Hearing this, Zhang Can nodded slightly, since ancient times, the relationship between the monarch and the ministers has been very difficult to get along with, either the monarch kills the ministers and the ministers, or the ministers kill the monarch and replace them, and the monarchs and ministers who can trust each other are rare.

At the moment, Zhang Xuanliang, the king of Liang, is only seven years old, and may not pose a threat to him, but among the royal family, there are already many people who oppose his dictatorship, and after many years, as Zhang Xuanliang grows up day by day, he may be bewitched by others, so as to find ways to get rid of himself, thinking about how hard he has worked to deal with the political affairs of Liangguo, but in the end he will end up being suspicious, and Zhang Can's heart is extremely unfair.

"If the king is killed and replaced, won't it be in the hands of the Song people, so that the Song people will gather the people in the country to oppose the prince in the name of rebellion." Zhang Can said softly worriedly.

When the lobbyist heard this, he hugged his fists and said: "Zhang Gong doesn't have to worry, since Song Chao can kill the royal minister and blame Zhang Gong, Zhang Gong can also secretly kill the king and blame Song Ming, and in the name of rebellion, lead the main army to exterminate the Song Chao army, as long as Zhang Gong can finally achieve victory, all the charges for killing the royal family will inevitably be borne by Song Ming." ”

When Zhang Can heard this, he felt that it was very reasonable, since ancient times, he has been a king and a loser, as long as he exterminates the Song Chao army, he can blame all the charges on Song Chao, so that he can be the king of Liang obediently, so that he no longer has to suffer the suspicion of others.

After some careful planning with several henchmen, Zhang Canxin secretly dispatched a team to sneak into the palace at night. killed Zhang Xuanliang, the king of Liang, and many people from the royal family, and left traces of the Song Chao army at the scene to blame the Song Chao.

"Gong Zhang, the army led by Song Chao has already taken control of the north gate, and if you don't react, the consequences will be unimaginable!" One of the generals looked at Zhang Can and said with his fists clenched.

Zhang Can ordered loudly: "Immediately gather all the main forces and prepare to crusade against the traitor Song Chao." ”

The generals were ordered to gather a large army, while Zhang Can waited for news from the palace.

In the middle of the night, the main army under Zhang Can's command. All of them have been assembled in Guzang City. and controlled the three city gates of Guzang, only the north gate was still controlled by the army under the command of Song Chao.

In the direction of the palace, a team sent by Zhang Can has secretly infiltrated the palace. and began to kill Zhang Xuanliang and other royal families.

It didn't take long. Zhang Xuanliang and others were killed by the secret team sent by Zhang Can. and blame Song Chao.

"Gong Zhang, everything has been done." Responsible for beheading Zhang Xuanliang's henchmen and returning to the camp. Whispered.

Zhang Can nodded, and said happily: "Okay, immediately send an order down, tell all the soldiers, Shang Shufu shot Song Chao to kill the king, intending to rebel, the whole army launched an attack on the north gate, and strangled the traitor Song Chao." ”

"Yes, Gong Zhang." The general answered and immediately went to give the order.

Subsequently, Zhang Kanqin led the main army under his command to attack the Song Chao army that controlled the north gate, and trumpeted the rebellious behavior of the Song Chao in order to make his division famous.

In the direction of the north gate of Guzang City, Song Chao was shocked to learn that Zhang Xuanliang, the king of Liang, and many of the Liang royal clans had died, and all the evidence pointed to him.

He knew that Zhang Can must have killed King Liang and the people of the royal family, and blamed himself, and when he learned of this situation, Song Chao was furious and decided to seek justice.

"General, Zhang Kan personally led all the main forces to attack our army, our army is only half of the enemy's army, I'm afraid it won't be long before it ends." A ministry general reported.

Song Chaoyan was furious when he heard this, strode to the city gate tower of the north gate, looked in the direction of the city, and said loudly: "The whole army is guarding the city gate, give me a hard beating." ”

Under the orders of Song Ming, the soldiers under his command fully defended the north gate of Guzang City, and launched counterattacks against the army under Zhang Can again and again.

Seeing that the Song mixed army was resisting quite violently, Zhang Can, who was standing in the distance, frowned, and ordered to strengthen the attack.

"Zhang Gong, the rebels are guarding the city gate, our army's attack is extremely difficult to launch, blindly attacking from the front, it is difficult to defeat the rebels quickly, it is better to send two partial divisions, from the east and west gates out of the city, detour back to the rebels' flanks to attack, in this way, the rebels will be difficult to resist by the enemy." A subordinate general shouted loudly.

When Zhang Can heard this, he felt that it was very reasonable, so he immediately issued an order to send two partial divisions to attack in the direction of the north gate from the east and west gates, intending to completely annihilate the Song mixed army.

As soon as the two detachments set off, Zhang Can rode forward, looked in the direction of the city gate tower, and shouted: "The traitor Song Chao plotted to kill the king, the crime is extremely evil, everyone will be punished, kill the Song Chao, and the reward will be 1,000 taels." ”

"Roar, roar, roar!" When the soldiers under Zhang Can's command heard this, they all roared loudly.

Song Ming, who was standing on the tower of the city gate, was furious when he heard this, and immediately retorted loudly: "The traitor Zhang Can plotted to kill the king, intending to blame the general, it is really hateful, and anyone who is cool can be punished, and the person who kills Zhang Can will be rewarded with a reward of 10,000 taels." ”

"Kill, kill, kill, kill ......" The generals under Song Chao also roared loudly.

