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"But the mountains in central Guizhou are high and the roads are far away. If our Liang soldiers go deep into them, it may be difficult to accomplish anything. It is actually a big quagmire."

"And now, according to what I know, after Chen Guoping Nanhou entered Guizhou, he first killed the Tibetan imperial masters and tried to help the young master of Qingquan Palace to restore control over the local officials of various states."

"In other words, Chen Guoping Nanhou, in just over ten days, completely solved the chaos in central Guizhou and firmly held the entire central Guizhou in his hands!"

Emperor Liang continued to meditate.

Li Jiye continued: "My son also found out that the current palace owner of Qingquan Palace has a close relationship with Pingnan Marquis. If Liang Jun insists on entering Guizhou, he will inevitably encounter strong resistance from all the hereditary native officials in central Guizhou. This is undoubtedly

It made it more difficult to conquer central Guizhou."

"In the land of central Guizhou, the hereditary local officials from each state were scattered, which was difficult to deal with. Now that it has become a monolith, it is even more difficult to conquer."

"So I ask my father to think twice. If we attack central Guizhou at this time, it will do a lot of harm to me, Daliang, but not a single benefit."

Li Jiye paid his respects.

"Well, from what the emperor said, it is quite difficult for Marquis Pingnan to regain the entire central Guizhou in such a short period of time."

Emperor Liang frowned and twirled his beard.

"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. The native officials from the various states in central Guizhou are no longer scattered... I, Daliang, have lost the best opportunity to enter Guizhou!"

"Father is wise!" Li Jiye said hurriedly.

"Eh!"

Emperor Liang stood up from his chair, stood with his hands behind his hands, and looked at Li Jiye below.

He said suspiciously: "Who kind of person is this Pingnan Marquis of Chen State? He could cut through the mess quickly and solve all the complicated problems in central Guizhou in more than ten days."

"Ever since Qingquan Palace failed to control the hereditary officials of various states hundreds of years ago, central Guizhou has been in chaos, and even the Kingdom of Guizhou was finally destroyed at the hands of the King of Shaozhou..."

"The hereditary local officials in the states in central Guizhou are the local emperors who have been nailed to various places in central Guizhou. They are deeply rooted. It will be even more difficult to eradicate them one by one!"

"Even I am not completely sure that I can completely capture the entire central Guizhou... And how come Pingnan Marquis of Chen State was able to find a way hundreds of years ago to make all the hereditary officials obedient?

"

"Who is this Ping Nanhou?"

Emperor Liang's focus has quietly changed.

"Father, this Marquis of Pingnan is actually the former Divine Marquis of Thunder!" Li Jiye said.

"Well, Shen Leihou..." Emperor Liang put his hands behind his back and took two steps beside Long An, "Shen Leihou, Shen Leihou, it turns out it's him..."

"Yes, Marquis Pingnan is Marquis Shenlei. Before Marquis Shenlei went south to Guizhou, Emperor Chen renamed him Marquis Pingnan, which means to pacify the south." Li Jiye said.

Li Jiye has been paying attention to Zhu Xiuyuan's movements, so he knows these things very well.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you have a very close personal relationship with Marquis Pingnan of Chen State. You must know this person very well. Can you tell me what kind of person Pingnan Marquis is?"

Emperor Liang, holding his hands behind his back, suddenly stopped and looked at Li Jiye below.

"A rare talent that comes once in a century!"

Li Jiye immediately gave an evaluation, almost blurting it out.

"oh?"

"Father, this man knows astronomy, geography, and is rich in knowledge. He seems to understand the principles of all things in the world. Every time I see him, I will act like a student and ask for advice humbly, and every time I will

Great reward!”

"So powerful?"

"Father, Marquis Pingnan can not only say it, he can also do it. I must have heard about it. One year ago, Beiyuan in the north suffered a cold wave, and then went south to invade our Daliang border..."

"Zhao Pu, the fourth prince of the Yan Kingdom, took the opportunity to invade Jiangzhou with the intention of attacking Jiangzhou. However, Jiangzhou, under the command of the then Sima of Jiangzhou, also known as Pingnanhou, relied on the small town of Jiangzhou to block Zhao Pu's 50,000-strong army.

Ten days!”

"Divine thunder?" Emperor Liang remembered something.

"Yes, Ping Nanhou relied on the divine thunder to defeat the Yan army. Then, in the last rebellion of the five kings of the Chen Kingdom, Ping Nanhou's divine thunder army also played a big role."

"Then half a month ago, Pingnanhou's 50,000 divine thunder army put down the rebellion in the five southeastern states within five days..."

"So, Father, from these deeds, it can be seen that Marquis Pingnan is not a boastful person. This time he cut the knot quickly and solved the chaos in central Guizhou, which once again proves Marquis Pingnan's ability!"

"Your Majesty, you said..."

Emperor Liang stroked his beard and asked solemnly: "How does the Divine Thunder Army compare with our Daliang soldiers?"

Through Li Jiye’s words just now, Emperor Liang keenly grasped an important point——

The benefit of divine thunder!

Emperor Liang had heard about it a long time ago, and some ministers also mentioned it in memorials. King Qian Li Jiye even mentioned it in person many times, saying how powerful the divine thunder was.

But arrogance is a common feature of human beings.

