Sun Kui nodded and said: "So, Prime Minister Wei doesn't know that the Jiedushi of Southern Sichuan is the same clan of the Wei family?"

"My uncle doesn't know." Wei Fufeng replied.

"I heard that the Xichuan rebellion is not going well. Can the governor of southern Sichuan send troops to help Prime Minister Wei?" Sun Kui asked.

"The Southern Sichuan Festival was established at the beginning, and I had too much time to take care of myself. I have the ability to participate in the Xichuan War. I will not hide it from the deputy envoy. If I were not a commoner and coveted the title granted by Marquis Fufeng, I should have gone back to Southern Sichuan to assist my uncle." Wei Fufeng explained patiently.

"Wei Shijun considers himself to be a descendant of the Wei family in southern Sichuan." Sun Kui said.

Wei Fufeng nodded and said: "I am just a descendant of Jingzhao Wei family, and my status is only slightly better than that of a servant. Therefore, I long to be granted a title by His Majesty the Emperor. With the title of Marquis Fufeng, I am qualified to establish my own family."

Sun Kui nodded in approval. With the title of Marquis of Wei Fufeng and the honor of Jiedushi, his status has surpassed that of ordinary direct descendants. He can sit on an equal footing with the Wei clan master, and he is indeed qualified to establish his own family.

Wei Fufeng smiled and said, "Do you have anything else to ask, Deputy Ambassador?"

Sun Kui said gently: "I am rude, please forgive me, Commander Wei."

Wei Fufeng smiled and remained silent. He knew that without a reasonable explanation, people would always doubt his relationship with Yang Fugong. He did not want people to misunderstand that he was Yang Fugong's adopted son and grandson.

After a brief pause, Sun Kui said again: "To be honest with Wei Shijun, what worries me most is the military supplies. I don't know if Wei Shijun has a solution."

Wei Fufeng was stunned. What could he do if he was short of food?

Then I heard Sun Kui say: "Wei Shijun cherishes the people and agrees with my philosophy. It's just that the army is stationed in Shizhou. If you don't exploit the people,..."

After hearing this, Wei Fufeng secretly cursed, "It's none of my business if you exploit Shizhou. My main purpose of releasing grain is to appease people's hearts and minimize the hostility of the people in Shizhou. If the people are hostile, Fufeng's army will face harassment or sneak attacks at any time."

But the slanderous words cannot be brought to the fore. Just as Wei Fufeng was about to dodge, he suddenly had an idea and felt that there was something in Sun Kui's words. Why did he ask him what to do if the army was short of food?

After shutting up and thinking carefully, Wei Fufeng had a clear idea and asked directly: "Does the deputy envoy mean the tribute rice from southern Sichuan?"

Sun Kui nodded with a smile and said: "I know that Wei Shijun is in charge of tribute rice in southern Sichuan. Can you see if we can directly escort him to Shizhou?"

Wei Fufeng understood and said calmly: "The tribute rice is dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor. If the Deputy Envoy wants to bypass Privy Councilor Yang Fugong, he needs to ask His Majesty the Emperor. With His Majesty's edict, the tribute rice in southern Sichuan can naturally be delivered directly."

Come."

Sun Kui nodded and said, "Yes, I will submit a letter to Your Majesty right now."

Wei Fufeng said again: "Sir, the military rations being escorted need to be escorted by the Fufeng Army."

Sun Kui said: "Don't there be escort troops in southern Sichuan?"

"The military strength in southern Sichuan is tight. My Fufeng army should have returned to southern Sichuan to guard it. If the return of the army continues to be delayed, it will be my fault." Wei Fufeng argued, but he was a little happy in his heart, happy that he had a chance to escape.

Sun Kui was hesitant. First, he was interested in the combat power of Fufeng's army. Second, he was not good at military affairs and lacked strategic talents around him, so he wanted to rely on Wei Fufeng.

After weighing for a moment, Sun Kui nodded and said: "Okay, Fufeng Army will keep the food."

Wei Fufeng breathed a sigh of relief. With Sun Kui's approval, it was legal for his Fufeng Army to leave Hedong.

Sun Kui was able to nod mainly because he was worried about Wei Wei.

