After a long time, Xiao Yan suddenly sighed, "Today I know Li Shimin's hardship." ”

Hard work's eyes flashed, and he smiled: "King Zhao finally figured it out?" If you take this step, as long as you succeed, you will be an emperor of the ages like Li Shimin. ”

"The First Emperor of the Ages?" Xiao Yan shook his head and said gloomily: "Even if it succeeds, Da Liang will not be able to escape at the hands of Li Tang." Back then, the story of Li Tang's destruction of Liang may happen again. ”

He was referring to the history of Li Yuan's destruction of Xiao Milling back then.

Ironically, Xiao Yan is a descendant of Xiao Miao. And Li Luo is also a descendant of Li Yuan.

Thinking hard, you still have some self-knowledge. But he said: "Why is King Zhao so pessimistic? Could it be that Li Tang really can't match? ”

Xiao Yin smiled bitterly, "I have been fighting side by side with Li Luo for several months, and I know him very well. There is no one in Daliang who knows Li Luo better than me. ”

"This person has the ambition to win the government, Cao Cao's deceit, Liu Bei's benevolence, Sima's risk, Zhuge Zhizhi's wisdom, he is really a first-class powerful person in the world, plus he is in the prime of life, and he is by no means comparable to His Majesty."

"And the Tang Kingdom has a large population, sufficient soldiers and food, sharp firearms, unity of heart, and political harmony, which is by no means comparable to the Great Liang."

"Not only that, the Tang State blocked the river, like a chain girder, and the east and west attacked and occupied a favorable location. If Li Tang attacks Liang, it will definitely be a thunderous momentum, and the combination of the three kingdoms will be difficult to match. ”

"The disparity in strength between the two countries is huge, and it is difficult for Daliang to win in battle. Unless, Li Luo Junchen himself made a big mistake. ”

"But people like Li Luo and Wen Tianxiang are not easy to make small mistakes, let alone big mistakes? Li Luo didn't swallow Liang and destroy the Song Dynasty, he couldn't do it, he really didn't want to, he was afraid of reputation. This person is already thinking about the good name of "Benji". ”

"I pondered, Li Luo couldn't wait for the Three Kingdoms to take the initiative to attack, so he could take the opportunity to unify the south. Therefore, the Triple Alliance is simply a stinky move, and the abolition of chess will anger Li Tang and urge Li Luo to use troops as soon as possible. ”

He sighed hard and asked tentatively, "Then there is no way to fight?" Can't unite the Yuan court? ”

Xiao Yan was silent for a while, "If I were Your Majesty, I would definitely try my best to befriend Li Tang, consolidate the Tang-Liang Alliance, delay Li Tang's move, and wait and see what happens, while following the example of Tang Guo to implement the Juntian Order." In doing so, there may be a chance to continue the national ancestry. ”

"Even if it is really difficult to continue, you can also surrender the whole country to the Tang Dynasty, follow the example of Wu Yueguo and return to the Song Dynasty, and you can also maximize Li Luo's preferential treatment and wait for generations."

What he means is that if you befriend Li Tang, even if you can't keep the society in the end, you can also sacrifice your land and surrender to Qian Yu, the king of Wuyue, in exchange for generations of wealth.

You must know that throughout the Song Dynasty, the Qian family was rich and noble, and it was the second family after the Zhao family. Qian Yu himself was named King Deng, and his descendants have been rich for hundreds of years, and it is definitely worth it to get the same treatment as the Qian family.

However, if he follows the path of his father Emperor Xiao Yin and King Lu to resist Li Tang, then it will be difficult for the Great Liang to continue, and once it is destroyed, it will also harm the whole family, not to mention the treatment of the Qian family, it is estimated that it will be difficult to save his life.

Xiao Yan continued: "As for uniting the Yuan Court, it is simply a plot with the tiger. Not to mention that it is difficult for the Yuan army to destroy the Tang Dynasty, even if the Tang is destroyed, the Liang State will definitely be destroyed by the Yuan court. Yuan Ting, the nature of a tiger and a wolf, is absolutely untrustworthy. ”

Hearing this, I felt that Xiao Yan was still very sober, he was indeed much stronger than King Lu.

