Xiao Qian heard the crying outside in the inner hall, so she ran out, and when everyone saw Xiao Qian coming, they immediately wiped their eyes and stopped crying.

Liu Jian looked gloomy and said to Xiao Qian: "Princess, Lord Xiao has been martyred!" ”

Xiao Qian stood stunned on the spot, and then fainted, and Liu Jian hurriedly picked up and ordered someone to carry him back.

Shen Yuanhao coughed: "Prince, at this time, the prince should mourn for the first emperor and the ministers, and succeed to the throne before the spirit to preside over the plan!" ”

Liu Jian was about to excuse himself, but Qin Gou'er spoke: "It's not time for the prince to excuse himself at this time, now with the jade seal and the edict written by the first emperor, the situation is very different, not to mention that now the power of the family has been swept away, and no one can restrain the prince!" ”

Chen Kuan also nodded: "Yes, now these more than 70,000 people are all the prince's people, as long as we stabilize Jingzhou Yizhou, and when there are changes in Hebei, we can wait for the opportunity to go east to recover Jiangnan!" ”

Shen Yuanhao also said: "The prince should be as good as a stream, don't miss the opportunity, I think you can send someone to find the children of the family to support you, so that the major families are loyal to the prince!" ”

Liu Jian walked towards the inner hall: "Lord Xiao was martyred, the princess can't stand this stimulation, I have to accompany her first!" Mr. Shen helped the king prepare the memorial text, and Lord Chen and Gonggong Qin also stayed behind to arrange the funeral for the first emperor and the princesses together with Lord Shen, and the princess came after the king appeased the princess! ”

Shen Yuanhao was about to speak, but Chen Kuan and Qin Gou'er grabbed him and let Liu Jian go back to the inner hall.

After Xiao Qian woke up, Liu Jian was holding her in his arms: "Lord Wang, did I have a nightmare, didn't I?" ”

Xiao Qian asked anxiously, her eyes staring at Liu Jian, wanting an imaginary answer.

Liu Jian held her hand tightly: "Mourning, Lord Xiao is also my father, I am also sad for the martyrdom of the country, I think about the past"

Xiao Qian threw herself on Liu Jian and cried: "Father, father, impossible, my father is resourceful, it should be fake news, right, Lord Wang"

Liu Jian touched her head: "I will definitely avenge Lord Xiao!" I also ordered all the soldiers to give the first emperor and Lord Xiao and the martyred loyal and filial piety for three months! ”

Xiao Qian just continued to cry and didn't speak, although she rarely went to see her father after marrying Liu Jian, but from childhood to adulthood, Xiao Qian is indeed the pearl of Xiao Shan's palm, no matter how Xiao Qian messes around, she never scolds. No matter how domineering Xiao Shan is in the court and how cruel he is to his political enemies, he treats his family with 100% care and doting. Xiao Qian recalled all kinds of happy times in the past, and thought of her father's tragic death, she cried incessantly, and soon fainted again.

In the next few days, the palace enshrined the spiritual seat of the first emperor, and flags were raised everywhere in the city to do rituals.

After Wang Guan and others arrived, Liu Jian and others knelt in front of the spirit wearing linen and filial piety, wearing plain clothes, and Qin Gou'er read the edict of the first emperor in front of the spirit.

After the edict was announced, Chen Kuan, Yuan Hao and others surrounded Liu Jian to succeed to the throne in front of the spirit, and the local officials who originally opposed Liu Jian had no choice but to shout long live.

The name of the year was changed this time, and the new emperor wanted to restore the Liang Jiangshan, so the name of the year was changed to Jianwu, and the five years of Yanchang used at the front were the first year of Jianwu.

The new emperor ascended the throne, naturally it was a new atmosphere, and there were rewards for all the heroes from the dragon, although Chen Hongyi's life and death outside were uncertain, but the position of the general Da Sima must be his. Chen Kuan was named the general of the hussars, Shen Yuanhao was worshiped as the Shangshu Order, Wang Guan was worshiped as the Sikong Leader Jingzhou Muyang Mu, Li Xiaofei was reinstated as the crown prince, Murong Ling was worshiped as the Tai Lieutenant, Xiang Xiaoyu was worshiped as the Duzhi Shangshu, Qin Gou'er was the chief administrator, Qin Shun was worshiped as the Huangmen Order, and the people in Nanyang Academy were also assigned official positions one by one.

The reward for the living has been completed, and then the first emperor Liu Xuan was given a nickname, and the officials quickly gave the nickname - Emperor Ming!

