The weather in the north is getting colder, but the war in Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou is still going on, but on a much smaller scale, but it has not stopped. Tang Xian is still running his own territory, although Tang Xian is a traitor, but as soon as he occupies the two places, he subtracts some of the heavy taxes, so that the people are no longer rejected. For ordinary people, as long as their lives are stable, whoever rules is the same.

From the perspective of the Xiaoguo Army, the three-way scuffle, not only endlessly, it was the best, and secondly, Tang Xian won. The victory of the Xuzhou army or the victory of the Yanzhou army was extremely unfavorable to the Xiaoguo army. The Xiaoguo Army is located in the north of Yanzhou, and before Qingzhou was included in the system, Yanzhou was the exit of the Xiaoguo Army to the south. Therefore, neither the Xuzhou Army nor the Yanzhou Army wanted the Xiaoguo Army to break through from here.

No one wants the Xiaoguo army to get involved in the south, which is also the reason why Zhao Xun encouraged Tang Xian to go south. If he had directly participated in the beginning, I am afraid that Murong Chengcheng would not fight with the Xuzhou army, but would sit back and watch the Xuzhou army fight with him, but he would rectify his forces in the rear, and then attack on a large scale.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Xuzhou army also asked Zhao Xun for help, and bluntly said that the two armies had also become rebels and traitors, and they should help each other. As soon as the Xuzhou army was destroyed, the Xiaoguo army was the primary target of the imperial court. In this regard, Zhao Xun also sneered. just replied, what is going on with Li Yanzong.

When Li Chi of the Xuzhou Army heard Zhao Xun's reply, he also knew that the Xiaoguo Army would not lend a hand. After all, everything he did behind the Xiaoguo Army was known to Zhao Xun, how could Zhao Xun help him? What is the so-called mutual assistance, that is, the whole army of the Xiaoguo army is killed, and the Xiaoguo army will also add up to each other coldly.

Seriously, when Zhao Xun saw the chaotic war in Yanzhou, he had the idea of getting involved. After all, Jizhou is adjacent to Yanzhou, and it is too easy to send troops. However, Jizhou has only been included in the system, and now the officials are being rectified within the Xiaoguo Army, and winter is approaching, so it is not a good combat weather. Of course, the most important thing is that the other forces don't want to interfere with it, and if one is not good, it will lead to a chain reaction, and it is very likely that the garrison will join forces to resist the enemy.

For the war in the south, Zhao Xun naturally had no time to take care of it, and now their focus has turned to Qingzhou.

The people of Qingzhou demanded that Qingzhou be implemented in accordance with the policies of Jizhou and Lingzhou. Why is it that the people of Lingzhou can divide the land equally, but we can't? Why can neighboring Jizhou and we can't? There was no such thing as a demonstration here, but these people organized one after another and moved to Jizhou, Youzhou and Lingzhou, which made Zhao Xun cry and laugh for a while.

Cao Bin is simply, I don't care, let it be you. Then he sent a letter to Xiaoguojun to ask, in this case, how to deal with it?

From the very beginning, Cao Bin knew his own abilities, and he had no idea of being self-reliant. In his opinion, whoever is strong in the future will be attached. Among them, Zhao Xun is the first and the best object. After the battle between the Wei army and the Xiaoguo army, the Xiaoguo army quickly took Jizhou and surrounded Qingzhou on the east side. It can be said that Qingzhou is under siege on three sides, because the east is the sea, and the naval army of the Xiaoguo Army is still unstoppable by Cao Bin.

During the tripartite talks, Cao Bin and Zhao Xun discussed, and Cao Bin also expressed his willingness to surrender to the Xiaoguo army. Zhao Xun considered at that time, first, to give a stimulus to the southern states, so that they could also learn from Cao Bin, be self-reliant, and reduce the strength of Murong Cheng and Situ Lei. Second, the Xiaoguo army only took Jizhou, and some of them couldn't bear it.

Cao Bin understood what Zhao Xun meant, took over Qingzhou from Tang Xian, and soon began to clean up those old officials and big families with a bad reputation in Qingzhou. For this reason, Cao Bin has also been recognized by the people. The people praised Cao Bin as a good official, but then Cao Bin was a little big. Since he is a good official, let's be better, we also want the treatment of Lingzhou Mansion and the people of Jizhou.

