After the heavy rain, there are often blue sunny days, whether it is the three counties, or Nanjiang City, today are scattered and foggy, so that the long-lost sun can return to the land of Nanling, even the birds and beasts of Nanling are happy, from time to time in the sky fly over the rarely seen cloud eagles, dragon sparrows and fire pattern geese, especially in the forest near Nanjiang City, there are a large number of wild beasts galloping, and groups of fish also gather in the river water, patrolling in the waters near Nanjiang City, refusing to leave for a long time.

This scene made the people near the Nanjiang River amazed, especially those fishermen who lived by the Nanjiang River, but also thought that the water god was about to appear, prepared a lot of sacrifices, enshrined on the ancient altars on the edge of the cliffs on both sides of the Nanjiang River, and there were dragon bones leaping for nine days two days ago, the immortals in their eyes fought for this, and made these fishermen deeply uneasy, in order to calm the anger of the dragon god and the immortals, they also prepared an additional sacrifice, although they were not enshrined on the altar of the water god, but also built a decent offering platform, inserted incense offerings and sacrifices, one day, every household came to worship, praying for the next day of good weather and rain。

The two gates of the north and south of Nanjiang City have been opened, and the life that has been affected by a few days is back on track, and the shops on both sides of the main street have also resumed their liveliness, although the pedestrians on the road are still chatting from time to time about the earth-shattering changes of the previous few days, but there is no fear on the face, more is curious, some people are talking about the first battle of the Nanjiang Army, guessing when they will wave their troops to the north, and some people are inquiring about the final whereabouts of the keel, after all, for mortals, the dragon and the phoenix are like real immortals, and the most discerning are those storytellers, they bought some of the soldiers and casual cultivators who guarded the city, and learned some of the inside stories at that time, in the teahouse restaurant, the crowd of onlookers eating melons flocked for a short time, and made a lot of money.

Nanjiang City couldn't help but tell the story, and did not interfere much in this matter, but Chu Helian secretly sent people and instructed the shopkeepers of several big teahouses to add a little more ink to the Ruan family and the traditional faction in the drama and story, so within half a day, the traditional faction sneaked up on the Xingyue Sect, and the news that the war between the two clans was affected had spread throughout the city, and the Ruan family had ill intentions, and the news that they abandoned the city and fled before the war was also well known.

Da Yue made a lot of money this time, not only got rid of the three counties, but also established an excellent relationship with the Wei family and Tianji Pavilion, if it were not for the war between the two clans is still a sharp sword hanging over the head of the human race, Da Yue can be said to be a monstrous national fortune, in the following days, if the Emperor Da Yue is greedy enough, he can even try to extend his power to Yezhou, and give himself a reputation for expanding the territory, but the environment there is bad, in the words of the people of Nanling, it is a poor mountain and bad water, even if the army is sent to occupy it, it is a loss-making deal for a while, so even the Emperor Dayue himself is hesitant about this。

However, one of the important ministers of Dayue strongly agreed with this, and even on the night of the end of the Nanjiang War, he went straight to the palace and asked the emperor to issue an order to send officials to command the three counties, and send troops to the north of Yezhou as soon as possible, and build a new city there.

This person is Chu Helian.

After the battle of defending the city, Chu Helian lost many years of heart and regained a lot, although he knew that he would soon go north with the army and become the supervisor of Zhao Yong, but he still planned to offer the last strategy for Dayue before leaving Nanjiang City.

Of course, there are many people who are puzzled by this, including Zhao Yong, who secretly returned to the city before the Nanjiang army returned to the north.

"I said...... What does it matter if you want that place in Yezhou?" Zhao Yong was wrapped in a thick leather coat and holding a cup of hot tea, he had been on the road all night, and he was still cold after being doped by the heavy rain, if he didn't have something important to do for a while, he wanted to make a pot of hot wine, "It is the old nest of the traditional faction, although there are also some settled people, but the number of people in the entire Yezhou is less than one-tenth of Nanjiang, for me Dayue, this is a completely thankless task, right?"

