Chapter 435 Liu Xiangxiang gradually reveals her true appearance
In short, in one sentence, following Duke Zhongguo, not only do you have food to eat and clothes to wear, but now you have something more, you have coal to burn, and you can live a warm winter.
After this incident, Shen Ao's name became even more resounding among the people. Many people also secretly made up their minds that after the spring begins, they will follow Lord Zhongguo to discuss life. That is the beginning of a beautiful life.
Shen Ao's low-priced coal also aroused the dissatisfaction of some powerful people.
Some people called Shen Ao stupid for taking the initiative to lower the price of things without making any money. This is a sign of stupidity.
Some people also connected Shen Ao's actions with winning people's hearts, and said that he had a big plan, and he even wrote a memorial to impeach him. However, these memorials were ignored by Emperor Qianwen, who knew the attitude of Duke Zhongguo very well. , this is simply a person who does things as he goes. If he also likes power, then there are not many civil servants and generals in the dynasty who would not like him.
The change of candidates for the throne of King Jin did not seem to attract much attention from the courtiers. They were still paying attention to the internal fighting, but they did not know that this time King Jin was not just talking about it, but actually decided to take action against Da Qian.
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Taiyuan County.
In the Jin Palace, there are pavilions, pavilions and courtyards, and some stone pillars are still standing as before, but the owner here has long been changed. It is more appropriate to say that things have changed and people have changed.
In the main hall of the Jin Palace, Li Sheng, who was wearing the royal robes of the Jin Dynasty, could not see the slightest joy of becoming a king at this time. On the contrary, there was only nervousness and hesitation on his face.
"Why? Why are we really sending troops to Daliang City? Why don't we just stay in a corner?" With a trace of anger on his face, Li Sheng asked in confusion as he looked at Liu Xiangxiang, who was now the Princess of Jin. .
In the past few days, Li Sheng's spirit has been very bad. Every day, he would fall asleep after eating something, and then wake up in a daze. After eating something, he would feel tired again. When he felt better today, he He was very puzzled when he found out that Liu Xiangxiang had drafted an edict on his behalf and wanted to go to war with the main country of Daqian.
Compared with Li Sheng's anger, Liu Xiangxiang was calm at this moment and said without any hurry, "Your Majesty, this is all for your own good. Do you think that since Li Long's death, Many officials below were questioning this matter. We then killed the disobedient Tian Yu and General Weng Youqi. However, the accusations from the courtiers below were not much louder. I thought about it and decided to Stabilizing Jin will only divert everyone's attention, so attacking Daqian is the best way, isn't it?"
"Diversion of attention? You can think of other ways. You don't have to make trouble for Da Gan. When my father was alive, he didn't have enough confidence. Since I just came to power and the situation was not fully understood, how could it be possible? Will you definitely win?" King Jin asked again, but his tone was obviously not as fierce as before.
"Other ways?" Liu Xiangxiang slowly raised her head, revealing her naturally seductive eyes, "Your Majesty, please tell me, is there any other way that can divert people's attention better than war? Yes, your Majesty, do you really think that Emperor Daqian will ignore you sitting on the throne of Jin Dynasty? Let’s not mention that the former king has been hostile to Daqian for a long time. Let’s just say that Li Long is the new emperor recognized by Emperor Daqian. King Jin, now that he is dead and the king has ascended the throne, what is this other than a challenge to his authority? I am afraid that even if we don’t attack them, sooner or later he will attack us."
Liu Xiangxiang said with evidence. Of course she would not explain that the reason why she wanted to attack Daqian was the idea of Princess Di behind her. All she did was drag Daqian into the war machine. Let the world become chaotic, which can affect the current Dadi, and may even restore the former Di's regime.
In order to achieve this goal, Liu Xiangxiang has added drugs to Li Sheng's meals every day these days to make him sleepy. Now, everything has become a fact, and when a sober Jin King appears in front of everyone, Li Sheng Only then did Sheng regain his energy.
"This... I have thought about it. I will surrender a certain amount of military power to Emperor Daqian. I think that if I do this, it can be regarded as setting an example for other vassals. Based on this, Emperor Daqian will also You won't kill me." There was a hint of unconfidence in Li Sheng's voice. But judging from what he could say, he still has some sense, and he is not a pig. At least he is very attentive. Analyzed the psychology of Emperor Qianwen.
"Exemplary? Humph!" After hearing this, Liu Xiangxiang shook her head and said, "Maybe the king did this. Emperor Daqian would not kill the king just to show off to other vassal kings. But the king without military power, Are you still a king? Don’t you want to live under someone else’s roof? If so, why did you attack Li Long in the first place? Wouldn’t it be better to be a coward?”
"That's different. Brother Wang wants to take you away. This king can't tolerate it. Emperor Daqian didn't say he wanted to take his beloved concubine away, right?" King Jin refused and argued hard.
