Yecheng as a big city in Hebei, the history can be said to be long, in ancient times, Ximen Leopard ruled Ye, and to the end of the Han Dynasty princes scuffle, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao successively lived here, especially after Cao Wei seized the Han Dynasty, Santai became the center of the political power of the representative.

Even Shi Le, the ancestor of Shi Zhao, also had the intention of taking Yecheng as the capital, and when he was alive, he overhauled Yecheng from the former site of Cao Wei, so that Yecheng obtained the status and importance of not inferior to Xiangguo, and all became the core of Shi Zhao's regime.

Yecheng is located near Zhangshui, the center of the Hebei Plain, with vast fertile soil and four wild plains, which is an excellent place to recuperate. When Shi Zhao shook China and unified Jiangbei, Zhao Lord Shile also moved more people to attach, distributed between Xiangguo and Yecheng, and was far more prosperous than Henan, and even the remnants of the Jin Dynasty were far less than the remnants of the Jin Dynasty on the left side of the Jiangzuo.

With the civil strife in Shizhao, the Xiangguo region further north was almost without fighting for a day, so a large number of people fled to the south. Nowadays in Hebei, the most densely populated area is Wei County, where Yecheng is located, and the surrounding Yangping, Guangping, Ji County and other places. And these regions are precisely the scope of the rule of King Shikan of Wei.

With the rise of Zhao Zhu Shile, a large number of legendary figures also rose in the Kingdom of Qian, whose reputation was known to the north and south, such as Kui'an, Zhixiong, Taobao and other generals who followed Shile at the beginning, as well as Han scholars such as Zhang Bin and Cheng Yao.

Among them, Shi Kan can only be regarded as a small character, but this does not affect his legend, and with the old people of Shi Zhao withering and losing power, Shi Kan has even become a candidate who is now recognized by Shi Zhao as a candidate to match Shi Hu, the king of Zhongshan.

Originally a remnant of the begging army, he was adopted as a fake son by Zhao Zhushile, turned to the north and south, made many meritorious achievements, and was awarded the title of king, and the superintendent Huaibei suppressed the remnants of Jin to the south of Huaishui and did not dare to look north, and was brought back to the court as a candidate to balance Shihu, the king of Zhongshan, when Zhao Zhushile was old and dying.

Although due to Shi Le's sudden death, his uncle Cheng Yao controlled Shaojun to exclude him from the court. But Shi Kan was not depressed, but was widely supported by the soldiers, firmly occupied Yedi, and became the strongest party in Hebei today.

Such a character, in the imagination of the times, should be a hero who looks at the world and is mighty. But in fact, Shi Kan's own body is not strong, he looks at the posture of a middle-aged person, he is nearly fifty years old, his beard has become gray, his forehead and the corners of his eyes are already wrinkled, if he ignores his identity and power, he is more like an old farmer who works in the countryside and is silent and forbearing.

And Shi Kan's character, just like his ordinary appearance, is not the kind of strong person who is sharp, when he was engaged in Zhao Zhu Shile, he didn't like to make arguments, and he didn't have any clear ideas, but whenever he was sent, he would be diligent and work hard to complete. Such a deferential and capable courtier is naturally trusted by a British lord like Shile.

With Shi Le's death, Cheng Yao took power, and it was widely rumored in the country that Cheng Yao was a thief who killed the king, which became the most important reason for Shi Hu to crusade against Cheng Yao. In fact, some people under his command persuaded Shi Kan to erect this banner to crusade against Cheng Yao and learn the story of Liu Yao, the lord of Zhao.

Shi Kan did this at first, but after realizing that Xiangguo was not vulnerable, and after Shi Hu counterattacked Xiangguo again, he did not intend to mix with this muddy water, accepted the title of King Wei given by Cheng Yao, and then led the crowd back to Yecheng.

The reason is related to his personality, Shi Kan himself does not have too strong ambitions, and he does not have the strong idea of daring to be the first and dominating the world, which is also the biggest reason why Zhao Zhu Shile trusts him.

