Liang Guo, Daliang City.

Since the ancient Huaguang Emperor became the first emperor, he chose to set the capital of Daliang to dominate the four Yis of Zhongzhou, and the prosperity of this place began.

However, in ancient times, immortals and gods stood side by side.

The entire Kyushu world is dominated by not those mortals who are like ants, but those immortals who have mastered extraordinary power and can move mountains and reclaim the sea.

So at that time, the so-called human emperor was actually just a co-master who surrendered to all the immortals and was recognized by all the monks.

The three emperors of antiquity only ruled over the immortals, and did not directly rule over mortals.

He is the emperor of the immortals, and the emperor of extraordinary people.

And the immortal monks, in order to practice, mostly live in the blessed land of the cave and are in a place with abundant spiritual energy.

Such places are often deep in the mountains and far away from the plains.

Therefore, in ancient times, the three emperors and monks actually didn't pay much attention to the governance of secular mortals, and they completely let it go and didn't care about it.

It is precisely for this reason that in addition to Zhongzhou, the development of other Kyushu lands has only started after the spiritual energy began to dry up rapidly and the immortals were hidden in the past two or three thousand years.

Just like more than 2,000 years ago, the Linhai family set the capital of Yangzhou in the south and Jinling, and slowly developed the southern soil as a stronghold.

Other places such as Yongzhou, Jizhou, and Xuzhou are also the same.

It can be seen that Zhongzhou, which has been developed for tens of thousands of years, should be so prosperous.

And the ancient imperial capital Liang at the core of Middle-earth is so majestic.

And so it is.

Daliang City is located in the south of the river, surrounded by three rivers, irrigating more than one million hectares of fertile land, and feeding tens of millions of people.

In the entire Kyushu, Qingzhou has always been the head, and the Liang State, which occupies the entire Qingzhou, has naturally become the first power in Kyushu.

Since the seventh year of Shenwu, when he conquered the country and unified Qingzhou, the Liang State has not raised troops all year round, but has concentrated on sorting out internal affairs, cultivating and accumulating internal strength.

Now that six years have passed, with the in-depth governance of the Liang State, the newly acquired territories of the five eastern counties of Qingzhou have already been brought to their hearts, and they have begun to produce a large amount of money and grain and taxes, and import them to Daliang to the east.

And business travelers from all over Tiannan, Haibei, and Kyushu are also transporting goods to this most central city in the world.

The Great Liang City, which gathers all the wealth in the world, and the Liang State that sits on this city, also radiates the world and exerts its own influence.

At this time, in response to the changes in the west and south of the Liang Kingdom, a meeting was held between the monarchs and ministers in the city of Liang.

Liang Palace.

In the council hall, Emperor Liang sat at the head, and the two columns of ministers below sat side by side, and each person had some information and notes in front of him, and his face was solemn.

"Zhuqing, now Wei is forced to Zhou, and the capital of the Zhou people is Chang'an, and the police are heard every day, and the voices of soldiers are endless.

Similarly, Zhao Renxing was in Hanoi, and the 300,000-strong army practiced day and night, built warships, and trained sailors.

On the big river, there are all Zhao people's boat shadows.

Its coveting heart of Henan is well known.

With the current situation of the Zhou people, there are enemies on all sides, the country has raised troops for seven years, millions of soldiers have been killed and wounded, and the people are suffering from taxes, tired and displaced.

Such a scene is already on the verge of destroying the country.

From my point of view, the Zhou people are afraid that they will not be able to keep their Henan and Nanyang lands.

Zhu Qing thinks that my Great Liang should make a move, raise troops to the west, and seize these two counties, so as not to be taken by Wei, Zhao, Chu and other countries.

It is also good to shield the western border of my Daliang and stabilize the frontier. ”

Emperor Liang's voice was majestic and solemn, with a powerful self-confidence and confidence, and he seemed to have no fear in the face of the three major hegemons such as Wei, Zhao, and Chu.

To outsiders, this may seem like a bit big.

But if you have an in-depth understanding of today's Emperor Liang, you can know that this is not arrogant, but rather humble.

Today, Emperor Liang is forty-two years old, and has been on the throne for 22 years.

At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he conquered Yangzhou Yue in the south, used troops for several years, and finally forced Yue to cede the three prefectures of Guangling in Jiangbei, and made this big country in the south of the Yangtze River succumb to Liang.

After subduing the Yue Kingdom, Emperor Liang returned to China to recuperate for less than a year, and led his troops to the east to conquer the East China Sea countries in Qingzhou, swept away several small countries, and set up Donghai County.

Immediately afterwards, he went north to conquer the coming country, and it took several years, and with the intervention of the northern overlord Xu State, he eliminated the two-county power in the northeast of Qingzhou, and completely solved the stumbling block to its unification of Qingzhou.