To put it simply, he is not a Xiaoguo army, and he is not a Xiaoguo army under his command, he is not so capable, and he implements the kind of new policy of equal distribution of fields and a series of Xiaoguo troops in the whole territory of Qingzhou. Since he couldn't do it, he had to report it to Zhao Xun.

Zhao Xun immediately convened civil and military officials to discuss the situation in front of him, and there were those who agreed with it and those who opposed it. The military attachés naturally readily agreed, the larger the territory, the larger the Xiaoguo army, the higher their position, and the more men and horses they commanded. For many people, the bigger the territory, the better, but it's not.

Accepting Qingzhou, it sounds like the Xiaoguo Army has a great advantage. If you simply occupy Qingzhou, like other forces, it will naturally be a great benefit, no, it should be said that it is a great benefit. But don't forget, the new policy implemented under the rule of Xiaoguo Army requires a lot of tax reductions. The tax has been reduced, and the income of the Xiaoguo Army is naturally less, but the territory that the Xiaoguo Army wants to govern is larger, and the expenditure is also larger.

Secondly, Qingzhou was annexed, and the original government army naturally had to be reorganized. Those who are qualified will naturally be included in the military system of the Xiaoguo Army, and those who are not qualified must also be properly resettled. These people are ruffians, and they are too much to put outside, and they are easy to cause trouble. After all, I am used to being a soldier, and after a while, I leave the team, and I still don't adapt to it, and even life may be a problem.

To take over Qingzhou, it is necessary to conduct a thorough investigation of the situation in the state capitals of Qingzhou, and to resettle those homeless homeless, but don't forget that the previous few months of war were all in the land of Qingzhou.

It can be said that the acceptance of Qingzhou actually added a great burden to the Xiaoguo army. Of course, whether it is a civilian official or a military attaché, they all welcome Qingzhou, after all, this is a state land, and it will automatically be handed over without fighting, how can you not want it? Civil officials, especially officials from the Land and Household Registration Department and the Finance Department, did not approve of taking over immediately, but waited until Jizhou stabilized before taking over.

At the end of the discussion, even Zhao Xun was a little undecided. In the end, Li Huaiyuan, who was stationed in the south of Jizhou, replied, saying that Murong Cheng, Situ Lei and others in the south had worked hard to manage and seek land, and now they got it out of thin air, why hesitate? How does the rise of the lord of the past compare with today?

Only then did Zhao Xun make up his mind to take over Qingzhou now, but he had to come step by step and annex it one by one. Yes, the days of the beginning, compared to today's situation, it was much harder, and it could be endured, so why not today? The more time passed, the command disappointed the people, and Qingzhou was chaotic. Now take over Qingzhou, although it is a little harder, but now there is no war in the Xiaoguo army, endure it and pass, in the future, Qingzhou will definitely be its own stable rear.

Zhao Xun made a decision, and the people below naturally did not have to deny it. The Xiaoguo army immediately took action, gradually advancing eastward from Jizhou, occupying one county and one government. Wherever he went, he took over the local government, implemented a new policy, incorporated the army that Cao Bin deliberately placed there, and began to reorganize. Although some people were dissatisfied and reported to Cao Bin, asking Cao Bin to resist the Xiaoguo army, Cao Bin was indifferent. As for this time, everyone in Qingzhou knows that Cao Bin has fallen to the Xiaoguo Army. The big families in Zhufu County either left with enough family property, or waited for the arrival of the Xiaoguo army. They also knew the policy of the Xiaoguo army, that the land was to be divided equally, but their property was still their own. The fields are gone, and they can trade. I don't know how many caravans there are and how profitable they are......

Tang Xian of Yanzhou heard that the Xiaoguo army began to attack Qingzhou, and when Cao Bin, the governor of Qingzhou, gave in, Tang Xian was stunned for a long time, and finally just scolded the fuck, and there was no movement. Not only him, but also Murong Cheng, Situ Lei, and many others couldn't help but scold secretly after knowing the news.

It is said that after Murong Cheng and Situ Lei heard the news, they were furious in the mansion. Especially Situ Lei, his son was killed by Qian Niuwei under Zhao Xun's name. He wished that Zhao Xun would die early, but now, what he heard was the news that Zhao Xun was getting stronger and stronger, how could he not be popular?

