finally sent away the group of well-fed and well-fed officials, which made Lin Fan a lot cleaner.

Because the fighting stopped, the Gwangju soldiers no longer stayed in the camp, and soon under the leadership of Zhang Qi and others, they returned to their original station.

The entire camp was left with Lin Fan and other people in Shenzhou, and it was a lot empty at once, which made the originally ubiquitous noise in the camp much less.

However, just three days later, another group of uninvited guests from Gwangju came to the camp.

This time, a group of officials also came, but they did not come to ask for things, but to deliver things.

They had come and brought with them a quantity of grain, totaling two thousand stones.

The reason is that the Shenzhou guest army came from afar to help Gwangju eliminate bandits, and the hard work is high, and these grains are a little heart of the Gwangju locality.

In addition, they also brought a handwritten letter written by the governor of Gwangju to Lin Fan.

In addition to thanking Lin Fan for their help, there is another meaning in the words.

That is, Gwangju is tired, and he can't afford to raise two large armies, so he wants Lin Fan and them to move their troops to other places.

Anyway, the purpose of this group of people is not only to send food, but also to send another thing, that is, to send off guests!

Lin Fan gathered everyone and asked everyone to pass the letter to each other.

After everyone had almost finished reading the letter, he asked, "What do you think about this?" ”

An Ning was the first to take the case: "They are really too much, they begged us to come at the beginning." Now that the battle is over, you want to drive people out? Employing people forward, not facing backwards, how can there be such a truth in the world? ”

Wang Hu and Chen Fangshu were also furious, Wang Hu said angrily: "I haven't read many books, but I also know that people should be grateful for their kindness." How is it different from being ungrateful that they do so? ”

Lin Fan said calmly: "We came here after receiving a military order from the Governor's Yamen, and they didn't ask us. If they want to ask for help, they are also asking the governor's yamen for help, not with us. The Governor's Palace, can you not come? So you can say that they are unreasonable, but it has nothing to do with ingratitude. ”

Unlike most of the old people who followed Lin Fan who were angry, Deng Wentong and Zeng Liang seemed very calm, obviously not surprised by today's events.

It is not a day or two that the soldiers in this dynasty are not treated by civilian officials, Deng Wentong and they have been in the army for many years, and this is not the first time they have encountered such treatment.

Similar encounters, the first encounter is naturally very bad, but after many times, I think that's what happened. Although there is still resentment, they are used to it and see it.

Zeng Liang first gestured to An Ning and them, and then said, "Please put your anger away for the time being!" ”

Then he turned to Lin Fan and said, "Your Excellency, don't be angry, the people in the local army have always been like this. This Lord Zhizhou was willing to explain a thing or two in the letter, and he didn't directly open his mouth to drive people away, and his attitude was already good. ”

This is also for the sake of the face of the adults who are also civil officials, so he will be so polite, and he also sent 2,000 stone of grain over. If the leader of the troops this time were to be us, I am afraid he would not be so easy to speak. With just a piece of paper, we have to obediently roll up and get out, where to go back and forth! ”

Deng Wentong also said: "And the letter said that the people of Gwangju are poor is also a fact, not a lie. ”

"What's more, now that the war in Gwangju is over, according to the practice of the imperial court, it is true that our guest troops cannot be stationed here for a long time. Otherwise, it will be suspected of crossing the line, and spreading it will be detrimental to the reputation of adults, and it is very likely that they will be impeached by those in the court. ”

Listening to Deng Wentong, the two of them both persuaded Lin Fan to back down and be patient, but before Lin Fan could speak, Wang Hu couldn't help it first: "Could it be that we just walked away like this?" Don't forget, just the other day, they just got enough of us. How long has it been since they turned around and denied it? ”

Lin Fan interrupted him and said, "Okay, let's talk less about this kind of thing in the future." Besides, it's useless for you to say this, since they have issued an eviction order, we don't want to be dead

Stay and don't leave. ”

Lin Fan expressed his attitude to leave, even if Wang Hu and the others were angry, they would not be able to say anything more. I can only endure this bad breath for the time being, and see if there is a chance to get back to today's field in the future.