Subsequently, this was also proven by the facts.

After there was no obstacle from the coming country, a small country in the east of Qingzhou did not last for two years, and they were wiped out by the Liang State one by one and set up counties.

Up to now, the entire Liang State has 15 counties, becoming the only country in Qingzhou, and it is a veritable overlord of Zhongzhou.

Among the fifteen counties of the Liang State, there are five counties, which are the current Emperor Liang.

With such prestige, such merit, coupled with the record of defeating several overlords in a row, and the strong national strength of the Liang State now, it is natural to recognize that this Emperor Liang has the confidence to say this.

Because of him, he is a veritable martial emperor.

Expanding territory is martial arts.

"Your Majesty, when our country unifies Qingzhou, it has been feared by all the countries of the world, and it has made all countries wary and hostile to me.

Moreover, we have occupied half of the land of Zhongzhou, so that all the countries in the world can be said to have the greatest income, and half of the future benefits of the world are already in my hands.

If it is full, it will overflow, and it will not be too much.

Only unifying Qingzhou will make the two kingdoms of Zhao and Xu in the north and the two kingdoms of Chu and Ning in the south all look down on me and covet the land of Qingzhou.

At this time, if the two counties of Henan and Nanyang are recaptured, then the two kingdoms of Zhou and Wei in the west will immediately stop the truce and wave their troops to the east. ”

Among the ministers below, Yang Chen, the famous general of Liang State and Changyi Jun, saw that his emperor seemed to be greedy for the two counties of Nanyang, Henan, and wanted to wave his troops to attack, so he immediately got up and admonished: "My Liang occupies a state alone, which is the most in the world."

But in the land of one state, no matter how strong the national strength is, it is difficult to reach the entire Kyushu.

Around my Daliang, Zhao State in the north is based on Jizhou, and Xu State is based on Xuzhou; to the west, the state of Zhou is based on Yongzhou; to the south, the state of Chu is based on Yangzhou; To the east, Zheng Guo is based in Yuzhou.

At the same time, the Wei state of Yanzhou in the north also began to move southward, wanting to advance to the hinterland of Zhongzhou.

The above six countries are all the overlords of a state, and millions of soldiers can be sent in the country.

If these four countries are united, with a little mobilization, they can send out an army of three or five million to attack our Liang country.

Although my Liang is strong, after all these years of recuperation, the household registration has only grown to more than 60 million, and the number of soldiers and horses is only 3 million.

Although this kind of strength is strong, it is far from reaching the point where one country can fight the world.

Now the reason why the countries did not jointly attack our Liang State is only because the Zhou State is tired of the disaster of the Fan people and the Wei people, Chu Ning is fighting for hegemony in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Zhao and Xu States are in trouble in the Beijiang River.

Zheng Guo is in Zhongzhou at the same time, and my country and other countries covet it, and he is too busy to take care of himself.

Each country has its own troubles, and it is difficult to take care of our country.

But now, the Zhou State will die in Wei, the Chu people have the tendency to unify the south of the Yangtze River, and the two kingdoms of Zhao and Xu have stabilized the northern frontier.

Around our Liang country, there are already four countries that can spare their strength to meddle in Qingzhou affairs.

At this time, the reason why they didn't do it immediately was just because with the strength of one country, it was difficult to resist our big beam, and they were afraid in their hearts.

But when they are connected to each other and communicate more closely, sooner or later they will be able to join forces and form a coalition to attack our country together.

Therefore, at this time, China's top priority is by no means to seize the two counties of Henan and Nanyang, and to seize the last piece of land in Zhongzhou nearby.

This will stimulate the neighboring countries and make them speed up their joint efforts to defeat our country.

What my Daliang has to do is to vigorously support the Zhou State and let it help the Wei State, which is moving south from the north and is in a rage.

The Wei State owned ten counties with a population of more than 30 million. There are two million soldiers available to the whole country.

In addition, it also received the full support of the Divine Sword Sect, and there were more than 20 innate grandmasters in the country.

Looking at all the countries in the world, Wei is second only to my Liang country.

If it is allowed to annex the Zhou State, the power of the Wei State will rise further, and at that time, the land will span two states, and the momentum will be even higher than that of my Great Liang.

At that time, the Wei people waved their troops to the west, and they were afraid that with one of their countries, they would be able to defeat our Liang.

This is really the most terrible enemy in the history of my Liang.

Therefore, in order to prevent such a situation from occurring, it is necessary to prevent Wei from moving south, to keep it in the northwest, and not to border us.

It just so happens that the Zhou people are tired, the national strength is declining, and they have fallen to the position of the hegemon, and their strength is no longer what they used to be, and it is difficult to be the trouble of the western border of our Liang country.

Moreover, although the Zhou State is weak, there are still tens of millions of people, millions of troops, and seven innate grandmasters.

