Linyi Kingdom is the name of an ancient country located in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula. It is also called Linyi Kingdom. This place was originally the base of the Cham people. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was established as Xianglin County, Rinan County, and was called Xianglin Yi. Xiang was omitted, so it was called Linyi.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Qu Lian killed the county magistrate and claimed to be the king of Linyi.

Since Sun Quan, he did not go to China. It was not until Emperor Wu Taikang that he came to contribute.

The former king of Linyi, Fan Huda, can also be called Bhadravarman I. This man was a promising lord. After he took charge, he actively expanded the country's power and began to build cities all over Linyi. When Linyi became strong,

After that, Fan Huda frequently invaded Rinan County and Jiude County in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and once captured Jiong Yuan and Cao Bing, the prefects of the two places.

Six years ago, when Fan Huda invaded the territory of the Jin Dynasty, he was driven back by Du Huidu, the governor of Jiaozhou. After that, he fell ill and passed the throne to his son Fan Dizhen.

The handover of the throne went smoothly without any major commotion.

It's a pity that the new King of Linyi is not right in his mind...

After the struggle for the throne ended, Fan Dizhen's younger brother Fan Dikai ran away with the brothers' mother.

Fan Di really regretted that he could not tolerate his mother and younger brother, so he abandoned his country and went to Tianzhu to live with his nephew... (To make a digression, this man went to Tianzhu and somehow managed to become the King of the Ganges.)

The Prime Minister Zangzuo tried hard to persuade Fan Dizhen not to give up his position, but Fan Dizhen refused to obey.

So after Fan Dizhen's nephew succeeded to the throne, he executed Zanglao. Zanglao's son killed Fan Dizhen's nephew again and wanted to make Fan Dizhen's half-brother Fan Diwen succeed him. For this reason, Lin Yi's country appeared

Disputes.

The most terrible thing is that the attitude of Zanglao's son and Fan Diwen, who he wants to support, is not good towards Liu Song. Once they take control of Linyi Kingdom, they will be a big trouble in the future.

Therefore, after Du Huidu in Jiaozhou found out the news, he immediately reported it to the Jiankang court, hoping to take advantage of the unrest in Linyi to eradicate it and restore the old system of the Han Dynasty.

There is no problem with the content of this proposal.

Once Lin Yi is eliminated and the Central Plains dynasty forces regain control of their homeland in South Vietnam, it will not only strengthen the deterrent against many countries in the south, but also promote the imperial court's trade in the south.

but……

It was submitted at the wrong time.

At present, Liu Yuzheng is full of ambitions and plans to expedition to the north. If he distracts himself from attacking Linyi, it will inevitably involve part of his strength.

In matters such as the "Northern Expedition", one must exert 80% of his energy and 10% of his strength.

If anything went wrong, it would not only be a matter of Liu Yu's death, but also the possibility that Liu Song, like Zhao Song, would be deprived of his ambition at the beginning of the founding of the country.

Therefore, the approach of advancing from both ends is definitely not advisable.

But if you choose to conquer Linyi, it will definitely delay the Northern Expedition.

After learning the information, Liu Yu immediately summoned five senior officials to discuss the matter.

"What's the purpose of this move?"

Even Liu Yu was embarrassed.

Conquering a big country depends on national strength, but conquering a small country depends on situation.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu stood in opposition, and each had its own victories and defeats. But in the end, Wei was still able to rely on its growing national power to win. This is national power.

But when the weak Goguryeo faced the powerful Sui Dynasty, it was able to kill the opponent. This was the situation.

If there were no problems with a ghost place like Linyi, it would definitely cost a huge amount of manpower and material resources to conquer it.

As Du Huidu's document said, this kind of opportunity for the other party to have problems in the country is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

It has been more than two hundred years since Linyi was founded at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. During this period, there were only a handful of opportunities. Moreover, the Central Plains Dynasty was always in civil strife and failed to seize the opportunity. As a result, this land has never been recovered.

Now there is an opportunity, but it is the time for the Northern Expedition...

"Your Majesty! I suggest that you ignore Linyi's affairs for the time being and go all out on the Northern Expedition to defeat the Suolu!"

