Ye, Jiankang, a private class, Li Li was reading at night in the dormitory, reading a summary of the news he had planned.

There is all kinds of news. In short, the situation is chaotic and even greater turmoil is about to begin, so Li Li did not dare to slack off, stared at all aspects.

For example, before leaving Jiankang, Hou Jing actually distributed a lot of money to the people in the city, and burned the collected debts in public. This is an act of inviting people to buy people's hearts.

Later, the powerful and officials who came out of Taicheng asked the court to capture the fugitive slaves. Because Hou Jing's rebellion this time caused them to suffer heavy losses. Not to mention the money, the fugitive slaves would have to be captured.

Otherwise, who will serve them and their families?

The war that lasted for several months made many parts of Jiankang City ruin. The people had been withered for several months, but now they were unable to eat. The government not only was unable to provide assistance, but instead had to recruit people to serve, rebuild various building facilities, and repair the city walls.

This is fine. After all, it is related to the face of the court and the defense of Jiankang City. However, the mansions of a large number of wealthy families also require these almost homeless people to build.

In other words, many people do not have a good memory and still regard the people as cows and horses, and are eager to make up for the losses, which is completely unfavorable.

In the eyes of these people, the support of the people is the court's business, and their own interests are the top priority. Since Hou Jing was driven away, the rules are the same.

By comparing the two, it is conceivable that the people's attitude towards Hou Jing's rebels will inevitably "bottom down and rebound".

Li Li was a little worried because Hou Jing retreated in an orderly manner, so it was very likely that a large number of "rebel" locals in Jiankang would conceal their experiences and stay in Jiankang City.

If Hou Jing makes a comeback one day, these people will definitely be internal responses. If this is the case, it will be a bad idea.

As he thought about it, Li Li's face looked solemn.

On the bed next to him, Huang Gui curled up, covered with a thin quilt, motionless, quietly looking at Li Li's side face.

Thinking of the storm just now and Li Li's hot chest, Huang Gui's heart was full of happiness and satisfaction.

Since she came to Jiankang and Li Li to reunite, she hasn't left the room for several days. She only feels that spring night is short and time passes quickly.

A small separation is better than a newlywed. Li Li and Huang Gui have been separated for more than half a year. Now that Li Li has become an official, Huang Gui comes to Jiankang to reunite with the good man, and the fire is naturally burning to the dark.

In theory, when the late emperor was in great service, civil and military officials, as ministers, should ban entertainment, alcohol and sex within a certain period of time, but the children of the royal family did not care about it, so of course officials would not take it seriously.

As long as you don’t make a big spoil and “do things” in your own house, what’s wrong with your husband and wife being loyal to each other?

Seeing Li Li's face solemn, Huang Yan barely got up, wrapped in a thin quilt, and slowly walked to the side to sit down.

"What's wrong? He looks solemn?"

"The situation is chaotic and the war is everywhere."

Li Li said, holding Huang Yan in his arms: "Hou Jing retreated, but it was not over, but continuing."

"Didn't Hou Jing escape to Guangling, Jiangbei, and survive?"

"This is just a manifestation, look at it... I'll tell you."

The Hou Jing Rebellion has been "interrupted" by Li Li, but it has not ended yet, and the bad effects it has only begun to emerge now.

At first, when Hou Jing rebelled against Wei and surrendered to Liang State, Liang State controlled the entire Huainan area and some areas in Huainan area, so the Huainan water defense line was all under the control of Liang State.

These include Shouyang and Zhongli, an important town in Huainan.

Later, Hou Jing raised an army in Shouyang and led his army south to cross the river, leaving people to guard Shouyang.

When Hou Jing attacked Jiankang, Hezhou, located south of Shouyang, the governor of Hezhou and King Xiao Fan of Poyang sent troops to attack Shouyang, but only broke the outer city and failed to capture the inner city.

The defending general of Shouyang could not gain a foothold, so he surrendered to Wei State, so the Wei State easily captured Shouyang.

Before, Liang State fought for many years to seize Shouyang from Wei State, but now the other party has easily taken it away.

