Chapter 168 Prince Jing and his son

"The plan still failed."

Prince Jing Xiao Changyuan slowly placed the invitation in his hand on the desk, stood up and walked to the study window with his hands behind his back.

He has a pale face, slender eyebrows, and a short beard. He is thin and wears a maroon robe. In everything he does, he puts strategy first and weapons second.

It is now close to November. It only rained lightly last night, and the ground this morning is full of withered yellow. Although Jingzhou is located in the southwest corner of Dayan and is not outside the Great Wall, you can still feel the breath of winter.

The servants of Prince Jing's Mansion were sweeping the fallen leaves with brooms. Xiao Changyuan looked around and saw desolation.

He, the King of Qi and the King of Xiliang are all about the same age, but in the past two years, he has obviously felt that his health is not as good as before.

The older generation who followed the late emperor to conquer the world have passed away one after another, and now their generation is gradually aging, and those who are active on the stage are young people. The deposed prince Xiao Zhuo fought a bloody battle with Xirong at Langya Pass, and Xiao Beiheng, the eldest son of King Qi, led the army in place of his father.

The army marched westward, and even Mepu, the prince of Xiliang, was unwilling to lag behind others.

Maybe in the future there will be nothing left for old guys like them to do in the world.

"Prince Jing, the Crown Prince has arrived and is waiting outside the door." The servant reported from behind.

"Let him come in." Xiao Changyuan returned to the table.

Just as the servant was about to go out, a man about 20 years old and wearing a crimson cloak strode in and said in a rough voice:

"Father, did you say that Maple has sent an invitation?"

Xiao Changyuan looked up at the young man and said with a smile, "That's right."

The young man snorted, turned around, untied his cloak, shook it, and threw it into the servant's arms. The servant held the cloak and exited the door.

Xiao Kai, the eldest son of Prince Jing, is different from the thin physique of his grandfather and father passed down from generation to generation. He is tall and powerful, with muscles as strong as iron. His broad back looks as strong as a door panel, and his strength far exceeds that of his brain.

Xiao Changyuan picked up the invitation on the table. Xiao Kai couldn't wait any longer, grabbed it with his hands, and started to look at it carefully.

"It seems that Mei Pu's illness is cured." Xiao Changyuan smiled bitterly, "He has a romantic nature, and he has restrained himself a lot after getting sick. Now that he is back to his old ways, it can only mean that his condition has improved."

Xiao Kai snorted and slapped the invitation on the table.

"Father, didn't you say that you will die if you get the disease? Why didn't Maple die?"

Xiao Changyuan hesitated and said: "Maybe he has met a good doctor. After all, the disease starts slowly and is not as direct as poison."

Xiao Kai said angrily: "Two years of waiting have been in vain! If we had known this would be the result, why would we have made a deal with King Doma? Let me directly lead the army to destroy Xiliang. Even if Mei Pu is not sick, he is still an enemy.

But I have the Yanque Sword in my hand. Father, you are too cautious! Now that King Doma has ceased the war, all our efforts have been in vain."

Xiao Changyuan shook his head:

"Kaier, you don't understand. My father is not afraid of Mepu at all. King Doma occupied Xiliang, and others would say it was a barbarian invasion. If we raise troops to attack Xiliang, we would be risking the disapproval of the world. The king of Xiliang dedicated his daughter to

Emperor Yongde is trying to protect his family's foundation. How can Emperor Yongde sit idly by when we attack Xiliang? If we fight against the emperor, aren't we seeking death?"

Xiao Kai clenched his fists together and made a "bang" sound: "Father, with the current military strength of our Jingzhou, even Emperor Yongde is actually nothing to worry about."

They have been recruiting troops for the past two years, and now they have an army of 200,000 that can go out at any time. In Xiao Kai's opinion, they can already sweep the world. After all, no one will think that their territory is too big.

"What if King Qi also joins?" Xiao Changyuan asked.

Xiao Kai didn't even hesitate: "Then they will be destroyed together."

"Kaier, you think too simply." Xiao Changyuan was speechless by this brainless son, "King Qi's military strength is as good as ours. If he joins us, we will be outnumbered. Our reputation is not justified.

We are the enemy of the whole world, no one will stand on our side. What's more, if we occupy Xiliang, we will have to directly confront Xirong. At that time, there were internal and external troubles. Even if you have the Yanque Sword in your hand, how many people can you kill?

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Xiao Kai turned around impatiently and said: "Then use tricks, use tricks, use them every day... Now the King of Qi is fighting Beidi in the northeast. How long will it take if we don't send troops at this time!"

