Shuoquan City, the residence of King Qi.

The King of Qi opened his eyes wide at this time, unable to believe it. He didn't expect that Lu Haosheng would appear in front of him in less than ten days.

After Lu Haosheng left, the King of Qi had thought about countless possibilities. He also thought that after Lu Haosheng arrived in Beishan, he would inevitably encounter many difficulties and obstacles. However, in his opinion, Lu Haosheng was mature and persistent, quite scheming, and before heading to Beishan, he was full of confidence. He also said it well about the policy strategy after arriving in Beishan. Therefore, the King of Qi predicted that Lu Haosheng's road in Beishan would not be too smooth, but believed that Lu Haosheng would be able to overcome all kinds of difficulties and obstacles and gain a foothold in Beishan.

He even planned that as long as Lu Haosheng temporarily gained a foothold in Beishan, if there were indeed great difficulties, he could speak to Chu Huan himself and ask Chu Huan to give Lu Haosheng some help. Not to mention anything else, at least Chu Huan could send a group of salt farm workers to Beishan to help Lu Haosheng mine the salt from Beishan.

Above the northwest land, surrounded by mountains and countless dangerous peaks. Among the mountains, after rough investigation, at least 30% of the mountains contain a large amount of cold stones. There are 30% of the mountains in the northwest that contain cold stones that make new salt. This is an extremely astonishing proportion. For the current mining speed, it can almost be said that cold stones are inexhaustible and inexhaustible.

Among them, 70% of the cold stones are distributed in Xiguan. The proportion of cold stones distributed in Tianshan is very small, even less than 10% of the total content. However, in Beishan and among the mountains, there are more than 20% of them. Although it only accounts for more than 20%, this is an amazing number. Once Beishan really starts to make salt, the supply of cold stones hidden in Beishan will not be a problem.

In fact, before Lu Haosheng left, King Qi knew from Lu Haosheng that the most important thing in Xiguan’s economic pillar is to rely on new salt. Caravans continued to spread rapidly from the salt bank of the New Salt Bureau like the veins of the human body. What was exported was salt, and what was flowing in was money and grain.

Such an economic pillar is naturally extremely attractive. Lu Haosheng certainly took it in his heart. He had already discussed with the King of Qi in private. As long as he could gain a foothold in Beishan, the King of Qi could obtain the method of making new salt from Chu Huan, so he made a large amount of salt in Beishan, and even the three counties that were ceded to Xiguan could be completely recovered. After all, it was Xiao Huanzhang's rebellion at the beginning, so he occupied the three counties. Now that Xiao Huanzhang has been eliminated, the three counties in Qingzhou will naturally have to be returned to Beishan. In this way, Beishan can still control the salt path entering the pass. Although it will not dare to block Chu Huan's new salt from entering the pass, it can at least ensure that Beishan can also trade salt in the pass.

However, the King of Qi did not expect that the plan would never keep up with the changes. Before Lu Haosheng went to Beishan to take office, he formulated a set of measures that made the King of Qi very satisfied. However, less than ten days now, Lu Haosheng appeared in front of him in a mess.

King Qi is not a fool, so he can certainly calculate it. After getting rid of the time on the way, Lu Haosheng was unable to stay in Yu Chang's mansion for two days.

This made him feel incredible.

"You mean, the soldiers and horses in Beishan have rebelled?" King Qi frowned: "They have already raised their troops to rebel?"

Lu Haosheng said solemnly: "Prince, it seems that the Beishan soldiers in the past were all surrendering. When they saw Luo Dingxi being killed, they were at a loss for a moment, so they did not dare to act rashly and follow the instructions to return to the Beishan barracks. However, they were unsuccessful. As soon as Beizhen arrived in Yuchang, they suddenly attacked... Prince, they were openly rebelling against the court. Beizhen told the other side that it was the prince who sent Beizhen to Beishan for office. Since they knew the origin of Beizhen and dared to do so, they came to the court with all their hearts."

The King of Qi looked ugly: "You mean, they knew you were sent by me, so they rebel? Are they coming for me?"

"I dare not say that." Lu Haosheng sighed: "But Sun Yun, the governor of Xinzhou, Song Anlu, the general of the Beishan Imperial Guard, and many generals in Beishan, are all Xiao Huanzhang's remnants... The prince, now in the Beishan rebellion, the current priority is to send troops to quell the rebellion."

"Put the rebellion?" King Qi frowned and said, "How to quell the rebellion? Where did the troops come from in our hands?"

Lu Haosheng hurriedly said: "Chu Huan has Xiguan soldiers in his hands, so he can send Chu Huan's Xiguan soldiers to go there quickly. Prince, as long as Chu Huan can transfer five thousand troops, Bei Zhi is willing to take five thousand people to personally quell the turmoil in Beishan."

