Since the beginning of the Great Jin Dynasty, Jiangnan has gradually become a heavy place for money and grain, two-thirds of the world's money and grain come from Jiangnan, and Zhongzhou and Qinzhou in the world are gradually declining, so the Great Jin Dynasty changed the practice of setting the capital of Xijing and Longmen in the previous dynasty, and set the capital of Jinling. It's just that in this way, the center of the empire is too biased to the south, and Jiangbei is inevitably empty, as the so-called whip is out of reach, and the three states of Liaodong are too far away from Jinling, and the empire's control over it is very weak, intermittent, and intermittent, so the Youzhou of the Great Jin Dynasty is in the area of today's imperial capital Zhili, not outside the Guan. Youzhou means Shuofang's state of the underworld, that is, the northernmost meaning, so after the Great Wei won the world, the territory expanded to the three states of Liaodong, Youzhou moved north and came to Guanwai, and the ancient Youzhou became today's imperial capital and Zhili Prefecture.

When Emperor Taizu of the Great Wei Dynasty was in the capital, he also had some considerations. In his opinion, it is precisely because the capital is too southern, that the Great Jin has weak control over Jiangbei, and the north is lost too quickly, which also leads to the long-term passivity of the Great Jin. In terms of topography, the north is a flat river, which is conducive to the galloping of the cavalry, the north is high and the south is low, if the north is lost, the northern army forms a condescending situation, then the south of the Yangtze River is only a parry and has no power to fight back. If the northern army has a firm foothold in the north of the Yangtze River, and the north and south of the river face each other across the river, then the defense of thousands of miles of rivers may become a breakthrough everywhere, and if the troops are fortified everywhere and the troops are scattered, then the entire defense line will be in vain, and any place will be broken through, and the northern army will establish a stronghold on the south bank, then the natural danger of the great river will become shared by the north and the south, and the defense line of the great river will fall short. The foundation of Jinling is the four provinces along the river, once the northern army crosses the river, it can immediately threaten the foundation of Jinling, even if the northern army fails to conquer Jinling immediately, as long as it occupies the land of the four provinces around Jinling, Jinling can basically only sit in the city of sorrow. If you want to defend the river, you must turn Luzhou into depth, so that you can attack and retreat, you can take Luzhou as the foundation, go north to the north, and retreat to Luzhou as the Jinling barrier to defend the river.

It's just that this is a pattern of a corner of peace, if you want to unify the world, you still have to go north, and the center of gravity will inevitably move north, plus Jinling is the old capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, and most of the dynasties that choose Jinling as the country in the history books are short-lived, which is not an auspicious omen, so Emperor Taizu of the Great Wei Dynasty first denied Jinling. As for Zhongzhou Longmen, its influence is not as good as that of Qinzhou Xijing, so in the end, there are two choices left: today's Dijing and Xijing.

From the geographical point of view, Xijing is located in the center of the empire, which is conducive to defense, and the imperial capital is too biased towards the border town, it seems that Xijing is more suitable, but if you want to run Liaodong, Xijing is a little too far, so in the end, Emperor Taizu of the Great Wei Dynasty set the capital in today's imperial capital, so that Youzhou as a whole moved north to Guanwai, and set up a guard here, which has now the three states of Liaodong, because the imperial capital is close to the border town, the Great Wei has gradually become a pattern in which the north has military power and the south has financial power, and the money and grain in the south are transported to the imperial capital through the Grand Canal to the north, and then transported to the three states of Liaodong and the northwest states through the imperial capital。

It is precisely because Emperor Taizu of the Great Wei Dynasty managed the three prefectures of Liaodong and blocked the path of the Golden Horde from the southeast of Liao, so that the Golden Horde could only turn to march from the northwest. In all fairness, today's Qinzhou, Liangzhou, and Shuzhou are lost, and it is not a crime of war, when Qin Xiang had expelled the Golden Horde army and recovered the lost land, the reason why it was gained and lost was to ask the princes of the temple and the queen mother.

