When Xu Fengnian led Baima Yicong to Jubei City outside the Liangzhou Pass, some people moved quietly. Xu Yanbing single-handedly went to the Lazikou Pass on the border of Beiliang and Xishu. Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaochai escorted Xu Beizhi Secretly leaving Youzhou and entering Hezhou, Huyan Daguan, who belonged to one family, also left his wife and children and disappeared.
Xu Fengnian has an "unnamed" young attendant beside him, riding a horse and wearing armor but neither wearing a sword nor carrying a crossbow, he is unsmiling and full of thoughts. Xu Fengnian went all the way north, and he didn't deliberately win over this talented young man. Cao Changqing's proud disciple was one of the Great Chu Shuangbi who stood out in the battle of Guangling Dao. Most of the five hundred Western Chu reading seeds are now placed in major academies in Lingzhou, far away from right and wrong places. Only Xie Xizhen proposed to go to Beiliang Pass to take a look. Of course Xu Fengnian would not refuse. He now understands Liyang The mentality of the first emperor Zhao Dun to Chen Zhibao, some characters, even if they can't be used for themselves, as long as they stay by their side, they are like a beautiful woman standing in front of them, which is equally pleasing to the eye. And in all fairness, compared to Kou Jianghuai who is rebellious and sharp-edged, Xie Xizhen, who is gentle, courteous and frugal, obviously makes Xu Fengnian more at ease. Getting along with Kou Jianghuai is like drinking a big bowl of strong wine. Getting drunk and getting along with Xie Xizhen is like sipping green tea in a small cup, without hurting your stomach or getting a headache.
Along the way, Xu Fengnian would only say hello to Xie Xizhen when he received the spies from Fushuifang. Most of the spies were exclusive to the local high-level officials of the Liyang court. After Xie Xizhen read them, he kept all of them. The acquisition of every piece of paper often means the defeat of a front in Western Chu, or the fall of several cities. Xie Xizhen just became more and more reticent, and there was no obvious change in expression. The military generals of Western Chu were beheaded and became the leading generals of Liyang. Familiar names chose to surrender to Liyang, and the territory controlled by Western Chu became smaller and smaller. Wu Chongxuan, Lu Shengxiang, Song Li, and even Xu Gong and Yuan Tingshan all appeared on the mansion newspaper more and more times. The Western Chu is over, and it is undoubtedly the final outcome. The last residence report was to inform the world that the emperor of Liyang was going to conquer Xileibi by himself in the early summer. At the same time, he issued an edict that as long as the rebels from all walks of life in Western Chu gave up their resistance, the imperial army would not kill a single person on the battlefield. All are still regarded as the people of Liyang.
Approaching Jubei City, Xu Fengnian received a concise and concise intelligence report from Hai Dongqing's claws. This time, he did not report the military situation to Xie Xizhen, but the latter came on horseback with a gloomy expression and hesitated to speak.
Xu Fengnian didn't wear any armor, but wore a simple and elegant literati blue shirt, only wearing a cold knife and a jade pendant with dragon patterns. He slowed down his horse, turned to Xie Xizhen and said, "After Cao Changqing's death, his whole body will be counted." Scattered into Guangling Dao, you are not a qi practitioner, let alone a martial artist in the realm of celestial phenomenon, maybe you don't know the deep meaning of this, simply put, it is from the moment Cao Changqing died, the Guangling Dao of Da Chu Jiang's Qi has never been completely extinguished before. , only began to really belong to the territory of Liyang. If Liyang did not deal with it properly, slaughtered on the battlefield, or continued to make things difficult for Guangling in terms of taxes, then it is very likely to provoke a rebound from Guangling Dao. Although the possibility of immediate rebellion is very small, it is not impossible to take control of Guangling, so the death of Cao Changqing has left a way for the people of Guangling, no matter who belongs to them, they must treat them kindly."
Xie Xizhen murmured: "Seek benevolence to obtain benevolence, seek righteousness to obtain righteousness..."
Deyi is a homonym for Deyi. Speaking of this, Xie Xizhen lowered her head, her lips trembling.
Xu Fengnian could only comfort him slightly lamely: "General Xie, I don't dare to expect you to join the Beiliang frontier army. After all, we are fighting against Beimang in name, and we are still guarding the country for the Zhao family in Liyang. But regardless of future wars in Liangmang Regardless of the direction of victory or defeat, I will guarantee that you five hundred people in Western Chu will be safe and sound, no matter how peaceful the world is, if I, Xu Fengnian, want to make you five hundred people peaceful, I can still do it."
