What Qiu You asked Cangyu to do was very simple. First, he became Bujinshan’s sect leader or the acting sect leader who actually controlled the sect. Secondly, he asked Bujinshan to support Gongyang’s restoration. All of these Cangyu could agree. If Mr. Sanshui cannot return. Come on, Bu Jinshan really needs to establish another sect leader. Besides Cang Yu, who else can control the situation?
It's just that Mr. Sanshui's life and death are unknown now. Cangyu was ordered to guard the portal, so it would be a bit anxious to do so now. And Cangyu got a Li Pearl and several Langgan, and he can still be regenerated for decades or even nearly a hundred years, and he can't help but give birth to another child. Apart from other thoughts, these have nothing to do with Gong Yang or Yu Xuan.
Yuxuan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's great that Elder Cangyu replaced Mr. Sanshui in taking charge of Bujinshan and supported Gongyang's return to the throne. But as Mr. Qiu You just said, even if Gongyang ascends the throne , the Xiangshi Kingdom cannot be defended in the end, and sooner or later it will be destroyed or surrendered, so what’s the point of this?”
Qiu You said solemnly: "The next thing I want to do with you two is the business. Since the Xiangshi Kingdom will not be able to defend it sooner or later, then why didn't Zimo take the initiative to surrender after being the Xiangjun all these years?"
Gong Yang sneered: "To say that we can't defend it is just a possibility in the future. No one knows how long it will take for it to happen. The Shaowu Army only besieged the Xiangshi Kingdom and did not launch a large-scale attack. He didn't want to pay that price. Zi Mo Since you can sit comfortably on the throne, how can you be willing to surrender? What's more, even if others can surrender, only the king cannot surrender!"
For ordinary people, there is no difference between being under the rule of Shaowu and under the rule of Zimo, and the situation will even be better. The Bashi Kingdom is not a foreign nation in the first place, and the clans of the five countries are from the same root.
Only those dignitaries who are attached to the Prime Minister are afraid of losing their original status. Therefore, they restrain their subordinates to stay in the ruins of the Prime Minister's country. If they surrender to the Shaowu, these people will suffer losses, but the biggest loss will be to the Prime Minister. The king himself. If the city lord surrenders, he may still have the opportunity to continue to be the city lord, but if the king surrenders, can he still be the king?
Qiu You shook his head repeatedly and said: "Who said that the king cannot surrender? If he can defend his country, of course he should hold on; but knowing that sooner or later he will not be able to defend it, it is better to surrender as soon as possible."
He made another point. From the perspective of the monarch himself, the sooner he surrenders, the better. Because as time goes by and the situation changes, the price paid by Bashi State to attack Xiangshi State will become smaller and smaller. If If Xiangjun persists in resisting until the end, his fate may be no different from that of Zhenggu back then. Even if he wants to surrender by then, it will be impossible.
The greater the price Shao Wu has to pay to conquer Xiangshi's country, the greater the value of Xiang Jun's surrender to Shao Wu, and the more benefits can be obtained in negotiations. Xiang Jun can take the opportunity to put forward various conditions to Shao Wu. .And swore an oath as a covenant. If Zi Mo becomes the prime minister, the benefits belong to Zi Mo; if Gong Yang surrenders as the prime minister, then the benefits belong to Gong Yang.
Yuxuan nodded repeatedly and said: "Sir, you can see clearly that we are in it, but we can't see it so clearly. The sooner Xiangjun surrenders, the more advantageous it will be. This will make the less responsible people pay a greater price, and can promise more things." Conditions. According to Mr. Qiuyou, what requirements should we make to the young minister to provide the best retreat in the future?"
Qiu You finally revealed his true purpose: "I want a remote fiefdom, nominally under the rule of Bashi Kingdom, but actually free from the world, no different from the king. At least I am more comfortable than now. At the same time, there are more Seeking wealth and slaves, moving to a remote city is like becoming a self-proclaimed king, and there is no need to worry about foreign enemies."
Yu Xuan was surprised and said: "How can there be such a place? Even if there is, can the young minister agree to it?"
Qiu You replied proudly: "Of course there is. I happen to know that there is such a place. Have you ever heard of Shanshui City? It is in the Northern Wasteland. It takes ten days for ordinary people to walk there, and
The road is steep and rugged, and you need to rest at stations along the way. However, Shanshui City is located in an open valley, like a fairy city at the foot of Chiwang Hill. There are many tribes in the nearby mountains, which have become increasingly prosperous in recent years.
Wouldn't it be much better for the Prime Minister to take a large number of property and people given by the young minister and occupy this treasured place in this world to be free and at ease than to be trapped in the ruins of the Prime Minister's country and be surrounded by the army and worry about it every day? With the location of Shanshui City, it is better to
It is equivalent to separatist rule and becoming a king. Even if the young minister launches a large army to attack, I am afraid there will be nothing he can do.
Moreover, the Prime Minister has abdicated by then and is nominally a minister of the Shaowu. He no longer has to be at odds with the Shaowu. He can still pay taxes on goods and conduct trade for mutual benefit, but in fact he is not under the Shaowu's rule. There is no better way out than this, and
The young minister will definitely agree. As far as I know, during the national war, Shanshui City also sent military formations to participate in the war, and burned the logistical equipment of the young minister's army, and then retreated to Beihuang.
Because the land was difficult to map, the Shaowu did not pursue any punishment. He only sent envoys to appease him, so that Shanshui City was still under the rule of the Bashi Kingdom in name, but in fact it was still a place beyond the control of the Shaowu. Granting such a fiefdom was just a favor, and the Shaowu
How can you disagree? Besides, even if the young minister is given to the prime minister, the prime minister will still have to find a way to get it for himself."
Gong Yang said in surprise: "Do we need to get it ourselves?"
