Xianxia version of Water Margin

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"proclaim oneself emperor?!!!"

"Jiang Yan wants to proclaim himself emperor?!!!"

Cai You never expected that Jiang Hongfei's ambition would be so big! ! !

You know, Tian Hu and Wang Qing only call themselves King of Jin and King of Chu. Fang La has only called himself Holy Duke so far, but Jiang Hongfei actually wants to call himself Emperor! ! !

Cai You doesn't know the person "Liang Jingru", otherwise he would definitely say: "Is it because Liang Jingru gave your brother the courage?!!!"

However, Cai You calmed down and thought about it. Although Jiang Hongfei's proclaiming emperor was a bit arrogant, it was not completely unreasonable.

You know, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty Liu Xiuke proclaimed himself emperor after winning Hebei.

Although Jiang Hongfei has not captured the complete Hebei, let alone the land of Yan, Jiang Hongfei has Shandong.

Calculating the territory he owns, Jiang Hongfei is no smaller than when Liu Xiu became emperor.

It would be reasonable if Jiang Hongfei really ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

Therefore, Chai Jin's words may not be a joke.

And once Jiang Hongfei proclaims himself emperor, no matter how difficult the situation is, the Zhao and Song Dynasties will definitely continue to fight against Shuibo Liangshan.

Otherwise, Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La will all follow suit and proclaim themselves emperors. In that case, the Zhao and Song Dynasties will become five kingdoms, and the nature of the war will also change. If the Zhao and Song Dynasties want to suppress the bandits, quell the chaos and restore unity, it will be impossible. It is extremely difficult.

After understanding this, even a loser like Cai You felt that Jiang Hongfei must not be allowed to become emperor, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

With this understanding, Cai You hurriedly said: "Chief Chai, don't play with it. There are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the country. If the leader of the village tries to claim the throne, he will definitely become the main opponent of our Song Dynasty. Please note that our country has no two kings." If the two-hundred-year-old Song Dynasty were to attack Guizhai with all its strength, how could Guizhai be able to withstand the heavenly soldiers?"

Chai Jin said leisurely: "Now that your family is besieged on all sides, where can the heavenly soldiers send me to Shuibo Liangshan?"

"this……"

Cai You was immediately struck speechless by Chai Jin.

At this moment, Lehe came over with a smile on his face and said: "I, the Song Dynasty, cannot mobilize more troops in a short period of time, but I, the Song Dynasty, can do it. Whoever becomes emperor first will be annihilated with all his strength." , Your family doesn’t want to be the first person, right?”

Seeing Lehe coming, Cai You felt relieved as if he had seen a savior.

Chai Jin looked at Lehe and said with a cold face: "Being emperor has its bad side as you said, but it also has its good side. Mr. Yin is extremely talented, how could he not know that?"

Throughout the ages, some power lords would proclaim themselves kings and emperors when they gained a certain level of strength when they conquered the world.

This is not only because there is endless glory in being crowned king and emperor, but also because there are great benefits in being crowned king and emperor.

You know, claiming the title of king and emperor can quickly expand one's influence and accumulate popularity.

This is mainly because when troubled times arise, people will call for the arrival of the True Dragon Emperor - this True Dragon Emperor is the savior that people long for.

Therefore, as long as people hear that someone is proclaimed emperor somewhere, they may think that this is a real dragon emperor.

If the person who proclaims himself emperor can achieve relatively great success in the military, and can also do things such as killing the rich, helping the poor, and opening warehouses to provide food relief, most of them can be sought after by the people and make the people actively devote themselves to proclaiming themselves king. Under his command.

In short, claiming the title of king and emperor is conducive to accumulating popularity, expanding one's influence, and increasing one's strength.

Therefore, if Jiang Hongfei becomes emperor, there will be both risks and opportunities.

After a pause, Chai Jin continued: "The Zhao family is cowardly. They paid annual coins to the Khitan and Dangxiang, which led to the loss of national prestige and the ruin of the country. They imposed excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes as much as crucian carp crossing the river. They also built Huashigang and Xicheng in a big way, making it difficult for the people to live. Who deserves to sit back and enjoy the country? The matter has come to this, and we must fight. In my opinion, there is no need for peace talks between your two families. You go back and tell Zhao Ji, telling him to come over as soon as possible."

