Li Xian was woken up by a maid in the middle of the night. Of course, he was very unhappy to be woken up in the middle of the night. But when he heard the results of the battle between Xiao and Cai, Li Xian's bad mood disappeared.
The entire Shang Kingdom held a meeting overnight to discuss this situation.
There are three main topics discussed:
First, help the State of Xiao to maintain the situation and prevent the State of Cai from destroying the State of Xiao.
Second, we swallow up the Xiao State ourselves.
Third, just ignore it and leave the matter to Li Yulong to handle.
Everyone had a lively discussion and everyone had their own reasons.
They argued until dawn, but no one had come up with a good idea yet; the main reason was that Li Xian was a little undecided. This incident happened too suddenly, and what everyone said made sense.
The reason for supporting the State of Xiao is simple - a unified country cannot be allowed to emerge in the northwest, and the State of Xiao and the State of Cai must exist at the same time.
The reason for swallowing up the State of Xiao was more direct: the Shang Kingdom was a "thin waist" in Guangling County, and swallowing up the State of Xiao would make up for the weak link here and increase the strategic depth here.
As for the suggestion to Li Yulong, it makes more sense - the northwest is directly adjacent to the Tang Kingdom after all, so why should we worry about it? There are so many things that need to be handled by you, the wise king, and this little thing is really not worth mentioning. If it really doesn't work, we can just throw a few "Thunderbolts" over there.
Everyone had their own reasons, and they couldn't convince each other. They argued so loudly that Li Xian's head exploded. He finally understood why many emperors didn't like to discuss things. It was really torture at the moment. They were noisier than a thousand ducks, and he had to listen attentively and couldn't cover his ears!
But soon, Li Xian no longer had to worry about it. Li Yulong contacted Li Xian directly, and his tone was urgent, "Hurry up, send all the planes to me, I want to swallow up Cai and Xiao in one gulp. I have been waiting for this opportunity for several years!"
Li Yulong's voice was very loud, and Li Xian did not do a good job of concealing it, so the entire meeting hall suddenly became silent.
"Ahem!" Xu Ren quickly reminded everyone, and of course also reminded Li Xian: "Master, it seems that His Majesty has already had a plan."
Li Xian finally reacted, and his first thought was to sigh: The old ones are the wisest, Li Yulong actually predicted this a few years ago! Well, I will ask my father for advice when I have the chance. This kind of vision and wisdom is something Li Xian envied very much.
If we also have this vision, our plan to travel the world will surely be more successful.
Li Xian then asked Air Force Commander Cheng Jiming to personally lead most of the available air forces and aircraft to the Kingdom of Shang.
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Back in the State of Chen, today is already the fourth day that the Crown Prince has been officially in charge of government affairs. People in the State of Chen already know that a new political storm is about to unfold in the State of Chen.
A new emperor appoints new ministers. Even with this smooth transition, this incident cannot be completely eliminated. The new emperor will definitely take new measures. In addition, there are already some people following the crown prince, and these people will definitely be promoted. If someone is promoted, someone will be demoted!
Therefore, when the situation in the east of Yingzhou was turbulent, a political storm was also brewing in Chen. Fortunately, after all, it was a smooth transition, and the storm should not be too big.