When Xu Fengnian led Bai Ma Yicong to the Beicheng outside the Liangzhou Pass, there were also some people who moved quietly, Xu Yanbing single-handedly went to the Lazikou Pass bordering Beiliang and Xishu, and Mi Fengjie and Fan Xiaochai, the head of the Fushui Fang, escorted Xu Beitong secretly out of Youzhou and into Hezhou, and Huyan Daguan, who was a sect, also left his wife and children, and disappeared.

Xu Fengnian has an "unknown" young entourage by his side, riding a horse and wearing armor, but he does not wear a cold knife or a crossbow, does not smile, and has a lot of thoughts. Xu Fengnian traveled all the way north, without deliberately enveloping this talented young man, not because he didn't want to, but it was meaningless, whether Xu Fengnian told him about the righteousness of the family and the country or the high-ranking officials, it seemed ridiculous and funny, because his name was Xie Xichen, he was Cao Changqing's proud disciple, and he was one of the great Chu Shuangbi who stood out in the Guangling Dao war. Most of the five hundred Xichu reading seeds are now placed in the major academies in Lingzhou, far away from the land of right and wrong, but Xie Xichen proposed to go to Beiliangguan to take a look, of course Xu Fengnian will not refuse, he now understands the mentality of Emperor Zhao of Liyang to Chen Zhibao, some characters, even if they can't be used for themselves, but as long as they stay around, they are like a woman who has fallen into the country and the city standing in front of her, which is also pleasing to the eye. And in all fairness, compared with the unruly and untamed Kou Jianghuai, the gentle and frugal Xie Xichen is obviously more comfortable for Xu Fengnian, and getting along with Kou Jianghuai, such as drinking a big bowl of spirits, is happy, but you have to worry about whether you are drunk, and getting along with Xie Xichen is like a small cup of tea, which does not hurt the stomach or has a headache.

Along the way, Xu Fengnian will only greet Xie Xichen when he receives the spy report from the water room, the spy report is mostly the unique report of the local high-level of the Liyang Imperial Court, after Xie Xichen read it, all the copies were retained, and the arrival of each piece of paper often means the defeat of a front in Western Chu, or the fall of several cities, Xie Xichen is just becoming more and more silent, and there is no too obvious change in expression, a familiar Western Chu Wu will be beheaded and become the military exploits of the leading generals of Liyang, and one by one familiar names choose to surrender to Liyang, and the territory controlled by Western Chu is getting smaller and smaller。 Wu Chongxuan, Lu Shengxiang, Song Li, and even Xu Gong and Yuan Tingshan and others have appeared on the Di Bao more and more times, and the general trend of Western Chu has gone, which is undoubtedly a sure ending. The last letter was to inform the world that the Son of Heaven of Liyang was going to personally conquer Xileibi in early summer, and at the same time issued an edict that as long as the rebels from all walks of life in Western Chu gave up resistance, then the imperial army would not kill a single person on the battlefield, and the people of Guangling Road were still all regarded as the people of Liyang.

Approaching the northern city, Xu Fengnian received a concise spy report from under the claws of Haidong Qing, this time he did not tell Xie Xichen about the military situation, but the latter came on horseback, his face was gloomy, and he stopped talking.

Xu Fengnian did not wear armor, he was wearing a plain scribe green shirt, only wearing a cool knife and a dragon pattern jade pendant, he slowed down his horse, turned his head to Xie Xichen and said: " After Cao Changqing's death, he scattered his qi into Guangling Dao, you are not a qi practitioner and not a martial artist in the realm of celestial phenomena, you may not know the deep meaning here, simply put, from the moment Cao Changqing died, the Guangling Dao of the previous Great Chu Jiang clan qi was not completely extinguished, and only then did it really belong to the territory of Liyang, if Liyang did not deal with it properly, killed on the battlefield, or then still made it difficult for Guangling in the matter of paying taxes, then it was very likely to provoke the rebound of Guangling Dao, although it was unlikely that Zhao Bing, the king of Yan, would immediately rebel, but it was not completely without a chance to enter Guangling, so Cao Changqing's death left a way out for the people of Guangling, regardless of belongingand those who succeed must be treated well. ”

Xie Xichen muttered: "Seek benevolence and get benevolence, seek righteousness and get righteousness......"