The Great Wei court had two major border armies, one was the Northwest Army, which was led by the governor of Qinzhong, and the other was the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, which was commanded by the governor of Liaodong. Qin Xiang is the last governor of Qinzhong, after Qin Zhong was recalled to the imperial capital and imprisoned, the five general soldiers of the Northwest Army were dismissed from their posts, and in the face of the Northwest Zhou uprising, the Northwest Army had no leader, and the veterans who could fight were either dead or surrendered, which was already in name only. In the face of such a scene, if Zhao Zheng, the governor of Liaodong, said that he was not cold, it was self-deception, so Zhao Zheng took advantage of the civil strife in the center of the imperial capital and had no time to take care of it, and united with the Qin family, the tycoon of Liaodong, and faintly became self-reliant.

The Great Wei Imperial Court that lost the Northwest Army could only balance Liaodong from the matter of money and grain, but the three states of Liaodong were already rich and fertile, Zhao Zhengxing Tuntian opened up wasteland, after several years of painstaking management, it was already possible to achieve food self-sufficiency, plus Qin and Butianzong mastered the North Sea shipping, completely bypassing the land blockade, from the sea to the south of the Yangtze River, other materials are not lacking, in this way, Liaodong has become a country within a country, faintly has the tendency to look at the world, if it is not for the Golden Horde behind it as a containment, when the situation is today, it is very unpredictable。

Since the death of Zhang Suqing, Li Xuandu has no thoughts about the Great Wei Imperial Court, in his opinion, the current Great Wei Imperial Court, far from changing a first assistant or changing an emperor, must go through a thorough change, can be changed from within, the resistance is too great, such as the last emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, want to ask for a million military salaries but cannot, until the Golden Horde army enters the city, ten thousand taels of silver is also idle, so this situation, must be broken by external forces, with a butcher's knife to kill, in order to succeed. Looking at the world, Liaodong Song Zheng is the best candidate, and his reputation over the years is also very good, but how to be specific, he still has to meet in person to feel at ease, so he has repeatedly planned to go to Liaodong, not purely to meet his future father-in-law. Of course, Qin Qing definitely wants to meet, but it's not all because it's a personal relationship, today's Liaodong is like Li Xuandu's Taiping Inn, Zhao Zheng is the shopkeeper, Qin Qing is the owner, the shopkeeper wants to see, and the owner also wants to meet.

Youzhou, Liaodong, Governor's Palace.

As the head of the major governors in the world, the governor of Liaodong is not much different from other governors, but compared with the buildings in the pass, it is a little less refined and a little more rugged, and even integrates some of the folk customs of the Golden Horde. The inside and outside of the official residence are heavily guarded, in addition to the military masters sitting here, there is also no shortage of masters of the Heaven Sect hiding in it, which can be described as heavily guarded, and it is not allowed to enter when idle.

At this time, in the back hall, several people sat down. The man sitting on the main seat, with slightly frosty temples, has the elegance cultivated by studying for many years, and there is no lack of evil spirit that has led the troops for many years, plus he has been in power for many years in a high position, and he is majestic, it is Zhao Zheng, the governor of Liaodong.

Sitting at the top of Zhao Zheng's left hand is Qin Xiang, since he defected to Zhao Zheng, although he has no official position, but his status is extremely high, only below Zhao Zheng.

Zhao Zheng stretched out his hand and pinched his eyebrows, and said: "The news just came from the Golden Horde, since the beginning of summer this year, the Golden Horde has made frequent changes, and it seems that it is going to make some moves after the autumn of this year, and it will be another vicious battle." ”

The so-called governance of the country is based on trust, and the management of the army is based on deception, and their tolerance is different. Therefore, it is said that the army cannot be allowed to enter the country, the country is not allowed to enter the army, and the etiquette cannot govern the army. The governor is the military and political power, and the army is also the people, if you talk about the skill of governance, Qin Xiang is far inferior to Zhao Zheng, but when it comes to the ability to lead the army, Zhao Zheng is not as good as Qin Xiang, which is also one of the reasons why Zhao Zhengli invited Qin Xiang to Liao.

