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Neither of them mentioned that matter again.In the early summer of the fourth year of Xihe, the great Sima Xie Qing, who had been sick for many days, finally reappeared in court.Now Xie Qing's complexion is ruddy, and he is not so thin anymore, but he has become more and more silent, no longer commenting on anything, and he looks like a shopkeeper who is throwing his hands away.

At this time, Xie Qing was probably the most leisurely chief Sima in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He basically had nothing to do all day long, and the waiter arranged for a few more days.The officials suddenly realized that it was inevitable for Da Sima to lose power, and this is because he remembered his past friendship, so he gave him a lot of face.

In fact, during this period of time, Xie Qing and Zhao Yan were only scheming with the princes and kings from all walks of life, and they were happy, at least on the surface, they were in peace.As for Nei Li, Zhao Yan only wanted to keep Xie Qing safe, and Xie Qing only wanted to make Zhao Yan feel at ease, whether he felt grievances or depression in his heart, it was always second.

In August of the fourth year of Xihe, Zhao Mingshuo, Prince of Huainan, forcibly took Liang's son as his concubine, and in a fit of rage, beat his unwilling parents and younger brother to death.Only the woman's elder brother was out of town, so he escaped and fled to Chang'an overnight.

From Huainan to Chang'an, the mountains are high and the water is far away. The man didn't even have a pass document, and he even avoided many checkpoints and came all the way to Chang'an City.

The man's name was Xu Anbian, and his father also fought against the Huns in his early years and earned a lord.By the time Xu An arrived at Chang'an City, he was no different from a beggar.He found one of his father's old bosses, who thought he was really pitiful, so he took the risk to accept him.

As soon as Xu Anbian arrived in Chang'an, he began to rely on connections to find a way out, and after looking for it, he found Xie Qing.

When Xie Qing heard this, he was really troubled.It's not that he doesn't dare to offend King Huainan, but because of the weird way he and Zhao Yan only get along now, Zhao Yan will never allow him to get involved in political affairs on the surface, let alone being as sensitive as a prince. characters.If he himself came forward, Zhao Yan might just go all out and pretend he didn't know about it.

However, even if it is not said that this family member died unjustly, but only because of Zhao Yan, this accusation should be held in his hands.

Xie Qing felt that he could just say hello to Zhao Yan in private, but if he came out publicly, he would have to change someone else.So he pondered for a while, and said to Xu Anbian: "It's not that I don't want to take care of it, it's really my current situation... Sigh, how about this, you take my name card and go to Yushicheng Xiao Xian. Xiao Xian Jun hates evil like hatred, presumably he will not ignore your grievances."

After bidding farewell to Xu Anbian, Xie Qing immediately entered the palace without stopping, and only told Zhao Yan about this matter.The two agreed on a countermeasure, Zhao Yan just hugged Xie Qing and refused to let go.

Xie Qing was supposed to go home today, but seeing Zhao Yan's posture, there was absolutely no reason to spit out the fat delivered to the door.Xie Qing also had no choice but to stay, anyway, there will not be more than one day.Probably because people are in high spirits on happy occasions, the two of them rolled onto the couch before they even had time to eat.

As soon as Xie Qing woke up, it was only when the Hua Deng came on, Zhao Yan leaned on the couch with his clothes half open, holding a scroll of letters in one hand, and hugged Xie Qing in the other.Xie Qing dazedly rubbed Zhao Yanzhi's hand, Zhao Yanzhi immediately leaned down, and said softly: "Get up and eat something, I'll warm it for you."

Xie Qing drank a bowl of soup and gradually regained consciousness.They have been together for some years, even if they got together less and separated more before, what Zhao Yan should do is not to lose himself, and seize every opportunity to fight for benefits for himself every time.Xie Qing rubbed his sore waist, but why is he still not used to it?

Zhao Yan only took the bowl from Xie Qing's hand aside, and pulled him into his arms again.Xie Qing was still very sleepy, drowsily laying his pillow on Zhao Yan's shoulder and was about to fall asleep again.Suddenly, Xie Qing was startled, as if remembering something important, he sat up suddenly, and said: "I can't sleep here today!"

Before he finished speaking, the top of his head hit Zhao Yanzhi's chin.

Zhao Yan only grieved and held his chin, which was so hot and painful from the bump, and asked, "Why?"

Xie Qing apologized for accidentally bumping into Zhao Yanzhi, but his own head also hurt a lot.He stretched out his hand to caress Zhao Yanzhi's chin as a gesture of comfort, and then patiently explained: "Your Majesty thinks, I shouldn't be serving you today, and at the meeting tomorrow, when others see that I haven't come from home, what should I think?"

Zhao Yan just said impatiently: "Think whatever you like, it's not like you haven't stayed here before."

Xie Qing shook his head: "But isn't it different now than before? I've offended His Majesty several times, so it's okay to stay overnight for no reason."

Zhao Yan just paused, feeling that what Xie Qing said made sense.But--

"This is even more serious. You will definitely get sick after all this trouble. Let's do this, you will ask for leave tomorrow; anyway, Xiao Xian will definitely talk about King Huainan at the court meeting tomorrow, so you simply won't be there, and no one will be able to go there at that time." Pull on you."

Xie Qing thought about it, although it is not appropriate to ask for leave without reason, but the latter part of the sentence is also reasonable.Right now, he is just a display in the court meeting, so Xie Qing agreed without much hesitation.

