When Long Aotian returned to the Shenxiao Dao General Altar in Changsha City, he got the news of his eldest brother's violent death.

The eldest son of the Long family had problems with his cultivation when he was a child, leaving hidden dangers and attacking from time to time. Although there is no shortage of political talents, it seems not surprising that he is frail and sickly, and now he has died of a violent illness.

Long Aotian sighed at his brother's untimely death as the head of the family after only one winter.

just sighed, because there were a few brothers in front of him, and it was really not his turn to be the head of the family. What's more, he went north to the grassland this time and tried to propose to the princess of the Ashina Sect but failed, which had already made him laughed at by many people in the door.

But there were unforeseen circumstances, and the accident soon happened again.

The eldest prince has no son, and according to the principle of succession, the second prince who guards Jiujiang City should come back to succeed to the throne. However, because of the violent death of the eldest prince, the territory of Shenxiao Dao began to be unstable, and the soldiers of Jiujiang City mutinied and declared independence.

The general Gu Taineng led his troops out to fight, quickly quelled the rebellion, and beheaded all the culprits, all of whom were hung above the city gate. However, the second son's entire family, one wife, three concubines, four sons and two daughters, as well as the second son himself, have already been killed by the troublemakers.

The third son, Long Hui, was dissolved from the father-son relationship by Long Zhanye because he had made a great mistake, and he was not considered.

As a result, there are only four sons left, Long Zaitian, and five sons, Long Aotian.

Shenxiao's important minister Xuezhai Zen Master and the general Gu Taineng both believed that the death of the eldest son and the second prince was not a simple accident. After the ministers deliberated, they decided to thoroughly investigate the matter, and then decide who would inherit the throne of Shenxiao.

The results of the survey surprised everyone.

A few months before the death of the eldest prince, he was treated by a famous doctor named Li Xing, who had miraculous effects at first, but suddenly died violently. And this Li Xing was actually found in the sky by the fourth prince Long, who has always been very close to the eldest prince, and recommended it to the eldest prince!

The results of the autopsy did not show the slightest problem, and it was concluded that he still died of an old disease.

Zen Master Xuezhai and Gu Taineng and other important ministers thought that this might be because Li Xing's poison skills were too superb, so they ordered Li Xing to be controlled.

But when the searchers arrived, Li Xing had already disappeared!

For a while, the whole Shenxiao seemed to be boiling, and there were more and more discussions, and all kinds of rumors were rampant.

......

Li Xinyue walked quickly in the mountains of Jingnan, hurrying.

Her loved ones arranged an escape route for her, so that she could avoid the limelight, and when he became the Lord of the Divine Heavens, she would come back to meet him as Li Xinyue.

He promised to give her the status of an equal wife, as well as the wealth and glory of the first life, and the children she gave birth to would be divided into powerful tribes, with a combat power comparable to that of the Three Rivers Sword Sect or the Divine Temple.

So far, the escape route has been very safe.

She ran into a secluded col, which was shaped like a woman's breasts.

Winter in the south is not too cold, this winter is warm again, and now it is almost spring, the snow has melted, and the plants and trees are spitting out new shoots, blooming with fresh greenery.

The col is also beginning to be lush and green.

This is it.

Li Xinyue looked joyful, her bright eyes scanned, looking for the secret mark left by Ailang.

She unfolded a picture of a pine tree, divided into seven trees that grew crookedly into the sky, which looked very strange.

Li Xinyue quickly found the pine tree in the middle of the col.

She took out her medicine hoe and dug under the pine trees.

Soon she saw a large chest, and light peeked through it.

Li Xinyue suddenly hesitated.

She thought of something very terrible.

So she first pulled off the silver hairpin on her head and approached the box gently.

Nothing happened.

She took out another crystal plate, reflected it in the box, and pinched the crystal plate in her palm, feeling it carefully.

I can't sense any true element breath.

She opened the box, and the jewels dazzled her eyes.

Emerald, Night Pearl, Cat's Eye, Agate, Tridacn, Diamond, Glass, Jade, Hepu Pearl, Pigeon's Blood Red...... A wide variety of precious jewels are placed in it.

Li Xinyue showed a look of ecstasy.

She was with him not only because she was fascinated by his handsomeness and rhetoric, but also because she was a woman who loved jewelry. She believed that if he took control of the sky, she would get more valuable jewels.

But she still used the silver hairpin on her head to test the jewels, one by one.

This is a silver hairpin left to her by her master, not ordinary jewelry.

There are three major poison kings in the world. Among them, the Lord of Tianzi Peak, the generation of heroes with the title of pit viper, Xue Yiren, is only one of the three major poison kings.

No one knew that the three major poison kings had all received guidance from the same person, and this person was nicknamed "Medicine King" and was the number one divine doctor in the world.

No one even knew that the Medicine King had once accepted a closed disciple.

When she was sure that there was no danger in this mountain-like jewel, Li Xinyue felt ashamed in her heart and secretly felt that she was wrong to blame Ailang.

But after doing something wrong, you always have to be cautious.

Li Xinyue first put a purple gold phoenix hairpin on the top of her head, and then used her sensitive eyes to select the most precious jewels, rubbed them carefully, and pasted them one by one with her cheeks, revealing an extremely fascinated look.

Her passion for jewelry is unmatched by few in the world.

The jewels warmed up in her hands.

Li Xinyue muttered in a low voice, and her eyes became more and more fanatical.

The jewels became warmer and warmer, and Li Xinyue liked the warm feeling, as if they were completely one with herself.

Suddenly, a night pearl in her hand exploded!

Li Xinyue was shocked in her heart, and threw down the pearl of the night as if she had been burned by fire.

But the sparks splashed and shot at other jewels, and the jewels exploded one after another, and for a time the sky was full of fire and rain.

Li Xinyue was sprayed with a large amount of fire and oil on her body, and let out an extremely miserable scream, she wanted to escape, but she was surrounded by endless flames, her whole body was numb and weak, and she couldn't move.

"I ......," she could only say one word at the last moment of her life.

But her thoughts before she died were always quick and clear, so she had figured everything out.

When the eldest son and the second son die, all the remaining sons must be under close surveillance.

And he is not at ease to entrust the task of killing people to any of his subordinates. Her poison skills are superb, one or two cronies can't get hold of her, and there are too many people to leak secrets.

The barren mountain was so remote that no one could find her body.

He knew her too well to let her fall into the trap of death like a moth to a fire without sending a single person or taking action himself.

That's exactly what he's always done, and she should have thought of it a long time ago.

Under the ghostly pine tree, Li Xinyue and a large number of jewels turned into a human-shaped torch.

The last thing she wanted to say was-

I won't let you go.

......

Long Aotian and Zen Master Xuezhai sat opposite each other.

Although Zen Master Xuezhai is a monk, he is a powerful minister in Shenxiao Dao, and he is highly respected.

He is also Long Aotian's nominal master, although it doesn't mean much. The children of the Long family were all taught by Long Zhanye himself, and letting his sons worship the retainers as teachers was just a means to strengthen the relationship with the retainers.

"Do you still dare to come to see me?" Zen Master Xuezhai is usually kind and kind-eyed, gentle and polite, but at this moment, he has angry eyes and a majesty that cannot be forced.

"I don't shy away from my ambitions. If the eldest brother is well, Aotian is willing to be a general and expand the territory for Shenxiao. But the eldest brother and the second brother both suffered this tragedy......"

