Chapter 131 Yang Shihou of Daliang and the Silver Spear Army of Wei Bo! Jing Xiang, who had been looking relaxed and contented, suddenly stood up in shock, and even the tea set on the stone table was knocked over. The tea flowed everywhere in a disorderly manner, just like Jing Xiang's chaotic heart at the moment."What are you going to do?" Jing Xiang looked at Li Zhen with a serious face. He was very familiar with this old friend who had worked with him for many years. It was obvious that he was going to do something big again, and it was an extremely crazy thing. If it was not handled properly, there would be chaos in the world. Jing Xiang had been planning to retire at home, but he didn't expect that Li Zhen was clearly not going to let him go. At this time, Li Zhen smiled at Jing Xiang and said, "Now, we can have a good chat." Li Zhen walked forward slowly, picked up the teacup that had fallen on the stone slab, sat down in front of Jing Xiang leisurely and said, "Since Zhu Youzhen took the throne, important officials like you and me are no longer valued. The people he uses are nothing more than Zhang Hanjie and other relatives of the Zhang family, and some flatterers and villains. Letting these people control the government, what else can they do except let Luoyang fall into extravagance and debauchery?" Li Zhen was busy washing the teacup that had fallen to the ground. Jing Xiang, who was standing opposite him, frowned and said, "What does this have to do with what you are going to do? You want to change someone to assist you. What do you want to do? Rebellion?" "Haha, hahahaha..." Li Zhen suddenly laughed out loud. He looked at Jing Xiang and shook his head, saying, "You and me, as well as the entire Zhu family, are all thieves of the Tang Dynasty. Daliang was the empire gained through rebellion. How come you really regard Daliang as the orthodox? Remember, Jing Xiang, even if the world is unified in the future, you and I are destined not to have a good reputation in this world, so why not live a little crazier in this life?" Finished! Jing Xiang knew that he couldn't stop it at all, and he had already been dragged into the water by Li Zhen. He looked at Li Zhen helplessly and said, "So, who do you want to replace?" Li Zhen smiled slightly, dipped his hand in tea and wrote a name on the table, Yang Shihou! "What? Yang Shihou? Isn't he seriously ill and bedridden?" Jing Xiang was a little surprised. He hadn't seen Yang Shihou appear in the Daliang officialdom for several years. Hearing this, Li Zhen laughed disdainfully and said, "These old guys, each of them has a great heavenly level of cultivation, how could it be so easy for them to be seriously ill and bedridden? Jin Wang Li Keyong even claimed to be ill and could not go out? Believe it or not, that old guy is alive and well now!" After hearing this, Jing Xiang fell silent. Li Keyong was indeed a terrifying man. Back then, Zhu Wen mobilized all the masters of Daliang to ambush Li Keyong, but only seriously injured him. In that ambush, even two of the four great corpse ancestors of the Xuanming Sect were dispatched, but in the end, Li Keyong was still not killed. And Yang Shihou, although his strength was not as good as Li Keyong, he was also a top-notch master in the world. How could such a master be seriously ill and bedridden so easily?
