Chapter 1554: Ready to move
Chapter 1554 Ready to move
Chapter 1552: Ready to make a move
Jia Xu's summons to Qin Hao certainly did more than just fend off Liu Mu. It was just a trivial matter. What really mattered was the Han officials who were ready to make a move, and the increasingly restless little emperor Liu Xie.
Qin Hao's marriage to the Empress of the Ming Dynasty caused a series of impacts, the biggest of which was naturally the military aspect, which allowed the Qin army to invade Jizhou without spending a single soldier.
In addition to the military, it had more impact in other aspects, such as arousing uneasiness among the Han emperor and his officials.
Before he became king, Liu Xie could still trust Qin Hao, but after Qin Hao became king, the two of them could never go back to the way they were before.
Since Liu Xie was still underage, the military and political power of the imperial court was in the hands of Qin Hao. Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty was a mascot, but he was not willing to be just a puppet, so he kept wooing courtiers to accumulate strength in private, but he still acted poorly. It was cautious and did not reveal too many flaws.
However, Qin Hao's move to marry the Empress of the Ming Dynasty touched Liu Xie's most sensitive nerve, so he became more impatient and wooed important ministers, but he didn't know that all of this was under the watchful eye of Jia Xu.
“Liu Xie rectified Liu Bei’s name and called him the emperor’s uncle?”
Seeing this, Qin Hao's mouth flashed with a trace of amusement. After looking down, he couldn't help but smile: "This Liu Bei has a really strong desire to survive. Even if Liu Xie tried to win him over like this, he still remained aloof and did not fully invest. Imperial Party.”
"Liu Bei has no military power, so even if he joins Liu Xie, there is no need to worry about it. However, since he is so cautious, it makes it difficult for Jia Xu to deal with him."
“Haha, you still want to win over Ma Teng to become the King of Jingqin? You are really overestimating your capabilities.”
After reading the letter in his hand, Qin Hao also knew that all Liu Xie's actions were within Jia Xu's control, and couldn't help but sigh: "Xie'er, Xie'er, you are still too young."
Qin Hao actually felt more pity for Liu Xie, his brother-in-law who was talented but destined to be the king of subjugation.
If Liu Xie had been born decades earlier, he might not have been able to become the king of the Han Dynasty, but it is a pity that the foundation of the Han Dynasty had been destroyed by his father, and now it is time to repay the father's debt.
Even though Qin Hao was in Huguan, he could roughly guess that the undercurrent in Luoyang was turbulent, but with Jia Xu there, it was impossible for Liu Xie, Liu Bei and others to turn over, and they were destined to just struggle to the death.
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The news of Qin Hao's marriage to Emperor Ming continued to ferment, and the major princes quickly received it, and most people expressed envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Most of the princes were very envious of Qin Hao, who not only picked off the thorny rose of Emperor Ming, but also picked up the remaining 150,000 Ming army for nothing.
How come they can’t get the best of both worlds?
Yongzhou, Chang'an.
Li Shimin was not a jealous person, but after learning about this incident, he couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart.
Even though Li Tang worked hard for several years, he failed to add 150,000 troops. Qin Hao only married a woman, but received a dowry of 150,000 troops. Isn't this too unfair?
The Qin Army was already the overlord of the princes, and now that Can Ming surrendered and added 150,000 troops, it was unceremonious to say that the Qin Army had the strength to dominate the world.
"My lord, the Qin army is already too strong. Now it is marching into Jizhou with overwhelming force. If we wait for it to occupy the three states of Hebei, it will be difficult for all the princes to join forces to control it. Therefore, we must prevent the Qin army from occupying Hebei. "
Du Ruhui's eyes were full of solemnity and he said in a deep voice: "I would like to propose that we send more troops to Tongguan and Wuguan to contain part of the Qin army's strength and at the same time distract Qin Hao."
Li Shimin had a headache and said: "Of course I know this too, but Yizhou has contained most of our army. With the strength of Chang'an alone, even if we increase the number of troops on the border, we will not be able to threaten Sizhou."
