Chapter 8: The prince takes it in

Wang Xian just ordered the siege of the city, and a loud voice came from the side of the city: "Wang Dashuai, no, Chen Hongyi is waiting for the marshal here", Wang Xianhe stopped when he heard that it was Chen Hongyi when he accepted the soldiers and horses. Li Xiaofei and the others who rushed to the city became nervous. In the firelight, only Chen Hongyi was pacing towards Wang Xian alone, and the rest of the Chen family army was waiting five hundred steps away.

When Chen Hongyi was only three zhang away from Wang Xian, he dismounted and dropped his sword, and walked over with his hands open. In the firelight, they all shouted together: "It's Chen Junshi, Chen Junshi is back." Wang Xian was stunned for a moment and stepped forward to take Chen Hongyi's hand: "Don't come to the military advisor, since I parted ten years ago, now the mountains and rivers have changed color, you and I have to work together to help protect the new emperor", Chen Hongyi said solemnly: "It is precisely because the mountains and rivers change color that I rode alone to meet the marshal, avoid fighting in the same room, and let the relatives and enemies be happy, it is late tonight, the marshal wants to enter the city, naturally it can't be stopped, but the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou can't enter the city to disturb the people, and the marshal can bring the guards in." After that, he took Wang Xian's hand and walked towards the city gate together. Wang Xian turned around and ordered the guards and chariots to drive into the city, and let Jingzhou join the army, Wang Xiang led the soldiers and horses to camp outside the city.

The second day was the eighth day of the seventh month, Wang Xian, Wu Chen Hongyi, and Liu Ke, the king of Jingling, came to Huaiyang Mansion together. Xie Qian and the others were already waiting in the palace, Liu Ke was wearing a dragon robe and a crown and walked straight to the front of the hall and sat down, and everyone couldn't help but be shocked. Wang Xian smiled at Chen Hongyi, and everyone also looked at Chen Hongyi. Chen Hongyi ignored it, Wang Xian looked at everyone and stretched out his hand to Liu Ke: "The country can't be without a king for a day, this is the grandson of the Taizu, Shuntian should inherit the unification, you all worship with me", but no one in the hall responded, Wang Xian sneered: "My Jingzhou 80,000 soldiers and horses have arrived at Huaiyang City, you don't follow the new monarch to recover Jinling at this time, is there another plan?" As soon as Xie Qian heard that 80,000 soldiers and horses got up and bowed, Xiao Ding got up and pointed at Liu Jie, the king of Qi: "On relatives, this is the brother of the first emperor, the prince, isn't it more qualified to inherit the throne than King Jingling?" On virtue and virtue, the king of Xiping, the king of Qinghe, is not far behind at night, you are now relying on the army to forcibly support the king of Jingling, and I will not accept it if I die."

"If you don't accept it, I can only let you die", Wang Xian said and drew his sword but looked at Chen Hongyi.

Chen Hongyi still didn't move, as if everything that happened had nothing to do with him.

Yuan Kang slapped the table and stood up and shouted angrily: "Whoever has more soldiers and horses can support the new monarch, why doesn't the governor of the king go to support the new monarch with Hou Tianzhou in the north and Su Shouzhong in Jinling?" Wang Xian's face turned red and pulled out his sword, Chen Hongyi got up and grabbed Wang Xian: "Wang Dashuai, don't be reckless, now that the national disaster is at the head, we can't start infighting." In ancient times, the Zhou Dynasty had a republic and two dukes in power, and now there is no conclusion about the establishment of the long and virtuous relatives, why not the four kings form an alliance, respect the king of Jin as the righteous emperor, and use the jade seal to issue a document to order all the soldiers and horses in the world to recover Jinling first and kill the rebels. After the recovery of Jinling, if the king of Jin is in support of the king of Jin, if the king of Jin is unfortunately killed, the four princes can convene the clan and the princess to jointly elect. Why bother to divide the victory and defeat? When Yuan Kang heard the first approval, Xiao Ding looked at King Qi and expressed his approval, Xie Rui also agreed with the jade seal, only Xie Qian and Wang Xian were stunned in place, Liu Ke also took off his crown and dragon robe to say that he did not dare to trespass, and the other three princes also agreed. Wang Xian and Xie Qian saw that Liu Ke agreed, so they had to agree. So Xie Rui wrote the letter of alliance and the document, and everyone signed and drew it, just waiting to be issued. At this time, the guard outside the door reported that a Jinling envoy was coming, and as soon as Chen Hongyi waved his hand, the guard brought the envoy up.