"Duh!" Zen Master Xuezhai broke off, shaking Long Aotian's tall body trembling: "You should say that your fourth brother is a major suspect, right?"

Long Aotian said calmly: "I don't intend to mention this matter, but since Master said it, I also express my opinion. ”

Zen Master Xuezhai said coldly: "The eldest prince died violently, and then the second prince died in a mutiny, there is indeed no such coincidence. But if it was really the fourth prince's doing, he should have been preparing to seize the throne now, but I heard that he was at a loss. ”

Long Aotian said: "Either it's really a coincidence, or the fourth brother is pretending, in fact, he has already started the next step without leaking." He has the support of the Fu family behind him, and he can have great military power without any action. ”

According to the principle of eldest and youngest, it is time for the fourth son to succeed to the throne. However, the fourth son was not born in the main room.

But the identity of the fourth prince is also unusual, the Fu family from which his mother was born is the most widely supported general in Shenxiao Dao. If he wanted to seize the throne, he didn't need to deliberately win over any of his retainers, and he could mobilize a large number of troops.

He slowed down, and then said: "Aotian has just returned from the grassland, if everything was planned by me, if I don't go to the grassland, I can make more arrangements, and the situation is much more favorable." ”

Zen Master Xuezhai said categorically: "Do you know that you are not in the old formation, and you are clear about yourself? I have watched you grow up, and I am clear about your personality!"

His words used the Buddha power of the lion's roar, which made Long Aotian suddenly change color, not only his body, but also his heart, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Long Aotian still had to argue, but Zen Master Xuezhai had already laughed.

"Boy, you're lying, it's all about you. You think you're smart, but when I roar, your heart beats differently and betrays you!"

As he spoke, he pinched Long Aotian's neck with one palm, and the Buddha's power came out through his body.

Long Aotian was suddenly lifted up by a golden giant hand condensed out of thin air, hanging in the air, his whole body was restrained, and he couldn't move!

was suddenly attacked by Zen Master Xuezhai, and with his cultivation, he had no power to resist.

Long Aotian felt that not only was it difficult to breathe, but his spine, trachea, and Adam's apple were almost deformed under the weight of Zen Master Xuezhai.

What's even more terrifying is that the huge Buddha force pressed on his heart, causing his heart to bear more and more pressure.

Xuezhai Zen Master Baoxiang solemnly said: "The poor monk is entrusted by the ancestors, and he will never tolerate a sinister and treacherous person who kills his brother to sit in the position of the Lord of the Heavens! Your ambition is already vain from today onwards, if you honestly confess, you can still save your life, otherwise you will be killed immediately!"

Long Aotian said with difficulty: "Master...... I'm innocent......"

Zen Master Xuezhai was even stronger, and Long Aotian felt that his lungs were already bleeding.

But Long Aotian was fierce in his heart, and immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Master...... Thou hast killed the son of your ancestors without guilt, and there is no one in the door...... Convincing!"

Before the words fell, there was a snap, and it seemed that Long Aotian's heart was broken.

Long Aotian's body was light, and he felt that his soul was drifting, as if he was dead, and he didn't know what to think about at this moment.

But his eyes gradually cleared.

was pinched by Zen Master Xuezhai, and his lungs were not lightly injured, and a large mouthful of blood spurted out at the moment.

Zen Master Xuezhai nodded: "Good, good, good!"

"If you change your mind halfway, I'll kill you immediately. So iron-boned, but just like your father. ”

There was a lot of appreciation in his eyes.

He immediately said resolutely: "It doesn't matter at all whether you did it or not. ”

"Unlike your father, I don't care about the order of the elder and younger, I only care about who can strengthen the heavens and plant our banner all over the world! ”

"If your fourth brother had come to me first and shown such courage, Master would have already joined him. But since he doesn't even have the courage, what can he do?"

patted Long Aotian on the shoulder and said, "Gu Taineng and the others are over there, and the master will persuade them." The power of the Fu family is too great, and it has become a cancer in the sky, and the tail is too big to fall. It is also a good thing to eradicate it. ”

Long Aotian spurted out another mouthful of blood and said, "Thank you, Master." ”

Zen Master Xuezhai regained his usual gentle expression, rubbed the top of Long Aotian's head, handed him a turquoise pill, and smiled like the first sun: "Master has hurt you? ”

Bilian Dan is a first-class secret medicine in Buddhism, and very few people know about the pill, which has a miraculous effect on recovering visceral wounds.

Long Aotian took the pill and took it, and when he landed, a breath of fresh air filled his chest, and most of the pain disappeared in an instant.

At this moment, Zen Master Xuesai's smile is the same as when he played with a child who was a few years old twenty years ago.

But Long Aotian knew that the fate of the fourth brother, the fate of the Fu family behind the fourth brother, and the fate of the entire Shenxiao Dao had been completely decided in this laugh.

......

The person who set up the game is naturally Long Aotian.

The fourth son, Long Zaitian, does not have the same ambition as Long Aotian, he just wants to please the eldest brother and make himself reused. Long Aotian set up a bureau to let Li Xinyue, who was alias Li Xing, be valued by Long Zaitian, and Long Zaitian really hit the trick and recommended Li Xinyue to his eldest brother for treatment.

There is no evidence to prove that the death of the eldest prince was poisoned, and Li Xing's disappearance can also be regarded as absconding for fear of being prosecuted for the crime of ineffective treatment. But this is the subtlety of Long Aotian's plan, if it is confirmed that the fourth prince poisoned the eldest prince, it may be investigated and self-defeating, and now the fourth prince is only a major suspect, but it provides a great momentum for Long Aotian.

Coupled with the operation of Zen Master Xuezhai, most of the Shenxiao ministers and the leaders of the Hao clan have joined Long Aotian's command.

There are very few people who support the fourth prince Long Zaitian, except for the army of his maternal family, the Fu family.

Because Long Aotian had just returned from the grassland, the arrangement was not enough, and Changsha City, the main city of the Shenxiao Army, was occupied by the fourth prince Long Zaitian. However, relying on the superior forces and the internal response in the city, Long Aotian quickly broke through Changsha City, forcing Long Zaitian to break through the siege and escape, and in this battle, Long Zaitian's troops suffered very heavy losses.

Jingbei's Jingyi Valley, Sanhe Sword Sect and other tribes saw the direction of the wind and also expressed their support for Long Aotian.

Long Zaitian was defeated repeatedly and planned to retreat to Wuling City under the control of the Fu family, but Long Aotian had already instigated a mutiny among the city soldiers, killed the main general, and erected a banner in support of Long Aotian on the city.

The dragon made a quick decision in the sky and occupied Huacang City outside Wuling City.

This is an important fortress built by the ancestors of Shenxiao Dao in order to control the southwest part of Jingzhou, backed by the mountains of western Xiangxi, leaning on the Wuyun Mountains in the south, and built on the mountains. The city wall is divided into several weights, leading the mountain stream as a moat, and there are fierce crocodiles in Hanoi, which can resist the enemy.

In addition to a large number of defensive materials in the city, there are also countless grains. Because Huacang City is not only a fortress, but also a granary, where most of the rice and grain in the southwest of Jing are stored.

Long Zaitian took advantage of Long Aotian's lack of time to fully control Wuling County, and the lightning march to control Huacang, not only had the danger of the city's mountains, but also relied on the grain and grass in the city to recruit the people to work for him. However, the overall situation has been decided, and this is only a matter of lingering, and it is still impossible to change the overall situation.

