The alliance between the royal family of the Ling Dynasty and the Gu family came to a hasty end in two assassinations. The Gu family sent their best assassins to prevent Meng Yan from losing his life, but instead got himself involved. The battle of Shaonanguan ended without any problem; Shaoling's governor Ma Tong died due to

Unexpectedly, he was beheaded by the assassins sent by Xiao Yu. Fortunately, the deputy general Duan Wan made a wise decision and attacked Xiao Yu's grain storage place. He retreated slowly to Lincheng. In the battle of Yinqing Road, Xiao Yu lost part of his grain, grass and horses.

Lost his life and ended up together.

The royal family of the Ling Dynasty failed to predict that Ma Tong would be killed in Yinqing Road, and the vacancy of Shaoling governor could not be filled for a while. On the recommendation of Nangong Buqi, Yuzhou commander Cao Li took over as Shaoling governor and commander.

The dazzling Duan Wan was appointed as the commander of Luzhou to monitor the Changsun family in Jiangdong.

Gu's vitality was severely damaged this time. After Gu Qufeng returned to Lingling, he directly sent troops to take over Lincheng. In order to avoid unnecessary friction with the Gu family, the court chose to return to Shaoling. Gu Qufeng refused Xingzhou's good intentions and stubbornly stayed in Lincheng.

Linwu City was set up in the Shunshan Canyon between Lingling and Linwu, and troops were trained in Linwu.

On the other hand, although Xiao Huli lost a lot of soldiers and horses, this battle was equivalent to training more warriors who were good at fighting. He finally decided to establish a country named Chen and call himself the Lord of the Chen Kingdom. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, he offered sacrifices to heaven.

, changed Wuyang City to Chen City, still maintained the status of suzerain over South Vietnam, but actually broke away from South Vietnam and became independent. The first person to express congratulations was actually Chongqi. Xiao Huli remained neutral to Chongqi in the battle of Yinqingguan.

He affirmed his gesture and granted him the title of King of Nanning, allowing him to listen to the instructions but not the announcement; then when the congratulatory gifts from Nanyue arrived at Wuyang City, it was equivalent to indicating that the world recognized the existence of the Chen Kingdom.

As the New Year was approaching, Xiao Huli summoned all officials from the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction to Nanchen City to celebrate. Xiao Yu was walking outside Chencheng, looking at the busy construction site. As the only nephew of the leader of the Chen Kingdom, he naturally expanded the new city.

It was his mission to build a new palace in the new city.

"Uncle Cong, what do you mean by your uncle being so anxious to establish a country?" Xiao Yu was a little puzzled by Xiao Huli's sudden announcement of the founding of a country. He didn't think it was the best time. Such a Chen country would be the enemy of the world.

"I don't know, the king may have his own plans." How could Xiao Cong understand Xiao Huli's thoughts? What he was most concerned about was what benefits he could gain from being a member of the Xiao clan.

Xiao Yu knew that asking was in vain, but he had to talk to someone. Meng Yan was hiding in the house to recuperate and spent the whole day having fun with Cang Shu Haoyue. He also knew what the Xiao clan was thinking now, and said

: "Uncle Cong, don't worry. I'm clear about the rewards. We, the Xiao clan, can only get seven titles. One king, two dukes, and four marquises. Your title is marquis."

"The young master is naturally a prince. I heard from the people in the General Affairs Department that in addition to the Xiao clan, they should also be awarded three dukes and five marquises." Xiao Cong couldn't hide his joy, but he was still a little dissatisfied that someone with a foreign surname could be awarded a duke.

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"Uncle Cong, there are some things you can say and some things you can't. Those who can be awarded the title of duke have made great contributions. I can just talk about this kind of things in the future. Don't spread it outside, otherwise others will think that we, the Xiao family

No one can be tolerated." Xiao Yu warned coldly.

The so-called five Dukes are the five people headed by Xiao Ze. Xiao Chengsheng and Xiao Yutian, as the only two remaining elders of the Xiao family, naturally deserve preferential treatment. They are named Yongguogong and Yuanguogong respectively. The remaining three Dukes are naturally Lu Chongzong's Yuguo County.