What is King Lu thinking now?

What he wanted was to consolidate the alliance of the three kingdoms, work together to resist Li Tang, and then carve up Li Tang.

He didn't think Li Luo was really that powerful. He felt that there was every chance to defeat the strong with the weak, and the offense and defense would be easy.

The reason why Xiao Yin made Xiao Miao the crown prince was also due to the consideration that Xiao Miao had the same line as him.

Xiao Yin didn't dare to entrust the beam to Xiao Yan, who was "pro-Tang".

He nodded hard and said, "What King Zhao said is extremely true. Why don't you just vote for Tang? It's better than now. ”

Vote directly for Tang?

Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "At this time, if you directly vote for the Tang Dynasty, you will get a rich man at most, if you want to be rich for a generation, the only way to surrender is to surrender." ”

Whether it is to continue Xiao Liang Guozuo or to return to the Tang Dynasty, he can't do it.

Because he is not the lord of the beams.

No matter what he does, he must first get the authority of the girder before he can implement it.

Gritted his teeth and said, "Then, that's all you have to do!" ”

Xiao Yan also gritted his teeth, "For the sake of the Liang, for the sake of the Xiao family, I can only do this!" ”

Do anything, once you find a reason, you will not hesitate.

Xiao Yan stood up, paced back and forth, and said with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty has transferred all the generals I have brought out of Jiangdu (Jiangling) in order to protect me. Dong Huchen, the general of the demons, guarded Tanzhou, Shao Zhong set up a water division in Dongting Lake, Wang Wenyong guarded Xiangyang, and Zhang Sheng guarded Ezhou... There is no one in Beijing! It's hateful. ”

"The people who guard Jiangdu are all veterans of His Majesty's henchmen and veterans, and the old men of the Holy Sect who have followed His Majesty for many years. And I was in Jiangdu, and I didn't have a single army or horse. On the contrary, the right Xiaocai general was the person of King Lu, and Wei Weiqing was also replaced by the person of King Qi. ”

Xiao Yan was very depressed. Originally, most of the military power in Beijing was "his people". Now that it's okay, "his people" are all promoted and released, guarding one side, and he, the king of Zhao, has become a light pole.

"I've offended the Hao clan too hard, and they will never support me. In this way, I just want to do it, but I also have the power to do it. ”

Hard smiled again, "Zuo Xiaocai General Zheng Zhenjiu, I can fight for it." Plus you come forward, nine out of ten are sure. Even if he can't get it, he won't tell us. ”

"Really?" Xiao Yan was very surprised. He couldn't have imagined that Zheng Zhenjiu, one of the four guards of the forbidden army, turned out to be a hard-working party. "Ku'er, you're really a character!"

Said hard: "As long as you win Zheng Zhenjiu, you can at least control the palace." That's half the story. ”

"It's simple, it's not that easy." Xiao Yan thought for a while, "There are 20,000 guards in the forbidden army, and there are 50,000 elite soldiers inside and outside the capital, adding up to 70,000 troops in the entire river. ”

"Five thousand people to control the palace is enough, but it is still too thin. It is useless to control the palace alone, but also to control the Lu Palace, the Qi Palace, the Jin Palace, and the arsenal. Otherwise, even if Your Majesty is under our protection, it will not help. ”

His concerns were right. Xiao Yin had four sons, except for Xiao Yan, the other three more or less had military power in the city. Even if he controls Xiao Yin and the palace, the crown prince and the king of Qi, the king of Jin will not obey his orders, and he will definitely crusade against him, a rebel and rebellious minister.

Therefore, the father and the three brothers must be controlled at the same time, and no one can be escaped. Then, it will definitely not work if there are fewer troops.

Can you do it while you're in the court? So that he can control his father and three brothers? This way there is not much need for troops.

No way.

The King of Lu (Crown Prince), the King of Qi, and the King of Jin were not courtiers, and they rarely went to court at the same time. Whether they want to go to court or not depends entirely on their mood.