Upon hearing that Chai Jin was so tough, he even directly labeled the Zhao family as cowardly, immoral, extravagant, and making the people's lives difficult. He also said that the Zhao family was not worthy of enjoying the country and the country.

This is too strong to say.

——If these words come from Jiang Hongfei's mouth, it can be regarded as Jiang Hongfei preparing to punish the people and declare war on the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

Cai You was shocked and said hurriedly: "You and I need to discuss matters between our families. Why are we here?"

Chai Jin said very forcefully: "Your family was defeated when they attacked my family. They were defeated by my family. Now there are only a few remnants of the defeated generals left to cling to Xingqing Mansion and survive. Now my family has all the troops, and we will capture Xingqing soon." Let’s go straight to Bianliang City in Tokyo, what’s there to discuss?”

Hearing what Chai Jin said, Cai You immediately panicked and didn't know how to respond.

Fortunately, there is still Lehe.

After hearing this, Lehe said equally forcefully: "Chief Chai, give my husband an accurate word. There is still room for discussion on this matter. If so, my husband will try his best to promote a strike between our two families. If not, my husband will Then I will return to the capital and go to the palace. I will use the whole country to recruit millions of troops to fight against your family again."

Le He was so tough that Cai You couldn't help but sweat. He thought to himself: "Will Yin Wenhe push Chai Jin into a hurry?"

No, Chai Jin hesitated after hearing what Lehe said!

Seeing this, Lehe said again: "You and I are from the same family. If we fight, foreigners will become the fishermen. Just like when the Five Husbands messed up China, if we can discuss it, why do you and I have to do that?" Is this the truth that a loved one will hate his enemies but he will be happy?"

Chai Jin said: "The troops have already risen. There is no need to discuss it. Soon my family will raise troops to attack Xingqing Mansion. You and I can compete on the battlefield."

Lehe said: "Soldiers are deadly weapons, and Heaven despises them. Your family has devoured so much of my country, so you should be satisfied. Our country is a big country with a vast world and unlimited soldiers and civilians. If the court realizes this and makes some changes, it will definitely not be your family." However, if the enemy does not stop fighting now, when will we be able to fight in the future?"

Chai Jin said: "My village leader is a god-like figure. He has already figured out that your family has no more troops to send, but he doesn't want to cook beans and burn twigs to teach foreigners..."

Having said this, Chai Jin quickly shut his mouth.

Lehe seized this opportunity and counterattacked: "It turns out that the village owner is also afraid of the chaos in the Central Plains, and will cause chaos in China again and become a national sinner."

Chai Jin remained silent.

Lehe continued to increase his offensive: "The leader of the village is unwilling to even call himself a king, let alone an emperor. There are probably villains who will interfere with it and disrupt the loyalty of the leader of the village."

Chai Jin said displeased: "Who is Mr. Yin slandering?"

Lehe said: "Whoever ruins the peace talks between our two families, I will blame."

Seeing that Lehe was so bold, Cai You was afraid that Lehe would do anything bad, so he hurriedly interjected: "What are the conditions for Guizhai, but it doesn't matter. There is no need to ask for high prices and pay back on the spot."

After hearing this, Chai Jin was silent for a long time, and then said: "Shandong, your family and I will use the current situation as the boundary, and Hebei will use the river as the boundary. Your family will compensate my family for the war compensation of 50 million yuan, and marry three more emperors." Come here and be the concubine of my village master, and deposit and withdraw money from the Zhao and Song ancestral temples, but you can serve the country."

Lehe said: "It seems that the leader of your village listens to the crazy words and takes this dynasty lightly, but he is afraid of bringing disaster on himself in the future!"

Chai Jin said: "The conditions have been agreed. You two go back and report to Zhao Ji. It is useless to talk more."

Cai You felt that judging from Chai Jin's attitude, there was no point in continuing the conversation. The key was that Jiang Hongfei asked Chai Jin to talk to him by name. He couldn't figure out what Jiang Hongfei was thinking?

So Cai You returned to his residence with Lehe.

