In the afternoon, people came to Yancen City again, saying that Junzhou soldiers outside the city had heard that Feng Xingxing had been dismissed from office by the imperial court and expressed their willingness to surrender to the new governor.

The fifth uncle was concerned that there was fraud, so he asked someone to go back and tell him that the Junzhou soldiers outside the city must not be allowed to enter the city, and that the Junzhou soldiers who were willing to surrender should be stationed in Wudang County, waiting for the arrival of the new governor.

The next day, someone came from Yancen City to report that Junzhou soldiers outside the city had left for Wudang County.

The three military envoys guarding Yancen City sent a message that they would not slacken the defense of Yancen City, and asked the envoys to rest assured.

Yancen City can temporarily rest assured, but the captive army has become a huge burden for the Jincheng Army. They dare not take them away from Junzhou or use them, and they are always on guard against possible rebellion.

The fifth uncle is worried, Jinchengjun has more important things to do.

Just as I was thinking about how to have both sides, another group of scouts suddenly returned and reported that there were three thousand Jinzhou regiments training troops and headed for Yancen City.

The fifth uncle was shocked, Jinzhou team training?

Later, after listening to the scouts' report, they learned that after the Junzhou soldiers evacuated the East City Gate, Wei Fufeng sent an order to open the East City Gate and ordered Hu Bo's father to lead the three thousand regiments waiting to train and leave the city.

It turned out that Wei Fufeng was worried that the Jincheng army would suffer less, so before Yang Shouliang's army could besiege the east city gate, he asked Hu Bo's father to lead the army to support the Jincheng army. However, the Junzhou soldiers who returned to the division moved relatively quickly.

In addition, the three thousand regiments in Jinzhou were useless for training. Amber's father was afraid that the Junzhou soldiers would turn around and march cautiously and slowly.

The fifth uncle had a strong voice and a generous heart. The three thousand regiment training was not of much use, but it was able to solve the urgent need. It was of great use to guard the prisoners without weapons.

Under the leadership of the military envoy Tong Shan, Hu Bo's father led two thousand Jinzhou regiments to leave Yancen City and arrived at Yun County. One thousand Jinzhou regiments stayed behind in Yancen City.

The military envoy Tong Shan was ordered to lead two hundred Jincheng troops back to Yun County.

The fifth uncle wanted to lead the Jincheng army back to Jinzhou and wait for an opportunity to rob Yang Shouliang's army of food and grass, so he needed to take away the troops who were good at fighting. Tongshan was brave and could inspire the morale of the army.

With two thousand Jinzhou regiment trained to guard Yun County, the fifth uncle left a battalion of elite Jincheng troops to assist in the defense. He led two thousand elite Jincheng troops, plus three thousand captive troops issued with spears, to leave Yun County.

The affairs of Junzhou were delegated to Amber's father, the general manager.

...

In Xicheng County, it was still raining heavily when Junzhou soldiers evacuated.

Wei Fufeng received an urgent report at the west city gate and concluded that the Junzhou soldiers had really evacuated. He realized that he had underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Junzhou soldiers. In desperation, he ordered the regiment waiting on the street to train and leave the city.

Wei Fufeng didn't know that the troops outside the east city gate were the Junfang Allied Forces. He was worried that his fifth uncle would lose the battle with a small number of soldiers, so he tried his best to make amends.

The withdrawal of the Junzhou soldiers was so sudden that Yang Shouliang's army did not even notice that the three thousand Jinzhou regiments left the city. They had no idea that a lot of combat power was missing in the city.

The three thousand regiments left, and the city suddenly seemed much empty. However, the withdrawal of Junzhou soldiers also reduced the pressure on the city defense.

After the Junzhou soldiers withdrew, Yang Shouliang's army stopped attacking the city.

Wei Fufeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. There were only 6,000 combat-ready troops in the city. Although he could recruit civilians to become regiments, it would easily cause panic in the city. The civilians in the city actually hid 4,000 enemy troops.

Many civil servants who took the initiative to ask for help were taken to the county government in batches for inspection. The local ones were included in the regiment training, and the out-of-towners were isolated, strictly examined and given heavy rewards.

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As a result, a big fish was caught, and Yang Shouliang's marching commander Li Ziqi was confessed by a soldier he knew.

