According to Meng Zhan's deathbed calculations, Jiang Pengji should be subject to the Beiyuan Yi clan and the Zhongzhao Nie clan.

It's just that people are not as good as heaven, Nie Liang suffered a secret plot, and he took people back to Zhongzhao without achieving his goal. Beiyuan Yi's opponent got the news and took the opportunity to seize power - in order to keep his rights, the Yi family had to temporarily put aside his coveting of Cangzhou and concentrate on internal fighting.

The two biggest threats from the outside world have been eliminated, and most of the embattled dangers have gone.

It seems that the situation is very good, but this does not mean that Jiang Pengji is safe.

Zhongzhao Bianzhou border——

Wei Xi rode a tall horse and followed the carriage, except for the footsteps of the guards, the clashing of weapons, and the rolling of the wheels, all that remained was the intermittent coughing sound from the other end of the carriage—as if to cough out the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

After a while, the coughing movement finally subsided.

"Zishun, when will you be able to enter the territory of Bianzhou?"

Lifted the curtain made of green bamboo, revealing the lower half of Nie Liang's cheeks, thin lips were pale, and his cheeks were thin and slightly sunken inward.

Although it was discovered in time, Nie Liang's body was also injured.

Half a month ago, my brain was swollen and I had a fever and cough, and my mind became blurred, but I started to get better in recent days, but I still looked sick.

If it weren't for Wei Ci's careful explanation before leaving, Wei Xi would have thought that someone had poisoned Nie Liang again.

"Look at this journey, there is still an hour before the nearest post station in Bianzhou. ”

Nie Liang was blown by the wind, and the carriage jolted twice, irritating his throat and itching, and he began to cough violently while holding on to the window frame.

Wei Xi said, "Don't talk about Guangshan first, and calm your mind and recuperate." When I arrived in Bianzhou, there would be another tough battle to be fought. ”

The task given to Nie Liang by the Nie clan asked him to get Cangzhou, even if it was only Cangzhou Mengjun.

As a result, Nie Liang returned empty-handed, and he would inevitably be reprimanded by the clan elders.

The forces within the Nie clan are complex, and each room fights each other.

Nie Liang is the most prominent heir of the Nie family's five rooms, and his existence is the most important bargaining chip of the Nie family's five rooms. Now that Nie Liang has returned, the elders of the Nie clan will also have doubts about his ability - just thinking about that scene, Wei Xi can't help but feel distressed.

"We should stay in Cangzhou a little longer—"

Regardless of the size of the territory, as long as you can fight for a place, the Nie family can also explain it.

Nie Liang insisted on coming back empty-handed, wouldn't he put himself to death?

Wei Xi thought of Nie Liang's situation at this time, and suddenly felt powerless.

"It's useless to stay any longer. Nie Liang's voice was weak, "Huang Song and Liu Xi would rather maintain a false alliance than tear their faces, which shows that they know very well in their hearts - they are fighting among themselves, and the person who benefits in the end is the Nie clan." Both of them are smart people, and even if they can't help it, the people around them will break all kinds of interests and tell them. The Meng clan only sent envoys but did not let the army be stationed at Zhanjiang Pass, and the deterrent effect was far from enough. They can afford to drag it, but Liang's body can't—"

The Zhongzhao Nie clan has a strong army, but the weight of sending envoys to verbally threaten and sending troops to garrison the border to threaten is not the same.

The envoy sent was only a verbal warning, and the garrison threat was to put a steel knife on someone's neck and threaten the opponent with his life.

Huang Song and Jiang Pengji's dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water, the former is muddy and pretending to be stupid, and the latter is shrewd and cunning, with a bad stomach.

"Furthermore, Liu Xi would rather go to war than give up his proportions, and this mission is destined to be fruitless. ”

Compared to this, Nie Liang is more worried about Nie -

The family infighting is destined to not prosper for a long time.

This time he was poisoned, will he send a killer to assassinate other competitors next time?

