The news brought by several fleeing Liang soldiers made Wang Rong deeply frightened, but he did not make up his mind to turn against Zhu Wen.

First, even if the power of Liang Guo is not as good as it was back then, its strength is still more than ten times stronger than Wang Ronglai, and in this case, Wang Rong naturally does not dare to turn his face at will.

Second, now that the Liang army has been stationed in Shenzhen and Hebei Prefectures, it has become an established fact, and if it turns its face, the Liang Army can easily occupy the two states.

As for the third and most important point, Wang Rong felt that he and Zhu Wen were in-laws after all, so there was still a trace of luck in his heart.

"It must be the news that these Liang soldiers made up themselves for the sake of wealth! Yes, it must be! He comforted himself in his heart.

After discussing with his subordinates, with the last trace of luck, Wang Rong wrote a letter and sent an envoy to Luoyang.

“…… His Majesty's help is grateful. However, now that the Yan soldiers have returned, the relationship with the king of Dingzhou is still close, and the Zhao State has no external worries, while the people of Shenzhou are troubled by Wei Bojun when they see it, and the people are uneasy. Please Your Majesty order the recall of Wei Bojun, and the minister is willing to reward Wei Bojun with 100,000 yuan......"

To put it bluntly, Wang Rong just wants to spend money to ask the Liang army to withdraw, and don't always rely on Shen and Hebei Erzhou.

A few days later, Zhu Wen's reply arrived, in which he did not mention anything about the withdrawal except to appease Wang Rong and tell him not to think too much.

What made Wang Rong even more angry was that two days later, perhaps because they had been completely prepared, Du Yanyin and Ding Yanhui launched a mutiny in Shenzhen and Hebei at the same time, closed the city gates, and slaughtered all the Zhao soldiers in the city.

When the news came, Wang Rong's last luck was also shattered, and war was inevitable!

After turning his face with Zhu Wen, Wang Rong on the one hand sent an envoy to Dingzhou to explain the changes in Shen and Hebei to the envoy of Yiwu Jiedu, and on the other hand, he quickly sent envoys to Jinyang and Youzhou to ask for help from Li Cunmiao, the king of Jin, and Liu Shouguang, the king of Yan.

Dingzhou's Wang Chuzhi and Zhenzhou's Wang Rong can be said to be dependent on each other, Zhenzhou was attacked, Wang Chuzhi naturally would not sit idly by, so he also sent envoys and Wang Rong's envoys together Jinyang and Youzhou for help.

In the city of Jinyang.

Since Li Cunqiao succeeded to the throne as the new king of Jin, the young king has been thinking about two things, the first of which is naturally to complete the three hated things left by his father Li Keyong during his lifetime: Zhu Wen, Liu Rengong, and Khitan Yelu Abaoji.

As for the second thing, he wants to one day compete with Yang Wu, the king of Wu in the south who he regards as his lifelong enemy!

Li Cunmiao knew that whether he wanted to defeat his father's three major enemies or compete with Yang Wu, he needed to have a strong national strength and an invincible army if he wanted to achieve it.

Therefore, in the more than two years since he succeeded to the throne, Li Cunqiao was determined to reform and actively forge ahead.

He first appointed Zhang Chengye and other virtuous people to rectify internal affairs, punish corruption, and lenient punishments, and then vigorously rectify military discipline, compensate orphans and widows, crack down on thieves, and so on.

Although it is only more than two years, the various ills left by Li Keyong's era have been greatly improved, which not only greatly improves the national strength of the Jin State and the combat effectiveness of the Jin army, but also greatly enhances the prestige of Li Cunqiao himself.

Up to now, the folk customs of the entire Jin Kingdom have changed greatly, the people have returned to their hearts, and the treasury of Jinyang finally has a certain amount of savings, which is no longer as empty as before.

At this time, after sending the envoys of Wang Rong and Wang Chuzhi to rest, there was a sudden quarrel in the court.

Li Siyuan first stood up and admonished: "The king, whether it is Wang Rong or Wang Chuzhi, they have been surrendering to Zhu Wen for more than ten years, and they pay tribute to the Liang State every year, and the two families are also married, and the friendship is not deep!" Now the two families suddenly came to ask for help, and there must be fraud in them! ”

"Yes, the old minister thinks that Wang Rong's words should not be believed, at least they should observe one or two first, and then make a decision when the situation is determined!" Zhang Chengye, the superintendent, also advocated seriousness.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

……

At this time, the civilian, military and military generals present were all strongly opposed to sending troops to rescue Wang Rong, either thinking that there was fraud in it, or thinking that it should be done slowly.

Of course, they can't be blamed for this, after all, Wang Rong and the others have surrendered to Zhu Wen for nearly twenty years, and now that the two families have suddenly fallen out, no one will easily believe it.

In addition, Zhu Wen's cunning is also a well-known thing, who knows if he joined forces with Wang Rong and Wang Chuzhi to lay a trap, lure the Jin army to come, and then eliminate it.

Although the current Jin State has recovered some strength, it is still much worse than the Liang State, and it cannot be taken lightly.

"Hahahaha......" Seeing that everyone was unanimously opposed, Li Cunqiao suddenly burst out laughing, he stretched out his hand and pointed at everyone: "Why are you so suspicious? It's too petty! ”

"Your Majesty, this matter is very important, so you must act cautiously!"

