After the divorce, the four big guys became my servants

Three days later, Yuan Jinglie, the former Marquis of Wu'an in Nanchu, proclaimed himself emperor in Qingzhou.

At the coronation ceremony, he wore a bright yellow dragon robe and announced to heaven and earth at the altar, claiming to be the grandson of Jing Wan'an, a founding hero of Nanchu, and a member of the Jing family. He was loyal, but because of his great achievements, he was suspected by the emperor and died unjustly. As a descendant of the Jing family, he dared not disobey the recommendation, so he announced today that Qingzhou would break away from the rule of Nanchu and become an independent country named "Dashun".

This edict not only announced the independence of Qingzhou, but also boldly cleared the Jing family of their grievances.

Therefore, the people of Qingzhou were extremely terrified.

Firstly, it has been fifty years, and the impression of the Jing family as traitors has been deeply rooted in the minds of every Nanchu person.

Secondly, the people lived a good life. Although Qingzhou was a little poor and remote and not valued, life was still stable.

Under such circumstances, who would not be worried when people who claimed to be descendants of the Jing family suddenly changed them from Nanchu people to Shun people?

For a time, the people were in panic.

Zhao Ge knew that Yuan Jinglie had been extremely busy these days, and was even more worried about how to win the hearts of the people.

She prepared some side dishes and went to see him.

Qingzhou was not the imperial city after all. After he ascended the throne, he lived in the government office, but the plaque was changed to the word "Imperial Palace".

It looks really shabby.

After arriving at the study room that was converted from a wing room, Zhaoge put the food on the table and pulled him over to eat.

"Zhao Zhao, you're just in time." He didn't go over, but pulled her over and pointed at the map. "What do you think, should we attack Haozhou first? Or Longquan?"

"We have just established our country, and we are attacking other cities so soon?" Zhao Ge said, "Chai An should know about this by now. The Empress Dowager will not swallow this anger."

At this time, shouldn’t we guard against Nan Chu first?

Yuan Jinglie also knew what she was thinking, so he said, "Qingzhou is poor and has few weapons. If Chai An sends troops, we can stop them for a while, but it will be difficult for us to hold out for too long."

"Then what do you mean?"

"Wait for an opportunity to attack Haozhou and Longquan, which are more important to Southern Chu. By then, the Chu army will definitely abandon Qingzhou and protect Haozhou and Longquan."

Zhao Ge thought about it for a moment and felt that this method was feasible, but he was still worried: "But what if Nan Chu sends a large number of troops and divides them into two groups?"

"No, these two cities are too close to Nanqin. If they dare, Nanqin will take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack."

The grudge between Southern Qin and Southern Chu has existed since the founding of the country.

Zhao Ge groaned: "You are gambling, what if Nan Qin doesn't have it."

"No." Yuan Jinglie shook his head and smiled slightly: "I have written a letter to the monarch of Southern Qin many days ago, and he agreed to form an alliance with our Shun Kingdom."

"!!!"

Zhao Ge didn't expect that he had already considered the current situation many days ago.

Yes, if you really want to be independent, you must come up with a foolproof plan.

That being the case, she felt relieved.

Zhao Ge looked at him, smiled slightly, and expressed his thoughts: "Let's attack Longquan first. The terrain is easy to attack but difficult to defend. Besides, the prefect of Longquan... is hard to describe."

Others don’t know, but she doesn’t know?

The prefect of Longquan was a distant relative of the Meng family, a typical idiot, who bought his position. In Longquan, a place far from the emperor, he exploited the people and was a complete bastard.

If attacked, Longquan would probably have to surrender within half a day.

Yuan Jinglie didn't ask her any more questions, but just nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you!"

Two days later, Chu's army really arrived at the city.

When Empress Dowager Chai Anzhong learned of the Qingzhou incident, she was so shocked that she smashed ten celadon vases in the Cining Palace.

Did Yuan Jinglie actually rebel?

She gnashed her teeth in anger. What a bunch of rubbish Qingzhou had! They couldn't even control Yuan Jinglie. All the people in the government office were overthrown by him!

