Time flies, and in an instant, it is already the spring of March in the third year of Changping. At the beginning of this new year, when the earth is rejuvenated, there is peace in the world, but within the sphere of influence of the Yongjun, the dark tide is surging.

A generation of princes, Situ Lei, the king of Yong, who had occupied the general trend of the world for more than ten years, finally failed to survive the second month of the new year and finally died of illness. Surprisingly, Situ Lei's chosen heir was his fifth son Situ Che, not his eldest son Situ Hao under normal circumstances. However, Situ Lei's death and Situ Che's ascension to the throne caused an uproar in the world.

Under the secret teasing of Zhao Jun, Situ Lei's eldest son Situ Hao and second son Situ Fei finally disagreed with Situ Che's inheritance of the throne of King Yong, and they were self-reliant. Among them, Situ Fei quietly occupied the surrounding areas of Hanzhong and Chang'an, while Situ Hao occupied most of the eastern part of Yongzhou.

Although neither Situ Hao nor Situ Fei clearly set up their anti-flag, Situ Fei blocked the passage from the south to the north and refused to recognize Situ Che's orthodoxy. While Situ Che was busy gathering power, he was preparing for war, and he didn't know whether to prepare to go north to conquer his two elder brothers, or to continue to attack the Qi army in the east.

Regarding the division of the Yongjun army, Zhao Jun was naturally prepared for a long time, and he was not very surprised, but the other princes were secretly surprised and secretly happy at the same time. The division of the Yongjun army also represents a powerful and highly threatening prince, which no longer exists. Especially Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, was even more happy with a smile on his face all day long. If it weren't for the fact that he was fighting with the Xuzhou army and the northern part of Yangzhou, I was afraid that Murong Cheng would have led the army to the west and regained the lost territory.

In order to make his new entrants more than easy to settle down immediately, and in order to better Zhao Jun, he began to trade a large number of grain and grass materials with Zhao Jun with the displaced people and people living in extreme poverty.

I have to say that among the princes of the world, the people's livelihood should be done well by Zhao Jun, and the people under Zhao Jun will live the happiest life. Although Lin Shucheng did not agree with this matter, he believed that this move, in the long run, would be unfavorable to his own side, but it would be of great benefit to Zhao Jun. But for the sake of Situ Fei's overall development, Lin Shucheng can only take care of the immediate first, and as for the long-term pros and cons, he can only put them aside.

In just three months, Zhao Jun moved from the southeast of Liangzhou, the three prefectures around Chang'an and Hanzhong, and nearly 200,000 displaced people and ordinary people. These more than 200,000 people were relocated and resettled in Zhufu County in the western part of Liangzhou by the Zhao army. It greatly supplemented the proportion of Han people in the western prefectures and counties, and what was paid was only some grain. If you want to say that Zhao Jun is the most lacking now, it belongs to food.

Although the taxes of the people in the land ruled by Zhao Jun were not high, the number of people who paid taxes was several times higher than at the beginning. In addition, the government will also buy surplus grain from the people at a stable price. In this way, not only can the government treasury have sufficient reserves of grain, whether it is for the needs of the army, but also for the weather and natural disasters at all times. In addition, it can also stabilize the people's grain trade and prevent the people from suffering.

"It seems that although the Yongjun army is divided, it is not fully hostile!" Zhao Xun couldn't help but sigh.

Lu Ziliang said in a deep voice: "My lord, your subordinates have a suggestion, which may be useful." ”

Zhao Xunxi said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it! ”

Lu Ziliang said: "The Yongjun is divided, no matter who it is, they all want to become the master of the Yongjun." Especially Situ Che, he is the heir designated by Situ Lei, and he is naturally unwilling to be independent of the huge Yongzhou. In addition, he is the new King of Yong, and his fief is Yongzhou. Now his Yongzhou is occupied by him, and he is a little unjustifiable. ”

In addition, the Yongjun army marched south, and many of the accompanying generals and important ministers' families were left in Luoyang, Yongzhou, which was also very bad news for Situ Che. Although Situ Hao occupies Yongzhou and controls the families of many powerful people in the Yongjun army, although he can threaten Situ Che, he is also a hot potato. ”

