Nangong Yulan took the jade slip and looked at it and said: "I see, there is such a big thing in the Ximen family, no wonder even the emperor is alarmed." ”

"What the hell happened?" Nangong Yuhuan couldn't help but ask when she saw the shocked expression on Yulan's face.

"Come, see for yourself. Nangong Yulan said and handed over the hand-me-down jade slip in her hand.

Nangong Yuhuan took it, and his divine sense swept towards it, and he couldn't help but be startled. The foundation of the royal family and the state is in taxes, and the foundation of the family is in the fiefdom, like the four great families have a large number of fiefdoms in their hands, and they are also engaged in commerce and trade, mining, etc., so as to meet or ensure the daily expenses and cultivation of the family.

Smaller families, on the other hand, are not as large as the four great families, with a large number of fiefs in their hands, or business travelers, but they also have their own ways of survival, or produce by quantity, or hoard goods, these business activities, some in Gyeonggi City, some in other places, Gyeonggi City business activities, only a small part of the huge economic operation activities.

The foundation of the Simon family is on the side of Xirong, the Ximen family originally occupied only 10 million hectares in Xirong, but with so many years of operation, the current Ximen family in Xirong has reached 30 million hectares, which is twice as much as before.

And this expansion is not just a simple area of twofold increase, you must know that the land of Xirong is mostly grassland and Gobi, and there are not many fertile fields suitable for cultivation, and the expansion of the Ximen family over the years has not only annexed a lot of grasslands and Gobi, but also annexed a lot of fertile land and mountains, which even contains a lot of valuable mines.

According to the law of Nanhua, all mines in Nanhua are owned by the state, that is, owned by the royal family, and no one or family is allowed to mine without authorization, but the Ximen family relied on the support of the noble concubine, and somehow persuaded the emperor of Nanhua that the minerals in Xirong could be preserved.

It can be said that Xirong is the foundation of the Ximen family, just like the heart, don't look at the Ximen family in Gyeonggi City, the scenery is infinite, but if Xirong has an accident, it can immediately lead to poor blood transfusion in the family, and the Ximen family in Gyeonggi City, where the brain is located, is not much better.

But the news from this jade slip is the base of the Ximen family, Xirong has changed, there are riots in many places, from the grassland pasture to the mine field, everywhere is rising up to resist the rule of the Ximen family, there is a spark can start a prairie fire.

The Ximen family sent the Xijon army to fight the rebels, but these rebels did not form a team, did not face the battle, did not walk the plains, but hundreds of them were groups, and they suddenly divided and merged, and the south and the north flickered, making the Xijon army dizzy and exhausted. The important positions in the Xirong army are the elite children of the Ximen family, and it stands to reason that there is no problem in dealing with these rogues, not to mention that the Ximen family still has a weak level of the clan in Xirong, according to this strength, the rogues can be wiped out in minutes, but for some reason, every time the Xirong army has a big move, those homeless people who commit chaos will be scattered, and it is difficult to find a trace, but as long as the Xirong army leaves, they immediately do not know where to get out of it, and continue to harass the Ximen family, and the tossed Ximen family has no way, and a large number of people and horses are dispatched to clean up。

The two sides originally had their own victories and defeats, and it was not a big deal, and this rogue could never become a climate, but the recent battle made the Ximen family lose their troops and lose a lot of the elites in the clan, and even the concubine's most beloved brother Ximen Qing died in this recent battle.

"Isn't the younger brother of Ximen Guifei supposed to be in Gyeonggi City? How could he go to Xirong?" Nangong Yuhuan was puzzled.

"This is not for the disciples in the clan to experience, after all, the previous battles, but the Xirong army was victorious, the rebel army failed, these sons and brothers in Gyeonggi City went over, and it sounded better to help suppress bandits in the past, but in fact, it was just gilding. Nangong Yulan sneered and mocked: "I thought I was going to kick a sandbag, but I didn't expect to kick the iron plate this time." ”

Nangong Yuhuan said: "It seems that this time it is not a small blow to the Ximen family, I don't know if there will be a ...... in the middle" At this point, Nangong Yuhuan paused and looked at Nangong Yulan with questioning eyes.

Nangong Yulan asked rhetorically, "Are you saying that our family is also involved?"

Nangong Yuhuan nodded slightly, and Nangong Yulan said, "Why does my sister ask that?"

"Could it be that the land expanded by the Ximen family before didn't affect the power of my Nangong family?" asked Nangong Yuhuan firmly.

"Haha, my sister is really smart and smart. Nangong Yuhuan smiled and said: "That's right, before my Nangong family was not favored by the emperor, the Ximen family took the opportunity to invade the Nangong and occupied a lot of land, my Nangong family blindly forbeared, and did not fight back, now it can be said that retribution is coming, this rebel army is really a bad breath for us." ”

"I'm afraid things aren't that simple?" Nangong Yuhuan said worriedly.

"Oh, what does my sister think?" asked Nangong Yulan.

"Now the situation is complicated, I'm afraid that the emperor will come up with a plan to drive away the tiger and the wolf, and at that time, it will be difficult for the Nangong family to endure and not move. Nangong Yuhuan frowned.

"What does that mean? Nangong Yulan asked puzzled.

"If the rebel army is compared to a wolf, then the Nangong family is a tiger, and now the Xirong army of the Ximen family is not good for the enemy, with countless casualties, I am afraid that the emperor will ask the Nangong army of the neighboring Nangong family to go out and clean up the mess, isn't this driving the tiger and driving the wolf?" Nangong Yuhuan explained.

"That's not necessarily, the emperor can let the Xirong army continue to encircle and suppress, or send the central army of Nanhua to suppress it, it may not let our southern army go out. Nangong Yulan shook her head, noncommittal to what Nangong Yuhuan said.

Nangong Yuhuan was quite confident in his analysis, and said with a smile: "This method of driving tigers and wolves, killing three birds with one stone, the emperor will definitely do it, so as to maximize the benefits." ”

"Oh, how did you kill three birds with one stone? Nangong Yulan was puzzled and asked.

"Let the Nangong family's Nangong army go on the expedition, first, it can fight the righteous army, second, it can weaken the power of the Ximen family, and thirdly, it will indirectly make the Nangong family also have some losses. If you don't believe me, we'll see. ”