Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1885: Four Generals, Shuangbai's Reform, Tang-Wei Conflict
Because of the emperor's death, Yang Jian was in a very unfavorable position in public opinion, and even many people who were originally neutral stood against Guo Longcheng.

Especially after this, Guo Longcheng did not ascend the throne himself, but chose one of the many brothers of the emperor's father, the previous Emperor Wei, to inherit the throne at this time.

After this incident, even more people who were originally neutral turned to Guo Longcheng.

Therefore, in the initial struggle, Yang Jian quickly found himself in a disadvantageous position.

Originally, the biggest suspect for the emperor's drowning was indeed Yang Jian, but Guo Longcheng was not completely free of suspicion, and even had a considerable amount of suspicion. Apart from Yang Jian, he was the only one who could be suspected. It was just that he was not as suspicious as Yang Jian.

However, the emperor is gone, and given his current age, it is even more impossible for him to have a bloodline.

At this time, the person who is most qualified and has the most prestige to inherit the throne is definitely Guo Longcheng.

But when such a great opportunity to climb to the throne was right in front of him, Guo Longcheng decisively gave it up and instead chose to select talented people from the royal family. The person he chose was a famous wise king from the royal family. Who would have the qualifications to doubt him again?
Guo Longcheng really has no interest in the throne!
Since he was a child, what he longed for was not the throne, but the battlefield. This has not changed at all in the past few decades.

He firmly grasped the power in his hands, and his goal was to protect the foundation of the Wei state. He did not want the state power to be stolen by people like Yang Jian.

However, it must be said that this move put Yang Jian at a comprehensive disadvantage in all aspects.

Yang Jian originally wanted to turn the tables and throw the dirty water on Guo Longcheng, but after Guo Longcheng did this, no matter how hard he tried, the dirty water could not be thrown on Guo Longcheng.

Not long after, Yang Jian, who had lost the struggle, had to temporarily withdraw from the capital.

Having lost the support of the people, if he continued to fight with Guo Longcheng in the capital, his chances of winning would be too slim, so it would be better for him to withdraw and preserve his strength.

Daxiao, Xiang Yu was defeated in a short period of time, which made Di Zhiling give up the plan of sending troops to contain Da Chu. Just like the Qin Dynasty, he began to recuperate and develop internal affairs.

During this period, Mai Dongmeng, a man from Western Rong, crossed the sea. Because of his bravery, he and Ximen Zun hit it off at first sight. Later, Ximen Zun recommended him to Di Zhiling and Xifang Yuwei.

From then on, in addition to Ren Pingsheng and Li Xu, the third of the four great generals also appeared.

Yes, although he was brave and invincible, he was first a famous general and then a fierce general.

Mai Dongmeng, a Western Rong man, was one of the four great generals in the Xin Dynasty in the original historical trajectory, and the only one from a foreign race among the four.

At the same time, he is also the bravest among the four generals.

In other words, among the many famous generals of the Xin Dynasty, he was also the bravest one.

There were those who were better at commanding troops and fighting, but not as brave as him personally. And there were those who were better at personal bravery than him, but could never compare with him in commanding troops and fighting.

The four generals, Ren Pingsheng and Li Xu, are all-round strong without any obvious weaknesses. No matter where they are placed, they will be able to get started right away.

As for Mai Dongmeng, he is not as comprehensive as those two.

In terms of large-scale military confrontations, he was not bad, but he was just average, not much better than other first-rate generals at the time. And if compared with Ren Pingsheng and Li Xu, who were first-rate generals among the first-rate generals of the time and specialized in large-scale military confrontations, he seemed even more ordinary.

But in small-to-medium-scale confrontations with less than 30,000 troops, he was an absolute expert. He was the best in the new dynasty in terms of penetrating deep into the enemy's rear, fighting thousands of miles away, and responding to emergencies.

Even in this small-scale confrontation, even Ren Pingsheng, the world's number one general at the time, would definitely not have a chance of winning against him of more than 50%.

Moreover, behind his invincible bravery, he is actually a sinister and vicious person. Everyone says that he is the best at adapting to changing circumstances, but few people know that compared to adapting to changing circumstances, he prefers to plan before taking action. It seems that he is adapting to changing circumstances, but in fact, he may be leading you into a trap that he has already set.

