"I went to Qiantang, Hangzhou to meet the King of Wu Yue. I was ordered by Your Majesty to go to the capital to pay homage. But Wu Yue's general Gu Quanwu, Du Jianhui became angry on the spot, saying that Wu Yue has always been loyal to Your Majesty as a vassal minister, and the Wei Dynasty should treat him with the courtesy of benevolent lords... But Your Majesty summoned him for no reason, saying that he was granting high-ranking officials to be awarded titles, and he must have planned to force King of Wu Yue to stay in Bianjing, and to embezzle the territory of the Wu Yue rule that served the superior country.

The King of Wu Yue first comforted Gu Quanwu, Du Jianhui and other ministers who had reacted very strongly. They pondered for a long time and did not express their opinions. They just placed their ministers to stay in the inn for a while. The king and his ministers would definitely discuss it again... But within a few days, the King of Wu Yue summoned his ministers to meet again, and on the grounds that he was old and had an affair recently, he was unable to bear the fatigue of boats and trains. He could not enter the capital by the order. He also said he was deeply frightened and begged for His Majesty to understand."

After hearing the envoys who returned from Wu Yue, Li Tianqu nodded slightly and sighed even though he was polite. Although Qian Liu, the king of Wu Yue, replied, he was gentle and hard. His meaning was very obvious. Although I am the chief of Emperor Wei in name, I regard myself as a barrier for the minister. But if you force me to call me out of my territory and rush to Bianjing, and be trapped in a situation where people are bent... that is impossible.

Li Tianqu knew that Xuan summoned Qian Liu to Beijing, which could be said to be a pity, and had already exposed his intention to annex Wu and Yue. Now that the relationship between the two sides has begun to deteriorate sharply from the most harmonious sect leader and subordinates, the nerves of Wu and Yue will inevitably become tense immediately to strictly prevent the Wei army from invading.

Thinking from the perspective of others, although Qian Liu was careful in the Central Plains dynasty, he left his family precepts and destiny at the end of his death according to historical records. If the descendants who were unable to violate the situation in the future, the throne of the monarch in the prefectures should not be forced, and he took advantage of the situation to surrender and surrender to the truth... But the country he built with his own hands has not been passed down for a generation. If he did not resist, he would hand over his foundation, and Qian Liu would not be willing to accept it.

What's more, there are Qian Liu's chief generals, Gu Quanwu, the mainstay of the Wu Yue army; and the three brothers led by Du Jianhui, who were divided into important positions such as controlling the outside, governing the inside, and longitude. They have a respected status in the Wu Yue Kingdom and have great power. Qian Liu could not let down his old subordinates who worked together to fight the country through life and death, so he still could not give in.

If there were any choices, Li Tianqu would not want to annex the Wu Yue Kingdom through military conquest... In fact, since Qian Liu founded the country, he could not avoid the common people. He was vain to the Central Plains dynasty, and changed the office to the court, and set up positions such as prime ministers and ministers. All systems were also in accordance with the emperor's specifications.

However, Li Tianqu did not directly send troops to attack Ma Xifan in the name of overcoming the rules, just like he did. He first tried to discuss and try to recruit him directly to Bianjing... It would be fine to deal with the evil monarch of the people and the tyrants, even if the brutal warlords were more domineering and vicious, but he should still respect the founding king of Wu Yue who was as good as an elder and benevolent as a monarch.

However, even so, Li Tianqu knew that relatively speaking, this would be the most injustice and dissatisfaction war he would launch so far.

When destroying Chu and Shu, Li Tianqu was also a foolish monarch such as Ma Xisheng, Ma Xifan, and Wang Yanna, who were in a rebellious manner, and believed in the name of treacherous and slanderous ministers, exploiting the people and the people who lived in poverty... But Qian Liu not only did not give any criminal dynasty to the Central Plains Zhengshuo Dynasty, but also the people under the rule of others were living a good life.

For example, according to the "Youmeitang Record" written by Ouyang Xiu, Duke Wenzhong of the Northern Song Dynasty, "Qiantang has not been bothered with war since the Five Dynasties, and its people are happy and prosperous. More than 100,000 families are surrounded by lakes and mountains, and are reflected on the left and right. The merchants from Fujian Sea have sails and waves, and are in and out of the smoke and mist, which can be said to be prosperous."

The era in which Ouyang Xiu lived was only a hundred years away from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and he could relatively more intuitively understand the situation when Wu Yue ruled Hangzhou and even the Liangzhe region. Therefore, later generations generally had a high evaluation of Qian Li, believing that he knew people and was good at using them, and knew how to be sympathetic to the people's livelihood.

