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At the end of the second year of Wude, Yaojun was in Qiantang County, and Shen Faxing surrendered the city.

Shen Faxing's surrender also heralded the reunification of Jiangdong. Empress Dowager Xiao ordered to move to Qiantang County and place the West Womb, which finally stabilized Xiao Sui's situation. Shen Faxing died of illness at the beginning of the third year of Wude, which also represented the end of the Jiangdong melee.

Xiao milled the capital of Jiangling, and formed a rivalry with the Empress Dowager Xiao.

Inadvertently, Erxiao Li Tang became a three-legged situation, faintly reproducing the situation of the Three Kingdoms in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

There are even good deeds who compare Li Tang to Cao Wei and Xiao Sui to Sun Wu.

In this way, Xiao Mo naturally became the representative of Shu Han. It's just that compared with Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, Xiao Miao's power is obviously inferior. Especially after the loss of Kuizhou, Xiao Milling lost the fulcrum of Bashu. Previously, although Bashu had expressed its attachment to Li Tang, due to various reasons, only the Minshu region obeyed the dispatch of Chang'an, but Bashu was a little quiet. Now, Kuizhou is lost, Xiao Mo can only retreat to Jiangling, and his strength is naturally weakened.

This is also an important reason why Xiao Mo desperately wants to form an alliance with Empress Dowager Xiao.

After all, they are both members of the Lanling Xiao clan, and there is a lot of room for cooperation between the two sides. Xiao Mo is confident that as long as he keeps Jingxiang, coupled with the cooperation of Empress Dowager Xiao, it is enough to gain a firm foothold. At the beginning, he was just a county prince, but now, he has become an emperor. From the beginning of his attachment to Li Tang, to the later reading of the army, Xiao Mo seemed to have no other choice.

In October of the third year of Wude, Li Yuan passed the edict again.

The general of Tiance, the king of Qin, Li Shimin, was the secretary of Shangshu, and the governor of Jingxiang was in the war.

Such a prominent position, in a way, seems to show Li Yuan's determination to pacify Jiangnan. For a time, people in all parts of the Yangtze River were panicked.

Fang Yanqian has become bedridden since the beginning of winter.

Although the water vapor in the south of the Yangtze River is not strong, it is also eroded by bones**.

Even after coming to Jiangdong for many years, Fang Yanqian is still a little uncomfortable. Especially in the past few years, as the situation continues to change, Fang Yanqian's body has become worse and worse. In the middle of winter, he is bound to have a serious illness.

Every time he falls ill, his bones will inevitably weaken by three points.

So far, Fang Yanqian is terminally ill.

However, the state affairs are heavy, but it is difficult for him to get out. Zhang Zhongjian is extremely talented, but for various reasons, the Empress Dowager Xiao does not dare to rely too much. After all, Xiao Sui is now begging for a living on the territory of the Zhang family. Although Zhang Zhongjian is loyal, he sometimes has to take care of his own interests. Empress Dowager Xiao, who was also born in the family of gate lords, how could she not know?

Therefore, Fang Yanqian said in the court that he could balance Zhang Zhongjian for one day.

As for Yao Junsu, although he is loyal and upright, it is difficult to become Zhang Zhongjian's opponent because of his strong surname.

As a result, Empress Dowager Xiao's reliance on Fang Yanqian was even greater than Zhang Zhongjian......―――――――――――――――――――― the first snow in the north had arrived, and it was even more snowy and covered in silver when she wanted to come to her hometown.

Fang Yanqian's thin body was lying on the couch, and his originally eight-foot burly figure had become thin and withered because of the hard work of the past two years.

In the house, the charcoal in the fire pit was red, and the blue flames were mixed with a faint crackling sound from time to time, exuding warmth.

The body was curled up in the thick wolf skin mattress, and Fang Yanqian's sallow face revealed a touch of flush.

"Fang Gong, what do you think of Li Yanqing's letter?"

Zhang Zhongjian knelt on the edge of the bed and asked softly.

Don't look at Empress Dowager Xiao, who is a little jealous of Zhang Zhongjian, but she really can't do without Zhang Zhongjian.

And what about Zhang Zhongjian and Fang Yanqian? They are close companions and at the same time wary of each other.

But when something big happens, the two will give up all preconceptions and sit together to discuss. Next to Fang Yanqian, there was a roll of maps. He was high underneath him, half-leaning against the mattress, his brow furrowed in deep thought.

"What does Zhong Jian think?"

After a long time, Fang Yanqian spoke, but it was a rhetorical question.

Zhang Zhongjian said softly: "Li Shimin is not Li Yanqing, but he should not be underestimated.

This man is familiar with the art of war, and he also has warriors under his command...... And Li Tang is even more unreservedly supportive of him, in comparison, this person's threat is even greater than Li Yanqing's. Although Xiao Mo wrote to say that he was ready, he was afraid that it was ......"

"Can't stop it?"

Zhang Zhongjian nodded, his face solemn.

"If Xiao Milling fails, Jiangdong will be difficult to support alone!"

