this moment, a huge fear came over him, and Mo Zang Epang felt like the sky was falling.
"Come here, catch him."
Li Liangzuo spoke in a calm tone, and the next second, dozens of people rushed in from outside the hall, many of whom were ministers who had been killed and persecuted by Mo Zang Epang.
"How are you still alive?! Impossible?! Impossible?!"
"I saw you being taken to the execution ground with my own eyes?! You can't possibly still be alive—!"
Mo Zang Epang was pinned to the ground by the soldiers. Looking at the huge crowd of ministers, he couldn't stop roaring.
"The Prime Minister has a good memory, but thanks to Your Majesty, I am lucky enough to survive."
Li Liangzuo's confidant, the former Six Mansions Envoy Gao Huaichang, chuckled and spoke, accompanied by Mao Weizhen, who was also the Six Mansions Envoy.
Of course, there is also his biggest political enemy, the military general Man Mee, and his in-laws, the Liang family.
"You...you guys conspired to deceive me--!"
"Where's the Queen Mother? Does the Queen Mother know that you, a bunch of traitors, dared to unite and kill me?!"
Mo Zang Epang was completely insane and was even ready to beg for mercy from the Queen Mother Mo Zang, whom he had insulted before.
"No chance, uncle. I have already asked my mother to go and accompany the late emperor."
As Li Liangzuo waved his hand, Mo Zang Epang saw his daughter-in-law Liang, accompanied by several female officials, entering the hall holding a tray, and then she gently placed the tray in front of Mo Zang Epang.
Mo Zang Epang lifted the veil with trembling hands, revealing a woman's head with wide-open eyes. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the Empress Dowager Mo Zang.
"puff--!"
Mo Zang Epang spat out a mouthful of blood, then pointed at Li Liangzuo and cursed.
"brute--!"
"How dare you murder your mother—!"
"You immoral beast—!"
Mo Zang Epang had disheveled hair and roared as he pushed away the soldiers who were pressing him, then drew his sword and stabbed Li Liangzuo.
"Oh no! Your Majesty, be careful!"
General Manme's expression darkened and he rushed out to subdue the opponent. However, a dagger got there first, flashed a cold light through the air, and then pierced into Mo Zang Epang's chest.
Everyone stopped and looked over, and saw that it was Li Liangzuo who personally took action and beheaded Mo Zang Epang.
"Uncle...Rest in peace, I am not a beast..."
"You are the real beast. You killed the Queen Mother and you were the one who orchestrated this mutiny."
"Everything...I never knew!"
Li Liangzuo whispered in Mo Zang Epang's ear, and as he spoke the last three words one by one, a trace of relief and satisfaction flashed across Mo Zang Epang's face.
Li Liangzuo's pale face, reflected by the dagger and sword, appeared extremely vicious, cold and ruthless.
"Issue this order: Mo Zang E Pang is arrogant and reckless, and intends to raise an army for rebellion. His crimes are unforgivable."
"His family members knew about the situation but failed to report it, thus aiding and abetting the evildoers, and their crimes are even more serious."
"Immediately confiscate the property and exterminate the entire clan. No pleas for mercy will be granted—!"
As Li Liangzuo finished speaking, the Mozang clan, which had controlled the government for decades, was completely swept into the dustbin of history...
You'll Also Like
-
Minglong
Chapter 121 3 minute ago -
Douluo: Reincarnation of the Exiled Immortal, a Flute Tune to Send Heroes Away
Chapter 83 3 minute ago -
Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution
Chapter 124 3 minute ago -
Highway Survival: Caught a female driver stealing supplies
Chapter 99 3 minute ago -
Versatile Mage: Starting from Obtaining the Blue and White Snakes
Chapter 85 3 minute ago -
Versatile Mage: The Zhou Family's Young Master Forcefully Marries Mu Ningxue
Chapter 85 3 minute ago -
Versatile Mage: Holy Spirit Puni, divine glory comes to the world!
Chapter 87 3 minute ago -
Versatile Mage: One innate talent for each system
Chapter 86 3 minute ago -
Versatile Mage: I have 999 talents!
Chapter 103 3 minute ago -
Super God: Guardians of the Galaxy, another year of competing in the galaxy
Chapter 93 3 minute ago