When the first heavy snow fell in the first year of Beiding, Chencheng received Xifu's expedition notice. Xifu followed the rules and reported it to the court. This made Zhong Rouning very satisfied. In order to support Xifu's expedition, he specially issued an order to let Zhongshuyuan give

The Xifu allocated two months of food and grass for the 300,000 troops and 300,000 pieces of silk clothing to protect them from the cold. This made the Beifu, who had started the Huaihe War without authorization, much more embarrassed.

On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhuo Tianya was ordered to evacuate Xizhou, but Dongfu did not indicate who would take over. When Yu Qingwu of the North Palace led his troops to Xizhou, they were shocked to find the military flag of the West Palace and Gu Yanfeng flying above the Xizhou city.

Yu Qingwu was so angry that he sent people to the city to negotiate. The reply was that Zhuo Tianya left too hastily. In order to avoid Duan Wan's invasion, Xifu could only reluctantly move in. Everyone was an army of the Chen Kingdom and of course they had to bear the responsibility for defense.

, this is the first negotiation.

On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Yu Qingwu consulted Xiao Yu and conducted a second negotiation. He said that according to the imperial edict of the late emperor, Xizhou was originally under the jurisdiction of the East Prefecture, but now it naturally falls under the jurisdiction of the Beifu Prefecture. The responsible attitude of the West Prefecture is worthy of boasting.

, Now that the Beifu army has arrived, it is no longer necessary to worry about the Xifu. The reply from Xizhou City is that Gu Yanfeng, the governor of Jiangxia, has followed Chen Zhiqing in the westward expedition to Dongchuan. The general is not here, so his subordinates cannot make their own decisions.

Under the double fury of Yu Qingwu and Xiao Yu, Ying Zongyue, the deputy governor of the Beifu, went to Changsha in person and asked to meet Meng Yan. When Ying Zongyue arrived in Changsha, Zhuo Bailing, who was left behind in the Xifu, gave a warm reception. Ying Zongyue asked Meng Yan many times.

Zhuo Bailing blocked Yan's trip on the pretext of being busy with official duties. Just when Ying Zongyue was about to run away, Zhuo Bailing embarrassedly told him that Meng Yan was in Baoqing thatched cottage, and Ying Zongyue was rushing in the face of heavy snow on the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

When they arrived at the thatched cottage, they found that Meng Yan was no longer in Baoqing. After questioning, he learned that Meng Yan had already left for Yeling City. The furious Ying Zongyue hurriedly chased after him, but was blocked when he arrived in Hezhou.

The sergeants in the city said that the war in the west was tense, and no one could cross Hezhou without the edict of the prince and the decree of the court.

"Your Highness, is it too much to deal with Beifu like a cow? There is news from Chenjing that King Wu's impeachment documents have been issued four times in a row." Gu Qingfeng reminded Meng Yan while serving dishes.

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"It doesn't matter, the imperial court's decree is for the Xifu and the Beifu to negotiate. Negotiation means that they can be negotiated. Our Xifu is so busy at war that we don't have time?" Meng Yan said with a smirk.

"Your Highness, the day has come. I'm afraid it's hard to hide our intentions. Should we make them public? In the past few days, letters from the Military Council asking for war have almost piled up." Gu Qingfeng reminded.

"Well, it's almost done. Let's make it public. Otherwise, it won't be easy to explain to the Queen Mother after taking so many things from the court."

On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Beiding, Chen Chao Xifu announced the westward expedition to Dongchuan, with Chen Zhiqing, the military governor of Wuling Army of Xifu, as the commander-in-chief, Gu Yanfeng, the military commander of Jiangxia Army, and Jin Qian, the military commander of Hezhou Army, as deputy commanders.

Soldiers and horses marched together to recapture Dongchuan.

After learning that Xifu was going to Dongchuan, King Wu Xiao Yu was even more furious. Now he is sitting in the lobby with a gloomy face, "Meng Yan is challenging me!"

"Your Highness, the actions of the Xifu are actually helpful for us to regain the Huaihe River. Why not let the matter of Xizhou go first?" Sun Ziyang, the newly promoted Marquis of Yanzhou, said tentatively.

"Does Marquis Yan mean that Meng Yan is doing this or helping us?" Xiao Yu's attitude was obviously dissatisfied. Even if the Changsun family served him, they had also shed their identity as Meng Yan's mother clan.

"Your Highness, Xizhou is currently in the hands of the Xifu. If we attack Wang Ming with all our strength, do you think Duan Wan will send troops to help?" The eldest grandson Ziyang did not remain silent because of Xiao Yu's cold words.