The word "Deyi" is homophonic and proud. Speaking of this, Xie Xichen lowered his head, his lips trembling.

Xu Fengnian could only comfort him with a slight crappiness: "General Xie, I don't dare to expect you to enter the Beiliang Border Army, after all, nominally we are fighting against Beimang, and we are still guarding the country for the Zhao family in Liyang." But no matter what happens in the future, I will guarantee that your 500 people in Xichu will be safe and sound, and the world will not be peaceful anymore, and I Xu Fengnian can still do it if I want to make your 500 people peaceful. ”

Xie Xichen turned a deaf ear, his face was full of sadness, and he said to himself: "When I was young and studying, every time I turned the book, read Taibai poems, and read the magnificent chapter of the prosperous era, I always yearned for infinite energy, what 'will have to drink three hundred cups', what' The immortal waved his hand for me, such as listening to the Emei Wan Shan ', I really felt that I stretched my neck and shouted loudly, but it was still not enough to enjoy myself, but at that time, Mr. always said that Taibai poetry was too talented, and the fairy spirit was too strong, 30,000 feet higher than the earth, but it may not be the best poetry in the world, the older the reader, the more experienced, but he would be more 'heart-to-heart' to Lao Du's simple poems, 'I don't know how many souls are attracted when I close my eyes', 'I pass through the battlefield in the middle of the night, and the bright moon shines on the white bones', it is really a mess of flat and straightforward description, where does the vast talent come from? But now that I read it, it's really, really ......."

Xie Xichen couldn't stop crying, raised his arm and wiped his cheeks vigorously.

This is probably also the difference between Xie Xichen and Kou Jianghuai, the latter faces life and death far less profound than facing honor and disgrace, Xie Xichen will be depressed, but Kou Jianghuai will be depressed.

Xu Fengnian looked at the dusty Beibei City and said: "General Xie, you can go from Beibei City to Qinghe, and then to the two towns of Huaiyang Pass, Liuya and Poria, you can go, I will arrange someone to accompany you, if you want to see the left and right cavalry outside Liangzhou Pass, it will not be in the way." ”

Xie Xichen had regained his composure, nodded and said, "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”

Xu Fengnian laughed. Suddenly thinking of the Liyang Dynasty situation, Xu Fengnian's mood was a little solemn, Xichu no longer has the capital to resurrect, so Zhang Julu Yuan Benxi planned the "inner courtyard matter" Even if the curtain is drawn, Song Dongming and Bai Yu both think that in addition to letting Wu Chongxuan return to Tai'an City, Song Lihui, who previously presided over the war on the Eastern Front, and a certain general under Wu Chongxuan's command will jointly ascend to the throne and become the two new mountains in the military circle of Guangling Dao, Jizhou General Yuan Tingshan may not be able to return to the border, but stay on the north bank of the Guangling River near Jing'an Road, and the 10,000 Yanbao private army elite cavalry is used to deter the southern Xinjiang army of Zhao Bing, the king of Yanyi, and Xu Gong, the squire of the military department, will most likely lead the army into Jizhou, and help Han Lin to restrain Cai Nan, and also monitor the Beiliang iron cavalry to a certain extent, but Xu Gong's official rank after Xu Gong is more chewy, and he continues to patrol the border as a squire of the military department, or directly serve as the deputy section envoy and concurrently serve as the general of Jizhou? The former firmly believes that Lu Shengxiang will be silent in the Liyang Imperial Court for a period of time, and the latter thinks that Lu Shengxiang will master all the current field forces of the imperial court, advance northward, and finally be stationed in the slightly rear area between Jizhou and Liangliao, and the strength will reach 80,000-90,000, forming a three-point line of defense in the north with Cai Nan Xu Gong and Gu Jiantang and Zhao Sui, so as to force Beimang to make up his mind to fight the second Liangmang war。 As long as this delicate situation is formed, Xu Gong and Lu Shengxiang will join forces to enter the northern border, not to mention Gu Jiantang's plan, it will be said that the role of the dark chess of Jizhou Deputy General Han Fang will be greatly reduced.

