Today, there are not many forces that can fight with Wu, and the various forces in the south naturally do not need to mention it, not only are their strength very weak, but they are either already surrendering to Wu or are about to surrender to Wu, they can't be counted on.

Among the northern forces, although the Jin, Yan, and Qi states had enough strength to fight with the Wu state, these forces did not border the Wu state, so it was naturally impossible to cause conflicts.

The rest, in addition to the Liang Foreign, there is only one Shu Kingdom!

"Shu Lord Wang Jian!"

Thinking of this today, except for Zhu Wen, the only one who dares to be the emperor, Jing Xiang's eyes couldn't help but flicker.

Wang Jian is a few years older than Zhu Wen, Ma Yin and others, and Zhu Wen is called his brother in his letters.

However, this old guy's body is very good, I heard that some time ago he also personally went to the front line of Lizhou to supervise the battle, until the Shu army defeated the Qi army one after another, then returned to Chengdu, and handed over the battle to the front generals to command.

With the ability, strength, ambition, and conditions, it can be said that Wang Jian is the best choice to contain the Wu State.

It's a pity that although Wu is likely to capture Jingxiang in the future Northern Expedition, will Wang Jian go to war with Wu for the land of Jingxiang that does not belong to him?

Of course, there is a possibility!

When Jing Xiang was thinking in his heart about how to drag Wang Jian into the water and let Wang Jian contain Wu Guo, Li Zhen obviously thought of going with him.

"Your Majesty, some time ago I heard that Jingnan Jiedu made Gao Jichang have close contacts with Shu, although I don't know if Gao Jichang has taken refuge in the Lord of Shu, but the minister thinks that this is just an opportunity to pull the forces of Shu into Jingxiang. Your Majesty, why don't you come and push the boat down the river and let Gao Jichang completely surrender to Shu? ”

"Let Gao Jichang surrender to Wang Jian in exchange for him to contain the state of Wu? This is naturally a good idea, but will Wang Jian be in charge of this? Zhu Wen frowned.

If Wang Jian only obtained nominal possession of Jiangling, but in fact did not want to meddle in Jingxiang, then no one could help him.

Moreover, there is already a danger of mountains and rivers in Shuzhong, whether it is from Guanzhong to Shuzhong, or from Jingxiang to Shuzhong, you must face a difficult road, and it is only difficult to succeed.

Therefore, it is also possible that Wang Jian will calm the solidity of the mountains and rivers and ignore Wu's attack on Jingxiang.

"Your Majesty, if it were someone else, they might not be fooled, but the Lord of Shu is a smart person, and the minister thinks that it is possible for him to interfere with Jing Xiang!" Li Zhen said solemnly.

He looked up at Zhu Wen and saw that he had no expression, and then continued: "When our country was strong, the lord of Shu quickly reconciled with his old enemy Li Maozhen, and the two sides formed an alliance to confront our army. ”

"Now the momentum of Wu is also not small, and if you take advantage of the general trend of unifying the south to march into Jingxiang, I am afraid that the threat to Shu is not weaker than that of our country. In this case, the minister felt that the Lord of Shu was likely to support Gao Jichang! ”

At this time, Jing Xiang also spoke: "King, no matter what, the State of Wu will inevitably attack Jingxiang in the next few years; However, our army will inevitably be dragged down by the Jin army, and it is unable to go south to support Gao Jichang. ”

"So if you want Jingxiang not to fall into the hands of Wu State, it is obviously not enough to rely on Gao Jichang alone, you must try to get Shu State to join in. Therefore, the minister thinks that he might as well send an envoy to persuade him, and as for whether it succeeds or not, it depends on the will of heaven! ”

It is obviously not so easy for a smart person like Wang Jian to use small means to make him have a bad relationship with Wu Guo, but maybe sending a lobbyist to explain the powerful relationship is also possible to succeed.

Zhu Wen nodded, "In that case, then do as you say!" However, we can't completely pin our hopes on Wang Jian, we also have to mobilize some troops to Xiangyang, at least to ensure that Xiangyang does not fall into the hands of Wu State! ”

"Yes, but now that Wu has not completely solved the problem in the south after all, there is no need for Xiangyang to start deploying troops so soon." Jing Xiang said.

"You can do this, and remember to give me a paperwork when you make arrangements!" Juwen didn't say much.

The location of Xiangyang is indeed very important, if the southern regime occupies here, it can quickly send troops to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains; If the northern regime occupies this place, it can sweep the south.

Therefore, Xiangyang has always been a battleground for soldiers.

Although the Liang State is not conducive to the Jin State now, the Liang State is a big country after all, and if you squeeze it casually, you can still squeeze out tens of thousands of troops, and it can also delay the offensive speed of the Wu State when it is used to defend Xiangyang.

Unfortunately, these measures are only to delay time, if no major events occur, the overall situation that Liang will be attacked by the north and south of the Jin and Wu families is difficult to change.

"Next, Liu Shouguang will be proclaimed emperor, and the Jin State will inevitably send troops to fight, and I will personally lead the troops to the battle. In this battle, we are determined to achieve a decisive victory and turn the overall situation in the north in one fell swoop! Zhu Wen thought in his heart.

……

When Zhu Wen and the others were worried about Ma Yin's sudden surrender, on the Jinling side, the courtiers were persuaded by Yang Wu, the king of Wu, under the leadership of Chen Yanqian.

