"Your Majesty, what this Tang envoy said is not unreasonable! Before, there were still eighteen anti-kings outside to help our Great Liang Kingdom, but now that the Tang Kingdom has already unified the Central Plains, if we don't surrender, sooner or later we will be attacked by the Tang Dynasty's army......"

"Xin Dacheng, stop it!"

As soon as the two Taichang Temple men left, in the main hall of the Liang Palace, a middle-aged official stood up and arched his hand.

It's just that before he finished his words, Liang Shidu interrupted him with a loud shout, and said: "Since the establishment of my Great Liang State, the country and the people have been safe, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment. At such a critical moment, Xin Dacheng, you dare to disturb people's hearts, you must be a spy sent by the Tang State! Someone comes, put Xin Dacheng in prison for me, and behead him on a certain day! ”

"Yes!"

As soon as Liang Shidu's voice fell, two guards in front of the palace immediately came up and escorted the middle-aged official down.

"Your Majesty, by no means! Xin Shilang is just thinking about His Majesty's safety! Please be gracious and spare his life! ”

Seeing that Master Liang was about to kill a minister so rashly, how could the ministers in the palace be willing to sit idly by? A burly military general immediately walked out and pleaded.

"Yes! Your Majesty! Although Xin Shilang's words are a little out of line, his sin is not to death! ”

"Please take back your Majesty's order and forgive Xin Shilang!"

As the so-called rabbit dies and the fox is sad, it was originally seen that the Tang Emperor had the intention of doing something to the Liang State, and the ministers have begun to float in the hearts of the people, and now the Liang Shi is still going to kill the ministers, and the rest of the ministers in the palace will naturally not do it, kill Xin Dacheng today, will they be killed tomorrow? So everyone followed suit.

Master Liang's eyes flashed, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Hmph! Xin Dacheng, since all Aiqing are interceding for you, then I will spare your life for the time being, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, from now on, I will cut off Xin Dacheng's official position as a household servant! The rest of the people, if they grow the ambition of others like Xin Dacheng, destroy my prestige, and I will not be spared! ”

Xin Dacheng arched his hand with a gray face: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

The rest of the ministers were heartbroken, and they hurriedly bowed their hands and said: "The ministers obey the order~!" ”

Liang Shidu was still a little uneasy in his heart, although Xin Dacheng's words made him very angry, but he also had to admit that what Xin Dacheng said was the truth, now that the Central Plains is unified, he and Liang Guo, as the last "thorn" in the Tang Dynasty, are obviously difficult to support alone, at this time, the most important thing is to unify the minds of his subordinates, don't let their hearts float! So his eyes were like lightning, staring at all the ministers in the palace, and he said in a deep voice:

"Although the Tang State is strong, my Liang is based on the city, and I can still ask for the assistance of the Turks at any time, and the Tang army wants to easily take Shuofang City, which is tantamount to a fool's dream! At the moment, the most important thing is that our monarchs and ministers are united, while strengthening the city defenses, while actively hoarding food, even if we are besieged by the Tang army, we can hold out until the Turkic army comes to the rescue!

I advise some people not to have the intention of taking refuge in the Tang Army, he Li Shimin hates my Daliang to the core, even if you take refuge in the Tang Kingdom, it will not end well! Therefore, there is only one way left for you, and that is to follow me to protect the Great Liang Kingdom, only in this way can you enjoy the glory and wealth! ”

Liang Shidu's slightly warning and tempting words floated on the main hall, and the ministers in the palace heard the words and had different thoughts, but on the surface, they were still "happy and convinced" and said: "The ministers swear to live and die with the Liang!" ”

Liang Shidu laughed heartily and said, "Okay! However, after the two Tang officials go back today, Li Shimin will definitely be unwilling, maybe he will send troops to attack Daliang, for today's plan, you need to strengthen the city defense of Shuofang City as soon as possible, rolling wood, crossbow arrows, fire oil and other things that should be defended the city need to be prepared as soon as possible, and the officials of all ministries must work together to build Shuofang City into a steel city that no one can attack! If Li Shimin dares to send troops over, then his people will not come back! ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

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In the mountains and forests three miles south of Shuofang City, the imperial army was hiding here waiting for orders. Since there are now many signs that the Liang division has not yet discovered that the imperial army has arrived, Wei Chi Jingde ordered his army to hide and act later.

In order not to be discovered, the army will definitely not be able to make a fire to cook these days, so they can only eat some stiff dry food and drink water to satisfy their hunger.

"Report~!"

"Chief Administrator, the two envoys who went to Shuofang City have returned to the camp!"

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Wei Chi Jingde sat in the first seat, and the rest of the main generals were divided into left and right, at this time, a herald ran in and reported.

