Looking at these loyal ministers, Xiao Jiang said in a solemn tone:
"Every king is the same to me. If I can't establish a new king in the short term, even if I am made king, the princes of the world will still have to do what they should do. So next, I decided to first decide on the north, and then mobilize the army to leave the Central Plains.
Take control of Yuzhou and reorganize Sizhou. Only by controlling half of the country can you be qualified to intimidate the other princes.
As for your ministers, if I establish a government and establish a country, I will build a royal government office. At that time, it will be difficult for the court to take care of it. The three princes and hundreds of officials can enter our government office to temporarily handle court matters, waiting for the day when the new king is established."
Shi Sunduan and others didn't know that Xiao Jiang was more cunning than them. They wanted to use Xiao Jiang's power to revive the Han Dynasty, but Xiao Jiang wanted to use their name to gather heroes and talents from all over the world. In this troubled world, he represents the world.
Orthodoxy, this can make countless celebrities and wealthy families flock to it.
Time will change everything. Xiao Jiang will not panic and sweep away the world quickly. That is equivalent to working hard for the Liu family. Step by step, he will eventually make the world named Xiao. This is his goal.
A group of veterans admired Xiao Jiang's righteous words, and each of them decided to assist Xiao Jiang in making plans to rule the world.
At this moment in Shaanxi County, Ma Teng and others had just returned from Zhang Yang’s camp. The tall and mighty Ma Teng looked at his sons and said:
"Your brother-in-law, Prince Xiao, asked us to train a large army until he rises outside the Great Wall to sweep the Western Region Passage. This is also an opportunity for our Ma family to be glorious again. With the prince's strategy, we easily killed Han Sui and surrendered Yan Xing and others. Our army needs to follow the instructions of the staff
The training plan will be released and comprehensive training will be carried out as soon as possible.”
The Ma family of Xiliang were not very ambitious people in the first place. As descendants of General Fubo Ma Yuan, they did not have much loyalty to the Han Dynasty because they understood that the so-called dynasty was nothing but intrigue. When their ancestor Ma Yuan died,
It was also framed, and even Emperor Liu Xiu ignored Ma Yuan's great achievements and ruined Ma Yuan's achievements, so the Ma family didn't care whether the world belonged to the Liu family or not.
Now Ma Yunlu himself came to Xiao Jiang as a concubine. With this relationship, Ma Teng went directly to Xiao Jiang, and Xiao Jiang was not stingy. He restored Ma Teng to the title of Marquis of Xinxi and at the same time named Ma Teng the title of Zhengxi.
General, the goal is to open up the Silk Road and go straight to the Western Regions.
With Xiao Jiang's military training group and material support, Ma Teng's Xiliang army grew rapidly. Xiao Jiang also arranged for people to persuade the general Yan Xing to surrender and killed another warlord Han Sui. In this way, Ma Teng commanded the four armies.
The 50,000-strong army began to reorganize.
Ma Tie's martial arts skills are not as good as Ma Teng's, let alone Ma Chao's, but he is as smart as Ma Dai. He said with a smile:
"My eldest brother is learning the new art of war these days, and Daidi and I are learning military management. Not to mention that our brother-in-law is truly an unparalleled talent. Under his arrangement, the strength of the army has increased several times, and the production of each county has also increased rapidly. At most
In two years, we will be able to prepare a large army to sweep across the Western Regions.
But why didn’t my brother-in-law prepare for peace first and prepare to expand the territory? With our current strength, we can definitely send troops to capture Hanzhong. Wouldn’t it be better to take Yizhou hostage in this way?”
Ma Dai smiled and said:
"Brother Tie, don't you know that the road to Shu is difficult? It is extremely difficult to conquer Yizhou and attack forcefully. What's more, my brother-in-law's arrangement is to quickly improve his basic strength. Some people in the court just want to use him. He is also waiting for time. Some things cannot be done
It can be achieved overnight, especially when it comes to unifying the world."
Here are all the core members of the Ma family, and everyone’s discussion about changing the world is not hidden at all. Ma Teng said happily:
"The prince has made a move, which can be considered a good thing. Now Zhao Zilong and others are leading troops to force Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu to surrender. On the naval side, Taishi Ci is attacking Sanhan from the sea. It is said that every time he attacks, he will deal with the prince.
The Hu people's method was to kill all but the women. Nearly 100,000 people moved from Bohai County. Soon the peninsula and Youzhou were connected. Once the Fusang Japanese were wiped out, the eastern coast would be completely peaceful. By then
No matter whether we fight in the south or in the north, the land of China will be as stable as a mountain."
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Ten days later, on the auspicious day of the zodiac, a high platform was built in the east of Chang'an City. Today was the happy day for Xiao Jiang to be crowned king. Xiao Jiang allowed the ministers of the court to toss him around. Early in the morning, he was put on a robe and a crown, and was mounted on the platform under the guard of the three princes.
On the high platform, after complicated etiquette, thousands of soldiers, officials and tens of thousands of people in the audience shouted a thousand years before Xiao Jiang withdrew from this false ceremony and went to court.
At this time, the palace has been sealed. After the last riot, no one except the main hall is inhabited. Now Xiao Jiang is king and has established a royal palace in Chang'an. However, his general's office in Qingzhou has not been cancelled, and even the manpower has been retained.
When he arrived in Qingzhou, he was surrounded by only Jia Xu, Li Su, a few women who came over, and a thousand iron guards.
Even though all the officials in Chang'an belong to the Han Dynasty, they are now fully supporting him in carrying out reforms and development in various places. Xiao Jiang also needs a group of capable people to help analyze the situation in various places. Everyone is using each other in a friendly manner.
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"I have seen the king live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years."
Entering the main hall, the ministers knelt down to worship Xiao Jiang for the first time. To be honest, Xiao Jiang was not used to people kneeling down on him, especially a large group of old men kneeling down respectfully. However, etiquette cannot be abolished in this period. Reform takes time, and these
It is almost impossible for old antiques to change their thinking.
"All the ministers, please get up..."
When everyone stood up, Xiao Jiang said with a smile:
"Today I am proclaimed king, which has opened the door for the princes to establish themselves after separatism. From now on, there will be many people in the world who are proclaimed kings. Although I am an orthodox person, in the eyes of the princes in the world, who is not orthodox?
In the past few days, news has come from Youzhou, Jingzhou and Yizhou. All the clans and princes have written to the court with the same reason, saying that the various regions are divided and the clan is uneasy, so they ask to be crowned king in order to unify the forces of the states.
Not to mention them, even Yuan Shu, Yan Baihu and others all came forward to ask for the title of marquis. They really regarded me as a cabbage seller in Prince Ji's Mansion.
Now my army of hussars has sent a message to Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu. The stability of the north is related to the unification of the country, but these two guys ignored my order at all, so I have ordered the army to conquer.
Compared to the north, the south is in chaos. A few days ago, Hongnong Zhangxiu sent people to say that his uncle had died and he had taken over the local military power. Look, this has become hereditary. How will the DPRK handle it?
These things.
In addition, Yuan Shu relied on his family background to occupy Shouchun and other places, and also wanted to make me a marquis. According to rumors, Sun Jian was killed. Sun Ce, Sun Jian's descendant, took the imperial seal and gave it to Yuan Shu in exchange for thousands of troops and went to Jiangdong to take revenge.
In the current situation, I can only control things within my sphere of influence, and it is very difficult to deal with the major princes in the south, so next, I need all the Qing family to work together to develop the areas that I can control first."