Now Yuan Jinglie keeps saying that the Jing family was wronged, but he is still in the territory of Nan Chu and has proclaimed himself emperor. The whole world is laughing at Nan Chu.

The Empress Dowager could not tolerate this, and immediately sent 5,000 soldiers, led by the court general Nie Wushuang, to attack Qingzhou.

Nie Wushuang led his army, marching day and night, and arrived in Nanchu two days later.

The two sides then engaged in a fierce battle.

The terrain of Qingzhou is difficult to attack, and the city walls are as indestructible as an iron barrel.

The soldiers defending the city were led by Zhu Biao, a former leader of Bixiao Mountain with rich combat experience. He had defeated officers and soldiers who had come to suppress bandits countless times.

After three days of fighting, there was still no sign of the Qingzhou city gate being breached.

In order to help Yuan Jinglie, Zhao Ge in the city encouraged the people in the city to donate money and help.

Yuan Jinglie didn't know how she convinced the people.

But Zhao Ge only said: "I promise all the people of Qingzhou that when you become successful, they will all have the credit of following you."

There are 2,000 households in the city, most of whom are ordinary people. Who can resist such temptation?

Rather than being a poor Da Chu person all your life, you might as well take a gamble with Shunguo!

In addition, Zhaoge has a kind face and her words are powerful, which makes people trust her without realizing it.

The soldiers and civilians in the city were united as one, leaving Chu's army outside the city helpless.

Nie Wushuang immediately ordered: "Outlast them! I want to see how long their food and fodder can last."

So Chu's army set up camp outside the city, deciding to wait for the Qingzhou soldiers and civilians to die.

Zhu Biao went to Yuan Jinglie to report the situation and asked him what to do next.

Yuan Jinglie only said one word: "Wait."

Zhu Biao was furious when he heard this. The people outside the city were waiting for them to starve to death, so why did they have to wait for them in the city as well?

But even though he was confused, Zhu Biao still listened to him.

Day after day passes.

Seven days later, urgent news came from Longquan that someone led a hundred cavalrymen to attack Longquan City at night, and the prefect of Longquan was killed in his sleep.

Nie Wushuang reacted immediately.

"Damn it! Yuan Jinglie actually dared to play tricks on me. I'm wasting time here with him, but it only helped him secretly send people to attack Longquan!"

"Quick! Follow me and support Longquan right now!"

The subordinates hurriedly reminded: "But the Empress Dowager wants us to attack Qingzhou."

"Which of the poor places like Qingzhou is more important, or Longquan?" Nie Wushuang kicked him, "Stop talking nonsense and go!"

The Chu army, which had set up camp outside Qingzhou City, marched towards Longquan overnight.

Zhu Biao, who was in front of the city wall, heard the sound of Chu's army withdrawing and was very surprised. He admired Yuan Jinglie even more.

As expected, he is the descendant of General Jing!

The Chu army that was heading to Longquan was ambushed and killed by the Qin army that had been waiting for an opportunity just as they were about to arrive.

Longquan City fell into the hands of the Qin army.

The next day, spies from the front line rushed into the palace in a panic.

Zhao Ge was also accompanying Yuan Jinglie. The spy glanced at her and was a little hesitant.

"It's okay, this is the future queen, whoever you choose is her." Yuan Jinglie said.

"Yes!" The spy told him what happened in Longquan in a few words.

He paused, "Nan Qin is really cunning. They actually intercepted and killed Chu Jun directly."

Originally, his plan was just to lure away Chu's army first, then replenish their food and grass, and gradually wear down Chu's army.

"The emperor of Southern Qin is famous for his treachery." Zhao Ge had been worried for a long time.

In fact, forming an alliance with Southern Qin is simply courting disaster.

Now that Southern Qin has successfully captured Longquan and wiped out five thousand of Chu's troops, it is unstoppable.

I'm afraid that they will soon turn their attention to the newly born Shun Kingdom.

The seeds of worry were planted in Zhaoge's heart.

Sure enough, a few days later, the envoy from Southern Qin came to see him.