Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Other nobles can flee Kyoto, but the Li family cannot, because the Li family has just risen for more than ten years, and it is at its peak. If they flee Kyoto, the momentum of the Li family's rise will be completely suppressed and they will fall.

Of course, the Li family also has their own thoughts. They will not submit to Daliang, but they can submit to Chen Hengchang.

In their view, Chen Hengchang is also a member of the royal family of Darong. If Chen Hengchang can obtain the throne, then their Li family will still be the Haining Marquis of Darong, and can even go further.

As long as they can defend Kyoto, as long as they can offer Kyoto to Chen Hengchang in the future, it should not be a big problem for the Li family to get a duke with the merit of offering the city.

However, at this moment, Li Feihe looked at the enemy outside the city, and suddenly felt that their ideas seemed a little too naive.

Before seeing the Daliang army, they thought that the Daliang army was a group of bandits and a mob, and it should not be difficult for them to defend Kyoto.

But now that Li Feihe saw the might of the Daliang Army, he suddenly felt a little unconfident.

Can they really defend Kyoto?

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After arriving in Kyoto, the Daliang Army did not attack Kyoto immediately, but first set up camp and then built siege equipment.

Kyoto is a city with high walls and deep moats. Even if the Daliang Army has internal support in the city, it is not easy to conquer Kyoto. It needs to be done slowly.

Emperor Tianwu led a group of generals to the city wall and looked at the majestic Kyoto City with excitement in his eyes.

Kyoto, Kyoto!

As long as he can take Kyoto, he, Emperor Tianwu, is the real emperor.

If he can't take Kyoto, he is just a local emperor. If he takes Kyoto, he can obey the will of heaven and sit high in the Golden Palace.

The generals following Emperor Tianwu at this time are also very interesting, and of course, very surprising.

There is no need to say much about the other generals. Most of them are old brothers who followed Emperor Tianwu to start an army.

Although the abilities and strengths of these old brothers are average, they are the most loyal to Emperor Tianwu.

Emperor Tianwu also understands that compared to others, his group of old brothers are the most reliable.

In addition to his old brothers, there are many people and forces around him who have surrendered to him halfway.

To say that Daliang has become a climate does not refer to how many soldiers Daliang has, but that the King of Daliang, that is, Emperor Tianwu, has been recognized by many martial arts masters and local forces.

For example, Jian Chengfeng, at this time, Jian Chengfeng followed behind Emperor Tianwu, his white beard flying in the wind, and his ruddy face with a complicated expression.

He is a congenital warrior who rebelled against the court of Darong, and is also the fuse that caused the three valleys and Cuixia Valley to fall apart.

Now returning to Kyoto, looking at the three hills again, Jian Chengfeng's mind is very complicated.

There is resentment, anger, uneasiness, guilt, but more determination.

He never regretted what he had never done.

The Darong royal family has lost the hearts of the people, and the world should change its master.

In addition to Jian Chengfeng, Emperor Tianwu also had Yang Jiushi of the Longping Yang family, Li Zhen of the Bahumen, and Zhang Luan, the Marquis of Jianchang.

That's right, Zhang Luan also defected to Daliang, and he was the biggest helper of Emperor Tianwu.

It was not surprising that Yang Jiushi of the Longping Yang family and Li Zhen of the Bahumen defected to Daliang, because the two families were originally in the three provinces of Longyuan, especially Shunnan Prefecture where the Bahumen was located, just west of Hanzhong Prefecture.

The first Jianghu force to defect to the King of Daliang was the Bahumen.

And there is no need to say more about the relationship between Li Zhen and Zhang Luan. The two are old brothers who have been through life and death. Li Zhen made a choice and dragged Zhang Luan into the water.

Emperor Tianwu got the support of Zhang Luan, which was definitely like adding wings to a tiger.

Zhang Luan was not an ordinary innate warrior. He was once the temple minister of Shangwu Temple. Shangwu Temple was established by him, and he also presided over Shangwu Temple for more than ten years.

Although he later resigned from the post of Shangwu Temple, he left many connections in Shangwu Temple.

With the support of Zhang Luan, Emperor Tianwu easily gained the support of the underworld forces in the three provinces of Longyuan.

As for why Zhang Luan defected to Daliang, on the one hand, it was because of Li Zhen's relationship, and on the other hand, he was fed up with the bullying in the court.

Zhang Luan did not resign from the post of Shangwu Temple voluntarily, but was forced to do so.

Emperor Yanping likes to play balance, and he actually wants to play balance in Shangwu Temple and make decisions inside Shangwu Temple.

If Emperor Yanping arranged talents for Shangwu Temple, Zhang Luan would not have any objections.

