The sudden death of Zhu Yaoshi and the division of the Wei State shocked the monarchs and ministers of the Liang State, who had just been exterminated by 100,000 rebels.

Liu Jian, who originally wanted to avoid the enemy's edge and retreat to the Yuzhang area, has now ignited the fighting spirit of the Northern Expedition to recover the Central Plains.

However, after a few days of rejoicing, the loss of Yiling City put Liang Guo in a difficult situation.

It's not that Yiling is very important, but that a new force has emerged in the Bashu area, and Liu Zitian, who claims to be the son of Emperor Ming, is the emperor, not only the emperor but also the unification of Bashu.

It is not important to unify Bashu, the important thing is that Liu Zitian, who went down the river from Bashu, was supported by Tan Banshan, Liao Fan and others, and when he arrived in Yiling, he was already 300 ships with 100,000 people.

Liu Jian gestured into the air and said, "Strange thing!" Monstrous absurdity! ”

The ministers thought that he was frightened, and hurriedly dissuaded him, Liu Jian waved his hand to rebuke everyone, "Am I really the king of the people who do not cultivate virtue?" Why did people like Tan Banshan and Liao Fan betray me? ”

Liu Mingge was also a little puzzled, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, there must be a hidden secret in the middle, the minister and Liao Fan are friends of life and death, whether it is Liao Fan or Tan Banshan, they are all loyal people, and they suddenly follow the rebellion, and the minister is also very surprised!" Wait for the minister to personally go to the front of the battle to ask clearly, and block the rebels for His Majesty! ”

The rest of the people also hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty is lenient and benevolent, the rewards and punishments are clear, you can't blame yourself for having a thief, a thief has no reason to rebel and rebel, a thief is shameless and virtuous, Your Majesty is still virtuous!" ”

"Minister Li Xiaofei thinks that even if Your Majesty pays for those rebellions, they will still rebel, and the ministers are willing to share your Majesty's worries and defeat the rebels!"

"The minister is also willing to lead troops to fight against rebellion!"

"The ministers are also willing to serve in front of the army and share your Majesty's worries!"

After the ministers showed their loyalty, Liu Jian glanced at everyone, "I'm not worried about whether I can stop the rebels, and I don't care about this person who pretends to be the son of the first emperor, but when will the world be unified?" In the past 15 years, the world has not only failed to be unified, but has become more and more chaotic, in the past, only the Qin State in the north and our Liang, but now, the Wei State is divided into three, the Bashu rebels are divided, Tuyuhun occupies Guanzhong, and the Fire Dragon people annex Hebei, as if the Seven Kingdoms are fighting for hegemony! ”

Everyone was silent for a while, not only did Liu Jian feel that it was hopeless to dominate the world, but the ministers also felt that as long as they could recover Jinling or Luoyang, it would be a miracle.

After all, it was Li Jianshang who broke the silence: "The world is full of heroes, and for Your Majesty, the difficulty of reunification has become weaker." For example, if the Wei State is monolithic, not only will our northern expedition be hopeless, but we will also have to guard against the Wei army going south. And now the Wei State is divided into three, and the offense and defense are alien! However, to unify the world, force is not everything, and His Majesty lacks capable ministers who can combine vertical and horizontal. Leveraging the strength of the situation can often get twice the result with half the effort, the truce should be stopped, the one who should be co-opted should be co-opted, and the one who should be tempted by the discord must be willing to spend a lot of money! ”

Liu Jian looked at everyone again, "What Li Servant said is exactly what the widow wants to say, to make these forces that may change hands at any time, you must have brave and resourceful people who can speak well!" It seems that I still have to be the emperor to recruit talents! ”

Everyone looked at Li Xiaofei in unison, "Your Majesty, Lord Li has been to other countries many times, and the ministers think that Lord Li can take on this important responsibility!" ”

"The old man also thinks that Li Xiaofei can do it, at least his mouth can let him come back alive!" Liu Mingge remembered what happened to Li Xiaofei under Pharmacist Zhu back then, so he did not hesitate to recommend Li Xiaofei

Liu Jian didn't immediately agree, "Except for one Li Xiaofei, no one dares to send an envoy?" ”

Li Xiaofei pulled a few people to kneel down together, "Wait, minister."

