Chapter VIII The Crown Prince Ruled the State of Yue
Chapter 8 The Crown Prince Rules the Kingdom of Yue
After King Shun issued the imperial edict, he arrived at Xincheng, where he began to train the army and horses in preparation for the use of troops against Shu.
The prince met King Wuyou in Hangcheng and was introduced by King Wuyou. He also met Li Guogong and Huo Yuan. They talked for half a day. The prince was quite impressed with Li Guogong's opinions on the administration of officials and Huo Yuan's strategies for running the army.
He appreciated it. He ordered the secretary to retain the official positions of Li Guogong and Huo Yuan, report them to the King of Qi, and stay with him to assist in the attack and governance of the Yue Kingdom. Li Guogong and Huo Yuan quickly thanked them.
Seeing that the errands in Yue Di were almost finished, King Wuyou asked for leave from the prince and wanted to return to his fiefdom of Lincheng. The prince coldly said to King Wuyou: "If you want to go back, just go back. Now the prince has followed me."
When she comes to Hangzhou, she can't do it alone without someone to accompany her, Princess Wuyou should stay with the Crown Princess!"
After hearing this, King Wuyou suddenly said dejectedly: "Prince, are you trying to make things difficult for me? Why should I go back to Lincheng if you leave Yinger alone?!"
The prince laughed proudly and said, "I don't care about that. I want to stay Ying'er. This is what the prince proposed to me. I have to obey her, so you have to give me face!"
King Wuyou lowered his head and said nothing, making Li Guogong and Huo Yuan laugh. Their son-in-law did not expect that King Wuyou was extremely tyrannical in front of outsiders, but he only obeyed Ying'er; King Wuyou commanded thousands of troops in the army.
Tens of thousands of horses, commanded by a certain order, but when they saw the prince, they were like little sheep, obedient and obedient.
When the prince saw that King Wuyou did not say anything about returning to his territory, he let him go and continued to discuss with Li Guogong and Huo Yuan how to govern the Yue Kingdom next.
King Wuyou didn't seem to be interested in this. He sat there and kept looking around and making some noises. The prince frowned and looked at him for a few times, and then said: "Qi Si, what are you going to do! I can't even sit still."
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King Wuyou rolled his eyes and did not reply. The prince was helpless and waved to him and said: "Go back to find your princess quickly. Don't bother me anymore!" After hearing this, King Wuyou ran away.
He ran, saying as he ran: "This is what you said!"
The prince looked at the figure of King Wuyou and felt annoyed for a moment, and said bitterly: "I let this kid run away again."
When the prince was in Hangzhou, he first settled with Prince Yingjing of the King of Wu. The King of Wu had promised to give the territory of Yue as a dowry to the prince. Now that the prince has become the king of Yue and manages the territory of Yue, he naturally accepted it smoothly. Prince Yingjing accepted it smoothly.
After staying in Hangzhou for a few days, he led the Wu army back to the Kingdom of Wu. Prince Duan Kejian of Dali also stayed in Hangzhou for a few days. According to King Dali's wishes, all the Dali troops also retreated to the Kingdom of Dali, and all the territory they occupied was returned.
country.
The prince assigned military affairs, and Li Guogong selected the wise ones among the original courtiers of the Yue Kingdom to stay with him to assist in handling government affairs; Zilong led the army to sit in Fucheng; Zhang Yankun led the army to sit in the town; Huo Yuan led an army to take care of people in various places
The stragglers, the roving bandits, or the Vietnamese troops who refused to submit were eliminated.
The State of Chu received news that the King of Yue had been captured by the Qi army. The King of Qi personally received him in Lucheng and named the King of Yue the Marquis of Liuyin. He built a magnificent Marquis Mansion for him and his family was well settled. Prince Qi became the King of Yue.
, to manage the entire territory of the Yue Kingdom. So the King of Chu sent two groups of envoys, one to Lucheng of Qi State to congratulate him, and the other to Hangzhou to congratulate the prince.