Fang Yanqian suddenly raised his head, stared at Zhang Zhongjian and said, "In this way, do you think what Li Yanqing said is feasible?" ”

"It's not that it's irreparable, but it's always good to be prepared."

Zhang Zhongjian scratched his head and said doubtfully: "It's just that I don't understand, how could Li Yanqing know so clearly?"

The map he asked Lord Xiaofang to send, although it is not very accurate, is not fictional.

In the early years, I was doing business overseas, and I heard some people mention it. It is said that far away in the sea, there is still a vast land, even more than the Central Plains. Most of the people there are indigenous, so it is not difficult to gain a foothold. However, the sea route is very long, and there are many risks in the process. ”

Fang Yanqian coughed violently, and his body almost curled up into a shrimp shape.

Zhang Zhongjian hurriedly stepped forward and said softly: "Lord Lao Fang, please take care of your body." ”

"Zhong Jian, I know this body and bones."

Fang Yanqian waved his hand, his thin big hand, and grabbed Zhang Zhongjian's arm, "Do you think this battle situation is really irreparable?" ”

"I'm afraid it's hard!"

Zhang Zhongjian said: "Li Yanqing did not boast about Haikou. If he commands the army and gathers the strength of Li Tang and the country, he can pacify Jiangdong in half a year.

Although our emperor has gained a firm foothold, Jiangnan is not comparable to the Central Plains after all, not to mention the population or national strength, which is far from being comparable to Li Tang. If Xiao Mo agrees with me to send troops to Jingxiang, maybe I can delay for a while. But it's just a delay......"

"In this way, this destiny has been determined!"

Between Zhang Zhongjian and Fang Yanqian, there is not much intrigue.

Both of them knew that if they split at this time, the situation would only worsen.

So, there are words to say, but it doesn't hurt to say them. But after leaving this room, neither of them will admit these words today.

"Zhong Jian, have you started to prepare?"

Zhang Zhongjian hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Don't hide it from Lord Lao Fang, after the news of Lord Xiao Fang came, I began to order someone to collect the ship." At the same time, I also renovated all the Wuya sea boats at the Langshan Dockyard in Hudouzhou (now Nantong) to prevent accidents...... If it can be delayed for half a load, the Wolf Mountain Dockyard can build 100 Wuya sea ships.

Together with other sea vessels, there are more than 1,000 of them, which are enough to bear the cost of our transfer.

But the current situation is that we have to hold on for half a year...... The longer it drags on, the better prepared we will be. ”

Fang Yanqian sighed secretly in his heart.

"Zhong Jian can do his best to prepare, the old man will try his best to share the affairs of the DPRK and China.

However, it is not enough to prepare for the worst...... Even if Li Yanqing's chart is true, you need to plan otherwise. Once we do want to migrate, we need to have a foundation...... How many five-toothed sea ships do you have in your hands? ”

"If you come to the beginning of spring, you can gather thirty ships."

"Let General Yao lead the ship to the sea first and capture Liuqiu (present-day Taiwan).

Based on Liuqiu, we can attack and plunder the southeast when we advance, and occupy the ...... when we retreat What's that called? The places indicated in Li Yanqing's map...... Oh, Borneo. However, when talking about this matter with Yao Junsu, it must be explained that we are expanding our territory. Otherwise, with his donkey temper, he was afraid that he would not agree, so he would retreat so easily. ”

Zhang Zhongjian nodded again and again, "Yaojun's surname is strong, and he can take on a heavy responsibility." ”

The two discussed for a while, and Zhang Zhongjian got up to say goodbye.

Looking at the back of Zhang Zhongjian's departure, Fang Yanqian coughed violently for a while. The young man who had been guarding him hurriedly stepped forward to take care of him. This young man is Fang Xuanling's eldest son, named Fang Yizhi, who is ten years old. Maybe it was with Fang Yanqian for a long time that made Fang Yanqian quite an ancestor.

Fang Yanqian stopped coughing and waved his hand to signal Fang Yi to sit down.

He suddenly laughed and said, "Can you see it?" ”

"Grandpa, what do you see?"

"Li Yanqing's methods are getting more and more spicy......"

Fang Yizhi was stunned and said softly: "Grandpa, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Li Yanqing seems to be waiting for me, but it's not.

He drew a large pie with a sea chart, and unknowingly, shook Zhang Zhong's belief in resolute fighting.

Three months ago, Zhang Zhongjian still said to himself that he would never die with Li Yanqing.

But now they have thought about a way out...... The art of war is cloudy, and the siege must be que. There was no way out for us to retreat before, so we had to fight Li Tang to the death. Now, Li Yanqing uses a map to make Zhang Zhongjian no longer have the heart to fight to the death. Look at it, within half a load, Jiangnan will definitely be. ”

Fang Yizhi still didn't quite understand, and Fang Yanqian didn't explain again.

After a long time, he whispered, "It's time to make a decision!" Presumably, that kid is about to arrive in Xiangzhou......"

As he spoke, Fang Yanqian's face unconsciously showed a strange smile.

Just look at that Lord Shang Shuling, what kind of means will he have?

(To be continued)