Qin Xiang pondered for a moment and said: "The benefit of the soldier lies in the faith, the virtue of the soldier lies in the Tao, the accumulation of the virtuous soldier, and the reward of the believer soldier." The army has no wealth, the soldiers do not come, the army has no reward, and the soldiers do not go. The so-called peace and virtue have the function of rewarding things. If you want to fight, you can't do it without money, the army has not moved, the grain and grass go first, this time the Golden Horde will raise the army, we will deal with it, money and food are the first priority. ”

Sitting opposite Qin Xiang was a Confucian scribe, somewhat similar to Qin Daofang, who was the second master of the Qin family, Qin Daoyuan. Without Zhao Zheng opening his mouth, Qin Daoyuan already said: "Don't worry, you can rest assured that the grain stored now is enough for three years." There are more than 30 million taels of silver in the treasury, if it is not enough, I can still go to my brother to borrow one or two temporarily, not to mention more, 10 million taels of silver can still be taken out. ”

Qin Xiang's single name is a "Xiang" word, and he has a meritorious service for Xiang, so Qin Xiang's table word is a frontier, according to the current practice, with the first word of the table or self-name plus the name of "Gong" and "Shuai", Qin Xiang is a military attaché, and it is naturally called "Pi Shuai". Zhao Zheng's name is "Zheng", Zheng, Zhengye, Zheng, Zheng, Zheng, some changes and corrections. Zhao Zhengbiao's character is "Zhengji", so it is also called "Zhenggong".

Qin Xiang said: "The army gathers the crowd, the task is to excite the spirit, the imminent enemy is close to the enemy, the urgency is to encourage the spirit, the battle day is fixed, the urgency is to cut off the qi, and the battle today is to extend the qi." If you are not excited, you will be clumsy, if you are clumsy, if you are not enough, you will lose; if you are not motivated, you will be deterred, if you are deterred, if you are not courageous, you will be defeated. He is a righteous and strict army, and his momentum is far from being comparable to the armies in the Guannai, and it is not inferior to the Golden Horde Iron Cavalry. Money and food are abundant, the city is strong, and even if the Golden Horde marches south, there is nothing to fear. It's just that I am afraid that the emperor will take advantage of this opportunity to be unfavorable to Zhenggong, so I must guard against it. ”

Zhao Zheng sighed: "I'm worried about the same, it's okay to win this battle, if you lose both with the Golden Horde army, you will be injured, I am afraid that the imperial court will immediately enter Youzhou, and then take away my position as governor, so at this time, we must add an army to defend Yuguan in case of accidents." ”

The so-called inside and outside the Guan, the "Guan" here refers to the Chongqing Pass, which is the key place in and out of the three states of Liaodong, as long as this pass is kept, the inside and outside of the pass are two sides of the world. Qin Xiang knew in his heart that the so-called "in case of the unexpected", if the imperial court took advantage of this to raise troops to march into Liaodong, then Zhao Zheng should defend it, as for the foreign enemy Golden Horde, in the eyes of the royal nobles, the Golden Horde is difficult to last, rather than let Zhao Zheng occupy the three states of Liaodong, it is better to send it to the Golden Horde, and when the Golden Horde retreats, it can be recovered.

Since the Empress Dowager Xie Pheasant ignored Qinzhou, Shuzhou, and Liangzhou due to party disputes, Zhao Zheng no longer had hope for the imperial court, and Qin Xiang, as the person concerned, was even more so. Therefore, Qin Xiang was neither surprised, nor objected, and said: "The leader must be reliable. ”

Zhao Zhengdao: "So I plan to personally lead this army, sit in Liaozhou, and garrison Yuguan." Please sit in Liaozhou in person, I don't know what Bi Shuai wants?"

