Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

On the way from Lingyang Mansion to Dufu City, a continuous army was walking quickly.

In a carriage in the middle of the army, the extremely fast wheels rolled on the bumpy road. The curtains on the carriage fluttered in the wind, revealing the two great talents inside.

Because the war was about to begin, Li Yuan asked Jia Xu and Xun Yu to rush into Huanzhou. Li Yuan was going to send Li Si to Feng and Yi prefectures.

"Now that the hidden dangers on the three-state border have been eliminated, it is indeed time to further conquer the dynasty."

Xun Yu, who looked calm, was sitting in the carriage with a tea cup in hand. The bumps outside did not affect the stability inside at all.

Jia Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, stroked his beard with one hand, and chuckled:

"The Rihui Dynasty and Nanming Dynasty on the border of Fengzhou suffered heavy losses. Your Highness has sent a message to the Wuyue Dynasty, Nanhao Dynasty, and Ximan Dynasty. These three dynasties must be extremely interested in the Rihui Dynasty and Nanming King."

"Haha, it seems that Wen He had a good conversation with the princes of the Black Gold Dynasty that day." Xun Yu looked at Jia Xu's happy mood and laughed.

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The two great dynasties on the Fengzhou border were defeated. The Black Gold Dynasty was already frightened. How could they dare to enter the Lingzhou border?"

"But..., there is another thing that makes me happy." Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and looked at Xun Yu with an inexplicable expression:

"The commander-in-chief of Lianzhou's troops this time is Meng Tian!"

"Yes, Meng Tian, ​​it is so appropriate to be born at this time."

Xun Yu picked up the teapot and poured a cup of hot tea for Jia Xu. He looked at Jia Xu and said meaningfully:

"I wonder if Meng Tian was born because of God's favor or His Highness's own choice?"

"What do you think?"

Jia Xu raised his eyebrows and took the hot tea.

Xun Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at Jia Xu and smiled softly: "No matter what the situation is, Meng Tian's appearance must make most people feel relieved."

"Yes, Your Highness is getting more and more mature." Jia Xu took a sip of hot tea. The tea cup blocked Jia Xu's face, so it was difficult to see his expression clearly.

For a king, ability is second, and the most important thing is suitability!

When there are more people, there will be discussions, disputes, and their own small circles.

Different eras have different camps, and some belong to the same era and are natural allies!

For example, Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, and Xu Chu formed a small circle.

More like the Liangshan heroes.

As Li Yuan summons more and more talents, his subordinates will split into small circles. There are also different camps at the same time, such as the heroes of Shu Han, Cao Wei, and Soochow.

But some circles are too strong, making it easy for other small circles to resist.

Just like Li Si and Zhao Gao now!

Li Si was destined to be extraordinary regardless of his ability or identity. Even if Xun Yu, who appeared first, had conflicting opinions with Li Si, Xun Yu still had to give in to Li Si.

Although Li Yuan had not issued an order, under the huge power of the Chu Palace, Li Si had become the head of the civil service.

Zhao Gao is in charge of the network, and controls the intelligence and recruiting experts of the entire force in the Chu Palace.

Just these two people joining forces, no small circle can stop them now.

Moreover, they were born too early, and a dominant family might emerge under Li Yuan in the future.

But Meng Tian is here!

Meng Tian is not Li Si. He is loyal and not focused on interests. Not only can he punish Li Si and Zhao Gao, but the characters who will appear in the Qin Dynasty in the future will not be so easily won over by Li Si and Zhao Gao. Most people will choose Meng Tian's side. .

The carriage advanced slowly. Right in front of the army, Ma Chao was wearing a white lion fang helmet and a white lion proud armor. He was riding a huge white-eyed demon lion. He looked heroic and looked into the distance with his stern eyes. On one side, Lieutenant General Guan Sheng looked at the white-eyed demon lion with envy.

This master-level demonic lion with white eyes appeared right after Ma Chao followed Jia Xu into the Black Gold Dynasty.

When he saw Ma Chao about to move his head over, Guan Sheng's eyes instantly became solemn, he clenched the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand and looked forward.

