Jizhou, Pingyuan County, Zaoyang City.
Zu Ti, who led tens of thousands of Jidong's powerful troops stationed in Zaoyang, had become the target of all parties vying to win over him.
First, Liu Yu, who "challenged Hu and revived the Han Dynasty", not only made a marriage agreement with his brother Zu, but also reused his descendants, and even granted Zu Ti the power to control the country. However, Zu Ti was unmoved by all these, and in the end He even directly expelled the envoys sent by Liu Yu. Even if some of the envoys were from the ancestral family, they only asked about the ancestral family's private affairs and never discussed official matters.
Then came the envoy sent by Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou.
However, Zu Ti has always disliked Wang Jun's behavior as early as when he was in Fan Yang, Youzhou. Now that Wang Jun is acting more arbitrary and domineering in Youzhou, Zu Ti will not have any intention to recruit Wang Jun.
However, today Zu Ti not only received a strange envoy, but also personally invited the envoy to the inner room.
Because this envoy was personally sent by Liu Yan, the nephew of Bingzhou Governor Liu Kun and Jizhou Governor Liu Yan.
As a close friend, Zu Ti certainly looked at Liu Kun with a different eye.
Moreover, the news brought by this messenger also greatly moved Zu Ti.
"General, after my envoy sent troops to Jingxing, in less than ten days, most of Changshan County and Zhongshan County surrendered. Seeing this, the kindness of the Jin Dynasty has not diminished, no matter whether it is the ruthless Hulu or Qingzhou Even the arrogant thieves are no match for this fierce public opinion."
The messenger was Liu Kun's nephew and a subordinate of Liu Yan, the governor of Jizhou.
As soon as the messenger saw Zu Ti, he began to describe his purpose in a long and steady manner.
"Zu Ti was favored by the Jin Dynasty, so of course he would not stoop to become a thief!" Zu Ti said, "It's just that now the mountains and rivers have been lost in the hands of the barbarians, and the kings of the clan are unable to recover. It really makes me feel burned inside!"
In front of the messenger who was like his nephew, Zu Ti did not hide his true thoughts at all.
The messenger also said immediately after hearing this.
"My envoy not only knows the general's loyalty, but also understands the general's determination to recover."
"So, my family's envoy Jun Ling Xiaozi came here just to represent the general as the governor of Jizhou."
The messenger said, taking out an item from his arms.
"General, please see, I have brought this seal and ribbon token!"
Zu Ti was shocked when he saw this scene. He really didn't expect Liu Kun to be so fast.
"Liu Shijun, what does this mean?"
The envoy immediately said, "What your envoy means is that the general orders Jizhou based on this. First of all, he has tens of thousands of powerful troops in his hands, and is close to the dangers of Jishui and the river. As long as the general can hit Pingyuan City with one blow, then the east side will be conquered." It will be difficult for the Qingzhou thieves in front of us to cross the river and march westward."
"And the Hulu on the west side of the river will have difficulty crossing the river to the east. In this case, Pingyuan County will be completely owned by the general."
After Zu Ti heard the messenger's words, he was not dazzled by them.
"But, there are three thousand Qingzhou soldiers in Pingyuan City now."
"Oh, I mean, even though there are only three thousand Qingzhou soldiers in Pingyuan City, I am familiar with them. These three thousand Qingzhou soldiers are all elite soldiers. Ordinary tycoons, I'm afraid It’s very difficult to deal with them.”
"With all the powerful people in Zaoyang City now, it's a bit difficult."
Hearing what Zu Ti said, the envoy was obviously well prepared.
"General, we have already known about this situation."
"Therefore, as long as the generals, commanders and heroes raise their troops to raid the plains in Zaoyang, my envoy will immediately send a large army to help. From Zhongshan County to here, we can march quickly and it will only take two or three days to arrive."
"When the time comes, a mere plain city will surely be captured quickly!"
"As long as Pingyuan City can be captured, the Qingzhou bandits will be trapped in the east and the barbarians will be blocked in the west."
"From now on, if the general and my envoys attack together from the east and north, then Shi Le, who is entrenched in Xiang Kingdom, will definitely be defeated."
After hearing what the messenger said, Zu Ti really felt that it was possible.
Although the Qingzhou soldiers stationed in Pingyuan City are indeed elite, it is far from enough for such a large Pingyuan City to have only three thousand soldiers and horses dispersed to guard it.
As long as the reinforcements sent by Liu Yan from Zhongshan County can arrive as soon as possible, it is not difficult for Zu Ti to capture Pingyuan City quickly.
Seeing that Zu Ti was indeed moved, the messenger immediately spoke.
