Chapter 113: Fengxiang Mansion Undercurrent

Qiu Weiran stood up from the Taishi chair and began to pace slowly in the room, and Tong Kan quickly followed suit.

"In terms of determination and courage, I am indeed inferior to Guo Wei, he can directly appoint a Han slave who has just escaped from the party to that side as the captain of the Zhichong Mansion under his account, and gives Qin Zhen the greatest trust and freedom, let him train the army in his own way, to invigorate civil affairs issues, but he is like a big umbrella, silently shielding Qin Zhen and eliminating unnecessary interference around Qin Zhen. And I don't think I can do this, maybe that's why someone like Qin Zhen can be comfortable being a captain under Guo Wei, or even a team leader, but there is no way to stay in our Fengxiang Mansion. ”

Qiu Weiran sighed again: "In terms of wisdom and knowledge, I think I am far better than Guo Wei; But in terms of decisiveness, mind, and personal charm, Guo Wei is far better than me. ”

Tong Kan hurriedly said: "The military advisor can't be presumptuous, the importance of the military advisor to our Fengxiang Mansion is very clear to each of us, if there is no military advisor, there will be no Fengxiang Mansion today." As for Guo Duwei being able to give Qin Xiaowei so much trust and freedom, I think in addition to Guo Duwei's own courage, it is also related to the environment of Weizhou, there is a saying that 'if you are poor, change will make sense', the current situation of Weizhou itself is about to reach the end of the road, if it does not change, the people there will not be able to live, there happens to be a person like Qin Zhen who has ideas and dares to do things, Guo Duwei will of course give him the greatest support, hoping to change the status quo of Weizhou through him. And our Fengxiang Mansion is very different from Longyou, and there are a lot more shackles in doing things, I think if it is a change of place, with the wisdom of the military division and the overall situation, I want to do only better than Guo Duwei. ”

Hearing Tong Kan's tirade, Qiu Weiran smiled and shook his head, and did not continue to talk, but walked to the curtain behind the Taishi chair, and grabbed one end of the curtain with his hand.

There is a map hanging on the wall behind the curtain, a very large map, although Tong Kan has seen it many times, but when he sees this map again, Tong Kan's eyes still can't hide his shock and surprise, as a person with soldiers, Tong Kan understands the value of this map very well, Tong Kan believes that this map is not only unique in Fengxiang Mansion, it is estimated that there are few such complete maps in the whole world.

The map not only includes the entire Central Plains, but also includes the Longyou region and the Western Regions, and even the distant Talas are marked, and there are simple signs for the Samanid Dynasty further west, the mysterious plateau of Tibet, the northern steppe tribes, and the Goguryeo Kingdom in the east.

Qiu Weiran picked up a slender stick, and it was Weizhou, and then he moved the stick up slightly, and then clicked it, which was marked with small characters - Tong'an Town.

Tong'an Town is located in the north of Weizhou, about 70 miles away from Weizhou, there is a big mountain in the north of Tong'an Town, the east and west sides are also hills and ravines, the south is a rare plain land, straight to Weizhou, it can be said that Tong'an Town is the barrier in the north of Weizhou, and it is also an important post station on the ancient Silk Road, its location can be seen. I didn't expect such a change to happen in a small town, which is interesting, really interesting, and even more interesting, we were the first to notice this change. Tong Kan, you say it's not like we have a candy in our arms, and others don't know, is there a feeling of complacency? Qiu Weiran stared at the location of Tong'an Town on the map and said with interest.

Tong Kan bowed and said: "Tong Kan is just a rough man, he only knows how to lead troops to fight, go into battle to kill the enemy, and he has always been bad at using his brains. ”

Qiu Weiran said helplessly: "You are also a martial artist, you are much more boring than Guo Wei's guy." ”

"How dare Tong Kan compare with someone like Guo Duwei."

Qiu Weiran put down the long stick in his hand, walked to the side, and pulled the curtain back to the middle, Tong Kan also hurriedly pulled the curtain on the other side over, blocking the map behind the curtain.

Qiu Weiran pondered for a moment, looked back at Tong Kan, and said very seriously: "After you return to Qishan Zhechong Mansion, the first task is to keep an eye on Qi Biao for me, and he must report to me if he has any changes." Since the war in Hedong, Yang Yingming has been agitating and co-opting the officials of Fengxiang Mansion, wanting our Fengxiang Mansion to send troops to help Li Congke go to fight Shi Jingjiao, Duke Cao is generous, and Yang Yingming and their behavior are resigned, which has further nourished their arrogance, and now at least one-third of the entire Fengxiang Mansion has become Yang Yingming's people, Fengxiang Mansion is now calm on the surface, but in fact, there is an undercurrent. ”

"And Qishan is the top priority of Fengxiang Mansion, there can be no mistakes, Qi Biao, as one of Yang Yingming's core henchmen, was arranged to be the lieutenant of Guoyi in Qishan Zhechong Mansion, it can be seen that Yang Yingming attaches great importance to Qishan, although Jin Peng is the lieutenant of Qishan Zhechong, but you also know that he is a playboy, he has no corresponding ability at all, and he has already been secretly pulled by Qi Biao, so here in Qishan Zhechong Mansion, I can only rely on you."