Li Ziqi refused to surrender, even if he agreed to surrender, Wei Fufeng could not believe that he did not torture Li Ziqi, and ordered his subordinates to continue passing through ordinary enemy soldiers to gradually find the enemy generals and imprison them.

The gap of three thousand regiment training affected the morale and courage of the army, so Wei Fufeng had to make up for it. He chose strong civilians to serve as regiment training and preparation troops. He trained briefly for a period of time every day and gave half of the regiment training military pay. Those who were not issued weapons continued to work.

...

In Chang'an City, everyone in Chang'an City knew about Yang Shouliang's army's invasion of Jinzhou, but the court remained silent and did not take any response. However, the adults in the court had disputes.

Prime Minister Du Rangneng believed that Yang Shouliang's military prowess should not be tolerated, and he should issue an order to reprimand him for retreating. If he did not comply, he would be dismissed from his post and send troops to attack him, in order to restore the power of the imperial court.

When Tong Zhongshu Ping Zhangshi (prime minister), Cui Shaowei, the newly appointed Minister of War, retorted, saying that Jinzhou was similar to a feudal town, Yang Shouliang's attack was a dispute over a feudal town, and the imperial court sent troops to intervene, but the consequences outweighed the gains.

Learning from the past, the main reason for the defeat in Hedong was the collusion between the generals and the Hedong Army. The Shence Army's crusade against Yang Shouliang may have serious consequences of surrendering to the enemy before the battle.

As a result, Zhaozong decided to wait and see. The defeat in Hedong made the emperor more cautious, and he was indeed worried about the consequences of what Cui Shaowei said. If he had not been worried about the instability of the Shence Army, the emperor would have continued to deal with Yang Fugong's forces.

On the 16th day after Jinzhou was invaded, Li Ding, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was persuaded by his second son Li Xian to go to the emperor. Wei Zhaodu was demoted. He did not want to come out to cause trouble and only wanted to protect himself in moderation.

But his son Li Xian told him that Jinzhou Wei would not ask for the governor of Junzhou for no reason. What was the use of having a governor of Junzhou who could not serve? Perhaps Wei Fufeng transferred troops from southern Sichuan to invade Junzhou.

The siege of Jinzhou seems to be in danger of destruction, but in fact it may be a dangerous move by Wei Fufeng.

Li Ding was still hesitant, worried that the gain would outweigh the loss in doing something sensitive. He would be caught making a mistake and take the blame, and he would be impeached and dismissed from office.

Li Xian told his father that Cui Shaowei had become the prime minister and Cui Shaowei did not want to see his father. Even if his father was moderate and protected himself, he would still be squeezed out by Cui Shaowei sooner or later. Helping Jinzhou Wei now was to save himself.

Li Xian had his own profit-seeking ideas. Once his father lost his position as Minister of Civil Affairs, he could go to southern Sichuan to be the governor. If he had any separation from Jinzhou Weishi, his career as an official would be cut off.

Li Ding entered the Yanying Palace to meet Zhaozong. Although he was not the prime minister (Tongzhongshu Pingzhangshi or Shizhong) and could not participate in daily political affairs, he could report to the emperor if there was any matter, and it was not considered an overstep of authority.

Zhaozong was having a hard time these days. Although he decided to wait and see, he understood that waiting and watching would also have negative consequences. The governor of Jinzhou respected the imperial court uprightly, but the consequences of not saving the country chilled the local forces who respected the imperial court.

In fact, there is another unspeakable reason for Zhaozong's wait and see, which is whether Weishi's occupation of Jinzhou and his independent military and government will lead to a serious danger of usurping the throne.

Although Zhaozong relied heavily on the prime minister to govern the country or go on an expedition since he came to the throne, he also worried that the prime minister had military power that was not controlled by the court.

The origin of the Tang Dynasty was that the noble Tang Duke Li Yuan usurped the Sui Dynasty, and the Wei family of Jingzhao Prefecture belonged to a powerful noble family in Chang'an City.

Therefore, Zhaozong's idea was to wait and see and let Yang Shouliang fight with Jinzhou. When the city of Jinzhou was defeated, he would send troops

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Conquer, and realize that you can compete with the snipe and the clam to make a profit.

When Zhaozong saw Li Ding coming in, he asked gently: "What do you want, sir?"

