On the fourth day when the Yan army entered Yanzhou Mansion, the three prefectures of Yingzhou received a request for help from Yanzhou Mansion, and then sent troops to rescue on the one hand, and reported to Youzhou on the other.

Eight hundred miles of urgency, with a good post station system, one day's work, Youzhou has received the news that the Yan people are attacking Yanzhou Mansion. Similarly, in response to the rescue actions of the three prefectures of Youzhou, and at the same time secretly mobilizing the Long Xiang army to respond to its actions, and on the other hand, it rushed to Chang'an for 800 miles.

On the 10th, a piece of news fell on the heads of the generals of Youzhou like a thunderbolt from the sky: Shunzhou, Yingzhou, and Weizhou fell and were captured by the Jing people.

This news almost stunned the civil and military officials of Youzhou, the three mansions have been lost, and the eastern part of Youzhou has basically fallen into the hands of the Yan people, followed by Jizhou, Pingzhou, and then to the southeast, that is the seat of Youzhou, Youzhou City. Immediately, the governor of Youzhou ordered 20,000 Longxiang troops to be stationed in the land of the two prefectures to resist the southward and westward advance of the Yan army, and at the same time let the two prefecture armies actively prepare for war. On the other hand, once again 800 miles to report back to Chang'an. All of a sudden, the spies of various forces in Youzhou took action to investigate the whole story of this time.

Governor's Palace.

"Touching ......"

"It's too bold......" Li Huaiyuan, the governor of Youzhou, slapped the table and shouted angrily. Li Huaiyuan is only forty-five years old now, but he is already the head of the military attaché in a state, and a compelling majesty comes out of his words.

Li Huaiyuan's twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old Xuanwei general Li Muzhi also echoed: "Yes, the people are too bold!" ”

Li Huaiyuan glared at Li Muzhi fiercely, and scolded: "Don't give me a sloppy look, I'm talking about your little sister, who actually ran to Yanzhou City." Now that Yanzhou Mansion has fallen into the hands of the Yan people, how could he go there as a girl? Do you know this? ”

Li Muzhi, the former wing general of the Longxiang Army, is in charge of 10,000 light cavalry of the Longxiang Army, and is also the eldest son of Li Huaiyuan, the governor of Youzhou, who can be said to hold heavy power, which is also the reason why no one in Youzhou dares to touch Li Huaiyuan.

Li Muyuan, twenty-five years old, Li Huaiyuan's second son, joined the army as the secretary of Youzhou Mansion.

Yanguo, prefectures and counties are divided into upper, middle, and lower levels according to the importance of their status, the size of their jurisdiction, the number of household registrations, and the level of economic development. More than 30,000 households are Shangzhou (government), more than 20,000 households are Zhongzhou, and less than 20,000 households are Xiazhou; More than 5,000 households are upper counties, more than 2,000 households are middle counties, more than 1,000 households are middle and lower counties, and the rest are lower counties. The prefecture near Kyoto is called Fuzhou, the prefecture where Kyoto is located is called Chi County, and the next town next to Kyoto is called Ki County, in addition to the Xiong, Wang, Tight, Upper, Middle, and Lower grades, which are generally determined by the number of household registrations.

Shangzhou Thorn History from the third grade, its subordinate adjutant has another 1 person, from the fourth grade, 1 person in the long history, from the fifth grade, Sima 1 person, from the fifth grade, 1 person to participate in the military, from the seventh grade, 2 people to record the matter, from the ninth grade, in addition to the Si Gong, Si Cang, Si Hu, Si Tian, Si Bing, Judicial, Si Shi and other seven Cao joined the army 1 person, all from the seventh grade. There are also city orders, cheng, literature, medicine, etc.; The history of the middle and lower states is under the four products, and the subordinate officials imitate the upper state, but not all of them. Don't drive (Zhongzhou does not place), Changshi, Sima is called "Shangzuo", the law of Dayan stipulates that when there is a shortage of people or concurrently leading the assassin history, Shangzuo can act on behalf of the state. However, under normal circumstances, Shangzuo does not have a specific position, because of his high quality and generous quality, and he is not close to practice, so it is mostly used to give preferential treatment to the clan or to place idle officials, etc., so this kind of official is also called "sending old officials". Zhu Cao joined the army and was in charge of the military administration, finance, criminal law, farmland, and household grain affairs of each prefecture (government) and county, which was called the "judgment department". The "judgment division" of Zhucao is under the military control of each state. There is no Sima Zhizhou, and the record of joining the army is the leader of the assassin history, and he is in the position of a comprehensive inspector.

Youzhou Mansion is the capital of Youzhou, although there is a Youzhou Xuanfu Embassy on it, but the Xuanfu Envoy does not have actual control over the Youzhou Prefectures, only supervision. Power of Impeachment. Therefore, in Youzhou Mansion, Li Mucheng is the first person under the history of assassination, especially under the two mountains behind him, and he is even more powerful.

