Li Baozhu shook his head and disagreed with his second brother's statement.
Dingbeihou has more than 200,000 troops under his command. If he can help his father.
My father no longer has to be afraid of King Ping Nan.
But now Dingbei Hou showed his attitude that he would not submit to his father. And still with such a tough attitude.
It seems that he has made up his mind not to have anything to do with Prince Liang's Mansion.
Then they can only plan again.
Li Yunrui thought for a moment and said hesitantly: "Father, sister, please decide whether Beihou has surrendered to King Xia and King An, otherwise his attitude would not have changed so quickly."
Prince Liang shook his head, "Impossible. Didn't Shen Chengzhang say that? He will only be loyal to royal orthodoxy.
King Xia and King An do not occupy the eldest son, nor do they occupy the direct descendant, so how can they be regarded as orthodox?
I suspect that Shen Chengzhang deliberately dealt with you two before. He probably wanted to remain neutral and not offend anyone. "
After listening to his father's analysis, Li Yunrui nodded in agreement, feeling that this made sense.
Prince Liang looked at his silent daughter, "Zhu'er, what do you think about this?"
Li Baozhu narrowed his eyes and said: "Father, if Marquis Dingbei wants to remain neutral and not take sides, then there is no threat to us.
Our most important thing now is to collect taxes. After the drought in the past few years, the imperial court must have been severely weakened, otherwise Li Yunhao would not have collected such high taxes this year.
If I'm not mistaken, the treasury should be empty. Why don't we take action now and catch him off guard. "
King Liang frowned, "The drought of the past three years has not only severely damaged the vitality of the imperial court, but even our warehouses have become quite empty.
If we start this year, we will definitely increase taxes. Now we have already levied 60%. If we add more, I am afraid that like Li Yunhao, we will lose the hearts of the people. "
Li Baozhu said nonchalantly: "Father, as long as there is a war, taxes will definitely increase. I think the people will understand.
Besides, we are not the only ones raising taxes. Does your father think that King Xia and King An will miss such a good opportunity? "
"My sister is right."
Li Yunrui nodded in agreement, "Father, what does it matter if you are unpopular now? When you sit in that position, you will be exempted from taxes for a year. After a long time, who will remember now?"
King Liang walked around the study twice, laid out the map on the desk, pointed at Fengcheng and said with a smile:
"Your eldest brother's marriage is so timely. This is half the granary of Yunchao Elementary School. If there is a war, the Song family should be able to help provide some food."
The brother and sister looked at each other quickly, and Li Baozhu said with a smile: "Dad, last time you asked someone to propose marriage to the eldest brother, what did Chief Song say?"
"Mr. Zhong said that Mr. Song was very polite and very satisfied with your elder brother."
King Liang originally planned to go there in person, but Li Yunhang was afraid that he would make excessive demands there, so he found something to hold him back.
King Liang invited a mountain chief from the academy here to propose the marriage.
Li Baozhu was very disdainful, and of course the Song family was satisfied.
It would be great if a harmonious woman could marry, let alone marry the prince of Prince Liang's palace.
This is the enemy who is hard to find even with a lantern, so he has to be caught tightly.
I don’t know what her good big brother is thinking.
There were so many rich and noble girls who chose not to choose, but insisted on marrying Heli's second wife. It was really an embarrassment to Prince Liang's family.
But it is still useful to think about it now. After all, the Song family in Fengcheng is the head of the four great families, and marrying their family is not without any benefits.
Li Baozhu smiled and suggested, "Father, we should discuss this matter with my eldest brother.
If he comes forward to find Mr. Song, I think Mr. Song will definitely agree. After all, he is his son-in-law, so he should be given this face. "
King Liang nodded with a smile, "Zhu'er is very considerate. I will ask your eldest brother to come over."
Li Yunhang was practicing his sword in the courtyard. When he heard his servant reporting to the guard at the door, he calmly went to wash up and then slowly went to the study room in the front courtyard.
Seeing that King Liang and his son and daughter were there, he smiled and said hello, and sat there drinking tea.
King Liang couldn't wait to share his joy with him.
Li Yunhang listened quietly without interrupting.
King Liang told his eldest son all his plans, and then said with a smile: "Hang'er, the Song family still needs you to make a trip."
Li Yunhang put down the tea cup and said slowly: "Father, I don't think now is the time to take action."
King Liang was full of joy, but his words poured cold water on him, and the smile disappeared from his face.
Li Yunhang paid no attention to his expression and attitude, and continued: "Father, have you ever thought about it? Why did King Xia and King An only expand their troops in the past two years, but remained motionless?"
King Liang said matter-of-factly: "They are not like us. We don't want to occupy the city and provide food to feed the victims. Now that the famine is over, they will definitely take action."
In this case, we might as well take advantage and see if we can get a few more cities and collect more taxes. "
Li Yunhang smiled and said, "Father, I don't think so. If I were King Xia and King An, I would just hold back.
Wouldn't it be nice to reap the benefits when you and the capital are both defeated? "
After hearing his words, King Liang felt a little shaken.
Yes, if he fights with the capital and King Pingnan, no one will be in a good position, and it will not be in vain that he gives others an advantage.
In this case, he might as well wait and see who can calm down.
If King Xia and King An take action first, then just wait and reap the benefits, as Hang'er said.
Li Baozhu felt a little anxious when she saw that her father seemed to have adopted Li Yunhang's opinion.
But he still asked with a smile on his face: "Brother, if King Xia and King An always don't take action, then we will always wait?"
Li Yunhang glanced at her and said nonchalantly: "We've waited for so long, why not wait any longer? The most important thing for us now is to stay calm and not fall into their trap."
King Liang touched his chin and thought for a long time, then suddenly said: "Listen to your elder brother, let's just wait. King Xia has recruited so many troops in the past few years, I don't believe there will be no movement from him."
Li Yunhang nodded, "Father, you are right to think so. This matter cannot be rushed. Wait until the time comes to do it, so as not to make wedding clothes for others."
After saying that, he frowned and rubbed his forehead, looking very lethargic.
Weakly smiled at a few people, "Father, second brother, third sister, if nothing happens, I will go back. I haven't slept well these past few nights. I really have no energy."
King Liang immediately said: "Go back quickly and have a rest. I will ask the doctor to come over and take a look at you."
"Thank you, father."
Li Yunhang nodded to a few people and walked out of the yard listlessly.
When he returned to his study, he immediately wrote a long letter and asked the guards to send it to Fengcheng.
If his guess was correct, Li Yunze should take action.
What he can do now is to prevent King Liang from sending troops later.
But with King Xia and King An, there was nothing he could do.