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Fufeng invaded the imperial army. The imperial army was very unstable and could easily be bribed into rebellion by profit, so it was thought that it would be best for Fufeng's army to leave.

A consensus was reached. At Wei Fufeng's request, Sun Kui wrote a military order to escort grain, a petition to the emperor reporting the serious shortage of food in the army, requesting rice tribute from southern Sichuan to be directly escorted to Hedong, and stamped the seal of summoning the deputy envoy.

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Wei Fufeng returned to his residence with the order in hand, and immediately summoned the generals to discuss his departure, mainly the route away from Hedong.

After discussion, it was decided to cross the Yellow River via Mengmen Pass and return to Chang'an on the west side of the Yellow River.

The main purpose of taking the route west of Hexi was to determine a relatively safe grain route. Since the Fufeng Army was ordered to secure grain, it naturally needed to implement it. Taking the route east of Hedong could easily be robbed and killed by the Hedong Army's cavalry.

Just when Wei Fufeng was deciding his route, Sun Kui wrote another letter describing the war in Hedong in detail, including a conversation with Wei Fufeng, and then sent a courier to Chang'an.

Three days later, the Fufeng Army and three thousand imperial troops left Lishi County and marched westward to seize the Mengmen Pass Yellow River Ferry.

Mengmen Pass is located in Dinghu County, Shizhou, and is an important ferry connecting Hexi.

When the army arrived in Dinghu County, the scouts reported that the three hundred defenders at Mengmen Pass had already fled after hearing the news.

The Guancheng of Mengmenguan is Dinghu County, which is much smaller than Lishi County. It is a riverside military fort with a length of 500 meters.

After arriving, the Fufeng Army quickly rushed to the ferry. It turned out that it was okay. The ferry facilities were not damaged, and there were even many sheepskin rafts.

The defenders thought that the imperial troops were here to seize the city, and they were only strategically withdrawing, so the city and the ferry were not damaged.

The imperial army left 500 troops to guard the city of Dinghu County, and the other troops returned to Lishi County. The Fufeng Army used sheepskin rafts to cross the Yellow River in batches.

On the other side of Dinghu County is Suizhou Wubao. Suizhou is under the jurisdiction of Dingnan Jiedushi. Jiedushi Tuoba Sigong is a party member and once helped the Tang Dynasty suppress the Huangchao disaster.

In the future historical direction, the eight Dangxiang clans headed by the Tuoba clan established the Great Xia Empire, which was known as Xixia in history.

At this time, the Dingnan Jiedu envoys surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Although the vassal towns belonging to the separatist side did not participate in the crusade against the Hedong Army, they would not become enemies of the Tang Dynasty.

After Fufeng's army crossed the Yellow River, they sailed unimpeded in Suizhou, crossed the Wuding River in the territory, and went south to Yanzhou (Yan'an). After passing Yanzhou, they passed through Danzhou and Tongzhou.

Yanzhou, Danzhou, Changzhou and Fangzhou were under the control of the Baoda Army Jiedushi. The Baoda Army Jiedushi was named Wang Gong. He was the son of the Hezhong Army Jiedushi Wang Chongrong.

The territory of the Hezhong Jiedushi was adjacent to the Hedong Army. This time the imperial court attacked the Hedong Army. The Hezhong Army allowed the imperial troops to pass but did not participate.

After passing through Danzhou and entering Tongzhou, passing through Tongzhou and returning to the boundary of Jingzhao Prefecture, Wei Fufeng led his army back to Lantian County to garrison.

This trip to Hedong basically fulfilled Wei Fufeng's plan, and he also obtained more than 200 Hedong subordinates and many weapons.

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On Wei Fufeng's way back, Emperor Zhaozong in the Daming Palace received a letter from Sun Kui. After reading it, he was both pleased and troubled. He secretly hated Yang Fugong for ruining the country. Zhaozong had already received a complaint from the envoy Zhang Jun asking for food.

Zhaozong was also anxious to supervise the operation of military rations, but there were always many reasons for the sluggish operation of military rations.

Zhaozong knew that Yang Fugong was secretly causing trouble, and as the emperor, he could not personally supervise the matter.