"Will Xizhou soldiers and horses take the initiative to attack?" Xiao Yu's attitude softened somewhat. No matter what Changsun's intention was, what he said made sense.

"General Yu is still near Xizhou. Let General Yu take the initiative to attack Duan Wan. Then we will defend in Wanling and expose Xizhou to Duan Wan."

Xiao Yu took a breath of cold air. This eldest son Ziyang's plan was too vicious, but it was indeed a good one. Xiao Yu thought about it for a while, and then said: "Just do it to the end, Xu Yu, go to Wanling and meet Yu Qing in person.

Please do this well together with Wu, and if necessary, you can use the name of Xifu to harass Duan Wan."

The eldest grandson Ziyang didn't have a good impression of the Chen Dynasty of the Xiao family. He worked hard to establish a relationship with the Zhong family for a long time, but it turned into a shadow in one day. Now he has to serve the suspicious King Wu in front of him. He fully hopes that the chance of marrying Zhong Roulan will be eliminated.

After being strangled to death, Cui and Meng Zhao were also betrayed. There is no regret medicine in the world, so we have to follow Xiao Yu, otherwise the survival of the Changsun family will be in question.

After the military meeting in Dongfu, Xiao Yu walked into the backyard. He now felt a little disgusted with Xia Houying. She was indifferent to Cang Shu Haoyue's assassination and even gloated a little. He told Xiao Yu privately that Cang Shu Haoyue's death was a blow to Meng.

Yan's best time, I also believed it by mistake. Who knew that Meng Yan's counterattack would be so strong, and he would directly and unreasonably occupy Xizhou. Xia Houying may be right not to start from emotion, but emotionally speaking, Xia Houying is too

Liang Bo was too scheming, and she did what a qualified matron should do, which is why Xiao Yu has endured it till now.

"Your Highness, have all the generals left?" Xia Houying came forward and said respectfully.

"Well, where is the child?" Xiao Yu didn't want to discuss military and political affairs with her.

Xia Houying was stunned for a moment and then said with an embarrassed smile: "Ning'er is in the garden, followed by a maid. She has just moved here and everything has not been sorted out yet. I have neglected my duty. Please punish me." Xia Houying knew that Xiao Yu refused to answer her question.

The reason was that he was angry with himself, and he never expected that Meng Yan would counterattack so quickly and with such fierce methods.

"Princess, don't worry too much. The Changsun family has moved the Changsun Mansion to Danyang. After the Chinese New Year, the East Mansion will be moved to Stone City. I have already reported this matter to the imperial court, and the imperial court changed the name of Stone City to Jinling." Xiao Yu was expressionless.

He said with an expression, turned around and went to the direction of the garden, leaving Xia Houying where she was, feeling very embarrassed.

"Hua" Dongchuan general Cao Li was once again in trouble. Since arriving in the southern border, he has retreated all the way north. Seeing that the war in Dongchuan has begun, according to the intelligence report, except for Gu Xifeng in Shizhu, other places have been in emergency. Bozhou

Feng You was so restrained by Jin Qian that he couldn't move at all. The key was that he couldn't even figure out where Meng Yan was.

"General, the angel has arrived."

The words from his entourage brought Cao Li back to reality. Ever since Meng Yan sent out troops in a high-profile manner, Cao Li felt like the court was asking for help, and it finally arrived.

Cao Li respectfully welcomed the envoy in. It was not that Cao Li was flattering, but that the envoy had to be flattered. The person who came was Xu Shaoting, the chief minister of the dynasty.

"Zhikun! Can you still bear it?" Xu Shaoting said with some certainty.

"Master Chief Assistant, the front line is tight. Chen Zhiqing moved too fast. He attacked three counties in five days. However, the stone pillar blocked another route of thieves and Chen Zhiqing did not dare to be so arrogant. Fortunately, now that Master Chief Assistant has arrived, the backbone is here. At the end of the day,

The general's mind will be at peace." Cao Li complained and flattered him.

Xu Shaoting heard a burst of joy in his heart, but the chief assistant still had to have some airs. He stopped and said: "Zhikun, I have been ordered by the emperor to come here just to help you defeat the enemy. Is there any difficulty? Although

Come on, I'll analyze it for you."

"Master Chief Assistant, the bandits are powerful, but Chen Zhiqing, Gu Yanfeng and Jin Qian are not good at it. Now General Feng You is forced by Jin Qian in Bozhou and cannot move at all. Gu Xifeng is on par with Gu Yanfeng. If you

If he doesn't come, the general will prepare to go to Wulong in person to supervise the battle." Cao Li looked helpless.

