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Chapter 581: Seeking Skin with the Tiger

Xin Wang Yang Yuanyan held a banquet at his residence to wash away the dust for Wang Wenqian and Yin Peng's arrival. It can be said that the guests and hosts enjoyed the banquet.

At the end of the banquet, Yin Peng left the palace with Wang Wenqian and walked from the side road to the post house on the east side of the palace. He accidentally turned around and saw Wang Wenqian in the dim light of the lantern. At some point, his face turned gloomy, as if there were worries piling up in his chest.

Resolve.

Yin Peng asked: "Are you worried about the dangerous situation in Huaidong?"

Wang Wenqian took a long breath and then said slowly: "If there had not been this war at the beginning of the year, Huaidong could have transferred 60,000 generals to camps according to the established plan, and reclaimed the silt west of Dongyang with his family, the situation might have been better.

It has eased and is no longer so embarrassing. However, even if the civilians are hungry at this time, the grain reserves in Huaidong can only last for another three or four months. This year, nineteen counties in three states have been affected by military disasters and floods.

The Autumn Empowerment Recruitment may only be twenty-three out of ten; if you want to survive until next year, at least millions of stones of grain will be needed. However, even if millions of stones of grain can be transferred, it may still take four to five years.

It will take another four or five years for Huaidong to be free from large-scale attacks by Liang Jun, but is this possible?"

"Didn't you agree to ask for help from the imperial court?" Yin Peng asked.

"That's a good thing, but the problem is how to ask for help from the imperial court, and how to ensure that all the princes in the imperial court agree to assist Huaidong instead of falling into trouble?" Wang Wenqian said.

Hearing what Wang Wenqian said, Yin Peng couldn't help but sigh.

Although King Xin and the third prince are said to be brothers, how can there be any sense of brotherhood in the royal family?

The third prince lived in seclusion in the palace in his early years, while King Xin had left Chuzhou for a long time. The two of them had never met each other, so naturally there was no relationship between brother, friend and brother.

In the early days of the Jinling Incident, although the two sides agreed at Qiuhu Mountain to join forces to fight against the Peace Palace and jointly issued a remonstrance against rebellion, King Xin then used the Taowu military gathering led by Li Pu as bait to trap and kill an elite group of rebels.

It established the Chuzhou Army's early advantage in controlling the three states of Wu (Su) and Changrun, which directly led to the breakdown of relations between the two parties.

Later, he formed the Chishan Army led by Han Qian, and fought fiercely in the Liyang and Jieling Mountain areas. There were several bloody battles, and both sides suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing that the powerful families in the Jiangdong and Xuanshe Raochi states, as well as Yang Zhitang, the prince of Yuzhang County, and the descendants of the princes of the eastern Zhejiang County all turned to the third prince, King Xin was forced to retreat and retreat to the north bank with his troops in Chuzhou.

Seeking to separate Huaidong.

In the end, it was the third prince who was eager to regain Jinling and ascend to the throne, so he was forced to agree to King Xin's vassal status and segregate Huaidong. Huaidong was also forced to admit that the third prince succeeded to the throne.

How fragile the relationship between the two parties is, everyone can figure it out with their toes.

King Xin sent them out of Yangzhou and sent Zhao Zhen to station a large number of troops in Yangzhou. To put it bluntly, it was to guard against the possibility that the imperial court might attack Huaidong at any time.

Xu Mingzhen rebelled against Chu and defected to Liang, which led to the destruction of the main force of the navy and the right Shenwu army, and also threatened the survival of Huaidong and the imperial court.

However, Han Qian invested his own troops regardless of casualties, and fought several bloody battles along Chuhe River and Fucha Mountain, which dampened the vigor of the Shouzhou Army and allowed the imperial court to stabilize the situation in Huaixi first.

Under such circumstances, Huaidong encountered a serious crisis after the war. Why did they think that the imperial court would not take advantage of this opportunity to add insult to injury?

Why do they think that the imperial court will selflessly spend millions of grains and grains so that Huaidong can relax easily?

Of course Yin Peng is not naive enough to think that things will be so simple.

This time he and Wang Wenqian came to Chuzhou to see King Xin. To put it bluntly, they wanted to discuss what concessions Huaidong could make at this stage, or what price it could pay in exchange for the court's support.

He believed that His Highness, Ruan Yan and others should also understand this truth.

It's just that they just arrived in Chuzhou today, so it's impossible for them to discuss such an embarrassing topic directly.

At the night banquet, everyone was talking about other things, and the atmosphere was not bad. However, Yin Peng was a little confused. The adults were obviously mentally prepared, so why were they so worried?

He thought to himself, could it be that during the conversation at the banquet, the adults noticed some unnecessary illusions held by King Xin or Ruan Yan and others, which would make the situation in Huaidong worse?

It's just that he didn't feel that there was anything abnormal in the atmosphere at the night banquet!

Judging from what His Highness King Xin said during the banquet, he knows better than anyone else the current difficulties Huaidong is facing.

Although Yin Peng was also appointed as the Sima of Yangzhou, Wang Wenqian always regarded him as a close confidant. Seeing his confused look, he did not hide some things from him, so he sent them into the city and invited Ruan Yan to ride a carriage into Prince Xin's palace.

What he said on the way was told to Yin Peng and he said:

"They don't want to pay a high price, but want to gain skin from the tiger..."