It was late winter at this time, and the climate in Yue was warm, but different from Qi. The prince asked Zilong and Zhang Yankun to reorganize the gathered Vietnamese troops as soon as possible, and at the same time, they defended the cities and garrisoned the elite Qi troops at the passes. Huo Yuan's results were also
Fortunately, some scattered Vietnamese troops in various places basically gave up resistance and surrendered to the Qi army after hearing that Prince Huo's son came to collect them. There were some individual resisters who were immediately conquered by the army.
In less than a month, the territory of Yue has been basically cleared. The prince took inventory of his troops and found that the Qi army in the territory at the end of the month included 80,000 Qingzhou soldiers, 30,000 Xuzhou soldiers, and 30,000 Qi troops mobilized from other places; eight Yue troops were recruited.
Thousands of people. The prince ordered Zilong to serve as the Grand Marshal of the Yue Kingdom, and Huo Yuan as the Deputy Marshal, responsible for commanding the three armies of the Yue Kingdom; Zhang Yankun was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Border Defense, commanding the defenders in various places; Liu Yunzhong had resigned and returned home, but
He was found by King Wuyou and continued to serve as the garrison general of Hangzhou.
The Yue people have a vague concept of the country. As for the change of Yue king, the people do not have much resistance. What's more, Qi State has obtained the Tianchui and Hetu, and it is almost known to everyone that it can unify China within a thousand days. Now Qi's army has arrived
In the Yue region, there is no crime in autumn, and the officials are much more easy-going than in the past. The people naturally support it. In addition, as the Spring Festival is approaching, the King of Xinyue also orders various city defenses, open granaries, release grain, and provide relief to the people. There are people everywhere in the Yue region.
There were thunderous cheers and everyone shouted long live the King of Yue.
King Wuyou ran out from the crown prince and took Yinger away from Hangzhou. He knew that Yinger didn't like the crown prince very much, so naturally he couldn't let Yinger meet the crown princess again. The two of them took the ** sisters and went
Dali, Prince Xunduan and his wife spent this Spring Festival in Dali.
After the Spring Festival, Prince Qi Lu also arrived in Xincheng, and most of the military affairs were sent to another person. The marriage between Qi Lu and the princess of Chu had been decided, and the King of Chu and King Qi also made an appointment. When Qi Lu and the princess were married, Qi Chu
The two countries jointly used troops against Shu.
King Wuyou also actively prepared with Prince Duan in Dali. King Dali agreed that Prince Duan would lead an army of 30,000 to assist King Shun in attacking Shu.
Prince Qi Yi became the king of Yue. On the one hand, he actively governed the territory of Yue. On the other hand, he also sent Huo Yuan to lead an army of 50,000 from Shangcheng and march to the border of Chu State. He waited for the Dali army and the Chu army to attack Shu together.
Prince Wu Yingjing was also appointed by the King of Wu to provide sufficient food and grass for the Qi army in Xincheng.
King Shun led 20,000 Longxiang troops and advanced to the border of Shu together with more than 60,000 Qi troops stationed in Xincheng.
The King of Chu and Prime Minister Dongfang Yin discussed that since Chu and Qi were married and King Shun won the Kingdom of Shu, it was very likely that he would become the King of Shu. Then Prince Qi Lu would become the crown prince of Shu in the future, and the Chu Kingdom would naturally benefit from it as an in-law.
Therefore, Chu State also sent 30,000 troops this time, led by General Dongfang Yi, and gathered at the border of Chushu. The Qi army led by Huo Yuan also advanced to the flank of the Chu army.
At this time, more than 200,000 troops from Dali, Yue, Chu, and Qi were gathered on the border of Shu from south to north. King Liu Sheng of Shu could no longer calm down and could not escape. He
The civil and military ministers were summoned to discuss countermeasures. Just like whether to unite with the Yue State, the DPRK and the Central Government had different opinions. Some suggested dividing their forces and fighting a decisive battle with the Qi army; some suggested sending envoys to the Qi State to seek peace; some advocated moving the capital.
, some advocated alliance with Qin.
Liu Sheng was confused by the quarrel among the people, and felt that his head was dizzy and he could not make up his mind, so he dispersed the court. The marshal and the prime minister were left behind, and the other courtiers dispersed.
