Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

Huainan is located south of the Huai River and north of the Yangtze River, and is only separated by a river from the Qi State. The jurisdiction includes dozens of large and small cities such as Huai'an, Yangzhou and Chuzhou.

The current festival envoy is called Chang Xuan, after his father died five years ago, with the consent of the imperial court, he became the Huainan festival envoy.

The overall strength of Huainan is not weak, it is located in the plain area, has a large population, has hundreds of warships, and nearly 100,000 foot soldiers.

But compared with the huge Qi State, it is obviously not as good as the other party.

Due to the proximity of the two sides, Huainan has always faced military threats from Qi for a long time.

More than 20 years ago, a big war broke out between Huainan and Qi, and the opponent was Liu Zhijie, a famous general of Qi.

The whole war was almost a nightmare for Huainan. Huainan gathered all its forces, but it was still defeated repeatedly. Chang Xuan, as the eldest son of his grandson at that time, personally led his troops to rush and kill, and in just a few days, his command was killed and wounded. If it weren't for the desperate rescue of his own soldiers, he was almost cut into pulp by the Qi army.

Just when everyone was in despair, the Qi army inexplicably stopped attacking, and Chang Xuan thought that Liu Zhijie was planning to persuade him to surrender. A few days later, the Qi army suddenly withdrew its troops.

The Huainan army escaped, and everyone wept silently.

Since then, the Huainan Chang family has put away their ambitions and never mentioned the establishment of the so-called Huainan Kingdom. Whether it is Chang'an or Jinling, they dare not offend.

But what the Chang family didn't expect at all was that news came from the west that a Zhaowu army had emerged in Hanzhong and seized Hanzhong from the hands of the Qi State; Chang Xuan thought that the Zhaowu army would be killed soon, but the development of things was surprising. The Qi army not only failed to recover the lost territory, but lost its troops again, and even lost the land of Shu.

Chang Xuan was greatly shocked by this, and at the same time wondered in his heart, had the Qi State become so weak?

As Li Zhao gradually gained a foothold in Shu, the Qi army was unable to exterminate it for a long time, and the ambition of the Chang family, which had been dormant for many years, boiled again.

Many of the children of the Chang family, including the Huainan generals, believed that there was no need to fear the Qi State anymore, and since the Zhaowu army could defeat the Qi army, the Huainan army could naturally do it too.

Thinking of the prosperity of Jinling, many people can't bear it. They all proposed to Chang Xuan to prepare for war as soon as possible, and when the time was ripe, they would cross the river in a big way and go straight to Jinling, the capital of Qi.

Chang Xuan couldn't help but be moved, so when Li Zhao was crowned king, he sent his second son Chang Shaosi to Shu to discuss with Li Zhao about the joint attack of the two families.

Chang Shaosi discussed with Li Zhao for a long time in Chengdu, and agreed that the two families would take Nanchang as the boundary and divide the territory of Qi equally.

After returning to Huainan, Chang Shaosi told his father in detail about the grand occasion of Li Zhao's military parade. And persuaded Chang Xuan not to rush to move troops first, the strength of the Zhaowu army should be stronger than the Huainan army. If the two families cooperate to attack together, even if the Huainan Army wins, it may be that Li Zhao made a wedding dress. It is better to wait for the main forces of the Qi army and the Zhaowu army to fall into a bitter battle, and then send troops to attack Jinling and lock the victory in one fell swoop.

Although Chang Xuan did not believe that the Zhaowu Army was stronger than the Huainan Army, he also felt that what Chang Shaosi said was reasonable, and the Huainan Army continued to keep a low profile and did not send troops immediately.

The snipe and the clam compete, and the fisherman profited, which was originally planned.

However, in recent days, there have been significantly more Qi warships on the river. There is even a Qi navy, which openly drills on the river to deter Huainan.

Chang Xuan wondered about this, the Huainan Army's preparations for war were only done quietly, and he was not making a big splash; he was not stupid enough to offend the Qi State now.

Soon, the spy brought back news from Jinling, and Chang Xuan knew what was going on.

It turned out that there had been a rumor in Jinling City that the Huainan army was planning to attack Jinling next month, and some people said that the Huainan army was planning to land in the Qiantang area by sea. What's more, saying that Chang Xuan intends to be the emperor in Jinling, and even the year name has been set.