Li Muzhi hurriedly said: "Father, I don't know anything about this, I only know that my little sister said that she was going to Jizhou to play, who knew that he went to Yanzhou Mansion." ”

Li Huaiyuan said angrily: "This little girl is simply spoiled by her mother, she doesn't know the danger at all, she only brought a dozen guards, and ran to Yanzhou Mansion with the caravan, hoping that nothing will happen, otherwise, the governor of Pontus will definitely bloody the people of the northeast of Youzhou." ”

"Forget it, let the black-clothed guard handle this matter, find a way to contact your little sister, and let her come back quickly. In an eventful autumn, the courage of the people of the Tassel has also grown, and they even dare to bite us. ”

Li Muzhi said: "Then what should we do?" Should you fight back? ”

Li Muyuan shook his head and said: "No, this matter is already at war between the two countries, so don't act rashly." ”

Li Muzhi said angrily: "Second brother, now that the people of the Yan Dynasty have come over, shouldn't we fight back?" Wait until we reach Youzhou Mansion before we fight back? ”

Li Muyuan chuckled and said, "Big brother, don't worry! That's not what the little brother meant, in fact, I also want to kill back and fight back, but can we do this? Not to mention Chang'an City, it is Youzhou, and I don't know how many people look at us unpleasantly and want to move to us, even General Zhenbei, doesn't he also want us to fall? Now the court is also in chaos, and we can't act lightly without receiving instructions, lest we have a handle that falls into the hands of others. ”

When Li Huaiyuan heard this, he nodded secretly, he was still quite satisfied with his youngest son.

Li Muzhi said: "But if we don't move, we will fall into the hands of others." ”

Li Muyuan smiled: "Fall into the handle? Resistance is not good? Don't forget, my father is only the governor of Youzhou, not the general of the Longxiang army, and now he is in charge of tens of thousands of eastern troops. Without a military order, how dare you leave the army without permission? No action is right. ”

Li Muzhi sighed and said: "The three mansions of Yingzhou have just fallen, it is really the best time to recover, but now it is ......"

Li Huaiyuan said in a deep voice: "It's a good time to recover, but you can't lose yourself in order to recover this Sanfu that will be lost at any time." In the land of the Three Mansions, how much did the Long Xiang Army lose? ”

Li Muzhi said: "Because we didn't get the information, the Longxiang army in the land of Sanfu has been wiped out, but in the land of Sanfu, there is only one big camp, and the loss is only 10,000 people, and it is still a person who is not controlled by us." However, the losses of the government army in the three provinces are all our own people. ”

Li Huaiyuan said: "Muzhi, you rush to Pingzhou immediately, where you can prevent the attack of the Yan army, but don't fight back, wait for the order of the imperial court." ”

"Got it!" Li Muzhi said listlessly.

"By the way, keep an eye out for your little sister's traces."

After Li Muzhi left, Li Muyuan said in a deep voice: "Father, this time I sat and watched the fall of Sanfu, so that the 10,000 elite troops of Zhenbei General Cao Gang were wiped out, although it was beneficial to us, but it was ......."

Li Huaiyuan stared at his son and said: "Mu Yuan, your father and I are no longer retreating if we want to retreat, we are here, there is no way out, if you want to protect the Li family, you can only overcome obstacles and move forward bravely." Although we received the news that the Yan army attacked the land of the three prefectures of Yingzhou, we did not have time to react at that time, and we just did not inform the 10,000 dragon army. Nowadays, the Central Plains is rebelling, and the imperial court is gradually unable to suppress it, and as for the frontier, I am afraid it is even more difficult to scruple. In other words, it won't be long before the border army will be strong, and it will be difficult for the imperial court to control it, and it will be a bad ......"

"This ......" Li Muyuan's face was on the side, he knew his father's subtext, which meant that all parts of the country were divided, and they did not listen to orders, and took advantage of the situation......

Li Huaiyuan said: "Our Li family, except for your eldest brother, your third brother, and your younger sister, only you have the best brain, not to mention anything else, if you want to protect the Li family in this complicated situation, you can only rely on you." Although some things are a little dark, they have to be done for the sake of your mother and the Li family. ”

Li Muyuan took a deep breath and said, "The child understands. ”

"It's good to understand, you can take charge of Youzhou Mansion first, it's very beneficial to us."

"Yes!"

After Li Muyuan left, Li Huaiyuan looked at the sky fixedly, and said to himself: "Cao Gang, I want to see which of us is the lord of Youzhou!" The Tatar people, the Murowei people, and Youzhou are also in chaos, is it really that the troubled times are coming? ”