"That's right, if you don't have one of us by your side, will we meet you right now?" Now that Lin Shucheng has understood, Situ Fei doesn't want to be in a stalemate with the other party anymore.

"Who is it?" Lin Shucheng looked at the two guards beside him, Lin Yao and Hu Wen, and turned to ask Situ Fei in a cold voice.

Situ Fei said indifferently: "I didn't expect Lord Lin to be so alert. Lin Yao, now that Lord Lin already knows the situation, there is no need to hide it anymore! ”

Lin Yao, who was originally on Lin Shucheng's side, looked at Lin Shucheng with a complicated face, walked slowly in front of Situ Fei, and said respectfully: "Lin Yao has seen the lord!" ”

"Lin Yao? You have betrayed your lordship! Hu Wen on the other side said angrily. He didn't expect that this former robe turned out to be the culprit who betrayed his own people.

Lin Yao didn't answer, Lin Shucheng smiled bitterly: "No wonder the waves of personal guards I sent out are gone, no wonder you personally led the team to leave, but in the end, you were the only one who successfully returned, and the secret post of the Knights here, I'm afraid you were also betrayed." Didn't want to fight...... It turned out that this would be the case......"

Lin Yao's face changed slightly, he opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak, but his face was slightly gloomy, which showed that his heart was not so calm.

"Lord Lin, the matter has come to this, it has become a foregone conclusion that you and I will be together, and my fifth brother will not forgive you because you were forced or not. I need a talent like you under my command, there is Zhao Jun in the north, my brothers are enemies in the east and south, and I also need Lord Lin's help. Situ Fei said with a smile.

"Lord Lin, don't think about yourself, think about your family, Wang Mou knows, your son is only a teenager, you don't want them to have any accidents, right?" Wang Hewen is also pressing step by step.

"Lord Lin, the prince can no longer manage the government, and if he says something overstepping, the prince is afraid that he will not be able to do it. In this case, it is not that you have betrayed the prince. Those who know the times are Junjie, and the second son is now in need of talents like you, but the fifth son is different. Chengdu Mansion gathers capable people from the Yongzhou Army, and the cronies under the command of the fifth prince can't wait to take the position, and whether you can get the trust of the new lord is still two words. Now that the situation has become clear, isn't it a good time to display your great talents, Lord Lin, to serve my lord? Changshi Tianyu said with a smile.

Lin Shucheng's face changed constantly, and for a long time, as if he was much older, he said in a muffled voice: "Hey...... It's ridiculous that Lin thinks he is talented, but he has ended up where he is now. Okay, second son, as long as you don't embarrass my family and the people who follow me, Lin will be loyal to the second son. ”

Hearing this, Situ Fei was immediately overjoyed, laughed, and hurriedly said: "As long as Lord Lin does things for me, then he will naturally be his own person, why be embarrassed?" ”

"Shucheng, I've seen the lord!" Lin Shucheng's face was pale and he officially saluted Situ Feifei.

Situ Fei did not stop it, this gift of the lord and minister, that is to set the status of the monarch and minister, Situ Fei naturally accepted it uprightly. Immediately, he hurriedly helped Lin Shucheng up, "Okay...... All right! With your help, flying is really like a tiger's wings. ”

"Second Public...... Lord, Liangzhou knows so clearly about this incident, Zhao Jun's people should have made a lot of efforts, right? The matter has become settled, and Lin Shucheng no longer continues to be entangled, and immediately asked.

Situ Fei put away his smile and informed Lin Shucheng of Zhao Jun's information and the transaction.

Lin Shucheng's face was solemn, and he said slowly: "Zhao Jun's hand is vicious!" If the land of Liangzhou is occupied by it, then the entire north will basically be taken by the Zhao army. And in the south, the various princes fought separately and fought against each other, and the result was ......"

