After returning to the prefecture yard, my grandfather wrote two letters, one sent to Junzhou and the other sent to Yuzhou, southern Sichuan.

Two days later, the Jincheng Army envoy Wei Liang came to Jinzhou City and directly found his father.

In the West Garden, when Wei Liang saw his father, he asked directly: "The father asked his son to come to Jinzhou. Is there anything big of a deal?"

Grandfather asked back: "Have all the defenses in Junzhou been settled?"

"It's fine, there are trustworthy people everywhere guarding the sons. Tongshan guards Yancen City, and there will be no mistakes." Wei Liang replied.

Grandfather smiled and said, "Well, Tongshan is brave and should be loyal to you now."

Wei Liang smiled and said, "Tongshan's loyalty is certain. What he is most convinced is Fufeng. If Fufeng speaks, I will not be able to do it."

Grandfather remained silent and smiled: "Fufeng still has a great impact on Jincheng Army."

Wei Liang said frankly: "That's a good thing to avoid many possible betrayals. In fact, the reason why Fufeng has a great influence is mainly due to the division of land in Junzhou. Tongshan and some generals are truly convinced."

Grandfather nodded and said, "For my father, I plan to travel to the south and see the country that has been built by Fufeng, so that I can live a life worthy of my life. Only by giving it to you, can I feel at ease when I am a father."

Wei Liang was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's okay if my father wants to travel to the south. I'd better leave it to my second brother in Jinzhou City. I'm not happy with my second brother."

"I'm confused, can your second brother defend the city? As the chief official, when the enemy comes, he is afraid that the city will surrender, so he can only take care of some property and cannot be the main brigade." Grandfather rebuked.

Wei Liang nodded, but said again: "Father has to explain it to my second brother, otherwise we brothers will not be able to live together."

Grandfather nodded and said, "After my father left, if the court orders him to send troops to fight against Li Maozhen, you must not lead the army in person. You can train the 14th leader 5,000 regiments and leave a military order for his father to lead the army."

Wei Liang frowned and said, "Father, I'm afraid my 14th brother is not suitable for leading the army."

"Let him exercise and fight against Li Maozhen. We are willing to seek defeat, but we cannot defeat too clearly. We cannot tell the Fourteenth that we need to retreat, so he will do it independently." Grandfather explained, and Wei Liang nodded.

My grandfather brought a hundred elite guards and left Jinzhou City to head south. He wrote a letter to Wei Fufeng and told him about his conversation with Wei Zhaodu, which made Wei Fufeng know what he wanted. He told him to go out to go south and relax.

As he headed south, his grandfather was treated like Wei Xuan.

My grandfather also spoke humbly when facing civil and military officials, avoiding talking about interference in military and political affairs, and just asking about the landscape, specialties, and folk customs.

My grandfather was like a tourist. Whenever he encountered a famous landscape, he asked the local auxiliary officials to travel with him as a guide.

I stayed the longest when I arrived in Tanzhou. I was very interested in the ancient city of Changsha Prefecture and went to the surrounding counties.

Climbing Yuelu Mountain, looking at the prefecture island in the Xiangjiang River, stayed in Tanzhou for more than half a month, and then took a boat to travel along the Xiangjiang River. On the way, I stopped in Xiangtan County and visited the beautiful scenery of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue.

The return boat continued to go south along the Xiangjiang River and arrived at Hengzhou City, Hengyang City, and stayed for two days.

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During the same period, Wei Zhaodu led 3,000 troops to station in the outer city of Bacheng, Yuzhou.

Looking at the vast Bacheng, the curved rivers in the city, and the passenger and cargo ships coming and going.

Wei Zhaodu lamented that this is a paradise for prosperity, with a meteorological appearance comparable to Yangzhou and Chengdu.

Three thousand Shence troops were stationed on the bank of the outer city river. Wei Fufeng did not allow them to leave the station at will, and provided enough food and salt.

With food, the three thousand troops were very stable. They only had

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Can eat half full.

When Wei Fufeng greeted Wei Zhaodu, he asked Wei Zhaodu to enter the inner city governor's office.

Wei Zhaodu was unwilling to do so and said explicitly that he needed to train the army and should not leave the military camp.