This kind of strength is not enterprising, but it is more than self-preservation.

If you just focus on defense, you can still block the Wei State.

Even the Zhao State in the north can use the Zhou State to contain one or two, so that it cannot go south completely and become an enemy of our Liang State.

With my help, Zhou Guo can sit firmly in the two counties of Nanyang and Henan, and he will have a way out in the future, and Guozuo can be safe.

Such kindness will surely make him grateful, and from now on he will be close to my Liang Kingdom and be my shield.

Therefore, the minister thought that it was better to support a weak Zhou State, let it become a subordinate of my Liang, guard the western border for my Liang State, and block the trouble of Wei State. ”

Yang Chen spoke at length and told Emperor Liang his views.

After listening to this, Emperor Liang pondered for a while, and finally nodded slowly: "What Changyi Jun said is right, my Liang now occupies half of Zhongzhou, which is already advantageous compared to other countries."

If I go to covet Henan and Nanyang again, even if I get it, it will not benefit me much, but it will cause the anger of all countries.

On the contrary, it is to aid the Zhou State, which can allow me to obtain a western border barrier to block the trouble of the Wei State and contain the power of the Zhao State, which will be of greater benefit to my Daliang. ”

When Emperor Liang said this, he turned his head to look at the person below, and ordered: "Zhang Qing, later you will discuss with Changyi Jun, as well as the household department and the military department, to see how to help the Zhou State."

After having a charter, I will select a suitable envoy and send it to me, so that he can send an envoy to Zhou to discuss the alliance between the two countries. ”

"Yes."

Zhang Kai, the secretary of Honglu Temple, immediately got up and responded.

After talking about the affairs of the Zhou State, Emperor Liang looked at everyone and continued: "The affairs of the Zhou State are so decided, I will be the border between Liang Xi and the Zhou State.

With the presence of Zhou Guo, the western border can be guaranteed.

However, the two kingdoms of Zhao and Xu in the north and the state of Chu in the south have also continued to expand over the years, and the state of Zhao has destroyed the three Hu in the north, collected one million Hu horses, and expanded the two counties.

Now Zhao has nine counties, more than 20 million people, 16 congenital people, 1.5 million soldiers, Hebei Xiongguo.

Although Xu has not expanded its territory, in recent years, it has also continued to go to sea to travel to various countries to subsidize the country.

In recent years, it has not only greatly increased the treasury, but also used money and grain to lure a large number of people in Xuzhou, so that Xu's household registration has become more and more solid.

As a result, it is only a land of six counties, but the population reaches 20 million, the territory is widely spread, the trade is developed, and the wealth is the best in the world.

Relying on these money and grain to accumulate wealth, Xu Guo has raised an army of millions, and there are twelve innate grandmasters, which should not be underestimated.

The state of Chu in the south defeated the state of Ning last year, and it was only a few years away from unifying Yangzhou.

When the time comes, it will be the second country outside of our Liang to have a single state.

With the wealth of Yangzhou, even if there have been repeated wars and rebellions over the years, the place is poor, but there are still 30 or 40 million people left.

After a few years of cultivation, you can produce an army of two or three million.

And its innate generals are 25 people, far better than other countries.

Lu Yuan, the king of Chu, a famous general in the world, single-handedly created this great foundation, and I am rumored to be a double cultivation of immortals and martial arts, and his strength is no less than that of the master of the Xianmen.

With this national strength and this master, if it is not made as soon as possible, I am afraid that it will be in the southern part of my Liang, and it will be in flames from now on. ”

When Emperor Liang talked about Chu and Lu Yuan, his face was hard to hide.

Among the Kyushu countries, the state of Chu has always been a very special existence.

This is not special in its system, or in its culture or customs.

It is because Chu is the only country among the major hegemons in Kyushu that has been established in recent years, was born from the grassroots, and has rapidly grown to its current status.

The other hegemons in Kyushu are all inherited from the origin, such as Ningguo, which has a profound heritage, is extremely noble, and is governed by the princess of the family.

Therefore, the Liang State, the Zhou State and other countries, which are also governed by the ministers of the family, are naturally full of jealousy and hostility towards a country like Chu that was born from the grassroots, reuses a large number of poor people, and is like the nouveau riche.

Of course.

No matter how Kyushu declines, it can barely be regarded as a world of cultivating immortals, and strength is respected here.

Therefore, in the face of the powerful Chu State, all countries don't care what they think in their hearts, but on the surface, they still maintain respect and friendliness, and they are so brainless that they provoke for no reason.

Even if it was the Ning State that was beaten extremely badly by the Chu State, now those Linhai families are not still kneeling and licking, and they should be collaborating with the enemy, without the slightest hesitation.

But that's exactly why.

In the face of a grassroots rise of the Chu State, and in the face of a Chu State that has now built a huge foundation created by force, the vigilance of the people of the world is also unprecedentedly strong.