The speaker was Xie Hui.

The Xie family of Chenjun invested too much in Liu Yu.

Because of this, they all hope to see the emergence of a unified empire, so that their status will rise with the establishment of the empire.

If the Northern Expedition failed because of the Linyi incident, no one would be able to bear such responsibility.

Wang Hong and Fu Liang also agreed to continue the Northern Expedition and not care about Linyi's affairs.

At present, only Xu Xianzhi and Liu Yizhen have not expressed their opinions.

Liu Yu shifted his gaze to Liu Yizhen: "Che Shi..."

"The Northern Expedition must not be affected by the affairs of the small country of Linyi!"

Liu Yizhen’s tone was very strong.

"The Northern Expedition is a matter of national destiny, let alone Linyi. Even the rebellion in Shu cannot be abandoned."

Hearing this, Liu Yu's eyes dimmed a little.

"but!"

Liu Yizhen smiled and said to Liu Yu: "Don't let what happened in Linyi affect the Northern Expedition?"

Liu Yu suddenly looked up at Liu Yizhen in surprise.

Seeing Liu Yu's reaction, Liu Yizhen couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

really.

Liu Yu, a destined protagonist who has risen from humble beginnings to the top, has some bad habits...

That is the overbearing spirit of the king.

Their thinking is never about giving up something to gain something.

But——

I want it all!

This may be the unique temperament of Liu Bang, Liu Bei, and Liu Yu, the common people who founded the country.

I know I can't do it, but I just want to try it!

Didn't Liu Yu know the importance and necessity of the Northern Expedition?

He summoned senior officials from the three provinces together today not to ask everyone what to do.

What he wanted to ask was actually——

How can you do both things well!

"Cheshi, tell me!"

As expected, Liu Yu became interested and allowed Liu Yizhen to speak freely.

"Father, the matter in Linyi is actually not difficult to solve."

"Now the reason why Governor Du is anxious to ask the court to send troops is simply because of the civil strife in Linyi, which could be an opportunity."

"Then why not let Lin Yi continue to be in chaos? Wait until we can free our hands before we attack them?"

Now Liu Yu understood.

Are you just being a troublemaker?

In fact, this skill was mastered in both the Pre-Han Dynasty and the Later Han Dynasty.

But later on, the Central Plains Dynasty lost control over foreigners, and this skill had no choice but to fall into a long cooling-off period.

Now Lin Yiguo came over and refreshed his skills. Liu Yizhen felt a little sorry for his ancestors if he didn't go up and do two.

"First of all, the military strength of General Du Huidu and General Shen Tianzi is likely to be insufficient."

"But before, General Wang Zhene led Jingzhou soldiers to Xiangzhou to quell the rebellion. We can let them recruit troops and collect food on the spot, pass through the Xiang River in Xiangzhou, cross the Lingqu, enter the Li River and reach Jiaozhou."

"Then we can let Master Wang make a grand display to make Lin Yi think that if a large army invades, he will definitely send troops to meet the enemy."

"With such strategizing talents as General Wang Zhene, Du Huidu as a guide who knows the local area, and fierce generals as General Shen Tianzi, we will definitely be able to defeat Lin Yi's army in one fell swoop!"

Several people pricked up their ears to listen.

None of the people here are idiots. They know that the most important thing in conquering Linyi is not defeating their army, but the endless natives hidden in the jungle.

"after……"

Liu Yizhen smiled evilly.

"After the great defeat, I don't believe that Fan Huda's other sons are as uninterested in the throne as Fan Dizhen. Even so, if there are nobles in a country, there must be people who are oppressed. Just find anyone to support them."

"By the way, we can send people to Jiaozhou to set up workshops, and use the goods produced there to do business with the people they support. We will do whatever they need."

"The best thing to exchange for is the local population, whether they are prisoners of war or savages. If you continue to arrange these people into workshops to expand production, you can sell the things to the new king of Linyi."

"After that, we will continue to provide them with more and more goods and let them capture more and more of our own people. As long as we have a good balance and prevent them from completely defeating one party. For a long time, hehehe~"

Although the sunshine is still soft, everyone here feels like they are in an ice cave...
Chapter completed!