"not only that."
At this time, Li Xian made another move: "In addition to Changsha, after the Northern Expedition, Ninghai State added 50,000 soldiers, and at the same time, there were 50,000 local soldiers.
Moreover, the country has also established a rural brave militia system. There are more than 100,000 militia throughout the country.
This adds up to more than 200,000 troops.
Although the Nanhai Kingdom does not follow the example of Changsha and Ninghai, it still has nearly 20,000 palace guards and local county soldiers.
Moreover, most of the country's officials are former disciples of the Nanhai Sect. Most of these people come from powerful local warriors in Nanhai County.
These groups have always had strong influence in the local area and often have financial resources and prestige. Moreover, the children of the clan also practice martial arts more often.
Therefore, it may be difficult for them to lead the army into battle.
But if a foreign enemy invades Nanhai Country, these powerful warriors will do their best to defend their hometown and their own interests.
At that time, it will not be a problem at all to mobilize more than 100 to 200,000 troops and horses locally.
Moreover, these soldiers and horses are all relatives of the township party. Although they are not very familiar with the battle formation flags, their cohesion is indeed not bad. He also comes from a family of warriors and is not weak in courage.
The Nanhai Kingdom seems to have a weak military force, with only 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers.
But the troops are hidden among the people, which is actually not easy to fight.
If the imperial court wanted to conquer these two countries, it would be impossible without 200,000 troops and one or two innate masters to lead them. "
Um.
Calculating this way, how many soldiers and horses are there in the three countries participating in the rebellion now?
The Changsha Kingdom has 800,000, the Ninghai Kingdom has more than 200,000, and the Nanhai Kingdom has more than 200,000. The total adds up to more than 1.3 million.
Regardless of the quality of these soldiers and horses, even if they are militia warriors, they can't fight in the field, but they can still defend the city, right?
Not to mention, among the 1.3 million soldiers and horses, there are more than 300,000 elite soldiers.
Shen Qiu just calculated in his mind and had no idea whether to send troops to quell the chaos.
"Okay, stop talking."
The Emperor Jianwu waved his hand and stopped listing the data to persuade him not to send troops. Li Xian, the Minister of War, said gloomily: "I know that these three countries are difficult to fight and will not send troops. Don't say any more." ”
Li Xian heard the words and quickly saluted and said: "Your Majesty, these three kingdoms are not indestructible, they just need time to wait. In ten years, twenty years, when the four counties in Jiangdong have recuperated, with the power of the imperial court, they can definitely be destroyed."
After hearing this, Shen Qiu was not interested and just nodded: "I understand."
In the face of rebellion, one cannot raise an army to quell it.
This cruel reality deeply shocked the newly enthroned Emperor Jianwu.
At this time, I no longer want to worry about these things.
When Mr. Li saw this, he didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, the king has been persuaded and his goal has been achieved, so he can only bow once more and then retreat silently.
that's all.
Faced with the three countries of Changsha, Nanhai, and Ninghai that stood up and openly rebelled, their legal principles were threatened and their national dignity was reduced.
On the Jinling court side, the newly born Ning State did not make any reaction.
The Emperor Jianwu, who had only been in the country for two months, acted like an ostrich, shrank his head, and pretended not to have seen all this.
After this gesture spread, countless people in the world who were watching the attitude of the Jinling court suddenly became uproar.
Because everyone realizes what the retreat of the Jinling court and Ning Guo means?
In the midst of this commotion, in the second year of Jianwu, news came from Changsha Kingdom, which made this wave of noise even greater.
…
In Baling City, Dongting County, King Lu Yuan of Changsha, who had been stationed here for several months with his troops, still saw no movement from the Jinling court after waiting for several months.
Finally, after investigating the news from Ningguo court, it was confirmed that Emperor Jianwu had become an ostrich and could no longer send troops.
So after declaring independence from the Jinling court's tribute system, they worshiped heaven outside Baling City on the eighth day of the first lunar month in the second year of Jianwu.
Then it was announced that the country's name would be changed to Chu, but the title would still be king, and he would be King of Chu.
Then, in the name of the King of Chu, Lu Yuan announced his change to Shenwu, officially making a complete break with the Jinling court.
