Governor please stay

"Empress Dowager, now Liang Guo is in chaos, and someone needs to stand up to clean up the situation. This point, the crown prince will not let it go. This matter is a matter of right and wrong, and we cannot shirk it, otherwise we will be entrusted by the late emperor.

Now Xiao Yi, king of eastern Hunan, is eyeing Jingzhou covetously.In the lineage of the prince, who can inherit the throne, a decision needs to be made early. "

Liu Yishou folded his sleeves and bowed to Mrs. Cai, waiting for her answer.

"In this matter, we are indeed duty-bound. Dudu Liu is right about this." Mrs. Cai said slowly.What she opposed was naturally not her son's enthronement in Jiankang and proclaiming himself emperor.

When the chaos starts, it is not something you can avoid if you want to.Identity determines the position, and the identity of Xiao Tong's descendants has already been determined. They must fight for it. If they don't fight, they will die!

What's more, after Xiao Tong's death, everyone in the mansion, from the Cai family to the emperor's grandsons, all wanted to "get back on track".Now that the opportunity came, Mrs. Cai knew very well that even if she disagreed, her sons would definitely agree.

"It's not too late to discuss this matter after Jiangling King (Xiao Huan) arrives. There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two monarchs in the country. Since we are determined to make things right, who will be the crown prince and who will be the last to ascend the throne must be decided first. It cannot be changed overnight."

Cai said solemnly, and gave Xiao Xi a meaningful look.Xiao Xi didn't dare to meet her gaze, and lowered his head not knowing what he was thinking.

If it's his own business, Cai is not a very strong person, maybe it's okay to bear it.Even if it's sleeping with other men, isn't that the case?

But the current situation is related to his own son, adopted son, and the future of the entire Xiao Tongyi lineage. No matter what he says, he must fight for his own son.She understands that Xiao Xi probably has already reached a certain level of "agreement" with Liu Yishou, but what if it is agreed?

As long as she doesn't nod and Xiao Huan doesn't nod, then it's still not justified!The descendants of Xiao Tong's lineage are not of the same mind, what will Xiao Xi use to fight for the throne?

It has to be said that Xiao Tong's official concubine still has some political literacy, and it is not easy to do this for her own son.

"Then I will continue to trouble you in Xiangyang for a few more days. In any case, three days later is the deadline, and there must be a result at that time. Now that the Huaiyang area is full of wars, time waits for no one."

Liu Yishou also didn't want to get in touch with the Cai family, and Xiao Xie was ambitious, so making him the crown prince was naturally convenient for him to act.Xiao Huan is a little weak, if he looks forward and backward at that time, it will be troublesome to deal with it.After all, I am not playing the role of Dong Zhuo, so I can't eat too ugly.

But these are nothing more than a trivial matter in the final analysis, maybe the intensification of the conflict between Xiao Huan and Xiao Xie may be more beneficial to him.Liu Yishou has already made up his mind, he doesn't want to discuss this matter with Mrs. Cai too much, and will make a decision after Xiao Huan arrives in Xiangyang.

……

"What does this Cai family mean?"

In the study in the small courtyard, there was no one around, Wang Wei asked Liu Yishou in a low voice.Cai's horizontal thrust made Wang Wei very upset.A Taoist woman came out and chattered crookedly, Wang Wei wanted to kick Cai's feet twice.

"Xiao has a unified lineage, and someone must stay in the important town of Xiangyang, otherwise it will be easy to be counted. We will take one person to Shouyang, and the other will stay in Xiangyang. At that time, I intend to let Dugu Xin leave the town of Xiangyang, what do you think? ?”

Liu Yishou asked in a deep voice.

The important town of Xiangyang cannot be handed over to people like Xiao Xie to guard it, there will be too many troubles in the future.At that time, the descendants of the Xiao family will be in control in name, but in fact Liu Yishou, the defender of Xiangyang, intends to take control directly, and will not be polite to Xiao Xie and the others.

