Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 352 Congratulations
"Your Highness's refusal to ascend the throne is indeed a wise move!" Everyone dispersed, and Li Yue left Wang Meng alone.

Li Yue smiled and said: "Isn't it because we are not strong enough and the time is not ripe?"

Only those who can bend and stretch can be a man. The same as the country, if you have no strength, why bother pretending to be fat?
For Li Yue, calling himself king is almost the same as calling himself emperor.

Liang Guo needs patience now, rather than another setback.

Wang Meng laughed and said, "Your Highness is really quick to talk. Not only can't he be the emperor at this time, but he should also return the Jiangdong prisoners and ask for a title to alienate Yan and Jin."

"Application for a title from the Sima clan?" Li Yue felt nauseated.

Liang Xiao and Jia Jian fought well in Huainan, repelling Yuan Zhen and Xun Xian and capturing thousands of Jin troops.

But that's all. Jiangdong originally didn't want to fight, but just cooperated with Yan State to send troops to build up its momentum.

"Bochang of the Western Zhou Dynasty cherished this holy virtue. The world is divided into three parts, but two of them are still serving the Yin and Shang Dynasties! Although Jiangdong is weak, it is still the common master of the world. The enemy of Daliang, Yan first and then Qin, eased relations with Jiangdong. You can concentrate on dealing with Yan!" Wang Meng borrowed Cao Cao's "Dan Ge Xing" to advise.

The current situation in the world is quite similar to that of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Serving Jiangdong respectfully is actually trying to win the hearts and minds of the world.

Before the Northern Kingdom is unified, they will definitely not attack Jiangdong.

Asking for a title from Jiangdong also showed that Liang was not hostile to them.

But Jiangdong's gang may not appreciate his kindness. I just hope that they will calm down in the future.

"I will do my best. I will appoint you as the governor of Yanzhou. What do you think?" Li Yue didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.

Yanzhou is the richest state in the Liang Kingdom and the foundation of the Liang Kingdom.

But it is equally powerful and intertwined, and its strength is the strongest.

To deal with the powerful people in Yanzhou, the powerful people in other states will not be a problem. This is several times more urgent than ascending the throne and proclaiming the emperor.

Wang Meng said: "Your Highness's intention, I already know, this is also Meng's long-cherished wish. The strength of the Central Plains is enough to suppress the world, but now it is trapped in the two states of the Murong clan because the Central Plains is too powerful."

"If we can annex powerful people, what will happen to Murong, Tuoba and Fu?"

At least a quarter of the population and land in the Central Plains are in the hands of powerful people, and this quarter of the population has millions of people, not to mention that the best land in the Central Plains is controlled by them.

Now that Liang Guo has entered a bottleneck stage and is not expanding externally for the time being, it can only move inward with a sword.

Suppress and weaken powerful powers, release population and land, and replenish national strength.

"Within one year, I will wipe out Yanzhou!" Wang Meng said in a deep voice.

"Sir, you are a great talent, let's wait and see!"

Li Yue immediately issued an edict, appointing Liu Qi, the governor of Yanzhou, as Shizhong and Shangshu of the Hubu Department, and promoted Wang Meng to the rank of governor of Yanzhou.

Before the war, some people might question Wang Meng, but after the war, no one said anything.

Li Yue still assigned him three thousand black cloud elites, and also assigned Gao Yun and Duan Juan to him as pawns.

Duan Zhi is a Xianbei of the Duan clan, and Gao Yun is from a martial arts hall. They are not involved with local forces. They are both wise and courageous people, and can become Wang Meng's right-hand man.

Just after sending Wang Meng out of the city, news of Bingzhou came.

Zhang Ping wrote a letter of apology and sent more than 20 young and beautiful Hu Ji, more than ten good horses, and a nephew as a hostage.

"... Zhang Hao, the fake son, was a member of the Shangdang. He sent troops privately and offended the authority of the Liang King. He was punished with death and should have been returned to the Shangdang. However, the elders in the county were reluctant to leave and repeatedly asked to stay. This time, the folk customs have been fierce since ancient times. If we do not follow this The request is only for fear of rebellion and surrender to the Yan people. Therefore, I will spare no effort and am willing to defend this place for your highness. I also hope that your highness will bear with me. It is a capital crime and a capital crime."

This guy also made a petition later, which can be regarded as a sufficient effort.