"When the general restores Jizhou, my Yue Shigong's Bingzhou can receive strong support. At that time, the general and Yue Shigong will join forces to conquer the east and west, and defeat the two 'puppet Hans'. Wouldn't it be an eternal story?"
Zu Ti fell into thinking. In fact, Zu Ti didn't agree with what the envoy said about the two "hypocrites".
Although Liu Yu arrogated the title of emperor and was in danger of becoming "Yuan Shu", Liu Yu was indeed a descendant of Han Emperor Gaozu. If he inherited the Han title, it was not considered "fake".
As for the father and son Liu Yuan and Liu Cong of Bingzhou, in Zu Ti's view, they were the real "hypocrites". Apart from the brutality and tyranny of the Hu people, not to mention their shortcomings as beasts, they just slaughtered all kinds of Nan. The Xiongnu dared to pretend to be the ancestors of the Han Dynasty and the ancestral temple. In the eyes of scholars like Zu Ti, they were the real "hypocrites".
Although Zu Ti still had a good impression of Liu Yu in his heart, today's important family and national affairs cannot be replaced by personal kindness in his heart.
Soon, Zu Ti agreed to the suggestion brought by the envoy.
In the afternoon, Zu Ti summoned all the powerful Jidong families in Zaoyang City and told them about the envoys sent by Liu Yan.
Moreover, Zu Ti quickly stated that he would join forces with Liu Yan to attack Pingyuan City in Zaoyang.
As soon as they heard what Zu Ti said, all the Jidong heroes present secretly looked at each other quickly, and everyone saw panic.
In the end, these Jidong powerful men all ostensibly agreed with Zu Ti's opinion, but used various excuses, such as food and grass, lack of training of soldiers and other reasons, to postpone the time of dispatching troops proposed by Zu Ti.
After everyone dispersed, these Jidong powerful men quietly gathered in the residence of a powerful family in the city.
A conspiracy soon unfolded.
"General Zu, are you going to completely become the enemy of Qingzhou?!" A powerful man said in panic.
Although Zu Ti led his army to move to Zaoyang after Liu Yu proclaimed himself emperor, he had never banned the trade between Jizhou powerful men and Qingzhou.
Many people thought that Zu Ti was taking this opportunity to use Zaoyang as a bargaining chip to ask for higher conditions from Liu Yu or the Jin Dynasty, just as the Jizhou powerful men secretly expected.
"Now that General Ancestor has given up his will, if we really follow his wish, then if we capture Pingyuan City, wouldn't it mean that the children of our clan will die!" Another powerful man said.
"Yes, the Qingzhou soldiers in Pingyuan City are all fierce and ruthless, and almost 90% of the soldiers have iron armor. How can we people compete with them!"
These Jidong powerful people were deeply impressed by Qingzhou.
The barbarians who were as fierce as tigers and leopards were driven to the west side of the river by these Qingzhou soldiers. All the Jizhou heroes felt that if they had to deal with these three thousand Qingzhou soldiers, five or six thousand or more people would die. , it is impossible to take it down.
"Although there are many Qingzhou soldiers in Pingyuan City, didn't General Zu say that Liu Yan can send reinforcements to join the attack? With day and night travel, Pingyuan City will definitely be able to break through in a few days." A powerful man expressed his support for Zu. Ti's judgment.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately laughed at by another powerful man.
"Hehe, Liu Yan now occupies Changshan County and Zhongshan County. From such a far away place, the people sent must be cavalry."
"And Bingzhou, which can dispatch so many cavalry at once, must send Tuoba Suolu."
"Hey, I heard that these Suolu outside the Yunzhong Great Wall are more barbaric and more stubborn than the Duan tribe living in western Liaoning. If these Suolu are used as reinforcements, I am afraid that they will repel the Qingzhou soldiers and suffer greater disasters. "
After hearing this, all the heroes in Jidong present felt sad.
Before the "Eight Kings Rebellion", the Wuhuan and Xianbei people from western Liaoning entered Jizhou to fight for the King of Chengdu and Wang Jun.
These barbaric barbarians in western Liaoning left an even worse impression on the scholars in Jizhou.
Nowadays, the Tuoba tribe is even more barbaric. How can they worry about it?
"If you ask me, we might as well respond to the hypocrites as early as possible, ahem, respond to the order brought by the people sent by Xi Jian of the Han Dynasty." A powerful man said earnestly, "Now that the emperor of the Jin Dynasty has been captured, the capital has fallen, and the ancestral temple has been destroyed, Obviously, this is God’s will to destroy the Jin Dynasty.”
"Now, not only the Huns who overthrew the Jin Dynasty have proclaimed themselves emperor, but also Li Xiong, who occupied the center of Shu, has proclaimed himself emperor. Liu Yu occupies two or three states and has an army of 100,000, so why can't he proclaim himself emperor? "
"Besides, you and I are all in a place where there are four wars. If we want to resist in the east and in the west, we will not be the ones to suffer after several tug-of-wars!"
