Same day.
Nanchu.
Yuezhou.
Yuezhou is a border state of Southern Chu. It borders Fuzhou on the south east side of Daliang Mountain to the north, the green grass lake [Dongting Lake] to the west, Tanzhou where the capital of Southern Chu is located to the south, and Hongzhou and Ezhou to the east.
Daliang and Nanchu had always had bad relations with each other, and there were many frictions. Yuezhou was connected to Daliang to the north and Tanzhou to the south, so its geographical location was very important.
If Daliang goes south to attack Yuezhou, it can reach the capital of Southern Chu.
Therefore, there are heavy military garrison in Yuezhou area all year round.
At the same time, this is also the place where the "remnants of the previous dynasty", as the Empress of Liang and others call her, are entrenched.
The so-called former dynasty refers to the previous dynasty of the Daliang Dynasty, the country was named "Daqian". Before the rebels captured the capital, someone protected a young prince and fled to the south. They crossed the Yangtze River and finally ended up in today's Nanchuzha Take root.
The little prince back then was now over forty, named "Yang Zong", and was the core leader of the remnants of the previous dynasty.
Yang Zong has a very close relationship with the Nanchu royal family. His sister is the empress dowager of the Nanchu palace, and his eldest daughter is the queen of Nanchu!
And his wife is the daughter of the previous Emperor of Chu.
Such a marriage has already closely linked the Southern Chu royal family with him, and also provided a steady stream of material guarantees for his great cause of restoring the country...
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Today, after dark.
Yang Zong ordered the key members of the clan to be summoned to discuss matters in the living room of the mansion. The topic was the war situation in the north. He received the latest intelligence.
Soon, the first key member of the family arrived. This person's name was "Wang Qian", and he was not from the Yang family. Wang Qian had been following Yang Zong in his early years, making suggestions and working tirelessly, which earned him the trust of Yang Zong. Wang Qian can be regarded as the second-largest figure in the "Daqian Fuguo Group".
Then, a graceful and graceful girl walked over.
She is dressed in bright and gorgeous clothes, tall and has an outstanding temperament. Her face is covered with a veil. Although she cannot see her whole face, judging from the faint outline under the veil, this woman must have a look that will captivate a country!
Her name is "Yang Ruoxian" and she is the second daughter of the Yang clan. Because of her great talent in business, she has brought her family's tea business to all over the world and made a lot of profits. In addition, her knowledge is very extraordinary, so Yang Ruoxian also Considered the backbone of the family.
Afterwards, more than ten people arrived one after another, and everyone came, and the living room was full of people, making it very lively.
Yang Zong clapped his hands, and after everyone in the living room calmed down and focused their attention on him, Yang Zong said loudly:
"Everyone, the reason why I called everyone here so late is because I just received a message about the war in the north!"
"Did the Liang Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom fight?" someone speculated.
"Yes, in the second half of last night, the Liao cavalry was fully mobilized, asking questions, and the momentum was extremely huge!" Yang Zong said.
"Haha, the opportunity we have been waiting for for many years has finally come. The Liang Dynasty will lose this battle!" Someone was overjoyed.
"Yes, in recent years, the mediocre empress of the Liang Dynasty has abandoned her martial arts. Both the local army and the central imperial army are rotten at the root."
"Looking at the Liao Kingdom, especially the Liao Kingdom's cavalry, they have been invincible in all these years and have never been defeated..."
"However, the Empress of the Liang Dynasty invited General Shi to sit in Shuozhou, Hedong Road. General Shi is the only capable general left in the Liang Dynasty. He is quite handsome. I'm afraid..."
"Well, this makes sense. With Old General Shi in charge, the Liang Dynasty should be able to hold on for a long time." The excitement on the faces of the cadres gradually faded, and it seemed that the time to restore the country had not yet come.
"..."
Yang Zong's expression was calm. After the discussion was completed, Yang Zong finally said loudly:
"I'll tell you some good news. General Shi, who had high hopes from the Liang Dynasty's empress and ministers, soon after the Liao army sent troops... vomited a liter of blood, fainted on the spot, and fell unconscious!"
The key members looked at each other in disbelief.
The legendary General Shi actually vomited blood and fainted? !
So unbearable?
"This is good news for us!" Someone finally reacted, clapped his hands and stood up, and said excitedly to everyone:
"Then General Shi vomited blood and fainted. Not to mention other things, it was a huge damage to Liang Jun's morale. The Liang Dynasty's defeat is inevitable!"
"It makes sense. This is the opportunity we have been waiting for for more than ten years. Whether we can complete the great cause of national restoration depends on this time!"
"..."
Yang Zong and other key members were very excited.
I think Daliang is completely finished this time.
No one can save Daliang!
They had a great time discussing how to take advantage of the situation, how to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, how to take advantage of others, etc.
