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Chapter 63: Meager Dignity

Entering the Wu'an Mansion, He Tengxiao truly appreciated what it means to be a century-old wealthy family. This largest state mansion in eastern Liaodong reveals the grandeur and majesty of the master everywhere.

The Wu'an Mansion is very large, and if it weren't for the woman in front of him, it would be difficult for He Tengxiao to find He Fangxiong in such a large mansion. He Tengxiao asked Zhang Kou several times who the woman in front of him was, but after all, he still suppressed his curiosity and did not ask questions.

Since being marginalized by the He family, He Tengxiao has never set foot in Fuzhou for nearly ten years, and his memory of Fuzhou is only the memory of the host's childhood. And the memory of the host's childhood He Tengxiao is very vague, and he can't recall more memories of Fuzhou City, in his memory, He Tengxiao in his childhood almost spent the first ten years of his life in this Guogong Mansion, staying at home, until later, He Tengxiao was sent to the Xiao Cavalry Battalion to join the army.

"Grandpa, Pingshan Fort Qianhu He Tengxiao has another military report." The woman stepped forward in front of He Fangxiong's study and knocked softly.

In his later years, He Fangxiong liked to read and recreation in the study, longing for a quiet life, and did not like others to disturb him. This woman is a person who is very close to He Fangxiong, but she is still cautious when looking for He Fangxiong, for fear of disturbing He Fangxiong.

"He Tengxiao? Bring him in. He Fangxiong was leaning on the chair reading a book, and he was a little surprised to hear that He Tengxiao was coming.

The woman took He Tengxiao into the study, and He Tengxiao gave a military salute to He Fangxiong.

"Zhilan, you go down first." After He Zhilan brought He Tengxiao into the study, He Fangxiong said to He Zhilan.

He Zhilan retired and tiptoed out of the study.

Zhilan, Zhilan turned out to be He Zhilan. He Zhilan is no stranger to her, she is his half-sister, He Zhilan's mother died after giving birth to He Zhilan, and He Zhilan was raised by He Tengxiao's mother Wu Wanying. In the memories of He Tengxiao in the first ten years of his life, He Zhilan was the only woman who intersected with He Tengxiao, but at that time they were just three-foot children with yellow hair and drooping hair.

"Anyway, what do you have to report?" He Fangxiong watched He Zhilan gently close the door of the study after exiting the study, and then asked He Tengxiao.

He Tengxiao woke up from his memories and looked around the study for a week, and found that in addition to He Fangxiong, there were only two people in the study, he and He Mingye.

"Da Zhao and Meng Gu discussed and broke down, Liao Meng formed an alliance, and the Liao army will definitely provoke a military provocation in Liaodong in the short term, and his subordinates came to Fuzhou to ask Wu'an Gong to transfer troops for reinforcements." He Tengxiao explained the intention.

"Hmm." He Fangxiong closed the book, nodded, and asked He Tengxiao, "You mean to transfer troops to Gaizhou to ensure the safety of the front line in Gaizhou?" ”

"Nope." He Tengxiao shook his head, "It's not Gaizhou, my subordinates asked to transfer Jinzhou soldiers and horses to help Phoenix City!" ”

He Fangxiong was stunned for a while, and decisively rejected He Tengxiao's request: "The Liao army Chen has heavy troops on the front line of Jinzhou and Yingzhou, and it is absolutely not feasible to transfer troops to help Phoenix City. ”

"Wu Angong!" He Tengxiao said hurriedly, "Although the Liao army is Chen Bing on the front line of Jinzhou and Yingzhou, the Liao army has not moved for half a month, and the Liao army is Xiang Zhuang Dancing Sword with the intention of Pei Gong!" The Liao army's target this time is Phoenix! It is the country of Goryeo on the east bank of the Yalu River! ”

"Nonsense!" He Fangxiong reprimanded.

"I also ask Wu'an to dispatch the troops of Jinzhou to help Phoenix City, if the Liao army succeeds in attacking Phoenix City, it will be too late to regret it!" He Tengxiao bent down on one knee and pleaded bitterly.

Once Phoenix is lost and Goryeo surrenders to Liao, the situation in Liaodong will be completely eroded. At that time, Peng Chaodong was also weak if he wanted to save the situation in Liaodong. He Tengxiao is not a virgin, he has no compassion for the heavens and people, but he can't bear to be trampled by the barbarians, and more importantly, he is now parasitic in Liaodong, if Liaodong is in the hands of Liao, he will have no place in the land of Liaodong. Although He Tengxiao took Yunguam Island as his back road in the chaos, he would never choose this path unless he had to. This road can protect itself, but it is a road end after all.

