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When Lu He saw the letter, he immediately began to order troops happily.

He knew in his heart that Chu Hechao would lead his troops to attack the Xiongnu in the early spring because he must have the confidence and the Karasuma people to help him, which meant that he must deal with the Xiongnu properly.Liangzhou was also often invaded by barbarians, so Lu He would not agree to such a chance to make credit and solve the disaster.

He immediately ordered [-] cavalry, ready to have meat with Chu Hechao.

Chu Hechao led the most cavalry this time, a total of [-] cavalry. When he ordered his troops to attack the Xiongnu, the entire Wengong Kingdom and the various departments in Youzhou began to operate closely.

All corners of the country moved upon hearing the news, and food, weapons, clothing, soldiers, civilian husbands...all were sent to northern Xinjiang.With one order, countless people and materials gathered from all directions. This kind of operation manpower can already be called the strength of the empire.

On February [-]nd of the seventh year of Zhou Yan, the [-] cavalry were divided into three groups and went deep into the grasslands, striving to completely annihilate the main force of the Huns.

After arriving at the grassland, Lu He realized that Chu Hechao actually had a map of the Huns' royal court in his hand.He was overjoyed, and suddenly felt that he was right to follow.

With a map, the cavalry has a clear goal.Chu Hechao went straight to the king's court and ordered Lu He and Karasuma to attack the left and right virtuous king's tribes respectively, setting off a revenge massacre on the grassland in a hurry.

After Chu Hechao and the others went deep into the grassland, the communication with the rear was also cut off.

Yuan Liyuan was in Jizhou, so he couldn't guess what was going on in the grassland.He knew intellectually that this battle was a sure thing, but he was still worried in his heart.

While he was patiently waiting for the news on the grassland, instead, a piece of unexpected news came from King Chen in the south.

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"What?" Liu Jixin asked in surprise, "King Chen actually took over Yizhou and Yuzhou? These two states belong to Qin Meng and Qin Pei."

Qin Meng and Qin Pei are members of the royal family, they are the emperor's uncles.

The rest of the people were also shocked, Guo Mao quickly asked: "May I ask Mr. Zhao, when did King Chen take these two states?"

Standing in the middle of the crowd was Zhao Ying who had just rushed over from the Grain and Materials Institute. Zhao Ying wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Last July, King Chen used Qin Meng and Qin Pei as disrespectful to the Son of Heaven. He sent troops to attack Yizhou and Yuzhou for the reason of wanting to establish other descendants of the Qin family as emperors, and completely captured these two states at the end of last year. The emperor ordered Qin Meng, Qin Pei and their descendants of the Qin family to be demoted as ordinary people and to They're in the dungeon."

"The emperor is confused," Zhan Shaoning sneered in his heart. Seeing the Qin family killing each other, he, a person who hated the court, was heartbroken. "If he kills his own people, there will no longer be an assassin named Qin in the world."

Yuan Li said indifferently: "Even if the Son of Heaven is not confused, King Chen has already held the two states in his hands. Even if the Son of Heaven knows the heart of King Chen's tiger and wolf, he has to do so for self-protection."

Several people in the room sighed.

The fragrance of tea curled up, slowly floating upwards.This tea is a good tea sent by Bingzhou. It smells pleasant and refreshing. Although the hearts of the people present are heavy, they are not too out of touch with this fragrance.

As early as they knew that King Chen had taken the emperor away, they had guessed that this day would come.

It can be said to be an extremely useful move to use the name of the emperor to crusade against "non-officials".It seems that the fact that their lord became Duke Wen still irritated King Chen.

However, although they were nervous, they were only nervous for a moment, and they didn't worry too much.

As Yuanli's subordinates, Yuanli gave them the confidence to feel at ease.Now that the three northern states are united, the lord is as powerful as the sky, even if they start a fight with King Chen, they will not be timid at all.

Even if King Chen wanted to use the name of the emperor to blame them, it would not work. Yuanli and Chu Hechao were loyal ministers recognized by the world, not to mention that Chu Hechao was attacking the Xiongnu now, and he was really serving the country and the people. The Son of Heaven card in their hands has no effect on them.

Although King Chen is difficult, they are not invincible.It's just that seeing King Chen's current situation, he was the first to attack the royal clan, which was not as ruthless as King Chen's usual style of handling things, so they were so surprised.

"My lord is now very powerful, with food and grass, hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and the five-year Luoshui covenant with King Chen. Although what King Chen did in the south will not affect us for the time being, we have to guard against it after all, otherwise Five years later..." Zhou Gongdan said slowly, "If King Chen completely unifies the south, he will be a strong enemy for us. The world will be divided into two, and King Chen will occupy the most prosperous place."

Now the only person in the world who can compete with Yuanli and Chu Hechao is King Chen.

Yuan Li heard the words, thought for a moment, and said directly: "Bring the map."

Lin Tian immediately took the map and spread it on the table.

Yuanli called other people to gather around, pointed to the locations of Yangzhou, Yizhou, and Yuzhou on the map, and said: "The three states of King Chen just surrounded Jingzhou, and when King Chen completely controls Yizhou and Yuzhou After Jingzhou, his next goal should be Jingzhou."

The people around the map nodded repeatedly, Xiang Hongyun looked down for a while, and suddenly said: "The number one scholar in the imperial examination is the son of the Wang family of Jingzhou. Invite the number one scholar to ask about the current situation in Jingzhou?"

Yuan Li nodded and asked someone to call Wang Qianzhi.