Qiu You nodded and said: "Yes, Shanshui City now has an lord. The lord's name is Ruoshan. He also rules all the tribes in that area. With just an edict from Ba Jun, he will not be willing to give up Shanshui City, so I hope you will."
You must first capture Ruoshan, tell the truth to his followers, and then replace him with Bajun's edict. Then you will be the lord of the Northern Wilderness."
Yuxuan was much more mature and steady than Gongyang, and said with some hesitation: "I have also heard of Shanshui City. It was originally the place where the Qingshui clan established the city. The former emperor Xiangqiu sent Yue Geng successively, and Xiling was the
He appointed Ruoshan as the lord of the city, and built Shanshui City as a feudal city. Shanshui City was nominally a vassal and paid tribute, but it was an outsider's land in the wilderness.
As the teacher said, the road to Shanshui City is steep and rugged. The king can only recruit people but cannot conquer them with a large army. If we want to seize the city and occupy the land, how can we do it? If we gather the elite who follow the Prime Minister to conquer
, Not to mention the difficulties in raising and transporting logistical supplies, as long as the other side cuts off the mountain road, there will be nothing we can do."
Qiu You said with a smile: "Who said we are going to attack with a large army? It is true that we will use the elites who follow Xiangjun, but it will not be a big-scale attack. Then the Lord of Ruoshan City would not have thought that we would plot the Northern Wasteland, right?
If you surrender to Shaowu, most of the existing military formations will be sent back home, but the elite who follow the Prime Minister can be left behind, and then Jinshan will give in and send a group of monks to help, pretending to be a caravan and entering the city in batches. Shanshui City has no external enemy threats, and on weekdays there is no threat from external enemies.
Our defenses are lax. Ruoshan's men only have two patrol army formations gathered from the barbarian tribesmen. How can they be our opponent?
At that time, if a sudden attack is launched in the city, Ruoshan will be captured and Shanshui City will be captured. Controlling Shanshui City will be equivalent to controlling all the tribes in the Northern Wilderness. By then, the Prime Minister will have the feudal edict of Shaowu in hand, who can raise any objections, and from now on
There will be no worries.
If the Prime Minister and Lord Supervisor are still worried, not only can I ask Master Cangyu to send monk Bu Jinshan to help, I will also accompany you two to take down Ruoshan myself. In this way, it will be even more foolproof!"
When he said this, Yu Xuan and Gong Yang finally felt relieved. It seemed that Qiu You had already made a plan, and if Ruoshan was far away in Shanshui City, it was certainly impossible to know that someone here was making such an idea. Qiu You's plan
, it is the elite selected from the country and the power of Bu Jinshan's sect, and it is a sneak attack and assassination. Of course, it can deal with a city lord in the wilderness.
Qiu You's mind is not unreasonable. If he had a different target, he might be able to succeed against anyone he wants to deal with. But Qiu You doesn't know the details of Ruoshan, let alone the origin of Huwa and his relationship with Ruoshan. The military formation of Shanshui City
It was true that he was called by Xiangqiong to participate in the national war and also burned down a rear camp of Shaowu's army, but outsiders did not know that Ruoshan had met Shaowu beforehand.
There was Xiling, a disciple of Ruoshan in the Bashi Kingdom, and Lin Xiao, a disciple of Ruoshan in the army. Qiu You actually wanted to go to Shanshui City through Shao Wu, and thought that Shao Wu would send this favor. But in front of him
From a perspective, it is not unreasonable to think so. Anyway, there is no need for Shaowu to pay a price, and it will not bring trouble to Shaowu.
Qiu You didn't even know that Ruoshan had already broken through to Dacheng cultivation level, and now Granny Shui had also broken through to Dacheng level. The couple sitting in Shanshui City were both masters of the world, and they would not be their opponents even if he went there.
But at this moment, Qiu You, Yu Xuan, and Gong Yang who were having a secret conversation felt that everyone was happy. Gong Yang asked: "Mr. Qiu You, you gave Elder Cangyu the elixir of immortality given by Lord Xingsha, and are you willing to
I personally helped you capture Shanshui City. I paid such a high price. I don’t know what you ask for. How can we thank you sir?"
Qiu You also knew that if he didn't ask for enough benefits, it would be difficult to completely win the trust of the two people in front of him. He smiled slightly and said: "I am just doing what I think I should do, but if Mr. Xiang wants to thank me, I will also
Will not refuse.
After you become the prime minister again, you will not be reduced to a junior minister immediately. You will have to sit firmly on the throne for a period of time. As the king, you are the treasure of the prime minister. If you want to reward me, feel free to reward me. I will give it to you.
I accept it with pleasure. After capturing Beihuang, I hope that Xiangjun will appoint me as the lord of Shanshui City and leave Ruoshan and his gang members to my disposal. To be honest, I have some unresolved personal grudges with them."
Gong Yang stood up and saluted and said: "I see, I understand. It will definitely be as you wish, sir! It is my great fortune to get your help from sir. When I become the lord of the Northern Wilderness, the wealth I obtained from the young minister will be
All the benefits in the Northern Wilderness will be dedicated to Sir!"
Although he was happy, Yu Xuan did not forget his worries. He asked one last question: "Sir's plan is based on the premise that Sanshui and Zimo cannot come back. But if they come back, there will be tigers around them."
What should we do with the two masters Xuan Sha?"
Qiu You smiled confidently and said, "Just come back, what's the big deal? By then, Bujin Mountain will be controlled by Elder Cangyu, how can Sanshui be Cangyu's opponent? As for the Xiangshi Kingdom, there is already another country.
When a new king is established, even if Zi Mo comes back, he will already be the previous king who abdicated, and the overall situation of the country has been decided. As long as the Peng Keng family and his wife do not interfere, no one can change anything." (To be continued)