Qi was newly established. Although Liang had a vast territory and the battle line was temporarily stretched, how could he ignore his own territory and allow it to be exposed to the public?
"What should we do then?" Auntie was worried.
"In the current situation, only the three countries can unite to fight the enemy, but I'm afraid that before we can unite, our own people will start fighting first." Li Yuan leaned on the couch and said, "There's no way..."
He wanted to but was powerless. The only thing he could be thankful for was that Lin Su was not a murderous person and was able to settle the royal relatives of various countries. When the Southern Kingdom was defeated, he would be imprisoned in another place and perhaps he would be able to see his mother again.
None of the three kingdoms took any action, and a month later Liang was destroyed.
Emperor Liang was only middle-aged, but when he saw the young man coming from outside the palace, he looked like an old man: "If Liang State is gone, I'm afraid they won't be able to protect themselves."
Lin Su smiled and said, "The lips and teeth are interdependent. You understand the truth but they don't. This is the gap."
"The Qi Dynasty has long since perished, and our ancestors simply followed the trend." Emperor Liang sighed, "You may kill me, but please do not harm my relatives."
"It's better for you to be alive than dead. Living will preserve my reputation. If you die, wouldn't I become a tyrant?" Lin Su said with a smile. "Although I won't be as rich as before, I won't be short of food and clothing. Living with the former lord of Chen State won't be boring."
If we destroy all the countries and gather their kings together, I think the excitement will be comparable to the harem war, which will definitely be very interesting.
Emperor Liang laughed out loud: "If that happens, I will definitely beat up those three emperors and mock their stupidity."
"There will be such a day, please." There was still blood on the handle of Lin Su's gun, and even if the blood on his armor had been wiped off, there were signs of it seeping in. But this did not detract from his handsomeness at all. Instead, he had the heroic spirit of a man of iron and blood on the battlefield. However, at this moment, his attitude towards the emperor of the enemy country was like that of a guest.
Emperor Liang sighed, knowing that nothing could be reversed at this point. He stood up, straightened his clothes, and adjusted his crown. Even if this was the last time he wore the imperial robe, he would walk out like an emperor.
The matter of Liang State was settled, and the other countries were truly in a panic of being attacked from all sides. They were guessing which target the Emperor of Qi would attack next: the weakest Xiao State, the upstream and downstream Southern State, or the still powerful Li State.
The Three Kingdoms were in danger and were naturally looking for allies, but the former Liang State, now the Qi State, was reorganizing its army, granting amnesty and comforting the frightened people, and had no intention of raising an army. Whenever there was a military mobilization or the slightest disturbance, it would lead to endless arguments in the courts of the Three Kingdoms, and even the streets became somewhat chaotic.
Li Yuan watched the current scene coldly and found it quite funny. Liang State was not like Chen State. It had a huge territory. Even if it was contributed, it would require a large number of troops to defend it completely. Moreover, the soldiers needed to rest after attacking, so how could they come so quickly?
Despite the endless quarrels, the three countries were unable to reach an agreement on an alliance for a long time. They were all worried about losing even a little bit of their own interests. They did not look like three kings, but rather a mob that was calculating over petty gains.
How could such a monarch possibly resist someone who was so decisive in killing and fighting whenever he wanted to?
Although Li Yuan mocked those people, he couldn't guess where Lin Su would make his next move.
At this time, the State of Qi newly appointed a first-rank Duke of Protectorate, named Kang Baiyu.
When this name came out, the entire Southern Kingdom was shocked. The other two countries immediately retreated from their intention to form an alliance. Emperor Yuanhe sat on the dragon throne in shock and asked, "What did you say his name was?"
"A fierce general attacking on behalf of the Emperor of Qi is named Lin Fan, but he is actually the late son of Duke Kang, Kang Boyu!" A soldier who rushed into the palace with the news reported, "Your Majesty, Qi has 50,000 soldiers approaching the border, led by Kang Boyu, confronting the troops led by Duke Kang."
On one side was his son, and on the other was the emperor who had once oppressed him. Emperor Yuanhe hurriedly stood up from the dragon throne, searched for the imperial seal on the table and said, "Go, pass on my decree and immediately summon Duke Kangguo back to the capital."
He knew that he had been fooled before, but this also showed that the Kangguo Mansion was no longer afraid of the crime of deceiving the emperor. Once the Kangguo Duke rebelled, the strongest barrier of the Southern Kingdom would be completely destroyed, and he would probably not be able to sit on the throne for long.
"Yes." The soldier hurried away after receiving the imperial edict.
Two armies were indeed facing each other on the southern border, but unfortunately, neither side had yet to engage in combat. Instead, Duke Kangguo looked at his son, dressed in silver armor and on horseback, tears streaming down his face. "Good! Good son!"
Naturally, the soldiers on the frontier had all seen Kang Boyu. They were very sad to learn of his death. Now they saw him again, but in a different camp. However, they did not blame the old general who had always regarded loyalty to the emperor and patriotism as his lifelong code of conduct.
The officers and soldiers were confused, but Lin Su wanted to make everyone in the South understand that the betrayal of a minister was not due to the minister's disloyalty, but to the king's unrighteousness.
He did not start a war for the time being. After all, it would take some time to digest the vast territory of Liang State. The soldiers were tired, and he could not start a war rashly. However, it was okay to let the countries consume each other's internal energy.
Once Lin Suruo made a decision to do something, he would not hesitate. However, within a few days, the story that Emperor Yuanhe forced Beizhuo Palace to cancel the engagement and wanted to marry Kang Boyu into the palace, which forced him to fake his death to escape, spread widely in Shengjing City.
The court and the public were shocked. If it were in the past peaceful times, this kind of thing would have been just a romantic affair of the emperor, but now that he was in need of people, such a thing was simply the king forcing his subjects to be loyal.
The trend of condemning the Kangguo Mansion for betrayal was reversed. As soon as such remarks were made, Emperor Yuanhe's self-blaming remarks appeared one after another in the Southern Kingdom's court, and there were countless threats to hit the pillars. Even though Emperor Yuanhe was strong and healthy, he was subjected to such open and covert attacks for many days, which explicitly and implicitly implied that he had poor personal morality. When he stood up, his eyes went dark and he fell down.
Although the Li and Xiao countries seemed to be watching the show, everyone was also worried. But at this time, the Qi country, which was in the process of rectifying its internal affairs, actually announced the news of a marriage.
Qi State has a new emperor, and although this new emperor is still young, he does not even have a concubine. Now that he has ascended the throne, it is natural that he wants to be the empress. As the saying goes, one should cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. There is also the saying that one should get married first and then establish a career.
It was definitely late for emperors of other countries to marry a queen at this time.
The newly established Qi State had no nobles, so the old royal clans of Chen and Liang were naturally not taken into consideration. The only ones who could be considered were the royal families of Li, Nan and Xiao.
If the marriage can be achieved and the position of queen is in place, the relationship between the two countries will surely be eased, and it will not be a dream, with the enemy army already at the doorstep.
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