The tall earth mountain was erected outside the Huacang City, and the trebuchet shot the huge stones into the city, and the arrows were like dense rain towards the city, tearing open rivers of blood.

Rao is the city is extremely strong, and the protective array is also crumbling under the stormy attack. Under the lure of money, grain and rice, there were once many civilian warriors who threw themselves into Long Zaitian's side, but because of the heavy losses and the lack of foreign aid, many people fled across the city every day and took refuge in Long Aotian.

And the other strongholds that supported the dragon in the sky were also lost one by one. The best generals of the Fu family had died in battle many years ago, and although this group of people was powerful, they were not the opponents of Zen Master Xuezhai and Gu Taineng at all.

The dragon clawed at his scalp in the sky, a man who was only thirty years old, and his hair was already gray.

The lack of hope had exhausted him.

"Help...... Regardless of the cost, he went out of the city and asked for help from the Qingcheng faction. The dragon gasped.

The courtiers beside him hurriedly said: "The Qingcheng faction is the great enemy of our Shenxiao......"

"There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. Long Zaitian's voice was tired: "The Qingcheng Wang family still relied on our Jingzhou Long family to get up." And her cousin is over there, she won't sit idly by, she has a life-saving grace for that lion......"

Long Zaitian said with difficulty: "Tell Wang Jiansheng that as long as you can help me defeat Long Aotian and seize the power of Shenxiao, the military expenses and battle losses will be repaid by our side three times." Furthermore...... Cut the land of the tomb to thanks. ”

The courtiers were shocked.

Yiling is through the Yangtze River, from Yizhou into the throat of Jingzhou, thousands of years ago, the burning of the camp took place here.

Once the land of Yiling is ceded, the Jingzhou army loses the natural danger and will be subject to the Yizhou army everywhere. If the Yizhou army wants to attack Jingzhou, it can go down the river at any time, garrison troops to conquer the tomb, and then try to forge ahead.

But he understands that if he doesn't, none of the main people in this city will survive.

Long Zaitian gritted his teeth: "There is not enough temptation to make that greedy lion tempted." Even if it is to quench your thirst, you can only take this step first. The ethnic composition of the Yiling area is complex and not easy to control, and the two tribes of the surrounding Sanhe Sword Sect and Jingyigu are known for their extra elite soldiers and strong generals, as long as we grasp the opportunity, we may also take Yiling back, and let the lion suffer a big hardship, and dare not peep into my sky again. ”

The courtier sighed and nodded, "Command!"

knew that the fourth prince was not the lion's opponent at all, but for the sake of loyalty to the fourth prince, he could only take one step at a time.

The internal strife of Jingzhou Shenxiao Dao involved the Yizhou Qingcheng faction, and later the Yangzhou Beifu Army would also intervene in this chaos. This turmoil was named after the Hanakura Castle where the dragon was trapped in the sky, and was called the Hanakura Rebellion.

......

Wang Jiansheng, nicknamed "The Lion of Jiannan", was dressed in a dark blue robe and a black crown, Xun Xun was elegant, like a scribe.

At the age of thirty-three, he replaced the slight beard on his lips with a thick beard a few years ago, fading the handsome and graceful style of his youth, but he has a mature charm that makes people break their hearts.

But for so many years, he has been in love with his original wife and has not taken a concubine. This was extremely rare among the princes.

At this moment, he was leisurely pouring a cup of fragrant tea, his nose fluttering, tasting the aroma mixed in the mist.

The heart of the Yangtze River, the tea on the top of Mengshan Mountain, this special Mengding tea, has always been Wang Jiansheng's favorite.

In front of him stood a tall woman.

This woman is not particularly beautiful, but her whole body exudes a lean aura, even if she is talking in the inner room, she also has a straight body, wearing a set of black fairy armor that wraps her body tightly, reflecting an excellent figure.

The strange essence in her eyes flickered all the time, showing the experience of fighting in the sea of corpses and blood many times.

"Please send troops to rescue the dragon in the sky!" the woman said eagerly.

She didn't seem to have much respect for Wang Jiansheng.

Because she is not only Wang Jiansheng's sister-in-law, but also the number one general under Wang Jiansheng's command, as well as a life-saving benefactor.

Wang Jianxu, formerly known as Fu Gangcheng, was the eldest daughter of Fu Zhengcheng, the head of the Fu family during the Dragon War Field.

Fu Zhengcheng was once very reused, and was sent by Long Zhanye to lead 15,000 soldiers and 50,000 militiamen, taking advantage of the internal instability of the Yangzhou army to go to Yangzhou. However, Fu Zhengcheng, who has always won many battles, played abnormally, and was defeated by Qin Ba, the commander of the Beifu army at the time, not only lost nearly half of the army, but Fu Zhengcheng himself was also killed.

At that time, many people were vying for the position of the main general, and Fu Zheng did not hesitate to make a military order, if he was defeated, not only would he be willing to accept military law, but his wife, concubines, and children would also be punished.

Although Fu Zhengcheng was killed in battle, he was still attacked by political opponents. Defeated so badly, although Long Zhanye was a person of great affection, it was not good to openly show favoritism, so he ordered the arrest of Fu Zhengcheng's wife and child.

However, Long Zhanye secretly made people report the news, so that Fu Zhengcheng's family fled to join the Qingcheng faction.

Fu Zhengcheng's eldest daughter Fu Gangcheng was valued by the head of the contemporary Qingcheng Wang Yifeng because of her courage and good fighting, and adopted her as an adopted daughter, renamed her Wang Jianxu, and became the leader of Huang Beizhi, the first of the Qingcheng faction's ace troops "Yizhou Five Color Preparation", nicknamed "Dihuang Hachiman", and moved to various places with Wang Yifeng, and became famous.

After Wang Yifeng's death, the Qingcheng faction faced a situation where the land was full of enemies. The two Jiedu envoys in eastern and western Sichuan, the Ningzhou Thorn History, the Southern Wilderness Buddhism forces, and the Tusi at the junction of Jingyi gathered 80,000 soldiers to attack, not counting the troops sent by Long Zhanye to contain the main force of the Zhuyizhou Army, as well as a large number of militiamen responsible for transporting grain and grass materials.

At that time, if it weren't for Wang Jianxu's 3,000 lone troops to defend Meishan City, he withstood the onslaught of the coalition army for half a year, and never moved, which made the coalition army demoralized because of the siege. Wang Jiansheng also had no chance to assault the 80,000 army with a mere 8,000 cavalry, killing nearly half of them, achieving a rare and proud victory in history. If the battle is lost, the entire Qingcheng faction will be divided by all forces, and the Qingcheng Wang family will also suffer the disaster of annihilation.

Moreover, from the era of Wang Yifeng to the era of Wang Jiansheng, Wang Jianxu fought against the enemies of all sides, and there were many outstanding military exploits, and this time was not the only one.

After Fu Zhengcheng's death, Long Zhanye reused Fu Zhengcheng's younger brother, so that the Fu family maintained its influence in Jingzhou, and he also gained a reputation for benevolence. Long Zaitian's mother was born in a Fu family, so Long Zaitian is Wang Jianxu's cousin.

Now the Fu family has to support the fourth son, Long Zaitian, because of blood relationship, and is currently facing the disaster of annihilation. Wang Jianxu saw that his family was in danger, how could he not be worried?