He sneered: "You forgot that there is still a soldier and horse available." However, perhaps the imperial court has long disregarded them as a soldier. ”

Xiao Yan suddenly understood, "Are you talking about the Women's Army?" Can they really do it? ”

In the era of the White Lotus Sect, there were female protectors of the Dharma, and brave and strong women in the sect were selected to fill the positions. After the White Lotus Sect raised troops, the Protector Female Guard was expanded into a women's army, and the leader was the great Buddha girl who worked hard.

The women's army is not bad, and even the military discipline is stricter than that of the male army, which once played a big role, and the combat power is not much worse than that of the male army.

But after Xiao Yin became emperor in Jiangling, for the sake of face, he never let the women's army go to the battlefield, and it was idle for more than a year.

smiled bitterly: "They have no military salary, and Your Majesty and the court don't care about them." If I hadn't fed them with food and organized them to weave, they would have broken up a long time ago. ”

Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, "How many of them are there?" ”

He replied bitterly: "Three thousand six hundred." They are originally female middle school athletes, and they still dare to fight and can fight! They... I can still move! ”

Xiao Yan's heart was relieved, "Okay! Three thousand six hundred female troops, plus five hundred guards in the Zhao Palace, as long as they suddenly move at night, it is enough to control the three palaces and arsenals! ”

Hard frowned: "However, the armor and weapons of the women's army have been withdrawn, and they can't use their bare hands." This still needs to be solved by King Zhao. ”

Xiao Yan smiled: "What's so difficult about this! I secretly hid a batch of weapons and armor, and the newly built concept of nourishing the mind in the city, which was deducted before for emergencies, was used for the lady's army, which was almost enough. ”

After the victory in the south, Xiao Yan received a lot of Yuan army armor. He withheld a batch. But Zhao Wangfu was too high-profile, and he didn't dare to hide in the palace, so he built a mind-nourishing concept and hid those armor and weapons in it.

In addition to this, there is also a large amount of gold and silver hidden in the mind.

Xiao Yan, as the most discerning prince of Liang State, could not be unprepared.

The hard work is also relieved, and her thousands of women's army can finally be armed again.

"Good. That's the big deal. At the moment, the first priority is to win Zheng Zhenjiu over. On July 5, the day of the death of the Zheng family's wife, Zheng Zhenjiu will definitely go out of the city to worship. I went to Jiangyan Temple that day in the name of burning incense, and you also went out of the city in the name of hunting..."said bitterly.

July 5th, seven days later.

"Then it's decided." Xiao Yin nodded and said, "It's done, the girder is in our hands." If he loses, he can only flee to the Tang Kingdom. ”

…………

"Hahaha, good, good, dancing like the wind and lotus, and the body is like a quiet flower. I see that the beauty is sweating, why don't you keep snowing and have a drink in front of you? ”

In the palace of Xiao Liang, Xiao Yin was holding a jade cup, stomping open, looking at the singing and dancing in the hall with drunken eyes, a faction of the Son of Peace.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." A young woman with her feet like frost came to Xiao Yin with a slender posture, and drank it all with a wine glass, revealing a swan-like neck.

"Okay, good, beauty is like jade, dancing like a fairy, even this wine is drunk happily!" Xiao Yin stroked his palms and laughed, but he couldn't support it.

Beside him, there are also a group of ministers from wealthy families, who also laugh and chant to accompany the monarch and appreciate it, and there is a harmonious atmosphere of monarchs and ministers enjoying together.

Since the Tang State completely implemented the Juntian Order and cracked down on the powerful and powerful clans, the wealthy clans of the Liang State had no choice but to change their original intentions and began to vigorously support Xiao Yin, hoping that Xiao Liang would retain their power and wealth.

They knew very well that if Xiao Liang was destroyed by Li Tang, they would also have to finish the game.

This time, there was no need for Zhao Wang Xiao Yan to persecute again, the Haoqiang took the initiative to donate a large amount of money and grain, and at the same time, the children of the Hao family also came out of Xiao Liang one after another, and Xiao Yin's food crisis and talent crisis were solved at once.

Not only that, but with Xiao Yin's approval, group exercises have sprung up in various places, and the powerful force has flourished. Xiao Yin even gave some regimental training numbers, such as Xiangying, Eying, Jiangying, etc.