Wang Hewen said in a deep voice: "Without strong rear support, how can Liangzhou hold on alone?" In fact, the fall of Liangzhou is already known to everyone in the lord of the Yongjun. Lord Lin, is it time to take Chang'an and Hanzhong as soon as possible, as the foundation. Then trade with Zhao Jun to get enough grain and grass materials. I think that not only Liangzhou, but also other places are also in short supply. Years of campaigning, especially against Murong Cheng in the south, have consumed too many supplies. ”

Lin Shucheng nodded and said: "It's okay, if you take the two places as quickly as possible, you can also coerce Zhao Jun, so you can also tell Zhao Jun that if you want Liangzhou, you have to exchange that thing." Otherwise, the southern army would have appeared in Liangzhou. I don't think Zhao Jun wants to engage us in a full-scale war at this moment. ”

Situ Fei said in a deep voice: "In this case, then act immediately!" The foreshadowing has been done, and the next step is to quietly rotate the armies of the two places, reorganize, and install our manpower. Wait for the beginning of spring, let the integration of all departments be complete, and prepare for the enemy. ”

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"Don't tease it, beware of it biting you!" Seeing his two sons playing crazy with the little tiger, Zhao Xun couldn't help but scold. Although this little tiger has been in the house for several years, the tiger is a tiger after all, he can't understand human speech, and if he gets angry, it will be a big trouble.

"Got it, Father!" When the two little guys saw their father speak, they reluctantly moved away from the little tiger.

"Father tells a story!"

"Okay, come here, remember, don't play around it in the future."

When the war subsided, Zhao Xun was also immediately idle, except for dealing with some government affairs that needed to make up his mind, the rest of the time was spent accompanying his family, and then teaching his children. Although it cannot be said that they can be erected into wise and martial people from now on, they can subtly establish the most basic and correct ideological concepts in their hearts. Situ Lei's incident gave Zhao Xun a wake-up call, and in addition, he also had to tell them about his worldview little by little, hoping that they would go further in the future.

"My lord, the lords of the Military Affairs Department ask to see you, and say that there is new news in Liangzhou!" The inner guard attendant interrupted Zhao Xun, who was telling a story.

"Oh? Well, you two will not be able to go, Father still has things to deal with. Zhao Xun knew that if there were no special circumstances, it would be impossible for the Military Affairs Department to deliberately report it.

Zhao Xun hurried to the front hall and saw Situ Liang and others gathered here. But looking at the expressions on the faces of several people, Zhao Xun smiled: "Looking at your appearance, what you said this time should be good news." ”

"Returning to the Lord, it is indeed good news for us. News came from Liangzhou, and Situ Fei began to start. He took in Lin Shucheng and took action against the guards stationed around Chang'an and in Hanzhong. Situ Liang smiled. This news seems to have nothing to do with Zhao Jun, but everyone knows that this is indeed a great thing for Zhao Jun.

"Oh? Situ Fei did it? Well...... It's time too! When Zhao Xun heard this, he couldn't help but be happy, "Now that Situ Lei is no longer able to govern, Situ Che's succession to power has become a foregone conclusion, if Situ Fei doesn't do it, in another month or two, Situ Che will finish rectifying the affairs of the south, and he will turn back to clean up the unstable factors in the north." ”

"By the way, how could Lin Shucheng surrender to Situ Fei so simply?" Zhao Xun was also puzzled by this.

Situ Liang said with a smile: "Situ Fei quietly invited Lin Shucheng's family, and in addition, all the affairs he did were carried out in the name of Lin Shucheng, the governor of Liangzhou. Lin Shucheng has now fallen into the pit, and besides, he can't back down. ”

"Lin Shucheng is attached to Situ Fei? Fortunately, this gave Situ Fei the ability to fight against his two brothers. And where is Yongzhou? ”

"The situation in Yongzhou is not as simple as that of Liangzhou, after all, the land of Liangzhou is located in the northwest and is relatively remote, and besides, Liangzhou has never been valued by the Yongjun army. But Yongzhou is different, it is not only the fief of King Yong, but also the location of the capital of Dayan Guo, and it is the central place. Therefore, Situ Hao has not yet taken action under a clear banner. However, Ling Xiao, who was dispatched by Situ Lei, was also unable to accomplish his goal in Luoyang. ”

"Luoyang is the old capital of Dayan, and it is also the center of Yongwang's power. Situ Hao has gathered a lot of old ministers of Dayan around him, in addition, his status as the eldest son has also won the support of many officials and magnates of the Yongjun forces, how can Ling Xiao compete for power with Situ Hao in the land of Luoyang, without a clear order. ”

