No matter what the outside world thinks, at the beginning of September of the second year of Changping, the nine major tribes who used to rely on the Zhao army in the past went to Youzhou City to pay homage to His Royal Highness King Zhao. Immediately, he was canonized by the edict of King Zhao as the nine surnames Guiyibo.

The ninth surnamed Guiyibo was not happy to be robbed of his rights by Zhao Xun at first, but he was unable to resist the strength of the Zhao army, so he had to bow down. But when they arrived in Youzhou City, there was no longer the shadow of the leader of that part in their minds. What is coming to their minds now is either the sharp Great Zhao army or the prosperous Youzhou City.

The nine town guards set out from the Blue Capital City, all the way to the east, and everywhere they went, the situation of Zhao Land was displayed in their eyes. Along the way, they realized that compared to Da Zhao, their nine tribes were simply insignificant. Compared with the city of Da Zhao, their tribe is completely a cottage. Compared to the Zhao people, they are completely beggars.

Zhao Jun's toughness, they already knew it in Blue Capital City. However, after learning too much about Zhao Jun's situation, they were completely convinced at this time and did not dare to have other ideas. Of course, they can't do anything, the ministry has been taken over by the Zhao army, and the tribe is surrounded by the Zhao army.

Especially in Youzhou City, they have seen the prosperity of Youzhou City. As the administrative center of the Zhao army, the current Youzhou City is naturally the most prosperous place in the entire Zhao region. The envoys of the nine tribes were completely fascinated by the scene of Youzhou City, so after Zhao Xun gave them the idea of forming a caravan and conducting trade, these nine Guiyi uncles let go of the unrealistic illusions in their hearts and began to devote themselves to making money and enjoying the big things.

"Lord, these nine Guiyi uncles, do you want them to stay in Youzhou City, or let them go back?" After properly handling the matter of returning to Yibo, Pei Yi came to ask Zhao Xun again how to settle these lords. After all, their identity is different from everyone else's. Even if it's a lord, it's a lord like no other.

Zhao Xun smiled and said, "Since it is my earl of Da Zhao, where are they going to go if they don't stay in Youzhou City?" Besides, aren't they going to learn from my Zhao Di merchant and do business here? The king has answered them. ”

"Give each of the cities a mansion and let them stay in Youzhou City. As for the merchants, they will not be allowed to come forward in person. As for the Nine Great Tribes, what are they going back to do? I have my own Da Zhao officials to deal with it. ”

Pei Yi said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty understands, Your Majesty will definitely deal with it properly." ”

Zhao Xun explained lightly: "If they have a small movement below, they will beat it hard." In addition, he sent someone to secretly warn them that if they felt that this earl was uncomfortable, thinking about it, there were many people among his clansmen who were willing to enter Youzhou City as the Earl of Great Zhao. ”

Pei Yi nodded, understanding the meaning of Zhao Xun's words. Now that you have submitted to us, and since you have been knighted, you should do what you have to do. Otherwise, Da Zhao won't let you continue to make trouble here.

"Lord, according to the news we have discovered, now the entire Liangzhou has also begun to guard against us!" Situ Liang came in from outside the house and said slowly.

Zhao Xun was slightly stunned and said with a smile: "Oh? This Liangzhou Metropolitan Governor Situ Fei began to guard against us? He was not prepared when we were at war with the Turkic army, and why is this all of a sudden? "Zhao Xun is not worried about the situation in Liangzhou, it is true that the people of Liangzhou are fierce, but they cannot be used by the governor of Liangzhou, and they cannot become the advantage of Liangzhou, so what, there is not much threat to the Zhao army.

Situ Liang said in a deep voice: "Liangzhou's preparation this time is not trivial. The Governor of Liangzhou seems to have reached an agreement with the Western Regions countries in the west, and he doesn't know what price to pay, so that the Western Regions countries will no longer invade Liangzhou. In addition, it seems that Situ Lei also let the soldiers of Hanzhong still converge to the east of Liangzhou, which has the intention of preventing our army from moving to the west. ”

Zhao Xun frowned slightly, and said, "Hanzhong troops? It seems that this Situ Lei also understands that what is in front of our Zhao army is either to the south or to the west, and he Situ Lei understands that we are more likely to go west. He is telling us that his Yongjun army is already aware of our actions, but we are thinking about the cost of attacking Liangzhou. ”