The same is true for Murong Cheng, he didn't have a son who died at the hands of Zhao Xun, but his two guards were out of his control because of the Xiaoguo Army, and he hated the Xiaoguo Army and Zhao Xun equally. Seeing that Zhao Xun was getting stronger and stronger, he naturally didn't have a good mood. If it weren't for the fact that Jiangzhou and Jiaozhou were all in addition to the abnormal situation, Murong Cheng would have gone north with his army a long time ago to find trouble with the Xiaoguo army.

No matter what others think or think, it is already a fact that the Xiaoguo Army annexed Qingzhou. And the decline of Dayan is also a fact. It's not because of the Xiaoguo army, but because all the forces have become traitors under the edict of the imperial court. No, first Xuzhou and Liangzhou rebelled, of which Liangzhou was pacified. Then the Qingzhou, Xiaoguo Army, and Wei Army became traitors, and the Wei Army changed its power to the Tang Army.

At the end of October, Zhang Yan, the governor of Ningzhou, killed the Xuanfu envoy of Ningzhou and more than 30 officials of various prefectures in Ningzhou, raised the banner and stood on his own, betrayed Dayan, established himself as the king of Shu. All of a sudden, the world was shocked!

Even Zhao Xun was taken aback when he heard the news. He didn't expect that someone would be so bold and rush to rebel under the banner of Ming, and even more powerful was to establish himself as the king. Liangzhou and Xuzhou rebelled, and Xuzhou was in front, but the imperial court still took Liangzhou first. Why? One of them is naturally that Liangzhou is close to Chang'an, Yongzhou, but at that time, the imperial court was already preparing to move the capital due to food shortages. The second is that the Liangzhou rebels have established themselves as kings. The rebels, who were kings and who were not kings, were not the same at that time. There are no two masters, the country only needs one master, even if you rebel, as long as you don't call the king and the emperor, there is room for maneuver. However, once you are called the king and the emperor, you will fight with the court to the death.

said that he didn't know what Zhang Yan was thinking, in short, he was the king and the country was founded. This king is not the same as the knighthood that has been bestowed. The crown of the knight is only a reward for merit, just a title, at most there are thousands of households to worship. But if you call yourself king, it is equivalent to establishing a country by yourself and overthrowing the court from afar.

Speaking of which, in the Xiaoguo army, there are also people who wrote to build yì Zhao Xun to establish himself as the king, but Zhao Xun did not hesitate to resign. Are you kidding, self-reliant? Then wait for the crusade of the princes of the world, there is no action, and the verbal and written attack has also begun.

Before the imperial court could react, Zhang Yan, the king of Shu, began to win over Yizhou officials and attract high-ranking officials. Not to mention, many officials in Yizhou have gone to this newly established Shu State, and there are still many government soldiers and soldiers.

When the imperial court received the news, the civil and military forces were immediately furious, and ordered the world to announce their crimes. At the same time, the guards around Luoyang and the government troops of Liangzhou, Yizhou, and Yongzhou began to assemble and prepare for a large army to conquer.

For the establishment or conquest of the Shu Kingdom, the Xiaoguo Army naturally did not intervene and would not intervene. At the end of October, it was already winter in Youzhou, and the five prefectures in Beiding further north were even close to zero. As always, the Xiaoguo Army implemented new policies in Jizhou and Qingzhou, which was newly incorporated into the system, and rectified the officials of the prefectures and counties. Seriously, for the situation in Shu, Zhao Xun really doesn't have much hope. How long it lasts is really a question. Although the establishment of the Shu Kingdom may be affected by the results of the self-reliance of the Xiaoguo Army, the Qingzhou Mansion Army and the Tang Army, Zhao Xun did not expect that this impact seems to be a bit big.

On this day, Zhao Xun was pondering chess with Situ Liang. The burning charcoal fire expels the cold air in the house, and it can be as warm as spring. Chess, which Zhao Xun made out by himself when he was bored, was then learned by the officials around Zhao Xun. In particular, several military envoys fell in love with this thing.

Not to mention, this Situ Liang, Li Huaiyuan and other military envoys, as well as some officials of various departments of the Government Department, are all proficient in this way, and they often study in their spare time, and they are all masters in this field. But Zhao Xun, who just came up with this, is a little bad about this.

