"Chen Faxing is dead, but the Shen family still has a Shen Luoyan. Chen Luoyan is in charge of Jiankang's supervision country, commanding a large army of 300,000, covering dozens of counties. His abilities and strength are above the brothers. In addition, he also has generals like Du Fuwei, Li Zitong, and Shan Xiongxin. Their strength cannot be underestimated, and we cannot take it lightly."

The ministers such as Changsun Wuji and Xiao Yu, Changsun Shunli, who hurriedly heard Xuan enter the palace, also nodded in agreement.

Changsun Wuji said: "But no matter what, the death of Chen Faxing at this time is still a huge loss that the Shen family cannot make up for. Although Chen Luoyan is indeed stronger than her father in military use and can fight more, she does not have the skillful political skills of her Chen Faxing, nor does she have the prestige of aristocratic clans that responds to him. Chen Faxing died and Chen Lun died. The Shen family has no parents, no legitimate heirs, and there is no qualification and authority. The veterans who hoped to be in charge of mediation, the military power and the regime were all scattered in the hands of several ambitious families, and the internal struggles of the brothers, and many clans in Nanchen that were suppressed by them, the cracks inside them will only grow bigger and bigger. Now the only one who has the ability to make up for this division and calm the civil strife is the Shen Luoyan. Now we must find a way to give the mainstay of the Shen family-" Speaking of this, Changsun Wuji waved his hand vigorously: "Eliminate it!"

The mist in the morning has just dissipated. In the east, a red sun is rising slowly, and the light is becoming more and more fiery red, brighter and brighter. The world is awakening by the autumn frost, and a new day is beginning.

Over the past few days, teams of messengers galloped over the city gates and rode their horses. Even the ordinary people of Jiankang could see a little unusual from the fast messengers and the frequent teams.

"On October 3, the fifth prince Chen Yiyi led 50,000 troops to attack Jiangling City. The prince Chen Lun led his troops to fight with the fifth prince and died under the sword. His Highness Wu was seriously injured and died."

"On October 5, the third son, Chen Wei and the fourth son, Chen Xi, swore a oath in Jiangxia. He raised the banner of seeking rebellion and recruited troops."

"On October 6, Chen Liyi abolished Emperor Chen Shen of the Southern Chen in Jiangling City, changed the country's name to Wu, established himself as the emperor, and appointed Chen Guoren and Sun Shihan as the marshal. He moved the capital to Jiangling. He was granted great titles to civil and military soldiers and rewarded the three armies."

"On October 7, Dong Chun led his army of 50,000 to cross Jingmen Mountain, and successively broke into Yidao, Songzi and Zhijiang cities, and the troops rushed to Jiangling City."

"On the night of October 7, the second young master Chen Yi borrowed 30,000 troops from the general of Chen Xiangyang in northern Chen, and marched south secretly. With the response inside and outside, he joined forces in the city and attacked Jiangling City. Chen Yi, the emperor, had just been sleeping soundly in Jiangling's palace for two days. He was cut off his head by the Xiangyang soldiers in his dream. Jiang Ling originally had 150,000 troops, and was in the civil strife and purge a few days ago. There were more than 120,000 people. But most of them were old and weak women, and there were not many real soldiers. In the dark night, he was killed by the elite North Chen Jingqi. Emperor Chen Yi was beheaded. General Chen Guoren and Sun Shihan led their troops to surrender when they saw the emperor's head. Lu Shishen captured Jiangling City, the most important town of Jianghan, and captured more than 100,000 prisoners. The Wu Kingdom was established for two days. The country was destroyed."