Today, Liang Guotuan has more than 100,000 armed men. At the same time, Xiao Yin also made a wish through the official seal, wantonly bought the Tusi barbarians in the territory, and also recruited bandits and bandits from all over the country and granted military positions.

This allowed Xiao Liang to mobilize a staggering 500,000 troops, surpassing the Tang army.

Coupled with a population of 14 million, the Liang State, which occupied Hunan, Hubei, and Guangxi in later generations, was definitely a big country at least on the surface.

In the middle of the Xiao Liang Dynasty and the army, due to the sudden increase in the power of the Hao clan, the power of the Tang State agents was diluted. Although most of the main forces of the Liang army were in the hands of the spies, most of them were on one side, and there was very little force in Jiangling.

In the middle of the court, the Tang State spies represented by Gao Lang are still very powerful, but they are not enough to peak the Xiao Liang court. Especially after the wealthy scholars entered the court one after another, they had overwhelmed the Tang State spy faction and the White Lotus Sect's old brother faction and became the biggest force in the court.

Locally, the Old Brothers faction and the Hao clan faction were evenly divided, while the spy faction had the smallest influence in the local yamen.

If the agents of the Tang State launch a coup d'état now, it is unlikely that it will succeed if Li Luo does not intervene.

Even though most of the elite soldiers of the Liang army are spies, the middle and lower-level officers and non-commissioned officers are all from the Liang State. If Dong Huchen and the others rebelled against Liang, the soldiers might not obediently obey orders.

After all, middle- and lower-ranking officers and the majority of non-commissioned officers don't know the identities of the generals. If you know that the generals are the spies of the Tang State, even if you don't disobey the order, then the military spirit will be gone.

Desertion, mutiny, rebellion, all are possible.

Unless there is a big flag, such as a certain prince. Or the Tang army directly sent troops to respond, and internal and external oppression could make them follow the generals and return to the Tang Dynasty.

Otherwise, the entire Liang Kingdom must be in chaos, which will make Li Luo's aftermath work doubly difficult. At the very least, the massive loss of population and the great destruction of production are the hurdles that cannot be overcome by the civil war.

At this time, Xu Yi suddenly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, now my Daliang has bordered Annan. The Yuan court still has a lot of soldiers and horses in Annan, do you want to contact them and deal with Li Tang together? ”

Xu Yi's niece is a concubine, because she was pregnant before, Xu Yi has always wanted to plot her niece's son to be the prince. But Xu Guifei gave birth to a princess, and Xu Yi could only give up in disappointment, and watched Xiao Miao, the king of Lu, become the crown prince.

However, in his opinion, King Lu as the crown prince is far better than King Zhao as the prince. Therefore, the wealthy families all supported King Lu.

Because King Lu has the "style of a gentleman". To put it bluntly, it is the friendliest to the wealthy family.

Another minister of the wealthy clan also came out and said: "Your Majesty, the lord of the country is reasonable. The so-called this time and that time. Although my Daliang was hostile to the Yuan court before, the situation is different now, and I should form an alliance with the Yuan army of Annan to fight against Li Tang. ”

Xiao Yin frowned and said, "This matter is inappropriate, right?" After all, Da Liang and Li Tang are still anti-Yuan allies on the surface. If this matter leaked, it would anger Li Tang. ”

The alliance between the three kingdoms was carried out in secret, and Xiao Yin didn't think Li Luo knew about it. Even if you knew, you wouldn't be too angry. But if it is an alliance with the Yuan army, it will be a different matter.

Don't talk about Li Luo, even his son Zhao Wang Xiao Yan will not agree.

Thinking of Xiao Yan, Xiao Yin couldn't help but sigh secretly, feeling a little guilty in his heart.

The so-called knowing son Mo Ruo's father, these four sons, he all understands. If you want to talk about talent, the four sons are not bad, among them, the most talented and once his favorite is the second son Xiao Yan.

As early as the Holy Religion era, the second son showed great intelligence. After the army was raised, the credit was also the greatest.

It stands to reason that the position of this prince should be the king of Zhao.

