However, Ma Yin died and his bones were not cold, so Ma Xisheng sent an envoy to the north to ask for the appointment of the Central Plains, and forced Ma Yin's eldest son Ma Xizhen to succeed him as Hunan Jiedu. And Ma Yinzhi's last life, in the initial stage, was destroyed by Ma Xisheng......" Wang Pu recounted.

Liu Chengyou said, between the words, there was a slight meaning: "I have tasted the history of the Tang Dynasty, although I don't know the details, I only mention the affairs of Hunan." Thinking that Ma Yin, he can forge ahead at the right time, forge ahead when the world is in turmoil, take advantage of the situation, establish a foundation from a carpenter, and become the master of a party, which is really a hero.

However, why is it so unwise, since he has more than 30 sons, does he still want to make more than 30 sons take turns to inherit the business, it is ridiculous! Brother to brother, but also need to look at the time and situation, in this way, the way to take trouble! ”

"Your Majesty's eyes are like torches, and what he says is very true!" Listening to Liu Chengyou's words, Wang Pu agreed: "Ma Yin wants to avoid the siblings from fighting each other, and surrender his life, but as far as the follow-up results are concerned, his purpose has not been achieved, but the competition for the throne has become more intense." In the past 20 years, Ma's struggle for the position of Hunan Jiedu has been rooted in Ma Yin's last life! ”

"Ma Xisheng was greedy and murderous, and died in three years of reign. According to Ma Yin's third son, Ma Xifan, who succeeded him, was even more unbearable than his brother, arrogant and lascivious, indulged in lust, built a large number of buildings, extravagant, excluded virtuous and virtuous, and harmed his brothers, so that the people of Hunan were bored and complained.

In the twelfth year of Tianfu, Ma Xifan died of illness, and if he followed Ma Yin's will, he should be succeeded by Ma Xixu, the eldest of his brothers. However, when Ma Yin died at the beginning, Ma Xisheng dared to ignore his life, and it was seventeen years later. Therefore, Ma Xifan is located in his half-brother, and now Ma Xiguang, the king of Chu, so that Ma Xicao is naturally dissatisfied, so that the brothers are on the wall and fight against each other. ”

Liu Chengyou commented lightly: "In this way, Ma Yin I was a hero, but in the end, he was left behind by his descendants. ”

"You said that now it's three horses fighting for the slot, who else?" looked at Wang Pu.

"Ma Xichong!" Wang Pu said a name that Liu Chengyou was not familiar with, and explained to him: "It is reported that Ma Xicao made trouble in Hunan, and there was this person who stirred up trouble in Hunan, and he was in Tanzhou, and he colluded with Ma Xicao in Langzhou......"

"Even Qing can find out about such things, how did Ma Xiguang react?" Liu Chengyou faintly sensed that something was wrong and asked.

Understanding where the emperor's doubts were, Wang Pu replied: "The king of Chu has no restrictions on Ma Xichong in Tanzhou except for sending troops to deal with Ma Xicao!" ”

Liu Chengyou's indifferent gaze flashed, and he asked again: "Ma Xiguang's report is unknown, but it can be known that Ma Xicao was defeated, how did Ma Xiguang deal with it?" ”

At the mention of this, Wang Pu's expression couldn't help but show a little strangeness, and said: "In order to avoid injuring his brother, the king of Chu ordered the sergeants not to pursue, and let Ma Xixu withdraw to Langzhou, still stationed there, and wanted to live with him. At the beginning, the king of Chu had the heart of abdicating the throne and giving up the country, but it didn't work, and some of his subordinates had early to check Ma Xicao's different intentions and persuade him to kill him, but he was also rejected by the king of Chu, which led to his disaster! ”

"Ma Xiguang is cowardly, so that he can do this?" Liu Chengyou couldn't believe it.

Seeing this, Wang Pu also shook his head slightly and said: "When the minister first heard it, he was also shocked, the king of Chu is so cowardly and conniving at hostility, and the kindness of the woman will suffer sooner or later!" ”

Liu Chengyou nodded, pondered for a while, and said: "Ma Xiguang's weak actions will only make Ma Xixuan's like this more rampant, and he will be less afraid. As expected, once Ma Xicao reorganized his army, he would inevitably go south again to seek the throne. With Ma Xiguang's personality and style, if he doesn't try to change, people's hearts will be scattered, can he block it once, can he block it twice or three times? ”

"In comparison, although Ma Xicao is despicable, he is bent on seizing the throne, and Ma Xiguang will be captured sooner or later!" Liu Chengyou's tone was very affirmative.

Wang Pu echoed: "Admittedly! ”

"Hunan is originally a remote place in the south, with a vast land and sparse people and poor people, but the foundation created by Ma Yinyun Road is about to be corrupted by the Ma brothers!" Liu Chengyou said.

"In the next year or two, Hunan will definitely be eventful!" Wang Pu estimated.

