Volume 10 Chapter 112

Because he was afraid that Tang Yin would make public the fact that he had obtained the throne in an illegal way, Shao Fang did not order the Feng army to retreat. However, he was still upset about Tang Yin's seizure of his love, and he also planted the seeds of revenge. Read the full text.

Shao Fang returned to Modu Zhenjiang, and soon after, he set off a bloody storm. The target of his cleansing was the Shao royal family. In order to have an absolute orthodox status and to prevent anyone from threatening his throne, Shao Fang took ruthless actions against his clan members.

At first, he pretended to find some "evidence" to convict the royal family. Later, Shao Fang was too lazy to even frame them and directly ordered the execution. At this time, Shao Fang showed the most cruel and fierce side of human nature, and the side of not recognizing relatives.

At the beginning, when Shao Fang just inherited the throne, he had already cleared out a large number of Shao clan members, including his younger brother Shao Bo. However, at that time, he was a new king who needed to eliminate dissidents to consolidate his throne. There was nothing wrong with doing so, but now his throne is very stable, and it would be unpopular to clear out the Shao clan.

Not only did the people of Mo complain, but even most of the ministers in the court expressed opposition. Many ministers wrote to Shao Fang, advising him not to kill the royal family of the same clan. After all, at the critical moment, the royal family was Shao Fang's most powerful supporter. No matter how wise the monarch is, he still needs someone to help him. If he kills the royal family indiscriminately, he will be left alone in the end, and it will be too late to regret.

The ministers' advice was right, and it was also out of loyalty and good intentions, but now Shao Fang would not listen to a word. Seeing that more and more ministers wrote to him, Shao Fang was furious and killed three ministers who wrote to him for advice, and issued an order to the whole country that anyone who dared to protect the royal clan would be treated as a comrade and the nine clans would be killed.

Shao Fang's killing of the minister who advised him was undoubtedly a taboo. According to the prevailing trend at that time, no matter how different the minister's opinion was from that of the monarch, the monarch could not hastily execute the minister. Even if the minister who advised him was just a commoner, the monarch had to treat him with courtesy, otherwise he would be labeled a tyrant. Shao Fang obviously could not care so much. He had to eliminate the trouble forever, otherwise Tang Yin would hold the handle and his throne might be lost at any time. He did not want to live in fear in the future.

Shao Fang's crazy behavior was even criticized by Dong Sheng, the right prime minister who had helped him get the throne. Unfortunately, Shao Fang was no longer the Shao Fang of the past, and he would not listen to him.

The royal family members of the Mo Kingdom were killed one after another by Shao Fang for various reasons or no reason at all, making everyone feel insecure. Many royal family members began to flee the Mo Kingdom with their families, or went south to Anguo, or north to Fengguo for refuge.

The escape of the royal family gave Shao Fang an excuse to kill them all. He publicly stated in the court that the royal family was no longer the pillar of the Mo Kingdom, nor the king's right-hand man, but the borer of the Mo Kingdom, and must be eradicated.

At this time, no one in the Mo Kingdom court dared to speak out, and people could only silently endure Shao Fang's cruelty.

The Mo Kingdom was cleaning up the royal family with great fanfare, while Feng Kingdom was calm. Tang Yin's feud with Shao Fang and his marriage to Ling Shuang did not bring much waves to Feng Kingdom, but the court held urgent consultations.

The falling out with the Mo Kingdom was something that caught the Feng Kingdom court off guard. On the night when Tang Yin returned to Yancheng, Feng Kingdom ministers headed by Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji came to ask for an audience.

When they arrived, Tang Yin was having dinner with his four wives. During the dinner, Wu Mei asked about his marriage with Ling Shuang. Tang Yin just laughed it off and didn't take the marriage seriously. Seeing that he treated it as a joke, Wu Mei stopped asking.

Halfway through the meal, Tang Yin heard that Qiu Zhen, Shangguan Yuanji and other ministers had arrived, so he sent a message to ask them to wait in the study for a while. This wait lasted for half an hour, until Tang Yin accompanied the four wives to finish dinner, and then he set off to the study.

Tang Yin's study was not small, but it was full of people at this time, and it seemed a bit crowded. Seeing Tang Yin arrive, everyone stood up and saluted, saying in unison: "Your Majesty!"

Nodding in response, Tang Yin waved his hand, indicating that all the ministers should take their seats.

"Your Majesty, we have heard about what happened on the border of Moyu. Now our country is facing a great enemy, and we should not offend the Mo Kingdom again, and add another strong enemy!" Grand Secretary Zhang Han said impatiently.

Tang Yin smiled slightly, shrugged and said: "It's not that I offended the Mo Kingdom, but the Mo Kingdom fell into the trap of the Yu Kingdom. What can I do?"

Zhang Han said seriously: "In this case, the king should send an envoy with heavy gifts to the Mo Kingdom to restore the alliance." Tang Yin laughed: "Why is it that I sent an envoy and sent heavy gifts, instead of the Mo Kingdom taking the initiative to repair it?"

Zhang Han said: "Now our country urgently needs the assistance of the Mo Kingdom to resist the powerful countries such as Chuanzhen. On the other hand, our country is not so important to the Mo Kingdom, so it is natural for our country to take the initiative to show goodwill..."

Before he finished talking, Tang Yin interrupted: "Master Zhang is very good at speaking from the perspective of the Mo Kingdom!"

Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji did not speak all the time, mainly to see Tang Yin's attitude. Through his conversation with Zhang Han, it can be seen that Tang Yin has no intention of saving the broken Fengmo alliance, which indirectly shows that Tang Yin agrees with the breakup of the alliance between the two countries.

Hearing Tang Yin's tone becoming hostile, Qiu Zhen was afraid that Zhang Han, the nerd, would continue to speak against Tang Yin's wishes, so he asked directly, "Could it be that the king intends to go to war with the Mo Kingdom?"

Tang Yin smiled when he heard this and did not answer directly. Instead, he asked: "In recent years, has the national power of Dafeng become stronger or weaker?"

Although Feng State's treasury is now empty, it is obvious to all that its national strength has become stronger. Not to mention other things, just the annexation of the eight counties in Ningbei has made Feng State's strength qualitatively rise. In the past, Feng State was a big country short of food. It could not support a large army due to food problems. Now it has annexed eight counties in Ningbei, giving Feng State a stable source of food. Both the central army and the local army have doubled in number.

The ministers looked at each other and said in unison: "Our country's national strength has improved much compared to before."

Tang Yin nodded and asked: "Why is there an improvement?" Without waiting for anyone to answer, he continued: "Because of war! Only war can allow us, the Feng Kingdom, to plunder the rich land, plunder the wealth of other countries, and plunder the population and resources. , technology, without war, Feng Country will only decline. Only uninterrupted war will make Feng Country stronger and stronger." As he spoke, Tang Yin stood up, walked to the wall, and waved. Behind the curtain hung on the wall was a map of the entire Haotian Empire and surrounding countries. He pointed at the top of the map and said: "Everyone, take a look. Is there any country around our Feng Kingdom that can fight with it? To the east is the sea, to the west is Tia, to the north is Bessa and Duki, which is about to be annexed by Bessa. , except Mo Country, our country has no way to expand.”

Everyone subconsciously walked closer to the map. After looking carefully, they discovered that there were many outline marks on the map, and most of them were concentrated between Feng Mo. It was obvious that Tang Yin's plan to use troops against Mo was no longer a day or two.

Qiu Zhen said: "It turns out... Your Majesty has already prepared for war with Mo Country!"

"We can't even talk about preparation. I didn't expect to fall out with Shao Fang so soon, but since we have already fallen out, there is no need to be polite." After a pause, Tang Yin turned around and said, "Qiu Zhen, give it to Tia immediately. The Sanshui Army sent a message and the entire army immediately retreated to the country for repairs! "

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Regarding the issue of external expansion, Qiu Zhen agreed 100% with Tang Yin's decision. The two of them had roughly the same idea, and both believed that annexation was the only way for a powerful country.

However, Zhang Han immediately stood up and expressed his opposition. He said urgently: "Your Majesty, you must not do it. The country of Mo is not comparable to the country of Ning. When we fought against the country of Ning, we had the strong reinforcements of the country of Mo. But when fighting against the country of Mo, we not only had no reinforcements, but There is also the risk of war with Sichuan Zhen and other countries at the same time. Your Majesty must not act impulsively and send troops hastily! "

Tang Yin frowned, why is Zhang Han always afraid of wolves in front and tigers in back? How can he be so popular? At this time, Shangguan Yuanji finally said: "Actually, it is not as difficult to defeat the Mo Kingdom as imagined."

"Oh?" Everyone present was refreshed and looked at Shangguan Yuanji.

Tang Yin asked: "How can Yuanji say this?"

Shangguan Yuanji said: "After all, Shao Fang's throne came from a shady way. Our country can first send spies to lurk in Mo Country, spread rumors among the people, and expose Shao Fang's assassination of his father in order to get the throne. In this way, the people of Mo Country will have Shao Fang's loyalty will be reduced sharply. At the same time, the king can also support other royal families in Mo country and let them unite to impeach Shao Fang. As long as chaos can be created and civil strife can be achieved in Mo country, it will be of great benefit to our country. We will send troops when the time comes. It will also get twice the result with half the effort.”

Snapped! Tang Yin snapped his fingers, raised his head, smiled, and praised: "Yuanji's idea is wonderful, let's do it like this!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Han became anxious again and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, no! Although Your Majesty has some friction with King Mo, the alliance between Feng and Mo is still there. Your Majesty wants to send troops to Mo Kingdom, but there is no proper reason!"

Tang Yin and Shao Fang are both small-minded people, but in terms of tolerance, Tang Yin is much stronger than Shao Fang. Zhang Han repeatedly stood up to oppose Tang Yin's intentions, but Tang Yin could bear it. It was precisely because of this that his ministers dared to express their true thoughts in front of him again and again.

"Master Zhang, it won't be long before we have a reason to send troops." Tang Yin said confidently with a smile.

"Ah?" Zhang Han was stunned and looked at Tang Yin in confusion.

Tang Yin said: "Shao Fang knows that I am married to Lingshuang, so he will definitely think that I have the intention to annex the Jade Kingdom. He will never tolerate our Feng Kingdom annexing the Jade Kingdom, because in this way, it will be tantamount to forming an encirclement trend against the Mo Kingdom." , he will definitely use troops in the short term, either against the Jade Kingdom or the Feng Kingdom. However, the south of our country has a natural barrier and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. You must know that we are more likely to send troops to the Jade Kingdom. I am already married to Lingshuang, and if the Mo Kingdom attacks the Jade Kingdom, I have no reason not to rescue them, so it is logical to send troops to the Mo Kingdom. "