In the final analysis, there are still too many people available from Liyang, and more soldiers available.

There are only two people who can influence or even change the situation in the Central Plains, Chen Zhibao, the king of Shu, and Zhao Bing, the king of Yan, now it depends on whether these two people are willing to return to the territory of the vassal king honestly, or how fast they leave Guangling Road, as long as one of them is grinding, then Lu Shengxiang will not be able to withdraw from Guangling Road, after all, a general under Wu Chongxuan plus a Song Li, it is already quite difficult to stabilize Guangling after the war, and it is absolutely impossible for there to be no conflict of interest between the two sides, without Lu Shengxiang, a famous general in the Spring and Autumn Period with a high enough official rank, once the situation changes, the court can not rest assured。

If these are Bei Liang's long-term concerns, then Bei Liang's immediate worries are the stability of Beimang's temples, Dong Zhuo actually kept the position of the king of the Southern Courtyard, although Xu Fengnian is equivalent to strangling Dong Zhuo's signs of covering the sky in Beimang, but this is tantamount to letting Dong Zhuo, who has no way out, really let go of his hands and feet in the next Liang Mang battle and do not hesitate to choose to jump over the wall in a hurry, if Dong Zhuo still has all kinds of careful thoughts and small hands and feet in the first battle, then the next time he encounters on the battlefield, Dong Zhuo is very likely to let go, if necessary, even his Dong family's private army can die。

Xie Xichen was already far away, Xu Fengnian did not enter the city to inspect, and even the white horse did not accompany him, walking alone by the river where the water level was rising, his boots stepping on the lush green and soft grass, and the sound was small. Xu Fengnian sat on the bank, looking at the river, stunned.

Outside the Liangzhou Pass, there is Chu Lushan's Beiliang Protectorate, and there are a large number of civil officials in the new city led by Li Gongde, all of whom know what to do, and they are all doing well, which makes Xu Fengnian, the titular leader of the Beiliang Iron Cavalry, a little cumbersome, especially when the war has not started, in fact, Xu Fengnian's existence is more like a banner, standing on the northwest border pass, announcing to the Liyang court and the Beimang army that the territory of the four states of Beiliang cannot be insulted.

Xu Fengnian subconsciously pulled up a weed beside him, dusted off the soil, and put it in his mouth to chew. After Huang Longshi died silently somewhere in the southeast, the girl returned to Beiliang and said a lot of strange things from the Spring and Autumn Sanjia, some Xu Fengnian heard it half-understood, some heard it in the clouds, some made people yearn for it, and some disappointed. The girl said that in the Central Plains after a long time, in the eyes of the people, the merchant drama will be more eye-catching than the Huang Zi Gongqing in the court. She said that in the future, she will sit in the world and not look at her background, and the emperor will take turns to come to my house this year, as long as the world is not peaceful, as long as you have military power in your hands, you can proclaim yourself king, and it is even possible to be the founding emperor. She also said that future scholars will value profit over fame, so it is difficult to have a real emperor.