"I have sent someone to summon Chu Huan." The King of Qi seemed to be in a very bad mood. "Changshi Lu, Chu Huan has arrived. What should we say? Before you went to Beishan to take office, Chu Huan once said that you may not be the most suitable candidate. When you arrive in Beishan, trouble may occur. Now it seems that Chu Huan is not wrong...!"

Lu Haosheng said seriously: "Prince, Bei Zhi is indeed incompetent, but Bei Zhi always thinks that the matter between them is very strange."

"strangeness?"

Lu Haosheng looked around and approached the past, lowered his voice and said, "On the way back, Bei Zhi also thought about it carefully. There is probably another mystery in the rebellion of the Beishan Mountains."

King Qi frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

"Prince, Luo Dingxi has been dead for more than a month. If the soldiers and horses in Beishan were in chaos, they would have started to be in chaos long ago." Lu Haosheng whispered: "But why don't you move early or late, but start moving on the day you took office in a low position?"

"Oh?" King Qi stared into Lu Haosheng's eyes.

Lu Haosheng continued: "And when Bei Zhi arrived at the Xinzhou Prefectural Office, the matter was a bit strange. Sun Yun, the governor of Xinzhou, was quite disrespectful to Bei Zhi, but he was flirting with Qiu Ruxue. After Bei Zhi left the Taizhou Prefectural Office, Qiu Ruxue did not leave immediately, but instead stayed there. Bei Zhi didn't know why he stayed there at that time...!"

King Qi's eyes flashed and he asked, "What do you mean?"

"Prince, Qiu Ruxue is Chu Huan's confidant. Chu Huan asked Qiu Ruxue to go in name to guard Beizhi. Is there any name in the middle?" Lu Haosheng looked gloomy: "Qiu Ruxue stayed there at that time. Do you have anything to explain to Sun Yun?"

King Qi leaned forward slightly and whispered: "What do you want to say? Do you think that this mutiny in Beishan would be Chu Huan instructing him behind his back?"

"Prince, Bei Zhi dare not slander Chu Huan, but there is indeed a lot of mystery in the middle." Lu Haosheng said: "Shu Bei Zhi bluntly said that after Chu Huan defeated Zhu Lingyue, there was no other enemy in the entire northwest, and he held great power, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. The officials of Beishan and Tianshan were actually all without leaders. In this situation, the prince thought about it carefully, were the officials of Beishan and Tianshan looking at Chu Huan's face?"

King Qi just touched his chin and did not speak.

"Wei Wuji is the one who was promoted by Chu Huan. After going to Tianshan, people in Beishan cannot not know about this." Lu Haosheng said slowly: "As a result, the officials of Beishan are also worried about their future. These people probably think that Chu Huan is powerful, so they all want to cling to Chu Huan. If Chu Huan has any instructions to them, the prince thinks they will not obey?"

King Qi frowned and said, "You are all speculations. I know Chu Huan as a human being. I am open and honest and will never hurt anyone behind my back. You said he was not satisfied with your trip to Beishan to take office, so he deliberately sent Qiu Ruxue to incite the officials of Beishan to target you, or even launch a mutiny? This should be impossible. Lu Changshi, let me tell the truth. With Chu Huan's current strength, he doesn't have to worry about dealing with you at all."

Lu Haosheng wanted to say something else, but he saw someone coming over quickly, but it was Sun Desheng, who reported, "Prince, Lord Chu and the others have arrived..."

Before the King of Qi came to the northwest, Sun Desheng helped the King of Qi send a secret letter to Chu Huan for help. After that, Chu Huan would arrange for him to stay in Shuoquan. Until the King of Qi also came to Shuoquan, Sun Desheng returned to the King of Qi and served him next to him.

When King Qi was still young, Sun Desheng served by his side and followed him for many years, and he was deeply trusted by King Qi.

When Lu Haosheng heard Chu Huan arrive, his face changed slightly. The King of Qi was a little panicked, but he still quickly got up to clean up his clothes. Lu Haosheng hurriedly said, "Prince, it's better to avoid being bye bye than to see what Chu Huan wants to say."

King Qi thought for a while and felt that it was really embarrassing to let Chu Huan see Lu Haosheng at this time. Even his face was very dull. He waved his hand and then Lu Haosheng hurriedly turned behind the screen in the corner.

When Sun Desheng led Chu Huan and others in, the King of Qi was already sitting upright and saw that in addition to Chu Huan, Gongsun Chu and Pei Ji were also following.

The King of Qi sent someone to tell Chu Huan that a mutiny occurred in Beishan and wanted to discuss how to deal with it. Pei Ji was a general of the Xiguan Army and involved military affairs. It was naturally reasonable for him to follow him. Gongsun Chu had a very good understanding of the customs and humanities in the northwest and the situation in various places, so it was naturally indispensable.

