After the fall of Jinling, Liu Jian and Xiao Qian also sent some people to inquire about Xiao Shan and others. No matter how complicated the court situation was, after all, Xiao Shan had supported Liu Jian at the beginning and was the father-in-law of Xiao Qian's father, Liu Jian.

The people sent out have not returned yet. There are many rumors from Jinling. Some say that Xiao Shan and others crossed the sea and went to Lingnan to take refuge. Some say that they were killed by Zhu Yaoshi. Most of them say that Xiao Shan and others have surrendered to Zhu Yaoshi.

As time passed, Xiao Qian couldn't help but become worried. With the strength of the Xiao family, it was extremely abnormal for the family head to have no news for so long.

However, the trees fell and the hozens dispersed, and Jinling fell. Previously, Xiao Jing claimed to be the head of the family, and then Xiao Jing died in the rebellion. Later, several people claimed to be the head of the Xiao family.

Chen Hongyi led more than a thousand cavalry in the east, but no news came back, not even rumors. Liu Jian was not worried. After all, if a person of Chen Hongyi's status had news, he would definitely not be able to hide it. No news must be good news.

The north side, which has been on defense, has not moved south since the beginning of April when tens of thousands of cavalry arrived and looted some villages there.

At this time, the remaining mountains and rivers in the south were tremblingly preparing to flee to Bashu, Lingnan and southwestern Yi.

Wang Guan's remaining dozens of large boats were waiting to escape upstream at any time, and Luo Xian had already slipped back to Chengdu to watch the changes in the battle situation in the east.

Unable to wait any longer, Liu Jianjian summoned Li Xiaofei alone and told him his plan.

"This matter is of great importance. You can't even reveal it to your wife. I will tell everyone to send you to find General Chen. Originally, I was going to send Murong Ling to go with you, but I was afraid that Pharmacist Zhu would persuade him to stay.

Secondly, I also need him to deal with various dangers that may arise at any time."

Li Xiaofei did not hesitate: "Only I know this matter. If it doesn't work out, I know what to do."

"No, Xiao Fei, all I want is to hold back Yaoshi Zhu. Whether things work or not, you have to come back alive! I can't give you a formal edict, not even a letter. I can only give you the jade pendant and the palace token.

You take it as a token." Liu Jian took off the jade pendant and token and handed them to Li Xiaofei.

Li Xiaofei took the token and the jade pendant: "Your Majesty, I have one more request. If Zhu Yaoshi forces me to stay in Jinling, can you allow me to deal with him? Then my family will be protected by Your Majesty!"

Liu Jian smiled: "You are a naughty man, you are thinking of deceiving the official from Zhu Yaoshi again, you are right, but then you will become a traitor in Daliang's edict!"

Li Xiaofei immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I will always be loyal to you. I will not play the role of a man who was born in Cao Ying but is Han at heart unless it is absolutely necessary."

Liu Jian took Li Xiaofei's right hand with both hands and pulled him up: "I will always believe in you. I will not be affected by your fate. You don't need to pass on the news to me to avoid leaks. I will directly issue a memorandum and an edict to let you know that we

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Li Xiaofei nodded and twitched his nose: "My lord, take care, I hope to meet you in wealth and honor in the future!"

Li Xiaofei didn't go home. He took some dry food and rode a horse and headed east. Liu Jian watched Li Xiaofei's back go away and said, "May my ancestors bless me."

Liu Jian's plan could not be entrusted to anyone else except Li Xiaofei. Firstly, other people may not have the courage to carry out the plan. Secondly, courageous people like Murong Ling were worried about it. Thirdly, after all, other people were not as loyal and reliable as Li Xiaofei.

Once it is revealed that the prince who supervises the regent of the country has made peace with the traitor who has usurped the throne, the tens of thousands of people gathered by Liu Jian will immediately fall apart.

Therefore, I can only find a confidant to handle this matter without edicts and letters, and only with a smooth tongue.

Not two days after Li Xiaofei left, another team came from outside Xiangyang City to defect to Liu Jian, asking to see Li Xiaofei by name.

Li Xiaofei was not there, so Liu Jian had no choice but to take Murong Ling to meet the team.