Xu Fengnian couldn't imagine the way of the world, he remembered that at that time, the master Li Yishan only used three words to persuade Xu Xiao not to rebel, not to go to Liyang and rule the river, "name, words, things", the meaning of the words is very simple, if the name is not right, the words are not good, and if the words are not good, the things will not be done, in the late Spring and Autumn period where Xu Xiao was located, the most important thing is a person's roots, and the emperor will Xiangning have a kind of answer? The answer is naturally yes. But what is interesting is that before the Great Qin, in the era of a hundred schools of thought contending with the wanderer, the answer is no, whether it is a saint or a general, regardless of the origin, the bright era of the sages, as if everyone is like a dragon, and so on until the traveler becomes a scholar and then grows into a gate valve, especially after the Dafeng Dynasty chooses to respect Confucianism, and then the rules of the world are set to death, the children and grandchildren of the princes and princes are all wearing yellow and purple, and the mud legs are crawling and rolling in the fields all their lives, carp jumping dragon gate, dynasty for Tian Shelang dusk to Tianzi Hall, the end of the Dafeng Dynasty with the division of the feudal town and the emergence of the curtain system, the two are similar but completely different, because the latter can only speak for the mastermind, but the former can speak for the world. Therefore, Xu Fengnian remembered very well that Master Li Yishan did not say how he recognized it in the first half of his life, anyway, in the second half of his life listening to Chaoge, he was not willing to compare himself with Zhao Changling, Yuan Benxi and others, but had always paid close attention to the various reform measures of the blue-eyed man in Liyang......

Xu Fengnian had unconsciously chewed the weed, spit out the residue, stood up and exhaled a long breath, anyway, he didn't need to tell him how to build the North City, it was better to have a complete idle trip. Xu Fengnian suddenly disappeared by the river, all the way to the north, during which he saw the main force of the right cavalry army that changed the station according to the deployment from a distance, and saw the outline of the Huaiyang Pass, and finally Xu Fengnian appeared in the dilapidated Hutou City, the first city of the former Liyang Border Pass, after Dong Zhuo attacked the city for several months and successfully broke the city, it was greatly damaged, and the buildings in the city were burned before retreating, which was like a barren mound and ruins, and the repair progress was extremely slow, plus from time to time there were the raids of the elite cavalry of Beimang, and even Chu Lushan, who had a unique complex for Hutou City, had to give up his energy。 In the night, Xu Fengnian sat cross-legged on the battlement of the city, looking at the Longyaner Plain outside the city, closed his eyes, and the roar of the huge boulders like scattered flowers after the rare thousands of catapults were opened at the same time, the sound of the horse's hooves that the cavalry in the city took the initiative to attack and died generously, and the rare drinking and laughter of a large group of captains including Liu Jinu when he first entered the city in his early years.

The whole city was killed in battle, and the robe Ze died in the same cave.

Legend has it that after Dong Zhuo broke the city, he did not make a similar move to vent his anger and whip the corpse of the dead guards in Beiliang in the city, nor did he build a Beijing view, but just walked up to the city and deduced the already crumbling Xuzi banner with his hand. Later, the Empress of Beimang ordered Dong Zhuo to exchange Liu Jinu's body for Yang Yuanzan's body, Xu Fengnian did not hesitate at all, not only promised to put Yang Yuanzan's head and body into the coffin, but also handed over five or six more heads of the Beimang general. At the beginning, in the Youzhou Council Hall in Xiaguang City, there was a military general with a violent temperament who jumped to his feet and scolded his mother on the spot, I believe that if it wasn't Xu Fengnian's secret letter brought into the city, but the young vassal king stood there, I am afraid that those generals will be scolded even if they are desperately throwing away their official hats, Yan Wenluan's face is not good-looking, obviously thinking that the king of Beiliang is showing weakness to the northern barbarians, where in the world is there a girl who has won the battle and still shows goodwill to the general of the defeated army? At that time, the entire Youzhou border army was about to blow up, and a sternly worded secret letter from Chu Lushan was quickly transmitted to Xiaguang City, and the turmoil subsided.

Xu Fengnian opened his eyes and whispered: "Liu Jinu, as well as Tribulus terrestris, Chu Hanqing, all of you in Hutou City, I'm sorry, I forgot to bring wine this time, but I think the blood of 300,000 people in Beimang is the best wine." ”

Xu Fengnian clenched his hands into fists, propped himself on his knees, leaned forward to look at the far north, and said with a smile: "I, Xu Fengnian, am here to assure you that with such a wine, Beiliang will toast you a million cups next!"