Not only that, the Liang State of Zhongli, which was located in the middle of the Huai River, also spent a lot of effort to repel the Wei army and defend Zhongli. The famous general Wei Rui performed well in the battle of Zhongli and was called "Wei Hu".

As a result, after the Hou Jing Rebellion broke out, the governor of Northern Xuzhou (Prince Zhongli), the governor of Shanyin Hou Xiao Zhengbiao was besieged by rebels. He was struggling to support him in Zhongli. He believed that Taicheng had fallen, so he surrendered to Wei (Eastern Wei).

This happened not long ago. The Wei State easily captured this city that could not be defeated no matter how hard it was to be fought.

The Wei State took advantage of the Hou Jing Rebellion to capture the prefectures and counties of Liang Guozhou in Huaibei, and then got the Shouyang and Zhongli who came to the door, so he stretched his hand across the Huai River and towards Huainan.

Hou Jing failed to succeed in attacking Taicheng, captured Guangling, Jiangbei, Qiaozhou and other places, causing the Liang army in Huainan to be attacked from both sides and lost control.

In other words, Huainan is in danger, and "Since ancient times, defending the river must be defending the Huainan". Once Huainan is lost, the enemy will drink horses on the north bank of the Yangtze River and can cross the river to attack Jiankang at any time, which will put a lot of pressure on Jiankang.

When Huang Gui heard this, he thought for a while and asked, "So, is it that the imperial court dare not force Hou Jing too much? I am afraid that he will surrender to Wei again and even the entire Huainan area will be lost?"

"Yes, like Zidaxing today, the new king succeeded to the throne, but faced such a difficult problem, and life was difficult."

"However, Hou Jing's rebels broke through the outer wall of Jiankang, burned, killed, looted, plundered money and grain, and kidnapped countless women. If they were not attacked, they would be eliminated. The public was resentful and the prestige of the court was ruined, and the new king might not be able to sit firmly on the imperial seat."

After Li Li finished speaking, he talked about another thing.

Not long ago, several incidents happened in the upstream Jingzhou. First, the governor of Xinzhou who sent troops to support the king, Xiao Qing, the King of Guiyang, was arrested by the governor of Jingzhou who suddenly returned to Jiangling while staying in Jiangling.

King Xiao Yi of Xiangdong claimed that King Guiyang intended to seize Jiangling.

Previously, Zhang Zhang, the new governor of Yongzhou, was blocked from taking office in Xiangyang and was even under house arrest.

Xiao Xu, the governor of Yongzhou who should have stepped down, claimed that Zhang Zhang colluded with the defender of Fancheng, intending to kill him, and the commander behind him was the King of Xiangdong.

Moreover, when Zhang Zhang was in Xiangzhou, he intended to kill the life of the governor of Xiangzhou and King Xiao Yu of Hedong. Therefore, the King of Yueyang was not ordered (handed over to Yongzhou with Zhang Zhang).

The Yongzhou Army and the Jingzhou Army then confronted each other, and the sword was tense.

However, the Du family, a wealthy family in Yongzhou, became the inner responder of the King of Xiangdong, and attacked Xiangyang, but failed.

After the King of Yueyang returned to Xiangyang, he sent envoys to Hunan and Beijing to ask for help from his brother, the governor of Xiangzhou, the King of Hedong, and the Emperor.

The emperor sent an envoy to Jiangling to mediate, and the King of Hedong had already led his troops north to attack Jiangling and rescue the siege of Yongzhou.

"The two brothers compete with their uncle, and they meet each other and the matter is a big deal. I'm afraid they won't be good."

Huang Yan had heard Li Li talk about the general situation between the royal family before. He remembered that the father of King Hedong and the brothers of King Yueyang were the late Prince Zhaoming, so he asked:

"Could it be that these two brothers were worried about the things that happened back then, so they always made small moves, and the uncles were also wary of them?"

"Yes, these two brothers may be dissatisfied with the third uncle, the new king now. Then, the King of Xiangdong, who has a good relationship with the new king, will naturally be wary of these two brothers."

