Steel Dynasty - Chapter 130

[Chapter 130 Big fish eats small fish]

“I have said what needs to be said. With my father’s character, he will definitely adopt my plan.”

The third prince shook his paper fan lightly, looking confident.

Hearing this, Li Zhong showed a strange smile, “Your Highness, this time I killed two birds with one stone. The most important thing is the King of Wei. This time the barbarians are going south. The King of Wei and the King of Qi will certainly be unable to stop them. And if the Wei of Qi is lost, with the greed of the barbarians, they will definitely continue to seize it.” The remaining land in the north cannot be defended north of the Yangtze River. “

So, if we can take the opportunity to weaken the king of Wei, the rich land south of the Yangtze River will not belong to your uncle, the king of Chu.” If the barbarians come to the city, the emperor has only two options. One is to destroy Chang’an City together, and the other is to flee to Lin’an and establish a new capital. At that time, you will not be able to rely on your uncle. Can you still run away from the throne? At that time, it was unfortunate that His Highness was able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor with the support of your uncle. “

My uncle has already told me these words in his letter. I didn’t expect that my uncle would have such a long-term vision. I just hope that the barbarians will not be fooled by the autumn wind this time. “

Just go back.” The third prince sneered.

Li Zhong said with a smile: “Absolutely not. The news I got is that the barbarians have stopped fighting with the Ottomans. This time they go south, they will not retreat easily. The fate of the north is over. The barbarians are not good at water warfare. Only by relying on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River can they If there is peace, Your Highness should stop hesitating and make plans in advance.” The third prince suddenly sighed slightly, “That’s all, wait until I ascend the throne in Lin’an and work hard to regain the lost territory in the north.”

“Your Highness is wise

.

.” Li Zhong smiled.

The next day, go to the morning.

Xiao Wenxuan, who had been thinking for a whole night, looked at the minister of civil and military affairs and said: “The matter of the barbarians going south needs to be considered in the long term. After all, now that the two countries of Chongqing and the barbarians have reconciled, it is not appropriate to speculate. The vassal state of King Qi and King Wei should have guarded the monarchy. If When the barbarians go south, they should try their best to guard and let the barbarians know how powerful our country is. If the two vassal kings cannot resist it, they will make another peace and increase the annual tribute to appease the barbarians. The other vassals also need to take more precautions. If the barbarians don’t know At any rate, let’s fight to the death!”

“Your Majesty,” Cui Hao and other ministers said overjoyed.

Luo Quan clenched his fists and was about to play again, but the general on the same side pulled him and shook his head. Judging from Xiao Wenxuan’s expression, he compromised this time.

The prince and other princes did not speak. They also had their own ideas. King Zhao also wanted him to side with the peace faction. Although he did not speak, many of these peace ministers were his people.

In King Zhao’s view, Xiao Wenxuan is now old, and in a few years, he, the prince, will succeed to the throne.

Therefore, at this time, no matter what, we must stabilize the barbarians and cannot lose the power of the north. Everything will wait until he has secured the throne.

Behind the fourth prince was King Liang, who had the same idea. Once the barbarians attacked, it would be the interests of the northern kings that would be harmed, while the shrinking southern vassal kings could take the opportunity to grow stronger.

Therefore, the northern vassal kings are not stupid. If the barbarians really go south, they will mainly make peace and supplement with resistance.

“It’s just that King Qi’s letter clearly stated that the fiefdom is short of iron, iron and coal cakes. After seeing this, I will stop making things difficult for King Qi. I can allow King Qi to trade coal, iron and other items in the Chongqing Kingdom.”

Xiao Wenxuan said with some dejection. This was also his intention. The only place that can help Xiao Ming.

The ministers no longer had any objections. If the barbarians really went south this time, they would only have to wait and see from the other side and let the King of Qi and the King of Wei resist. They would make peace when they really couldn’t resist.

This will let the barbarians know that the bones of Dayu are not so easy to chew. Then they will increase the annual tribute and cede the cities of King Qi and King Wei in exchange for peace between the barbarians and Dayu.

And if the barbarians do not make peace, then the Forbidden Army will be dispatched to fight the barbarians to the death.

After making this decision, Xiao Wenxuan seemed very tired and asked Xiao Huangmen to announce his withdrawal from the court…

Three days later, Qingzhou.

“A bunch of cowards!” In Prince Qi’s palace, Xiao Ming slammed the imperial edict from Chang’an City to the ground.

Pang Yukun was shocked and immediately picked it up, “Your Highness, if Xiao Huangmen sees this, it’s time to accuse you in front of His Majesty.”

“What are you afraid of! The barbarians are going south, and the country of Chongqing is in danger, and where are they? One by one. They are all thinking about their own interests, which is extremely ridiculous, extremely ridiculous, and ridiculous to the world!” Xiao Ming said angrily.

This time, along with the imperial edict came Concubine Zhen’s secret letter to him. He knew everything that happened in the court.

“At least General Luo is still a man.” Lu Fei said.

“General Luo is certainly righteous, but it’s a pity that he can’t stop the treacherous ministers and traitors in the court!” Xiao Ming said.

Zhan Xingchang pondered for a moment and said: “Your Majesty, your Majesty’s imperial edict this time requires us to guard Cangzhou alone, and King Wei will support us. This strategy is probably a poisonous plan devised by the third prince.”

“The mother-in-law said that the emperor and the father had a big rage in the harem that day .

Temper, it can be seen that this is indeed the case. I guess my third brother is already thinking about the fall of the north and his dream of ascending to the throne in Lin’an.

“Exactly, this move is mainly to make the king of Wei lose his troops, and we are just hurting Chi Yu.” Chang said, “From the perspective of other ministers and princes, it is obvious that King Zhao, King Liang, and King Yong are not willing to get involved in the barbarian attack on Cangzhou. For them, it is enough as long as their vassal state is safe and sound. “Yes.”

Pang Yukun nodded, “Xingchang is right, it seems that the fate of King Kang fell on us again.”

Xiao Ming nodded, when the barbarians attacked Shanhaiguan.

The court in Chang’an was no different from today. A vassal state was sacrificed in exchange for ten years of peace. Unfortunately, the Ming king of the Kang Dynasty preferred to die rather than surrender and committed suicide in the palace of Prince Kang.

“I will never let King Kang’s tragedy happen again in Qingzhou. At least there is good news. My father agreed to our purchase of iron and coal cakes from other states.” Xiao Ming said.

He has never thought about expecting others to help him, and the complete defeat of Xiao Wenxuan and many vassal kings in the court proved this point.

Zhan Xingchang said: “Your Highness, this is the time to ask the King of Wei for money, food, iron and coal, otherwise it will be difficult to defend Cangzhou City.”

“Hahaha, you are so right…” Xiao Ming Suddenly he burst out laughing, Zhan Xingchang was really bad.

At this time, King Wei must be furious, and he probably would not have thought that he, who had always been going smoothly, would be betrayed by other vassal kings.

As the first step in resisting the barbarians, King Wei definitely hoped that Xiao Ming could hold Cangzhou at this time, so it would not be too much for him to reach out for some support.

Pang Yukun gave a bitter smile and said: “Your Highness, the civil and military forces of this dynasty are plotting against you. How can you still laugh? Even if we get money and food to resist the barbarian attack, I’m afraid we will suffer heavy losses.”

(End of Chapter)