This aggrieved feeling was really uncomfortable, and King Shun began to doubt whether he was worthy of becoming a famous leader. At this time, news came that King Qing led the coalition forces to attack the Liaozhou Army.
When things went smoothly, the king couldn't help but be moved.
Let's see, first, Tang Ao, the brother of the Four Emperors, sent troops to fight Tang Qingchuan after he dreamed of proclaiming himself emperor. He won a great victory and occupied the entire Guzhou; now, the eldest brother, King Qing, also mobilized an army.
The coalition forces will also make great achievements and become famous all over the world.
But look at yourself? You don’t even have a territory that truly belongs to you, and living as if you are dependent on others is really a bit cowardly.
"Companion, what do you think, my king also sends troops to conquer the land and recapture it?" The seated King Qing was moved and asked Kong Fu, who was always by his side.
"Your Highness, you can't." Kong Fu quickly shook his head after hearing this. "Your Highness, how can Prince Zhong be so easy to deal with? I didn't see that the old vassals didn't send anything to him to claim the throne.
Is the army under control? On the contrary, they took the initiative to put away the banner of autonomy and respect him as the master. This shows how scary the loyal king is. If we take the initiative to provoke him now, it is easy to say that we will win. Once
If you lose, you really won’t even have a chance to stand up. In that case, how can you have any hope for the future?”
Kong Fu's words fell into the ears of King Shun. Tang Jia looked unhappy and rebuked, "In that case, I will do nothing and just watch the battle between King Qing and King Zhong here.
Be a spectator?"
Feeling that Tang Jia was angry, Kong Fu, who had already known his temper very clearly, immediately smiled and said: "Of course we can't just watch like this, we can also make some preparations. For example, be ready at any time if you are loyal.
If the king is defeated, we will send our troops north to capture Luzhou and expand His Highness's power. No matter what happens, we can agree to King Qi's request and help him send troops to attack Yuan Yi, the king of Xiao Qi, as long as we are willing to work hard
If so, can King Qi not benefit from His Highness? With enough money and food, Your Highness can do whatever he wants to do."
"Send troops to help King Qi? This...he is just the son of a vassal king. I am a prince. If we help him fight, what will others think of us? Isn't it disrespectful to us?" Kong Fu listened.
When Tang Jia once again mentioned the matter of assisting Qi King Yuan Zhong in sending troops to attack Huizhou, Tang Jia showed hesitation on his face.
Some time ago, King Yuan Zhong of Qi had come to his house to look for him, asking him to help attack Yuan Yi, the young King of Qi. But Tang Jia politely refused. Afterwards, the other party mentioned this in a vague way.
He still pretended not to understand and deceived the matter. Now that Kong Fu brought up the old matter again, Shun Wang Tang Jia still didn't want to agree, but considering that Kong Fu was his childhood companion, he should be oriented towards him, so he wanted to ask
Let’s be clear, what are the benefits of sending troops?
Tang Jia didn't know that the reason why Kong Fu stood up and mentioned this matter was that he had received a lot of benefits from the King of Qi. If you take money from others, you have to help them eliminate disasters, so he tried to mention it again in front of his master.
about this matter.
Seeing that Tang Jia didn't seem to be as serious as before, Kong Fu realized that an opportunity might have come, and immediately said: "Your Highness, sending troops to help King Qi seems to be led by the other party, with Your Highness as the assistant.
It is an act that is degrading. But if you think about it carefully, the benefits you can get are much more."
"What are the benefits?" Tang Jia was puzzled and looked curious.
"Your Highness, please think about it. Now we are in Suzhou, and it is only with the help of King Qi that we can find a place to stay. Due to emotions and reasons, we owe each other a favor. Now people have made requests and need our help.
We have helped, but if we remain indifferent, wouldn't it be a little unkind, and others might even say that His Highness is ungrateful? This will bring a bad reputation to His Highness."
As he spoke, he observed Tang Jia and found that the other party did not express any objection, but looked like he had listened. He quickly said: "Your Highness, if you want to win the world, reputation is not the most important thing, but you can't underestimate it.
Since ancient times, the virtuous people in the world have lived there, and this is exactly what they say. Also, if we send troops now to help the King of Qi, we can also effectively train the army's combat capabilities, and use other people's food and wages to build a strong army for His Highness.
, isn’t it a good thing? Besides, we won’t help King Qi in vain. We can take the opportunity to make some requests, such as asking for more money and food. With these things, it will be equivalent to having a foundation for a life. In this way
If that is the case, even if His Highness leaves King Qi in the future, he will have a solid foundation to build his own power. At that time, won’t the world be open to His Highness to take it away?”
