On the way back, Wei Fufeng told the accompanying soldiers that His Majesty the Emperor was very pleased to see him and granted him the title of Marquis of Fufeng. The thousand soldiers under his command became the Fufeng Army, which was regarded as one of the strategic armies of Chang'an City.

His subordinates congratulated Wei Fufeng one after another. Wei Fufeng was also happy. He had received a legitimate military call, and the military force under his command had a sense of cohesion and an invisible legal confidence.

As for telling the emperor about Qianzhou's defection to Nanzhao, the first purpose was to remind the emperor of the significance of establishing the Jiedushi in southern Sichuan, and the second was to divert the emperor's attention.

The third is that Wei Fufeng was determined to enter Qianzhou and laid the foundation for his future actions.

Qianzhou refers to Qianzhong Road (Guizhou Province) in a broad sense, and Qianzhou, the seat of Qianzhong Road (Guizhou Province) in a narrow sense.

Most of the area on the Central Guizhou Road belonged to the Liao people, and most of the prefectures within it belonged to the Tang Dynasty in name only.

In fact, the Liao people are self-governing, and the leader of the Liao people is the governor (local official).

Wei Fufeng was worried about whether Sichuan Jiedu could survive forever, but he also looked forward to the future development of southern Sichuan.

If Southern Sichuan can be established for a long time, it cannot be satisfied with the status quo, but will continue to expand more territories and obtain more human and financial resources.

With more human and financial resources, we can defend ourselves against powerful enemies.

The number one enemy in southern Sichuan is Yang Shouliang. In fact, he is the eunuch Yang Fugong. Yang Shouliang is just one of Yang Fugong's forces in Bashu.

Enemy No. 2 is Wang Jian. Wang Jian is brave and good at fighting, has a great reputation, and is good at forming powerful forces.

According to Wei Fufeng's understanding, Wang Jian's military force consisted of many Qiang and Liao people. Once Wang Jian captured Chengdu, his next step might be to attack southern Sichuan.

The third enemy is Dongchuan Jiedushi. The one who suffers the most from the establishment of Southern Sichuan Jiedushi is Dongchuan Jiedushi. It can be said that he has forged a big feud with Southern Sichuan. Once there is an opportunity, Dongchuan Jiedushi will definitely conquer southern Sichuan again.

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Enemy No. 4 is Cheng Na, the military governor of Jingnan. It is said that after Cheng Na occupied Jingnan, he implemented a policy of recuperation.

The end of the war in Jingnan will inevitably make Jingnan people in Luzhou want to return to their hometown.

Therefore, Wei Fufeng's expansion prospects are focused on Qianzhou and Fuling.

Fuzhou is located in the lower reaches of the Dajiang River in Yuzhou, between Yuzhou and Zhongzhou. It has Dajiang and Wujiang watercourse resources. It was originally part of the Shannan West Road and was later placed under the Central Guizhou Road.

Fuzhou is very famous. It is the starting point of the Bashu Lychee Road (Yangba Road). Du Mu has a poem describing it. Riding Juechen, the concubine laughs, and no one knows that the lychees are coming.

It's about the lychees in Fuzhou. You use a fast horse to follow the Lychee Road to Hanzhong, and then take the Ziwu Road from Hanzhong to Chang'an. The whole journey takes three days, basically at the speed of a dead horse.

To the southeast of Fuzhou is Qianzhou, and between the two states there is the Fuling River waterway (Wujiang River) leading to the main river.

Fuzhou and Qianzhou both have huge potentials worth developing in terms of commerce and agriculture. What they lack is manpower, and no one wants to get close to the Liao people.

However, Wei Fufeng felt that his colleagues could be used, and the Jingnan Military Mansion and the Shunan Military Mansion attracted thousands of officers.

He opened up and occupied the Qianzhou area, built a military palace to intimidate the Liao people, and accommodated those who were willing to work in agriculture.