Murong Ling laughed as soon as he left the city gate: "It turns out that Mr. Qin is here, haha, Mr. Qin has gained weight!"

The leader replied in a sharp voice: "Stop making fun of me. Why didn't Li Xiaofei come? You left me and went away, but now I'm back with my troops!"

Murong Ling greeted Liu Jian and introduced him: "King Han, this is Lord Qin Shunqin, the envoy who was on an envoy to the State of Qin. The prince should have heard his story!"

Liu Jian laughed loudly: "I have known the name by heart for a long time. This is the first time I have seen this person. Master Qin has worked hard. The soldiers and horses brought by Wannian Village are also very powerful!"

Qin Shun hurriedly came over and knelt down: "The villain Qin Shun has met the prince. We hired these soldiers and horses from the caves on the Wuling side with money. Wannian Village has to guard against Mobei's sneak attack from the north, so there is no way

Send someone."

Liu Jian helped Qin Shun up: "Your Majesty Qin is loyal to the country, and he has added thousands of troops to the court. When I tell you, the emperor will give you an official title for Mr. Qin!"

Qin Shun waved his hand: "You don't have to be like this, Your Majesty. I have received great favor from the Emperor. When I heard that the Emperor was in trouble, I will risk my life to avenge the Emperor!"

Liu Jian's face became solemn: "Well, with a loyal minister like Mr. Qin, why worry about being unable to conquer Jinling and restore the country!"

After that, they returned to the palace together and settled down the five thousand troops brought by Qin Shun.

At this time, the number of soldiers and horses gathered under Liu Jian's command already numbered 70,000. Chen Kuan suggested that Liu Jian quickly integrate the formation. Liu Jian adopted Chen Kuan's suggestion and asked Chen Kuan to coordinate with the people from Nanyang Academy.

Chen Kuan's plan was to follow the old system of Chen's army, with a battalion of 3,000 people, with about 400 cavalry units in the front row, 1,000 archers in the front row, 1,000 spear infantry teams in the center, and 5 sword and shield troops in the rear row.

Hundreds of people. Each battalion is equipped with 80 cooks, 4 doctors, and 16 craftsmen.

Unexpectedly, the students of the academy had to rearrange their formations according to the ancient method, and divided the 10,000 cavalry into three battalions, the 20,000 archers into the seventh battalion, the 20,000 spearmen into the seventh battalion, and the remaining more than 10,000 swordsmen and shields.

There are four battalions of axemen, 5,000 archers and 5,000 pike infantry with 100 chariots, and four chariot battalions, for a total of 25 battalions.

Chen Kuan quickly stopped: "There are many people from different walks of life who cannot understand each other and have different customs. It is inconvenient to suddenly get together. Moreover, each battalion is very particular about the deployment of troops. If the cavalry is taken out alone, it seems that all the cavalry can be gathered together.

Galloping on the battlefield, but in fact, we don’t have the ability to control cavalry of more than 10,000 people yet!”

"General Chen is overthinking. According to the military manuals of previous generations of military strategists and the battle practices of famous generals, as long as we train these ten thousand cavalry for a month, they will be able to command them like arms and be invincible!"

"Good steel should be used on the blade. If all the soldiers are divided into battalions like pepper powder, the combat power will be dispersed. I am here to change this old military system and improve the combat power of our Liang army!"

"How can we win this battle without changing? Our beam has been weak for a long time, and we must first increase the combat effectiveness of the army!"

Chen Kuan smiled bitterly: "Since you are so insistent, I will ask the prince for instructions first, and let the prince make the decision!" After saying this, he walked away.

The remaining group of students continued to discuss and destroyed the armies in various places in Daliang. Wang Xian and others who died were extremely incompetent, Chen Hongyi, whose life or death was uncertain, was a man of great ambition and talent, and Zhong Zhiming, who was captured by Zhu Yaoshi, was incompetent in running the army.

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When it comes to the rise, even the ancient Han Xin and Bai Qi are not in the eyes of such students. They all seem to be reincarnated as warrior immortals, all here to help Daliang turn the tide.

The soldiers didn't understand and didn't want to listen, so they ran away, leaving only the students fighting in the camp and sweating profusely.