Lehe helped Cai You analyze the current situation and said that there were a group of villains like Chai Jin around Jiang Hongfei. They wished that Shuibo Liangshan would continue to fight the Song army so that they could get promoted and make a fortune. The terms of this peace negotiation may not be good. Chopped.

Cai You was convinced and decided to go back to the capital first and let the court come up with the idea. After all, the matter was so big that he really didn't dare to make the decision.

Hearing that Cai You was going back to Bianliang City in Tokyo, Shuibo Liangshan arranged a boat for him and sent him along the Wuzhang River to the territory of the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

In just three days, Cai You returned to the capital.

However, Cai You followed Lehe's suggestion and did not return with much fanfare.

This was mainly because Cai You had not completed his mission well this time and it was not appropriate to come back with great fanfare.

Also, Cai You had to persuade Wang Mian, Zheng Juzhong and others to work with him to persuade Zhao Ji to agree to negotiate peace with Jiang Hongfei, even if the peace terms proposed by Jiang Hongfei were very harsh, lest Zhao Ji be irrational and put the Zhao and Song Dynasties in danger. .

After entering the city, Cai You didn't even return home. He went straight to Liang Shicheng's house and asked to see Liang Shicheng.

As soon as Liang Shicheng heard Cai You's request to see him, he realized that something must have happened, otherwise it would be impossible for Cai You to come to see him first instead of meeting Zhao Ji first.

Liang Shicheng immediately sent someone to invite Cai You in.

After a while, Cai You was taken to Liang Shicheng's living room.

Today, Liang Shicheng is so powerful that even Cai You, who is equally powerful and deeply loved by Zhao Ji, has to fawn over him.

After seeing Liang Shicheng, Cai You immediately lowered his attitude and said, "Master, something big has happened."

While drinking tea, Liang Shicheng said, "If nothing serious happens, can Shaobao show up at Za's house as soon as he comes back?"

Cai You complimented: "The master is very aware of everything.", and then said impatiently: "Not only did Jiang Yan ask for Shandong and Hebei, he also asked for 50 million spiritual coins, plus three empresses. If he didn't give it, he would come to attack the capital. !”

Liang Shicheng frowned: "Is Jiang Yan so arrogant?"

Cai You smiled bitterly: "Not only that, he also wants to ascend the throne and become emperor!"

Hearing Cai You say that Jiang Hongfei wanted to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, even Liang Shicheng became uneasy. He frowned and said, "Jiang Yan is so bold?!"

Cai You's analysis (actually Lehe helped Cai You analyze it): "It's hard to say whether Jiang Yan has this intention, but there must be many such people among the leaders below him. It should be noted that a rising tide lifts all boats. Once Jiang Yan ascends the throne and becomes the Emperor, how can they, as generals and prime ministers, not gather together in Luojiang to commit such a treasonous and unethical act?"

Liang Shicheng thinks it makes sense.

Cai You added: "If Jiang Yan proclaims himself emperor, Fang La, Tian Hu, and Wang Qing will surely follow him. When he is dead, our Song Dynasty will be torn apart. Are there any intact eggs under the overturned nest?"

Not to mention changing dynasties, once the emperor returns to his courtiers.

If Liangshan's army really hits Bianliang City in Tokyo, Liang Shicheng's hidden appearance will be over. By then, let alone glory and wealth, it will be good if he only has one life.

Not to mention national justice, even if it was for himself, Liang Shicheng couldn't let Liang Shanjun fight.

After thinking about it, Liang Shicheng took the initiative to send someone to invite Wang Fu.

Liang Shicheng's home and Wang Fu's home were next to each other, and there was even a small door between the two families to facilitate Liang Shicheng and Wang Fu's exchange of news.

However, it is taboo for all emperors to interact with eunuchs and ministers, so Liang Shicheng and Wang Fu must be more careful.

So Wang Fu came through the main entrance this time.

After Wang Fu arrived, Liang Shicheng motioned to Cai You to tell Wang Fu again what he had experienced during his trip to Shuibo Liangshan.

After hearing this, Cai You took the trouble to tell Wang Fu what he saw, heard and felt during his mission to Shuibo Liangshan.

