Tang Ao's identity is the fourth prince, the majestic King Ji. Now he has to hand over his fiefdom to Prince Zhong. If this is the case, doesn't the name of King Ji not be worthy of the name?
Zeng Tong and Han Ce also saw the flying pigeon delivering the message, and then they both darkened their faces in unison. Following Tang Ao to Jizhou, they originally thought it would be a hard job, but now that they have chosen this person, they will not take it easy. To change. Facts have proved that their choice was correct. Under the leadership of Tang Ao, Jizhou has changed drastically in just a few months and has become the most promising place. It may also become the richest place in Daqian in the future. One of the places.
With the people's hearts united, it was time for King Ji to make great achievements. The important thing is that Tang Ao is still so young. It can be said that there is a lot to do with him. But now, King Ji has changed hands and has become... In the territory of King Zhong, does it mean that their previous efforts have been in vain?
"Your Highness." The two gentlemen didn't know what to do, so they could only look at Tang Ao and ask for instructions expectantly.
"It doesn't matter, I will order Long Ya to ban some eunuchs who enter the land of Jizhou." Tang Ao thought for a while, he would not give up everything he owned. But now is not the time to fall out with Da Gan. , at least not openly falling out, so this is the only last resort.
"It's fine." After hearing this, the two gentlemen did not object. Although this was not a cure, it at least gave them a period of development. As long as they could survive until the end of autumn and all the grain in the fields was harvested, Tang Ao Ao will be more confident. At that time, no matter who comes to trouble him, he will have the confidence to fight them.
"Hey, it's a pity. Jizhou will become a truly lonely land in the future, and maybe there will be a war." Tang Ao sighed with emotion, holding his hands behind his back.
Tang Ao had the courage not to accept the imperial edict, or not to let the person who sent the edict come to him, but Sang Doubei of Guzhou did not have such courage. He would either give up military power and hand over Guzhou to King Zhong alone. Go to Daliang City, or lead the army to surrender to King Zhong. But no matter which option is chosen, Guzhou will completely fall out with Jizhou, which means that the last channel to connect with the outside world is gone, and then the enemy will be everywhere. It's not too much to describe Tang Ao.
Also, once the news of Jizhou being abandoned by Emperor Qianwen spreads to Beidi, they may have no worries at all. In other words, a battle between Jizhou and the Di people will be inevitable.
And all of this was the decision made by Emperor Qianwen to protect Daliang City. This father once again abandoned his son for himself. This time Tang Ao wanted to ask, is the love between father and son? What is that? stuff.
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Shili Pavilion, ten miles north of Daliang City.
Tonggu, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, personally led a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites to come here and met with the loyal king Tang Qingchuan, expressing enough sincerity and friendship. It showed that the previous things were just misunderstandings, and that the emperor and the loyal king were brothers. Yeah, the matter won't turn into a sword fight. As for Yi Qiuer's words, they are just the words of a female family member, and they cannot be taken seriously. I hope that King Zhong can stop moving forward for the sake of his brothers. Why? Therefore, Emperor Qianwen was willing to place Guzhou and Jizhou under the ownership of King Zhong.
The previous words were just polite, and the key point was the demarcation of the two states. King Zhong did not expect that Emperor Qianwen would be so sincere, and he agreed after hesitating for a moment. He said that as long as the emperor was willing to actually delimit the If the two states were given to him, he would be willing to withdraw his troops and never invade Jizhou. After all, everyone's surname is Tang, right?
King Zhong accepted this kindness, and Tong Gu was naturally overjoyed. He immediately took out the imperial edict and sent it to King Zhong, saying that with these two edicts, he could take Guzhou and Jizhou as his own at any time. And in the future. The two states only need to pay a tribute of one million silver to Daqian every year.
Originally, Emperor Qianwen gave Tong Gu the authority that if necessary, the tribute of one million taels of silver per state this year could be omitted. But before Tong Gu could say this, Prince Zhong actually agreed immediately. But at the same time, he said that he would not withdraw his troops until the two states were obtained. He hoped that Tong Shangshu could understand.
Of course, Tong Gu did not dare to have any doubts, and what followed was a scene of the two sides talking happily. The reason why King Zhong agreed so happily, without even stating the conditions, was because he had no intention of retreating. He now What he has to do is to get the benefits of the two states first, and then he will gather the armies of the two states and lead them to attack Daliang City.
In short, he wants the benefits, but he won’t do anything for you. Why, he’s so shameless, what can you do?
Tong Gu happily left the Liaozhou military camp and returned to Daliang City to resume his duties. Soon King Zhong also ordered people to go to Guzhou and Jizhou respectively, and took the imperial edict written by Emperor Qianwen to meet with Sang, the commander-in-chief of Guzhou. Doubei and Tang Ao, the Ji king of Jizhou.
Tang Ao had already received the news that the envoy sent by King Zhong would never see Tang Ao. Not only would he not be able to see King Ji, he would not even be able to reach Jizhou City, and would be attacked by so-called bandits on the way. Attacked and killed.
