Han Kingdom.

During the Five Dynasties period, there were many countries, and if you want to say the most magical country, except for the Jiangnan Han Kingdom, you don't think about the second country.

Among them, the most criticized by other countries is that all the ministers of the Han dynasty were eunuchs and all were castrated.

Those who are not castrated have no future in the Han Kingdom.

However, it is such a country, because of its excellent geographical location, it has survived to this day.

Han Imperial Palace, Imperial Garden.

In the pavilion, a beautiful woman stood at the stone table, her delicate body trembled slightly, this woman's name was Shang Yulou, and above her head, there was a watermelon.

"Don't move, I like you very much, but if the watermelon falls, I will have to execute you, and it won't be beautiful."

In front of Shang Yulou, a yellow-robed man said with a smile.

He was holding a long sword and was circling around Shang Yulou, as if looking for the right angle to chop a watermelon.

This man was none other than Liu Sheng, the emperor of the Han Kingdom.

Just as he was raising his sword and about to make a move, a voice suddenly came from a distance: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Big things are wrong! ”

Liu Sheng was furious, turned his head to look, and saw that the person who spoke was Lu Qiongxian, the maid he loved very much, so he slightly restrained his anger: "Why are you so panicked? ”

"Your Majesty, General Wu Huaien has been defeated by Chen Hongjin of the Fujian State again!"

"Bastard? Didn't I already send the Elephant Force to reinforce him? Why do you still lose the battle? Liu Sheng was furious.

Lu Qiongxian blinked: "It should be that he is not in good command." ”

"This kind of waste, it's better to have nothing, send an order, summon Wu Huaien back to Xingwangfu, I want to throw him into the leopard park!"

"Your Majesty, Wu Huaien made some contributions when he was fighting Chu back then, why don't you forgive him once." Lu Qiongxian said coquettishly.

Liu Sheng sighed, frowned, and said, "As long as you are soft-hearted, okay, look at your face, I will spare him once." ”

After a pause, he sneered: "I even solved Ma Chu, I don't believe that I can't solve his small Fujian country, Qiongxian, you go and recruit Pan Chongche to come over." ”

The maid took the order, and not long after, a tall man in military uniform entered the imperial garden.

"Knock to your majesty." Pan Chongche bowed down.

"Get up." Liu Sheng sat down on the stone chair and beckoned to Lu Qiongxian, and the waitress smiled and sat on his lap.

Liu Sheng said lightly: "General Pan, I intend to attack Fujian, but our army has lost the first few battles, and even the giant elephant army has not been able to win, so what can I do?" ”

Pan Chongche pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Fujian State has made a lot of enemies, and my country might as well send envoys to make an appointment with the Tang State, Wu Yue State, and Xinzhou Jianwu Army to jointly attack the Fujian State, and we will definitely be able to win." ”

Liu Sheng stroked Lu Qiongxian's hand and said with a smile: "It's also an idea, Qiongxian, who do you think I should send as a messenger?" ”

"How is Lin Yanyu, the squire of the Yellow Gate?" Lu Qiongxian suggested.

Liu Sheng patted her little hand: "Just listen to you, I'll leave this matter to you." ”

Lu Qiongxian was about to get up, but Liu Sheng grabbed her and said with a smile: "I'll do this later, you can accompany me to do something else first." ”

As he spoke, he stood up and picked her up, walked towards a nearby palace, and after walking a few steps, he suddenly remembered that Pan Chongche was still standing in the pavilion, turned his head and waved his hand: "General Pan, you can step back." ”

"Yes." Pan Chongche was ordered to retreat.

Next. Lin Yanyu, the squire of the Yellow Gate of the Han Kingdom, led a group of envoys to the Tang Kingdom.

……

Tang State, Jinling.

Because of the fiasco of Zhoukou, Li Jing had no smile on his face for several days, and the Zhou army was like a bamboo in Jiangbei, and the land under his command was constantly taken away, which made his heart feel like blood.

This time it is much more serious than Feng Yanting's rebellion, maybe it won't be long before more states and counties will be lost in the north.

What made him even more heartbroken was that this time he not only lost the battle, but he also lost Liu Renzhan, the general he relied on and trusted the most, who knew that he died like this.

At this moment, Li Jing's fear of Zhou continued to magnify, and under the panic, he didn't have much to guard against Li Hongyi, so he ordered him to suspend the Xiuzhou offensive and lead the troops back to Jinling.

In the imperial study, Li Jing said earnestly: "Hongyi, the country has reached a critical moment, and my father has put all his hopes on you!" ”

"Erchen will do his best." Li Hongyi lowered his head and didn't look very positive.

Li Jing's brows furrowed, and after a long time, he made a decision in his heart: "Hongyi, as long as you can repel the Zhou State in this battle and recover the lost territory, I will make you the crown prince!" ”

Li Hongyi raised his head suddenly: "That imperial uncle ......"

"I'll tell him."

"Erchen takes orders!"