Wang Fu was shocked when he heard this. He never expected that Shuibo Liangshan was already so powerful and had such a tough attitude towards the Zhao and Song dynasties. The Zhao and Song dynasties were now on the verge of destruction? !

After listening patiently, Wang Fu asked: "Can't Captain Gao stop the Liangshan bandits?"

Cai You was polite to Liang Shicheng because Liang Shicheng was an absolute confidant of Zhao Ji and had the power to tamper with imperial edicts. The key was that he could find out Zhao Ji's pulse. Sometimes a few words of advice to Cai You could save Cai You from many detours. .

Wang Fu?

Sorry, Cai You is not afraid of him at all. On the contrary, Cai You is still Wang Fu's main political opponent.

Let's put it this way, Cai You's ability is not good, but his ambition is great. He has been thinking about the position of prime minister under Wang Fu.

Cai You often thought: "Wang Fu can be prime minister, why can't I, Cai You?"

Therefore, Cai You was not so polite when speaking to Wang Fu. He said angrily: "If Gao Qiu can stop me, will I come to see you?"

Wang Fu believed that Cai You was telling the truth. If Cai You had other options, he would definitely not seek cooperation with him, a political enemy.

After receiving Cai You's personal confirmation, Wang Fu immediately felt a lot of pressure!

——It is not easy for the king of a subjugated country, and it is even more difficult for the prime minister of a subjugated country, because in the eyes of the world, the emperor made a mistake, and it can be said that he was misunderstood by the ministers. The prime minister has no room to shirk the full responsibility. After all, the prime minister is The nominal head of the country, no matter what problems the country has, the prime minister is always to blame.

After a moment of silence, Wang Fu asked Cai You, "What do you want to do?"

Cai You said bluntly: "There are two ways, either to teach Tong Guan to give up Fangla first, and lead the army back to annihilate Jiang Yan with Gao Qiu; or to negotiate peace with Jiang Yan, and if necessary, make some concessions to Jiang Yan in exchange for time." .”

——This is what Le He analyzed for Cai You.

It is absolutely impossible to give up the southeast, the economic and food lifeline of the Zhao and Song Dynasty.

Once the Zhao Song Dynasty dares to take this path, the Zhao Song Dynasty will undoubtedly perish.

In contrast, Shandong and Hebei are easy to give up.

In this way, from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, the Zhao and Song Dynasties would not be destroyed.

Anyone who knows strategy can figure this out.

Therefore, Le He seemed to have two ideas for Cai You, but in fact he only had one idea, which was to let Cai You mediate the conditions for the Zhao and Song Dynasties to accept the peace negotiations proposed by Shuibo Liangshan.

After all, Wang Fu was the prime minister of the Zhao and Song dynasties. How could he not understand that Cai You's idea was: If not, let's agree to Jiang Hongfei's conditions first. As long as Tong Guan annihilates Fang La, we can settle the accounts with Jiang Hongfei.

The condition of agreeing to cede land, pay compensation and send the princess to others put a lot of pressure on Wang Fu, the prime minister. After all, this happened when he was in charge of the Zhao and Song dynasties. It was easy for him to say it but not easy for him to hear it.

Wang Fu couldn't help but hesitate: "It's okay to cede Shandong and Hebei, but he actually asked for 50 million yuan in war compensation. Where can I get him so much money? Also, he opened his mouth and asked for the three emperors. Ji, how do you teach us how to talk to the officials?"

Cai You heard that Wang Fu was honest about the conditions negotiated by him.

This made Cai You very angry. He thought to himself: "I risked my life to negotiate such a condition. You haven't done anything and you are still here babbling. Okay, then you can negotiate it yourself!"

Thinking of this, Cai You said to Wang Fu: "Cai You is not capable enough. How about Wang Xianggong sends someone else to talk to him again?"

Wang Fu thought to himself: "I'll talk as long as I do, but I want to see how tough Jiang Yan is?!"

So Wang Fu went to ask Zhao Ji for an order and sent two more people to Shuibo Liangshan.

As a result, what made Wang Fu dumbfounded and furious was that the people he sent were beheaded by Li Kui one by one just because of their "rude words"...

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