When Liu Zheng returned to his house, he saw a person who looked slightly familiar, but he couldn't remember who this person was.
At this time, Liu Dahao, Ying Rong and other officials looked solemn.
Even Manager Zhou, who was staying in Liangzhou, looked murderous.
After seeing Liu Zheng back, Manager Zhou exclaimed: "Oh, my Liu Zhizhou, you are back, something big has happened!"
Liu Zheng frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
At this time, I saw the slightly familiar person kneeling down with a bang and wailing loudly: "Liu Zhizhou, his subordinate is Shu Wangfuzhou Tongniu Guishan!"
Shuzhou?
Something happened in Sichuan?
Liu Zheng felt something in his heart and said quickly, "If you have anything to say, tell me quickly."
Niu Guishan howled: "Liu Zhizhou, half a month ago, the southern barbarians of Dianzhou colluded with the foreign tribes of Jiaozhi to raid Jiangzhou in the middle of Shu. An army of 300,000 troops pressed down hard! Jiangzhou was defeated and all life was in ruins. The king of Shu personally went to the expedition, but was seriously injured. Shuzhong is in danger!"
"What?"
Liu Zheng's expression changed drastically.
Who would have thought that this kind of thing would happen as the Lantern Festival is approaching. Over the years, the southern part of the Longyan Dynasty has actually been very stable.
South Vietnamese intruded from time to time, but mostly on a small scale.
Because the terrain in the middle of Shu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, others who want to capture the city often end up losing more than they gain. This makes Sichuan a land of abundance since ancient times. Firstly, the environment is indeed suitable for crop growth, and secondly, there are few people intruding on it, so the people within its jurisdiction can live and work in peace and contentment.
Everyone knows that Sichuan is prosperous and peaceful.
In other words, being a prince in Shu is sometimes more enjoyable than being the emperor of the Longyan Dynasty. Of course, you can be a prince and want to conquer the world, but Shuzhong is also restricted by the dangerous environment. It is difficult to get in, and naturally it is difficult to get out. Therefore, this place in Shuzhong has become aloof from the world.
Because they were far away from the orthodoxy of the Central Plains, the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period ended in failure in the end.
at this time.
The Longyan Dynasty is internally decayed and surrounded by powerful enemies from outside.
Such as the Xiongnu, Qiang people, Japanese pirates, and southern barbarians, they are collectively called the four barbarians.
In fact, because of the natural barrier in Shu, the threat from the southern barbarians is the smallest. But he didn't expect that in the past few days, the Xiongnu and Qiang people who were ready to move had not made any moves. Instead, the Southern Barbarians unexpectedly invaded with an army of 300,000 people!
Liu Dahao sighed from the side: "Zheng'er, the locust plague in Dianzhou this year must have affected the harvest, so..."
Liu Zheng nodded after hearing this.
Dianzhou.
This is actually Yunnan in later generations. This land itself has many ethnic minorities, and the sense of belonging to the Longyan Dynasty has not been very strong. When the Longyan Dynasty was strong, a prefect's office was set up to take charge of Dianzhou.
But later, one of the governors died of poisonous insects.
From then on, local people served as prefects. At this time, Dianzhou was violating the Longyan Dynasty. But this Dianzhou is obviously much smarter than the Western Regions.
On the bright side, I still bow to your Long Yan Dynasty.
They come every year to pay tribute and then take away a large wave of rewards.
But behind the scenes, they rob when they don't have enough to eat, and they rob when they see good things. Gangster habits never change. However, these southern barbarians always only fight in small ways.
However……
This summer, the locust plague spread across Dianzhou, directly reducing the harvest by 80%. It seems that this Dianzhou has no enough food to eat, so it takes the risk.
but……
What does this have to do with you?
Liu Zheng looked at Niu Guishan.
Before Niu Guishan could speak, Liu Dahao smiled bitterly and said: "Son, the main road of the Grand Canal in the middle of Shu is in Jiangzhou. On the day the Nanman attacked the city, they killed 30,000 craftsmen who were attacking the Grand Canal! "
"What?"
Liu Zheng's expression changed drastically and he stood up quickly.
After the old emperor Xie Tianyao issued a nationwide support for the construction of the Grand Canal, the first one to bear the brunt was the Western Region section, which was being excavated at a very fast pace, and the Liangzhou section, which was just in full swing, as well as the Hanzhong section, which had also begun construction on his old acquaintance's side. This is the Shuzhong section. The Jialing River is of course the most important link in the Grand Canal.
Fortunately, the several contacts with the King of Shu, although they were all military encounters, in the end they still cherished each other.
With the emperor's order, the King of Shu had no objection to the Grand Canal.
Recently, the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce just sent a shopkeeper to take charge of this matter. The shopkeeper, who was carrying the Yinzhou coins, seemed to be anxious to get the craftsmen started and was about to start construction, but the southern barbarians broke into the city...
