Chapter 1952

Hong Yuetian has always been on good terms with Xiao Ting, the eldest son. He thinks that the throne of Sichuan should be inherited by Xiao ting. After all, he is the eldest son, and it is natural and natural for him to inherit the throne.

Without the imperial court's instruction, Hong Yuetian made the decision without authorization, left the fiefdom, and led the Hong family army back to Zhaoyang, the capital of Sichuan Province, and stationed the troops outside the city.

The Hongjia army is the largest family army with a total strength of 150000. The whole army is well prepared by the regular army. Its combat power is very strong. Compared with the central army, it is even better.

Hong Yuetian led his army back to the capital, which made the ministers and generals who supported Xiao Xiang nervous. It was just as the saying goes that those who came from the country were not good, and those who were good would not come. Hong Yuetian's high-profile army led back to the capital city must have a plot.

Shortly after the hongjiajun arrived in Zhaoyang, twelve other princes, including Hou Xiaoyi of Changshan, Xiao Yong of Wuguan, Dou Zhong of Chishan and Liu Zhen of Qingyun, successively led their respective family armies to Zhaoyang. For a time, almost all the troops were outside Zhaoyang, and the family army and the central army dog teeth were mixed together.

All the princes have their own spheres of influence. They all have a large family army under them. Who will inherit the throne is closely related to their immediate interests. If the prince or princess who ascends the throne is tired of themselves, it will be a bad thing. Therefore, when the battle for the throne is in full swing, they all want to step in and push the prince they have made friends with Or the princess.

The princes returned to the capital one after another, but their intentions were not clear. Zhang situ, Yang Zhao, LV you, and bu Ying all came to Xiao Xiang's princess's mansion to discuss with her the countermeasures.

At present, the four generals Zhang situ, Yang Zhao, LV you and bu Ying can control the central army of the state of Sichuan, including the first, the third, the fourth, the sixth, the ninth, the tenth, the eleventh and the twelfth. Among them, the ninth and eleventh regiments are far away from Zhenxi and can hardly be used. The first, third, fourth, sixth, tenth and twelfth regiments can be directly deployed Six legions.

There are also the second, fifth, seventh, eighth, thirteenth and fourteenth regiments near Zhaoyang. In addition, there are more and more family armies of the thirteen route princes, including Hong Yuetian, and so on. In total, there are hundreds of thousands of troops. The situation is becoming more and more complicated.

When discussing the countermeasures, Zhang situ first said: "Hong Yuetian has always been on good terms with the eldest son. This time he went back to the capital without authorization, which must have been to support the eldest son. In addition, many of the other twelve princes also supported the eldest and the second childe. The situation is not optimistic for us!"

Listening to his analysis, everyone frowned and nodded in succession, believing that his analysis was reasonable. If the princes did not return to the capital, they could also make use of their prestige in the army and forcibly elect Xiao Xiang to the throne. But now the princes are still leading their own family armies to rush to the throne. It has become impossible for them to push Xiao Xiang out of public opinion.

Looking around the crowd, bu Ying suddenly said, "the battle for the throne has reached the point of death and death. If the princess can successfully ascend the throne, you and I will be safe. If the princess fails, whether it is the eldest son or the second son, it will be difficult for the court to have a foothold for us. It is unknown whether our head will be preserved or not. Now, it can be said that we are standing on the same boat with the princess. We can only help each other in the same boat, and there is no way to retreat! "

Hearing this, Yang Shaoyue felt that Bu Ying was saying something. He asked, "what does general Bu mean by this?"

"I mean, if the princess is prosperous, then we will be proud, if the princess is down, then we will be in decline. Now, we must try our best to assist the princess. If we hide our selfishness, look forward to the future, we will only suffer from it in the end." She said in a deep voice.

Bang! Yang Zhao was furious. He stood up and asked in an angry voice, "are you implying that we are harboring evil and unfaithful to the princess?"

"I'm just trying to remind you of it, but I don't mean it," she said

"You are obviously insinuating." Yang Zhao was so angry that his beard was so high that his eyes were wide. He almost rolled his arms and sleeves and rushed to fight with Bu Ying.

Seeing this, Xiao Xiang, who had been silent and silent, waved her hands to him and urged them: "well, general Bu and General Yang, now the situation is tense. If it is not good, we will fight each other. We should not be in chaos again."

Hearing Xiao Xiang's words, Yang Zhaoqiang suppressed his anger, glared at Bu Ying fiercely, and sat back angrily.

Looking around the crowd, Xiao Xiang asked, "the princes and their family armies have returned to the capital one after another. Do you have any good strategies?"

Zhang situ said anxiously: "the last general's greatest fear is that the family army will join forces to make enemies with the princess. In this way," he did not go on, but shook his head repeatedly.

