After a long time, the conversation between Xue Tong and Shao Xu continued.

Shao Xu said slowly: "The lord is an old family of Southern Xia, although he has a family, after all, he is a remnant of the lost country; At the same time, those who started in the army, and in a few months, went from the general to the side, not only because of the military prestige, but also because of the number of fortunes, it is not the right way to be promoted and transferred, and it is inevitable that they will be despised by the Chinese and North Korean nobles. Over time, it may not be possible to settle in the land of the dynasty. ”

Hearing this, Xue Tong suddenly snorted coldly. The Hedong Xue clan he was born in was also a martial artist after the descent, Shao Xu's words, he both felt the same and was quite resentful.

But he heard Shao Xu continue: "General Xue should not look down on Luoyang. Although they have no power or size, they can use their pen as a knife and kill with words. Although General Yingyang's name is heavy, what is the same as General Ningbei? Although Daijun Taishou is an important task, what is the history of Jizhou? Even if a person with a high position and authority is like Ding Shulun, he will be attacked by villains because of his small reasons, which is almost inevitable, not to mention that he is only clear? Therefore, even if we do not want to make trouble, the times have come to persecute us, as the Lord said, when we sail against the current, and if we do not advance, we will retreat. ”

Xue Tong frowned and thought about it, and asked in a deep voice: "May I ask Changshi, where should the so-called persecution of the times be?" ”

Shao Xu responded: "Chang Shan." ”

Changshan County has jurisdiction over eight counties and 24,000 households, and is located in the northwest corner of Jizhou. It borders Daijun in Youzhou to the north, and Leping, Xinxing, Yanmen and other counties in Bingzhou in the west from Taihang, and is connected by mountain passages such as Jingcheng and Feihucheng.

The day after Lu Yao went south to Guangzong, the first part of the Jinyang Army led by Liu Yan appeared in Changshan.

Since the Xiongnu and Han kingdoms were defeated by Jinyang last year, the northern part of Bingzhou has basically maintained a state of peace, and there have been no large-scale wars. Liu Kun took advantage of this rare opportunity to recuperate and vigorously recruit displaced people to settle for reclamation, and took deep roots in Yanmen, Xinxing, Leping, Taiyuan and other places. At the same time, he used the name of the imperial court to pacify the Hexi tribes, expel the hostile Baibu Xianbei forces, and recruit elite soldiers from the surrendered people to serve in the army. By March and April, the state army had not only made up for the wounds of last year's war, but had even expanded considerably. After the Danhan Mountain Sacrifice Ceremony, although the grassland fell into chaos for a time, Tuoba Yilu, an important ally of Bingzhou, was finally able to basically control the Xianbei tribes, so that the Jinyang regime no longer had to worry about the future.

Liu Yueshi was a very eloquent figure, and since the political situation was stable and the troops were abundant, he set out to launch a new round of confrontation with the Xiongnu Han State. The subordinate counties and counties of the state were already waiting for the day, and this time they were even more aggressively collecting grain and materials and reorganizing the soldiers and horses.

When he was busy, the news suddenly came that Jizhou Thorn Shi Ding Shao was critically ill. Considering the possible changes in the military and political situation in Jizhou, Liu Kun was anxious to protect his clan township, so he ordered his nephew Liu Yan to lead 3,000 troops from Jingcheng to the east and take Zhongshan and Changshan.

The two brothers Liu Yu and Liu Kun were people from Weichang in Zhongshan, and they were after King Jing of Zhongshan in the former Han Dynasty. Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan, was known for his extravagance, with 120 children and many descendants. The Liu clan people are distributed in the north of Jizhou and the south of Youzhou, for example, Liu Bei, the ancestor of Shu Han, came from Zhuo County. Although this move was excessive, in the name of protecting the clan relatives, compared to the unscrupulous actions of the Yanzhou army, it was really restrained.

But for Dai County, any change in northern Jizhou is worrying.