Pei Yi on the side said in a deep voice: "What does Master Lu mean, I didn't provoke it?" Let the Yongjun magnates in Chengdu Mansion put pressure on Situ Che? I'm afraid it won't work! In Situ Che's family, all the cronies who were reused should have received Situ Lei's secret notice, or Situ Lei had already secretly moved their families away. The remaining people should not be able to put too much pressure on Situ Che, maybe Situ Che will take advantage of this to clean up some people, so that he can rearrange his cronies to take the position. ”

Lu Ziliang said with a smile: "Otherwise, Situ Lei didn't expect things to turn out like this, Luoyang is the center of the Yongjun army, this is certain." Therefore, even if Situ Lei moved the families of some powerful ministers, it would not be many. Even if there were, it was only after Ling Xiao arrived in Luoyang that he secretly moved after he felt that things were difficult to do, which was not too much. ”

"Secondly, I didn't just provoke it, but also suggested that Situ Hao should be crowned king if he wants to occupy Yongzhou steadily, and wants to be on a par with Situ Che and in the same position! Don't forget, the little emperor of Dayan is still in Luoyang City. Although the little emperor is useless, the right to be the king is still in his hands. ”

Situ Liang and the others suddenly stroked their palms and smiled: "Fan!" Great goodness! It's a brilliant plan! not only named Situ Hao as the king, but also other princes in the world, and made all the princes in the world kings, completely disturbing them. In this way, not only can the idea of Dayan disappear in the hearts of the people in the world, but also make the princes of the world rise again. The most important thing is that when we go west, we don't have to worry about the southern princes attacking us. ”

When Zhao Xun heard this, he couldn't help but nod secretly, since then, the Great Yan Dynasty has been completely defeated. Secondly, although there was a Yanzhou army acting as a flank in the south, this could not completely guarantee the safety of Zhao during the westward expedition of the army. If the southern princes are fighting, they can ensure the safety of their own headquarters to the greatest extent.

"That's it, so I didn't take action against the shadow guards and dark arrows in the two places." Zhao Xun made the final decision.

"By the way, what about Ling Xiao who was sent to Luoyang by Situ Lei? Unlike Lin Shucheng, this person did not take refuge in Situ Hao, I don't know where he is? Zhao Xun suddenly remembered the three major staff members under Situ Lei.

Situ Liang shook his head and said, "I don't know where I am!" None of our people found out where Ling Xiao went, and it seemed that Situ Hao's people didn't find out where Ling Xiao had stayed. ”

"Oh? This Ling Xiao is more sleek than Lin Shucheng. As soon as he saw that something was wrong, he immediately ran away. Let people look it up, and if it can be used by us, it will be the best. This person is familiar with the situation of the Yongjun army, and he can also be a great help to us. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

"Spring is coming, and our goal for the new year must be clear to everyone, that is, the countries of the Western Regions. A few months ago, we sent people to inspect the countries of the Western Regions, and although we could not say that we knew everything, we also figured out a general situation. Therefore, the expedition to the west is my goal for nearly a year. ”

"Before that, I didn't have one goal, and that was Liangzhou. The land of Liangzhou is located in the west of Bingzhou, and it is the side and rear of my expedition to the west. If something goes wrong in Liangzhou, although it will not affect the overall situation of our westward expedition, the logistics and transportation required by the army will bypass a large circle, and it will be close to the Turks, which is extremely unsafe. Therefore, the primary purpose I didn't have was to take all the eastern regions of Liangzhou. ”

"By the way, our target is Liangzhou, to prepare for our westward expedition, Situ Fei should be very clear, how does he react? What is the situation in Liangzhou? ”

Situ Liang said: "Our actions, Situ Fei knows very clearly, although he is unwilling, but he knows better that he is far from our opponent at this moment. Now he is more worried that we will take advantage of the situation and attack his other territories. Therefore, in the land of Liangzhou, he has no intention of competing with us. ”

However, Situ Fei has already moved all the soldiers in Liangzhou to the Weishui line and deployed defenses on the southern border of Liangzhou. His request was to cede the Tianshui Mansion to him as a boundary. ”

