The ancient road was covered with weeds, and the yellow dust splashed from horse hooves was flying, and a team of cavalry was marching.

Li Xin pulled the reins, wearing light armor, with a sharp sword on her waist, and slowly rode on one side, while the personal soldiers following him were carrying his spear.

Li Lingfeng was right. After the twelve imperial edicts came out, Li Xin still embarked on the journey despite being reluctant.

It was not difficult to destroy Jiang Chucai in his opinion. He had been here and drove around here to destroy the White Lotus thief.

At that time, he kept the terrain of Hedong in mind. He also walked through Longmen Mountain at that time. Jiang Chu thought that he was foolproof in defense, and he had more than a dozen ways to fight him.

Once the troops are close, the Hedong soldiers are not their opponents, but in fact there is a big difference.

The sun sets in the west, and the geese are back to the north. The huge sunset hangs in the sky, and the red light spreads on the ancient road.

A cavalry ran from afar, watching the central army coming, and the people along the way made way.

The knight was carrying a quiver behind him, and it was not an arrow, but a secret letter.

When he got closer, he clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty has an order to send Yingzhou Xuanpu Li Xin to return to Datong immediately."

All the generals around were filled with joy. They all knew that the major general did not want to fight this battle. Since the emperor issued an order, wouldn’t it be a joy to everyone?

The major general didn't have to worry all day long, and returned to Yingzhou Prefecture to build a line of defense that he had built himself.

Only Li Xin had a sharp look and said in a deep voice: "Can you... Jiang Chu colluded with the Mongols?"

"That's right, Jiang Chucai went to Jinshan in person and paid homage to Hebule. His Majesty has issued an order. To prevent the Mongols from coming back, the general should return to defense immediately."

Li Xin sighed, "I don't want the situation to repeat this again and again. When the country is in danger? No talent has arrived? Instead, monsters are rampant and treacherous people emerge? Hateful!"

"General? What should I do?" the young generals around him asked one after another.

Although the imperial edict was here to ask them to withdraw their troops? Almost few of them present took the imperial edict seriously and looked at Li Xin alone.

"The rear army turns to the front army? Withdrew to Yingzhou? Pegasus arrives at Datong, don't attack rashly and wait for me to go back."

The flag bearer waved the flag and sent the troops to carry horses to report the news. Soon the army turned back and returned to Yingzhou.

Li Xin turned around, looked in the direction of Hedong, and gritted her teeth and said, "Jiang Chucai, how many generations of ancestors have eaten Han Lu and shed blood? If you dare to collude with a foreign race, I will kill him."

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Inside the water pavilion? Chen Shou was also very angry.

He knew that Jiang Chucai was a ruthless man and could do anything to achieve his goals? But he didn't expect that he was so courageous.

Being a traitor is actually not a simple thing? First of all, you have to abandon the glory of your father and ancestors? From then on, you will always nail yourself to the pillar of shame.

The Jiang family in Longmen Mountain will become a family that has been infatuated for thousands of years.

Yuan Xiannian, the mortal enemy of the Jiang family, cursed with a calm face, "On the third day after Jiang Chucai met, the White Lotus Sect in Hedong rekindled, captured prefectures and counties, and killed a lot. The wealthy families around him sat on their side and even secretly sent troops to loot the population. I think this has nothing to do with their Jiang family, and it is probably Jiang Chucai's work."

"My original intention was to let Li Xin eat Longmen Mountain, but I didn't expect to force Jiang Chucai to rebel. Although this would be harmful, it would be legitimate to wipe out him." Chen Shou knocked on the table with his finger and said, "How many soldiers can we gather in Hedong?"

Yuan Xiannian's face was a little unconfident. Bai Bogu was suppressed by the Jiang family for a hundred years, and was not of the same level at all. Otherwise, they would not have surrendered to Chen Shou and found another way out.

"At most, 70,000 people."

Chen Shou had known it for a long time, but he was still a little disappointed when he heard Yuan Xiannian say it.

It seems that the Yuan family has not hidden their own private interests, and no one will continue to hide it at this time.

As a result, the situation in Hedong is not optimistic. The Jiang family has good soldiers and sufficient food, and the Mongolians also help. The situation in Hedong is likely to be able to take a defensive position for a long time and don't let them completely occupy Hedong.

We must also be wary of the Mongols using this as a springboard to enter the Central Plains, which will become a catastrophe.

Huang Zhen also said with concern, "Jiang Chu has just opened a very bad head. If he sells the northern territory to the Mongols, not only us, but even the Khitan will be killed by him. On the contrary, the Mongols have this important land with many fortresses. They can go south, north, and east, just like fish entering the sea, and tigers have wings, which is hard to suppress."

Chen Shou shook his head, "What should be come will always come. We will take Shandong first and then plot against Hebei. As for the long-term plan, we must have sufficient strength to start saving."

The current situation has exceeded his vision, but Chen Shou's basic idea has not changed. He is to stabilize his development and wait until he becomes stronger, he can confront any opponent.

I already have a considerable territory. Because Kaifeng Prefecture and Daming Prefecture are both densely populated and prosperous, the population under my rule is also large.

Perhaps except for Liaodong, they have a large territory and a large population. Liaodong has its own difficulties. There are too many foreign races around them, and they may not be united. If they let them enter the pass and fight for hegemony, they may not be united unless the internal friction in the Central Plains is serious.

Chen Shou and Xiliang married each other and opened a trade route with the Southern Tang Dynasty, with good conditions to stabilize development.

The biggest difficulty is that your territory is a long line, lying in the center of Daqi, and may be attacked from all directions. There is also Xiliang in the west to strengthen itself and scare the heroes of the northwest who are ready to move. In the east, you need to make peace by yourself. This bandit chaos in Shandong is both a challenge and an opportunity.

"If Jiang Chucai had raised a flag to rebel in Hedong, how many families would respond?" Chen Shou asked.

Yuan Xiannian blurted out without thinking: "Eight out of ten!"

Huang Zhen was startled, "So much?"

"In recent years, the Jiang family has relied on their many nephews who were officials in the court to make profits for Longmen Mountain. In addition, they bribed Wei Yunse and the two of them were in a suffocation. Wei Yunse sold a lot of benefits to the Jiang family. At that time, he had been in charge of the government for 12 years. All the tribes in Hedong dared to be angry but dared not speak out. Almost all disobedient people were wiped out by Longmen Mountain. Only we still held on. If it weren't for the Zhongyong Hou's sudden appearance, our Yuan family would have been swallowed up by him."

Chen Shou's eyelids twitched and asked, "Then... if these aristocratic families have the chance to jump out, will they still follow the Jiang family to rebel?"

"They Jiang family hold the life gates of each family. The private soldiers of each family are actually full of the Jiang family's confidants. They just rely on their money to support them. In name, they are private soldiers of each family. Whoever is disobedient will probably be destroyed immediately."

"The wolf is ambition." After Huang Zhen finished speaking, he suddenly realized that Chen Shou in front of him was even more excessive than him. Chen Shou's private soldiers were really unable to pour oil and water. They were completely his own army. His words also scolded him.

He took a secret look and found that Chen Shou was not abnormal, so he felt relieved.

PS: Chapter 135, after modification, the blocking has been lifted
Chapter completed!