According to the established plan, Cao Bin's army stopped in Xiami County, which was close to the three counties of Yeguo, Dangli, and Luxiang, in Langya Prefecture.

The two armies faced each other, but neither had the intention of entering the other's territory. The Xiaoguo army crossed the line, and that was because his goal had been achieved. And the Qingzhou government army is now resting in Xiami County.

After four or five days of integration, Cao Bin felt helpless. Compared with the Xiaoguo army on the opposite side, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground. In the face of a possible collision with the Xiaoguo Army, Cao Bin was not sure at all.

The Qingzhou army stopped and did not take any targeted moves. Naturally, the Xiaoguo Army will not take the initiative to tease, and now the Xiaoguo Army is busy reorganizing the local government army, private soldiers, and township warriors, choosing the right ones for the county soldiers or water army, and returning home if they are not suitable. At the same time, the fields began to be measured and redistributed in each county. Abolish private checkpoints in various localities and unify taxation.

Xiaoguojun's measures were immediately welcomed by the people of Donglai Mansion, and they accepted the Xiaoguo Army's administration of Donglai Mansion.

After receiving the news from his subordinates about the movements of the Xiaoguo Army, Wang Yanqing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "He is trying to tie the people of Donglai Mansion to his chariot. Once the people here have a field and bear a tax and conscription that is far lighter than a thousand, can they still support the Xiaoguo army? Defeat before the battle, no matter which side we general, we will lose! ”

Cao Bin looked sideways and said, "Aren't we occupying the name of righteousness?" Could it be that Murong Cheng and Situ Lei were willing to see Zhao Xun swallow the land bordering the territory of the Xiaoguo Army little by little? I let it go this time, so what about next time? What about next time? Once the opening was opened, the two of them did not want to close the gap. ”

Wang Yanqing was surprised: "En! What you say is favorable, I haven't found out yet, you, a guy who has never liked to use your brains, also said such a reason. However, King Qi and Zuo Xiang are beyond the reach of the whip, so they can't help him. There were guards in Qingzhou at that time, and now they dare not move, but they have to worry about the attack of the Xiaoguo army and the Xuzhou rebels. Therefore, as long as the Xiaoguo army makes a little reason in Donglai Mansion, it will basically be able to occupy this place steadily. ”

After learning that the Qingzhou Army did not act immediately, it did not meet with the Xiaoguo Army. Zhao Xun knew that they must be waiting for the participation of other people or forces. The armies that can participate are nothing more than two, one is the two guards at the junction of Qingxu and Xu. There is also a Yangzhou Navy, which, like the Qingzhou Navy, controls the southern seas. The Yangzhou Navy is stronger than the Qingzhou Navy Army, because the Yangzhou Navy has Murong Cheng behind it.

However, the Qingzhou Navy and the Youzhou Navy are not afraid of the Yangzhou Navy Army, not to mention that the Qingzhou Navy also has such a thing as earth-shaking thunder. However, Zhao Xun still believed that Murong Cheng would not do such a thankless thing, and the Qingzhou army was not waiting for the imperial army, but the imperial court's questioning.

Sure enough, a few days later, the angel who carried the will of the imperial court came to Qingzhou and reached Donglai Mansion. The governor of Qingzhou, the Xuanfu envoy and the imperial court envoy went straight to Huangxian County, and even Li Lingfeng, the general of the Eighth Prefecture, could not let the other party say the reason. The other party insisted on meeting Zhao Xun in person and asked Zhao Xun what he wanted.

Huang County, Donglai Prefecture Administration. Because there is a convenient water passage, therefore, this place is still relatively prosperous, at least, it is not much worse than the Qizhou City of Qizhou Prefecture, the seat of Qingzhou Governance.

"You want to see the governor of Pontus, what do you know?" In the Assassin's Mansion in Huang County, Zhao Xun met with the governor and Xuanfu envoys of Qingzhou and the envoys sent by the imperial court.

As soon as he heard Zhao Xun's words, Cao Bin snorted coldly. It is clear that we are the envoys of the imperial court, how did we get here, we are inferior.

The envoy sent by the imperial court this time was not a eunuch, but an imperial historian who supervised the imperial history of the hundred officials. It stands to reason that none of these people are in control of real power, and somehow, they were sent this time.

