Under the guidance of Yue Ze, the kings entered the palace. They walked in front, and their respective generals, ministers, and followers followed far behind.
The garden in the front courtyard of the palace is very large and beautiful. There are mountains, water, flowers, plants and trees in it. Being in it feels almost like being in the wild.
Yue Ze pointed to the corridor built in the center of the lawn and said with a smile: "Brothers and kings, let's go there and sit down!"
It was already late autumn, but there was no feeling of sultry heat in Yuzhen. Instead, the cool breeze was blowing, refreshing and cool. No one wanted to sit in the house, and Yueze's proposal was exactly what they wanted.
In the pavilions of the long corridor, the kings took their seats one after another, and the maids serving them brought tea and snacks one after another.
Shao Fang was the first to speak: "King Zhen proclaimed himself emperor, and also issued an edict to invite the princes and me to come to the capital to meet the saints. As a result, none of us kings went. Instead, a letter from Brother King of Sichuan summoned all the princes and me to the imperial court.
Town, it seems that Brother Prince Sichuan is more prestigious and more important than King Zhen who proclaimed himself emperor!" His words were not only praising Xiao Xuan, but also testing Xiao Xuan's reasons for initiating the gathering of kings.
What purpose.
"Hmph!" Before Xiao Xuan could say anything, Yue Ze laughed out loud and sneered: "How could he, Li Hong, dare to shamelessly proclaim himself emperor in Beijing? How ridiculous!"
Anguo has always been on good terms with Sichuan, and Yueze has always followed Xiao Xuan's lead. At this time, he mocked Li Hong, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that, and Xiao Xuan basically had the same attitude.
Everyone knew what to say next, and knew which direction they should go in. Li Xin said with a smile: "I don't know what the situation is like among the princes. Just talk about my country, Huan, since King Zhen became emperor.
The people's letters of dissatisfaction and censure have piled up like a mountain. If this continues, I will not have to do anything else every day. I can't even finish reading the letters."
Yue Ze patted his thigh and said: "The same is true for Anguo! Presumably, it is the same for other principalities. It is reasonable for the old thief Li Hong to be rebellious and openly usurp the throne, so he is unpopular."
Shao Fang shrugged and said: "King Zhen has usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Shangjing. I heard that even the jade seal has been built. The princes are not angry and the people are dissatisfied, so what can I do?"
"This thief has become angry and resentful, and the law does not tolerate it. We, the princes, eat the emperor's salary and receive the emperor's favor, so naturally we have to share the emperor's worries!" The smile on Yue Ze's face gradually faded, and his two round eyes shone with light.
"Brother Yue Wang means..."
Yue Ze didn't speak anymore, but turned to look at Xiao Xuan.
When it came time to make a decision, he didn't dare to say anything. He had to look at Xiao Xuan's intentions. Xiao Xuanyou had been observing and discussing Li Hong's proposal to become emperor. Only Yue Ze, Shao Fang and Li Xin seemed very enthusiastic.
, while Tang Yin and Lingshuang remained silent from beginning to end.
The Jade Kingdom is too weak, and now it has almost become a vassal of the Feng Kingdom. Lingshuang's opinion can be ignored. The key is to see what Tang Yin wants.
It stands to reason that when Li Hong proclaimed himself emperor, the country that had the greatest impact on the other countries was Feng State, which controlled the emperor. But strangely, Feng State did not do anything about it. It seemed that it acquiesced to Li Hong's proclaiming emperor, which is hard to figure out.
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Xiao Xuan smiled calmly and suddenly asked: "Brother Tang Wang, I wonder what the current situation is like in Feng Kingdom and what is the reaction of the people?"
Now that the question was about him, Tang Yin could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, and finally said: "The situation is similar to that of brothers Wang. The people's reaction was also very intense. The petition did not exceed 10,000, but it is estimated to be in the thousands."
"Then what does Prince Tang plan?"
Tang Yin smiled slightly and said: "Our country of Feng is located in the far north, thousands of miles away from Shangjing. The changes that happened in Shangjing are beyond our reach and there is nothing we can do about it!"
Xiao Xuan nodded and said with a smile: "So, Prince Tang's brother is also dissatisfied with King Zhen proclaiming himself emperor?"
Tang Yin looked up and smiled, and said vaguely: "All the princes have already expressed their dissatisfaction. In front of all the princes, I don't dare to be the one who is out of place."
The implication is that since everyone is dissatisfied, he will just follow everyone's wishes indifferently.
Xiao Xuan secretly said something cunning!
It was originally a matter that related to Feng Guo's vital interests, but Tang Yin pretended not to care. This allowed Feng Guo to take some initiative. But it didn't matter. The top priority now was to eradicate Li Hong as soon as possible and carve up Zhen Guo.
He stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said: "I understand the intentions of the princes. Everyone is dissatisfied with Li Hong's usurpation of the throne. If the emperor can issue an edict now and let us send troops to fight against the rebellion, my king will
I don’t think any prince would refuse, right?”
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed. After all, when it came time to actually do it, it was another matter.
Li Xin frowned and asked: "Brother Xiao Wang, do you want us to unite all the other countries and send troops together to attack King Zhen?"
"Hey?" Xiao Xuan waved his hand and said: "This is not what I mean, but it depends on the emperor's decision. If the emperor issues an edict of rebellion, how can we disobey it?"
The first bird was shot. From the reactions of all parties when Li Hong proclaimed himself emperor, it can be seen that whoever takes the lead will be unlucky. Xiao Xuan now has to restrain himself. He must first ask the emperor to issue an imperial edict before attacking Li Hong.
