With Tang Yin's character, he may not be very far-sighted, but his goal has always been clear, which is to expand, expand and expand again. - Now, for Feng State, if it wants to expand southward, the Anhuan Kingdom is the largest.
obstacle.
After annexing Mo State, Feng State's national power was already equal to that of Anhuan and Anhuan. Even if they were enemies of both countries at the same time, Tang Yin was sure of victory.
However, the southern hegemon Sichuan Kingdom would never sit back and watch Feng Kingdom annex the Anhuan Kingdom, and would definitely intervene and send troops. Therefore, for Tang Yin, dividing the Anhuan Alliance was a top priority.
How to divide the Anhuan Alliance, Tang Yin thought that throwing out interests as bait was the best way. Yue Ze was more cunning and greedy than Li Xin. Once the benefits were in his hands, if he wanted to share them with him, it would be worse than ascending to the sky.
Disaster.
Tang Yin dared to bet that if he was angry with Yueze tonight and gave both Monan counties to Li Xin, then Li Xin would turn around and give one of the counties to Yueze, and the alliance between the two countries would be stronger.
Strong. But conversely, Yueze may not do this.
Chizhou and Gurao are located in the southernmost part of the Mo Kingdom. Judging from the entire Haotian Empire, they are located in the center of the country. They have a pleasant climate, like spring all year round, rich grain production, and developed industry and commerce. They are two truly privileged places. Now
If it fell into the hands of Yue Ze, trying to give him away would be like cutting off his flesh. With Yue Ze's character, he would never give up a county to Li Xin easily again.
The two kingdoms of An and Huan sent troops at the same time and fought together. In the end, An Guo had exclusive control of the two counties, but Huan Guo gained nothing. How could Li Xin's heart be balanced? This was Tang Yin's strategy of combining and dividing.
At this night's gathering, the three kingdoms of Feng, An, and Yu were all happy. The most depressing and lonely one was undoubtedly the Huan Kingdom. Not only did they not get half an inch of land, they didn't even get the spoils from the fall of Zhenjiang. Li Xin brought a bunch of people with him.
Huan Jiang left Zhenjiang empty-handed.
Looking at Anguo's side, it can be said that they returned with a full load. Not only did they get benefits from the two counties, but they also took away more than ten carts of gold, silver and jewelry from Zhenjiang. When Yueze said goodbye to Tang Yin, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. Qian En
Thank you very much, and repeatedly mentioned the good things about the alliance between the two countries.
While Tang Yin was dealing with it, he also revealed his dissatisfaction with Li Xin and Huan Guo intentionally or unintentionally in his words, and even said "angry words" about sending troops to attack Huan Guo. How will Yueze react?
At this time, Yue Ze was still of the same mind as Li Xin. After hearing Tang Yin's words, he hurriedly tried to persuade him and made a promise that when he returned to China, he would persuade Li Xin and apologize to Tang Yin and so on.
Through Yue Ze's words, Tang Yin could also feel that the alliance between the Anhuan and Anhuan countries was deeply rooted, and it was not easy to separate it. At least he had to use more force in secret.
After understanding what Yue Ze meant, Tang Yin stopped talking and personally escorted Yue Ze out of the city. It was not until An Guo's team disappeared from sight that Tang Yin returned to the palace.
Lingshuang, who had been silent along the way with Tang Yin, suddenly asked: "Is Brother Wang planning to attack Huan Guo next?"
Tang Yin was startled, then grinned and asked, "What? Did I show it so obviously?"
He did not show any intention to use force against Huan Guo, but through Lingshuang's understanding of Tang Yin, he could feel that Huan Guo had become his next target. Lingshuang looked Tang Yin squarely and asked: "How much do you want to conquer, Brother Wang?"
A principality?”
Tang Yin smiled, did not answer directly, and said: "Wang Mei only needs to follow me on the same boat. Didn't Wang Mei's Jade Kingdom also benefit from the destruction of Mo this time?" This is true, for his own. A die-hard ally, Tang Yin was not stingy.
In addition to a large amount of loot, Tang Yin also divided two counties each from the eight counties of Nanning and Mo Di to the Yu Kingdom. The two counties in Ningnan were Longshan and Xiayu counties, and the two counties in Mo Di were Sishui and Xiji. These four counties are equivalent to almost half of the land of Jade Kingdom. With these four counties, the national strength of Jade Kingdom can also be significantly improved. Of course, the territories between Fengyu and Fengyu have also become more intertwined and difficult to separate.
Lingshuang could see that Tang Yin was too ambitious. What he wanted was not to annex a certain country, but to want the entire empire, including the Sichuan Kingdom. But one day, even the Sichuan Kingdom was defeated by the Feng Kingdom. , then can the Jade Kingdom still exist alone in the world?
Thinking of this, she sighed softly. The current situation was no longer within her control. The relationship between Fengyu and Fengyu was getting closer and closer, and one party was increasingly inseparable from the other. The two countries seemed to be trapped. Tightly tied together, even if she wants to break the alliance with Feng Kingdom, I am afraid that the ministers in the court and the people of Jade Kingdom will not agree.
