I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 413: Declare war on Qi!

Shen Changgong and Yan Fuyao had a sweet quarrel, fighting for their ownership of each other, declaring that the other party's ownership belonged to them, which was a lot of dog food.

The women around him were all stuffed with food.

In the evening, there are of course some programs that can keep things fair.

When Shen Changgong went on the expedition, he fed Gongsun Wan'er and Fairy Meiyan well.

Now that he is back in the palace, he naturally has to treat everyone equally and not show favoritism. He has to accompany Yan Fuyao and Tang Xinyi together.

As for my sister-in-law at home, I can only go and accompany her tomorrow.

After all, we will set out again to fight in a few days.

Hi, Shen Changgong is so busy since he came back.

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The next morning, the State of Yan held an early court session.

Shen Changgong also appeared in the court.

All the civil and military officials in the court were present. They congratulated Shen Changgong again and poured out a lot of compliments without asking for any money. Shen Changgong waved his hand to make them quiet down.

Afterwards, they discussed state affairs as usual. As for sending troops to Qi, Shen Changgong did not mention it.

Shen Changgong was directly notified of any military affairs without having to consult any ministers, nor would he give them any opportunity to interfere in military affairs.

As for the necessary logistics, supplies, food and other support, Shen Changgong will go directly to Yan Fuyao for coordination.

Yan Fuyao is in charge of government affairs and is Shen Changgong's strongest backing. If government affairs are not managed well and there is insufficient money and food, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, they will all be castles in the air and will collapse at the slightest touch.

The military and politics have always been inseparable and complement each other.

Without the protection of national strength, the army would have no weapons, no money and no source of new recruits. Even if the country did not repair the city, the army would not be able to defend the city.

But without an army to guard the borders, resist foreign enemies, capture cities and conquer more territory and population, no matter how strong the country is, it is just a piece of fat meat, and the surrounding jackals, tigers and leopards will eat up the country without leaving a single bit.

The military and politics are two systems, but neither is indispensable.

Although Shen Changgong and the empress have a good relationship, they each shoulder huge responsibilities and do the most important things.

Shen Changgong gave his most important back to Yan Fuyao. If she dared to have any problems, no matter how good their relationship was, Shen Changgong would have to deal with her.

After discussing state affairs, the empress said,

"Please invite the envoy of Liang to come to the court."

The ministers were shocked when they heard this and frowned.

The envoys from Liang State have been living in Shengjing during this period, asking to see the empress every day and requesting her to send troops. The empress was overwhelmed by this and could only say that everything would be decided after Shen Changgong returned.

He even avoided meeting the envoys from Liang State.

Why is it that Prince Lanling is about to meet the envoy from Liang State as soon as he returns today?

Is this going to...

The envoy from Liang State, Lao Fengchang, had been waiting outside the palace early in the morning.

He knew that Shen Changgong had returned yesterday, and the Emperor of Yan had always said that they would talk after Prince Lanling came back.

He arrived at the palace gate early today to wait for an audience with the Empress and Lanling King.

I hope I can persuade Lanling King well, and if Lanling King is soft-hearted, he will send troops to help Liang State as soon as possible.

The envoys from Liang did not have high expectations for this matter. After all, Yan's attitude had always been to delay. Lao Fengchang once suspected that Yan wanted to delay until Liang was destroyed before sending troops to attack Qi.

But now, what else can he do except asking for help from the State of Yan?

This is the only hope for Liang Kingdom.

He would even kneel down and kowtow, or even cede land to Yan State, and ask Yan State to save Liang State.

Suddenly, a guard came to him.

"Your Excellency, His Majesty has summoned you."

"Ah? Summon me? I...I haven't asked for an audience yet."

Lao Fengchang was overjoyed. It seemed that the Yan people had kept their promise. They had agreed to discuss this matter after Lanling Wang returned. As soon as Lanling Wang came back, they summoned him directly without him having to ask for an audience.

Following the guards' steps, Lao Fengchang felt very nervous.

In his opinion, there were only three possibilities for Emperor Yan to summon him this time.

The first possibility is that the Emperor of Yan would immediately send troops to aid the State of Liang. The possibility of this happening is about 10%. After all, the State of Yan has been dragging its feet for so long that it would have sent troops long ago.

The second option is that the Emperor of Yan decisively refused, severed the alliance with Liang, and never provided assistance to Liang again.

There is only a 20% chance of this happening. After all, a big country still has to maintain its dignity. It had previously agreed to send troops to help Liang State, but now it has gone back on its word. Wouldn't its prestige among other countries be completely destroyed?

The third option is to find other excuses to delay, such as insufficient food and grass, insufficient military pay, domestic rebellion, etc., and then continue not to send troops and wait for the demise of Liang. In this way, they will not have any burden, and the accusations from other countries will not be too serious and they will have reasonable rebuttals.

Old Fengchang walked into the hall with a nervous mood.

When he saw Shen Changgong, his eyes were filled with tears of excitement, and he felt closer to him than seeing his own father.

"Foreign envoys pay their respects to the Great Emperor of Yan, Prince Lanling of Yan!"

"Messenger, please get up quickly."

Yan Fuyao said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Old Fengchang stood up, looked at the empress and said,

"Your Majesty, I have been in Yan State for some time now, and I miss my hometown Liang State with all my heart. Whenever I think of the people of my hometown suffering the devastation of war and the cruelty of the enemy, I cannot sleep at night, and my heart aches.

I hope the Emperor will consider our alliance and send troops to help Liang. Liang will never forget the great kindness of Dayan."

Yan Fuyao nodded and said,

"Yes, I have also heard about the war in Liang. Qi is so despicable that they have even reached the capital of Liang. Are they aiming to destroy the country?

My dear Shen Aiqing, now that you have returned from the battle, are you able to fight again?"

Shen Changgong stood up and came before the envoy from Liang State.

Old Fengchang raised his eyes and looked at him eagerly, with a pleading and pitiful look.

Shen Changgong frowned and asked,

"Emissary, I was only on the prairie conquering and quelling a rebellion. How is it that after only a few months, Liang is already in such dire straits that it's on the verge of extinction?"

Old Fengchang wiped his tears with his sleeve and said,

"Your Majesty, you have been away fighting and don't know our situation.

Now, let alone soldiers and horses, even the able-bodied men in Daliang are almost all dead. Not to mention the land, the only city in the country that has not fallen into the hands of the enemy is Xingqing Prefecture.

Even if we repel the enemy this time, it will probably take at least a hundred years to restore the population and national strength.

Without the help of Yan, the demise of Daliang would be a foregone conclusion!"

After hearing this, Shen Changgong gnashed his teeth and said angrily,

"These villains of Qi, beasts, I thought they were just going to fight casually, just to have some friction and vent their anger, but they actually want to destroy Liang.

This Liang Kingdom is an ally of my Great Yan, and my Great Yan will never sit idly by!

Your Majesty, please declare war on Qi!"