The land of Jiangzhou was the main thoroughfare of the Jialing River, specifically Chongqing in later generations. The river passes through Jiangzhou, then to Yong'an, and then to Jingzhou, the land of Jiangdong, all the way to the waterway. At this point, the Grand Canal can truly connect the north and south of Longyan.
If Jiangzhou is lost, the entire Grand Canal project will be affected.
"so what?"
Liu Zheng took a deep breath and his eyes flashed.
Niu Guishan continued to cry: "Liu Zhizhou, in the battle of Jiangzhou, the King of Shu fell into a treacherous trick and lost 150,000 Shu troops. This, this, this..."
Everyone present could not help but gasp.
According to the laws of the Longyan Dynasty, each major state can only have a maximum of 300,000 troops.
Who would have thought that this battle would result in half of the damage. Later, the King of Shu was seriously injured and could not afford it. As a result, people in the land of Sichuan must be in panic.
The situation is not good!
Liu Zheng looked at Manager Zhou: "Manager Zhou, can this matter be reported to His Majesty?"
Manager Zhou groaned and said bitterly: "Liu Zhizhou, I have reported it to the court as soon as possible, but this Dianzhou is located in a remote place, and the court can't do anything about it!"
Liu Zheng laughed bitterly after hearing this.
No...
The feudal system of the Longyan Dynasty relied more on the vassal king to take care of such border issues. Whenever there was a war on the border, the court could only provide spiritual encouragement and was beyond its reach. Over the years, the royal court's revenue and expenditure have been losing money year after year and are stretched thin. What can we expect from the imperial court?
Last time the Huns invaded the country, the only ones who came to rescue were the crown prince, the third prince, and King Lu...
What about this time?
Beijing is far away. The Prince's Army was exhausted last time and has not recovered yet. Shuzhong was defeated, and the only one who could come to help was Jingzhou...
However……
King Xiang, the lord of Jingzhou, is said to be a man of great wealth. He is the overlord of the south of Longyan, and can be compared with King Wei of Qingzhou. Since ancient times, I have been at odds with a person like the King of Shu who has an explosive personality. If I ask for help from him, I will definitely be skinned in Shu.
"So, King Shu is here to ask for help?"
Liu Zheng thought about this and smiled bitterly: "It's just that Niuzhou is the same, Liangzhou has been decided for the first time, and everything is waiting to be done. Moreover, the Yuan Festival is approaching, and the soldiers are thinking about it, this..."
He was really powerless.
The situation in Liangzhou is still complicated.
It's a mess internally and it's not settled yet. Coupled with several wars, the consumption of Yinzhou soldiers is also quite large. Recruitment training takes a long time.
The road to Shuzhong is far away, and he doesn't want to cause trouble for himself.
Niu Guishan knelt down and cried loudly.
Right now.
Qin Changfeng rushed in and knelt on the ground with a dark face: "Sir, Changfeng is willing to go to Shuzhou to help!"
Everyone was shocked when they saw Qin Changfeng like this.
Liu Zheng also looked confused and quickly reached out to help.
Qin Changfeng has a very high status in the Liangzhou army. He is already the general of Pingxi and is famous all over the world. He has always regarded Qin Changfeng as his elder brother. He has never performed such a ceremony of kneeling and worshiping. Today is...
When Niu Guishan heard Qin Changfeng's name, he was immediately overjoyed: "Yes, General Qin, Pei Yanran from Shu, please let me give you a letter..."
Everyone was stunned.
Pei Yanran?
That talented woman who once had the same name as Sikong Jing? The talented girl from Shu who proposed to Qin Changfeng? Because the two were competing to marry Qin Changfeng, they also triggered the War of Hanzhong...
Liu Zheng blinked and saw Qin Changfeng squirming and the sound of the urn responded.
OK!
Liu Zheng was overjoyed. When did Qin Changfeng hook up with Pei Yanran again?
Qin Changfeng had a look on his face, scratched his head and said, "Sir, it's... it's Pei Yanran who sent a letter to Changfeng first, and then this and this..."
"Sir, it's just out of friendship, Changfeng can't watch Shuzhong fall!"
Qin Changfeng was unable to explain.
Everyone understood it instantly.
The co-author is a beauty, and after learning about Qin Changfeng's name, infatuation, and letters of comfort, this back and forth finally made Qin Changfeng's rock-solid heart begin to thaw little by little?
Good thing!
After Sikong Jing died, Liu Zheng had been worried that Qin Changfeng would not be able to get over this incident. It has been more than half a year since Sikong Jing died.
Now Qin Changfeng is still taking care of his wife as a filial piety...
How can people not be anxious about this?
If there is such a good thing, how can we not fulfill it?
Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, good friends, good friends, Niu Zhoutong will take a rest for now, Rong Zheng will plan it out, and I will definitely give you a reply!"
Niu Guishan left overjoyed.
However, everyone advised each other that sending troops at this time was not a good idea.
Liu Zheng turned a deaf ear and called Qin Changfeng and Jiang Xuan to his room.
A group of people were left, looking at each other.
A crazy light flashed in Ying Rong's eyes.
Is the army going to war?
He has a chance!
