The alliance between Liangshan and Beihai was preceded by the imperial court's reward, and there were huge interests at the back, so naturally the alliance did not go very smoothly.
In fact, everyone in Liangshan wants to form an alliance with Beihai. After all, their two families are the weakest forces in Qingzhou and may be annexed by Yuan Shao and Huang Chao at any time. Only the alliance of the two weak ones can avoid being annexed.
However, Beihai under the leadership of Kong Rong was unwilling to form an alliance with Liangshan, either because of personal feelings or other reasons.
If Kong Rong, the prefect, doesn't nod his head, there will naturally be no alliance between the two families.
Previously, Huang Chao sent Zhu Tianpeng to attack Liangshan. Liangshan hurriedly accepted the challenge and sought alliance with Kong Rong, but Kong Rong only agreed to contain a part of the Qi army. In the end, the Liangshan army lost over 10,000 troops and lost four counties.
one third.
This is not the first time Huang Chao has done this. Every time he goes out, he always gains something. Today he will seize three counties from you, and tomorrow he will cut off five cities. If this continues, the Qi army will become stronger and stronger as they fight, while the other princes in Qingzhou will become weaker and weaker as they fight.
, in the end, the only fate was to be annexed.
It is precisely because Kong Rong understands this that he is eager to get out of the quagmire. Once he, the biggest obstacle to the alliance, is gone, there will naturally be no resistance to the alliance between Liangshan and Beihai.
After Fu Nian brokered the alliance between Beihai and Liangshan, he immediately returned to Beihai to report to Li Jing. After hearing Fu Nian's report, Li Jing couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
With the two families forming an alliance, if one of Yuan Shao and Huang Chao's family were to attack, Beihai would be able to protect itself. The only encouragement would be for both families to attack at the same time.
"By the way, Lord Fu Nian, what is Liangshan's attitude towards the imperial court?" Li Jing asked.
Fu Nian showed a strange look and said: "Everyone on Mount Liang is in awe of the imperial court, especially Song Jiang. As soon as he heard that I was leaving with the imperial edict, he immediately led everyone to kneel down to greet the imperial edict."
"this?"
Li Jing also looked surprised and asked: "After Song Jiang surrendered, the Han court at that time not only treated him kindly, but also criticized him harshly.
No matter how many meritorious services he performed up and down Liangshan, he never received the rewards he deserved. So before this reward was awarded, Song Jiang did not have a title.
The Han Dynasty treated Liangshan so poorly, how could Song Jiang still be in awe of the imperial court?"
"Well, I don't know this, but Song Jiang doesn't seem to be cheating. He is either a truly loyal person, or his respect for the imperial court has penetrated deep into his bones."
"That's it..."
After Li Jing pondered for a while, a smile appeared on his lips, and he said meaningfully: "If this is true, there may be a chance to incorporate Liangshan into the imperial court."
"What the Lord Prefect means is..."
Before Fu Nian finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Jing raising his hand.
"This matter still needs some planning. It will come out of my mouth and into your ears. You must not let others know."
"promise."
After saying that, Fu Nian thought of another important thing and said immediately: "By the way, Lord Taishou, this time my subordinates went to Liangshan as envoys, they also got an important piece of information from Song Jiang. The Qi army was already mobilizing troops and raising food and grass.
, obviously the next target is either Liangshan or us."
"Huang Chao has seized Song Jiang's four counties south of the Yellow River. If he continues to provoke Song Jiang, it will not leave Liangshan a way to survive, so Huang Chao will definitely attack Liangshan in a short time."
"Since it's not Liangshan, then we are the only ones left."
"Yes, Huang Chao's target of sending troops this time must be our Beihai, but I have already made preparations for it."
A glint flashed in Li Jing's eyes, and he said with great confidence: "This time Liangshan blocks Yuan Shao from the north. I will tell him that Huang Chao will lose an army and lose an inch of his power."