Chen Kuan was about to reach the gate of the palace. He was walking very fast thinking about things, when he bumped into someone and almost fell down.

Chen Kuan looked up and said, "Isn't this Eunuch Qin from the palace? Why are you here in Xiangyang?"

The visitor was Qin Gou'er who had come to Xiangyang a few days ago. Seeing that He Wuji was trying to trap Suizhou, Qin Zhong and others sent dozens of people from the north gate to kill people and protect Qin Gou'er and come to Xiangyang to report the news.

Qin Gou'er was now covered in mud and blood and his hair was unkempt. It was a shame that Chen Kuan traveled back and forth between Jinling and Chen Jiajun a few years ago to make friends with him, otherwise he would not have been able to recognize him.

When Qin Gou'er saw it was Chen Kuan, he hugged him immediately: "Master Chen, I finally found you. Take me to see the King of Han and General Hussar. I have something important to report!"

Chen Kuan hurriedly took Qin Gou'er into the palace to meet Liu Jian.

At this time, Liu Jian was discussing with Shen Yuanhao the resettlement of the refugees and trade. When he saw Chen Kuan coming in urgently, he stopped.

Shen Yuanhao stood up quickly: "Since there is an urgent report, I will leave first!"

Liu Jian stretched out his hand to hold him: "Sir, you are out of sight like this. I sincerely ask for your help. No matter what urgent military information or affairs, I will never hide it from you. However, there are some things that I can only talk to you about alone."

Sir, please stay and listen to this urgent report with me, so that you can give me some advice."

When Shen Yuanhao saw what Liu Jian said, he bowed and sat down: "Then I would be disrespectful. If you come, listen to me."

Chen Kuan and Qin Gou'er walked in quickly and knelt down together: "Your Majesty, this is Eunuch Qin, Qin Gou'er, the emperor's personal eunuch. He escaped all the way from Jinling City and has important military information to report!"

Liu Jian hurriedly stood up and came over to help the two of them up: "Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Qin. Come, please sit down and serve tea!"

Qin Gou'er put his hands on Liu Jian's right hand and stood up: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I'd like some cold water!"

Chen Kuan and Liu Jian helped Qin Gou'er sit down together, and when they got some water for Qin Gou'er to drink, Qin Gou'er breathed a sigh of relief, got down from the chair and knelt down on the ground: "This slave is incompetent.

If you can protect the emperor, the emperor has already died of poisoning in Jinling!"

Originally, everyone had known the news about the emperor's death, but this time it was the eunuch who was close to the emperor who told the news, which was completely different.

Liu Jian hurriedly asked: "Is it the traitor Zhu Yaoshi who forced the late emperor to take poison?"

Qin Gou'er burst into tears and choked up and said: "The emperor had taken many pills before the city was destroyed, and he also swallowed Jile Pills, so he died for the country. The emperor asked us to bring the imperial edict and the jade seal to the prince, so that he can inherit it.

Restoration of great unification!"

After saying this, Qin Gou'er took out a bag wrapped several layers of linen and silk from the muddy bag on his body and presented it to Liu Jian with both hands.

Liu Jian slowly took the baggage and handed it to Shen Yuanhao: "Sir, it is most fair to open it."

Shen Yuanhao opened it layer by layer, and what appeared in front of everyone was the imperial jade seal and the yellow silk edict.

Liu Jian deliberately did not read the edict and the jade seal but continued to ask: "The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, who are eating the emperor's salary, have all committed themselves to thieves?"

Qin Gou'er punched the ground: "Shame! The emperor sent us and others to persuade them not to leave the city, but they rushed to die together. Hundreds of ministers were all killed by the traitors in Hengxi! The aristocratic families in Jinling City

My family and servants also fell into the hands of the thieves, and I think they are in serious danger!"

Liu Jian hurriedly asked: "Is Xiao Shan, the Prime Minister of the Left, also among them?"

Qin Gou'er shook his head: "No one in the imperial court is spared! Those thieves have already collected countless beauties in gold and silk, but they still refuse to let them go! So I will fight to the death in Suizhou and never compromise!"
Chapter completed!