"Dugu Xin, it's okay, it's not a big problem. As long as it's not Yu Wentai. I heard that Yu Wentai's nephews and nephews are quite contemptuous of the governor, and they sometimes speak against him. If Yu Wentai is allowed to come to Xiangyang, I'm afraid Unexpected things will happen.”

At the beginning, Wang Wei worked with Yu Wentai alone, and he intuitively thought that Yu Wentai was an old coin with many bad ideas.

"These things will definitely be dealt with in the future, so don't be in a hurry. Now is the time for employing people. Yu Wentai is not at fault, but instead disposes of his nephews and nephews. Isn't that self-defeating? Dealing with him is very simple, but What would other people think?"

Liu Yishou shook his head, categorically rejecting Wang Wei's opinion.Yu Wentai's family background is quite high, and his family used to be a town general in the border town. It is a tradition in his bones to form a school of his own, and it is difficult to be manipulated by others.

Such a person does not mean that if you treat him well, he will fully support you when you are in danger.A hero will not be willing to be inferior to others, once the time is right, the opponent will inevitably go out independently.If such a person is to be used well, chains must be tied to him and controlled.

"I'm not in Wuchuan Town here. Yuwentai lacks the foundation and can't respond to everything. Again, we must do our own things well first. If you want to win the battle, you can't just think about running behind If other people make you stumble, you have to run faster."

Liu Yishou said with a sigh.Yu Wentai is an unstable factor, as long as he develops well, he will not move around.Once there is a problem with himself, then Yu Wentai will become a problem.Wang Wei's worries are not unreasonable, but it's just not the time yet.

"My lord, do you think Xiao Xi will..."

Wang Wei made a gesture of wiping his neck.

People from the Xiao family, who knows.

Liu Yishou sighed helplessly, and spread his hands to express that he was also helpless.Killing fathers, brothers and nephews is not uncommon in the Xiao family.Even if Xiao Huan attacked Xiao Huan, he was not the first, nor would he be the last.

Only two days later, Xiao Huan arrived hurriedly.Both Xiangyang and Jiangling have well-developed waterways, which are much faster than riding a horse on land.After Xiao Huan arrived, Liu Yishou and the Cai family asked him if he would like to be the prince, and Liu Yi would guard him and go to Jiankang to become the throne.

I thought this cowardly grandson would refuse straight away, but Xiao Huan agreed without thinking about it.Even though Liu Yishou hinted that this trip would be full of twists and turns, that there would be fierce battles around Jiankang, and that if he failed, his life would be lost, he did not waver in the slightest.

This made Xiao Xi, who was staring at Xiao Huan eagerly, hoping that he would refuse straight away, his complexion was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and the smile on his face was stiff. Anyone who was not blind would know that he was very upset.

"In that case, I will hand over the late emperor's edict to the King of Jiangling. Please follow me to Shouyang!"

Liu Yishou made a big salute to Xiao Huan with his sleeves folded.

Seeing the other party being so solemn, Xiao Huan was at a loss for a while.Mrs. Cai murmured in his ear for a long time, Xiao Huan replied this time: "Now I have appointed the governor as the chief minister, who supervises all military forces at home and abroad, opens the third division of Yitong, and leads the general, who is in charge of commanding all the Qin King's troops."

This is no different from what Xiao Xi said before.

"One more thing, Xiao Yi is also going to march into Jiankang. I suggest that we show weakness and give up Jiangling City to the other party. In this way, Xiao Yi may go to attack Jiankang first. We can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight in Shouyang first. After they are exhausted from fighting, they will issue a call to action, rubbing the edict and distributing it to the states and counties, calling on the soldiers and horses of the states and counties to be king."

Liu Yishou also said again what he had said to Xiao Cha before.

Xiao Huan seemed a little nervous, and he pretended to be calm and said: "All the big Sima can be executed by themselves, and I... will not object to anything."

"Your Majesty, please also write a handwritten letter and send it to Baling County." Liu Yishou reminded.This Xiao Huan seems to be not as bright as Xiao Xie.