Duke Xiahou Ming's Pinghai County, Meng Yan's Shaochuan County Duke, as for the matter of Jiuhou, it is nothing more than a few people headed by Geng Xin. As for the title issue, the Academy and the Junji Pavilion are still arguing.

Xiao Yu looked at it for a while and found it boring. After thinking about it, he decided to disturb Meng Yan. He always felt that this boy was living too well and made him feel uncomfortable, so he made a lame excuse, "Uncle Cong, it's getting late.

Let’s go to the second brother’s place and bring the wife back.”

Sure enough, Xiao Yu's eyes were on fire. In front of him, Meng Yan was lying on a rocking chair wearing only his underwear. Suli, who was forced to stay behind, put the newly delivered Xizhou grapes from the caravan into his mouth with a look of reluctance and resentment.

, wandering around with his eyes closed, it doesn't look like he is recuperating from an injury. This is obviously an extremely luxurious enjoyment. I am as tired as a dog from supervising work outside every day. Why should he? The more he thinks about it, the angrier he gets, and he rushes over to kick him.

He finally restrained his strength and lightly kicked Meng Yan, "Mr. Meng, are your injuries okay?"

This is a disgrace to the scenery. It’s rare to be lazy and enjoy the treatment of a noble. Xiao Yu is here. When he appears, there will be no good things. “Boss, can’t you show up at the right time?”

Looking at Meng Yan with a dissatisfied look on his face, Xiao Yu's anger that he had finally suppressed rose again. He grabbed Meng Yan by the collar and said fiercely: "Don't you need to do military training to join the army in the Governor's Palace? Come back from the front line to recuperate.

Don’t the veterans need comfort?!”

Meng Yan looked at him with a strange look on his face, poured some strength into his hands, and opened Xiao Yu's fingers one by one, "I was also injured and came back to repair myself, okay? Besides, during non-war times, the Governor's Mansion only reports numbers and does not train troops.

Okay, it’s okay to comfort me, it’s just right to be in charge of the Military Machine Pavilion, right? What’s wrong with you?”

Xiao Yu was discouraged all of a sudden. He randomly picked up a bunch of grapes and stuffed them into his mouth and said, "I'm just bored to the point of panic, otherwise who would have the heart to torment you!"

Meng Yan asked Suli to leave the grapes and leave first. Suli fled as if relieved. Seeing Suli's quick escape, Xiao Yu asked in confusion: "Why is Suli here? Shouldn't she be there?"

Are you going with the girl?"

"Brother Fan sent you the best wound tonic from Dongyang City, but the heat is difficult to control, and you need to use Dongyang City's unique techniques, so I left Suli in the house for the time being, otherwise you think I dare to be so arrogant

Let Suli wait for you? This little aunt is as generous as a girl." Meng Yan looked very headache.

"By the way, Suli is not young anymore. This girl wants you to find a good match for her. As a maid, Suli is hard to find a good wife in Dongyang City. But it's different in the south. With us,

Two people here are more than enough even if they are descendants of aristocratic families." Xiao Yu guessed that Zhong Roulan had this idea.

After hearing this, Meng Yan gave Xiao Yu a thumbs up, "Haoyue only told me this after the girl left. It's true that my eldest brother has a vicious vision." Meng Yan said flatteringly.

"Go away! Come on, don't you see? You're just too lazy to care! You want to pass this job on to me." Xiao Yu was not used to Meng Yan's ill-intentioned flattery.

Meng Yan was exposed by Xiao Yu, so he scratched his head and said sheepishly: "You are a new rich man and a member of the clan, so it is always more convenient for me to do this kind of thing."

When he heard the word "clan", Xiao Yu's face darkened and he whispered: "Do you also think there is a problem with the founding of the country now?"

"Jianguo becomes king. We can't stop him. What we should consider now is to go on another expedition. With our current strength, if we don't take the initiative to send troops, we will be besieged." Meng Yan was worried about the upcoming expedition.