Pei Yi frowned and said, "The will of the lord, the countries of the Western Regions are also involved?" It shouldn't be, the lord of the Western Regions has repeatedly disturbed the border and plundered Liangzhou in recent years. Situ Fei, the governor of Liangzhou, is also a victim of it, so he shouldn't be connected with the countries of the Western Regions, right? ”

Situ Liang sneered: "Now, Situ Fei can't do such a big thing. It is estimated that this is what Situ Lei meant, once we go west, even if we pay some price, he will let the countries of the Western Regions participate in the battle against our army. For Situ Lei, since he can't hold Liangzhou, why should he cheapen us? It's better to hand it over to the countries of the Western Regions, and let them fight to the death with us, so that he can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. ”

Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "No matter what, we must go west. However, we need to speed up our actions. If Situ Lei really had been plotting with the countries of the Western Regions for a long time, he was afraid that he would not let us find out the news, let alone let the army of Hanzhong march towards Liangzhou. ”

"Pei Yi, let all ministries and departments step up their preparations and prepare for the big war. Since Situ Lei wants to play, then we will play with him. In the land of Liangzhou, how can the people of the Western Regions be able to take advantage of their might? Let my Han people suffer? ”

Immediately, Zhao Xun smiled faintly, "This king guesses that this Situ Lei is only afraid that his time is running out, and seeing that it is difficult to suppress our army, so that his sons will not be quickly defeated by our hands after his death, so I hope to let the countries of the Western Regions contain us." I just don't know, which of his sons is this Situ Lei going to let him succeed to the throne? ”

"Well, since Situ Lei is preparing for his son's succession, how can we live up to his affection? You say, if we go to Luoyang and Liangzhou to spread the word that Situ Lei wants to establish Situ Che as the new King of Yong, what will happen to you? ”

Pei Yi smiled: "What else?" It will surely keep the governors of both places awake at night. That's a good idea. However, it can't speed up our actions in Liangzhou. ”

Situ Liang said with a smile: "For Situ Fei, the Metropolitan Governor of Liangzhou, it is not without opportunities. If we let our inner sù Situ Fei, Situ Che is the youngest son of King Yong, if he succeeds to the throne, his elder brothers will not have any good results. In this way, can Situ Fei of Liangzhou still sit firmly in Liangzhou? If this is the case, it will definitely leave Situ Fei with no time to think about his father Situ Lei's intention to unite the countries of the Western Regions against our army. At the very least, it can't be done before we kill it. ”

Lu Ziliang, who was counting logistics armaments for the army, also smiled: "Yes, this is a very good idea. It is best to send someone to say that he is in alliance with Situ Fei and the countries of the Western Regions, and he will definitely be abandoned by the people and scolded by the people of the world. If he Situ Fei does this, then it will be okay if the position of King Yong has nothing to do with him, and it will even become an excuse for the new King Yong. When the time comes, not only will the new King Yong be justified. And the military and civilians of Liangzhou will not be on his side. ”

Zhao Xun nodded and said, "Well, what Ziliang said is very true, so it's better." In this case, act accordingly. Then he asked Situ Liang again, "By the way, in the past, he was waiting for Xu Ye in Pingliang, but now what is his identity in Liangzhou?" Will he be willing to join the king? ”

Situ Liang replied: "The current Pingliang Hou Xu Ye is already one of the three major generals in Liangzhou. Originally, this Pingliang Hou Xu Ye was not trusted and valued by Situ Fei, the governor of Liangzhou. However, since the land of Liangzhou, the Hu people and the countries of the Western Regions began to invade. The Liangzhou army was defeated repeatedly, and as a last resort, Situ Fei had to reuse the former good general Xu Ye. ”

"Last time, with the help of my wife, we delivered Emperor Xuanwu's letter. Xu Ye did not agree at the beginning, and he did not want to be a traitor. However, now, His Majesty is somewhat sure. This Xu Ye will definitely not escape the hands of the lord. ”

Last time, Zhao Xun learned from Murong Xiyue that Emperor Xuanwu, the father of Murong Xiyue, still had a certain influence on Xu Ye. Although Zhao Xun was not optimistic about this influence of the deceased Emperor Xuanwu, it did not prevent Zhao Xun from sending someone to give it a try. After all, Pingliang Hou Xu Ye has contributed to the entire Dayan, and it also has a deep impact on Liangzhou. If you can take this person for your own use, then the land of Liangzhou will be half solved.