Therefore, although the battle in Xiangguo is in full swing, and there is almost no day without fighting, Shi Kan can hold back and not make a statement, and live his life of secession with peace of mind. Even when Empress Dowager Liu contacted him to welcome him into the auxiliary government of Xiangguo to replace Cheng Yao, Shi Kan was too lazy to respond, causing Empress Dowager Liu to be killed by Cheng Yao.

In terms of attitude towards the south, Shi Kan was not too eager, and in the past few years, although Jiangdong had a strong military, it could not threaten the banks of the Yellow River. However, Shi Kan did not eagerly operate southward, but only kept in touch with his old subordinates, Liu Zheng and Chen Guang, and other military leaders.

Including Shi Kan's generals, with the understanding of Shi Kan's character, they gradually lost any awe, and even many people dared to fight for the present, just like the current scene.

In the huge hall, Shi Kan sat on the top, and there were several people below, two of whom glared at each other, quite tense, as if they were about to draw their swords against each other if they disagreed.

These two people are not a life-and-death feud, they are both subordinate generals under Shi Kan, one of them is named You Yin, who is a member of the You clan of the Guangping Hao clan, and the other is named Guo Shi, the son of Guo Jing, the original Shi Zhao Jingzhou assassin Shi Guo Jing.

As for the reason for their dispute, it is also very simple, You Yin's troops were stationed in the upper reaches of Zhangshui, and when his subordinates were drinking horses and sweating, more than a dozen war horses broke away from the horses and ran to the camp of Guo Shi's troops downstream and were intercepted by Guo Shi's troops. You Yin sent people to ask for it to no avail, and as a result, the troops on both sides fought near Zhangshui, killing and wounding nearly 100 people.

Similar small friction disputes have occurred frequently near Yecheng, and they were originally just ordinary. But the fatal thing is that the two sides involved this time are not weak, the gains and losses of only a dozen horses are getting bigger and bigger, and finally it develops into a confrontation between the two sides of the troops who have come forward in Zhangshui, and a big war is about to break out.

After Shi Kan received the letter, he was also frightened in his heart.

Recently, the war in Xiangguo has become more and more intense, and Shi Hu's troops have been gathered, and even some Xianbei help has been introduced, as if Cheng Yao will be completely solved in a short period of time. And Cheng Yao has been frequently anxious about Shi Kan recently, hoping that he can send troops to rescue him, and even give his military power to the fullest.

And the south was not calm, and Shen Weizhou, the little raccoon dog, gathered Huainan troops and marched north. Although the biggest target of this move should be the peach leopard entrenched in Heluo, the southern thief was bold enough to directly lead the crowd to continue to go north to provoke.

In this situation where the situation between the north and the south is about to change drastically, if infighting breaks out in your own department, it will simply attract people to attack!

Therefore, Shi Kan was also busy sending envoys to recruit the two to the mansion, wanting to make a little peace, ease the conflict, and settle this dispute.

But after talking for a long time, the attitude of these two people did not soften at all, but became even more aggravated because they were in front of each other.

Shi Kan was also irritable at this time, and snorted coldly: "Now that the north and the south are in dispute, my generation can only survive temporarily if they are united." The two of you, both of whom are respected by the people, are in harmony with the gains and losses of a dozen beasts, and the swords and bows are facing each other, if you want to spread it to the outside world, it is to make people laugh at me There is no one in the Wei country! ”

"The king is angry, and the last general is not a rebel who ignores the Lord, but the thief is too deceitful! This fang is hiding in the countryside, hiding traitors and wild paths, and has repeatedly caused people to disturb my garrison ...... before."

When Guo Shi heard Shi Kan say this, he withdrew his glaring gaze, turned to Shi Kan and said.

"Shut up, dog thief! If you talk about old grudges, your Karasuma Hu Chou ...... earlier"

You Yin was even more furious when he heard this, and jumped up directly from the seat and scolded.

"Enough!"

Seeing this, Shi Kan suddenly leaned over and shook his hand and threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground, and then roared angrily: "The purpose of summoning you and the two of you to meet today is to reconcile the incident, no longer fight and kill, and less harm to people." Since you don't want to, get me out of the house quickly, go back to the station, and I'll come forward to clean up the mess next day! ”

Seeing Shi Kan suddenly erupt, everyone in the banquet was stunned, especially the two parties, their angry expressions were sluggish and then dissipated, their expressions changed uncertainly, and they bowed down separately after a while, and they didn't dare to shout in their mouths.