Yang Shihou was a brave and skilled rider and archer. He was the most powerful general in the world when he was young. His reputation was far greater than that of Li Cunxiao of Jin State today. Ten years ago, Yang Shihou led his army to defeat Qi King Li Maozhen, making Qi State no longer able to compete for supremacy in the world. Later, he forced Wang Shifan to surrender in Qingzhou, and defeated Zhao Kuangning in Xiangzhou, expanding the territory for Liang State. He was a founding hero of Daliang. Yang Shihou was named Prince of Hongnong by Zhu Wen three years ago. He later defeated Li Cunxu, lifted the siege of Jin and Xing, was appointed as the Jiedushi of Wei Bo, established the Silver Spear Army, and controlled the Heshuo region. After Zhu Wen was killed by Li Xingyun, Yang Shihou is now the most powerful Jiedushi in Liang State. …… Zhenzhou City, Prince’s Palace. After Yang Shihou took control of the important town of Heshuo, he began to command his own troops and plunder wealth, making the place as magnificent as the imperial city. This was also why Zhu Youzhen was dissatisfied with Yang Shihou, but he could not do anything about Yang Shihou. The other party's prestige in Daliang was not something he could shake at the moment. "Father, there is news from Luoyang, but there are two pieces of news. One is the emperor's edict, and the other is Li Zhen's letter." Yang Wu, the son of Yang Shihou, bowed and reported to Yang Shihou who was sitting by the lake fishing. "Well, bring them all together." Yang Shihou said lightly, while the eunuch responsible for delivering the imperial edict was still waiting outside the Prince's Mansion. If it were other dynasties, it would be Yang Shihou's fault, but now is the time, Yang Shihou is fully capable of becoming the emperor himself. If he did not still have some feelings for Daliang, the person sitting on the throne would not be Zhu Youzhen. Not long after, Yang Wu brought the imperial edict and the letter from Li Zhen, the emperor. Yang Shihou said calmly, "Li Zhen is a sinister and ambitious man. I'm afraid that his letter to me at this time is related to the content of this imperial edict." Yang Shihou then made a move with one hand, and with a flash of white energy, he first absorbed the imperial edict in Yang Wu's hand into his hand. The content of the imperial edict was very normal, that is, Emperor Zhu Youzhen planned to host a banquet for all the important ministers of Daliang during the New Year. Other words were not mentioned in the imperial edict. This made Yang Shihou frown slightly. In this special period when many heroes are rising up in the world, it was abnormal to be so normal. In particular, Zhu Youzhen did not beg him to send troops, which surprised Yang Shihou. Yang Shihou then took Li Zhen's letter again. Although Li Zhen is not valued by Zhu Youzhen now, he was an absolutely favored official in Daliang during Zhu Wen's reign. He had status and ability. In particular, he had a sharp eye and was good at speculation. Yang Shihou believed that Li Zhen was looking for him now because there was definitely something very important. Yang Shihou was immediately enraged. He ignited a stream of Qi with one hand and burned the letter into black foam. "Zhu Youzhen, this kid, how dare he do something that even his father doesn't dare to do?" Yang Wu was also surprised when he saw this and asked, "What's wrong, father?" Yang Wu had not seen his father lose his composure for many years. It was obvious that what Li Zhenxin said was extremely important. Yang Shihou snorted coldly and said, "Zhu Youzhen wants to use the banquet to get rid of us and take over the military power of the world. He has a good idea, but he is really stupid. Even if we die, will our soldiers obey him? By then, Daliang will be in smoke and completely decline." "How dare he?" There was a hint of surprise in Yang Wu's eyes. Even when the Daliang Emperor Zhu Wen was at the height of his power, he only suppressed and checked the military governors. If he really wanted to take back the military power from the military governors, who would work hard for him? "Father, how should we deal with this?" Yang Wu also realized the seriousness of the matter at this time. If he went, he would have to face Zhu Youzhen's Hongmen Banquet. If he didn't go, he would be accused of disobeying the imperial order. If Zhu Youzhen used the name of disobeying the imperial order to mobilize other military governors to annex the Yang family, then the Yang family would not have a good time. "Hmph, there's no need to panic. Li Zhen didn't just notify me. If no one goes to his stupid banquet, Zhu Youzhen won't be able to put his face down. This will be a warning. If he still doesn't give up, I'll clear his court next spring!" After Yang Shihou finished speaking, his eyes turned cold. He was only one step away from the great heavenly throne. In recent years, he had ignored worldly affairs and was in seclusion trying to break through. Last time, at Zhu Youzhen's request, he sent troops to help him seize the throne. Who would have known that this kid, after becoming the emperor, would actually set his sights on his military power! Yang Shihou then said to Yang Wu who was standing beside him: "Gather the Silver Spear Army and train them well for a few months to calm down these wild calves!" "Yes, father!"
(End of this chapter)