Ma Chao glanced at Guan Sheng, who exuded a certain amount of arrogance. His cold and arrogant eyes did not change, and he turned to look forward again.

When Guan Sheng saw Ma Chao's appearance, he smiled bitterly in his heart. For some reason, he preferred to stay with Cheng Yaojin. He always felt a little uncomfortable when staying with Ma Chao.

………………………………

In the capital city of Huanyu, all the high-ranking civil servants, military officers and generals from Huanzhou gathered here.

Li Si, Zhong Limei, Xu Chu, Xu Fengwu, Song Lan, Wang Songhua, Shi Liubao and other dozens of prefects, county guards, generals, as well as the two powerful leaders Xu Kuang and Song Kong were sitting quietly in the lobby. Wait quietly for Li Yuan to come back.

The eyes of most people on the field were still filled with excitement at this moment. King Ming actually gave up the land of two states to His Highness, and the territory of the Prince of Chu's Mansion exploded.

The most important thing is that they lack the great enemy King Ming.

Xu Kuang, Song Kong, Wang Songhua, Shi Liubao and other prefects looked even more fortunate. Fortunately, they had made the right choice.

While they were chatting happily,

"Tap!" "Tap!" "Tap!"

Several footsteps were heard, and everyone present quickly stopped talking and couldn't help but stand up and straighten their chests. They knew that King Chu was back.

Although they often do not see His Highness King Chu, his power has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

As the footsteps got closer and closer, everyone turned to the door at the same time. The footsteps were neither urgent nor slow, and each step was quite leisurely. Following the footsteps, everyone seemed to see a huge golden wave in a trance. There is a huge force, roaring towards the sky and covering the earth.

While everyone was in a daze, the light in the lobby dimmed and Li Yuan appeared in front of everyone.

"Long time no see, everyone,"

Li Yuan's spring-like smile made people naturally feel close to him.

His smile was like flowers blooming in the whole hall, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed and no longer serious.

Everyone's hearts condensed. If it weren't for His Highness's terrifying pressure just now, everyone would think that His Highness is a very kind prince.

His Highness's power has become stronger again.

Everyone also had a thought in their hearts, but they moved their hands very quickly and saluted respectfully.

"See Your Highness!"

"Everyone, please get up."

Li Yuan calmly walked to the top and sat down, looking around.

"You may know why this king summoned you all here."

Li Si, Zhong Lifei, and Xu Chu looked calm because they had been notified by Li Yuan of what to do next.

Unknowingly, Wang Songhua, Shi Liubao and others looked at each other with clear expressions.

In their view, Fengzhou and Yizhou are now nominally owned by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, but His Highness must send trusted subordinates to govern Fengzhou and Yizhou.

So today we plan to allocate personnel.

Therefore, whatever His Highness says, they will definitely answer.

Li Yuan glanced around the crowd and said without hesitation, "I am ready to send troops to capture Lianhuan Mansion."

"Your Highness is wise..."

Wang Songhua and Shi Liubao, who were about to respond casually, paused in saluting, and suddenly looked up at Li Yuan.

His Highness just said that he was sending troops to capture Yeonhuan Mansion?

Not Feng and Yizhou?

The expressions of Xu Kuang and Song Kong also changed slightly. What's going on?

The two people looked at each other and exchanged wildly:

Shouldn't His Highness send people to Fengzhou and Yizhou now? Why send troops to attack Lianzhou?

don't know!

Isn't this nonsense?

It really shouldn't be.

Before Fengzhou and Yizhou were captured, they went to attack other places. Could it be that His Highness was distracted?

impossible.

Xu Fengwu was startled when she heard Li Yuan's words, and then quickly looked at Li Si below Li Yuan's head. Seeing Li Si's calm face, her heart moved.

Lord Li Si also knew.

Something's wrong, something's wrong.

His Highness is also a stable person. It is impossible to suddenly choose to attack Lianzhou at this time. Something must have happened.

Just when Xu Fengwu had a sudden idea in her mind, her face changed slightly, and she was about to blurt out.

"Your Highness, but the court is coming to deal with us?"

