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The official was urgently dispatched, escorted by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, to the newly occupied states and counties to stabilize the people's hearts.

Although those aristocratic families all had private soldiers, facing the threat of an army of 200,000, they did not dare to act rashly and could only wait for the war between Yue and Daliang to end.

But Wang Yue does not have as many psychological burdens as the wealthy families.

Because of years of foreign invasion, there were few aristocratic families in the counties between the Huai River and the Yellow River. In addition, there were a large number of troops stationed there, so the ministers of the State of Yue simply began to implement the equal land tax campaign.

Although the local noble families were very angry, they did not dare to resist and had no choice but to hand over the land in their hands.

Fortunately, although the officials of the State of Yue forced the tax, they gave enough silver, which made those wealthy families feel relieved and accepted some silver bills from the State of Yue with confidence.

The silver notes of Yue State were based on silk as the principal, and these aristocratic families actually recognized it. Each of them originally had some of these silver notes, which they used to go to Yue State to purchase supplies.

As for the newly occupied prefectures and counties south of the Huai River and north of the Yangtze River, which were severely infiltrated by the Jinyiwei and Wang Yue was personally in charge, there was no trouble.

Seeing that the Kingdom of Yue really distributed land after its arrival, and that those who enlisted in the army could get double the land, some young and strong people among the local people rushed to join the army. In a short period of time, Wang Yue was able to raise another 100,000 troops, and many young and strong people were also signing up enthusiastically.

Although these new recruits were of little use, they were good for bluffing people, so Wang Yue sent them in batches to generals in various places.

In this way, the State of Yue already had more than 300,000 troops north of the Yangtze River. Although their combat effectiveness had decreased a little, the number was still quite scary.

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While Wang Yue was vigorously implementing the equal land tax to win the hearts of the people in the newly occupied territory, there was another uproar in Daliang.

After all, after Cao Jingzong's death, General Wei was the only one in charge of the overall situation. He barely deployed troops to maintain the front line, and the troops he had were a little stretched.

Therefore, Emperor Liang mobilized troops from various counties to provide support while discussing countermeasures with his ministers.

However, Xia Jiang was already dead, Xia Qiu lacked control over the Xuan Jing Si, and Qin Banruo was causing trouble, forcing Emperor Liang to focus some of his attention on the Xuan Jing Si.

When Emperor Liang was extremely busy, he relaxed his guard against the harem a little, and she was poisoned and fell into a coma by accident.

Although the Queen promptly found out the cause, that it was a revengeful poisoning by the remnants of the previous dynasty, it did not help the situation in Daliang.

Therefore, the Queen had no choice but to ignore the opposition and ordered Prince Yu to be regent. At the same time, she ordered Meng Zhi to lead 3,000 soldiers to Jiangxia to exchange Prince Jing back.

Seeing the Queen's arrangement, the ministers thought that the Queen was fair and just, and had no intention of immediately supporting Prince Yu to ascend the throne.

What they didn't expect was that a few days later, the Qingli Army was ordered to move through Jinling, and when Prince Jing had not yet returned to the capital, the Imperial Guards suddenly cooperated with the Qingli Army to blockade the capital.

At this time, the ministers had already understood what the Queen and Prince Yu wanted to do, but no one spoke out to stop them.

On the one hand, the knife was at their necks, and on the other hand, the ministers were really afraid that the princes would fight and cause civil unrest.

After all, the troops of Yue and Daliang are confronting each other on the border of Jingzhou and Yuzhou, and they may attack Nanjing at any time. At this time, the most important thing is to stabilize the political situation.

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Imperial Palace, Wuying Hall.

Prince Yu placed a chair next to the dragon throne. He sat there, looked down and asked, "Everyone, how should we deal with the current situation?"

Prime Minister Liu was originally worried that Prince Yu was in a hurry to ascend the throne, which made him afraid that this grand court meeting would turn into chaos. Now that he saw Prince Yu was just sitting next to the dragon throne, he felt relieved and approved of Prince Yu's attitude.

So, after listening to Prince Yu's question, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, I think the most urgent thing should be to negotiate peace with the Kingdom of Yue."

Prince Yu actually thought so too. He needed time to stabilize the situation in Daliang, but he could not appear so anxious.

Therefore, he could only frown and ask, "Master Prime Minister, haven't you already sent more troops to General Wei? Can it still not stop the troops of Yue State?"