Sun Kui's petition made the

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Zhaozong was troubled by this, especially the fact that the imperial officers colluded with the Hedong Army, which made Zhaozong aware of the seriousness. He suspected that Yang Fugong and Hedong Li Keyong were in secret.

"What should we do?" Zhaozong thought worriedly. Yang Fugong had the military power and many party members. If he was not prepared enough and took action, Yang Fugong would definitely suffer backlash.

While thinking hard, Zhaozong picked up another memorial, in which Zhu Quanzhong, the governor of the Xuanwu Army, submitted a letter of application for appointment.

The Xuanwu Army attacked the Hedong Army on the southern front and captured Luzhou. In fact, the Hedong Army guarding Luzhou surrendered. Zhu Quanzhong asked the court to send important ministers to take over Luzhou.

The Xuanwu Army on the southern front captured Luzhou, and the strange troops on the western front captured Shizhou. The news of these two victories made Zhaozong happy. Now the main force of the imperial court has been unable to attack and seize the territory.

"Which minister should I appoint?" Zhaozong was in a dilemma with Zhu Quanzhong's letter. There were not many ministers in the court who could trust him. The key was to take over Luzhou, which required a capable senior official.

Since Zhaozong came to the throne, he has learned lessons from the past about employing people and tended to rely heavily on the prime minister to govern the country and direct the military. On the one hand, he sought to weaken the military power of the supervisor, on the other hand, he attacked the forces of the feudal lords and strengthened the central government's control over the local areas.

After thinking for a long time, Zhaozong summoned Li Ding, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, to come and see him.

Li Ding was summoned and rushed to Yanying Palace to see him. After the ceremony, Zhaozong said: "Maybe Li Qing went to Hedong to recruit the deputy envoy?"

Li Ding was unexpectedly surprised, but he resisted going to Hedong in his heart, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the deputy envoy to Hedong is Lord Sun Kui. I am not as good as Lord Sun in military affairs, so I may interfere with your Majesty's plan."

"The Xuanwu Army on the southern front captured Luzhou and sent a letter to the imperial court to take over. I want to transfer Sun Kui to take over Luzhou, so I went to Shizhou to take over." Zhaozong said.

Li Ding was helpless after hearing this. Faced with the emperor's trust and respect, if he repeatedly declined, his future career would be bleak, so he had to accept it respectfully and go back to prepare for the journey.

Li Ding was appointed to take over Shizhou, and Emperor Zhaozong promoted Sun Kui to the post of military envoy of the Zhaoyi Army, and ordered the envoy of the Fufeng Army to come and see him immediately upon his return.

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Li Ding returned to the mansion and discussed with his son Li Xian. He admitted that he was not confident in commanding the army for the battle. Li Xian suggested that the Fufeng Army be assisted and the Fufeng Army be transferred to the envoy.

Wei Fufeng's prospective father-in-law, Li Ji, had already arrived in Fuzhou to serve as the governor of Fuzhou. After learning about it, he sent someone to send a message to Chang'an, so Li Di and his son basically knew about the situation in southern Sichuan.

Li Ding believed that Wei Fufeng's military governor in southern Sichuan would not be able to stay in office for long and could not stop the attack of Yang Fugong's forces.

However, Li Xian insisted on moderation and persuaded his father to wait and see and not to reveal Wei Fufeng's secret to the emperor.

Li Ding disagreed, but recognized his son's moderate approach. Even if he reported the matter in southern Sichuan to the emperor, he would not gain much benefit. Instead, he would offend Wei Zhaodu and Jinzhou Wei.

After receiving the order, Li Ding did not dare to delay. After two days of preparation, he set off for Hedong, passing by the returning Fufeng Army.

When the Fufeng Army returned to Lantian County, Li Ding also happened to arrive in Jinzhou. Only when he arrived in Jinzhou did he know that the Fufeng Army was in Shizhou.

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Wei Fufeng returned to his residence in Lantian County, recorded the matter and immediately reported the emperor's official summons.

Wei Fufeng calculated the time and guessed that Sun Kui would write another letter to the emperor, otherwise why would the emperor already know about his return.

Wei Fufeng took a hasty bath, put on his purple robe and went to Chang'an City. Responding to the emperor's summons as soon as possible was an attitude.

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