Qingzhou, the state capital.

Xu Liang looked at Wei Lai, who was speechless in front of him, with an expressionless face, and had a headache, because since the latter was brought to the City Lord's Mansion, he flatly denied that the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce had supported the anti-thief forces in Qingzhou.

In this way, Xu Liang was a little passive, because in this era, it was not possible to catch two mountain bandits to condemn Wei Lai to death, and it was Xiao Jiu behind the Lingshui caravan who was more worried.

Facing Wei Lai, who refused to cooperate, Xu Liang sank his throat and said slowly, "You are here, Xiao Jiu, I can also give you what you give you." ”

Wei Lai was still silent when he heard this, but licked his dry lips and kept silent.

Seeing that there was no chance of a breakthrough here in Wei Lai, Xu Liang directly waved his hand and asked people to escort him to the prison below.

Now the Qingzhou Army has taken action to raid the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce in Qingzhou, which is not only to incite rebellion in the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce, but also to covet the interests of it.

As the largest person in power in Qingzhou, Xu Liang is even more scheming than Lu Yaoliang, he is weighing the pros and cons, and he doesn't want to do things perfectly.

Now that the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce has moved, it can also use the reason of sedition to prevaricate Xiao Jiu, but if Wei Lai is killed, it will undoubtedly give Xiao Jiu a reason to attack Qingzhou.

Xu Liang is also difficult to ride a tiger now, and he has a feeling of not knowing where to start.

Three days after Wei Lai was arrested, Xiao Jiu, who was far away in Yangcheng County, got the news, and Gujing Wubo's eyes began to change color.

Xu Liang directly attacked the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce in Qingzhou, which undoubtedly affected Xiao Jiu's interests, but it was not a reason for Xiao Jiu to raise troops to attack Qingzhou.

And Xu Liang has a large number of "evidence" of the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce collaborating with the enemy in his hands, and rashly raising troops will only lead to a nameless division.

After thinking about it for a long time, Xiao Jiu still decided to stabilize Xu Liang in Qingzhou first, and Yangcheng County, which had just been hit by the plague, could not withstand the toss for the time being.

Moreover, before that, Xiao Jiu allocated a lot of funds to support Yuzhou, and there was no movement there, and then to develop the line of Qingzhou, once something went wrong, it would be very passive.

In this way, Wei Lai was detained by the Qingzhou Army in prison for more than a month, and basically no one interrogated him since this month, except for the loss of freedom, he was served well for three meals a day.

……

Side plug, tiger tooth pass.

Just when the plague was raging in the Central Plains, the six states and Huya Pass located in the border area were not affected.

Now that the plague has gradually dissipated, the population of the Central Plains has been greatly reduced, and it has also given the Saiwairong people the opportunity to enter the Central Plains here.

In the big tent of the Rong clan in Huya Pass, Zong Yu faced a group of high-level Rong clan alliance forces, and his face was cold and terrifying.

Just now, Zong Yu proposed to send troops to Guanzhong, but it was opposed by most of the Allied forces.

This is not to say that some people question Zong Yu's current status, but in fact, Zong Yu's previous military operations have not made any achievements, and the enthusiasm for sending troops to the Central Plains is not very high within the army.

"Dazai-sama, there are a lot of affairs outside the customs now, and if we spare a lot of manpower and material resources to fight a war without a purpose, we may not get anything."

A high-ranking tribal elder began to speak out to advise Zong Yu, hoping that he could take back his life, but Zong Yu's mind was now all attracted to the Central Plains, and he could still listen to the advice of others.

Therefore, Zong Yu finally ordered to assemble outside Huya Pass and launch the third war to the south, which was supported by a large number of defected wealthy families.

For these families in the north, they have betrayed Great Xia, and if they want to get the land that originally belonged to them, they can only rely on the Rong clan outside the pass.

Therefore, this group of traitors is more and more active in attacking the problem of Guannai at this time, and this move also makes Zong Yu and the Rong clan where he is based gradually drift away.

After the meeting was over and everyone left, Zong Yu left a family official alone and asked, "Did you get that firearm?" ”

When the official heard this, he responded in a calm tone: "A large number of arms have been purchased from Daizhou and Yangzhou, but the kind used in Yangcheng County has not appeared before. ”

After hearing the officials' answers, Zong Yu sighed a little in his heart, nodded his head to indicate that he already knew, and then dispersed it.

Before leaving, the official did not forget to continue to advise, "Master Zong, you must have seen what the Central Plains is like, sometimes you Rong clan alone can't do many things, because not everyone can see the long term like you. ”

Although the official's words before leaving were gentle and humble, they were blatantly threatening.

Now that Zong Yu has lost successive battles, his prestige within the Rong clan has declined, and many of his forces now have to rely on the support of those Great Xia landlord families.

Perhaps it was only at this time that Zong Yu began to be impregnated by the culture of Great Xia, and the idea of a great unification also emerged in his mind.

In the spring of the following year, Zong Yu finally announced the start of troops in Huya Pass, and the troops reached Zhili.