Seeing that Wang Jiansheng didn't answer, Wang Jianxu said again: "After this battle, the Qingcheng faction will be able to establish influence on Shenxiao Dao. It was precisely because Shenxiao Dao commanded the Qingcheng faction and regarded the Qingcheng faction as a branch of Shenxiao Dao that Qingcheng broke the alliance with Shenxiao. If you can support the four sons of the Long family to ascend to the throne, you can not only obtain the benefits of land and funds, but also completely reverse the relationship of the year, and you can also drive the soldiers of Shenxiao to attack Yangzhou Ma Qiancheng or the Southern Wilderness. ”

Wang Jiansheng said calmly: "This seat understands. ”

Wang Jianxu bowed down and said: "In this case, please make a decision as soon as possible!"

Wang Jiansheng raised his head and said leisurely: "However, the reason why this seat sent troops is for my good sister, not for anything else, so there is no need to cut land or pay money." That's why I didn't meet with the envoys. ”

"Qingcheng sent troops this time, not asking for anything else. I only hope that Xian Mei can fight a few more beautiful victories like the battle of Meishan City in the future, and I will be very happy to expand my Qingcheng. ”

Wang Jianxu's expression moved slightly, and then his body trembled, only to feel that his eyes were hot.

"The little sister will die for her brother wholeheartedly, and she will not hesitate to do so!"

Wang Jiansheng shook his head.

"I don't have to be stupid, I want everyone to live, to live well, until we rule the world. ”

His calm gaze suddenly turned into a sword that could pierce the sky.

He has always been quiet, and he has another principle, that is, he will never turn his back to the enemy on the battlefield.

Wang Jiansheng looked at the moved look of his sister-in-law, and his mind was indifferent.

Before his father died, he asked him to find a way to get his righteous sister to bed and control the woman's heart by controlling the body.

However, Wang Jiansheng felt that this method was only effective for little women, and it might backfire on a heroine like a righteous sister.

So he chose a suitable husband for his sister-in-law and kept his distance from her.

It turns out that for women who are too good, not getting the body may be more conducive to control.

Father, you have given me a mess that is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and I have killed a clear sky. Facts have proved that I am better than you everywhere, and the mission of unifying the world will be entrusted to me.

Wang Jiansheng thought in his heart.

"This time I sent troops, I will take you as the main general. Wang Jiansheng stared at Wang Jiansheng with his eyes and spoke.

"The little sister will not fail in her mission. Wang Jianxu's expression was extremely cautious, and he said word by word.

......

Wang Jiansheng threatened to go south to the Ningzhou Plateau, attack the western part of Xiangzhou from the direction of central Guizhou, cross the Wuling Mountain and Xuefeng Mountain to relieve the siege of Huacang City, and conquer Changsha in one fell swoop. Gu Xichao reported: "When Huacang City learned the news, his morale was greatly boosted. ”

When Long Aotian heard this, his expression moved slightly.

He bowed his head and groaned, and after a while, he snorted disapprovingly.

"A threat is a threat after all. Long Aotian said lightly: "If he can really do it, there is no need to say so." ”

"What's the solution?" Gu Xichao asked in amazement: "Although the Qingcheng faction is still threatened by many enemies, after all, the family has a big business, and it is not impossible to dispatch a certain amount of elites to rescue Long Zaitian. ”

Long Aotian said: "After all, Huacang City has not been built for a long time, and the city fortress itself is strong enough, but the formation is not good. In these days' attacks, the city defense array has been severely depleted, and even if the morale rises slightly, the city will fall soon. ”

"To attack the western Hunan region in the direction of central Guizhou, it is necessary to pass through a large area of mountains and plateaus, and it is very difficult to march and supply. This area is full of toast, so we still need to guard against the attack of fierce barbarian soldiers, even if you work hard to get out of the mountains, either Huacang City has been broken at this time and you will return in vain, or I will divide my troops to cut off the back road, it is difficult to come over, and it is even more difficult to go back. ”

Speaking of this, Long Aotian stopped talking.

After all, Zen Master Xuezhai and Gu Taineng are all figures of the older generation, and they were cultivated by his father. And he needed to let his side gradually grow to the point where he could take charge of himself, so he decided to let Gu Xi think about the next step towards him.

Gu Xichao showed a contemplative look, and after a while, he spoke: "Sound east and west?"

Long Aotian high-fived and said, "Yes, Xiangxi is just a feint. Now that my Shenxiao soldiers are gathered in Jingnan, coming from here is tantamount to death. Wang Jiansheng must have planned to take advantage of the weakness of Jingbei and go south along the Yangtze River from the Three Gorges, firstly to seize land, and secondly, to encircle Wei and save Zhao. ”

"Now that the Three Rivers Sword Sect is threatened by the Divine Hall, it is difficult to send troops to defend it, and there is only one powerful tribe around, Jing Yiya. For Wang Jiansheng, attacking from that direction is really an excellent time. ”

Gu Xi was in the morning, and then said: "Going with the current is better than going against the current, going south from the Yangtze River, there is a momentum like a bamboo." Even if we knew, we couldn't resist ......"

Long Aotian said proudly: "However, Huacang City is about to fall, and it is not a big deal to send some troops to secretly go north. Moreover, Yizhou lacks excellent naval generals, and is not at all the opponent of Jingzhou Dongting Naval Division. ”

"I will order the defenders of Yiling to prepare for the attack, and the Iyi Valley in the Gangneung area will fully support. You stayed to besiege Huacang City, I personally dispatched elite troops to the north with light equipment, plus the Dongting Naval Division rushed to help, and coordinated operations by land and water, breaking the enemy's naval army and cutting off the enemy's rear road, perhaps we can reproduce the situation of burning the company camp more than a thousand years ago. ”

"Since my father's later years, he has always given Yizhou an illusion, that is, although Jingzhou Shenxiao Dao and Yangzhou Beifu Army are allied, the relationship is not so good, and they have always been guarding against each other. ”

"Actually, this is also true, but now Ma Qiancheng is bent on going north, and the battle of the dragon and tiger is about to break out. With his cleverness, there is no reason to let go of the land of Qingzhou, which is already about to be eaten in his mouth, and come to the territory of Shenxiao Dao. Yangzhou has been in civil strife for many years, the economy has been seriously damaged, and it is in a situation where everything is in ruins waiting to be rebuilt. ”

"This means that we can draw more troops to deal with Wang Jiansheng. ”

Gu Xichao bit his lip and said, "That is to say...... If Wang Jiansheng didn't just threaten, he wouldn't have any good fruit to eat?"

Long Aotian smiled and said: "Yes, I deliberately left spare strength when besieging Huacang City, just to lure Wang Jiansheng into the bait, if he is stupid enough that he is not a suspicious soldier in both directions, and if the troops are evenly distributed, I will let him die a miserable death." ”

His expression turned calm again: "If you don't hurt this lion on the side of the couch, you can't feel at ease after all." Fortunately, the fourth child is almost finished, we can mobilize more troops than the Qingcheng faction, and our side is a defensive battle, so we will not let him have another chance to attack. ”

A few days later, a large number of warships of the Yizhou army appeared in the direction of the Yangtze River, and at the same time, a large number of infantry troops moved south along the river bank, confirming Long Aotian's prediction.

He had already taken precautions to block the enemy in Yiling, and then attacked it head-on with the Dongting Naval Division, winning the victory, sinking and burning many Yizhou military warships and transport ships.

However, Wang Jianxu found that the situation was not good, and immediately ordered a retreat, which made Long Aotian's plan to cut off the back road fail, and the army suffered relatively minor losses. But even so, according to conservative estimates, the losses of the Yizhou army and navy are more than 3,000 people.