There are tens of thousands of family armies in each of the thirteen route princes. Among them, the Hong family army has 150000 troops. If such a large number of troops are united together, they can compete with the central army. What's more, the four of them have not mastered all the central army.

"General Zhang is right!" LV you said slowly, "there are two key points. One is that we can't let the princes unite. Second, we have to draw on two people at once."

Xiao Xiang moved in his heart and asked, "which two people are general Lu talking about?""One is Wei Heng, the other is Ren Fang."

Wei Heng and Ren Fang are both generals. Wei Heng is an old aristocrat in Sichuan. For hundreds of years, the Wei family has provided a number of generals and talents for the state of Sichuan. There are countless Wei's children who are bloodstained on the battlefield and dressed in clothes. It can be said that the whole family has made great contributions to the state of Sichuan. Wei Heng has a high reputation among the Sichuan army. Even if he can't reach the same goal, it is not far away. Moreover, he directly controls the second army with the strongest fighting power in Sichuan.

As for Ren Fang, he was a well-known general. When the four countries attacked, Ren Fang served as the commander-in-chief of the United Army and was one of the representatives of the new aristocrats in the state of Sichuan. Xiao Xuan also trusted Ren Fang very much during his lifetime. He handed over the command power of the three central army regiments to him alone. It was also because Ren Fang was in charge of Zhaoyang that Xiao Xuan dared to leave the capital for an expedition to Shenchi.

However, since Xiao Xuan died, Wei Heng and Ren Fang's attitudes are not clear, and they have not clearly indicated who they support or who they do not support.

As usual, Wei Heng lived in seclusion. Even if there was a prince or princess to visit him, he would say that he was ill. Xiao Ting, Xiao Yuan and even Xiao Xiang had been closed to him.

As for Ren Fang, he did it more simply. After Xiao Xuan died of illness, he moved directly to the military camp outside the city, far away from the great quagmire of Zhaoyang. It can be seen from it that Ren Fang is a smart man, and he has a deep understanding of the way to protect himself.

Wei Heng and Ren Fang made it clear that they did not want to participate in the struggle for the throne between the prince and the princess. No matter who would inherit the throne, they had no objection.

If the princes did not return to the capital, the Xiaoxiang faction would not be so anxious to win over the middle factions such as Wei Heng and Ren Fang. But now they can't help it. Without the support of these two people, they may not have the upper hand in the game with the princes.

After listening to LV you's words, Xiao Xiang was a little frustrated. After a long time, she sighed slightly and said, "before, our palace has not tried hard. Some people have visited general Wei and general Ren in person. However, general Wei did not see him behind the door. Although general Ren met with the palace, he did not show his attitude to support the palace It's hard to succeed! "

LV you said: "general Wei can be persuaded by the last general. As for general Ren, the general is not sure to persuade him. He can only bother the princess to go there in person."

Xiao Xiang didn't care to go to the barracks outside the city, but she was worried that she would go in vain. She pondered for a moment and asked curiously, "is general Lu confident that he can persuade general Wei?"

LV you said with a smile: "although the old general doesn't care who will inherit the throne, his loyalty to Sichuan will never change. Now the princes do not listen to the court's orders and return to the capital without authorization, and they have committed the crime of disobedience. If we do not want to go here, we just need to persuade the old general to punish the princes, and the old general will naturally take our side."

Xiao Xiang nodded again and again, secretly praising LV you's intelligence and cleverness. This breakthrough point is just right! She beamed and said, "this palace can follow general Lu's example and persuade general Ren for the same reason."

The smile on LV you's face turned into a bitter smile. He was confident that he could persuade Wei Heng, but he didn't have the confidence to persuade Ren Fang. It's not that Ren Fang is lack of loyalty to Sichuan, but he can't see through Ren Fang and guess what he is thinking.

He looked at Xiao Xiang, and finally swallowed the words to his mouth. He whispered, "try it. Maybe the princess can persuade Ren Fang to be unknown."

Xiao Xiang accepts LV you's suggestion and goes out of the city again to find Ren Fang at the Sichuan army station outside the city, hoping to persuade him to take his side.

How could Xiao ting and Xiao Yuan not have thought of winning over Ren Fang? Just like Xiao Xiang, Xiao ting and Xiao Yuan failed.

Ren Fang is currently living in the barracks of the fifth regiment, which is located in the north of Zhaoyang, tens of miles apart. There is a vast plain area. If you look at it, you can see that there are lots of farmland, which is the garrison of the Fifth Army.

There is a kind of person who is born to be commander-in-chief material. Ren Fang is such a person. He is very aware of the importance of grain and grass to the Legion. The fifth, seventh and eighth regiments under his control have done the best. These three regiments do not need to ask the imperial court for grain every year, but they can also hand in grain to the imperial court in turn. Even so, the granaries of the three legions are full Full, as long as there is a war, these three regiments do not need to make preparations, and can send troops to fight immediately.

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