In the troubled times, only by working together and twisting into a rope can it be possible to gain a foothold.

If you don't deal with Nie's moths, I'm afraid that Nie's will not die at the hands of the enemy, but will be killed by himself.

"If you don't go outside, you must first settle inside-" Nie Liang said, "If those insects are stubborn—"

His tone cooled, and his emaciated face disappeared in the shadows, giving people a cold and terrifying feeling for no reason.

Wei Xi sighed, "That being said, I missed this opportunity, and I'm afraid I'll regret it in the future." ”

Nie Liang asked, "What does this mean?"

Wei Xi said, "Zixiao has always been stubborn and assertive, and he has been different from ordinary people since he was a child. I had heard of his ambition - to unify the world and clear the seas. If he couldn't see this potential from Liu Xi, it would be impossible for him to really help the other party. ”

Throughout Jiang Pengji's experience, there have been many hardships along the way, but she has been able to overcome obstacles and never stop.

Meng Zhan bothered to lay out the situation, leading her into a situation of being attacked on all sides.

The result?

Jiang Pengji sent someone to reveal his tone to the political enemies of the Yi clan in Beiyuan, so as to contain the Yi clan.

Nie Liang was busy rushing back to Zhongzhao to deal with the internal affairs of the Nie clan, and he couldn't give enough threats.

Without Nie's balance weight, Huang Song was forced by her to hand over the second county of Cangzhou.

The original disadvantages have all been reversed.

Although the Nie clan and the Yi clan will not let go of Cangzhou easily, and they will make a comeback after a while, it also brings her a chance to breathe.

Wei Xi can be sure that Jiang Pengji will definitely use this gap to fight for more chips for herself.

"She's a fierce rival—" Nie Liang smiled lightly, "but Liang won't regret it." ”

If he connived at Nie's death, he would regret his green intestines.

In the territory of Hujun——

Xu Fei has had a very difficult time these years.

Back then, he was his grandfather's favorite grandson, and he relied on this favor to fight with his eldest grandson Xu Pei.

Because of his grandfather's protection, Xu Fei has the upper hand most of the time.

However, everything has changed since the chaos of the political situation in Dongqing and the alliance of Huangshui.

First of all, his grandfather died, Xu Fei lost his strong protection, and the elders of the Xu clan were inclined to establish their heirs, which made Xu Fei very angry.

Since he was a child, he liked to compete with his cousin, and he couldn't tolerate being a head lower than the other party.

Because of the dispute between the heads of the family, the two brothers broke up completely, and the internal forces of the Xu family were also divided into two waves.

At the beginning, the two brothers fought equally, and Xu Fei and Xu Pei also joined forces to swallow the territory of Hujun County Shouwu Ma Zhen.

However, this balance broke after Jiang Pengji's Northern Expedition to Northern Xinjiang and Yang Si's alliance with Xu Pei on her behalf, and the balance gradually tilted.

Other people's days are getting more and more prosperous, but Xu Fei's days are getting more and more aggrieved.

As Xu Pei approached step by step, Xu Fei also lost most of his governance land, and gradually shrank in a small place.

Seeing that he couldn't hold on anymore, Xu Fei's emotions became more and more violent day by day, and he often vented his anger with the attendants and maids around him.

The scholars who were originally attached to him gradually turned away, and his subordinates persuaded him to surrender to Xu Pei and give in to him.

How is this possible?

"Except for his age, where else is he better than me? Grandpa wants me to be the head of the family the most, what is he Xu Pei? Not only did he not act according to his grandfather's will, but he also wanted to put me to death-let me surrender to him? Hmph-dream!"

If you are unwilling to surrender and die, you can only seek the help of a third party.

Just when Xu Fei was frowning, the servants around him gave him an idea, which made him suddenly, "My lord, if you seek military support, you can't do it if you're too weak, and if you're too strong, you can't save the near fire—after thinking about it, only Maruzhou Mu Liuxi is the most suitable." ”

Xu Fei's face was overjoyed, and then dimmed.