Zhao Xun smiled: "Tianshui? Give it to him, even if he occupies this place, what do I have to fear? Tianshui is located on the flank of Chang'an, and it is also the key point to protect the connection between Chang'an and Hanzhong, since he has no intention of starting a war, then he will store it in his hands first, so as not to persecute too much, and then have any accidents. Situ Fei moved the soldiers, and it was normal for him to replenish himself. What about the people in the eastern counties of Liangzhou? Did he migrate? The eastern prefectures and counties of Liangzhou are the most prosperous places in Liangzhou, and most of the Han people in Liangzhou live here. It wouldn't be good news for us if he were to move all the people here. ”

Pei Yi smiled: "To say that Situ Fei doesn't have this idea, it is naturally impossible. However, with his current strength and current energy, he is simply not enough to do these things. In the eastern prefectures and counties of Liangzhou, there are millions of people, even if they are young and strong, there are more than one million, how can he settle them? These people need countless money and food to relocate, not to mention the amount of money and food they need, and they also have to arrange a place for him to stay, living needs and fields, Situ Fei can't get it. ”

Besides, even if he can resettle him, how many of these people are willing to leave their homes? My Great Zhao is about to take charge of the eastern part of Liangzhou, will the people here not know that the policy of our Zhao army is better than that of the Liangzhou army? In addition, time was pressing, and Situ Fei had to take into account the affairs under his own rule and the pressure of Situ Che in the south, so he had to back down. ”

However, the powerful and large landowners in the eastern counties of Liangzhou have moved south with the Liangzhou army and moved into Situ Fei's territory. It seems that our policy does frighten these people. ”

Zhao Xun said with a smile: "This is also good, and it is also convenient for us to reform the locality." When these people are gone, there is much less resistance for us. In addition, we don't need to pay extra money to buy the land that these people have given up. ”

Lu Ziliang said: "Now the closest to Liangzhou, and the most convenient is the Three Towns commanded by General Li Chenfeng, which can allow it to march directly south and occupy the eastern part of Liangzhou." ”

Zhao Xun nodded: "Okay, immediately let Li Chenfeng lead the army south and take over the eastern region of Liangzhou." In addition, Pei Yi, your administrative secretary also immediately selected suitable civil officials to be responsible for the government affairs of the western prefectures and counties of Liangzhou, and the new policy reform must be implemented immediately and always put in the first place. ”

Pei Yi nodded and said, "Don't worry, your lordship understands!" ”

"Zhao Jun moved!" In Chang'an City, Situ Fei, who got the news, had a solemn expression.

"Lord, Zhao Jun's actions have long been expected by us, and this matter cannot be changed, and there is no need to worry. What Zhao Jun hopes for now is that our Yongjun will fight within each other, and it is definitely not that he will come by hand. Lin Shucheng said indifferently, but his face was also solemn.

"The Zhao army is too powerful to be a hard enemy! What's more, I haven't completely cleaned up the interior yet. Wang Hewen on the side also replied in a muffled voice.

"Okay, don't look at Zhao Jun's affairs anymore. The loss of the land of Liangzhou is not our fault, but that no one has cared about it in the first place. Now, we still have completely rectified and completed the surroundings of Hanzhong and Chang'an, and we have a means to deal with it. Recently, there have been frequent movements of the Yizhou army, and I don't know if they are preparing to move against us, or something else. Situ Fei found that his position was not so easy to do.

If the Zhao army does not move, it will make the princes of the world shake it. In the three years of Changping, the first to use force was not Nanmian, but the Zhao army. 50,000 Zhao troops went from north to south, from east to west, and went straight to the east of Liangzhou.

However, the Liangzhou army did not do any decent resistance at all, and in just half a month, the eastern area of Liangzhou was occupied by the Zhao army. For a while, except for Situ Fei, who understood the details, the rest of the princes were all frightened.

And after Murong Cheng, the king of Qi in the south, heard the news, the excitement that was originally due to the split of the Yongjun army suddenly disappeared. The stronger Zhao Jun became, the more depressed he felt. He was jointly attacked by several princes, not to mention the loss of troops, and also lost most of the territory.

"I knew I should have killed you in the first place!" Murong Cheng regrets it very much now, if he knew that Zhao Xun could have today's achievements, when Zhao Xun was still in Youzhou, he should have stopped Situ Lei's struggle and eliminated Zhao Xun first. If that were the case, it wouldn't be where it is today. Situ Lei died, and he lost a big enemy, but Zhao Xun rose and became a more powerful enemy, even better than Situ Lei.

