Grandfather nodded and said: "Grandfather is just talking about war on paper, ignoring that Wang Jian is powerful and good at fighting."

"Wang Jian's most terrifying strength is his rogue methods. He can do anything for profit. The uncle fights against the rogues, just like a scholar competing for food with bandits. A follower of the rules who accepts death and expects the bandits to abide by the rules, and the bandits directly swallow them all. Scholars

I was dumbfounded." Wei Fufeng gave a straightforward metaphor.

The uncle smiled bitterly after hearing this, nodded and said: "In troubled times, there is no morality, and robbery by force has become the most important principle."

Wei Fufeng nodded and whispered: "My grandson believes that although my uncle's actions in Xichuan were unfavorable, at least he was able to escape unscathed. If he had fought with Wang Jian from the beginning, he would have died in a foreign country."

Grandfather nodded and said: "That's the truth. If there is no threat to Wang Jian, Wang Jian would not want a prime minister to die in Xichuan."

Wei Fufeng nodded and said: "At the end of the day, the emperor made a mistake. He can completely ignore Wang Jian's letter."

"The current emperor is a man who is eager for success. If he is eager for success, he will easily harm the country." Grandfather responded.

The grandfather and grandson were talking as the carriage drove out of the city.

Grandfather changed the subject again and told Wei Fufeng that there were nearly a hundred warriors accompanying him on this trip. He briefly introduced the vigor and vitality involved and asked Wei Fufeng to coordinate the strategies.

The carriage drove three miles away from the city and encountered more than a hundred people, including Wei Fufeng's escort, facing the other hundred people across the road, like officers and soldiers and civilians.

The car stopped, and Wei Fufeng got out of the car and helped his grandfather get out of the car.

Grandfather's eyes looked at the guards, his expression showing surprise.

Ten of the guards were wearing bright light armor, weapons, swords and shields. The others were girded in linen clothes and trousers, but all of them carried military crossbows and had long knives slanted on their waists.

"Fufeng, your subordinate's weapons are not bad." Grandfather whispered.

"These are considered elites, and there are only a few thousand in southern Sichuan. This time, there are a few grain guards, a hundred sword and shield guards, 300 crossbow troops, and 600 spearmen, which is equivalent to regiment training." Wei Fufeng replied softly.

Grandfather nodded, then smiled and said: "Hedong is participating in the war. It was you who took the initiative to volunteer."

"Yes, my grandson used the tribute rice as an excuse to join the war. He asked the emperor to grant him the title of Marquis of Fufeng and the title of Fufeng Army." Wei Fufeng answered frankly.

Grandfather nodded. At this time, ten strong men came over and respectfully paid homage: "Sir."

"Well, this is my grandson. He is going to Jinzhou. You will follow his command." Grandfather ordered majestically.

"No." The ten warriors responded, and then greeted Wei Fufeng and called him son.

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The grandparents and grandchildren here are doing the handover, and Wei Xuan is tearfully bidding farewell to his wives and concubines.

After a while, he was urged by his grandfather to set off. More than a hundred people escorted a car and headed southwest.

Grandfather stood looking in the distance, his eyes showing expectation. Wei Xuan's wives and concubines were also looking to see him off, with much less worry in their expressions, mainly because they saw so many people accompanying him.

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After setting off, Wei Fufeng walked with the carriage. Wei Xuan asked him to get in the carriage, but he politely refused and walked with a group of warriors and guards.

Shangluo County is about three hundred miles away from Xicheng County, and it only takes four or five days to get there.

On the way, he tried his best to rest in the mountains and forests. Wei Xuan got off the car and stayed with his son. He asked where the person who was accompanying him came from, but Wei Fufeng excused himself and said that it was arranged by his grandfather.

On the way, we walked into Shanyang County under the jurisdiction of Shangzhou and stopped at a village to rest at dusk.

After dinner, Wei Fufeng called the leaders of ten strong men and made instructions and arrangements.

The leaders treated Wei Fufeng with obvious respect and no casual attitude.