Wei Fufeng did not force it, nor did he and Wei Zhaodu have any in-depth discussions. In fact, there was a gap between them and they each sought peace.

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The Emperor Zhaozong was furious in the Daming Palace, Yanying Palace, and Li Maozhen's letter-like spirit made the emperor angry.

The emperor dismissed Li Maozhen a false official on the grounds of disrespect, which meant to warn him and let Li Maozhen restrain himself.

Since the emperor failed to attack Hedong, he has learned a lesson and is unwilling to act rashly.

Under the persuasion of Prime Minister Du Rangneng, he was patient, accumulated power, and supported the army. He also withstood the pressure inside and outside, adopted Du Rangneng's suggestions, and let the royal kings in charge of the army.

However, Li Maozhen was arrogant and did something wrong to write endless letters to slander the emperor.

The emperor repeatedly endured it, but only a symbolic warning of dismissal from office, and granted the title of King Wei Zhaodu of Shu, mainly to prevent the southern Sichuan army from moving south and intensify the confrontation between the southern Sichuan army and the Fengxiang army.

The emperor was quite hesitant about the attack on Li Maozhen.

Prime Minister Du Rangneng advised: "Li Maozhen's land is strong, but the imperial army is still weak, so it is not enough to attack. Fengxiang is close to the capital, so it is easy to cause self-inflict danger and regret it."

The emperor was also afraid of defeat in the attack, which resulted in Li Maozhen's army entering Chang'an to force the palace. He was patient again and again, but he couldn't bear it today.

Li Maozhen actually wrote a letter saying: "Your Majesty is the title of King of Shu in Wei. Isn't it the country who gave in to him? Chang'an will suffer from Huang Chao's disaster in the future. Then, where can your Majesty's car bends away?!"

Emperor Zhaozong could no longer bear it, and insulted Du Rangneng to see him in such a naked way, in humiliation of the late emperor, and humiliation of the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty who had taken refuge in Chengdu, Shu. Emperor Zhaozong could no longer bear it. In his anger, Xuan summoned Du Rangneng to come to see him.

Du Rangneng came to Yanying Palace, and Zhaozong asked him to read Li Maozhen's letter and said angrily: "If I bear it, will it become a laughing stock in the world? What kind of face do you have to meet the ancestors and ancestors?"

Du Rangneng gritted his teeth. He knew that Li Maozhen's letter this time had seriously exceeded the emperor's bottom line and pointed at the emperor's nose and scolded his ancestors.

The emperor is really patient, but he is afraid that he will be despised by the world, and historical books will also leave stains.

However, the court could not fight Li Maozhen. Du Rangneng was in a dilemma. Suddenly, he knelt on the ground and advised: "Please endure it for another half a year. After the Hedong Army suppressed the rebellion, he will use troops to jointly attack Li Maozhen."

"Hedong Army? The Hedong Army is here. Do I want to occupy Fengxiang Mansion? They are here, can I leave?" Zhaozong said annoyed.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court has the most new military recruits, and it takes time to train. He rashly sent troops to attack, and his chances of victory are not much. I hope your Majesty will be safe. After all, Fengxiang Mansion is adjacent to the capital, and the consequences are worrying." Du Rangneng gritted his teeth and advised him.

"It's enough. Your family doesn't want to be humiliated by me, so I won't force you." Zhaozong said coldly.

"Your Majesty." Du Rangneng kowtowed in a silence, raised his head and said in tears: "Your Majesty, the Lord should be damned, but it is of great importance. If you lose, I wish that Chao Cuo of the Han Dynasty would be hard to apologize to Your Majesty for the princes."

Zhaozong said coldly: "I am not Emperor Jing of Han. If there is any disadvantage, I will take it with all my strength and will not let Qing family die unjustly. Just prepare for the war."

Du Rangneng had nothing to say, so he had to say, "I obey the order."

Zhaozong said: "Your family does not need to be pessimistic. I ordered Wei Zhaodu, who was in Yuzhou, to urge the southern Sichuan army to attack Xichuan. At the same time, the Dongchuan army will also attack Xichuan. Xingyuan Prefecture's army will attack Fengxiang Prefecture, and I also ordered Jinzhou to send troops to attack."

Du Rangneng nodded and said, "I plan to do my best."

