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Chapter 399 Victory is in sight

Liu Yishou thought that Xiao Gang was inflated for no reason. In fact, he really misunderstood this cowardly prince.

Since Xiao Gang dared to write him the threatening and warning letter, he naturally had something to rely on.

In the study of the prefect's mansion in Yongning City (Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province) in Yongjia County, Xiao Yingzheng looked at the letter of appointment spread out on the table with a serious face, a little unbelievable that it was actually true.

The prefect of Wu Xing, the governor of East Yangzhou, the commander-in-chief of the three military forces of Wu, the third division of Kaifu Yitong, and a series of insignificant official ranks, let alone mention them.

When Wu Xing was the prefect, he actually controlled Wu Xing County.The governor of East Yangzhou is to control the soldiers and horses of East Yangzhou (part of the Three Wu area), and the governor of the Three Wu military forces is to let Xiao Ying lead the powerful King Qin.

Although the official rank is getting bigger and bigger, but the control power is getting smaller and smaller.In other words, only Wuxing County (Huzhou City) soldiers and horses and administration can be actually controlled.

But this is enough to explain Xiao Gang's attitude.At the beginning, following Chen Baxian's suggestion, Xiao Ying bargained with Xiao Gang, asking for the official post of Governor of Wuxing County and Dongyang Prefecture, but Xiao Gang never expected to give him more.

It can also be seen from this point that the situation in Jiankang is so tense that Xiao Gang has no choice but to cut his flesh.

"Xingguo (Chen Baxian's word), what do you think of this matter?"

Xiao Ying asked in a deep voice.

"The lord has been an official in Wu Xing for many years, and he is quite prestigious. I am also a child of Wu Xing, and all the songs under my command are from Wu Xing locals. Entering Wu Xing is like returning to my own home. Now that I have this appointment, my lord is like a fish in water, and I will go north to serve as a king. , isn't it a joy?"

Chen Baxian grinned, unable to hold back the joy in his heart.Xiao Gang finally got the hang of it, if he didn't get the hang of it again, he would want to scold his mother.

"I heard that Lan Qin defeated Xiao Xu in Shiqiao, and Xiao Gang finally escaped. But in your opinion, how should we deal with it? Do we need to fight against the troops of other feudal lords?"

Xiao Ying was always in doubt about whether to stand in Xiao Gang's team or not.In fact, he also knew that he had no chance to get his hands on the throne.But even if it is the clan, there are those who are reused and those who are left idle.

Xiao Ying felt that she was still young, so she could work hard, and she didn't want to give up treatment too early and become a useless person like Xiao Yan's sixth brother Xiao Hong.

Give it a go, the bicycle becomes a motorcycle, but if you miss it, you will be in the underworld.Xiao Ying was just worried that she could live on if she didn't jump, and if she accidentally jumped, the whole family might die.

Especially Xiao Gang's weak personality made Xiao Ying particularly worried about whether he could achieve great things.

"Back to the lord, Long Wutou can't do it. With this edict from the imperial court, we can summon the three Wu tyrants to go north.

At that time, no matter whether it is Xiao Yi or Xiao Lun, there is nothing to worry about..."

Speaking of this, Chen Baxian suddenly thought of someone, but he didn't know whether he should tell Xiao Ying or not.

Although Xiao Yi and Xiao Lun are nothing to worry about, let alone Xiao Xu who has "leaved early".But there is an "outsider" who is so important that people dare not ignore it!
"what happened?"

Xiao Ying felt that Chen Baxian suddenly became hesitant.

"Returning to the lord, there is no major event. We will start immediately and lead the troops to Wu Xing to take over Wu Xing's affairs. Then we will issue a call to summon the three Wu heroes and strong kings."

Chen Baxian said firmly that he was afraid that his immediate superior would repent.Now that the arrow is on the string and has to be fired, it is not the time to hesitate.Now at this juncture, if you take one wrong step, you will lose everything.

"Well, let's do it then."

