After inspecting the Hongyang Mansion Army that day, Qi He and Cao Yuanjiang faced each other, and the two of them surrounded Yu Jinqi, fighting openly and secretly, and they fought inextricably.

And Yan Kui, who was sitting on the sidelines and watching the success or failure, was not idle.

While watching the excitement, he enhanced his relationship with Hong Rui and other Hongyang border army generals, and also took the time to go to the border army camp in Hongyang Town, and brushed his sense of existence in front of the soldiers.

After Yan Kui initially established a relationship with the Hongyang Border Army, the time came to April of the seventeenth year of Liyang.

At this time, Qi and Cao had not yet decided the victory or defeat on the issue of the government army.

A large part of the reason why the two of them are still stiff is the wavering attitude of Yu Jinqi, the chief soldier of Hongyang, who relies on his sister to take the position, seems to lack the determination of a military general, and his personality is muddy, and he is undecided on the matter of taking refuge in Qi Cao's side.

In terms of personal affection and convenience, Yu Zongbing is inclined to Cao Yuanjiang, Cao Wei Lao Guogong has a great favor to their family, and he himself is also very fond of Cao Yuanjiang's behavior, the two have similar tempers and stay together very happily.

On the contrary, Qi He did not feel very good about the general soldiers.

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The Duke of Qi has been holding his identity on the frontier for a long time, and he thinks of himself as high, and he can't bend his waist to his subordinates.

Not to mention that Yu Jinqi is a small chief soldier, even in the face of Yan Kui, Qi He often looks arrogant, if it weren't for his intention to win over now, Yu Zongbing would not even be able to see Qi He's smiling face.

No one is a cheap bone, he is arrogant, and the general soldier values his dignity, and he is unwilling to bend his waist and bend his knees, so that people can drive him at will.

Even if he took refuge, Cao Yuanjiang's attitude of respect and consultation was even more in line with Yu Zongbing's intentions.

However, then again, although personal feelings are important, we cannot ignore the reality, compared with Cao Yuanjiang, who is "poor and white", Qi He has a great advantage, and it is undoubtedly a better choice for the general army.

Of course, from this point of view, Yan Kui is better than Qi He, and Yu Zongbing also had the idea of taking refuge in Yan Kui, but Yan Kui didn't seem to be very interested in him.

Yu Jinqi didn't want to be cheap, and besides, Yan Kui had too much power in his hands, and he might not be able to get attention if he threw himself in, in short, all kinds of ideas were combined, and Yu Zongbing ignored Yan Kui and instead concentrated on choosing between Qi Cao.

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Yan Kui didn't expect that a Qi Jinqi would make Qi Cao and the others so tricky, he was in a hurry to go back and sort out his forces, and he didn't want to delay more in Hongyang.

Although Yan Kui didn't take the 20,000 government troops under Yu Jinqi's command seriously, if Qi He was really cheapened for nothing, it would be a bit of a trouble for his subordinates to gather 100,000 people.

Therefore, Yan Kui wanted Cao Yuanjiang to take the Hongyang Mansion Army, and Qi He had better only win over the Mansion that did not have much military power.

Actually, Yan Kui still admires that Lord Yin Li Zhili of Hongyang Mansion, but after he won the Hongyang Border Army, the power in his hands is too great, and I am afraid that if there is more, he will attract attention.

Yan Kui saw very clearly that the border army was fighting for power, and he could wantonly collect military power, but he could not control the local government too much.

The division of the military and the government can either obtain military power or take the government office, and one of the two can be chosen, but not all of them.

Yan Kui has soldiers in his hands, so his grain and grass logistics lifeline is in the hands of others, so that the court is not afraid that he will easily rebel.

But if Yan Kui has soldiers, it will be different, the military and political family, Yan Kui can be completely self-sufficient, and the court has no direct way to govern it, then he will become the emperor of the frontier.