At the same time, news also came from Jingnan that Huacang City had been captured. Long Zaitian's entire family was killed, including Long Zaitian's mother.

For his father's concubine, Long Aotian will not open his eyes.

Immediately, the search for the dragon in the Fu family of the Heavenly Mother Clan was launched.

However, when Long Aotian got the news that a large number of important members of the Fu family had mysteriously disappeared, he knew that the situation was going to be bad.

Then, in the mountains west of Xuefeng Mountain, the movement was slow, and the Qingcheng army, which had not been able to get out of the mountains at all, killed a horse and ran back. At the same time, a large number of Xiangxi Tusi announced their defection to the Qingcheng faction, which not only provided a large amount of grain and grass for the Qingcheng army, but also hunted down and expelled the pro-dragon Aotian forces in the Xiangxi region.

Xiangxi in a broad sense includes Wuxi, Baoqing, Yongzhou, Zhenxi, and a small part of Qianzhong and Liangguang.

Nearly a quarter of the territory of the Jingzhou army fell to the Qingcheng faction in an instant.

At this time, Long Aotian realized that he wanted to suddenly capture Huacang City, so that Wang Jiansheng would lose the righteous name of the attack, and it was in vain, but Wang Jiansheng was also waiting for him to conquer Huacang City and slaughter Long Zaitian's family and the Fu family.

Because Wang Jiansheng's purpose from the beginning was to seize the mountainous area of Xiangxi, not to rush out of the mountainous area and run to the plains to rescue Long Zaitian!

Wang Jiansheng adopted a hypothetical approach, first threatening to go to Qianzhong to attack Xiangxi, which made Long Aotian think that this was a bluff, and then he went out of the Three Gorges with a large number of troops, and was led by his ace general Wang Jianxu, which attracted Long Aotian's attention.

At the same time, Wang Jianxu commanded the suspicious soldiers, which could also ensure that when they were hit, the losses would be controlled to a small extent. It is conceivable that the ships that were sunk were probably either militiamen or ordinary sailors.

The real elite pretended to be slow, and indeed entered Xiangxi in Qianzhong. At the same time, Wang Jiansheng took advantage of the instability of the people in Jingzhou and adopted a large number of diplomatic means to secretly adjust the key figures in the Xiangxi Tusi.

Most of the toasts in Xiangxi had been favored by the Fu family, but they were forced to remain neutral due to the situation. When Long Aotian killed Long Zaitian's whole family and slaughtered the Fu family, the toasts all felt sad about the death of rabbits and foxes, and under the persuasion of Wang Jiansheng, the land of Xiangxi collapsed and fell into the arms of the Yizhou army.

Getting the surrender of the toasts also solved the problem of insufficient troops and even food and grass.

Although the land of Xiangxi is vast and sparsely populated, it is better than the territory is large, and the value of this piece of meat is much greater than the Yiling that Long Zaitian promised to cede to the Qingcheng faction. What's more, controlling this place can also threaten the ruling hinterland of Shenxiao Dao at any time - the first line of Wuling and Changsha!

Serial calculations, no leaks, all of Long Aotian's judgments and choices were all expected by Wang Jiansheng.

The angry Long Aotian now knew how much of a gap he had compared to a strong man at the level of a military god.

......

The main hall of the Qingcheng faction, the inner room.

"I wonder if your aunt will blame me. Wang Jiansheng took a sip of tea and sighed.

Sitting across from him was a thirteen-year-old boy, fair-skinned, but with a tiger's head and a fierce eye.

This young man is Wang Jiansheng's eldest son Wang Sizheng, who has used a purple electric spear as a magic weapon, and has called himself "Gun King" since he was a child.

"There's no way around it. With the geographical situation of Jingzhou, Long Zaitian could not be saved at all. Daddy, didn't you quietly save a lot of people from the Fu family? The little guy said, and found that he didn't have much black chicken and ginseng soup in his bowl, so he snatched the bowl from his father's hand and poured half of it into his own bowl.

Wang Jiansheng didn't think it was angry, but said lightly: "You need to know how much soup you need to drink." The soup is a trivial matter, if you have less food and grass in the future, will you still add it temporarily?"

Wang Sizheng just smiled disapprovingly.

Wang Jiansheng glanced at his son lovingly, and thought: It's a good thing to drink more, grow tall and strong, and become a famous general like his father and aunt early, the current Qingcheng faction is the time to lack talents.

"If I don't save some of them, I really won't be able to explain them to your aunt. Wang Jiansheng said: "Your aunt has come back against the current, let her go to Xiangxi immediately and take over the command of the Five-Color Reserve Legion." Of course, the two young men Song Xianxiu and Dao Zhengfan are not bad, enough to take on the task of luring a group of toasts, but unfortunately they are not even the opponents of Monk Xuezhai and Gu Taineng, let alone Long Aotian himself. ”

secretly thought in his heart that his father Wang Yifeng had almost failed to leave him any talent enough to be independent, except for accepting a righteous sister from Jingzhou, which led to the fact that he had to cultivate himself to have the current overstretched situation. On the other hand, Qin Baxian of the Yangzhou Army, the team left behind by his apprentice Ma Qiancheng was so strong that it was so strong that it was very powerful.

Now that the Fu family has been slaughtered, Wang Jianxu's heart must be full of hatred, but she is a calm person and will not be easily blinded by hatred. She can't throw her hatred at her brother-in-law, she will only do her best to fight the Shenxiao Army.

"Why didn't Daddy go out himself, even if he couldn't annihilate Shenxiao in one fell swoop, he should be able to inflict a heavy blow on him. Wang Sizheng said: "After the battle of Meishan City, my father seems to have become timid, is it because the height is unbearable, and he is afraid of losing the battle and breaking off the famous name accumulated in the past?"

Wang Jiansheng smiled slightly: "Don't forget that after that war, our territory more than doubled, and we didn't even occupy Sichuan before." Now that the land of Yizhou and Ningzhou needs to be digested urgently, I have to sit in my heart, how can I easily go to the front line?"

Wang Sizheng was silent, and after a while, he said, "Daddy, when will I be able to go to the battlefield?"

Wang Jiansheng said slowly: "When you know how much soup you want to drink each time." ”

Then Wang Sizheng's little face turned into the color of pig liver.

......

Long Aotian quickly ordered to gather a large army to rush to the mountainous area of Xiangxi, preparing to recapture the land of Xiangxi.

Sixteen thousand soldiers and forty thousand militia were called.

However, Wang Jianxu received the support of a group of Tusi in Xiangxi, but he enjoyed the geographical advantage, and he was in danger of confronting Long Aotian. In addition, the most elite of the five colors in Yizhou, Huang Bei, is a swift and fierce rock sheep cavalry, which is most suitable for fighting in the mountains, although the number is only four thousand, but the combat effectiveness is extremely strong.

This time, Wang Jianxu did not adopt a long-term stubborn combat method, but decisively gave full play to the advantages of the mountain cavalry and condescendingly attacked the Jingzhou army.

Coupled with the reinforcements of the Tusi, the number of soldiers on the Yizhou army side was less than 10,000, only less than two-thirds of the Jingzhou side. In the wars of Middle-earth, the militia generally played the role of transportation and support, and did not directly participate in the field battle.

But the time and place are favorable, but it is all on Wang Jianxu's side, so under the first battle, Long Aotian was defeated, the whole army collapsed, and a large amount of materials were left behind to retreat.