"It's better to believe that there is a deception than to listen to it easily!"

The generals admonished one after another.

Li Cunqiao shook his head and smiled: "This Wang Rong and Wang Chuzhi are sandwiched between the three families of Hedong, Bianzhou and Youzhou, and the reason why they have survived to this day is just to choose the strong and serve!" ”

"In the past, when Zhu Wen was strong, my Jin Kingdom was in decline, and Youzhou was not Zhu Wen's enemy, Wang Rong wanted to survive, so he took refuge in Zhu Wen, which is also a matter of course, nothing surprising."

The ministers nodded again and again when they heard this, and they also knew that what Li Cunqiao said was right, and when Zhu Wen was strong, no one expected Wang Rong to stand with the Jin State against Zhu Wen.

"What the king said is very true, but now that the Liang Kingdom is still strong, it stands to reason that the two families should not fall out so easily!" Li Siyuan's advice was not as firm as before, but he still had some doubts.

"You're so careful!" Li Cunqiao smiled lightly: "That Zhenzhou Wang clan, when the Tang Dynasty was still alive, it was a rebellion, not to mention that now under Zhu Wen, is he willing to be Zhu Wen's courtier for the rest of his life?" Where is his daughter Zhu Wen compared to Princess Shou'an? ”

In that year, Tang Wenzong Li Ang issued an edict to marry Princess Shou'an, the daughter of Li Wu, the king of Jiang, to Wang Yuankui, the envoy of the Chengde Army, that is, Wang Rong's ancestor.

When Li Cunmiao mentioned Princess Shou'an, he naturally said that although Zhu Wen's daughter was also married to Wang Rong's eldest son, it was obviously impossible to let Wang Rong work for him completely.

Seeing that all the ministers looked thoughtful, Li Cunqiao continued: "Now Wang Rong is asking Gu for help, if Gu hesitates, then he has fallen into Zhu Wen's trick!" Therefore, I should immediately send troops to rescue, if the Jin and Zhao families work together, the beam will be broken! ”

"What the king said is very true, and the ministers admire it!" At this time, all the ministers were convinced by Li Cunmiao's opinion.

"Send an order to Zhou Dewei, ordering him to take three thousand elite cavalry as the vanguard, rush to Zhenzhou first, unite with Zhao Bing, and lead the main force of the army to respond as the follow-up!" Li Cunmiao immediately ordered.

……

Outside Youzhou City, a safari has just ended.

At this time, Liu Shouguang was standing on a gorgeous white horse, he was only twenty years old, wearing a hunting leather crown, a jade belt around his waist, a golden military uniform, holding a bow with tassels, and a large group of guards who were responsible for guarding him on his side.

Although it is only November, there has already been a heavy snowfall in Youzhou, which has covered the field with a layer of silver.

Today's harvest is not much, so Liu Shouguang is not very satisfied, and he still wants to hunt outside the city for a while before going back.

Three years ago, after placing his father Liu Rengong under house arrest, Liu Shouguang naturally couldn't wait to call himself King Yan, but his brother Yichang Jiedu made Liu Shouwen naturally raise troops to attack him.

In the initial battles with Liu Shouguang, Liu Shouwen was often defeated by his younger brother Liu Shouguang, and the situation was precarious.

After learning from the pain, Liu Shouwen sent envoys to borrow more than 40,000 troops from Khitan and Tuyuhun, and finally defeated his younger brother Liu Shouguang in Jisu and defeated Liu Shouguang's army.

It stands to reason that by this time Liu Shouguang had completely failed, and then his fate would be handed over to his brother to control.

However, what people didn't expect was that although this Liu Shouwen won the victory, he was a typical idiot.

After the mountains and rivers were exhausted, Liu Shouguang came to the front of the battle alone and pretended to be very sad to plead with Liu Shouwen.

Liu Shouwen relented for a while, so he didn't order the generals to take it down, but the two had a deep brotherhood in front of the battle.

What I didn't expect was that halfway through the play, Yuan Xingqin, the general under Liu Shouguang's account, suddenly shot and captured Liu Shouwen, and Liu Shouguang took the opportunity to lead the troops to defeat Liu Shouwen's army.

In the end, Liu Shouguang relied on such a ridiculous strategy to turn the tables in one fell swoop.

After that, Liu Shouguang spent more than half a year to finally eliminate Liu Shouwen's son Liu Yanzuo, seize Cangzhou, and successfully consolidate his position as King of Yan.

At this time, Liu Shouguang, under the escort of the guards, was cautiously approaching an elk in the distance, hoping to get closer before shooting it.

For Liu Shouguang, this kind of hunting is just a kind of entertainment, and it is naturally how fun it is.

Just as he slowly approached the elk and began to draw his bow and arrows, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

"King, King!"

Listening to the faint shout, Liu Shouguang couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

Sure enough, the elk, who was still eating the weeds with his head down just now, immediately raised his head after hearing the shout, and just happened to see Liu Shouguang and the others.

The elk ran wildly with a "whew", and although Liu Shouguang hurriedly shot the arrow in his hand, he didn't even get his hair on it.

"Humph!" Liu Shouguang snorted coldly and turned to look at the comer.

"Sun He, it's this person again! I hope he really has something urgent this time, otherwise, hum! ”