It's just that at the beginning, Xu Ye's family was in Luoyang, and he didn't want to connect with Zhao Jun's people at all. It was only after Xu Ye began to receive attention under the Metropolitan Governor of Liangzhou that Xu Ye took his family with him. However, Xu Ye at that time was unwilling to betray Situ Fei directly, and politely refused Zhao Jun's persuasion.

When Zhao Xun heard this, he smiled and said, "Oh? When Xu Ye was not so valued by Situ Fei and did not have such a status, you were not sure. Why is Xu Ye now reused by Situ Fei and one of the three major generals in Liangzhou, but you can make Xu Ye turn his back on Situ Fei who promoted him? ”

"Besides, now that Xu Ye is one of the three generals in Liangzhou, he may not be as comfortable as him in Liangzhou when he comes to us, how can you be so sure?"

Situ Liang didn't have the slightest worry, and said with a smile: "The lord doesn't know, this Xu Ye's situation is far from being as good as his subordinates' returns. In fact, Xu Ye is one of the three major generals of the Liangzhou Army, but in his hands, he does not have the corresponding strength. In other words, Situ Fei was jealous of Xu Ye's prestige in Liangzhou, whether it was among the people of Liangzhou or the people of the Liangzhou army, Xu Ye, who had quelled the rebellion of the Liangzhou government army in the past, had an extraordinary influence. ”

"If the Governor of Liangzhou is a wise and martial man, this may be a good thing. But for Situ Fei, he definitely didn't want anyone's prestige to surpass his own. After all, his roots in Liangzhou are not deep. ”

"When the countries of the Western Regions were disturbing the border, Situ Fei did not have many troops in his hands, and a large part of them were transferred to Yizhou by Situ Lei to participate in the campaign against Murong Cheng. Therefore, Situ Fei wanted Xu Ye to lead the army to meet the battle. However, the military horses he led were all local villagers, and there were only a few government soldiers. ”

Lu Ziliang said: "This Situ Fei wants to defeat Xu Ye in order to reduce Xu Ye's prestige in Liangzhou!" ”

Situ nodded and said: "This is indeed the plan in Situ Fei's heart, this person has completely disregarded the life and death of the people in the northwest of Liangzhou for his own position, which is really hateful!" It's a pity that it's tight! ”

It's a pity that the final result was not achieved according to Situ Fei's intentions. Although the Great Yan Empire has collapsed, no one in the Western Regions dares to completely offend Great Yan. Therefore, the countries of the Western Regions only came to take advantage of it, and did not attack Liangzhou with all their might. In addition, Xu Ye is good at fighting, although he is a village warrior, but after his training, in three months, he has become an army that is barely eye-catching. ”

"While we were fighting with the Turkic army, Xu Ye also led his 20,000 soldiers to fight hard against the troops of the Western Regions that invaded the northwestern provinces of Liangzhou, and although they did not achieve a great victory, they also kept the armies of the Western Regions countries out. Therefore, Situ Fei wanted Xu Ye's reputation to fall, or let Xu Ye's plan to defeat both the Western Regions army fail. Not only did it fail to make Xu Ye's reputation drop, but it made him famous in Liangzhou. ”

In this way, Situ Fei could no longer attack Xu Yeming, but he arranged for him to be stationed on the northwest border of Liangzhou and stationed in Yiwu, Dunhuang, and Jiuquan. But there was no military horse added to Xu Ye's hands, and now Xu Ye only has more than 10,000 soldiers after the original war and more than 10,000 young men temporarily recruited. If it weren't for the people of these three provinces to support Xu Ye in order to survive, I am afraid that these three places would have already become a place where the soldiers of the Western Regions would have wandered. ”

"No matter what Xu Ye thinks about being jealous of Situ Fei, but after he knows that Situ Lei wants to join forces with the countries of the Western Regions, and even introduces the armies of the countries of the Western Regions to fight against us, will he still let go of those taboos in his happiness?" Situ Liang said lightly.

