What Sun Xiu said was just taking advantage of the situation.

It does sound somewhat reasonable, but King Zhao did not immediately draw a conclusion, nor did he immediately acknowledge or deny the truth of what Sun Xiu said.

He thought deeply for a moment, and finally said to Sun Xiu: "What you said makes some sense, but I have to let the king think about it and decide on this matter tomorrow."

Sima Lun felt that his thoughts were moving slowly.

Since your thoughts are turning slowly, just turn them around a few more times.

Sometimes the decision made at the time was not a perfect one, but when I look back on it in the future, I will wonder why I made that decision in the first place.

Sima Lun decided to give himself some time to think.

"promise."

King Zhao didn't want to respond immediately, so Sun Xiu naturally couldn't force him.

He was scolded by King Zhao just before, but now he is very low-key.

"You go down first and think more about these things. The King of Qi, the King of Hejian, the King of Chengdu, and His Majesty of Luoyang are not easy people to deal with."

"Sun Xiu knows."

Sun Xiu bowed to King Zhao and said, "Then I will retire."

After receiving Sima Lun's promise, Sun Xiu slowly retreated and then left King Zhao's study.

As soon as Sun Xiu came out of the study, she felt that the air outside had become much fresher.

It seems that from now on, I will not be able to touch this wine.

I almost lost my life today.

After summoning Sun Xiu, King Zhao came out of the study.

He immediately went to his room.

Since he wants a beautiful woman, he naturally wants to eat this beauty.

certainly...

Do you want to say that Sima Lun loves beauty?

Of course I love it.

In this world, there are very few men who don't like beauty, and it can even be said that there are no men at all, unless they are the kind of men who can't do it.

But Sima Lun didn't reach that level of obsession.

Having lived to this day, Sima Lun is also a person who has seen the world, not that kind of junior brother.

And as he gets older, his ability in that area will naturally fade away.

Ordinary love can only gain some strength after it has been absorbed.

The beauty who was in the main hall of Yongzhou Mansion just now was very beautiful, but that was all.

King Zhao knew clearly that King Hejian was going to attack him, but if he still looked heartless, he might be really stupid.

At that time, do you still have time to appreciate beautiful women?

When someone puts a knife on your neck, you have a naked and stunning beauty in front of you. I'm afraid you don't have that idea either.

The sultry look he had before was naturally faked by Sima Lun.

This pretense is all for the King of Hejian to see.

Let him despise himself.

Now that the play has been performed, it is necessary to perform a complete set. Anyway, for him, this matter is not a loss.

He asked his servants to prepare the utensils for taking powder, and King Zhao began to sprout the old trees.

.....

On the other side, the envoy of King Qi returned to the guest room of Yongzhou Mansion, but his brows were furrowed.

This King of Hejian was different from what he had imagined. He originally thought that King of Hejian would immediately ask King Zhao to join forces, but now it seems that this is not the case.

King Hejian was not in a hurry and seemed to be very patient about this kind of thing.

This news is not good news for King Qi.

He thought for a moment and called his entourage over.

"Go and send this letter to Xuchang."

"promise."

This letter was specially written by him before.

Moreover, the paper quality of this kind of letters is very exquisite.

This ink is also specially made to display words when exposed to water. Ordinary people will only see a blank letter if they get it.

Watching the entourage leave, the envoy of King Qi began to think deeply.

If the King of Hejian stands still, peace in Yongzhou will definitely become much easier for Luoyang.

no!

We have to do something in Yongzhou, so that the King of Hejian has to stand up and express his position.

The envoy of King Qi was heartbroken and suddenly had a plan in mind.

There was an example of Ban Chao before. As a messenger, you can also learn from it.

Ban Chao was able to kill all the Xiongnu envoys and make King Shanshan finally make up his mind to attach himself to the Han Dynasty. Why couldn't he kill the court officials in Yongzhou Prefecture today so that King Hejian had to express his stance?

Even if the King of Hejian wants to kill him, he will think twice about it.

After all, he was the envoy of King Qi. Thinking of this, the last worries in the envoy of King Qi were completely eliminated.

Everyone in Chang'an, including the King of Hejian, the King of Zhao, and the envoys of the King of Qi, had different ideas.

In Qinzhou, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, who came from Luoyang, is now in Qinzhou Mansion in Tianshui County.

The King of Chengdu used to look relatively strong and energetic, but now he seems to have become much more haggard.

Thinking about the disaster relief work in Qinzhou, it gave him a great headache.

It is different from King Sima Lun of Zhao.