Du Ruhui thought for a long time, which finally turned into a helpless sigh. He also regretted that he had persuaded Li Shimin to attack Yizhou.
Yizhou is simply a quagmire, containing nearly half of Li Tang's troops. Now Li Tang can't evacuate even if he wants to.
"My lord, please support the imperial party in Luoyang. If they get into chaos, they should be able to contain part of the Qin army's energy." Du Ruhui sighed, there was no other way.
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Yizhou
Liu Ji slowly put down the information in his hand and asked Chen Ping aside with a solemn expression: "Military advisor, do you think Han Xin, Yuan Shao and others can really stop Qin Hao?"
Chen Ping didn't even think about it and said directly: "Han Xin and Yuan Shao alone will never be able to stop Qin Hao. With Liu Che, there should be a 20% chance of winning.
If Gongsun Xuanyuan, Song Jiang and Zhu Tianpeng are added, there should be a 50% chance of winning. " "well. "
Liu Ji sighed. He knew that this was Chen Ping's conservative estimate. The 50% chance of winning was on the high side. After all, even if the six princes in Hebei united, it would be difficult to form a rope and truly unite.
In addition, Gongsun Xuanyuan needs to guard against the Manchus, Song Jiang is getting closer to Qin Hao, and Zhu Tianpeng...
It is impossible for the six princes to truly unite.
“This can’t go on like this.”
Liu Ji slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "Qin Hao must be restrained from growing stronger, otherwise it will be too late. If no one dares to take the lead, then I, Liu Ji, will be the first person."
Seeing this, Chen Ping said: "My lord, I have a plan that can shake Qin Hao's foundation."
Liu Ji was overjoyed and said quickly: "Military advisor, please come quickly."
Chen Ping said word by word: "Support Liu Bian to proclaim himself emperor, establish a separate court, and fight against Qin Hao in a separate court."
"What?"
Liu Ji's eyes widened, and after thinking for a long time, he laughed and said: "A wonderful idea, a wonderful idea, but with the support of my family alone, it is far from being able to establish another court. Even if it is established, it will be a fake court.
That's all, let's make peace with Li Shimin and Liu Yu, and also bring Liu Xiu in. I need their support. "
"But my lord, Liu Bian has been deposed once, so he may not be willing to ascend the throne again." Fan Kuai said.
Liu Jize sneered: "His wishes are not important."
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Yanzhou.
“Zhu Yuanzhang died like this?”
Cao Cao looked in disbelief, and then sighed: "What a pity."
You must know that Zhu Yuanzhang was the overlord of the Central Plains. He once fought against Wei and Zhao on his own. However, he did not die on the battlefield, but died in the battle. Such an ending made Cao Cao a little sad.
"My lord, Zhu Yuanzhang has died. His son Zhu Di is still young and lacks prestige. He cannot restrain his arrogant soldiers. This is a great opportunity for us to take Xuzhou." Xun You said with excitement.
Cao Cao nodded and said: "It is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but even without Zhu Yuanzhang, Fan Zeng and Xu Shiji will be equally difficult to offend."
With that said, Cao Cao looked at Fan Li below and asked: "Mr. Fan, Fan Zeng is your brother. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is dead, Zhu Di is just a kid with a yellow mouth. Are you confident that you can surrender to Fan Zeng?"
Fan Li thought for a while and then said: "I am willing to give it a try, but my lord, please don't give up hope. My brother is a foolish and loyal person. As long as the Zhu family still has an heir, he will probably not join anyone else."
“It doesn’t hurt to try.”
Cao Cao looked at Fan Li with a burning gaze and said with a slight smile: "Sir, please write a letter to tell your brother that as long as he is willing to join me, Cao Cao, Cao Cao is willing to serve him as a teacher and request the imperial court to make him a marquis."
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Upon hearing this, everyone took a breath. This promise is indeed a bit heavy!
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