"Okay, okay, I'll write it now, I'll write it now."

With Cai's silent sigh, Xiao Huan wrote a letter to Xiao Yi.In the letter, Xiao Huan agreed to let Xiao Yi take over Jiangling as a "sincerity" to support the other party's sending troops to Jiankang.But for others, there can be no more.

After writing the letter, Liu Yishou read it, and found that he was quite literary.It seems that this Xiao Huan, like his father Xiao Tong, has all his skill points in strange places.None of the skills that an emperor should have has been developed.

"Queen Dowager, now that the overall situation has been decided, I will escort Your Majesty to Shouyang, where I will set up troops to serve as the king, and go to Jiankang to become the throne and proclaim myself emperor. I also ask the Queen Mother to follow my minister to Shouyang along the way."

"The Ai family will follow suit, and leave everything to Da Sima."

Cai felt a little uneasy in her heart, but she couldn't say it out.Things have come to this point, there is no turning back when you open the bow, you can only go to the dark one by one.

……

Just as Liu Yishou quietly went to Jingxiang to pick up the descendants of Xiao Tongyi's lineage who came to Shouyang and prepared to raise troops, the turmoil in Liang State finally kicked off.

Xiao Fan's appeal in Liyang was echoed by powerful factions in many places.Xiao Yuanzao, governor of South Xuzhou who was in Jurong, Xiao Yuanming, governor of Hailing County, and governors of many places refused to recognize the legitimacy of Xiao Gang's succession to the throne, and proposed to investigate the cause of the late emperor's death carefully and expel the officials of the court. Out of the local area, the intention is unknown.

In the Sanwu area, although there were many people responding to Xiao Gang, more people acquiesced that nothing had happened, and refused to send trilogy to Jiankang to suppress the rebellion.

At the same time, Xiao Xu's troops set out from Jiangzhou (Jiujiang) and marched eastward along the Yangtze River. All the cities along the way surrendered without a fight, and the army approached Shicheng (Anqing).

Webster, who supported Xiao Gang, mainly stationed troops in the important town of Hefei. On the one hand, he had to monitor the movement of Liu Yishou's army, and on the other hand, Xiao Fan, Pei Zhigao and others in the south were still stubbornly resisting and refused to submit.

After weighing again and again, Webster decided not to send troops to Liyang temporarily to avoid being attacked by Liu Yishou.And Wei Zai, who was responsible for defending Guangling (Yangzhou) for Xiao Lun, miraculously defeated Wei Can who led his troops across the river from Jingkou, and won the victory in the same room.

Seeing the unfavorable battle situation in various places, Xiao Gang thought of Xia Houkui, Xiao Ying and others who were suppressing the rebellion as far away as Fujian and Zhejiang.So an order was issued, ordering Xia Houkui, Xiao Ying and others to lead troops back to King Qin of Jiankang.In addition, the world was amnesty, and the chieftains in Fujian and Zhejiang were widely sealed, and their crimes of rebellion were pardoned.

……

On this day, the imperial edict was sent to Yongning City (Wenzhou City) in Yongjia County. Xiao Ying, who had been paying close attention to the battle situation around Jiankang, invited Chen Baxian to the study, and the two discussed countermeasures.

Xiao Ying is the legitimate son of Xiao Yan's younger brother Xiao Wei, and logically speaking, the throne has nothing to do with him.However, now that Xiao Yan was assassinated and died, wars broke out everywhere.Xiao Ying also thought carefully.

Even if you can't become an emperor, if you take a few steps forward and operate well, it should be fine, right?Back then when Xiao Qi was in Xiao Qi, Xiao Yan didn't belong to the royal line, he still belonged to the same surname but different clans, so how did Xiao Yan come to the position?

Xiao Ying put the letters written by many people and Jiankang's edict in front of Chen Baxian and asked: "Xingguo (Chen Baxian's word), what do you think?"

Chen Ba first read the letters on the table with a glance at ten lines, and sighed faintly.