He dared to tell lies with his eyes open like this. In fact, he knew that Liang Guo could not do anything to him now, so he was confident.

Li Yue replied with a letter asking him to send the culprit oyster to Yecheng.

Yecheng is not too far from Bingzhou, just across the Taihang Mountains.

Zhang Ping's reply came quickly, saying that Zhang Hao and his father and son had a deep love. If his son made a mistake, I would naturally bear the responsibility, and Zhang Ping was willing to take the blame on Zhang Hao's behalf.

Talking about accepting guilt but taking no actual action.

After exchanging letters many times, Li Yue gradually understood Zhang Ping's character, who was as cunning as a fox.Don't be impatient when dealing with this kind of person.

Thistle City.

Murong Jun had a dark face all day long, always feeling like someone was pointing fingers from behind, and looking at everyone with unkind eyes.

If he had not been defeated first in this southern expedition, the outcome would have been uncertain.

A defeat would damage his prestige, not to mention that his tribe suffered heavy losses and his speech was not as authoritative as before.

On the contrary, after this battle, Murong Ke's reputation was greatly enhanced. Although he was not the King of Yan, more and more people gathered around him.

Nursery rhymes have become popular in Jicheng recently, "You are a hero among men, but you cannot be a king. If you have a secret in your heart, everyone in the world will look forward to it."

Murong Jun's nickname is Xuanying, and his character is Jun. The first two sentences say that he should not be king.

Murong Ke's courtesy name was Xuan Gong, and he had a mysterious secret in his heart, and everyone in the world looked forward to it. His meaning couldn't be clearer.

Although these nursery rhymes are difficult to be refined, they are widely circulated among the people because they are easy to understand.

And Murong Ke was indeed "wanted by everyone in the world", so he had to arouse Murong Jun's vigilance.

At this moment, once Murong Ke takes action, Murong Jun will not even have a chance to fight back. Murong Chui, who has a large number of soldiers, will support him, and Yang Qian, who was rescued by him, will support him...

"Your Highness, Master Shiro wants to see you."

The less he wanted to see her, the more Murong Ke came to her door.

"pass."

After a while, Murong Ke came to see him dressed in regular clothes.

Murong Jun put on a smiling face and was extremely friendly, "What's the matter with Xuan Gong here?"

"Recently, there are some people spreading nursery rhymes among thistles. Does Your Highness know about it?" Murong Ke made the matter clear directly.

"Is there such a thing?"

"My brother has found out that it was the work of Liang Guoxi. Li Yue set up a school affairs office and did many things to alienate, spy on and spread rumors. Brother Wang must not take it to heart."

Murong Ke has always been upright and upright.

"Fourth brother..."

"Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. Han Gao suffered repeated defeats at the hands of Xiang Yu, and Wei Wu also suffered the defeat of Chibi. My brother should not be demoralized by a temporary defeat. After three generations of Yan, the country is strong and the people are stable. All he needs to do is work hard to govern and form alliances. Friends, there will be a time to defeat the enemy."

Murong Ke's eloquent talk made Murong Jun feel like a spring breeze.

"What the fourth brother said is true! But in today's situation, is there any good strategy?" If Murong Ke can't trust him, then no one in the Yan Kingdom can trust him.

If he wanted to rebel, he didn't have to wait until today. When Murong Huang died of illness, Murong Ke, who had a large number of troops, could take action.

"The Central Plains cannot be conquered for the time being. The only plan now is to wipe out Chile first, take its population, cattle and horses, and enrich the Great Yan, and then join the desert people and go south to compete!"

This is the best way Murong Ke can think of. It does not target the powerful people in the country, nor affects the generals of the clan. It is a harmonious one and does not touch the foundation of the Yan country.

"Great idea!" Murong Jun was greatly impressed, "But who can be the general?"

"The best strategy is for the king's brother to personally conquer and replenish the troops. For the middle strategy, Daoming is the general and leads his troops to the north. For the next strategy, my brother leads the troops to fight."

Murong Jun had just been defeated and was about to leave the capital for an expedition, so he was naturally worried.

And Murong Ke has become the pillar of Yan State. Without him in Jicheng, the normal operation of Yan State will be problematic.

Most of the government and military affairs in the country passed through Murong Ke's hands, and he needed to take care of any trouble.

Therefore, he had no choice but to choose Murong Chui.

"After the autumn harvest, Daoming will march north to Chile!"

(End of this chapter)