It is the same as the name on Zhu Yaoshi, but Shen Yuanhao's explanation is that if the way of heaven is clear, it is clear to curb evil and promote good.

The new emperor has ascended the throne, and no one is willing to fight for the first emperor, and the rest is to pay tribute to the slain ministers.

Liu Jian led his ministers to the altar set up in advance by the Han River, on which pigs, cows, sheep's heads and other things had already been enshrined.

Liu Jian watched the waves on the bank of the Hanshui River lapping on the riverbank, took the sacrificial text prepared by Shen Yuanhao and read it:

"Woohoo! The red sheep of the catastrophe, the yellow dragon of the deep disaster. Inside and outside, rely on the ministers. Wu Tian doesn't hang, fold my humerus. I am thin and decent, and I am peeled off here, and Linxuan spills tears, and the pain is as good! ”

"Thieves ravaged the Central Plains, looted and killed indiscriminately in Jinling, but the left prime minister Xiao Shan, the right prime minister Xiao Ding, Sikong Xie Rui, Sikou Yuan Kang and others donated their lives to serve the country! Brave and loyal, the world knows the hard work of the minister; Fighting in March, the full name is not complete. The atmosphere of the thief is clear, and the sun shines in Jing and Wei; The captives rode into the offense, and the beacon fire burned all over the green and yang. Jingshi fell, and the monarch and ministers were martyred. I had no choice but to succeed to the throne and restore the rivers and mountains. The sea is swinging, and the monarchs and ministers share a sense of solidarity. The secretary and others scrupulously abide by the ministers' festivals, swear not to surrender, and become a national martyr. Woohoo hurts! ”

After reading the sacrificial text, the sound of everyone crying endlessly, resounding between the water and the sky, startled many white cranes to fly eastward.

Liu Jian led everyone to kneel on the ground and bow three times, put on incense and pay tribute to leave.

When everyone's name was decided, Qin Gou'er, Chen Kuan, Wang Guan, and Xiaoyu and others immediately reported to Liu Jian about important matters, one is the siege of Suizhou to be solved, the second is the way of training the new army, the third is the defense plan of Jingzhou, and the fourth is the resettlement of displaced people in Xiangyang and Nanyang.

Liu Jian found Shangshu Ling Shen Yuanhao, Zhongshu Ling Chen Zhengnan, and Wubing Shangshu Huang Chuanting to discuss the four major matters in front of him.

Qin Gou'er told everyone the details of Suizhou's siege by He Wuji's 100,000 troops, and Liu Jian looked at everyone: "The siege of Suizhou City, do you have a way to break the siege?" ”

Huang Chuanting replied: "The enemy army is strong, and if our army rushes forward, it will not only be difficult to break the siege, but it may also fall into a heavy encirclement. For today's plan, the only way to do this is to send thousands of soldiers and horses to meet the defenders in Suizhou City and return to Xiangyang, and then make a long-term plan! ”

Chen Kuan immediately objected: "Since our army has the ability to respond, why not enter the city with grain and grass to hold on, the enemy's army will be under the fortified city, and after a long time, the food and grass will be insufficient, and the army will inevitably retreat!" If our army abandons the city and flees at this time, not to mention that it will not escape, the enemy army will occupy Suizhou and immediately attack Xiangyang and Nanyang, how can we live in peace at that time? ”

Qin Gou'er also stood up: "I am a eunuch, and I can't participate in military affairs, but I have to say this matter even if I lose my head!" I have told you about the situation of holding on to Suizhou City before, there is also my old boss Qin Zhong's father-in-law with more than 100 yellow-clothed internal guards, we have been defeated since Xinli City, Zhong Zhiming was captured, Jinling City was broken, Huaiyang City fell, Jiangnan fell, we have not won a battle for a long time, if we can't win the enemy army in Suizhou, then why should we regain lost territory in the future? Is it just a matter of escaping? ”

Liu Jian coughed: "I forgive you for your innocence, I feel that there is no way to escape with this smell, you should discuss how to solve the siege of Suizhou!" ”

Huang Chuanting was refuted by everyone and had to say: "Since Your Majesty is the main battle, the minister thinks that when the cavalry is sent to Suizhou to kill the rebels by surprise, he may be able to break the siege." But now our cavalry is still scattered in various battalions, and if we want to save Suizhou, we must first change the military system! ”

Chen Kuan immediately retorted: "The sergeants of each battalion, some of them can't even understand each other, and they are hastily put together, and when the time comes, the dispatch and command will become a problem, and the soldiers will not know the generals, so how can there be no reason to be invincible in such a battle?" ”