Changshan County was established in the Han Dynasty and was named after the territory including Beiyue Changshan. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhao Jianzi, a powerful minister of the Jin State, once intended to test the talents of the princes, so he told the princes: "I have a treasure talisman on Changshan, and the first winner will be rewarded." "The sons galloped to Changshan, and everyone asked for it, but they got nothing. Only from the son of the concubine, Zhao Wuxian, who had the lowest status among the sons, returned and reported: "'It has been matched. From the Changshan Dynasty, the generation can be desirable. Zhao Jianzi was overjoyed, so he took Zhao Wuxian as his heir. After the death of Zhao Jianzi, Zhao Wuxian succeeded him as the doctor of the Jin State, and really took advantage of the geographical advantages of Changshan to send troops to destroy the Dai Kingdom. This move greatly enhanced the strength of the Zhao clan and laid the foundation for the future defeat of Zhibo and the division of the three families.

It can be seen that Changshan has a condescending tendency to Daijun and has an important suppressive role in strategy. If Jinyang controls Zhongshan and Changshan, and controls all the channels for material exchange with the outside world, this is definitely not a situation that Lu Yao is willing to see.

Xue Tong sighed, perhaps in the eyes of others, it was a good thing that the power of the former benefactor was extended closer. However, the identity of the next general under the command of Yue Shi Gong is very different from the identity of the self-led person, and the angle of judgment is of course different. In today's Lu Yao's view, Liu Yan's actions are just a threat.

"So...... How does Changshi plan to deal with it? At this time, how could Xue Tong not understand? He blurted out a question, and then thought again: Although the prestige of the imperial court is low now, and most of the shepherds in various places are doing their own thing, Lu Yao has only been in office for less than half a year after all, and only Daijun really controls it, and there is no reliable Austrian aid in the court. If you openly meddle in the affairs of Jizhou, once you can't grasp the proportion, you will only be afraid that the foundation you have obtained with great effort will be cheapened by others. Therefore, there are some things that Youzhou has done, Yanzhou has done, and the state has done, but the county has never been able to do it; There are even some things, even if they are done, they can never be said.

"Anyway, okay, I won't ask much, I want to come to Changshi to act in my own way." Xue Tong got up and glanced at Shao Xu deeply: "I'm disturbing Shao Gong today, if there is nothing else, Xue will leave." ”

Xue Tong will only kill the enemy on the battlefield and make meritorious contributions, and he doesn't think he needs to understand anything else, let alone understand. Thinking that the object of Shao Xu's plot was Brother Ze, the Jinyang army robe who he had fought side by side in the past, his feelings were even more complicated. But since Shao Xu must be adhering to Lu Yao's intentions and going to take some measures, Xue Tong understands that there is absolutely nothing he can put his beak in.

Xue Tong walked neatly, just as he was resolute when he came.

Shao Xu sent it to the door, watched Xue Tong and his party ride away, and then turned back to the courtyard.

Just sat down, and a person quietly turned out behind the screen, and it was Zhu Sheng.

This yellow-faced man has turned from a scout to a spy for several months, and has gradually broken away from the military system. But with Lu Yao's attention, the power in his hands has not decreased but increased, and his personality has become more and more gloomy and sophisticated. When Xue Tong talked about Zhu Sheng's mysterious whereabouts, he never thought that this person was hiding behind a wall.

"Changshi, our plan is not actually aimed at Liu Yan, let alone Yue Shigong. When you say this, do you want to worry General Xue? ”

"It's just a small temptation, and he'll understand my mind in the future." Shao Xu casually flicked the string of red coral beads in his hand, making a small crushing sound: "Just as General Xue has doubts about my loyalty; I also wanted to know which of the two was more important in his heart, loyalty to his lord and friendship with his former colleagues. ”

Zhu Sheng's eyes flashed, and he didn't respond. So there was silence in the hall for a long time.

Shao Xu poured himself a new cup of tea and soup, and asked rhetorically: "Fang Qinzhi's side, is it going well?" ”

"Everything has been arranged, and the Youzhou army will only move today and tomorrow. In addition, he also said that he happened to meet Shi Jianglun, the governor of Ji Prefecture, in the army. If you can say that this gentleman can open your eyes for us, then the grasp is three points greater. ”

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This is to make up for yesterday, and there is a change tonight. A million words are in front of me, a little excited.