In fact, the loss was not big, Long Aotian had two brushes in retreat, so he killed 1,000 soldiers and more than 5,000 militiamen, which was not a break at all for the huge Jingzhou army.

Of course, there is also a reason that the Xiangxi toasts are busy competing for loot and have little interest in pursuit.

But there is a big problem that the guards who stayed behind in Hanakura Castle were terrified and inexplicable, and as a result, after the collapse of the army, they also abandoned the city and fled. So Wang Jianxu pursued, and by the way, he attacked Huacang City, and moved away some of the remaining large quantities of grain and grass, and burned the ones that could not be moved away, and then withdrew to the mountainous area of Xiangxi.

Because Long Aotian had just become the master of Shenxiao Dao, he suffered a fiasco, and the grain and grass materials accumulated in Huacang City for decades were also burned, so the hearts of the people in Jingzhou were shaken instantly, and the generals and wealthy families were disappointed, and many people suggested that Long Aotian simply cede Xiangxi to the Yizhou army, admit the fait accompli, and seek peace.

Long Aotian could only perfunctory them, and then jumped like thunder behind his back.

But in the current situation, it is indeed impossible to organize a large army to try to recover Xiangxi. However, if he really relented, Long Aotian would become a sinner in the history of Shenxiao Dao, and he would not be able to raise his head in front of his retainers.

Long Aotian's palm trembled, and with a snap, the white jade wine glass in his hand was crushed into pieces, and the wine splattered up, rushing at him, but he didn't bother to wipe it.

He understood the feeling of the fourth brother dragon when he asked for help from the Qingcheng faction in the sky.

Looking at Gu Xichao on the other side, from between his teeth, Long Aotian burst out a sentence.

"Go to Yangzhou Junma Qiancheng. ”

Seeing Gu Xichao's hesitant look, Long Aotian said again: "We don't have to be as humiliated as the fourth, after all, we still have one of the most important hole cards." ”

......

Jingkou, the military base camp of Beifu.

At this time, it was late at night, but inside and outside the city, there was still a bustling light. In the canal in the east of the city, the painting boat swims leisurely, the oars sway, the piano song and the human language, endlessly, so that this place has the name of small Qinhuai.

Ma Qiancheng, the "Jiangdong Tiger", looked enviously at the land of fireworks from a high tower in the city, showing a tired expression.

He is twenty-seven years old this year, one year younger than Long Aotian, but he has been the military master of Beifu for many years, so he also looks much more mature. His appearance is not handsome, but he has a high nose and eagle eyes, a tall and thick shoulder, and he looks very powerful and powerful, and his two thick and thick beards make him have a particularly rugged charm.

"The mountains are full of water and smoke, and the fisherman is on the side of the reeds. If Danqing writes a beautiful scene, a fishing boat will be stormy. Ma Qiancheng lazily chanted an old song that he had smeared with his hands last year, and then poured a bowl of liquor into his mouth, allowing a large amount of liquor to leak from the corners of his mouth and flow along the placket of his clothes.

His eyes lazily swept to the two people sitting in front of him: "Long Aotian has come to us for help, so we all know it." ”

The middle-aged man with plump cheeks, fat lips, and a thick mustache nodded first, his name is Chen Zilong, the word Ruicong, born in the Huaiyang Gang, and is one of the three military divisions in Beifu. The Huaiyang Gang was defeated by Murong Xuecun of the Qingzhou Army and Qin Baxian, the master of Ma Qiancheng, but it was rebuilt because Chen Ruicong defected to Ma Qiancheng.

Another oily-haired and powdery-faced teenager nodded his head as well.

Ma Qiancheng said: "Very good, you have all heard about the conditions?"

Chen Ruicong said: "Long Aotian is willing to bear our military expenses and marry the military master's junior sister as the main room, so as to strengthen the alliance between the two sides." ”

The oily-haired and powder-faced young man said: "The lord of the army, I think that the other party's price is too low, and we have to ask for a sky-high price, so that they can pay back the money on the spot." ”

Ma Qiancheng snorted and said slowly: "It's not just too low, it's just so low that it's boundless." But ......"

He suddenly burst out laughing: "Wouldn't it be great that Long Aotian wants to marry my junior sister who hasn't married until she is twenty-five years old? ”

"If she was her first love before the age of fifteen, she would have had more than ten first lovers, but she hasn't married yet, after all, her face is like that, her figure is not up or down, and then her temper is a mess, she likes to sprinkle, and she also likes to pick her ......feet."

Chen Ruicong added: "Military master, you also like to pick your feet." ”

"Ah...... Yes, but we're gentlemen, and I don't have athlete's foot, she does. Ma Qiancheng said: "What's more, her father was banished to Jingzhou by me, let her go over, just in time for the father and daughter to reunite, isn't it beautiful?"

Chen Ruicong and the oily-haired young man looked at each other.

The Lord has always had no arrogance, but when he speaks inexplicably, they can only listen.

"So I'm a troublesome person, so that's it. Waiting for my sister is more troublesome than cleaning up the lion. Ma Qiancheng yawned, then poured a sip of wine.

The oily-haired and powder-faced young man finally couldn't help but say, "The military master...... It's too hasty. ”

"Oops......" Ma Qiancheng waved his hand impatiently: "Don't you understand? Long Aotian means that if I don't help him with this, he will close the door and let the master go, and put my master back, and then he will have to stand in line, you two are nothing, what about those old ministers?"

Chen Ruicong and the oily-haired young man looked at each other again.

Chen Ruicong immediately burst out laughing.

"It doesn't seem like it's going to be too much trouble to get rid of that lion, so please give me the order. ”

Ma Qiancheng smiled and grabbed Chen Ruicong's palm, and quickly wrote a lot of words on his hand.

Chen Ruicong said: "Take the order!"

Then he left the table.

The oily-haired young man asked, "Commander...... Could it be that there was a fatal flaw in that lion's plan?"

This young man's name is Gao Changxin, and he is the mountain general among the four generals of the Wind Forest Volcano, who is young, but he is already very important, and is regarded by Ma Qiancheng as a talent who can take charge of himself.

Ma Qiancheng slapped the table and shouted: "Why! If you make such a bad plan, you should stay at home and take care of the children, and as a result, you will cause us so much trouble, it is really unbearable for uncle, unbearable for aunt!"

Gao Changxin couldn't help laughing, and finally couldn't help but be curious, and asked, "What flaw?"

Ma Qiancheng said leisurely: "Because Wang Jiansheng is a hypocrite, and his whole family is a hypocrite, it will always be easier to beat him." Okay, when Gang Leader Chen stops doing things, you will know, and everyone in the world will know about it at that time. ”

He raised his arms again and chanted: "Life is not satisfactory in the world, and the white hair of the Ming Dynasty went to a brothel." People live in this world, just to seek peace, and I, in the kiln, can feel comfortable and forget all the troubles. ”

He patted Gao Changxin on the shoulder suddenly: "Changxin, I haven't been to visit the Qinglou for a long time, so I'll accompany our family tomorrow night!"

Gao Changxin and Ma Qiancheng looked at each other.

Then they both laughed out loud in tacit agreement, and the laughter went straight to the sky.

......

On the painting boat, the wind lantern illuminates the night, the candle shadow shakes red, and sprinkles colorful halos on the water surface.

The beautiful red man tapped on the sandalwood board, sang tactfully, swayed and danced, and was extremely soft.