Liu Chengyou pondered about this matter, with a thoughtful expression on his face, his fingers subconsciously tapped on the imperial case, and suddenly turned his head to look at Wang Pu and asked: "In the land of Hunan, after the brutal rule of Ma Xifan, the people suffered a lot, and now because of the Ma brothers' struggle for power, there was a military disaster, and only those people suffered. Hunan is also the land of the Han Dynasty, and its people are also my people, as the lord of the world, how can I sit back and watch it suffer from the disaster of the soldiers, and want to save the people from the water and fire, what does Wang Qing think? ”

The meaning revealed in Liu Chengyou's words seemed to want to use things in Hunan, so Wang Pu's expression was slightly condensed, he glanced at him slightly, and replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, the Han disaster is resting, and the warehouse is empty. Moreover, Hunan is between the Han Dynasty and is still separated by Jingnan ......"

The corners of Liu Chengyou's mouth hooked slightly: "By the way, Jingnan will be cleaned up, according to which the land of the four sides can be strangled, the west can strangle Mengshu, and the south can suppress the pseudo-Han." In the east, you can control the Southern Tang Dynasty along the river, and then you will cut down on both sides, isn't it beautiful? ”

Seeing that the Son of Heaven looked serious, it didn't seem to be a fake, but Wang Pu couldn't help but be anxious in his tone: "Your Majesty, the Jingnan Gao clan is still quite deferential to the imperial court, and they are also quite dedicated to paying tribute and serving, and they can't be an unknown teacher." Moreover, with the power of the imperial court, there is really no two-sided power to use troops, even if Jingnan and Hunan are weakening day by day, they can also involve a lot of energy in the imperial court. Hunan withered, but Jingnan was operated by the Gao family for three generations, which can be called stable. Your Majesty has Tunan's intentions, and he should advance steadily and not be in a hurry......

Wang Pu's opinion is already very clear, it is not that he does not agree to use troops in the south, but he does not recommend that Liu Chengyou be distracted from Hunan at the moment.

Facing Wang Pu's somewhat nervous reaction, Liu Chengyou couldn't help laughing, took a few breaths calmly, and then said slowly: "On weekdays, I like people who are self-aware, but I think I have a thorough understanding of myself and the current situation of the Han Dynasty, and I know it in my heart. The strategic direction of Huainan is a given thing, how can I give up, and I will definitely not change course. ”

Listening to Liu Chengyou's words, Wang Pu's expression was relaxed, and he immediately bowed: "Your Majesty is wise!" ”

"However, my Han is the country of the suzerain of Ma Chu, if Ma Chu is in chaos, although I am far away in Tokyo, it is not good to ignore it, and I should show the responsibility of the Central Plains!" Liu Chengyou's words sounded high-sounding.

Wang Pu asked directly: "What does Your Majesty want?" ”

"The previous time, Ma Xicao wanted to learn from Ma Xisheng and went to Tokyo, hoping to seek the support of the imperial court. Zhu Gong refused to speak, and ordered Hunan to make peace with him. Although Ma Xiguang is cowardly and incompetent, he is the king of Chu, after all, his name is justified. I despise such ill-intentioned and rebellious people as Ma Xixu, and this defeat is in need of a stern reprimand of the general, so that he can settle down in Langzhou and be honest......"

Hearing Liu Chengyou say this, the puzzle on Wang Pu's face became stronger: "In this way, I'm afraid that the effect is still small." In order to seize the throne, Ma Xixu and others may not take into account the will of the imperial court! ”

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou's eyes flashed with a little cunning: "If Ma Xiguang is supported by the imperial court, Ma Xicao wants to fight against several towns in Hunan with a state, but he is afraid of being lonely." What will he do if he wants to fight against Ma Xiguang? ”

"Attract foreign aid!" Wang Pu reacted, and then thought carefully: "Among the forces around Hunan, the only ones who have the strength to intervene are Meng Shu and the pseudo-Tang Dynasty!" However, if there is really a possibility of sending troops, I'm afraid the only one is the pseudo-Tang! ”

Speaking of this, Wang Pu's eyes seemed to have a bright light.

Liu Chengyou was very satisfied with Wang Pu's astuteness, and said leisurely: "When Gao Congzhi had a bad relationship with our court, he called the minister to ask for help and Jinling, and Li Jing accepted it. When Wang Min was in civil strife, the puppet Tang Dynasty also sent troops to destroy Fujian. If Ma Chu is in civil strife, and Ma Xixu also asks for Jinling, will Li Jing be tempted? ”

Wang Pu thoroughly understood Liu Chengyou's thoughts, secretly weighed it for a while, and replied a little conservatively: "I can't guarantee it, but if it really comes to that point, it is in the mind of the pseudo-Tang master, if it is in the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, what the result will be, I don't know!" ”

"But, maybe you can give it a try!" Liu Chengyou's expression was calm: "If the puppet Tang Dynasty uses force in Hunan, it will divide its troops, and I will send troops south at that time, which may save a lot of trouble!" ”

Wang Pu nodded subconsciously, looked at Liu Chengyou, who was calm and safely present, and made a statement. It is no wonder that the Son of Heaven discussed so much with him about the affairs of Hunan, originally with the idea of using the land of Hunan as bait to divide the military strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty. As for those scenes that were concerned about the people of Hunan, Wang Pu automatically ignored them.

However, Liu Chengyou had this idea, but it was known from the sporadic memories buried in his mind, and Ma Chu's rule in Hunan seemed to be the result of the Southern Tang Dynasty's troops.