Zhao Yan was so happy that his eyes were narrowed, he rolled over and pressed Xie Qing under him: "Huaifang, you don't have to get up early tomorrow, why don't we do it again."

Xie Qing: ...

At the court meeting on the second day, Yu Shicheng Xiao Xian really impassionedly stated all kinds of evil deeds of Huainan Prince, and strongly advocated severe punishment.The emperor frowned when he heard this, and immediately sent Xiao Xian to investigate.After a few days, the news came back to Chang'an: there were all the witnesses and material evidence, and the Prince of Huainan, Zhao Mingshuo, could not escape the crime.

Today, Shang Longyan was furious, and immediately issued a stern edict, denouncing the Huainan king for his incompetence in teaching his son, and that the Huainan prince is no better than a beast.When the edict arrived in Huainan, Zhao Mingshuo committed suicide.Zhao Yan only ordered the King of Huainan to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors, and the Huainan Kingdom assisted the tyrant and abandoned the city.Censor Cheng Xiao Xian did not have to return to Chang'an to return to his command, and took office on the spot as the new Huainan Prime Minister.

Xiao Xian's temper was as stubborn as a bull's, and the magnanimous Zhao Yan couldn't stand it, let alone the domineering King Huainan.I don't know if it was because he couldn't get over the pain of bereavement, or because he was simply angered by Xiao Xian. In short, after more than two years, the young Huainan King died in depression.

Huainan King's only son committed suicide, and the remaining four are all bastards.The king of Huainan has no heir, and the country is extinct.Zhao Yan was kind enough to draw out four counties from Huainan County, and conferred titles on each of the four princes of Huainan Prince.This is for later.

In February of the fifth year of Xihe, Zhao Jing, the king of Zhongshan, died without a son, and the country was eliminated;

In the ninth month of the sixth year of Xihe, Zhao Ke, the king of Hejian, disregarded human life, and cut down a county without words or deeds;

In April of the first year of Chengguang, Zhao Ping, the king of Linjiang, was acting like a beast, had trouble with his half-sister, and committed suicide.

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In a few years, except for those who never caused troubles such as King Qi, King Yan, and King Jiangdu, or those who must be kept for settlement after autumn, such as King Guangling and King Chu, there were not many 28 vassal states left; What strength is not a concern.

In the third year of Chengguang, Zhao Xin, the king of Guangling, finally couldn't hold back, and together with Zhao Yuan, the king of Chu, gathered 50 so-called elite soldiers and rose up.

Zhao Yan was only excited. The performance of Zheng Boke and Duan Yuyan, which he had been playing since the beginning of his ascension to the throne, was finally coming to an end.He finally waited for his ambitious elder brother, Conspiracy.

The defenders on the border could not move, and Zhao Yan only had about a hundred thousand people in his hands.Xie Qing once hoarded troops in Beiping, and he has been carefully managing them for these years, and there are as many as 18; Zhao Wangzhi and Gu Shenxing left Zhao Yan with only 50 cavalry before they left; Wang's [-] is much less.

Zhao Yan just sneered at this, Zhao Xin and Zhao Yuan's army of 50 had a lot of mobs in it, although their own soldiers were tens of thousands less than them, but if they really fought, they would definitely not fall behind.

However, the development of the matter was somewhat different from Zhao Yanzhi's imagination.The Beiping garrison received a secret order from Xie Qing. Due to the huge difference in numbers, there is no need to confront the enemy head-on; in the case of the smallest loss, try to hold back Zhao Xin's 30 people so that they cannot join forces with the Chu army smoothly; if it is really unstoppable , also to preserve strength first, went straight to Changshan County, and joined forces with Changshan King's former iron cavalry.

Xie Qing realized early in the morning that Zhao Yan only had a large territory on the surface, but the original vassal state was removed from the country and became a prefecture for a short time, no matter in terms of military strength or other aspects, it was not in the same breath as other counties. .If the rebels were not so stupid, with 50 people, they could easily break through these places.It's useless to do more, and it's hard to turn the tide. Therefore, these places were included in the scope of giving up by Xie Qing from the beginning.

Anyway, what is useless in their hands is also useless in the hands of Zhao Xin and Zhao Yuan.What's more, after the rebels are captured and the king is captured, these places can still be taken back after the rebel army is defeated.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xin's soldiers and horses were really not worthless, and the garrison in Peiping only delayed them for a day.If it wasn't for Zhao Xin's indolence to wipe out their force, the two sides would really fight to the death, and Wei Zhi's 10 people might be really bad luck.

After Wei Zhi was defeated, he immediately rested his troops and rushed to Changshan County according to Xie Qing's previous order.

In this way, Zhao Xin's 30 soldiers and Zhao Yuan's 20 soldiers were hardly affected, and they joined forces, and the pressure on Zhou Jun instantly increased.

In just a few days, the rebels conquered the four counties. They were invincible and their morale was boosted. In Chang'an City, there were a lot of discussions, but seeing that the emperor didn't even intend to send troops, many people naturally became panicked.If the rebels continue to go on unimpeded, I am afraid that before they reach the city of Chang'an, there will be a change here; the most troublesome problem for Zhao Yan is not the lack of troops, but the 28 troops in Changshan County. People have never been in harmony. Whether it is Sima Tong, Du Zhengze or Wei Zhi, no one is a material that can make millions.

When he was having a headache, Xie Qing hurried into the hall in military uniform, and Zhao Yan felt his head hurt even more.Sure enough, as soon as Xie Qing came in, he said straight to the point: "Your Majesty, please go to the front line!"