In the Caozhou Yamen, Xu Shiji sat there quietly, he had been shocked by the information in front of him, Shandong was in chaos, this was something Xu Shiji expected, he thought that Li Xin would take the opportunity to attack Shandong again.

But up to now, Li Xin has not moved at all, except for Cheng Biting Jin's leading army to sit in Caozhou, he has not seen any action. Qin Qiong led 100,000 troops to the south, where is the southern expedition? Jiaozhi, this is what Xu Shiji guessed, and such an action also surprised Xu Shiji. The world is undecided, what ability does Li Xin have to dare to attack Jiaozhi?

There is no movement in Shandong? Xu Shiji felt that there must be something wrong here. But where the problem is, Xu Shiji doesn't know. He felt that the situation in front of Shandong was not good. As long as a person knows that something is wrong in Shandong, as long as it is a person, he will not give up such an opportunity.

"General, King Qi has left Dengzhou and is ready to reply to the capital." At this time, a soldier outside came over, presented a letter and said, "General, this is a letter sent by King Qi. ”

"King Qi is gone?" Xu Shiji finally knew what the problem was, it was not that Li Xin didn't want to seize Shandong, but that Shandong's 100,000 army was under Li Yuanji's rule, and with Li Yuanji's presence, the 100,000 army could still support it for a while. Now that Li Yuanji is gone, according to Li Yuanji's temper, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Li Shentong to seize the command of the 100,000-strong army.

He opened the letter, and sure enough, he saw that Li Yuanji wrote on the letter that he would let himself sit in Caozhou, defend Caozhou, and not attack or retreat without authorization. Xu Shiji sighed suddenly, although the words above were more euphemistic, but in fact, Xu Shiji still heard the meaning, that is, he didn't let himself obey Li Shentong's dispatch.

"Li Xindu is about to attack Shandong, at this time everyone should unite and deal with Li Xincai together. Still thinking about fighting at this time? It's hopeless. Xu Shiji threw the letter aside in his hand and said disdainfully. He felt a burst of sadness, he thought that he had taken refuge in Li Zhao, not to mention glory and wealth, at least there was hope for revenge, but now it seems. It's all a dream.

"General, the letter from King Qin is here." At this time, another soldier from outside walked in, and once again presented a letter in his hand.

Xu Shiji's eyes lit up, he snatched it up, couldn't wait to tear it open and take a look, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "This is still King Qin's general knowledge, and he knows when to do something." When not to do something? Waiting for the opportunity to come out, cooperate with Li Shentong to guard against Li Xin's attack. Tsk, the only person who can save Zhao in the future is probably King Qin. ”

"It's a pity that there is also a Cheng Biting Jin on the other side, doesn't it mean that Cheng Biting Jin is reckless by nature? Why are you never fooled? Xu Shiji soon had a headache again, and if he wanted to meet Li Xin, who might be now, the best way was to eliminate his response in Shandong. That is Cheng Biting Jin, Xu Shiji has already thought of a lot of ways. lured Cheng Biting Jin to be fooled and ate Cheng Biting Jin's tens of thousands of troops, but what he didn't expect was that Cheng Biting Jin was not fooled, tens of thousands of troops were stationed there, and it was not to advance. It's not a retreat, with his back to Bianzhou, plenty of grain and grass, and he is not afraid of him Xu Shiji at all, which gives Xu Shiji a chance that he can't start.

The same. In Dengzhou, as the leader of Shandong's 100,000-strong army, Li Shentong's face was gloomy, and sitting below him were Li Daozong and Li Xiaogong. As the Li clan's relatives, these people are much more powerful than the Li Xin clan's relatives. These people are all authentic families, and the Guanlong nobles themselves are mainly brave, and they have the ** of this battle hidden in their bodies.

"Daozong, although there are 100,000 troops, there are not many who are really in charge of the general!" Li Daozong sighed softly.

"These people are all headed by the King of Qi, and it is a little difficult for the chief manager to lead these people!" Li Xiaogong's face was heroic and said very seriously. He was very worried, looking at Li Shentong above and said.

In fact, in his heart, he was still unwilling to let Li Shentong be in charge of the army, Li Shentong was the general manager, not because of his great skills and strong command ability, but because of his high seniority, he was Li Yuan's younger brother, so he could command the army. In terms of skills, martial arts are not as good as Li Daozong, and command ability is not as good as himself, but the Li family has always been like this, so he has nothing to say.

"It's not just a difficulty, but I don't take the king's commands to heart at all." Li Shentong's face was displeased, not only for Li Yuanji, but also for the two nephews around him, at least the two nephews did not really help him.

