Yan Boyi is Xie Wenzhou's brother-in-law. He comes from a noble family and has outstanding abilities.
If I have to find a flaw, it would be my youth.
But what does it matter if you are young? As long as you can win the battle, age is not a problem.
Among all the generals, Ming Zishi recommended Yan Boyi.
"...General, your kindness will always be remembered by Boyi." Yan Boyi was sincerely grateful for Ming Zishi's appreciation.
After dealing with this mess, the civil officials' anger finally subsided, and Xie Wenzhou finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But after he dealt with these two matters, he still had to consider one issue, which was how to treat Xiahou Shi and Ding Yunyi who had already proclaimed themselves emperors?
Xiahou Shi has just been crowned emperor. If he sends out an army to conquer and demonstrate his military might... he will most likely attack Linzhou first!
Now the pro-war military faction is weak and their morale is low, so they can no longer fight...
In this case, it seems that we can only submit to Xiahou Shi...exchange temporary humiliation for time for development.
After considering for a while, Xie Wenzhou sent someone to submit his allegiance to Xiahou Shi.
The Xiahou family reciprocated the favor by enfeoffing Xie Wenzhou as King Lin.
In this way, Xie Wenzhou would not have to face the military pressure from the north for the time being.
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On the other side, in the Xiangjiang County Government, Chen Yunxuan was also discussing how to treat the two emperors.
Emperor Chihui abdicated the throne to Xiahou Shi, and the establishment of the Ye State was reasonable in terms of process.
Ding Yunyi, a descendant of the royal family, proclaimed himself emperor, inherited the name of the Chi Dynasty, and raised the banner of fighting against the traitors who usurped the throne.
Recognizing any force as orthodox will offend the other force.
In addition, now that the Chi Dynasty has fallen, Chen Yunxuan's forces must also consider their own identity.
Is it to pay homage to one of the forces, or to declare oneself emperor?
"Tongxi, Qingli, what do you think? How should we treat the Xiahou, Ding and Xie families?" Chen Yunxuan spoke first.
Hearing the question, Gu Qingli gave an analysis: "Our army has always been on good terms with Ding Yunyi's forces, and more often fought with Xia Houshi's forces."
"If we choose to recognize Xia Houshi instead of Ding Yunyi, I'm afraid the existing trade network will be greatly disrupted, affecting the commercial development of our military forces."
"Also, Xie Wenzhou has submitted his allegiance to Xiahou Shi, and the two armies have effectively formed an alliance."
"In order to fight against the Ye Lin alliance, our army should be on good terms with Ding Yunyi's forces."
Lin Tongxi nodded, agreeing with Gu Qingli's analysis.
Even if Gu Qingli didn't say it, Lin Tongxi himself would advocate making friends with Ding Yunyi.
When the system was upgraded to 7.0, he unlocked the [Diplomacy] section.
In the [Diplomacy] section, Ding Yunyi's faction has the highest favorability towards Chen Yunxuan's faction, which is 99, almost 100.
As for Xiahou Shi, his attitude was indifferent and remained around 50.
This is understandable. After all, Chen Yunxuan's forces were previously hidden in the southern part of Xiangzhou, with Ding Yunyi in between. There was no conflict between Chen's army and Xiahou's army.
Previously, in order to make friends with Chen Yunxuan's forces, Xiahou Jing rewarded Chen Yunxuan many times, first appointing him as the Governor of Xiangzhou and the Governor of Xiangzhou, and then granting him the title of Marquis of Dingxiang.
Even though the Battle of Xiangbei had been fought before, Chen Yunxuan mainly attacked Xie Wenzhou's forces and did not cause any casualties to Xiahou Jing's army.
Therefore, Xia Houshi's forces did not have a bad attitude towards Chen Yunxuan's forces.
As for Xie Wenzhou's attitude... it was terrible, already at -50.
Not only did they rob Lingzhou in the south, but they also defeated Xie Wenzhou's elite troops in the battle of Xiangbei and seized the Xiangjiang County that they had longed for. Even the Yunmeng and Yinan counties that they had held for a while were gone.
"Master Military Advisor's analysis is sound. I also advocate befriending Ding Yunyi." Lin Tongxi then gave his reason: "Although we have taken the northern part of Xiangzhou that they occupied, Brother Yunxuan is, after all, the Governor of Xiangzhou and has the title to rule the northern part of Xiangzhou."
"As long as we have a righteous cause, even if Ding Yunyi has some grudges, it won't have any impact."
"What's more, we rescued important figures like Yu Changming, and even escorted Ding Yunyi when he was in Ruihe Town. The relationship between the two armies is unbreakable."
Chen Yunxuan nodded and said affirmatively, "You two are right, but I still have a doubt. Should I submit to Ding Yunyi or wait and see?"
"I think... it's better to wait and see. I should pretend to be an old minister, express only friendship, and keep the issue of becoming emperor vague." Lin Tongxi expressed his opinion.
"..." After hearing Lin Tongxi's opinion, Gu Qingli thought for a while and then agreed with Lin Tongxi: "Tongxi is absolutely right. Becoming a vassal will only make us more easily controlled by Ding Yunyi's forces."
"Also, I've asked Xiaojiu to inquire about it. Some forces, such as Minghe Academy, do not approve of Ding Yunyi's claim to the throne."
"If we follow what Tongxi said, we might be able to unite this part of the forces."
After listening to their opinions, Chen Yunxuan also came to a conclusion: "I understand. In this case, I will adopt your strategy of 'making friends with Ding Yunyi'. Just make friends and don't mention the relationship between the ruler and the minister."
After the two left the Marquis' Mansion, Chen Yunxuan returned to his room.
Just then, Chen Yunxuan's confidant brought a message.
"Report to the Lord, the chief leader of the grand event, Gao Zhao, requests an audience!"
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