Li Ye issued six orders in a row, asking Li Keyong to come to Qingzhou to report on his work, but Li Keyong never left, and shirked it for various reasons such as ill health and busy military affairs.

On that day, Li Ye was furious, and publicly reprimanded Li Ke for having no court, supporting the army and respecting himself, and being suspected of rebellion, and decided to send troops to conscript. At the same time, he wrote to Li Yan and reprimanded Li Ke for all kinds of past crimes, including the old accounts that followed Li Guochang and Zhenwu to cause trouble in the north, all of which were turned over.

For a time, the court was indignant, and Wang Duo angrily reprimanded Li Keyong for wanting to retake the old road of Li Guochang's rebellion on the day of the Great Dynasty, which caused the court officials to be filled with righteous indignation, and they all spoke of Li Yan's conquest. Li Yan waved his hand, personally wrote the imperial approval, and agreed to Li Ye's decision to send troops to Hedong.

Soon after, there were several incidents of rebellion among soldiers in Weibo, and there were rumors of demonic troubles. Li Yan immediately ordered Li Ye, who had successfully pacified the demons in the territory, to help Wei Bojie "solve the problem" by the way.

In the middle of spring, Li Ye sent 100,000 troops to the west on the banks of the Yellow River, and the troops were directed at Wei Bo.

The movements of Pinglu have been closely watched by all sides. As the Pinglu army set out on the march, all sides reacted accordingly.

This was the first time that the Pinglu Army went out to fight after Li Ye pacified the Huangchao Rebellion, was crowned with Shangshu Order, and all the soldiers and horses were in charge, and the power was overwhelming the world. And the soldiers are aimed at the Hedong Army, which also rose in the Huangchao Rebellion and is now equally powerful. Such an action can be said to affect the whole body and directly affect the general trend of the world.

A capable man with vision, through Li Ye's actions this time, faintly saw the attitude of the imperial court towards the powerful vassals in the world and the future trend of the world.

In Bianzhou, Zhu Wen summoned his confidants and staff members to conduct intensive discussions on the movements of the Pinglu Army in order to determine a countermeasure.

Bianzhou is governed by the Xuanwu army, and the envoy of the festival is Zhu Wen, who has been given the name Zhu Quanzhong. Between Xuanwu and Pinglu, there is a balance between the envoys, and it is not far from Wei Bo and Zhaoyi, and it is located on the left flank of the Pinglu army.

Zhu Zhen was closest to the main seat, and said solemnly: "Now that the military commander has completely controlled Xuanwu, it is time to expand his forces and attack the prefectures and counties. Before, because King An was on the side, he couldn't do it, but now King An is going to Hedong, it will be a big war, and it can't be solved in a moment, which is a good opportunity for Xuanwu to go out of the world. Besides, the feudal towns around Xuanwu are not very strong, if they can expand their territory and sit firmly in the Central Plains this time, it will be the foundation of hegemony!"

Zhu Wen touched his chin with his hand and muttered, obviously deep in thought.

The general Pang Shigu has always been silent, but at this moment he also said: "The last general thinks that King An is powerful, and we can't offend, instead of taking the opportunity to attack the surrounding feudal towns, it is better to use troops to the north to echo King An." Hedong Li Keyong is already at odds with the military commander, and his power is not small, and now that he has the opportunity to deal with him, he naturally can't let it go. And this time, we can attack the city under the guise of echoing King An. After the deed is completed, King An will be favored by the military marshal, and he will definitely not embarrass the military marshal. In this way, the power of the military commander has been expanded, and there is no need to worry about King An's dissatisfaction afterwards. ”

Zhu Wen was still groaning and did not express any clear opinions.

He and Li Keyong did not agree, stemming from a past. After the Huangchao Rebellion, Li Ke passed through Bianzhou with his class teacher, and Zhu Wen warmly entertained him. In the clinker wine banquet, Li Ke was very arrogant and did not take Zhu Wen in his eyes. This angered Zhu Wen, since he joined the army, he is not afraid of heaven and earth, except in front of Li Ye, when he has been so angry, he immediately arranged for people to besiege and kill Li Keyong.

Of course, in the end, Li Keyong ran away.

The general's words were soon divided into two factions, those who supported Zhu Zhen and those who supported Pang Shigu, each with its own reasons.

