In early August, the hot weather failed to stop Chen State's offensive. When Fan Lihu crossed Wanling and entered the territory of Luzhou in Jiangbei, Zhong Roulan brazenly launched a battle against Xizhou.

The war started on all five sides of the Zhengxi Prefecture. On the way, Meng Yanliang sent troops to Puqi and Junshan under the banner of the Western Governor. On the way, Ye Bohuai and Yu Geng captured Yiyang and went north to Yuezhou. On the way, Zhuo Bailing, who had recovered from his illness, went north to Wuling.

Jin Qian harassed Liling and Changsha. On the last route, Chen Zhiqing, with less than 10,000 men, occupied Yuping Pass in eastern Guizhou and led Cao Li of Hezhou away. Xue Zhen of Lingling behind Hezhou also kept attacking Jing.

For a time, the entire Xingtan Twelve Prefectures were blooming all over the place, and it was so lively.

On August 19, Jin Qian's troops took the lead in capturing Liling and threatening Changsha.

On August 21, Chen Zhiqing planned a sneak attack on Cao Li outside Yuping Pass, causing Cao Li to lose nearly 10,000 troops, and then intercepted Hezhou's reinforcements Feng You's troops at Zhijiang. Cao Li reunited with Feng You's remaining troops and went straight to Tongren County. In August

On the 24th, the left-behind officials in Hezhou presented the city to Chen Zhiqing. On August 27, Chen Zhiqing still led less than ten thousand people out of Yupingguan to continuously attack the city. By the end of September, all five Sizhou counties had fallen, and Chen Zhiqing became famous for a while.

Noise, in three months, they captured eleven counties in two states, and even Xiao Huli, who was far away in Chencheng, praised Chen Zhiqing for his incomparable bravery. Xiao Yu, who had just moved the governor's office of Zhengbei to Yuzhang, said bitterly after hearing this

: "How come such a powerful general can't be used by me?"

At the same time, Ye Bohuai broke through Luocheng on August 23 and completed the siege of Xingzhou and Changsha. On September 6, Yu Geng went north to join forces with Junshan and formed the siege of Yuezhou.

Zhuo Bailing was not content to break Wuling City on September 11th, and Gu Xifeng escaped again. Gu Xifeng led the remaining troops to flee to Dongchuan to serve the Ling Dynasty. When he knew that Gu Xifeng escaped again, Zhuo Bailing looked up to the sky and said in regret: "Gu Xifeng is the best person in his life."

enemy!"

In early October, Yuezhou, Changsha, and Jingzhou surrendered one after another. Chen Zhiqing led his troops back to Shaoling for repairs. The entire Xingtan War came to an end. From the expedition to Xifu on July 17th to the complete siege of Xingzhou, it lasted for three months.

Although the soldiers and horses of Zhengxi Mansion were exhausted, they were all in high spirits because they all knew that victory was right in front of them.

On October 7, the two-month Battle of Xizhou ended with Zhong Roulan's tragic victory. Zhong Roulan made arrangements for the defense of Xizhou, appointed Hou Zhuo Tianya of Lushan County as the governor of Xizhou, and then returned directly to Xin'an

County, it was announced that the Princess Chenyang Palace and the Qingluan Army Jiedushi Palace would be moved to Huizhou. Xiao Huli established the Andong Dudu Palace in the six states of Huizhou, Xizhou, Danyang, Wanling, Jinzhou and Chuzhou.

Lord Chenyang takes charge of it.

On October 15th, Zhong Roulan withdrew from Jiujiang, and then Xiao Yu moved in. However, Zhong Roulan forcibly merged Zhangjun into Huizhou. After Xiao Yu came to the table, Xiao Huli left it alone in order to stabilize the situation.

On October 16, when the first autumn wind blew, the people of Xingzhou tied up the Gu clan and sent them to Meng Yan's tent.

The Gu family, which had occupied the twelve states of Xingtan for nearly a thousand years, was wiped out. On October 20, the Zhengxi Governor's Office was moved to Changsha. Then the Tushan family withdrew from Qizhou and Jiangxia. Meng Yan appointed Meng Jin as the governor of Qizhou, and Yu Geng

As the governor of Jiangxia, the strength of the Zhengxi Prefecture increased dramatically and it no longer wanted to compete with the Zhengbei Prefecture. So far, there is no war in the southeast.