Following the Changsha Kingdom, also on the tenth day of the first lunar month, the Ninghai Kingdom also changed its name and established the Su Kingdom after the surname of its leader Su Xuange. Also changed to Yuan Guangwu.
Changsha and Ninghai are completely a thing of the past. Chu and Su opened a new chapter.
With the renaming of the two countries to Jianyuan, the Jinling imperial court, represented by Ning Guo, also officially declared its hegemony over the entire Yangzhou region to be disintegrated.
The position of the world's hegemon, the new Ning State, which inherited the orthodoxy of the Yue State, has been lost, both in name and in reality.
As for the hegemony in the Yangzhou area, it can still be barely maintained.
But if it is because of what was originally said, the two countries of Hanzhong and Xichuan gradually became independent as they became isolated from the Jinling court.
Jiuzhen County also established its own country.
After losing these peripheral vassal barriers, Ningguo, which only had four Jiangdong counties left, would completely transform from a big country occupying most of Yangzhou to a regional power occupying the eastern corner of Yangzhou.
No one knows when the above two countries and one county will break away independently.
But everyone knows that when the two countries and one county separate independently, that will be the day when the Ningguo Yangzhou hegemony comes to an end.
At that time, Ning Guo, who fell from the hegemon of the world to the hegemon of Yangzhou, will completely fall from the position of hegemon.
That is, the more than two thousand years of Linhai County family's control over Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River will also come to an end at this moment and become a thing of the past.
The era belonging to the Six Surnames and Seven Clans, the era belonging to the Jinling Family, and the era belonging to the Ning Kingdom are gradually coming to an end under the influence of Lu Yuan, the time traveler.
As for these things from the old era, he is still working harder, striving to completely sweep them into the garbage heap.
Then the new Chu State will take over the hegemony of Yangzhou and participate in the world competition.
This day will come sooner or later.
As an immortal, Lu Yuan firmly believes in this.
Because others can't endure it, but he can definitely endure it to death of all his contemporaries.
When everyone else is dead, won't you be the only hero left?
This is a life-lasting strategy.
…
Changsha and Ninghai began to rename themselves to Jianyuan with great vigor.
On the other hand, the Nanhai Kingdom did not follow the two allies this time and still maintained the Nanhai Kingdom.
Even though he became independent, he still used the reign title of Emperor Jianwu.
As the ambitions of Chu and Su were exposed, it was obvious that Yan Wangqiu also began to be wary of these two allies.
The purpose of using the Jianwu era title at this time was to leave a way out for myself.
After all, he will soon die of old age.
After his death, Nanhai Kingdom no longer had the protection of the innate master. By then, two powerful allies would be on hand, both with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Who knows if these many armies are guarding against Ning Guo or keeping an eye on themselves.
They say people become better with age.
Yan Wangqiu is just old, unable to do many things, and doesn't want to move anymore.
But this does not mean that he is dead.
After all, he is a man who has lived for more than a hundred years, and some twists and turns and conspiracies cannot be hidden from him.
The departure of Nanhai Kingdom naturally caused dissatisfaction with Chu and Su. Among them, Su Xuange even sent an envoy to Nanhai Kingdom to condemn.
Lu Yuan also sent envoys.
But it was not to condemn, but to exchange feelings and give Yan Wangqiu some gifts to appease this ally.
At the same time, he asked whether the various assistance originally promised by Nanhai State to Chu State still counted?
After receiving the answer that he still wanted to help, Lu Yuan paid no attention to the matter.
Anyway, whether it was the Su State or the Nanhai State, he did not expect that the two countries could really be of the same mind as him.
As long as the benefits they promised themselves are still counted and they can continue to provide money and food to help support their expanding army, this is enough.
But even so, cracks in the alliance between the three countries have appeared after this incident.
Although the breakup has not been completed yet, it is not long ago.
Perhaps when Yan Wangqiu dies, without this innate master, weapons will be seen among the Three Kingdoms.
After all, Lu Yuan had assistance from Nanhai and Su, and he had almost two counties, so he could afford to raise 240,000 troops.
But Su Xuange's country of Su only had one county, and one-third of the domestic tax revenue was cut off by Lu Yuan, but it still maintained a hundred thousand soldiers and horses.
