Chapter 130 Big Fish Eat Small Fish

"I've said everything that needs to be said. With my father's character, I will definitely adopt my plan."

The third prince shook the paper fan with a confident look.

Hearing this, Li Zhong showed a strange smile, "Your Highness, this time killing two birds with one stone, the most important thing is King Wei, this time the barbarians go south to King Wei and King Qi will definitely be unstoppable, and if Qi loses Wei, with the greed of the barbarians, it will inevitably continue to seize. The remaining land in the north, north of the Yangtze River, cannot be defended.”

"So, if you can take the opportunity to weaken the king of Wei, this rich land south of the Yangtze River is not your uncle King of Chu? Then you just need to wait for the opportunity. If the barbarians come to the city, the emperor has only two ways, one is to destroy the city of Chang'an together. Now, one is to flee to Lin'an and establish another capital. At that time, you will not have to rely on your uncle. Will the throne still be able to escape? If the emperor suffered misfortune at that time, His Highness can also ascend the throne with the support of your uncle. emperor."

"Uncle has already told me these words in the letter. I didn't expect my uncle to have such a long-term vision. I just hope that the barbarians will not go back this time because of the autumn wind." The third prince sneered.

Li Zhong said with a smile: "Of course not, I got the news that the barbarians have already stopped their troops with the Ottomans. This time they go south, they will definitely not retreat easily. The number of lives in the north is exhausted, and the barbarians are not good at water warfare. An Taiping, Your Highness, don't hesitate any longer, you should make plans earlier."

The third prince suddenly sighed slightly, "Forget it, when this king takes the throne in Lin'an, he will do his best to recover the lost territory in the north."

"Your Highness is wise." Li Zhong smiled.

The next day, in the morning.

After thinking about it all night, Xiao Wenxuan looked at the minister of civil and military affairs and said: "The matter of the barbarians going south needs to be discussed in the long run. After all, now that the Great Yu Kingdom and the barbarians have been rehabilitated, it is not appropriate to speculate. King Qi, the vassal state of King Wei, should guard the monarchy. If If the barbarians go south, they should try their best to guard them and let the barbarians know the greatness of our country. If the two vassals can't resist, we will make another peace deal and increase the annual tribute to appease the barbarians, and other vassals also need to take precautions. If the barbarians do not know Anyway, let's fight to the death!"

"Emperor Shengming." Cui Hao and other ministers were overjoyed and said one after another.

Luo Quan clenched his fist and was about to play again, but was pulled by the military general on the same side and shook his head. Judging from Xiao Wenxuan's expression, it was a compromise this time.

The prince and other princes did not speak. They were also making their own ideas. King Zhao also wanted him to stand on the side of the Lord and the faction. Although he did not speak, many of these Lord and ministers were his people.

From the point of view of King Zhao, Xiao Wenxuan is very old now, and in a few years, he, the prince, will be able to take the throne.

So at this time, no matter what, the barbarians must be stabilized, and the country in the north cannot be lost, and everything will be said after he has secured the throne.

Behind the Fourth Prince is King Liang, and he also has the same idea. Once the barbarians attack, it will harm the interests of the kings in the north, while the kings in the south who are shrinking can take the opportunity to grow.

Therefore, the vassal kings in the north are not stupid. If the barbarians really go south, they will focus on peace, and take resistance as a supplement.

"It's just that King Qi's letter clearly stated that the fiefs lacked iron, iron and coal briquettes. When I see this, I will stop making things difficult for King Qi. We can allow King Qi to buy and sell coal, iron and other things in the Great Yu Kingdom."

Xiao Wenxuan said a little dejectedly, this is the only place he can help Xiao Ming.

The ministers no longer have any objections. If the barbarians really go south this time, they only need to watch the fire from the other side, and let King Qi and King Wei resist, and then make peace when they really can't resist.

In this way, the barbarians can know that the bones of the Great Yu Kingdom are not so easy to gnaw. At that time, they will increase the annual tribute and cede the cities of the King of Qi and the King of Wei in exchange for the peace of the barbarians and the Great Yu Kingdom.

And if the barbarians do not make peace, then the forbidden army will be dispatched to fight the barbarians to the death.

After talking about this decision, Xiao Wenxuan seemed very tired and asked Xiao Huangmen to announce his retreat...

Three days later, Qingzhou.

"A bunch of cowards!" Xiao Ming slammed the imperial decree from Chang'an City to the ground in Prince Qi's mansion.

Pang Yukun was shocked and picked it up immediately, "Your Highness, if Xiao Huangmen sees this, it's time to tell your majesty that it's not yours."

"What are you afraid of! The barbarians are heading south, and the Great Yu Kingdom is in danger, but what about them? All of them are thinking of their own interests. It's ridiculous, ridiculous, and ridiculous!" Xiao Ming said angrily.

This time with the imperial decree, there was also a secret letter from Concubine Zhen to him, and he knew everything about what happened in the courtroom.

"At least General Luo is still a man." Lu Fei said.

"General Luo is righteous, but unfortunately he can't stop the traitorous officials and thieves above the court!" Xiao Ming said.

Zhan Xingchang pondered for a while and said, "Your Highness, this time His Majesty's imperial decree asks us to guard Cangzhou alone, and the King of Wei agrees. This strategy is probably the poisonous strategy that the third prince came up with."

"The mother-in-law said that the father and the emperor lost his temper in the harem that day. It can be seen that this is true. It is estimated that my third brother is already thinking about the fall of the North and his dream of ascending the throne in Lin'an."

"Exactly, this move is mainly to make King Wei lose his troops and lose his generals. We are only harming Chiyu." Zhan Xingchang said, "From the perspective of other ministers and princes, it is clear that King Zhao, King Liang, and King Yong do not want to be involved in this time. When the barbarians attack Cangzhou, for them, as long as their vassal state is safe and sound, it is enough."

Pang Yukun nodded, "Xingchang is right, it seems that the fate of King Kang fell to us again."

Xiao Ming nodded, when the barbarians attacked Shanhaiguan.

The court in Chang'an was the same as it is today, sacrificing a vassal state in exchange for ten years of peace, but unfortunately, King Kang's generation, King Ming, would rather die than surrender and commit suicide in the palace of King Kang.

"This king will never allow King Kang's tragedy to repeat itself in Qingzhou. There is at least one piece of good news. The emperor agreed to buy iron and briquettes from other states." Xiao Ming said.

He never thought to count on other people to help him, and the complete defeat of Xiao Wenxuan and many vassal kings in the court this time proved this.

Zhan Xingchang said: "Your Highness, this is the opportunity to ask King Wei for money, grain, iron and coal, otherwise this city of Cangzhou will be difficult to defend."

"Hahaha, you're so right..." Xiao Ming suddenly laughed, this Zhan Xingchang was really bad.

At this time, King Wei must have been furious, and he probably would not have thought that he, who had always been smooth sailing, would be sold by other vassal kings.

As the first hurdle to resist the barbarians, King Wei definitely hoped that Xiao Ming would be able to defend Cangzhou, so it would not be too much for him to extend his hand to support him.

Pang Yukun smiled bitterly and said, "His Royal Highness, all the civil and military people of the dynasty are plotting against you, how can you still laugh, even if you want money and food to resist the attack of the barbarians, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses."