Within a quarter of an hour, the originally bustling Guo residence became deserted, and many guests left in a hurry. Everyone was digesting this matter, but they all had surprisingly unanimous opinions. They did not pass on the news for the time being, and waited until five days later before writing a document and sending it to Jinling.

At the same time, a piece of news spread that there was a traitor in the Red Flame Army, the whereabouts of Lin Xie and Lin Shu were unknown, and the Red Flame Army crossed the sea and left.

Xie Yu and Xia Jiang had just persuaded the garrisons in Hanzhong and Nanyang to block all roads leading south from Meiling Mountain. They regrouped and gathered an army of more than 100,000, ready to catch the turtle in the jar.

Unexpectedly, they received this news suddenly, which made them feel cold all over.

They don't care about the life or death of the Red Flame Army, and they don't care about what impact this news will have on the border if it is leaked to Dayu and Yeqin.

What they care about most is the whereabouts of Lin Xie and Lin Shu!

They didn't believe that Lin Xie and Lin Shu were dead, so where did they go?

Xie Yu and Xia Jiang couldn't help but think of one place, that is Jinling!

Therefore, the two could no longer care about so many things. Xie Yu asked his subordinates to bring more than 30,000 Western Border troops back to Qinzhou, and he and Xia Jiang went to Jinling together.

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At this time, Wang Yue had already disappeared in the vast sea, completely getting rid of the pursuers. It was only at this time that Wang Yue told his real plan and received the support of everyone.

After all, many soldiers' relatives live in Taizhou, and Taizhou can be regarded as another hometown of the Chiyan Army. It is indeed easier to gain a foothold than Qingzhou, where people are unfamiliar with the place.

After reaching a consensus, the warships stopped at some islands along the way to replenish water, and then headed for Taizhou with their swords sharpened.

Half a month later, a mysterious army suddenly took over most of Taizhou without bloodshed, and captured the Wenzhou camp in a lightning speed.

However, the soldiers in Wu and Yue were a little confused at that time. They didn't know where the rebels came from. They thought that Southern Chu had declared war on Daliang, and they all asked for help from Nanjing.

Wang Yue has been operating here for more than half a year. He had long planned to rebel and had made preparations locally.

After occupying the two states, including the 10,000 Qingzhou navy, there were only more than 40,000 soldiers and horses. Adding the surrendered soldiers from Wenzhou, there were a total of 60,000 soldiers and horses.

But Wang Yue felt that it was not enough, and he chose to expand the army without hesitation. Because he had enough soldiers and armor, within a month, he recruited more than 30,000 strong men, and he was still recruiting soldiers.

Although Wang Yue already had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses at this time, he could have announced that he had 200,000 soldiers and horses, but he still claimed that he had 100,000 soldiers and horses stationed at various passes.

At this point, Daliang will not be able to recapture Taizhou and Wenzhou unless it mobilizes an army of 100,000 to attack.

The most difficult thing for Daliang was that the heavy troops of Southern Chu were already in Linchuan County, which protected the rebels' left flank, making it very difficult for Daliang to recover the area and easily causing misunderstandings.

In addition, Jinling is far away in Jingzhou, although it happens to be in the center of Daliang, which also makes many border areas out of reach.

The land of Wu and Yue is crisscrossed by land and water, and is home to countless bandits and robbers, so Daliang's control over the area has never been particularly good.

Wang Yue also had connections that he had built up earlier, and he occupied the two states so quickly that the situation quickly stabilized.

Of course, Daliang's slow reaction this time was also a major reason. However, Wang Yue soon realized that he had taken advantage of him again.

It turned out that Wang Yue had controlled the timing of capturing Taizhou and Wenzhou very well. If it had been earlier or later, he would not have had this opportunity.

Because it was at this moment when Wang Yue captured the two places that Xie Yu and Xia Jiang hurried back to Jinling, and also brought the fact that the Western Border Army was defeated by the Red Flame Army.

A total of 120,000 Western Border troops were mobilized, but in the end only 40,000 were left, and they were all elite border troops.

Qinzhou is a strategic location of Daliang, facing Dayu, Yeqin and the Three Kingdoms of Xili at the same time.

If Qinzhou is lost, not only will Guanzhong be under the threat of enemy forces at any time, but even Hanzhong will become precarious.

Emperor Liang was so furious that he had no place to vent his anger, so he dealt with the prince's party with thundering means. He had demoted more than a dozen ministers in succession, causing panic among the people.

The Crown Prince, Prince Qi, was originally very popular. When the ministers saw that the Crown Prince had been thrown into prison, the county magistrates in various states and counties became panic-stricken. For a time, they only dared to mind their own business and did not dare to take any action.

At this time when everyone was in danger, Lin Xie suddenly appeared in the court of Jinling. In front of Emperor Liang and all the civil and military officials in the court, he suddenly took off his outer coat to let people see the new injuries he had suffered in the battle of Meiling.

He looked at Emperor Liang with tearful eyes, pointed at one of the knife wounds from his left shoulder to his lower abdomen and shouted,

“This knife was chopped by his deputy general Xuan Bu when I was leading the attack on Dayu’s central army and killed Dayu’s commander with one shot!

This knife almost killed me, but fortunately my deputy general risked his life to save me, which saved me from the disaster. "

All the civil and military officials in the court could tell from the knife wound that this was a scimitar unique to the Dayu Imperial Army, and that it could only have been created by such a beast.

Lin Xie pointed at the arrow wound on his lower abdomen and said in a sad tone,

"This arrow hit us when we were chasing the Dayu troops and were attacked by the Western Border Army. We were caught off guard."

Everyone looked over quickly, only to find that the arrow wound was indeed caused by the Western Border Army's unique arrowheads. For a moment, they felt sad.

Lin Xie pointed to other wounds and described them one by one, including which one was inflicted by the Dayu soldiers and which one was done by the Western Border Army. He had real evidence for all the details.

After he finished speaking, he suddenly knelt down in the hall and shouted in a shrill voice, "Your Majesty, do you still remember our ambition? Now that the world is still unsettled, why are you still raising your butcher knife?"39288119.

Chapter 72: It’s too late to say anything! (Please read and recommend! Today is very important, thank you!)

Emperor Liang looked at Lin Xie who was kneeling naked, and thought of the conversation he had with Lin Xie and Yan Que when he first met before he became emperor.

He was the one who had the least hope of becoming emperor. When he met his two best friends, he once said proudly,

"If one day I can ascend to the throne of the Nine Five Supreme Being, I will definitely go through the history of the world, unify the world, and restore the glory of my Han Dynasty!"

When Lin Xie heard his words, he said excitedly, "Then I will become a great general, expand the territory for Daliang, and strive to realize your wish as soon as possible!"

Emperor Liang had long forgotten what Yan Que said at that time, but when he looked at Lin Xie with his shirt off, he suddenly remembered what Lin Xie said.

But Emperor Liang's sigh was only for a moment. He could throw his own son into prison, let alone his old friend?

Moreover, it is too late to say anything now. The Western Border Army suffered heavy losses, and the remnants of the Red Flame Army have already escaped from Daliang. Qinzhou and Guanzhong are already in danger.

Someone must take responsibility for all of this, but that responsibility cannot be borne by him, the emperor.

Now that Lin Xie had spoken about this matter in public, it seemed as if he was forcing him, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. Did he really have to make him issue a confession of guilt?

What's more, what frightened him a little was how Lin Xie came to the Wuying Palace?

This made Emperor Liang's suspicious heart even more uneasy.

Now that Lin Xie can come to the hall quietly, can he also rebel quietly in the future?

Think about the combination of the Crown Prince and Lin Xie. They can rebel at any time if they want. If this danger cannot be eliminated, how can he sleep peacefully in this palace?

The more Emperor Liang thought about it, the more the little bit of emotion that Lin Xie had won for him turned into ice.

However, in front of the entire court, he could only pretend to be very emotional. He walked down from the dragon chair, helped Lin Xie up, and said excitedly,

"Lord Lin, there is no need to do this. There must be some misunderstanding here. I will summon Xie Yu and Xia Jiang to the palace and you can confront them in court."