Qin Xiang was stunned, at this time, half of the main force of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry was stationed in Liaozhou, and Zhao Zheng invited him to sit in Liaozhou, which was equivalent to handing over half of the military power to him, and this kind of trust was not heavy.

Qin Xiang hesitated: "Zhenggong, it is more appropriate for me to be stationed in Yuguan." ”

Zhao Zheng waved his hand and said: "If you talk about the ability to lead the troops to fight, Pi Shuai to recover Qin and Liang Prefectures, expel the Golden Horde Iron Cavalry, the reputation is outside, he is actually the first person in the world, the government is far behind, the so-called Tao has a morning and evening, there is a specialization in the art industry, led by the Pi Shuai, it will be able to resist the enemy outside the country, and there will be fewer casualties." ”

Seeing that Qin Xiang was about to resign, Zhao Zheng accentuated his tone and said solemnly: "Pi Shuai is the focus of the overall situation, don't shirk." ”

Qin Xiang was silent for a moment, and sighed: "Since Zhenggong said so, then Qin Mou must do his best to live up to Zhenggong's trust." ”

At this moment, a young woman came in from outside the door, about twenty years old, not in the ordinary ladies of the world, but in a military uniform, looking heroic and sassy, full of heroism and innocence.

In the heavily guarded Governor's Palace, it was unusual to be able to enter the realm of no one like this, and come directly to the back hall of Zhao Zheng's deliberations, and the identity of the person who came was unusual, it was Zhao Yu, the only daughter of Zhao Zheng. Because of the early death of his wife, Zhao Zheng is quite spoiled for this daughter, not inferior to Qin Qing's spoiled Qin Su, so in Liaodong, everyone knows Miss Zhao, and even has the title of princess, but Zhao Yu is not from the rivers and lakes, and he is far away from the customs, so he is not as famous as Miss Qin.

Zhao Zheng was quite helpless about this daughter, but he still had to do the superficial work, and his face sank: "What are you doing here?"

Zhao Yu smiled and said: "The two Uncle Qin are not outsiders, and I am not an outsider, besides, Daddy, when will you not discuss matters?"

Qin Xiang and Qin Daoyuan were also familiar with Zhao Yu, and they were all smiling and silent.

Zhao Zheng asked, "Hunting again?"

Zhao Yu nodded and said, "Originally, I made an appointment with Sister Qin and asked her to teach me to play the piano, who would have thought that Sister Qin had just gone home a few days ago and sneaked out again, so I don't know where I would be at ease at this time." I have nothing to do, so I can only hunt, but this hunting is still the best in autumn and winter. ”

Zhao Zheng has a headache, although he has led the army for many years, he is still a literati in his bones, and with such a daughter, it will be difficult to find a satisfactory son-in-law in the future.

Zhao Zheng coughed lightly and looked at Qin Daoyuan: "I heard that my niece has a crush?"

Qin Daoyuan smiled bitterly: "Although this matter is fueled by the Li family, it is not false, otherwise Su Su would not have sneaked out this time." My third brother wrote a few days ago that he had already met the fourth gentleman and was very satisfied. He has no children under his knees, and he has always regarded Su Su as his own daughter, but he will not be rash in this matter, which shows that Mr. Four is indeed a young talent. ”

Zhao Zheng asked, "What does Sect Master Qin mean?"

Qin Daoyuan thought for a moment and said, "My brother didn't say much, neither in favor nor against. However, speaking of which, my brother had a very close relationship with Situ Xuance and Zhang Haishi back then, since Su Su liked it, and for the sake of the old man's affection, he should not object. ”

Zhao Yu pursed his lips: "Isn't it Bing Yan's senior brother, I used to hear Bing Yan often mention it, saying that her senior brother is ruthless, ruthless, and a powerful character, but he may not be a good match, if Sister Qin marries him, I am afraid that she will have to suffer." ”

"Don't talk nonsense. Zhao Zheng reprimanded in a deep voice: "It's just hearsay, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so I came to the conclusion, this is the truth I taught you? Now that there is a clear stream in the court who says that I am a traitorous villain, then you also think I am a traitorous villain?"

