Let us say that after being urged by his subordinates more than ten times, Murong Ling finally commanded the army to attack Chang'an City. Tuyuhun's army cut down all the trees outside Chang'an, built many trebuchets and ladders, and recruited people from various counties to form an army.

Thirty thousand troops attacked day and night.

Wang Tiezhu wanted to lead his troops out of the city to repel Murong Ling several times, but was dissuaded by his subordinates. The soldiers did not dare to go out of the city to fight against Tuyuhun's army, so they had to stick to the city wall.

Lu Jinglian was very disappointed. The war that could have been avoided was now fought with intractable consequences.

The morale in Chang'an City was getting lower day by day. The Wei State no longer had the strength to send reinforcements, and the most elite troops were brought over by Wang Tiezhu.

Day after day, they were shooting arrows, throwing stones, and carrying corpses, or collecting arrows from corpses on haystacks. Neither side saw hope.

The people inside the city don't know how many more days they can defend, and the people outside the city don't know how many more days they can fight desperately.

One morning after a rain, the defenders of Chang'an were surprised to find that the Tuyuhun army besieging the city had disappeared.

The scouts sent out found that Tuyuhun's army had retreated westward with the people in tow.

"There must be something going on inside Tuyuhun! Marshal Wang, Marshal He! If we send out troops to pursue and save the people, we will have a great victory!" Lu Jing even added.

Just as Wang Tiezhu ordered his men to prepare for war, He Wuji quickly dissuaded him, "Beware of fraud! It's better to send three thousand people to chase and test first. In case it's the enemy's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, we can attack from both sides!"

Wang Tiezhu hesitated for a while, "Then send Tian Shenzhi to chase him and give him five thousand troops!"

Tian Shenzhi led 5,000 people out of the city and pursued them for a while, but managed to save tens of thousands of people. After returning to the city, Wang Tiezhu and Lu Jinglian were filled with regret.

The rest of the generals and officials were busy tallying up the war achievements and reporting them to the court. The city of Chang'an was also decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations to celebrate, as if the 300,000 people who had been kidnapped had nothing to do with them.

The news of Tuyuhun's withdrawal reached Xiangyang, and Liu Jian was also very disappointed. Cui Ju, who was holding high the banner of the Northern Expedition, had not yet crossed the river, but Zhu Yaoshi had already made his hands free. He would probably attack Xiangyang directly next. By then

, Liu Jian was extremely passive and even faced enemies from both sides.

If you have the right, blessings will come unparalleled, and misfortunes will never come alone. Liu Jian's troubles are not over yet.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! There is trouble!" A young eunuch who had just entered the palace ran into Liu Jian's study in a panic.

Qin Zhong stared and kicked the young eunuch over: "Are you tired of living? You are so rude in front of His Majesty!"

Seeing that Qin Zhong had already taken action, Liu Jian naturally said casually: "Forget it! Don't beat or scold the newcomers at will! If there is any trouble, tell me."

The little eunuch was busy kowtowing and thanking him, and stammered: "Your Majesty, I dare not say this, your Majesty should see for yourself!"

While talking, the little eunuch handed an edict to Liu Jian. Qin Zhong was surprised. This little eunuch had never delivered an edict before, so why did he have an edict in his hand?

But Liu Jian didn't say anything, so Qin Zhong had no choice but to hold back.

Liu Jian took the edict and read it, and his expression changed greatly: "Qin Zhong, come and see if the story about Liu Jingxuan is true or false?"

Qin Zhong took the edict and looked at it, shaking his head: "That shouldn't be the case. I have been in the palace for decades and have never heard of a prince named Liu Jingxuan! This must be a fake!"

Liu Jian did not dare to be careless: "It is better to invite Zongzheng and Liu Wenxin to have a look! Summon the important ministers to discuss the matter!"

Liu Wenxin and several eunuchs carried several

A large box of family genealogy books rushed over, and he kept telling them as he walked: "These boxes are my life's work, so we can't lose them!"

Most of these large boxes of family genealogy books were copied by Liu Wenxin in Luoyang Palace when he was young. Later, after the capital was moved to Jinling, he copied them every few years, so he was able to preserve the Liang Dynasty family genealogy.

After everyone read the genealogy together, they finally found out the origin of Liu Jingxuan. Liu Jingxuan was the cousin of Emperor Ming and was named the Prince of Jianyang. Because Emperor Ming was imprisoned that year, he was deprived of the title of Prince and his whereabouts are unknown.

Liu Jian suddenly felt that the unification of the world was far away, and shouted: "What can be done about it!"

Liu Wenxin immediately gave him a slap in the face: "How can the Emperor be so dejected? The soldiers will come to cover up the water and the earth. No matter how hard it is, Your Majesty must persevere! If even Your Majesty is so unconfident, then I might as well live in seclusion in the mountains as early as possible.

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Fortunately, Liu Wenxin was over eighty years old and a patriarch of the clan. Anyone else would have been dragged down by now.

Even so, it still scared the officials quite a bit.

"Lord Zongzheng, how dare you hit the emperor?"

"How presumptuous! My Zongzheng is the patriarch of the Emperor of Daliang. If the Emperor doesn't want to make progress, of course I will beat him!"

Liu Jian immediately extended his hand and signaled: "Please stop arguing! What we need to discuss now is how to solve the problem at hand. There cannot be two emperors in Daliang!"

Liu Mingge stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have met this Liu Jingxuan before, but he was still young at that time. I remember that there was a mole on his back and a birthmark under his armpit. Why don't you let me go to Jinling for a visit?

If it is a fake, I will stab him to death with a sword; if it is true, I will persuade him to change his ways!"