Hearing her sigh, Tang Yin could understand some of Lingshuang's thoughts. He said quietly: "In troubled times, if you want to survive and not be oppressed and annexed by other countries, there is only one way, which is to become stronger. Sichuan country Now we regard Fengyu and Fengyu as a thorn in our side, and if you and I are not strong enough to scare away Sichuan, sooner or later we will suffer serious consequences."
Lingshuang agreed with what Tang Yin said. She nodded first, then changed the subject and said: "No matter what, Sister Wang will stand firmly on Brother Wang's side today and even in the future. I hope that in the future, Brother Wang will not stand against Sister Wang."
Tang Yin was startled, then he laughed and said, "How could that be possible?"
That night, Tang Yin was overwhelmed by the mountain of military and political affairs. He got up and came out of the room to relax outside.
When the Feng Kingdom annexed the huge Mo Kingdom, it was not enough to conquer Zhenjiang. There were still local resistance forces in the southern counties, and they had to send troops to conquer them. Currently, the Feng Army included the Pingyuan Army, the Feilong Army, the Baizhan Army, and the Huben Army. The army has all gone south to stabilize and regain the counties in the south. Just the battle reports sent back every day can't be read even if Tang Yin doesn't eat, drink or sleep every day. In addition to military affairs, government affairs are even more complicated. Mo Guoyou Our own system is completely different from that of Feng Country. It is not easy to integrate Mo Country into Feng Country without causing a large-scale backlash from Mo people.
Tang Yin had already sent word to Yancheng and urgently summoned officials Yuan Ji and Qiu Zhen to Zhenjiang. However, the two places were thousands of miles apart, and it would take time for them to arrive. Before they arrived, all military and political affairs could only be handled by Tang Yin. deal with.
Dealing with these large and small affairs is definitely more tiring for Tang Yin than fighting. After staying in Mo Palace for so many days, he didn't even have time to take a stroll. Now he is exhausted and decided to put down all the affairs and relax. one time.
Of course, what he meant by 'relaxing' was just taking a walk in the palace and then having a good sleep.
At this time, the Mo Palace was said to be a place where yin was declining and yang was flourishing. All the previous palace maids were dismissed and replaced by Fengjun guards with ten steps and one post and five steps and one sentry. The women who are still in the palace now, except Lingshuang Zhi
In addition, there are her personal female guards.
The area of Mo Palace is not small. All the palaces and pavilions inside are added together, and there are more than a hundred. If you really want to walk through such a large palace, it will take a whole day.
Tang Yin dealt with the affairs for most of the day, and became upset when he saw a crowded place, so he took the three and four to the relatively secluded harem.
Shaofang's concubines are no longer here, and all the palaces and palaces are empty, except for the occasional sight of groups of soldiers patrolling by.
While walking casually, Tang Yin asked: "Ah San and Ah Si, how long has it been since we left Yancheng this time?"
Asan and Asi counted with their fingers, and the former replied: "It has been almost half a year since I reported back to the king."
"So fast..." Tang Yin shook his head and smiled, and said: "When we start a war, I really don't think time has ever gone so fast..."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Ah San and Ah Si both felt something in their hearts and responded in unison.
As he was walking forward, Tang Yin suddenly smelled a faint smell of paper ash. He raised his eyes and saw that there were several soldiers gathered together on one side of the fork in the road, and there was a faint flash of fire.
Tang Yin secretly frowned. Even though he was not familiar with the rules of the palace, he knew that burning fires was strictly prohibited in the palace. He walked forward silently and asked, "What are you doing?"
Those soldiers obviously didn't expect anyone to come here. They were startled by Tang Yin's sudden question. They screamed involuntarily, and then turned back quickly.
When they turned around, Tang Yin saw that they were all female soldiers. If a female soldier could appear in the palace, there was no need to ask, she must be Lingshuang's bodyguard.
Tang Yin didn't know them, but they knew Tang Yin. Seeing that the person coming was King Feng, the female guards hurriedly released their hands holding the sword and knelt down to salute: "I see His Highness, King Feng!"
"Get up!" Tang Yin waved his hand, his expression softening a bit. They were the Jade Army after all, and he, the Wind King, couldn't really control them.
He lowered his head and looked down. Through the cracks in the crowd, he could see a lot of paper ashes piled on the ground. He asked, "Can you still tell me why you are burning paper here late at night?"
"This..." Several female guards looked at each other, but no one dared to answer.
Tang Yin secretly smiled in his heart, but with a serious look on his face, he said: "If you have something to do, it's okay to say it. If you don't say it, I will have you captured for the crime of privately paying homage to Lord Cheng!"
The female guards couldn't stand Tang Yin's threats, their faces suddenly turned pale, their heads shook like rattles, and they kept saying: "Your Highness, Feng Wang, this villain is definitely not paying homage to Shao Fang, but... but...
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"But what?" Tang Yin asked impatiently.
"It's just that there is too much evil in this palace and it is often haunted by ghosts. That's why the villains come here to burn paper and want to... want to get rid of ghosts and monsters!" Several female guards lowered their heads and whispered.
Haunted? Tang Yin was almost mad. Where did those ghosts come from? In his life, he had killed countless people, but he had never seen a ghost come to him. The talk of ghosts was purely nonsense to scare himself.