King Sima Lun of Zhao used the disaster relief work in Yongzhou as tourism.

In fact, this is indeed the only way.

If it were the King of Chengdu who had gone there, I'm afraid there wouldn't be anything he could do.

The reason is also very simple.

There is a King of Hejian in Yongzhou. Even if Sima Ying wants to provide disaster relief, the King of Hejian will also stop him. Moreover, even if he is trying to provide disaster relief, within a few days, the King of Hejian will be able to destroy the results of his hard work in disaster relief.

Once upon a time.

It may take several generations to build a country, but it may only take a few days to destroy a country.

Destruction is always easier than construction.

And it's much easier.

Although Qinzhou was also influenced by the King of Hejian, this influence was not that great after all.

but...

Even so, the matter in Qinzhou still made the King of Chengdu anxious.

This problem is of course a problem of refugees, a problem of wealthy families, and even more a problem of Qiang and Di aliens.

Qinzhou was not originally one of the thirteen states of the Western Han Dynasty.

Among the thirteen states of the Western Han Dynasty, Qinzhou did not exist at all.

The reason why Qinzhou exists is probably because of the political purpose of the rulers of the Western Jin Dynasty.

First, several counties in Liangzhou were dug out, and then two counties were dug out in Yizhou.

Yinping County and Wudu County were originally under the jurisdiction of Yizhou.

The original Yizhou was dismembered into three parts.

One part is the castrated version of Yizhou, one part is Liangzhou, and the other part is part of Qinzhou.

Yizhou was originally the basic territory of the Shu Han Dynasty, and the place was too big.

After Zhong Hui destroyed Shu, wanted to rebel, and established himself as king, Yizhou was dismembered.

But dismemberment is one thing, and geography is another.

The reason why Yinping County and Wudu County are within the jurisdiction of Yizhou is that it is relatively easy to get from Yizhou to Yinping County and Wudu County, and there is a road.

However, although there is a road from Tianshui County to Wudu County and Yinping County, it is much more difficult to walk.

This is also a problem in Qinzhou. There are too many mountains, too many mountain people, and too many foreigners.

Especially when the King of Hejian stirred up the situation, the foreigners who could not survive in Yongzhou naturally fled to Qinzhou.

These foreigners were oppressed by the Han people in Yongzhou and were naturally hostile to the Han people. How easy was it to appease these people?

But what troubles the King of Chengdu the most is not this.

Li Te and Li Xiong of Yizhou were forced by the original governor of Yizhou, Zhao Yan, to directly raise the banner of the Qiang and Di people. In a short period of time, they gathered 100,000 people. The Yinping County of Wudu County was directly invaded by these foreign people.

People occupy.

Of course there are benefits.

Outside Yinping County and Wudu County, there are fewer traces of foreigners in Qinzhou, because most of them have gone to Wudu County and Yinping County. The disaster relief work in other places has become a lot easier.

There are advantages, but the disadvantages are obvious.

That is the land of the two counties of Yinping County and Wudu County. With the current strength of Qinzhou, there is no way to recover it.

In other words, Qinzhou's current state and county soldiers are less than 20,000, and it is impossible to regain Yinping County and Wudu County.

And because of the years of chaos, the financial situation in Qinzhou was very bad. Some soldiers almost couldn't even eat. If the King of Chengdu hadn't come, he attracted a group of wealthy gentry families and attacked a group of wealthy gentry families.

I am afraid that even the soldiers will not be able to eat, let alone recapture Wudu County of Yinping County.

but...

It won't work if we don't recover.

Because of the incident in Qinzhou, the emperor directly dismissed the previous governor of Qinzhou from his position.

This Qinzhou governor was originally appointed by Jia Nanfeng.

Compared with other places, the powerless governor of Qinzhou was the emperor's best choice.

But this also became a pain for the King of Chengdu.

If there is a Qinzhou governor standing in front of him, what happened in Qinzhou, and what does it have to do with him, Sima Ying?

But it's different now.

He, Sima Ying, had the highest position in Qinzhou. He was said to be a disaster relief envoy, but in fact he was the acting governor of Qinzhou.

Thinking of these troubles, Sima Ying sometimes couldn't even eat, and she always tossed and turned at night, making it difficult to fall asleep.

I can't eat happily, and I can't sleep well.

This feeling is really uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that the matter in Yecheng will displease Your Majesty. Your Majesty has not yet sent a memorial to explain to Your Majesty, I am afraid."

On the side, Zao Song said to Sima Ying with a worried look on his face.

