Changsha, the governor's mansion (Hedong Prince's Mansion), Hedong King Xiao Yu is looking at the news sent back from all over the country. It is February now, and spring is warm, but his heart is not very warm.

At the end of last year, the Wei army (Western Wei) invaded Sizhou and conquered the state security.

Until now, the Wei army still entrenched in Anlu and other places, so the land of the east of Han has fallen into the hands of the Yuwen family.

Of course, the court would not sit idly by, but just to eliminate Hou Jing's remnants, he was eager to withdraw troops and recover Sizhou.

Therefore, the emperor ordered the governor of Yongzhou, the governor of Yueyang, the governor of Jingzhou, and the king of Shaoling, to lead the army to attack, expel the Wei army, and to recover Sizhou.

This is when acting. The emperor pretends to trust King Yueyang, King Shaoling, King Yueyang, and King Shaoling also pretend to send troops. He does indeed prepare for war, but the target is not Anlu.

The opponent to be dealt with is not the Western Wei Dynasty.

Xiao Yu was very alert in Jiankang, knowing that the remnants of Hou Jing in the Jiangnan region will either be killed or surrendered. The court is about to attack the remnants of Guangling and other places in Jiangbei. After a few months, it will be completely resolved.

At that time, we will deal with his brothers and the sixth uncle, King Shaoling.

Therefore, they had several months to prepare for the war, no more or less, but they could not take the lead in launching an attack, because the king-supporting troops gathered in Jiangnan and Huainan, and rushed over at this time to die.

However, it is impossible for the king to gather in Jiankang for a long time because the burden is too great and the base cannot be hung for too long, so it will have to go back sooner or later.

At that time, if the court is unable to send troops to attack, his uncle and nephew will continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and when the time is right, they will set sail down the river.

If the court put together a large army to attack, they would not hide or avoid it, annihilate it, and then attack Jiankang.

But I didn't expect that the Wei army could actually break through Anlu, which made Xiao Yu feel uncomfortable.

It’s a matter for my uncles and brothers to argue and take action because of their family property. If outsiders participate, it’s different.

Xiao Yu later learned that his younger brother mistakenly thought he was killed, and forced to borrow troops from the Western Wei Dynasty with the goal of restraining Liu Zhongli from Sizhou.

It's just a constraint.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zhongli, a long-time general on the battlefield, was easily defeated by the Wei army. Not only was the entire army wiped out, he was captured, but he also lost to Anlu, resulting in the Wei army occupying the land east of Han directly.

Therefore, even if he didn't plan so at first, the court now thinks that the three of them are bringing the wolf into the house.

Now that things have come to this point, the explanation is useless and no one will believe it. Xiao Yu knows that he and his younger brother can only go the same way as the end.

If it is done, find a way to recover Sizhou; if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t work.

As for who was behind the misleading brother, Xiao Yu thought about it carefully and thought it was either the sixth uncle, King Shaoling or the detailed work of the Wei Kingdom.

But this issue is no longer important. What is important is how to prepare for war in the next few months and be prepared for any eventuality.

After a while, Xiao Yu sent a confidant to spy on the news to Jiangzhou and asked for advice, which brought him the latest situation in Poyang County, Jiangzhou.

"King, after Li Li took office, he made a fuss about Xinping White Porcelain and Le'an Copper, and encouraged all kinds of people to contribute money and strength..."

The man presented a roll of paper: "The county party committee issued a notice and wrote clearly how to act. The villain copied it down and asked the king to read it."

Xiao Yu took a quick look and found that the roll of paper was densely written, and I am afraid that all the contents would add up to more than 100,000 words.

"You briefly talk."

"Yes, the little man asked carefully. It seems that Li Li really needs to make a difference. He is making a fuss about white porcelain and copper. That is, the official kiln earns 300,000 jin of copper per year and produces one million jin of copper."

"Are you sure? Will he be building a plank road openly and secretly traveling to Chen Cang?"

"It doesn't look like it. Li Li ran around Poyang and went to Xinping and Le'an. He met with county officials and fellow townsmen in various places, saying, "Everyone is very happy"..."