"Ah," Yin Peng stammered for a long time, "Ruan Yan said these words because His Highness wanted to use Miss Jun to marry Han Qian again, and then Han Qian and the Han family would put pressure on the court to

Will Huaidong pay food aid?"

"..." Wang Wenqian nodded bitterly.

"At this time, they were all convinced that Han Qian had known Wen Ruilin's identity for a long time. They also knew that Han Qian was in Chuzhou but chose to sit idly by when Wen Ruilin proposed a plan to lure the navy into Liang Jun's encirclement in Hongzepu. Your Highness, they should know

Han Qian is extremely ambitious..." Yin Peng asked.

Yes, Huaidong also maintained cooperation with Xuzhou (Tangyi) at this time, but this cooperation was limited, and at the same time a high degree of vigilance was maintained.

They even blocked the passage west of Hangou to prevent refugees from entering Tangyi.

The two sides mostly exchanged scarce supplies such as warships, armor and weapons built by Xuzhou at equal value; and the reason why they tolerated the Chishan Society's foothold on the west bank of Fanliang Lake in the past was because they believed that this would not threaten Huaidong.

Now if we use the young lady as a bargaining chip to cooperate with Han Qian in marriage, the situation will be completely different.

It is impossible for Han Qian to be satisfied just because he can marry Wang Jun. Without mentioning other conditions, he will help Huaidong put pressure on the court and send millions of stones of money and food to Huaidong to help Huaidong.

Get through the immediate crisis.

To put it bluntly, King Xin, Ruan Yan and others were unwilling to pay too much, and wanted to use Wang Jun as a bargaining chip, and then use a smaller and acceptable price to exchange for Han Qian and the Han family's support for Huaidong.

However, this may prompt Han Qian to become powerful in Tangyi!

"They just think that Han Qian is ambitious, and they also think that Han Qian has something to ask for from Huaidong and is willing to help; at the same time, they believe that given the current situation of Han Qian and the Han family, they only need to pay a small amount

The price can satisfy Han Qian's appetite." Wang Wenqian sighed.

"But there is no need to use the lady as a bargaining chip anymore?" Yin Peng said angrily.

Two years ago, both parties had their own secrets. They brought up the marriage between Wang Jun and Han Qian again, but Han Qian used the excuse of rejecting the marriage to escape and return to Xuzhou. Wang Jun was already extremely miserable at that time.

What does this mean now?

"They were worried about being plotted by Han Qian and worried that Han Qian would go back on his word, so they had to bring up the marriage first this time to force Han Qian to have no way out before discussing other cooperation." Wang Wenqian said.

"Ruan Yan and others have always been wary of Han Qian, so why didn't they hesitate this time?" Yin Peng asked.

"It's very simple, Ruan Yan doesn't want me to be the governor of Yangzhou anymore." Wang Wenqian said.

Yin Peng was slightly startled, and then he figured it out.

In the past, Chuzhou and Yangzhou were equally important in Huaidong. According to Chuzhou, land could be expanded to the north bank of the Huaihe River. Haizhou also had salt interests, and all aspects of benefits were huge. However, after the war, all the territory north of the Huaihe River was lost.

Not to mention that Chuzhou was crippled, in the foreseeable years or even ten years, the war in Chuzhou will never be extinguished. It will be the main area to resist Liang Jun's attack across Huainan, and it will only become more desolate.

In comparison, as long as Chuzhou City is defended, and as long as Han Qian blocks the Shouzhou Army's advance at Tangyi, Yangzhou on the inside can still maintain considerable prosperity.

Yangzhou will be the only remaining important town in Huaidong in the future.

After Wang Jun marries Han Qian, even if it is just to avoid suspicion, they will inevitably resign from the positions of governor, Sima, etc., and these important positions will inevitably fall into the hands of Ruan Yan and others!

Therefore, it is said that Ruan Yan and others were more motivated by this level of calculation, thereby ignoring their past vigilance and precautions against Han Qian.

Yin Peng couldn't help but ask: "His Highness summoned us this time to discuss this matter?"

Wang Wenqian nodded.

"What do you want to say, Miss?" Yin Peng asked with a headache.

"Your Highness should have already made up his mind, what else can you say?" Wang Wenqian said with a bitter smile.

Yin Peng thought of something and asked: "His Royal Highness wants to use a young lady to marry Han Qian again. Perhaps he has another intention, which is to further expose Han Qian's ambitions, prompt the court to be more vigilant against Han Qian, and thus slow down the attack on Huaidong."

Suppression, right?"

Wang Wenqian nodded and said: "Your Highness, Ruan Yan and the others should have this intention."

"Han Qian is such a smart man, I'm afraid he won't fall for it easily, right?" Yin Peng asked.

"Whether it's acceptable or not depends on what conditions His Highness agrees to in the future. Anyway, let's talk first." Wang Wenqian said.

"What did the young lady say?" Yin Peng asked with a wry smile.

"Who said she is my daughter, Wang Wenqian?" Wang Wenqian looked up at the melancholy night sky and said quietly.

Seeing the Lord's attitude, Yin Peng thought that the Lord might also think that this is an unacceptable method.

He thought about it in his mind. If Han Qian hadn't helped each other, he would have asked the court directly for money and food. The court asked His Highness to give up the vassal Huaidong, asked Yangtai and Taizhou to be re-incorporated under the direct jurisdiction of the central government, and asked His Highness and the Huaidong Army

Can they really refuse to return to the state of guarding the border town before the Jinling Incident?


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