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Chapter 78 - Response Strategies

Zhao Chen was actually sleeping until the morning of the next day!

He got up from the bed. There was no one in the room. He pulled open the curtain and the sunlight flooded the entire room!

In the middle of May, the weather was exceptionally hot! Ordinary people would never go and bask in the sun at this time of day! Zhao Chen allowed the sunlight to shine on his body!

His heart was filled with joy!

After being bedridden for so long, he finally got up from the bed! He no longer needed to remain unconscious. He could finally act like a normal person!

He could feel that his body was still weak. This should be the result of him being unconscious for many days! However, the pain in his body had completely disappeared!

"I'm really done!" This is great! "

"The heavens want to take away my, Zhao Chen's, life. It seems like it failed! This time, I, Zhao Chen, survived. I still have to continue doing what I want to do to fulfil my dream! Unfortunately, the enemies are still too numerous, I still have to fight with these enemies! However, that was nothing! I've already died once, so why should I be afraid of a struggle? "

"We have to face Zhe Keqiu again! For Zhe Keqiu, patience was the main point and deceit was the main point! Who asked me to be weaker than him! However, sooner or later, I will trample him to the ground! I will truly control the army, eliminate all of the enemies, and take back the Central Plains! "

Zhao Chen's face revealed a satisfied smile!

"What a pity!" A Yao is actually an enemy, she actually wants to poison me to death! Such a beautiful and gentle girl with such a vicious heart! Forget it, it was only because I was too careless, like Li Gang and Wang De had said before, that I had the heart of a woman, and that was why I ended up like this! From now on, I will never show any mercy! I will definitely not easily trust strangers that I don't know! " Zhao Chen secretly thought.

For some reason, when Zhao Chen thought of Ah Lang, his heart ached! He did not know why, but he had a favorable impression of A Yao! Even though A Yao wanted to harm him, he could not muster up much of his revenge!

"Forget it!" Stop thinking about her! She was an enemy, and now she was nowhere to be found! I've been in a coma for such a long time, so many things must have happened outside! I wonder how Nvzhen is doing, how Emperor Kang is doing! I need to get to know this information as soon as possible! " Zhao Chen secretly thought.

When he pushed open the door, Wang Gui and Zhang Xian were guarding outside. When the two saw him, they were naturally overjoyed.

"Where did Yue Fei go?" Zhao Chen said.

"Second Brother and General Wang, go and invite that Wang Zhenren! After arriving at Southern Mountain, second brother stayed behind to take care of Wang Zhenren's disciple, so he was still in Southern Mountain! " Zhang Xian said.

"Taking care of Wang Zhenren's disciple? How old was his disciple? You still need someone to take care of you? " Zhao Chen said.

"I heard that he's only six or seven years old!" Wang Gui said.

"Oh!" This is my junior! " Zhao Chen's face revealed a smile that was funny. He didn't think that after his long illness, he would have a new teacher and a new junior brother!

"Go and prepare some food for me!" And then, look for Master Li, General Crop and the others! " Zhao Chen said.

Immediately, Wang Gui ordered some people to prepare food for Zhao Chen, while Zhang Xian went to look for Li Gang!

When Zhao Chen was done eating, Li Gang and Zhe Keqiu had already arrived, and were waiting on the side!

"Where has Nvzhen been recently?" Everyone sat together, Zhao Chen finally spoke out.

"Guan Shan of the Guan Shan has retreated to Chang'an! They were now occupying Chang'an, Tongguan and the others! The Nvzhen of the Central Plains have already retreated to the north of the Yellow River. Li Gang said.

"Zhang Bangchang, this traitor!" Zhao Chen shook his head lightly.

He knew that although Zhang Bangchang was a traitor, he didn't have much ability! In history, this so-called "Chu" did not last long before it was quickly destroyed! This Chu was nothing more than a splash in the long history!

"Your Highness, Zhang Bangchang is nothing! Your Highness, be careful of the Emperor Kang! " Li Gang said.

"Oh, my Ninth Uncle, what did he do recently?" Zhao Chen said.

"When His Royal Highness led the several hundred thousand troops back to Kaifeng from Xiangzhou, Zhang Bangchang actually kneeled outside the Kaifeng City to welcome him! There was a rumor that the His Royal Highness had forced Zhang Bangchang to abdicate the throne! When Zhang Bangchang abdicates, the Emperor Kang will ascend the throne to become the emperor! " Zhe Keqiu said.

Zhao Chen nodded! He remembered what he had learnt in the history books of the later generations. In the original history, the Emperor Kang had once again returned to Kaifeng and forced Zhang Bangchang to abdicate. After that, the Emperor Kang entered Jiangnan and handed the Kaifeng City over to Zong Ze to manage!