While everyone was confused, a male voice suddenly sounded. A middle-aged scribe stood up and said with a heavy face.

Cui Zongming, the new magistrate of Huanchen Mansion in Huanzhou, was a great talent Li Si found among many officials.

After hearing Cui Zongming's words, the prefects and county guards looked shocked.

"Well, I learned from the news in Kyoto that the imperial court is preparing to unite with Prince Yu to deal with us." Li Yuan said slowly with an indifferent look.

"And King Yu?"

Everyone was even more shocked when they heard Li Yuan's words. Xu Kuang and Song Kong looked at each other, swallowed, and were speechless.

Many generals behind Zhongli Mei and Xu Chu opened their eyes wide and clenched their fists.

Although His Highness's tone was calm, they could sense an impending crisis.

Even Cui Zongming, who spoke first, changed his face slightly. Although he had expected it, when a crisis comes, it always makes people a little nervous.

Several county guards behind him rolled their eyes, even a little unbelievable.

Could this news be false?

"You don't need to be nervous. I will have my own way to deal with the arrival of the imperial court and Prince Yu. You should do your job well."

Li Yuan looked at everyone's surprised and fearful expressions, looked around, his face was solemn, but his momentum was extremely strong, and his words were so loud that the distracting thoughts in everyone's minds disappeared instantly, their faces were stern, and they all saluted.

"I will obey His Highness's orders!"

"The king plans to raise 800,000 troops to attack Linhuan Mansion. Zhongli Mei, you will lead a 100,000 vanguard army to attack Linhuan City first!"

"yes!"

The armor rustled, and Zhong Lizhen stood up and saluted with his fists, his sharp eyes particularly sharp.

The faces of the generals behind Zhong Limei were condensed, but their eyes were faintly excited, but some generals were also puzzled.

General Zhong Lizhen is the vanguard general, so who is the commander-in-chief of the army?

In the eyes of many generals, General Zhongli Mei was brave and resourceful, and he was the first to follow His Highness. Who else, except the strongest General Lu Bu, could hold down General Zhongli Mei.

They have learned that General Lu Bu will take control of Fengzhou. Who will command this 800,000-strong army?

Could it be General Ma Chao who is guarding Lingzhou?

Several burly and naive generals opened their eyes and looked at Xu Chu aside, wondering in surprise, could it be Master Xu Chu?

Li Si's eyes flashed slightly, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. It seemed that His Highness had summoned an unusual person this time.

Don’t know who the outstanding person is?

Li Si looked at Li Yuan above him quietly, with a hint of expectation in his heart.

When Li Yuan was in Fengyu City, he had already sent a message to Li Si, asking Li Si to prepare to bring some key officials he could trust to go to Fengzhou and Yizhou to govern.

Looking at the different expressions of everyone, Li Yuan's eyes became more majestic and he smiled softly:

"This time, I have chosen someone to lead the army. General Meng, come in!"

General Meng?

As soon as the words came out, everyone's expressions changed. This was an extremely unfamiliar name.

The pupils of Xu Fengwu, Song Lan and other talents shrank. They thought of His Highness's mysterious nature. One after another great talents appeared in His Highness's hands. They never let people down, they were only shocked.

The person who allows His Highness to appoint the commander-in-chief of the army this time must not be easy!

Mongolian?

Li Si, who originally had an expectant look on his face, changed slightly when he heard this last name.

Li Yuan's breath suddenly leaked out from behind him, and a dark red figure hiding respectfully behind Li Yuan appeared. He couldn't help but raise his head and look out the door.

"Tap!" "Tap!" "Tap!"

I saw a middle-aged military general wearing armor and thick eyebrows and big eyes walking in. He had a majestic face, bright eyes, and exuded an extremely majestic aura. His eyes were scanning, and his heroic appearance was breathtaking.

Everyone who was swept by Meng Tian's bright gaze suddenly felt in their hearts. Although his eyes were dull, they gave people a strong sense of oppression.

Even when walking in an ordinary way, everyone can feel that there is a demeanor that is as motionless as a mountain, and the color remains unchanged even if Mount Tai collapses in front of it.