I am willing to send envoys to various countries to bring His Majesty Tianwei to! ”

"This envoy is not based on loyalty, I don't want you to have anything, I want to hear your opinions on the envoys first?"

Li Xiaofei was about to speak, but Liu Mingge took the lead, "Your Majesty, this time the envoy, the situation of each country is different, and the minister has made a preliminary arrangement according to the background and ability of the officials, and I also ask Your Majesty to refer to it!" ”

"Prime Minister Liu Cheng said that it doesn't matter, after Prime Minister Liu Cheng finishes speaking, everyone has to talk about it and brainstorm ideas, this mission to various countries is related to the future of Daliang!"

Liu Mingge pointed at Li Xiaofei, "Li Xiaofei has been to Jinling several times and is familiar with the ministers of Wei, but now the situation in Jinling is obscure and unclear, and Li Xiaofei can't take on this important responsibility!" ”

Then he pointed to Li Jianshang, "Li Servant is originally from Luoyang, familiar with the situation in Luoyang City, and good at power changes, your trip to Luoyang is none other than you!" ”

"To envoy Tuyuhun, Meng Daxiang is the most suitable, you are also very familiar with that Murong Ling, you can be regarded as having nothing to talk about! And Tuyuhun people are bold and upright, and they also have an appetite for you, "This Meng Daxiang is the current name of Meng Crow, and Meng Crow changed his name to Meng Daxiang after escaping death to celebrate."

Meng Crow pouted, "Then Murong will beat me at every turn, Prime Minister Liu, where did I offend you, and let my old Meng have a way to live?" ”

Liu Jian coughed and kicked Meng Crow.

Liu Mingge laughed twice, "If you dare to be so unserious in the court, you will be the only one to make Tuyuhun!" During the trip to Huainan, the minister recommended Xiao Xian, Marquis of Jing'an, to go, and Zhong Zhiming saved Xiao Xian's grandfather on the battlefield! ”

Xiao Xian escaped from Xinyang and fled back with dozens of people, thinking that there was no possibility of rising again, but at today's court meeting, he didn't expect Liu Mingge to let him envoy Huainan.

Liu Jian glanced at Xiao Xian, who lowered his head, "Prime Minister Liu, Xiao Xian is the queen's family, but Xiao Xian has no experience, I'm afraid I won't be able to complete the mission"

Xiao Xian's face was flushed and he was about to respond, Liu Mingge smiled, "What I want is that he Xiao Xian has no experience, Xiao Xian only needs to tell Zhong Zhiming about the murder of his father and ancestor in Jinling, Zhong Zhiming saved Xiao Xian's grandfather, and he will naturally have more love for Xiao Xian." Xiao Xian's trip is only to reminisce about the old and shed tears, there is no need to mention state affairs, Zhong Zhiming will understand the mind of my Liang Tianzi. ”

"Prime Minister Liu Cheng is proficient in human affairs, wonderful, wonderful, and then the envoys of the Yu State, the Green Flag Khanate, and the Gaochang State will continue to listen to the arrangements of Prime Minister Liu Cheng!"

"Yu State, Green Flag Khanate, Gaochang State, the minister recommended the late general Wang Xian's grandson Chang'an County Prince to return to the envoy, Wang Fu has the general's legacy, the spirit is lofty, heroic, and can raise the prestige of our country!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Xiaofei hurriedly interjected, "Wang Fu has a deep blood feud with the Green Flag Khanate, if you send him forward, won't it cost him his life in vain?" ”

Liu Jian also looked at Liu Mingge and glanced at Wang Fu with his spare eyes, but Wang Fu's face did not change.

Liu Mingge did not answer Li Xiaofei, but asked Wang Fu, "How is the public opinion of Chang'an County?" ”

Wang Fu knelt down towards Liu Jian, "Your Majesty, the enmity of your grandfather, he will be the power of Your Majesty every day, and the ministers will lead the Liang soldiers and horses to take revenge!" This envoy will not disgrace his mission, and he will not be rash! The minister should investigate the enemy's situation in detail, in case he recovers the Western Regions and sweeps Mobei in the future! ”

Liu Jian cast an approving gaze, "Yes, it is really a loyal minister, but as long as you return safely, the matter of the western expedition and the northern expedition is too ethereal, and the Great Liang only needs to protect the territory and the people!" ”

Is there anyone in this court who has a secret relationship with Wei State, Mobei, and Tugu Hun Song, Liu Jian

The monarch and ministers could not guarantee it, so Liu Jian had to publicly say such passable words.