Xiao Changyuan said: "There is no rush, we will discuss it slowly."

In fact, he also felt that now was the opportunity to send troops to occupy Xiliang. King Qi was entangled by Beidi. Half of the territory of Xiliang had been occupied by Xirong. The Mei family lost troops and generals, which was a time of weakness.

However, before sending troops, you must first find out the opponent's true and false situation. This Maple wedding is a good opportunity.

Xiao Kai raised his hand and waved it in the air, as if to vent: "Well, now that the invitation has been sent, should we go or not?

"Go, of course." Xiao Changyuan picked up the torn invitation, "Do you know who else is going?"

"Who else?" Xiao Kai turned around again, seeming to be interested.

"Xiao Zhuo, and his wife Shen Yuexi."

Xiao Kai thought for a while: "Shen Yuexi, is Shen Lan's cousin, the one she married Xiao Zhuo before he was exiled?"

"Haha, she and Xiao Zhuo are going to..." At this point, Xiao Changyuan suddenly showed a look of realization and said to himself, "I didn't expect that the other party used this strategy so cleverly!"

"What's the plan?" Xiao Kai is not that smart and hasn't understood the meaning of Xiao Changyuan's words.

Xiao Changyuan also knew that his son needed guidance, so he explained: "Kaier, you know that Li Wan, the daughter of Marquis Pingyang, is Xiao Zhuo's cousin, right?"

"Li Wan is actually Xiao Zhuo's cousin?"

"Ahem... Mapu marries Li Wan, so Mepu is Xiao Zhuo's cousin-in-law. With this relationship... Xiao Zhuo is too embarrassed to take over Xiliang's territory even if he wants to."

Xiao Kai was not hopelessly stupid. He understood and said, "So they did this to prevent Xiao Zhuo?"

"When Xiao Zhuo arrived outside the border, he had no army and no land. If he didn't grab Xiliang, where could he grab?" Xiao Changyuan said, "But with the minds of Mei Cheng and his son, they couldn't come up with such a strategy at all. Someone should have pointed them out.

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Previously, the old King of Xiliang sent Mei Dai to the capital to protect the Xiliang fiefdom. Now, Mei Pu married Xiao Zhuo's cousin to prevent Xiao Zhuo from seizing Xiliang. The Mei family has figured out the marriage.

"So there are excellent counselors in the Xiliang army?" Xiao Kai asked.

Xiao Changyuan pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "It's unlikely. Mei Cheng is cowardly and incompetent, and Mei Pu is romantic by nature, and he always flirts with women. Over the years, there has been no strategist who would serve the father and son. The only one who could come up with this plan...

…It should be Mei Dai, right?”

"Mei Dai?" Xiao Kai curled his lips, "She is a woman who serves the king all day long. What scheming can she have?"

"All the men in the Mei family have little ability, but this Mei Dai is different."

Xiao Changyuan has the unique intuition of a counselor. This intuition was passed down to him from his father, but unfortunately it was not passed on to his son Xiao Kai.

When Mei Dai entered the palace, she was very humble. As soon as Empress Pei, who was able to suppress her, died, she immediately gained the special favor of Emperor Yongde and pushed aside the concubines. This was not something that a woman without brains or scheming could do.

Did it.

If Mei Dai were here, Xiliang would be really difficult to deal with.

Not to mention anything else, now that Mei Pu and Li Wan are married, Xiao Zhuo is a relative of his family. Not only has it prevented Xiao Zhuo from occupying Xiliang, but if their Jingzhou army sends troops to attack, Xiao Zhuo will also have to help out of love.

The Mei family and his son resisted.

He knew Xiao Zhuo's name very well. Not to mention that he was the God of War of Dayan, that's pretty much it.

He didn't want to be Xiao Zhuo's enemy unless he had to.

Thinking of this, Xiao Changyuan said to Xiao Kai: "Go back and tell the concubine that you and your wife will go to Xiliang on behalf of your father to attend Mepu's wedding. Find out what is going on in Xiliang. We can then decide whether to send troops."

"Then father, where are you going?"

"My father is going to the capital and trying to find a way to meet that Mei Dai." Xiao Changyuan felt that it was necessary to get in touch with this Mei Dai. "She can influence His Majesty's thoughts, so we have to guard against her."

Last time I went to the capital, Emperor Guang and Emperor Yongde complained about King Qi and didn't pay much attention to Mei Dai. This time, we can't be careless again.
Chapter completed!