In the living room, Yang Ruoxian was the only one who showed no expression.
Her gorgeous dress was trailing to the floor, her figure was slender and graceful, and she was sitting there with a calm and restrained look on her face, with a ladylike aura coming to her face.
She didn’t think that the Daliang Dynasty was really hopeless. At least, there were some capable people in Daliang. Suddenly, a figure of a scholar flashed before her eyes——
Su Xian.
She had not seen Su Xian's face with her own eyes. She only heard a brief description from someone and knew that he was a scholar. The main reason was that he was quite talented and had repeatedly ruined her big things!
After a while, Yang Zong and others finished their discussion. Thinking that Daqian's country would soon be restored, Yang Zong ordered ancestor worship and held a grand ceremony.
Yang Ruoxian objected to this. He had not yet said a word about the matter, but seeing his father so happy, he kept his mouth shut very sensibly.
After worshiping the ancestors, the night was already dark, and everyone returned, and Yang Zong was also preparing to take a bath and rest.
At this time, Yang Ruoxian came to the door.
"Why don't Xian'er go and rest?" Yang Zong asked casually.
"Father, regarding today's events, my daughter has always been worried in her heart." Yang Ruoxian's voice also seemed calm, but it did not lose the crispness and grace that a girl should have.
"Oh?" Yang Zong straightened his face and asked, "What is Xian'er worried about?"
Yang Ruoxian said:
"Some time ago, my daughter accidentally found out that Hou Suxian of Fanyang County in Daliang went to Hebei Province to secretly fight against the Liao Dynasty."
"This person is very extraordinary. A few months ago, the Liao people secretly sneaked into Youzhou, and it was finally detected by this person. Some time ago, he dug out the batch of grain from the ground of Hanjiacang City, which solved the food shortage in Daliang urgent."
"In addition, this person has made great achievements in research, poetry, and even medical skills!"
"Such a person, secretly resisting the Liao Dynasty in Hebei Province, will definitely affect the war situation in the north. Perhaps... he can turn the tide and save the Liang Dynasty once again."
"..."
Yang Zong looked calm, and after thinking for a while, he asked: "Xian'er, my father is here to ask you, has Su Xian done anything unusual in the recent period?"
"That's not true. According to our people's reports, this person has disappeared for more than a month. I don't know where he went." Yang Ruoxian shook his head.
"Has the Liao army been hindered? Has it launched an attack on the Liang Dynasty?" Yang Zong asked again
"The Liao army has also been dispatched without being hindered."
"That's right!" Yang Zong nodded and said with a smile: "Xian'er, don't think too much, the Liao army has already been dispatched, so no matter how talented Su Xian is, he should have failed this time!"
"In the face of the general trend of the world, what can he do no matter how capable he is? Can he still prevent the Liao army from retreating? He still has no control over the Liao court!"
"Father is right." Yang Ruoxian lowered his eyes slightly and said yes, but in his heart he always thought that Su Xian was not simple.
Yang Zong said harshly:
"This thief, Su Xian, has ruined my affairs many times! Especially the millions of stones of food stored underground in Hanjiacang City. When my father succeeds in restoring the country, I will capture this person no matter what and cut him to death with a thousand knives!"
"Okay, it's getting late. Xian'er, you should go back and rest. Don't think too much."
"My daughter is resigning."
"..."
at the same time.
Nan Chen.
Jiangning.
Jiangning City is the capital of Nanchen.
It was late at night and everything was quiet. It was supposed to be the time to fall into deep sleep, but the palace was brightly lit and courtiers were pouring in from all directions.
Among these courtiers, there were the major prime ministers of the dynasty, as well as King Li, King Tian, and Princess Chen Keyan of Wu. They all gathered in the side hall next to Emperor Chen's palace.
Emperor Chen summoned him late at night, thinking that there must be something important to do. Everyone in the side hall had different expressions and made various guesses in their minds.
After a while, Emperor Chen arrived. He was only wearing one coat. He must have just climbed up from the Dragon Collapse and had no time to change his clothes properly.
"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"No courtesy, stay on your own."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"..."
After the emperor and his ministers greeted each other, Emperor Chen sat down on the dragon chair in the side hall. His face was a little complicated, and he said straight to the point with a tiredness that had not yet awakened from sleep:
"Just now, I received news from the north that a war started last night between Daliang and Liao Kingdom. It is said that the fighting was very fierce!"
"Is this going to start a fight?"
The ministers were in an uproar, but soon became quiet.
At this time, a prime minister in King Tian’s camp said loudly:
"It is reported that the love of Daliang moved General Shi to take action and sit in Shuozhou, Hedong Road. General Shi has made many military exploits and killed the Liao army in fear... I believe that General Shi will be able to repel the Liao army's attack."
