Chapter 402:
Didn’t the imperial edict of the King of Qingzhou say that it would be appropriate for Wang Yue, the governor of Qingzhou, to reconcile with the Yang family?
You know, whether it is Beichen or Nanxiao, there are only South Qingzhou and Beiqingzhou, but there is no place like Qingzhou.
Of course, Beiqingzhou occupies most of the hometown of Qingzhou during the Han Dynasty, and is also called Qingzhou by default.
Wang Yue felt that he should be more obedient. Since the imperial edict said so, he should obey the imperial edict first and become the governor of Qingzhou first.
Therefore, Wang Yue decisively ordered to detain the eunuch who was delivering the order, and ordered the three armies to send troops and horses to attack Southern Jizhou, Qingzhou, Guangzhou, Qizhou, and Jeju.
These old places of Qingzhou during the Three Kingdoms period, for a time, the old places of Qingzhou were filled with smoke, or in other words, they were trembling under the iron hoofs of Wang Yue's soldiers and horses.
Within a few days, the Nan Qingzhou Army, which had long been sharpened, completely occupied the banks of the Yellow River in the north, Sishui in the west, and Nanxiao, the hometown of Qingzhou during the Han Dynasty, and a small part of Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou in the south.
From this moment on, Wang Yue also became the real King of Qingzhou!
At the same time, Wang Yue had people copy the contents of the imperial edict into many copies and spread it throughout the prefectures and counties in Beichen.
With the war started by Wang Yue, although it lasted only a short time, it was also accompanied by the content of the imperial edict. Wang Yue served as the governor of Qingzhou in accordance with the imperial edict, and the news of the occupation of ancient Qingzhou also spread.
Of course, this was because Wang Yue had a strong army and did not speak out about the rebellion. Everyone turned a blind eye. In addition, he was the son-in-law of the Miao family. For a while, he did not say anything. All Beichen Nanxiao looked at To Zhongzhou, Xizhou and Qingzhou.
Let’s not talk about Zhongzhou’s reaction, but Xizhou Zhou Shengchen was in a dilemma at this moment.
Wang Yue occupied ancient Qingzhou in accordance with the imperial edict. Although he exploited loopholes, it was completely justified. The current Wang Yue is what the imperial edict said, and he is the real governor of Qingzhou.
If in the next step, Wang Yue follows the imperial edict and it is appropriate to reconcile and leave, it can be regarded as acting in compliance with the imperial edict.
Anyway, Wang Yue, a thick-skinned person, let people promote it like this. Regardless of whether others believed it or not, he believed it anyway.
Wang Yue did not rebel, but shamelessly occupied Qingzhou in accordance with the imperial decree. Zhou Shengchen was also a little confused for a while.
If we really go to war with Wang Yue, not to mention that Wang Yue also has strong troops and horses. After occupying the entire Qingzhou, I am afraid that there will be an army of 500,000, but they will only need to defend the western front.
However, Xizhou's 700,000-strong army needs to be guarded everywhere. It's really hard to go on an expedition, but it's not necessarily who can win.
Moreover, Wang Yue is very popular in Xizhou, so the soldiers of Xizhou may not really fight Wang Yue.
not to mention. Zhou Shengchen could only wait for Zhongzhou's reaction. Because there was no edict, he did not dare to lead the army towards Qingzhou. After all, who knew whether he was pretending to conquer Guo?
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Compared with Xizhou's entanglement, the Queen Mother of Zhongzhou was a little restless. She didn't expect that Wang Yue would take over the entire Qingzhou, let alone that someone could withhold another imperial edict she arranged.
Yes, the Queen Mother originally issued two imperial edicts, one was to move Wang Yue, the governor of Qingzhou in the south, to become the governor of Qingzhou, and the other was to reconcile.
It's just that the imperial edict of Heli arrived in Nan Qingzhou first, but the other imperial edict was still not issued in Zhongzhou.
