The person sent by Qu Duan to Luoyang to meet Yue Fan was named Zhang Xian, whose name was Zongben, and he was also from Hebei. He was born in the martial arts palace and was a classmate with Yue Fan or a friend.

By the way, the current Guanlong New Army and Jingchu New Army, as well as the Jianghuai New Army who defected to Zhao Kai, their officers actually originated from the Martial Arts Academy. Among them, the Guanlong New Army's officers mostly came from the Western Army system, the Jingchu New Army mostly came from the Hebei-Zhaoyi system, and the Jianghuai New Army mostly came from the Kaifeng system.

But this kind of geographical distinction is not absolute. The phenomenon of you having me and I having you is still very common.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Yue Fei's younger brother Yue Fan and Zhang Xian, who was born in Hebei, all served in the Guanlong Army.

Now the situation on the battlefield in the Central Plains has stabilized - this matter is caused by Zhao Huan and Du Chong, who are "anti-human" and "Du Chong.

Once the Yellow River is scattered and the flood is flooded, the Zhou State will have to be busy with disaster relief and water control. Otherwise, half of the Central Plains will be flooded every year, how can the Republic live? Moreover, Xuzhou and Haizhou are in the southern Zhili of Zhou State, so what will it be flooded every year?

However, Du Chong, who made great contributions to the country, is not doing well now. After the "active military officer system" was introduced, he was dismissed from military posts and was only considered as an official in charge of the Henan Prefecture. That is, he has no military power.

His old subordinate Yue Fan was lucky because the Zhou State carried out land reform in Hebei. He became the leader of the division at a young age and also served as the commander of the Henan Military Capital.

Why did Hebei’s land reform greatly increase Yuefan’s strength? Isn’t it because a large number of Hebei landlords who opposed land reform have gone to Henan?

Because Hebei was the last in the imperial examinations of the Song Dynasty for a long time, many landlords and bullies took the approach of joining the army and becoming officials, and there were still some brave men. Among them, the martial styles of several prefectures belonging to Zhaoyi Town are the most favorable.

Of course, these Zhaoyi warriors did not have the power to fight against the land reform of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and were too lazy to go to Tianjin to engage in non-violent protests, so most of them crossed the river and defected to Henan Prefecture.

With the support of Du Chong (Du Chong had not stepped down at that time), Yue Fan recruited Hebei warriors to join the army, and forced a battalion into a division, becoming the main force on the Henan battlefield.

Now Luoyang City is protected by more than 10,000 Hebei soldiers under his command.

Most of these Hebei soldiers were filial sons and grandsons of the landlord class who lost their landlords, and had an irreconcilable hatred with the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, they were brave and loyal. They actually repelled several tentative attacks from the Zhou army.

So the Henan battlefield was in a stalemate between Xingyang and Gongyi.

A brigade of Zhou army was stationed in Xingyang, while the same number of Yue Family Army (Yue Fan Group) was stationed in Gongyi. Both sides built bastions and made preparations for long-term persistence.

Yue Fan also set up a division commander in Gongyi Bastion, and most of the time he was stationed in Gongyi, staring at the Zhou army in the east.

So Zhang Xian met Yue Fan in Gongyi's Yue family's military advisor, Shuaisi, and personally handed over Zhao Huan's secret order and Qu Duan's handwritten letter to Yue Fan.

The content of the decree is very simple, which is to order Yue Fan to secretly go to Xiangyang, contact Yue He, Yue Fei, Zong Lin and others, and to support Zhao Gou as the King of Xiangyang. He also promised to transfer Yue Fan's troops to Xiangyang after the matter was completed!

The profit of entering Xiangyang is quite good! Henan Prefecture is the front line. Although there may be a bloody battle with the Zhou army, and Henan Prefecture has not started land reform so far, Yue Fan's army cannot obtain land and is still living on one of the few military pay.

Once the troops arrive in Xiangyang, they will not only stay away from the front line of the battlefield, but also be able to acquire land and raise troops in Jingxiang!

In addition, there are Yue He and Yue Fei's troops in Xiangyang. If a division of Yue Fan also drives over, the number of Yue's army can reach more than 20,000 people. The main body of the army is also a fellow villager of the Zhaoyi Army... The group of Yue's army is difficult to shake now.

"Zongben," Yue Fan looked at his friend, "What should I do if the Supreme One refuses to give in or flees to Jiangning?"

"Hehe," Zhang Xian smiled, "The old magistrate (referring to Yue He) has his own opinions on this matter! The commander of the army only needs to bring the secret order of the official family and the handwritten letter from the Privy Councilor to the old magistrate."

It turned out that Zhang Xian also had the intention of Zhao Huan to Yue He and the handwritten letter from Qu Duan to Yue He!

...

Zhao Huan's official enthronement of Zhao Gou as King of Xiangyang, deputy marshal of the world's military and horses, ambassador of Jinghu, and Jiangnan Xuanfu, had not yet been passed to Xiangyang Prefecture, Zhao Ji's side was already at a loss.

Zhao Kai and Wu Meiniang were in the dynasty of the two saints in Jiangnan, and they put Zhao Ji and the Jingchu army in a state of being neither up nor down.

Without the support of Jiangnan, it is impossible to establish a country with Jingchu's territory alone. After all, Jinghu South Road has not yet developed, and the core of Jingchu is the Jianghan Plain.

How can this area resist Jiangnan in the east and Chang'an in the west?

Originally, when Zhao Kai did not become emperor, everyone still hoped that the Supreme Emperor could restore the throne. In this way, the Jingchu and the southeast might be able to go against the river and conquer Bashu.