Xiao Ying still believed in Chen Baxian's ability.His current mood is as if a girl has taken a fancy to a certain boy, but she obviously likes it but is hesitant, so she has to ask a girlfriend to see what he thinks.

It's not that Xiao Ying has no ideas, but just hopes to be affirmed by Chen Baxian, after all, Chen Baxian's ability is there.

"My lord, it's not too late. The subordinates are going to reorganize the army now."

Chen Ba first suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said in a deep voice.

"Well, let's go."

Xiao Ying nodded slightly, her face calmed down, she didn't know what she was thinking.

……

In the study of Wei An's residence, Mao Xi sat opposite him, looking very relaxed.However, as the host, Wei An's expression was very solemn.

Night owls come into the house and come for nothing.Liu Yishou, who sits in Shouyang and is adjacent to Hefei, sent someone to deliver the letter. Could something good happen?

"I have a relationship with your father. Although I am not familiar with you, I know you."

Wei An said calmly, not knowing what it meant.

"Mr. Wei is polite."

Mao Xi folded his sleeves and saluted.

The scene was a little cold at the moment, but in the end Wei An broke the deadlock.

"Since you are here today on behalf of Concubine Liu, I will not reminisce about the old days with you. May I ask why you came to Hefei City this time?"

Wei An asked directly without any hesitation.

"Wechsler's catastrophe is approaching, I am here to save the lives of the Weiss family."

Mao Xi bluffed alarmistly.

Wei An is not a three-year-old child. When Mao Xi was still learning to walk, he had already come out to be an official, so he could naturally tell that this was a lobbyist's trick.So he laughed loudly and said: "If you want to talk about this, then I can only say that it is better to ask for others than to ask for oneself. Everyone's fortune is different. If Webster is destined to suffer unforeseen disasters, it is his own fault and he cannot blame others."

Mao Xi was a little annoyed by his reticent look.It can be seen that Wei An is not a fool.I don't know how good the war is, but I still have some brains in life.

"Please the Wei family abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and don't follow Xiao Gang's puppet emperor all the way to darkness. Xiao Gang's actions are usurping the throne. On that day, the emperor handed over the imperial edict to Prince Liu, and was assassinated immediately.

A copy of the edict has been rubbed here. If Mr. Wei is interested, he can agree on a place between Shouyang and Hefei.Concubine Liu is willing to bring the emperor's keepsake, the original copy of the imperial edict, and Xiao Huan, the descendant of the former prince Xiao Tongtong, to meet him.

At that time, the husband will definitely know the truth of the matter. "

Mao Xi folded his sleeves and made a big gift, and then handed over the "copy" of Liu Yishou's letter and imperial edict to Wei An.

The latter was so shocked that he couldn't say a word for a long time!
Unexpectedly, Liu Yishou took Xiao Tong's eldest son, Xiao Huan, to Shouyang without making a sound, and still held Xiao Yan's succession letter in his hand.Wei An opened the "edict" and confirmed it word by word. In the edict, it said that the crown prince Xiao Gang should be abolished and the crown prince should be changed to Xiao Huan to clarify orthodoxy.

Wei An's hands trembled so badly that he could hardly hold the thin piece of paper.

He also opened Liu Yishou's autographed letter, in which the other party described in detail the ins and outs of the incident and the doubts about the assassination of the emperor, and called on Webster to join him in rectifying the chaos, support Xiao Huan as the new emperor, and join King Jiankangqin to seek adultery.

The words in the letter are sincere, without a word of threat, so it can be said that they are very sincere.

Liu Yishou said in the letter:
When the Son of Heaven launched an army to attack the innocent Xiao Baojuan, your father Wei Rui understood the righteousness and led two thousand troops to serve as kings. This is a good story, and it also established the status of the Wei family in the Liang Kingdom.

Now Liang Guo is undergoing great changes, and the emperor is assassinated and dies.What happened to your father, happened to you again.He stood on the side of righteousness like your father, and obeyed the imperial edict to punish the king for adultery.

Or close your eyes, cover your ears, pinch your nose and follow Xiao Gang all the way to the dark, I believe you can make your own decision.