"In the early morning of October 8, Dong Chun led his troops to the outside of Jiangling City on wooden ships, but was ambushed by 20,000 Yangtze River Navy ambushed on the river twenty miles west of the city. The iron cable blocked the river and the warships blocked the river. Although the old general Dong Chun was attacking all the way, he was sitting in a messy fleet and could not fight with the professional navy fleet at all. Tens of thousands of troops were ambushed. From the morning to the dusk, Dong Jun died in battle, the bodies of soldiers filled the Yangtze River, and countless broken wooden ships were fired and bears. The flames burned red to the clouds in the sky. The navy ambushed the Xiangyang army in the city, and the water and land attacked again. The 50,000 Dong army was wiped out. Only Dong Chun and dozens of cavalry escaped. The Beichen navy took the opportunity to go upstream, without any effort, and captured the four cities of Zhijiang, Songzi, Yidao and Yichang within a day. Then he attacked Badong County, taking the lead in Zigui, Badong, Wushan, Renfu, Yun'an, Nanpu, Wuning, and Linjiang, basically controlling the entire Badong County."

None of the news has been good for several days. Every time I receive a message, Chen Luoyan's brow will be frown a little.

The situation in Jianghan worsened ten times worse than she had imagined. She never expected that although her five brothers were stupid, they could be so stupid. Foreign enemies were facing Dong Chun's army invaded the territory in the west, Xiangyang and Beichen army were eyeing each other in the north, and Shen's Zhi Tianzhu fell down. At this time, everyone was not working together to overcome difficulties. Instead, they were all brainless tricks, fighting for power and throne, and killing brothers.

Now it's better. In a blink of an eye, my father was angry to death. The eldest was killed by the fifth brother. The fifth brother was killed by the second brother and the foreign enemy. The second brother himself was taken prisoner by the Northern Chen army. Although the third brother and fourth brother hid in Jiangxia, it was still unfamiliar.

In the Shen family, not only three were killed, but one was captured. What was even more serious was that the four counties of Yiling, Jingling, Nanjun, and Xiyang were lost. More than ten counties in Jianghan, Xiangyang, and Jiang Ling were now all in the enemy. Most of the 200,000 troops were first defeated by Sanba, and now the last point was captured by the Beichen Army. What made Chen Luoyan even more troubled was that the idiot-like Lao Wu died and deposed Chen Shen two days before his death and called himself the emperor. Such behavior can be said to have brought many aristocratic tribes in Jiangnan to the opposite side. Although Chen Faxing had excluded other aristocratic tribes from the court in the past, he still treated those aristocratic tribes in other aspects. On the surface, the aristocratic tribes still supported the Shen family.

In the Princess' Mansion of Chu, all the generals and generals present were frowning and worried. No one could have thought that things would reach this point. They always thought that the army of Northern Chen had been transferred to the northern front. Who would have expected that they suddenly sent troops this time, not only captured Jiangling City with more than 100,000 people in one fell swoop, but also destroyed Dong Chun's 50,000 troops in one battle.

When the generals thought of this, they were even more frightened. They felt a little scared about the previous Northern Expedition plan. At this time, everyone felt that Northern Chen was not as simple as everyone thought. When everyone thought that Northern Chen was empty in the south, Xiangyang suddenly took out 30,000 elite troops, not only captured Jiang Ling but also destroyed Dong Chun, defeating more than 200,000 people. Although the moisture in them was very large, it was enough to scare everyone.

The battle between the Sui army and the Jianghan army in the Southern Chen Dynasty caused serious injuries to the head of the Shen family. The Shen family was in turmoil, but in the end, the Northern Chen took advantage. The Northern Chen not only seized important towns like Jiangling, but also captured four counties of Jianghan and one Badong county at once. The combat performance of the Northern Chen army was shocking.

Huainan Army Marshal Du Fuwei said in a deep voice: "Princess, what should I do now? The King of Wu is dead and the prince is dead. Even the fifth prince who seized the throne is dead. The court must not be without a leader. Now that the Shen family is in a civil turmoil, all the officials and soldiers inside and outside the court are in panic. What should I do now? In this situation, can the princess just watch it like this?"

