A torrential rain suddenly covered Qingzhou.

The sound of rain outside the study and the moist smell of rain infiltrating the land make Xiao Ming find some memories of his childhood.

When I was a child sitting under the eaves watching the rain, I always smelled this natural fresh breath, but now the breath is more rich and refreshing.

At this time, facing the pouring rain, Xiao Ming frowned. A few days ago, he asked the caravan to send 50 guns to the king of Huainan. At this time, the king of Huainan must have received them.

With these guns, the king of Huainan would have fewer casualties when he attacked the city, and once the city was broken, the rest would be much easier.

In his opinion, the king of Yan is just the end of a strong crossbow. The performance of the Tian family and the Ji family is enough to show the speculative nature of the rich.

For these rich families, they don't care who is ruling them. What they want is the prosperity of their own family.

Now that the king of Yan has lost Bozhou, the rest of the powerful families must have different ideas. It is impossible to resist the king of Huainan at this time.

Perhaps when the king of Huainan broke the city, the army of the king of Yan would collapse, so in his view, the fall of the king of Yan was close at hand, and the king of Liang could not hold on for a month.

In this way, he removed two of the three northern kings, leaving only the king of Zhao.

This time, the king of Zhao had the least number of people in the three King alliance. It can be seen that the old fox didn't like the three King alliance at all. Maybe for the king of Zhao, what he really believed was the barbarians.

At this time, he removed the king of Yan and the king of Liang, which was in accordance with his mind, leaving out his own hands.

It's not Xiao Ming's impulse to send 50 guns to the king of Huainan this time, but Xiao Ming's view is that he still needs the helper of the king of Huainan to help him deal with the king of Chu. He doesn't want the king of Huainan to be depressed after this battle. What he needs is the king of Huainan to withdraw his power to the south of the Yangtze River.

He was thinking about it when an official with an oil paper umbrella came to Qian Dafu from the rain, said a few words, and the eunuch left.

Qian Dafu then came in and bowed himself and said, "emperor, Li Chuyuan, the son of the king of Chu, has taken the third prince to Qingzhou."

"Let him come to see me when the rain stops." Xiao Ming didn't look surprised because he had received an urgent letter from the king of Chu three days ago.

In the letter, the king of Chu made up a whole set of evasive words, which implied that the third prince was the culprit of the farce of ascending the throne, and he was just hoodwinked.

The second is that he is willing to be a minister. The second is to let Li Chuyuan live in Qingzhou. In short, let Li Chuyuan be a proton to show his sincerity.

Xiao Ming can only sneer at this trick. If he can't see it, he doesn't have to be the emperor.

However, the king of Chu also bet the right treasure this time. Xiao Ming really has no mind to move the king of Chu now. After all, the most important problem now is to solve the problems in the north.

His minimum requirement for the king of Chu was to let his vassal state become a dumping place for goods. For the time being, he did not want to let the rich South get into a mess.

The rain lasted from early morning to two o'clock in the afternoon. At three o'clock, Li Chuyuan arrived at Xingyuan with the third prince.

"Li Chuyuan, the son of the king of Chu, see the emperor. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

In the main hall, Li Chuyuan called.

"No gift."

Xiao Ming has a smile on his face. Although he hates Li Chuyuan from his heart, he has to do his kung fu on the surface.

Li Chuyuan raised his head. His visit to Qingzhou really shocked him. The prosperity and wealth of Qingzhou exceeded his expectation.

This also gives him a deeper understanding of Xiao Ming.

"Minister Xiao Zhen, see the emperor. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor!"

The third prince and Li Chuyuan entered the main hall together. After Li Chuyuan called long live, the trapped Third Prince suddenly knelt down and cried.

Xiao Ming was a little surprised. He looked at the third prince. He was in a mess and his body was much thinner. There was no boundless scenery in Chang'an.

Li Chuyuan took the opportunity to say, "the emperor, the third prince passed a false imperial edict. If he had not believed him, his father would not have regarded him as the king. I hope the emperor can see clearly."

Xiao Ming laughed. He said, "the king of Chu and his son have taken great pains. I will punish such a rebellious person severely."

Li Chuyuan showed a smile at the corner of his mouth. So far, their tactics have not shown any flaws.

After a pause, Xiao Ming continued: "in the letter, the king of Chu said that Shizi would live in Qingzhou for several years. I don't know what Shizi thought?"

Referring to this, Li Chuyuan had been prepared for a long time. He said: "thanks to the emperor's trouble, I always yearn for Qingzhou. It's also my wish to stay in Qingzhou."

"That's very good. I'll live in Qingzhou." Xiao Ming said lightly that he didn't need to be too polite to a proton.

After a few words, Xiao Ming sent Li Chuyuan away, but left the third prince in the main hall.

Then Xiao Ming looked at the third prince and said, "do you know why I want to leave you alone?"

"Because the crime minister is useful to the emperor." The third prince seems to have noticed for a long time."When I was in Chang'an, the ministers said that the third prince was gifted and intelligent. Now it seems true." Xiao Ming laughed.

"It's just the minister raising his guilt." The third prince lowered his head. He knew that the smarter the prince was, the sooner he died.

With a slight snort, he said, "the king of Yan is an outsider after all, but you are a member of the royal family. Now that the state of Dayu has become like this, how can the king choose to believe the king of Chu instead of you?"

The third prince's face moved. He sighed and said, "emperor, the false imperial edict is the work of the guilty minister, but it's all the instructions of the king of Chu. Otherwise, the guilty minister would not dare to be the emperor if he had no military power."

"Even so, your accusation is enough for me to cut your head ten thousand times, but now the state of Dayu is in danger. If you can atone for your sins, I will spare you from death."

The third prince's voice was a little excited. He said, "I'll send a letter to the king of Shu and ask him to hold down the army of the king of Zhao."

Xiao Ming nodded his head.

That's what he left the third prince for. When the king of Chu abandoned the third prince, he also abandoned the fifth prince. After all, the third prince and the fifth prince are brothers.

The fifth prince always respected and obeyed the third prince's words. The king of Chu's plan was just a tactic to slow down the war. It was a chance for the king of Zhao to get the land of Shu and make the North fall into continuous war.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming naturally didn't want to let the king of Chu succeed in his treacherous plan. Without the support of the king of Chu, the five emperors didn't know what they could do.

"It's not as simple as a letter this time. The king of Shu is at the end of his rope. We will send 20000 people to Sichuan with you. You can only choose one of them if you want your life or power."

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