Zhu Yuanzhang was a decisive and ruthless monarch. He would do nothing if he didn't take action. Once he did, he would go all out and strike with thunder, ruthlessly tearing off a piece of flesh from the enemy.
Now that he had made a decision, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately divided his troops into two groups, marching from both land and water directions, with himself and General Fu Youde as the main ones, and gathered 150,000 land and sea troops for a full-scale attack.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Yangzhou had a population of approximately 4.33 million. Moreover, there had been no large-scale wars in Yangzhou, and the population was relatively intact.
Don't look at the fact that there was Hong Xiuquan who opposed Zhu Yuanzhang before, but that was just Lao Zhu's unilateral play on the other side, and he only temporarily supported the bandit's self-respect in order to achieve some goals.
The original population, coupled with the system's seizure from the aristocratic families, and more importantly the plundered Shanyue population. Today, Zhu Yuanzhang has a population of more than six million under his rule.
Therefore, even though Zhu Yuanzhang dispatched 150,000 troops and horses at one time, this was far from Zhu Yuanzhang's limit. After years of concentrated development, Zhu Yuanzhang's strength has already surpassed the two southern princes, Xiang Yu and the Liu brothers.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang sent out all his generals this time. Commanders such as Zhu Wenzheng, Wu Zixu, Zhu Di, and powerful generals such as Lu Er, Wang Qingji, Wang Yanzhang, and Ning Bobiao were all sent to the land and water armies.
Among the three princes of Jingjiaoyang, the Xiang family has the advantage of high-end talents and is more comprehensive. Xiang Yu, Zhang Churang, Fan Zeng, and Sun Shuao, in addition to divine lineage, have divine martial arts, divine strategy, and divine government.
But compared with the overall level of talents, Jingbei and Zhu Yuanzhang have the upper hand. In terms of the number of peerless talents, Xiang Yu cannot compare with the other two. Especially in terms of the number of counselors and commanders, Xiang Yu was greatly outnumbered by the other two.
Jin Army, Li Xiang, after receiving a series of news from the south, Li Xiang stopped continuing, ended his private visit in private in advance, and quickly returned to Luoyang.
Although Luoyang at this time seems to have not changed much compared to when Li Xiang left, there have been a lot of ups and downs during this period.
At least a dozen large and small aristocratic families were wiped out, and most of the gains after the disappearance of these aristocratic families fell into the pockets of the Jin army themselves, while the other part became part of the families close to Li Xiang. reward.
Pull a group, beat a group, divide a group. This time, the families who were fished by Li Xiang were the ones who were beaten, and the families who were close to Li Xiang were the ones who were to be won over. Moreover, with the presence of these aristocratic families, Li Xiang's attack on other aristocratic families will be more smooth.
During this period, it was even more widely rumored that Fu Wan, the head of state, and Fu Shou, the queen, planned to ambush and kill Jin Wang Li Xiang. Based on the solid evidence, after Fu Wan was immediately thrown into the abyss by Wang Meng, who was in charge of the overall situation in Luoyang, a whole family was indispensable.
In addition, the Queen's longevity can rise from humbleness to the highest level of dignity, and she lives in the pepper room for the second time. He neither has the beauty of Ren or Si's Huiyin, nor the blessings of taking care of himself and nourishing himself. Instead, he harbors jealousy and harbors evil intentions, so he cannot inherit the destiny and serve his ancestors.
To put it simply, Wang Meng took advantage of the situation and forced Fu Shou to step back. After all, Fu Shou was the queen and could not be killed directly like the others. After Fu Wan died, Fu Shou, who was imprisoned in the deep palace, was just a small person, and it would be difficult for him to have the chance to make waves. There was no need for Li Xiang to lose his reputation for no reason just to kill such a person.
"Your Majesty, Xiang Yu in Jingnan and the remnants of the Xiang family are guilty of this crime. In the past, your Majesty pardoned his sins of hundreds of years and made him the king of Jiaozhou. However, Xiang Yu, a young child, did not want to be loyal to the emperor to repay the emperor's favor and attacked wantonly. It is obvious that the rebellious intentions of the clan members of the Han Dynasty are exposed, and this is the second crime. The massacre of a city in Jiangxia, hundreds of thousands of innocent people died innocently, their bones were exposed in the wild, and the Yangtze River was dyed red. This is really an act of anger and resentment. The third crime.
If the perpetrators of these three crimes are not killed, the people will not be outraged. Not killing is not enough to appease the people. I also hope that Your Majesty will order the world to attack Xiang Ni together to comfort the grievances of hundreds of thousands of Jiangxia people. "Above the court, Li Xiang said solemnly.
Since Xiang Yu committed such an outrageous act, no wonder Li Xiang took the opportunity to target him. The last time the Xiang clan sent troops to Guangcheng Pass, it was not over yet.
Moreover, it is said that the princes of the world are ordered to do so, but the only ones who can really send troops are the neighboring ones. With the strength of the Xiang clan, it is not easy to be completely killed. The most likely possibility is to start a protracted war.
And the war in the south is fully ignited, which is definitely good for Li Xiang's interests.
"My dear, what you said makes sense. The remaining evil of the Xiang family needs to be eliminated as soon as possible!"
During this time, the plan to ambush Li Xiang failed, and the remaining imperial party was already in decline. Therefore, this is the time for Liu Xie to behave with his tail between his legs. There is no need to go against Li Xiang because of a Xiang family.
Anyway, Xiang is not his relative, but his enemy. Your ancestors destroyed each other's ancestors, and the two sides are destined to be mortal enemies for life. If you don't kill the other party quickly when you get the chance, why don't you keep the other party home for the New Year?
Moreover, with the imperial party in Luoyang completely unable to count on them, the only people Liu Xie could count on were those princes from the Han clan.
He also thought that one day, those princes from the Han clan could march into Luoyang, annihilate the Jin thief Li Xiang, and liberate him, the emperor, from the clutches of the Jin army. At this time, if you have the opportunity to help Liu Yu and Liu Xiu, Liu Xie will naturally not be ambiguous!
"Your Majesty, after deposing the Fu family, you are trying to harm the pillars of the country. Fortunately, God's grace is so great that the King of Jin is not in danger. The palace cannot be left without a master for a day. The daughter of the Li family, Xiangjun, is twenty-eight years old, virtuous and virtuous... ..." At this time, Guan Zhong came out to speak.
Let Li Xiangjun replace Fu Shou as the queen, this is another purpose of Li Xiang's hurried return.
Whether it was Dong Cheng during the Yang Jian period or Fu Wan not long ago, a large part of the power Liu Xie relied on came from his relatives.
Although after this purge, Li Xiang basically cleared away the relatives of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. However, even so, Li Xiang was still worried, so he married his clan sister to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and made him queen. In this way, Li Xiang could completely control the inner palace, leaving Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty with no chance to stand up again.
Moreover, making him a relative also shows Li Xiang's intention to seize power. Wang Mang, who finally usurped the throne that year, also started with his relatives.
To be honest, Liu Xie really wanted to refuse this matter. Accepting Li's daughter as his queen would be equivalent to placing a bomb around him.
However, Liu Xie did not dare to refuse. Years of experience as a puppet have made him increasingly scheming and extremely tolerant, but at the same time, it also made him more and more fearful.