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On this day, Wei Fufeng suddenly received a message from Wei Zhaodu, saying that Wei Zhaodu wanted to see the Yuzhou city defense.

Wei Fufeng was not surprised and had to go and visit with Lord Uncle in person.

Three days ago, Wei Fufeng received a message from Chang'an, knowing that Li Maozhen's letter stimulated the emperor.

The emperor issued an order to remove Li Maozhen from Fengxiang's position as governor of Fengxiang and ordered Li Maozhen to retreat from Fengxiang's mansion and stay under the rule of Longjian's governor.

Li Maozhen originally served as the governor of Fengxiang, Longyou, and Longjian. One of his sons served as the deputy governor of Xichuan.

Now Li Maozhen has only the position of Longjian Jiedu and the title of Prince Longxi.

After receiving the message, Wei Fufeng made a noise, saying that the court had sent an imperial edict and ordered the southern Sichuan army to attack Xichuan. The Jiedushi was mobilizing military forces in other states.

On the other hand, Wei Fufeng ordered Wang Ze and Lu Qing to prepare for a "big defeat".

It was ordered to move the people under the ruler living north of the river to move to Bacheng for a temporary residence. Those who do not want to move will not force them, but military households must move.

Although he planned to temporarily abandon the area north of the Yangtze River, Wei Fufeng was unwilling to abandon Rongzhou, so he instead increased his troops to Shunan County to strengthen defense.

Rongzhou has an important strategic position, with a defensive barrier to the west south of the river.

The gains and losses of Rongzhou are related to the stability of the military and people's hearts. Even if half of Luzhou and half of Yuzhou are lost, the southern Sichuan army has not lost its main rule.

What's more, Shunan County, Rongzhou was renamed by Wei Fufeng, which has ruling significance.

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Wei Fufeng accompanied Wei Zhaodu to inspect Yuzhou city defense. Yuzhou city defense was divided into three parts: Bacheng on the south bank, Yuzhongcheng on the riverside, and the northern city on the east side of the Jialing River on the north bank.

Take a boat at Bacheng Water City Gate and arrive at Yuzhong City.

When he entered the city gate, Wei Zhaodu's eyes lit up. He saw the stone surfaces of the streets in the city, and the buildings were paved with a grand eaves. It was different from the bamboo houses everywhere in Bacheng, which made him feel intimate.

Yuzhong City is a bottle-shaped peninsula extending into the river. The bottle mouth is diagonally opposite to the west. The entire Yuzhong City is surrounded by the Jialing River and the Dajiang River. The Jialing River and the Dajiang River converge at Chaotianmen in the east.

Yuzhong City has a long history and the Han family has a profound cultural heritage. It is because of its peaceful and prosperous times because it is located in the golden waterway and is prosperous and prosperous.

Most of the people living in Yuzhong City are rich, with most of the descendants of officials.

Walk through the bustling streets and arrive at the city wall at Pingkou.

Wei Zhaodu's expression changed slightly, and the entire vertical city wall was covered with bricks, as high as ten meters, and there was also a urn city.

Wei Zhaodu and Wei Fufeng climbed the city wall together and saw three more stalking out.

"Fufeng, your defense is strong." Wei Zhaodu said in surprise.

Wei Fufeng smiled bitterly and said, "This place is not the construction of grandson. One of the grandson's wife is the decision. In fact, grandson doesn't have much time in Yuzhou, and most of the time they spend traveling outside."

Wei Zhaodu nodded and looked from afar and saw a large number of people gathered on the river bank, all of whom were holding many items.

Among them, the elderly, weak, women and children are most likely waiting to cross the river. A large area of ​​black covers a long time, and is estimated to be as large as tens of thousands of people.

"Fufeng, is that migration?" Wei Zhaodu asked.

"When the migration is concerned that the Fengxiang Army takes the initiative and orders that the people who are willing to avoid war can temporarily live and go to Bacheng," Wei Fufeng replied.

"Fengxiang Army took the initiative?" Wei Zhaodu asked.

"If it was a grandson, he would attack before the court took action to avoid falling into two fronts. When the grandson obtained information, the 10,000 troops from Fengxiang Mansion went south." Wei Fufeng said.

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