Li Ding said: "Ji'er, it's okay for you to go out for a walk, but you have to be careful in everything."

After his father spoke, Li Ji walked down the steps and said respectfully: "Yes, my son must be cautious, but he may not be able to go out."

"It all depends on man-made things. There's no regrets if you can't go." Li Xian said with a smile.

Li Ji nodded silently, with hope in his heart. Unexpectedly, the second brother said again: "Third brother, the marriage needs to be changed. Jiuniang should be allowed to marry together."

"What?" Li Ji looked up at his second brother and lost his voice.

Li Xian said sternly: "The fourteenth mother is a concubine, and the young man seeking marriage is a Jiedushi, Fufenghou, with a distinguished status. We cannot underestimate the fact."

"The young man is also a concubine, and he likes the fourteenth mother very much. If he changes her rashly, it will only be counterproductive." Li Ji retorted.

"Then give him both." Li Xian said bluntly.

Li Ji's breath froze and he looked at his second brother speechlessly.

Li Xian said seriously: "I changed to Jiuniang, mainly for my father. The young man may not care about the distinction between concubine and concubine, but Mr. Wei definitely cares about it. Once he hears that we are marrying a concubine, he will

I must think that my father is just perfunctory, and the stronger Webster becomes in the future, the more criticism he will have that cannot be erased."

Li Ji sighed softly and said calmly: "Second brother, being too utilitarian may not have good results."

"Life should not be too utilitarian. If it were a peaceful and prosperous time, my father's talent would be enough to become the prime minister and leave a name for the ages. But today is a troubled time. Without strong support, you cannot become the prime minister. For your father, you are not willing to be utilitarian.

"?" Li Xian pressed seriously.

Li Ji was speechless, and then heard his second brother say: "This matter is just a coping strategy. The young man is about to go to Hedong. If he can come back, it will be worthy of marrying the sisters. We can discuss how to get married in the future. There is no rush."

Li Ji stood up helplessly and said respectfully: "If my father didn't tell me, my son will go back."

Li Ding nodded, Li Ji saluted his second brother again, turned around and left.

...

Near noon, Wei Fufeng had just finished practicing martial arts at the Lantian County mansion when his subordinates suddenly informed him that Li Xian, the second son of Li Ding's mansion, had come to visit him.

"Li Xian? Oh, I heard the fourteenth mother said it." Wei Fufeng remembered that the other party was an elder, so he went out to greet him. Li Xian's arrival meant that Li Ji did not keep secrets.

After walking out of the mansion, Li Xian was wearing an ordinary round-neck robe. He saw a young man in a purple official robe at the foot of the steps. He took the initiative to take three steps forward, saluted and said with a smile: "Li Xian has taken the liberty of disturbing the Marquis, please forgive me."

"

Wei Fufeng was slightly surprised and responded with a smile: "Second uncle has come from afar, please speak to me."

The two walked into the mansion. Li Xian observed carefully while walking and found that there were many crossbow soldiers and many bright armor guards in the mansion, but the guards at the gate were regiment-trained spearmen, who clearly had hidden strength.

.

The two of them entered the hall and sat down. Wei Fufeng smiled and said, "Second uncle has come from afar. Please tell me if you have anything to say."

Li Xian smiled, liking Wei Fufeng's directness, and said warmly: "Xiaoguan is here for the Marquis's father-in-law. The Marquis's father-in-law is upright by nature and is ashamed to beg for help. I heard that the Marquis is the military governor of southern Sichuan, so I

Also, His Majesty has been appointed as the military governor of central Guizhou. Can the Marquis give my father-in-law a local official position?"

Wei Fufeng said calmly: "To be honest with my uncle, southern Sichuan is very unstable and wars can break out at any time. It is not a good time for Uncle Li to be an official until the situation stabilizes."

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It’s decided, I will ask my uncle to become an official.”

"Your father-in-law is not good at what you say. It is instability that requires your father-in-law to become an official. If everything is settled, your father-in-law will not be able to do it. He is a gentleman who doesn't know how to adapt. You should agree to it," Li Xian said.