"Leaving aside the matter of expanding the territory for the time being," Chu Helian stood in front of a huge map of Nanling, staring at the northern part of Yezhou, trying to find a good place to build a city. Although the environment in Yezhou is harsh, it produces a lot of spiritual grass, which is not worthless, and this place is the nest of the traditional faction, although they were defeated this time and had to surrender, but most of the mind of Tianji Pavilion is on the demon clan, as long as the traditional faction will not make trouble and drag their feet, they probably will not be tough to weaken the strength of the traditional faction, and when the war between the two clans is over, the strength of the traditional faction will gradually recover, and it is still a big threat to my Dayue, and the Ruan family fled into the night state, and has not been caught so far, it is also a potential disaster, we must seize the period when the traditional faction has just been defeated, and we dare not make another attack on Tianji Pavilion and my Dayue, and extend our tentacles into Yezhou as soon as possibleto weaken them. ”

"And not only to build a city, but also to win over a group of sects for the traditional faction, especially the people on the side of the three major factions, to pull as many people as possible to our side," Chu Helian turned around, "This is a policy to determine my stability in the next hundred years, and I have to be cautious." ”

"That makes sense," Zhao Yong nodded, "I will also write to recommend this matter." He put down the teacup and rubbed his forehead, "The Nanjiang army will return to the north within three days, and the city defense of the three counties will be handed over to the prince's people, speaking of which, this matter surprised me, I have never heard that the prince has a private army of two thousand people in his hand, and he scared me when he suddenly ran to Hezhou City, but thanks to them pulling out the eleven Ruan family supported sects in the three counties, and removing those hidden dangers for us, we can take the three counties so smoothly." ”

"Your Majesty trusts the prince very much," Chu Helian thought thoughtfully, "This is a good thing for you and me. ”

"Why do you say this?" Zhao Yong was a little confused.

"Since ancient times, there will be a lot of gossip outside the general and in the court, although this is the Northern Expedition Demon Clan, there are many differences from the other town generals, but after all, you have the most elite 200,000 troops in Dayue under your hands, if you return victoriously in the future, you must not be suspicious," Chu Helian glanced at Zhao Yong, "But if Your Majesty trusts the prince and has his support in the court, we will be much better." ”

"That's right," Zhao Yong nodded, he stood up, walked to the map, and looked at it for a long time, "In my life, I have dreamed of stepping on the North Plains, and this time I have fulfilled my wish, but I have no intention of going forward, and when the Northern Expedition is over, I will probably return to my hometown, of course, I will still take the honor that belongs to my Zhao family." ”

"Before you set out on the expedition, you want to retreat bravely in the future?" Chu Helian glared at him, "Don't be overconfident!"

"Of course not," Zhao Yong shook his head and laughed, "It's just that this time I got a general, and I was a little happy." ”

"That Wu Xi?" Chu Helian thought for a moment, "He seems to be very good at riding combat?"

"Well, with him, my confidence has increased a lot. ”

"I heard that in exchange for his effectiveness, you secretly protected some people from the Ruan family?" Chu Helian narrowed his eyes, "It is a big crime to protect the rebels without taking orders. ”

Zhao Yong had a bitter face, "I was anxious at the time, and I didn't think too much about it, fortunately, most of the Ruan family ran away, and most of the people who caught them were the children of the side branches, but I have to rely on Lao Chu to help you save these people, otherwise I won't be able to explain to Wu Xi." ”

"Still thinking about protecting people!" Chu Helian slapped a fan on his hand, "If someone is ginseng and accuses you of trespassing, I will see what you will do!"

"Isn't this going to bother you Lao Chu? Zhao Yong smiled, "I'll invite you to eat and drink when I go back." ”

"People still have to kill a few, otherwise they can't say it, pick a few unlucky people from the Ruan family, and it is impossible for others to be exempted, but the capital crime can be escaped, and you can also have an explanation at Wu Xi's place," Chu Helian paused, "Go back and tell your own subordinates as soon as possible, this matter can't be made public, and also, you have to change the problem of your mouth quickly, and go out to fight, it's not better than eating and drinking in Nanjiang City, remember not to let people catch the horse's feet, otherwise there will be chaos in the future, and if you don't get it right, it will cause trouble and harm your family!"

Zhao Yong was stunned and arched his hand, "Keep it in mind." ”

Chu Helian nodded, walked to the door, and glanced at the clear sky, "There is no news from the prince yet?"

"Well, the Wei family is the same, but I have already heard from the monks of the Tianji Pavilion, the two of them went to the deep valley in the south, and my people and the people of the Tianji Pavilion are all guarding there, as long as they come out, they will notify me immediately. ”

"In that case...... Chu Helian counted the hour, "they can't catch up with the afternoon?"