Minister of War Li Lin was afraid that Prince Yu didn't understand, so he stepped out and said, "Your Highness, the situation is not good. Although we are increasing our troops, the Kingdom of Yue is also increasing its troops. In addition, there is news from the western border that Dayu Yeqin and Xili are both increasing their troops on the border. They may start a war at any time. If we can't quickly resolve the war with the Kingdom of Yue, we may have to face a multi-front war."

Prime Minister Liu nodded and said in agreement, "Yes, Your Highness, that is why I think we should negotiate, and the sooner the better.

But I think we can't just have peace talks. We can also send envoys to Southern Chu. If we can get them to send troops to involve Yue State, it may not necessarily affect the war situation, but it can ease the situation."

Prince Yu nodded, thinking it made a lot of sense, and said with some embarrassment, "Nan Chu has long been eager to take our Lingnan land. At this God-given opportunity, it is difficult for us to convince Nan Chu."

Prime Minister Liu shook his head helplessly and said, "Yue State is a tiger, and Southern Chu is a wolf. Their targets are our land, so I think we should negotiate as soon as possible to prevent the situation from getting worse."

Prince Yu nodded, then looked at the other ministers, "Do you have any other opinions?"

He talked for a long time, but no one responded. He could only hold his breath and ask, "Master Prime Minister, who should we send to negotiate peace between Nanchu and Yue?"

Prime Minister Liu sighed. Although he was reluctant, he could only come forward to suggest, "Your Highness, I think that the Kingdom of Yue can send Prince Jing. Prince Jing used to have a close relationship with the Red Flame Army. I think the King of Yue will not do anything to him. If he appeals to their emotions and reason, he may succeed.

As for Nanchu, I think we can invite Princess Liyang to go there."

All the ministers understood the situation. Princess Li Yang and King Sheng of Nanchu were once lovers. If Princess Li Yang went there, she could persuade King Sheng to help plead for her, which might achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Prince Yu did not mean to object to the princess's mission. At this time, as long as they were royal family members, regardless of gender, they had to contribute.

So he nodded and agreed, "Since the ministers have no objection, let the Secretariat issue an order directly, and I will ask my mother to affix the jade seal."

Although the personnel for the diplomatic mission had been decided, Prince Yu certainly could not just leave the court. He very neatly assigned positions to his people one by one.

Of course, influenced by Qin Banruo, most of the positions Prince Yu was transferred to were generals in Shu, Hanzhong, and the western border.

The ministers had no objections when they saw that Prince Yu did not touch the important positions in Jinling. Even when Prince Yu dispatched the generals from the western border to Nanyang, they all thought that Prince Yu wanted to send helpers to General Wei. They did not expect that Prince Yu was preparing to make arrangements for a retreat.

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Jiangxia, Navy Camp

Prince Jing looked at the imperial edict in his hand that came through the Central Province, frowned and asked, "Mr. Su, my father is ill, Prince Yu is the regent, he asked me to go back, what should I do?"

Mei Changsu frowned and was a little hesitant. Prince Yu's arrangements this week were so reasonable that it even surprised him. He was so different from the Prince Yu he knew before.

He hesitated for a moment, then asked Meng Zhi, who came to deliver the message, "Commander-in-Chief Meng, while you were away from the capital, was there any unusual movement in Nanjing?"

Meng Zhi shook his head and said helplessly, "Of course there was no unusual movement when I left the capital, but I don't know what will happen after I get out.

You also know that although I am the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards, due to your majesty's decentralization, there are only 3000 people who truly obey my orders, and they have all been brought out.

I can’t tell whether the current imperial guards are still loyal to Your Majesty.”

Mei Changsu sighed, looked at Prince Jing and said, "I think it would be better for Your Highness to hand over the military affairs first, and then send someone to Jinling to check the situation as soon as possible. If the situation is really not right, Your Highness might as well hide with me in the Jiangzuo League.

The Jiangzuo League is spread across all the countries, and Daliang can’t do anything to us. We can definitely guarantee your safety.”

Prince Jing did not expect that when he was in a good situation, the situation would suddenly become so unfavorable, which made him suddenly resentful towards Wang Yue.

If Wang Yue had not suddenly invaded Daliang, if he had been given another year or two, he might have been able to ascend to the throne of crown prince.

By that time, he would be able to help the Chiyan Army overturn the verdict, but he didn't expect that Wang Yue couldn't wait at all, and the scale of the war was getting bigger and bigger.

However, Prince Jing was also a man who led troops to fight in battles. He understood that once the army started fighting, sometimes they would have no control over their actions. This was why generals would not obey military orders when they were away from the battlefield.