For a time, the southeast was peaceful. Outside the Chen Dynasty's four major governor's offices and Xiao Huli inside, there was peace and stability. However, an undercurrent began to surge within the Chen Dynasty.

As the New Year approaches, the back hall of the newly built Zhengxi Governor’s Mansion in Changsha is opened.

"Senior brother, congratulations! Your Majesty has rewarded you with the Marquis of Heyang. It's amazing!" Meng Yan held the child in his arms and teased Chen Zhiqing while he was enjoying tea.

"Go away, you are making fun of me! Your son is now the Marquis of Baoqing, why is he itchy?" Chen Zhiqing scolded with a smile.

"What? You're not with a drunkard today, why are you here?" Meng Yan was a little confused about Chen Zhiqing's arrival. Logically speaking, he should be having a drink with Ye Bohuai at this time.

"Chencheng is here to report that your Majesty is suspicious of you." Chen Zhiqing said calmly.

"Then what?" Meng Yan teased the child and said nonchalantly. Ever since Baoqing organized the army, Chencheng had been slandering him everywhere. Rumors spread everywhere, especially after the Gu family was destroyed, the entire Zhengxi Mansion controlled the fifteen states.

Hundreds of counties, with a main force of 300,000 troops and nearly 200,000 troops stationed in various places, a total of 500,000, second only to Zhengbeifu's 600,000 troops.

"Don't you do something?" Chen Zhiqing was a little surprised.

"Brother, what can I do? Zhengxi Mansion is right there. Everyone can see it. They are not suspicious of me. They are afraid of the entire Zhengxi Mansion. They are afraid that the people will participate in the rule. I am not the Gu family.

The fifteen states of Zhengxi Prefecture are not mine alone." Meng Yan said a little distressed.

Chen Zhiqing was at a loss for words for a moment. Meng Yan's words were good, and he couldn't find any fault with them, but they sounded very permeating, coming from the fear in his heart.

Chen Zhiqing also did not expect that he would defeat Cao Li and Feng You with three thousand right guards, nor did he expect that he would capture two states and eleven counties in three months. He sometimes suspected that Cao Li was defeated on purpose, but

The fact is that he has no dispute that he is the core figure of Zhengxi Mansion, second only to Zhuo Bailing. There are only three people in Zhengxi Mansion who can be respectfully called "Shuai" by the soldiers, Ye Shuai and Zhuo Shuai.

, and then there is myself, the newly promoted Commander-in-Chief of Qing. This is the admiration of the soldiers. From another perspective, it is not a kind of well-intentioned flattery. Putting it into perspective, my situation is different from that of Meng Yan in Chen Kingdom.

resemblance.

"Are you just letting it go?" Chen Zhiqing still couldn't hold it back.

"Years ago, I was going back to Chencheng with my wife and daughter to attend a big pilgrimage. This time I have to ask my two senior brothers to accompany me when I go back. Zhengxi Mansion will be handed over to Zhuo Shuai temporarily." Meng Yan's tone was light, but Chen Zhiqing could hear the danger in it.

"Do you think there will be danger?" Chen Zhiqing asked.

Meng Yan shook his head and said: "Probably not. Your Majesty will not touch me before we have unified the Central Plains, but I will be questioned in court. But for the sake of safety, I hope that my two senior brothers can go with me. Bai Zewei wants to

Let's go back together. Shi Ying's left guard, Su Qing's inner guard, and Fifth Brother will follow me into the city, and the right guard will be stationed outside the city with you."

"Are you demonstrating or are you trying to do something?" Chen Zhiqing became nervous. Bai Zewei had a total of 27,000 people, with 10,000 left and right guards, 7,000 inner guards, and 17,000 people entering the city. They were looking for trouble.

"Who said I have to bring so many people? There are five hundred inner guards, three thousand right guards, and only your left guard is stationed outside the city. I'm not looking for trouble, I'm looking for rewards." Meng Yan looked embarrassed.

Chen Zhiqing breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you were going to negotiate with the imperial court!" Bai Zewei, with nearly 30,000 men, had already attacked the city, and he thought Meng Yan had lost his mind.