"What are you talking about 'investment', 'investment and dividends', and what are you 'specialized', 'copper, porcelain induced'..."

Xiao Yu was disdainful of operating the industry, but was attracted by several words: "'Copper sing, porcelain sing'? What does this mean?"

"The villain couldn't figure it out for a while, but the county party's explanations on this are all in the list..."

“Continue to talk about the overview.”

"Yes, the villain has carefully considered the measures he announced on the list. It seems that he really wants to do something big, and he has to do it himself?"

"Do it yourself?" Xiao Yu pondered.

Hou Jing, who was in trouble in Jiangnan, was captured alive by Li Li, and Li Li's previous performance was good, so Xiao Yu heard about it one after another.

Therefore, he believed that the third uncle appointed Li Li, a native of Poyang, as the inner historian of Poyang, not only to repay the merits and make money, but also to "build a plank road openly and secretly travel to Chen Cang" to launch a sneak attack.

Perhaps one day, Li Li will lead the cavalry on the Ancheng Trail to enter Xiangzhou and attack Changsha.

This is not impossible, so Xiao Yu strengthened his defense against the Ancheng trail, and Li Li was on the sneak attack.

In addition, many detailed works were sent to lurk in Poyang County, Yuzhang County, and Ancheng County. As long as there is a disturbance, he will know immediately and then respond.

Previously, Xiao Yu judged that Li Li came to Poyang to be an official, and that Kaiyuan was fake, and that sneak attacks on Changsha was real.

Moreover, Poyang is not too rich, and he sneered at the rumored saying that "it is 700,000 yuan a year in three years" and believed that it was just a cake to satisfy your hunger.

Therefore, after taking office, he believed that the series of policy measures that this person would take were to confuse him and to let him put down his guard.

Then one day, Li Li, who was rushing thousands of miles away, appeared outside Changsha City with his army.

Now it seems that this guy is really just focusing on making money, "open source"?

In that place in Poyang, what kind of decent source of wealth can you have with white porcelain and some "water copper"?

Xiao Yu looked at the paper in his hand and gradually became impressed. He felt that the measures Li Li announced on the list looked very interesting, as if...

It seems that it is really possible to "people can get high firewood"?

Why can he earn 700,000 yuan a year within three years? Is he cheating?

Seeing that he was immersed in his heart, my confidant didn't know whether to speak or be silent. After a long time, Xiao Yu raised his head and asked inexplicably: "Why are you still here?"

"Uh... King, there is still news to report to the villain."

"explain."

"Yes, the villain is in Nanchang. I heard about the news that Chen Baxian, the governor of Xijiang in Lingbiao, was ordered to lead his army north to serve the king. He had already passed Dayu Ridge and was about to enter the Linchuan territory."

"Is that right?" Xiao Yu put down the paper and frowned.

Nine years ago, in the seventh year of Datong, the powerful Li Ben of Jiaozhou rebelled and captured the provincial government and dragon army, and the Jiaozhou government army was dispersed.

Three years later, Li Benquan occupied Jiaozhou and usurped the title of emperor. The court once again dispatched troops to suppress the rebellion, but the war was not going well.

Later, the late emperor appointed Chen Baxian as the Sima of Jiaozhou and led his army to quell the rebellion with the new governor of Jiaozhou.

The war lasted until the first year of Taiqing, which was three years ago. Li Ben was defeated and appointed as the head of the army and Jiaozhou was pacified.

The late emperor was granted the title of General Chen Baxian Zhenyuan, the governor of Xijiang, Gao Yao prefect, and the military affairs of the seven counties.

Later, Hou Jing caused a rebellion, and the court mobilized troops from all over the country to Beijing to serve the king. Chen Baxian was also inside, but he failed to catch up.

Then, Hou Jing made a comeback. Chen Baxian probably got the order and went north again. The troops led by him must be elite in a hundred battles. When he arrived in Yuzhang, he was very likely to turn west and attack Changsha via the Ancheng Trail.

"It seems that Uncle San wants to transfer him to attack Xiangzhou!"
Chapter completed!