Take the earth to enshrine the gods

Chapter 223 The Rebellion of the Four Kings
Everyone's worries were quickly fulfilled.

On the ninth day of July, the day after the new emperor's ascension to the throne, the third prince Gantai suddenly appeared in Taihua County and openly announced that Wei Wangfu would be moved to Taihua City.

Not only that, the third prince directly bypassed the court and assumed the post of commander of the First Legion on his own.

Public opinion was in an uproar.

What is even more surprising is that Taihua County, Xihuang County and Longshou County in the western border have all stated that they will accept the leadership of the Wei Palace and decouple from the imperial court.

This is the rhythm of cracking the soil to seal the king.

The third prince Gantai's painstaking management in the western region finally showed its edge. In a short period of time, the forces opposing him in the western region were wiped out.

There is only one voice left in the entire Western Territory, and that is Wei Wangfu.

This result is to be expected.

For the Western Realm Family Group, it doesn't matter who is the emperor, what matters is who can protect their interests. Since they are involved in the battle for succession, failure is not allowed.

Instead of waiting to be purged by the new emperor, it is better to form a group by yourself.

Therefore, it is difficult to tell clearly who is using whom between the third prince Qiantai and the Western Realm family.

It can only be said that each takes what he needs.

In order to excuse his "retrograde behavior", the third prince even threatened: "There is no edict from the previous emperor when the new emperor ascends the throne. The name is not right and the words are not right. He is actually a thief of the country. As the prince of the empire, I have the mission to set things right."

This is what is called a backlash.

It was Huo Huo of the First Legion who cooperated with the remarks of the third prince.

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The movements of the fifth prince Qian Ke were also not slow, and more brutal.

After arriving in Nanyu County, the fifth prince secretly summoned Yang Lin, the commander of the Fourth Army, on the grounds of discussing military affairs, and then violently launched an attack, beheading Yang Lin on the spot, removing the biggest obstacle for him to take charge of the Fourth Army.

It is reported that this plan was offered by Jia Xu.

Then, the fifth prince Ganke did the same thing as the third prince Gantai, moved the Chu Palace to Nanyu City, took control of Nanyu County, Kuaiji County and Kunwu County, and concurrently assumed the post of commander of the Fourth Army .

Not only that, but on the day when he took charge of the Fourth Army, the Fifth Prince Gan Ke announced that a new division would be added to make the Fourth Army reach full strength.

The trend of forcing the palace is obvious.

No one thinks that the expansion of the Fifth Prince's army is purely for self-protection. The only way out is to expand externally and support war with the land of two counties.

Otherwise, it cannot last.

Obviously, whether it is the third prince Gantai or the fifth prince Ganke, they are not reconciled to failure, and want to take advantage of the local forces and the army in their hands to compete with the new emperor.

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The actions of the two princes completely changed the empire's power map.

Counting the Zhaoyao County of the Qianyuan Dynasty, the Beiyue County of the Eighth Prince, the Kunwu County occupied by the Kunlun Sect, and the Longshou County occupied by the Zixiao Sword Sect, besides Zhongzhou, the new emperor really controls the territory, only Dongjing The remnants of Gushe County, Donghai County and Shaoyang County.

The entire empire was divided among seven forces.

Although the new emperor's comprehensive strength is the first among all the forces in the empire, it is impossible to say which side will be crushed, and he can only stick to it.

This is intriguing.

Those forces that originally thought that the dust had settled and were ready to vote for the new emperor undoubtedly had new ideas and began to hesitate.

A big drama of seizing the heirloom suddenly turned into a situation of "Seven Kingdoms Melee".

Fueled by the ambitions of the princes and the family group, Nuo Da's dynasty suddenly fell into pieces and entered the most chaotic period in history.

The fate of the empire is precarious.

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July [-], the palace.

In the imperial study room, the new emperor Qian Shen, who had just ascended the throne not long ago, had long since lost his previous vigor, and his expression was unprecedentedly solemn.

The whole person was gloomy.

As the third and fifth princes "stand on their own feet" one after another, the government situation that was originally straightened out by the new emperor tends to be repeated. At present, ministers have already petitioned Dugu Zhen to resume his position as prime minister.

Public opinion is fierce.

Before ascending the throne, all he thought about was the golden throne day and night. After sitting on it, he realized that this position that countless people envied was actually a crater.

If you are not careful, you will be blown to pieces.

The current empire, with Zhulong and Beidi staring at it outside, the chaos of the kings inside, and the remnants of sects at work, it couldn't be worse.

