In August of the 557th year of Tianlong, Kyushu was in turmoil, and the aftermath of the new emperor's accession to the throne of Dijing had not yet subsided, and the local turmoil had already spread as quickly as water waves.

Qingzhou is close to the imperial capital, the new emperor ascended the throne, according to the rules, the main officials of the Kyushu county government are going to enter Beijing to pay homage to the new emperor, but this year the situation is very different from usual, the rebellion in Zhongzhou is still not settled, the four princes who led the troops abroad have stopped the collection of Zhongzhou, and began to purge the army, win over the generals, and eliminate dissidents.

A bloody scene was staged in the army, and with this brutal purge, the army inevitably diverged, forming the prince's party and the loyal monarch system, and the million-strong army on the front line, because of these two factions and quickly divided, fragmented, from the cold to the Qingzhou front, the elite soldiers and horses in the north of the empire turned against each other. [.br/>You occupy a city, I occupy a place, each of them can still maintain restraint between each other, but the friction continues, and the suppressed Li Tang rebels also seized this rare respite and began to rest, sitting and watching the imperial army fight.

Qingzhou Taishan mountain range spread thousands of miles, the remaining veins throughout Taiyang, Tai'an, Laiwu, Qu Off, Jiyang, Huainan six land, with the boundary of Mount Tai, Qingzhou is divided into north and south two, the northern land is adjacent to the Yunzhou Emperor, natural allegiance to the new emperor, and Mount Tai to the south, both sides of the Huaishui River have become the focus of the new emperor and the prince to fight.

And sitting on the land of Huaishui, the several major families that occupy the salt capital remained silent at this time, while grasping the military power and defending against the rebels, on the other hand, the new emperor and the prince are left and right, and the hundred generals stick to the bar themselves, and the counties sandwiched between the two are also uncertain, because the soldiers and horses of both sides are entering the counties in this month, and no one can say whether the new emperor's soldiers and horses will arrive at the next moment, or the soldiers and horses of Prince Qing, who has greatly expanded his territory.

Shanghuai County, Qubu Prefecture, is the source of Huai who in the middle of Qingzhou, surrounded by mountains and mountains, "many, dense rivers, it can be said that the terrain is complicated, but Shanghuai County is a thoroughfare connecting the north and south, to the south is Huaishui, it is the south of Qingzhou, adjacent to Heze Mansion, the nearest to the army of Prince Qing, to the north is the salt capital, but it is the territory of the salt merchant family such as the Tianjia.

The empire is divided into three roads from north to south, the north road, and the Shennong Peak is taken from Izumo Prefecture. The middle road is centered on the salt capital, and the soldiers and horses are mostly the Huaishui Legion, one of the three major army corps in Qingzhou, and the salt merchant family's salt protection salt ding, which can be said to be the army of Prince Qing in the south of Qingzhou, and from this war zone, it is enough to show the power of the salt merchants in the salt capital.

"My lord, something is wrong!" Sanquan County, under the jurisdiction of Shanghuai County, is one of the many sources of Huaishui, and there are many mountainous areas nearby, because it is at the source of Huaishui, the waterways are tortuous, the waterways are shallow, and there are many surrounding mountains, and there are not many resources, and even the fields are pitiful, so this Sanquan County is a poor place of mountains and bad waters.

"What kind of bullshit, shouting and screaming, noisy rest!" The slightly dilapidated county lieutenant's back house in the yamen, Cheng Yanjin was lying on a bamboo chair with his upper body closed, drowsy, but he was woken up by this voice, and suddenly said a little unpleasantly.

"My lord, you are still in the mood to sleep, there is a fight in the county town!" Sanquan County is located in the southwest of the county seat, north of the mountain, south of Huaishui, this location is just a little off, and just like that, it also makes Sanquan County and the county seat of Shanghuai County, which is only a hundred miles away, a day, a place, because the distance is not far, so the news transmission of the county seat is still very smooth.

"Who is fighting with whom, where did you hear the news of the ride!" Cheng Yanjin shook the rocking chair twice, then sat up, fanned the fan, and asked in a loud voice

"The soldiers and horses of the Huaishui Legion and the Cangyun Legion are fighting, this will be estimated to be a good fight! As for the news, it was sent from the shopkeeper Liu in Shanghuai County, you see, there is also a note!"

Cheng Biting Jin snorted, took it and took a look, but this is not the case, this big car shop opened by Shopkeeper Liu is a large site in Bao Xiaod's northern intelligence system, and this north-south news has to pass from here. Of course, Cheng Yanjin can also enjoy a lot of benefits, from the north and south of Shanghuai, there is a big thing in the past. Love, he can know if he hides in Sanquan County and doesn't go out.

I didn't take it much seriously, I tore the note, I threw it away, and then picked up the watermelon on the small table next to the rocking chair and nibbled on two. "Why are you still staying here, don't you want to train in the afternoon?"

"Uh, my lord, you didn't order anything!"

"Command, what command, hundreds of miles of land, let them fight, and they can't cut you, what should you do, don't make a fuss, people are farting when they come to the door!" Cheng Yanjin waved his hand impatiently and said.

"En" on the know!" The henchman turned around and left after hearing this, but before he was discharged from the hospital, he walked in and the two of them came in: "Second Miss, Third Young Master, you are here!"