Don't look at Zhao Xun on weekdays, his mind is quite thoughtful, but he plays chess. It's really not stable. It's not that Zhao Xunneng can't be capable, it's that he hasn't been very interested in chess since his previous life. So, I have to admit that his level is really stinky.

Seeing that he was about to lose again, Zhao Xun wanted to play tricks, and he was defeated again and again, and he was defeated again and again, but he didn't have such interest.

Always losing, Zhao Xun was also a little impressed, and was about to get out, when he suddenly saw Wei Dong coming in a hurry, he immediately had an excuse to cheat, and said in a loud voice: "Wei Dong is running so fast, something must have happened, we are playing chess, drawing chess!" ”

On the chess game, Situ Liang was serious, where was he willing to do it, and said resolutely: "No, no!" Just these few steps, and I'll finish it right away. Besides, although Wei Dong's steps are fast, his breath is not chaotic, what is the big deal? Who dares to provoke my Xiaoguo army now? Winter is coming, and there is no war in the north. ”

As soon as he heard Situ Liang say this, Zhao Xun glanced at Wei Dong helplessly. Wei Dong also stood to the side, shrugged his shoulders and said that he couldn't help. In the end, Zhao Xun had no choice but to hang his head and admit defeat.

Situ Liang stopped at this time, put away the chess game, and said happily: "Wei Dong, what happened?" Could it be that the war in the south has changed? ”

Wei Dong smiled and said, "Lord Situ is really prescient! ”

Situ Liang shook his head and smiled: "The fart is prescient!" What else is there now besides the fighting in the south? Is it the Battle of Yanzhou, the Battle of Xuzhou, or a new change in Shu? ”

Wei Dong Chen was very big: "It's Shu Kingdom!" ”

"Oh?" Situ Liang was stunned, sat up and asked, "What happened?" "Don't talk about Situ Liang, even Zhao Xun listened. In their opinion, this so-called Shu Kingdom will definitely not last long.

Wei Dongdao: "Zhang Yan, the king of Shu, issued an announcement ten days ago to divide the forces in the world!" ”

"Partition?" Situ Liang and Zhao Xun looked at each other, puzzled.

"Wait! Packet? What right does the Shu State have to divide the forces in the world? Situ Liang asked.

Wei Dongdao: "It is not in the name of Shu to divide the forces in the world, but to divide the forces in the world that are designated as traitors, and divide them and the king of Shu. Among them, the lord is the king of Zhao, the governor of Qingzhou Cao Bin is the king of Qi, Tang Xian is the king of Wei, the commander of the Xuzhou army Li Chi is the king of Zheng, and the general of Zhenbei Cao Gang is the acting king. And called on all the kings of the world, do not fight in the infighting, send troops to Luoyang, and clear the king's side! Punish the treacherous! ”

Situ Liang and Zhao Xun listened, facing each other, and their faces changed. After a while, Situ Liang said: "Good guy, this Zhang Yan really has two brushes, which suddenly made all the forces in the world who were designated as traitors by the imperial court show their faces. Fortunately, Cao Bin has already lowered my Xiaoguo army, otherwise I don't know what trouble it will cause. ”

"On the side of the Qing monarch, punish the treacherous evil! This is a call for us to send troops to deal with Murong Cheng and Situ Lei! This King of Shu is not simple, no matter what, all of a sudden it makes the imperial court realize that there is such a force around that is designated as a traitor by the imperial court, no matter what, it will also ease the imperial court's actions against the Shu State, because they must take into account the safety behind them and on the flanks. We are all being used by the King of Shu! Situ Liang said in a deep voice.

"Good fellow, all the kings who have been ordained, except for the governor of Pontus, are all kings of the Warring States period! This King of Shu is really powerful! There will be wise men around them! We underestimated them! Zhao Xun also sighed.

"Yes! I looked down on him, he was not a fool, but he seized the opportunity, the north of the imperial court, all of them were traitors who were equal to him, and they were all set by the imperial court, among which Cao Gang was not, but he also had a lot of grudges with Situ Jian, the deputy governor of the state. The imperial court dares to send a large army to conquest? Isn't he afraid that the northern forces will gather in Yongzhou? threw the problem to Murong Cheng and Situ Lei at once. ”

Wei Dongdao: "How do we respond? ”

Situ Liang said in a deep voice: "Response? No one will respond, ignore it, but in any case, not responding is a response, and the purpose of the King of Shu has been achieved. ”