"Fifteenth brother, you have to help me." The new emperor Qian Shen looked at Qian Yuan with burning eyes.

Knowing that the third prince and the fifth prince have become self-reliant one after another, the eighth prince Ganyou worried about being implicated, so he hurriedly packed his luggage and rushed to Beiyue County to become a feudal vassal.

Qianyuan was delayed for a while because he still had something to do in Shendu, and was called by the new emperor to talk in the imperial study.

Facing the earnest gaze of the new emperor, Qian Yuan felt a little headache, and said: "If your Majesty asks my younger brother to do anything, as long as it is within the ability of my younger brother, I will definitely do my best."

After all, Qianyuan didn't want the empire to really fall apart, as that would only make it easier for outsiders.

The new emperor Qianshen's face brightened, and he said with relief: "I knew that the fifteenth brother is the most reliable at critical moments." The implication is that the eighth prince who left Beijing early is not reliable.

After a pause, the new emperor said: "Fifteenth brother, if I give you the authorization, can you pacify the southern border for me and wipe out the rebellion of the king of Chu?"

The third and fifth princes had just established themselves, but they were defined as rebellious by the new emperor.

Several people are throwing dirty water at each other, the purpose is to occupy the moral high ground, so that they can stand on the side of justice in the ensuing war and win over the hearts of the army and the people.

Qian Yuan smiled wryly, "Your Majesty thinks too highly of his younger brother. If it is only to monitor the Fourth Army, then the Southwest Corps is fine, but if it is to take the initiative to exterminate it, I am afraid it will be powerless."

Go head-to-head with the Fourth Legion?
Qian Yuan is not crazy.

The new Emperor Qianshen frowned slightly, then relaxed it again, and said with a gentle smile: "The Southwest Corps is powerful in all directions, and the fifteenth brother is the undefeated god of war, can't he share my worries?"

These words are heartbreaking.

Qian Yuan was silent, but he didn't let go, and he was not a three-year-old child, so he would not be provoked by words.

The new emperor Qian Shen saw it, and said again: "If the fifteenth brother is willing to send troops, I can open the royal treasure house and allow the fifteenth brother to take three treasures, how about it?"

This is to lure.

In addition to all kinds of classics, the royal treasury also has many rare treasures, some of which were looted from the eradication of the sect and have been preserved to this day.

Every treasure is priceless.

For example, the Nine Heavens Profound Fire given to Qianyuan by the first emperor came from the royal treasure house.

If he hadn't got Gengjin before, Qianyuan would have been tempted, but now, he doesn't have anything he needs to get, and the conditions offered by the new emperor are not enough.

But it won't work if you just refuse.

After thinking for a while, Qian Yuan said: "If the third army can cooperate, then I am willing to give it a try." He is going to take over the new emperor's army.

For such a big matter, if the new emperor is unwilling to send out his direct troops and let the Southwest Corps take the lead, it will be unjustifiable.

If you want to quell chaos, you have to show enough sincerity.

The new emperor Qian Shen frowned and did not answer in a hurry. The imperial study room fell into an embarrassing silence. After a long time, he said: "Okay, I promise you, and I hope that my fifteenth brother will not break his promise."

"I will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust!" Qianyuan clasped his hands in fists.

The two of them had a tacit understanding and did not talk about the western region. Compared with the southern region, the situation in the western region was more complicated, not only because the third prince had a deeper foundation in the western region, but also because the western region was related to the safety of the empire.

Once the Western Territory is involved in the civil war, who will guard against the evil wolf of the Candle Dragon Kingdom?

Zhulong Kingdom has already negotiated peace with Qingqiu Kingdom, and it is bound to shift its strategic focus to the Zulong Mountains to make final preparations for the invasion of the empire.

Therefore, the western border cannot be moved for the time being.

The two also had a tacit understanding, and did not discuss in detail, if the Southwest Corps attacked, whether the land it cut would belong to the imperial court or be included in Qianyuan's fiefdom.

The matter is too sensitive, and no one wants to back down.

For Qian Yuan, since he didn't want to send troops, he only exchanged for three treasures, which was too cheap.As far as the new emperor Qianshen was concerned, he was also unwilling to assign the territory to Qianyuan.

So what's the point of recovering the Western Territory?
Once Qian Yuan grows bigger, who can guarantee that he will not become the second king of Chu?
Because of this, the two people avoided talking about this matter. How to distribute the benefits will be discussed after the war.

Because if you don't talk about it, you will also plant the biggest hidden danger for this war.

　PS: I wish you all a happy new year and a happy family.

　　
　
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