"Why does it feel so simple for you to say that?" Zhuang Lexian scratched his head and said to Huang Yuchen: "He spent so much effort just for this?"

"You probably haven't lived in the empire for long. Huang Yuchen looked at Zhuang Lexian, sighed lightly, and said, "If you are an official of the empire and the lord of a city, I am afraid you will understand his state of mind." ”

"In the bureaucratic system of the empire, if you want to climb up, it is difficult to climb to the sky, and he may be the most beautiful time in his life, he is to be the city lord of Mingyuan City. ”

"This sounds good, but you must know that Mingyuan City is only a city in the frontier province of the empire, and it is not a very large city, and there are countless such city lords in the empire. ”

"If he picks up the level and goes to the imperial capital, he is afraid that he will not have as much power as a pavilion chief in the imperial capital. ”

"And the normal way to be promoted, either enter the imperial capital as a Beijing official, transfer out after a few terms, and become a member of the party, or climb up step by step outside the imperial capital. ”

"There is a government platform above the city lord, there is a state town above the government platform, and there are provincial governors above the state and town, and I don't know how long it will take to climb this level of upward movement. ”

"But if in troubled times, he has won many other cities, if the empire rises, he can say that he is helping the empire to quell the rebellion, and how much lost territory he has recovered, the empire will naturally reward him. ”

"If the empire is weak and there is a risk of being destroyed, he can rely on the city in his hands to have a greater say, and no matter which side he joins, the benefits he will obtain are also unimaginable to him as a city lord now. ”

Therefore, this kind of people will not have too many ideals, and they will only think in this direction. ”

"Therefore, I said that when they gather together, as long as I show up and show the holy decree, Shi Fei and his subordinates will definitely surrender under the premise that their lives are threatened. ”

"Really gamble with his life, his city master Shi Fei is definitely not such a person. ”

Huang Yuchen finished speaking in one breath, and Zhuang Lexian on the side was a little stunned.

After a while, Zhuang Lexian looked at Huang Yuchen and said, "I didn't expect you kid to think so much, no wonder you are in such a hurry to get out of the city." ”

"When I heard that Mingyuan City Master was flying, I began to ponder, but I had too little information in my hand, and I couldn't make this conclusion at the beginning. ”

Huang Yuchen chuckled and said: "Yesterday you interrogated Fan Liao, from his mouth I probably understood the structure of Mingyuan City, among the frontiers, that Mingyuan City is very prosperous, and there are many good places that other cities do not have." ”

"And Shi Fei, as the city lord of such a city, I can probably understand a thing or two of his state of mind. ”

"In the troubled times, if he doesn't advance, he will retreat, if he wants to ensure his previous extravagant life, he must gather forces to expand his territory, otherwise what awaits him will definitely be destroyed. ”

"Think about it yourself, if Shi Fei doesn't gather forces to attack Xiwangfu now, what will be the consequences waiting for him later?"

Zhuang Lexian frowned when he heard this, and said, "The prisoner under the stairs?"

"I'm afraid it won't get better than this. Huang Yuchen said: "It is precisely because of this that Shi Fei will have a detailed way to encircle the sergeants nearby to expand his power, and start a war with the West Wangfu this morning." ”

"If he fails, what awaits him is probably a dead end. ”

"You have to know that during the Rebellion of the Three Kings, the West Palace's Mansion was the farthest away from the imperial capital, how did their army get to the imperial capital?"

When Zhuang Lexian heard this, he immediately understood what Huang Yuchen was going to say, and said, "This is a new account and an old account that has been settled together?"

"Not only will the Western Palace's Mansion settle accounts with him, but the empire will also settle accounts with him sooner or later. Huang Yuchen said: "So in his position, if he doesn't do something now, he will definitely die ugly." ”

"In fact, not only him, but all the provincial officials in the previous Three Kings Rebellion had such thoughts, and they watched the Three Kings gather in the imperial capital and force His Majesty to judge himself, which is absolutely not allowed in the imperial law. ”

"Now my eldest brother has just ascended the throne, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt, if you don't take advantage of this time to make more merits for yourself, once the empire begins to liquidate, do you think these people have run away?"

"So, the turmoil in the empire is now largely because of this, first, for self-preservation, but to see what kind of thing can develop. ”

"If the empire rises again, they will surrender, but before they surrender, they must also have the means to save their lives. ”

"If the empire is sluggish, there will inevitably be people among them who covet artifacts and fight each other. In troubled times, only the population and the city in hand are hard currency. ”

"So, now that the empire is in turmoil, it seems that everything is in chaos, but in fact they follow this principle. ”

In the past few days, Huang Yuchen has combined everything that happened before, and he has thoroughly touched the minds of these imperial provincial officials, no matter how they did it, the thoughts in their hearts are generally inseparable from what Huang Yuchen said.

In troubled times, the first thing is to protect oneself, and the attack on others is exactly like this.

Big cities eat small cities, small cities eat villages and towns, and villages and towns are left to fend for themselves.

