Kunling Pass was once the core point of the defense line for the eastern border army of Chu to resist the Qi army. It was with Kunling Pass as the fulcrum that Chengwuben built the Chu army defense line known as the iron wall in the east. However, now, it has become the base camp for the Qi army to attack the hinterland of Chu. Zhou Jiyun's core aide Yue Kaishan is the county magistrate of Kunling County.

If Yueshan is opened, it is also a good master in managing the local area. After becoming the magistrate of Kunling County, he tried his best to make Kunling County a big rear for the Qi army to invade the hinterland of Chu.

Of course, their Qi army is still very different from the Qi army in the eyes of the emperor. Because Zhou Jiyun is a banner figure of the Qi army of the Qi army, and now the Qi army entrenched in the six eastern counties, its main force is the army controlled by the gentry clan.

Emperor Cao Tiancheng of Qi was increasingly trying to weaken the gentry and his methods were becoming increasingly fierce. How could these great clans with a long history wait for death? But rebellion was not their current choice, but it was a last resort when there was no way out.

It's like everyone lives in a big mansion. Although there are many conflicts now, no one wants to tear it apart, because it will destroy the foundation of the building. The Emperor of Qi did not want it, nor did these nobles want it. Because they all regard this family as their own.

Now the emperor of Qi has the advantage. He first exchanged for tacit understanding with the Ming army by giving up the three counties of the Matrimony, and thus annihilated 200,000 Chu army troops in one fell swoop, directly broke the backbone of this country that was most threatening to Qi in the past, and successfully captured the six eastern counties, opening the door to Chu, thus gaining a huge reputation in Qi. This was a great achievement that the ancestors of all dynasties had not accomplished.

But in this process, he quietly indulged the Chu generals An Ruhai, Jiang Tao and others to rage wildly in the country. Wherever these two people passed, the power of the wealthy families disappeared. It was not until Cao Tiancheng felt that he had achieved his goal that he took action to wipe out the army of An Ruhai and Jiang Tao.

The wealthy families knew the emperor's thoughts, but they had nothing to say. Because at that time, the main army of Qi was destroying the army led by the Emperor of Chu!

At the last moment, Cao Tiancheng once again ordered Cao Yun to launch an encirclement and suppression of the Chu emperor in advance. On the surface, he had to issue this order because he was under tremendous pressure from the domestic rich. In fact, when Cao Tiancheng issued this order, he was truly hiding evil intentions.

Because there were loopholes in the encirclement, Min Ruoying fled with more than 50,000 of the most elite Fire Phoenix Army. Min Ruoying retreated to Wanzhou. At this time, who was the person stationed in Wanzhou? It was Zhou Jiyun.

Zhou Jiyun led the powerful army that the richest in Qi country could control.

When Min Ruoying arrives in Wanzhou, she will inevitably launch a fierce attack on Zhou Jiyun. Cheng Wuben, who is in Wanzhou, will naturally launch an offensive on Zhou Jiyun in order to rescue their emperor.

Zhou Jiyun will face a situation of being attacked on both sides.

If this plan is really successful, then the Chu army and Zhou Jiyun's army will inevitably have a death battle. Cao Tiancheng doesn't care whether Min Ruoying can escape, because even if he can break out, it will be damaged. I don't know how many of the 50,000 Fire Phoenix Army can go back? Of course, there are probably not many troops under the command of Zhou Jiyun.

The big families in Qi realized that the emperor had a great evil intention this time, but it was only after this battle that they truly realized it.

Because after Min Ruoying turned the direction, she fled back without much effort. In those directions, where were the elite Qi Kingdom who should have been arranged?

They were actually mobilized by the emperor to the rear of Wanzhou with secret orders.

This is when Zhou Jiyun and Emperor Chu fight to the point where both sides suffer, and then jump out to gain the benefits of the fisherman. If Min Ruoying really goes to Wanzhou, then Emperor Qi Cao Tiancheng will really kill two birds with one stone.

As for Min Ruoying who can't really escape, will he care?

And in this almost flawless calculation, it was a mistake in the end. The most unexpected thing about Emperor Qi Cao Tiancheng was probably Cheng Wuben.

Cheng Wuben was regarded by Qi Tiancheng as a loyal dog of the Min family, but it was this loyal Min family minister. At the last moment, he actually left Min Ruoying and threw it away. It didn't matter if he threw it, Min Ruoying could only change the direction. I'm afraid Min Ruoying himself did not expect that he could not remember to change the direction, and he escaped smoothly along the way, and only encountered a few small fish and shrimps on the way.