Entering Fuzhou and Qianzhou is just Wei Fufeng's prospect in his spare time.

Qianzhou has been under the control of the Tang Dynasty for a long time. It is not an autonomous state dominated by the Liao people. The imperial court also established Qianzhou observers to rule.

However, the Qianzhou Observer Envoy changed his identity several times and no longer made offerings to the court.

If Wei Fufeng sends troops to capture Qianzhou, he only needs to submit a confession to the emperor to be recognized by the emperor as the observer of Qianzhou.

For example, Chengna, who occupied Jingnan, claimed to be the envoy of Jingnan and stayed behind. After submitting a tribute letter to the emperor, he was recognized as the envoy of Jingnan.

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Returning to the Dongshi Warehouse, Wei Fufeng ordered the ten subordinates who had followed him into the palace to leave Chang'an City and go to Ziwu Town, telling the 400 soldiers in Ziwu Town that they would call themselves the Fufeng Army in the future.

Wei Fufeng also summoned the soldiers who were familiar with the northern region and asked them to study the strategy of marching to the east of Hedong.

Wei Fufeng clarified the purpose of the march. First, he should not fight desperately and try to choose an area conducive to land warfare.

The second is to avoid the strong and attack the weak. The Fufeng Army should take advantage of the loopholes and attack the weak areas east of Hedong.

In a word, the Fufeng Army must act independently and try to avoid casualties, but it cannot hide and not participate in the war.

Of course, Wei Fufeng was unwilling to lose military strength for the emperor, and was also worried that the soldiers would resist participating in the war in Hedong.

After arranging soldiers as his staff, Wei Fufeng threw away his hands and went back to the house to rest. Today, he achieved what he wanted in his heart. Although he was happy, he was inevitably tired. The main reason was that the process of meeting the emperor was too laborious and hard-working.

After entering the house, Xiaoxue helped Wei Fufeng take off his clothes. Looking at the pretty and charming girl, Wei Fufeng subconsciously became emotional and suddenly reached out to hold Xiaoxue's hand.

Xiaoxue was startled and lowered her head shyly.

"Xiaoxue, I am Marquis Fufeng, and the emperor granted me the title." Wei Fufeng whispered softly, willing to share the joy with the beautiful lady.

"Congratulations, sir. From now on, I should be called Lord Marquis." Xiaoxue raised her head and responded gently.

Wei Fufeng smiled and said: "My lord, I still listen, but you are my roommate, so you should call me Young Master, or Master."

Xiaoxue's jade cheeks were rosy, and she whispered shyly: "I am young, please call me young master. I will call you master in the future."

Wei Fufeng nodded happily and looked at Xiaoxue lovingly. After a while, he said, "Xiaoxue, I will take you to your mother's house in a few days. You can accompany her first."

Xiaoxue raised her eyes in surprise and whispered: "Sir, why did you send the slave away?"

Wei Fufeng smiled and said: "The emperor appointed me as Fufeng's military envoy, and I will lead the army to the east of Hedong."

"Young Master is going to fight?" Xiaoxue was shocked and lost her voice, her face instantly turned pale.

"Don't be afraid, I'm just going to deal with it, I won't participate in a dangerous battle." Wei Fufeng comforted him, feeling very warm in his heart.

Xiaoxue hesitated to speak, nodded silently, and suddenly leaned forward and threw herself into Wei Fufeng's chest.

Wei Fufeng wrapped his arms around the delicate body, lowered his head and sniffed the beauty's hair.

After a long time, Wei Fufeng whispered: "When I come back, we will go to Wudang Mountain together."

Xiaoxue nodded softly and whispered: "I know that the young master can return safely."

Wei Fufeng smiled and stroked Xiaoxue's hair with his right hand. Xiaoxue whispered again: "I am willing to serve my wife obediently."

"My mother has a gentle temper and treats you kindly. You and my mother must not reveal anything about southern Sichuan and the expedition." Wei Fufeng ordered.

