Daqingguan is built on the mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has always been the barrier of the Lingjiang River in the northwest direction.

For hundreds of years, many small countries in the Western Regions have coveted the rich land of Lingjiang and sent troops to attack several times, but all of them returned in front of Daqingguan and never set foot in Lingjiang.

Xi Yan immediately looked at this pass that had gone through several dynasties of wind and rain but was still majestic, and said to Liu Peiqi behind him: "According to Liu Qing, it is my brother's own people who guard the Daqing Pass. But why is it that when I have arrived at the front of me, no one has come out to open the door? ”

"Son, don't worry, this General Yi will arrive in a few moments."

"General Yi?" Xi Yan raised his sword eyebrows, and then understood, "But Yi Jin, the right general of the Great Zhao Xiao Cavalry Guard in the past?" When my brother first joined the army, he was in the cavalry guard. ”

"Exactly," Liu Peiqi arched his hand, "I didn't expect Gongzi to remember so clearly, among the fifteen people who escaped from Zhenyuan Pass back then, one of them was him." ”

As soon as Liu Peiqi's words fell, a tall and burly figure appeared on the city tower, "The person who came is Xi Gongzi?" ”

"I'm Xi Yan, open the door!"

"What proof is that?"

Xi Yan was a little angry when he heard this, at this moment, who in the world dares to pretend to be himself, not to mention that there are 70,000 horses behind him. But when he first came into contact with this general, it was not good to have an immediate attack, so he motioned to Liu Peiqi with his eyes, "Liu Qing? ”

Liu Peiqi immediately stepped forward, he had been following behind Xi Yan, not even half of the horse's body had passed, at this time he raised his eyes, he looked at the people at the head of the city, and said in a rather cold tone: "General Yi is not old and dizzy?" This son is Huan Guohou's own brother, and he is now the owner of Lingjiang! General Yi delayed and refused to open the city gate, could it be that he forgot the order of Huan Guohou in the past? ”

Seeing Liu Peiqi like this, Yi Jin immediately said respectfully: "It's the last general who has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and Mr. Liu is here, then this son will definitely not be fake, and the last general will order to open the city gate." ”

Xi Yan really didn't have a good impression of this General Yi in his heart. He has been in Lingjiang for three years, and all the officials in Lingjiang know him, this Yi Jin is obviously taking a shelf, and he wants to give himself a dismount. So he looked at Yi Jin coldly and said to Liu Peiqi: "Liu Qing, this General Yi seems to be a little too arrogant, right?" ”

Liu Peiqi didn't expect Xi Yan to be so straightforward, "Childe, General Yi ...... him"

"Liu Qing doesn't need to say much, I am not a person who must be compared, and what happened just now should have never happened. It's just that things like this don't happen in the future. ”

The implication of the words was that Liu Peiqi understood in an instant, "Son, rest assured, his subordinates guarantee that similar things will not happen again in the future." ”

While the two were talking, Yi Jin also led people to open the gate of Daqingguan and said respectfully to Xi Yan: "The last general welcomes Gongzi Xi into Lingjiang." ”

"General Yi has worked hard all these years, so there is no need to be polite."

Behind Xi Yan, 70,000 people slowly drove into Daqing Pass.

When crossing the heavy cast-iron gate of Daqingguan, Xi Yan felt that his exile was finally over, and the wind blowing in the Lingjiang River was much milder.

It's just that Xi Yan knows that although he entered Daqing Pass without bloodshed, there is still a distance from Anding City, the state capital of Lingjiang, at this time, and it may not be easy to reach Anding all the way.

"As soon as the Daqing Pass is broken, taking the entire Lingjiang River will be like probing for something, and it will be just around the corner." Liu Peiqi and Xi Yan stood side by side, and their words were full of ambition, "Childe, we can take Anding City in less than three days." Lingjiang is a great way to show its ambitions! ”

"Liu Qing, although Lingjiang is rich, it is also a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. But I don't think Da Zhao will indulge us so much, if they raise troops to attack, how should we deal with ourselves? You must know that Lingjiang has never been a heavy place for Da Zhao's troops, and the Xi family's former family army only had more than 100,000 people...... It is not enough to deploy the entire Lingjiang River. ”

Liu Peiqi only hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Raise troops to attack? At this time, Da Zhao also had to deal with the war in the northwest, and if he wanted to start a war in the southwest Lingjiang, he was afraid that the national strength would not be enough. What his subordinates are worried about is that Da Zhao will block the Lingjiang River, block my roads, and cut off my money, intending to slowly try to do it. ”

Xi Yan was confident, "As long as you don't use the sword soldiers, as for Da Zhao's blockade, I don't care about it." ”

"Oh?" Liu Peiqi was quite interested and asked, "Childe has a way?" ”

Xi Yan chuckled: "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit." The rich land of Lingjiang is rich in well salt and silk for the needs of various places, even if it cannot do business with the surrounding state capitals, it can also go south to trade with Shan State, Annam and other small countries in the south. ”

Although Liu Peiqi thought so, he still asked tentatively: "But Childe, although we have an army at the moment, we really have no usable people. Many of the magistrates in Lingjiang were sent by the Great Zhao court, and these officials were willing to be used by us...... I'm afraid that there are very few, if they are loyal to Da Zhao, will Gongzi follow the example of Emperor Wen of Liu Song? ”

"Emperor Wen of Liu Song? Liu Qingxian's implication was to persuade me...... Even if those officials don't want to be used by me, don't kill them. Xi Yan laughed at the analogy, "You can rest assured of this." If you want to follow suit, you should also be like Gongzi Xiaobai. In any case, I will give them a place to stay, and if they really don't want to, they can send Da Zhao back. ”

It's not that Xi Yan really didn't have murderous intent against these officials, but what he wanted to enter Lingjiang was a gentle drizzle, and he didn't want to get bloody, and it wouldn't take a lot of effort to send these people back, and he could also get a reputation for leniency......

No matter how you look at it, it's a good choice.

"Good!" Liu Peiqi was pleased, "With the words of the son, my subordinates are really relieved." ”

Xi Yan pondered, "If the government really has no available people, isn't there anyone who can be of great use in Lingjiang?" In the past, almost all the officials of Dazhao were from the family, and most of the children of the poor family could not enter the ranks. If I could give them a fair chance, would they be loyal to me? ”

Liu Peiqi agreed, but he had no scruples, and he was scruples about the local families in Lingjiang.

"It would be good if Gongzi could give them this opportunity, but there are some big families in Lingjiang. As soon as Childe came, he touched their bottom line, and he was afraid that it would not be conducive to acting. ”

Xi Yan chuckled, quite disdainful, "In the past hundred years, my Xi family has been doing what it says in Lingjiang, and no one dares to stop it." ”

"That's good."

Although he said this, Liu Peiqi was still a little worried in his heart, after all, the Lingjiang Mansion has a vast territory, and if he wants to take over with the momentum of thunder, he must have setbacks. It's just that Xi Yan is full of ambition now, and it is not the right time to say such things.