Governor please stay

Everyone in the study suddenly frowns.Er Zhurong is not a good guy, and he has almost no political wisdom, but he knows how to fight!A very difficult person to deal with.

"King Gao, the time to conquer Jinyang is not yet ripe. In the past two years, Jinzhou, Bingzhou, and Sizhou have suffered severe droughts. We can afford to wait for Er Zhurong to weaken day by day."

Sun Teng persuaded calmly.

"But this king can't even sleep well!"

Gao Huan sighed, only he knew that the baby was suffering.He did not conquer Jinyang last time, which caused his prestige in the country to be greatly damaged. Even Hu Lujin, who had come to join him, was a little ready to move, and he did not listen to the announcement.

To restore prestige, the only way to conquer Jinyang is to march into Beixiu Rongchuan and wipe out the forces under Er Zhurong's command.

"You don't need to say too much. After this autumn, prepare to send troops to Jinyang. Liang Guo's soldiers are not to be feared. Qingxu is easy to attack and difficult to defend. Let them come when they come, and we can fight back again."

Gao Huan was halfway through speaking when he suddenly saw Gao Cheng was distracted again.He patted the table and said, "Ah Cheng will go to Qingxu with Gao Yue, so that you don't have to worry about the little lady in other people's boudoir all day in Yecheng."

Go to Qingxu?

Suddenly being called by name, Gao Cheng was stunned and hadn't recovered yet.

Zu Ting poked Gao Cheng's arm, and the other party reluctantly cupped his hands and said, "Good father."

"It's all gone." Gao Huan waved his hand, he actually didn't think so about the situation on Qingxu's side.However, he was very interested in the internal affairs in this mansion newspaper.

Walking out of the study, Gao Cheng took Zu Ting's arm, and said in a low voice: "Take me to another lady's place, and play with women while gambling! It's really great! I'm going to Qingxu soon, I want to have a good time!"

Seeing that Zu Teng seemed to be in a daze thinking about something, Gao Cheng said dissatisfiedly, "What's wrong with you? Go to Qingxu and I will take you with me."

"Your Majesty, do you think Liu Yishou would have guessed that this mansion report would be spread far away, even to the north?"

With a thoughtful expression on his face, Zu Ting asked Gao Cheng a question that was difficult for him to answer, and he didn't even dare to think about it.

"You mean..." Gao Cheng had a bad premonition in his heart.

"I was wondering, would Liu Yishou deliberately let this thing flow into our hands?"

Zu Ting lowered his voice and asked: "The false is the real, the real is the false, soldiers never tire of deceit."

"He... can't be so cunning, can he?"

Gao Cheng asked in disbelief.

Just to deceive Gao Huan, he created a fake residence newspaper, and even deceived people from all states and counties in the Liang Kingdom. Is this what people do?

"Maybe I'm thinking too much."

Zu Ting said awkwardly.In fact, there was a logic that was very difficult to justify, and he didn't want to understand it at all.

Now that Qingxu is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and now the battle line to hold Pengcheng is already the limit, then what's the point of Liu Yishou breaking through here?

The newly occupied territory will also be quickly taken back, and then repeatedly seesawed.What is he trying to do?

Could it be that Liang Guo's military power was tightened through continuous wars?

Zu Ting was a little skeptical, Liu Yishou wouldn't say such a waste, could he?In his opinion, leaders who only know how to play tricks to seize power, but don't know how to expand their territory, are all useless and can only do nothing.

Because in the process of absorbing power, you will inevitably weaken the strength of the country, let some capable people who disobey you come down, and replace them with some crap who are as stupid as pigs but loyal to you.

When outsiders don't come, you can still give you time to integrate slowly.But once the northern army goes south, what will you use to resist?

Zu Ting has studied Liu Yishou's "Family History", and he can be said to be greedy like a wolf, cruel like a sheep, cunning like a fox, and fierce like a tiger.Can you make such a low-level mistake?

However, due to the lack of information, based on the residence report, Liu Yishou's target was indeed Qingxu. From the location of his feudal town to the dispatch of supplies and auxiliary soldiers, everything was directed at Qingxu.

Zu Ting could only think that he was thinking too much.

"Don't talk about those boring things, find a few women from the Yuan family, just like last time..." Gao Cheng whispered in Zu Ting's ear.The two hooked their shoulders together and left Gao Huan's mansion sneakily.

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"Your Highness, Xiao Xi is leading troops to attack the city!"

