My Cousin is So Weak.

Chapter 248: To fight against foreign enemies, you must first pacify yourself internally

The capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

After receiving a series of news, the emperor felt an indescribable sadness at this moment. He had plotted against his father, his brothers, and even his children and grandchildren, but he never expected that in the end, he would end up like a lonely man.

Now, except for the prince who is still in Wengcheng, all his other sons are gone.

The cause of death is unknown, but I guess he must have been poisoned! But hasn’t the poison been cured long ago? Why did it happen suddenly, or was everyone affected?

Thinking of the scene of coffins in the prince's palace now, he couldn't help but smile three times.

"Okay, okay, the one who tamed the falcon was pecked in the eye by the eagle. I really underestimated the prince's ability. He usually looks arrogant and ambitious, but I didn't expect that he did it deliberately to show me! Now he After gaining the position of crown prince and killing the Lu family, there is not a single prince left in the court who can compete with him. The next step is to besiege the royal capital and force me to abdicate the throne. Haha, how ridiculous! "

He was sitting on the dragon chair, looking very lonely at the moment.

He never hesitated on this road to becoming a king. Only when his son performed the same method again did he know what his former father's state of mind was like.

Thinking of this, the danger of Feicheng and the death of the veteran have become irrelevant. His eyes gradually clear up from the confusion. So what if his son is dead? He still has his favorite concubine, he still has opportunities, and there are thousands of others. Thousands of possibilities.

But those who follow the prince should pay the price for being on the wrong team.

"Send an order for General Yang to come see me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Soon, a sweeping campaign against the prince's forces was launched in the capital, with the prince's east palace as the main body, the concubine's family as the deputy, and the prince's mother's family, as well as the forces from all parties that clearly expressed their support for the prince. , they all suffered accordingly.

Because the emperor's attack was sudden, many of them were wiped out by blood while they were still sleeping. Even the prince's own sons and daughters were not able to escape from this catastrophe.

Both Wangdu and Wengcheng suffered a complete bloodbath.

And when the news came back to Wengcheng again, the prince was completely confused. Why was he assassinated? Not only did his father not make the decision for him, but he also wanted to carry out such a massacre on his family!

And those lieutenants who were lucky enough to survive understood it before him.

"Your Highness, it seems that the Lu family and his son are so rampant because of His Majesty's orders. Perhaps it was a big conspiracy to make you the crown prince from the beginning. Even if you return to the court victorious this time, what is waiting for you is probably a butcher's knife. Not the throne."

The words of the lieutenants made the prince feel even more chilled.

After planning for so many years, he always thought that his opponent was his third brother, but he did not expect that it was his father who gave him a heavy blow in the end. When he closed his eyes now, his mind was filled with scenes of his family being massacred.

Although I haven't seen it, the imagined scene is more terrifying than the reality.

He was exhausted mentally and unshaven. A few days ago, he was a glorious man who went to war on behalf of the emperor. Now he has become a bereaved dog. For a moment, the strength he had built up in his heart dissipated, but he could fall, and what followed behind him The lieutenants did not want to fall. Their family members were also on the purge list, and they knew there was no way back.

Rather than sit back and wait for death, it is better to rebel against the royal capital.

Anyway, they still have hundreds of thousands of troops in their hands. If these people are promised huge profits, they will be a great weapon for them!

So there is a theory that the lieutenants instigated the prince to divide the city and rule, openly confronting the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

This matter was still under discussion, but for some reason the news has spread a lot outside. Of course, Pei Zifan and Fang Jie's work is indispensable here.

Since everyone was pushed to this point, the Prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty didn't care. He directly summoned his staff and wrote a "Letter to the World", which clearly stated how the Emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty killed his father and his younger brother. Now, The story of killing his descendants was vividly described.

Not only was the news widely publicized within the Southern Tang Dynasty, but even neighboring countries such as Dasui also received the news. For a time, the Southern Tang Dynasty was plagued by internal and external troubles.

The city lords who originally wanted to resist desperately saw the emperor and the prince fighting among themselves to such an extent that they didn't care about their life or death. There was nothing left to fight. They simply opened the city gate and surrendered directly.

If there is one, there are two. Therefore, after Fei City, the Pei family's army was unstoppable. However, they reached Weng City on the 11th. Looking at the dark and heavy Dasui army stationed not far away, the prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty was really afraid.

He was willing to fight his father and his ministers, but he was a little frightened when he had to fight the Pei family army, so he quickly issued the second "Letter to the World", to the effect that Recruit wise men from all over the world. If there is anyone who can relieve Wengcheng's difficulties, after he retreats from the Da Sui army, he will immediately be canonized as prime minister, or a general who protects the country, and his descendants will enjoy the title!

When such news spread, capable men came from all directions.

For a while, it seemed that the Pei family army was frightened. Therefore, after seeing them retreat ten miles, the big stone in the prince's heart dropped a little.

On this day, I received counselors and generals from all over the city in the city lord's palace. Each one of them boasted of being extraordinary. Some came up and talked nonsense and praised others. Some gave pointers and suggestions, but none of them impressed the prince. .

Just when he was depressed and distressed, an immortal with Qingfeng Taoism came. He said that he was a Taoist on Xuncheng Mountain before. He came down from the mountain after hearing that Dasui's army had conquered Xuncheng.

This man looked to be over fifty, but his whole body exuded a sense of disregard for the hustle and bustle of the world.

He stepped forward and attracted the prince's attention, and then heard his calm and calm analysis.

"I have a concern. Now that your Majesty is restraining you at home, and Da Sui is making trouble outside, which end does His Highness intend to take care of first?"

Which end to take care of first? If the prince had figured it out, he wouldn't have summoned these people, so he snorted and didn't even bother to say anything more. He wanted to signal the people below to blast the Taoist priest out, but the man was not afraid and remained calm. said.

"After I finish speaking, I will leave immediately, so I don't need to trouble you all."

Perhaps it was his calmness that caused the soldiers who originally wanted to take action to stop, and then heard him speak.

"There is an old saying that when fighting against foreign forces, one must first secure the interior. The location of Wengcheng is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the Dasui army has been fighting for months. At this time, even if the military morale is high, it will need to rest for a period of time before launching an attack. Otherwise, it will not be possible to launch an attack. As for retreating ten miles, this is a God-given pass that gives His Royal Highness the opportunity to take advantage of it. If you can return to the court and seize the royal capital in one fell swoop, by then, even if Wengcheng is lost, you will have room to maneuver. ”