Li Zhen was suddenly surprised when he heard Fan Xun's shouting.
He said, "Sect Master, we will immediately send a message to Mengling!"
"Don't worry."
Lei Yuan turned over and dismounted, walked side by side with Fan Xun, and asked Yan Ran: "How can Bo Yu know about it?"
"I will not hide it from the sect leader, this is Shi Weiyan's speculation before his death."
"Oh? How did you say this? Why did you get to Shiweiyan's army? You might as well tell me in detail."
"This matter starts from the end of last year. At that time, a Jiaozhou Haoshang who had close contact with me came to reveal that there was a rumor that Jiangdong people reached out to Jiaozhou in the Nanhai area. Because the incident was rushed, I took people to Nanhai County to inquire overnight. Unexpectedly, this Haoshang was the hidden power of Shishi. I didn't notice it for a while, but was captured by Shixie." Speaking of this, Fan Xun felt a little ashamed and bowed, "I am ashamed of the sect leader's heavy trust, please punish the sect leader."
Most of the people Lei Yuan was engaged in collecting intelligence, such as Tao Wei, who was favored by Yidu County and Xiajiang Water and Land Road, and Huang Xian and Fan Xun, who were targeting Jingman Man, but they were not special spies, and were responsible for collecting and analyzing the rumors and rumors of various counties and counties in the territory and the barbarians.
As a result, the people of Jiangdong made the decision without intention. Huang Xian was beaten to Cenping by someone, and Fan Xun was captured, and they all suffered a great loss. Fortunately, Lei Yuan did not blame his subordinates, so he patted Fan Xun's arm and smiled and said, "It's not easy for Bo Yu, it's good that he's fine if he's fine."
Fan Xun continued: "After I fell into Shi Xie's hands, I thought I would die without a doubt, but Shi Xie did not treat him harshly, and only ordered us to follow the army... Until last night, Shi Xie's troops were suddenly attacked at night, and he sent someone to call me and gave me a stack of documents to persuade the barbarians and nobles in his name to surrender."
Lei Yuan nodded. While working with Jiangdong people, Shi Xie was also ready to see that the situation was wrong and immediately abandoned Jiangdong and threw himself into Xuande Gong's arms. This is the norm for contemporary local tyrants, but he did not expect Bu Zhi to turn against each other faster and plan for a longer time.
"Where are these documents?" he asked with interest.
"After that, the Shishi's troops were completely defeated, and I was found by Bu Zhi. These documents were searched out by Bu Zhi on the spot and burned."
“…”
"When Shi Weiyan gave me the documents, he said that since Bu Zhi turned to Shishi, it proved that they did not have the courage to fight against the Jingzhou army. In this case, as a subordinate of the sect leader, I can protect my life as long as I have the identity shown. At most, these documents are found, which is insignificant."
Lei Yuan asked with interest: "Nothing important? How can you tell me this?"
"Shi Weiyan said, first of all, if such a thing happened to Jiaozhou, Jingzhou will definitely invest its strength in seeking a complete pacification. In this process, it is necessary to eradicate the powerful and help the poor and the weak. If these powerful people are easily subdued, they are afraid that Jingzhou will not be able to do it. It is better to let them act according to their unruly nature and seek benevolence."
“What about the second one?”
"Secondly, Fan Xun was called the Captain Hujingman, but he was actually just a merchant with a low status. After handing over these documents, I was worthless in Bu Zhi's eyes. In this way, I had the opportunity to tell the sect leader that the real goal of the Jiangdong people was Nanhai County."
"Why is Nanhai County?"
"Since ancient times, from the north to the south to Jiaozhou, the passage that can pass through a large-scale team is in Lingling and Yuzhang. The Dayuling Road, which goes south through Yuzhang through Hengpu, has been blocked by Shanyue and has been unable to be connected for decades. Therefore, Cangwu, located south of Lingling, has become the only key pass connecting the north and south. Wu Ju thus obtained huge wealth and competed with the Shishi, who actually controlled Jiaozhou, with a county. But..."
Lei Yuan paused, "I understand. Jiangdong gained a huge advantage in the war with the Shanyue Tribe of Yuzhang County, and they opened up the Dayu Ling Road!"
"What the sect leader said is that after every foreign war in Jiangdong, they would turn to the inner battle of the Shanyue tribe in Yangzhou, recruit the strong ones among the people, and transfer the weak ones to counties to supplement the losses of the war. Last year, they fought in Jianghuai and were defeated in Hefei, so they attacked Shanyue on a large scale when they came back. In this process, they opened up the Dayuling Road."
"In other words, Jiangdong was able to border Jiaozhou from then on, and the troops could reach Nanhai County occupied by Shi Xie from Yuzhang."
"It is precisely. Jiangdong and Shiser have always been in good terms. With this newly opened road, they can trade directly with Jiaozhou and give Shiser strong support. But Jiangdong concealed this news and acted as if he was always obsessed with Cangwu. Because Jiangdong is greedy, what they need is not just trade, but real household registration, population, and land."
Lei Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Shiweiyan is so confused that he believes in the so-called allies."
"Shiweiyan speculated that if Shishi could successfully take Cangwu, Jiangdong would propose to pay Nanhai County with the achievements of his allies. However, Shishi could not and did not want to face Jingzhou head-on, so Jiangdong chose to take action himself, and then there was a sudden attack last night. Before the Dayu Ridge Road was connected, Shiweiyan didn't hear the vague sound of the wind. However, at that time he was confused by Jiangdong and put all his energy in Cangwu. When he figured out the twists and turns, the situation had collapsed."
Fan Xun sighed and continued, "Sect Master, at this moment, the soldiers of the Shi family have been incorporated or have collapsed. The clan power is no longer enough. The soldiers of Jiangdong in Yuzhang County have been determined to move towards the South China Sea. When they first take the South China Sea and then sweep the Shi family's territory based on the South China Sea, what's the use if we control Cangwu? If Jiaozhou products can go directly to Yangzhou through Dayuling Road, Cangwu County will lose the conditions for a prosperous trade, and it is just a mere county..."
At this time, the group had already returned to the village. Lei Yuan personally arranged personnel to prepare a rest place for Fan Xun and his subordinates, and then fed hot water and hot food.
Fan Xun has been in the enemy camp these days, and it has been very difficult for him to live a little more relaxed until now and can eat some food with peace of mind. After he used some food, Li Zhen asked in confusion: "According to what Fan is doing, when Jiangdong and Shi Xie joined forces to attack Cangwu, they were ready to attack the South China Sea by the back alliance? They used all their deceitful means and spent such a big deal, which angered Jingzhou and defeated their reputation... After all, this is just Jiaozhou! Why should they do this to this extent?"
Fan Xun shook his head: "I didn't understand it, maybe..."
At this time, someone behind the village shouted: "Look up!Look up!"
Through the window lattice, they saw several firewood piles arranged in a staggered manner near Lishui. At this time, three of them were lit. Because a lot of undried wood was deliberately mixed into the firewood pile, the smoke and dust were thick black and rolling towards the sky.
Chapter completed!