The message was simple, just one sentence.

This time, the students who participated in the Qingcheng County Examination and won the fame will no longer go to the state city to participate in the state examination, and the county will serve as the state examination examiner alone, and select three Jinshi students to go to Kyoto together with Nanzhou and Yuezhou Jinshi to participate in the palace examination.

Li Kang didn't care about this news at first, the imperial examination in Jiaozhou has been in his hands for so many years, and from the perspective of the law, if you don't come to participate in the state city, the selected Jinshi students, even if they go to Kyoto, will not be recognized.

At this time, Su Qi'an made this kind of moth, in Li Kang's opinion, it was just a clown jumping off the beam.

Jinshi, who is not recognized, no matter how great Su Qi'an's ability is, the students of Qingcheng County do not dare to participate.

In the end, it was not enough, so I obediently came to the state city and honestly participated in the state exam.

Although Su Qi'an is doing this, it is useless, like a clown, but at this juncture, it is a counterattack against him.

Li Kang was already thinking in his heart, and when this year's state examination begins, it is time to take care of the candidates and students in Qingcheng County.

Don't say that Li Kang doesn't care about this news, the officials of all sizes in the state city are like this, but not long after the news reached the state capital, another piece of news came.

If the previous news made them feel that Su Qi'an was disgusting, then the next news shocked everyone.

Regarding Qingcheng County's desire to bypass Li Kang and organize the Jinshi Imperial Examination alone, he actually agreed, and the person who agreed was none other than the so-called Nine Highnesses who came to Jiaozhou to visit.

Not only that, but it is said that Nanzhou and Yuezhou, which are next door, also sent a message and agreed to go to Kyoto to participate in the palace examination with the Jinshi selected by Qingcheng County.

He also said that if Su Qi'an did not understand anything in the Jinshi Imperial Examination, the two states were willing to send senior examiners to assist in holding it.

When this news came, the movement caused in the state city was tantamount to a major earthquake.

Especially Li Kang, at this time, his face was furious, and he smashed several cups in a row.

"What do you mean, Your Highness the Nine? Supporting Su Qi'an so blatantly, is this ignoring the law of Da Liang?"

Li Kang was angry, His Royal Highness the Ninth represented the royal family, and coming to his territory from so far and wide made him quite vigilant.

I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Ninth has some royal intentions, and it is estimated that he will come here to beat him.

But it has been more than a year since His Royal Highness came to Jiaozhou, and except for the Qingcheng County Shou's shot, there was no intention of interfering the rest of the time.

This made Li Kang feel a little more at ease, maybe he thought about it too much, after all, His Royal Highness the Ninth is a princess, even if he is deeply loved by His Majesty, he is not a prince after all, so it is indeed difficult to meddle in some things.

But this time, Li Kang obviously underestimated this quiet Ninth Highness, who is usually inconspicuous, but at a critical moment, he suddenly gave him such a look.

If it is said that His Royal Highness the Ninth supported Su Qi'an to enter the imperial examination in Qingcheng County, it can be said that His Royal Highness the Ninth relied on his power to make a prelude, but Nanzhou and Yuezhou responded positively.

It is enough to show that this matter is very likely to be recognized by the royal family, and no matter how bad it is, it is a temptation.

Li Kang has suddenly figured it all out at once, what royal family has never asked about Su Qi'an's life and death when he came to Jiaozhou.

In fact, this is a kind of paralysis for him, so that all officials in Jiaozhou, big and small, have an attitude towards Su Qi'an, and they are all exiled and not taken seriously by the children of the royal family.

But Su Qi'an came to Jiaozhou for two years, in just two years, first eliminated two priests, and then killed a county guard, and the army of the two elders did not fall behind, expanded the army, and improved the system.

All of this was a premeditated plan that had been laid out a long time ago, and now Su Qi'an dared to make it public and directly snatch the imperial examination quota in his hand, which was not a provocation, but a naked declaration of war.

Now, no matter how good-tempered Li Kang is, he will definitely not tolerate it.

Immediately gave the order, gathered his troops, and declared war on Su Qi'an.

On the surface, Su Qi'an held the Jinshi Imperial Examination in Qingcheng County to grab his Jiaozhou imperial examination quota, but in fact, behind this, it is the royal family's acquiescence and pass

Su Qi'an robbed him of power.

Su Qi'an is just a chess piece, if it happens, Jiaozhou will re-belong to Da Liang, if it fails, it will eventually affect Su Qi'an, and it has nothing to do with the royal family.

Li Kang, as the pastor of Jiaozhou and the overlord of Jiaozhou, knows too much about a small temptation, if he continues to acquiesce and does not express it, when the time comes, Jiaozhou will definitely have endless troubles.

Therefore, for this kind of situation that has threatened his rule, no matter how much it costs, Li Kang can completely eradicate it by thunderous means.

Just when Li Kang gave the order to gather troops and completely encircle and suppress Su Qi'an, the state envoy on the side was ready to speak.

"What, state envoy, until now, are you still on Su Qi'an's side? Take a good look, this is the result of blind connivance, this surnamed Su is completely trying to seize the power of this state!"

Li Kang's words were cold, and he stared at the state envoy with a cold look in his eyes, if the state envoy said yes, Li Kang would take it down unceremoniously, and if it was serious, he would cut off the head of the state envoy and make a sacrificial flag.

