Sword God Wine Ancestor

Chapter 569 The Emperor Shows Weakness
Su Bai was slightly taken aback. Of course he knew that this was not the City Lord's Mansion. At first he thought that the Fifth Prince had found such a courtyard on purpose and did not live in the City Lord's Mansion. Now it seems that this is not the case?

The fifth prince slowly shook his head and said: "The situation in Liaozhou, or the situation in the three northeastern states, before I came, I was a little too optimistic. Now it seems that if we want to build this place into our territory, it is still too late." It's far away!"

Su Bai frowned and said, "Brother, can you tell me in detail?"

"Haha! Brother Su, if you want to hear it, of course I am willing to tell you." The fifth prince Zhao Yan laughed, then his expression became serious, and said: "The three northeastern states refer to Liaozhou, Jizhou, and Jiangzhou. The three places, although this land is not small, in fact, the connection between the three places is very close, it can be said that it affects the whole body! Originally, my plan was to manage the land of Liaozhou well first, but wait for me After coming here, the local officials were very polite on the surface, hmph! But to get them to join me, I hit a snag."

"I was angry for a while, and I wanted to take over the management of Liaozhou forcibly, but I didn't expect these officials to be very bloody. If one of my counselors hadn't persuaded me, it would have gotten out of hand at the time, and later Only then did I know that the reason why the officials in Liaozhou dare not follow my wishes is because there is support from Jizhou and Jiangzhou in the back! Once the war starts, I will face the officials and sergeants from the three states!"

Su Bai's face darkened, he didn't expect things to turn out like this, he asked: "Brother, why do you still live in Changbai City now? What's the current situation like?"

The Fifth Prince smiled and said, "I'm fine now. As for why I live in Changbai City, there's no particular reason. It's the same everywhere anyway! After all, this is the capital of Liaozhou, and not far from the city is the 'Ba Tianmen'. As for the current situation... it's not too bad. I know that I was too hasty before. Although I am a prince, I came here without the order of my father, and my strength is not strong. This time Being underestimated by the other party, if I have enough strength, then I don’t need to say anything, people from the three northeastern states will naturally take the initiative to join me!”

The fifth prince said this with confidence, he smiled and said: "Now I am recruiting and buying horses, and I am trying to expand my manpower. In addition to some people brought from Shangjing and my own people gathered from other places, I have also recruited here. With less manpower, as long as you give me a little more time, it will be a sure thing to take down the three northeastern states!"

Su Bai heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what the other party said just now, and thought that the matter was really serious, but now it seems that he is overthinking, the fifth prince Zhao Yan is also very prosperous here, after all He can also expand the number of people without being restricted, which means that even if the people in the land of Liaozhou or even the three northeastern states do not join him now, they cannot restrict his development.

After getting a general understanding of the situation, Su Bai didn't ask any more detailed questions. After all, it would be useless for him to know more about the details, and if it was really used for him, the Fifth Prince would not be polite to him.

Seeing that Su Bai did not speak again, the Fifth Prince Zhao Yan smiled and said, "Brother Su, you have stayed in Shangjing for a while, but what happened? Have you heard any news?"

Su Bai thought for a while, and didn't hide anything. He shared the news he got from Mr. Lu and some speculations from the two of them. In fact, these are not secrets. Although the management of Shangjing is very strict now, but Because there are too many people and the city is too big, it is too easy for a few spies to sneak in. If it weren't for this, the rumors would not have spread a while ago.

Especially not long ago when Empress Shangguan left again, Shangjing has now become more riddled with holes, and there is no "Nine Palace Gate" to maintain order, I am afraid that Shangjing has long been in chaos!Therefore, as long as the fifth prince has two spies in Shangjing, these news can naturally be found out. However, Su Bai and Mr. Lu's speculations made the fifth prince fall into deep thought, and it seems that they brought him some information. inspired.

Seeing that the other party was thinking about something, Su Bai didn't make a sound and drank the wine silently.

After a while, the fifth prince, Zhao Yan, came back to his senses, had a drink with Su Bai, and said, "Brother Su, yesterday, my father suddenly sent me a message. Guess what it is?"

Su Bai was stunned for a moment, where did he guess?With a wry smile, he said, "Brother, you are embarrassing me. I am not a roundworm in His Majesty's stomach. How can I know what His Majesty is thinking?"

The fifth prince smiled slightly, and he just said casually, if Su Bai could really guess it, he would be surprised!After all, after seeing the imperial decree, even he himself thought it was impossible!
The fifth prince smiled and said: "I won't go into details, the general meaning is that my father named me General Zhenbei to suppress all rebellions in the three northeastern states!"

Su Bai was taken aback when he heard the words, the meaning was obvious, as long as a person could understand it, but it was precisely because it was so clear that people couldn't believe it, or some people couldn't understand what the hidden meaning was.