In terms of force, who in the world is Liang Jun's opponent?

Emperor Liang was very confident in this, so he didn't take the power of divine thunder seriously at all.

In the entire Liang Kingdom, people who had the same thoughts as Emperor Liang accounted for the vast majority, and only a small number of people could keep their heads clear.

Qian Wang Li Jiye is one of the few people who has kept his head clear.

However, judging from Li Jiye’s words just now and the iron-clad facts, Emperor Liang knew that he was wrong, and he was very wrong!

Emperor Liang was not a mediocre person. He was actually extremely smart and talented. Otherwise, he would not have made Liang a powerful country with force.

Emperor Liang now realized that he had left behind many things before.

"Father." Li Jiye bowed his hands and his face became solemn as he said, "Although I have never seen with my own eyes how the Divine Thunder Army fights, from all aspects, the Divine Thunder Army -"

"I'm afraid they are already far superior to our elite troops in Daliang!" Li Jiye said with certainty.

At the same time, his expression became more solemn.

After all, Li Jiye is the prince of the Liang Kingdom, so he naturally puts the interests of the Liang Kingdom first. Talking about this issue with his father now is equivalent to sorting out the matter himself.

If the Divine Thunder Army becomes stronger, will it pose a threat to Liang Guo?

This is a question that Li Jiye must consider.

Although he admired Zhu Xiuyuan, in fact, he wanted to recruit him more and then serve Liang Guo...

"The elite troops are far superior to ours in Liang." Emperor Liang repeated Li Jiye's words, his expression suddenly changed, "My lord, are you sure? Are you exaggerating?"

"Father, you are absolutely right. It is said that the divine thunder is the power of heaven and earth and has the ability to destroy everything. I, the general of Daliang, no matter how brave I am, may not be able to compete with it." Li Jiye paid his respects.

"In this case... Nanhou Chen Guoping cannot be retained!" Emperor Liang suddenly showed murderous intent.

"Father, no!"

"Um?"

"Father, after all, Ping Nanhou is a talent that is rare in a hundred years. It would be a pity to kill him. In fact, I have been trying to recruit him. If such a talent can be used by me, I will definitely kill him.

Take it to the next level.”

Li Jiye was very excited.

Although he puts Liang Guo's interests first in everything.

But I really don’t want to get rid of Ping Nanhou for this reason.

He really learned a lot from Zhu Xiuyuan.

"Recruiting..." The murderous intent on Emperor Liang's face gradually faded, and his eyebrows tightened together, "Your Majesty, I remember that you have been on several missions to Chen State, and you must have had many contacts with Pingnan Marquis. Will you tell me in detail?

Tell me how you came into contact with Marquis Pingnan."

"My son, I obey..."

Therefore, Li Jiye told in detail the previous several missions to Chen Guo, mainly those things that came into contact with Zhu Xiuyuan.

Li Jiye explained everything including his relationship with Princess Anle and Zhu Xiuyuan as "brothers and sisters", as well as their trip to the Qinhuai River during the Shangyuan Festival.

After hearing this, Emperor Liang's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked: "Your Majesty, you said... I will betroth your slave to the Marquis of Pingnan and recruit him to my Daliang. Is this feasible?"

This is actually all because Li Jiye explained it in too much detail, which led Emperor Liang to have such an idea.

In fact, Li Jiye and Li Qingnu went on several missions to Chen State, and Li Qingnu and Zhu Xiuyuan did not have much interaction, because Zhu Xiuyuan thought that Li Qingnu was a foreign princess after all, so it was better to avoid suspicion.

But just now, when Li Jiye was explaining, he repeatedly mentioned words such as "Imperial Sister and Ping Nanhou", which made Emperor Liang think of recruiting Zhu Xiuyuan as his consort.

After all, in ancient times, they were very skilled at betrothing their daughters to win over people.

Not to mention a man of great talent and strategy like Emperor Liang.

Although Emperor Liang doted on Princess Anle very much, Emperor Liang was also a father, and his daughter had to marry. Whoever she married was not a marriage. Marrying a genius who was rare in a century, wouldn't it be a perfect match?

He can also take advantage of the opportunity to win over people!

Kill two birds with one stone, why not?

"Father, this move... this move is probably inappropriate!"

Li Jiye was stunned on the spot after hearing what Emperor Liang said.

In fact, based on Li Jiye's admiration for Zhu Xiuyuan, Zhu Xiuyuan is enough to be his brother-in-law. However, "Father, the Marquis of Pingnan already has a wife. If I betroth the emperor's sister to him, I'm afraid it won't work!"

"Oh, does your Majesty know who Ping Nanhou's wife is? Is she the princess of Chen State?"

As a talented and strategic emperor, Emperor Liang was very determined. He could not be defeated by such small "difficulties".

The reason why he guessed that Ping Nanhou's wife was a princess of the Chen Kingdom was because Emperor Liang believed that Emperor Chen might have used the method of "betrothal to his daughter" to win over such a talented person.

"No, Ping Nanhou's wife was originally the daughter of the governor of Jiangzhou..."

"A mere daughter of the governor?!" Emperor Liang was surprised, "Your Majesty, you have a close personal relationship with Marquis Pingnan. Go and discuss with him. If he is willing to divorce the daughter of the governor, I will betroth Princess Anle to him!
To be continued...