Especially in recent years, various rumors about Lu Yuan, the king of Chu, have spread.

Since his debut, he has led the army to fight, has not tasted a single defeat, and is a famous general in the world.

For example, his personal supernatural powers are amazing, and he has cultivated both immortals and martial arts, and five congenital deaths have been killed at his hands, and the congenital kills are the most in the world.

For example, the Qing and Huang two real people of the Chu State, these monks who suddenly appeared are rumored to have a deep connection with Lu Yuan, the king of Chu, and are suspected to be his doppelgangers.

This kind of rumor has attracted the attention of countless people.

Coupled with the successive victories of Chu in recent years, and its current national strength, Emperor Liang has long regarded Chu as his first enemy.

Now that it is officially proposed, it is necessary to brainstorm and think of a check and balance with the ministers.

And when the ministers heard what Emperor Liang said, they couldn't help frowning and pondering, talking to each other.

The troubles in the north and south of Xinjiang are indeed something that the Liang State urgently needs to deal with now, and it has reached the point where it cannot be delayed.

The ministers were for a while, and finally Yang Chen, the king of Changyi, stood up and expressed everyone's opinions: "Your Majesty, although the two kingdoms of Zhao and Xu in the northern Xinjiang have gradually stabilized their northern borders in recent years, the troubles in the northern border have not been resolved.

Driven by the cold wave, the Hulu Yidi of the three states and three regions of the northern country all migrated south.

The two kingdoms of Zhao and Xu, in recent years, had to fight against many enemies in the north.

It's just that Zhao adopted the strategy of expanding its territory and moving its borders north to gain sufficient strategic depth and ensure peace in the north.

And Xu Guo lured Hu Yuyi Di with money and food, and incorporated him into the people to enrich the national strength.

But the Hulu Yidi of the three northern states and three regions numbered hundreds of millions, how could these two countries be able to kill and lure them all?

Now, every spring and autumn, millions of Huluyi Di go south to harass the border between the two countries.

In order to resist Hu Lu Yidi, these two countries stationed hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in their northern borders, and sent heavy generals to guard them, so as to ensure that the country did not have to worry about it.

Under such circumstances, even if these two countries want to go south and attack our Liang State, it is difficult to exert all their strength.

I don't see a country as strong as Wei, and I have conquered Zhou several times, but I only used four or five hundred thousand soldiers and horses each time, five or six congenitals?

And Zhao and Xu are far inferior to Wei.

According to the minister, with the current situation of the two countries, Zhao Guo will send five or six hundred thousand troops at most, five or six people per day.

Xu Guo went south, and sent up to three or four hundred thousand troops, three or four people in the first place.

The two countries combined, the soldiers and horses are less than a million, and the number is less than ten.

With this kind of strength, our Liang State only needs to plant a million soldiers and horses in northern Xinjiang and set up ten congenitals, which is enough to worry-free.

As for the state of Chu......"

Yang Chen paused, frowned slightly, and said in a somewhat serious tone: "Chu is a great enemy, and Lu Yuan, the king of Chu, is even more unfathomable. In this regard, the minister thought that he could not take the initiative to attack, and he must put defense first.

However, although no troops are dispatched, it is necessary to make every effort to curb the current expansion of the Chu State.

The minister thought that he could support the Jiangnan State and use it to contain the Chu State according to the Zhou State example.

As far as the minister knows, Jiangnan Ningguo is now fully funded by Ziyun Dao, and there are still as many as thirteen innate grandmasters in the country, and there are still five or six hundred thousand soldiers and horses.

This kind of strength is even stronger than that of the Zhou State, but the soldiers and horses are slightly inferior.

If my Daliang can subsidize Ningguo's money and food, help him recruit enough soldiers and horses, and then support him in Jiangbei, and deter Chu with heavy troops.

The people of Naning will be encouraged, and the people of Chu will also be frightened, and they will have to confront me with heavy troops.

In this way, the soldiers and horses that can be used to unify Jiangdong will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Ning Guo has my funding again, and the national strength and momentum are victorious, and he will definitely resist the Chu people desperately.

With such a two-pronged approach, the Chu people want to unify Jiangdong, which is naturally far away.

And Jiangdong is not unified, Yangzhou cannot be unified, and with the great enemy of Ningguo on the side, how can Chu dare to wave troops to the Northern Expedition?

My Daliang has heavy troops stationed in the north of the river, and the border is tightly defended, so the Chu people have no chance, so they can naturally be sealed in the south of the river.

After guarding it like this for more than a hundred years, when the four poles are destroyed and the foundation of the Chu State is broken, it will naturally become no threat. ”

Yang Chen, the king of Changyi, didn't know if he had learned the lesson of Ningguo, and this time he adopted an extremely stable method for the plan of Chu State.