The female shopkeeper arrived at Jufang near Liangwang City with two guards and found Jingxiang's mansion.

Jingxiang Mansion is hundreds of meters away from Li Zhen’s house, but the architectural grades of the two are different.

A grand official house, a dilapidated house.

Jingxiang Mansion Gate has a tall flying eaves and gate tower, a red door stone steps, and a stone lion squatting on the left and right.

Outside the rich family, four young and strong servants with neat clothes and tidy clothes, are obviously the family of powerful officials of wealthy families.

The female shopkeeper respectfully explained the purpose of the visit, but the servants dared not neglect to report it.

The female shopkeeper entered the mansion alone, and the servant led him to meet Mrs. Jingxiang.

The female shopkeeper respectfully gave the beads and hairpins to convey Wei Fufeng's willingness to give gifts.

Mrs. Jingxiang twisted the bead hairpin with her jade hand and whispered in surprise: "Zhu Youtang? When did the adopted son of the king be accepted?"

"The master said that he followed Lord Li Zhen to meet the king yesterday. The king accepted it as his adopted son and served as the governor of Xuanyi Army. The little woman did not know whether it was true or false." The female shopkeeper replied respectfully.

Mrs. Jingxiang nodded, and her beautiful face as beautiful as a peach blossom was thoughtful. She suddenly turned her head and asked, "How old is he? What does he look like?"

The female shopkeeper replied: "The young man in his 25 or 26 has a dignified appearance and extraordinary demeanor."

Mrs. Jingxiang nodded and whispered: "You go."

"I would like to ask my wife to give me a receipt, so the little woman can also submit a job." The female shopkeeper asked respectfully.

Mrs. Jingxiang nodded, and the servants who served brought the four treasures of the study, and wrote a receipt for receiving the bead hairpin with a pen in her hand.

When the female shopkeeper left, Mrs. Jingxiang twisted the pearl hairpin and thought about checking. She had no match for the young man who could take the king as his adopted son and serve as the governor of the Xuanyi Army.

The female shopkeeper found Li Zhen's house again and asked to see Wei Fufeng and handed it to the receipt, leaving without saying anything.

Wei Fufeng watched the female shopkeeper leave and smiled. His pursuit of cooperation between Zheng in Kaifeng seemed to be disappointed.

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At dusk, Jingxiang returned home, sat down in the tired hall, picked up the best tea prepared by his servant and tasted it.

Jingxiang's heavy and serious nature made him basically devote himself to his work.

Jing Xiang can answer the military and political issues that Zhu Wen wants to know, which can be described as the right-hand man.

Mrs. Jingxiang walked into the hall, and Jingxiang was stunned and subconsciously placed a tea bowl.

On weekdays, couples meet in the back house, breaking the rules, so something must be happening.

"Madam." Jing Xiang stood up and called, revealing his nature in fear.

"Well, Erlang, I heard that the king accepted an adopted son." Mrs. Jingxiang said the matter directly.

Jing Xiang was surprised and replied: "I haven't heard of it."

"I heard that the king who Li Zhen led to meet yesterday, what happened to him." Mrs. Jingxiang said.

Jing Xiang said: "I have been busy with military affairs recently and have not paid attention to who the king has met."

Mrs. Jingxiang whispered: "The adopted son accepted by the king is named Zhu Youtang, who serves as the governor of Xuanyi Army. Please don't say bad things when giving gifts, remember it."

Jing Xiang frowned and said, "Madam, don't accept gifts at will if you don't know the details."

"I just beg you not to say bad things, why are you talking about?" Mrs. Jingxiang scolded her unhappy.

Jing Xiang was speechless and had nodded and said, "I've recorded it."

Mrs. Jingxiang nodded with satisfaction and whispered: "I'll ask tomorrow, the governor of Xuanyi Army is worthy of our friendship."

Jing Xiang nodded helplessly. His wife was greedy for money. In fact, most of the life of a wealthy family today was obtained by the wife receiving gifts.

Mrs. Jingxiang was satisfied and said, "Li Zhen is a good person in flattery. Don't just work hard. Being favored by the king is the long-term foundation. Otherwise, you will be replaced by young and capable people at the age of old."

