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"Perhaps it is because he has fallen to this point that it is too late for him to regret."

Taking a deep breath, Liu Yishou forcibly calmed himself down, and would not give rash orders out of impulsiveness.

Everyone is dead, and it will not help to ask what happened to Yuan Quan.The key is to see how to remedy this matter.

"Actually, it's not impossible."

Wang Wei said with a mysterious face.

Hearing this, Liu Yishou immediately became interested.He nodded slightly and said, "I would like to hear the details."

"Actually, my lord can let Yuan Jingzhi, the son of Yuan Quan, join the army and take him to Luoyang to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. Then he will declare that Yuan Quan died of illness. Anyway, it is well known that he is weak and sick.

Even if the members of Yuan Quan's family shouted hoarsely that Yuan Quan committed suicide by taking poison, who would believe it?Who can hear their words?Are they still planning to go to the Yamen in Shouyang to sue the officials, to accuse the lord of forcing Yuan Quan to death?

It doesn't matter what the facts are. What is important is that the Jiankang court of the Liang Kingdom is in the hands of the lord.The lord here is covering the sky with one hand, why bother to care what the people of the Yuan family think?

People from Yuan Quan's lineage would not be grateful to the lord no matter what, and in this case, they must have the awareness to be puppets.Does a puppet need to have an idea? "

Wang Wei's words can be summed up as follows: Right and wrong are about strength, and justice is not in people's hearts.

Back then, Liu Yishou was almost sent face to face by Gaoyang Wang Yuanyong to Empress Dowager Hu. Has anyone asked him if he would like to?

Now it's just that Liu Yishou hasn't fully adapted to the role transfer.

"Okay, then I would like to trouble you to make a trip to Yuan Quan's house for condolences, and call Yuan Jingzhi to me by the way."

Liu Yishou said with a half-smile.

Yuan Quan just committed suicide tonight, and Wang Wei will definitely not have a good face when he goes to their house.Of course, Liu Yishou's visit this time was also a bad idea, neither to make Wang Wei feel better for his bad idea, nor to let the people of Yuan Dan's family brew their emotions.

"Since the lord speaks in person, the subordinate will definitely invite Yuan Jingzhi here. My lord, please wait for a while."

Wang Wei got up and bowed deeply to Liu Yishou, then turned and left, Yuan Shikang was taken aback.

"Your family's ancestors have been the Yuan family's saddle horse for more than a hundred years. Today, seeing the Yuan family's children fall into such a field, how do you feel?"

Liu Yishou looked at the burly Yuan Shikang and asked.

"As my lord always said, the back waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves, and the front waves died on the beach. Now the era of the Yuan Clan is slowly passing away. The fathers are unworthy, and the children suffer. This is true for both the Yuan Clan and the Xiao Clan."

Yuan Shikang said respectfully.

"By the way, Xiao Zhengde was executed by Xiao Yi, and his body was thrown into a mass grave. Is this confirmed?"

Liu Yishou suddenly remembered this and asked curiously.

Yuan Shikang shook his head and said: "No one pays attention to him. I just recently heard that someone said that he was slaughtered by Xiao Yi's subordinates, and no one restrained him from throwing his body in the wilderness."

Xiao Zhengde's disappearance has always been a mystery. It was not until recently that there was news that a general in Xiao Yi's army secretly executed him. However, this news has not been confirmed, and his body has not been found.

No matter what happened to Xiao Zhengde, one thing is certain, this person must be dead.If Xiao Zhengde is still alive, it is impossible not to come to Jiankang to seek an official from Liu Yishou.

Except for Xiao Zhengde, several descendants of Xiao Hong's lineage all died in Jiankang City during the feudal lord's rebellion, and most of them were planted in Xiao Yi's hands.

Because Xiao Yi started killing people in Jiankang back then, and now many people are unwilling to attach to him, so Xiao Yi's strength recovered very slowly, far below Liu Yishou's estimate.

From Liu Yishou's point of view, Xiao Yi should have finished his army by now, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.But according to the spies' reports, Xiao Yi from Xiangzhou didn't seem to have trained many soldiers and horses, but his wife Xu Zhaopei's romantic affairs were widely spread and there were many jokes.

