In fact, the "revolutionary" situation in the party is more optimistic than Liu Chengyou expected. The return to the training is still conservative.

Before Zhang Congen went to Bian, the general and political affairs were entrusted to the three of them, and Zhao Xingqian, the judge of Jiedu, Gao Fang, and Wang Shouen, the inspection envoy of Luzhou.

Among these three, except for Zhao Xingqian, the other two expressed dissatisfaction with defecting to the Khitan. Especially Gao Fang, this person is very national, and when Zhang Congen intended to "defect" and surrender to the Khitan, he clearly and strongly expressed his opposition.

Since the Liang and Jin dynasties fought for hegemony, the Central Plains regime has changed several times, and in this process, a powerful force has risen - the Hedong military general group. Especially after the destruction of Zhuliang, the Hedong group was no longer limited to Jindi and began to spread to the whole country. The rise and fall of the dynasty is basically the result of the internal game of the Hedong military general group.

From the Later Tang Dynasty to the Later Jin Dynasty, and then to today's Liu Zhiyuan, the iteration of the Central Plains Dynasty has never departed from the basic plate of "Hedong".

And this high defense belongs to a member of the Hedong Martial Arts Group, and it is the largest level. He is a native of the Jin Dynasty, a family of military generals, and the last two generations have followed the Jin King Li Keyong and Li Cunmiao father and son to fight the country. Although his status is not high and his reputation is not prominent, he has always been active in the political and military forces.

At present, the party, the military and the government are all in the hands of Gao Fang and Wang Shouen, both of whom were left by Zhang Congen to assist Zhao Xingqian. Wang Shouen was still Zhang Congen's in-law, and was summoned to an important position during the mourning, but as a result, the Khitan envoy arrived and seized power and collected wealth. Angry and hateful, he conspired with Gao Fangyi to elevate Zhao Xingqian. As soon as Xiang Xun was instructed, he did not hesitate to offer his sincerity.

The only uncertain factor is that Li Wanchao, the commander of Su Rui, has more than 1,000 Su Rui sergeants stationed in Shangdang. However, this gentleman's attitude is even tougher than that of Gao Wei, and in the battle of Yangcheng that year, this one also led the army to fight a bloody battle with the Khitans.

As for Zhao Xingqian, who stayed in that section, it is necessary to say that he is really determined to join the Khitan and wants to go all the way to the dark, but he doesn't have to. It's just that in the rest of the month after he stayed, he cooperated with Yelu Deguang's decree and the money envoys in Luzhou to take money and property, offended too many people, and too many people in the city wanted to kill him.

Even the most sluggish people can perceive the dangerous situation in the Shangdang City. In the north, there are soldiers and horses from Hedong entering the country, and the interior is separated from Germany, but Zhao Xingqian has no way, and now he can only work with the Khitan to make the turtle shrink in the Jiedu Marshal's Mansion, looking forward to Geng Chongmei's arrival. To this day, I can't even send a letter urging for help.

In the middle of the night, the land of Jinzhong was still shrouded in an inky twilight, and a cavalry rubbed the black and hurried south. Outside Shangdang City, divided into two waves, the brigade crossed the city, continued to the south, the team of more than ten horsemen, holding torches directly towards Shangdang City, led by Xiang Xun.

The originally peaceful city was immediately broken, and the little school on duty asked vigilantly: "What kind of person! ”

Xiang Xun led people, reined in the horse from a safe distance, and took a few breaths. looked up at the high city wall, and directly revealed his identity: "Below is a friend of the high judge and the king inspection, and I am tired to go to the party, and I am in a hurry to tell you!" ”

It was still very effective to show the names of Gao Fang and Wang Shouen, and the small colonel immediately sent someone to inform him. Before he could do so, the city gate opened a hole and trained more than ten people to be easily put in.

In the city, the Su Rui army was stationed, and Xiang Xun was commanded to make Li Wanchao welcome him into his military tent. Li Wanchao has a strong body, a tough face, and an obvious scar on his head, which he knows at a glance that this is a general who has gone through military affairs.

"Brother Xiang, you should rest in the tent for a while, the king and the second prince will be there later!" Inside, pointing to the simple military tent, Li Wanchao hugged his fists and saluted.