This kind of thing must be believed rather than believed.

The government and the opposition of Qi State were in an uproar. Many ministers were angry, except for Li Zhao, a thief, and only Huainan dared to covet my Daqi, they simply didn't know whether they were alive or dead.

During the court meeting, Wang Zhuo, the secretary of the military department, Liu Sixing, the right attendant, and others played one after another: There is no wind and no waves, and there are so many rumors in the city, indicating that Huainan has ambitions for the country. He also advised the emperor to send troops to Huainan as soon as possible, and even if he did not destroy it, he would inflict heavy damage on it.

Jiang Ningxian did not agree, believing that Qi could not go to war on both sides. It is necessary to destroy Li Zhao first, and then attack Huainan.

Yu Yizheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, could not convince the emperor and proposed to ask Chang Xuan for Guazhou Ferry on the north bank of the Yangtze River. The Qi army can garrison troops in Guazhoudu, and once there is a change in Huainan, it can control a large area of surrounding waters, and it can also give early warning. If Chang Xuan does not give Guazhou crossing, it means that he has different intentions.

Jiang Ningxian felt that it made sense, in addition to asking for Guazhou Du, he also asked Chang Xuan to send his son-in-law to Jinling.

Chang Xuan was greatly annoyed, and after a little thought, he could guess that most of them were these rumors spread by Li Zhao sent people in Jinling. The two families were allies some time ago, but Li Zhao did not hesitate to betray him, and he didn't take the alliance to heart at all.

The envoy sent by the State of Qi to ask for Guazhoudu soon arrived in Huainan. The other party had a tough attitude and threatened that if Huainan did not give Guazhou crossing, Qi would immediately go to war.

Chang Xuan didn't want to give it, after all, Guazhou's ferry location was too important, and the ferry from here could directly threaten Jinling; he was ready to turn his face.

The envoy told him that General Liu was in good health and could come to Huainan at any time.

There was a strong threat in the speech.

Chang Xuan was suddenly frightened, thinking of the tragic situation of the Huainan army many years ago, he really didn't have the confidence to defeat Liu Zhijie, and was forced to give up Guazhoudu and send his young son to Jinling as a hostage.

What he didn't expect was that this matter was not over.

Two days later, the 5,000 Qi army occupied Guazhoudu. Han Zhenye, a general of Qi State, pretended to be a merchant and personally visited the countryside and several cities in Huainan. According to various signs, it was found that Huainan was indeed preparing for war.

Soon after, the news reached back to Jinling.

The ministers of the government and the opposition were shocked and angry, Chang Xuan really wanted to attack the Qi State, that is to say, the rumors in the city before were true.

At this time, many people couldn't bear it anymore, and frequently played and demanded that Huainan be destroyed.

Jiang Ningxian still didn't want to use troops on a large scale, but the crowd was angry and couldn't do nothing. So he asked Huainan to take the initiative to destroy all the warships and send all the shipbuilders to Jinling. Emperor Qi believed that without the warships, the Huainan army would not be able to cross the river, and even if it was to rebuild the warships in the future, it might take a long time.

Chang Xuan's lungs were about to explode, and the princes and generals suggested that they immediately start a war with the Qi State;

After some deep thought, Chang Xuan chose to compromise. It's not that he doesn't want to fight, but when he thinks of Liu Zhijie, an old immortal, who is still alive and well in Jinling, he always feels that it is impossible to win.

Some staff members proposed to ask Wei for help, but Chang Xuan decisively refused. First, Huainan was far away from Guanzhong, and second, he was worried that the Wei army would take the opportunity to enter Huainan. Emperor Li Kun's means are not under Jiang Ningxian.

Under the watchful eye of the envoys of the Qi State, a large number of Huainan warships were burned. The fire raged and soon burned the ship to ashes.

Seeing this scene, Chang Xuan wanted to cry without tears.

After this incident, if you say that Chang Xuan hates the most in the world, Li Zhao ranks first, and Liu Zhijie is second.

Liu Zhijie is old and estimates that he will not live many years. Li Zhao is still young, and he will have the opportunity to settle accounts with him in the future.

Chang Xuan swallowed the evil breath in his heart, worked hard to accumulate strength, and continued to maintain a superficial alliance with Li Zhao.

Sooner or later, one day, the Huainan Army and the Zhaowu Army will have a showdown!