Xie Xizhen ignored it, with a sad face, and said to himself: "When I was young and studying, every time I turned the book, read Taibai poems, and read the magnificent chapters of the prosperous age, I was always yearning infinitely. I have to drink three hundred cups at a time', what 'an immortal waved for me, like listening to the pine in Emei Wanhe', I really felt that stretching my neck and shouting loudly was not enough to enjoy myself, but at that time my husband always said that Taibai poetry was too talented. Tall, with too much fairy spirit, about 30,000 feet above the earth, but it may not be the best poem in the world. The older and more experienced the scholar is, the more "heart-to-heart" for Lao Du's simple poems, "I don't know how many people's souls are recruited when I close my eyes", "The night is deep on the battlefield, and the moon shines on the bones" are really flat and straightforward. How can there be any talent to speak of? But reading it now, it is really, really... "
Xie Xizhen was sobbing so hard that she raised her arm and wiped her cheek vigorously.
This is probably the difference between Xie Xizhen and Kou Jianghuai. The latter faces life and death far less profoundly than facing honor and disgrace. Xie Xizhen will be depressed, but Kou Jianghuai will be vigorous.
Xu Fengnian looked at the dusty Jubei City, and said: "General Xie, you can go from Jubei City to Qinghe, and then to the two towns of Liuya and Fuling in Huaiyangguan. I will arrange people to accompany you. If you want to see Liangzhou The left and right cavalry outside the pass are not in the way."
Xie Xizhen had regained his composure, nodded and said, "Thank you, my lord."
Xu Fengnian laughed it off. Suddenly thinking of the situation in the Liyang Dynasty, Xu Fengnian felt a little solemn. Xichu no longer had the capital to revive it. In this way, even if the "inner courtyard affair" planned by Zhang Julu and Yuan Benxi came to an end, both Song Dongming and Bai Yu thought that the next In addition to allowing Wu Chongxuan to return to Tai'an City, the Liyang court also had Song Lihui, who previously presided over the war on the Eastern Front, and one of Wu Chongxuan's generals jointly ascending to the top positions, becoming two new leaders in the military circles of Guangling Dao. General Yuan Tingshan of Jizhou may not be able to return to the border. Instead, they stayed on the north bank of the Guangling River near Jing'an Road. The private army of Wanyanbao was used to deter Yan Chi Wang Zhao Bing's southern Xinjiang army. Cai Nan, the Jiedu envoy, also monitors the Beiliang iron cavalry to some extent, but Xu Gong's official title is more difficult. Should he continue to patrol the border as the Minister of the Ministry of War, or directly serve as the deputy Jiedu envoy and concurrently serve as the general of Jizhou ? But the real trend worthy of Beiliang's attention is the future of Nanzheng coach Lu Shengxiang. There are differences of opinion between Qingliangshan and Beiliang Dufu. The author thought that Lu Shengxiang would control all the current field forces of the imperial court, advance northward, and finally be stationed in the area slightly behind between Jizhou and the Liao Dynasty. Zhao Sui formed a three-point line of defense in the north to force Bei Mang to make up his mind to fight the second battle of Liang Mang. As long as this delicate situation is formed, Xu Gong and Lu Shengxiang will join forces to enter the northern border, not to mention Gu Jiantang's plan, but the role of Jizhou Deputy General Han Fang's hidden chess will be greatly reduced.
In the final analysis, there are still too many people and soldiers available in Liyang.
There are actually only two people who can influence or even change the situation in the Central Plains, Shu Wang Chen Zhibao, and Yan Chi Wang Zhao Bing. Now it depends on whether these two people are willing to return to the territory of the vassal king honestly, or how quickly they leave Guangling Road , as long as one of them lingers, then Lu Shengxiang will not be able to withdraw from Guangling Road. After all, with a general under Wu Chongxuan and Song Li, it will be quite difficult to stabilize Guangling after the war. It is absolutely impossible that there will be no conflict of interests. Without Lu Shengxiang, a famous spring and autumn general with a high rank, to mediate, once the situation changes, the court cannot rest assured.
If these are the long-term concerns of Beiliang, then the near-term worries of Beiliang are the stabilization of the temples in Beimang. It is tantamount to letting Dong Zhuo, who has nowhere to retreat, really let go of his hands and feet in the next reckless battle, and he will not hesitate to jump over the wall in the next reckless battle. However, Dong Zhuo is very likely to go all out. When necessary, even his Dong family's private army can be killed.
Xie Xizhen has gone far away, Xu Fengnian did not go into the city to inspect, and even Baima Yicong did not accompany him, walking alone by the river with rising water level, his boots stepped on the lush green soft grass, the sound was soft. Xu Fengnian sat on the bank, staring at the river, dazed.
Outside the Liangzhou Pass, there is the Beiliang Protectorate in Chulu Mountain, and a large number of civil servants who supervise the construction of the new city led by Li Gongde. Everyone knows what to do, and they all do a good job. The master is a bit cumbersome, especially when the war has not yet started. In fact, Xu Fengnian's existence is more like a flag, standing on the northwest border, declaring to the Liyang court and the Beimang army that the territory of the four states of Beiliang should not be insulted.