This time, the voice seemed much more eager, and Li Jing finally put his mind at ease.

After Li Hongyi left, the eunuch came to report, and the Han envoys asked to see him.

When Li Jing met with the envoys, Li Hongyi left the palace and returned to the Yanwang Mansion, where a group of staff members were waiting for him in the study.

"Your Highness, what's the situation?" Li Wenxuan asked.

"It's similar to what we guessed, my father asked me to lead the troops to Yangzhou to garrison, rectify the defense, and then slowly find an opportunity to regain the lost territory."

"What about the army?" Zhang Kai asked.

"In addition to the more than 30,000 forbidden troops who stayed in Hangzhou, the command of the other 50,000 forbidden troops has been handed over to me."

Li Sheng was overjoyed: "Most of the other Jiedu troops are now secretly loyal to you, and the guards of Hangzhou City Gate are also our people, as long as we reconcile the forbidden army with the Jiangyin army, we can launch a mutiny!" ”

"No, the plan for a mutiny is canceled." Li Hongyi shook his head.

"Why is that?" Li Wenxuan was stunned.

"My father has promised me that as long as I repel the Zhou army, he will make me the crown prince."

"Your Highness, he is deceiving you!" Li Sheng said loudly.

"Okay, I've made up my mind, I don't need to say more." Li Hongyi waved his hand and left the study.

……

On the other side, Huang Yanyu put forward his intention, although Li Jing did not have the heart to use troops in the south, but after all, he occupied Jianzhou and Tingzhou of the Tang State, so he agreed to send troops.

Huang Yanyu made an appointment with Tang Guo to send troops, and then went to Xinzhou.

In Shangrao County, Lin Yanyu soon met Huang Fuhui, the Jiedu envoy of the Jianwu Army, in Jiedu Mansion.

"General Huangfu, Your Majesty plans to attack the Fujian Kingdom, and I hope that your army can meet and send troops together, I don't know what your army wants?" Lin Yanyu carried his hands behind his back and his nostrils were facing the sky, which was very different from his attitude when facing Li Jing.

"Bastard, what's your attitude?" Huang Fusheng was furious.

Huang Fuhui raised his hand and motioned to his son to shut up: "Can you let me think about this matter for a few days?" ”

"Still considering? You must know that if Your Majesty is willing to let you send troops, it will be worthy of you, and when the time comes, you will also have your share in conquering Fujian, and it will be a good thing to get the land for nothing, what else do you consider? ”

"Please allow me to think about it." Huang Fuhui insisted.

"Hmph, then give you a day to think about it." As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yanyu turned around and left.

"Father, why are you so wrong, that guy is too rude, you should teach him a lesson!"

Huang Fuhui sighed: "What's the use of being reckless? The Han State is strong, and if you can not offend, it is better not to offend easily. ”

"Shall we send troops?" Huang Fusheng asked.

Huang Fuhui smiled and said: "I have to think about this matter carefully for my father, but the key to this matter is currently in the Wu Kingdom. ”

"Why is that?"

"Tang Guo is now too busy to take care of himself, even if he sends troops, the number will never be much, who do you say Han can rely on?"

"You mean Wu Yueguo?"

"Yes, although Wu Yueguo has suffered heavy losses, his strength is still there, but they also have a problem."

Huang Fusheng suddenly said: "Are you saying that they want to guard against the Wu State, so they don't dare to send troops?" ”

"Yes, unless Wu Guo and Wu Yue Guo make peace, it is impossible for Wu Yue Guo to use too many troops, and it will be very difficult to defeat Min State."

"Then do you think that the Wu Kingdom and Wu Yue will have a truce?"

Huang Fuhui stood up and paced back and forth, and after a long time, he smiled slightly: "It seems that there will be big changes in Jiangnan again!" ”

"What's changing?"

"All countries jointly attack Fujian, maybe, we can also eat a piece of meat this time." Huang Fuhui's eyes flashed.

"You've decided to send troops?"

"Yes, I have thought about it, under the mediation of the Han State, the Wu State is likely to reach a truce with the Wu Yue State, and then the Tang State, the Wu Yue State and the Han State will send troops to the Min State together, with the current strength of the Min State, it is impossible to withstand it, and we can take the opportunity to seize Jianzhou!"

"Do you think that the Wu State and Wu Yue will reach an armistice?"

Huang Fuhui took out the map, pointed to one of the areas, and said with a smile: "Yes, because the goal of Wu Guo is here." ”

Huang Fusheng looked to the place he pointed, and it was the three states north of Hangzhou—Huzhou, Xiuzhou, and Suzhou.

Among them, Huzhou has been occupied by the Tang State, and the Tang army has been attacking Xiuzhou before, but now because of Zhao Kuangyin in the north, the Tang State stopped using troops against Xiuzhou and transferred its troops to the north.

In Huang Fuhui's view, as long as Wu Guo can make a truce with Wu Yueguo, he can take the opportunity to attack the three states in the north, and he believes that Lu Yuan will not let go of this opportunity.