Zhou Jinmian held a book without a cover, looked at the sentences on it, looked at it without a sentence, and when someone reported to him, he casually inserted the book into the leather bag next to the saddle, and then took it out to read.

I saw the water, the sun, the thatch, the floating blades of grass

This ghost weather, there's a fart sunshine

This book without a cover that was searched from Xie Shenwei should have been a good thing, perhaps it should be said to be an excellent thing, but it can be seen that most of it has been tampered with, and the real essence is actually less than one-third, and the part that Zhou Jinmian is reading at this time is some essays of the former Han Huaiyin Marquis.

The former Han Huaiyin Marquis is a figure like Zhang Kou of the former Great Chu Dynasty, all of whom are from the top of the dynasty's martial arts.

Zhang Kou's Art of War, hey, there is actually Han Xin's follower Zhou Jinmian, and the corners of his mouth tugged.

It's really ironic, how many good things are in the Xie family's sealed library, even the materials of the Marquis of Huaiyin who were completely burned by the order of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty hundreds of years ago, or an essay, it is a miracle

Zhou Jinmian was on the horse, looking at the gray sky that began to rain slightly, and the tired rider in front of him was planted in the muddy water, and the stretcher fell down, and several people fell down, and it was a mess for a while. The man named Xie Shu laughed insolently, cursing incessantly, but Xie Shenwei hadn't woken up yet

The fallen rider never woke up. Zhou Jinmian actually had enough people who died along the way, but in Zhou Jinmian's expectations, it was not enough.

The power of Tiqi in Shanxi Dao, even if he, as the secretary general of Tiqi, has the power to transfer, it is impossible to arbitrarily. Since Xiahou had full control over Shanxi Dao, he did not completely obey any orders other than Emperor Jin, and in the case of the current Admiral Wen Chong, his orders, without Xiahou's nod in advance, would hardly have much effect. Of course, Xie Shence is excepted, because in the years when Xie Shence was in full swing, his words were within the Tiqi Division, and if it was Emperor Jin's personal decree.

Zhou Jinmian has always been very low-key, even if there have been several major cases that have affected the state and county, everyone knows that he is involved, but in general, the local people are not very clear about how Zhou Jinmian is. This point is not very clear within the Tiqi Division. On the one hand, it is certainly because of Zhou Jinmian's habitual character, on the other hand, it is not excluded that the senior members of the Tiqi Division have a considerable fear of this secretary general, and this fear makes them not mention Zhou Jinmian to their subordinates.

Therefore, in addition to the high-level, most of the middle- and low-level Tiqi don't care much about Zhou Jinmian, plus this is Shanxi Road, Xiahou's territory, even if he shows the identity of the secretary general, it may not have much effect. After all, Wen Chong can't get the awe he deserves, and he can't either.

However, at present, Xiahou has left Shanxi Dao, and it is not known whether he can come back alive, so he doesn't need to worry too much about this. It's going to be liquidated anyway

After mid-November, the Xie family's dead soldiers and die-hard loyalists began to attack and kill more violently, and even intercepted them openly, completely reckless of the consequences and their own injuries. Under this crazy situation, Zhou Jinmian's Tiqi finally couldn't support it.

After all, the incident happened in Shanxi Province, and after it intensified, the Tiqi who stayed behind in Shanxi Province was no longer silent.

It's too faceless, it's too face-slapping, it's so arrogant on my territory, it just doesn't take me in my eyes, I can't bear it

So at the end of November, a large number of horsemen from Shanxi Province joined in what seemed to be a bottomless pit.

The strength that the Xie family has hidden for so many years is by no means the one that is on the table, and in the years when Xie Shence served as the commander, he has developed a little, and it is impossible for outsiders to know. Therefore, when everyone thought that the gate valve that had already collapsed the edifice was about to disappear at the end of the earth like the setting sun, a great tremor began.

The Xie family finally opened their fangs, and the bright, gray, and dark forces seemed to be completely engaged in the operation to rescue Xie Shenwei, killing wave after wave, so that the Ti Cavalry of Shanxi Province thought that such days seemed to never end. In the midst of such a killing that seemed to be unending, Ti Cai could clearly confirm that they had indeed caught the right person.

How many unknown secrets the Xie family has, of course, is a thing that cannot be answered, but when the secrets of the Xie family are revealed in front of people's eyes little by little, fear finally comes.

The entire canyon, if it weren't for the fast retreat of Zhou Jinmian and the others, would have been buried by the collapse caused by the explosion, just like the more than 100 horsemen.

After this battle, the diehards of the Xie family who came to assassinate were almost wiped out, and only more than a dozen people were spared. When Zhou Jinmian escaped death, the whole person was trembling. And beside him, there were several people with wet and wet crotch.

Fear was followed by anger, so the cavalry of Shanxi Province was completely angry.

At the beginning, I thought that the Xie family might use gunpowder, but no one expected that the Xie family would use gunpowder so simply, and for this reason, a two-mile-long canyon would be turned into flat ground, which is simply bullying! The most powerful gunpowder developed by the Shenji Battalion now can't be done with three or five thousand catties! This is a naked threat, a bright slap in the face, and Tiqi never accepts it

So both sides went crazy.

In this battle, which has gone crazy and can no longer be terminated, the only sober understanding is: Xie Shenwei is the last hope of the Xie family. It is impossible for Xie Sheng to come out of the prison again, and Xie Shence should also be dead. Otherwise, how can it be possible not to die.

