Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 479
Lin Renzhao and Chen Decheng came to Jianzhou and Jianzhou to persuade them to surrender, and Liu Congxiao was completely panicked.

When he was young, he was a yamen soldier in Quanzhou.Later, because of his military exploits in conquering Linting, he was promoted to be the commander of Quanzhou soldiers in Fujian.

As a general in Fujian, it is impossible not to know the so-called Lin Huzi and Chen Tie.

Chen Huo is old, but he has guarded Jianzhou for more than ten years, and his prestige in Jianzhou is unparalleled.

As the son of Chen Huo, Chen Decheng can easily stabilize the situation in the two states.

Lin Renzhao was in his prime of life, and if Lin Huzi hadn't been unwilling to participate in the domestic struggle in Fujian, they would have had nothing to do with them at all.

"Father! Why don't you go to Bianjing yourself as a hostage?"

Seeing Liu Congxiao having trouble sleeping and eating, Liu Shaoji couldn't bear it, so he stepped forward and made a proposal.

Liu Congxiao had no heirs, so he adopted his brother Liu Congyuan's two sons, Liu Shaoji and Liu Shaoyi, to his knees.

Liu Congxiao sighed and said: "It's so easy to solve. My father won't be so worried. My father suffers from a malignant sore on his back. When it will break out, I will leave it to fate. My father plans to go to Bianjing to recuperate in person and take it as a hostage." Even if Cao Bin refuses to agree, let alone you."

"The Central Plains has obvious intentions. He would rather fight us than accept any form of a state within a state. Unless I stay home and completely cut off contact with Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, it is impossible for the Central Plains to let us go."

Liu Shaoji said sharply: "Then let's fight to the death! I stay in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou. I win the hearts of the people and obey the people's will. Even if I lose, I still have to shed a layer of skin in the Central Plains."

What he said was domineering, but he could have both, which all showed his guilty conscience at the moment.

Liu Congxiao laughed at himself: "My son still thinks this matter is too simple. Cao Bin asked Lin Renzhao and Chen Decheng to visit Jianzhou and Jianzhou in person, which is an ultimatum to my family. And this battle cannot be fought. .”

Liu Congxiao, who has experienced the storm, knows the situation in Quanzhang far better than Liu Shaoji.

During his more than ten years of ruling southern Fujian, he adopted a policy of suppressing soldiers and calming the people, allowing the people in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou to recuperate.

In the past ten years, Liu Congxiao did the most correct thing in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, but it is also the thing he regrets most now.

Open the sea and expand Quanzhou.

Liu Congxiao saw the advantages of Quanzhou's natural seaport, rebuilt the city port, opened a thoroughfare in Quanzhou city, built warehouses, recruited barbarian merchants from the sea, and allowed free trade, which made Quanzhou full of goods and prosperous business.

Historically, Quanzhou became a huge port for foreign trade in the Song Dynasty, and Liu Congxiao was the pioneer.

Opening the sea has indeed benefited the people of Quanzhou, but it is often a small group of people who really grow and make a fortune.

This is the case with the Chen family in Quanzhou.

The Chen family is a local rich family, taking advantage of the wind of opening up the sea, they made a lot of money and became the leader of maritime merchants.

The younger brother of the Patriarch of the Chen family is Chen Hongjin. During the civil strife in Fujian in the past, Zhu Wenjin and Lian Chongyu assassinated the Fujian emperor Yanxi in Fuzhou, and Zhu Wenjin made himself the Lord of Fujian.Chen Hongjin followed Quanzhou Liu Congxiao, Dong Si'an, Zhang Hansi and others to resist Zhu and Lian's party, and was appointed as the commander of the capital by Emperor Yanzheng of Yin, and had a certain status in the Qingyuan Army.

It was with the support of the Chen family that Liaojia was able to open the sea smoothly.

But looking back, the little Chen Hongjin has now controlled part of the military power of the Qingyuan Army and the trade dominance of the maritime merchants, forming a force that can compete with it.