"Go back!" He Fangxiong changed color and reprimanded, "In his position, plan his own affairs, He Tengxiao, do your Pingshan Fort Qianhu, other things are not your responsibility." ”

He Tengxiao sighed, knowing that he couldn't move He Fangxiong, so he didn't continue to persuade him, and got up to say goodbye.

"The head of the family, my subordinates think that He Tengxiao's judgment is very likely to be correct, and the Liao army is very likely to intend to Phoenix City and Goryeo this time." After He Tengxiao left, He Mingye whispered to He Fangxiong, He Tengxiao's judgment is not unreasonable, the Liao army is good at surprise attack warfare, and the Liao army uses surprise attack tactics to unexpectedly win many cities inside and outside the eastern border wall of Liaodong, and has achieved great results. The Liao army completely attacked Phoenix City by using the tactics of surprise attacks.

"I know." He Fangxiong coughed, spit the phlegm into the spittoon, and said slowly, "It is much more cost-effective to attack the phoenix to fight Goryeo than to fight the front line of Jinzhou and Yingzhou. ”

He Fangxiong agreed with He Tengxiao's judgment, which surprised He Mingye, He Mingye didn't understand why He Tengxiao's judgment was correct, but why didn't He Fangxiong take He Tengxiao's suggestion to increase troops in Phoenix? Could it be that He Fangxiong is small, He Tengxiao took the lead in proposing to increase troops in Phoenix City, and He Fangxiong couldn't wipe his face and adopt He Tengxiao's suggestion? No, definitely not, He Mingye quickly denied this idea, He Fangxiong is a veteran general who has fought for most of his life, and his consideration of the problem is known for being rigorous and meticulous, and he does not take into account the possibility that the Liao army will surprise Phoenix City and send troops to Goryeo. As for the amount of energy, He Fangxiong's strength is not small, not to the point of being jealous of He Tengxiao and not adopting He Tengxiao's suggestion.

"Even so, why didn't the head of the family take He Tengxiao's suggestion and increase troops to support Phoenix City?" He Mingye felt that there was something else hidden in it.

If Phoenix City is lost, the lips will be cold at that time, and the He family will be attacked on both sides. The existence of Phoenix City served as a buffer for the Liao State and the He family, separating Jinzhou from the Liao occupation area. If the Liao army occupies Phoenix, Jinzhou will be directly exposed to the front of the Liao army.

"Mingye, Mingye." He Fangxiong teased, "You are also a smart person, why are you so confused at this time!" Golden State soldiers, can I still move? ”

When He Fangxiong said this, his voice was full of helplessness.

"Ah" He Mingye suddenly understood.

He Shibao, the general of Jinzhou, was not inferior and did not obey He Tengxiao's orders, especially on the issue of the heir of the head of the He family, He Shibao and He Fangxiong were dirty, and they were dissatisfied with He Shilong's succession to the Duke of Wu'an.

Before the Xiao cavalry battalion was destroyed, He Fangxiong controlled the only elite cavalry of the He family that was formed into a battalion, which shocked the clansmen and made no one in the He clan dare to have different intentions against He Fangxiong. With the fall of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, He Fangxiong's prestige in the He clan was greatly reduced, and He Fangxiong's words in the clan were not as weighty as before.

The most obvious performance is He Shibao, the fiscal and tax revenues of Gaizhou, Fuzhou, and Jinzhou are collected by the He family for their own use, and only need to report to the imperial court after the requisition. In previous years, the fiscal and tax revenues of the three states were all on the revenge state, and He Fangxiong decided to allocate them according to the actual situation of the three states, but this year, He Shibao openly resisted He Fangxiong's order, and left the fiscal and tax revenue of the Golden State for one year in the thirteenth year of Zhenyuan for his own use, and simply reported to He Fangxiong.

Finance and taxes can't be urged, how does He Fangxiong, the lion and leopard soldier, move? Rather than He Shibao openly resisting He Fangxiong's troop transfer order and refusing to transfer troops, which embarrassed He Fangxiong, it was better not to issue a troop transfer order and maintain the meager dignity of the head of the He family.

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