Seeing Su Bai's surprised expression, the fifth prince shook his head and said, "Are you surprised? I was also very surprised when I first saw this imperial decree. I never expected that such an imperial decree was waiting for me."

Su Bai pondered for a moment, then asked: "What is your majesty doing? Judging from the previous signs, your majesty shouldn't do such a thing!"

The fifth prince nodded slowly. He also had this question. Under normal circumstances, it would be good if Zhao Wuji didn't call directly. Even if he wanted to make an order, he might have to let the fifth prince go back to Beijing to plead guilty!Just like when he treated the Seventh Prince Zhao Zhen before, Zhao Wuji did not say a word, and directly conscripted him personally!At that time, the fifth prince was also a little worried, worried that he would become the next target of his father, so he was also very concerned about the war in Huizhou.

This is also something that many discerning people can see. They all know that the war is a key battle, and it is a battle that affects the entire Wu Dynasty and the entire world!But precisely because of this, the forces of all parties were even more afraid to act rashly. Even the second prince, Zhao Chen, stopped in the south during that time!
And this war finally ended not long ago, the result was somewhat unexpected, Zhao Wuji actually withdrew his army, and the reason was that Empress Shangguan captured the eldest prince Zhao Zheng!If I say it, I'm afraid it will be a change that no one would dare to believe, and no one can think of, but it just happened like this!

Regardless of the reason, Zao Wou-ki has indeed withdrawn his troops. Although he did not lose this war, the consequences were very serious. Those forces who waited and watched became restless again, and the world became more chaotic. The most important thing What's more, they dared to face the emperor Zao Wou-ki!

The fifth prince Zhao Yan slowly shook his head and said: "This is the father showing weakness. I would never have thought that such a strong person would be like this now. Hehe, I can't imagine that my brothers, the ministers in the court... , I'm afraid I can't even think of it!"

Although the fifth prince was smiling, his tone was full of loneliness. Su Bai thought for a moment, thinking of the crucial battle that Mr. Lu had mentioned to him, and thinking of the result of this battle, he understood why the fifth prince would say that , and also somewhat understood why Zao Wou-ki would do this.

Sure enough, this is Zhao Wou-ki showing weakness, not to mention those princes, ministers in the court who are more familiar with Zao Wou-ki, will be surprised, will not expect Zhao Wou-ki to do this, Su Bai is a nobody, this weekday there is no one at all. It has nothing to do with the affairs of the court, and I have never met Zhao Wuji at all, and I didn't expect Zhao Wuji to do this at all!Zhao Wuji actually showed weakness!

It seems that the impact of the previous crucial battle is beginning to show!what is this?The tiger falls in Pingyang, and the dragon swims in shallow water?All count!

Although Su Bai didn't expect Zhao Wou-ki to do this, he didn't feel as deeply touched as the fifth prince, at most he was a little surprised.

He glanced at the other party and asked, "What is the elder brother going to do?"

The fifth prince, Zhao Yan, came back to his senses and said: "Winter is coming soon, and the winter in the three northeastern states is not easy! For the time being, stabilize the situation, continue to develop our power, and warn the rebellion in the three northeastern states." , if you really don’t listen and dare to make trouble, then send troops to wipe them out!”

Su Bai was stunned for a moment, did he really want to obey Zhao Wuji's will, as the General of Zhenbei, he really wanted to wipe out the rebellion in the three northeastern states?

The reason why Zhao Wuji showed weakness and made such a move was obviously because he followed Prime Minister Li Chengji's suggestion, and Li Chengji also saw it very accurately. Although the second prince, fifth prince, and seventh prince were all independent, the other party also It is true that they are all disciples of the Zhao family of the royal family, and they really feel that this world belongs to their Zhao family, we can fight for it however we want, but if outsiders want to intervene, then absolutely not!

Now the situation is indeed as predicted by the other party. The fifth prince at least stated that he obeyed the will and will suppress the rebellion. Presumably the other princes will do the same.

Of course, this is not completely useless to the fifth prince. After all, the name of General Zhenbei is not small, and it will be justifiable to recruit soldiers and horses, and it will be much more convenient to do other things.

Su Bai didn't think too much, he said with a smile: "Is there really an unscrupulous rebellion in the three northeastern states? How dare you seek trouble under your nose? Brother, what do you need to do?"

The fifth prince smiled noncommittally and said: "Brother Su, you are willing to help, of course I would like to ask for it, but killing a chicken with a bull's knife, I don't need to trouble you, Brother Su, for such a trivial matter, I have other things that I need your help with, Brother Su."

"Oh? If you have anything to say, just say it! As long as I can do it, I will never refuse!"

(End of this chapter)