Seeing Zhao Xun speak like this, Yushi, who was ordered to come to investigate, spoke: "Governor Zhao, you are the Governor of Youzhou, why did you capture the land of Qingzhou privately?" ”

The other party only asked about the land of Qingzhou, but did not ask the questions of the water master, which shows that these people have acquiesced to the fact that the Qingzhou Water Army was annexed by the Xiaoguo Army.

Zhao Xun was surprised: "Privately attacking the land of Qingzhou? Master Yu, you have wronged me. If you really want to attack Qingzhou, do you think that the government army of Qingzhou can resist the edge of my Xiaoguo army? ”

"You ......" Hearing Zhao Xun say this, Cao Bin's face turned red.

Yu Yushi said expressionlessly: "Having said that, the Metropolitan Governor still privately occupies the land of Donglai Mansion in Qingzhou, which is well known to everyone, and this is also an unconcealable fact. Governor, you need to give everyone an explanation. Otherwise, the Metropolitan Governor will set a precedent for the governors of all states in the world to attack privately. ”

When Zhao Xun heard this, he paused slightly, and couldn't help squinting at the Yu surname Thorn Shi. This guy is clearly saying that he is the culprit who provoked the war in the world.

Zhao Xun smiled and said, "You may have misunderstood, but the governor of Pontus is a law-abiding minister, and he will never wantonly attack the land of other states. The reason why it appeared in Donglai Mansion was that my Xiaoguo Army was also forced to do it. ”

"Oh? Forced to do it? Yu would like to hear it when he arrives! Yu Yushi said with a shallow smile.

Zhao inquired: "Presumably you have also heard that my Youzhou caravan and fleet have been intercepted, detained and plundered by the Qingzhou Navy many times, and after we have communicated with them many times without success, we decided to conquer by force. After capturing the Qingzhou Navy camp, the sailors scattered and fled, and went straight to all parts of Donglai Mansion to bring disaster to the people. ”

"In desperation, the people of Donglai Province have asked our army for help. The Governor of Pontus did not want to enter the land of Donglai Mansion in person, after all, he had not consulted with the officials of Qingzhou. But first, the defeat of the Qingzhou Navy this time was caused by the attack of our Xiaoguo Army. Second, my Xiaoguo army can't bear to let the people of Donglai Mansion suffer from the scourge of the defeated army of the Qingzhou Water Army! As a result, our army began to rescue in Dong Lai Province, which is also the reason why we appeared in Dong Lai Province. Don't get me wrong, we are also here for the sake of the young and strong people. Speaking of which, this is the responsibility of the Qingzhou Mansion Army, but it is just the appearance of the Qingzhou Mansion Army, which is really difficult for me to reassure. Zhao Xun said slowly with a faint smile.

After Zhao Xun finished speaking, he also deliberately glanced at Cao Bin, which made Cao Bin's face more and more ugly, but he couldn't help it, what Zhao Xun said was indeed the truth.

"Now that the defeated naval army of Donglai Mansion has been quelled by the Metropolitan Governor, and everything is over, is it time to give up Donglai Mansion." Cao Bin said in a deep voice with a gloomy face.

Zhao Xun glanced at a few people and said: "Originally, I really should have withdrawn from Donglai Mansion, but the people of Donglai Mansion, especially those big clans, after hearing about the government army led by Cao Dudu, they didn't want to be disturbed by the second chaotic army here, so they all asked my Xiaoguo army to stay here." ”

"Cao Dudu traveled all the way, but he left a lot of fame in various places, and now it has spread to Donglai Mansion. These people did not want your army to enter the country, and they kept our army to garrison this place. ”

Cao Bin's face was white and blue for a while, and he wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start.

"The Metropolitan Governor said that the people of Andong Mansion asked the Xiaoguo Army to garrison Andong Mansion because of the corruption of the military discipline of the government army, so if people in other parts of Qingzhou who are dissatisfied with the jurisdiction of the government also ask the Metropolitan Governor, then wouldn't the Metropolitan Governor also want to include other places in Qingzhou under his command? Besides, the Qingzhou Prefecture army came from various provinces, among which the good and the bad were uneven, and there were those who had bad military discipline, but they were also punished by Cao Dudu according to law. After the rectification, the Qingzhou government army will never be as unbearable as it was at the beginning. At this point, the Metropolitan Governor should know that my Qingzhou Mansion Army has been constantly reorganizing the army all the way. ”

