Chapter 23 The imperial edict reaches Beiliang, the horse rides across the rivers and lakes, and the sword points at the academy?

Author: Time Never Defeats Baboon

Chapter 23 The imperial edict reaches Beiliang, the horse rides across the rivers and lakes, and the sword points at the academy?

The reason why Kong Sheng is so attentive to Beiliang is not because Beiliang is stronger than Liyang, Tang, Ming and other countries, nor is it because Beiliang's cavalry is invincible in the world.

It's because Xu Xiao, King of Northern Liang, has a reputation for massacre. Apart from killing people in the blink of an eye, wherever Xu Xiao wants to conquer, he will fight to the end even if he kills eight hundred enemies and loses one thousand.

Never give up until you achieve your goal.

There are four famous generals in the Spring and Autumn Period: Xu Xiao is the tiger emerging from the forest, Ye Baikui is the river dragon, Wang Sui is the streamhead python, and Gu Jiantang is the snake at the entrance of the cave.

Ye Baikui of Da Chu was a soldier of the Spring and Autumn Period. He never lost a battle in more than seventy years in his life. Unfortunately, he lost his family and country in one defeat at Xi Lei Bi.

Sui, the Prince Consort of East Vietnam, was the most unexpected in his use of troops. He could win battles that were impossible to win, and he could also lose battles that were impossible to lose. He also lost inexplicably, so he was the most talented and the least successful.

Gu Jiantang was not as good as Ye Baikui and Wang Sui in terms of military use, but he had no shortcomings. He had never suffered a major defeat, but the results were not small.

Among the four famous generals, the other three are all better than Xu Xiao! But Xu Xiao is the only one who can ride in the rivers and lakes and make the world look down on him.

Xu Xiao has the lowest talent and has lost countless battles!

But he fought repeatedly and had the last laugh.

How unique is Kong Sheng’s vision?

Before sending Zai Yuxi, the most agile and brilliant eloquent, out of Beiliang, he had already made advance arrangements in Liyang.

Confucius was sent as an envoy to Liyang, and the elite disciples who stayed in Tai'an City made suggestions to the emperor, asking him to order Xu Xiao, King of Northern Liang, to send troops northward to target the Tang Academy.

Out of consideration for the long-term interests of the court, Zhao Chun, the Emperor of Liyang, agreed to Kong Sheng's suggestion after conferring with his confidants, Yang Taisui, Zhang Julu and others.

There are two reasons:

First, you can make good friends with Confucius.

Second, it can take the opportunity to weaken the power of Northern Liang King Xu Xiao.

After all, Datang Academy is not someone to be trifled with.

Master's strength is definitely on the same level as Wang Xianzhi's. Old Monster Wang is known as the second best in the world, but you have to fight to know who is stronger and who is weaker.

Although the Master doesn't care about fame, his Shocking Formation is definitely a meat grinder on the battlefield.

Without two brushes, the academy would have been wiped out long ago by all the forces in the world.

Why is it their turn to worry?

In addition, what worried Confucius and the major empires the most was actually the mysterious new Confucian saint.

This person is said to be the master's senior brother.

But I have never seen its true face in Lushan.

The master is already the ceiling of this world's combat power, so isn't the senior brother who is highly praised by the master even more terrifying than him?

There are also countless capable people under Xu Xiao, which makes Zhao Chun worried.

If Beiliang is allowed to develop further and given time, even the combined efforts of Li Yang and a whole country may not be able to restrain Xu Xiao.

If Beiliang and Datang Academy can be brought together to fight this time, it can be said to be a win-win situation for Liyang.

It seems that there is really no harm at all.

As for the Tang Dynasty, it was definitely run by Confucius.

A piece of imperial edict from Emperor Liyang left Tai'an City and drifted to Beiliang.

The emperor's imperial edict arrived in Beiliang almost together with the Confucian envoys.

Li Xiao, who was holding the imperial edict, had a sneer on his face.