The envoy took out an edict, looked at the people, and read it out: "There is an edict, the villain is in rebellion, the first emperor died violently, the general of the king of Qin, the prime minister of Sima Cheng, Su Shouzhong, the Qingjun side of the rebellion, supported the king of Jin as the emperor, the year name Yong'an, the new emperor remembers the suffering of the common people in the world, and specially adds the title of Huaiyang Taishou Xie Qian Taishi Zhengxi General, and the tun cavalry captain Chen Hongyi Taiwei Pingbei general, Xie Qian guards Huaiyang, Chen Hongyi is stationed in Lishui, and the king of Qi Xiping and the king of Qinghe apologize for his crimes, and admires this."

Liu Jian, the king of Qinghe, kicked over the table, Liu Jie, the king of Qi, and Liu Xian, the king of Xiping, drew their swords and pounced on the envoy, Chen Hongyi got up to block the two kings: "The two princes, since they have an edict, we can also give them an edict, and let the envoy bring it back to Su Shouzhong to see", the two princes sat back. Chen Hongyi glanced at Xie Rui, Xie Rui understood, and wrote an edict asking Su Shouzhong to follow the first emperor underground for the envoy to take back.

On the same day, in the Huaiyang schoolyard, the four kings and the civil and military generals had an alliance ceremony, killing pigs and sheep, and the sergeants were also very happy.

On July 16, Chen Hongyi looked at the Jingzhou soldiers and horses outside the city, and asked the grain and grass officials about the grain and grass in the city, and then went to Wang Xian's camp alone.

Chen Hongyi got straight to the point: "When is the marshal going to send troops to Jinling, I have been waiting for Huaiyang for ten days, a long time, the grain and grass will not be enough, and the soldiers are also slack", Wang Xian: "Don't be in a hurry, you see that the rebels have no ambitions, the information I got is currently the rebels are searching for money and grain in the Qiantang area, and there is no enterprising spirit at all, I have already decided, three days later, the troops will be sent to Jinling, and the building ship of Xiazhou Taishou Wangguan is also about to arrive in Huaiyang, and when his navy arrives, we will advance by land and water, and Jinling is at your fingertips." Chen Hongyi heard what he said, so he had no choice but to go back to the city.

Let's say that Li Xiaofei has followed Liu Jian, the king of Qinghe, for more than ten days, and listened to Liu Jian every day talk about the beauty of the beautiful lady of the prosperous palace in Jinling, and Li Xiaofei only wanted to get into trouble. Liu Jian looked at the fifteen-year-old boy and asked him, "Boy, do you want to be a big official in Jinling and marry a beautiful lady from a big family." Li Xiaofei said with a smile: "I don't dare to think about it, it's in vain to think about it, I'm an illiterate mountain boy, how can I be a big official, and how can I have a lady from a high family to marry me?" Don't tease me, don't tease me" Liu Jian laughed: "There are many Nandu families in Jinling City who have been killed, as long as we can recover Jinling, I will get you the identity of a descendant of a big clan, I can teach you if you are illiterate, I plan to let you be my personal guard, and I will tell my master directly at night." If you follow me, you must obey my orders, and if you follow me, you will definitely get ahead in your life." Li Xiaofeile bloomed and kowtowed, changed his clothes the next day, and became the only personal guard of Liu Jian, the king of Qinghe.