The matters for the great pilgrimage have been arranged, and some personnel adjustments to Zhengxi Mansion have to be put on the agenda. In early November, in addition to Zhendong Mansion, Andong Mansion and Zhengbei Mansion have also made staff adjustments and awarded rewards. The documents for the awards are estimated

Everyone has arrived, only Zhengxi Mansion has not moved much.

"The personnel arrangement of the Zhengxi Mansion has been agreed upon by the Military Affairs Department and the Government Affairs Department. All I have to do is give your nod. We all have worked hard and you can't let everyone down." Chen Zhiqing said reproachfully.

"In addition to the Huizhou Qingluan Army, the six prefectures of Andong Prefecture also added the Chuzhou Army, Xizhou Army and Danyang Army. The Chuzhou Army's military envoy, Hou Tangyuan of Pingyang County, also served as the governor of Chuzhou, and the Xizhou Army's military governor, the Marquis of Lushan County.

Zhuo Tianya also served as the governor of Xizhou, Hou Zhongqian, the governor of Dingling County in Danyang County, also served as the governor of Danyang, Bo Hankou of Ninghai County served as the Sima of the governor's office and also served as the governor of Jinzhou, and Bo Songjian of Jixi County served as the governor of the governor's office and the governor of Jinzhou.

The governor of Huizhou is the core member of the Andong Mansion. How much do we know about Zhong Qian and Song Jian?" Meng Yan obviously answered the question incorrectly and deliberately avoided the topic.

"I'm talking to you about Zhengxi Mansion!" Chen Zhiqing couldn't stand Meng Yan's personality of answering questions without wanting to say anything.

Meng Yan said with a smile: "Third brother, why are you in a hurry? You can think about it after I finish speaking."

Chen Zhiqing raised his hand angrily and heard Meng Yan continue to say: "The six Jiangyou prefectures and the five Minhai prefectures occupied by the Zhengbei Prefecture have now been divided into nine Jiangyou prefectures and seven Minhai prefectures. Among the sixteen prefectures, except for the governor of Yuzhang,

In addition to Duanmu Yang, the Marquis of Yongfeng County, who was in charge of part of the military power, the governors of the remaining fifteen states did not concurrently hold military duties. Instead, they had six armies except the Qilin Army. Gu Qufeng, the Marquis of Licheng County, was in charge of Lizhou and Xingzhou as the military commander of the Licheng Army.

Military affairs; Xianghu was changed to Ganzhou, and the military governor of Ganzhou was Wang Zongqing, the Marquis of Nankang County, who was in charge of Ganzhou's military affairs; Xiao Cong, Gong Xiao Cong of Qingyuan County, was the military governor of Luling and was in charge of Luling military affairs; Yu Qingwu, the Marquis of Yongxin County, was the military governor of Fuzhou

The envoy was in charge of military affairs in Fuzhou and Raozhou, and troops were stationed in Raozhou and Xingguo County. Hou Tenghan was the envoy of the Jiujiang Army, in charge of military affairs in Jiujiang, and the troops were stationed in Chaisangkou. Xiao Yu led the Qilin Army by himself, and designated Duanmu Yang as the Qilin Army Festival.

The Du envoy is in charge of Yuzhang, Linjiang government and military affairs; and the seven states of Fujian are controlled by the Min Navy Jiedu Envoy Haiping County Marquis Zheng Xin; the deputy commander-in-chief of the Zhengbei Prefecture, acting Marquis Zhang Jin, and the same Marquis Ying Zongyue; the Sima of the Zhengbei Prefecture and the commander of the Qilin Guards in Lichuan County

Hou Ganming, these people are members of Zhengbei Mansion, how much do you know about Zheng Xin?"

Meng Yan could actually remember this long list of names and positions very well, and it seemed that he had put great effort into it, and such a long list of names was not just mentioned casually.

After hearing this, Chen Zhiqing thought for a moment and said, "Do you think Gu Yanfeng should leave Hengyang?"

"It's not just Gu Yanfeng, but also Jiang Xia Yu Geng. How about changing the positions of these two people?" Meng Yan said seriously. Su Qing just walked in and saw the two talking about something, and took the child away very wisely.

