Chapter 105 Chaos
(recommendation ticket plus update)
"Master, a letter from Anyang." Song Xing handed a thick letter to Li Xian; this letter was so thick that it was like a book.
Li Xian opened it, and there were four small envelopes in the big envelope.
The first letter was from Xia Qingqing, and it only had one page, saying that everything was fine and the negotiation was successfully concluded; the dumping plan was about to start.
The second letter was from Xu Ren, and it only had one page: We dug up Yan Ze'an, Cai's prime minister, and Yan Zhengqing, one of the top generals.
Li Xian was overjoyed when he saw it, "This is not digging a wall, it is simply moving a Great Wall here! Mr. Xu is a genius!"
Below is Yan Ze'an's letter, which is like a book. The letter described Anyang's current problems and future development in detail; in addition, Yan Ze'an asked Li Xian for advice on the development of industry and commerce. Li Xian read Yan Ze'an's letter for a whole day.
Finally, there is another letter, only two pages, which is a joint letter from Yan Zean, Yan Zhengqing and Xu Ren, asking Li Xian for his views on the war and his vision for Anyang's future development.
It took Li Xian five days to write his reply.
Watching Song Xing leave, Li Xian rubbed his sore wrist, "Sure enough, he is a prime minister, and all the questions he asked were on point. I didn't think of many questions. Haha, now I can finally do one with confidence. Let go of the shopkeeper! Well, let's go and see the progress of the imperial tomb in the past few days."
The progress of the imperial mausoleum is very good. With the help of gunpowder, the mountain was opened very quickly. Spells cannot be used in the construction of imperial tombs, but spells can be used in moving debris. With the help of gunpowder and spells, the excavation of the new cave was already impressive in less than half a month.
The location chosen this time is good, the depth of the cave entrance has been higher than that of the previous ones, and the so-called "turbidity" has not been encountered.
After another two days of excavation, Ge Zhengfeng finally nodded when the depth of the hole was lower than the ground level, "The depth is enough, and the next step is to excavate the stone chamber and build the underground imperial mausoleum.
I wonder if Young Master Li has any suggestions? "
Li Xian tapped the surrounding rock walls, "The rock is so hard that it is possible to dig an underground imperial city. Mr. Ge, how about we copy the imperial city directly? With the help of gunpowder, we should be able to complete it within two years!" "
"That's right, a good idea! In this way, it will definitely exceed all the known imperial tombs in Yingzhou! But this matter requires the emperor's consent and dispatches royal craftsmen. I will repair the book immediately."
Ge Zhengfeng repaired a letter, and immediately sent someone to the imperial city; the imperial mausoleum was not idle, and continued to carry out some basic work, such as building steps and so on.
When Ge Zhengfeng's letter was sent to Wuyang, a team from Cai Guo also slowly entered the imperial city.
"Cai Guo, Ye Mingquan, pay homage to His Majesty the Great Xia Kingdom. Hearing that His Majesty's dragon body is slightly ill, His Majesty specially sent foreign ministers to bring greetings and three centuries-old snow ginseng."
The Emperor of Great Xia Kingdom replied casually: "I have received your wishes. Come, send the envoy of the Northern Kingdom out of the city."
Ye Mingquan didn't even have time to rest, so he was taken out of Wuyang City, and returned to Cai State staggeringly; during the return to Cai State, Ye Mingquan moved slowly, but he took the opportunity to investigate the state of Daxia State. This Ye Mingquan is an emissary in name, but in fact he is an upright spy.
After Ye Mingquan left, the emperor saw the letter signed by Li Xian and Ge Zhengfeng. Seeing that the construction of the imperial mausoleum went so smoothly, His Majesty the Emperor was overjoyed immediately. He immediately appointed Sikong Chen Guodong, led five thousand royal craftsmen, and rushed to Yunding Mountain to build the imperial mausoleum.
The addition of five thousand royal craftsmen made the construction of the imperial mausoleum faster; but Li Xian made up his mind that the imperial mausoleum would take two years to build no matter what; Extend it!
As I said before, the construction of the imperial tomb is actually to protect the Li family; as long as Li Xian continues to build the imperial tomb, others will not attack the Li family—whether it is against the Li family, or Anyang and other places.
But no matter what, Li Xian really needs these two years to adjust, Anyang and Brilliant Star Group need this time to adjust, and Li Liang also needs this time to rectify Kaiping County.
The imperial mausoleum has been under construction, but Li Xian is investing money and so on. A large number of specially-made lanterns were sent to the imperial mausoleum, as well as some exquisite decorations, etc., also began to be sent in continuously. While building, while decorating. Even Li Xian didn't know what the imperial mausoleum would look like in two years.
But Ye Mingquan, after rushing back to Cai Guo in a wobbly way, immediately went straight to Cai Guo's palace. "Your Majesty, this is what I saw and heard in the Southern Kingdom."
Ye Mingquan investigated very carefully, and directly sent a book-like memorial to Emperor Cai.
"There are so many, Aiqing, you can probably tell me about it."
"Yes. His Majesty the Great Xia Kingdom, the heavens and the human beings have five declines. I estimate that there are still three years at most.
Secondly, since the failure of the Great Xia Kingdom's Northern Expedition last time, the Great Xia Kingdom has existed in name only. The regimes in various places are separated, government orders are not smooth, and the emperor's orders are not clear. From time to time, warlords fought and plundered, and the people were in dire straits. There are many places where court officials are almost openly excluded.
Thirdly, a kind of thought called rejuvenating the country by industry and commerce began to spread in the Great Xia Kingdom. Warlords from all over the country competed to do business, and commodities from Anyang became popular. "
"Anyang?" His Majesty Cai Guo was thoughtful.
Suddenly a guard came to report: "Your Majesty, there is news from Anyang."
"Present."
The guards presented the memorial, and after seeing it, Emperor Cai was furious: "Anyang, what a Anyang, how dare you do this!"
All the officials around were surprised, what happened to the emperor?
"Ye Mingquan, read it!"
Ye Mingquan accepted the memorial and was also taken aback, "Instead of beheading Yan Ze'an's family, Anyang used Yan Ze'an, Yan Zhengqing and others."
For a moment, Cai Guobai's expressions varied, some were angry, some were happy, some were indifferent, some were sneering, some were mocking, and some were obviously just watching a joke.
"Ye Mingquan, go to Anyang again, and ask the Anyang side. Anyang, you must give me an explanation!"
Ye Mingquan was about to retreat, but suddenly another guard came to report, and there was a letter from Anyang.
When it was presented, it was Yan Ze'an who wrote it to Emperor Cai. After reading the letter, Emperor Cai Guo was furious and furious! The meaning of Yan Ze'an's letter is very clear - the past Yan Ze'an is dead! The Yan family in the past is gone! From now on, we will no longer be the Yan family of Cai Guo, but the Yan family of Anyang!
"It's unreasonable! It's unreasonable!" Emperor Cai was so angry that he didn't know what to do for a while.
Prime Minister Huang Fu stood up, "Your Majesty, according to the agreement and oath, we cannot attack Ning Daxia, but we can support Daxia's civil unrest! Since Anyang doesn't keep its word, we can also change positions!"
"That's right!" Emperor Cai's eyes lit up, and he immediately opened the map to look at it. After watching for a long time, he immediately ordered, "Come here, let the world know that the reason why Cai Guo attacked Anyang and invaded Nanguo last time was because the Kong family challenge.
In addition, if we secretly contact Luliang County in the south of Anyang and Zhongshan County in the southwest, we can secretly provide help and let them attack Anyang. "
(There will be another chapter later)