"Is the ascension of the Emperor Kang unable to be stopped?" After a while, Zhao Chen asked.

"I'm afraid there's really no way to stop it!" Emperor Kang is ambitious and strong, how can we stop him if he wants to ascend the throne? " Li Gang said.

"I am the crown prince of the Song Dynasty, I am the legitimate king of the country! The Emperor Kang is just a vassal lord. After he ascends the throne, isn't he afraid of the world? " Zhao Chen said.

"Of course not!" But, the His Royal Highness also has its own advantages! " Li Gang thought about it and said.

"What advantage does he have?" Zhao Chen said.

"His Royal Highness is older! If this was a peaceful era, he was only the vassal lord, so he naturally didn't have the qualifications to succeed the throne! But now, the Nvzhen is eyeing us covetously. His Majesty, the Supreme Emperor has been captured, and your highness, the crown prince, is so young. After all, during the war, a 21-year-old vassal lord was much more reliable than an 11-year-old crown prince! " Li Gang said.

"He's older than me, that's his advantage!" Zhao Chen nodded his head, agreeing with what he said!

During the time of war and chaos, an adult being the king was clearly more advantageous than a child being the king! This was an obvious reasoning! Although Zhao Chen hated the Emperor Kang, he had no choice but to admit this fact!

"His Royal Highness is good at winning over people's hearts. All the officials from all over the His Royal Highness support him! There was no need to talk about the Kaifeng City, it was under his control! It was said that the Jiangling Prefect and the Hangzhou Prefect of Jiangnan had already pledged their allegiance to the Emperor Kang! The senior officials of Jiangnan, Wang Boyan and the others had also gone north, all thanks to the Emperor Kang! I heard that even the great scholar Yang Shi is loyal to the Emperor Kang and is willing to support the Emperor Kang as his emperor! Yang Shi has a very high reputation amongst the scholars, he supports the Emperor Kang, I am afraid many of the scholars would support the Emperor Kang together! " Li Gang said.

"Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan! Yang Shi! " Zhao Chen recalled these three names in his heart.

Wang Boyan and Huang Qianshan were famous scoundrels and scoundrels in the Southern Song Dynasty! The two of them did not have much ability, but they had a high position and were extremely popular in Jiangnan! Zhao Gou had won over the two of them and they were afraid that Jiang Nan was already in his control! And Yang Shi, this great scholar was extremely famous, he did not expect Yang Shi to join the Emperor Kang!

In comparison, he only had Li Gang, Zhe Keqiu and the rest by his side! They only had control of the Middle Han Area!

"The difference in strength between us and the Emperor Kang is too big!" Li Gang said.

"Teacher, what do you think we should do next?" Zhao Chen said.

"Crown Prince, General Crop, I will first analyze what the His Royal Highness will do in the future. We will think of a way to deal with it!" Li Gang said.

"Alright!" Zhao Chen nodded!

Zhe Keqiu did not have any objections, he knew that Li Gang was extremely wise, and was the Zhang Liang of this era! Although he wanted to seize the heavens to order the dukes, Emperor Kang was a great threat to them now. They should unite together to fight the Emperor Kang, and now was not the time to start an internal conflict! Therefore, he was very willing to listen to what Li Gang had to say!

"His Royal Highness will definitely not stay in Kaifeng City forever! Because Kaifeng City was too dangerous, he could come over at any time! So, from my analysis, the His Royal Highness will send a great general to guard Kai Feng, and that person should be Zong Ze! Zong Ze's reputation was great, all the scholars and martial artists were the leaders of the generation! He would definitely be able to prevent the Nvzhen from going south! As for the Emperor Kang himself, he would head south into Jiangnan! When we reach Jiangnan, the Emperor Kang will be safe! "

"When we reach Jiangnan, His Royal Highness will definitely not let go of Middle Han Area and Sichuan! The Middle Han Area is currently in our grasp, it will be difficult for him to take us down! Therefore, he had to master Sichuan first! He would recruit ministers from Sichuan on one hand, and send troops up the Yangtze River to Sichuan on the other! Wait until he occupies Sichuan, then we can think of a way to take back the Middle Han Area! "

"If we lost Sichuan, only the Middle Han Area would be left. We would never be able to contend against the Emperor Kang! So, the first thing we need to do now is to firmly grasp Sichuan in our hands! " Li Gang said.

Listening to Li Gang's explanation, Zhao Chen and Zhe Keqiu both nodded their heads!

"Teacher, how do we control Sichuan?" Zhao Chen said.