"Most of them won't be able to catch up. ”

"Forget it, it's enough for you and me to greet you, the one sent by the court is Zhang Duanxianggong, this person is very talkative, and he doesn't care about etiquette. ”

Zhao Yong was taken aback, "It's Zhang Xiang? He hasn't shown up for five years since he said goodbye, right? I didn't expect to come out in person...... This point will be not small. ”

"You probably don't know that not long ago, Zhang Xiang's youngest grandson died in the battle in Beiyuan," Chu Helian said softly, "Zhang Xiang came this time to actually want you and me to help him avenge him." ”

Zhao Yong was silent for a moment and sighed, "There are a few people who have come to fight in ancient times." ”

Chu Helian glanced at him, "This time, in order to build momentum, the point will be held at the head of the northern city, and there will be a lot of people who come to watch at that time, so you should pay attention to it." ”

"Don't worry," Zhao Yong nodded, "There is no way out of the mess." ”

Two days have passed in a flash, the gossip in Nanjiang City has not stopped, under the impetus of those storytellers, some details of the war have become well-known, for example, the keel finally fell into the hands of the monks of Tianji Pavilion, for example, Tianji Pavilion and the Wei family used the keel as bait, luring a large number of traditional monks out of the lair, resulting in the emptiness of the strength of Yezhou, and for example, during the Battle of Yezhou, the traditional monks were beheaded several overhauls one after another, so they had to raise their hands to surrender, these details gave mortals a wonderful sense of participation, one passed ten, ten passed hundred, so that this war became the people of NanjiangEveryone talks about the happy event of 'being honored with you', and the protagonists of this incident have also become heroes who suppress rebellion in the mouths of the people.

Chu Helian and Zhao Yong are naturally on the list, and the news that they are about to go north has also spread, and the people of Nanjiang are even more excited, and some shops have even played a signboard that celebrates for three days in a row and drinks at half price to celebrate.

Wei Zhengyang's reputation also rose, and the Wei family took the opportunity to release the news that they would establish a branch in Nanjiang City, and invited talented monks from Nanling to join, and there was an endless stream of people who came to post for a while.

But unexpectedly, there is another person who has also become famous, almost all the people of Nanling have never heard of his name, and there are many rumors about what he did in this war, but there are not many truths, which makes people wonder if this person's reputation is secretly pushed up by some people.

"What is the Wei family doing?" Zhang Duan stood at the head of the city, looked at the Nanjiang army who had just returned from the north city and was camping, stroked his long beard, and asked with some confusion, "This Su Qi is the master of the Eight Desolation Peaks of the Sword Gate, and he was a key figure in the battle of Lingxu Mountain a few months ago, and he has also heard of it, but this time he was deliberately pushed out to build momentum for him, what is the plan?"

"I don't know," Chu Helian shook his head, "Wei Zhengyang and the prince are still trapped in the deep valley, and they haven't come out yet, and now the Wei family's person in Nanjiang City is a principal left by Wei Zhengyang, and he said that this matter was personally explained by Wei Zhengyang before he left the city, and said that if they haven't returned when I start to build momentum in Dayue, they will also make a name for this Su Qi together." ”

"I heard that Su Qi and the Wei family have a good relationship," Zhao Yong looked left and right, and lowered his voice, "I have received some battle reports from the front, and there are also some local rumors, saying that the relationship between Su Qi and the eldest lady of the Wei family seems to be somewhat unclear. ”

"Wei Nong's makeup?" Chu Helian was stunned for a moment, he grabbed the city wall, and sighed, "This eldest lady is not easy to mess with, in this case, let's cooperate and help this Su Qizao make a momentum, right?" He turned his head and looked at Zhang Duan, "Zhang Xianggong, I have to bother you more, in Nanjiang City, the two of us can be in charge, but in other places in Dayue, I still have to have your help." ”

"Don't worry, before I came, Your Majesty had already instructed me, for me Dayue, the Northern Expedition is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Tianji Pavilion has already promised a lot of benefits...... So in order to gain the support of the people, the court will vigorously build momentum for the Northern Expedition," Zhang Duan glanced at Zhao Yong, "The two of you have gained a lot of cheapness, and within ten days, even Da Yue's children will remember your name, so this trend was originally meant to be created, but one more name was added, if you can make the Wei family admit it, this is very cost-effective, after all, He Lian, you still have to work under Wei Nong's makeup account, so this Su Qi's reputation, I will not only promote it, but also promote it well!"

Zhang Duan paused, his face suddenly turned cold, and his words became much harsher, "If the northern expedition goes well, both of you will be crowned with official titles and rewarded supremely, but you must also remember clearly who gave you this great benefit!

Chu Helian and Zhao Yong glanced at each other, knowing that this was the emperor's beating on them before the expedition, so they immediately showed their hearts to show their loyalty.

Zhang Duan nodded with satisfaction, his voice and attitude softened, he looked at the busy Nanjiang army under the city, and sighed lightly, "If you have the opportunity, please ask the two of you to avenge my family Derong." ”

Zhao Yong clenched his fists, "Zhang Xianggong rest assured, this matter will be remembered in my heart!"

"Thank you very much. Zhang Duan nodded, looked up at the clear sky, and said leisurely, "Three sunny days is a good omen, and it is suitable to send troops." ”