As for the people of the prefectures and counties in the western part of Liangzhou, they were naturally overjoyed and welcomed by Zhao Jun's arrival. What is the life of the people of Zhaodi, they already know very well, they wish that Zhao Jun would arrive earlier. And Zhao Jun did not disappoint them. As soon as the officials of Zhao Jun arrived in the eastern part of Liangzhou, they immediately began the reform of the New Deal, which made the people very happy.

"Zhao Jun has won the hearts of the people of the world!" The merchants and clans that are still left in the western part of Liangzhou all sigh and sigh. In this way, it means that some of the things in their hands must be handed over.

Yizhou, Chengdu Mansion became the new power center of the Yongjun, Situ Che was in charge of the Yongjun, although many people expected, but under the premise that Situ Lei had already prepared, the power of the Yongjun was smoothly handed over to Situ Che. And Situ Lei's death also divided the Yongjun army as a whole.

If it weren't for Situ Lei's death, I'm afraid that Situ Che at this moment would have already swung his army north to crusade against the two rebels.

"Both of them sent someone? When their father died of illness, how dare they, who are children, not come to worship in person? Two unfilial things! Hearing this, Situ Che immediately scolded angrily.

You are King Yong, how dare they come? Although the officials around Situ Che did not speak, they all thought so.

"Who is the one who came? Forget it, the king is too lazy to pay attention, and when his father's mourning period passes, the prince will lead a large army to fight. ”

"My lord, except for the people sent by the two princes, the other princes have all had envoys arrive."

"Settle in properly, don't go wrong!"

"My lord, the families of many officials below are now in Luoyang, so as to instruct many people to be in turmoil. Are we going to send someone to discuss with Situ Hao now and exchange their families for back? Lin Shiwen, whose eyes were black because of many days of hard work, said in a deep voice.

Situ Che's face suddenly turned extremely gloomy, "In exchange? How to get it? Do you think Situ Hao will obediently return them? Do you think Stuart Fei will let them pass? For! Do you think you want this king to admit that what he did was right? Let him be independent? ”

"Lin Shiwen, you, Lin Shucheng, and Ling Xiao, all three of them are the most new ministers under my father's command, and now Lin Shucheng has turned his back on us and taken refuge in Situ Fei, and Ling Xiao has disappeared without a trace, this king doesn't want you to have other thoughts!" Situ Che stared at Lin Shiwen and said coldly.

Lin Shiwen's face darkened, stared at Situ Che, and said in a loud voice: "Lord, Lin Shucheng defected to the enemy, that is because he has been trapped in Liangzhou and cannot leave, and his family members were also intercepted by Situ Fei's people without my eyelids." I, Lin Shiwen, have been deeply favored by the previous king, and I have a clear conscience in what I do. ”

Situ Che also felt that his words were a little heavy, thinking of Lin Shiwen's hard work in the past few months, his heart suddenly felt guilty, "Don't blame Lin for participating in politics, this king is also irritable because of the events of the past few days." Since you have already put it forward, you must have corresponding opinions, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it, see if you can solve the problem? ”

Lin Shiwen said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's intentions, now that you can't fight with Situ Hao because of the prince's mourning period, why don't you pretend to make him obey in name and listen to the tune instead of the announcement?" Moreover, this Situ Hao and Situ Fei are not a line of defense against the Zhao army in the north? ”

"In addition, I don't have a deeper hatred with Qi Jun than between the Lord and Situ Hao and Situ Fei. Why don't I pacify the south first, and then compete with the two of them? Whether it is Situ Hao or Situ Fei, they have no point of expanding outward, and they have to bear the pressure of Zhao Jun all the time. As for us, we only need to beat the water dogs, completely wipe out the Qi army, and occupy the entire land south of the Yangtze River. ”

"At that time, whether it is Situ Fei or Situ Hao, I am afraid that the lord will not have to attack, and they will obediently surrender. If you take Qidi, then the Tang Army and the Xuzhou Army will not be a problem. In the future, the world will be a confrontation between the north and the south, and you and Zhao Xun will compete with each other. If it is the best, it will dominate the world, and if it is a little worse, it will also divide the world equally. ”