Song De didn't hear Li Miaoyin's whisper. Seeing that Li Miaoyin was angry, he quickly persuaded him: Your Majesty, calm down. Although Yang Xun did not agree to send troops, he also refused to King Pingnan. Yang Xun's father Yang Huai died in Pingnan. In the hands of King Nan, he will eventually be on our side. "
"Besides, Yang Xun defeated the two rebels, King Xiang and King Huai, which can be considered a great help to us. At least we don't have to worry about anyone cooperating with King Pingnan to attack the capital from the north."
"Huh!" Li Miaoyin snorted coldly and said nothing.
At this moment, a guard came in a hurry, knelt down in front of Li Miaoyin and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from Huaizhou that Zhenbei King Yang Xun has occupied Huaizhou City and massacred Prince Huai's Mansion."
"I asked him to send troops to quell the chaos, but he kept pushing and pushing, but he ran very fast to seize the territory!" Li Miaoyin felt very unhappy.
"What's the situation like ahead?"
"Back to Your Majesty, no battle reports have been sent recently. The latest battle report is that King Dongwu of Dongyu sent 100,000 troops to hold back King Pingnan's army in Wuzhou with Marquis Tingyang!" the guard said truthfully.
Li Miaoyin breathed a sigh of relief. No battle report was sent, which meant that nothing major happened ahead, and the battle situation should be stable.
On the other hand, Song De on the side looked happy. King Dongwu of Dongyu actually sent troops. Didn't he always oppose the empress's ascension to the throne?
Daqian had four kings with different surnames in the east, west, south and north. In addition to King Zhenbei of Northern Yan and King Pingnan of Southern Xinjiang, there were also King Yanxi of Xihai and King Dongwu of Dongyu.
This King of Dongwu, like the King of Zhenbei, controls a state and has a large number of troops!
When King Pingnan rebelled, the court asked King Dongwu to send troops many times before, but King Dongwu refused because he was ill. Why did he suddenly send troops this time?
Li Miaoyin obviously saw what Song De was thinking. King Pingnan's army had already reached Wuzhou, and further ahead was Dongyu. If King Dongwu didn't send troops yet, when Wuzhou fell, the war would spread to him. Dongyu.
Therefore, King Dongwu did not send troops for the sake of the court, but to protect Dongyu. To put it bluntly, he was a guy who only considered his own interests.
"Your Majesty, since King Dongwu has sent troops and King Pingnan's army has been blocked in Wuzhou, why not draw up another imperial edict and order King Yanxi of the West Sea to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Muzhou so that King Pingxi cannot look after each other. Maybe we can annihilate them in one fell swoop!" Song De suggested.
"Do you think I don't want to, but King Yanxi, like Yang Xun, has no food and salt, and is obviously waiting for me to decide the winner of Pingnan King, so that they can reap the benefits!" Li Miaoyin said angrily. said.
Song De suddenly frowned, not too surprised by this result.
Since King Pingnan rebelled, even the princes of the royal family have become rebellious, let alone the kings with different surnames. The only one who immediately responded to the court's call was Zhenbei King Yang Huai, but he died in the battle in southern Xinjiang.
After all, the imperial court was still too weak to control these vassal kings.
It's just that King Pingnan has an army of 500,000 people and controls four southern states. He is so powerful that King Dongwu and Marquis Tingyang are probably no match for him, so they can only slow down King Pingnan's attack.
Song De sighed and couldn't help but think of Yang Xun. This time he went to Beiyan and saw the power of Beiyan with his own eyes. Even the Huns were beaten to pieces by Beiyan. If Yang Xun could send troops, he would definitely defeat King Pingnan. .
Thinking of this, Song De immediately told Li Miaoyin what he saw and heard in Beiyan.
Li Miaoyin didn't take it seriously at first, but when she heard that Beiyan had a Zhuge Liannu that could fire ten arrows in a row, and potatoes that could produce more than thirty shi per mu, she was dumbfounded.
These two things are simply divine objects. If the court could have these things, would it still worry about being unable to defeat King Pingnan?
"Song De, are you sure you have seen these two things with your own eyes?"
"I don't dare to deceive Your Majesty. I have indeed seen it with my own eyes. I have also eaten the potatoes. They are indeed fragrant and delicious. I feel very full after eating them." Song De said quickly.
"Song De, you go to Beiyan again and pass on my will. Doesn't he want to support the two states of Xianghuai? I will give it to him. It doesn't matter if he doesn't send troops. As long as he can pay tribute to some Zhuge Liannu and Tudou." Li Miaoyin ordered.
Song De immediately had a problem. It wasn't that he didn't want to go to Beiyan, but that he felt that going would be in vain. Yang Xun would definitely not agree.
"Your Majesty, if there is no substantial reward, I'm afraid he won't agree." Song De said weakly.
"Presumptuous!" Li Miaoyin was furious and slapped the desk in front of her, "Do you think I should go to him personally to beg him? Have you told him about Lan Suisui?"
Tingyang Houlan Youtu is Li Miaoyin's uncle, and Lan Suisui is naturally her cousin. Then Yang Xun is also her cousin-in-law. How can he be so ruthless?
"The old slave said it, but Yang Xun didn't take it to heart at all. It was a matter of the previous generation, so don't mention it again." Song De continued with a grimace. "Your Majesty, this Yang Xun is a master who doesn't want to be too early to gain anything. He has the two states of Xianghuai at his fingertips. I'm afraid he has to offer some benefits if he wants to compromise."
"What's the benefit?"
"This..." Song De was also in trouble. Now that the court was so poor, there was really nothing good that could be given to Yang Xun.
"Okay, you don't need to worry about this anymore. Let the new prime minister and the six ministers come to see me. I want to discuss it with them! By the way, I remember that Yang Xun's grandfather seems to be the former minister of the Ministry of War. He is still in the capital. Among them?"
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Half a month later, Huaizhou City.
As Huaizhou City was occupied by Yang Xun, other cities in Huaizhou also surrendered. In just half a month, the entire Huaizhou fell into Yang Xun's hands.
Yang Xun was practicing martial arts with Xue Rengui that day, and Changsun Wuji suddenly came over in a hurry.
"My lord is in trouble. The whole Huaizhou City is in chaos. The people are complaining. Some people have even dragged their families and left Huaizhou City."
"What's going on?" Yang Xun frowned, having a bad feeling.
Changsun Wuji quickly said: "After investigation by my subordinates, there are no merchants selling salt in the entire Huaizhou City, or even in the entire Huaizhou market. People who want to buy salt can only buy salt through the black market, but the price on the black market is one hundred times the normal price of salt. Times!"
"The people can't afford salt, so they are resentful. If this continues, there may be unrest in Huaizhou City!"
"Lord, do you want me to lead troops to suppress it?" Xue Rengui asked quickly.
Not long after Yang Xun occupied Huaizhou City, if there was turmoil in Huaizhou City, the whole of Huaizhou would probably follow suit.
Yang Xun frowned and waved his hands. Trying to suppress him at this time would only make matters worse.
The salt capital is in the hands of those famous families, and the masterminds behind this incident are obviously those famous families.
The purpose is to target Yang Xun, demonstrate to Yang Xun, and let Yang Xun understand the status of these famous families in Huaizhou City!
If you want to completely conquer a land, you must first conquer the rich people on this land.
Yang Xun had been waiting in Huaizhou City for so long, just waiting for those famous families to come forward. He didn't expect that they would be unable to sit still so soon!