Jing Xiang nodded. In fact, he was secretly hostile to Li Zhen. Li Zhen's favor made him feel uncomfortable. He was a practical man and Li Zhen was a flatterer.

In addition, Li Zhen has always been honest as an official, and his reputation as a Jingxiang official is dirty.

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The next day, Jingxiang went to Liangwangcheng as usual and arrived at the official office to ask about the close officials. No one knew that the king had accepted his adopted son.

Jingxiang took the initiative to meet the king, and he had to figure out the origin of his new adopted son to avoid making mistakes.

Of course, it was also because of the wife's orders that she was unwilling to bear the wife's scolding.

When Jingxiang saw Zhu Wen, he reported on the preparations for military affairs. The topic attracted the financial resources of Xuan Yi Army and said, "Mr. Xie Tong passed away. He also asked the king to urge Lord Zhu Youwen to take office as soon as possible to avoid mistakes in military forces on the expedition."

Zhu Wen did not doubt that Jingxiang had ulterior motives. Jingxiang was his confidant and capable minister. He discussed many major military and political affairs with Jingxiang, and basically followed his advice.

Zhu Wen replied: "I have served as the governor of Xuanyi Army, and Zhu Youwen has been moved to the governor of Wuning."

Jing Xiang looked pretentious and had an accident.

Zhu Wen said again: "The position of the governor of the Xuanyi Army is about to tell you..., do you think it was Yang Xingmi's trick?"

Jing Xiang knew it and replied: "Restricting authority, even if the trick is difficult to succeed, his subordinates think it is worth winning."

Zhu Wen nodded and said, "You said, Jiangning can really have a population of 1.3 million? Huainan Dao has a population of only one million."

Jing Xiang replied: "Jiangning has been prosperous since ancient times. During Feng Hongduo's occupation, he was rarely poisoned. It was reasonable for foreign population to flow in. The population exceeds Huainan Road."

Zhu Wen nodded, Jingxiang understood the king's psychology. Jiangning had a population of more than one million, which was equivalent to the large number of people in the Huainan army, which made Zhu Youtang's resignation very important.

Zhu Wen turned around and asked, "Zi Zhen, do you think that the king captured the Nanyang Basin, will the Sichuan Southern Army and the Huainan Army counterattack against each other?"

Jing Xiang replied: "The subordinates cannot be arbitrary. According to the historical study of the Three Kingdoms in the late Han Dynasty, the Huainan Army and the Sichuan Army are inevitably hostile.

In addition, the Southern Sichuan Army had many internal and external troubles and was unwilling to fight fiercely. The Southern Sichuan Army only captured Xiangfan, demonstrating the conservative Hanshui defense strategy."

Zhu Wen nodded and whispered: "The disadvantages of the southern Sichuan military system cannot afford the war pension and rewards."

Jing Xiang nodded and said, "The Southern Sichuan Army occupied Chang'an, and in order to communicate with the north and south, they may not hesitate to defend themselves."

Zhu Wen frowned and said nothing. Xuanwu's army sent troops to the Nanyang Basin or Huainan Road, which facilitated war operations, but was beyond the reach of the pass, and the cost of military transport was too high.

In fact, Zhu Wen regretted giving up Chang'an, but he couldn't have both fish and bear's paws.

Zhu Wen was worried that the old nest of the Central Plains was weak and did not dare to leave 50,000 heavy troops to occupy Chang'an.

Another major factor in Zhu Wen's abandonment of Chang'an was that the local Chang'an could not afford the 50,000 army and needed the Central Plains to carry food.

Therefore, Zhu Wen ordered the relocation of all Chang'an population and destroy Chang'an City, but unfortunately it was destroyed by the southern Sichuan army.

The southern Sichuan army occupied Chang'an, which made Zhu Wen worry about the future in a disadvantage.

The Central Plains had a military disadvantage, and there was no source of war horses.

The southern Sichuan Army occupied Chang'an, Weibei, Shuofang, and even Liangzhou, and would inevitably develop the horse army in the future.

"The king does not need to worry. The Central Plains has the most abundant resources. The mainland is vast and the people are sparse and barren. The population and horse breeding will be accumulated for at least more than ten years." Jing Xiang's intimate explanation.