After hearing this, Lin Xie felt relieved. He felt that Emperor Liang still cared about their old friendship, and it was worth his going to Nanjing.

However, Lord Yan felt that something was not good. He thought that if Emperor Liang wanted to pardon the Lin family and the prince, he should not let Xia Jiang and Xie Yu confront each other again. After all, Lin Xie's injuries at the scene explained everything.

Sure enough, everything happened just as Yan Hou had guessed. Such a confrontation was doomed to produce no results.

The Red Flame Army and the Western Border Army suffered heavy losses after fighting a battle for no apparent reason. Although Xie Yu was suspected of falsifying the imperial edict, Lin Xie was also found to have disobeyed the order.

In the court, the two sides argued endlessly and no conclusion was reached for a while. Although the emperor's persecution of Prince Qi and his party was temporarily suspended, it also led to Lin Xie and Xie Yu being imprisoned together.

This matter was so big that the matters in Taizhou and Wenzhou were temporarily put on hold.

After all, Daliang was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and it was very normal for disputes to arise on the borders of the country, and they happened many times every year.

Of course, it's not that they didn't deal with it. Emperor Liang sent a letter to the country, asking the envoy to go to Nanchu to question and ask Nanchu to give an explanation. Otherwise, the two countries will have to fight again!

From beginning to end, Lin Shu did not appear in Jinling, and no one knew where he had gone. Of course, this "someone" definitely did not include Lin Xie.

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Before the matter in Jinling came to a conclusion, a new problem arose on Wang Yue's side.

Using the land of two states to support an army of 100,000 is a completely warlike act. If the problem of food and grass cannot be solved, there is no need to attack Daliang, they will collapse on their own.

But Wang Yue didn’t even have anyone to discuss things with, so he had to make all the decisions on his own.

He hesitated for a moment, thinking that in this situation, only by buying off his own subordinates could he quickly stabilize the people's hearts. As long as the army was in his hands, everything else would not be a problem.

Therefore, Wang Yue decided to implement the policy of equal land tax in these two states.

Of course, he did not foolishly force his way through. He used courtesy first and then force. He invited the aristocratic families from the two states to Dongyang County, and then told them about the plan he was going to implement.

The largest and most powerful family in the two states is the Qian family. Although the Qian family has only moved here for a few years, they are fair and never use their power to bully others. Other small families also follow the Qian family's lead.

Mr. Qian certainly knew the situation Wang Yue's army was facing. After listening to Wang Yue's plan, he asked in confusion, "General, since you hate the noble families so much, why are you still discussing with us when you have swords and guns in your hands?"

Wang Yue didn't expect that such a matter that touched upon his fundamental interests could still be negotiated, so his plan of using courtesy before force had to be put on hold for the time being.

He looked at Mr. Qian and said sincerely, "Aristocratic families are like leeks. Once cut, they will grow again, just with a different name. So I don't hate aristocratic families. I just have no choice but to trade with you."

Mr. Qian nodded, agreeing with Wang Yue's statement, and then continued to ask, "Although some families' lands were inevitably seized by force, most of them were bought with real money. I wonder how the general plans to deal with this matter?"

Wang Yue saw what Mr. Qian meant. It was obvious that as long as this problem was solved, the old man would support it. He thought about it for a moment and said sincerely, "Have you ever heard of soap, old man?"

Mr. Qian was stunned for a moment, but still nodded and said, "Of course I have heard of it. I have used it before. It is a good thing."

Seeing what Mr. Qian said, Wang Yue simply told him his plan, "The soap is made by this general's family. I plan to take the land from you. The price you pay is the right to operate the soap. You buy the goods from me, and you can sell them together. What do you think?"

Old Master Qian raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that Wang Yue would really invest so much money. He glanced at the expressions of the heads of other families and realized that most families agreed.

He did not beat around the bush and asked directly, "General, you are so sincere, we should not be ungrateful. How do we cooperate?"

