Speaking of which, this is not the rule of the Yan Kingdom period. It's just because in the middle of the Great Yan period, the ministers were powerful, the lords were strong, and the local civil officials were the backing of the six departments of the imperial court and the prime ministers on the left and right. Later, the emperor was in power, in order to suppress the power of the prime minister and consolidate the imperial power, so that the Xuanfu envoy of a state stripped of the actual control of the prefectures and counties, and became a kind of supervisor. At this moment, this unreasonable system has a mortal threat. Of course, if the Xuanfu envoy also has real power, in the same way, the rebellion of the rebel who should be rebelled, and the rebellion of the rebel, but there are two people in power in a state, and they will definitely have to fight.

"Okay, you have seen the current situation, tell me, how should we deal with it? Feng Ziming, in this, you have the most brains, you say! Xu Jie looked at Feng Ziming and said in a deep voice.

Feng Ziming put away the distracting thoughts in his heart, arched his hand slightly, and said, "Dudu, as Captain Ye Xuan said, the person who rumoured this rumor is definitely not well-intentioned. Among them, the Tang Army is the least likely, after all, this is against them. Next, the beneficiaries are none other than the Wei Army and the Xuzhou Army. Of course, it is also possible that the northern overlord Xiaoguo Army. But we must act now, and we can't let rumors spread. Although it is said that rumors stop at the wise, it is not the wise people who are confused by the rumors, but the soldiers and people who have a grudge against the Tang Army. The governor, what he needs most now is to immediately let the guards brothers of Liangzhou Mansion launch a counterattack against the Tang army. We will make way for the Tang army, and when we return from the raid, we will definitely have the effect of surprise. In this way, the rumors will naturally be self-defeating. ”

Xu Jie nodded and said, "What you said is reasonable!" Ye Xuan, who immediately gave Liangzhou Mansion a decree of the lieutenant, let them launch a counterattack, they must be taken by surprise and have a big victory. By the way, tell them, don't make a move against the main force of the Tang Army or Tang Xian himself, this person has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is by no means a simple person. Let the people of Linyi and Leping counties prepare to make a move, first intercept the grain and grass of the Tang army, and attack from the flank. In the four counties of Leping, Faping, Liaocheng and Boping, the combined army attacked the rescue soldiers of the Tang Army. Don't be in love with war, don't covet the results of war, return to victory, and hold on to the city. ”

"My subordinates understand!" Ye Xuan said in a deep voice.

"Feng Changshi, in your opinion, which force is the most suspicious behind this?" Xu Jiexiao asked Feng Ziming.

Feng Ziming's heart trembled slightly, and said: "This, the subordinates can't be sure, but in the eyes of the subordinates, the Wei army is the most likely, because in the land of Yanzhou, in addition to the government army, the Wei army is the most powerful, and it occupies the name of righteousness, if our government army is in chaos, then the Wei army can take advantage of the situation to absorb the government army and become the master of Yanzhou." Of course, if the truth is revealed, it will not be a simple matter for this guard army to absorb our army. Even if it is not exposed, it will take a month before it can recover its due combat strength, and at this time, the Tang army and the Xuzhou army will definitely obtain greater benefits. ”

"Second, it is the Xuzhou Army, with rumors, our army is not chaotic, and it needs to fight with the Tang Army, so that the pressure on the Xuzhou Army will be less, and it will have more room for maneuver. If it's messed up, they can also make a profit. It's just that they will have to take on the Yanzhou Army in the future. ”

"In the end, it's the Xiaoguo Army, but it's more likely. The Xiaoguo army has no time to look south, so it naturally hopes that Yanzhou will be as chaotic as possible, and will not be pacified by one side. Even if it is pacified, it is best after a long war. They don't want this land of Yanzhou to fall into the hands of the guards. ”

Xu Jie nodded, frowned slightly, and said with a smile: "What you said is reasonable, go down and get ready, and the army in the city and the camp outside the city must also be on guard day and night." Although it is unlikely that the guards will do it, they have to be guarded against. Now, in Yanzhou City, the only ones who can have a chance to do it are the guards. ”

After everyone left, Ji Yun reappeared in the hall. Xu Jie, who frowned, asked slowly, "Can you see whose person this Feng Ziming is?" ”

Ji Yun also frowned slightly, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "It is possible for both the Xuzhou Army and the Xiaoguo Army!" If the Governor knew that he was a man co-opted by hostile forces, why did he keep it? ”