Wang Qianzhi was nervous and confused when he was called away from the political affairs hall. He didn't dare to look too much when he entered the door, so he went straight to salute Yuanli. When Yuanli asked him about Jingzhou, he realized something, and said: "I heard Gong. A few days ago, my family also sent a letter to Beiqian, and they were hesitating whether to move their family to Jizhou."

He spoke very euphemistically, but everyone present understood.If it weren't for the critical situation in Jingzhou, how could such a well-known family deeply rooted in Jingzhou be willing to move to another place and start over.

After careful questioning, they also knew that Jiang Yu, the governor of Jingzhou, was worried and worried day and night, for fear that King Chen would really lead his troops to attack him.

After Wang Qianzhi answered these questions, he took a deep breath and said, "I heard that the name of justice and benevolence is well known to the world. I wonder if we can help Jingzhou to escape from King Chen's teacher?"

Several counselors glanced at each other. Xiang Hongyun used to be from Yizhou Qin Pei. He knew the governors and gentry tyrants in the surrounding states very clearly, and he also understood Jiang Bing's temperament. His eyes flashed , then said lightly: "It is not the lord who does not want to help Jingzhou. But the lord once had a Luoshui covenant with the king of Chen. Within five years, he cannot interfere in each other's internal affairs and cannot use troops against each other. The lord and the king of Chen are blood alliances. If they violate it, then will be betrayed by the world.”

Wang Qianzhi's heart sank, his face showed a bit of disappointment, but he still followed the rules and saluted: "It's a humble job and reckless."

Xiang Hongyun glanced at him, and said casually: "If King Chen violates the Luoshui Covenant first, then my lord will not have to worry about it. My lord, what do you think?"

Yuan Li glanced at Xiang Hongyun, then at Wang Qianzhi, and said meaningfully: "Yes. Only when King Chen takes the initiative to use troops against me can I have a reason to send troops against King Chen."

Wang Qianzhi was so intelligent that he instantly understood what Xiang Hongyun and Yuan Li meant.

If Jiang Cai surrendered to Yuanli, then Jingzhou would be the place where Yuanli belonged.Once King Chen sent troops to Jingzhou, it was equivalent to sending troops to Yuanli. At that time, Yuanli would be able to send troops to protect Jingzhou openly.

Wang Qianzhi felt that this matter was very difficult.

As a native of Jingzhou, he naturally didn't want to see his hometown suffer from military disasters.But is Jiang Cai really willing to take refuge in Yuanli?

Various thoughts rolled in his heart, and the pros and cons of taking refuge in Wen Gong flashed through Wang Qianzhi's mind over and over again.Soon, Wang Qianzhi realized that there was no choice in this matter.

Either Jingzhou was captured by Chen Wangqiang's troops, or he took refuge in Wen Gong for protection. If Wang Qianzhi was Jiang Jie, he would choose the latter.

Wen Gong is kind and benevolent, and Wang Qianzhi has already known Wen Gong's love for his subordinates and the people in just half a year since he came to Wen Country.Now the world has been divided into two parts. Sooner or later, the governors of each state have to choose one side to take refuge in. They have to vote early and late. Compared with Chen Wang, it is better to vote for Wen Gong as soon as possible!

Wang Qianzhi gritted his teeth, and immediately made up his mind, "I know about Wen Gong's difficulties, so I will write a letter from my family and send it back to Jingzhou tonight, in order to get Wen Gong's protection."

After finishing speaking, Wang Qianzhi did not procrastinate, and left with a wink.

Xiang Hongyun looked at his back, pondered, stepped forward a few steps and cupped his hands to Yuan Li and said, "My lord, I'm afraid that Wang Qianzhi's family letters won't be able to move Governor Jiang. I have had a few encounters with Governor Jiang. Yuan, please allow me to go to Jingzhou to act as a lobbyist."

Seeing Xiang Hongyun's confident appearance, Yuan Li nodded and agreed without thinking for long, and said with a smile, "Then I will leave this matter to you. Remember, your own safety should be the most important thing."

After all, he allocated a thousand elite cavalry for Xiang Hongyun's use.

The heart of love and protection in this fist is clear, Xiang Hongyun rarely smiled, and saluted to accept his favor.

After the discussion on this matter was over, the officials also withdrew.

As soon as they went out, everyone surrounded Xiang Hongyun in twos and threes, and Zhan Shaoning said strangely: "You usually keep quiet, why are you so active today?"

"If I don't work hard, the lord will forget me." Xiang Hongyun was not in a hurry, "It just so happens that Jiang Yu and I have an old relationship, and only I can do this."

Liu Jixin joked at the side: "If the Prime Minister has settled this matter and puts me down, what shall we do?"

Guo Mao pretended to think for a moment, then smiled subtly and said: "My lord has always loved and cared for me. I think even if Mr. Laixiang has made meritorious service, my lord will not forget me."

Zhou Gongdan found it interesting, so he approached enthusiastically and said, "My lord likes to drink some wine with me the most. When I have a drink with my lord next time, I can ask you who I love more and whom I like. How about it?"

As soon as he said this, he immediately attracted other people to stare with a smile on their faces.

You will be called to drink by the lord?

Five days later, Xiang Hongyun took Wang Qianzhi and left Jizhou under the escort of a thousand cavalry.

At this time, it had been more than a month since Chu Hechao and others went deep into the grassland. Yuan Li was very calm outside. He seemed confident, but in fact his mouth was full of bubbles, hoping to get some news on the grassland as soon as possible.

While he was waiting anxiously, at the beginning of April, a large number of cattle, sheep and horses were suddenly sent to Ye County.