After the envoy returned, he told Liu Yan that Li Tang's internal politics were chaotic, and the signs of chaos were obvious, and he had no strength to go south. Liu Yan was very happy to hear this, and even the envoys who had not been sent to pay tribute were not sent, and his contacts with Li Tang also stopped, and he also called Emperor Li Tang "Luozhou Assassin History" in his speech, satirizing Li Tang's narrow territory.

Although Liu Yan was a little arrogant and sarcastically ridiculed Emperor Li Tang as the assassin of Luozhou, at the same time, he always felt that he was very aggrieved as the emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty, because there were many ethnic minorities in the local area. Liu Yan's heart is very contradictory, and his arrogance is mixed with a lot of inferiority, so he feels that it is disgraceful to be the king of barbarians, whenever a northerner from the Central Plains comes, he always takes the trouble to tell people that his hometown is in Xianyang, and he is not a local.

But the Liu Yan family's diplomacy is quite set.

During the reign of his brother Liu Yin, King Nanhai, he was a good neighbor and married his daughter to Ma Yin, who was the queen of Ma. After Liu Yan founded the country, Queen Ma was dead. At that time, the state of Chu was relatively strong, and there was friction with the Southern Han for the Lingnan West Road, and the friendly relations between the two countries reached a deadlock. Zhao Guangyi, the secretary of the military department, realized the potential threat of Chu to the Southern Han Dynasty, and said to Liu Xi, "Since the collapse of the horse, I have not communicated to Chu. Neighbors are good old friends, and they should not be forgotten." According to Zhao Guangyi's recommendation, Liu Yan appointed Li Xian, a counselor with the ability to envoy ministers, to envoy to the state of Chu to restore the old good. The state of Chu also sent an envoy to apply for employment. The two countries shook hands and made peace. The Southern Han Dynasty also had frequent exchanges with envoys from Wu, Southern Tang, and Fujian, and the relationship was very friendly, and there were very few battles.

But this year, the king of Chu changed hands, and the 80,000 Black Flag troops stationed on the Chu-Han border a few months ago, brought a great shock to Liu Yan.

I can't even sleep at night.

Therefore, Li Xian was sent as an envoy to the Chu State, bringing a large number of gifts, hoping to continue to live in peace with the Chu State.

After listening to Xu Shiming's relays of Li Xian's intentions, Baili Wuji discussed with Xu Shiming.

If he did not meet with the envoy Li Xian at this time, it was likely that his intention to go south would be completely exposed.

Although it is no secret that the state of Chu is now stepping up its armaments, the state of Chu is adjacent to several powerful frontiers such as the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty, and even if the countries have suspicions, they cannot determine who the next target of the state of Chu will be.

Therefore, Baili Wuji still met with Li Xian after the most embarrassing time, and after soothing him with a good voice, he accepted the gift, and at the same time asked Xu Shiming to prepare a large number of gifts for him to bring back.

……。

History began to change when Baili Wuji captured Tanzhou and became the king of Chu.

Gao Congzhi, the king of Nanping, attached the three states of Jingnan to Shu, and at the same time, Baili Wuji attached Qingzhou and Chu to Shu, which has caused the destruction of the balance pattern.

The death of Nanping Wang Gao Congzhi was eight years earlier.

Everything is starting to get confused.

But these have been ignored by Baili Wuji.

Baili Wuji is human.

People have weaknesses.

In just four years, from a Padang county order to a party of candidates, on the whole, it is still smooth sailing.

Success made Baili Wuji's self-confidence begin to swell.

As a result, the giant wheel of history began to roll over the miscellaneous stones on the road.

I'm trying to get back on track.

However, Baili Wuji didn't notice this at the moment.

He is working hard to implement the plan in his heart.

Shu Guangzheng three years, the fifth day of September.

The king of Chu ordered all the armies of the Black Flag Army to command the envoys to return to Tanzhou for military discussion.

News came from Gangneung that Gao Baoxun, the former son of Nampyeong, had passed away due to illness.

