The general nodded, and Wang Jian said again: "If you want to rule for a long time, your military strength is like an arm and a finger, and you will still have the majority of the Han army, so the next step is to seize Li Maozhen's territory."

The general said, "Li Maozhen is strong, how can he seize it?"

Wang Jian smiled faintly and said, "Have you not heard of it? Li Maozhen was called emperor."

"Feng Xiangjun said, that's not true." The general replied.

Wang Jian said: "It's not true, it's true. Li Maozhen foolishly robbed Chang'an, and was already marked with the anti-Tang Dynasty. After doing it, he was unwilling to admit that he was anti-Tang Dynasty, and it ended up being unpleasant from both inside and outside.

There are so many arrogant soldiers and generals in the Fengxiang Army. If he does not call himself emperor and establish a country, it will disappoint some subordinates who are eager for high-ranking officials and will also make some subordinates hate them against the Tang Dynasty. You should know that the inner gate is the center of the Tang Dynasty, and many people are officials or descendants of the Tang Dynasty, and they do not want the Tang Dynasty to be destroyed in their hearts."

The general thought about it and shook his head and said, "The Tang Dynasty has been dead in name only, and I don't feel anything."

Wang Jian said no more and ordered: "Send orders and send troops."

Wang Jian left 5,000 troops in Jincheng, Lanzhou, and continued to carry Li Jilin's Fengxiang army and sent troops to Huizhou to attack the Dangxiang army.

Upon hearing the news, Dangxiang Jun was so frightened that he had to retreat to Yuanzhou, but was blocked at Longshan Pass.

Wei Liang's army arrived at the Jinghe River Basin first, and Zeng Hao recommended himself to guard Yuanzhou.

Wei Liang allowed him to give Zeng Hao 30,000 troops, and then went to Binzhou to take over.

The Dangxiang Army cannot break through the pass, and it cannot escape by being surrounded by Wang Jian's coalition.

Li Jilin sent an envoy to persuade the Dangxiang Army to surrender to Wang Jian, but Wang Jian did not want Wang Jian to massacre hundreds of Dangxiang leaders and completely annex tens of thousands of Dangxiang people.

Li Jilin was very scared and asked to leave.

Wang Jian refused to agree, so he used Li Jilin's army to return to Jincheng, Lanzhou, crossed the Yellow River to attack Hehuang Tubo, and promised to give Li Jilin generous benefits.

Hehuang Tubo belongs to many tribal consortia, and Tubo has also had its heyday.

In the late period of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, the Anshi Rebellion broke out. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty transferred the Longyou army in Hexi to suppress the rebellion, allowing Tubo to take advantage of the situation and rule over more than a hundred years.

Later, the Zanpu civil war broke out in Tubo, and many tribes were disintegrated.

Zhang Yichao of Shazhou rebelled against Tubo and once seized Longyou, Hexi, and was recognized by the Tang Dynasty as the governor of Guiyi Army.

Due to the threat from the Uighurs, the Guiyi army had to focus on defending the old nest in Hexi. Longyou was once again occupied by Tubo, forming the Tubo rule centered on Hehuang.

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The damage of the 70,000 Tubo army caused fierce quarrels among the Tubo nobles in Hehuang and the consequences were disagreeable.

Disagreement caused defensive slackness, and habitual interactions with Wei Liang. Unexpectedly, the enemy who reached a negotiation would invade so quickly.

Wang Jian's army of more than 100,000 advanced and continued to defeat the Tubo army in Hehuang and unstoppable force.

During the war, the former Tubo prisoners were promoted. The 50,000 Tubo troops initially captured, and 20,000 were slave soldiers, becoming the military force that Wang Jian focused on bringing his troops under his command.

Hehuang was originally the territory of the Tang Dynasty. After Tubo occupied it, most of the Han people became slaves. After a hundred years of fall, most of the descendants of the Han people were mixed-race, and there were very few pure-bred Han people.

Just over half a month, Qingtang City, which symbolizes the rule of the center, fell into the hands of Wang Jian.

Subsequently, Wang Jian forced the new military rule with his prestige and control his superior military power.

The Thirteen Tribes became the Thirteen Lords, and most of the gathered military forces were dispatched and refused to return them to the tribe, and six armies were established.