Shen Yuanhao also spoke: "Before that, there were defeats and defeats, if there was no problem with the old military system, why did you always lose the battle?" ”

Chen Kuan, who said this speech, was speechless, and Xiang Xiaoyu immediately answered: "There are many reasons for defeating the war, not necessarily the problem of the military system, I see you arguing about this military system, it is better to try it, and it is better to distinguish a superior!" ”

Liu Jian immediately made a decision: "Okay, Du Zhishangshu is really good at calculating, then wait until you compare the advantages and disadvantages before going to rescue Suizhou." Lord Wang is also worried about the defense of Jingzhou, so let's discuss the matter of Jingzhou, and Lord Wang will tell you about the situation in Jingzhou."

Wang Guan arched his hands and hurriedly said: "Jingzhou is in danger, the enemy Wang Tiezhu swept through the south of the Yangtze River, and has now killed Wuchang, and please send troops to rescue the imperial court quickly!" ”

Zhongshu Ling Chen Zhengnan spoke at this time: "Jingzhou has a big river and natural danger, our army still has a building ship, and it is not impossible to fight with the city to hold on!" ”

Wang Guan trembled a little: "Your Excellency, have you never seen that Wang Tiezhu swept our army's 50,000 troops overnight, and now Jiangnan Xiao'er doesn't dare to cry at night when he hears Wang Tiezhu's name!" ”

Xiang Xiaoyu sighed slightly: "Lord Wang means that there is no general who can fight Wang Tiezhu, right?" Taiwei Murong Ling's skills may be able to defeat him! ", looked at Liu Jian at Xiaoyu, and only waited for Liu Jian to speak.

Liu Jian also paused for a while: "If the Taiwei goes to be a general who charges into battle, it will be too big and useless, but at this time, there are really no brave generals available except for the Taiwei!" ”

Wang Guan immediately knelt down at this time: "The minister is willing to resign from Jingzhou Mu, and beg Your Majesty to let the Taiwei concurrently lead Jingzhou Mu!" Wang Guan resigned at this time, but he was sincere, Jingxiang Nine Counties, Nanxiang Nanyang Xiangyang is in the hands of Liu Jian, Changsha Lingling Guiyang has been laid down by Wang Tiezhu, and he only has the three places of Wuling in Jiangxia Nanjun in his hands, so it is better to be a favor, so as not to lose the last bit of family wealth in his hands.

Liu Jian immediately motioned to Wang Guan to get up: "Lord Wang's high wind and bright festival, it is rare, then I will let Captain Murong and lead Jingzhou Mu, go to Wuchang to meet this Wang Tiezhu for a while!" ”

Liu Jian was about to let Xiang Xiaoyu talk about the fourth question, but Xiang Xiaoyu spoke first: "Your Majesty, the number of displaced people has increased recently, and the minister has sent someone to understand, most of them are people from Huainan, because they missed the agricultural time, they had to flee the famine, why not organize them into a new army and transfer them to Wuchang to garrison!" Moreover, if there is a famine in Huainan, the enemy's army will definitely have insufficient food, and our army should immediately rush to the vicinity of Suizhou to collect grain and grass back, and it cannot be left to the enemy! ”

Everyone looked at Xiang Xiaoyu: "Duzhi Shangshu is really far-sighted, it seems that this Suizhou City will also be able to break the siege!" ”

Liu Jian couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect that Du Zhishangshu's strategy solved the three dilemmas, and the rest was the competition between Lord Chen and Shangshu, each of you brought three thousand men and horses, and they were assigned according to the old and new military systems, and they would try it in three days!" ”

Chen Zhengnan immediately said: "General Chen's subordinates have already cooperated tacitly, and we need to double the power of the new military system!" ”

Chen Kuan laughed: "You might as well bring only half a battalion of men and horses according to the old military system, and you will bring two battalions of men and horses, four times as much as me, and the two sides will only compete with wooden sticks and straw arrows, please Your Majesty and the ministers of civil and military affairs to watch the battle!" ”

Huang Chuanting is very good at being a man: "General Chen, this is too much of a loss, we can't win."

Chen Kuan waved his hand: "If I am defeated, I will never mention the military system in the future, and if you are defeated, you will not be able to mention the matter of changing the military system!" ”

Shen Yuanhao immediately agreed: "Okay, it's all for the national election system, we are willing to gamble and lose!" ”