When it was over, it was late, and Zhu Wen didn't have an idea, only said that he would discuss it tomorrow, and then got up and went back to the backyard to see his wife.

His wife, Zhang Hui, is knowledgeable and respected by Zhu Wen. Zhu Wen grew up from the chaotic army, and it was inevitable that he would kill too much, kill and surrender at every turn, and act violently, and the generals in the army did not dare to persuade him, only Zhang Hui could make Zhu Wen rein in.

The slave family felt that General Pang's words made sense. ”

Zhang Hui served Zhu Wen Kuanyi, and after listening to Zhu Wen talk about what was discussed today, he expressed his opinion, "King An is powerful and has become a pillar of the society." According to the slave family, he has the ambition to help the world, and he also has this talent. If the husband takes advantage of this time to attack the city and plunder the land, if King An returns victoriously, he will definitely take action against the husband. ”

"And if the husband helps King An, he will be able to make friends with King An afterwards...... Besides, the husband and King An have a relationship. In addition, if you use troops to the north and occupy Sanjin, you can overlook the Central Plains. King An gets it, Xuanwu is subject to others, and the husband gets a part, and he can fight against King An. In this way, no matter what the general trend of the world is in the future, the husband has room for maneuver. If it is a big chaos, the princes compete for hegemony, and the husband will not suffer, if it is King An, the king of the Qing Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the husband can also follow King An, and he will not worry about the future of wealth and wealth. ”

Zhu Wen thought so.

......

Caizhou, under the rule of Zhou Qi, the envoy of Zhongwu Jiedu, assassinated Shi Qin Zongquan to convene his staff to discuss major matters.

"Before, Zhou Qi's horseman relied on the support of King An and kept suppressing the official, but now that King An is on the expedition, he can't pay attention to Zhongwu, it is the time for me to wait for a big event!"

Qin Zongquan's eyes lit up and he looked at the staff: "If there is chaos today, people with lofty ideals want to achieve great things." I, Qin Zongquan, regard myself as no worse than others, why should I put up with Zhou Qi, that mediocre man, pointing fingers at me? This time, I intend to raise troops to attack Xuzhou, kill Zhou Qi, and become the lord of loyalty and martial arts, what do you think?"

"The history of the assassination is reasonable!"

"It's all up to the history of the assassin to decide!"

Only a middle-aged Confucian with a long beard made a discordant voice: "This is not appropriate. ”

"What's wrong?"

"If you want to achieve a great cause, you dare to talk nonsense?!"

The middle-aged Confucian man sighed, looked at Qin Zongquan, and said slowly: "In the next meaning, the assassin wants to become a festival envoy, or you can give it a try." But Zhou Qi can't be killed, only chased. Zhou Qi and King An have a comradeship, if the assassin kills him, he will definitely anger King An!"

Qin Zongquan thought for a while: "Okay!

......

Fengxiang Mansion.

After Song Wentong served as the envoy of the Fengxiang Festival, he was officially given the name Li Maozhen.

After receiving the news that Li Ye had sent troops to Hedong, Li Maozhen also quickly gathered his staff and went to the political hall to discuss matters.

His confidant Wang Buqi said: "In the current Tang Dynasty, the Shence Army is weak and has no combat power at all, and it cannot be compared with the Fanzhen Army that has experienced the Battle of Huangchao. Moreover, after His Majesty returned to the court from Chengdu, he was still the same as before, and he had no intention of political affairs. The entire dynasty, in the final analysis, is supported by King An alone. But after all, King An is only King An, not His Majesty, can he really reverse the general trend of the world by himself?"

Li Maozhen looked at Wang Buqi and asked, "What does Mr. mean?"

Wang Buqi should have said: "After all, King An is in Shandong, whether he attacks Li Keyong or not, the military commander should expand his power." In the Huangchao Rebellion, the Fengxiang Army experienced the war and countless elites. Now on all sides of Guanzhong, the only feudal town that can compete with the military commander is Wang Chongrong in the river. On the occasion of this good opportunity, the military commander should forge ahead with determination and attack the prefectures and counties! Once the time is ripe, Chang'an is close at hand!"

Li Maozhen's eyes lit up, but he said: "As a courtier, how can I talk about Chang'an." Then he changed his words, "But Fengxiang is surrounded by many states and counties, because the army of the feudal town is unruly, the people are worse than dead, and I should share the worries of the court." ”

"The commander is wise!"

......