"I don't know who is right and who is wrong, but I know that someone is going to take advantage of the situation."

"Who is it?"

"King Shaoling, King Shaoling is said to have a good relationship with King Hedong and King Yueyang on weekdays, so now I volunteer to mediate. What do you think the new king will do?"

Huang Yan replied: "I remember that King Shaoling was rampant before and coveted the position of crown prince. When the new king was still in the Eastern Palace, in order to prevent King Shaoling from attacking, he specially expanded the Eastern Palace Guard."

"And King Shaoling is not in harmony with King Xiangdong. If he goes to mediate, it will probably only intensify the conflict."

Li Li nodded: "Yes, look, the war in Huainan is on the rise, and the situation is in danger. And the upstream Jingxiang and Jingxiang are in internal conflicts. Not to mention Xiangzhou, what is the terrain of Yongzhou? Do you remember?"

Huang Gui thought for a while and said, "Yongzhou was the place where the late emperors raised their troops back then. The terrain was very important, and... and it bordered the Western Wei Dynasty. If the King of Yueyang could not stop the King of Xiangdong, in desperation, I am afraid, I am afraid..."

"I'm afraid I'll borrow soldiers from the Western Wei... wouldn't it be possible to lead a wolf into the house?"

"Yes, it is likely to lead a wolf into the house." Li Li nodded and smiled bitterly: "Hou Jing, a stray dog, actually captured the capital of Daliang and surrounded Taicheng for several months. Hundreds of thousands of royal soldiers were watching, but they couldn't get rid of the siege."

"It took several months, Hou Jing withdrew, but he retreated unstoppable and occupied Guangling, Jiangbei..."

"In the eyes of the imperial court, the imperial guards in various places, the royal family and the local tyrants, aren't they just a fool with gold and jade? "

"In the eyes of the two Wei countries in the north, aren't they just huge fat pigs?"

"Now that the founding emperor has passed away and the new king has succeeded to the throne, there are insufficient prestige and many enemies among the royal family. So, the old emperor has just left, and the internal strife has begun."

"The Eastern Wei has taken the opportunity to seize Huaibei and began to invade Huainan again. Would the Western Wei take the opportunity to invade Jiangnan?"

"If King Yueyang could not withstand the attack of King Xiangdong, reinforcements would not come for a long time, and the court would not be able to mediate. He was desperate and would be extremely likely to lead a wolf into the house."

"Even if he is shameless, he said he is borrowing troops, do you think the Western Wei Dynasty will miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"

"Brothers are fighting against each other, so outsiders take advantage of the situation to rob. The late emperor struggled to maintain the father, the son and the son, who had been kind for decades, and his brothers are friendly and respectful. In fact, he was deceiving himself. When he was there, these people were still honest. When he left, he jumped out one by one and fought for power and profit."

When Huang Gui heard this, he realized that the situation had not improved, but gradually got worse. Before Hou Jing was eliminated, the old emperor went there, and the new king had just as he succeeded to the throne, and internal strife began to occur among the royal family.

The internal troubles continue, and there are strong enemies outside, and the current situation will only become more and more chaotic.

"Then, what can Saburo do here? Aren't you afraid of being caught in the whirlpool?"

"Me? Of course I have something to do if I stay here."

Li Li hugged Huang Yan and said slowly: "I asked Jia Lang to be a supervisor in Dongye and an assistant. Liang Lang trained young and strong in the official school, and also an assistant."

"Even if it only takes a few months, I can bring up a useful team and it can be used at critical moments. Besides, I am a general of the talent officer. I can lead troops to the battlefield and lead troops."

"Then, our family has practiced the chorus for many years and will have the opportunity to show its skills."

"Where is the concubine?" Huang Yan looked at Li Li, his eyes full of anticipation.

Li Li works so hard, so she has to work hard too.

"You? Of course..." After Li Li said that, he picked up Huang Yan and walked towards the other side of the bed.

"There are three kinds of unfilial piety. If there is no descendant, the fourth lady cannot let her be unfilial to her husband!"
Chapter completed!