"Please remember." Xiaoxue replied softly.

Wei Fufeng nodded and said: "Xiaoxue, Southern Sichuan is my inheritance, and I am just a concubine of the Wei clan. My mother is the maidservant of the eldest lady. If the Wei family knows about southern Sichuan, there will be a lot of internal strife."

Xiaoxue hummed softly and whispered: "I don't understand, please remember the young master's instructions."

Wei Fufeng smiled and whispered: "Southern Sichuan is surrounded by enemies on all sides. It is difficult to say whether it can survive for a long time. All you need to know is that even if I lose the foundation of southern Sichuan, I can still give you a prosperous life."

"I don't mind what you said. Since you can live a prosperous life, why should you lead your army to risk war?" Xiaoxue dissuaded him.

Wei Fufeng shook his head and said: "I am a man and need to live with dignity, so I worked hard to win a title. In addition, these are troubled times. Without the protection of force, the rich can only be slaughtered. I need

Only when you lead an army on an expedition can you firmly hold military power."

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Xiaoxue nodded and whispered: "I understand that my relatives were robbed by the mob because they had no protection."

Wei Fufeng nodded and said: "Guards that cannot be controlled are more terrifying than the mob."

Xiaoxue agreed lightly, and Wei Fufeng gently stroked the beauty's hair and said gently: "I need time. When I have the confidence to control the military, I will not be afraid of Elder Wei's seizure of power. At that time, both my mother and you will be able to

Get the honor of being appointed."

"Thank you, Master, for showing me mercy." Xiaoxue whispered.

"You and I are destined to be together, and we are blessed by each other." Wei Fufeng murmured softly.

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At noon the next day, Master Yan, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, and officials from the Ministry of Household came to the West Market Warehouse to ask Wei Fufeng to receive the imperial edict.

Wei Fufeng led the soldiers present to kneel down and listen to the announcement, and then respectfully received the order, and then handed over two seals, one was the military seal of Fufeng, and the other was the honorary seal of Marquis Fufeng.

Next, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue left the grain cart to count the grain. Wei Fufeng was with Mr. Yan. He smiled and handed over a cloth bag containing five taels of gold ingots.

In troubled times, gold and silver are of high value, and although food is expensive, it is a commodity.

Mr. Yan looked at the handed bag, shook his head and said: "You don't have to be like this when you are a military prince. I just do my duty and there is no need for rewards."

Wei Fufeng was slightly startled, but he had a good impression of this Lord Yan. He took back the bag and said with a smile: "I have been granted a special title, so I am willing to give something. Since you won't accept it, let me wait a few days and ask someone to give you some."

Send me a small gift of food to my house."

Mr. Yan was slightly startled, but hesitated to speak. He nodded after hesitation and saluted, "Thank you so much, Lord Jun."

Wei Fufeng smiled and said: "No thanks, I have something else to ask your lord."

Lord Yan's expression changed slightly and he said politely: "Marquis Jun, please tell me."

"I am participating in the crusade against Hedong. I need a map from the Ministry of War. Please get a fake map for my use." Wei Fufeng said.

Mr. Yan nodded lightly and said: "Fake pictures are okay, but they can't be completely true to reality."

"Thank you, Mr. Yan." Wei Fufeng bowed and thanked him.

"This is a state matter, thank you." Mr. Yan responded politely, and then said: "If the military commander needs it urgently, I will go to the Ministry of War immediately."

"Thank you." Wei Fufeng said politely.

Mr. Yan said goodbye and left. Wei Fufeng looked at his back. He understood that Mr. Yan was deliberately avoiding it and was worried that Wei Fufeng would create another problem for him.

Naturally, Wei Fufeng would not participate in the food counting and handover. He also went back to the house and asked Xiaoxue to collect the imperial edict and the Fufeng Hou Seal. He also took the Fufeng Military Seal with him for emergencies.
To be continued...