Li Ye led the army to the bank of the Yellow River, set up a large camp, built several pontoon bridges, and prepared to allow the army to cross the river. Weibo is in the west of the Yellow River, and Pinglu is in the east of the Yellow River, and a key link into Weibo is to cross the river smoothly.

On this day, Li Ye was discussing with the generals in the big tent, and the messenger who had to report the balance of the festival arrived.

The head of the Tianping Jiedu envoy is adjacent to Pinglu, and between Pinglu and Xuanwu, it is also the left flank of the Pinglu army to attack Hedong.

In order to ensure the safety of the flanks of the army, Li Ye naturally had to ensure that the Taiping army did not cause trouble.

Xue Neng, the former envoy of the Taiping Army, was still killed by the Huangchao Rebellion, and it was precisely because of that incident that Li Ye went out of Pinglu.

Li Ye asked the generals to retreat and ordered the envoys of the balance to enter the account.

It was a strong man in his forties, seven feet long, with a full beard, looking like a big man with three thicknesses. After he entered the tent, he kept his head tilted slightly, and when he saluted, he only clenched his fists slightly, and his attitude was very arrogant, "Humble Xue Kuang, I have seen King An." ”

After saying that, Xue Kuang looked up at the top of the tent, just waiting for Li Ye to speak, full of shelves.

Li Ye asked the Tianping Army not to make trouble, it can be regarded as asking for help, and the envoy has a bigger shelf, although it is unexpected, but it is also reasonable. After the Huangchao Rebellion, the majesty of the imperial court was lost, and there was no feudal town to awe, and Li Ye, the king of An, was not respected by everyone.

Li Ye didn't pay much attention to it, and asked with a smile, "What did General Xue bring?"

Xue Neng died in battle, and he was loyal to the country, and his son Xue Wei inherited the throne of Jiedu. Therefore, the Xue family is in the Tianping Army, and its power is huge, and it can be said that it has a solid foundation, and others cannot covet it at all.

Xue Kuang snorted: "The military commander said that Pinglu wants to march into Hedong, and it has nothing to do with our balance!"

Li Ye was a little curious about this remark, put down the brush and looked at Xue Kuang: "It's okay?"

Xue Kuang snorted heavily this time, full of momentum, this is not that he is not afraid of Li Ye, he has no intention of talking to Li Ye at all, he said with his nostrils facing the sky: "The military commander said that the Tianping army is short of food and salary, if King An is willing to give some things to the army, although the Tianping army has the heart to fight on the battlefield, it can also defend the city!"

Li Ye sighed.

Xue Kuang's meaning is very clear, if you want the Tianping Army to not make trouble, the Pinglu Army has to pay for it. Otherwise, the Tianping Army will have the heart to fight on the battlefield, and it may help someone and make trouble.

It seems that the reason why Xue Kuang's attitude is so arrogant is to lay the foundation for this requirement.

"Since that's the case......" Li Ye touched his chin, pondered for a moment, and glanced at Xue Kuang, "Then you can only die here." ”

Xue Kuang was taken aback, almost suspecting that he had heard the wrong thing, he was finally willing to look at Li Ye, "King An, you ......"

He couldn't finish talking.

for he had fallen to his knees.

As a qi practitioner, Li Ye doesn't need to do anything at all, just relying on cultivation as coercion, he can make the other party bow down.

Xue Kuang held the ground with his hands, his face was like a pig's liver, sweat was like rain, and his nails were pinched into the soil. Listening to the sound of the bones in his body being overwhelmed, his eyes were full of panic and despair.

He never thought that Li Ye would be so tough if he asked for others.

But he only lasted one breath, maybe half a breath, and his whole body exploded, shattering into a mess of flesh in the blood mist.

Li Ye instructed outside the tent: "Come on, clean up." ”

When the guards entered the tent, they saw the ground covered with minced meat, but they looked as usual, and their brows did not frown.

"Yoda. Li Ye screamed lightly.

A wisp of black gas floated out of the tent, and the Holy Son appeared beside Li Ye in response. The first thing he said after he appeared was to smile wryly: "I think I need to change my name." ”

Li Ye didn't pay attention to this question at all: "Go to Yunzhou and bring Xue Wei to the balance festival." I'll give you, well, two hours. ”

"Why two hours, and not far away, one hour is enough. Without saying a word, the Son took the command and disappeared into the tent.