Zhao Xun smiled and said, "What the Xuanfu Envoy said is very true, and my Xiaoguo Army will naturally not interfere too much in the affairs of the Qingzhou Territory. But this Donglai Mansion was harassed by the defeated army, but it was caused by our Xiaoguo army's attack on the army, and we should be responsible for the people here. I also know about Cao Dudu's rectification of the army, but if you want to rectify the army to the ideal point, it will not be achieved in a few days, and the people of Donglai Mansion still do not have much hope for the government army. If there were problems in other prefectures and counties in Qingzhou, at that time, Cao Dudu's army would come in handy. ”

No matter what you say, Zhao Xun is determined not to let Donglai Mansion. Later, Zhao Xun called the heads of the noble families in the counties who were waiting in Huang County, as well as some famous people. Seeing these officials, these guys, who had long been tossed by Zhao Xun, didn't dare to breathe, and naturally said to these people in unison, asking the Xiaoguo Army to be stationed here to protect the lives and property of the people here.

Not only that, but in front of Cao Bin, they bluntly said that the military discipline of the Qingzhou Mansion Army was only poor, and the Qingzhou Mansion Army was simply like a mountain bandit. Of course, they only knew that the people in front of them were people sent by the imperial court, and they didn't know that one of them was Cao Bin, the governor of Qingzhou. It's not that they don't know each other, and some of them do, but at this moment, they can only grit their teeth and say that the Qingzhou Mansion Army is not.

In short, what these people mean is that all the people in Donglai Mansion only accept the Xiaoguo Army, and do not accept the current Qingzhou Mansion Army, for fear that it will harm the people. If there was no Xiaoguo army on the side, these people would dare to say this, the Qingzhou Mansion army would have been killed by a large army. Zhao Xun also said that as long as Donglai Mansion is the rear barrier of the navy, he has no intention of peeping into other places.

That Yu surnamed Yushi kept silent, as if he didn't come to ask Zhao Xun for innocently encroaching on Donglai Mansion. In the end, Donglai Mansion still fell into the hands of the Xiaoguo Army as the rear barrier of the Qingzhou Naval Army.

After Cao Bin and Wang Yanqing left, Yushi surnamed Yu began to negotiate with Zhao Xun.

This Yu Yushi is Murong Cheng's person, Murong Cheng admits the fact that Zhao Xun took the naval army and Donglai Mansion, but Zhao Xun is not allowed to attack and harass the guards stationed in Qingzhou, let alone ally with the Xuzhou rebels.

For Murong Cheng, the two guards who were in the middle of the Xiaoguo army's naval army and the Xuzhou rebels were even more important. He was reluctant to leave them all in Qingzhou.

For such a situation, Zhao Xun happily agreed and agreed to the other party's conditions.

Yu Yu Shidai Murong Cheng proposed to Zhao Xun, and the two joined forces to level the land of Xuzhou, but Zhao Xun refused. Going to fight thousands of miles away, there is nothing to gain, and Zhao Xun has no intention of going here to volunteer for Murong Cheng. However, because of the cease of existence of the Qingzhou naval army, the two guards may have to launch a full-scale attack on Xuzhou.

Cao Bin led the army to withdraw, and the Xiaoguo army occupied Donglai Mansion as a barrier for the naval army, that is, the base. Cao Bin has been hit hard, so he is ready to put the government army in Qingzhou in order. The thought of Zhao Xun and those people in front of him, saying that the Qingzhou Mansion Army was unbearable made his eyes burn.

More importantly, he saw one thing from Zhao Xun's arrogance and unreasonableness, that is, in this period, all righteousness and truth are nonsense, and only strength is true. If he commanded the guards in his hands, he would not hesitate to fight with the Xiaoguo army, instead of withdrawing like now, and being told to his face that his subordinates were unbearable.

"Brother Wang, see it, the two of us, in Murong Cheng's eyes, are nothing! Not even a single messenger takes us seriously! Cao Bin looked at the vast white snow in the distance and sneered.

Wang Yanqing was also a little depressed, and said bitterly: "Yes, the two of us are completely redundant this time." ”

"Only when you have real power can you be truly respected! Brother Wang, I want to rectify the Qingzhou Mansion Army, what do you think? ”

Wang Yanqing was stunned, and said in a deep voice: "Okay! ”