The team under Xiao Yi's command is still the same people as before, such as Wang Sengbian, Wang Lin, Fan brothers, etc., and there are no new capable generals to take refuge in.

On the contrary, it was Xiao Ying from Guangzhou who supported Xiao Gang and contacted the local wealthy chieftains. It was a bit of a flourishing posture, using the geographical advantages to try to fight against the Jiankang court, but there was no public rebellion yet.

As for Xiao Xu, Xiao Lun and others, according to reports from the spies, they seemed to be eating and waiting to die, and had no intention of preparing the army for war.

After Liu Yishou occupied Jiankang, the political situation in Liang State quickly returned to stability. Now those vassal kings can't see the opportunity. Some are secretly preparing, and some are passively waiting for the chaos to come, to see if they can get a share of the pie.

Of course, this group of people is not enough to succeed, but it is more than enough to fail.Liu Yishou didn't dare to make a large-scale Northern Expedition, because he was actually worried that the vassal princes from all over Liang would take the opportunity to rebel.

Thinking about these complicated things in his heart, after a while, Wang Wei came back, followed by a young man in filial piety, who looked a little like Yuan Quan.

Those with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes didn't even dare to look at Liu Yishou.

Yuan Quan was frail and sickly, and he was not too young, so he naturally had the courage to sacrifice jade to pieces.And Yuan Quan's son is in full bloom, and he doesn't want to die with his father!

Today Wang Wei came to the mansion in a threatening manner, and the members of Yuan Quan's family couldn't even speak clearly, let alone accuse Liu Yishou of forcing Yuan Quan to death.

Now Yuan Jingzhi's mood is pure uneasiness, he knows that his late father has completely screwed Liu Yishou!

Seeing that the atmosphere in the study was not good, Yuan Shikang hurriedly bowed and left, leaving only Liu Yishou, Wang Wei, and Yuan Jingzhi in the study.

"Today, King Ben discussed with your father for a long time, saying that he was to go out with the army, and then I personally escorted him into Luoyang to become the emperor. He said that this is a big matter, and you have to think about it. As a result, your father died of illness that night. , really... makes this king feel deeply regretful."

Liu Yishou said hypocritically, with a look of sincerity.

I said your father died of illness, do you dare to say that he committed suicide?Do you dare?

Liu Yishou looked at Yuan Jingzhi with burning eyes, waiting for the other party's answer.

"Thank you, King Wu, for your concern. My father, under the Nine Springs, will also feel relieved."

Yuan Jingzhi said insincerely.

Hearing this, Liu Yishou quietly breathed a sigh of relief.A person who knows the current affairs is a hero, so I am afraid that the one-sided person who insists on fighting with you will have no way to deal with it.

"Now that the north is in chaos, Gao Huan's name is the prime minister, but he is actually a thief. Yuan Xiu was staunch, and Gao Huan tricked him. Not only did he die among the rebellious soldiers, but the Yuan clan was also massacred by Gao Huan.

As the blood of Emperor Xiaowen's direct lineage, do you have any thoughts? "

Liu Yishou asked calmly.

Yuan Jingzhi kept stirring his cuffs, lowered his head and said nothing.

"Think about it carefully. If you can't think of a result today, you can continue to think about it tomorrow."

Liu Yishou said meaningfully, biting out the word "good".

After a long time, Yuan Jingzhi took a deep breath and said: "Gao Huan and I have a mortal hatred, and the Yuan family's children can't wait to eat his flesh and drink his blood and then be quick."

"very good!"

Liu Yishou patted Yuan Jingzhi's shoulder heavily, and said loudly: "Then you will follow me to the Northern Expedition to Luoyang, and then go to Luoyang to ascend the throne and become emperor!"

Ok?

Yuan Jingzhi was taken aback for a while, but he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"Okay, you can go back. Your father has already fallen, and this king doesn't want any more accidents to happen to your family."

Liu Yishou sighed with emotion.

