I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 45 Chao Cuo's Fantasy

Sure enough, as expected by Shen Tujia, Chao Cuo at this moment is indeed still immersed in the dream of 'few people dare to rebel';

And not only was Chao Cuo himself immersed in this beautiful dream, Chao Cuo also described his own beautiful dream in front of the emperor Liu Qi without reservation.

"Your Majesty, let's see."

Weiyang Palace, side hall of Greenhouse Hall.

In the huge hall, Emperor Liu Qi stood in front of a huge map, with his hands behind his back, silently listening to his teacher Chao Cuo's prediction of the future situation.

Chao Cuo stretched out his hand and clicked several points on the right half of the map.

"Huainan Liwang's lineage, because Huainan Liwang was suspected of rebellion, he tasted the death of his clan princes and the country's extermination;"

"In addition, the former Huainan Kingdom was divided into three by the late emperor many years ago, and they no longer have the ability to raise their own troops."

"So Huainan King Li's lineage will most likely sit on the sidelines instead of raising troops immediately."

As he spoke swearingly, Chao Cuo smiled again, and moved his hand to the upper left of the map.

"As for Qi mourning King Hui's lineage, this is even more so."

"Back then, after the Jibei King Liu Xingju rebelled, the first emperor realized that this lineage was not safe, so he made early preparations to dismember the former Qi Kingdom into six small countries at once;"

"The state of Qi, once rich with 73 cities in Qidi, now has only a small Qi county left."

"In addition, the Chengyang Kingdom that was entrusted to Zhu Xuhou and Liu Zhang earlier, the former Qi Kingdom, has now been dismembered into seven small countries."

"The current seven kings of Qidi seem to be powerful, and their relationship with each other is also very close because of kinship, but they may not be monolithic with each other."

"So there is a high probability that the seven kings of Qi will not raise troops immediately, but will argue with each other for a while."

In just a few words, the possibility of Huainan Li Wang and Qi Yuhui Wang being ruled out, and a total of ten princes "rebelling" were ruled out. Chao Cuoman's relaxed face could not help but bring a little seriousness .

And Chao Cuo's hand finally pointed to the upper right corner of the map.

"King Liang is His Majesty's half-brother; Dai Wang is also His Majesty's half-brother. The two countries will never oppose each other."

"Among the remaining four kingdoms of Wu, Chu, Yan, and Zhao, the one that will not rebel first is the Kingdom of Yan."

"—Thinking back in the past, when the princes and ministers were punishing all Lu, Qi Ai King Liu Xiang engulfed the army of Langya King Liu Ze, and joined forces to advance westward;"

"Later Chen Ping and Zhou Bo welcomed the late emperor. Instead of blaming Liu Ze for 'losing the army', the late emperor changed Liu Ze's title to King Yan."

"The current king of Yan is also the prince of Liu Ze, king of Yan Jing: Liu Jia."

"Even if you remember the incident back then, the late Emperor's kindness to King Yan Jing, King Yan Liu Jia, would never turn against him!"

Saying this with great confidence, Chao Cuo finally moved his finger again, pointing to the position on the lower left of Yan Kingdom.

"The situation in Zhao is similar."

"—Back then, King You of Zhao, Liu You, was persecuted to death by the Empress Dowager Lu. Liu You clearly had an heir, but the Empress Dowager Lu still named Lu Lu the King of Zhao on the grounds that 'You King will never have an heir'."

"Later, the first emperor succeeded to the Datong, and when he learned that Liu You still had heirs alive, he returned Zhao Guo to King You's heir, who is now Zhao Wang Liu Sui."

"Just because of this kindness alone, Zhao Wang and Liu Sui, there is absolutely no possibility of raising troops..."

After expressing his views on Qi Yuhui Wang, Huainan Li Wang, and the Yan and Zhao princes, Chao Cuo stopped talking, turned around calmly, and sat down on his seat.

As for the emperor Liu Qi, he looked at the huge map for a long time before returning to the top and sitting on the imperial couch thoughtfully.

"According to this, after the implementation of the "Strategy to Reduce Fans", the only ones who may raise troops are Wu and Chu?"

A slightly hesitant question caused Chao Cuo to nod his head confidently, and a calm smile appeared on his face.

"After 'that incident' that year, King Wu never went to Chang'an again;"

"After His Majesty inherited the great rule, he didn't even send a letter of congratulations."

"So in my view, no matter whether your majesty cuts the vassal or not, it is only a matter of time before King Wu rebels."

"As for the King of Chu, although there used to be loyal old men like King Chu Yuan and King Chu Yi, the current King of Chu, Liu Wu, has not inherited the loyalty of King Yuan and King Yi, and his temper is very perverse."

"Besides, as long as the king of Wu raises his troops, he will go north first to join the soldiers of Chu, and then go west to Hangu."

"So after the implementation of the "Policy to Cut Fans", King Wu must be the first to raise the flag of rebellion;"

"Whether King Chu is active or passive, he will definitely join forces with King Wu. The only difference is whether King Chu takes the initiative to raise troops to respond, or is forced to be coerced by King Wu like Liu Ze, King Langya back then... ·”

Listening to Chao Cuo's well-founded and convincing analysis, the emperor Liu Qi's face finally revealed a little relaxed look.

Wu and Chu are indeed the most powerful countries in the world today;
But the "big country" here is only compared to other vassal states.

Compared with the Chang'an Central Committee, which is rich in the world and firmly located in Guanzhong, even if these two "big countries" are tied together, it can only be regarded as a bit tricky at best.

In addition, these two vassal states are located in the south of the big river, and they cannot have anything to do with the Huns in the north;

Therefore, even if the two countries join forces, it will definitely not affect the stability of the northern side wall, let alone get help from the Huns.

In this way...
"So the teacher thinks that apart from Wu and Chu, there will never be other princes to raise troops?"

Hearing this question, Chao Cuo only pondered for a moment, then raised his head confidently.

"Liu Bi, the king of Wu, has a personal relationship with the Nanyue king and Minyue king in the south of Lingnan;"

"If Wu and Chu raised troops, they might also bring thousands of South Vietnamese and Minyue soldiers with them."

"Other than this, there will never be other clan princes who will participate in this rebellion!"

Hearing this, Emperor Liu Qi finally nodded his head slowly and began to think.

After making up his mind, Liu Qi looked at Chao Cuo with seriousness visible to the naked eye.

"Since it will not lead to too serious consequences, there is no need to continue to delay the "Strategy to Reduce Fans."

"The imperial doctor said that the empress dowager's condition may not last for too long;"

"Within one year at most, the clan and princes of the Guandong should go to Chang'an for the funeral."

"At that time, I plan to have a good account with Liang Wang and Dai Wang, and test the Guandong kings by the way."

"After the mourning period, it's time to start preparing for war."

The words were firmly spoken, and the emperor Liu Qi finally showed a touch of determination on his brows.

Looking at Chao Cuo's eyes, there was even more sternness quietly.

"Prime Minister, teacher, don't be merciful anymore."

"Just do as I said..."

"And as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)