Zhou Shui looked at his youngest son when he heard this, and seemed to be a little moved.

Tang Niu immediately persuaded: "Father, don't! The child said before that this person is extremely dangerous! Although he is talented and learned, he is not a good person. ”

"How can a brother judge people by their appearance?" Zhou Yuan retorted, "It's too hasty to just rely on intuition." ”

"My intuition has never been wrong!" Tang Niu said solemnly, "Although my father has the ability to control people, this person is comparable to the wolf king, which makes people's hearts palpitate! If you let Yuan'er get close to this person, the consequences will be unimaginable! Moreover, the main goal of our army is to eliminate the Liang Yi ant thief, if this person is too guarded with Huajun, it is really unwise!"

"Hmm~ You're right!" Zhou Yi nodded in agreement, "For now, it's still to suppress the thief, and the rest will be talked about later." ”

"Father is wise!"

......

The forces of the states and counties responded to the text and gathered from three sides to storm the thief army's city, and the battle was fierce.

At the same time, Huajun's side seemed peaceful, completely different from when Liang Chun was there.

The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and were busy with farming.

Taishou Bureau.

Liu Bao sat in the position that originally belonged to Taishou Liang Chun, with Yin Li and several other Ju County officials on the left, and Wenchen military generals from other counties on the right.

After capturing Huajun, Liu Bao completely blocked the way out of the county town to ensure that no news could reach Liang Chun.

Later, he appeased the people and ordered the transfer of military rations from various county towns and collected money to replenish the hollowed-out official warehouses.

At the same time, troops were sent to confiscate the family property of the Liang family in all the counties in Huajun, and plundered all the property for their own use.

Although the most important Liang family member in Huajun City was not found, all the people related to this family in other counties were slaughtered and dealt with as anti-thieves.

Now Liu Bao is in charge of Huajun as a cavalry captain, and he is holding on to power. promoted his friend Yin Li to the county governor, and promoted other civil and military officials to completely control the Huajun official office.

Today's meeting is basically complete.

It's just that Liu Bao looked a little impatient, and his eyes swept left and right: "Where is the prince?"

"General!" Yin Li got up and said, "Don't be impatient, I'm afraid the King of Lingnan is still resting." ”

"It's all three poles a day, and it's so lazy. Liu Bao frowned, "In this case, then there is no need to wait......!

Before the words fell, I heard someone shouting outside: "The king of Lingnan has arrived~"

"Whoa!" all the civil and military officials below stood up.

Yin Li also got up, glanced back at Liu Bao, whose face was not very good, and hurriedly signaled.

Only then did Liu Bao get up, get down from the main seat, and stand in the middle of the hall.

Not long after, I saw a handsome young man at the gate of the official office, wearing a royal crown and a purple robe, walking into the hall in a gentle manner.

"Greetings to the prince!!" The civil and military officials clasped their fists and bowed their hands, brushing and brushing at 90 degrees.

Liu Bao clasped his hands into fists and gave a military salute, and did not bend down: "The last general welcomes the prince!"

"Everyone's courtesy!" King Lingnan gently returned the salute and walked directly in front of Liu Bao, "General Liu!"

"Lord Wang, please take a seat!" Liu Bao turned around and made a gesture of invitation.

"Thank you, General Liu!" King Lingnan was not polite, walked straight up the steps, and sat down in the position specially prepared for himself on the right side of the Taishou table.

Liu Bao waved his hand, and the civil and military officials returned to their tables and sat down on their knees.

He himself walked up the steps, sat in the middle, and glanced sideways at the King of Lingnan: "Lord Wang, since the people have arrived, let's start the discussion!"

"Wait!" said King Lingnan, raising his hand, "Before that, I have something to say. ”

Liu Bao frowned when he heard this: "I don't know what the prince has to say?"

"It's just a few little things!" King Lingnan looked around at his ministers, and then said to Liu Bao, "When the general came to see this king, he said that after capturing Huajun, everything would be headed by this king. Now that the county town has been captured, all the affairs in the city are in the hands of the general......"

Liu Bao and Yin Li looked at each other, and then said indifferently: "Since the prince is respected here, who among the civil and military officials is disrespectful to the prince? As for the affairs in the city, the last general feels that the stakes are very important, so he will not bother the prince to deal with it personally. In your capacity, a little thing will be handed over to the general!"

When the King of Lingnan heard this, his hands under the table were clenched slightly, but he kept a smile on his face: "General Liu thinks about me so much, this king is really moved! In this case, it is not indispensable for the general to take charge of the affairs of the city." However, when deliberating, the general always occupies the first seat, although it is an unintentional mistake, it still damages the status of the king. These days have been busy with official business, and the general should not have deliberately trespassed, do you say?"

Liu Bao glanced at him sideways, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he stood up: "What the prince said is extremely true! The last general is really a little confused, he is exhausted from handling official duties these days, and he is indeed negligent......"

"It's okay!" King Lingnan stood up and walked over to the throne with a smile, "General Liu, please." ”

Looking at the King of Lingnan in front of him, a hint of displeasure flashed in Liu Bao's eyes, but he covered it up well and turned to the side.

King Lingnan, who had returned to the throne, nodded with satisfaction, glanced at Liu Bao with a smile, and continued: "There is one more thing! Now that Huajun has been calmed down, the hundreds of families that this king lent to the general before should be returned! There is no one around this king, and he has had a headache recently!"