What is even more commendable is that Qian Liu's descendants, Qian Yuanguan, Qian Zuo, Qian Nei, and Qian Hongchu, have basically paid great attention to maintaining the people's living and working in peace and contentment. Therefore, in the chaotic times of the Five Dynasties, if they can be reborn in the territory controlled by the Qian family of Wu Yue, especially the territory of Hangzhou, they are basically considered to be the ancestors' virtues accumulated... After all, although Kings of Chu, Ma Yin, Kings of Fujian, and Shen Zhi, are also diligent and loving the people, after the throne of the king was passed on to their descendants, the people's livelihood would deteriorate quickly under their rule...

However, it is difficult to reach a consensus on the issue of annexation of the entire territory of the Central Plains emperor who was determined to rebuild the prosperous Central Plains emperor, and it is difficult to reach a consensus on the issue of annexation of the entire territory... After all, there is no reason to easily make arbitrary relations with a group of confidants back then? If you can't say it, you can only fight.

To unify, it must be early. Li Tianqu said that I would never wait for the Wu Yue Kingdom to continue for more than 50 years and inherit the monarchs of the Five Dynasties before incorporating them into the territory. However, after careful consideration, Qian Liu made a decision to refuse to accept the land and join the Central Plains dynasty, and he also knew very well that even if the Wu Yue Kingdom continued for a period of time, according to the official historical line, the words "To judge virtue and ability and understand affairs, if you meet a true monarch, you should submit quickly" would be annexed by the Central Plains dynasty sooner or later. When Qian Liu realized that his country was merged by the Wei Dynasty, it was indeed difficult to violate the general situation, and he would never be able to burn both jade and stone...

After thinking about it, Li Tianqu then said again:

"The King of Wu Yue was originally a minister, but he refused to go to the capital to pay homage. In this way, I have already had the right to raise troops to attack... The army commander of Liu Ci, who was stationed in Jinling Prefecture, was promoted from Liyang to advance eastward, and must attack Yixing County in the southern corner of Changzhou as soon as possible (in the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to avoid the title of Emperor Taizong of Song Zhao Guangyi, it was changed to Yixing County, located at the southwest end of Jiangsu Province in the later generations), and then headed south to conquer Huzhou next to Hangzhou;

Fu Yanqing sent troops from Xuanzhou to capture Jinchang County in the western corner of Hangzhou (located in Changhua Town, Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province), heading eastward, directing Qiantang, the capital of Wuyue; An Renyi, Chai Zaiyong, Wang Jingren and Mi Zhicheng led their troops, and attacked Muzhou from Shezhou, and then seized Hangzhou Xincheng and other places northward. In this way, the three armies joined forces at the city of Qiantang and directly attacked the capital, which shocked the capital of Wuyue and was afraid of descending.

I just hope that the monarch and ministers of Wu Yue can recognize the reality as soon as possible. I don’t want this war to last too long..."

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At the same time, in the south, Wucheng, the capital of Wuyue, adjacent to Qiantang, Hangzhou, the capital of Wuyue, a large number of soldiers and civilians were dispatched according to their responsibilities, inspecting city defenses, counting warehouses, inspecting city gates, strengthening walls and other matters. Everyone obeyed the orders and worked very enthusiastically. Gu Quanwu, the tiger general who is the most famous in Wuyue, was also standing on the city gate tower and looking back and forth.

Gu Quanwu's appearance and body were originally very majestic and mighty, and the hair he had accumulated after returning to secular life was randomly tied into a bun and put it on the back of his head. His beard was densely covered with a gust of wickedness, and his face was full of anger, making him look even more fierce and difficult to offend... Gu Quanwu watched for a while, and suddenly said angrily:

"The Emperor of Wei is really a fool! The wise man is kind and has always tried hard to work hard, be careful in the Central Plains, protect the country and the people, so that the people under his rule can live and work in peace and contentment... Since the Yang Wu Kingdom was in a weak position, my country of Wu Yue has raised troops only to protect itself, and has hardly used troops to use foreign troops and has never had the ambition to dominate the world.

But the Emperor of Wei was greedy and used his swords and weapons to annex the territory we followed the lord and sacrificed his life to defeat him! Our country treated him with courtesy and never rebelled. He was also the lord who cared for the people of the world to stop the swords and raise all the people. However, the Wei Dynasty was aggressive and still tried to take away the country and country of Wu Yue! Then come as soon as possible! Even if the Wei soldiers are numerous, if they succeed, they will step over my body," he said.
Chapter completed!