"I won't be polite to the general!" Xiang Xun bowed his hand back, and said very naturally: "The brothers who came south with me, the troublesome general arranged one or two." ”

"That's nature, please rest assured!"

Xiang Xun's face was full of beards, and his eyes seemed to be a little blurry, showing fatigue and a dull appearance. The north and south run continuously, rarely stopped, and it was a night trip, and the journey of more than 200 miles was tossed, and it was indeed not easy to train him. As soon as he fell, he fell into a state of snoring, and the fatigue of his body seemed to dissipate with the long snoring.

couldn't let Xiang Xun rest for long, but after a moment's effort, Gao Fang and Wang Shouen rushed to the Surui camp. was called, Xiang Xun had no impatience on his face, and after seeing the salute, he cheered up and discussed the big thing with the three of them. Li Wanchao was also very considerate and prepared some food for Xiang Xun.

Although the food was simple, Xiang Xun ate quite deliciously. Regardless of any rudeness, he talked to the three of them while eating: "Three, after learning about the situation of the party, His Royal Highness has decided to send troops south overnight. The first army of Longqi has taken the lead in setting off, estimating its footsteps, and before dawn, it should be able to reach the city. Your Highness, the Chinese Army, since then, on the party's side, it's up to you......"

Chewing something in his mouth, Xiang Xun spoke a little slurred, but the three of them obviously heard clearly. Under the gaze of Xiang Xun, Wang Shouen, the inspector, immediately said: "We are looking forward to the king as we are looking forward to Ganlin, and we will definitely lead the city home!" ”

Wang Shouen, if you want to say that he has any ability, it is not necessarily, he is extremely greedy, and every place he serves, he takes accumulation as a thing, and there is no lower limit. It's just that he has a wealthy family background, and there is a very powerful Lao Tzu, who is sheltered by him, and his official fortune is prosperous all the way.

His father, Wang Jian, was a famous minister who started with Tang Mingzong, and was an extremely powerful character, with a strict personality, cool and spicy methods, although there were many killings, but he was very prestigious, and he was once noble to the title of king. Throughout the five dynasties, although there are many people with different surnames who are crowned kings, those who can be crowned kings are all heroes for a while.

Therefore, among the three of Wang, Gao, and Li, Wang Shouen is faintly the leader. After he finished speaking, Li Wanchao answered a little impatiently: "Brother Xiang, rest assured, Zhao Xingqian and the Khitan money are evil, and the army and the people are indignant." I am not willing to serve fish and meat for Hu Kou, even if the king does not come, I still have the heart of righteousness! ”

Xiang Xun had already figured out the attitude of these three people, otherwise he would not have boldly contacted. Hearing the words at this time, he nodded and said solemnly: "Your Highness's intention is to go down the whole city and not cause turmoil in the party." Next, there is also the need to deal with the Khitan army, which may go north. ”

"It's fine!" Gao Fang spoke, this person looked steady, and looking at it made people feel at ease: "The Shangdang army is all in our control, and Zhao Xingqian and Khitan can't make any waves." It's that Geng Chongmei, His Royal Highness's concerns are reasonable, and he has to guard against it. ”

"With the concerted efforts of all armies, great things will be accomplished!" Xiang Xun said with a smile.

"Without further ado! How about I raise troops overnight, enter the Shuaifu, kill Zhao Xingqian and the Khitan Hu chieftain, and surrender the city to Shun? At this time, Li Wanchao slapped his thigh and looked at the three of them with burning eyes.

Listening to his words, Xiang Xun didn't say anything, just glanced at Wang Shouen and Gao Fang. The two glanced at each other, Gao Fang nodded, and Wang Shouen clapped: "General Li led his troops to attack Jiedu Mansion, and this official led the city guards to control the whole city!" ”

"The three of you are already physically and mentally exhausted, and the matter of going to the party will be tiring for you. I will sleep in this tent again, and hope that when I wake up, the whole city will be full of good news. Seeing this, Xiang Xun behaved very relaxed.

Li Wanchao admired Xiang Xun's bearing very much, laughed, and stood up: "Brother Xiang, let's rest in this account for one night!" ”