"Even if the princess thinks, what can it do? Although the princess is a little wise, she is a daughter after all. As long as the Shen family has a man, the position of King Wu will not be the princess in any way. And even if the princess wants to take care of it, Jianghan is blocked by Jiangxi. It is difficult to relieve the nearby fire when we arrive in Jiangxia. I am afraid that Jiangxia has fallen into the opponent before we arrive in Jiangxia. Moreover, if the princess rushes to Jiangxia and no one is in charge, who can guarantee that the northern Chen of Jiangdu will not go south, or who can guarantee that the aristocratic tribes in Jiankang have no intention of ulterior motives? If we leave, Jiankang may change the banner. Don't forget that the emperor of Southern Chen is still Chen Shen?" Li Zitong immediately refuted Du Fuwei.

Shan Xiongxin made a plan and said, "Jianghan is the guarantee of Jiangdong. If Jianghan is lost, then I will not be able to protect Jiangdong. As far as I know, although the major tribes in Jiangdong are not in the dynasty, there are many private soldiers in their hands, some thousands or hundreds. As long as the princess recruits these soldiers, then sends troops to reinforce Jianghan and recover Jiangling, it can not only relieve the weakness of insufficient troops, but also take the opportunity to cause trouble. This is a plan to remove firewood from the bottom of the pot!"

"Too late." Chen Luoyan shook her head: "After the four counties of Jiangling were lost, Jianghan's army had already lost 80% of them. The remaining soldiers and horses of my two brothers were only tens of thousands of people. And neither of them were the ones who used troops. Facing Lu Shishen and Zhang Zhongjian, they were definitely not opponents. And they were not the kind of people who dared to fight to the end. As long as the situation was unfavorable, they would run faster than anyone else. What's more, although there were many manors in Jiangdong, these aristocratic races were mostly fence-bearers. Now they were not too late to wait and see, so how could they be willing to honestly take out the private soldiers who saved their lives to us?"

The generals were talking for a while, and the hall was noisy.

"It's meaningless to talk about these things now." Chen Luoyan interrupted the generals' chat: "Since this is the situation, we don't need to discuss why it is like this. Now, we only need to discuss one thing. Beichen is approaching step by step. How should our Shen family deal with it?"

"If the name is not right, the words will not go well. Princess, the Shen family is in chaos at present, and the government and the country are in chaos. Although the princess is the governor designated by the King of Wu, the king of Wu has died, and the fifth prince once abolished the Chen State. Now there is no leader in the court and the country. In my opinion, the third prince and the fourth prince have nothing to rely on. If they are the leader, the government and the generals will have no morale. On the contrary, His Highness has always been outstanding and feels that the people and soldiers support it. It is better for His Highness to succeed the throne of the King of Wu, and command all officials and command the army in this way, it is also right." All the generals are under the command of Chen Luoyan. At this time, they naturally hope that the superiors can be promoted to the higher positions and that they can also be promoted by the way.

Du Fuwei's eyes lit up when he heard Li Zitong's suggestion, but he was unwilling to agree with his old rival's words. He turned his eyes and slapped the table and shouted: "What King of Wu is there to succeed? How can there be King of Wu now? Mr. Chen Yi has deposed Chen Jianwu. Although the fifth prince is dead, the prince appointed by the fifth prince is still there. The prince is in Jiankang now, but he is only a three-year-old child too young. I thought that we can support the prince to succeed the throne, and then use the princess as the regent, and supervise the country and assist the government until the emperor becomes an adult in the future."

There was a sudden silence in the hall, and everyone turned to look at Du Fuwei, shocked by his proposal.

Chen Luoyan was also shocked, but her eyes were filled with contemplation, as if she had gained something.

After a long period of silence, Shan Xiongxin first broke the silence. He slapped the old case heavily and shouted: "Okay, Shan Xiongxin, the marshal of Zhennan Army, has 100,000 brothers from Zhennan Army, support His Highness the Princess as the Regent, and I pay homage to His Highness the Regent!"

All the generals reacted at this time, knelt down together, and congratulated everyone: "I will pay homage to the Regent, the Regent, the thousand-year-old thousand-year-old!"

The Shen Luoyan smiled and nodded slightly, and supported her jade hand forward with a clear voice: "You guys are calm!"

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