Yue Ze rolled his eyes and laughed: "What's so difficult about the emperor issuing an edict? This is exactly what the Emperor of Tang Dynasty said! The key is that after the emperor issues an edict, the guilds will not obey the order!"
When he finished speaking, the scene fell into silence. Seeing that no one took the lead to express his position, Yue Ze's round body slowly stood up and said: "Since none of the other princes want to speak first, then I, the king, will make the decision first. I, An Guo, am willing to comply."
Holy order, send troops to attack the traitor Li Hong!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xin also stood up and said loudly: "Huan Guo is also willing to obey the holy command!"
The two of them made a clear statement, and then it depends on the attitudes of Xiao Xuan, Tang Yin, Shao Fang, and Lingshuang.
Xiao Xuan was the initiator, and anyone could guess what his intentions were. Lingshuang wanted to stand up, but when Tang Yin didn't move, she retracted her straight body.
Tang Yin's pretense was understandable, but Shao Fang didn't move, which surprised Xiao Xuan and others.
Without Xiao Xuan having to speak, Yue Ze had already asked the question on his behalf, saying: "Brother Shao Wang, you were very good at what you said just now. Why are you hesitating again now?"
Shao Fang deliberately showed a troubled expression, glanced at Tang Yin who was standing aside, and said with a wry smile: "Crunting the traitors is a matter of course, and it is a matter of course, and I agree with it. However, what I am afraid of is that our country, Mo, will send troops in front.
There are thieves secretly behind the scenes and sending troops to invade our country!"
This was very clear. He was worried that when Mo State sent troops to attack Zhen State, Feng State would seize the opportunity and invade again.
"As far as I know, Brother Tang Xian has always been obsessed with our country, Mo. A while ago, he stored a large amount of supplies in Hetian Town. Then, for some reason, it suddenly caught fire. I heard that a lot of it was burned down, right?" Shao Fang
He asked with a smile.
It would be better not to mention this matter. As soon as this matter was mentioned, the anger in Tang Yin's heart burned up again. Needless to say, the attack on Hetian Town must have been done by Mo State. If there had not been this attack, Feng State would have
It is long past time to complete the pre-war preparations.
Come on! Judging from the posture, these two are about to quarrel again. The landlord Yueze felt helpless, waved his hands to Tang Yin and Shao Fang repeatedly, and said: "Two royal brothers, now is not the time to talk about the dispute between your two countries. I hope
The two royal brothers can put the overall situation first."
Shao Fang snorted and said in a deep voice: "The safety of Mo Country is the biggest overall situation for me!"
Old Yue Ze's face darkened, and he was about to speak. At this moment, Xiao Xuan raised his hand and stopped him. Then, he smiled leisurely and said: "I know that all the gentlemen have many worries in their hearts.
The king has also considered this issue carefully... Well, in this crusade against rebellion, all countries will send troops together, all the people will participate, and everyone will be together, so there is no need to worry about who will do something secretly, in case something unfortunate happens.
If something happens, it can also be solved face to face. I promise that I will never be partial to anyone. If the prince who did the trick in secret cannot give him justice, I will be the first to fight against him!"
His words were mainly aimed at the belligerent Tang Yin, and they could also dispel Shao Fang's worries.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Shao Fang stood up and said, "Brother Xiao Wang said this, and I feel relieved. However, I don't know whether Lie Gongzan agrees with Brother Xiao Wang's idea."
"I have no objection." Yueze and Li Xin said in unison. Then, everyone's eyes fell on Tang Yin's face, waiting for him to express his position.
Tang Yin really wanted to annex Mo State and coveted Mo State's vast territory, but he could also understand the importance of the matter. Since the kings wanted to join forces to attack Li Hong, Feng State would certainly support it with both hands. It's a big deal.
Things should wait until later.
He pondered for a moment, then stood up and said, "Okay! Brother Xiao Wang will decide everything."
As soon as he expressed his stance, Lingshuang also stood up and expressed his agreement.
Seeing that all the five kings had accepted his opinion, Xiao Xuan clasped his hands and smiled, nodded and said: "Okay! Then, I will settle this matter with Lie Gong! The six kingdoms of Sichuan, Feng, An, Mo, Huan and Yu have joined forces to fight.
At that time, the six kings went out and led the armies of the six countries to jointly attack the Zhen Kingdom. In this battle, we vowed to kill the rebels and wipe out the bandits, so as to avoid future troubles forever. In the future, the Zhen Kingdom will no longer exist in the world!"
Ah? Everyone took a breath, hearing what he meant, Xiao Xuan not only wanted to oust Li Hong from power, but also wanted to destroy Zhen Guo.
With the combined strength of the six kingdoms, it would be no problem to destroy the Zhen Kingdom, but there is one thing that the kings have to consider, that is, after the destruction of Zhen, who will own the territory of the Zhen Kingdom?
There are three countries bordering Zhenguo, namely Sichuan, Huan, An, Feng, Mo, and Yu, which are not adjacent to Zhenguo. The problem of dividing the territory is also difficult to solve.
In this regard, Shao Fang was the first to stand up and said: "Of course it is feasible to destroy Zhen, and it is Li Hong's own fault. However, Brother Xiao Wang, after destroying Zhen, how should the land of Zhen State be divided?"
"Since the six countries are joining forces to send troops, it is natural that the six countries will divide the army equally!" Xiao Xuan said matter-of-factly.