"I don't mention the old grievances of previous years. I have heard about the recent disputes and disputes. The lost war horse of Youjun will go to the Guantao Ranch to make up for it later. Guo Shi has a lot of miscellaneous departments, and it is not easy to control, and the Qingzhang camp will be divided into three for you later. ”

Seeing that the two of them were shocked, Shi Kancai slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, and then said: "This matter is over, you each restrain everyone, if you provoke in secret, I will punish you severely, you know!" ”

"The last general will not dare, obey the king's command!"

After hearing this, the two hurriedly said, and they were afraid that if they continued to insist, they would completely anger King Wei. Of course, this is also because King Wei's tone seems to be fierce, but in fact, it is also compensation for each of them, which is not a loss.

As for the rest of the people in the palace, their eyes flickered slightly at this time, and they even felt that these two people would have their own gains if they argued like this, and it was also a way to seek benefits.

"Stand down!"

Shi Kan waved his hand, impatiently letting these people all retreat, and then his whole face was full of tiredness, and he sighed faintly.

How could he not know that this matter was not handled well, it was simply making peace with the mud, not only could he not receive the warning effect, but he had to come up with his own subsidies to supplement them, which would inevitably increase the arrogance of these people even more.

But he also has a difficulty, now he has hundreds of thousands, but in fact, there are only sixty or seventy thousand people in his hands. Moreover, most of these soldiers are the new forbidden army formed by the Hebei Liangjia who was levied by the previous ancestor when he was alive, and if you want to stabilize the morale of these forbidden troops, you must rely on a local tyrant like Guangping You.

And Guo Shi is also not to be underestimated, although he has no township capital to rely on, but his uncle Guo Jing is the old benefactor of the ancestor Shile, and he himself served as the assassin of Jingzhou, and nearly 50,000 people under his command are the elite of the Chinese army of the state of Jin. Although Guo Jing is now far away in Guanzhong, he also sent Guo Shi to lead an army of 5,000 to return to King Qin.

Guo Shisuo's department now has more than 7,000 people, in addition to the old Chinese army with strong combat effectiveness in the original Qi Kingdom, there are many Karasuma, Xianbei and other miscellaneous Hu Yicong, and it is also one of the best in the Shikan army.

Shi Kan seems to be powerful now, but no matter which of these two parties offends, the situation will be uncontrollable and shake his foundation.

"If the dolphin was here, it wouldn't be so trapped!"

After a moment of silence, Shi Kan sighed. Dolphin is his nickname from Zi Tianni, and it is also the only person he thinks is trustworthy among his subordinates now.

As for the other parties, they seem to regard him as the master, but in fact they just use him as a cover on their heads, and in private they are fighting for power and profit. Shi Kan has no doubt that once the situation in the north and south changes greatly, a considerable number of these people will give up on themselves without thinking about it, and even eat back.

For example, Shi Kan wanted to let Tian Ni stay in Yecheng, and he himself led the army to open up and operate. However, it was opposed by the generals, both privately and publicly, and preached that Shi Kan should be vigilant against the disaster of King Zhongshan and not repeat the mistakes of Xiangguo.

These people are simply worried about the growth of Shi Kan's relatives, so they will form a countermeasure against them. And at that time, Tian Ni did not have enough qualifications and reputation, so that even if Shi Kan knew the intentions of these people, he was forced to send Tian Ni to Ji County as an aid.

In the past few years, Tenny has indeed lived up to his expectations, except for the slightly fierce means in dealing with the problem of Ding Lingren, which caused a counterattack, the rest has been done very well. Although Ji Jun was not pinched into a monolith, it did not breed a force strong enough to ignore the authority of the Wei king.

Although Tenney's personality is not strong and he does not have too strong initiative, this does not mean that he is without desires. Regarding the battle on the side of Xiangguo, although he did not participate, he has been paying close attention, and he intends to take advantage of the fisherman.

