In May, Bingzhou was incorporated into Li Qing's rule, Wu Zecheng was unwilling, reluctantly led his huge convoy, carrying the wealth looted in Bingzhou for more than ten years, step by step and left the territory that once belonged to him, in order to compensate for Wu Zecheng's huge losses, Xiao Haoran under the control of the Luoyang center to seal Wu Ze became a righteous candidate, the official seal of the military department Shangshu, from the local candidates to change their identity, became the capital to control the real power, of course, in private, Xiao Haoran also promised him, when the big thing is done, The state will also become a hereditary domain of Wu Zecheng.

Joining Xiao Haoran's camp, Wu Zecheng can only accept it, fortunately, Xiao Haoran is very atmospheric, so he has nothing to say, he can only look forward to the day in the future, of course, Wu Zecheng is not a fuel-efficient lamp, I can go, but you Li Qing don't want to take over the state so smoothly.

From the outside, Wu Zecheng is very single, the local government is still working, and the army of the state is still sitting in the state, but this is the biggest trouble for Li Qing to take charge of the state, whether he can successfully solve these bureaucratic system and army under Wu Zecheng's command will once again test the intelligence of Dingzhou, solve it well, and merge the state to make a peaceful transition, and if it is not solved well, these people are the source of the trouble. These old bureaucrats and the army are all natives of Dingzhou, and they have considerable appeal and prestige in the local area, and if Li Qing does it, it is very likely that the state will fall into chaos.

The new Zhizhou Jiewei took his family, escorted by two guards, and entered the capital of Bingzhou Ande with a smile, and one of the two guards actually had only one arm, for the luxurious Zhizhou Governor's Mansion, he lived in it, it was like throwing a small pebble in a pond, and even a little wave could not stir up.

The officials of the state were greatly relieved, and the fact that Jie Wei only took office meant that Li Qing did not want to make a big deal with the bureaucracy of the state, and that they would still keep their position and continue their privileges in the state.

The common people watched coldly, for them, it was just the biggest man on the head of the change of a person, they are still farming, paying taxes, passing the day, and the state is a grain producing area, although the tax is very heavy, but it is not impossible to get by, the people are most afraid of war, once the war is fought, it will be precarious.

The merger of the state into Li Qing's rule, the most excited is the merger of the state businessmen, they are the most well-informed group of people, for the Dingzhou business policy also have a certain understanding, in Dingzhou, businessmen are not as low as other places in Dachu, but in the whole system of Dingzhou occupies an important place, even a pivotal position, Li Qing into the master, if the Dingzhou business policy can be extended to the state, then their status will be greatly improved, although the business tax in Dingzhou is extremely heavy, But for these merchants in the state, no matter how heavy the business tax is, they will not bribe the original officials and lords more, not to mention that compared to accumulating more wealth, what they are most looking forward to now is the improvement of their social status. The improvement of social status will further reduce the cost of doing business, and the merchants see this most clearly.

Jiewei's solitary entry into the state made the officials excited, but their excitement did not last long, so they poured a basin of cold water on the head, because the second department immediately opened by Jiewei in the state was the famous Statistical Survey Department, and the people did not know about this yamen who only rented a courtyard in Ande and hung a sign outside the gate, but they thought that their black uniforms were quite good-looking, but the officials were different, what the Statistical Survey Department did, they knew very well.

Ji Sichen sat in the office room changed from the original guest to the big case, he was really excited, he was finally the main party, although he used to be in charge of a department in the headquarters of the Statistical Survey Department, but he was always under the sharp eyes of Qingfeng, so that he felt heavy pressure all the time, and he didn't dare to relax a little. But now it is different, although he is also the director of the Analysis and Planning Agency, after all, he is the head of one party, and he can make his own decisions on many things.

Ji Sichen has always been suspicious of Qingfeng's use of himself, different from other middle-level personnel in the Statistical Survey Department, Ji Sichen has more of his own ideas, for a person who joins the Statistical Survey Department halfway, and occupies a high position as soon as he goes, Ji Sichen has always been cautious, not only for those former officials of the Investigation Department, he is an ordinary investigator, he has always been pleasant, who knows which of these people can reach the heavens and stand directly in front of Qingfeng's desk? The longer he worked in the Statistical Survey Division, the more careful Ji Sichen became, in his opinion, the Statistical Survey Division was completely an extremely sophisticated machine, one gear biting one gear, restraining each other, helping each other, no one could leave anyone, and only Director Qingfeng was in charge of this machine.

And Qingfeng showed unusual trust in him, not only transferred the former director of the Analysis and Planning Agency, Zhou Lilong, to put himself in charge of this core department, but now he also let himself be one of the candidates, you know, this is the first time that the Statistics and Investigation Office has ever been found, even if it is Fuzhou, it is only a temporary agency stationed there.