Life is just a few decades, it seems very long, but the key steps are only those few steps, or even that one step.Now is the critical step, you Wei An, or Webster, where do you go, how do you choose?

Wei Zai and Wei Can of your clan have already made a choice. They did not stand on the side of justice.But now that you know the truth, do you want to learn from the two of them?

If you commit crimes knowingly, no one in the world will forgive you.

At the end of the letter, Liu Yishou hoped that Wei An would settle down in a place where the two parties could meet and talk peacefully.Fake ones can't be real, who is the real Qin King and who is the real usurper, you can tell when you meet.

As the commander-in-chief of the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, I am not afraid of going to danger alone. Are you, Wei An, still afraid that I will plot against you?

After reading the letter and reading it again, Wei An put the letter paper on the oil lamp and burned it, silent.

Mao Xi didn't urge him either, just stared at the table and did not speak.

"Back then, my father built weirs on both sides of the Fei River to raise the water level, defeated the Wei army, and conquered Hefei. If I disagree, will Prince Liu repeat the old trick?"

Wei An asked with a smile, and his tone was a bit hostile.

This is conspiracy.

In terms of terrain, whether Hefei can be conquered depends only on who owns Shouyang, that is, the upper reaches of Feishui River.Attacking Hefei City from Feishui will get twice the result with half the effort.Liu Yishou actually had something to rely on.

"Returning to Mr. Wei, I don't know how Concubine Liu will deal with it. However, cities are dead, but people are alive. If you use your brain, there will always be a solution, right?"

Mao Xi threatened calmly.

Wei An nodded slightly.

"So, then when you go back, tell Prince Liu that at dusk tomorrow, I will be waiting for him at the northernmost point where my father built the weir. I will arrive alone, and I hope Prince Prince Liu will not let idlers follow him. He and the king of Jiangling.

Wei Can is now in Hefei City. If something happens to me, you can imagine what choice he will make. "

Wei An said softly but firmly, pushing back Mao Xi's threat.

"So, I will take my leave now."

Mao Xi was noncommittal, and didn't say anything harsh. He just folded his sleeves and saluted, then turned around and left.Wei An personally sent him out of Hefei City without disturbing anyone, including the servants in his house.

……

Before Wei Can set out from Jingkou, he was transferred to Hefei after failing to attack Guangling City.

So the newly appointed Liu Zhongli changed his mind and ordered the warship to open the way, followed by the building boat, starting from Jingkou and heading all the way to Hudouzhou (Nantong, Jiangsu), the estuary of the Yangtze River.

The Shanghai of Liu Yishou's previous life had not yet been formed by the impact of sand.When Xiao Lun was evacuating, he stationed hundreds of troops in Hudouzhou to monitor the passing ships on the Yangtze River.

His attention was always on Jingkou, and he didn't expect Liu Zhongli's bold use of troops this time.In just one day, the camp on Hudouzhou had fallen.

Then, Liu Zhongli made persistent efforts, crossed the river from here, and stormed Putao, an important town in the north of the Yangtze River (Baipu Town, Rugao, Jiangsu Province).

Xiao Lun's soldiers and horses here were caught off guard and were defeated.The remnants fled to Rugao and joined forces with the main force of Xiao Lun's army.

Liu Zhongli, who was already red-eyed, then attacked Rugao City. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by Xiao Lun's soldiers and horses on the road. Fortunately, there were not many opponents.And sent a battle report to Jiankang to urge food and grass.

After the food and grass are ready and the soldiers are repaired, they can fight all the way from Rugao to Hailing City, and then attack Guangling from the direction of Hailing!Liu Zhongli is quite confident.

This wave of outflanking and roundabouts was really well played, and in the end he was hit in an ambush with little loss and no flaws.

Xiao Gang was so excited that he couldn't sleep the whole night after learning the battle report from the front line, so he directly sent people to transport grain by water tanker, and set the grain storage location in Hudouzhou to supply Liu Zhongli's elite soldiers to fight.