Wang Sengbian was shot in the shoulder by an arrow. Holding back the pain, he ran all the way to the study room of the Xiangdong Prince's Mansion in Jiangling City, and said eagerly to Xiao Yi: "The enemy's attack is fierce. Please return to Xiangzhou immediately, Jiangling City may not be able to defend." live."

At this moment, Xiao Yi was still reading a book, and had no idea that someone was attacking the city.

"Can't keep it? Useless! How could this king return to Xiangzhou again! This king will not leave!"

Xiao Yi shouted in dissatisfaction.Before the imperial court issued a document stating that the vassal king would not be held accountable for raising troops, he also laughed at Liu Yishou's weakness and incompetence. Unexpectedly, the Jiankang court would not take action, but Xiao Huan's younger brother Xiao Xi did it first.

The army of the King of Eastern Hunan lost troops and generals in Jiankang before, but now the defenders of the city are all newly recruited troops, which are incomparable with the elite soldiers of the past.Probably just a little bit better than a farmer in military uniform.

At this moment, Lu Na, Wang Lin's deputy, came to the door of the study and hurriedly said: "Xiao Yu's navy appeared to the west of Jiangling. General Wang was defeated and has retreated to the ferry of Jiangling City. Please hurry to Baling County, Your Highness." Yue Yang) to take refuge temporarily, Jiangling is not a natural danger, I'm afraid it can't be defended now."

This... is a bit deliberate!

Xiao Yu is Xiao Huan's younger brother, it seems normal for him to send troops, isn't it just Xiao Tong's descendants joining forces to grab territory?

"Let's go! Is it okay for me to go!"

Xiao Yi stomped his feet angrily, and had no choice but to follow Wang Sengbian all the way to Jiangling Ferry. The remnants of Wang Lin's navy had been waiting for a long time.It seemed that Xiao Xie and Xiao Yu didn't intend to do anything wrong. The ferry to the south of Jiangling was not blocked by water or land.

"His Royal Highness's foundation is in Xiangzhou, and it is unknown if he will make a comeback."

Wang Seng persuaded bitterly, now it is obvious that the other party is lenient, if they don't leave, what will Xiao Xi and others do if they get angry, it's hard to say.Of course, Xiangzhou is remote, and it is indeed far behind Jiangling. This is also an objective fact.

After Xiao Yi, Wang Sengbian, Wang Lin and others left with the remnants of the navy, Xiao Cha's troops had conquered Jiangling and successfully entered Xiao Yi's palace.

Dogs eat dogs among vassals, how much fighting spirit do you expect the soldiers guarding the city to have?

Xiao Xi very politely gathered Xiao Yi's concubines and attendants, and sent people to Baling, and then there was no further action.

In the study room of the original Xiangdong Prince's Mansion, Xiao Xie poured a glass of wine for Dugu Xin very respectfully, couldn't hide his joy, and smiled with some emotion: "Hahahahaha, Brother Huang still remembers me, Jiangling is prosperous It is far from being comparable to the border town of Xiangyang."

There was a smugness in his hearty laugh, it wasn't fake.

In the Southern Liang Dynasty, Jiangling City extended in all directions by water and land, and the country had decades of peace. Therefore, both the size of the city and the population and wealth have been greatly supplemented and developed.On the other hand, Xiangyang City is bordered to the north, and there are constant small-scale conflicts, and it is making great strides to develop in the direction of a "military fortress", which is far less prosperous than Jiangling.

The imperial court's latest decree moved Xiao Xie to Jiangling to enjoy his blessings, and told Xiao Yi to return to Xiangzhou.Xiao Yi had just returned to Jiangling from Jiankang, how could he take this decree seriously and completely ignore it.

Unexpectedly, Dugu believed Liu Yishou's private military order, and without further ado, after making some calculations with Xiao Xie, he led his troops to help Xiao Xie take down Jiangling City as a place to settle down.

Xiao Xi was originally very dissatisfied with Dugu Xin's "dove occupying the magpie's nest", and because of the shortage of major generals, he did not dare to attack. Now that he has the "fertile field" of Jiangling, he will naturally not fight for Xiangyang again.

Moreover, someone "watched the gate" for him to guard the north, and the west was the fiefdom of his elder brother Xiao Yu. Xiao Xi was not afraid of his uncle Xiao Yi robbing the land at all.Living in a bustling place like Jiangling City is simply beautiful.