During this time, Wang Yunfei of Yuzhou and Chen and Li of Yuzhou City entered a short stalemate, and the local army of Qingzhou was also busy suppressing various rebellions.

However, Wei Lai, who was arrested before, was also taken out of prison and repatriated to Yangcheng County some time ago.

And Yunbi, who is directly affiliated to Kyoto, is also brewing a plan to attack Xuzhou, but it has been put on hold for the time being because of the epidemic.

Therefore, since Zong Yu raised troops at Huya Pass, the local warlord forces in the northern Central Plains region have no momentum to unite at all.

At this time, Yunbi, who was far away in Kyoto, also fell into deep sorrow.

……

Naoli, Kyoto Castle.

The plague has passed, and the once prosperous city of Kyoto has long since lost its former glory, and it has become devastated after successive wars and plagues.

On the castle tower of Kyoto City, Yun Bi was alone, looking at the afterglow of the dusk and setting sun, and was silent for a long time.

Since receiving the news that the Rong clan was preparing to raise troops, Yun Bi had become reticent, accustomed to all emotions being suppressed in his heart.

Naoli Kyoto is about to face a baptism of war here, and this time it will definitely not be as lucky as the last time.

Looking at the turbulent situation in the entire north, the current forbidden army has no real allies.

Jizhou, as the largest state in the north, was also the hardest hit area after the outbreak of the plague because of its large population.

Natural disasters are often accompanied by civil unrest, after the beginning of the plague, due to the unfavorable disaster relief of the state capital, several rebellions have broken out one after another, just suppressing these rebellious people has made the government of Jizhou anxious, not to mention organizing a large number of manpower and material resources to aid Kyoto.

And because of the struggle for power and profit within the rebel army, Yuzhou has been divided into several factions, and they are only busy fighting with each other, and no one cares whether the Rong people will enter Kyoto.

Not to mention places like Wanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou and other places, because they are far away from Guanwai, they will not choose to cooperate with Yunbi at all.

The most important thing is that Yun Bi is still carrying the identity of a former dynasty, which makes these local separatist regimes full of hatred for Yun Bi and the forbidden army where he is located.

After a circle, it seems that only Xiao Jiu is his real friend, but now he is also riddled with trivial matters, and he can't bring much help to himself.

The Rong clan is menacing, and the last time they came in, they were able to turn the tide of the battle because of Xiao Jiu's firearms, but this time they will definitely be wary of firearms.

Can you still repel these barbarians outside the gate this time? Yun Bi didn't know.

Through the last war, Yun Bi knew that there was an irreparable gap between the group of soldiers who farmed the land in the Guannai and the nomadic soldiers who licked the blood outside the Guan.

Although the forbidden army in Yun Bi's hands can be called capable of fighting in the entire Guannei, it is still inferior to the Rong clan outside the Guan.

Moreover, the successive years of conquest have made the people's livelihood in the Zhili area wither, ten rooms and nine empty, and behind the reckless military force is the logistics and finance are facing the verge of collapse.

If it were possible, the current Yun Bi really wanted to die, but his death would only make Zhili and even the entire Central Plains collapse faster.

Yun Bi is nearly forty years old, and he has no family in this world, and his only thoughts are the Great Xia Dynasty that has perished.

He doesn't have any big ambitions, and he is also a eunuch, and life has always pushed him forward step by step.

It's just the road ahead, and he doesn't know whether it's the end or the abyss.

Blowing the cool evening breeze, Yun Bi was stunned for a long time, and did not return to his residence in the barracks, but walked into the palace that had been banned by him alone.

Every brick and tile here is extremely familiar to him, but the old people have become memories, and all the past experiences have become stories.

Walking and stopping, Yun Bi pushed open the heavy door of the palace hall and slowly walked towards the dragon chair, which symbolized supreme power.

Stroking the cold texture of the chair, Yun Bi laughed to himself, as if they were all playing with this chair.

Perhaps he will be recorded in the history books as a loyal general, or a rebellious minister and thief who provoked chaos in the world, but can just a few pages really record his story?

The answer is no, and Yun Bi doesn't care about those so-called reputations.

"Qin Yu, if you still or what will you do?"

Yun Bi walked slowly through the empty hall, muttering to himself.

Perhaps in Yun Bi's heart, the dead former emperor Qin Yu was not his lord, but more like a friend.

It was he who helped Yun Bi to a high position step by step, originally Yun Bi thought that he would live for others all his life, but he didn't expect Qin Yu to walk in front of him.

As the saying goes, no one can say anything in the world clearly, and there is no absolute black and white right or wrong, but they make their own choices under different positions.

When night fell, Yun Bi slowly came out of the palace hall and slowly walked towards the military tent that belonged to him, his mood was extremely heavy.

Yun Bi has figured out a lot today, and he no longer expects the Rong Clan's invasion to be assisted by others, and now Yun Bi only has a fiery heart for death.

He was tired and tired of the life that tormented him every day.

"Maybe dying on horseback is my destiny." , Yun Bi thought in his heart.