Chen Zhiqing held his chin and said, "It's very troublesome to adjust when you move like this. Regardless of what Gu Yanfeng thinks, given Yu Geng's temper, do you think you can get along peacefully with Gu Qufeng?"

"Why do we want Zhengbei Mansion to live in peace? No matter what King Yuzhang's attitude is towards me, Zhengxi Mansion, we cannot be friendly between the two governments." Meng Yan said absolutely.

"Zhuo Tianya, the governor of Xizhou, and our old friend Teng Han were the military governor of Jiujiang. The military affairs of Jiangxia and Yuezhou are particularly important. Qizhou was divided into two. The north of Xianning went to Jiangxia, the south of Xianning went to Yuezhou, and the remaining

Geng cannot coordinate the overall situation, but Gu Yanfeng has this ability, and this is what you want." Chen Zhiqing thought for a while, and finally understood the reason for Meng Yan's delay.

"Third brother, just understand. Zhengxi Mansion is now in Changsha, and Xingzhou is now a subsidiary of Changsha. I want Shi Ying to serve as Changsha's military governor after the year, in charge of the military affairs of Changsha, Liling, and Yizhou. Fifth brother and Zhuo Bailing

As the deputy governor, you will be appointed as the military governor of Wuling and take charge of the military affairs of Wuling and Yuanling."

"What about Sizhou? That is the place most likely to have wars in the future."

"I plan to make Jin Qian the military governor of Hezhou and in charge of the military affairs of Hezhou, Sizhou and Jingzhou." Meng Yan had already had a plan in mind.

Chen Zhiqing spread his hands and said dissatisfied: "Since you have made a decision, just say it. Why do you do this?"

"The Hengyang Jiedushi was taken over by Yu Geng, who governed Hengyang and Lincheng; but the most difficult thing is what to do with the Baoqing Jiedushi? I have never had a suitable candidate. The Baoqing Jiedushi is in charge of Shaoling and Lingling.

, Zhaoling is adjacent to Changsha to the north, Guan Nei to the south, and Ronggui to the west. It is not only a strategic location, but also our granary and business artery. Deng Gang, Xue Zhen are good at government affairs, and Nie Huan is good at planning. It is difficult for others to control it.

Living in the army really gives me a headache." Meng Yan explained to Chen Zhiqing in detail.

"Otherwise, let Zhuo Shuai concurrently lead the Baoqing Jiedu Envoy first, let Meng Huan and Meng Jin be the Sima of the Jiedu Envoy, and have a long history. The first is to train, the second is that Zhuo Shuai does not have to stay in Baoqing for a long time, and the third is that Meng's children

Everyone in the garrison will feel at ease. Just wait until a suitable candidate comes to take up the post in the future." Chen Zhiqing gave Meng Yan an idea. This arrangement was far-fetched, but there was really no better choice at the moment.

"That being the case, third brother, how about you and I each take a load. I'll talk to Yu Geng, and how about you talk to Yanfeng?" Meng Yan suddenly laughed.

"Boy, you are setting a trap for me. No wonder I asked Lao Wu to come with me. He didn't want to live or die. I thought he was too lazy to pay attention. It turned out that I knew that you didn't hold anything back, and your feelings were waiting for me here.

." Chen Zhiqing suddenly realized.

"Hey, Yanfeng and you can chat better. It's not easy to be the governor of Jiangxia. Yanfeng comes from a noble family, and he can communicate with the Tushan family, the Zhong family, and those in the north.

It's even easier." Meng Yan smiled so happily that she finally put her senior brother into the bag, it's so rare!

"Okay, I'll leave for Hengyang tomorrow." Chen Zhiqing thought he was unlucky.

"Besides, third brother, I will read out the governor's order tomorrow afternoon. You only have tonight. I'm afraid Yan Feng is already outside the city gate." Meng Yan blocked Chen Zhiqing's unrealistic idea.

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"Don't tell me that you even got the imperial edict." Chen Zhiqing felt that he had underestimated Meng Yan. How could such a thief not prepare in advance and still treat him as a child? This guy is in control.

The commander-in-chief of the 500,000-strong army in the fifteen states is no longer the junior fellow of the Dark Night Guard.
Chapter completed!