Li Kang's anger could be understood by the state envoy, he shook his head and said, "My lord, this time my subordinates are not speaking for Su Qi'an, but this time to go on an expedition, and the time has come."

"At this juncture, Su Qi'an is doing this just to force the adults to do it, only in this way can he have a reason to fight back openly and fight with the adults."

"Adding fuel to the fire this time is not a bad thing for us, but a good time to send troops."

Li Kang's eyes flashed, most of the anger in his heart disappeared, and he said softly, "How can you say this."

The state envoy smiled and said, "Hehe, is it possible that your Excellency has no reason to send troops this time, and plans to directly gather all the troops and then set foot in Qingcheng County?"

"Don't forget, His Highness the Ninth is on Su Qi'an's side, for us, His Highness the Nine is a tricky existence, but it is also a good reason for us to send troops."

"You mean?"

"Su Qi'an, the Marquis of Dongshan, came to Jiaozhou to occupy the land of the priests, not only was he not satisfied, but he also relied on his identity as a marquis to forcibly control the land of a county, and his ambitions were inflated, and he openly kidnapped His Royal Highness Nine in the name of royalty, in a vain attempt to start a war in Jiaozhou and seize Jiaozhou, which made the wolf's ambition obvious."

"As a pastor of Jiaozhou, this state should protect the people of Jiaozhou, and now as a pastor of Jiaozhou, he is bound to crusade against the scum of the Su Qi'an royal family and return the people of Jiaozhou."

"My lord, what do you think of this kind of confession?"

The state envoy's sprinkled words made Li Kang's ugly face instantly swell with joy.

I couldn't help laughing and said, "Hahaha, good, good, good, you deserve to be the brains of this state, it seems that this state blamed you some time ago, okay, you are solely responsible for the next crusade."

"Yes, my subordinates will not disappoint my lords." The state envoy respectfully clasped his fists and saluted, then turned and left.

After the two pieces of news reached the state capital one after another, all the officials in the city were waiting for Li Kang's action.

Li Kang represents the supreme power of Jiaozhou, and Su Qi'an provoked these two times, they don't believe that Li Kang has not made any moves.

Under this wait, it did not take long for the document written by the state envoy himself and agreed by Li Kang to be published.

At the same time, there were also the state soldiers of the five counties of Jiaozhou, who assembled as quickly as possible, not towards the state city, but each went to their respective county towns, and all the county towns were on alert, waiting for Li Kang's next plan at any time.

In addition, Li Kang wrote a letter to the three elders, asking the three to send troops to cooperate with the encirclement and suppression of Su Qi'an.

At this time, everyone in the state city understood that Li Kang, their state pastor, really had to make up his mind to eradicate Su Qi'an.

Li Kang's order was issued, and the five counties to which he belonged, as well as the three elders of the priest alliance, also moved quickly.

In less than a day, the army of 40,000 state soldiers, except for 10,000 who were stuck in the state city, the remaining 30,000 people were all assembled in the five subordinate counties.

On the side of the Priest Alliance, 60,000 troops were dispatched, which seemed to be a small number, but among these people, more than seventy percent were elite natives.

In the face of a real war, it is not the number that is relied on, but the experienced veterans.

These 60,000 people, divided into three routes, headed towards Yangliu County, Jiao County, and Gaolan County.

The reason why heavy troops were sent to these three counties was not only because the three counties were the only way for the same state city, but more importantly, the combination of the three counties could truly besiege Qingcheng County.

In this battle, although Li Kang took the initiative to declare war, he was not stupid, and he would not send heavy troops to attack Qingcheng County directly like the two elders.

Appearing from the state city and arriving at Qingcheng County, the distance is also more than two hundred miles, which is not very far, but the total number of troops sent in this battle has reached 100,000.

Rather than this, it is better to divide the troops into three counties, take advantage of the terrain, first encircle, and then go back, step by step.

Even if Su Qi'an's army does not come out of Qingcheng County, they can approach step by step, until the 100,000-strong army completely surrounds Qingcheng County, no matter how fierce Su Qi'an's resistance is.

In front of his army of 100,000, any strong wall of the city must be destroyed.

If Su Qi'an wanted to make a surprise attack, Li Kang was also prepared, and the three counties not only kept in touch, but also established contact points at intervals.

In the event of an attack on any of the counties, the other two counties can be reinforced as quickly as possible.

Moreover, in the rear, there are more than 16,000 state soldiers in the state capital and Chencang County as reserves, and in the event of a loss in the three counties on the front line, troops can be sent to reinforce them at any time.

In this battle, the tactical way of playing is to encroach step by step, the three counties are like iron buckets, no matter how Su Qi'an struggles, he can't escape the big net woven by Li Kang.

Li Kang sat in the rear, like a fisherman sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, just waiting for the good news, waiting for Su Qi'an's fish to be caught.

Li Kang's tactical style of play is not disguised at all, and it is completely above board.

After all, he is the pastor of Jiaozhou, the overlord of Jiaozhou, and as the pastor of Jiaozhou, he issued a document to crusade against Su Qi'an, but on the one hand, he represents the official of Daliang.

In the territory of Jiaozhou, all forces have to obey his call in name, if Su Qi'an dares to sneak attack, not to mention whether he can succeed, his means alone are enough to confirm his unjust identity.