This is also the situation of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

But now Jiangnan actually elected Zhao Kai as the "Su King", and he also openly accused Zhao Ji of sending troops to seize the gold and silver in Xuzhou (actually, he didn't rob it, he just intercepted it), and pushed him to the opposite side in an instant.

Without Jiangnan's support, Zhao Ji and Jing Chu were suddenly passive.

In the case of supporting Zhao Ji's impossibility of restoration, Zhao Huan in Guanzhong was a legitimate official.

Of course, the government has depreciated these days, and it is not necessary to object.

But if this official family would not infringe on everyone’s interests... why should everyone follow Zhao Ji to oppose the legal official family?

Xiangyang Prefecture, the imperial palace.

A burst of rapid footsteps came, and Wang Fu, Yu Shen and Liang Shicheng rushed to Zhao Ji's imperial study room.

Liang Shicheng was the first to walk to Zhao Ji and reported in a crying voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the official's order has arrived. King Kang is appointed King Xiangyang, Deputy Marshal of the World, Ambassador of Jinghu, and Jiangnan Xuanfu..."

"What?" A golden light burst out in front of Zhao Ji, almost dizzy.

Liang Shicheng hurriedly went up to help him, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, please take care of yourself!"

Zhao Ji's nerves were really big, and he didn't mean to faint after being hit like this.

He just gritted his teeth and said, "What a good son! Each one is better than the other!"

He turned around and asked, "What does Brother Jiu mean?"

"Your Highness Kang..." Wang Fu took over the question, "I have accepted the order!"

"Where is Yue He? Where is Zong Ze? Where is Han Xiaozhou?"

"Zongze and Han Xiaozhou don't know where they are going. Yue He fell outside the hall to wait for him."

"Hurry, hurry up and meet Xuan Yue and the audience!"

"War is good at virtue! Where is the good at virtue?" Zhao Ji suddenly shouted.

Yue He soon appeared in front of Zhao Ji. Before he could salute, Zhao Ji asked, "What's the situation?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty," said Yue He, "the troops garrison in Xiangyang are thrown into control."

Zhao Ji breathed, "Zong Ze, how about Han Xiaozhou?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know." Yue He paused, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face.

"What?" Zhao Ji asked.

"The will of the Emperor Chang'an cannot be hidden. When the soldiers in the army know it, the morale of the army will definitely be shaken... My Jingchu land is narrow and few soldiers, and it is impossible for me to form oneself outside the Three Kingdoms. So..."

"Speak quickly!"

"So, please make a decision between Chang'an and Jiangning early!"

"What?" Zhao Ji got up as soon as he heard this.

This is not something that requires him to make a decision early, it is clearly something that requires him to find a place for retirement.

"No! I won't go anywhere!" Zhao Ji roared angrily.

"Your Majesty misunderstood," Yue He said immediately, "I am asking Your Majesty to change the court and become the Supreme Lord..."

What's this? Zhao Ji was a little amused and crying when he heard it.

"But..." Yue He said again, "But King Kang has accepted the order. If Your Majesty wants to be the emperor of Jiangning, King Kang must deal with it, otherwise how can the morale of the army be stable? King Kang... is the King of Xiangyang, the deputy marshal of the world's military and horses, Jinghu, and Jiangnan Xuanfu ambassador!"

"Disposition?" Zhao Ji looked at Yue He.

What does this mean? Kill your son...

Zhao Gou is a son, but Zhao Kai is not a son? He, Zhao Ji, can't kill Zhao Gou cruelly, and he will not be cruelly removed tomorrow? Zhao Kai can still feel assured that he, the Supreme Master, is staying in Xiangyang? Maybe he has to learn from Zhao Huan too!

"How could this be? How could this be..." Zhao Ji stomped his feet.

Yue He said again: "Your Majesty, my son Yue Fei has mobilized 6,000 elite soldiers, just waiting for the imperial edict of the Supreme People."

Yue Fei is already carrying 6,000 elite soldiers and is about to kill Zhao Gou...

"No!" Cai Jing, the Grand Master Cai in the hall, quickly spoke, "Yuehe, what are you doing? My dynasty has always been filial to rule the world. Is it going to ruin your hands?"

Yue He shook his head helplessly, "Old Master, how dare Yue He? But if you don't deal with King Kang, Xiangyang is the two masters of one city! Wouldn't people be anxious? If you don't deal with it now, you will be afraid that blood will flow all over the city in the future!"

His words are correct! Zhao Gou has received the order now, so Xiangyang Prefecture will be the second master of one city. If Zhao Ji does not have the determination to deal with his son, then the consequences will be unimaginable if he delays it.

But Zhao Ji wants to deal with his own son Zhao Gou, and Zhao Kai will still treat him as his father?

And what do you think of the Jingchu army? If you even kill your son, can you still hang out with you?

Besides, Zhao Gou is next to Zhao Ji (actually another one). All his sons are killed. Who will take over Zhao Ji's squad? Now you will have a child? Is there still time to raise him? If Zhao Ji has something to die, what will everyone do? All of them are traitors?

So Zhao Ji is really hard to kill his son...

Yue He saw Zhao Ji's face turn darker little by little, gritted his teeth and suggested: "Your Majesty, it's better to let Yue Fei lead his troops to surround the Kang Prince's Mansion... If King Kang is willing to repent and reject the will of the Emperor Chang'an, then the situation in Jingchu can be maintained."

Zhao Ji sighed: "This is the only way now!"
Chapter completed!