boyutpedia Chapter 140 Zhao Piao Wants to Go to War
Chapter 140 Zhao Piao Wants to Go to War
Everyone had a smile on their face.
King Yanla was reading a letter. There was a man kneeling on the ground in the middle, waiting for King Yanla to speak, and then stood up.
"Does your Guangling King want to form an alliance with me?" Yanla King Zhao Bing asked. The strong man was stunned for a moment, but the next moment, his face became serious and he said, "Yes, my prince means this. He wants to form an alliance with you to deal with Li Jing together."
"Li Jing is stationed in Caishishan, and he poses the greatest threat to southern Xinjiang."
"If we from Guangling send troops to join forces with the prince, we can attack from both sides and defeat Li Jing and force the Northern Liang army to retreat."
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
King Yanla and his staff did not speak at this time.
King Zhao Bing of Yanla responded by asking the messenger to leave. He then instructed someone to give the messenger some silver and then left.
The sturdy man walked out of the meeting hall and followed to receive the reward.
There was a lot of discussion in the hall at this moment.
Zhao Bing coughed lightly and asked, "Everyone, do you have anything to say?"
In the palace of Prince Yanla, the advisers were headed by Nalan Youci.
The military generals were led by young generals like Jiang Fuding.
Nalan Youci did not speak, and neither did the other counselors.
Zhao Bing continued to ask: "Everyone, if you have anything to say, you can speak freely. We will listen to Mr. Nalan's profound remarks later."
This sentence set the tone for King Yanla.
Everyone looked at each other, and then started talking:
"Your Highness, we feel that this matter is somewhat strange. This Prince of Guangling is Zhao Dun's younger brother. He has thoroughly implemented Zhao Dun's policies in the Guangling area and made great contributions to Tai'an City."
"This person cannot be trusted. We should be careful!"
"Maybe there is some trap in this."
"..."
Everyone now has a concern, that this matter is not as simple as it seems.
Yes.
They were all a little worried and thought this might be a scam.
Zhao Bing listened to it, but didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at Zhao Zhu on the side and said, "Zhu'er, what do you think?"
Zhao Zhu listened, stood up and said respectfully: "I think this matter is a little strange, but it is also real and it is a problem that we have to consider. If there is any mistake, it will cause big problems."
"Perhaps, this is also the result that Li Jingyi does not want to see."
"Although we haven't fought Li Jing directly yet, I think everyone here is already aware of his military talent."
"I don't need to say much, you already know what's going on, right?"
Everyone listened and nodded.
Although they have not fought against each other these days, they have been competing secretly. From the perspective of the competition between them, Southern Xinjiang has not gained any advantage. Both sides have suffered losses, and the situation in Southern Xinjiang may even be worse.
Zhao Bing said: "Zhu'er, tell me what you think now."
Zhao Zhu said: "Let's wait and see what happens. We should continue to eliminate the bandits and vagrants in the south."
Zhao Bing was stunned for a moment, then looked at Nalan Youci again. The latter smiled and said, "Your Highness, what the prince means is that our military strength is limited, so we can only judge the southern border."
“That’s called showing weakness.”
"I think, even if Li Jing wants to go south and attack our southern border, he must have a reason, right?"
Nalan Youci’s explanation is very accurate.
Zhao Zhu continued, "When Li Jing and Prince Guangling start fighting, we can send out troops and use the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao. By then, we will have the final say."
Zhao Bing smiled.
Nalan Youci also nodded and said, "Your Highness is right."
at this time.
There was a sound of footsteps outside.
A scout entered the meeting room of the palace, quickly came to Zhao Bing, and handed the prince a document.
Zhao Bing quickly read the letter and frowned slightly, saying, "Zhang Liang from Beiliang has come to the south."
Nalan Youci was stunned and frowned, "When?"
"just."
Zhao Bing said in a deep voice.
Nalan Youci was a little restless. He stood up and walked to the door, then stopped. He turned around and sat down, muttering, "Didn't Zhang Liang just go to Tai'an City? Why did he suddenly appear in the south? Could it be that they are going to take action?"
Zhao Bing felt a little uneasy and stared at Nalan Youci, "Mr. Nalan, what do you mean by that?"
Nalan Youci said, "Your Majesty, if Zhang Liang is dispatched, it can be confirmed that Li Jing's army will be on the move soon."
"Or it was premeditated."
"Attack Guangling first, then head straight for Southern Xinjiang. Xu Ping'an wants to catch us all in one fell swoop."
Zhao Zhu frowned slightly and said, "Father, Master, in my opinion, perhaps this Beiliang's number one strategist is only here to inspect the situation. We can continue to expand southwards and not compete with the north. In this way, we can avoid many troubles and concerns, and when the time is right, we can decisively send troops."
Zhao Bing and Nalan Youci also nodded in agreement when they heard it.
Zhao Bing said: "This plan is feasible, but it also has risks. If we continue to move south, we may be ridiculed by the world."
“It will also lose some of the support of the people and the military.”
"Your Majesty, if you keep the green mountains, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood. Perhaps this is not a bad thing."
Nalan Youci said.
Zhao Bing thought for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "Good! Good! Since the military advisor has said so, let's act accordingly."
So Zhao Bing wrote another letter to Zhao Yi.
The wording of the letter was tactful, rejecting Zhao Yi's invitation, saying that there was unrest in the south and he needed to go and quell the rebellion.
When Zhao Yi saw Zhao Bing's reply, he was so angry that he threw it to the ground with a cold look on his face.
Zhao Pi picked up the letter on the ground, frowned after reading it and said, "Father, what does Zhao Bing, the King of Yan, mean by this?"
Zhao Yi said coldly: "I don't want to get involved."
"There is another possibility..."
Before Zhao Yi could speak, Zhao Piao interrupted him and asked anxiously, "What is it?"
Zhao Yi looked at the owner of Chunxue Tower, who looked at the Crown Prince Zhao Piu and said, "Your Highness, perhaps this is just Zhao Bing's excuse. The so-called going south to suppress bandits and so on are all excuses. He is just waiting for the right opportunity."
"What do you mean?" Zhao Piao asked.
“When the time is right, they will still head north.” The owner of Chunxue Tower replied.
Zhao Yi and Zhao Piao, father and son, looked at each other, and the anger in their hearts erupted like a volcano.
"This King Yanla has ulterior motives. He wants to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers, then take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack and then head north. His goal is probably to get the supreme throne."
Zhao Yi was furious and said angrily.
"Father, what should we do?"
At this time, Zhao Piao was like a headless fly, with no idea what to do.
Zhao Yi pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to the owner of Chunxue Tower, "Master, what do you think?"
The owner of Chunxue Tower replied respectfully: "Your Highness, there is no other way now, except to fight Li Jing's army head-on. If we lose, it can be regarded as having done our part for the Liyang court; if we win, we can plan for other great things."