All of a sudden, the soldiers under Zhang Can and the soldiers under Song Chao had a fierce war of words.

"Brother, it's not good, Zhang Can sent two armies to kill from the left and right, intending to cut off our army's rear route." Soon, Song Cheng discovered Zhang Can's attempt and immediately reported it to Song Ming.

Seeing this, Song Chao was shocked, paused, and ordered: "Retreat, the whole army retreats." ”

Under the orders of Song Chao, the army under his command began to withdraw from the north gate of Guzang City, intending to temporarily disengage from contact with Zhang Can's army and make good plans.

Seeing the rout of the Song mixed army, Zhang Can was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the main army under his command to launch a fierce pursuit, trying to inflict heavy damage on the Song mixed army.

After some pursuit, the Zhangcan army returned victorious and celebrated in Guzang City.

"Zhang Gong, good news, General Niu Ba won the first battle, defeated the traitor Li Yan, and killed more than 1,000 soldiers and horses under Li Yan's command." Not long after Zhang Can's victory over Song Ming, the news of Niu Ba's victory against Li Yan came from the front line.

Zhang Can was overjoyed when he heard this, and now, Song Chao and Li Yan, who opposed him, have suffered a crushing defeat, and at the same time, most of the royal family of Liangguo has also been killed by himself, so that he does not have to worry about the constraints of the royal family.

At such a favorable time, as a member of the Zhang royal family, if you don't claim the king, when will you wait?

Zhang Can's subordinates, for their own interests, all demanded that Zhang Can immediately ascend the throne and become the king on the grounds that the country could not be without a king for a day, so as to rule the entire Liang country.

Now, the opponents have been defeated, Zhang Can was very proud, under the unanimous recommendation of his subordinates, Zhang Can officially ascended the throne and became the king, and listed the domestic Song Mix and Li Yan as rebels, and immediately sent the main army to conquer the rebels.

The general Niu Ba continued to lead his troops to attack Li Yan, while Song Chao was personally led by Zhang Can's younger brother Zhang Ju to defeat him.

At this time, Zhang Can's power in the Liang Kingdom was the greatest, and Song Chao and Li Yan were weak and weak, and they were unable to compete with Zhang Can, but they were also unwilling to obey Zhang Can's orders.

In the vicinity of Guzang City, the soldiers and horses under the command of Song Chao were not the opponents of Zhang Can's main army, and in order to preserve their strength, they had to withdraw to the west of Longxi, intending to converge with Li Yan's soldiers and horses, thus forming an echoing trend.

However, even if the two of them converged, there was still a big gap compared to the army under Zhang Can's command, so after Song Chao discussed with his subordinates, he decided to ask Wang Meng for help in the town guarding the pass, so as to completely defeat Zhang Can.

Of course, Song Chao knew that Wang Meng, as a general of the Jin Kingdom, would not help him for no reason, no matter who was the king of the Liang Kingdom, as long as he was a vassal to the Great Jin Court, he would be recognized by the Great Jin Court.

In order for Wang Meng to make a move, Song Chao felt that he had to cede part of the territory of the Liang Kingdom to the Great Jin court, or simply let the entire Liang Kingdom be attached to the Great Jin.

Song Chao is a resolute and upright person, he doesn't care who the Liang Kingdom is under whose rule, as long as the rulers can work for the well-being of the people, he will fully support it, besides, Liangzhou was originally part of the Great Jin, and the Liang royal family has been killed by Zhang Can, for this reason, it is not impossible to let Liangzhou return to the embrace of the Great Jin.

The reason why Song Chao was determined to ask Wang Meng for help was that the development of Guanzhong was getting richer and richer, and once Liangzhou was attached to the Great Jin, he could get a lot of assistance from Guanzhong, so that the people of Liangzhou could live a prosperous life more quickly.

After arriving in Longxi County, Song Chao told Li Yan of his idea, and Li Yan hesitated for a while, but finally decided to support Song Ming's decision, and persuaded Wang Meng to send troops to attack Guzang on the condition that Liang State would be attached to the Great Jin.

After some deliberation between Song and Li Yan, it was decided that Song Ban would personally go to Guanzhong and persuade Wang Meng to attack Guzang, while Li Yan would continue to stay in Longxi County and confront Niu Ba's army.

After some preparations, Song Chao led more than 100 guards and rode their horses in the direction of Guanzhong.

At this time, because there was an important matter in the direction of Chang'an City, and the provocation in the direction of Guzang City was going unusually smoothly, Wang Meng returned to Chang'an City.

On the way to Chang'an, Song Chao saw the wealth of Guanzhong with his own eyes, and confirmed that his decision was not wrong, as long as he attached himself to the Great Jin Dynasty, and with the help of the financial and material resources of the Great Jin, Liangzhou would sooner or later be as rich as Guanzhong.

Many days later, Song Chao and more than 100 guards under his command finally arrived in Chang'an City, after reporting the intention, Song Chao and others entered Chang'an City smoothly, and under the leadership of Chang'an officials, they went to the direction of the post house.

On the way to the post house, Song Chao witnessed the prosperous scene of Chang'an City, and immediately sighed in his heart, compared with Guzang City, the scale of Chang'an City is at least seven or eight times larger, and the prosperous Cheng dù is far more than Guzang City.

Song Chao and his party quickly settled down in the post house, and the news of Song Ming's arrival in Chang'an soon reached Wang Meng's ears. (To be continued......)