In the 27th year of Jingding, bad news came from Luoyang. Emperor Jingding burned himself to Luoyang and the prince fled.

In July, the border guards, from the east to west, from Jingguo, Dingguo, Pingguo, and Ningguo, all of them were mourned and they were not allowed to celebrate weddings in March.

In August, King Jing called on the north to join the alliance with his relatives and vassals.

Zheng, Jing, and Shen, these three major countries that invaded the border finally subsided, and the seven nations joined forces in Hetao, namely Ning State.

Because King Ding was the second son of Duzong, he ranked first in his seniority and status.

The other kings are sorted by age and age, and each sits in their own place.

Outside Fengcheng City, there are 100,000 cavalry gathering, and the alliance of Seven Kings is huge.

King Ding stared at the scattered Tang flag for a while, and after a while, he said, "This is fine, why did the Tang Dynasty perish?"

"How could the Tang Dynasty, which was re-promoted by Emperor Shizu, be destroyed?"

King Zheng was burly and close to Youzhou, so the country was rich and powerful. He said, "Zhu Chonggui, I heard that the people in Jiangnan rose up in chaos and then went west along the canal and attacked Luoyang. If it really comes to mind, there are only a few shrimp soldiers and crab generals, and they are not the opponent of the imperial camp."

"Hasn Jiangnan always been rich? How could there be chaos in the people?"

Jing Kingdom is located in the north of the desert, thousands of miles away from the important country, and the news is blocked, so I couldn't help asking.

"The Yellow River broke through the dam!"

King Ping sighed and said, "Qi Fan rebelled, the Yellow River collapsed, and it was difficult to maintain peace for a long time. During the Jingding period, there was no time for peace. It seized the Huai River and entered the sea, and Huainan was in a mess."

"No!" Ning Wang shook his head and said, "It was mainly because of Jiangnan Haoyou who was greedy for wealth and kept imprisoning tenants privately. Just to plant cotton and mulberry trees, I asked the court for a long time, but no one was sent to migrate."

"The tenant suffers from the right of the lord? Is it difficult to move out?"

"That's right, the household registration is not available, and all the people are in the manor. The collusion between officials and businessmen, and the local area is in great trouble. For nearly a hundred years, all the vassals have not moved to Dingkou."

As soon as these words came out, everyone remained silent.

In any case, Luoyang was conquered and the central court of the Tang Dynasty naturally perished. Their vassals were the next targets of the so-called pseudo-Xu.

"The prince flies south, we should elect a leader and restore the Tang Dynasty together."

King Ding looked at everyone and said again.

"That's right, among the vassals, my strength should be the leader of the alliance." King Zheng raised his head and said with his head raised.

"Why?" King Jing was dissatisfied and said, "This world is the ancestor of Shizu, and the world of Chengzu should be ours."

So, the Allied Forces of the Seven Kingdoms fell into a quarrel.

The four countries of Jing, Ding, Ping and Ning were the leaders of Chengzu and became a faction, but they all had their own appearance and wanted to compete for the first place.

Zheng, Jing and Shen of the Three Kingdoms were the longer-standing Shizu family. They claimed to be the old vassal of Shizu. Zhao Fan had been exhausted for more than two hundred years, and they also corrupted the country left by Shizu. It is natural that they abdicated and gave way to the wise.

However, the Three Kingdoms were also estranged from blood and wanted to be the second in Zhao Fan and revive the Tang Dynasty, so they met and separated from the gods.

They quarreled and quarreled until October, and the army of the seven countries remained unmoved at all.

So, it's winter.

This winter is getting colder and the snow is nearly three feet thick, which is called a white disaster.

As a result, the Jing Kingdom in Mobei had to retreat and return to the country, and the alliance of the Seven Kingdoms was forced to disband.

The affected state of Zheng was the first to send troops to occupy Youzhou directly and take the lead.

Dingguo on the side could not bear it, so he quickly occupied Liaodong Prefecture.

However, Jing, Ping and Shen Sanguo are located in the Northeast Plain, and the distance is too far, and nothing is found.

Located in Ningguo, Hetao Region, he sent troops directly to Ningxia Prefecture, then went to Shaanxi and Chang'an Prefecture, and then went west to Xiliang. For a time, the momentum was greatly shocked and it was the first vassal in the north.

So, time came to the second year of Xuanwu.

After Zhu Chonggui became emperor, he immediately pacified Henan Prefecture. He immediately sent troops to pacify the Jiangnan Prefecture, and his strength increased greatly.

After learning that the vassals in the north were in trouble, he looked solemn and felt a little anxious.