However, he did not pin all his hopes on this, and sending Tian Ni to Jijun was another way for him to retreat, hoping to open up a passage along the north coast of the Yellow River, preferably to enter Heluo, and then enter Wangguanzhong. He is slightly similar to Guanzhong Shisheng's situation, once he has a substantial connection, he can join forces to dominate Guanzhong, and he has the foundation of the royal industry.

As for the rumors that he insisted on returning to Huaibei, it cannot be said to be false, but it is also his deliberate disguise. If it can be done, it is naturally gratifying, and if it can't be done, there is no need to deliberately pursue it.

After all, the Jin army is not weak in either Xuzhou or Huainan, and if he moves back to Huaibei, he will inevitably give up Yecheng, and it will become a situation sandwiched between Hebei and Jiangdong, and the living environment will become even worse.

The news from Jijun was not good before, and the Huainan army dared to go north to capture Xingyang and even Chen's soldiers on the south bank of the Yellow River without eliminating Chen Guang's chaotic army, which inevitably made Shi Kan vigilant, and he no longer dared to believe that Shen Weizhou only intended to Heluo and not Hebei.

Therefore, during this time, he was also mobilizing his troops to prepare for war, so as not to be caught off guard by the Huainan army because of wait-and-see, especially to increase the defense of Liyang.

However, the news from Tianni was not bad, the Huainan Army did not have many troops on the south bank of the Yellow River, and it was only a partial division. Moreover, Tian Ni has already exhausted the army and intends to attack this adventurous Huainan army.

Shi Kan is also optimistic about this, on the one hand, he believes in his nephew's ability, and on the other hand, for him, this provocation by the Huainan Army is also an opportunity. Many of his soldiers were Hebei villagers, and these people had a deep sense of local affection, and it was difficult for them to migrate out on a large scale.

But now that the Huainan army is plundering northward, it is necessary to mobilize troops to the south to fortify, even those stubborn village sects cannot oppose it, unless they are willing to enter the countryside with the Huainan army.

So this time, no matter whether the Huainan army intends to attack Hebei or not, Shi Kan will mobilize his troops to blockade the Yellow River, even if the Huainan army is defeated, he must take this opportunity to directly go west to Heluo, instead of just living in Yedi with heavy troops.

Calculate the time, and there should be a result soon.

Shi Kan raised his hand to summon the attendants, and ordered that as soon as there was a message from the Jijun side, he would be summoned into the palace immediately. He also desperately hopes that Tian Ni can surprise him again, if he can hit the Huainan army hard, it is equivalent to hitting Shi Hu hard, for Shi Kan, the gain is not only on the battlefield, but more importantly, it can stabilize people's hearts.

You must know that among his subordinates now, there are also some people who have close contacts with Shi Hu in private, but they can't hold back because Shi Hu has not yet been able to enter the Xiangguo.

If Tian Ni can defeat the Huainan army, which had severely damaged Shi Hu and ended the prosperity of the Qi Kingdom, not only would his personal prestige be greatly enhanced, but Shi Kan would also be able to gain a great psychological advantage when he fought against Shi Hu again in the future.

Shi Kan was still waiting here for the envoy of Ji County, and after a while, the waiter suddenly came to tell him that it was Changshi Guo Rong who asked to see him.

Guo Rong was born in the Guo family in Taiyuan, and is now the son of Guo Yin, who is now serving as the Sikong in Xiangguo, and the reason why he took refuge in Shikan is also due to the habit of the current clan's cunning rabbit three caves. However, this Guo Rong was born in a prestigious family, has a family background, and his own talent and reputation are also very high, so he is deeply respected by Shi Kan.

Knowing that Guo Rong was coming to see him, Shi Kan hurriedly asked people to come in. Without spinning his heels, Guo Rong, who looked like a Confucian scholar, hurried in, his steps were extremely fast, and his long beard under his chin was thrown to his shoulders, and he did not have the usual calm and unhurried demeanor.

As soon as he entered the hall, Guo Rong told a bad news that shocked Shi Kan on the spot: "Ji County has been captured by the Huainan army, and the life and death of Xinle Gong ......is unknown."