"My lord, are we going back to Shenzhou, or...?" Deng Wentong asked suspiciously.

Lin Fan asked him rhetorically, "What are you doing back to Shenzhou?" Is there a war in Shenzhou? ”

Then he said to everyone: "The military order I received is to intercept the thieves from going south and cooperate with the Central Plains Provincial officials and troops to fight, and now although the road to the south of the thieves has been blocked, but the traitor Chen Xinglong has not been destroyed, and the task of our army has not been completed." ”

"The battle in Gwangju is over, and I didn't want to stay here in the first place. Next, my plan is to cross the Huai with the whole army, move the battle line to the Huaibei area, and join forces with the Central Plains Provincial Army to kill the Chenzhou thief army. ”

Chen Fangshu said suspiciously: "The war in the Central Plains Road is going well, let's go over now, will they think that we are grabbing merit?" ”

Lin Fan smiled: "It's just to grab the credit!" We'll still have some soup to drink now, but if we're late, there's nothing left!" ”

After joking, he said with a straight face: "Chen Xinglong is the leader of the world's thief army, and this battle has attracted the attention of the world. If our army can participate in the final battle to destroy him, it will be beneficial to the future of the officers and men of the whole army. ”

Most of the people in the congregation were people with active minds, and the benefits of this battle did not need to be said by Lin Fan, and they could also figure out the joints.

Moreover, under the pressure of the official army, the strength of the Xingwang army was greatly damaged, and he could only retreat in Chenzhou. There may not be any death-defying battles or tough battles to fight this time.

Don't give the military exploits for nothing, everyone was moved and asked, "Then when will we leave?" ”

Lin Fan thought for a moment and said: "Order the whole army to finish repairing, and from tomorrow the whole army will be drawn and move north." ”

"Yes!" The crowd responded in unison.

Then he said to Li Qingshan: "Qingshan, you go and inform the local government and ask them to prepare boats to cross the river for our army, there must be no mistake!"

"Yes, I'll do it!" Li Qingshan leaned over.

The magistrate's government only wanted this group of soldiers to leave their territory as soon as possible, so they spared no effort in preparing to cross the river.

In less than two days, they sent Lin Fan's entire army of more than 3,600 people across the Huai River.

After crossing the river, Lin Fan and the others officially set foot on the land of the Central Plains Road and entered the boundary of the Central Plains Road.

And just when Lin Fan and the others crossed the river, a major event occurred in Chenzhou City.

When the Xingwang army was completely defeated and retreated, Chen Xinglong decided to marry Liu Qingyuan, a general in the army, in order to recover the decline and stabilize the public opinion and military morale in the city.

Liu Qingyuan's status and strength in the Xingwang army are second only to Chen Xinglong, and he has a deep foundation in the righteous army.

At the beginning of Chen Xinglong's army, Liu Qingyuan, who was originally a local wealthy family, was his staunch supporter.

Liu Qingyuan sold all his family property and provided Chen Xinglong with the capital to recruit troops.

It can be said that if there was no Liu Qingyuan, Chen Xinglong would not have succeeded so quickly, and Xingwangjun would not be what it is today. Maybe even Chen Xinglong himself may have died in a certain encirclement and suppression by the official army.

Because of this, many of the generals in the Xingwang army are Liu Qingyuan's team. Even many people don't care much about Chen Xinglong's royal life, but they obey Liu Qingyuan's orders.

At the beginning of the initial stage, the two could still be intimate. And as they laid such a big foundation, there was gradually discord between the two.

The power of the Xingwang army grew stronger and stronger, and Liu Qingyuan's power in the army made Chen Xinglong feel jealous.

After Chen Xinglong and Chenzhou became kings, he ostensibly conferred the title of a general on Liu Qingyuan, which seemed to be a respected status, but in fact deprived Liu Qingyuan of his military power.

Liu Qingyuan was also interested, and plunged into the general's mansion and never came out. Even his former subordinates came to visit him, and he didn't see any of them.