Chapter 494

"Your Majesty, Yuan Jingzhi, the son of Yuan Quan, has come forward and hopes that we can send troops to the Northern Expedition to help him ascend the throne in Luoyang." In the imperial study room of Jiankang Palace, Liu Yishou said respectfully to Xiao Huan, and did not directly ask Yuan Jingzhi to follow him. Meet each other.

The Northern Expedition was imminent, and after "convincing" Yuan Jingzhi, Liu Yishou came to Jiankang non-stop and reported the matter to Xiao Huan.

In fact, there is no problem at all if we don't tell Xiao Huan about this matter. This actual puppet emperor can neither pay nor contribute. With Liu Yishou's current authority and reputation, it is not a big deal if he is not a bird.The courtiers of all dynasties have played like this.

However, Liu Yishou didn't see himself as a lawless warlord who didn't care about the consequences of his actions.

Since he was using Xiao's "plaque" to do his own business, he couldn't tear down the signboard at will.

Many times, an excellent politician has to maintain similar "plaques" against his will. This is the so-called overall situation.

Those who set the rules are the most taboo to break the rules with their own hands.

But having said that, Xiao Huan also didn't understand Liu Yishou's way of playing.It's not urgent to kill Wei, at least he thinks so.Liu Yishou didn't seem to need his consent to do anything.

For a moment, Xiao Huan asked in confusion: "It costs a lot of money and food for the army to go out. The Yuan family is not a relative of the emperor. Helping them restore the country...why bother?"

There was no chance to speak, Xiao Huan felt that it didn't matter how Liu Yishou played.

But now that the other party asked him what he thought, Xiao Huan felt that it would be better for Liu Yishou to send troops south to Guangzhou as soon as possible to get rid of Xiao Ying, Xiao Gang, and Chen Baxian.

As for sending troops to help the Yuan family restore the country, it doesn't actually mean much.If Liu Yishou hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have bothered to ask.

Xiao Huan naturally didn't expect that Er Zhurong could contain Gao Huan. He just thought that the people who directly threatened the imperial power were Xiao Ying, Xiao Gang and others.

Of course, Liu Yishou himself is the greatest threat to Xiao's imperial power, but does Xiao Huan dare to say that?

Not to mention the possibility of a good death in the future, if it is said, it will tear the face, what will happen is unimaginable.

"Your Majesty, humans are considered tigers, and tigers are considered humans. We are not the only ones who can take the initiative to attack, Gao Huan can too.

If we don't fight Gao Huan, Gao Huan will send troops south sooner or later, isn't that the case a few years ago?Supporting the Yuan family to enter Luoyang was just to create some trouble for Gao Huan.I hope His Majesty will see clearly. "

Liu Yishou cupped his hands and said.

Whether Xiao Huan recognizes it or not is one thing, it doesn't matter at all.What is important is that there must be such steps as "the monarch and his ministers answer each other".

"In that case, Uncle can deal with it on his own, I have nothing to say."

Xiao Huan said with a sigh.

"By the way, there is one more thing." Liu Yishou said slowly.

Anything else?

Xiao Huan was taken aback for a moment, and then asked unintentionally: "What is it?"

"This Northern Expedition will inevitably mobilize elites, and Guangling (Yangzhou) north of Jiankang will be empty. I want the king of Jiangling to move to Guangling and defend the capital."

Liu Yishou folded his sleeves and saluted.

The current King of Jiangling is Xiao Yu, Xiao Huan's younger brother.After Xiao Xi moved from Jiangling to Danyang, the position of king of Jiangling became vacant, and Liu Yishou let Xiao Yu take over Jiangling by the way.

Now that Xiao Yu is in charge of Guangling, it is to let him protect the north bank of Jiankang River, which is of great significance.

Of course, this is only reflected on the surface.No one knows what Liu Yishou is thinking in his heart, what is the ultimate intention of this move.

When Xiao Yu arrives in Guangling, he will definitely take his private army into Guangling on the other side of Jingkou.Xiao Huan is in Jiankang, Xiao Yu is in Guangling, and Xiao Xie is in Danyang.