Wang Fu still wanted to speak, but Liu Mingge and Li Xiaofei grabbed him left and right.

"Liu Zitian is there, and only the minister has gone in person! Please also ask Your Majesty, Marshal Zhou, General Duan, and others to prepare to meet the enemy! "The 100,000 army of Bashu is upstream, and it may be difficult to withdraw if Liu Mingge goes to lobby alone.

Liu Jian also felt that there must be a big article behind this sudden Liu Zitian, but the court had a lot of mouths, and it was inconvenient to say more, so he had to let Liu Mingge go to Yiling first to find out the enemy's situation, and Zhou Dapeng, Duan Chunhua and others deployed along the river.

Wang Fu's men and horses, together with the remnants of other rebel armies, were all incorporated into the loyal and filial piety army by Emperor Liu Jian, and the commander was Liu Jian himself. Liu Jian sent away the old, weak, sick and disabled, leaving only 3,000 people to practice all day.

Among the teams of envoys from all walks of life, Liu Mingge was the first to arrive at Yiling City.

On the way, Liu Mingge found that the Taoist temples set up in various cities by the original Sword Tower had already been watched by people, and along the way, except for the low-level information provided by his subordinates, Black Pearl and others, which road had bandits, and which road had broken bridges, the rest of the information was gone.

Liu Mingge had an ominous premonition that something big had happened in the Sword Tower, or that the Sword Tower had already regarded him as an outsider, which was not a good thing anyway.

After Liu Mingge entered Yiling City, it was Liao Fan, Tan Banshan and others who came to greet him.

When Liu Mingge saw the two coming over, he asked, "How did the two old friends follow him and rebel?" This is a great sin to destroy the Nine Clans! ”

Liao Fan and Tan Banshan looked at each other, "The prime minister personally came to Shuzhong to calm the chaos and help protect the new emperor, and agreed with us to meet in Yiling, but the prime minister is playing us again?" ”

Liu Mingge immediately understood, it was Liu Boxian who did it again, but at present, Liu Boxian did not show up, and his explanation was useless, so he had to go to see Liu Zitian first.

"A lot of things, I can't tell you two for a while, someone pretended to be me and did a lot of things!"

As soon as Liu Mingge said this, Liao Fan Tan Banshan was even more confused, but it was inconvenient to ask more, so he had to take him to see Liu Zitian.

When he saw Liu Zitian, Liu Zitian had a humble attitude and said to Liu Mingge that he would call Mr. Liu the prime minister.

Liu Mingge asked Liu Zitian's genealogy in front of everyone for half an hour, and Liu Zitian talked about it from Liang Taizu to Liu Jian.

Liu Mingge said helplessly: "Today, Emperor Liu is in line with the will of heaven and the people, and His Royal Highness can't split the Liang for his own selfish desires!" ”

"Mr. Liu, Prime Minister, I was originally in Kuizhou to herd sheep and cattle and plough the fields, it was your old man who forced me to take people to pacify Shuzhong with a sword, and forced me to call the emperor the east, this, you today? Anyway, I listen to you, if you send me back to shepherd sheep and cattle and plow the fields, I will be happy, this is really not a human thing! ”

Liu Zitian's subordinates were also dumbfounded, "Prime Minister Liu, why did you change your personality after going out for a few days, where is this going to put me?" ”

"Prime Minister Liu, you promised to take us all the way to Jinling!"

"Prime Minister Liu, you have to give everyone an explanation!"

Liu Mingge was speechless, Liu Boxian's move was too damaging, as long as Liu Boxian didn't show up, he Liu Mingge would have to fall into this dilemma.

He has no grievances with Liu Zitian and others, if he kills people rashly, it will only arouse hatred and make the situation out of control, but he can't really take these 100,000 people eastward.

Liu Mingge's eyes darkened, and he fainted in front of everyone.