"Well, where is your family?"

"I was lying down, but now I'm gnawing on watermelon!"

When the second young lady heard this, she looked behind the man, but it wasn't Cheng Biting Jin who was gnawing on watermelons, and most of the watermelons were about to cover their faces.

"Tsk, vulgar, unbearable, sister, why do you fall in love with such a big old man, how can our Wen family say that they are also nobles, and they are scholarly from generation to generation, although the generation is not as good as the generation, but it is not so self-deprecating!" The third young master is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he has long eyebrows and clear eyes, but the words that come out of his mouth are uninhibited.

After hearing this, Miss Wen Er gave this Wen Sanshao a violent su on the spot: "You little bastard, what is the generation is not as good as the generation, do you say that about your own family, and Brother Cheng has real skills, when you don't learn and don't know how to practice bamboo, the kung fu of the three-legged cat is displayed everywhere!"

"Sister, your brother is very powerful, although he can't beat that big old man, but Sanquan County, there is really no second one who is as tall as mine!"

Cheng Yanjin finally finished eating a piece of big watermelon, and threw the melon skin into the basin casually, but he saw the two sisters and brothers at the door, but he wiped his mouth with his sleeve, stood up with a smile, and said: "Second Miss Wen, Little Brother Wen, you are here, come and sit, it's cool under the shade, the watermelon in Jingshui Town is very cold, come and have a piece!"

"Brother Cheng, don't be so polite, we came here this time, or my father's side asked for a word, the situation is changing, now the county is in chaos, the Huaishui Legion and the Cangyun Legion are fighting, behind this is the collision of the two major forces, although our Sanquan County does not occupy the land, but it is sandwiched between the north and the south, the way out of this county, Brother Cheng has thought about it!"

Cheng Biting Jin glanced at this Second Miss Wen, the Wen family is the rich man of Sanquan County, a big family, Miss Wen Er's father is Cheng Biting Jin's predecessor, it can be said that Cheng Biting Jin's position has been held by the Wen family for decades, originally this position was to be passed on to the next generation, but yes, Uncle Wen injured his leg with the bandits, and the doomsday dedication was not a big deal, even if he was lame, no one grabbed his position, after two or three years, his son was weak and adult, so he took over the position, but he didn't want to be robbed by Cheng Biting Jin, and on the day he disarmed the army, there was naturally a lot of trouble。

"What is the way out?" asked Cheng Yanjin incomprehensibly.

"What are you pretending to be confused, what my sister said is not clear enough, the north is the four families of Yandu, the Qing Prince in the south, our Sanquan County is in the middle, whether to take refuge in the north, or lean on the south, don't say that you haven't thought about it!"

"This question!" Cheng Biting Jin gasped. angry, and then said: "Do you still need to think about it, the empire hasn't fallen yet, the county lieutenant was appointed by order of the emperor's ** ministry, so he naturally listens to the imperial court, and the boss will do whatever he wants!"

"Ah!" Miss Wen Er blinked her eyes, a little unable to understand whether what Cheng Yanjin said was true or false, the current situation of this empire, whether it can survive is a question, the Zhongzhou rebels have been left for more than half a year, and they have not been destroyed, this is another turmoil, the four princes support the army and are almost a bit of a game, and now they occupy the place in the four places, and if they obey, they will stay, continue to be your official, and if they do not obey, they will be cut directly.

Although the four families of Yandu did not understand the unmistakable rebellion, but from the news that the eldest brother sent back from Shanghuai, and her analysis, the four families of Yandu are planning to be self-contained, weighing both sides, obviously not planning to bet too early, the gains and losses of Shanghuai County are full of variables, and Sanquan County, which is adjacent to Shanghuai County, although it is only a bamboo, a poor place, but in such a position, it is impossible not to have a choice, in fact, it is a choice, but it is a single item, Yancheng Four everyone wants not to offend both sides, and protect themselves for the time being, while Prince Qing's side is heavy on the army, and it is obvious that one side has to be controlled, so it is aggressive at the moment。

The county is so big to fight, it is estimated that it will soon be the turn of Sanquan County, and when the time comes, Cheng Yanjin, the county lieutenant who leads the troops, will be a very important figure, and the meaning of the other party's sentence is to be loyal to the imperial court, who does not know that Prince Qing is based on the place, and he is going to fight against the imperial court.

"Brother Cheng, our Sanquan County is adjacent to Huaishui, and the south is Heze Mansion, but next to the army of Prince Qing, you have to be loyal to the imperial court, but our Sanquan County doesn't know what kind of crisis we are facing!"

Cheng Yanjin smiled and said: "Eat the king's lu, be loyal to the king, this is the basic of being a military general, do you want me to grovel and kowtow to the prince of Naqing, the prince of Naqing does have a lot of soldiers and horses, but it will not be for a small Sanquan County to mobilize the army, as for the scattered soldiers, it is not to be captured, even if it is really not possible, it is a big deal I will take people to the mountains to wander, be an official grass coward, and fight guerrilla with them!',

When Miss Wen Er heard this, she was speechless, the official Caokou could figure it out to him, but when she asked such a result, she didn't know how to go home and tell her father, this guy was afraid that he deliberately embarrassed her.