Zhao Yu stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to talk back.

At this moment, Qin Xiang asked, "What are Zhenggong and Mr. Qin talking about, but Li Xuandu, the fourth gentleman of the Qingwei Sect?"

Qin Daoyuan nodded and said, "It's this person." ”

Qin Xiang said with a smile: "Back then, Li Xuandu followed Zhang Xiang, when Qin was leading the troops, and he never worked with him, but later Qin was arrested by Zhao Shixian, the governor of Jiangzhou, and it was this little friend who took the risk to break into the law field and rescue me with Jing Xiu, so although I have a one-sided relationship with him, I have a very good impression." By the way, my subordinate general Hu Liang back then was a disciple of Mr. Qin, and he was also a close friend. ”

When Zhao Zheng heard this, he became interested and asked, "I don't know where this Mr. Li is now?"

Qin Daoyuan was half a person in the rivers and lakes because of his brother, and replied: "I heard that he angered the Great Sword Immortal and has been expelled from the sect, and now he has a close relationship with the Zhengyi Sect, and there are many masters gathered around him, even including the 'Blood Knife' Ning Yi on the Taixuan List." Qin Busi wrote that he and Su Su were invited by the little heavenly master of Zhengyizong to go to Yunjin Mountain's Dazhen Mansion to watch the ceremony, and they should be about to arrive at Shangqing Mansion at this time. ”

Zhao Zheng said with some regret: "Since he was the person Zhang Xiang liked back then, he must be a promising talent, and both Pi Shuai and Mr. Qin praised him, which shows that it is true, if they can participate in great things, it would be great." It's a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to see it, it's a pity, it's a pity. ”

Qin Daoyuan said with a smile: "Zhenggong doesn't have to regret it, after the two of them watch the ceremony, they will return to Liaodong, and then Zhenggong will be able to see it, even if they talk at night, it's okay." ”

Zhao Zheng stroked his palm and smiled: "This is the best." ”

When Zhao Yu heard this, his mind changed several times.

Of course, she not only knows who Li Xuan is, but also knows it very well, which is thanks to Lu Yanbing. It was precisely because of his preconceived notions that Zhao Yu was a little dissatisfied with the praise of Qin Xiang and others, and seeing his father's great interest in Li Xuandu, he was even more helpless and anxious. She secretly wondered in her heart: "Sister Qin rejected Han Yinyue's color embryo back then, why is it becoming more and more useless now?" It seems that it is really as Bingyan said, that senior brother of hers has some demagogic methods, and Sister Qin must have been deceived by his rhetoric. I can't let my dad see this man, maybe he will be deceived by him. But what should Sister Qin do? We have a deep sisterhood, and we can't watch Sister Qin fall into the fire pit, maybe we will have to ask Sect Master Qin to take action when the time comes. However, according to Uncle Qin, there are still many masters around this person, but they can't be underestimated, and I have to remind Sect Master Qin not to be careless......"

Zhao Yu will not belittle someone as worthless because he is hostile to that person, but will pay more attention to his enemies, the greater Li Xuandu's reputation, the more vigilant she becomes, knowing that Li Xuandu has many masters to follow, not only is she more and more sure that Li Xuandu will be demagogic, but she has also begun to calculate how to use her strength to rescue Sister Qin from the fire pit.

At this time, Li Xuandu, who was nearly 10,000 miles away, covered his mouth and nose, sneezed, and then said to Qin Su: "I heard Master say, this is called a whim, you have a 'fate', this whim, will not be untargeted, I am afraid that this trip to Yunjin Mountain will not be peaceful." ”