However, this son became more and more pro-Tang, and even opposed the alliance of the three countries, which was simply afraid of Tang like a tiger. And repeatedly said that Li Tang was unmatched, which made him very dissatisfied.

With such a person, how can Xiao Yin rest assured?

What's more, King Zhao has always wanted to learn from Li Luo to implement the Juntian Order, and offended the powerful clan to death. If he wants to gain the support of the powerful people, he must not make Xiao Yan the crown prince.

He has been the emperor for less than two years, and although he sings every night and indulges in pleasure, it doesn't mean that he is really confused.

Not only is he not confused, but he is also very sober.

Li Tang is very powerful. But so what? Could it be that because Li Luo is strong, he has to give up the hard-won Liang Jiangshan in the future?

Just do nothing and sit back and wait to die?

No, I can't.

Is there any other way than to form an alliance to counteract?

As for befriending Li Luo, it is also seeking skin with the tiger.

Will Li Luo use troops against Liang because of his goodwill and because Liang is a minister to Tang?

Absurd.

Even if it is delayed, how long can it be delayed?

As for Qian Yu's entry into the Song Dynasty, he didn't think about it. But he enjoys the happiness of being an emperor, how can Li Tang's title be rare?

Gu Zhiyu, the minister of the Hao family, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, when it is extraordinary, you should do extraordinary things." Secretly forming an alliance with the Annan Yuan Army, although it was a helpless move, it was beneficial to my Liang after all. Please also think twice, Your Majesty. ”

Xiao Yin thought for a while, "It's okay, then send someone to secretly go south to contact the Annan Jiaozhi Yuan Army, and secretly make an appointment." Well, then secretly send someone to Dadu to show goodwill to the Yuan Court. ”

When Xiao Yin said this, he suddenly felt a burst of dizziness, his eyes turned black, and his body tilted.

"Your Majesty!" Gu Zhaoyi, who was closest to him, hurriedly helped him.

The ministers also immediately panicked.

Soon, the imperial doctor hurriedly entered the palace, and after some treatment, Xiao Yin turned around leisurely.

"Your Majesty already has a spring and autumn season, please take care of the dragon body, it is not appropriate to get close to the wine. Also, worrying hurts the body, and Your Majesty should not worry about it, which is not good for the dragon's body. The Imperial Physician bowed and said.

Xiao Yin's face was gray and his eyes were cloudy, he nodded and waved his hand to let the imperial doctor go down. Then he turned his white head, looked around at the ministers and said with a smile: "I am the Son of Heaven, how can I stay away from the mellow beauty?" As the Son of Heaven, how can he not worry about state affairs? The words of a doctor are nothing but a smile. ”

Xu Yi said: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable. Your Majesty's good fortune is profound, and God favors you, and you will be able to enjoy your life forever. It's just that His Majesty's holy bow is against harmony, which is not conducive to recuperation, and state affairs can be temporarily entrusted to the prince. ”

Other ministers of the wealthy family also suggested that the state affairs should be handed over to the crown prince for the time being.

Shang Shu Ling Gao Lang wanted to object, but he also knew that it was useless to oppose it, so he could only remain silent.

In the end, Xiao Yin could only nod in agreement, "Pass the decree, order the crown prince to supervise the country, and I will rest for a while." ”

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yin issued another holy decree to seal Princess Guangming as the crown princess and get married on August 15.

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In Princess Guangming's mansion, after receiving the hard work of the marriage decree and sending away the envoy in the palace, her eyes were cold.

Hmph, Crown Princess.

Old ladies are not rare.

Whoever wants to marry, who marries.

Still want to form an alliance with the Yuan Court?

Then you all go and die.

Thinking with a gloomy face, he played with a small green snake in his hand, and suddenly his little hand pulled, and with a "click", the little snake was pulled off the skeleton.

Tightly, hard and dressed up in gorgeous clothes, entered the palace to visit Xiao Yin, and thanked Xiao Yin for his marriage.

"Your Majesty! Please also ask Your Majesty to take care of the dragon's body, Your Majesty is the sky of the beam, and the beam cannot live without Your Majesty! Woooooo

As soon as he saw Xiao Yin with a withered face, he cried with tears in his eyes, and his face was full of admiration.