On the other hand, Sang Doubei, who had not received any news at all, was sitting in the mansion, and trouble fell from the sky.
The person sent to Guzhou was Zhang Zhen, one of King Zhong's confidants. Since Pingcheng was not far from Guzhou, Zhang Zhen appeared in Haocheng, the capital of Guzhou, after only three days of urgent travel.
Sang Doubei originally did not want to see this messenger from King Zhong, but considering that Liaozhou and Guzhou bordered, and his power was obviously greater than his own, if he really made him anxious and took action against him, then It would be very disadvantageous.
Besides, just meeting once should be nothing. At worst, I can go back and write down a summary of what happened and present it to His Majesty for his knowledge.
In the main hall of Sang Mansion, Sang Doubei met Zhang Zhen and saw the imperial edict. He felt as if he could stuff an egg into his mouth.
Sang Doubei never expected that Guzhou would be given to King Zhong like this. Could it be that Daqian is really so weak now that he is so vulnerable?
Zhang Zhen was considerate and gave Sang Doubei some time to digest. After seeing that the other party's expression returned to normal, Zhang Zhen took out a letter written by Prince Zhong from his arms and handed it over. Wang wants to win over Sang Doubei.
As the commander-in-chief of Guzhou, Sang Doubei has considerable influence in Guzhou. Many people even know him as the commander-in-chief and don’t even know who the governor is. You can imagine how familiar he is with the situation in Guzhou. , if you can use this person for your own use, it will save a lot of running-in time. This letter from King Zhong is to persuade Sang Doubei, hoping that he can be used for yourself. For this reason, King Zhong promised that the future Guzhou soldiers will be sent by Sang. Under Doubei's leadership, King Zhong will not intervene unless necessary.
"General Sang, you must also understand what my loyal king means. If you stay to help the loyal king, not only will you still be a general with a heavy army, but you will also have a bright future. On the other hand, if you must leave, may I ask if you have returned to Daliang City?
, I’m afraid that the most you can do is create a marquis. There are so many generals in Kyoto, will you still have the chance to lead troops at that time? Do you just want to live in such a muddle for the rest of your life? "
As he spoke, Zhang Zhen observed Sang Doubei carefully. After discovering that the other party did not refuse immediately, he felt very happy. After thinking about it, he took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and put them on the desk.
, "General Sang, King Zhong said that as long as you are willing to be loyal, these five million taels of silver are yours. You can use them to recruit troops in Guzhou. There is no limit on the number of troops, and they will all be under the jurisdiction of General Sang."
It was Xu Guan again, and he was giving money. At this moment, Sang Doubei really couldn't calm down anymore. He really wanted to agree immediately and reject the banknotes as his own, but after thinking about it, he still shook his head.
He shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang, I need to think about it."
"Yes, but the time cannot be too long. Prince Zhong is waiting."
"It won't take long. I can give you a reply by evening at most."
Zhang Zhen left and was sent to rest by his servants. Sang Doubei sent his eldest son Sang Shihua and his two generals Hua An and Lu Feng to come over. He wanted to hear their opinions.
To Sang Doubei's surprise, the three people he called agreed to be loyal to King Zhong. According to General Hua'an's words, King Zhong gave what Emperor Qianwen could not give. As the saying goes, a good bird chooses the tree to roost in, isn't it?
If they do not seize this opportunity and lose Guzhou and go to Daliang City, I am afraid that not only will they lose their military power, but they will also have to take care of themselves in the future. This is a bit helpless for everyone who is not very old.
accepted.
The eldest son Sang Shihua even stated that even if he wanted to seek refuge with King Zhong, he should make a decision quickly and not leave a bad impression on him, which would be bad.
In this way, just an hour later, Sang Doubei met Zhang Zhen again and expressed his willingness to be loyal to the king. Not only that, he would take these five million taels of silver notes to recruit more soldiers and be willing to
Overcome all obstacles to achieve the great cause of King Zhong.
Sang Doubei surrendered to King Zhong. In just five days, he recruited 50,000 new soldiers. Adding to the original 20,000 soldiers and horses, he had 70,000 soldiers. In addition to leaving 10,000 new soldiers to take charge of
Outside the safety of Guzhou, Sang Beidou personally led an army of 60,000 towards Pingcheng to join King Zhong.
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Guzhou fell into the hands of King Zhong so quickly. When the news came back to King Zhong's ears, he was naturally very happy. But there was also dissatisfaction. That was that Ji Wang Tang Ao had never been there.
What news came back.
None of the messengers sent by King Zhong to convey the message were heard from at all, as if they had disappeared into the sea.
Originally, King Zhong was planning to continue sending people to Jizhou, and he must see Tang Ao to ask for his attitude. Suddenly, he got a piece of news that made him give up this idea. Beidi finally couldn't help but want to take action against Jizhou.