"Liu Concubine is very considerate to the members of the clan. Even those rebellious vassals did not kill them, but gave them a chance to reform themselves. Your Highness can live in Jiangling with peace of mind and don't have to worry about other things.

As long as Prince Consort Liu is present, His Highness's position in Jiangling will be as secure as Mount Tai.

Now that the Queen Mother (Cai's family) has also gone to Jiankang, His Highness can do whatever he wants here. "

Dugu Xin said calmly.

"My uncle is loyal to the country, and this king knows it."

Xiao Xi said with emotion, full of regrets in his heart.

Chapter 416

According to Chen Baxian's vision, the economic ties in the Sanwu area are very close, and the powerful families should keep pace with each other by intermarriage.For Jiankang's unreasonable demands, Wuxing (Huzhou), Wujun (Suzhou), and Kuaiji (Shaoxing) should all reject them together.

However, the three places and the three attitudes really verified the old saying: the same rice feeds all kinds of people!

Shen Ke, a general from Wu Xing's Shen family, is from the same hometown as Chen Baxian.Shen Ke supported Chen Baxian and called on the Wu Xing family to resist the "unreasonable" recruitment by the imperial court.

Well, in fact, this kind of thing has happened frequently in the past hundreds of years, and everyone is familiar with it. The only difference is that the emperor has just changed, so it is definitely not fun to burn the "three fires" on the head .

However, Wu Jun's attitude is completely opposite to Wu Xing's!Not only did Wu Jun gather the required food and fodder, but he also organized [-] soldiers from the county to escort the food and fodder to Jiankang, and handed over the command of the army to Liu Yishou himself.

Chen Baxian didn't understand at all what the reason for this "taking advantage of him" behavior was. He could only think that Liu Yishou's troops were strong and strong, and they frightened the powerful families in Wu County.

The soldiers and horses of Wu County hadn't left the county before, that is, they hadn't participated in the chaos in Jiankang City, so the local tycoons might feel that it was okay to obey Jiankang's orders.

After all, Wu Jun contributed to the Northern Expedition. As an "exchange of interests", the imperial court will definitely favor personnel or local policies and set a model.In other words, everyone is an adult, fighting and killing is not politics, but pursuing interests.

Xiao Huan is not a traitor, his enthronement is justified, and Wu Jun did not stand out before, so why is there any reason to be tough with the imperial court's policy now?

As for Kuaiji, the attitude is very ambiguous, and the reason given is: it is inconvenient to send troops because of the long distance, but we can give grain and fodder support.That is to say, only pay money but not send troops!

Wu Jun, who both paid and sent troops, Kuaiji, who only paid money but never sent troops, and Wu Xing, who didn’t pay and didn’t send troops, and the three attitudes of the land of three Wus, it can be said that Chen Baxian, who was fighting hard in Wuxing, broke his eyes.

Not only Chen Baxian, but even Liu Yishou, who presided over the "Ceremony of Talent Promotion" in Jiankang, couldn't understand what kind of operation this was.

……

"It's you!"

In the courtyard of the Liu Mansion on Jiming Mountain, Liu Yishou, who was sitting under a tree shaking a lupine, looked at the young man in front of him and the young general beside him, and said thoughtfully.

"Back to the King of Wu, my father has been close to the King of Wu for a long time, but he was unable to see each other due to various illnesses. Therefore, during the Northern Expedition, my father and the elders of the Wu County entrusted me to do my best to serve the King of Wu."

The young man who spoke was none other than Gu Yewang, a talented young painter from Nanliang.When Liu Yishou dealt with Gao Huan, he asked him to draw a portrait of Mrs. Han.

It turned out that the Gu family was behind the push.

Liu Yishou somewhat understood the logic behind this.Who will do things that are not beneficial?The four surnames in Wu County are "Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang", which one is the most fuel-efficient lamp?

Because of Gu Yewang's friendship, it is estimated that the wave of people will consider the issue of standing in line.

"Did Zhang Sheng, the prefect of Wu County, send you here, or did you organize yourself here?"

Liu Yishou asked with a smile, never asking the name of the young general next to King Gu Ye.King Guye clasped his hands and said, "Go back to King Wu, the eunuch ordered it."

Sure enough, the four surnames in Wu County have probably already been discussed.Liu Yishou knew that this was their "show of loyalty" to Xiao Huan, the new emperor, and of course, it was also to save face.

