Beiliang only sent out 30,000 cavalry, and it took less than a month to crush the defense line that Wen Tiren and others said was impregnable.
The so-called elite soldiers are those who were captured and those who escaped escaped during the battle at Xionghaiguan.
The soldiers of Beiliang came to Tai'an City and regarded the entire Liyang court as nothing.
Xu Fengnian's act of shooting down the flag at the top of Tai'an City was more embarrassing to the Liyang Zhao family than Princess Xi Chu's proclaiming the emperor.
And what Xu Fengnian said to the people in Tai'an City was a statement to the world that Beiliang had officially left Yang.
From then on, Beiliang will be Liyang's future enemy just like Western Chu and Beimang.
In comparison, it was not a big deal that Xu Fengnian ordered people to throw the clan king Zhao Xun of Jingan into Chunshen Lake.
Beiliang went south this time and did one thing after another. It was obviously revenge for Li Yang's humiliation of the previous king of Beiliang.
And when Xu Fengnian went south to Jing'an Road to seize grain, he told the officials in Liyang Chaotang that he had not forgotten what they had done to Beiliang, and that this was just interest.
Not only Wen Tiren, but also Yan Jiexi, who had looked down on that prince for many years, had a gloomy face for many days.
Jin Lanting's face was always livid.
All three of them were afraid that the emperor would treat them as the scapegoat for Liyang's defeat.
In the early morning meeting at Wuying Palace, Zhao Zhuan did not appear to be angry because of the Northern Liang army approaching the city and leaving Liyang. Instead, he seemed calm and relaxed.
The three of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least His Majesty the Emperor had no intention of letting his head be used to vent his anger.
At this time, the emperor of the Zhao family held in his hand Beiliang Zhao's Book of Announcement to the World. In it, he listed the Liyang Zhao family's mistreatment of the people and incompetence in governing the country since they came to the throne; Be honest, govern the country with corruption, etc., there are ten major crimes in total.
The young Emperor Liyang smiled and said: "Such writing style must have been written by the Second Princess of Beiliang, who is famous for his talent and learning."
Xu Weixiong is the first of the sub-comments on the rouge list. Nineteen-level players talk about being unparalleled in the world. There is a saying "Xu Shi and Thirteen". Xu Shi means that this woman's strength far exceeds that of the ninth-level masters, and she is a well-deserved tenth-level national player. Xu Shisan said that she could often perform tricks as unpredictable as those of the thirteenth level.
Together with his poems, he became even more famous and famous. He entered Shangyin Academy at the age of sixteen and learned the art of warp and weft from Han Guzi.
Heng Wen, who was the chief official of the province, smiled and said: "Your Majesty is wise. It's a pity that this second princess cannot be used by my court. Otherwise, with her talent and learning, we might establish six new buildings in our Liyang Hanlin Academy." If you serve in a palace, you will definitely become a poetess who will be remembered for generations to come."
The young emperor nodded and said, "It's a pity. You are a beautiful lady, but you are a thief."
Immediately, the emperor asked Cai Nan and Han Lin: "Cai Nan, Han Lin, your jurisdiction is closest to Beiliang Road. What do you think of the situation in Beiliang after the previous Liangmang war?"
When the Northern Liang army arrived at Tai'an City, Cai Nan was reporting on his duties in the city, and he had already prepared a draft of this, "Your Majesty, from what I can see, this battle will be a protracted and bitter battle for Beiliang and Beimang. Even if Beiliang wins, it will be a miserable victory. Beiliang was already at a military disadvantage, and they forced Beimang to conquer. Even if they were lucky enough to win the three states, their own losses would not be low. At least more than 200,000 troops died in the battle with Beimang. In. Even if it is true that Beiliang has been claiming for many years that it has 300,000 cavalry, it is definitely a strain. In addition, it has to subjugate the three newly conquered Beimang states, and it will definitely not be able to divide more wars. Strength. This time King Ni of Northern Liang went south with less than 40,000 cavalry, which is a clear proof."
After listening to Cai Nan's performance, Zhao Zhuan said with emotion: "He is indeed the best cavalry of Beiliang in the world."
This sentence, which is familiar to the Central Plains people but has never been recognized, was spoken for the first time by the Emperor of the Zhao family.
Seemingly realizing that his words were inappropriate, the young emperor added, "Only my two Liao border soldiers can rival them."
According to Cai Nan's report, there are less than 100,000 troops left in Beiliang, while the two Liao border troops in Liyang have as many as 300,000.
When Zhao Zhuan said this, the meaning behind it was self-evident.
Zhao Zhuan looked at the Lianghuai Economic Envoy
Han Lin said, "Han Lin, you have worked hard this year."
Han Lin has been in charge of Lianghuai for more than a year, organizing and training troops and horses, cutting off the infiltration of Western Chu into this area, ensuring smooth water transportation, and protecting Liyang's most important tax land.
Compared with when he served in the capital, this Lianghuai Economic Envoy has a darker skin and is much thinner. His temperament also changed from elegant to a bit rough.
Han Lin bowed and said in fear: "This humble minister has betrayed the divine grace!"
Zhao Zhuan smiled and said, "It is a great achievement to ensure the smooth flow of water transportation and to provide our country with millions of dan of grain every year."
With this skill, Han Lin will be able to return to the central government and join the cabinet in the future.
As if telling a joke, Zhao Zhuan told the story of Beiliang going south to Jing'an Road, "Speaking of canal transportation, I heard that Xu Fengnian went to the south. I think he must be thinking about how to transport the millions of stones on the canal. You must have a headache transporting grain back to Beiliang."
The implication is that the Emperor Liyang did not put these millions of grains in his eyes at all.
As soon as this was said, many ministers laughed in agreement.
After the laughter, the young emperor said calmly: "Just for these grains, the new King of Beiliang did not hesitate to put himself in danger and disobey the imperial court. These grains originally belonged to Beiliang, but they were wasted With such a huge effort and such a vision, Beiliang should not be afraid of being led by this person."
After evaluating the King of Northern Liang, Emperor Liyang, who always had a confident smile on his face, spoke in an understatement, as if the millions of stones of grain were not worth mentioning to Liyang.
The young emperor's words cleared away the gloomy atmosphere in the court.
The young emperor touched the cloud pattern on the armrest of the throne with his fingers, and spoke in gold: "After we get down, let the Ministry of Household Affairs draw up a charter and send it to the Yangshen Temple. In the past few years, the grains stored in the Lianghuai River were transported to the capital and the Yangtze River in two batches. Liaodong. If there is some resistance at the local level, it should be taken and grasped. Priority must be given to ensuring the supply and wages of the capital this year."
Having said this, Zhao Zhuan glanced at the three people with the same surname as Liyang Zhao in the court hall.
The three people's hearts trembled.
In recent years, the Prince of Changshan County and the Duke of Yan gradually withdrew from water transportation.
The profits from profit sharing have long been diluted and ignored.
The ones who can truly be called the Shuoshu of Guo Cang are these three members of the Zhao family who share the same surname as Guo.
Just from the guaranteed dividends in the past six months, each family has 2.5 million taels of silver.
The emperor's meaning is very obvious. He usually turns a blind eye to what they do, closes one eye, and forgets it.
If you dare to reach out at this time, don't blame him for being an unkind emperor.
