Cao Changqing saw that Wang Yue had already made his plans, and felt reassured. He bowed to Wang Yue, then turned and left.
All he hoped for now was that peace would soon return to the land, so Empress Chu would have no more excuses to turn him down.
Wang Yue had no idea what Cao Changqing was thinking. He was focused only on the major events unfolding across the realm, and things were indeed developing just as he had expected.
With Xia standing still, Northern Mang and Northern Liang fought a major battle at Liushou City. The scale of the fighting, however, was clearly not that of a national war.
The Liyang Imperial Family, relieved, began making new moves. The new emperor appointed his own elder brother, Zhao Wu, a strong contender for the Imperial Throne, as King of Liao. With Great General Gu Jiantang commanding three hundred thousand troops there, it would be difficult for his elder brother to make a move.
After dealing with his elder brother Zhao Wu, he sent his half-brother, Zhao Wen, to Jiangnan. The main reason was that this brother enjoyed writing and calligraphy, so the appointment seemed fitting. But the region was close to King of Guangling and bordered Wudi City, leaving him little room to grow.
Next, the new emperor made his Third Brother King of Han, his fifth brother Zhao Hong King Yue, and kept his youngest brother in Kyoto.
At the same time, the new emperor, Zhao Zhuan, used the pretext of avenging the emperor to divert the people's attention and further divide Northern Liang. He issued an order for King of Shu Chen Zhibao, Prince Jing'an, and Prince Yan La to step up their attacks on Xia.
However, Prince Yan La and Prince Jing'an had reached an understanding