"Father, are you wrong?"

Zhao Yuanliang looks at his father anxiously. He has always been very afraid of his father.

After pondering for a while, the king of Zhao said slowly, "Yuanliang, this is not the time to deal with Xiao Ming. Wang Xi can see this clearly."

"Father, I don't want to annihilate Xiao Ming at this time. I'm afraid Xiao Ming will take the opportunity to become bigger. My son's ministers have contacted Xiao Ming. He is very treacherous and can't help but guard against it."

"Then what if when Xiao Ming was fighting, other vassal kings took the opportunity to attack Chang'an?" King Zhao's eyes were sharp.

Zhao Yuanliang suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. At that time, more than 100000 of Beishan's cavalry were defeated by Xiao Ming. This time, they had to do their best to fight Xiao Ming again.

If other vassal kings took the opportunity to attack Chang'an and the hinterland of Zhao state, they would never be robbed again.

"The son minister understood, now should first appease other vassal kings." Zhao Yuanliang said.

"Well, that's right. Now go to arrange Xiao Wenxuan's state funeral and the accession of the 13th prince to the throne. After the new emperor ascends the throne, the attitude of other vassal kings will be clear. It's not too late to make preparations at that time." The king of Zhao said slowly.

"Yes, father."

Zhao Yuanliang bows back.

Wang Xi turned around and walked out, but then he was stopped by the king of Zhao. He asked, "what's the matter with Wanrong now?"

"back to your highness, the empress still doesn't eat or drink. In this way, the empress can't hold on." Wang Xi said.

The king of Zhao sighed, "for the sake of her father's will, I really feel sorry for her."

"Your Highness, you can't be soft hearted in this world. Your highness is right." Wang Xi is careful.

The king of Zhao nodded and asked, "I want you to make a declaration to other vassal kings. Do they have a response?"

"Your Highness, there is no response from any vassal until now. It is estimated that they will not come to Chang'an to attend the funeral of the former Emperor and the new emperor's accession to the throne."

"Do you really want to deal with these vassals one by one?" There was anger in the voice of the king of Zhao.

Wang Xi sighed and stopped talking.

Although they are in charge of Chang'an, they still have a long way to go to get the world.

With a cold hum, King Zhao waved to Wang Xi to leave.

Three days later, Xiao Wenxuan's state funeral was held in Chang'an city. Along the Zhuque Avenue, Xiao Wenxuan's coffin was carried to the imperial mausoleum outside Chang'an city. The next day, the 13th prince, who was only six months old, ascended the throne and worshipped the king of Zhao as the general in charge of state affairs.

The news from Chang'an made the world in uproar.

Only a few days later, the king of Chu told the world that he was a traitor. He then helped the third prince to ascend to the throne in Lin'an and became emperor himself. At the same time, the king of Shu took the third prince as king, and the southern rivers and mountains changed hands one day.

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In Qingzhou, news from all over the state of Dayu came to the palace of king Qi one by one.

In these days, in addition to resettling old ministers and dignitaries from Chang'an, Xiao Ming was thinking about the situation of Dayu state.

When the king of Zhao staged the farce of ascending the throne in Chang'an, Fijian and Luo Quan successively sent envoys to Jinling City and Jizhou city, and their conspiracy was exposed.

After the king of Chu assisted the third prince to stand on his own, Fijian and Luo Quan returned to Qingzhou from the fiefdoms of Wei and Yong.

"Your Highness, the attitude of the king of Wei is ambiguous. It seems that he is not willing to make an alliance with his highness to deal with the current crisis." Fiji is dusty and anxious.

Luo quanbi came back to Fiji two days in the morning. He said to Fiji, "I have gained a lot from going to Jizhou this time. King Yong is very indignant about the rebellion of King Zhao. He is willing to make an alliance with his highness to deal with the soldiers of King Zhao."

"Alas, it's a pity that he paid so much attention to the king of Wei. I didn't expect that the king of Wei had a rebellious mind for a long time. This time, he didn't want to make an alliance with his highness. At this time, he clearly wanted to fight for the world." Fijian slapped the table hard.

Xiao Ming was not surprised at this result. He said: "there is no need to sigh for the book of Fei Zhongshu. It may not be a good thing for the king. The alliance only needs the consent of King Yong. After all, King Yong is the Western barrier for the kingdom. As long as king Yong is there, he can block the attack of King Zhao and the barbarians from the West. As for the king Wei, he is worried that he did not attack him Mouth

Pang Yukun said: "Wei is rich and has a large population. If your highness can annex Wei, his strength will increase greatly."

Niu Zhen said: "if your highness wants to take Wei, he must take Pengzhou first. Pengzhou is a traffic hub. If you go south, you can attack Jiangnan. If you go west, you can enter the hinterland of the Central Plains. Moreover, there are many mountains around Pengzhou. It's easy to defend but hard to attack. In fact, it's a place for military strategists."

Fijian sighed after hearing the speech. Now the king of Zhao assisted the thirteen princes to ascend the throne, and he has the posture of threatening the emperor to order the princes. The king of Chu supported himself in Lin'an. It is said that he has sent troops to attack the prefectures and counties that once belonged to the Royal family. Ruyang and Huainan kings are unwilling to be lonely, and take the opportunity to annex a large number of the native lands of the imperial family. So it seems that the situation in this world is irreparable.

Now even Xiao Wenxuan's resurrection is hard to stop the ambition of the vassal kings.

But he was still worried, so he said: "Your Highness, I think the great trouble in the world is the king of Zhao. After all, the king of Zhao borrowed troops from the barbarians to lead wolves into the house, and the barbarians are covetous to his highness and want to overthrow Qingzhou immediately. Therefore, in my view, we should guard against the king of Zhao."Pang Yukun then said: "but it seems that the king of Zhao does not want to fight with his highness now. The so-called imperial decree came from Chang'an two days ago, and he praised his highness."

"Oh?" Fiji looked surprised.

Xiao Ming then gave the edict to Fiji. He said, "the king of Zhao and the poisonous snake will be harmed sooner or later. As for the edict, we can't believe it all. After all, the plan can't keep up with the change."

They all nodded.

After a pause, Xiao Ming said, "the king of Zhao has all his tricks, but the vassal kings in this world are not fools. Since the world is in chaos, they can only rely on their own abilities."

"So your highness is really going to take Pengzhou?" Asked Fiji.

Xiao Ming nodded. Pengzhou in the state of Dayu is modern Pengcheng, that is, Xuzhou in Northern Jiangsu, where Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, lived in Longxing.

This time, he was determined to use troops not on a whim. It was for the sake of guarding against the attack of the barbarians and the king of Zhao that he prepared to annex Pengzhou. After all, in history, Shandong and Henan had been the hardest hit areas for food shortage. If he did not find a stable food producing area for himself, it would seriously limit his expeditionary ability.

Moreover, Pengzhou and its subordinate counties have a population of more than 500000, which will provide him with a lot of manpower. The most important thing is that, as the territory of the Wei King nearest to his fiefdom, the secret guards have priority to infiltrate, and the folk drama of Qingzhou also has a great influence in Pengzhou. It can be said that the people here yearn for Qingzhou, and the only problem to be solved is the local big families.

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