"Killing is not the answer. If you kill one, another one will pop up again. A prince is not scary, what is scary is the power behind him!" Liu Jian said

"I also agree with what your Majesty said, and there is Cui Ju's 130,000 troops between Jinling and us. If we don't take action, Cui Ju will take action!" Shen Yuanhao also expressed his thoughts.

"Indeed, we can kill people with borrowed swords! Why not just issue an edict and let Cui Ju do it!" Chen Zhengnan also began to agree.

"No, maybe this Liu Jingxuan was created by Cui Ju colluding with people in Jinling. Even if not, if Cui Ju conquers Jinling and makes Liu Jingxuan his puppet, then we will be passive!" Xiang Xiaoyu said that this is a borrowed knife to kill people.

The plan is not feasible because the knife is not in his hand after all.

"Your Majesty is anxious, isn't Zhu Yaoshi not anxious? Jiangnan is rebelling, and Zhu Yaoshi's Luoyang City will soon be out of food and grass. He is more anxious than us!" Xun Gongtai's words at this time reminded everyone.

"Yes, we just need to wait for Zhu Yaoshi to go east to quell the rebellion and reap the benefits!" Huang Chuanting immediately agreed.

"There is more than one fisherman. If you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries! It's better to know yourself and your enemy!" Liu Mingge insisted on going to Jinling by himself.

Liu Jian moved her fingers twice, "Okay, I will send my internal guards to Jinling to investigate, and Prime Minister Liu's retainers can also go together. When this situation changes suddenly, Prime Minister Liu will stay with me to help me, so that I feel at ease!"

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This Liu Jingxuan proclaimed himself emperor in Jinling was not Cui Ju's work.

Sun Weihan conspired with Jinling officials to support it. As for why he rebelled against Zhu Yaoshi, the reason was very simple. Zhu Yaoshi's existence hindered them from making money.

When Zhu Yaoshi was in Jinling, he was strictly wary of businessmen and wealthy households, and even when they gathered together

All land must be controlled, and every two years part of the land and property of large households and businessmen must be collected and distributed to the poor.

Since Zhu Yaoshi blocked their way to make money and cut their heart, they no longer recognize Zhu Yaoshi as the emperor.

After receiving dozens of carts of gold and silver cloth, Zhong Yude, the guard who guarded Jinling, became a loyal minister of Daliang and started righteousness in Jinling.

Liu Jingxuan had also been hidden in the palace by Sun Weihan for a long time. At this time, he was elected as their emperor, or to be precise, he was a puppet.

Liu Jingxuan was also forty-three years old at this time. When he was suddenly proclaimed emperor, his first reaction was to run away.

But how could he escape? Sun Weihan, Zhong Yude and others forcibly carried him to the throne of Tai Chi Hall.

"There is already an emperor of Daliang, how can you establish another emperor? What's more, I have little talent and little virtue, how can I be qualified to be the emperor?" Liu Jingxuan still refused to be the emperor.

"The emperor was created with a sword and a gun. There is only one true emperor. How could I know it wouldn't be you?" Wang Fen, the prefect of Danyang, shouted loudly.

"If Your Majesty refuses to ascend the throne, he will make us traitors. Trapping me would be disloyal and unfilial!" Sun Weihan threatened.

Zhong Yude was a little impatient and pressed Liu Jingxuan on the throne: "Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty! I respectfully welcome your Majesty to the throne!"

Everyone also cheered together, Liu Jingxuan lowered his head and said feebly, "No courtesy, stay safe!"

Although Liu Jingxuan was a puppet emperor, his appearance was so similar to that of Emperor Ming that even when he spoke feebly, he actually carried a certain dignity.

Before the throne was warm, Sun Weihan and others asked Liu Jingxuan to issue an edict to recruit Cui Ju. Liu Jingxuan was still confused at this time, so he had to agree to whatever the officials said.

Sun Weihan and others believe that as long as they win over Cui Ju, they can compete with Zhu Yaoshi and Liu Jian. Moreover, under the temptation of restoring the privileges of big families and aristocratic families, and taking back the land and money distributed to the poor, the remaining aristocratic families in the world will turn to them.

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After Zhu Yaoshi learned about the rebellion in Jiangnan, he was so angry that he vomited blood. This was a blow to the bottom of the cauldron.

Zhu Yaoshi's first reaction was to retake Jiangnan, even Chang'an could give up, and immediately sent people to urgently summon Wang Tiezhu, He Wuji and others back to Beijing.

Song Huafu reminded Zhu Yaoshi that Liu Jian and Cui Ju from the south were also watching. Zhu Yaoshi waved his hand, "At worst, I don't even want Luoyang anymore. Jinling and Jiangnan must be taken back!"

"Your Majesty, if you want to take Jiangnan, you must first defend the north and south of the Huaihe River! The first priority is to defend Huainan, and the second is to send envoys to invite Liu Jian to send troops together!" Jia Yuanen immediately gave two suggestions

"It's a pity that there is no one available in Huainan, so we can only wait for He Wuji to come back and send him!"

"I have found a candidate for your majesty. This person is currently in the Huaibei area. There is no problem for this person to command an army of 100,000 to manage the north and south of the Huaihe River!" Jiang Heda, the imperial censor, immediately thought of Zhong Zhiming.

Pharmacist Zhu waved his hand, "After all, Zhong Zhiming has not surrendered to the Wei Dynasty yet. If he appoints this person, I am afraid that the north and south of the Huaihe River will not be owned by the Wei Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Zhong Zhiming is now with Ling Yun. Ling Yun is loyal to Your Majesty. With Ling Yun here, he is not afraid that Zhong Zhiming will not obey the Wei Dynasty!" Song Huafu also felt that Zhong Zhiming could be used, so he thought again.

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