Zhao Xun frowned and said: "It stands to reason that the situation in Chengdu Mansion has been transmitted to Luoyang, whether it is Situ Hao or Ling Xiao, it is impossible to be indifferent." In addition, Situ Hao has received news from us, and it is impossible for him to be indifferent. In contrast, Situ Hao is more difficult than Situ Fei to accept Situ Che to take over the power of King Yong, you must know that this Situ Hao is the eldest son of King Yong, no matter what, it should be him Situ Hao to inherit the throne. ”

On the other hand, Situ Che is the most fearful, and the one who must be killed is Situ Hao. Not only because of his identity, but more importantly, there are too many civil and military officials of the Yongjun Army standing behind him. This is definitely a threat that cannot be ignored for Stuartcher. This Situ Hao should not be without movement, and the situation in Yongzhou has always been high. ”

Lu Ziliang said: "No matter how Situ Hao reacts, if Chang'an and Hanzhong are occupied by Situ Fei, this north will have nothing to do with Situ Che." Situ Hao will definitely not obey Situ Che's military orders, and Situ Che will not obey Situ Hao's orders. In this way, the Yongjun army was divided into three. ”

Situ Liang said again: "Lord, this Situ Fei has sent someone to ask us to trade materials." However, this time, what he wanted was not only food, but also war horses and armor. ”

Zhao Xun frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Want to trade war horses and armor equipment?" What did he trade with? These are all things that my Zhao Jun can't trade with, not to mention the value of them, he Situ Fei can't afford them at all. ”

"The person sent by Situ Fei said that he wanted to exchange Liangzhou with us!"

Zhao Xun couldn't help sneering and said, "Didn't exchange Liangzhou with me?" He can give up the entire Liangzhou now? ”

Situ Liang said in a deep voice: "This Situ Fei is very cunning, he means that after the transaction, in the spring of the next year, he will fake a fight and give Liangzhou to us." And because he is now preparing to put Hanzhong and Chang'an in order, he needs us to deliver a certain amount of food, and of course, they can also give back several cities to us. ”

"His calculations are quite good, and he wants to take our things to recover the hearts of those soldiers. In addition, he also wants to develop himself with our stuff. It seems that this guy is not a fuel-efficient lamp either. In this land of Liangzhou, they have to send it, if they don't send it, they have to send it, do they think they can resist the attack of my army? ”

"As the lord said, this Situ Fei is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp. The people he sent were still to tell us that after he occupied Hanzhong and Chang'an, he had soldiers and generals in his hands, and it was not easy for us to take Liangzhou. In addition, he also preached to us that although he Situ Fei was at odds with Situ Che, no matter whether Situ Hao died or Situ Che, they all had the same blood on their bodies as him. ”

"Oh? So? Zhao Xun said with a smile on his face, "It seems that this Situ Fei is also afraid that I didn't take him as the primary target." ”

Situ nodded and said: "That's true, he is actually telling us that although he is self-reliant, he is still a member of the Situ family, and if we want to fight him, he can pay a certain price and join forces with Situ Che." ”

"That is the case, then tell Situ Fei that if you want to trade with us, you can, you have to exchange the population. As for Liangzhou, if they think they can hold on and are not afraid of the death of his soldiers, then they will fight with us. Zhao Xun said with a smile.

Lu Ziliang shook his head and said: "Although Situ Fei's slogan is loud, he will definitely not want to fight us in the near future, and even, he is afraid that he will not fight with me." For him, the more important thing was to get Hanzhong and Chang'an in his hands and occupy the dangerous passes. Otherwise, if the news of his rebellion spreads and he fails to control the whole army, then he will be beaten with chickens and eggs. ”

Zhao inquired: "When you reply, you can also tell them that I, Zhao Jun, have no intention of fighting him." If he wants food and forage, he can only trade it with the population of their territory. Surely there are many displaced people in need of help in their territory. The people they couldn't help, but they didn't need them. ”

In order to achieve the purpose of quietly, Situ Fei asked Lin Shucheng to take advantage of the New Year's rotation order to transfer the troops of various departments to garrison, and the other part was corrected, and at the same time, he began to install people in all departments and transfer officers at all levels. Although doing so will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the army, Situ Fei at this moment can't care so much.