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Qingzhou, Qi State, Linzi
"Qin Hao's intervention in Qingzhou must have bad intentions. I have made an appointment with Yuan Shao and the two families will send troops together to carve up Beihai. I will never let Qin Hao gain a foothold in Qingzhou."
Huang Chao looked down at the generals in the hall and immediately gave the order: "Send the order, with Zhu Tianpeng as the chief general and Zhu Wen as the deputy general, leading an army of 50,000 people to attack Beihai. There must be no mistakes."
"promise."
All the ministers shouted in unison, but the moment Zhu Wen lowered his head, endless gloom flashed in his eyes.
After returning home, Zhu Wen couldn't bear it anymore and shouted angrily: "I am so angry..."
Huang Chao has been trying to balance Zhu Wen and Zhu Tianpeng before, so although the competition between the two sides is fierce, there has never been a situation where one person overpowers the other.
But today is different. Huang Chao directly appointed Zhu Wen as his deputy general and chose Zhu Tianpeng as his chief general. This also showed that Huang Chao chose Zhu Tianpeng instead of Huang Chao, which naturally made Zhu Wen unable to bear it any longer.
Seeing that their father was furious, the three brothers Zhu Yougui, Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Youwen looked at each other. As the eldest brother, Zhu Yougui stood up and advised: "Father, the King of Qi may only be thinking about military affairs, and may not have other intentions."
Zhu Wen squinted at Zhu Yougui and said coldly: "You mean, you are not as good as your uncle Zhu Tianpeng in terms of leading the army in war?"
"Um...that's not what I meant," Zhu Yougui said with a look of fear on his face.
"Go down and get thirty military sticks yourself."
After saying that, Zhu Wen left without looking back, while Zhu Yougui, who was lying on the ground admitting his mistake, had a trace of resentment flashing deep in his eyes.
After returning to the study, Zhu Wen still had a gloomy look on his face. At this time, a man in black walked out of the screen and said calmly: "General Zhu Wen, believe me now. Between you and Zhu Tianpeng, Huang Chao has already chosen.
Without Zhu Tianpeng, it is impossible for you to succeed Huang Chao as King of Qi. How are you considering it?"
Zhu Wenniu stared at the other party and said coldly: "How do you Jin Yiwei know this?"
"This doesn't require the general to worry too much. We Jin Yiwei have our own intelligence channels, so the general should worry about himself.
After you cooperate with us and overthrow Huang Chao, the imperial court will issue an imperial decree and make you, general, the King of Qi.
If you don't cooperate with us, then General, you will have no choice but to succumb to Zhu Tianpeng and remain a general forever.
Think about it, General!"
After Zhu Wen pondered for a long time, he said coldly: "Huang Chao, I have been your cow and horse for so many years, but you trust him Zhu Tianpeng more. Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."
To be fair, Zhu Wen did not want to launch a coup. After all, no one wanted to be accused of rebellion. He also did not want to cooperate with Jin Yiwei, because it was tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger.
But at this point, Zhu Wen had no choice but to cooperate with Jin Yiwei to launch a coup and seize power by force.
A hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the man in black, he stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "General, happy cooperation."
Zhu Wen looked at the other party coldly and did not shake hands with him. Instead, he said coldly: "How to cooperate? I can't bring down Huang Chao with just the force in my hands."
"General, don't worry. Our Jinyiwei always handles things without leakage. Naturally, we have formulated a flawless plan this time."
Not only was the man in black not embarrassed, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he said: "After the 50,000 Qi army and the Beihai Navy fight, the general can directly return to Beihai with your 20,000 army, and the Beihai Navy will hold Zhu Zhu back for you.
Tianpeng’s 30,000-strong army, and reinforcements from other places cannot arrive so quickly, so I shouldn’t need to teach General what to do with the rest, right?”
Zhu Wen showed a ferocious smile and said viciously: "Kill Huang Chao and seize the throne."