Baili Wuji heard the news and sighed secretly, Gao Baorong finally started, brother wall, why bother .......

But Chu State is currently troubled with things, and Baili Wuji didn't bother to pay much attention to it.

September 15.

The Black Flag Army commanded the envoys to return to their respective stations for retraining.

September 18.

On the official road from Tanzhou in Chu State to Gui, Yan, Wu, and Dunzhou, a large number of transport vehicles were running along the Black Flag Army.

……。

All parties were staring closely at the state of Chu.

Emperor Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who was adjacent to Chu in the east, ordered Liu Rengan, the envoy of Wuchang Jiedu, to lead 30,000 troops to garrison Ezhou and the border adjacent to Chu to strengthen precautions. Ordered Zhennan Jiedu to make Zhou Zong lead an army of 20,000 from Hongzhou to the west to Yuanzhou to guard.

The Southern Han Emperor Liu Yan, who was adjacent to the Chu State in the south, ordered Jianwu to be envoys, and Pan Chongche, the first general of the Southern Han Dynasty, led an army of 30,000 to Penn Prefecture to the north to guard Yanzhou. Ling Ningyuan Jiedu made Wang Dingbao lead 20,000 troops north to the border of Yi and Wuzhou. Ling Yaneidu commanded Li Yu to lead 10,000 forbidden troops and 1,000 elephant soldiers to Shaozhou to guard Dunzhou.

……。 In their eyes, the Black Flag Army under the jurisdiction of Baili Wuji is like a mad dog, and no one wants to take the lead in provoking it. Therefore, after the arrangement was completed, he still sent envoys to Tanzhou to communicate and collect intelligence on the one hand.

After receiving the news gathered by all parties, Baili Wuji knew that it was impossible to symbolize Chu to go south unexpectedly. But Baili Wuji did not want to repeat the expedition to Chu, the Southern Han Dynasty was different from the Southern Chu, the Southern Han Dynasty had no strategic depth, and the territory was distributed in long strips from east to west, as long as the three states of Yan, Wu and Dun went south, this long snake could be divided into three sections, and the Southern Han had no other way but a decisive battle.

It's been October.

The autumn harvest of Chu has been completed. The countries became nervous in an instant, and everyone knew that wars were generally launched after the grain harvest, and military rations were still the most scarce strategic materials at this time.

The Black Flag Army is still training, and the transport team is still running around on the official roads of the Chu State.

There was no news of any troops sent by the state of Chu.

Although the forces of all parties are still on guard, their minds are beginning to slow down, maybe the state of Chu is just arming.

In the midst of tension, time is still in the past.

Just after the beginning of November, at this time, the envoy of the Shu Emperor Meng Chang and the envoy of the governor of Jiangling Prefecture, Shi Gaocong, began to travel frequently to Tanzhou, and they were busy contacting the king of Chu for the next month.

Countries began to rest assured, the emperor gave the princess to marry, such a major event pressed on the head of the Chu State, and if you want to come to the Chu State to use force, you have to wait for the marriage, and the countries began to show gifts, especially the Southern Han and Southern Tang Dynasty, and it is naturally the most suitable to take this opportunity to communicate with the Chu State.

November 15.

Baili Wuji received a report from the commanders of the four armies, and the training of the Black Flag Army was completed.

After receiving Xu Shiming's report, all the supplies of the army were in place.

War is on the verge of breaking out.

The state of Chu began to create illusions.

Under the personal command of Xu Shiming, the Tanzhou Mansion began to prepare for the wedding of the King of Chu.

November 25.

There are still twenty-three days before the wedding of the king of Chu.

The countries finally breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the state of Chu is really just an armament, and the countries began to make a nasal voice for the hundred miles of unscrupulous and reckless military countries, but even if they were disdainful, the envoys of Daohe began to set off for Tanzhou.

November 28.

Dozens of messengers poured out from the four gates of Tanzhou, the capital of Chu State, and the crusade against the Southern Han War broke out.