The armies in Hanzhong and Chang'an were content, and the main generals, assistant generals and some captains at all levels were all transferred to the Liangzhou army by Lin Shucheng with secret orders. Although these generals didn't know the reason, before Lin Shucheng went to Liangzhou, they all received a secret order from Situ Lei to obey Situ Lei's arrangement.

As a result, Lin Shucheng was forced to surrender Situ Fei, which caused the garrisons of the two places to also suffer. Situ Fei and Lin Shucheng spent half a month of hard work, and finally on the occasion of the Chinese New Year, they quietly rotated and reorganized the garrisons of Hanzhong and Chang'an, and replaced all the main positions in the military with their own staff.

In the land of Hanzhong, the dangerous pass of Shu Road in the south and several cities near the north were all taken by the Liangzhou army transferred by Situ Fei during the Chinese New Year. And because it was the Chinese New Year, the prefectures and counties in the south of Yizhou were unaware of it. Even, in the middle of the first month, the garrison near the city in the south did not know that the pass to the north had been replaced.

The garrison and the city in Hanzhong are easy to take, after all, the actions of the Liangzhou army are not known to outsiders. But the surrounding prefectures and counties of Chang'an are much more complicated. After all, the land of Chang'an still belongs to the jurisdiction of Yongzhou. However, because Chang'an is the old capital, Situ Lei once divided Chang'an and the surrounding prefectures and counties together.

In order to prevent Situ Hao from detecting the situation in Liangzhou, and in order to occupy the two passes of Tongguan and Hangu, Lin Shucheng once again used his secret order to start mobilizing the garrisons around Chang'an.

In order to prevent Luoyang from finding out the problem, Lin Shuwei intended to directly send someone to take over the defenders of the two passes, do less rectification, and wait for the surrounding prefectures and counties of Chang'an to be taken, and then replenish the military strength to garrison it.

But when things got here, it wasn't that smooth. As soon as Situ Fei's men took over the land of Tongguan, Hangu Pass was controlled by Situ Hao in the east.

Hearing this news, Lin Shucheng immediately understood that either Ling Xiao had taken refuge with Situ Hao like himself, or it was Liangzhou's actions that had already made Situ Hao aware of it.

After discussing with Situ Fei and his subordinates, he no longer continued to compete with Situ Hao for the land of Hangu Pass, but immediately defended Tongguan and began to take over Jingzhao Mansion, Jingyang Mansion and Shangluo Mansion, mainly because there were 30,000 guards stationed in these three places. As long as Situ Fei can hold these 30,000 guards, it is stronger than a stalemate with Situ Hao and Hangu Pass, and more importantly, with these guards, Situ Fei and his family can block the threat brought by the Zhao army.

Situ Fei and Lin Shucheng knew very well that although Zhao Jun was cooperating with them at the moment, Zhao Jun was always an enemy, and if he couldn't become strong immediately, he could be swallowed up by Zhao Jun at any time.

Secondly, Lin Shucheng made a suggestion to Situ Fei, that is, let Situ Fei serve Situ Hao as his elder. In other words, in the future, Situ Fei will only recognize Situ Hao as the heir of King Yong, not Situ Che. In this way, on the surface, Situ Fei is Situ Hao's striker, and Situ Fei is contributing to Situ Hao.

Of course, Lin Shucheng's other purpose is naturally to hope that Situ Fei and Situ Hao can join forces to fight the enemy. Whether it is Situ Che in the south or Zhao Jun in the north, Situ Hao and Situ Fei are the same, they both have the same enemy. Therefore, the two should not fight again, but should cooperate with each other.

Situ Fei saw Hanguguan's hand, and he no longer continued to dwell on it. On the one hand, he collected the guards in the land of Sanfu, and on the other hand, he sent people to ally with Situ Hao. In the area west of Hangu Pass, Situ Hao was also occupied by Situ Fei. For Situ Hao, Situ Fei is located in the west, which can not only become his flank, but also withstand the pressure that Situ Che is about to bring.

At the end of January of the new year, Situ Hao learned about Situ Fei's situation, and heard that his brother had taken Hanzhong and Chang'an so quickly, and after thinking about it, he finally agreed to Situ Fei's alliance. At this point, the Yongjun army is roughly divided into two parts, but in fact, it is divided into three parts.