"That Yan King Liu Shouguang is just an ignorant and arrogant person, who has no merit in the Tang Dynasty and no kindness to the people, how can this person dare to be the emperor? If you want to be the emperor, only you have this qualification! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal, at the beginning Zhu Wen usurped the throne and stood on his own, and the king of Shu built the emperor in Chengdu, and now even Liu Shouguang, the king of Yan, dared to call the emperor; The king dominates the south (nominally) and is powerful in the world, how can he not be called emperor? ”

"My lord, when our country was first established, the place was small, and it was easy to attract criticism if you rashly called the emperor; However, now that the king has subdued Wang Shenzhi, Ma Yin, Liu Yan and other forces, how can he double his land? At this time, he will be able to gather the hearts of the southern army and the people, and then go north to the Central Plains and eliminate the rebel Zhu Wen, which can be regarded as revenge for the Tang Dynasty! ”

"The ministers seconded the proposal, please enthrone the king as the emperor!"

……

Listening to the words of persuasion with excited and excited expressions on the faces of the ministers, Yang Wu couldn't help but feel funny.

Since he was only called a king and not an emperor when he founded the country, he naturally will not rush to be the emperor now.

This kind of thing is called the emperor, but it doesn't mean that you can be called the emperor if you want to be the emperor, if you don't have enough fame and enough strength, then it's just a grass-headed genius, and it's just a joke.

For example, Wang Jian, the lord of Shu, is just the emperor in Shu, and he closes the door to entertain himself, but no one in other forces will recognize his status.

Zhu Wen is a little better, even if he is a usurper and self-reliant, but whether Yang Wu and others are willing to admit it or not, to a certain extent, Zhu Wen is the most representative of orthodoxy today.

First, it was nominally conceded to Zhu Wenchan by the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty, at least nominally, this orthodox title fell on his head.

Second, after all, Zhu Wen occupied the entire Central Plains, and it was also the largest force in the whole world, and many weak and small forces regarded it as orthodoxy in the heyday, such as Wang Rong, Wang Chuzhi, Ma Yin, Liu Yin, etc., and even Han Xun, the Shuofang Jiedu envoy who was far away in Lingzhou, had been a minister to Zhu Wen at the beginning.

The third point is that a series of artifacts symbolizing national fortune, such as the jade seal of the country, are now in his hands, and these heavy treasures have been inherited for a long time, and they can also invisibly enhance the orthodox status of the Liang State, making Zhu Wen look more like the orthodox emperor, rather than the Son of Heaven who "entertains himself" like Wang Jian.

As for the other forces, they either did not have enough strength, or they wanted to continue to act under the banner of the Tang Dynasty for convenience, so they were not in a hurry to become emperor.

And today's Yan King Liu Shouguang's rash claim to be the emperor is in vain to make people laugh.

With neither strength nor any merit, and at the same time not much territory and population, if Liu Shouguang was not in a place surrounded by heroes in the north, but like the historical Fujian and Southern Han Dynasty, he would have been able to exist for a long time.

However, now Liu Shouguang is the emperor, but I am afraid that it will not be long before he will be destroyed; Yang Wu naturally has no need to follow the trend at this time.

These ideals must be present, and these people are also clear, but the truth is the reason, and the attitude is the attitude.

Since Liu Shouguang is the emperor, everyone can't interfere, so he can only show his loyalty by persuasion.

After all, now nominally Wu has also unified the south, except for a few weak forces such as Pang Juzhao and Ye Guangluo, who are still vassalizing to Liang, other territories have surrendered to Wu.

Among the regimes that built the capital of Jinling in history, such as Chen in the Southern Dynasty, their territory was not as good as that of today's Wu State; There is also the Eastern Wu established by Sun Quan, although the territory is a little larger than the current Wu State, but if you really want to talk about strength, I am afraid that the current Wu State is much stronger.

After all, although Sun Quan occupied half of Jingxiang, the Huainan region fell into the hands of Wei.

Since these dynasties can be called emperors, it is not impossible for Wu to be called emperors.

Yang Wu waited for all the ministers to finish speaking, and then he smiled and said, "Don't you know Guqing's intentions? If the Liang Kingdom is not destroyed for a day, it will not be the emperor for a day! This is what Lone swore in front of King Xianwu in the past, do you want to betray Lonely's oath? ”

When all the ministers saw that Yang Wu had mentioned the oath he had made in front of Yang Xingmi, it was naturally difficult to say anything.

Although Yang Wu is not the emperor today, what is the difference between him and the emperor? It's just a name for the lack of a final step.

"Okay, Liu Shouguang rashly proclaimed himself emperor, he was killing himself. However, this has nothing to do with us, so you should take a good look at how the Yan Kingdom will perish, if it is not as expected, it will not take three years at most, but I am afraid that the Yan Kingdom will perish! Yang Wu continued.

"Three years? Although Liu Shouguang is ignorant and arrogant, the strength of Yan Guo is still very strong; Although the Jin Kingdom is strong, it shouldn't be so fast to destroy the Yan Kingdom, right? In addition, although Zhu Wen is brutal, he is also a person who understands, will he let the Jin State destroy the Yan State? Chen Yanqian and the others wondered.

Hearing them mention Zhu Wen, Yang Wu frowned.

"Zhu Wen in history was killed by his son next year, so is he still like this in this life?"