After the victory at Qingshui Valley, Qinghuai's Tielin Army was upgraded to a first-class army, with a maximum strength of 10,000 men.
However, Qinghuai had very high demands on his soldiers. By the time of withdrawal, the Tielin Army only had more than 8,000 soldiers.
Therefore, the fourth prince was not very anxious when he learned that Qinghuai had rebelled.
But Qing Xinyao was different. He was the governor of Xichuan, and the entire Sichuan and Shu were under his jurisdiction.
With one order, he mobilized 70,000 troops from all over the country and rushed to Chuchuan to reinforce Qinghuai.
Now the fourth prince finally couldn't sit still and contacted Tibet again, intending to ask Tibet to send troops to contain Qing Xinyao.
Mr. Feng had put all his efforts into planning just to divert the bodyguards and Qing Xinyao's main force away. How could he agree to the Fourth Prince at this time?
Simply ask the Tibetan ambassador to thank guests behind closed doors and stop negotiating.
It was not until half a month after Qing Xinyao led the main force to leave Xichuan that Mr. Feng asked the Tibetan envoys to find the fourth prince again.
This time, the Tibetan envoys had a very tough attitude and had to demand Sichuan and Shu.
At this time, Qinghuai and Tielin's army had entered Guanzhong, and Qingxinyao's 70,000-strong army had also arrived at the junction of Sichuan and Shaanxi.
After the Battle of Damangpo, the combat effectiveness and morale of Xichuan soldiers have been greatly improved, not to mention the Tielin army.
Once the two armies are reunited, it will be unthinkable for the fourth prince.
So after two days of negotiation, the fourth prince saw that the Tubo envoy did not relent, so he agreed to this humiliating treaty and ceded the entire Sichuan and Shu to Tibet.
He thought that by doing this, Tubo would send troops to help him attack Xichuan and force Qing Xinyao to return to aid.
As a result, Mr. Feng did not send troops, but instead announced the humiliating treaty and sent secret agents to many places in Dakang to publicize the fact that the fourth prince had killed his father and king and lost the jade seal.
The people were already extremely dissatisfied with the Fourth Prince's abolition of the New Deal. After these two news spread, they immediately caused an uproar in Dakang.
The King of Chu in the south had always been at odds with the four princes. After the fourth prince came to power, he also deliberately suppressed the powerful people in the Chu King's fiefdom.
After the news of the usurpation of the throne came out, the King of Chu immediately jumped out and, with the "support" of a group of powerful people, proclaimed himself king, clamoring to avenge Chen Ji.
King Lu in the east, King Min further south, and King Wu saw that they could still do this, so they also imitated King Chu and declared that they would fight until death with the four princes.
Then the king of Jin in the northwest, the king of Xiang in the southwest, and the king of Qin in Guanzhong were not willing to be lonely, and successively joined the team of self-proclaimed kings.
The entire Dakang fell apart in less than a month.
The fourth prince's territory is only a few hundred miles around the capital.
Miraculously, before the kings rebelled, the fourth prince asked the wealthy families from all over the country to stop Qing Huai and Qing Xinyao.
But after the kings rebelled, the King of Qin in Guanzhong was afraid that Qingxinyao and Qinghuai would threaten him, so he sent a letter to the two of them, prohibiting them from entering Guanzhong.
Whether you are going to the capital from Weizhou City or Sichuan and Shu, Guanzhong is the place you must pass through. How could Qinghuai and Qingxinyao agree?
So the three parties started fighting inexplicably.
The reason why Guanzhong is called Guanzhong is because the surrounding terrain is complex and there are four dangerous passes that are easy to defend but difficult to attack.
The area in the middle of the four dangerous passes is called Guanzhong.
Now that the four dangerous passes are in the hands of King Qin, it will not be easy for Tielin Army and Qing Xinyao to defeat them.
The two sides were at a stalemate.
"How could Dakang be in such chaos?"
Tang Xiaobei put down the letter, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Jin Feng also frowned tightly.
When he was on the island, he had tried his best to think the worst of the situation, but he never expected that within a few months, Dakang would fall apart and enter into a melee between princes.
Daqiang glanced at Jin Feng and whispered: "Sir, there may be spies of powerful people around the dock. For safety reasons, I'm afraid I can't hold a reception banquet for you..."
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jin Feng: "At this time, why should we hold a reception banquet? ...By the way, does Hong Taoping know that I'm back?"
After sending a message to the Ninth Princess, he asked Iron Hammer to send a message to Daqiang, asking Daqiang to find Hong Taoping to build a fast boat.
According to the plan, he planned to go to the shipyard first when he came back, and then use the equipment delivered from the warehouse to build a simple steam engine-driven clipper to return to Jinchuan as quickly as possible.
But after reading the letter from the Ninth Princess, he gave up the idea.
In the past, there were only water bandits on the Yangtze River, but now Dakang is caught in a melee between kings, and the powerful along the river have set up traffic jams on the river to extort merchants.
The Zhenyuan Escort Bureau is the target of the powerful people. Once discovered, it is not as simple as blackmail, but a direct robbery.
Now the Jinchuan Chamber of Commerce has withdrawn all its business in Jiangnan.
If Jin Feng was asking for small things, Princess Ninth could still find a way to put them on an ordinary cargo ship and carry them to the East China Sea. However, Jin Feng asked a warehouse full of equipment to be delivered, which was impossible.
In fact, even if it was delivered, the steam ship would make too much noise, and it would be impossible to hide it from the powerful.
Once the powerful people know that he is still alive, they will probably end the melee immediately and join forces to deal with him.
Although thinking this way seems a little too self-respecting, Jin Feng didn't dare to take risks.
It's good luck to be able to survive the attack last time. You can't count on luck every time, right?
So Jin Feng gave up his previous thoughts and was not planning to go back to the dock again.
"Sir, to be honest, after your accident, I couldn't believe Hong Taoping anymore, so...that's why I didn't tell him that you were back."
Daqiang said: "Except for the brothers who came with me on the ship, only the deputy company commander knew that my husband was back. I didn't tell the other brothers."
"You did the right thing!"
Jin Feng patted Daqiang on the shoulder and confirmed his approach.
At this point, he no longer cares about what Hong Taoping thinks. He just wants to return to Jinchuan as soon as possible and return to his relatives.
"Sir, just don't blame me for making my own decisions." Daqiang smiled honestly.
"You can find a way to arrange a ship for me. I want to return to Jinchuan as soon as possible."
"It has been arranged. The Zhai family has two ships going to Yuzhou recently. I have made arrangements. Sir, you can go back on their ship."
Daqiang said: "I just have to offend Mr. and Mrs. and dress up as servants and live in the warehouse."
"As long as I can go back, there is nothing wrong with me."
Jin Feng shook his head and said, "Which Zhai family can you trust?"
"I have to ask Mrs. Xiaobei about this."
Daqiang said with a smile.
Jin Feng looked at Tang Xiaobei in confusion.
"When many dignitaries boycotted our chamber of commerce, I arranged for people to pretend to be other businessmen and sell our goods at prices that were slightly cheaper than where the chamber of commerce would be stationed.
In this way, some powerful people who hate us will go to them to buy things, which is also a way to sell goods."
Tang Xiaobei said with a smile: "The Zhai family is one of them. The shopkeeper is named Zhai An. He is the same shopkeeper as Zhong Ling'er... He is the one who walks with a slight limp. Do you remember?"