Wang Yue also told the plan without hesitation. The families in the two states would set up a trading company, which would be jointly managed by the Qian family and other families.

His workshop manufactured soap, which was sold uniformly by these businesses. Each family owned a share of the land, and everyone became rich together.

Old Master Qian was very satisfied with Wang Yue's conditions and agreed immediately. He even took out a land deed from his arms on the spot.

Seeing that Old Man Qian had taken the lead, the other family heads also took out their own land deeds.

When Wang Yue saw this situation, he realized belatedly that these families might have already thought about giving up money to save their lives, but he ended up negotiating cooperation with them.

Wang Yue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He gave up a huge profit for nothing, but he didn't regret it. The profit from a soap bar stabilized these families and made him worry-free. This was also a good thing.

After reaching a cooperation, the caravan arranged by Wang Yue went to Nanchu by sea to buy food, and also bought some food and grass from these big families, which successfully solved the food crisis of the army. 39288841.

Chapter 73: The eve of the war!

Wang Yue dared to rebel directly in the Ning'an Rumeng world even though he had an elite army of over 100,000, and he finally succeeded.

Now that he has an army of 100,000 and the support of money and food, he certainly cannot defend this tiny place. He must fight for some buffer zone and drag the war to other places.

It happened that the Daliang court was in chaos and could not take care of the affairs of Jiangdong for the time being. Wang Yue immediately ordered his troops to take advantage of the opportunity to attack from all sides.

Officials and civilians in many counties and prefectures of Daliang admired Prince Qi very much. Now Prince Qi was sent to prison, and even Lin Xie, who defended his country, was thrown into prison, which made the whole Daliang a little confused.

Under such circumstances, facing the attack of Wang Yue's army, the resistance was very passive, which allowed Wang Yue to capture the seven prefectures and counties east of Qiantang River in one fell swoop.

Wang Yue did not expect it to be so easy. He quickly stationed heavy troops along the Qiantang River in Kuaiji, Muzhou, Hengzhou to prevent a counterattack from the Daliang court.

He also began to make reforms in the newly incorporated counties and prefectures, striving to stabilize the people's hearts as soon as possible.

At the same time, Wang Yue asked Mr. Qian to communicate with the aristocratic families in the newly occupied counties, still exchanging profits for land.

In order to convince Mr. Qian, Wang Yue took out the perfume again and put it on sale in the store according to the original plan.

Now the knife is at their necks. Although some families are not as reasonable as Mr. Qian, they still agreed without hesitation.

These newly occupied counties were originally adjacent to Taizhou and Wenzhou, and the common people here had long envied the benefits of the equal land tax in these two counties.

Therefore, the people of the newly occupied counties and prefectures were not afraid of Wang Yue's troops, but ran out to welcome them.

Wang Yue quickly digested the newly occupied land. His big move finally attracted the attention of Daliang, and even the matters of Prince Qi and Lin Xie were put on hold.

After all, if it is not stopped, Wang Yue's side will have become a powerful force and will become as powerful as Nan Chu.

However, it is a troublesome matter to decide where to transfer troops from. After all, the Western Border Army must replenish its soldiers, and the Guanzhong area must also strengthen its defense. We cannot let Dayu invade so easily again.

Coupled with the disappearance of the Red Flame Army, Daliang suddenly lost more than 100,000 elite troops, which was already a serious blow to a country.

Compared to Daliang's dilemma, Wang Yue's situation was much simpler. He was well prepared for a big battle so that he could gain a firm foothold and completely stabilize the people's hearts.

This battle was not only fought for the Wei Dynasty, but also for the Southern Chu Dynasty.

After all, now not only Daliang wants to destroy them and take back the land, but even Nanchu is sharpening its knives, wanting to take the opportunity to annex Jiangdong.

After all, it was Emperor Liang who first accused Nanchu without any reason, so Nanchu must also make some statement, otherwise it would be too damaging to the national prestige.

If Wang Yue can win, he will be able to gain a firm foothold in the old land of Yue State, and may even be qualified to dominate in the future.

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