Ma Qiancheng and Gao Changxin were drinking each other, and on the table was a map spread out.

Gao Changxin hesitated: "Military master, it's not ...... to talk about things in this kind of place It's not good. ”

Ma Qiancheng casually wiped it on the waist of the Qinglou woman who floated over, causing her to scream, but he didn't look at her, and said to Gao Changxin casually: "What's not good, it's been a month, the overall situation has been decided, and I should teach you a lesson." ”

At first, it was said that they would come to visit the painting boat the next night, but the chores in the Beifu army were busy, so it took a whole month for the two of them to come over.

"The key question is ......" Ma Qiancheng took a sip of wine and said leisurely: "Every time you come over, you sit on the edge of the bed and talk with Aunt Hong, and I can hear it clearly next door." This time, I will coax you, you are good-looking. ”

Gao Changxin's fair face suddenly turned red: "The military master...... This...... I'm still a virgin!"

Ma Qiancheng spewed out a breath of wine and slammed the wine glass on the table: "I'm twenty years old, and I still haven't broken it, do you practice children's skills? ”

He raised his head again and sang: "Go aside, go there, and go looking for flowers and willows." Those who walk side, walk there, don't get tired of gold bottle wine. ”

"Life in the world, you want to be comfortable. Changxin, your biggest problem is that you are too restrained. Panic, when you have experienced a lot, you should forget who your first woman's surname was, and what she looked like. In this kiln, there is one thing that I forget, so the ancient generation of heroes said it well - why forget your worries, only prostitutes ......"

Gao Changxin was completely unable to refute Ma Qiancheng's words, and said after a while: "Military master, it took a lot of effort for Wang Jiansheng to lure Xiangxi Tusi. Why did Gang Leader Chen arrive with the military master's handwritten letter, and they turned against each other again as if they had knocked five stones, and they didn't want to cut off the grain route of the Yizhou army?"

Ma Qiancheng showed a leisurely and complacent look, dipped his fingers in wine, and wrote four words on the case.

When Gao Changxin looked at it, these four words were: four public and six people.

"Four Publics and Six People...... Isn't it the famous good governance of the Qingcheng Wang family?" Gao Changxin wondered.

In the past, when power was centralized, taxes were extremely light, often fifteen taxes and thirty taxes. However, there are many of them, one is the corrupt officials and the local tyrants who exploit them layer by layer, the second is the cleverly set up various kinds of donations, and the third is the unpaid forced labor to work the people.

Later, Haoqiang evolved into sects and local tycoons, and power was decentralized, and this tax system became intuitive.

Taking the Qingcheng royal family as an example, the area under the control of the Qingcheng faction is taxed at a rate of forty percent no matter where it is. If it is a complete reward for the territory of a retainer, or the territory of a vassal sect or a wealthy family, the landlord will take 40% of it, and only need to hand over a small part, but he must bear the obligation to send troops in time of war. If it is only handed over to the acting official to govern, then the acting official can only get some remuneration for doing things, and most of it is handed over, and the total is still forty percent.

At the same time, unpaid conscription was abolished, and people were recruited to do their jobs, and they needed to be paid. In many cases, the money and goods collected were returned to the people in this way.

Coupled with the need to fight wars in troubled times, taxes are already on the heavy side. The taxes of the four princes and six people of the Qingcheng faction Wang family are undoubtedly much lighter than those of the five five, sixty-four and even seventy-three in other places.

"That's why I said that Wang Jiansheng is a hypocrite, and his whole family is a hypocrite. Ma Qiancheng said disdainfully.

He took a sip: "What is the difference between the so-called four princes and six people, and those faint kings who sold their fame and reputation in ancient times, engaged in fifteen taxes and one and thirty taxes, and as a result, they did not have enough money and tried every means to squeeze the common people?"

Gao Changxin said with a solemn expression: "Please teach the military master." ”

Ma Qiancheng said: "Taxes paid elsewhere are all collected in kind, and they are calculated according to the normal output of the field. If the harvest fails, it will be reduced as appropriate, and if there is a good harvest or an increase in production due to hard work, the excess will go to the people. ”

"And the Qingcheng royal family, for convenience, asked for silver or copper coins to be levied to facilitate operations. The people had to exchange their agricultural products for silver money and pay for them, and they would inevitably suffer a loss when they sold them, and the poorer and more remote the place, the more expensive and cheap the money, the more difficult it was to pay the amount. ”

"The four princes and six people, in the first generation of the Wang family, may be regarded as good governance, but later the territory is larger, not only fertile flat land, but also mountains and hills, and the cruelty to the people is reflected. ”

"In the time of Wang Jiansheng and his father, the people in the border areas have repeatedly rebelled because of this matter. The reason why Wang Jiansheng was besieged as soon as he took the throne was not because his father caused the people to sell their sons and daughters and be displaced!"

Ma Qiancheng took another sip of wine and said: "If Wang Jiansheng is really a hero, he should change the tax in money back to the tax in kind when he comes to power, but he is busy grabbing land and should have forgotten about it." Just take care of your own imperial plan hegemony, where can you take care of thousands of exiles and thousands of ghosts crying!"

Gao Changxin was stunned and said, "I see...... A group of toasts in Xiangxi took refuge in Qingcheng for their love for the Fu family. However, the land of Xiangxi is the poorest, there is not even rice, only some miscellaneous grains and local products, how easy is it to pay taxes with money? After they realized how much oppression they had to suffer under the command of the Wang family, they could not survive at all......

Ma Qiancheng laughed: "So let's just say it, it's always easier to beat him." ”

Gao Changxin was silent, and only then did he know where the fatal flaw Ma Qiancheng said was. Wang Jiansheng's bureau is not leaky, and he plays Long Aotian around, but the miscalculation lies in the system. The military master was able to catch this flaw in an instant and act like lightning, completely turning the situation in an instant, with a sharp eye and a sharp decision, which was simply terrifying.

Ma Qiancheng said again: "Although Gang Leader Chen went alone in name, I actually secretly sent five hundred iron gunners to infiltrate the mountains of Xiangxi as a ronin, and attacked everywhere with those Xiangxi native soldiers......

"Gang Leader Chen is a talent who is good at inciting and using troops, and he has been in contact with me, so I can remind him of the key points of his battle according to the situation in the mountains and rivers. Wang Jianxu, a woman who has a little insufficient brain in addition to her big breasts and big buttocks, what can she do?"

Gao Changxin asked again: "Wang Jiansheng didn't send anyone to persuade again?"

Ma Qiancheng sneered: "Yes, but it's useless?" He promised that the land of Xiangxi could not pay taxes for five years, and in the future, he could also pay taxes in kind with an exception. But those Tusi have already been instigated, cut off his food supply, and killed his soldiers, how can they believe his words anymore? Not to mention that Gang Leader Chen has been fighting with them all the time, if someone is not strong-willed, Gang Leader Chen will not find a way to kill him?"

He leaned back on the chair, raised his head to the sky, and said: "So, people's livelihood is the foundation of the struggle for hegemony, and you can't play these virtual things." If our successor is Wang Jiansheng's kind of goods in the future, you can chop him up with a knife, this broken position, whoever likes to sit and who sits, if you are interested, it doesn't matter if you sit. ”

Gao Changxin hurriedly said: "The subordinates don't dare!"

"We are brothers, you are a dog's head!" Ma Qiancheng burst on his head and said angrily.