If Liu Yishou proclaimed himself emperor in Jiankang, I am afraid that Wu Jun would definitely not have the current attitude.Do those people know that Xiao Huan is a puppet?I'm afraid they are also clear in their hearts.

However, with regard to these matters, one should not tell the truth when one sees through it, one should take one step at a time, and one should say something when the time comes, that's all.

"Understood, I'm going to write a letter to thank Zhang Taishou for his support. Wu Jun will contribute to the Northern Expedition, and the tax will be halved next year as an encouragement."

Hearing this, King Gu Ye showed surprise, and immediately returned to normal.Zhang Sheng originally hoped that Gu Yewang would find an opportunity to talk about the tax cuts, but Liu Yishou did not expect him to speak first.

"Thank King Wu for his compassion for the elders of Jun Wu..." King Gu Ye folded his sleeves and saluted before stepping aside.

"Who is this?"

Liu Yishou looked at the young general beside King Gu Ye and asked.

"My humble Du Leng, a native of Qiantang, Wujun, led Wujun's children here to support King Wu's Northern Expedition."

Du Len looked very reserved.

"Don't be nervous. This time, after escorting the grain and grass to Pengcheng, we will first garrison the fields and build Wubao there, and then you will lead the troops to garrison here. There is no other military affairs."

Liu Yishou smiled gently, signaling Du Len not to be nervous.

"In that case, I will obey King Wu's order." Du Ling replied calmly, greatly relieved.Judging from the current situation, it doesn't look like going to the front line to fight.

In fact, Wu County has reached a consensus on the provision of food and fodder, but there is still a lot of internal debate on whether to send troops to support the Northern Expedition.Because once the troops are dispatched, standing in line is dead!This is what they don't want to see.

So Zhang Sheng just issued a decree in Wu County, calling on the people in the county to join the army and go north to support the Northern Expedition.However, the powerful families of the major aristocratic families just stood by and watched, only sending out some weapons, bows and crossbows for support, and did not provide their own private army.

Zhang Sheng originally thought that it was impossible for anyone to participate, but he didn't expect that the applicants were so enthusiastic!Wu County is densely populated, and it was the first to be developed in the south of the Yangtze River. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was already full of fields and acres, and artificially dug canals were everywhere.

Although the land in Wu County is fertile, due to the large population and serious land mergers, many families have no choice but to work as tenants with aristocratic families because their fields cannot support the extra people.

Although joining the army is hard work, the danger encountered by auxiliary soldiers of a similar nature is actually relatively small on the front line, and the most important thing is to take care of the food!If you win the battle, there may be spoils to share.So many people want to try their luck.

You'll starve to death in winter anyway, so why not give it a try?

Even Du Leng is not a member of the four surnames of Wu County, but a depressed, talented person who is not appreciated by Wu County officials.To put it simply, this team was launched by Wu Jun's powerful family to "explore the way".

If these people become cannon fodder, then Wu Jun's support for the imperial court in the future is estimated to be very limited.Conversely, if this army can return safely, or even become an elite, then the powerful family in Wu County will organize the private army to end.

Since the founding of Nanliang, the four surnames of Wu Jun have lost their influence on the Jiankang Center under Xiao Yan's suppression (Xiao Yan was not faint at that time).Now that there is a new emperor, what they want to do seems to be ready to come out.

"This time, you will escort the grain and grass north to Shouyang. After arriving in Shouyang, someone will arrange it. Then you can just obey orders."

After finishing speaking, Liu Yishou personally sent the terrified Du Leng out of the mansion.

After Du Ling left, King Gu Ye did not leave.He took out a letter and handed it to Liu Yishou, saying, "Xiao Ying and Chen Baxian of Wu Xing jointly wrote a letter to Prefect Zhang, hoping that we would resist the court's call-up order. Prefect Zhang asked me to bring that letter too."

Gu Yewang presented the letter with both hands.

Liu Yishou opened the letter, read it at a glance, and let out a long sigh.

"For their own selfish desires, some people took the righteousness of the country as a deaf ear and took Wu Xing's father and elders as hostages. I feel very sad!"

Liu Yishou said with emotion.

Gu Yewang didn't know how to answer these words. After all, Wu Xing and his gang were very familiar with each other, and the two places were not far apart.

King Gu Ye had no choice but to say reluctantly: "Maybe they haven't figured out King Wu's heart to serve the country."

Look at how this educated person speaks differently from ordinary people.Liu Yishou looked at him curiously, and nodded noncommittally.