Poyang, heavy rain poured down, and the prefecture party listened to the news. King Xiao Si of Poyang stood under the eaves, looking at the rain curtain outside, without saying a word.

The emperor died, Grand Sima and Pengcheng Duke Li Li, general of military affairs in China and abroad. The news spread to Poyang, which shocked Xiao Si.

He knew that if Li Li didn't want to die, he would have to go along one road.

In this way, this tiger became the most dangerous enemy of Liang State. What makes people restless is that this tiger has almost no rivals.

The royal family members who are out of town will not be foolishly waiting to see if the queen is born. Whether the boy was born to Guiren, because there are still several months left, which is enough for Li Li to make a proper arrangement.

Even if the queen and Concubine Zhang fail to give birth to a boy, would Li Li be willing to support the new king ascend the throne?

impossible.

After the new king ascended the throne, it was impossible for Li Li to trust and reuse him, and Li Li would not believe that he could gain the trust of the new king. If he reuses him, he would inevitably rebel.

Therefore, the royal family will not wait, nor will Li Li, and there is no need to wait for the queen and the war will begin.

Then, as a descendant of the Xiao family in Lanling, Xiao Si can only stand on the side of the family.

Even if he doesn't want to be an enemy of Li Li and doesn't want to meet Li Li, he will never be able to stand on Li Li's side.

Because as long as the dynasty changes, the royal family of the previous dynasty will inevitably face the fate of eliminating the roots. Although many royal families of the previous dynasty survived after the Qi and Liang changes, they are all descendants of the Xiao family in Lanling, and they are not threatening. Emperor Gaozu showed mercy.

As for Emperor Ming of Qi, except for the deaf and mute Xiao Baoyi, Emperor Gaozu rushed to kill all the sons.

He left alone with the Poyang King Xiao Baojie.

Thinking of this, Xiao Si was a little confused.

Xiao Baojie, the last king of Poyang in Xiao Qi, fled to Wei by chance when the disaster was about to come. So he determined to take revenge and led his army south many times to attack the border city of Liang State.

He was also appointed as the governor of Xuzhou, preparing for war and taking revenge.

Later, the Wei State was in chaos, and Xiao Baoqiu was ordered to enter Guanzhong to quell the rebellion. He was promoted to the General of the Cavalry and the Shangshu Ling for his merits. Later, because he suspected that Wei's court wanted to hide all the birds and bows, he proclaimed himself emperor according to Guanzhong, and was immediately defeated and died.

Xiao Baojie's experience shows that no matter how hard a royal family member works, he will be nothing in the end.

Xiao Si felt that if he took this path, even if he could do what Xiao Baojie did, he would be a dead end in the end.

As he thought about it, Xiao Si couldn't help feeling helpless about his decision.

Three years ago, it was also in March and April that the palace revolution occurred. The King of Xiangdong, who led his troops into the palace to protect the palace, died later. At that time, there was a chance in front of him, and Li Li advised him to give it a try.

Fight for the position of the vassal kings.

But Xiao Si weighed the pros and cons and felt that he wanted to fight for the position of regent, which would inevitably lead to the rise of the kings. Although Li Li was on his side, the war was likely to end with his victory, but in this way, the misfortune and fortune would be unpredictable.

Internal struggles among the royal family will inevitably benefit the outsiders.

Therefore, Xiao Si chose to avoid it, left Beijing and took office in Poyang, mined large copper mines, and opened up sources for the imperial court.

In this way, when the emperor's uncle assisted in the administration, Li Li would inevitably be captured by the empress dowager as a life-saving method, and the emperor regarded Li Li's daughter as the queen.

With his daughter as the queen, Li Li will not take risks if he has guaranteed it.

After three years, what happened proved Xiao Si's judgment. As the emperor's father-in-law, Li Li did his best to assist his son-in-law in the Northern Expedition.

The two Northern Expeditions were successful, and the emperor's reputation rose sharply. Xiao Si was in Raozhou, and the mining matters were also handled with great success.

As long as the queen gave birth to a prince and was made the crown prince, Li Li would serve as a loyal minister and continue to serve the court and keep the emperor safe.

Xiao Si was glad for his decision, but in the end, the emperor died.

