The military power of Yi State was partly in the hands of the emperor, partly in the hands of the prince, and partly in the hands of the old King of Qin. Who is the old King of Qin? He is the emperor's brother, and he is also the only prince who worked together to fight through the palace fights to the end. Therefore, from the bottom of their hearts, the two brothers don't want to start another civil war, and they don't want to watch their brothers fight against each other. Although the old King of Qin held half of the country of Yi, he never had any thoughts of rebellion. Instead, he guarded the southwest border with peace of mind. He was regarded as a soldier and a highly respected figure in the country of Yi.
But in recent years, every once in a while, a prince would want to use the old King Qin's military talisman. The old King Qin could see through the impure thoughts of these juniors at a glance, but he didn't want to pay too much attention to it and always remained neutral. Of course, it was also because of King Qin's reminder that the emperor had more foresight and established a prince as early as possible to avoid falling into the situation of seizing the heir prematurely.
However, things didn't go as planned. The fifth prince, who was once the smartest and most obedient, couldn't stand it anymore and was as ambitious as his mother-in-law. Being ambitious is not a bad thing, but can encourage people to make progress. Therefore, the emperor always turned a blind eye and would not interfere too much as long as it did not harm the prince. But who would have thought that Concubine Sun would dare to collude with Prime Minister Ji? The emperor's head glowed green, and he was so angry that he began to doubt whether the fifth prince was his son. I can't stand this, I can't stand it, I have no choice but to start a war!
Whenever war breaks out, innocent people will inevitably be affected. The Emperor Yiguo was a benevolent king. Now that disaster has occurred, his only hope is to reduce casualties and make the war end quickly.
But once the calm situation is broken, there will be deeper splashes. Prime Minister Ji was quite capable this time, and even hooked up with Li Guo. He didn't know what benefits Li Guo had given him, but he dared to cooperate with Li Guo inside and outside, and brought Li Guo's people into Yiguo's Kyoto.
The prince is also quite successful. He married the princess of the Yan Kingdom and married the emperor's sister to the Yan Kingdom to be the war princess. With this relationship, he can still find foreign help in critical moments. As soon as he realized that the situation was not right, the prince quickly contacted Yan State to request support. After all, the journey was far away and the variables were too great. The only troops alone could not sustain it for too long.
Yan State did not disappoint Yi State and immediately sent troops to support. This trip was tight on time, the distance was long, and the task was heavy. Basically, we all ate and drank on horseback, with Yan Lie as the commander and Li Xiao as the deputy. As a training exercise, Yan Xu also went with him. The team traveled day and night and arrived in Yiguo in only half a month. The entire city of Kyoto was heavily guarded, the streets were much deserted, and many shops were closed.
Although Yan Lie's army is powerful, he really doesn't dare to be careless when it comes to other people's territory. Under normal circumstances, one should not intervene in the civil strife of other countries. The Yan State agreed to come to support in order to help repel the traitors from the Li State, not to participate in the struggle between the imperial powers of the Yi State. Nowadays, the situation in the Yiguo Imperial Palace is unclear. If you go there rashly, you are worried that you will fall into a dilemma.
Li Xiao felt that if Li Guo really invaded, how could the old King Qin sit still? Either he had selfish motives, or the situation was not that serious, and the old King of Qin did not bother to take action. Now that Yan Qing is asking for support, Yan Lie can't just sit back and ignore it. People are definitely coming. As for how to fight the battle, he still has to think long term.
Yan Lie believed that Li Xiao's idea was reasonable. With the tacit understanding between the two of them over the years, he felt that he could not act hastily. He first led the army to station outside the city, and then sent someone to deliver a letter to Yan Qing to ask about the situation in the palace. Say it again.