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Just as Prince Jing was waiting for news in frustration, an imperial decree soon arrived, and the person who delivered the decree and the person who was gathering the news arrived almost at the same time.

Mei Changsu looked at the contents of the imperial edict and said to Prince Jing with a heavy heart, "It seems that Prince Yu did not act recklessly. This is indeed a safe way to deal with it. We can't take advantage of this issue to make a fuss."

Prince Jing knew about it, of course. He gritted his teeth, took the imperial edict, arranged for someone to take the messenger away, and then went to ask the scout who was gathering information, "Is there any unusual movement in Jinling?"

The scout did not dare to neglect it and quickly said, "The Qingli Army and the Imperial Army have already surrounded Jinling City. Basically, they are allowed to enter but not leave. I didn't dare to get too close to investigate."

After hearing this, Meng Zhi realized that something was wrong. He was somewhat shocked and said, "What does Prince Yu mean by this? Does he really want to rebel?"

Mei Changsu noticed Prince Jing's expression. He nodded and shook his head, and said solemnly, "Although Prince Yu's actions may be a sign of rebellion, his reasons are irrefutable."

Prince Jing also frowned and said helplessly, "My father is unconscious, and the Yue army is attacking from Jiangxia and Runan. It is only natural for him to seal off the imperial city to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation."

Mei Changsu saw that Prince Jing had not lost his mind, so he said seriously, "Your Highness, Prince Yu's behavior now just proves that he does not completely control Your Majesty. We still have a chance."

Prince Jing sighed and said helplessly, "No matter what, I need to go to Yue State according to the imperial decree. Only if the two countries stop fighting as soon as possible, will I have the opportunity to enter the palace to meet my father."

Mei Changsu hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "In that case, I will accompany you to the Kingdom of Yue. Brother Wang, please give me some face."

Seeing that the two had made up their minds, Meng Zhi said seriously, "Then I will reorganize Jiangxia's troops, and if necessary, we will fight back to Nanjing."

Mei Changsu nodded, and then said seriously to Prince Jing, "Your Highness, before you leave, you need to write a few letters to your military connections and have General Lie send people to deliver them."

Prince Jing knew what this meant, but he nodded without hesitation, hurriedly wrote a few letters, and then boarded a boat to the State of Yue.

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Wang Yue already knew about Prince Jing's diplomatic mission and that Daliang was preparing for peace talks.

He felt relieved, but still decided to hold the peace talks in Hefei, so that Prince Jing could see how happy and encouraged the people of the newly occupied land were.

Prince Jing and Mei Changsu walked all the way here, but they felt heavy in their hearts.

They landed in Jiangzhou and came all the way to Hefei. They did not find any signs of chaos. The people everywhere were laughing and talking happily, and there was no sign of being invaded by an enemy country.

It is said that he who wins the hearts of the people will win the world. Although Wang Yue offended the aristocratic families, he also won the hearts of the people. The people sincerely welcomed the Kingdom of Yue.

When Yue State was first established, it was unable to compete for the world because it did not have enough talents. However, after more than ten years of efforts, Yue State no longer lacked basic talents.

What shocked Mei Changsu and Prince Jing even more was that Wang Yue was so cruel as to arrange his Jinyiwei to hold public trials of some extremely heinous officials and gentry in various counties and prefectures.

Many of the aristocratic families and officials in Daliang had more or less embezzled some land, and it was no surprise that all of them were exposed.

The officials from the State of Yue who came to take office would make fair judgments based on the circumstances. Although they did not implicate anyone else, they still made the people satisfied.

Prince Jing thought about what he had seen and heard along the way, and asked solemnly, "Mr. Su, is Daliang already so seriously ill?"

Mei Changsu sighed. He himself came from a prominent family, so he felt that this kind of thing was all too normal. However, governing a big country was like cooking a small fish, so one should not rush into things.

So, he said seriously, "Your Majesty's recent policy is to prevent the noble families from annexing land. That's why I'm using the knife of Qing State to stop this trend of annexation."

Prince Jing frowned. He understood what Mei Changsu meant. He did not continue to talk about Daliang's plan. He asked uncertainly, "Do you think it's okay for Yue to do this?"

Mei Changsu shook his head and said helplessly, "The King of Yue once said that aristocratic families are like leeks, which will reappear after the tea leaves are harvested. He does not hate aristocratic families.

He didn't originally intend to do this, just like in Wenzhou and Taizhou, he just wanted to cooperate.