The Queen Mother thought that after the imperial edict for promotion was issued, Wang Yue could only leave Nan Qingzhou and go to Qingzhou to take up his post. After arriving in Qingzhou, if there was any reconciliation, Wang Yue would have no choice.
So, the imperial edict was spread like this, and Wang Yue took it as a reward. Anyway, you are planning to make people reconcile, so you should make some compensation.
Under the current situation, the ambitious city lords in various states are definitely ready to take action, and the emperor and military advisor Xie have also been imprisoned by him. Important ministers in the court have also called in sick and stayed at home, ignoring political affairs. For a while, the Queen Mother did not know what to do. What to do.
The Queen Mother knew that the important ministers in the court wanted to force the Queen Mother to release the emperor, but she was in a dilemma. She finally managed to let Qin Yan sleep in her palace at night, forcing Qin Yan to help imprison the emperor, and arrested Xie Military advisor, once the emperor is released now, the consequences will be unimaginable.
At this time, a chamberlain suddenly walked in. He also knew that the situation was a bit complicated, so he reported in a panic and truthfully, "The Queen Mother, Xie Chong has died in prison." After listening to the chamberlain's words, the Queen
Mother She just sat down on the soft platform. Now she had no choice but to start earlier.
So the Queen Mother ordered someone to prepare a jug of wine and took it to the palace where the emperor was imprisoned. When she went out again, the emperor was already dead.
Then the Queen Mother took the imperial doctor non-stop to the residence where Concubine Jiang was to be born in a few days. Not long after, Concubine Jiang gave birth to a prince.
At the same time, Qin Yan witnessed the death of Commander Xie and the emperor one after another, secretly left the palace and headed towards Xizhou. By the time the Queen Mother got the news, Qin Yan had already hurried away.
After Wang Yue captured the entire Qingzhou, he quickly accepted the surrendered soldiers from each county, and his troops quickly expanded to nearly half a million.
Recently, the entire Qingzhou has been training its troops and horses, ready to face the future war. However, while the Qingzhou soldiers and horses are sharpening their swords, Zhongzhou and Xizhou have been silent.
Wang Yue probably knew why this happened. He still ordered the workshops in Qingzhou to work day and night to make armors, weapons, crossbows and arrows, and seize the time to prepare for war. Wang Yue's Qingzhou merchant ships traveled between the north and the south more frequently. between.
As for the people, the people of the prefectures and counties outside the original Southern Qingzhou were very happy after hearing that Wang Yue of Southern Qingzhou controlled the entire Qingzhou, as if they were welcoming the king's master.
After all, everyone knows that the people of Southern Qingzhou are living a good life. Even the prefectures and counties in Yuzhou and Jizhou that Wang Yue had not occupied were looking forward to the arrival of Wang Yue's army.
And Wang Yue did not disappoint the people of Qingzhou, and quickly implemented the decree of Southern Qingzhou to the entire Qingzhou.
In preparation for the war, workshops were set up in various places to recruit people to make arrows and other war materials, which also allowed the people to have extra income besides the busy farming work.
For a time, under Wang Yue's rule, the centripetal force improved a lot, and the people praised him.
Even after the people heard about Wang Yue's treatment in the army, all recruiting places in Qingzhou were overcrowded.
And Wang Yue also accepted all comers. As long as he was still in good health, he recruited them into the army and started training as a reserve force.
On this day, Yang Guang's condition worsened. Yang Shiyi and Wang Yue went to Qinghe County with some guards. The two of them made a special detour to see the newly-incorporated states and counties. On the way, they looked obviously more energetic. In various places, the way Mao Shiyi looked at Wang Yue was a little different.
Feeling Wang Yue's gaze, Wang Yue smiled and teased, "I wasn't very happy a few days ago, why are you so gentle today."