"My lord, the chaos has only just begun, and there is still trouble ahead, so why not wait and see how things change."

Chapter 385

There is water everywhere outside Jiangling City, which is the place where rivers and rivers converge, and it is also the hub of water and land routes for Jingxiang.

At the gate of the city, Wang Sengbian held a saber in his hand and stared at a group of soldiers being escorted out of the city with unfriendly eyes.Don't get me wrong, this is not the private army that Xiao Huan belongs to, but an out-and-out "one of my own".

And they were not ordinary soldiers, but Xiao Yi's personal guards, led by Xiao Yi's "brother-in-law" Wang Lin.

The gang of Qiu Ba robbed all the way after they entered Jiangling City, and finally the law enforcement team sent by Wang Sengbian captured them one by one and brought them to their eyes.

Although Wang Sengbian didn't understand why Xiao Huan gave up his fief, the important city of Jiangling, to Xiao Yi, but it was a good thing after all.Occupying Jiangling, Xiao Yi's private army can calmly train in Dongting Lake, and the team on the Eastern Expedition does not have to worry about being cut off.

Besides, Jiangling is rich and has plenty of money and food, so it's really not too exciting.

Wang Sengbian came to take over Jiangling in the name of Xiao Yi, originally he was elated and full of ambition.Unexpectedly, the robbery by Wang Lin and his subordinates was indeed too unpleasant.

"Cut off all the looting soldiers and report to King Xiangdong (Xiao Yi)."

Wang Sengbian said to the soldiers in a deep voice.Jiangling City is the foundation of Xiao Yi's eastward expedition to Jiankang, and there must be no loss.Why don't rabbits understand the truth that they don't eat grass beside their nests?

Wang Sengbian secretly hates Wang Lin for being domineering because of Xiao Yi's backing.

At this moment, a group of cavalry came galloping, as if the visitors were not friendly.All the soldiers around him were on guard, only Wang Seng Bianben watched the leader of the cavalry team intently.

Soon, the team of cavalry reined in and stopped. The leading general, Qi Yu, looked quite elegant with long hair.

"Wang Dudu, those brothers under the command of the last general cannot be killed!"

This person is Wang Lin, Xiao Yi's brother-in-law, who is the leader of loyalty and is very popular in the army.Xiao Yi made him the captain of the personal army, and he managed the entire military team like an iron bucket, and did not listen to Wang Sengbian's dispatch at all.

The two had conflicts on weekdays, but because of Xiao Yi's face, there was no open conflict.

"They plundered Jiangling City and destroyed the lord's foundation. Do you think they should be killed?"

Wang Sengbian asked with a grim expression.

Wang Lin looked disapproving, and said boldly: "It's just looting. Did you kill me? Kill me and let the killer die. If you don't kill me, this matter will be exposed. I will use my salary to fill these pits in the future. How about it?"

For the sake of talking about it, what else can Wang Sengbian say?Furthermore, the entry of those under Wang Lin's command into the city was indeed robbery, not murder or arson.It seems that killing people is not enough.

"My lord's ambition is in the world, how can you ruin the morale for such a small profit. Don't you know what it means to destroy an ant's nest if the embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed?"

Wang Sengbian continued to scold with a fierce face, not wanting to let Wang Lin go easily.

"I have never heard of those principles. All I know is that before the army goes out, the strong will be killed first. Who will die for the general in the future? Serving as a soldier is just food. If you don't fill your stomach, how can you go to war?

Jiangling is still in the process of receiving it. The soldiers under my command accidentally plundered it, and those who don't know it will not be guilty.In the future, I will be bound by the steps, so it's okay, right? "

After all, Wang Lin was subdued, after all, it was unreasonable.But those people under him must be rescued.He covers his subordinates, and when fighting, his subordinates will serve him to death, it is such a simple reason.

Take a ten thousand step back and say that you can't let Wang Sengbian kill you, you have to clean up the door yourself, otherwise who will obey yourself in the future?

"Okay, okay, let's take it away!"