"Lord Wang!" Liu Bao said, "Although Huajun is peaceful, the army is still small. Liang Chun is leading the troops and may come back at any time. Now is the time to use soldiers, and a few hundred families are also very important. In this way, if the prince feels that the status of a slave is insufficient, he will immediately arrange a servant who is neat and obedient. ”

The king of Lingnan was a little displeased, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't show it: "In this case, this king has thanked General Liu first! Also, the turnover of this king's mansion is not good......

"Lord Wang, it's not that you don't know that the Liang family emptied the Huajun official warehouse in advance, and they don't know where to flee. Liu Bao sighed, "Now that the time has not yet come to collect taxes, the donated materials from the counties are still insufficient, how to allocate funds? Now there is still a serious matter to discuss, please preside over it!"

King Lingnan took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Okay then, what's the matter today?"

"Lord Wang!" Yin Li stood up and replied respectfully, "Liang Yi ant thieves broke through the imperial city, killed the monarch and slaughtered them, and were extremely cruel! Our army is unable to go on an expedition, so we need to ask the prince to issue an announcement and call on all the heroes of the world to exterminate the thieves as the royal family of Dacheng!"

"Uncle Huang is not in the right position, and now it is just a ...... of retribution," King Lingnan muttered softly.

"Lord Wang, what did you say?" asked Liu Bao next to him.

The king of Lingnan immediately said loudly: "Liang Yi ant thief treason and murder of the king, heaven and earth will not tolerate it! This king immediately issued an edict and announced it to the world. ”

"The prince is wise!" Yin Li turned to Liu Bao and blinked secretly.

Liu Bao got the information and immediately got up: "Lord, now that Emperor Youdi has been killed, the royal family in the capital has been slaughtered. You are the bloodline of the first emperor, you should inherit the throne and reign over the world!"

"The lower official seconded!" Yin immediately got up.

"Xiaguan (the last general) seconded the proposal!!"

When the king of Lingnan heard this, his heart was not half happy. Facing Liu Bao and the civil and military ministers below, he sighed: "The emperor's uncle has died, but the thief has not been destroyed! Not to mention that no one in the court remembers this king." The county seat of Huajun is not the place of enthronement. The most important thing is that the Dacheng Qilin jade seal is not in the hands of this king, even if it is enthroned, it is not justifiable. Not to mention the current situation, the heroes are conscripting and suppressing the Liang Yi thieves, and this king announces his accession to the throne at this time, the world will definitely be in chaos, how can you bear such a sin?"

The civil and military officials below said in their hearts, even if there is no you Dachengguo, it will be over, and the result will be a great chaos in the world, and the division of the heroes will not be changed at all.

King Lingnan glanced at everyone, and his heart was like a mirror.

These guys are ready to use themselves as puppets and make themselves the target of public criticism when they ascend the throne, but they don't have any real power. At that time, the primary goal of the world's heroes is to announce their ascension to the throne and become the emperor, although their identity is the most suitable, it is difficult to convince the public.

The officials and generals who were loyal to the first emperor had already been purged by Emperor You! Now that the entire Dacheng is in Dacheng, even if Emperor You is killed, who else will remember the first emperor? Not to mention that now that the heroes are rising together, daring to take the lead has definitely become the primary target, and at that time, more imperial families distributed in the sixteen states will be elected.

Anyway, before he was overtaken by Liu Bao and Yin Li, he couldn't grasp the real power, and he didn't have his own troops, so being passive was completely disadvantageous, and he was stupid enough to agree to death!

Liu Bao and Yin Li led civil and military officials to repeatedly ask the king of Lingnan to ascend the throne and claim the throne, but the king of Lingnan resolutely refused.

Even if it is his desire to ascend the throne and become emperor, he must not be stupid at this moment to be arched out as a substitute for the dead.

The king of Lingnan resolutely refused, and Liu Bao and others had no choice, so they put it on hold for the time being and turned to other topics.

"Our army's blockade of the main road in Huajun was very successful, and Liang Chun led the troops to respond to the text and set out to fight the thieves in the imperial city. Liu Bao said, "I was going to write to the court to expose the evidence of Liang Chun's crimes." Who would have thought that the thieves would be so rampant that they would actually break through the imperial city? When Liang Chun returns from suppressing the thieves, how will our army deal with it?"

"General rest assured!" Yin immediately said, "Liang Chun will follow the army to suppress the thieves, even if he returns safely, I am afraid that only the remnants of the army will be defeated, and there is nothing to be afraid of! Not to mention the repeated battles, the army will be tired, there will be a shortage of food and grass, and the morale will be insufficient. Our army had enough time to recruit soldiers and prepare rations. If he returns with his troops, he can be annihilated in a battle just by waiting for his work! If he dies at the hands of thieves, he will save a lot of effort!"

"Hmm~ It doesn't seem to be a threat horizontally or vertically, then I'll rest assured!" Liu Bao nodded, "And then it's about taxes, now that the official warehouse is empty, should the tax money be adjusted slightly?"

"No!" said the king of Lingnan hurriedly, "this move will only increase the burden on the people." ”

......

During the heated argument in the official office, a crisp voice was heard, and then a young girl appeared outside the door: "Report! The people in the city heard that the official warehouse was stolen, and voluntarily donated food and materials to thank the prince! Now that the materials have been transported to the vicinity of the official warehouse, please go over and receive it in person!"

"What?!" Liu Bao and Yin Li looked at each other in disbelief.

The civil and military ministers were also particularly shocked.

However, the king of Lingnan was full of joy and quickly got up: "Is this really the case? Fluttershy, quickly prepare horses for this king!