"This is the crux of the matter. My uncle plans to hold a state banquet after the palace is completed. Officials from all over the country will come. Everyone is currently focusing on friendship and relationships. How sure are you if we go to war after the year?"

Meng Yan has been deducing various possibilities of the Northern Expedition with Ye Bohuai in the past few days. The situation is not optimistic. After hearing Xiao Yu's words, he felt that the Northern Expedition is too dangerous, but he should not wait until the Central Plains react.

It's even worse on my side. The dilemma is the reality, "The first Zhuo family or the first Gu family?"

Xiao Yu shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that we have to advance in two directions. Yesterday I talked with my uncle and he was already making plans. He has tentatively decided to go out in May. You will be the commander-in-chief of the left route army and we will send troops to the Gu family; I will

Zhuo was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Right Army, and my uncle took charge of the central army, taking care of both the left and right. I had raised questions, but my uncle did not accept them. After I left, my uncle summoned Geng Xin and Xiahou."

"Haha, in that case, what else can we do? Let's make preparations early." Meng Yan felt very stressed after knowing this.

After Meng Yan exchanged ideas with Xiao Yu, Meng Yan changed his style and even entered and exited the barracks with injuries. He discussed with the Military Machinery Pavilion about replenishing the middle-level generals, while Xiao Yu discussed the issues of grain storage and weapons manufacturing with the Central Academy of Sciences.

In this way, the two of them still need to exchange letters while they are in the city together.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Xiao Huli worshiped heaven in Chencheng, accompanied by hundreds of officials. He named the country Chen, claiming to be the king of the country, and made Zhong Rouning the queen of the country. He announced this to the world, and then entertained all the ministers.

Before the start of the first state banquet of the Chen Kingdom, of course, there were awards to all relatives and heroes, which had been planned long ago and everyone knew it. After everyone made their first official pilgrimage, the state banquet officially started.

The banquet was lively and vulgar, with the sound of silk and bamboo playing endlessly, people mingling with each other, chatting happily, and enjoying themselves. However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that everyone is competing with each other.

Fake, Meng Yan was a little bored seeing this situation. It felt like he was back on duty in Luochen City. The only difference was that at least the people here had eyes, while the people in Luochen City had long been

Devoured by wine and meat, he became a walking zombie.

"It will pass if you endure it. That's good. You are injured and are not suitable for drinking. Give it to me." The newly promoted Marquis of Lin Cheng was not excited when he was rewarded with good wine.

"Can you show some attitude? You are one of the nine marquises and a newly rich man. Who dares to marry a girl to you if you are so vulgar? There is also a marquis mansion built for you in the new city. Don't go to my house to fight the autumn breeze again.

Already." Meng Yan laughed and cursed, pushing the wine in front of him as he spoke.

"If you don't save your brother, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for a quarter of an hour and will collapse." Ye Bohuai said when he saw Xiao Yu surrounded by people.

"I am the newly promoted Prince of Zhanchuan County, so I am naturally the target of everyone's support. I was hated by others in the past. I remember what he said beside Yingshui when he took me to kill Xiao Yu, 'The world is prosperous.

"Everything in the world is for profit, and everything in the world is for profit." Look at the scene of Xiao Yu being praised by the stars, who would remember his helplessness when he fled." Meng Yan said thoughtfully.

"You are just jealous, jealous of other people's family background." Ye Bohuai's mouth was still so foul.

Meng Yan was too lazy to talk to the drunkard. Although he couldn't drink wine, the food today was good. In the past few years, many businessmen had settled here, and the food from the Central Plains also came with them. It was no longer the clear soup in the south.

It looks like water.

"Prince Shaochuan, you are so courteous to your subordinate Nie Huan." Meng Yan was about to lower his head to eat when a man suddenly appeared in front of his desk and offered a toast. Meng Yan tried his best to put on a fake smile and looked up to see the man's face clearly.

After a while of heart palpitations, I squeezed out a smile and said, "Long time no see, Mr. Nie!"
Chapter completed!