As soon as these words were spoken, the heartstrings in Liu Xiangxiang's heart were indeed touched. Perhaps Li Sheng was not a smart person and was being used without even realizing it. But it cannot be denied that his love for Liu Xiangxiang is true. .
For the sake of a woman, being willing to bear the notoriety of killing his brother is enough to prove his sincerity. If Liu Xiangxiang was not carrying a mission, she might really fall in love with him because of this and stay with Li Sheng for the rest of her life.
But as long as she can remember, there are only two words left in Liu Xiangxiang's life: revenge. For this purpose, she can sacrifice everything, and love is one of them.
Forcibly putting aside the emotion in her heart, Liu Xiangxiang said again: "Your Majesty, it's useless to say anything now. The words have been spoken to the world. It will be impossible not to fight with Da Gan in the future. In order to be able to dominate in the future No longer will our own destiny be coerced by others, we must fight against the enemy and strive for victory. To this end, we can even temporarily lose something."
"Losing something? What do you mean?" Li Sheng asked nervously after hearing the words in these words. He had a feeling that this time Liu Xiangxiang did something behind his back. It's a big thing.
Facing Li Sheng's nervous eyes, Liu Xiangxiang felt a little guilty. But when she thought about the support of the former Princess Di behind her, she immediately felt emboldened again, "It's not interesting, it's just to prevent us from attacking Dagan." , the enemies of Suzhou and Qingzhou will cause trouble behind us, we have to delimit Ezhou and give it to the King of Western Shu, and they will send troops to help us block the enemies of Qingzhou and Suzhou."
"What? Give Ezhou to the King of Western Shu?" Li Sheng suddenly stood up from the throne, his face full of anger and his voice almost roaring.
The four states of Jin are Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, and Hubei.
For many years, my father has worked hard to manage the four areas. Not to mention expanding the territory, at least he has not lost an inch of the land. Now it is good, he has just handed it over to himself, and nothing has been done yet? Now he has to hand over a state.
Damn it, how can you let him not be in a hurry?
After all, Li Sheng was also the second son of the old Jin prince, and he was still somewhat aggressive when he was angry. This look also startled Liu Xiangxiang. She couldn't help but said nervously, "What are you doing? Is the king going to take my concubine?"
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Seeing Liu Xiangxiang's frightened look, Li Sheng felt that he was acting too anxious, so he lowered his voice and said, "No, it is absolutely impossible to hand over Ezhou to the King of Western Shu."
, if my father knows something secretly, he will definitely blame me."
"This won't work, that won't work. Your Majesty knows that you have only been sleeping these past few days. There has been a turmoil outside. Ever since Your Majesty ordered the death of General Tian Yu and Weng Youqi, everyone below is in danger. They
He even proposed to let the third prince Li Chang succeed to the throne. In short, he just wanted to punish the king. Amid internal and external troubles, I was just a woman, and I didn’t know what to do. So I listened to some people’s words and did this
Decide, is this all for the sake of the king? Just imagine, what will happen if the king hands over the throne? No one will be alive by then, even if the territory of the four states of Jin is preserved, what will happen?
how?"
When Liu Xiangxiang said it at the end, she was in tears again. I have to say that when it comes to acting, she can be called the best actor.
"This..." Li Sheng, who originally wanted to object or even explain to Liu Xiangxiang how powerful this was, opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
Tian Yu was the former king's staff, the person he relied on the most and the person he trusted the most. Policies for the Jin Dynasty had always been decided upon in consultation with him. Therefore, after the death of the previous king, who would be the new king of Jin? Naturally, Tian Yu
He has a great say. If he were alive, he would definitely not let Li Sheng, who came to power by killing his brother, inherit the throne without killing him.
Weng Youqi was the late king's most trusted general, and Li Long also had a good personal relationship with him. It is not an exaggeration to say that Weng Youqi was an important chess piece left by the late king to his son in the army. It is impossible for such a person to support Li
Sheng Shangzhi must also be killed.
Faced with two powerful people who must be killed, Li Sheng originally hesitated, but Liu Xiangxiang helped him make the decision. That night, the king's brother Li Long came to the mansion for a banquet, and the grand master Shen Tu who accompanied him was
After suddenly killing Li Long, Tian Yu and Weng Youqi were killed shortly after.
It was the murder of the two men that made everyone in the Jin Dynasty feel in danger. Under such circumstances, it was a smooth matter to elect the third prince Li Chang as the king. This is understandable for Li Sheng.
I just hate that my body is not up to par, why is it that I keep falling asleep at that critical moment.
"Hey, even if that's the case, we can only do this." Li Sheng finally couldn't bear to scold Liu Xiangxiang angrily. Although he didn't want to, he still chose to accept the reality. After all, he had declared war on Daqian and agreed to the plan.
The land was given to the King of Western Shu. If he regretted it at this time, there would be another powerful enemy, and how could the Jin soldiers survive?