Therefore, Yan Kui will deliberately only contact the army, and not win over the government office, if it weren't for the relationship between Hua Wenzheng and him, Yan Kui would not even be willing to take the Nanling mansion.

And now, although Yan Kui admired that Lifu Yin, he still didn't make any moves on his face, silently watching the other party and Qi He get closer and closer.

Then, Yan Kui, who was unbalanced in his heart, helped Cao Yuanjiang.

He sent people to instigate a clash between Qi He's personal guards and the Hongyang Mansion army, and the two sides fought in the streets in public.

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No matter what Qi He says, he is also the nominal leader of the border army, a number of big names in the imperial court, and his personal guards are all the elite of the army selected by thousands of people.

So, on the day of the clash between the two parties, the Hongyang Mansion army suffered a lot of losses, although there were no deaths, but two were disabled, and four or five were seriously injured.

His own soldiers were beaten like this on his own territory, even if Qi He was his boss, Yu Jinqi was very upset.

And how could Cao Yuanjiang let go of such a great opportunity to make a big fuss about this matter, so that Yu Jinqi's perception of Qi He dropped again and again, and when the Duke of Qi found out that something was wrong, Yu Zongbing officially announced that he would join the command of Deputy Envoy Cao.

I have been working hard for so many days, and I actually switched to others!

Qi He felt that he was swept away by Cao Yuanjiang and Yu Jinqi, and he was extremely angry, and he also hated these two, and was ready to find an opportunity to take revenge and come back.

At the same time, Qi He saw that two of the three major forces in Hongyang had masters, and he was afraid that he would come to Hongyang for nothing, so he hurriedly increased his efforts to win over Li Zhi.

Soon after, Li Zhi was moved by Qi He's words and agreed to join his camp, and this frontier reshuffle also came to an end.

After nearly two months of forming gangs and factions to win over the hearts of the people, the three envoys (deputy envoys) of Qi Yan Cao finally formed three major forces headed by the three of them in the frontier.

And among the three major forces in Xinjiang, Yan Kui is the strongest.

The 80,000 border troops of Beiling under his own command, the 60,000 Hongyang border army under Fang Rui, and the government soldiers in the hands of the two general soldiers of Nanling Qin Qi and Beiling Xie Lang add up to more than 30,000.

A total of more than 170,000 troops under Yan Kui's command, as well as a Nanling Mansion under the leadership of Hua Wenzheng.

Qi He's strength is not as good as Yan Kui, but it is not trivial.

The 80,000 border troops of Nanling Town, the general Chaoye, and the two mansions led by Yin Zhouhuaidao of Beiling Mansion and Yin Lizhi of Hongyang Mansion, although they are not as good as Yan Kui, they can also be called strong soldiers.

However, it is worth mentioning that Zhou Huaidao, the Ya of Beiling Mansion, has turned Yan Kui into an empty shelf, and the real power of the government is in the hands of Cui Hua and Kong Gongbo, who are dedicated to Yan Kui.

But after all, Zhou Huaidao still occupies a position of fame and righteousness, and can make trouble for Cui and Kong, as long as Qi He holds him in his hand, he will not let the Beiling Mansion completely belong to Yan Kui.

Compared with the powerful Yan Kui and Qi He, the power in Cao Yuanjiang's hands is a little out of control.

There are only 20,000 Hongyang Mansion troops, and it is better than nothing.

However, Cao Yuanjiang himself is still quite happy, at that time, after the Beiling and Nanling had no harvest one after another, he even thought that he would become a bare-rod deputy envoy, and now he has 20,000 Hongyang Mansion troops in his hands, although it is not much, but at least there is a reliance.........

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The reshuffle of the frontier was over, and the three forces were clearly divided, but they did not immediately start a war to grab power.

Success does not mean that people will be loyal to them from now on, and now for Yan Kui and the others, the top priority is to consolidate the power in their hands and win the hearts of the people.

Want to fight for power?

After everyone has stabilized their fundamentals, it's not too late to start a war.........