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state.

Wei Fufeng knew in his heart that the guards had a deterrent effect. These warriors attached to his grandfather had a loose relationship with his grandfather, and most of them were scoundrels or thieves who were not doing their jobs properly.

Setting off early the next morning, eighty strong men left in separate ways, while twenty continued to accompany him.

None of these warriors knew the real purpose of going to Jinzhou. They just got the benefit of Lord Changshi on weekdays and had to gather their strength after hearing the greetings.

Naturally, Wei Fufeng would put these warriors to great use. They were most suitable for sneaking into the county town, seizing the city gate, or raiding the Xicheng County Duke's mansion.

Wei Fufeng tried his best to avoid letting the soldiers in southern Sichuan do banditry. First, it would affect the morale of the soldiers. Second, it would be difficult to reward them. If they were given too much, it would be unfair, and if they were given too little, they would feel resentful.

At dusk, we settled in a village in Xunyang County, Jinzhou to rest.

Wei Fufeng led ten guards to leave the village and went to secretly meet with the Fufeng Army officers who had arrived first.

The soldiers of the Fufeng Army were stationed in the mountains and forests, and Wei Fufeng arrived to learn more about them.

After confirming that the soldiers passed through the Kugu Road without encountering any interrogation or Jinzhou military strength, he returned to the village with peace of mind.

Early the next morning, Wei Fufeng ordered thirty guards to return to the army. The father and his son set off with only twenty strong men, crossing the Han River in Xunyang County and along the south bank of the Han River to enter the Ankang Basin.

The two leaders of the twenty warriors retained by Wei Fufeng were both trusted confidants recognized by his grandfather.

After an arduous journey, Wei Fufeng and his party arrived at Xicheng County, Jinzhou Government Office.

The county seat is located on the south bank of the Han River. The city wall is in ruins. The people coming in and out are in ragged clothes. Some are shirtless, with only rags covering their lower bodies.

Wei Fufeng's first impression was that it was a very poor place.

Although the city was in dilapidated condition, the troops defending the city were strictly inspected and very fierce. The screams and scoldings at the east city gate were endless.

Seeing a group of strong men escorting a car approaching, the defenders didn't dare to rush into it, so they asked politely.

Wei Fufeng replied that he was the newly appointed county magistrate.

After receiving the report, the gatekeeper of the city gate walked down the horse path from the city gate tower. He looked at the official document with an indifferent expression, then looked at Wei Fufeng with a picky eye. After a while, he threw the official document back, waved his hand and turned around to leave.

Faced with the arrogance and rudeness of the city gate officer, Wei Fufeng took the official document, walked forward quickly, handed over a piece of silver, and politely said: "Sir, please go slowly, thank you very much."

The city gate official looked back, reached for the silver, nodded with satisfaction, turned around and continued walking.

The group passed through the East City Gate and walked along the uneven streets to the state government office. They met with the governor and obtained approval before they could go to the county government office.

While walking, Wei Xuan said to Wei Fufeng through the car window: "Fufeng, since you can pass, there is no need to spend money."

After hearing what his father said, Wei Fufeng was speechless. He knew that his father cherished money and thought that there was no need to fawn over low-level officials.

But they didn't know that Wei Fufeng was opening up important areas of the city gate and giving him benefits, which was equivalent to giving him a chance to get closer.

"Dad, the officials guarding the city gate must be close confidants of the people in power in the city. If such people are offended, as long as they say bad words to the superiors, our losses will be greater in the future." Wei Fufeng deliberately raised his voice slightly to let the surrounding warriors know.

hear.

What his father did not understand, most strong men would also think that Wei Fufeng should not throw away his money. The consequences would damage Wei Fufeng's prestige. Once he has contempt, it is easy to make mistakes.

Wei Xuan felt it made sense, nodded and said nothing more.

On the way, Wei Fufeng ordered ten strong men to stop and wait, and took only ten men to the state government office.