Li Si and Zhao Gao's pupils shrank at the same time.

"General Meng!"

Zhong Lizhen, who had always been calm and composed, stood up in surprise when he saw Meng Tian.

Zhongli Mei was once a captain in the Qin army before he followed the overlord Xiang Yu.

At that time, the Qin Dynasty was established, and Wang Jian and Meng Tian were respected by all the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty.

When the unified Qin Dynasty was just established, Meng Tian did not have the opportunity to enjoy the glory that a founding hero deserved. Instead, he shouldered a more arduous mission - to conquer the Xiongnu in Beipei.

At the end of the Warring States period, war broke out everywhere. The Qin State swept through the six Central Plains countries with the power of one country and established the first feudal empire in history. While the Central Plains was fighting, there was always active in the north of the Central Plains a nation that was good at riding and shooting and was extremely fierce - The Xiongnu took advantage of the war in the Central Plains to constantly harass the northern countries. When Qin unified the Central Plains, they took the opportunity to cross the Yellow River and occupied a large area of ​​land south of Hetao, directly threatening the security of Xianyang, the capital of Qin. Become the last thorn in the side of the entire empire.

Meng Tian commanded 300,000 Qin troops to attack the Xiongnu in the north. On the bank of the Yellow River, the Qin army, which was dominated by infantry, started a life-or-death battle with the Xiongnu cavalry. Meng Tian used an unstoppable force to break through the bamboos and regained Hetao, Yangshan, and Bei in one fell swoop. If they wait, the Xiongnu will flee and flee into the desert.

In just one battle, Meng Tian severely damaged the fierce and fierce Xiongnu, causing them to be defeated and run in all directions. The Xiongnu did not dare to enter the Han Dynasty for decades. Meng Tian's achievements were the highest.

So that "the barbarians dare not go south to herd horses!"

After this battle, the Qin army at that time had no rivals, and Meng Tian became the most outstanding general in the Qin Empire.

If you know Meng Tian carefully, you will know that Meng Tian's ability is not weaker than the four famous generals of the Warring States Period.

Meng Tian's achievements were mainly after Qin unified the six countries and established the Qin Dynasty, and led the Qin army to fight against the Xiongnu in the north. Meng Tian can be said to be the first famous general in the Qin Dynasty, but he does not belong to the Warring States period, so he cannot be included in the four famous generals of the Warring States period. one.

It's a pity that in the end, Zhao Gao and Li Si jointly created a fake edict and ordered Fusu and Meng Tian to commit suicide. Meng Tian committed suicide by taking poison with hatred.

Hearing a shout of respect, Meng Tian nodded to Zhong Lizhen with a resolute and steady face, walked to the center of the lobby, clasped his fists and half-kneeled in salute:

"General Meng Tian pays homage to His Highness!"

"Meng Tian, ​​I have ordered you to be the commander-in-chief of the Lian-conquering army this time. You must capture Lianyang Mansion and guard Lianyang Mansion!"

"The last general takes command!"

After the ceremony, Meng Tian stood up.

His steady eyes finally looked at Li Si beside him, his eyes became extremely sharp, and his tone was very unkind:

"Li Si, long time no see!"

"General Meng, long time no see!"

Li Si looked at Meng Tian with a wry smile.

At this moment, everyone in the hall looked at the two of them in surprise. They knew that His Highness must have brought a big shot, and Zhongli Mei's performance just now let them know.

But when they saw Meng Tian's rude tone towards Li Si and Li Si's wry smile in response, Xu Fengwu, Xu Kuang, Song Kong and others present were extremely surprised.

Who is Li Si? When he appeared, he was respected by the powerful generals under the command of the Prince of Chu. The two great talents Jia Xu and Xun Yu were weaker in front of him. The bloodthirsty demon general Xu Chu was like a docile kitten in front of him.

And the talents displayed by Li Si made all the talents in Huanzhou respected and feared.

But today, the fierce man who appeared didn't seem to be afraid of Li Si at all. He called him by his first name and was even slightly angry.