The smile on Wang Yue's face faded a little, and she remembered what was on her mind, and she said with some sadness. "A few days ago, I was afraid that the imperial court would send my master to attack Qingzhou. You two are my most important people. I really don't want you two to have conflicts." Wang Yue smiled and shook his head
. Said, "Actually, you should be lucky. If we hadn't listened to Sect Leader Sect, and if we had delayed getting married a few days, I might have really rebelled against you." Shang Shiyi rolled her eyes at Wang Yue, and she still said tangledly, "You
now After occupying the entire Qingzhou and raising troops and horses, Zhongzhou will definitely be restless, and maybe they will send my master."
Wang Yue smoothed over Shi Shiyi's frown and said casually, "I got it from the previous paragraph. According to the news, Commander Xie has died in prison. General Qin left Zhongzhou alone and headed for Xizhou. The little emperor is also dead now. I think your master will go to Zhongzhou soon." Shiyi didn't understand why Wang
Yue So relaxed, he asked doubtfully, "If my master leads a large army to Beijing to quell the rebellion, wouldn't it be more likely that he would turn around and come to Qingzhou to attack us?"
Wang Yue was amused by the word 'we' in Shiyi's words. , he explained patiently, "This is the key point. Think about it, the prince has colluded with Jin Rong, and soldiers and horses may be waiting for opportunities near Zhongzhou now. If your master enters Zhongzhou, But there is no external terrifying enemy, what do you think will be the fate of your master?"
Yang Shiyi didn't quite understand. When Zhou Shengchen went to Zhongzhou, he would definitely lead an army there. Who could threaten Zhou Shengchen among the army?
Looking at Min Shiyi's face, Wang Yue knew that she didn't understand, so he said patiently, "With your master's character, he definitely can't lead a heavy army into the city, and he will easily be surrounded. If your master himself is okay, with the With his martial arts, there will definitely be no problem in escaping, but what if your senior brothers and sisters are surrounded?"
After thinking about the power of this, Yu Shiyi said helplessly, "I think for everyone's safety, my master may be willing to die generously. , But, if my master is fine, do we really want to fight each other?"
Wang Yue shook his head and said with a smile, "If we can't fight, we have too many soldiers and horses, and we can't solve each other for a while. At most, we will have a confrontation. In this case, your master will definitely be safer. Otherwise, no matter who becomes the emperor in Zhongzhou, he will be afraid that I will send my troops to the west." Nian Shiyi had a headache, and she said helplessly, "Is it possible that we have to fight? We can't help it
. Fight?"
Wang Yue thought for a while and said with a smile, "Actually, there is a way."
Yan Shiyi's eyes lit up and asked in surprise, "What way?"
Wang Yue said with a smile, "We are under the banner of Xiao Yan Commanding their troops to go south, I think that at that time, the Zhongzhou royal family must be waiting for me and Nan Xiao to suffer losses. They will wait for the war to end before making plans. They can also take advantage of this time to continue fighting for power, and even take time to deal with King Xiao Nanchen.
" Shi Yi was a little hesitant, and asked worriedly, "My master is used to it, but aren't you afraid that Beichen and Nanxiao will attack our Qingzhou together?" Wang Yue said with a nonchalant smile, "Nor are the city lords of
Beichen. Silly, you won’t use your soldiers and horses to fight against my soldiers and horses in Qingzhou. And the logistics of the Xizhou expedition is a big problem. Even if half of the 700,000-strong army has to pass through Zhongzhou, I think the emperor of Zhongzhou will find it difficult. Falling asleep."
Seeing that Wang Yue was very confident, Nao Shiyi asked again, "Are you sure about attacking Nanxiao? If we are in one state to deal with the entire Nanxiao, we may not be able to attack the whole Nanxiao with an egg."
Wang Yue glanced at Yan Shiyi and said mysteriously, "Have you forgotten our fleet? Cooperate with the troops on land to quickly capture the northern and southern Yanzhou of Nanxiao. In this way, we will control the land north of the Yangtze River. The naval army, I think, is in good shape. If by chance we capture Jiankang, the capital of Nan Xiao, it will be regarded as revenge for Xiao Yan."
(End of this chapter)