"Oh? Fast! Invite them in! ”

When Wei Chi Jingde heard this, he hurriedly ordered.

"Whoa!"

The herald took the order, and after a while, two Taichang Temple men walked in and saluted: "I have seen the chief manager!" ”

Wei Chi Jingde nodded, and asked directly: "The two temples are going to Shuofang, what did Master Liang say?" To drop or not to fall? ”

Shen Fa replied: "Back to the general manager, Master Liang is stubborn, in front of Shen, he swore that he would never surrender, and he also said that if the saint is not satisfied, just send troops to attack the city!" ”

"Humph! Arrogant! This guy is just the protection of the Turks, and he dares to despise His Majesty! When he invades Shuofang, he will definitely take his head! ”

Hearing this, Chai Shao snorted coldly and said angrily.

Wei Chi Jingde pressed his hand and said: "Sichang doesn't need to be angry, Master Liang doesn't want to surrender, the old man has already expected it!" Two years ago, Jieli soldiers were able to come to Chang'an, and he was relying on this liao to lead the way, and he knew that His Majesty hated him to the core, so it was unlikely that he would surrender. This time, let the two Taichang Temple Cheng go to surrender, one is to reflect the holy benevolence and righteousness to the world, and the other is to divide the hearts of the people of Liang Kingdom! Shen Sicheng, I will ask you, how did the civil and military officials of the Liang State react after listening to the decree~? ”

The Turks have always been a major problem for the Tang Dynasty, and their cavalry is too mobile and comes and goes like the wind. However, in fact, it is not so easy for them nomads to come to the Central Plains, which has large cities, many villages, and complicated roads, and it is easy to get lost. Maybe Jieli originally came to fight Chang'an, but the road went off the rails and went to Taiyuan, doesn't this delay things.

Therefore, every time they come to rob, they will find a few Central Plains people as their guides, living compasses, which is both worry-free and labor-saving. Liang Shidu of Shuofang City is a famous guide, the ancestor of the tour guide world, especially likes to lead the way for the Turks, and it is not an exaggeration to help others come up with ideas and call him the first brother of the Tang Dynasty.

In the ninth year of Wude, as soon as Li Er ascended the throne, Jieli Khan led an army of more than 100,000 to smash the field, so that Lao Li almost couldn't get off the stage. The Weishui Alliance is the shame of Li Er and all the Tang officials, so the entire court hates Liang Shi to the core, and can't wait to catch him immediately and break his body into pieces.

Shen Fa recalled: "At that time, after Shen finished reading the holy decree, many officials in the hall began to talk in a low voice, which seemed to be a little... Something a little excited or scared! ”

Wei Chi Jingde nodded, and said with a smile: "It seems that although the Liang division is stubborn, the other Liang officials are unwilling to be defeated and die with him, so we will have the opportunity to divide the officials in Shuofang City and let them cooperate with us inside and outside!" ”

Xue Wanjun clasped his fists and said: "The chief manager is wise, in this way, our side can also reduce casualties, so as to fully guard against the sneak attack of the Turks!" ”

"Chief Administrator, there will be a plan at the end, I don't know if it is feasible?"

At this moment, a general sitting on the right side stood up and bowed.

Wei Chi Jingde nodded and said, "Liu Dudu has been guarding Xiazhou for many years, and he must know the situation in Shuofang City better than us. ”

It turned out that this person was Liu Min, the governor of Xiazhou, and the 30,000 soldiers in Xiazhou this time were led by him!

Liu Min hugged his fists and said: "Don't dare!" Liu felt that since Liang Shidu didn't know that our army had been ambushed outside Shuofang City, then we could first send some fine work into the city to respond internally, and then send a few teams of cavalry to trample on the crops outside Shuofang City, so as to disturb the hearts of the people in the city!

Without the food supply outside the city, people in the city will inevitably panic, and when the time comes, not only will the people flee outside the city, but the officials under Liang Shidu may also take the opportunity to escape. At that time, if we send troops to besiege the city again, the Liang division will definitely close the gates of the city in all directions and not come out, and our internal should be able to spread the deeds of Liang Shidu who has killed the people over the years in the city, and preach the benevolence and righteousness of the saints today, and encourage the people in the city and those generals who have the intention to rebel against Liang Shidu, and help us capture the city!

Under the cooperation of the inside and the outside, it is not easy for us to take Shuofang City? ”

Yu Chi Jingde laughed and said, "Okay! Liu Dudu's plan is very good! Shuofang City is strong, if you want to attack head-on, you will definitely suffer heavy losses, and it is the best policy to combine the inside and the outside! Liu Dudu has lived in Xiazhou for a long time, and he is sure that he knows Liang Shidu's evil deeds well, so you will send Xizuo into the city, and at that time, let them take Liang Shidu's accumulated crimes over the years, and encourage the people in the city to help us break the city! ”

From the very beginning, Wei Chi Jingde never thought of attacking the city head-on, because Li Er only gave him a total of 80,000 troops, and this point of men and horses wanted to break through Shuofang City, which was tantamount to wishful thinking! So he has always wanted to break the city by combining inside and outside, but he hasn't formed a complete plan like Liu Min yet!

Liu Min hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Yes!" Boss! ”

Wei Chi Jingde looked at Xue Wanjun again, and said with a serious face: "General Xue, you lead a thousand light cavalry, and after the Neiying sent by Liu Min blends into the city, you will lead the cavalry at night to trample on the crops in the farmland outside the city, pay attention, don't hurt the innocent people!" ”

Xue Wanjun got up and hugged his fists and said, "The last general will be ordered!" ”

After explaining to Xue Wanjun, Wei Chi Jingde continued: "Sichang, I will order you to lead 30,000 elites to ambush in the east of Shuofang City. ”

Chai Shao Zhengse said: "The last general will be ordered!" ”

Wei Chi Jingde said loudly: "Liang Shi has stolen Shuofang for many years, in this war, we not only want to attract the Turks to send troops, but also take Shuofang in one fell swoop, and pull out this stinger that is deeply rooted in the north of my Tang Dynasty!" ”

"Whoa!"

The generals in the tent agreed with a bang!

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Jiannan Road, Wangzhou, among the Qiang tribes near the Lanjia volcano.

The Qiang people are ancient tribes, and their history can be traced back to the period of the Yellow Emperor, when the Yandi tribe fought with the Yellow Emperor tribe, and after the defeat, the Yandi led most of it to merge with the Yellow Emperor tribe to form the Huaxia tribe (Han nationality); Later, a small number of Han people moved west and south, and merged with the local aborigines, forming ancient tribes such as Tibetans and Qiangs.

Most of the Qiang people have lived in the land of Bashu for generations, and after thousands of years of multiplication, they have been divided into hundreds of tribes, large and small, who help each other on weekdays and live a life without fighting with the world.

And the Qiang tribe near the Lanjia volcano is the largest Qiang tribe within a radius of 100 miles, with tens of thousands of clansmen, and its tribal leader Chen Feng, his ancestor Qian Zhou, can be a great official of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period, and during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Qian family is also one of the best wealthy families in Shu. Later, with the unification of the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, the military penetration of the Central Plains Dynasty into Shu became stronger and stronger, and the strength of Shu wealthy families like the Qian family was weakened to a certain extent.

At this moment, the courtyard of the Qian family was full of all kinds of people, most of them were Qiang, only a few Han people, Ke Shiqing, a student of Yanhuang Academy, and Shi Gao Shilian, the governor of Yizhou Prefecture, were also among them.

"Ke Jialang, a few years ago, you were admitted to the Guozijian, and it was indeed a face for the Qiang tribe in our area! Hehe! Even if the old man Liang of your tribe doesn't set up wine to celebrate, the old man will definitely set a hundred tables for you, and celebrate your birthday! ”

In the courtyard, a white-haired old man looked at Ke Shiqing and smiled kindly.

Ke Shiqing hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Thank you Grandpa Chen for your kindness, but Grandpa Liang told me before, as long as I can be named on the gold list or ranked in the court, he will definitely set up a banquet for me to celebrate, if Grandpa Chen doesn't dislike it, then I can have a drink!" ”

"Hey! You kid! What do you dislike or not, you are a member of our Qiang tribe, you have a chance, the old man is too late to be happy, how can you dislike it? didn't say it, when the time comes, the old man must go over and have a good drink, and drink all the good wine that Lao Liangtou hid! ”

Qian Feng laughed heartily.

At this time, the person sitting next to Ke Shiqing smiled and scolded angrily: "Hmph! Our great patriarch is really getting older and more shameless, I see that you have hidden a lot of good bars over the years? ”

Chen Feng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Hehe! Shiqing came out of your tribe, and when the time comes, it is time for your old Liang Tou to invite wine, oh, if you can't afford to invite it at that time, just say it, and the old man will do it for you! ”

"Who... Who can't afford to hire it? When the time comes, I won't see you down! ”

Patriarch Liang was immediately displeased.

You can't lose if you lose! He doesn't want to be this stingy person!

"That's it! Grandpa Liang and Grandpa Chen, thank you two for your kindness, if there is really that day, Shiqing invites you to drink the fairy drunk! Today, the juniors have some things they want to discuss with Grandpa Chen......"

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First update!

2-in-1 chapter!

Thanks to Hans for the reward (11 March)

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