Chase after him.

Wei Fufeng's mouth showed a wry smile. He thought about it. If Li Ji became an official, it would be beneficial to Jiye's rule. First, the appointment of officials in the imperial court had great justice and legitimacy. Second, Li Ji's existence could increase the influence of those with evil intentions.

scruples.

"Since the second uncle said this, the younger generation can only agree. Please wait patiently for a few days. If the Southern Sichuan Army successfully takes over Qianzhou and Fuzhou, the younger generation will let Uncle Li serve as the governor of Fuzhou." After thinking about it, Wei Fufeng made

responded.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Li Xian saluted and thanked him.

Wei Fufeng looked at Li Xian and said, "But the elders should keep the matter of the younger generation a secret. The younger generation is the matter of the Fufeng Army Envoy and Jiedu Envoy. Not even my parents know about it, nor does Uncle Wei Zhaodu know about it."

Li Xian looked surprised after hearing this, and Wei Fufeng smiled lightly and said: "The younger generation is a commoner and does not want to be restricted by the elders of the family. It is like the second uncle who comes to ask for an official position. It is not good to refuse, but if he accepts more, wouldn't he divide the younger generation's rights?

that power."

Li Xian nodded and said seriously: "Your Majesty understands what the Marquis means and will definitely keep his mouth shut."

"Then thank you second uncle for your understanding." Wei Fufeng stood up and bowed.

After Li Xian left, Wei Fufeng continued to wait patiently for news and never left Lantian County. Li Xian's request for an official position also showed Li Ding's closeness.

...

Five days later, a messenger from southern Sichuan arrived, bringing the military information Wei Fufeng had been waiting for. The 20,000-strong army that had entered the Central Guizhou Road had successfully captured Qianzhou, Nanzhou and Fuzhou.

According to military records, the army passed through Nanzhou and arrived in Qianzhou. The commander Lu Qing sent people to surrender. As a result, the remnant Qin bandit army stationed in Pengshui County voluntarily evacuated and headed north.

Lu Qing immediately divided his army into three thousand to stay in Pengshui County, and led the army to the northwest to attack Fuzhou.

Fuling County, the prefectural government of Fuling County, was caught off guard as Fuzhou was located on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in Yuzhou.

The city in Fuling County was already dilapidated, and its foundation was not as good as that of Yuzhou, with only two thousand soldiers. Seeing the incoming army, the governor of Fuling County actually abandoned the city and fled, which made Lu Qing omit the strategy of recruiting surrender first.

After occupying Fuling County, the scouts reported the military situation, and the remnants of the Qin bandits who went north occupied Fengdu County under Zhongzhou.

Lu Qing sent people to recruit people to surrender, but the remnants of the Qin bandits who occupied Fengdu County in Chungzhou still refused to surrender.

Zhongzhou is located on the lower reaches of the Fuzhou River, under the rule of Jingnan Jiedushi, and belongs to the Three Gorges region.

Jingnan Jiedushi Cheng Ru currently only occupies Kuizhou, and has no control over Wanzhou and Zhongzhou in the upper reaches of the Kuizhou River.

Zhongzhou was under the control of Jingnan Jiedushi, and Fuzhou was adjacent to Zhongzhou. Officials in southern Sichuan asked Wei Fufeng for instructions on whether to invade Zhongzhou and eliminate the remnant army of Qin thieves.

Wei Fufeng's reply was to ignore the letter and let the southern Sichuan Army focus on defense and consolidate legal territory. He did not want to arouse the nerves of Jingnan Jiedushi Cheng Rui, and would not fight for Shizhou, which Cheng Rui had already occupied, but wanted peace.

Shizhou is under the rule of Qianzhong Road. It is located in the northeast of Qianzhou, the south of Kuizhou, and the west of Jiangling Prefecture. It has deep strategic significance for the defense of Jingnan area. If troops are sent from Qianzhou and pass through Shizhou, they can attack directly.

The heart of Jingnan.

After obtaining the information about occupying Fuzhou, Wei Fufeng instructed in his reply that the governor of Fuzhou should be appointed by the court.