He knew that this king of his had no dissent at all and thought about everything for His Majesty Luoyang.

But it was really strange that the soldiers guarding Yecheng went northward for no reason.

As a result, the King of Chengdu was naturally suspected by the emperor.

"Justice lies in the heart of the people."

Sima Ying didn't want to explain anything.

"Your Majesty is not stupid. Your Majesty knows clearly whether I am loyal or traitorous."

"Your Majesty, although your Majesty is wise, he is also easily deceived by villains. Of course, your Majesty is aboveboard, but even if he is aboveboard, this matter must be made clear. Now the situation is gradually turbulent, and it is not a matter for your Majesty.

Good thing."

In fact, Zaosong wanted to persuade the King of Chengdu to think more about himself, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to continue.

After all, Zaosong still understands the way of a monarch and his ministers.

He wanted to make a plan for his own king, but when he thought that the plan might be a bit disrespectful, his active heart immediately became silent again.

"There is no need to say any more about this matter."

The King of Chengdu is not a fool, of course he understands the meaning of Zao Song's words.

But that’s how it is.

"Instead of having time to think about such long-term things now, it is better to think about how to deal with these aliens in Yinping County, Wudu County. Although Li Te and Li Xiong led troops to Chengdu, there are still many aliens in these two counties.

Yes, if we want to regain it, we may not be able to succeed with the help of Qinzhou’s soldiers."

"Indeed, I have also seen the strength of the Qinzhou and county soldiers. They can be described as a mob. It is more practical to expect such soldiers to regain Wudu County of Yinping County. For an enemy that is several times larger than oneself, it is better to find helpers.

."

He Yan is the King of Chengdu's subordinate who is considered to be the best at military planning. He has said such things, proving that it is impossible to recover Yinping County and Wudu County by relying on Qinzhou's state and county soldiers.

.

"Your Majesty, there are only two options now. One is to ask Luo Shang, the governor of Liangzhou, for help. He has mobilized many soldiers who have not been demobilized yet and can be used as helpers. The second is to ask for help from the King of Hejian. The King of Hejian

I have been in Yongzhou for many years and have good soldiers and generals, so it may not be a problem to recapture Wudu County of Yinping County."

Lu Zhi, as the core adviser to King Sima Ying of Chengdu, immediately came to offer advice to Sima Ying when the King of Chengdu was slightly confused.

"Although these two methods seem to be good methods, they may not necessarily be a good method when implemented in practice."

The reason why Sima Ying said such words was not unreasonable.

First of all, Luo Shang, the governor of Liangzhou, had just returned to Liangzhou not long ago. He asked him to help him for no reason. Considering Luo Shang's cowardice, he definitely would not dare.

By the time he reported it, it was already a month later.

And no one wants to be a soldier, except those who want to make a name for themselves, or who are simply military households.

Other civilians who were drafted during the war will definitely be demobilized after there is no war.

Want Liangzhou people to fight for Qinzhou people?

I'm afraid many people are unwilling to do so.

As for asking for help from the King of Hejian.

hehe.

Just think about this kind of thing and it will be fine.

Not to say 10%, but 90% of the reason why Yongzhou and Liangzhou are in the current situation is because of the tricks played by King Hejian in Yongzhou.

Now you want this evil leader to help regain Wudu County of Yinping County?

Feel sorry.

I'm afraid the King of Hejian still thinks this matter is not big enough.

That's why.

Lu Zhi's two methods may sound feasible, but anyone who really understands them knows that these two methods are basically unfeasible.

"After all, Your Majesty is only doing disaster relief. The affairs of Yinping County and Wudu County have nothing to do with Your Majesty. This disaster relief matter has been carried out in an orderly manner, and the number of people around who are starving to death has also decreased a lot. How about, Your Majesty?

I will report it to His Majesty and return to Luo."

Instead of facing this mess in Qinzhou, it is better to go back to Luo directly.

This may be the best way to solve the dilemma at hand.

If the soldiers originally guarding Yecheng could be transferred to Qinzhou, the foreigners from Wudu County of Yinping County would naturally not be a concern.

However, the soldiers of the King of Chengdu are hundreds of thousands of miles away from Qinzhou.

It's hard to find help, so staying in Qinzhou will probably only increase the trouble.

"no."

The King of Chengdu shook his head gently.

"Since Your Majesty has entrusted the affairs of Qinzhou to me, if you leave like this, wouldn't you be dishonoring your Majesty's trust, and wouldn't you be dishonoring the hundreds of thousands of people in Qinzhou?"

Alas~
Chapter completed!