The Jidong heroes present were silent after hearing this, because this really spoke to their hearts.
"What should we do?"
"Of course, immediately, immediately respect Lu Zi as the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and use Zaoyang as the basis to ask for surrender from the Han Dynasty!"
This sentence has long been in everyone's mind, but there is always a lack of a leading person to clarify this sentence.
"Now, if we don't take action, General Zu's message will spread all over the world."
"Yes, now Liu Yu... Oh, the Han emperor in Qingzhou has led his army and is waiting to cross the river. If Zu Ti really raises his troops to cut off the ferry, wouldn't it mean that we would become enemies of Qingzhou?"
"But, what should we do if General Zu refuses to obey the Han emperor we support Lu Zi?"
"Hey, if he doesn't want to obey, then we'll find a way to make him obey us."
"How many private soldiers are there in total around General Zu now?"
Soon, under the deliberations of these Jidong powerful men, it was basically decided to raise troops to force Zu Ti to surrender to Qingzhou.
Now, there is only one chance.
This opportunity was when Emperor Liu Yu of the Han Dynasty led his army into Jizhou.
Youzhou, Fanyang.
In Xingtai, Youzhou of the Jin Dynasty, in the residence of Shangshu Zaosong, Shangshutai.
It's not bright yet.
Under the dim candlelight, Shangshu Zaosong was summoning a capable confidant Qu.
"After you arrive in western Liaoning, you must meet Duan Ji and his family in person before giving this letter to him!" Zaosong said, taking out a lacquered letter from his arms.
The confidant held the letter with both hands and replied respectfully.
"Don't worry, Mr. Jia, the villain will be delivered to Duan Bu properly. Unless Duan Ji and his family members are seen, no one will be able to see this letter!"
Zaosong nodded and gave him a few words of encouragement.
Then, an attendant bowed in from outside the door and said to Zaosong.
"My Lord, it's time for the city gate to open."
Zaosong did not say anything, but patted the shoulder of the confidant who delivered the letter and spoke with sincerity.
"Nowadays, there are many people with ill intentions inside and outside the city who are staring at us. Therefore, we can't make a big fuss on this trip. I will send you two followers and make sure to deliver this letter to Duan Jilu properly. In the hands of your loved ones.”
When the confidant who delivered the letter heard this, he hurriedly swore again.
Under Zaosong's gaze, the confidant finally walked out of the door. Under the protection of two followers, he rode the fast horse out of the east gate and headed towards western Liaoning.
After the confidant who delivered the letter bowed away, Zao Song turned around and looked in the direction of Wang Jun's mansion, and couldn't help but sneer.
"Wang Jun, you actually look down on me. Am I, Zaosong, not worthy of being a pastor?!"
"This time, I must let you know how capable I, Zaosong, am!"
Not long ago, Zaosong recommended himself to Wang Jun and wanted to be the governor of Jizhou, but Wang Jun rejected him.
Wang Jun declared that Zaosong could only do the work of Zuo Erxiang and praise. As for the important task of Mu Shou, he could not bear it.
From then on, Zaosong understood that his weight in Wang Jun's heart was nothing more than this.
In addition, Wang Jun recently promoted a large number of Taiyuan Wang's children to important positions in Youzhou Xingtai, which made Zao Song feel even more in danger.
Originally, Zaosong thought that Wang Jun had no children. Even if he chose an heir from the clan in the future, the final power should be left to him.
However, Zaosong now sees many difficulties, so much so that whether he can take over Wang Jun's authority in the future is already unknown.
So Zaosong secretly re-contacted Duan Jilu's family members of Duan Bu Xianbei. He knew that although Duan Bu Xianbei repelled the attacks of Tuoba and Wuhuan, they were attacked by Murong Xianbei in the Liaodong area. Not only did they lose Dingkou's property and several cities were also lost.
Such a loss is definitely the biggest loss in the past ten years for Xianbei in western Liaoning.
Zaosong knew that Duan Ji and Lu Juan must want to make amends in some way, so he thought he would use this opportunity to let Duan Xianbei cooperate with him in a play.
As long as the play planned by Zao Song is successfully implemented, from now on, Zao Song will no longer be a character in the shadow of Wang Jun's power, but will become a powerful figure who can control a party's forces.
By that time, no matter what Wang Jun thinks, Zaosong's status in Youzhou will be greatly improved.
When Zao Song thought of this, he couldn't help but start looking forward to it.
"Duan Ji Lujuan, come quickly with your Xianbei soldiers!"
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