The elite cavalry units of the Mingguang Army, which were strong and strong, marched from the east of the Guanxi and marched swaggeringly along the flat official road. All the local states have received government orders to prepare food and grass in advance, and this kind of military information is naturally not secret. Previously, Xue Chongxun reviewed the army in Chang'an with great fanfare, which was also a signal of declaration of war against the Khitan.

Of course, it was not only the Khitan leader Li who was concerned about the shape, but also the few local officials in power in Youzhou. The imperial court did not issue an explicit reproach, but they knew it well, and the trip to the imperial history showed that Chang'an was suspicious of them. Now the new feudal official Du Xian has obtained the imperial sword, and he has the right to cut first and then play, and Wang Xianzhi of the long history is even more unable to eat and sleep well, and he feels that his neck is very itchy every day.

Governor Zhao Qu consulted with Wang Xianzhi, and guessed whether Du Xian would use them to sacrifice the flag after he arrived in Youzhou. Wang Xianzhi's opinion: "The imperial court has transferred troops from Guanzhong all the way, and it must be to deal with us first. ”

Zhao Qu said: "That Mingguang Army is a brave and warlike division, and now we must first meet this army, a little unfavorable, Du Xian transferred the soldiers and horses of Hedong and Andong to besiege with military power, we have no chance of winning, what is there to oppose?" ”

"The Xue clan is not right, we will take the lead, and then contact the loyal ministers and good generals in other places, the victory or defeat is still unpredictable, it is a hundred times better than sitting and waiting to be killed." Wang Xianzhi calculated, "Let's fight the banner of Emperor Tianqi (Li Chengning) and raise troops with the great uprising of Li Tang, if General Zhao can thwart Du Xian's forward, there will be great things." ”

Zhao Qu shook his head and said: "If you want to have a chance of winning, you must at least be able to win over the Lu clan and other scholars, otherwise it will be difficult to hold on for a long time." I don't think Lu Gong has much sincerity towards us, and besides, these scholars are also the masters who want to protect themselves, so I'm afraid they are unwilling to participate in the civil war. ”

Wang Xianzhi said: "Duke Lu understands the righteousness, how can he not understand the reason of the Xue family's theft of the country? As long as General Zhao sends troops to win a game, I will persuade Lu Gong. As long as the Lu clan agrees to join us, it will be much easier for them to join forces with other places to raise trouble. ”

Zhao Qu still disagreed, thinking that Youzhou did not have good generals and strong troops, and could not defeat those armies in the west. The two never talked together, Zhao Qu was reluctant to rebel, in fact, he still had a thought: his family was in Chang'an, as long as he rebelled, he would have to become a loner regardless of victory or defeat, and he only felt that this road was not beneficial at all.

Wang Xianzhi was also forced to take a risk, he made a fortune when he was in power in Youzhou, and he squeezed the wealth of the Hu people inside, from rare treasures to money, grain and land, which could not be spent in several lifetimes. When the imperial court sent a feudal official to figure out the situation, he would have to die if he didn't die, and the money he earned before was in vain.

The military and political yamen in Youzhou all have their own thoughts, let alone the local Lu clan. The children of the scholar clan refer to themselves as pillars of the country and moral models, but it is absolutely impossible for them to sacrifice the interests of their families for the sake of power and profit in the court. Perhaps some scholars can retain some integrity in the face of foreign invasions, but Xue Chongxun's regime established the Han dynasty, and they are even more reluctant to risk anything, unless the shape is very clear and they can take advantage of the situation to make a reputation.

The state government often sent people to Lu Mansion to contact Lu Gong, but at this time, Lu Gong pretended to be high, under the pretext that the Youzhou government was tawy in his dealings with the Hu people, and he was unwilling to have too much contact with him. But last year, there was a peasant uprising in Youzhou, and at that time, Lu Gong was very active in standing aside with the government, providing food and people, and finally completely suppressed the "bandits".

So things went awry, and by June, the Mingguang Army of the whole cavalry had already entered the boundary of Youzhou, and the speed was beyond the expectations of the magistrate. It's too late to do anything more. Wang Xianzhi and the others had to prepare to deal with it, passively waiting for the verdict of fate.

But Du Xian did not contact the magistrate, but personally led a team of light horsemen and came to the barracks of the Youzhou Governor's Mansion with a flag. There are more than 3,000 Youzhou soldiers stationed in it, and the military power is in the hands of the governor Zhao Qu.

Du Xian suddenly appeared at the door of the barracks, and the officers and soldiers guarding the camp asked to seal the official letter according to the rules of military law, Du Xian showed the king's order and the big seal, and said: "This official is ordered to control the three towns of Hedong, Youzhou, and Andong, and the soldiers and horses of the three towns should be dispatched by me. Then he kicked open the camp gate and broke in with a team of soldiers and horses.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, the governor of Youzhou hurried to the city to report the news. At this time, the soldiers on the school field gathered one after another, there were more than 3,000 soldiers and horses here, and now Du Xian came with less than 100 light horses, and the generals and soldiers around him couldn't help but sweat for it, after all, when he was in Chang'an, he heard the rumors that Youzhou was not very peaceful.

Du Xian didn't think so, climbed up a mound in a big way, took off the sword at his waist and said: "The emperor personally gave Du someone's sword, brothers have seen it." When the soldiers heard Du Xian say, they all came together to see and discuss.

"Are you willing to follow His Majesty's wishes to attack the Khitan?" Du Xian asked again.

Everyone shouted: "The imperial grain we eat, Xue Lang said to fight wherever he wanted." "The Khitan is the oldest, we just finished fighting the Turks last year, and we couldn't be idle for a few months......"

Du Xian suddenly shouted: "What kind of military discipline has become such a system, it is really insulting to my Great Jin military prestige!" Where are the generals of the various ministries? ”

At this time, the generals hurriedly shouted and shouted, and asked people to stand in line to prohibit the noise. A general stepped forward and said, "The last general didn't know that the chief governor was coming, and he didn't dare to make a mistake before he received an order from the governor." Ask the Governor to wait, and the Governor will come at once to plead guilty. ”G