As soon as the emperor died, Li Li wanted to be a loyal minister but failed and could only rebel.

As a member of the Liang State clan, Xiao Si could only respond to other tribe members who rose up to fight against this tiger.

Xiao Si turned around and walked into the listening experience, sat down, and looked at the ashes of some letters in the fire brazier beside the desk, feeling confused.

Some royal families have sent people to Poyang to express their interests to him, hoping that he will put the overall situation first and break with Li Li, rather than helping the evil.

Then, the first priority is to carry out a "cleaning" in Poyang and cut off the roots of Li Li and his subordinates.

Poyang is Li Li's hometown. Poyang's children followed Li Li for more than ten years, and there are many people and industries in the Raozhou area that are closely related to Li Li.

Therefore, Poyang is Li Li's foundation. To deal with Li Li, he has to uproot his foundation.

Li Li's left arm and right arm and many subordinates had relatives in Poyang. As long as these people were controlled, Li Li could be afraid of the enemy.

Xiao Si burned many secret letters after reading them, but did not intend to do so.

Not to mention the question of whether to think about it or not, just to put it into practice. He did not think that Li Li had no arrangements in Poyang and allowed him to do whatever he wanted.

Once he decided to take action, he would arrest Li Li's party in Poyang and imprison the relatives of the generals, he would probably die first.

Even his order just left the state party, the whole city rebelled.

Li Li is so popular with the hearts of the people of Poyang. His left arm and right arm and a large number of Poyang children have tied Li Li and Poyang together, and this connection is endless.

Even if Li Li was assassinated, he still had a son, his wife's family (Huang family), and his brother-in-law (Peng family), and he still had great appeal in Poyang and could still mobilize the manpower and material resources from Poyang and even Raozhou.

Li Li, who is good at fighting, brought many people to get promoted and make money, is the hope of the entire Raozhou (Poyang). Countless people may have followed Li Li to go further and change the dynasty.

These people were extremely fanatical in their support for Li Li. Xiao Si knew that once he decided to do something in Poyang, even if he wanted to kill someone, he would probably die first.

There was also a letter on the case, which was a handwritten letter sent by Li Li. In the letter, the other party "please" him put the overall situation first and support the court (supporting Li Li to govern the military affairs of China and abroad).

Xiao Si had several reasons to convince himself to support Li Li. For example, once the queen gave birth to a prince, Li Li, as his grandfather, would do his best to assist his grandson, and return the power when he grew up.

But the temptation of supreme power is enough to make father and son turn against each other, let alone grandfather and grandson?

Perhaps Li Li is willing to continue to be a loyal minister of Daliang, but what about the people around him?

Is it better to be a founding father or a loyal minister in Daliang?

Even if Xiao Si is willing to believe that Li Li wants to continue to be a loyal minister, he can still control his own affairs and continue to serve the court, but do the royal families believe it?

When the royal family raised their troops, Xiao Si had no choice but to respond.

Once the response decision is announced, Poyang will inevitably be boiling. By then, it is like a fish in a oil pan, "fried" by the oil and it is browned, and there is no chance to turn the tables.

Even if it is arranged secretly, Xiao Si knew that, not to mention the city, but the state government, there must be countless eyes and ears, watching silently and listening to his movements.

Once he shows the intention to take the initiative, he will probably be "taken ahead".

He supported Li Li, and when the dynasty changed, he would inevitably die suddenly.

Opposing Li Li, he would not have to wait until the two armies fight, and he might have died in Poyang in a mutiny or even an accident.

Oppose Li Li, but does not participate in the uprising of the army to "clean the monarch", and flee with his family and flee to Zhou or Qi?

Not to mention how to escape from Poyang, how to escape safely to Zhou and Qi, will it be a good time to live under someone else's roof after escaping?

If Li Li proclaimed himself emperor, the other party would be young and powerful and have outstanding talents, and perhaps he would be able to unify the world within twenty years.

At that time, what would he be alive if a royal family living in a foreign country faced Li Li's troops with an elderly body?

If you escape, you may not be able to escape. You may not be able to escape from other countries.

If you fight, you won’t be able to fight, whether you are fighting with Li Li or turning against your clan relatives.

If it doesn't work, Li Li and his relatives will not allow him to watch.

What should I do?
Chapter completed!