Xu Fengnian subconsciously pulled up a weed beside him, dusted off the soil, and chewed it in his mouth. After the smell of the soil, it was sweet. After Huang Longshi died silently somewhere in the southeast, Miss Haha returned to Beiliang and told a lot of strange things she heard from the top three in the Spring and Autumn Period. , somewhat disappointing. Hehe, the girl said that in the Central Plains in a long time to come, in the eyes of ordinary people, merchants and actors will be more eye-catching than Huang Zigongqing in the court. She said that in the future, the emperor will take turns to come to my house this year. As long as the world is not peaceful, as long as he has military power, he can proclaim himself king, and he may even become the founding emperor of the country. She also said that scholars in the future will value profit over fame, so it is difficult to have a real emperor teacher.
Xu Fengnian couldn't imagine the world. He remembered that his master Li Yishan used only three words to persuade Xu Xiao not to rebel and not to follow Liyang to rule the river. If words don't go well, things don't work if words don't go well. At the end of the Spring and Autumn period where Xu Xiao lives, the most important thing is a person's roots. Does the emperor have a kindness? The answer is of course yes. But what's interesting is that before the Great Qin Dynasty, in the era when hundreds of schools of thought contended and scholars were everywhere, the answer was no, regardless of sages or generals, regardless of their origins, in that glorious era when sages came forth in large numbers, it seemed that everyone was like a dragon, and when the scholars became nobles Then he grew into a powerful family, especially after the Dafeng Dynasty chose to respect Confucianism, and then the rules of the world were firmly established. The descendants of princes, princes, and princes all wore yellow and purple, and their mud legs spent their whole lives crawling in the crops. Rolling mud legs, all this did not change until Zhang Julu took charge of the Liyang government. The imperial examination was promoted, and the poor scholars who had been fighting for the rules for hundreds of years finally took the opportunity to rise. Tian Shelang ascended the Tianzitang at dusk, and the entry system that accompanies the separatism of feudal towns at the end of the Dafeng Dynasty is similar but completely different, because the latter can only speak for the mastermind, while the former can speak for the world. So Xu Fengnian remembers very clearly that his master Li Yishan didn't say how he knew it in the first half of his life, anyway, he was listening to Chaoge in the second half of his life, and he didn't want to compare himself with Zhao Changling, Yuan Benxi and others, but he always paid attention to Liyang. The various reform measures of the blue-eyed girl...
Unknowingly, Xu Fengnian chewed up the weed, spit out the residue, stood up and let out a long breath. Anyway, he doesn't need to give instructions on the construction of Jubei City, it's better to just idle around. Xu Fengnian suddenly disappeared by the river, and swept all the way north. During this period, he saw a main force of the right cavalry army who was changing the garrison according to the deployment, and saw the outline of the Huaiyang Pass. Finally, Xu Fengnian appeared in the dilapidated Hutou City , this former first city of Liyang Border Pass, after several months of Dong Zhuo's aggressive siege and successful breach of the city, was greatly damaged. It was extremely slow, coupled with the occasional looting of Beimang's elite cavalry, even Chu Lushan, who had a unique complex with Hutou City, had to give up his energy. In the night, Xu Fengnian sat cross-legged on the crenel at the top of the city, looked at the Longaner Plain outside the city, closed his eyes, there was a faint whistling sound of a thousand catapults at the same time, like a goddess scattering flowers, and there was a faint sound of riders in the city. The sound of horseshoes of the army taking the initiative to attack generously to die, vaguely echoed the drinking and laughter of a large group of school lieutenants including Liu Jinu when I first entered the city in the early years.
The whole city died in battle, and Paoze died in the same hole.
According to legend, after Dong Zhuo broke the city, he did not do anything similar to venting his anger and whipping the corpses of the defenders in Beiliang in the city, nor did he build a Jingguan. Later, Empress Beimang ordered Dong Zhuo to exchange Liu Jinu's body for Yang Yuanzan's body. Without hesitation, Xu Fengnian not only agreed to put Yang Yuanzan's head and body in the coffin, but also handed over five or six more heads of General Beimang. At the beginning, in the Youzhou Council Hall in Xiaguang City, there was an irritable general who jumped up and scolded his mother on the spot. I believe that if Xu Fengnian's secret letter hadn't been brought into the city, but the young vassal king stood there, I'm afraid those generals would just try to get rid of the official. The hat is about to scold, Yan Wenluan's face is not good-looking, he obviously thinks that the king of Beiliang is showing weakness to the barbarians of Beimang, where in the world is there a woman who wins a battle and flirts with a defeated general? At that time, the entire Youzhou frontier army was about to blow up, and a stern secret letter from Chu Lushan was quickly delivered to Xiaguang City, and the turmoil subsided.
Xu Fengnian opened his eyes and said in a low voice: "Liu Jinu, and Ma Lili, Chu Hanqing, everyone in Hutou City, I'm sorry, I forgot to bring wine this time, but I think Beimang has 300,000 yuan. Human blood is the best wine."
Xu Fengnian clenched his hands into fists, propped them on his knees, leaned forward and looked towards the far north, and said with a smile, "I, Xu Fengnian, hereby assure you that Beiliang will offer you a million cups of this kind of wine next!"