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Tingpai Ren also attached the idea of ​​establishing Qianhe Camp, and asked the officials in southern Sichuan to implement it immediately and gather the successors of the fire chief who died in the war to join Qianhe Camp.

Later, he wrote a letter to his prospective father-in-law, asking him to try his best to cooperate with the garrison after he takes office. If he encounters a strong enemy attack, he must abandon the city or surrender first to save his life.

The letter was accompanied by a military order, the authority of the governor, and a military order allowing the recruitment of a thousand regiments for training. Five thousand troops would also be stationed in Fuzhou to do their own thing with the governor.

Wei Fufeng asked the ten subordinates who delivered the letter to take a hundred stones of grain with him as a filial gift to his mother-in-law-to-be. The ten subordinates also escorted Li Ji to Fuzhou.

Wei Fufeng did not go to see his prospective father-in-law in person to avoid embarrassment. He was also worried about being in and out of Chang'an City too much and attracting attention.

...

May has passed since the capture of Jinzhou. In early June, Wei Fufeng, who was in Lantian County, finally waited for the second batch of soldiers to deliver grain. The military order for the expedition to Hedong was also delivered to Lantian County a few days ago.

, ordered the Fufeng Army to set off and assemble in Jinzhou.

After the second batch of soldiers arrived, the first batch of soldiers were preparing to return to southern Sichuan. Many generals asked to stay and follow Wei Fufeng to participate in the Battle of Hedong.

Wei Fufeng refused, saying that the defense of southern Sichuan was more important.

Nearly two thousand soldiers stayed together in Lantian County for two days, and the first batch of soldiers left.

Wei Fufeng spent another five days getting acquainted with the second group of soldiers, mainly to let the soldiers rest and relax, and then set off to the north.

Although the army was heading north, Wei Fufeng did not want to go to Jinzhou to rendezvous. He planned to use the excuse of getting lost to deliberately deviate to the west of Jinzhou, and then take a detour to Hedong.

After walking for more than ten miles, Wei Fufeng suddenly felt lonely and looked into the distance for a long time. He suddenly called Hu Hu's father and secretly ordered Hu Hu's father to go to Chang'an City to deliver a message, and asked Shi Si Niang and Ming Yu to see him off outside Yanxing Gate.

Hu Hu's father rode away, and Wei Fufeng ordered to turn to Chang'an City, telling the soldiers to see the majestic first city in the world.

The soldiers didn't know Wei Fufeng's selfish motives. They were leaving anyway, so it would be good to see the city of Chang'an.

Before noon, eight hundred soldiers arrived near Chang'an City.

Two hundred soldiers stayed in Lantian County to serve as a food and grass supply army. In fact, it was also a military information transfer station. If there was anything going on in southern Sichuan, or any other important information, it could be sent to Wei Fufeng in time.

After seeing Chang'an City, Wei Fufeng, who had been walking, mounted his horse. Dressed in thin scale armor, he stood out among the many bright light armor guards.

Hu Bo's father had already returned to the army and told Si Si Niang that he would sit in the car. Of course it was Wei Fufeng's order.

Wei Fufeng only needed the presence of the Fourteenth Niang and Mingyu to satisfy the family feeling of having someone send him off when he went on an expedition. As soon as the army approached Chang'an City, the defenders were shocked and asked questions.

Wei Fufeng replied that the Fufeng Army was on a mission to fight against rebellion, and it was just passing through Chang'an City to let His Majesty the Emperor know that the Fufeng Army had already gone north. Eight hundred soldiers were arranged in a row of four, and they were approaching Chang'an City in an orderly manner.

Wei Fufeng was riding on his horse and saw the majestic Yanxing Gate, a car parked outside the suspension bridge, and a driver standing beside the shaft.

Wei Fufeng watched with warmth, feeling a little sad about separation in his heart. He suddenly regretted that he had never kissed Mingyu.

The army approached Yanxing Gate, about fifty meters away. Following Wei Fufeng's previous instructions, the soldiers naturally turned north and kept a distance from the city wall. They talked about Chang'an City as they walked.

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