"That boy Zhao Chun is really getting more and more useless. He actually colluded with Confucius."

"The academy is not that easy to mess with."

"With the Master in charge, the Shocking God Formation is like a meat grinder on the battlefield. Besides, besides the Master, there is also a more powerful Confucian saint hidden in the academy."

Before this, Xu Xiao already had plans for Datang Academy.

He had approved Lao Huang's leave and had already left Beiliang for the academy.

At this time, Emperor Liyang suppressed the small with the big one, and ordered him to send troops northward with his sword pointed at the academy. Doesn't that mean that both he and the academy will lose?

After receiving the imperial edict, Xu Xiao didn't even have time to go to Tingchao Pavilion to consult with the first counselor Li Yishan before the Confucian envoy arrived.

He brought a personal letter from the head of the Confucian sect.

In the letter, Kong Sheng first politely explained the situation in the world to Xu Xiao.

Afterwards, this Confucian leader with the most powerful eloquence listed the top ten benefits of Beiliang Academy with his impeccable tongue.

The meaning is very clear.

If Xu Xiao is willing to send troops to attack the academy, the first thing he will get is the friendship of Confucius.

Secondly, you can make good friends with the two great empires of Tang and Ming.

After listing the advantages, let's talk about the disadvantages of not attacking the academy: First of all, Emperor Liyang has issued an order, asking him to send troops north to attack the academy. If he doesn't obey, it will be disobedience.

This is a grave sin.

If you are not careful, someone can use this as an excuse in a minute to falsely accuse Xu Xiao, the king of Northern Liang, of having bad intentions and wanting to rebel.

Then, Xu Xiao would directly offend Confucius and indirectly offend the Tang and Ming Dynasties.

Such consequences can be said to be a hundred harms and no benefits to the King of Northern Liang.

The messenger was vaguely threatening.

Xu Xiao had no expression on his face and did not comment in front of the Confucian envoy. He just took the emperor's imperial edict and the personal letter from the Confucian leader and walked to Tingchao Pavilion.

Zaiyu was very angry when he saw that Xu Xiao, the king of Northern Liang, was so indifferent.

But he didn't know that with Xu Xiao's temper, the head on his neck would have been moved twenty years ago.

Confucius sent him here to treat Xu Xiaoxiao with affection, move him with reason, and lure him with benefits...

There is only one purpose.

That is to say, he wanted to use Xu Xiao's hundreds of thousands of cavalry to kill someone with a borrowed knife, and once again ride across the rivers and lakes, defeating the thorn in the side of Datang Academy.

However, Northern Liang King Xu Xiao is not so easy to fool.

"cough--"

"Yishan, guess what good things I brought you today?"

After sending the Confucian lobbyists away, Xu Xiao immediately went to Tingchao Pavilion to find Li Yishan. While setting up the chessboard, he also made a little joke with Li Yishan.

"Haha, Your Majesty, have you brought me a problem?"

Li Yishan started making tea and sat in front of the chessboard.

When Xu Xiao arrives, there must be important matters to discuss, and it is not appropriate to leave the servants alone at this time.

"Hahaha……"

Before making the start, Xu Xiao took out the imperial edict from Emperor Liyang and the autographed letter from the Confucian Sect Master and placed them on the table.

"As expected, I guessed it."

While talking, Li Yishan opened the imperial edict and letter...

After reading the imperial edict and the letter, a sneer appeared on Li Yishan's face: "It is indeed a difficult problem. My lord, have you killed Confucius's lobbyists?"

"Hahaha."

"I didn't kill him, I told him to go back." Amid laughter, Xu Xiao began to play chess, telling the whole story while making moves.

Then, ask Li Yishan for his opinion.

After listening, Li Yishan snorted coldly: "Your Majesty, Kong Sheng is planning to let us Beiliang act as his horse's hooves, first to explore the depth of the academy's new saint."

"I know." An unkind smile appeared on Xu Xiao's face.

"Then what is the prince's plan?"

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