Xu Jie smiled bitterly: "Where is the future of my governor, I still don't know?" You say, "Which side is the most suitable side for me to turn to?" ”

Ji Yun shook his head and said: "It depends on the governor's thoughts, the Tang army can't, and the Wei army can't, then, the next three are the Xuzhou army, Situ Lei and Xiaoguo army." ”

Xu Jie said astringently: "The Tang Army and the Wei Army have enmity with our army, so they can't take refuge. But this Situ Lei was too far away, and the Xiaoguo army had no time to look south. Doesn't it mean that I can only choose the Xuzhou Army? ”

"If the governor is just to protect himself, either side will do." Ji Yun said with a smile.

"Haha...... To protect myself, if I don't have the strength, which side will accept me? They want the Yanzhou army and the land of Yanzhou, not me. Xu Jie shook his head and said.

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Five days later, Zhao Xun, who was inspecting Qingzhou, received information from Yanzhou. After seeing the situation in Yanzhou mentioned above and the instructions of the Shadow Division, Zhao Xun absolutely entered Yanzhou in person to manipulate the situation in Yanzhou, and at the same time, he also won over Xu Jie, the governor of Yanzhou.

"The lord wants to go in person? No, it's too dangerous! When Wei Dong heard this, he was immediately shocked.

Zhao inquired: "The situation in Yanzhou changes every day, and it takes too slow for the Shadow Division to ask for instructions, and after my instructions arrive, the situation has already changed." In addition, the governor of Yanzhou has also somewhat recognized his own situation, and has begun to choose a person to take refuge in, if he is allowed to fall to others, our preparations in Yanzhou will be completely useless, not to mention, and will set up a strong obstacle for ourselves on the way to the south. ”

"But it's too dangerous! This ......"

Zhao Xun smiled: "Dangerous? After starting out in the past, which time was not dangerous? Don't worry, Yanzhou, which is in chaos now, won't notice that I'm mixed up at all. The situation in Yanzhou has reached a very critical point, and there can be no carelessness. This opportunity to seek great development for our Xiaoguo Army without a single soldier cannot be lost. ”

Immediately, Zhao Xun asked Wei Dong to continue to inspect the Yellow River area of Qingzhou under the guise of his own name, and after he sent a message to Youzhou City, he immediately led people to secretly march to Yanzhou.

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After Tang Xian captured the three counties and four cities of Liangzhou Prefecture, he did not immediately march south, but turned to control the three counties. And the non-commissioned officers of the government in the south and west did not make a move against the Tang army. In short, both parties stayed calmly in their respective areas.

General Tang Xian's army opened the passage as promised, and let his army surprise the guards from the flank, and then won a great victory. Tang Xian had the idea of winning over the government army in his heart, at least to achieve cooperation. Subsequently, he sent someone to secretly send an envoy to Yanzhou City to prepare to negotiate with Xu Jie.

However, just a few days after the envoy left, the counterattack of the government army began. First, the government army in the west dispatched to cut off the grain route in Gucheng County and intercept the grain and grass. After receiving the news, the Gucheng County Guard immediately sent reinforcements. But the result is self-evident, a big defeat and loss. If only that were all there was to it. However, Gucheng, which sent reinforcements, was broken by the army outside the city in one fell swoop under the response of Neiying.

In just half a month, the city that was taken by the Tang army finally returned to the hands of the government army. The only difference is that in the past, the defenders here were guards, but today they are government troops.

When Tang Xian heard this, he was furious and prepared for a large army to conquer. However, after receiving the news of Yanzhou City, he canceled the attack. He understood that the reason why the army was acting was because of this rumor. What he needs is to reach an agreement with the government army, not to be completely hostile to the government army, and become an undying enemy, hostile, and command is not conducive to his own control of Yanzhou. He still hopes that his envoy can negotiate with Xu Jie. Sure enough, he did not fight back, and the government army also stopped and did not continue to attack.

The actions of the Liangzhou Mansion made the rumors self-defeating. The idea of the guards worked, but it was far from as big as it was thought. The Tang army lost the city it had just arrived and did not immediately counterattack. And the soldiers of the government who had just captured a county and washed away the rumors had no intention of continuing to attack.

Ding Qiang felt that he had miscalculated, not to mention that the goal he thought of had not been achieved, and he had made it clear that he was hostile to the government army. The tight guards and frequent movements of the government army in the city told him that the government army was ready to fight with him.