"Your Majesty, I saw a messenger from the governor of Jinzhou yesterday. The messenger said that Feng Xingxi, the governor of Junzhou, colluded with Yang Shouliang and joined forces to attack Jinzhou. The governor of Jinzhou asked for the dismissal of the governor of Junzhou, and Wei Xun, the foreign official of the Ministry of Rites, was

Junzhou governor, in order to attack the enemy and inspire the morale of the defenders." Li Ding said respectfully.

"Oh? The governor of Junzhou colluded with Yang Shouliang?" Zhaozong frowned unexpectedly.

"Your Majesty, I believe that we cannot tolerate this, otherwise it will cause more local forces to attach themselves to Yang Shouliang. I ask your Majesty to dismiss Feng Xingxing and make it clear that joining Yang Shouliang is hostile to the imperial court." Li Ding said according to his son's suggestion.

Zhaozong nodded subconsciously. He was willing to wait and see Yang Shouliang and Jinzhou fight, but he was unwilling to allow other forces to join Yang Shouliang and said, "It's what you've done."

"I accept the order." Li Ding responded respectfully and relieved.

Unexpectedly, Zhaozong asked again: "The governor of Jinzhou actually sent someone to appeal to the Qing family?"

Li Ding's heart tightened, and he said with a respectful expression: "Your Majesty, I am in harmony with Lord Wei Zhaodu, and I don't know the governor of Jinzhou. If it does not involve major state affairs, I can ignore it."

Zhaozong knew that Wei Zhaodu had gone to Luoyang to take up his post, so he said gently: "I understand that the Qing family is loyal. Last time the Qing family brought back five thousand troops, it was indeed a meritorious service. However, in order to consider the feelings of other ministers, I did not do any favors for the Qing family."

"Your Majesty, I am able to bring back five thousand troops, but I am afraid that I will follow in Master Xu's footsteps and dare not take credit." Li Ding swallowed.

Zhaozong nodded with satisfaction and said gently: "Let the Qing family do their work."

Li Ding respectfully resigned. Seeing Li Ding leave, Zhaozong thought for a moment and suddenly shook his head and gave up. He wanted to summon Wei Xun to comfort him, but he had no intention of using Wei Zhaodu anymore, so he gave up.

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After receiving the edict, Li Ding immediately followed the procedures and obtained the official documents, imperial edicts, and official robes one by one, and sent them to Li Xian. Li Xian immediately took the imperial edict, official robes, and official documents to the Ministry of Rites.

Wei Xun, the son of Wei Zhaodu, was sitting idle in the Ministry of Rites. He was a middle-aged man in his late forties with an elegant appearance and a face as good as a crown jewel. He had always been cautious and cautious as an official in the Ministry of Rites. After his father was demoted, he became even more cautious and silent.

Wei Xun was surprised by Li Xian's visit. He didn't know why Li Xian came, so he had to be invited to leave the official office together.

Outside the official office, Li Xian took out the official documents and imperial decrees and showed them to Wei Xun. Wei Xun looked at Li Xian in surprise after reading them. His first thought was that he had been demoted.

"This is what your uncle, the governor of Jinzhou, asked your father to do. Please ask the eldest brother to leave Chang'an City immediately. The younger brother will send someone to send the eldest brother to a place to wait for information and then decide what to do." Li Xian explained.

"What uncle wants? Isn't this demotion?" Wei Xun said unexpectedly.

"It's hard to say whether he was demoted. Although Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Rites, was a fifth-rank Qingshui official, he is still in office. The fourth-rank official position of Junzhou governor belongs to the eldest brother Gaosheng, and the younger brother should be respectfully called Wei Shijun." Li Xian replied.

Wei Xun smiled bitterly and said, "I'll go back and prepare before leaving."

"Brother, please don't stay. If Cui Shaowei finds out about this, he will definitely refute brother for letting him go. Let's go quickly." Li Xian couldn't help but pulled Wei Xun away, and personally put Wei Xun in the car and asked Wei Xun to leave Chang'an City and go to the Fufeng Army station.

After Wei Xun arrived at the Fufeng Army station, his fifth uncle led the army back and saw his eldest brother Wei Xun. He was very happy and immediately ordered someone to escort his eldest brother to Yun County, Junzhou.

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