Liu Congxiao asked himself that he could subdue Chen Hongjin with his prestige, but once the Central Plains was mixed in, the situation would be different.

The Chen family has not shown any ambitions at present, and Liu Congxiao does not want the Qingyuan army to fall into civil strife.

It is obvious that they are least willing to fight the Central Plains as an enemy.

Merchants make money from harmony, and once a war breaks out, the interests of the Chen family will be greatly affected.

Shaoji has not yet seen through the key.

Liu Congxiao knew very well that if the Central Plains really wanted to attack Quanzhang, the Chen family would fall faster than anyone else.

Once the Chen family surrendered, there was no need to fight this battle.

Looking at the adopted son in front of him, Liu Congxiao couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

From the perspective of the family's interests, offering land to the Central Plains is the most suitable for the future of the Liu family, but the two states of Quanzhou and Zhangzhou are his painstaking efforts.

How easy is it to give up what you have achieved today in exchange for the rain and wind more than ten years ago?
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On the other side, Cao Bin's letter quickly reached Wu Yue and Qian Hongchu.

The king of Wuyue looked at the letter in his hand, and his heart almost jumped out.

Borrow, borrow?

Is this really an excuse?Or under the pretense?

No one knows the historical allusion of the false way to attack Guo.

After thinking about it, Qian Hongchu didn't know how to make a decision, so he said: "Come here, invite Second Brother, Shi Lang, Bao Xiang, Shen Xiang, Chen Shilang, Luo Shilang..."

He was already a little indecisive, and he didn't dare to make decisions on matters related to Wu Yue's family and country. He asked people to call Qian Hongyi, Qian Hongyan, Bao Xiurang, Shen Huzi, Chen Yanxi, and Luo Sheng to discuss together. this matter.

"Uh……"

He paused, and added: "Call Shen Fuxiang too."

After thinking about it, Qian Hongchu still felt that he should call Shen Nian to discuss together.

Although this guy's brain is not bright, he has helped him a lot.

If it weren't for the loud "I dare not", he might have been fooled by that bastard Wu Qiao, and he really answered Li Hongji's call.

Thinking about the fate of Meng Xuanzhe and Li Hongji, Qian Hongchu couldn't help but shudder.

Not long after, Wu Yue's core officials gathered together.

Qian Hongchu circulated Cao Bin's letter.

Seeing the request in the letter, many ministers of Wuyue changed color and were terrified in their hearts.

Just like Qian Hongchu's feeling when he first read the letter, is this really an excuse?Or under the pretense?

Only Shen Nian Gujing is calm and calm.

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Qian Hongchu asked, "What do you think of Cao Bin's letter?"

Qian Hongxuan looked gloomy, and said: "In order to build a state in the Central Plains and Fujian, you can enter Qingyuan from Shaxi, and there is no need to go through our territory. He wants to take Wu Yue from me."

After all, Wu Yue was the painstaking effort of the Qian family for more than [-] years. It is sad to think that Wu Yue will die.

Bao Xiu made Qiang Zuo calm down, and said: "That may not be the case, the road down from Fuzhou is smoother, and it may not really be coming towards me, Wu Yue."

Shen Nian said with a strange expression: "What is there to discuss about this matter? Could it be possible that Your Majesty can refuse Cao Bin's request?"

Qian Hongchu instantly had the urge to fork him out, and regretted calling him to discuss matters.

But after thinking about it carefully, Qian Hongchu felt that it made sense.

How dare you refuse Cao Bin's request?
dare not!

Since you dare not, what is there to discuss?
Shen Nian didn't say "dare", but used the word "able", already giving himself face.

Qian Hongchu thought about the "excellent" performance of the Wuyue army in the south of the Central Plains, gave up all resistance, and said: "What the minister said, I asked you to come here. How can I discuss whether to let the Central Plains enter? I, Wuyue, have treated the Central Plains with courtesy from generation to generation. , What about taking advantage of the Central Plains? I have invited you here to cooperate with the Central Plains in attacking Quanzhang in good faith, and to prepare food and salaries for the Central Plains conquest."

(End of this chapter)