During the conquests of the Xin Dynasty, a dynasty that produced many famous generals, although he seldom served as the primary officer on the main battlefield, once he took action on the flank battlefield, he would always return with a full load.

As for Mai Dongmeng, he was born into the royal family of Xirong. Although he was not a prince of one of the five kingdoms, the country he was from was not an unknown small country.

All in all, with a population of over a million and an army of over 100,000, it is also a strong force.

However, although he was born into a royal family, he was born to a palace maid after his father got drunk. He had no status in the royal family. He was definitely the unpopular type in the royal family.

However, because of his talent, his brother envied him, so he had to leave his hometown in the end.

In the future, he may seem to be famous, but in reality, he is a sad person.

He couldn't return home, couldn't see his relatives, and the person he loved most became his brother's queen.

Although he held a high position and great power, he was alone all his life, without a wife or children, wandering alone in a foreign land. Therefore, he died of depression at an early age, and was the shortest-lived among the four great generals.

However, most of the famous generals of the new dynasty were frustrated people despite their great reputation.

There are actually quite a few people like Mai Dongmeng and Wang Yu who have to leave their hometowns.

In addition, in the original historical trajectory, Bai Shengchen, one of the twelve founding emperors, also came to the Great Sky just like the original historical trajectory.

The twelve founding emperors, the word "emperor" does not mean monarch, but a respectful title.

Compared with the four great generals, the five dragon and nine tiger generals, and the five founding strategies, these twelve people seem to be much dimmer.

However, this does not mean that these twelve people are insignificant little people. It's just that these twelve people are all people who govern the local areas in the rear, and their contributions are all some subtle contributions that moisten things silently, not as grand as others.

Therefore, compared to those people, they seemed to have become green leaves serving as a backdrop for the red flowers.

Among the twelve founding emperors, Bai Luodi is the undisputed top of the list. Apart from Bai Luodi, Zhang Fang, Ximen Shuhuan and Cai He are also among them, and they are among the top ones.

In fact, among these people, Zhang Fang is the only one who can be one of the five counselors and also one of the twelve rulers.

Among the five counselors, he was only right of Huang Qiudao. And among the twelve rulers, he was only right of Bai Luodi. As one of the four heroes of the Legalists, he also had his own unique insights in governing the country. If it weren't for Bai Luodi, who could be above him?
The five counselors were the ones who would follow Emperor Zhiling and accompany him in his campaigns. Bai Luodi was Emperor Zhiling's most trusted logistics manager.

Bai Luodi and Di Yang, who were both from the Di family, were the two who guarded the rear every time Di Zhiling went out to fight.

Therefore, this is not among the five strategies.

And Bai Shengchen is another one of the Twelve Gentlemen.

His ability is within the twelve gentlemen. Even if he is not among the last few, he can never be among the top three.

The reason why he was ranked third among the twelve monarchs in the future when it came to rewarding the merits was because he and Bai Luodi started the vigorous Double White Reform in the early and middle stages of Emperor Zhiling.

The Shuangbai Reform provided sufficient motivation and stamina for Emperor Zhiling to become the second emperor in history to unify the seven dynasties and complete the great cause of unification after Emperor Shenwu. It also provided sufficient fuel for the huge chariot of Daxiao.

It can be said that if there had not been the Double White Reform, there would have been at least a 50% chance that Emperor Zhi Ling would not have been able to accomplish the great cause of unification as planned in the original historical trajectory.

Of course, in the original historical trajectory, the Shuangbai Reform was not launched until Emperor Zhiling had almost unified the Great Xia Dynasty. It took a full twenty years to complete.

Therefore, the Shuangbai Reform is also known as the Shuangshi Reform. It is divided into two decades, which brought a leap forward to the national strength of Daxiao at that time. The most explosive period of Daxiao's talent was also during the first decade of the Shuangbai Reform.

During the first ten years of Shuangbai's reforms, two-thirds of the four great generals, the five dragon and nine tiger generals, the five founding counselors, the twelve founding monarchs, and the twenty-four good generals gathered in the new dynasty during this period.

At that time, also within the first decade, Wang Yu, who came from afar in disgrace and became the leader of the future 24 generals of the New Dynasty, officially fought his way to the top of the New Dynasty and established his position as the head of the Northern Faction.