Based on this idea, Ti Qi and the dead soldiers of the Xie family began a long-lasting shopping battle.

In December, the first snow finally arrived in Shanxi. The first snow of the eleventh year of Zhenglong came a little late, and it seems that it was also because it was a little late, so it was particularly thick, and even such a heavy snow could not hide the blood and killing along the way.

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At the beginning of December, Xie Shence, who had traveled all the way south, came to Datong, an important town in the north of Shanxi Province, where Xie Shence received a letter through secret channels, learning that his father Xie Sheng had been arrested and imprisoned, and Xie Shenwei was chased and killed by Zhou Jinmian and his cavalry, and at the same time, the Weihou Mansion and the Shuai Mansion were banned, and a large number of Xie officials were suppressed.

After the group entered Datong in batches, Xie Shence and Li Yan lived in an inn, and Xie Shence also read the letter with Li Yan.

"Actually, your father's imprisonment is not necessarily a bad thing, he doesn't dare to blatantly do anything to your family, after all, Xie Shuai is newly mourned, not to mention that your family has not been troubled"

Xie Shence shook his head and said, "No." He hasn't done anything to his father yet because he is actually immature. He is still waiting, waiting for the officials of my Xie family to be liquidated, and then waiting until everyone can't tolerate my Xie family, and then make a move. Because at that time, I can ensure to the greatest extent that my Xie family has no power to fight back, and as for my family, it is okay now, but my sister-in-law is protecting her. However, he Tian Qi still cares about family affection? I can't guarantee it."

King Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to reveal the news that you are still alive?" It's okay to let it out carefully. ”

"Nope." Xie Shence said: "First, those horse bandits will be suspicious, and second, the life and death of the eldest brother are uncertain, so he should not dare to mess around." ”

"Tian Qi is a very forbearant person, I thought that until the bodies of my eldest brother and me were confirmed, he would not make too drastic moves. What I'm most worried about now is not them, but whether the northwest can hold on. ”

King Li Yan asked, "How much does this have to do with the Northwest?" ”

Xie Shence said in a deep voice: "Naturally." The northwest is the hard work of my uncle's life, and the most important thing in my uncle's life is the northwest, the army in the northwest, the business in the northwest, and the people in the northwest can say that the northwest is my uncle, leaving the greatest legacy to the great Jin country. If there is no Northwest Northwest, then my Xie family's biggest reliance will be gone. ”

"On a deeper level, the Northwest can't hold it, and in some people, it represents the incompetence of the uncle. Yes, if there really is that time, everyone knows that the uncle died in the northwest and lost it, but they don't think that there is any inevitable connection between the two. They will only say that my uncle is greedy, nepotistic, jealous, cowardly, and so powerful in the northwest is actually blown out, not true. So the northwest is gone, and a lot of money and grain every year is in vain, and these silver materials have also entered my Xie family's pocket. What's more, they will say that my Xie family will give away the northwest, and it is not impossible for the seller to seek glory. ”

Those people must have said that. And these are exactly what Tian Qi expected. When everyone says that I am not a minister, that is the best time for him to raise a butcher's knife. At that time, he would say, look, I don't want to kill you, they forced me, I have to kill you, otherwise they don't agree, so I will kill you, don't be unhappy This is Tian Qi, this is my Emperor Majesty of the Great Jin. He wants my Xie family to die, he wants to end my Xie family with his own hands, but he doesn't want to carry the reputation of this murderer. ”

"That's who he is. I know that if the northwest is lost, he doesn't even need to lose it completely, he only needs to be beaten by the Xianbei people to a certain extent, he will do this, he will definitely do this. ”

After a while, King Li Yan said, "Maybe things won't be enough."

"It will definitely come to an end."

Xie Shence smiled and said, "It will definitely be." Tian Qi is not a generous person, he is a heroic lord, a male lord, and a Ming monarch who can prosper, but he is definitely not related to words like generosity and tolerance. If there is a chance to uproot my Xie family, as long as he does not shake the foundation of the Great Jin, he will definitely do it. Even if he doesn't do it, someone else will. ”

"The Sima family has rebelled, but things are simple, and it can be solved by beating a batch, pulling a batch, and killing a batch. Of course, it is not possible to completely eradicate the impact in a day or two. The Wang family was in civil strife, and Tian Qi didn't have to do anything to reap the victory. Then the rest is my Xie family, as long as I collapse my Xie family again, his Tian family will be able to sit in peace. Heh, originally I estimated that his strategy was to appease the Sima family and deal with my Xie family first, but now how could he let go of such a good opportunity, if he doesn't take it, he will be punished by God. ”

King Li Yan patted him on the shoulder and sighed.

This kind of thing cannot be solved by the personal courage of a few people. He wasn't good at it, and he couldn't help much.

Some political and ideological things are difficult to resolve through concrete physical conflicts. And because once formed, it will inevitably have a lasting and far-reaching impact, so to solve it, it is often necessary to carry out quite complex calculations and planning among the upper decision-makers. The results were also beyond the ordinary.

For example, when the anti-martial arts were in the past, the people in the court said a lot on the bright side and did more at the bottom, and the final result was the complete failure of the four surnames of Quanyang in Shanxi Province and the collapse of Zheng Keming's group.

As for this time, if Emperor Jin wants to completely bring down the Xie family, it will not cost a little effort, and the battle of wits and courage is not something that ordinary people can imagine.

"So I'm not going to resent anything. Because if it were me, I would do the same. Xie Shence seemed to smile, and then said this.

"Master, you may not know, but in fact, I understand him very well."