Marshal Yang Yun of the Shu Kingdom is a veteran general who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Naturally, he knew that Qi State’s intention to unite troops from multiple countries this time was not just to occupy some Shu territory. Qi State has defeated Chen’s army since the war with Chen State.
Occupying Chu land, seizing Yue country; marrying Wu, Chu, and Dali. At this time, in the entire China, only Yan, Chen, and Qin could compete with them. Other small countries, such as Xiang, have basically become vassals of Qi.
.If the Shu Kingdom wants to resist the four-nation coalition, I am afraid that it is absolutely impossible to rely solely on the power of the Shu Kingdom.
Yang Yun's idea was to unite with Qin and fight against Qi together. He sent envoys to Qin to promise generous gifts and asked Qin to send troops to assist.
Su Lang, the prime minister of Shu, suggested negotiating a peace with Qi. Su Lang believed that Qi was still the main force in the four-nation coalition. As long as the peace talks were proposed to Qi and the peace talks were successful, the disaster of war between the four countries attacking Shu would naturally be eliminated.
Yang Yun accused Su Lang of being weak and harming the country, and asking for peace was undoubtedly a traitor; Su Lang also said that Yang Yun wanted to put Shu into war for the sake of military power.
The two had another argument in front of the King of Shu. The King of Shu was upset by their quarrel and asked: "Marshal Yang, you said that we would form an alliance with Qin. After the alliance is formed, Shu and Qin will fight against the armies of the four countries. What are the chances of winning?"
How many geometries can there be?”
Yang Yun thought for a long time and said: "I don't know how many soldiers and horses Qin can dispatch? If we can support it with all our strength, we have a good location and have half a chance of winning!"
Su Lang sneered and said: "Generalissimo, do you think the Qin State will give all its support to Shu? Don't they want to guard against the invasion of Chen and the Huns?"
The King of Shu turned to ask Su Lang: "Prime Minister Su, do you think Qi can negotiate peace with us if we go to Qi to negotiate peace?"
Su Lang answered simply and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Qi State sent troops is just that when Princess Yinping and Qi Dali were married, they were attacked and killed in our country. But in fact, those Shu troops were all sent by Chu State, and we also
It’s clear. Qi’s several battles were just to cut off the land and ask for food and military supplies. As long as we meet Qi’s requirements, the Qi army will naturally retreat. Once the Qi army retreats, the Vietnamese army will be sent by the Prince of Qi. Naturally,
So we retreated. The armies of Chu and Dali are no longer to be feared, and they will also leave with them."
The King of Shu asked: "What do you think, Prime Minister Su, Qi Jun's request will be?"
Su Lang was stunned and said, "This humble minister doesn't know."
The King of Shu sighed and said, "Then do you know why King Qi didn't kill King Yue?"
Su Lang and Yang Yun were both stunned, and then looked at the King of Shu. The King of Shu said: "The hope is nothing more than telling us that Qi will definitely annex other countries in the future, and Qi will still treat them well after annexing other countries.
We, the old kings, can save us from having to risk our lives."
As he said that, he looked at the two people in front of him and continued: "Prince Qi has retained the important ministers of Yue State and still entrusted them with important tasks. This is also to convey to you ministers that although they have annexed various countries, the ministers of each country will not be removed from their posts.
Even if you are exiled, you still have the opportunity to be reused, so that you don't have to be determined to die."
After saying that, the King of Shu sighed and murmured: "The King of Qi has already made such a plan. Will he accept our peace proposal? Will he be afraid of our alliance with Qin?"
Su Lang's expression changed and he asked: "Does your Majesty mean that Qi State has decided to annex Shu State this time?"
Yang Yun also looked at Su Lang, and then at the King of Shu. He was secretly surprised: the King of Shu usually looked cowardly and indecisive when things happened, but he didn't expect that he could see so profoundly. It seemed that what he had done in the past
The reason is all in the King of Shu's heart, but he has not done anything to harm the country of Shu, otherwise I am afraid that the King of Shu will not keep him.
The King of Shu looked at the two men, smiled faintly, and said: "Since the four kingdoms are attacking Shu, we just have to fight against it. Everything depends on people, and everything depends on heaven. If Qi people plan well, everything depends on God's will!"