Iron Dynasty

Father, did your son say something wrong?

Zhao Yuanliang looked at his father uneasily, he had always been very afraid of his father.

After pondering for a while, King Zhao said slowly: Yuanliang, this is not the time to deal with Xiao Ming. Wang Xi sees this clearly.

Father, don't annihilate Xiao Ming in one fell swoop at this time. I'm afraid that Xiao Ming will take the opportunity to grow up. My son and Xiao Ming have come into contact with him. This person is very treacherous and must be guarded against.

Then what if other vassal kings took the opportunity to attack Chang'an when Xiao Ming was at war? King Zhao's eyes were sharp.

Zhao Yuanliang suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Back then, Beishan's 100,000 iron cavalry was beaten by Xiao Ming, and they were defeated.

If other vassal kings take the opportunity to attack Chang'an and the hinterland of Zhao State, they will be lost.

My son understands, now the first thing to do is to appease the other vassal kings. Zhao Yuanliang said.

Well, that's right. You go to arrange Xiao Wenxuan's state funeral and the enthronement of the thirteenth prince. After the new emperor ascends the throne, the attitude of the other vassal kings will be clear, and it will not be too late to prepare at that time. Zhao Wangshun said slowly.

Yes, Father.

Zhao Yuanliang bowed and retreated.

Wang Xi turned around and walked out, but was stopped by King Zhao at this time, and he asked, How is Wanrong now?

Going back to His Highness, Niangniang still won't eat or drink. If you go on like this, Niangniang will not be able to hold on anymore. Wang Xi said.

King Zhao sighed slightly, I really suffered for her father's legacy, and this king is really guilty.

His Royal Highness, this world cannot be soft-hearted. Your Highness is right. Wang Xi cautiously.

King Zhao nodded and asked, This king asked you to send a message to other vassal kings, and they will respond.

His Royal Highness, no vassal king has responded so far. It is estimated that they will not come to Chang'an to attend the funeral of the previous emperor and the enthronement of the new emperor.

Does this king really want to clean up these vassal kings one by one? Zhao Wang's voice was mixed with anger.

Wang Xi sighed and stopped talking.

Although they have entered Chang'an, they still have a long way to go to gain the world.

With a cold snort, King Zhao waved his hand, signaling Wang Xi to leave.

Three days later, Xiao Wenxuan's state funeral was held in Chang'an City. Along Suzaku Avenue, Xiao Wenxuan's coffin was carried to the imperial mausoleum outside Chang'an City, and the thirteenth prince, who was only six months old the next day, ascended the throne and worshiped King Zhao as the superintendent of the country. General, in charge of state affairs.

When the news from Chang'an came out, the world was in an uproar.

But only a few days later, the king of Chu announced to the world, scolding the king of Zhao for being a chaotic thief, and immediately assisted the three princes in Lin'an to become the emperor and established himself.

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In Qingzhou, news from all over the Great Yu Kingdom came into the Qi Wangfu one by one.

In these days, Xiao Ming was thinking about the situation of the Great Yu Kingdom in addition to arranging the old ministers and dignitaries from Chang'an.

When King Zhao staged a farce of enthronement in Chang'an, Fiji and Luo Quan sent envoys to Jinling City and Jizhou City successively. King Zhao's conspiracy was exposed by the two of them.

After the king of Chu assisted the third prince to establish himself, Fiji and Luo Quan also successively returned to Qingzhou from the fiefs of King Wei and King Yong.

His Royal Highness, King Wei's attitude is ambiguous, and it seems that he is unwilling to form an alliance with His Royal Highness to deal with the current crisis. Fiji's face is full of anxiety.

Luo Quan came back from Fiji two days earlier, and he said to Fiji: My trip to Jizhou this time was quite rewarding. King Yong was very indignant at King Zhao's rebellion, and he meant that he would form an alliance with His Royal Highness to deal with King Zhao's army. .

Hey, it's a pity that you paid so much attention to King Wei back then. I didn't expect King Wei to have a rebellious mind long ago. This time he doesn't want to form an alliance with His Royal Highness. At this time, it is clear that he has the mind to compete for the world. Fiji slapped the table hard.

Xiao Ming was not surprised at this result, he said: Fei Zhongshu does not need to sigh, it is not necessarily a bad thing for this king, this alliance only needs to be agreed by King Yong, after all King Yong is a feudal kingdom. As long as King Yong is present, he can block the attack of King Zhao and the barbarians from the west, and as for King Wei, this King Zhengchou has no excuse to beat him.”

Pang Yukun said: Wei land is rich and has a large population. If His Royal Highness can annex Wei land, his strength will be greatly increased.

Niu Ben said: If Your Highness wants to take Weidi, you must take Pengzhou first. This Pengzhou is at the traffic point. If you go south, you can attack Jiangnan. If you go west, you can enter the hinterland of the Central Plains. Moreover, there are many mountains around Pengzhou, which is easy to defend. Hard to attack is a battleground for soldiers.”

Fiji heard the words and sighed. Now King Zhao assists the thirteen princes to ascend to the throne, and he has the posture of relying on the emperor to command the princes, while the king of Chu is standing on his own in Lin'an. It is said that he has sent troops to attack the states and counties that once belonged to the royal family. He was also unwilling to be alone with the King of Huainan, and took the opportunity to annex a large number of the royal homeland. From this point of view, the situation in this world was irreversible.

Now even Xiao Wenxuan's resurrection cannot stop the ambitions of the vassal kings.

It was just that he was still worried, so he said: His Royal Highness, this minister thinks that the big trouble in the world is King Zhao. After all, King Zhao's use of troops is to bring wolves into the house, and the barbarians are eyeing His Highness, and they can't wait to overthrow Qingzhou immediately. The main thing is to guard against King Zhao.

Pang Yukun said at this time: But King Zhao doesn't seem to want to start a war with His Highness now. The so-called Emperor's Order came from Chang'an two days ago, which is a reward to His Highness.

Oh? Fiji looked surprised.

Xiao Ming gave the imperial decree to Fiji at this time, and he said: King Zhao is in the company of poisonous snakes, and sooner or later he will suffer from it. As for this imperial decree, we can just look at it, and we can't fully believe it. After all, the plan can't keep up with the changes.

Everyone nodded.

After a pause, Xiao Ming said, King Zhao has done his best, but the vassal kings in this world are not fools. Since the world is in chaos, they can only rely on their own abilities.

So, His Highness is really ready to take Pengzhou? Fiji asked.

Xiao Ming nodded. This Pengzhou in the Great Yu Kingdom is the modern Pengcheng, that is, Xuzhou in northern Jiangsu, and the land of Longxing, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang.

This time, his decision to use troops was not on a whim. It was to guard against the attack of the barbarians and the king of Zhao that he prepared to annex Pengzhou. After all, Shandong and Henan have always been the hardest-hit areas for food shortages in history. If you don't find a stable food for yourself Origin, which would severely limit his expedition capabilities.

Moreover, Pengzhou and its subordinate states and counties have a population of more than 500,000, which will provide him with a lot of manpower. The most important thing is that as the territory of the King of Wei closest to his fief, the Secret Guard is of course the priority to infiltrate, and the folk drama in Qingzhou is also Pengzhou is quite influential. It can be said that the people here yearn for Qingzhou. The only problem that needs to be solved is the local big family.