Could it be that Qingfeng wants to support herself as her successor? This idea did not flash in Ji Sichen's mind, but he was immediately vetoed, Qingfeng has no reason to do so, not to mention that she herself is in her prime, and she is much younger than herself, even if she goes further in the future, she becomes the side room of the handsome, and it is impossible to make herself the master of the Statistical Survey Department, whether it is Zhong Jing, or Wang Qi, or the Foreign Intelligence Agency, the head of the Internal Intelligence Agency is more credible than herself in Qingfeng's mind.

Maybe she likes her own talent, for this, Ji Sichen is still quite confident, in the huge department of the Statistical Survey Department, except for Qingfeng himself, Ji Sichen thinks that in terms of mind, he is slightly better.

"Support those who are unwilling, win over the wall-riding faction, crack down on those with vested interests, and at the same time classify those with vested interests, those who can be used, and those who must be defeated. At the same time, relying on the business network of businessmen, the network of the Investigation Division was rapidly expanded throughout the state, and the entire state was placed under the effective supervision of the investigation department, laying a solid foundation for the completion of the state and the takeover of the state. This is the strategy set after discussing with Qingfeng for a few days at the headquarters of Dingzhou. Putting aside the distractions in his heart, Ji Sichen pulled the thick document from the desk and began to read page by page, he wanted to make a briefing as soon as possible, and then submit this briefing to Jiewei, the capital of Bingzhou.

Grinning silently, Ji Sichen shouted: "Come on, make me a cup of strong tea, I have to stay up late today." ”

After Xiao Yuanshan led 30,000 troops from the Luoyang Left Battalion to Qinzhou, the momentum of the previously overwhelming southern army was contained by Xiao Yuanshan, and the two armies fell into a stalemate in Chengfeng County, a hundred miles west of Qinzhou.

Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei have 100,000 troops, but on the opposite side of them, Xiao Yuanshan only has 30,000 elites, but the south has never been able to break through Xiao Yuanshan's defense line for a month.

At this moment, in the barracks of the Southern Army, a veteran with white hair was leaning over a map, his fingers constantly swiping around, and finally stopped heavily on a small black dot.

"Chief Manager Lu, Deputy Chief Zhang, if we want to capture Chengfeng County, we must first seize this place, Linxi Town!" The veteran turned to look at Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei, who were drinking in a big bowl on the side.

"General Hu!" Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei stood up, walked to the map with a wine bowl, and looked at the place he pointed.

Hu Zequan, an experienced veteran under the command of King Ning, in terms of qualifications, he is not worse than Xiao Yuanshan, but he does not have the kind of family background of the other party, and his position has been staying in the position of deputy general, Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei were blocked in Chengfeng County, King Ning sent him to assist the two in command, and Lu Xiaobo and Zhang Wei were recruited by King Ning, respectively, they were named the head of the march and the deputy head of the army, from the former bandits to become high-ranking officials and dignitaries, the two are obviously very satisfied with the current life.

Hu Zequan frowned and glanced at the two chief managers, the other party's level was several levels greater than him, if it was in his own military camp, someone dared to drink at this time, he would not hesitate to pull out and hit the board heavily, but now, he can only have a belly, he is quite dissatisfied with King Ning's recruitment of these people, in the end, he is a bandit, he has killed feathers and returned from several sorties, and he has not yet found out the root of the failure, so he is in the mood to drink in a big bowl and eat meat in a large piece.

Shaking his head, although these 100,000 troops have undergone training and have been placed in a large number of southern officers, it is impossible to completely eradicate the old habits of these people in a short period of time. So now it seems that they have 100,000 troops, and the other party only has 30,000, but Xiao Yuanshan's 30,000 are the elite officers and soldiers of the Beijing Division's Zuo Battalion, and in Hu Zequan's opinion, the strength of his side is still a little weaker.

Hu Zequan arrived at the conclusion after arriving in Chengfeng County for more than ten days and witnessing a skirmish between the two armies. It is impossible for a flock of sheep to outperform a lion. Glancing at the two red-faced managers again, Hu Zequan suddenly had an idea in his heart, should King Ning use this opportunity to consume some garbage, 100,000 people, even if he temporarily loses the battle in Qinzhou, Xiao Yuanshan will always break a few teeth, and the remaining part will be reorganized, and the combat effectiveness will increase instead. Hu Zequan shuddered, if this was the case, then his end would be very tragic. No, you have to find a way to win this battle, otherwise you will definitely become a scapegoat.

(To be continued)