The leaders of the thirteen tribes dared to be angry but dared not speak out. They were originally leaders of small tribes, easily contented, lacking the courage to achieve the general trend, and were ruled by Wang Jian.

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Years of fear, and it's so scary.

Li Jilin was finally able to leave. This time he went to Longyou, with 30,000 troops remaining 20,000.

Wang Jian did not speak vernacularly, and half of the gold, silver and treasures of the trophy were given to Fengxiang Army and half of them to the leaders of the thirteen tribes to appease.

There is only food, cattle, sheep, horses and military weapons, and Wang Jian is in control of it.

Li Jilin wanted to stay away from Wang Jian, and did not care about supplies on his way back, so he hurriedly led his army back.

In order to save food along the way, he had to dig grass roots and even killed horses, and finally returned to the Fengxiang Army's territory.

When Li Jilin saw Li Maozhen, he reported truthfully that Li Maozhen was so angry on the spot.

Li Jilin was almost kicked to death with his feet in his chest, and he never had the chance to lead the army alone since then.

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In late October, Wang Jian's envoy arrived in Huazhou. Please see His Majesty the Emperor to report his victory.

After Han Jian learned about it, he allowed the envoy to meet with the emperor.

Since the emperor was brought to Huazhou, Han Jian's life has not been peaceful. One is that he is worried about the Fengxiang army coming, and the other is that he is worried about the emperor's 20,000 troops attacking.

The emperor was the emperor after all, and was qualified to collude with other vassal states.

Wei Zhaodu was in Shangzhou. If the emperor colluded with Wei Zhaodu, Wei Zhaodu could attract the army in southern Sichuan. Once the inside and outside were in harmony, Tongguan would be in danger.

The only comfort was that the vassal states that originally paid tribute to the court continued to transport tribute to Huazhou.

The tribute and vassal states included the Southern Sichuan Army, the Zhongyi Army, the Huainan Army, the Hezhong Army, and the Hedong Army.

Among them, the southern Sichuan army had the most tribute taxes, followed by the Hezhong army's tribute taxes to Chiyan, which solved the use of salt from the Tongguan army.

Envoy Wang Jian was a military general wearing armor. He had a square face and a angular ridge, a tough and sturdy tiger step, and walked into the palace gate with a calm and mighty tiger step.

In fact, it was a mansion with a temporary high-rise gate tower, which was simple and similar to a marching gate.

However, the palace was guarded strictly, with inside and outside spearmen standing in front of the palace, and an eunuch led the envoy of Wang Jian and Han Jian.

The hundreds of elite armored soldiers behind Han Jian were majestic and powerful. In contrast, many sprites in the linen were overshadowed.

Walking through the hall, entering the hall, there is a large carved chair in front of the hall, and Zhaozong sat upright.

Six prime ministers stood on the side of the three on the left and three on the right, and behind the prime minister, more than a dozen eunuchs stood against the wall.

"Your Majesty, Wang Jian's envoy is here to see you, please ask Your Majesty for inquiries." Han Jian said with a casual expression.

Zhaozong nodded calmly, looked at the general and asked, "Are you Wang Jian's subordinate?"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor, I am a reward for the victory. My family has recaptured Longyou." The envoy Wang Jian spoke calmly, neither humble nor arrogant, but lacks respect for the emperor.

Zhaozong was displeased and said calmly: "Longyou was already recovered, so how can we talk about the saying of winning? Wasn't Wang Jian in Yazhou?"

The envoy Wang Jian replied: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the most important area in Longyou is Hehuang. My family sent more than 100,000 troops and defeated Hehuang Tubo. Now it has 200,000 troops. As for the Jincheng army occupying Lanzhou, it has been defeated and withdrawn from Longyou."

Zhaozong was shocked.

"Are you telling a joke? Wang Jian has more than 100,000 troops. He is willing to give up Xichuan and not take it away, and run to Longyou to eat grass." An old minister sarcastically said.

The envoy Wang Jian turned his head and stared, cursing: "You immortal, you can only make a point of fingers and make empty talk that will ruin the country. The Tang Dynasty is so unbearable, but you are the fools who live above the temple."

"You?...you are arrogant." The old minister trembled all over, and the other people's faces suddenly looked ugly, only Han Jian remained silent.

