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Chapter 389: Reinforcement from outside
Chu State, Yingdu.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, in the residence of the Marquis of Chu.

Cai Tong was wrapped in a worn mink fur coat and was sitting in a small building in the courtyard of the Hou Mansion.

Cai Tong was frugal, besides a pot of hot wine, there were only a few small dishes on the table.

Pickles, peanuts, dried fish.These dishes that are usually on the table of ordinary fishermen, but the Marquis of Chu who was guarding one side did not dislike them at all.

Since the Yun's Rebellion was put down, Cai Tong gradually handed over Chu's political affairs to Cai Yun, and he gradually became more relaxed.

Cai Tong retreated behind the scenes and was actually in a state of semi-retirement.However, Cai Yun could not make the decision at this time for a series of important decisions of Chu State, and Cai Tong needed to make the decision.

"Father, since the last time our army delivered ten warships to the Shu Kingdom, our army has built six more warships in the past few days. The Wu Kingdom has built ten warships faster than us."

Cai Yun stood in front of Cai Tong without sitting down, and reported very respectfully.

Cai Tong took a sip of hot wine and smacked his lips.

"Those little brats from the Hou family should not be underestimated!"

At this moment in the South China Sea, Shu's navy dominates.The navy in Southwest County has the largest territory, the most warships, and the strongest sea warriors.The naval armies of Wu and Chu countries are more than one level behind.

However, this does not affect the development of naval forces between Wu and Chu.After all, there are huge interests in the vast ocean, which can bring huge financial income to Wu and Chu countries every year.

In addition to the direct benefits obtained by the official naval armies of Wu and Chu in conquering the Hai people, there are also various related industries and corresponding commercial tax revenue.

These incomes greatly alleviated the embarrassing financial situation of Wu and Chu, and also allowed Wu and Chu to quickly recover from the trauma they suffered in the previous war with Liang Jun.

Although the national power of Wu and Chu has dropped a lot, the situation has been stabilized after the initial turmoil.

In today's era, the territory controlled by various princes has been stabilized, but they are also expanding their living space outward.

Jingyun opened up Fengyuan, Zhu Zi managed the wilderness, and even Huanwu entered the land of Hehuang.Cai Tong and Hou Tao expanded their sphere of influence towards the sea.

"Indeed! The Hou brothers are very united. Only one year after the death of Wu Lord Hou Shen, they have stabilized the situation at home and abroad in Wu, and the national power has begun to develop steadily."

"Stabilize the situation?" Cai Tong shook his head, looked at Cai Yun, but smiled, "Back then, Hou Shen took away the foundation of the Yan family, and then used the army to rule the country to guard against the wealthy families in Wu. Although his methods were ruthless, But they are not as good as his children. In this short period of one year, how many people did these little tigers eat? The wealthy families in Wu have indeed become more honest, but they killed them too hard, and the situation in Wu was not at all stable. There is no stability as imagined.”

"What does father mean?"

"After all, Hou Tao is young and has little prestige. In order to stabilize the situation at home and abroad, he must do something. At this time, it is unwise to use foreign troops. The best way is to marry and form strong external reinforcements to intimidate domestic."

"Marriage?" Cai Yun was a little confused, "Who can Hou Tao marry?"

Cai Tong sneered, glanced at Cai Ying, and said, "Silly boy, of course it's you! Could it be Yang Xian?"

"I?"

Cai Yun pointed at himself in surprise. He didn't expect it to be like this, but his face suddenly turned happy.

The two daughters of the Hou family are both beautiful women with beautiful faces, and their beauty reputation spread all over the country. "Silly boy, do you think that marrying the Hou family is a blessing? If you marry a little tigress, you will be able to bear it in the future."

Cai Tong picked up a piece of dried fish and chewed it.He has advanced cultivation, and even at his age, his teeth are still strong.

"Lord!"

At this moment, Fan Yue came from outside.He looked very anxious despite the wind and frost, and the snowflakes on his shoulders had not yet dispersed.

"what happened?"

"The news came from the capital of God, Huan Wu is dead!"

Fan Yue's expression was very serious, but Cai Tong's expression was very complicated.

Cai Tong was stunned at first, as if he couldn't believe it, and then he became a little surprised and lonely. Finally, all the expressions on his face disappeared, and the fear that had been depressed in his heart for many years turned into a long laugh.

"Huan Wu, you are still ahead of me after all! I'm so happy, it all comes to light."

Cai Yun had never seen the happiness on Cai Tong's face before.

Cai Tong unified the territory of what is now Chu many years ago, but for more than ten years, he was first suppressed by Jin Xiu of Nanyang, and then bullied by Huan Wu.After all these years, how can I breathe a sigh of relief?

Especially Huan Wu, the pressure he brought to Cai Tong is definitely not comparable to Jin Xiu, but the danger of life and death.Cai Tong had scrimped on food and clothing for more than ten years and spent all his resources on the Xiangshui defense line on the front line. He wanted to spend every penny in half, which was caused by Huan Wu's pressure.

But now, Huan Wu is dead, and a big stone weighing on Cai Tong's heart has quietly been removed.But Cai Tong was not happy for long before his face showed a sad look again.

"Huan Wu is dead, but Yang Xian is still alive!"

Since taking control of Chu State, there have been only two people who can bring Cai Tong such breathless pressure.One is Huan Wu and the other is Yang Xian.

And now Huan Wu is dead, but Yang Xian is still in Shu, and [-] soldiers are still stationed in Jiangzhou, watching them condescendingly, threatening the life and death of Chu.

What's even more worrying is that now that Huan Wu is dead, who else in this world can check and balance Yang Xian?

After calming down, Cai Tong looked at Fan Yue and asked, "What arrangements did Huan Wu make before he died?"

"Huanwu allowed Huan Qing to succeed the prince of Lianghou, and made Chang Yu the governor of Yongzhou to control the military and political power of Yongzhou. In addition, he also allowed Yangjian to stay in Hehuang and continue to establish Shangxiqi."

"Chang Yu, Yangjian, and Huan Wu played a good set of cards!" Cai Tong touched his beard and then asked, "Where are other places?"

"Chu Sui garrisoned Wancheng, Huan Yi garrisoned Luyang, Zhao Gong guarded Xuzhou, Zhu Jian stayed in Bingzhou, Zheng Da moved to Jizhou, Zhang Rui transferred to Yangzhai, while Huanzhong and Huan Gong were transferred to Shendu to join forces with him. Together with Xu Jin, he was in charge of the northern and southern armies. In addition, Huan Gong's Jizhou Army was divided, part of it belonged to Zheng Da, part of it was given to Zhang Rui, and part of it entered Shendu. Among the [-] Jizhou Army The heavy armor continues to stay in Shenwu City."

Cai Tong nodded, but heard Fan Yue say: "Lord, should we take this opportunity to march to Nanyang and test it out?"

Cai Tong shook his head and said: "After Huan Wu's death, the situation has become quite delicate. We will wait and see how it changes for the time being. In addition, let Wei He lead his troops to Pingling."

Not guarding Liang but guarding Shu, Cai Tong's worries at this time were fully exposed.

(End of this chapter)