More than two months have passed since the Shu army entered Beijing, and the situation in the capital, which seems to have calmed down, is actually treacherous and dangerous.

The process of Shu Marquis Xi Ze Yaoshi taking over the power was not smooth, this time he suddenly made a difficulty, although he took over the supreme authority, but in fact, the various forces in the capital did not agree with the Shu Marquis, just because he was in a big position and kept silent. Nominally, he was still a courtier, a member of the nobility, and he must not use violent means.

The Marquis of Shu is different from Lin Yue at the beginning, after all, the world defaults to Lin Yue's faction as the power of the four princes, the two princes compete, Lin Yue kills the rival factions in the capital, although the relevant nobles will harbor resentment, but the entire aristocratic system does not completely reject Lin Yue, and such a fight in the power struggle is not abnormal, but Lin Yue is a little widely implicated.

And the Marquis of Shu belongs to the foreign ministers into Beijing this time, his enemy is at most the side of the Duke of Jin, now he has won, it stands to reason that it has little to do with the capital, the capital side neither caters to nor excludes, if in this case the killing ring, the Marquis of Shu will become the public enemy of the nobles, and even the public enemy of the world.

Originally, according to his assumption, he would have acted in two ways. If the new king obediently cooperates, then the reason is that the Song Party bewitches the emperor and establishes a new policy in vain. The Duke of Jin had grievances and admonished the soldiers, and the Marquis of Shu Xi Ze Yaoshi pacified the rebellion and arrested the children of Songshu who were in trouble, which made great contributions to the imperial court. In this way, the new king was preserved, and Yuzawa Yaoyo took control of the government.

And if the new king is more tough and unwilling to cooperate, it will be more difficult. It can only be forced to abdicate on the basis that the new king is not right, and then completely clean up the loose party. But whenever the king is forced to abdicate, it is the next resort.

And at this time, the Taishang King was burned to death in the Zhuli Palace, this incident made the Shu Marquis Xi Ze Yaoshi passive, if he chose to force the king to abdicate, then the paralyzed Taishang King is the first choice, and he can proclaim himself prime minister and take over the power. But the death of the king of Taishang, if he is forcing the new king to abdicate. What do the people of the world think? If the two generations of kings are folded in their own hands, no matter how much they put on a show, they will not be able to save their reputation.

Thinking of this, Xi Ze Yaoshi couldn't help but be very resentful of Long Aotian. Originally, the Eastern Expedition was all led by the Yushan faction, but after the death of the Demon Cloud Sea, Xi Ze Yaoshi had the intention to seize the military power, so he transferred Sima Hui away from the front line. But he didn't want to offend Yushan, so he asked Long Aotian to help, after all, Long Aotian was not only the chief of the three generations of Yushan, but also the son of the nobles in Shudi's hometown, which was a product of intermediate compromise.

And Long Aotian, who doesn't care about the world, also gave several reasons, including the question of the ownership of the virtuous concubine Hua Bingrong. For Yuzawa Yaoshi, she is just a woman, so naturally she has no objections. Now it seems that Long Aotian not only took Hua Bingrong away, but also killed her husband with a fire, do you people in Yushan have no lower limit?

Resentment is resentment, Xi Ze Yaoshi still has to deal with the aftermath, so this matter became a virtuous concubine Hua Bingrong's strong temperament, seeing that the palace was broken and went to Huangquan with the king, she blew a wave of martyrdom. This kind of practice is to cover your ears and steal the bell after all, the last time Lin Yue led troops into the palace, why didn't you see Concubine Xian commit suicide with the king. Even so, there was no refutation or seriousness.

Because of the death of the Taishang King, the Marquis of Shu could not take action against the new king immediately, so he could only deal with the Song Party first. These men are the right-hand men of the new king, and to get rid of them is to cut off the wings of the new king.

So the third party ban began, but this time it was not very intense, on the one hand, because the rise of the Song Party was short and the foundation was shallow. It didn't take much effort to uproot. On the other hand, the Marquis of Shu is also dealing with the Song Party in a controlled manner. It is different from the previous two party bans of the Western Party and the Eunuch Party. The Song Party is composed of young students, and there is nothing great about it in itself, and the only reason is to bewitch the Supreme and establish a new policy in vain. In fact, the merits of the new policy are still being discussed, and it has not yet been implemented, so it is really not a big sin. If it is not handled properly, it will cause a backlash from Shilin, so Shuhou Xize Yaoshi only dealt with a few leaders, and the rest is only dismissed, exiled, and expelled. After that, the Songming Academy, the base camp of the Song Party, was banned.