But the problem is that Emperor Yanping arranged a group of noble children to Shangwu Temple, and those noble children were simply a group of troubles, making Shangwu Temple a mess.

Above him was the Emperor Yanping, and below him was a group of nobles. Zhang Luan was caught in the middle and was neither a human nor a person. This made Zhang Luan so angry that he gave up.

After giving up the Shangwu Temple, he went to play with Li Zhen.

He lived in Bahumen and often went to Wanshanling with Li Zhen. The two brothers explored the mountains together and lived a carefree life.

Then there was a severe drought in the three provinces of Longyuan, and bandits were everywhere.

Li Zhen chose to support King Daliang. When Zhang Luan returned to Kyoto, he saw that the court was even more chaotic, so he took his children and grandchildren and left the court completely.

At first, they didn't want to surrender to King Daliang, but just wanted to occupy the mountains in Wanshanling and avoid the world.

But King Daliang visited them sincerely many times, and with Li Zhen's persuasion, Zhang Luan decided to support King Daliang.

King Daliang's rapid development in Hanzhong was naturally inseparable from the support of Zhang Luan and Li Zhen.

In contrast, Jian Chengfeng, a later generation, is not as good as the two of them in Daliang.

However, Zhang Luan, Li Zhen, Jian Chengfeng and Yang Jiushi are all innate warriors of the older generation. With the support of the four of them, it is enough to make up for the shortcomings of Daliang's lack of high-end force.

"What's the situation in the city?" Emperor Tianwu asked, looking at Kyoto City.

Zhang Luan chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, everything is ready. As long as we attack the city, someone in the city will inevitably respond to us!"

Zhang Luan is different from Jian Chengfeng. At this time, Zhang Luan did not have so many complicated emotions, and he only had the pleasure of completely resentment disappearing in his heart.

Humph, let you do whatever you want and let you harm me. Now I want to pull your son off the throne.

Well, he had a deep resentment towards Emperor Yanping.

Although Emperor Yanping had long passed away, his resentment did not weaken, but became stronger.

There is also a bit of anger in this.

He was also loyal to Darong in the past, but unfortunately Emperor Yanping failed his loyalty and made the court messy.

The deep love is the deep hatred.

Although this description is somewhat inappropriate, it is almost the same.

Zhang Luan was responsible for the contact between Daliang and Kyoto City.

Zhang Luan naturally knew the nobles and families in Kyoto. If he wanted to win over someone, he would not fail at all.

"Well, I'll feel relieved if I have this sentence from my senior!"

Emperor Tianwu smiled and said, "But you can't be anxious about siege. We must ensure that everything is foolproof. It's best to do everything in one go and win Kyoto in one battle!"

It is difficult to break through the Kyoto City Takaijishen, and it is necessary to have internal support and cooperate.

Daliang is not in a hurry to attack the city now. They have time to waste here, but once they attack the city, they will take down Kyoto as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the longer the battle will be delayed, the lower the morale of the soldiers of the Daliang Army will be.

Therefore, they are not in a hurry to attack the city.

The siege of Kyoto lasted for more than half a month, and in just over half a month, the news of Kyoto being surrounded spread throughout Darong.

Jiangnan, Yingtian Prefecture.

Chen Hengchang and others were talking about the encirclement of Kyoto.

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

In the hall, more than a dozen people sat down, including Ji Feiyu, Yan Huichun, Lin Fu'an, Wang Chongzhen, Ling Bufu, Lu Hua, Chen Ruishu and others.

Here in Chen Hengchang, Ji Feiyu and Yan Huichun are undoubtedly the people he trusts the most and are also his right-hand man.

Lin Fu'an, Wang Chongzhen and Ling Bufu are all disciples of the Shenyang Sect, but now the Shenyang Sect has completely hidden. They have all become innate warriors on the surface and become Chen Hengchang's most powerful supporters.

Lu Hua surrendered in helplessness and is currently helping Chen Hengchang form the Blood Clothing Guard. He has people dug up from the Secret Martial Guard, as well as some of the powers of the Shenyang Sect, which mainly provides intelligence support for Chen Hengchang.

Chen Ruishu, the eldest son of the Xinjiang County Prince, represents the powerful and powerful people in Jiangnan, and he was the first to hook up with Chen Hengchang. Finally, he handed the entire Jiangnan into Chen Hengchang's hands.

Here, there are a few people who are also powerful people from Jiangnan, who have just defected to Chen Hengchang recently.

Although Chen Hengchang's strength is not as good as Daliang, it is not much worse.

After getting Jiangnan, Chen Hengchang obtained a lot of money and warriors.

However, Chen Hengchang's foundation is still a bit weak, and he is now busy converting Jiangnan's financial and manpower into his own strength.