Zhao Xun nodded and said: "This is a fact, according to what you said, the success of persuading Xu Ye this time is very high. Although the area where Xu Ye is stationed is in the northwest of Liangzhou, which is not directly adjacent to our current jurisdiction, we can directly transfer the army to these three prefectures through the Guò Turkic steppe, and quickly complete the change. ”

Lu Ziliang's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "In this way, not only can we prevent the countries of the Western Regions from participating in the war in Liangzhou, but also the armies of our land can be flanked left and right." ”

Just like this, while spreading rumors in Liangzhou and Yongzhou, he began to win over Xu Ye. This king believes that convincing Xu Ye this time will definitely succeed. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

Lu Ziliang said: "Your Majesty also thinks that there is no problem, Xu Ye refused last time, but he did not completely cut off relations with us." This shows that he is not optimistic about Situ Fei, and even, he is not optimistic about Situ Lei. It's just that because of the consideration of his family and the betrayal of the name of the Lord, he did not agree. Now that the opportunity has come, he should go with the flow. ”

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Liangzhou, Longxi, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

The left Sima Wang Hewen, the right Sima Weiping, the left and right Changshi Tianyu, He Zhaowu and other Situ Fei's cronies of the Liangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion gathered together. Situ Fei, the governor of Liangzhou on the main seat, had a changing face, sometimes angry, sometimes worried. I don't know when some rumors spread from the southwest. Situ Lei, the king of Yong, has already elected Wang Shizi and is ready to let Wang Shizi succeed him to the throne of Yong.

For Situ Fei, this is definitely not good news. Therefore, he hurriedly gathered his cronies who were busy in various parts of Liangzhou to discuss how to deal with the matter.

"Governor, this is a rumor, and there is no need to take it seriously." Wang Hewen persuaded with a bitter face.

Situ Fei's face turned pale, and he said coldly: "Rumors? Do you really think this is a rumor? The army gathered in Yizhou, and most of the military strength of Liangzhou was also transferred. Wang Shizi took over, and the governor of Pontus was also a deposed man without military power. Now that the Zhao army near Liangzhou is strong, but the old man still draws the Liangzhou army, what does this mean? "What is normal is involved, but when it is involved in other things, it will become a thorn in the heart.

In Situ Fei's view, this is clearly Situ Lei weakening his strength and paving the way for the new King Yong.

Wang Hewen knew what Situ Fei was thinking, so he said: "Governor Dadu, draw the sword Liangzhou army to the south, that is also to fight Murong Cheng, after all, the army goes south, and it can expand the territory, which is very beneficial to our Yongjun." ”

Wang Hewen's implication is to tell Situ Fei, although you are the governor of Liangzhou, you are also a member of the Yongjun army, and this mobilization of the army is a normal category.

"Besides, didn't the prince let us ally with Gaochang, Qiuzi and other countries and let them send troops to help resist the Zhao army. In addition, the prince said that Hanzhong has begun to send troops back to Liangzhou to help us. ”

"Really? The countries of the Western Regions in the west have been violating the border for many years, and they can be said to have a deep grudge in my Liangzhou. You say, if the soldiers and civilians of Liangzhou learned that this king was going to invite the countries of the Western Regions to help in the form of land cession, how would they react? Can the position of Pontus be continued? Hearing Wang Hewen's words, Situ Fei suddenly remembered what someone had said to him earlier, and he was immediately furious.

Wang Hewen frowned and said, "Governor, this is just an expedient measure. When the prince returns with a great victory, what will the countries of the Western Regions have? When the time comes, the army will overwhelm the territory, and then let them come back. ”

"Really?" Situ Fei said gloomily, "Then, the governor of Pontus is going to become the outcast who is spurned by the soldiers and civilians of Liangzhou?" In this way, the benefits are everyone's, and the last one to come out is the governor of Pontus? Wang Hewen, do you want to cause the governor of Pontus to die? ”

Wang Hewen was suddenly shocked and said, "Why did the Metropolitan Governor say this? How could his subordinates have such thoughts when they were loyal to the Metropolitan Governor? ”

Situ Fei said coldly: "Now that the real power in the hands of the governor of Pontus has been greatly reduced, if you act according to the old man's warrant, you will definitely be spurned by the military and people of Liangzhou in the future." So, wouldn't the new King Yong have an excuse for taking action against the governor of Pontus? ”

"Don't you want to do what you are told, Governor......?"

"That's it!" Situ Fei interrupted Wang Hewen's words and said coldly: "At this time, the governor of Pontus will discuss with my eldest brother." He is the boss, and the pressure is not as small as Pontus, but Pontus wants to see how he copes. Also, Pontus doesn't need to let anyone else know about it, otherwise it ......"

"I don't want to be a mermaid, old man, even if I am not qualified to inherit your position, but what's wrong with it's not the turn of the fifth child!" The color of resentment flashed in Situ Fei's eyes, and he secretly hated in his heart.