Although it can be sustained by internal expropriation and extortion, this obviously cannot last long.
If new sources of wealth are not found quickly, the 100,000 soldiers raised now will not be the backbone of Su's country, but the source of trouble.
The warrior uncles who cannot receive their salary will not care whether your country is in trouble or whether the people are in poverty.
All they know is that you refused to pay me and deducted my salary. So since you don't give it to me, don't blame me for taking it myself.
Faced with the issue of arrears of military pay, even if you are an innate master, this is not easy to handle.
Marquis Wu'an was so powerful at first, but when he entered Xichuan and Pingshu, the logistics was cut off, so wouldn't his army still mutiny?
What even the Marquis of Wu'an couldn't do, it was even more impossible for Su Xuange, a monarch who had become a monk halfway, to do it.
Therefore, under the huge financial pressure, the Soviet Union's external expansion has become inevitable.
The only difference is that the current Soviet Union can still survive for a few more years.
Who is fighting in this war of external expansion?
Judging from the current surrounding situation, the Nanhai Kingdom, whose king is about to die of old age and will soon lose the protection of his innate master, is undoubtedly the best target.
Yan Wangqiu probably saw this and felt the crisis from the Soviet Union's continuous military expansion, so he slowly broke away from the Three Kingdoms Alliance and moved closer to Ning State.
Don't you think that after your allies are unreliable, you can use the power of the Jinling court to protect your country?
As for whether doing this is drinking poison to quench thirst, people who are already dying cannot care about this much.
If it can quench your thirst for a moment, let it be considered a moment.
…
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Shenwu.
In the newly built Palace of the King of Chu, there were lanterns and festoons everywhere, and the bright red color filled the entire palace. Even the lowest-ranking maids and eunuchs in the palace had smiles on their faces in this festive atmosphere.
Inside the Jinxian Hall.
Lu Yuanzheng and the Queen were entertaining the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China during the Lantern Festival.
The new establishment of the Chu State and the reform of the Yuan Shenwu were both extremely exciting events.
Because this means that the Chu State Group headed by Lu Yuan has once again won the battle with the Ning State Group represented by the Jinling Court.
From then on, not only was Chu State out of Ning Guo's control, but Ning State also completely fell from its position as the world's hegemon. Even the status of Yangzhou's hegemon was in danger and there was a risk of falling at any time.
This era when the hegemon has fallen and the hegemony is vacant is the time for heroes to stir up trouble and reorganize the hegemony.
Looking at the entire Yangzhou, except for the declining overlord Ningguo, whether it is Su State and Nanhai State in Lingnan, or Hanzhong and Xichuan in the west, they are all much weaker than the newly born Chu State. Too much.
There is absolutely no possibility for these four countries to compete for hegemony.
In addition to several foreign countries under the original Yue Kingdom system, the only ones left on the Yangzhou territory were dozens of large and small Yi kingdoms in the southwest.
Although the strength of those Yi countries is not weak, even the strongest among them are not inferior to those of Chu.
But these barbarian countries, after all, are called foreigners. Jiangnan Zhengshuo, always represented by the Jinling court, has an incompatible culture and contradictions.
Moreover, although the territory of the Yi countries in the southwest is quite vast, even if the Jinghai Kingdom is destroyed, there will still be six or seven counties equivalent to the Jiangnan side.
But these six or seven counties are divided among three large Yi kingdoms. There are also many conflicts between these Yi kingdoms. Many tribes have been fighting each other for generations. They have blood feuds and cannot be integrated into one place.
Therefore, they were trapped in internal fighting and could not spare any effort to participate in the outside world's struggle for hegemony in Yangzhou.
Therefore, if we look at the whole of Yangzhou, the only country that can shake the hegemony of Jinling Ning Kingdom is the Chu Kingdom, which spans three counties, has a territory of thousands of miles, a household registration of one million, and an army of more than 200,000.
Living in such a vibrant and progressive country, becoming an official and participating in the struggle for hegemony.
Tell me, for those civil and military officials who have the world in mind and great ambitions, can they not rejoice and boost their morale?
Bang bang bang!
At this moment, the gorgeous fireworks that had been arranged in the palace roared and bloomed in the night sky.