"The Dark Night Guard has judged that Meng Yan may be supervising the war in Jiangxia. The war between the Huaihe River and Huaihe River is about to break out. The imperial court is now fighting on two sides, and the pressure is great. Zhikun, it is good that you can personally supervise the war. Chen Zhiqing is just a traitor from the Dark Night Guard. Gu Yan

Feng is not a young boy of the Gu family, Jin Qian is just a small official, and the battle of Dongchuan is just a gimmick." Xu Shaoting analyzed confidently.

Cao Li secretly scolded his mother, your damn chief minister of the imperial court stays in Luochen City every day to enjoy the blessings. How could he know how terrible the Xifu is? He didn't believe that Meng Yan would be in Jiangxia. With Ye Bohuai in Jiangxia, Duan Wan could still be his opponent.

?I have fought against Xifu for many years. Meng Yan has always been cautious in doing things. Who knows where he is at this time. Anyway, he will definitely not be on the front line of Dongchuan or Jiangxia. Who is Chen Zhiqing? Three thousand Bai Zewei are in Hezhou and Qiandi.

The ghosts who were killed were crying and wolves were howling, and Zhi'er was howling at night. Not to mention himself, even if the emperor came in person, he might not be his opponent. But after Xu Shaoting said this, he couldn't fight back.

"What Lord Chief Assistant said is that Dongchuan is dangerous and it is impossible for the bandits to defeat them quickly. The general is confident that he will tie them here and fight them to death. He just hopes that Hanzhong can support him?"

"Zhikun hopes that Hanzhong will send troops?"

Cao Li couldn't judge Xu Shaoting's attitude towards this question for a while, but he really didn't want to guess or play riddles, so he bit the bullet and said: "I'm sorry for my stupidity, what do you mean, sir?"

Xu Shaoting laughed, stepped forward and patted Cao Li on the shoulder and said: "Qin Guogong Yang Feng is eager to leave Hanzhong, but your Majesty doesn't think so. The Yang family has conquered Yongxi's Jiuzhou and has become an unstoppable trend. At this time, let him leave Hanzhong and enter Dongchuan.

How should Zhikun handle himself?"

Cao Li suddenly realized that Xu Shaoting was telling him about Yang Feng's ambitions and showing his goodwill to him. He was still fighting for power, but he couldn't say that, so he whispered: "Sir, if Dongchuan

In a bitter battle, the Duke of Qin may take the initiative to ask for an order. The situation in Dongchuan will then be even more ugly, which will not be conducive to the prestige of the chief minister in the court. What do you think?" As he spoke, he lowered his body as much as possible to show respect.

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After Xu Shaoting listened, he was silent for a while. What Cao Li said was not unreasonable. He recommended himself to Dongchuan just to win over Cao Li. In the court, he could be said to be one person below ten thousand people, but in the military, he was very weak.

Being stretched thin, Cao Li has been retreating steadily, and Yuan Changli has long been dissatisfied. If Dongchuan loses again, the person who will have the greatest impact is not Cao Li but himself.

After Xu Shaoting figured it out, he looked at Cao Li with admiration and said: "It is indeed too difficult for Zhikun to fight against the traitors with one person. I immediately wrote to request an order to mobilize the troops and horses of Hanzhong. This way we have the upper hand. Your Majesty also

The Duke of Qin will not be allowed to lead the army in person, and then it will be difficult to decide who the soldiers and horses will be."

"Your Majesty is wise, and your words to wake up the junior general are like enlightenment. The junior general is here to thank you for your cultivation." Cao Li's posture became lower and lower. He knew that his alliance with Xu Shaoting had basically been reached. He was originally in the court.

It's very embarrassing. With Xu Shaoting's support, his position will be much more stable.

Xu Shaoting got Cao Li's attitude, and Cao Li also got the guarantee of Xu Shaoting's support. Both parties were happy. In order to repay Xu Shaoting's kindness, Cao Li would naturally arrange a grand meal for Lao Xu. The Shanshui Building in Fuling City is a good place. Mainly

The girl is beautiful.

They seemed to have forgotten that there was still war going on in Dongchuan. Just as they were eating with great passion, a letter from the frontline frightened Cao Li awake.

"General, Shi Zhu, General Gu, reported urgently that the leader of the thieves, Gu Yanfeng, raided Wanzhou and destroyed the city of Wanzhou!"
Chapter completed!