Watching the army marching north, Xiao Liming sighed deeply, "After escaping from the trap, they are trying to drive the wolf out and swallow the tiger. Cai State, this is a good trick. However, if it is discovered, it will be a failure."
Then, Xiao Liming looked at Shangyong City from a distance, with a smile on his face, "Let's keep you for now. Attacking the Imperial City is not a good idea. Let's leave this tough nut to other countries. Now my Xiao Kingdom has occupied three and a half counties, which is enough. If you eat too much, you will choke. In this way, my Xiao Kingdom also has nearly six counties, which is enough!"
Six counties are enough to establish a country!
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Guo Hongyan, the Wencheng of Nanyang County in Jin State, finally flew to Lequan City, the capital of Jin State. After that, he met the emperor of Jin State smoothly. But what happened next was not smooth.
The emperor of Jin summoned all his ministers for a discussion. While they were discussing, Guo Hongyan could only wait in a side hall, waiting anxiously.
In the meeting hall of Jin State, all officials spoke enthusiastically, some in favor and some against. In the end, it was the opinions of Prime Minister Sima Xuan and Commander Li Lisong that won the approval of everyone.
Sima Xuan and Li Lisong's remarks are consistent.
First, Jin State had previously helped Nanyang County for a simple purpose, to rescue the prisoners of war there and win a good-looking victory to show off. Jin State needed a good-looking victory, and only a good-looking victory; now that we have won, we don’t need to ask for more!
Second, Jin State has just stabilized and is developing industry and commerce, and its relationship with Anyang is still good for the time being. If it is profitable, the current status quo should not be broken.
Third, Anyang’s method of annexing Nanyang County was very clever. It utilized the power of the people and raised the banner of patriotism, leaving Jin with insufficient reasons and power to send troops.
Therefore, the best option for Jin State now is to turn a blind eye and allow Anyang to swallow up Nanyang County.
Finally, if you want to expand your territory, attacking the Liu State in the south or the Lu State in the southwest is much better than attacking the north.
Finally, the Jin emperor made a decision: It is not convenient for us to interfere in the affairs of your Great Xia.
When he finally got this result, Guo Hongyan felt his eyes go dark. After flying to Lequan City in a daze, Guo Hongyan finally exploded, "Fuck, you didn't intervene? Did you intervene before?"
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Just when Guo Hongyan was leaving Lequan City, the imperial capital of Jin State, Yuan Zhao finally took a boat back to Dongyuan County and then flew back to Quwo City, the capital of Dongyuan County.
Yuan Zhao actually came back, and Yuan Yong was very happy; but Yuan Zhao's first words made Yuan Yong dumbfounded. "Dad, my eldest brother is dead. It was Zhang Quan who killed him, and Xiao Liming was behind it."
Yuan Yong stood still immediately; Yuan Yong had also been having nightmares these past few days. As a cultivator, having nightmares continuously was obviously not a good sign; now the nightmare had come true.
After being silent for a long time, Yuan Yong suddenly began to shake; Yuan Zhao quickly supported Yuan Yong, "Dad, I want revenge, I want Xiao Kingdom to pay the price! I want to make Zhang Quan's family live a life worse than death!"
When Yuan Zhao said these words, he was not gritting his teeth, but was very calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him. But it was this expression that made the people around him feel a chill from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads; as if they were in a thousand years of ice.