"Now there are countless rebels in Shandong, or more than 1,000 soldiers, or tens of thousands of soldiers, these people roar in the mountains and forests, or capture the city, seize grain and grass, and kill the gentry and heroes everywhere, the city has fallen a lot, Zhuge Sheng, Qin Hu, Li Fei, Wu Kui, etc., the well-known and the unknown have them, if these people can not be exterminated in a short time, they will be the biggest enemy of my Shandong." Li Xiaogong said softly.

"It's nothing if it's just these people, the key thing is that there are still a group of people." Li Shentong took out a note and said: "The three brothers of the Qi family are here, which shows that Li Xin has intervened, even if he can't reoccupy Shandong, he will make Shandong unpeaceful." If the latter is better, if it is the former, how can we resist it? ”

"Didn't you say that Li Xin had already ordered his army to march south?" Li Daozong said in surprise.

"Do you believe what the enemy says? Especially Li Xin's words? Li Xiaogong shook his head, this brother of his clan really didn't have many brains, and he actually believed Li Xin's words, Li Xin was treacherous, saying that the Southern Expedition might be the Northern Expedition. Li Xiaogong didn't dare to underestimate Li Xin.

"And what do you mean?" Li Shentong looked at the two and said.

"What else? Just deal with him together, although these bandits are powerful, but in the end they are a rabble, even if we don't have an army of 100,000? With our own soldiers, we can defeat these guys and restore order in Shandong. Li Xiaogong said without thinking: "If there are not enough soldiers and horses, we can just select elite and loyal soldiers among the 100,000 troops." ”

"Who starts first?" Li Shentong asked again.

"Brother Qi." Li Xiaogong didn't want to think about it and said: "Although Zhuge Sheng, Qin Hu and others are the first rebels, but these people are nothing, the most important thing is the Qi family brothers, the Qi family brothers are the old men of Beihai County, the Qi family brothers are very rooted in Beihai County, and they are very prestigious in the green forest, if the three brothers appear in Beihai County, aren't the heroes of Beihai County following behind?" Those with different ambitions will follow, and no matter how many soldiers we have, we will only extinguish them here, and there will be rebels over there, and we will not be able to kill them all if we want to. The only way to do this is to attack them immediately while they haven't developed yet. ”

"Yes, Qi Gongshun has already submitted to Li Xin, and his three sons must have come according to Li Xin's orders. Maybe Li Xin won't attack Shandong now, but what about later? What about next year? No one can say, so we can only take advantage of the winter when Li Xin is inconvenient to use troops, and immediately calm down Shandong and prepare for dealing with Li Xin next year. Li Daoguang's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said: "In winter, the enemy doesn't use soldiers, so we will use soldiers." ”

"Well, since that's the case, there are two virtuous nephews of Lao, in terms of marching into the war, I am not as good as you, in terms of logistics, I am far above you, I will go to Dengzhou to prepare grain and grass for you!" Li Shentong is good in this regard, he is very self-aware, and in front of Li Xiaogong and Li Daoguang, he does not hide his shortcomings.

"Uncle Wang, don't worry, these are all wrapped up in me and my brother." Li Daoguang patted his chest and said. Li Xiaogong also nodded.

Maybe Li Yuan asked Li Shentong to take charge of the 100,000 army, because of Li Shentong's self-knowledge, he would not seize military power, and the 100,000 army in Shandong was the same as Li Yuan's hand in Li Shentong's hands.

"Okay, you all go get busy! I also want to meet Cui Mingan. Although Li Shentong's face was full of smiles, the cold light in the depths of his eyes surprised the two brothers, and in the end, the two brothers also showed disdain on their faces.

Shandong's affairs seem to have something to do with Li Yuanji, but it also has a lot to do with the Kwantung family, the Kwantung family is so greedy that they seize the land in Shandong, so that the people of Shandong lose their land, and losing the land is equivalent to losing everything. The most hateful thing is that even the places where Li Xin was raging were forgotten, and later even in the north and south of Shandong, etc., those big families began to frantically occupy the land. The more civilized ones are those who buy at a relatively low price, and the more shameless ones are those who collude with the government and use various crimes to seize land without spending a penny. How could the common people of Shandong not afford to rebel?

"Uncle, I'm afraid Cui Mingan won't be willing to give away all the land in his hands! The family is so big, don't say it's Your Majesty, even if it's Li Xin, isn't he compromising with the family? Li Xiaogong sighed.

"The family is like an abscess, if you want to squeeze it out, it hurts badly, if you don't squeeze it out, it will be a disaster in the future, unless the world is unified, there is this possibility, Li Xin was against the family before, and now it is not a compromise with the family? Now we are like this, we need the family to support our food and grass, so we have to compromise, so this king has to go through this experience. Li Shentong sighed and said.

Li Shentong also understands his brother's thoughts, but at this time, whether it is Li Yuan or Li Xin, at this time, they have to compromise, or they are fighting in compromise. In Shandong, the Shandong family still occupies an absolute advantage, and Li Shentong also has to ask for help from these people. (To be continued.) )