After meeting, the King of Qi hurriedly asked Chu Huan and the other two to sit down. Chu Huan glanced around and asked, "Prince Lu, I wonder what the situation is like when the Beishan mutiny is happening?"

"That's right. As soon as Lu Changshi took office, the soldiers and horses of Beishan launched a rebellion. The leaders were Sun Yun, the governor of Xinzhou, and Song Anlu, the general of the imperial guards. These people were all Xiao Huanzhang's rebellion. They were determined to rebel against the court. Now the soldiers and horses of Beishan are now rebelling...!" The King of Qi immediately said: "If the soldiers in Beishan are in chaos, the consequences will be unimaginable, so please come and discuss."

Pei Ji asked: "Prince, as far as Xiaguan knows, all the cavalry in Beishan have been organized into the cavalry corps of Qingyuan Horse Farm, so there should be more than 20,000 infantry in Beishan. Xiaguan has also learned that among these 20,000 infantry, the Beishan Imperial Guard, which contains more than 3,000 people...!" He had taken out a map and said: "Prince, please allow Xiaguan to introduce it in detail."

The King of Qi nodded immediately.

Pei Ji then stood up, went forward, spread the map, and spread it on the table in front of the King of Qi, "Prince, look, this is the map of Beishan, with circles marked, which is the distribution of the soldiers and horses in Beishan now." He raised his hand and pointed to a black circle beside Yuchang City, "This is the Beishan Imperial Guards Barracks. There are no more than 3,000 soldiers stationed here. As for other barracks, it is one day's distance from Yuchang City. Moreover, after Luo Dingxi's death, the Chu Governor made a comment to the prince and issued an order to disperse the troops according to the location of this map. And after the new governor of Beishan takes office, he will adjust the soldiers and horses in Beishan and will not continue to retain so many soldiers and horses..."

King Qi nodded and said, "I have seen this map. The circles above are the places where soldiers and horses in Beishan were stationed. At that time, Chu Huan was worried that the soldiers and horses in Beishan would cause chaos if they were too concentrated, so he stationed more than 20,000 troops in scattered."

Chu Huan said: "Many of the soldiers in Beishan are forced to join the army. After Luo Dingxi's death, many people have fled the army. Beishan's troops are now only more than 20,000, and they have almost no fighting spirit. After such dispersed troops, their threat is greatly reduced. On this map, the only one that can pose a threat to Yuchang City is the Beishan Imperial Guard, which is less than 3,000 Song'an Road. The cavalry in Beishan Imperial Guard has been organized into Xiguan Cavalry. This is also the official who reported to the prince that he had received the prince's permission, so Song'an Road's hand

There were only less than 3,000 Imperial Guards and Infantry... The more than 20,000 Beishan Army, except for the Imperial Guards and the State Army, were mainly scattered soldiers who were later forced to recruit Xiao Huanzhang, and expanded into the state army. Beishan's state army was not under the command of the Imperial Guards, and Song Anlu actually had no prestige in Beishan. Not to mention that in the entire Beishan Army, even in the Beishan Imperial Guards, they could not completely convince the public. When they asked the prince to ask Song Anlu to temporarily command the Beishan Imperial Guards, they took this into consideration. Even if he wanted to rebel, the soldiers under his command might not follow him to rebel...!"

The King of Qi seemed to have a meaning behind Chu Huan's words, but he didn't guess it for a moment, and was a little confused. Fortunately, Chu Huan had already said: "Prince, this is the case in Beishan, so the official wanted to ask Lord Lu, which army was he talking about? Is it the Imperial Guards, or Beishan Prefecture Army? Which state army is it? Is everyone rebelling, or is it only a part of them causing trouble? He said that the leaders were Sun Yun and Song Anlu, the governor of Xinzhou. Who are these people? Sun Yun is the governor of Xinzhou, but this person has always been unknown in Beishan and has no real power at all, so it is even more impossible.

At most, he can mobilize troops, at most, only a hundred scattered soldiers in the hospital guards. Even if he wants to rebel, he has no capital for rebellion. How can he lead again?" Chu Huan's eyes became sharp. "The prince is preparing to pacify the Beishan mutiny. Before that, these situations must be clear. Soldiers are the weapon of the country. They must not be moved lightly. If Beishan really rebels, they will naturally send troops to quell the rebellion. But... if it is only for some small commotion and a large number of troops are needed, then even if the Beishan people do not rebel, they will be forced to rebel. Who will bear the consequences?"

Seeing that Chu Huan looked bad and his tone was very stern, King Qi was a little afraid and hurriedly said, "This... I naturally have to figure it out."

"Changshi Lu, the prince has spoken. What are you still doing there?" Chu Huan suddenly turned his head, stared at the screen, with a cold expression, "You can't come out and explain these right and wrong clearly?"
Chapter completed!