At this time, the Great Xu Dynasty was divided into various Tang vassals in the north, and the Crown Prince Li Yijing of Jingding in the south, which was attacked from both sides.

However, he had only more than 200,000 people under his command, and he had to choose one to go south or north.

It's really hard to think about.

If one is not good, all previous efforts will be wasted.

"We are the common people in Huai, how can we add to the world and me?"

Looking up the tower, Luoyang's market is distinctive and brightly lit. It is more bold than Jiangnan. It is worthy of being the center of the world and the old capital of the Tang Dynasty.

Zhu Chonggui was filled with emotion.

"Your Majesty, Censor Liu is looking for a visit."

"Let him in!"

Emperor Zhu nodded.

"My minister, Liu Ji, see Your Majesty!"

A middle-aged man, elegant and easy-going, bowed with a smile.

"Oh? You Liu Bowen, you have a day off, what should you do to find me?"

"Your Majesty, I came here to relieve Your Majesty's confusion in the north and southward advance."

Liu Ji smiled.

"Okay, Liu Bowen, just say it quickly if you have something to do, don't hold it in your mouth."

Emperor Zhu was overjoyed, patted his shoulder and said heroically.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Ji said in a deep voice: "There are not many soldiers in the court, so he can only go all the way, but according to what he sees, he can only advance south."

"There are several powerful vassal states in the north, which is much harder than Li Yijing."

Emperor Zhu asked with great interest.

"Hahaha!" Liu Ji smiled and said, "Precisely because there are too many vassal states, they are uneven in their own hearts, and they all want to be the second-rate Zhao Fan, so they will inevitably be afraid of each other and dare not take action easily."

"And, we defended the north and attacked the south."

"Li Yijing, Prince Jingding, is the natural heir to the Tang Dynasty. He has been in the Tang Dynasty for seven hundred years. Once he has gained a foothold, his strength will be immeasurable."

"When we chase and intercept the people, the northern vassals will not stop them, but will be happy to see them accomplished. They all want to wait for the prince to be killed, and then legally occupy the world and move into the Central Plains."

"So." Emperor Zhu laughed and said, "Let's pursue the prince and take over the entire south and the three palaces of Lingnan, which are very rich!"

Liu Ji was stunned and then smiled and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Immediately, Emperor Xuanwu sent envoys to seek peace, and was willing to recognize his vassal states with verbal tribute. As long as he paid tribute, there would be no conflict.

The vassals either had a cold face or were silent, but they just did not send troops.

Emperor Zhu knew it and immediately formed an army of 200,000 to go straight to Changsha.

Less than half a year in Changsha, Li Yijing was forced to go south and was in a mess.

Soon, he retreated to Guangzhou.

Li Yijing issued an imperial edict, requiring all the vassals to conquer the king.

However, the northern vassals remained indifferent.

Immediately, he had no choice but to be chased to the southern Fujian Prefecture, and then he had no choice but to arrive at the Ryukyu vassal state for a temporary residence.

He recruited soldiers and horses for more than a year and went to Chameng.

At this time, the imperial edicts of the king spread throughout the world, and the vassal states on the vassal peninsula, or paid money or people, gathered in Champa.

Li Yijing's strength increased greatly, with 100,000 troops and all armored soldiers, and went to Langshan to defend the enemy.

However, Teng Kingdom, who was enfeoffed in Yunnan, finally reacted and joined forces to fight the enemy, finally defeating the Xu Kingdom's troops and horses, breaking the myth of Xu's invincible battle.

When Emperor Xuanwu saw that Li Yijing had gone to Ryukyu, he changed his strategy again and carried out the Northern Expedition.

First, he announced that Li Yijing was killed.

As a result, the northern vassals moved in chaos.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he raised 100,000 troops, broke Tongguan, entered Guanzhong, defeated Ningguo, and collected 50,000 elite cavalry.

King Ning retreated to Hetao, but was unable to fight. He had to hunt westward, occupy the Anxi Protectorate Palace, and once again held 100,000 troops to defend himself.

Immediately, Xu Chao sent troops to Hebei, Shandong, and Shanxi, and descended in sight of the wind.

Zheng, Dingguo, Youzhou and Liaodong bordered a lot of friction, and they ignored Ningfan.

One less competitor!

In the fifth year of Xuanwu, Zheng State, which occupied Youzhou, was defeated by Xu's army and was forced to retreat to the grassland.

Dingguo, the Liaodong Prefecture, was also defeated and fled to the Korean Prefecture, where a large army was stationed by the Yalu River.

By the sixth year of Xuanwu, the northern vassals feared the Xu army and dared not compete with each other, so they could only harass.

All the hinterlands of the Central Plains were lost.
To be continued...