Whether it is the palace, the court, the people, and the scholars, all make the Marquis of Shu tired of coping, and what worries him the most is the foundation of his own life, the 350,000 army in his hands. The instability of the army has always been the heart disease of the Marquis of Shu, and hundreds of thousands of Shu troops have seen that the rebellion has been removed, and many people are homesick like arrows. And the troops in the capital are expected to be promoted greater, otherwise why would they abandon the court and join the Shu army. There are also tens of thousands of Jin troops, and the Jin and Shu wars themselves have been fought repeatedly, and the two sides have grudges against each other, and now that the Duke of Jin has been killed, he is naturally marginalized as a prisoner, and they also have hometown parents, and it is impossible to stay here and work for the Marquis of Shu.

Clear-eyed people have seen the strength of Shuhou Xize Yaoshi on the surface, as well as the hidden dangers behind the strength, so even if he is now in a hegemonic posture, there are very few people who take refuge.

Just when the death of King Taishang caused a lot of trouble to Xi Ze Yaoshi, another shocking news came, the death of the eldest prince Ji Wei, which once again made the situation of the Marquis of Shu worse. Originally, it was planned to let this eldest son be a puppet, but he died like this? Within a month, two important members of the royal family passed away one after another, and the new king was still under house arrest by him, and public opinion in the capital was very unfavorable to the Marquis of Shu.

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Dabai Mountain, Wulonggou

Ji Ya returned here after leaving the capital, and when she saw everyone, she told everyone about the experience of Longjianmen and the capital, and everyone was also embarrassed. And she also took out the information written by the eldest brother Ji Wei, and several people also sighed at Ji Wei's talent after reading it.

As a literati, Jian Tu even said: "Alas, if such a man can be the king, why is the world like this." ”

Jiantu himself is both a noble and a literati, because he loves calligraphy, and even his own pond is dyed black because of the washing pen, so he is called Mr. Mochi. Only because the local tyrant coveted the precious collection in his home, so he sent someone to lure his wife to frame his husband, which was wronged and lost the family property, and was rescued by a friend, almost died in the wilderness, and was rescued by Chun Yu Wuji, who went out of the mountain to earn extra money, and now does logistics work in Wulonggou, writing and calculating.

Because he has seen too much of the ugliness of the troubled times, he has no hope for the court and local princes. He also knew in his heart that the Great Zhou Dynasty was difficult to reverse, even if the eldest prince Ji Wei really became the king, I am afraid that he would not be able to return to the sky.

So many things have happened in a short period of time, and Chai Shengnan, an old opponent of the Holy Women's Sect, died so badly that Chun Yu Wuji, Huangfu Yan and Geng Chang, who were originally born in the Holy Women's Sect, were completely unacceptable, and now the world has reached the point where such heroes don't even have a decent way to die?

Ji Ya also discussed with a few people about the northwest strategy given by the eldest brother, there is no problem with the general direction, but the Wulong Ditch has finally been developed, if all of them are transferred to the northwest, then this family business is a pity?

Mr. Mochi said briefly: "Actually, it's okay to make plans early, without Chai Shengnan's Beichen Army, our side is not very safe." ”

Everyone understands the meaning of his words, although this is still under the rule of the imperial court, it is already within the radiation range of the Ma family, and the Ma family, as a family, will certainly not conquer the city in the past. Especially on the side of Chai Shengnan's army, no matter which force in this northeast does not dare to act rashly. Now that the Ma family has established itself as a prince, and Chai Shengnan is dead, it is imperative for the Ma family to expand its power.

If it is a small mountain and a small village, Wulonggou is blessed, and now it is developing rapidly, and it can gather more than 3,000 fighters when needed, which is not a small number, and if used properly, it is enough to change the outcome of a war between princes.

Originally, the imperial court was unable to encircle and suppress, and the Dabai Mountain, where Wulonggou was located, connected to the three states, so it could be alone in troubled times, and the Ma family wanted to expand its power, and the chaos in the north and the chaos in the south would probably not be touched, and the Qi land in the east also had the support of the Sun family. Only a few states and counties in the west are not strong. Once these three states are obtained by the Ma family, then Wulonggou will be surrounded by this thousand-year-old family, and the war between the two sides is a foregone conclusion.

