Before completely conquering Hebei and the Central Plains, Qin Hao would not easily use troops south of the Yangtze River, unless Liu Xiu was determined to seek death. Now that Liu Xiu had given in, Qin Hao would definitely give up as soon as he saw the opportunity.
Liu Xiu stopped attacking Jiaozhou, pulled out his hand in time, and returned to Jingnan. Soon after, Qin Hao also ordered Yue Fei to stop crossing the river, and the army returned to Nanjun and Xiangyang.
The retreat of Yue Fei's Qin army meant that the biggest threat faced by the Chu army in the allied attack on Chu was gone.
Qin Hao, Sun Jian, and Huang Zu attacked Liu Xiu, and Qin Hao dispatched the largest number of troops. With the retreat of the Qin army, the pressure on the Chu army was naturally greatly reduced.
Of course, the Qin army's withdrawal does not mean that Sun Jian and Huang Zu will also withdraw. After all, the conflict between them and Liu Xiu is irreconcilable. If this opportunity is missed, it will be even more difficult to eliminate Liu Xiu next time.
In addition, although the three families sent troops together to attack Chu, it was only a tacit agreement, and no alliance to attack Chu was established among the three major princes.
Therefore, after Qin Hao occupied Nanjun and tasted the benefits, he ordered to withdraw his troops alone. This was only the Qin army's own business and had nothing to do with the other two families. He was not afraid of turning against the other two families because of this.
Although Qin Hao ordered the withdrawal of troops, the war between Liu Xiu and Sun Jian and Huang Zu continued. However, Qin Hao had already obtained the greatest benefit, Nanjun.
Sun Jian also occupied several counties in Lujiang. Now three-quarters of Lujiang County is in Sun Jian's hands. Sun Jian has basically unified Jiangdong.
In this battle, Liu Xiu not only lost troops and generals, but also lost Nanjun and most of Lujiang. However, it was a blessing in disguise that he eliminated the main force of the Taiping Army and occupied Yulin and Cangwu counties. Overall, he still made a profit.
Arrived.
The only princes who did not benefit from this war were probably Huang Zu's family.
Huang Zu only owned one county in Jiangxia, and he was short of major generals. After the army invaded Changsha, although they also occupied several counties, they were quickly taken back by the Chu army, and they were not occupied in the end.
It's not cheap at all, but it also costs a lot of soldiers and horses.
After this battle, Huang Zu realized the gap between him and the great princes. If the one and the other increased, he would sooner or later be annexed by other princes.
At this thought, Huang Zu couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. He had exhausted all methods, but his power had not improved. This also made him plan to imitate Kong Rong and withdraw.
Of course, people like Huang Zu who love power as much as their lives cannot hand over power easily, not to mention that the situation is still not clear yet. He plans to wait for the situation to become clear before deciding which side to fall to.
Luoyang
Meng Yi and Lu Su walked side by side slowly on Zhuque Street. The two men were a perfect match for each other, and the people's admiration kept coming from all around.
"General Meng Yi, are you healed of your last injury?"
"It's just a minor injury, it's already healed."
"I'm sorry, my brother didn't mean it, he just..." Lu Su said apologetically.
Meng Yi looked unconcerned and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, General Lu Bu also loves his sister very much..."
Although he said this, Meng Yi was still a little angry in his heart. After all, he and Lu Su were in love, but Lu Bu wanted to beat the couple.
The last time he went to Lu Mansion to find Lu Su, Lu Bu not only made bad words, saying that he was not good enough for his sister, but also threw him out. This incident almost made Meng Yi a laughing stock.
However, after all, Meng Yi was a man of three generations. How could he give up so easily after finally meeting his lover from the previous life? His persistence and perseverance not only impressed Lu Su, but also made Lu Bu have a great change in his view of him.
Lu Bu originally disagreed with the matter between Meng Yi and Lu Su. In his opinion, his sister had better choices, but when he thought about the time when his eldest sister Lu Fei fell in love with Liu Ji, he also looked down on the bastard Liu Ji.
Ji, but as a result, Liu Ji became the king of Shu, and Lu Fei became the princess of Shu.
Lu Bu had already looked away once, and of course he didn't want to look away again. But now that the young girl has fallen in love with Meng Yi, and Meng Yi doesn't have any major shortcomings, he can no longer continue to beat the mandarin ducks.
Meng Yi and Lu Su kept chatting, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious. But at this moment, a group of Taixue students came up to them, and one of them asked: "You two, can you chat for a moment?"
After Meng Yi and Lu Su looked at each other, Meng Yi smiled and said, "Yes."
"Student Zhou Tao is a student of Imperial College. I heard that the senior ministers in the court are jealous of talents and talents, and have repeatedly hindered Duke Qin's promotion.
It should be noted that Qin Gong’s merits have lasted through the ages, and mere kings and titles are far from enough to fully fulfill his merits. What’s more, nowadays, when all the kings stand side by side, Qin Gong’s title of king is what everyone expects.
If merit is not rewarded, in the long run the country will not be a country.
We, the students of the Imperial Academy, have come here to plead for the people. I present a letter from all the people and request your majesty to make Duke Qin king.
I wonder if this young master and this young lady would like to leave their names in the Book of All Nations?"
Meng Yi couldn't help but have a strange look in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Brother, I admire you for your high righteousness, and I am willing to leave your name."
A hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the Taixue student, and he immediately took out a thick book and handed it to Meng Yi. After Meng Yi opened it, he found that it was filled with densely packed names, and these were all left in the Book of Wanmin.
Named person.
Meng Yi turned to a blank page and took up the pen to write the three characters 'Yi Xiaochuan'. Then Lu Susu took the pen and wrote the three characters 'Lu Lingqi'.
After finishing writing, Meng Yi and Lu Lingqi looked at each other and smiled, and then returned the Book of Wanmin to the Taixue students.
Seeing the students leaving happily and continuing to ask for autographs from others, Lu Su shook his head and said: "These students who are full and hungry know how to cause trouble to the court."
Meng Yi's eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he sighed: "He finally embarked on this road."
"He? Who is it?"
"Uh... what to destroy..."
After taking over Nanjun, Qin Hao ordered Jia Xu to plan and build momentum for his claim to the throne. After all, this was the third time, so he could only succeed but not fail.
Jia Xu first united his supporters in the court and put pressure on the old officials of the Han Dynasty, and then built momentum for Qin Hao among the people, letting the people and students know that the court not only refused to reward the merits, but was also prepared to suppress the last of the Han Dynasty.
Pillar, Qin Gong Qin Hao.
The reaction of the common people when they found out was not bad. Apart from angrily cursing the officials of the DPRK and China, they did not do anything extreme. However, the students couldn't bear it after hearing this.
Since ancient times, the student party has always been the most angry group of young people. Once they heard that the traitorous officials in the country were in power and suppressed the loyal and good... The Han Dynasty was about to return to the dark and decadent rule, how could it be tolerated?
The student parties are not for fame or profit, but for the justice in their hearts, so their actions are self-organized, and this is the scene where they just asked for orders for the people.