"Okay, okay, bright, although you are not my daughter, but I treat you like a woman. This time, I promised you to the prince, and I was relieved, and you were able to trust you for life. Xiao Yin stretched out his thin hand and touched his hard head.

Speaking of which, he is also very good at hard work, and he does see it as an adopted daughter.

Hard work can be named a princess, in addition to the fact that she is a big Buddha girl, good at drilling, and also has merit, but also because Xiao Yin loves her.

"Woo, Your Majesty..." Your Majesty recovers quickly, and your Majesty is married, and you want to invite Your Majesty to drink the wedding wine happily. ”

Xiao Yin was very moved. I didn't expect him to fall ill, but the saddest thing was hard work.

"You, although you are a small ghost, you are still a child in the end." Xiao Yin smiled, "It's okay, you can go back." ”

"Hmm." He nodded obediently and withdrew.

But before she left the palace, she met the prince Xiao Miao.

"Your Highness—" Hardship immediately showed a sweet and shy smile as he saluted.

"Sister Ku'er." Xiao Miao was very pleasantly surprised to look at the green and bright hard work, and he was very happy in his heart, he remembered that the hard work had never smiled at him so much.

Well, too. Her father has decreed marriage, and she is already the crown princess. Although she hasn't gotten married yet, she can be regarded as his Xiao Miao's woman.

Xiao Miao's handsome face also showed a gentle smile, "Sister Ku'er doesn't need to be polite, it won't be long before you and I are a family." ”

Nodding with a flushed face, Mei Mei glanced at Xiao Miao expectantly, then smiled, and left with a twist of his waist.

Xiao Miao looked at the childish and graceful figure for a while, and couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Ku'er, I'm really going to grow up.

Thinking of the upcoming throne and the hard work of becoming the crown princess, Xiao Miao couldn't help but smile.

Hehe, this feeling is really good.

Second brother, I'm sorry.

I robbed you of your seat and the woman you liked, you must hate me, right?

It doesn't matter, if you die, you won't hate.

Little brother, I can't help it, really.

Xiao Miao thought as she entered Xiao Yin's bedroom. He is now the crown prince of the prison state and can visit the palace at any time.

"Father."

Xiao Miao knelt down on the edge of Xiao Yin's bed, "Tell my father a good news." Erchen has already obtained the gunpowder of the Tang Kingdom. There is also a graphic of a firebolt. ”

Xiao Yin, who was originally declining, immediately sat up suddenly as if he had taken Lin Dan's elixir, "What did you say?" Got it? ”

Xiao Miao nodded solemnly, then took out a cylindrical oiled paper bag from the brocade bag, offered it and said: "Father, this is the gunpowder of the Tang Army, which is fixed with this paper bag and packed together. ”

Xiao Yin frowned and said, "There are only finished products, no specific recipes and production methods?" ”

Xiao Miao smiled bitterly: "That person is just a firecracker, he only knows how to use it, but he doesn't know the specific recipe and production method." However, according to him, the difference in the formula is not too different from that of ordinary gunpowder, and the method of making it will be much more elaborate. ”

"The control of gunpowder in the Tang army is extremely strict. Soldiers visiting relatives are absolutely not allowed to take them home. Just this burst of gunpowder, he also took the risk and took the opportunity to go home from the funeral to smuggle it back. ”

Xiao Yin cautiously opened the oil paper, revealing the gunpowder inside, and said in astonishment: "It's not a fine powder, but a small particle!" Is this the secret? ”

Xiao Miao said: "It seems, not all. Father, please see, this is a fire bolt diagram. ”

He took out another drawing, opened it, and saw that it was a Luoning-style firecracker. Regardless of the drawing, the size data and the materials of each part were also written.

"Good!" Xiao Yin was overjoyed, and his face was also flushed unhealthily, "Prince, I didn't choose the wrong person!" It's right to hand over the girder to you! ”

"Well, let the craftsmen study it quickly, and if you succeed, I will be rewarded! Prince, how did you get it? ”

PS: It's here tonight, crab friends. As soon as my mother came, she chattered and helped. Asking for support and good night everyone!

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