But later on, the territory of Yue State expanded too quickly, and was about to have a decisive battle with Daliang. He had no choice but to cut the Gordian knot and win the hearts of the people.

I guess the reason why Brother Wang did this again in Jiangbei should be related to the rumored 10-plus soldiers and horses in Jiangbei. I'm afraid that among these -plus soldiers and horses, at least are young and strong men who were temporarily recruited from Jiangbei."

After hearing Mei Changsu's explanation, Prince Jing's frown relaxed a little. He thought Wang Yue would do something stupid, and continued to ask doubtfully, "In this case, wouldn't the combat effectiveness of Yue's soldiers be greatly reduced?"

Mei Changsu sighed and said worriedly, "You are wrong. These 100,000 soldiers are the most terrifying. If the other soldiers fail, they can retreat back to Jiangdong, but they are fighting for their own land. If they fail, they will have nothing."

Prince Jing remained silent and did not speak. He followed several Yue officers and quickly headed towards the county governor's mansion in Hefei City.

Chapter 127: Fake tiger talisman!

Hefei, County Governor's Mansion

When Wang Yue heard the report that Mei Changsu and Prince Jing had arrived, he stood up and greeted them.

After the three of them exchanged greetings and sat down, Prince Jing said solemnly, "Your Highness the King of Yue, I was summoned here this time to discuss how we can stop the war. I think the King of Yue loves his people like his own children, so he doesn't want to continue fighting, right?"

Wang Yue nodded and shook his head, then said firmly, "Didn't Xiao Shu tell you? I promised him at the beginning that I would not fight with Daliang for the time being, but you forced me to do this.

Nie Yi once served in the navy of my Yue Kingdom. Although he has retired from the army, he is still under the protection of my Yue Kingdom. I have also written a letter to the Emperor of Daliang. It was the Emperor of Daliang who said we should fight. "

He said this to deliberately make Mei Changsu's identity clear and disrupt the rhythm between Prince Jing and Mei Changsu.

Prince Jing was indeed horrified. He suddenly looked at Mei Changsu and asked uncertainly, "Xiao Shu? Or Xiao Su?"

Wang Yue took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Prince Jing, are you still deceiving yourself? I don't believe that after such a long time, you still don't have any doubts about Mei Changsu.

If Mei Changsu was not Lin Shu, who else do you think would be willing to bet on a down-and-out prince like you?

I am not mocking you. No matter how mediocre the other princes of Daliang are, as long as Mei Changsu is willing to assist them, they will have a better chance than you if they just find an obedient one."

Prince Jing's attention was indeed diverted. He recalled the process of his interaction with Mei Changsu again, and thought of his own misunderstanding, which made his chest and abdomen heave violently.

He looked at Mei Changsu with red eyes and said agitatedly, "Brother Lin Shu, why did you hide this from me?"

As he said this, he walked up to Mei Changsu and hugged him in his arms. He used all his strength in his calloused hands as if he was afraid that he would run away.

Mei Changsu sighed helplessly. He knew that Wang Yue would expose him this time. He could only say helplessly, "It's because of your personality. If I told you directly who I am, would you still behave like you are now?

Well, now that it’s over, we’re here to negotiate, so let’s talk it out.”

Prince Jing also knew that he had lost his composure, so he quickly let go of Mei Changsu, and then said, "Then let's talk about it when we get back!"

He calmed down his emotions, turned around to look at Wang Yue again and asked, "King Yue, Xiaoshu calls you big brother, and I call you big brother too. Do we have to fight like this?"

Wang Yue looked at Prince Jing's sincere expression and said helplessly, "Jingyan, it's been 14 years, and nothing can go back. Even if I want to stop now, the or soldiers and horses in the south and north of the Yue Kingdom, as well as the civil and military officials of the Yue Kingdom, will push me forward.

I had originally promised Xiao Shu that the next expansion target would be Southern Chu, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen in Daliang, which immediately stimulated the military of Yue State.

You should also be aware that the Red Flame Army has a huge influence on the Yue Kingdom's military. Many people were brought up by the Red Flame Army, and many are also family members of the Red Flame Army.

If I can’t help Nie Yi get justice this time and make people no longer dare to attack the Red Flame Army, the Kingdom of Yue will soon collapse.”

Seeing Wang Yue open up to him so sincerely, Prince Jing did not hide anything anymore. Thinking about what Lin Shu said on the way, he persuaded him, "Brother Wang, now you have taken over Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou. Your territory has expanded four or five times. I am afraid you have reached your limit.