On this day, Xiao Gang received a letter from Xiao Ying, or an official document.Xiao Ying said in the letter that he had already set off from Yongning by sea boat, led troops out to sea, followed the coast to Qiantang (Hangzhou), and then set off from Qiantang to Wuxing County by water.

After arriving there, they will contact the local tyrants in Sanwu, and reorganize their troops and horses to go north to serve the king.

Seeing that what he was most worried about had been resolved, Xiao Gang was overjoyed and called Liu Jin to discuss the next step.

In this era, the routes along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River have been developed, and it is very convenient to deploy troops, and there is no need to pass through the "rebel areas" in Fujian and Zhejiang, and the marching speed can also be guaranteed.

After seeing Xiao Ying's guarantee, Liu Jin also showed a smiling face, cupped his hands and said to Xiao Gang: "Your Majesty, with the help of Xiao Ying and the three Wu soldiers and horses, no matter whether it is Xiao Lun or Xiao Yi, there is nothing to worry about." .

Even Liu Yishou, who is acting fiercely in Lianghuai, doesn't have to worry about what tricks he can pull off.After the rebellion of the feudal lords is put down, the soldiers around Jiankang and the soldiers of the Three Wus can attack Shouyang from both sides.Even if Liu Yishou has three heads and six arms, he can't take care of him! "

Liu Jin is very sure that due to the military victory of Lan Qin and Liu Zhongli, the balance of the competition for the throne is tilting towards Xiao Gang.No matter how vicious Liu Yishou is, as long as Xiao Yi and Xiao Lun are wiped out, he will have nothing to rely on and can only obediently accept the arrangement of the new court of Jiankang.

This wave of his own son Liu Zhongli really made a living for the family.

"Your Majesty, order Lanqin to use his troops prudently and not to be impatient. We will be much calmer after the soldiers from the Three Wus arrive."

Liu Jin bowed to Xiao Gang and said.

"Well, I think so too, then Ai Qing will draw up the decree."

Xiao Gang is in a very comfortable mood, feeling that this wave of crisis is coming to an end, and victory is almost in sight.

……

Willow head on the moon, after dusk.

It's a pity that Liu Yi's appointment is not some pretty lady, but an uncle in his 40s or [-]s.

This time, he almost exhausted all the good words in his persuasion, so Xiao Huan reluctantly followed to meet Wei An.

Liu Yishou knew very well that if he went alone without Xiao Huan going, nothing would be discussed at all.

"Mr. Wei, this is the King of Jiangling."

Liu Yishou said to Wei An that "it's unnecessary".

In fact, he didn't say anything, Wei An also knew that the person who came must be Xiao Huan.Because when he was in Jiankang, Wei An didn't let him out, and he met Xiao Huan when he attended the banquet during the festival.

The 20-year-old young man in front of him is undoubtedly Xiao Huan.

"This is the edict and the late emperor's personal keepsake. Mr. Wei can tell if it is true or not."

Liu Yishou handed over Xiao Yan's personal seal and the "Bulk Legacy Edict" transcribed by Yang Xiuzhi to Wei An.

Wei An roughly recognized Xiao Yan's handwriting, checked it roughly, and returned it to Liu Yishou after confirming that it was correct.

"I didn't expect the country to be in such chaos. There are people who follow power everywhere, but there are also loyal people."

Wei An sighed with emotion, folded his sleeves and bowed deeply to Liu Yishou.

Liu Yishou hurriedly supported him, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and said: "The wind knows the strength of the grass, and the sternness knows the loyal ministers. Webster is a loyal man, and now the facts are in front of him. I was framed for regicide, and the vassal kings of all walks of life rebelled. Traitors are rampant, and righteous people are at a loss, which is deplorable.

Now is the time for my generation to stand up and support justice, support the descendants of the former prince to ascend the throne, and put things right.

The edict of the emperor must be carried out, and there is no time to wait. "

"What Liu Consort said is true!"

Wei An grabbed Liu Yishou's hands and said with emotion.

(End of this chapter)