This sudden incident broke the wishful thinking of Emperor Qi, and the State of Chu preserved a certain strength, especially Cheng Wuben established a complete line of defense in Jinghu, and Zhou Jiyun's main force finally retained it.

Cao Yun's retreat after the war was already a consensus reached by all the masters in Qi. Cao Yun's contribution was too great, the emperor was afraid of him, and Cao Yun's prestige was too high, and the wealthy families didn't like him. In the calculations of the wealthy families in Qi, Zhou Jiyun had to make great contributions in this battle, so there was no doubt that he would take over as the commander. Unfortunately, Min Ruoying ran away and Cheng Wuben also ran away. This big blame was eventually held by the emperor on Zhou Jiyun's head.

Originally, the emperor wanted Zhou Jiyun and Min Ruoying to fight hard. In the end, Min Ruoying escaped. He could cause trouble for Zhou Jiyun and directly wipe him from the beginning to the end. Not to mention the position of the Grand Marshal, it is different whether his life can be saved. But in the end, Min Ruoying did run away, but Zhou Jiyun's strength was not damaged at all.

This is difficult to start.

The matter is naturally not finished here. Since this goal has not been achieved, it is natural to continue. So Guo Xiancheng succeeded to the position of Grand Marshal, a puppet Grand Marshal that the emperor likes. The emperor took the opportunity to gather domestic military power, while Zhou Jiyun was pressed to Kunling Pass and continued to attack Chu State, fighting head-on with Cheng Wuben's Jinghu defense line.

Will you care who wins and who loses? Of course, you don’t care. What he wants is that the strength of both sides is constantly being consumed, and he is very happy after being defeated on the one hand.

As for the wealthy families in Qi, even though they knew that Emperor Qi was once again hiding evil intentions, they had to jump into this pit with obligation.

Emperor Qi wanted to consume their strength, but he still gave them the six eastern counties of Chu. This is a huge territory, so why isn’t it a chance? More importantly, if the Jinghu defense line can be broken, the hinterland of Chu will be exposed in front of them. The hinterland of Chu is rich and has a large population. The wealth of Chu is really not a complete conclusion.

Risk is always accompanied by huge opportunities.

If they can win, then the nobles of Qi will not only get huge benefits from Chu, but they will no longer be afraid of Emperor Qi, and by that time, Emperor Qi will not be able to attack them unscrupulously. They can continue to survive openly and compete with the emperor.

This generation of emperors is wise and powerful. They feel that they are not opponents, but they can be restrained and protect themselves. What about the next generation? Is Emperor Qi and Cao Tiancheng as powerful as the current one? That is not necessarily true. If they were replaced by a weak and stupid emperor, they would have great potential.

These inherited families have killed many wise emperors from generation to generation. One dynasty after another has been destroyed, but they still exist. When they are weak, they will hide their sharp claws, and when they are powerful, they will enter the house openly.

The Cao family of Qi nowadays was also a wealthy family in the Tang Dynasty many years ago?

He knew the power of this place, so he wanted to eliminate the cancer that the Qi family, which was attached to the country's body, and the aristocratic family was unwilling to wait for death. On the basis of not breaking the foundation of the family, he began an open and secret struggle.

Cao Tiancheng was in the first place and eliminated a large clan with a large under-standard strength, but it was not that simple that the royal family had the upper hand, but the strength of the aristocratic family still existed.

In order to achieve this goal, these inherited families tilted too much resources to the six eastern counties, and a large amount of money and materials were sent to Kunling County. Yue Kaishan relied on these to restore Kunling County as quickly as possible after the war in a short period of time.

But no one expected that under the great form, Zhou Jiyun actually lost the advantages accumulated before in one battle. Bian Wushuang took over Wanzhou City and cut off the retreat of the army to attack Jinghu. After one battle, tens of thousands of Qi troops were destroyed, and the six eastern counties were immediately in danger.

The loss of Wanzhou City is equivalent to stabbing a big hole between the six eastern counties.

Can the wealthy families in Qi afford to lose? Of course, they cannot afford to lose, because if they lose the war between the six eastern counties, they will also lose the last bargaining chips for open and secret battles with Emperor Qi at home. They will become the fish on the Emperor Qi's chopping board, and let Emperor Qi take it and no longer have the ability to resist.

Therefore, they must keep this land in the east.

"It is impossible to completely defend the six eastern counties! But at least half of them must be saved." An old man in an ordinary robe was standing in front of Zhou Jiyun and Yue Kaishan, staring at the two of them angrily and shouting. He didn't care at all that these two were the generals of Qi and the county magistrates guarding one side. "You have given all you want, but you still failed. You must be clear that what you lost is your own future.
Chapter completed!