Such an arrangement can be said to be the close branch of the clan defending the capital, and of course it can also be considered that Liu Yishou has hidden evil intentions and gathered all the power of Xiao Tongyi's line around Jiankang.

No matter how you look at it, Xiao Huan has no reason to refuse such a proposal.He refused, but Xiao Yu would not refuse.It is much faster to send troops from Guangling to seize power than to send troops to seize power from Jiangling.The closer the vassal fiefdom is to the capital, the more trusted it is by the court.

How could such Yizhen Xiaoyu refuse!

"It's just that the second younger brother (Xiao Yu) left Jiangling, who will check and balance the Xiangdong King who is about to move?"

Xiao Huan asked worriedly.

When the vassal king was in chaos last time, Xiao Yu cut off Xiao Yi's retreat, causing great trouble for the ambitious King of Eastern Hunan, and the two sides had deep ties.

Liu Yishou asked Xiao Yu to move to Guangling, and it was not without intention to lure Xiao Yi to send troops.

Xiao Huan only felt that this son-in-law, who had a deep relationship with his aunt, had thoughts as deep as the ocean, and it was difficult to fathom.

"As for the matter of the King of Xiangdong, I will naturally share the worries for His Majesty. The King of Xiangdong is afraid of the King of Jiangling, so isn't he afraid of my minister?"

Liu Yishou asked domineeringly.

Xiao Huan has nothing to say, who in Liang State is not afraid of Liu Yishou!Those who are not afraid are already dead, and the rest of the people are extremely afraid of this King Wu!

"That's fine, I also miss King Jiangling very much, and it will be more convenient to contact you in the future."

Xiao Huan nodded slightly and said.From the matter of Xiao Yu's move to the town itself, there is no way to see that it is not good for him, even if Liu Yishou's thoughts are as deep as the sea and cannot be fathomed.

"The matter of the Northern Expedition should not be delayed, I will prepare it now, please don't read it, Your Majesty."

Liu Yishou folded his sleeves and bowed deeply to Xiao Huan, then turned and left the imperial study.

"This time it's the real Northern Expedition."

After Liu Yishou left, Xiao Huan muttered to himself.

He still remembered that when Liang Guo sent troops to capture Nanyang, Qingxu was very powerful, but it was only a deception.Is Liu Yishou trying to deceive others this time?

Only Liu can care about Xiao Huan's suspicions. He has too many things to worry about.After bidding farewell to the puppet emperor, Liu Yishou did not return to Jiankang's mansion to rest, but came to Stone City non-stop.A forbidden army formed with the old white robes as the backbone is stationed in Stone City.

They will be the main force in this expedition to the north.

Chen Xin, the son of Chen Qing, served as the commander of this army.Joining the army, Ma Fonian, deputy generals Song Jingxiu, Yu Tianmin, Zhou Wenyu, etc., can be said to be a gathering of elites, and there are many who are accustomed to fighting.

On this expedition, Yang Kan originally wanted to send his sons to this army to do odd jobs for Liu Yishou, so as to gain military merits, but Liu Yishou flatly refused.

In the words of Liu Yishou, this is called "doctors do not heal themselves".The brothers-in-law were in the army, and they were afraid that they would be hurt when they were dispatched on missions, and it would be difficult to explain when they came back.If it is not used, it is like a decoration, which makes the generals feel alienated.

The few brothers-in-law are completely different under Yang Kan's command. If the son dies in the battle, the son dies, and no one will criticize him.

After hearing these reasons, Yang Kan couldn't help admiring Liu Yishou's sharp eyesight and understanding of people.

Rumors of the Northern Expedition to the Kingdom of Wei had already spread, and beyond Liu Yishou's expectations, there were many people invited to fight.Many domestic generals who have no clear attitude towards him, such as Wei An, Yang Yaren, etc., have expressed their hope to participate in it.

Liu Yishou arranged them in the second echelon, and also let these people travel northward by water, robbing local villagers along the way and going south to Liangguo for resettlement.As for those stubborn northern families, just speak with a knife.