Zhu Wen nodded and said, "I cannot sit idly by and watch the accumulation of the southern Sichuan army. After seizing the Nanyang Basin, I will send troops to harass the inner pass for a long time and advance to Hedong."

Jing Xiang's lips moved, and he did not say anything to advise. The continuous wars made the Central Plains overwhelmed and the military supplies were unable to make ends meet.

Zhu Wen whispered: "I also know that we should not be strong and powerful. But I finally defeated the Hedong Army. We cannot let the remaining Hedong Army recover and take Hedong to gain a place to raise horses. Only in the future can we suppress the southern Sichuan Army."

Jingxiang nodded, and he really couldn't stop. The Hedong Army and the Southern Sichuan Army were in the same family.

Once the southern Sichuan Army develops and grows in Hexi, only supporting the military supplies in Hedong will inevitably accelerate the Hedong Army to recover.

Zhu Wen whispered: "Li Pan was in Zhengzhou for a long time, and after working hard and making great contributions, he advanced to the Nanyang Basin, Li Pan was transferred to the position of the governor of Zhongwu Army, the governor of Xuzhou, and Liu Zhijun was transferred to the position of the governor of Zhengzhou."

Jing Xiang nodded, understood the king's multiple meanings, and was able to stop Li Pan from becoming an old man, avoiding Li Pan from considering himself old, and fighting openly and secretly with the new Xuanyi Army Jiedushi, which means that Zhu Youtang could not realize that he was a false official.

Liu Zhijun's official position as the governor of Huaizhou was under the jurisdiction of Heyang Jiedushi. Huaizhou was not as rich as Zhengzhou. He was moved to the governor of Zhengzhou, and Dahongpao became a third-rank purple robe.

However, Liu Zhijun is a military general, and now the deputy general of the Tongguan garrison cannot actually take charge of Zhengzhou, but he is not a nominal virtual official.

In fact, Zhu Wen implemented a disguised rule of separation of military and political rule.

For example, Shu Zong, the governor of Caozhou, also served as the commander of the Right Dragon and Tiger Army, and is now guarding the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in Luoyang.

Ge Congzhou, the governor of Yanzhou, is now in the army outside Bianliang City.

Zhu Yougong, the queen of Wuning Army, also served as the commander of the Zuo Longhu Army, and also guarded the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in Luoyang.

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Wei Fufeng was sitting idle at Li Zhen's house, and the female shopkeeper came again, told Mrs. Jing Xiang's reply, and said good things to him.

Wei Fufeng was happy when he heard this. He asked the female shopkeeper to pick up Zheng Yuechan and went to Kaifeng Zheng's family for a few days. The female shopkeeper agreed.

Wei Fufeng continued to wait with peace of mind, wondering whether he would find Zhang Quanyi before leaving Bianliang and be familiar with him.

The next day, Wei Fufeng and Han Baoshan left Li Zhen's house and searched for a guide on the way to Maxing Street.

Maxing Street is located in the east area of ​​Bianliang City, parallel to Junyi Street in Xicheng District. The two commercial streets are equally prosperous, with people coming and going, which is very lively.

Wei Fufeng was walking, and suddenly he saw a group of soldiers coming towards him. The leader was wearing bright light armor, walking majestic and avoiding him like a crowd of passers-by.

Wei Fufeng followed the flow and walked to the streets.

Han Baoshan asked the passers-by curiously: "Who is this? Such a domineering person."

Passers-by glanced at him and ignored him. Wei Fufeng took out the copper coins and handed them to Han Baoshan.

Han Baoshan passed the message and said angrily: "Tell me."

Passers-by took the copper coins and whispered: "This is the Great King Yisun, whose original name is Gao Jixing, who went to Fengxiang and Qingzhou to make military achievements. He is currently the governor of Yingchuan and the defensive envoy, and is highly valued by the Great King."

Han Baoshan nodded and watched the soldiers walk by.

Wei Fufeng didn't care. Yingzhou was located north of the Huaihe River and opposite Shouzhou, which was irrelevant to him.

In the following days, Wei Fufeng traveled, went shopping, and went to teahouses to relax, and contacted all walks of life.

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