Under the dazzling colors, the elegance of Dachu is reflected.
"Everyone, although our country, Chu, has separated from the Ning State and is an independent body, it has become its own orthodoxy. However, when the new dynasty was first established, everything was in ruins waiting to be revitalized.
Sort out the affairs of the country and govern the people. Guard against thieves and captives outside, and conquer the world.
Many achievements in the future will require the assistance of all the wise ministers.
I hope that our monarchs and ministers can unite as one and create a prosperous age of gods and martial arts for us in this world. "
After several rounds of brilliant fireworks, Lu Yuan stood up, holding a wine cup in his hand, and congratulated the many ministers below.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I will work with all my heart and soul to assist Your Majesty Zuo and create a prosperous age of divine martial arts!"
"I am very lucky to be born into a holy king. I dare not spare my life!"
"My king will live forever!"
Many courtiers below also carried wine and saluted, congratulating each other from the bottom of their hearts.
After hearing this, Lu Yuan smiled, and then said: "Please use it slowly. I will not stay with you too much to disturb your interest."
After saying that, he supported Lan Cai'er next to him and carefully helped her leave.
Seeing this, all the ministers behind him saluted and sent the king and queen away.
Then, without the presence of the monarch, all the ministers were freed from restraints. They immediately toasted to change cups, left the table, and went to drink with acquaintances.
Lu Yuan, who was already far away from Jinxian Hall, could still hear the noise behind him, so he couldn't help but turn his head and said to Lan Cai'er next to him: "Queen, this prosperous world belongs to you and my future children."
He pointed at the palace behind him and then pointed at Baling City, which was lit up with stars and lights outside, expressing his lofty sentiments.
After hearing this, Lan Cai'er gently touched her already swollen belly, looked at Lu Yuan's face, leaned forward gently, and murmured, "I will entrust you with your child to your Majesty for the rest of your life."
Lu Yuan hugged Lan Cai'er and said with a gentle smile: "Queen, don't worry, even if it is for me and my children, I will conquer a large territory so that you can enjoy all the glory in the world."
As he spoke, he felt the body temperature of the person in his arms, listened to the rhythm in the other person's belly, and felt the sound of life, and his whole body couldn't help but feel a little confused.
It has been twenty years since I traveled through time in the 18th year of Longqing to the current first year of Shenwu.
After traveling twenty years, do you want to leave your own child in this world?
He is going to be a father.
This wonderful experience made Lu Yuan, the master and immortal cultivator, uncontrollably shaken.
On the one hand, he wanted to get close to his child and the mark he left on this world. But at the same time, I am afraid that I will invest too much emotion. In the end, when the white-haired person sends the black-haired person away, he will be too sad and sad.
The dilemma is really confusing.
'That's it, that's all, let everything take its course. '
After being troubled, Lu Yuan let out a long sigh.
"King?"
This sigh caught Lan Cai'er's attention. Being pregnant and sensitive, she couldn't help but look up.
"It's okay, it's a bit cold, let's go back first."
Lu Yuan lowered his head, smiled slightly, then supported his wife and walked to the bedroom.
There were bright lights behind him, and the palace attendants following him on both sides walked softly and breathed slowly, not daring to disturb the interest of the extremely noble couple in front of them.
While walking, Lu Yuan had already looked away.
No matter whether you will be sad for your child in the future, giving birth to a child now will undoubtedly have extremely important benefits for stabilizing the country and consolidating the country's foundation.
Even if one child is not enough, I have to have several more, preferably dozens.
'Perhaps if you have more children, even if you send one or two away, the sadness in your heart will be much less? '
Lu Yuan thought so in his heart.
Whether in his previous life or in this life, he has never been a father.
Therefore, I am very unfamiliar and confused about this kind of father-son relationship, and I don't know how to deal with it.
At this time, I can only make this inference based on my own ideas.
As for whether it is correct, we can only let time slowly verify it.
But for now.
For oneself and for the sake of the child who is about to be born, it is always right to make Chu State stronger first.
It’s related to the cultivation of Taiping Taoism, so we can’t let it go.
This is the way to protect your own path to immortality, and it must never be abandoned.