"..."
Chen Keyan and some of the prime ministers nodded slowly and acknowledged this.
King Li's faction looked ugly. Some time ago, due to the large-scale launch of snow salt, King Li's camp suffered a huge impact, and they have not yet recovered.
Emperor Chen's face was complicated, he glanced at Chen Keyan secretly, and finally sighed and said:
"Shortly after the battle between the two armies, General Shi... vomited blood and fell into a coma. He finally retreated to Taiyuan. The morale of Liang's army was severely damaged."
"vomited a liter of blood..."
The officials immediately exploded.
It's so off the mark.
Chen Keyan's expression changed slightly, and she had a premonition that the situation was not good. She immediately stood up to comfort Emperor Chen, saying that this was only a temporary success or failure. After all, Daliang was the Zhengshuo of the Central Plains Dynasty. With many soldiers and generals, it would definitely be able to stop the Liao army from going south.
Emperor Chen's face was calm, his brows were furrowed, and he was noncommittal to Chen Keyan's comfort.
When the people from King Li's faction saw this, they were immediately overjoyed. This was a good opportunity to attack dissidents!
King Li went into battle in person, impassioned and spitting, criticizing Chen Keyan for dragging Nanchen into the quagmire of war. Now that Daliang was defeated, it was their turn after the Liao Kingdom took care of Daliang!
The culprit of all this is Chen Keyan, who even slandered Chen Keyan for colluding with Daliang to seek the throne, and begged Emperor Chen to arrest her on the spot...
Emperor Chen raised his eyes and looked at his daughter with complicated eyes. He actually agreed with King Li's words about "being dragged into the quagmire of war".
To be honest, he now regrets joining forces with Daliang.
Why is the cheating Daliang so vulnerable? He was so disappointed.
Chen Keyan's heart was beating violently. The defeat in the Daliang battle was very unfavorable for her situation. She knew that sophistry was useless, so she had to say: "Please punish me, Father."
After all, Emperor Chen loved his daughter, so how could he bear to arrest her on the spot?
He didn't even say a word of rebuke. He only asked in a deep voice: "What can we do for the present?"
Seeing this, King Li stopped clinging to Chen Keyan and instead offered advice:
"Father, the plan for now is to immediately terminate the cooperation with Daliang. The divine thunder sent is nothing more than that. No more can be sent later."
"At the same time, sending envoys to the Liao Kingdom shows that the reason why we cooperated with Daliang was because we were oppressed by Daliang and had no choice but to do so..."
"To show our sincerity, we can send troops to sneak attack Yangzhou, Hezhou and other places where Daliang belongs, form a north-south pincer attack with the Liao army, and jointly destroy Daliang!"
"..."
As soon as the ministers heard this, they immediately divided into two groups and quarreled with each other. Some people thought that the opportunity was rare, while others thought that this move was too underhanded, and there was a huge commotion in the side hall.
Emperor Chen's face moved slightly, and he almost couldn't resist the temptation to attack Yangzhou, Hezhou and other places. You know, Jiangning and Yangzhou are only separated by a river. If you can take Yangzhou into your pocket...
But soon, Emperor Chen gave up this idea.
No, at least the time has not come yet. After all, Daliang is the Zhengshuo of the Central Plains Dynasty. What if they survive this time, how should they, Nanchen, deal with themselves?
After much thought, weighing, and consulting the opinions of his ministers, Emperor Chen made a decision:
"The cooperation with Daliang has been suspended and the transportation of divine thunder has been stopped. However, we are not in a hurry to fall out. We will keep waiting and see, and we will adjust our response strategies according to the war situation."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"It's getting late. You should go back and have a good rest." Emperor Chen stood up and left.
"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."
After watching Emperor Chen go away, King Li led his troops and walked away with their heads held high. Before leaving, he deliberately stared at Chen Keyan, his eyes full of sarcasm, ridicule and indifference.
The people on King Tian's side were like eggplants beaten by frost, lifeless, but they did not dare to blame Chen Keyan, so they could only shake their heads and leave with a sigh.
Faced with cold looks, ridicules and sighs, Chen Keyan did not have any emotional fluctuations, because she firmly believed that as long as Su Xian was still in Daliang, Daliang would not collapse easily!
Some time ago, during her trip to Shu, she had learned that Su Xian was secretly resisting the Liao Dynasty and had a shockingly huge plan.
Chen Keyan returned to the princess mansion, looked up at the starry night sky, and murmured to herself:
"Young master, I believe you will succeed in the end. Not only will it make people jaw-dropping, but you will also be able to help me, and at the same time, you will help me out of trouble and slap Prince Li and the others hard!"
"I want them all to know that it is a wise decision for Nan Chen to cooperate with Daliang!"
"..."
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