Zhouya is located in Xicheng District,

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Occupying the entire Yifang area, the soldiers outside the government office were heavily guarded, but only the ten soldiers outside the gate were wearing armor, and the rest were regiment-trained pikemen.

Wei Fufeng negotiated with the gatekeeper and was told that the governor was in the West Garden. Wei Fufeng and his party went to the West Garden again.

Xiyuan is a garden in Xicheng County, one square away from the state government office.

Jinzhou West Garden is very famous. Many celebrities and poets once came here to drink tea and compose poems. Jinzhou tea is also very famous, but in troubled times, the tea industry was in decline.

With a gift box on his back, Wei Fufeng walked with his father outside the West Garden and saw a green wall dividing the two worlds.

On the other side of the wall, there are lush forests and bamboos, swollen hills and towering pavilions, making it seem like a pleasant spiritual realm.

The garden gate is a gate tower with cornices. It is guarded by ten armored soldiers and a spearman ten steps along the garden wall. The guard is very tight.

Wei Fufeng estimated that there were two thousand regiments training in Jinzhou, and he estimated that half of them were used to guard the state government and Xiyuan.

According to detective reports, the two thousand regiment training soldiers are not new recruits, but are left behind by their predecessors.

After the new governor Yang Shoubo took over Jinzhou, he only changed the deputy defense envoy. Other officers were not replaced. The governor himself worked part-time as the defense envoy.

After the announcement, a message was sent inside to let Wei Fufeng and his son enter the garden gate, but they were surrounded by four armored soldiers in the center, like prisoners being held.

Wei Fufeng was very calm, while his father Wei Xuan's steps seemed to falter, and he raised his hand to touch his forehead from time to time.

After walking along the stone path for a while, Wei Fufeng saw a pool of blue water with large lotus plants growing in it and small and large boats scattered in it.

There are weeping willows, strange rocks, bamboo pavilions around the pond, and many guards that make the scenery look bad.

The father and son were led to a bamboo pavilion. The bamboo pavilion was half open, revealing a flat bamboo couch. There were dozens of slaves standing outside the pavilion, with respectful lowered eyebrows.

Wei Fufeng saw a scene that made his heart beat hot.

There is a bamboo table on the bamboo couch. Behind the bamboo table, a young man in white is sitting on his knees. To the left and right of the young man, there are half-naked beauties like flowers and jade.

Stopping five meters away from the bamboo pavilion, a maid came over and took away the official document and handed it to the young man in white inside the bamboo pavilion.

The young man in white is handsome, somewhat feminine, and definitely a handsome young man.

"Wei Xuan, oh, I used to be the chief registrar of Fufeng County." The young man said.

"Yes, I will pay my respects to the envoy." Wei Xuan hurriedly bent down deeply and bowed respectfully and humbly. Wei Fufeng could only bend down.

"The Wei family is from a large family, how could they come to such a miserable place to be an official?" Yang Shobo, the governor, said softly.

"My lord, my father is a concubine of Wei family, and he serves as governor of Shang Dynasty. Now Shangzhou belongs to the Chinese merchants, and my father has asked for the county magistrate of Jinzhou for his subordinates." Wei Xuan answered obviously nervously.

"It's not easy to be an official in Jinzhou." Yang Shoubo whispered.

"My lord, I only want a place to live, and will not cause trouble to my lord." Wei Xuan said nervously.

"What are you talking about? Isn't it possible that an official position in Jinzhou is just for old age?" Yang Shobo said coldly.

"No, sir, if you need me, I am willing to serve." Wei Xuan said nervously, raising his hand to wipe his sweat.

Wei Fufeng was secretly annoyed by Yang Shoubo's troublesome words. He hurriedly took off the gift box from his back, handed it to a soldier, and said respectfully: "This is a little bit of my father's wishes."

The soldier took it and opened it, revealing ten fifty-tael gold ingots.

The soldier's eyes lit up, he walked towards the bamboo pavilion, let Yang Shoubo see him, and then stepped away with the gift box in his arms.

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