According to the subordinates in the General's Mansion, Liu Qingyuan only cultivates his mind at home every day, and never asks about the outside world.

Anyway, that's what everyone sees, as for what Liu Qingyuan thinks in his heart, outsiders don't know.

After this incident, it is said that Chen Xinglong should have peace of mind. But what he never expected was that Liu Qingyuan's prestige in the army did not decline but rose. There are more people who secretly complain about Liu Qingyuan, thinking that it is too unfair to him.

Chen Xinglong didn't think about Liu Qingyuan's power in the army, but the officials and the army were pressing forward step by step, and he never gave him this opportunity.

And now that the situation has reached such a dangerous point, Chen Xinglong is even more unlikely to do so.

Therefore, this marriage is not only to stabilize people's hearts, but also to express their attitude to the outside world, the suspicion between the two of them has been eliminated, and Liu Qingyuan has once again become the commander of the Xingwang army.

If the marriage is successful, those in the army who belong to Liu Qingyuan's faction will have no reason to continue to make trouble. If we all work together, we may not be able to get through this difficult time.

In order to show his sincerity, Chen Xinglong wanted his eldest son, that is, the prince of Xingwang, to marry Liu Qingyuan's second daughter in order to win over the first general of the rebel army.

Liu Qingyuan has no opinion on this marriage contract, his daughter becomes the princess, then the heir she gives birth to will naturally become the grandson of the king.

In this way, the person who will sit in that position in the future will also have half of his Liu family's bloodline, so why should he compete with Chen Xinglong.

Although it is too early to say this, Liu Qingyuan understands the truth of interdependence. In order to survive this crisis, there is nothing wrong with tying the two families together and working together to deal with this catastrophe.

But this matter backfired, the second daughter of the Liu family has fallen in love with a young general in the army, and is unwilling to marry the merry son of King Xing.

Liu Qingyuan was helpless, even he originally valued the young general very much. But for the sake of the overall situation, he can only beat the mandarin ducks, prohibit the two from coming and going, and break up the two.

However, Liu's daughter still refused, and Liu Qingyuan could only confine his daughter to the house, wanting to make her change her mind.

But I don't know where the prince of Xing learned the news, and sent someone to trick the young general into the palace, take him down on the charge of plotting misdeeds, and torture him to death.

After hearing the news, Liu Qingyuan sighed. He didn't hide it, and told his daughter the truth, hoping that she would die.

In order to stop his heartbroken daughter from being sad, he lifted her grounding and asked his soldiers and maids to accompany her to walk around the streets and relax.

However, the unwilling Xingwang Shizi actually sent someone to intercept her on the road when she was on the street. Liu Qingyuan's pro-army was weak, and he couldn't stop it even if he fought hard, so he could only watch the young lady being snatched away.

Liu's daughter was forcibly taken to the palace, and the prince of Xingwang was so beastly that he raped him to vent his anger.

Liu's daughter hated this person because of the death of her sweetheart, and now she was poisoned again. She was humiliated and committed suicide in despair.

Liu Qingyuan got the news too late, and by the time he arrived at the palace, it was already too late.

Chen Xinglong was also furious when he learned of this, he broke Shizi's leg with his own hands, and kept apologizing to Liu Qingyuan.

However, no matter what Chen Xinglong said, Liu Qingyuan didn't say a word.

He just silently picked up his daughter's body and left the palace.

On this day, Liu Qingyuan, who suffered this great humiliation, completely broke with Chen Xinglong.

After a firefight, Liu Qingyuan was finally defeated. He led tens of thousands of troops loyal to him to leave Chenzhou and surrender to Zhou Chang, the governor of Zhongyuan Province in the imperial court.

And the actions of King Xing's son also made many generals in the army feel cold and disappointed in Chen Xinglong and King Xingjun.

In such a situation, Liu Qingyuan's departure is undoubtedly worse for Chen Xinglong.

Since then, the siege of the official army has become more and more fierce, Chen Xinglong has been powerless to return to the sky, and the city of Chenzhou may have been broken overnight.