In the 233rd year of the Dagan era, at the beginning of spring, in February, the entire Dagan situation changed. Chuzhou, Yuzhou, Chuzhou and Mingzhou in the north changed the country's name to Beiqing, and the Beiqing Emperor Su Beici.
The King of Zhou occupied Xinzhou, Xinzhou, and the capital, and proclaimed himself Emperor Long of Zhou.
Prince Jing guarded Anzhou to resist the Hu people. His fief was Lizhou. Prince Jing controlled these two states and had 100,000 soldiers and horses.
King Ying guarded Qingzhou. Huizhou originally belonged to King Xiang's army, and after King Xiang was killed, it also became his name. Qingzhou and Huizhou, plus his fiefdom Haizhou, totaled 200,000 troops.
However, because Emperor Wusheng was only "ill", although Prince Jing and Prince Ying did not obey the orders of the newly appointed Crown Prince Yang Hanmo, they just made excuses and delayed it. They just did superficial work and did not jump up and rebel openly.
Yang Hanmo, who was promoted to the crown prince, controlled the six major states: Muzhou, Baizhou, Youzhou, Tongzhou, Huaizhou and Zhongzhou.
The remaining Minzhou, Fengzhou and Zezhou are controlled by local tyrants, who do not rebel, do not obey, and do not pay taxes... Their attitude is simply "I will just watch you fight quietly, and I will listen to whoever wins in the end."
A wait-and-see attitude, a cautious approach to self-preservation, and a fence-sitting attitude that no one wants to offend.
Perhaps with a mentality of "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind," or perhaps "while the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits," after a winter, even though the snow on the official road had melted away and was now completely smooth, everyone remained surprisingly silent, each guarding their own territory, no one willing to be the first to stand out.
It's like the calm before the storm.
As soon as spring came, Yang Hanmo held various meetings.
Whether or not to attack the King of Zhou became a hotly debated topic.
As the crown prince chosen by Emperor Wusheng and the legitimate heir to the throne, half of the people believed that they should go and retake the capital.
But half of the people think that we should proceed steadily and develop our strength first. After all, fighting King Zhou would be a waste of money and manpower. If we are not careful, the King of England, who has an army of 200,000, might take advantage of us.
Yang Hanmo, who was annoyed by a group of people and preferred to "hide", went to Lin Xiaoman to discuss.
Lin Xiaoman definitely has the same mentality of getting by with mediocrity as Yang Hanmo.
The old emperor is dead, now she can just let go and do it!
Carry out drastic reforms, develop technology, and improve productivity!
With high production levels and excellent logistics, are you still afraid of not winning?
"Of course we should stay put. Why fight? Do we have enough money? Do we have enough soldiers? Do we have enough food? The capital is so far away, and Xinzhou and Xinzhou are right next to Beiqing. Even if we win, what should we do if that bastard Su Beici sends troops to attack us? Brother, we must first take over Minzhou, Fengzhou, and Zezhou, which are right in front of us!"
"Xiao Xi, I think so too! We have the same idea! However, in those three states, especially Minzhou and Fengzhou, the local forces are deeply rooted. It's not easy to eradicate and replace them."
"No, there's no need to eradicate them. Just take them in and use them for your own benefit. Brother, do you know? Compared to the third brother, the seventh brother, and the rebellious fifth brother, you have a huge advantage!"
"What?" Yang Hanmo's eyelids twitched, and he had a bad premonition.
"The advantage is: they all have wives and concubines, but you are still a bachelor!"
His face darkened at first, then Yang Hanmo's eyes lit up immediately. Yes, that makes sense!
He can find his father-in-law!
There is no powerful official who does not want to be a national warrior!
Although there may be the hidden danger of "foreign relatives interfering in politics" in the later period, at present, marriage is definitely a good way to win people's hearts.
It is said that back then, when that naughty kid Yang Hanlin was not yet born, the Imperial Noble Consort trained Yang Hanmo according to the standards of a crown prince, so when he was 13 years old, he was betrothed to one princess and three concubines, finding him four powerful fathers-in-law in one go to ensure that he would be able to ascend to the throne and sit firmly as the crown prince of the Eastern Palace in the future.
Then, before Yang Hanmo reached the marriageable age, Yang Hanlin was born. The imperial concubine had a biological son, and Yang Hanmo, the adopted son, was in trouble and was sent to Tongzhou.
As for his four fiancées...
Yang Hanmo: I don’t know anything.
No one informed him whether his four fiancées in the capital were dead or alive, married or anything else, and he himself could not choose a concubine, so until now, the four positions of his main wife and concubine are still vacant.
But now, the 'Emperor Father' is just a puppet, and he can decide his own marriage!
There is absolutely no eternal neutrality in this world, it is simply because there are not enough chips to stand on.
Of course, a marriage should be based on mutual consent, otherwise it would not be in-laws but enemies.
Yang Hanmo, who had thought of a solution, immediately took action.
Although Fengzhou refused to allow the army in, it still allowed Prince Yang Hanmo to enter the city.
Yang Hanmo entered Fengzhou Prefecture openly, changing his usual rough image as a soldier. He dressed up carefully, creating a glamorous and elegant look, and then displayed his military and political strategies, as well as his resourcefulness...
He has a good look, is capable, and is the prince. As the tallest, richest and most handsome man in Dagan, Yang Hanmo deliberately flirted with her. Within half a month, he became famous in Fengzhou and immediately won the hearts of all the noble ladies in Fengzhou.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Hanmo's team opened a store to showcase the achievements of Tongzhou's advanced technologies.
The officials in Fengzhou immediately began to waver.
The reason they didn't support the "Crown Prince" was mainly because Tongzhou, Youzhou, Baizhou... that area to the west was just a mountain valley that couldn't even be called a poor countryside. Poor! Poor! Poor!
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