"What do you think about Kyoto?" Chen Hengchang looked at everyone below and asked in a deep voice.

Ji Feiyu looked at Lin Fu'an and first said, "Prince, now the pseudo emperor of Daliang is strong and powerful, and he will definitely be able to conquer Kyoto!"

"Once Daliang conquers Kyoto, he will inevitably go south to attack us! The Jiangnan area is the richest area in Darong, and the pseudo emperor of Daliang will definitely want to take Jiangnan as soon as possible!"

Chen Hengchang didn't need to be king because he could inherit the position of King Qing. Although the court would not recognize him as King Qing, it did not prevent him from using King Qing's name.

Of course, they would not recognize Emperor Jianxing. In their eyes, Emperor Chengping, Emperor Yanping, and now Emperor Jianxing are all rebels who usurped the throne and seized power.

Their King of Qing is the orthodox royal family.

As for Emperor Tianwu of Daliang, although they were unwilling to admit it, they could not admit it if they wanted to.

"That's right, we will have a battle with Daliang! And this battle will come soon!" Lin Fu'an also spoke.

Yan Huichun said: "The victory and loss of the battle with Daliang are related to our life and death. If we win, we will be intimidating the world, but if we lose, our expansion momentum will be interrupted, which will affect To all our plans!”

Their original plan was to take down Jiangnan first, and then take down Fuhai, Yungui, Nanyun and Bashu.

In this way, they have the land of the five provinces and have the foundation for competing for the world.

But Daliang's rise disrupted their plans.

At the beginning, they actually did not pay attention to the Daliang King. The Daliang King was just a bandit and was not worth mentioning in their eyes.

But they never expected that the King of Daliang would rise so quickly, so fast that they all felt incredible.

Before, they wanted to let the King of Daliang and the bandits act as barriers between them and the court, and wanted the bandits of Daliang and the bandits to drag the court. After they took over the five southern provinces of Darong, they would raise troops to attack Kyoto.

As a result, Daliang launched an attack on Kyoto first.

This situation has disrupted their plans, but it has not disrupted all of their plans.

They have not yet clashed with Daliang, and they still have time to prepare.

Chen Hengchang nodded slightly, "The most important thing at the moment is to prepare for the battle against Daliang!"

Ji Feiyu's expression moved slightly, "Prince, we need to win over more forces!"

"Who do you want to win over?" Chen Hengchang asked.

Ji Feiyu said: "The Yang family of Chongshan Town, the Qu family of Nanjiang Town, and the Guo family of Yunling Town!"

Chen Hengchang took a deep breath, "The Yang family of Chongshan Town?"

He had no concerns about winning over the Qu family of Nanjiang Town and the Guo family of Yunling Town. As long as the Qu family and the Guo family were willing to join him, he would be willing to offer better conditions, even if it was to give Nanjiang Town and Yunling Town to the Qu family and the Guo family as fiefdoms.

But winning over the Yang family of Chongshan Town made him feel a little uncomfortable.

At the beginning, Yang Zhengshan drove his father out of Liaodong, and his father's death was also related to Yang Zhengshan.

After the defeat at Chongshan Pass, the previous King Qing and Ji Feiyu fled together. Although they eventually fled to Heishan Island, the previous King Qing was seriously ill and died soon after.

This account can be completely attributed to Yang Zhengshan.

Ji Feiyu naturally hated Yang Zhengshan, but he still persuaded him: "Chongshan Town has 100,000 elite soldiers. If we can win them over, we can let them attack Daliang from Liaodong. At that time, we will attack from both sides, and Daliang will definitely be defeated."

"Your Majesty, those who achieve great things do not need to be emotional. For the sake of the world, Your Majesty should forget the previous grievances."

Compared to the whole world, the hatred for the Yang family is nothing.

Ji Feiyu is open-minded. As long as Chen Hengchang can win the world, what does it matter if the hatred of the Yang family is wiped out?

If Chen Hengchang still cannot let go of his hatred, it will not be too late to take revenge after he wins the world in the future.

Chen Hengchang looked solemn. He could not forget the scene when he first heard the name Yang Zhengshan. At that time, he was just 20 years old and still in Qinghua City.

Yang Zhengshan led the Tenglong Guards to the city of Qinghua, and then Qinghua City was broken. He fled with his father in a panic.

When he fled Qinghua City, he learned about Yang Zhengshan's name.

After that, he fled to Heishan Island, heard Yang Zhengshan's name countless times, and regarded Yang Zhengshan as his biggest enemy.

After his father died, he thought about seeking revenge on Yang Zhengshan.

He didn't know whether to regret or be thankful that he never found a chance for revenge.