Kong Fu spoke a lot with his sharp tongue, and what he expressed was one idea, that is, helping King Qi now is equivalent to helping himself, and it is something that can be done.
Tang Jia, who had been accustomed to listening to Kong Fu's advice since he was a child, gradually changed his attitude. He suddenly discovered that this could be done. Except for the loss of status, the other benefits were all, and the most important thing was
Helping King Qi can get a lot of money and food, which will help him become independent in the future.
...
A sigh came from the princess's mansion not far from Prince Shun's mansion.
The eldest princess Tang Qinglan just got the news that King Shun was going to send troops to help King Qi to attack King Qi. When she heard the news, she was shocked. What is going on? As the prince of Daqian, it is legal
One of the heirs to the throne actually needs to intervene in the war between the feudal lords and end up personally involved?
Where is the majesty of the prince? Where is the dignity of the royal family?
Don't you know that once you do this, the prince's status will be greatly reduced and he will be looked down upon by others?
Look at Tang Ao, King of Ji. He established his own business and did very well. Now he has occupied Ji and Gu states. Although they are both poor and cold places, he has really displayed the prestige of a prince, right?
?
King Kanqing organized nearly 200,000 coalition troops, also headed by him. This is what the prince should do. No matter what, the royal family must be the center, so as not to lose face and dignity.
Why is it that when it comes to King Shun, he is willing to be second to others? Is he not afraid of being laughed at by the world?
At this moment, the eldest princess regretted extremely. When she escaped from Daliang City, she should not have gotten together with King Shun, even if she had left with King Qing? Of course, the best result was to defect to Jizhou, as long as she
She lowered her face and took the initiative to apologize. Presumably based on the previous relationship between the two parties, Tang Ao would definitely take her in. How could she be like now, following a useless Prince Qing and looking at everyone's looks?
She was very unhappy, but the eldest princess found that she couldn't stop her at all. The reason why Prince Qing relied on her before was because she had saved a lot of money in running Guochanglong over the years, and the other party needed her help. But.
Now, with the help of King Qi, she is no longer so eager for what she wants. At this time, her words no longer seem to have the same effect as before.
"Master, if you don't feel comfortable staying here, you might as well leave. King Ji will definitely welcome your arrival." The female official Zhuyun who followed saw that the eldest princess was thoughtful, so she suggested in a low voice.
With.
"Prince Ji? Well, Zhuyun, I will personally write a letter and send someone to deliver it to Prince Ji. Well, it's up to you to go there in person. You have dealt with Prince Ji before.
We get along pretty well." The eldest princess finally made up her mind.
Zhuyun understood what the eldest princess meant. She wanted to take the vanguard herself and test King Ji's attitude towards the eldest princess. She immediately agreed, "Master, don't worry, I know what to do."
Prince Qi's Mansion.
Yuan Zhong, who independently inherited his father's great cause, received good news. After much hesitation, King Shun finally made a decision to support him in sending troops to seek Huizhou.
"Hahaha, the money was indeed not given away in vain. This Kong Fu is still very capable." Yuan Zhong had an excited smile on his face.
He had persuaded Tang Jia several times before, but there had been no progress. He also knew that he was only the eldest son of King Qi, and his status was much different from that of the prince. It was indeed a mistake to let the other party help him fight the war.
A matter of identity.
But for his younger brother Yuan Yi, Yuan Zhong hated him to the core. He was the eldest son. If something happened to his father, he should be the successor. If he was happy, he would make Yuan Yi a happy young master.
, if he is unhappy, no one will say anything even if he is put under house arrest.
That’s how social systems are, isn’t it?
Who would have thought that when his father was under house arrest by the emperor, Yuan Yi not only did not support his brother, but also opposed him everywhere. In order to compete with him, he even gave the richest Zhezhou in Qi to the King of Xishu, and also gave it to the king of Xishu.
He claims to be King Xiao Qi and fights for his family property.
This really annoyed Yuan Zhong. The reason why he allowed Tang Jia, the king of Shun, to bring his army to his Suzhou to recuperate was because he could attract more forces to help him kill his rebellious brother?
I feed you with good food and drink, but you don't work for me. Yuan Zhong was angry. However, his status was inferior to others, so he could only endure it. Later, his staff gave him an idea and gave him money.
Kong Fu, it really worked. Thinking that with the support of King Shun, he could kill his younger brother, King Xiao Qi, and regain Huizhou, Yuan Zhong was very excited. It didn't take long before he called his subordinates
Generals Yang Gong and Chen Tong asked them to prepare food and grass, and captured Huizhou while the Liaozhou army was fighting with the Qingwang coalition forces without any attention.