Wang Sengbian said impatiently.Wang Lin is not a playboy, he has his own way of doing things.Although Wang Sengbian is not used to it, he cannot deny that the other party's trick is also effective.

Xiao Yi's personal guards are the elite of the elite, among which Wang Lin's commander-in-chief is indispensable.If there is any secret, I saw it just now, those people are his younger brothers, Wang Lin is extremely defensive, when fighting, those people are risking their lives to fight.

Coupled with Xiao Yi's deliberate support, Wang Sengbian felt that Wang Lin was faintly fighting against him.

Sure enough, after entering Jiangling City at night, Xiao Yi punished Wang Lin without pain, and beat the fifth army stick to finish the matter.The law enforcement is the pro-military team. How much strength can they use to beat their own boss?

Of course, this is just a trivial matter, Wang Sengbian still has major matters to discuss with Xiao Yi.

"My lord, the last general thinks that taking Xiangyang first is the best policy to protect the future without worries, and marching into Jiankang is the middle policy. Returning to Xiangzhou is really the worst policy. Xiao Huan took the initiative to give up Jiangling City. It was lax defense, thinking that we would not send troops.

It's better to take advantage of the unpreparedness and attack Xiangyang quickly! "

Wang Seng argued for three strategies of "upper, middle and lower".He didn't say why he wanted to "fight without declaring", and Xiao Yi didn't question why the other party said that, everything was tacit.

"Attacking Xiangyang is too time-consuming. Once we fail, the morale of the army will be frustrated. Instead, let the people from the elder brother's family gather together to hold us back. This is not good."

Xiao Yi categorically rejected Wang Sengbian's "best policy".

This doesn't seem to be surprising, after all, Xiao Yi has been thinking about that position in Jiankang City for a long time.

"Retire for a few days and see what's going on in Xiangyang. If there is no preparation to send troops there, we will set off for Jiankang." Xiao Yi said in a deep voice, his gloomy face did not seem to be affected by Xiao Huan's dedication of Jiangling City Feel elated.

"My lord, what's on your mind?"

Wang Sengbian asked cautiously.

"Liu Yishou of Lianghuai, what is he doing? He is suspected of regicide, why didn't the crowd rise up and attack him?"

Xiao Yi was a little puzzled, it seemed that only Xiao Gang had followed his strategy of "killing two birds with one stone".Now Liu Yishou in Lianghuai is terribly quiet, and he doesn't know what he is preparing.

"My lord, I'm sorry to be blunt. Nowadays, people from all walks of life are rushing to Jiankang, and the one who enters Jiankang first is the king. Who has the heart to talk to Liu Yishou? As long as Liu Yishou doesn't take the initiative to jump out, then he will only be in the dust. When it was settled, someone asked him to settle the score."

Wang Sengbian said with a sigh.

Xiao Yi is like this, he must do what he decides no matter what.And a little moody, even angry at the time, it is not uncommon to feel regret afterwards.

Since you can't listen to it, you have no choice but to stop talking.

Wang Sengbian immediately kept silent.

"When we arrive in Hefei, we will write a letter to Liu Yishou and invite him to hold important events together."

Xiao Yi said with a cold light in his eyes.

These words were like a fairy tale, if Liu Yishou knew what Xiao Yi had done behind his back, let alone cooperation, he might turn his face on the spot.Wang Sengbian asked with a strange expression: "My lord, Liu Yishou is definitely not the kind of person who would be willing to be inferior to others. He is unlikely to be used by me, right?"

"At that time, he can't be left alone. His reputation is not right. Does he want to go to Jiankang to take that position?"

Xiao Yi asked coldly.

Wang Sengbian was speechless, and Liu Yishou's biggest weakness was his identity.If Xiao Gang succeeds the emperor in Jiankang, and there are still so many people who support him, Liu Yishou taking that position is tantamount to making enemies of everyone in the Liang Kingdom!

It was hard for Wang Sengbian to imagine that someone as intelligent as Liu Yishou would choose such a path.