Before Ji Ya came back, Chun Yu Wuji, Huangfu Yan, Geng Chang, and Jian Tu discussed setting up another mountain, but many people in Wulonggou were involved in worshipping the Holy Maiden, and it seemed that they couldn't retreat anywhere. This time Ji Ya came back from the capital, but she found a good place for them, maybe the Yunzhong Military Region in the northwest is a way out.

In this way, Ji Ya stayed in Wulonggou for nearly three months, while combining the information given by Ji Wei and the production status of Wulonggou to practice and study, on the other hand, she also promised the little blacksmith Liu Ming to teach him fire spirit immortal arts.

Lin Yue, who was far away in Huadu, had just obtained the power taught by his master Borenzi, and he was injured, so he also decided to cultivate temporarily. The master and apprentice are not in a hurry, anyway, there is an appointment for half a year, and they will be able to meet when the time comes.

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Just when Ji Ya stayed in Wulonggou to study, a new owner came to Wohu Mountain.

Crouching Tiger Mountain is named after the shape of the mountain, and it looks like a tiger resting on the ground from a distance.

Originally, there was a cottage on this mountain, and there were one or two hundred thieves falling into the grass, but when Wulonggou rose, it swept away the bandits with a bad reputation around it, and the cottage of Wohu Mountain was also burned to the ground.

In fact, the Dabai Mountain, where Wulonggou is located, is officially named because it is surrounded by cliffs and exposes snow-white rock formations. But it hides an oolong ditch, and there is only one way out of the entire valley. Nearby villagers and people in the rivers and lakes also jokingly call Dabai Mountain the Hidden Dragon Mountain.

The Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger is not close, but it is not far either, so Wulonggou will sweep here.

A month ago, Baihufeng, who came from the south, came to Wohu Mountain from the group, and stayed behind when he saw this abandoned cottage. Today's White Tiger Wind has gone through a lot of hardships, and there are about 300 people, and there are less than 1,000 people who follow everyone. Everyone's food was almost finished, and Xiong Yi and Xiong Ying, the brothers and sisters who were the team leaders, had to settle down first.

According to the usual practice, Xiong Yi took the men and horses to clean up the residence, and Xiong Ying inquired about information nearby. They learned that there was a bandit nest called Wulonggou here, and not only were the soldiers strong and strong, but also several leaders were powerful. The cottage in Wohu Mountain was flat by them before. As for how many people there are on the other side, the rumors are different, some say at least tens of thousands, some say more than six or seven thousand, and some say three or five thousand at most. The only thing that is certain is that the other party is at least more than the three hundred people from the White Tiger Wind.

Simply cleaned up the Crouching Tiger Mountain cottage, they don't have an accurate opinion on whether to leave or stay in the future, but no matter how the grain is exhausted, they always have to make a fortune here, even if they run away in the end, they won't starve to death in the middle of the road.

Xiongying didn't act in a hurry, first used the remaining money to buy some food, and then carefully planned, about half a month later, but didn't see any reaction from Wulonggou, they started to rob a squire, of course, according to the usual rules, only robbing half of the money and grain does not hurt people's lives.

In fact, Xiong Yi and Xiong Ying, brother and sister, were also worried when they acted, but what they didn't know was that Wulonggou didn't have the idea of going to the countryside like them for the time being. Wulonggou itself is a fertile soil, the fields originally reclaimed for the nobles, the serfs who worked on it, the number is not large, but the productivity is good. At the beginning, Wulonggou swept away the nearby bandits, although there were also reasons to loot supplies, but the most important thing was to clean up the unstable forces in their sphere of influence.

Now the grain in Wulonggou has been harvested a few times, plus the chickens, sheep, pigs and other livestock, there is no shortage of food in Wulonggou for the time being, even if it is the thousands of mouths that Geng Chang brought to run, it can be afforded for a while. The number of raids in Wulonggou has been reduced, and each dispatch is also for daily necessities such as salt, iron, and cloth. Therefore, it does not conflict with the 'business' of the current White Tiger Fengcong, and they still can't look down on the ordinary little squires.

After half a month, seeing that everything was safe, the cottage of Wohu Mountain was re-established, and after wandering for a long time, Baihufeng finally settled down from this line.