The Imperial Palace in Beijing.
Li Ran looked at Nanyi's map and seemed to be deep in thought.
"Your Highness, the southern barbarian land is mostly covered with jungles and cliffs. The terrain is dangerous, and there is a miasma of poisonous insects. Even if there is a gold mine, it may not be easy to win." Hong Bin couldn't help but say at the side.
Of course, he was more worried that this was King Xian's trick, aiming to distract the court's troops.
Originally, the imperial court was using troops to attack the Shazi Kingdom. Although it was only a small country, it would take some time to win it.
And this time it was very strange. News of the gold mines in Nanyi reached the court, and many officials supported sending troops to Nanyi.
Li Ran raised his head, "Do you think I sent troops to Nanyi just for the gold mine?"
"Li Hou is trapped in Nanyi. Although his life may not be in danger for the time being, he is not facing one or two Nanyi people, but the entire Nanyi."
"Besides, Nanyi has always been a worry for Dacheng. Although King Xian has made great achievements in resisting Nanyi over the years, he has done so many things behind the back of the court. Nanyi is a knife that he can stab at Dacheng at any time. "
Li Ran said, looking back at the map again, "Maybe this time is also an opportunity to conquer the land of Nanyi and avoid this future trouble forever!"
Hong Bin was startled for a moment, "Your Highness, if we can really conquer the land of Nanyi, it will be an unparalleled achievement."
He paused and then said, "It's just that these southern barbarians are poor and arrogant. It's probably not easy to get them to surrender. It's not like Dacheng has never sent troops before, but they relied on the dangerous terrain and the cover of the jungle. , the army simply cannot penetrate deep."
"Just because it didn't work before, doesn't mean it doesn't work now." Li Ran said.
Of course Hong Bin understood that this meant that Marquis Li was now in Nanyi. Even so, he still felt that it was too risky.
"Your Highness, of course my subordinates believe in Marquis Li's ability." He bowed and said, "But my subordinates are also afraid that this is a plan to sacrifice the king. The Xianzhou army in the hands of the king is no less than one hundred thousand. If he comes at this time, The capital, the capital is in danger, and we must take precautions against Dou Huaishan's mistakes."
"Then have you found any signs of the Xianzhou Army marching into the capital?" Li Ran said.
"My subordinates have sent people to keep an eye on the official roads and hidden paths leading from Xianzhou to the capital, and no signs of marching have been found yet." Hong Bin said, "However, it is true that King Xian is not in Xianzhou. This subordinate is also about to report to His Highness that Xianzhou is now a fake king, and the seventh princess was almost besieged by the people of Xianzhou because of this fake king."
At that moment, he told the Xianzhou information he had obtained in detail.
In the end, it was Yun Niang who resolved the public anger in Xianzhou, and she was full of admiration.
Marquis Li is amazing, but I never expected that Mrs. Li is also so amazing.
"From this point of view, King Xian really responded to a hundred calls in Xianzhou. No, it should be said that he responded to a hundred calls." Li Ran said thoughtfully, "If he establishes himself as king in Xianzhou, the people of Xianzhou will definitely support him."
"Your Highness, King Xian has always been interested in the capital. Xianzhou probably cannot satisfy him," Hong Bin said.
"Of course Xianzhou can't satisfy him, but the people of Xianzhou only know about King Xian and don't know about the current situation. Isn't this a more threatening thing?" Li Ran said, "This should not only happen to King Xian. I think other people Some feudal lords also have the same phenomenon."
"Although those vassal kings are not as powerful as King Xian and their reputation is not as good as King Xian, the people under their jurisdiction will definitely support them. If they rebel together, do you think the court can resist it?" ap.
"So, this is the real reason why King Xian did not send troops to the capital, or in other words, this is his real intention. He is using Xianzhou as a guide to wait for the response of other vassal kings!"
It has been three hundred years since the establishment of the Dacheng Dynasty, and the total number of vassal kings, large and small, has exceeded a hundred. The military strength of one vassal king may not be much, but the combined strength of hundreds of vassal kings, coupled with the momentum of the people in their territories, is a A very scary thing.
Hong Bin broke out in cold sweat. He really didn't expect this.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?"
Li Ran's expression didn't change much, and he said slowly, "Since they use the people's hearts as a weapon, they just start with the people's hearts."
"I believe this is what King Xian wants to see, that is to lure me to Xianzhou, and I will do what he wants!"