"Is someone arrogant? Someone can't compare to Li

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Maozhen.” Wang Jian’s envoy sneered and sarcastic.

Zhaozong's face suddenly became gloomy and raised his eyebrows and said, "Would Wang Jian ask you to come and show his power to me?"

The envoy Wang Jian immediately argued: "Your Majesty, I am here to report the victory, but he is provoking and making a frank statement, and he is not arrogant."

The old minister almost fainted when he heard this, and was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Zhaozong said coldly: "I know what to say when I report the victory?"

The envoy Wang Jian said with a high voice: "Yes, I think Your Majesty doesn't believe it. I will say that my elders have tens of thousands of mercenaries in Yazhou, but the turtle tactics of Fufeng Hou left my elders with nowhere to dictate. If they fight hard, they will only suffer losses.

So my elders led the army northward, joined forces with the Fengxiang army to defeat the Jincheng army, captured tens of thousands of Dangxiang, and then ambushed the 70,000 Tubo army invading Lanzhou, and captured 50,000 prisoners in one war.

Half of my elders are Tubo tribes, so they can take over Tubo prisoners. Later, more than 100,000 troops attacked Hehuang and captured all the land in Longyou.

My grandfather is an official of the Tang Dynasty and is devoted to the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, I asked someone to come to report the victory. In addition, I asked Your Majesty to serve as the governor of Longyou and be awarded the title of King of Qin."

Zhaozong had a gloomy face and turned his head to look at it. A prime minister understood it and said, "Wang Jian only occupied Longyou, and most of his subordinates were Dangxiang Tubo. How can he know if it can last long?"

The envoy Wang Jian turned his head to face it and said, "The king's flag changes on the top of the city. I said you don't believe it for a long time. My elders are willing to ask for a title, but that is because I am attached to the Tang Dynasty.

If His Majesty the Emperor is unwilling to pay a stingy imperial edict, then don’t blame my elders for doing things in a rebellious manner and sending troops to help Li Maozhen.”

The faces of the king and his ministers changed in shock, and they were stabbed into the vital point, silent.

Han Jian coughed and asked, "If you give me a gift, can Wang Jian be willing to respond to the imperial court's attack on Li Maozhen?"

The envoy Wang Jian replied: "I won't attack. Li Maozhen helped my family seize Longyou, and he could not repay his grudges. If he was granted the title by His Majesty the Emperor, he would have a reason to be neutral and would like to guard the border for the court."

Han Jian nodded and turned his head and said, "Your Majesty, since Wang Jian has 200,000 mercenaries and is also interested in the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty has granted meritorious officials, Li Maozhen must be afraid of guarding and dare not come to the east."

Zhaozong could only nod.

The envoy Wang Jian immediately saluted: "Thank you Your Majesty to give me a title. My elders have another request to grant the title of King Dahu Wuwei, the King of Hexi, the governor of Hexi, to divide the southern Sichuan army. The territory of the southern Sichuan army is too large."

Zhaozong was surprised and looked thoughtful. After a few breaths, he said calmly: "This matter is postponed and discussed again. You should leave and wait for the order."

"Thank you, your Majesty, I'll leave." The envoy Wang Jian responded respectfully, turned around and left alone.

Han Jian said: "Your Majesty, Wang Jian's proposal is worth adopting. Fufeng Hou has too large territory in the north and south. Although he has lost Longyou, I heard that he has seized Nanzhao and has not yet reported his victory to Your Majesty."

Zhaozong whispered: "Wang Jian's intention is nothing more than trying to seize Liangzhou. If Wang Jian's heroic power is promoted, he will definitely be too big in the future and the disaster will become more severe."

Han Jian debated: "Liangzhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but Wang Jian wanted to get it, but the Sichuan Army was already a disaster for the Tang Dynasty.

I learned that Wei Liang, the defeated Jincheng Army, has now gone to Bining, and I suggest that I serve as the governor of Wei Liang, recruiting envoys from the north, and granting titles to the prince, and further dividing the southern Sichuan army."

Zhaozong was thinking, and after more than ten breaths, he raised his eyes and glanced at the ministers, obviously without objection.

Zhaozong knew very well that these ministers of his own were afraid of Han Jian's harm and did not dare to sing on stage operas.

"According to what you have reported." Zhaozong replied expressionlessly.

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