When Huang Yuchen first entered Chihong Mountain, he saw many villages and towns with ten rooms and nine emptiness, and he had already guessed this direction.

It's just that the nationwide rebellion and war have not yet begun, and he dares to quell all this before then.

If rebellion does become the climate, it will be difficult.

"Okay, I'm underestimating you. Zhuang Lexian saw Huang Yuchen's eloquent appearance, smiled slightly, and said, "Since you already have a detailed plan, I will listen to you." ”

Huang Yuchen nodded and said, "The reason why he Shi Fei attacked the West Palace, it must be because something happened to the West Palace, and there may be a stronger enemy to deal with." ”

"We must take advantage of this time to accumulate more strength, and if we want to recover and pray for heaven, we must first take down Huang Chengbi!"

"Huang Chengbi, a person from the West Palace?" Zhuang Lexian heard this name for the first time.

"He is the king of the West today. Huang Yuchen said softly: "During the rebellion of the three kings, he lost to the Northern Wangfu in the imperial capital and fled in embarrassment, and my eldest brother finally defeated the Beiwangfu to enter the imperial capital. ”

"It's just that I don't know a lot of details in between, but I know that Xiwangfu is the farthest away from the imperial capital, and there is also a Siten Sandy Land between it and Qitian, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is an independent small kingdom. ”

"Among all the border palaces, there is only the East Palace, which can be equivalent to the combat power of the West Palace, but now it is ......"

Huang Yuchen suddenly remembered the matter of the East Palace, and couldn't help but feel sad.

I don't know what the Dongwang Mansion is like now, and whether my brothers and friends are okay.

The people of Xiwangfu are still stable. Zhuang Lexian stretched out his hand and patted Huang Yuchen's shoulder, and said, "Okay, don't think about it, when the matter here is almost over, I will go to the Dongwang Mansion with you, what Tianqing City, let's find a way to take it for him." ”

Huang Yuchen smiled at Zhuang Lexian, he knew that Zhuang Lexian was reassuring him by speaking, Tianqing City had several Venerables, but it was not something that could be won with a word.

After about an hour of repairing, Huang Yuchen gave the order to set off again.

But this time, the pace of the forward movement has slowed down significantly.

Even in such a snow-covered place with jungle cheats, Huang Yuchen asked everyone to make as little noise as possible.

has begun to approach the vicinity of Yifeng City, and it is very likely that he will meet Shi Fei's palace scouts, and the news of their appearance must not be known to Shi Fei in advance, otherwise it will affect the overall plan.

Although they slowed down, the speed of Huang Yuchen and the others was still very fast, and at ten o'clock at noon the next day, they could already see a city on the side of the river in the distance on the top of the mountain, which was Yifeng City.

At this point, Huang Yuchen ordered all the staff to stop advancing, and he jumped onto the big tree and looked forward from a distance.

Zhuang Lexian also jumped on the big tree and looked into the distance, but the distance was still far away, and he couldn't see anything at all.

"What are you looking at?" Zhuang Lexian asked.

"There is no flag on the head of Yifeng City, which is very weird. "Huang Yuchen's eyesight is excellent, but because it is still far away, he can't really see it.

It's just that the temperament of the power is generally inserted on the head of the city, and this kind of banner is very large, and it should be able to be seen at this distance, but he looked at it for a long time and didn't see the banner on the wall of Yifeng City.

"What's the problem?" Zhuang Lexian didn't quite understand.

"Without the flag, this city may have been abandoned. Huang Yuchen frowned, and said to Zhuang Lexian: "It's still far away for the time being, and you can only tell it completely when you get closer." ”

After speaking, Huang Yuchen took Zhuang Lexian and twenty feeders and quickly left the current area and marched in the direction of Yifeng City.

It's just that this time Huang Yuchen was more careful when he advanced, because he had already entered the range of Yifeng City, and he might find Shi Fei's scouts at any time.

Until the afternoon of the same day, Huang Yuchen took Zhuang Lexian and others to touch the front of Yifeng City, and through the shrubs by the river, he could clearly see the city wall of Yifeng City.

Sure enough, as Huang Yuchen said, on the city wall, there was no banner of the West Wangfu at all, but bare, and there were no defenders on the city wall, which really looked similar to an empty city.

And in this vicinity, Huang Yuchen didn't find Shi Fei's army, so he didn't know what the situation was.

"I see, this city is really as you said, it really seems to be a dead city. Zhuang Lexian whispered to Huang Yuchen: "I didn't see Shi Fei's troops left and right, did you miscalculate?"

Hearing this, Huang Yuchen frowned.

He has no problem deducing all directions, if Shi Fei is not a fool, he will definitely come to capture Yifeng City, as long as he takes Yifeng City, he will be able to connect Mingyuan City and Zhangyang City together, and it will really become the climate.

In such a situation, he Shifei will definitely not be unable to understand it.

But now, what's going on in front of you?

"You're fast, can you touch the front and see what's going on?" Huang Yuchen turned around and looked at Zhuang Lexian.