Tong Kan clenched his fists and replied in a deep voice: "Strategist, please rest assured, as long as I Tong Kan is here, Qishan Zhichong Mansion will never fall into the hands of Qi Biao." Immediately, Tong Kan said a little angrily: "Since you know that Deputy Envoy Yang has different intentions, why do you want to indulge them like this, let me say, Jie Du Envoy is too merciful, if Lao Linggong is alive, even if he borrows ten more dares from Deputy Envoy Yang, he will not dare to make a move on the territory of our Fengxiang Mansion." ”

Tong Kan's mouth of the old Linggong refers to Li Congxi's father - Li Maozhen, because Li Maozhen was the Fengxiang Festival envoy, but also concurrently served as the Zhongshu Ling, since Li Maozhen's death, Li Congcao inherited the Fengxiang Festival Envoy, Fengxiang Mansion people will respect Li Maozhen as the old Linggong.

Qiu Weiran shook his head slightly and said: "Duke Cao is benevolent on the one hand, and on the other hand, Yang Yingming is Luoyang Li Congke's person after all, representing the imperial court, if there is no conclusive evidence and strong reasons, we can't move him, otherwise we will be against Luoyang, and now it is not as good as before, we have no capital to be able to compete with Luoyang, so everything has to be careful." ”

"I want to be the old man when he was in Fengxiang, and he dominated one side, although he later submitted to the Li family in the Later Tang Dynasty, but he also listened to the decrees of the imperial court and did not listen to the announcement, and the Later Tang Dynasty court knew this, so it could only turn a blind eye and try to appease. After the death of Lao Linggong Immortal, Duke Cao was benevolent, far less ambitious and domineering than Lao Linggong, and Luoyang also saw this, so he began to do something to Fengxiang Mansion, first transferred Duke Cao away from Fengxiang, and prepared to encroach little by little. ”

Qiu Weiran paused and continued: "But I didn't think that Li Congke would rebel, and Duke Cao came back to lead the army to support Li Congke to sit on the throne of Luoyang, in exchange for the opportunity to return to Fengxiang Mansion, but Li Congke was also suspicious of Duke Cao, and when he raised his army, he looted the wealth of the Li family, and also killed many of the Li family's family servants, which made Li Congke have to guard against it, afraid that letting Duke Cao return to Fengxiang is the dragon returning to the sea, and he can't control it." But this time Li Congke was able to sit firmly in Luoyang, and Duke Cao made great contributions, if he did not let Duke Cao return to Fengxiang, it would be difficult to explain to those soldiers who followed his birth and death, so in the end the two sides reached a compromise, Luoyang could release the Guild Fengxiang, but at the same time, Luoyang also had to send a deputy envoy to Fengxiang with Duke Cao, and in the past three years, both sides have maintained a delicate balance. ”

Tong Kan also followed Li Congcao and Qiu Weiran to Luoyang with Li Congke, so he was very familiar with the process of these things, but he didn't know much about the hidden secrets behind the scenes, and now when he heard Qiu Weiran's explanation, he couldn't help but suddenly realize.

Qiu Weiran sneered: "We have scruples in Fengxiang Mansion, and Duke Cao has scruples here, but now Li Congke and Yang Yingming have bigger scruples than us." Now due to the participation of the Khitans, Zhang Jingda has been at an absolute disadvantage in the battle of Hedong, if we are provoked again, united with Shi Jingjiao, one west and one north, can Li Congke still sit firmly in Luoyang? This is also the reason why Li Congke and Yang Yingming did not dare to force Cao Gong to express their position, and only dared to make small moves in private. Hmph, since they only dare to make small moves, then I'm going to see what they can make a name for themselves in the end. ”

Tong Kan said a little timidly: "Military advisor, now even the common people of Fengxiang are spreading that Shi Jingjiao colluded with the Khitan, cut the land for glory, and had a very bad reputation. I think it's better for us to not help each other and let them fight each other. ”

Qiu Weiran said with a smile: "Who said that you Tong Kan is just a rough person, you can focus on the overall situation and the people's reputation to consider the problem, it is really rare, and the progress is not small." ”

Tong Kan smiled and said embarrassedly: "I'm just a class with an axe, and I've been with the military advisor for so long, even if it's an elm head, I can open a kneer." ”

Qiu Weiran nodded rarely: "What you said is indeed right, now our Fengxiang Mansion must not have anything to do with Shi Jingjiao, I recently got the news that Shi Jingjiao ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Liao State in order to seek the help of the Khitan, this behavior is enough to make him a sinner through the ages, bearing the infamy of eternity, at this time, whoever gets stained with Shi Jingjiao, that is, the yellow mud in the crotch of his pants - not is." ”

Tong Kan was shocked, and then said indignantly: "Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, that is the barrier of our Central Plains, Shi Jingjiao gave it to the Khitans like this, wouldn't it be that the Khitans can enter the hinterland of our Central Plains at any time in the future?" This Shi Jingjiao really deserves to be killed, for his own selfish interests, he has disregarded the lives of tens of thousands of our Han people, he should be killed! ”