It has to be said that with the natural talent and buff-attracting couple Di Zhiling and Ximen Yuwei, Daxiao has indeed had an endless stream of talents during this period.

Mai Dongmeng and Bai Shengchen, these two are the most important ones.

For those relatively ordinary ones, there are more and more of them during this period.

For example, Qin Dao from Donghai in Dacang, brothers Meng Zhan and Meng Wei from Jiaodong in Daqian, Yu Decai from Xiangzhou in Dawei, Yuan Suixi from Dongsha in Dawei, and Qian Wanshi from Qianhang in Dawu, all came to Daxiao because of their fame, and began to enter the Daxiao officialdom or the Daxiao army through various channels, making the Daxiao chariot even larger.

Like Daxiao, Daxia also entered a stage of rest and recuperation at this time.

Although Daxia took advantage of the separation of the Cao and Dugu factions to successfully suppress the Cao faction and once again restore the country.

However, compared to Daxiao, Daxia during this period needed more rest and recuperation.

Moreover, during the period when the original Great Xia was divided into three kingdoms, the Great Xia of that period could be said to have been at war year after year, and the war was almost non-stop. In addition, it was also at war with the two major dynasties at the same time, which almost consumed the Long family's foundation.

Even though the imperial court was barely restored and the emperor of Daxia was no longer a puppet but had real power, the new Daxia was still weak.

At the same time, within Daxia, there is also the historical issue of the Cao clan that needs to be resolved.

Whether from within or without, the current Da Xia does not allow them to make too many drastic moves.

As for the Tang Dynasty, it was caught up in a debate at this time. A group of people represented by Li Shimin, Li Longji and Li Siyuan agreed to recuperate and accumulate national strength like the other two families.

There was no other reason. After years of war, their national strength was exhausted.

Even Daxiao, who has the richest family, needs to rest and recuperate, let alone them.

The purpose of fighting a war is to become stronger and stronger. But if the result of fighting a war is only to become weaker and weaker, then there is no need to fight this war at all.

However, a group of people represented by Li Shimin, Li Longji, and Li Siyuan had this idea, but Li Xu, Li Keyong, Li Cunxu and others had a different idea.

They saw that the Wei Dynasty was at the point of complete internal strife, and that the conflicts were unresolved, so they wanted to take advantage of the Wei Dynasty.

The power of these two factions in the court is actually not much different.

However, as the emperor, he was more inclined to take advantage of the civil strife in Wei at this time.

Whichever faction the boss favors, that faction will naturally prevail in the end!

In the Tang Dynasty, the power of the royal family was very strong!
Among these three dynasties, these three families are the most powerful in terms of royal family power.

Therefore, whether it was the faction that advocated recuperation or the faction that advocated war, they were basically composed mainly of members of the Li Tang royal family.

There were indeed many talented people in the Li Tang Dynasty. The older generation included Li Ze, Li Zong, Li Ji, Li Dao Zong, Li Shen Tong, Li Yuan, Li Keyong...

The young and vigorous faction also includes Li Xu, Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, Li Longji, Li Chen, Li Xinan, Li Haotian, Li Cunxu, Li Siyuan, Li Cunjin, Li Sizhao, Li Hualong...

To say that the royal family held up half of the Tang Dynasty is almost an underestimation of them.

Among the three great generals of the Tang Dynasty, General Li Ji, the Protector of the Nation, did not express his opinion on this matter, while General Tian Ce stood firmly on the side advocating recuperation. Only General Wu Lie advocated a major war.

Therefore, Emperor Li Hao, who also advocated war, appointed General Li Xu, who was also a military general, as the chief general, and Li Cunsi, a famous general from his clan, as his deputy. He also appointed Li Chen, Li Siyuan, Li Cunjin, Li Sizhao, Li Siben, Li Sien, Shi Jingsi, Kang Junli, Mu Shaohua, Yuwen Ke, Li Hualong... as his successors.

Mu Shaohua and Yuwen Ke, these two were both generals of the older generation of Daxia, and they also had a certain reputation.

It’s just that there was a Ye Shangjue in Yuan Daxia who overshadowed everyone else.

In front of Ye Shangjue, even people like Tang Ritian and Li Chen are just fireflies, not to mention people like Mu Shaohua and Yuwen Ke.