Gao Changxin rubbed his head and asked, "Then take advantage of the quagmire that the Qingcheng army is in a quagmire, and there is no way to advance or retreat, let Long Aotian quickly reorganize people's hearts, and then organize a large army to enter Xiangxi and wipe out the elite of the Qingcheng faction?"

Ma Qiancheng shook his head: "No, I want to write another letter, this letter is for Wang Jiansheng." ”

Gao Changxin was slightly surprised, and then said, "I understand...... If Long Aotian is allowed to swallow the nearly 10,000 elites of Qingcheng in one bite, how can he take us in his eyes in the future?"

Ma Qiancheng snorted and said appreciatively: "The son can be taught!"

He asked for a pen and paper from ** on the painting boat, borrowed wine and angry books, and his handwriting was scribbled, but he was vigorous and unrestrained, like an angry dragon and a tiger, and he was extremely public.

The letter is very brief.

"The younger brother does not need a soldier, that is, the eldest brother is embarrassed, and if he does not retreat, the younger brother will send all the Jiangdong children to prepare for the eldest brother to watch, and he will benefit 30,000 heads. ”

......

Wang Jiansheng looked at the letterhead in front of him, his expression was like water.

And his eldest son, Wang Sizheng, gritted his teeth.

"Daddy...... Ma Qiancheng dared to humiliate us like this. Wang Sizheng said: "You can't admit defeat, otherwise the whole world will say that Ma Qiancheng doesn't need a single soldier to beat the Qingcheng Wang family to the point that he can't raise his head." ”

Wang Jiansheng's eyes turned to him: "Then Zheng'er, what do you say?"

"Reinforcements. Wang Sizheng clenched his fists and said: "Transfer the main force into Xiangxi, use a large number of militia to protect the grain route, and send middle-aged men over the age of 15 and under the age of 60 in Ningzhou, Yizhou to transport grain and grass materials." Daddy, if you take action personally, you will definitely be able to catch Chen Ruicong, who doesn't know which mountain he is hiding in, and chop off his head. ”

"The Jingzhou army has been beaten by my aunt, the Yangzhou army is restrained by the monk Qingying of Murong Xuecun, it is impossible to send troops in a big way, Ma Qiancheng is just a lie. Although the two sides join forces, they are by no means our opponents. ”

"If we can achieve another big victory, the whole south will be ours. ”

Wang Jiansheng said leisurely: "The idea is very wonderful. ”

Wang Sizheng was stunned: "Then ......"

Wang Jiansheng sighed: "It's just that the situation in Yizhou is already unstable now, and the newly subdued forces such as the Chiba family on the Ningzhou Plateau also have different intentions. If we are fully mobilized, what if civil strife is provoked?"

Wang Sizheng hesitated for a while, but still said: "Daddy, you are too timid! With your military methods, as well as the elite and strong of Yizhou's five-color preparation, how can Long Aotian and Ma Qiancheng be your opponents!

Wang Jiansheng shook his head: "Zheng'er, haven't you seen that Ma Qiancheng's letter is not a provocation at all, but a reminder to us?"

Wang Sizheng said hurriedly: "But...... If you admit defeat, the world will say that the Jiangdong Tigers are far superior to the Jiannan Lions, and they don't have to do it themselves to deal with Wang Jiansheng. This is detrimental to Daddy's reputation!"

Wang Jiansheng's expression was solemn.

"Zheng'er, you have to understand. Wang Jiansheng said: "Unless the false name can be confirmed to be converted into real profit, it really doesn't matter." ”

He raised his head, his eyes glazed and lost in his memory.

"Back then, your grandfather was keen on fame, supported spokespeople everywhere, and even married several of your aunts to them to control it. ”

"He has achieved great fame and influence, and he thinks that the network of influence he has built is unbreakable. But the result of his involvement in the internal struggle between the various forces was to defeat the weak elk and raise the fierce wolves. ”

"When he died, the wolves showed their claws and attacked us at the call of our old enemy, the two Jiedu envoys. Daddy was forced to fight against an enemy who was ten times his own, and that battle made Daddy famous all over the world, but do you really think that Daddy had a 10% chance of winning before the war? No, not 10 percent. ”

He stretched out his hand and rubbed the top of Wang Sizheng's head: "Unless it is a matter of life and death, you must never gamble with the lifeblood of the entire Qingcheng." You are about to grow up to be my successor, and you must understand that. ”

"Without the support of the people in Xiangxi, we have lost this battle. If we gamble, even if we win, the land of Xiangxi will be killed by us, what can we get?"

Wang Sizheng's eyes turned gloomy, and he lowered his head and said, "The child understands." ”

Wang Jiansheng said: "Then, I will personally lead the troops and bring your Aunt Jiansu back." ”

"After the battle of Meishan City, I was a little too confident. I didn't expect civil strife in Jingzhou, and I launched the plan in a hurry, which naturally caused flaws. Ma Qiancheng really taught his father a lesson this time. ”

"After the end of the war, the tax system was immediately reformed, and the tax rate of the four gongs and six people remained unchanged, but the border land was allowed to pay taxes in kind, and the value was calculated according to the price of the hinterland of Yizhou. Those who obstruct the implementation will be severely punished. ”

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In the land of Xiangxi, the Yizhou Five-color Reserve Army under the leadership of Wang Jianxu has fallen into a complete bitter battle.

After the local snakes turned back one after another, they lost the support of the local people, and the Yizhou army was like a blind man riding a blind horse, and was disturbed by the attack of the native soldiers hidden in the deep mountains and dense forests.

Because of the lack of food, the military discipline of the Yizhou army deteriorated, and they began to loot and kill the people, but this intensified the contradictions.

When Wang Jianxu and others were about to fall into the abyss of despair, after receiving the news, Wang Jiansheng ordered the withdrawal of troops and personally led light troops to respond.

As a result, the morale of the five-color reserve army was boosted again.

Long Aotian got the news and ordered a pursuit, but in a hurry, he could not organize a large army again, so he could only send several generals to go first and enter the area of Xiangxi.

Wang Jianxu is worthy of a generation of famous generals, in this case, he still killed a horse pistol, and took off the heads of these brave generals of the Jingzhou army who were particularly active in the slaughter of the Fu family, and recovered part of the blood debt of the Fu family, so that under Wang Jiansheng's personal response, he led the troops to retreat.

Before leaving, the Yizhou army burned several fortresses in Xiangxi, and burned all the grain and grass materials in them.

When Long Aotian got the news, he almost burst into a rage.

The Flower Cang Rebellion, which lasted for several months, finally came to an end.

Twenty-eight-year-old Long Aotian killed several brothers and became the Lord of the Divine Heavens, but several months of war also caused serious damage to the land of Jingnan, a large number of cities and villages were burned, and people died in the war or were scattered. The Yizhou army once captured Xiangxi, and relied on the support of Yangzhou Army Ma Qiancheng to regain the lost territory, which made Long Aotian's popularity plummet, and it took a long time to clean up the mess and establish his influence.

For the Qingcheng faction, sending troops to a game, wasting grain and grass materials, losing troops and losing generals, and working in vain, also caused resentment among the soldiers and the people.

Only Ma Qiancheng made himself famous with almost no effort, and he gained the gratitude of the Jingzhou army.

Long Aotian's heart was bright, and the reason why Wang Jiansheng was able to withdraw from the quagmire in time was inseparable from Ma Qiancheng. However, Ma Qiancheng helped him settle the matter, and he could only endure this breath.