Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

This action instantly alarmed the king of the vassal state. He summoned his ministers overnight to discuss the matter. After learning the ins and outs of the matter, the king was furious and called his fourth son useless.

Most of the Fourth Prince Tu Jun's troops were killed or wounded, and had been captured by the enemy. The entire coastal area that the vassal state was defending was filled with Southern Kingdom soldiers led by Lu Yang.

This was the first time that Lu Yang had attacked the enemy camp since the vassal state had deliberately provoked trouble. For a moment, he felt very proud.

At the same time, Jiang Fenghua and Lin Yu also visited many people living near the sea. They have lived by the sea and fishing all their lives, but because of the pirates, they can no longer fish, and their family members who are missing cannot be found, so everyone is afraid.

The Southern Kingdom has been suppressing pirates, but the imperial court does not dare to launch a large-scale suppression campaign. Once a war is triggered, no one can bear the consequences.

Many people know that the pirates in Linhai come from the vassal state. The vassal state is their refuge, so they have chosen to swallow their anger for so many years. Now that the news of the joint attack on the vassal state by Da Zhou and Nan Guo has spread, the people of Linhai and even the people of Nan Guo are in an uproar.

"The Great Zhou court has sent His Royal Highness the Prince to personally supervise the battle. We must eliminate all pirates. If there are no pirates in Linhai, we can go fishing in the sea again."

"General Lu finally showed off his power this time. He was like a grandson before. I didn't dare to kill or fight him. It really pissed me off."

"That's right, I thought General Lu was always a coward!"

"Don't blame General Lu. It's not easy for him to guard the customs."

"What nonsense! The King of the South handed power to him. How dare he mobilize a single soldier when the pirates were at his doorstep? He watched the people's fishing boats being robbed several times."

"Alas, he still lacks some courage. The court is not doing anything. I estimate that our Southern Kingdom will soon fall into the hands of pirates and become their gathering point. I didn't expect him to send troops this time. He is still like a man."

"It was only because the Great Zhou Kingdom sent troops to help him that he dared to fight. Otherwise, he would still be a coward."

"Haven't you heard?" someone asked.

The people who were listening to the noise followed his gaze and asked in unison, "What did you hear?"

"Our Southern Kingdom has already submitted to the Great Zhou Kingdom. Many cities in the Southern Kingdom have changed their names, and the royal city has also been changed to Lizhou. The border between the Southern Kingdom and the Great Zhou Kingdom is now slowly being opened up. We don't need to apply for customs clearance documents to go to the Great Zhou Kingdom. As long as we have documents proving our identity, we can come and go freely."

"I heard about it. I just came back from the Great Zhou Kingdom a few days ago. When I passed the customs, I registered and it said Great Zhou. I am also a person of the Great Zhou Dynasty now."

"With the protection of the Great Zhou Kingdom, we are no longer afraid of pirates."

"Is General Lu going to be dismissed? I heard that the Great Zhou army has already stationed in Linhai, and the Great Zhou Dynasty has also sent a general named Yuan Li to lead the battle..."

Jiang Fenghua and Lin Yu were also in the crowd listening to them talking about Lu Yang and the Southern Kingdom's court.

Part of the reason for the corruption in the Southern Kingdom's court in the past decade is that several princes have grown up and everyone wants to fight for power. Fortunately, the King of the South is not stupid. He reuses Lu Yang and orders him to guard the customs. He didn't expect that the people would complain so much about him.

Lu Yang did try hard. Although he failed to drive away the pirates, he also did not allow the enemy forces of the vassal state to invade the southern border.

Jiang Fenghua and Lin Yu heard the people talking about Lu Yang in a very unpleasant tone, and couldn't help but speak a fair word for him, "In fact, General Lu did not wipe out the pirates because of his own difficulties."

As soon as she opened her mouth, she instantly attracted the attention of the people around her, "What do you mean by this, young lady?"

"How many years have pirates been harassing Linhai?"

"More than ten years." Someone answered.

"General Lu has been guarding Linhai Customs for more than ten years?" she asked again.

"It seems to be more than ten years. Ever since the previous customs chief died in battle, the position of customs chief fell into the hands of General Lu. Since he took office, we are increasingly afraid to work at sea. It is almost impossible to eat seafood from the deep sea because we are afraid of sudden attacks by pirates."

Hearing this, Jiang Fenghua was a little dumbfounded. If they knew that the seafood in the deep sea might be fed by the corpses of their relatives, forget it and don't spoil everyone's fun.

Now Xie Shang is leading the soldiers in battle, and what they need is morale, not discouragement.

Jiang Fenghua added, "I think so. Over the past decade or so, although we knew that the enemy had repeatedly invaded the Southern Kingdom, General Lu always stopped the enemy outside the customs. In general, he was the one who kept the people safe.

Pirates are rampant and cannot be eradicated. It's not that he doesn't want to eradicate them, but he can't. From the current battle, we can see that the pirates' backers are actually the vassal states. Let's imagine that if these pirates are disguised as vassal states, and General Lu has been chasing pirates and preventing the vassal states from entering the South, can it be considered his credit? "

Everyone nodded frequently. "In this case, General Lu is indeed a good official. He has guarded the customs for more than ten years and has prevented pirates from occupying the customs of the Southern Kingdom. Our people can still live their lives as usual."

Jiang Fenghua was also worried, and said, "It's not that General Lu doesn't want to fight, but he can't fight. If he starts a war, he will have to recruit a lot of soldiers to fight. The South is facing internal and external troubles, and he is unable to do it. Now, the prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom has come in person and given General Lu enough courage and confidence. Isn't he fighting well?"

What she meant was that only with the support of the Great Zhou could they live a stable life.

Everyone was very excited to hear this. She continued, "If General Lu can bring the coastal waters into our territory this time, I think it will be easy for everyone to go fishing and catching shrimps at sea in the future, and we won't have to worry about pirates robbing us anymore..."

In fact, Jiang Fenghua knew that Xie Shang would use Lu Yang for one reason only. No matter how capable he was, at least he would not betray his country. If he really did betray his country, the Southern Kingdom would not only have internal strife, but also foreign war.

Xie Shang valued Lu Yang's character and therefore dared to give him the position of general. At the beginning of this battle, Lu Yang did perform very well.

What he lacked was not courage, but someone who could give him confidence. With the support of the Great Zhou, it would only benefit both the Southern Army and the Southern People.

Through this battle, Jiang Fenghua used public opinion to establish Xie Shang's image in the hearts of the people.

Lin Yu couldn't help but smile when she heard what Jiang Fenghua said. It turned out that even after she lost her memory, she was still thinking about Xie Shang's reputation.

Through this battle, the people of the Southern Kingdom will have more faith in the Zhou Dynasty and will usher in a favorable situation.

Xie Shang did not disappoint everyone. The king of the vassal state soon sent envoys to negotiate and expressed his willingness to withdraw from Linhai.

As soon as this news came out, the people of the entire South Country were in an uproar. Only the South Country's marines were allowed to garrison along the coast, which meant that they could build ships and go out to sea again.

Everyone attributed the credit to the help of the Great Zhou Kingdom.