That's right, these people wanted to take the opportunity to plot against Jizhou. Lu Yao looked at Shao Xu's face that looked clearer and clearer because of his hard work for several days, gasped and understood what he meant.
Ding Shao is a rare rank-in official who is sincere and loyal to the king's affairs. He embraced Dong Zheng's ambition to the world. During his years in Jizhou, he not only appeased the people, persuaded the farmers and the farmers to teach, but also rectified the military preparations, killed the thieves and caught the thieves. His means of using both kindness and power made millions of soldiers and civilians in Jizhou fear and love them. Although the bandits of Shile were rampant, with Ding Shao, the Jizhou army was like a huge rock, which forced them to run east and west along the river line and could not make any breakthroughs. On the other hand, as the general of Ningbei, Ding Shao was able to deal with the military status of the Jizhou province, and he could deal with the two strong towns of Wang Jun and Gou Xi. When King Xincai died and Yecheng lacked powerful figures in charge, Ding Shao was undoubtedly an indispensable cornerstone for the court to stabilize Hebei.
Lu Yaoqing couldn't help but sigh deeply. He could imagine how Ding Shao, who was over 50 years old, worked day and night, worked hard and his body could not support him. However, as soon as the news of his serious illness came out, You, who should have worked together with Jizhou, could not wait to act. These two fierce beasts armed to the teeth never did anything without profit, and Jizhou had now become fat meat that made the beasts salivate...
"Wang Jun, Gou Xi." Lu Yao murmured.
Lu Yao would not see that Wang Jun was a defeated general. Lu Yao could defeat Wang Jun and 10,000 or 20,000, but this cavalry general commanded many Hu tribes in the northeast and had terrible potential for war. You should know that in the second year of Yongxing, Wang Jun, who was fully mobilizing the Iron Cavalry of Youzhou, led a large army from Jicheng to the south, captured prefectures and counties along the way, defeated famous ministers and generals, and finally joined forces with the King of East China Sea to reach Chang'an City and took Emperor Hui back to Luoyang!
The crushing defeat in the grassland of Bashang will undoubtedly greatly shake Wang Jun's prestige and make him have problems with the control of various Hu tribes. It is precisely for this that the injured beasts are more eager for prey. Wang Jun urgently needs a victory to maintain his position and some harvest to satisfy the greedy Hu'er. The news that Ding Shao is critically ill undoubtedly makes Wang Jun see the direction, but I really don't know whether this result makes Lu Yao feel proud or sad.
As for Gou Xi... Lu Yao never dealt with this man, but his reputation was already well-known. Gou Xi was named Dao General, from Shanyang, Hanoi. He was originally recommended by King Donghai to serve as the General Secretary and the Prefect of Yangping. He was always regarded as the direct line of King Donghai. During his tenure as the governor of Yanzhou, Gou Xi led his army to fight in the east and west, defeating Jisang, Lu Lang, Liu Bogen, and the public military commander, and was therefore recognized as a general who was proficient in military tactics and could be called the general of Han Bai in the world.
It is just to wipe out the bandits. Compared with Han Bai, it is not unreasonable to be praised. However, Gou Xi's military strict management and commands his subordinates as an arm commander. He does have the style of a famous general in ancient times. It is said that one time, Gou Xi's aunt's son asked to join the army as a general. Gou Xi said, "I don't lend a man with the king's law, so I will not regret it?" But his aunt's son insisted on taking up the military position, and Gou Xi had no choice but to appoint him as a supervisor. Later, he violated the military law and Gou Xi killed him as usual. Although his aunt cried and asked for helplessness, he said, "Your killing you is the governor of Yanzhou, and you are the general of Gou Dao." Such figures, if they are not sages, would be evil people who have been extremely deceitful.
Gou Xi's troops are all elite soldiers who have been fighting for a long time and are extremely powerful. Over the years, they have been slaughtering a lot, which has won the shocking title of "Tu Bo". The King of Donghai made an alliance with him and never regarded him as the subordinates. Gou Xi himself is not inferior to others. His actions are not only not restricted by the King of Donghai, but also not limited by the court. In recent years, it has been said that he has an unspeakable ambition. Although it is absurd, it does reflect Gou Xi's domineering behavior.
If these two people enter Jizhou in large numbers, there will be a Shile bandit who have been scattered across Hebei for many years. Jizhou will have to do much from now on. Can you only sit and watch Jizhou fall into competition with several forces? Without Jizhou as the rear, Dai County will lose the most important rear and the most important provider of food and fodder. Such a situation is definitely something Lu Yao would not want to see. But what can Dai County do? Since going north for several months, Lu Yao has faced the huge pressure of the Hu tribe and opened up the situation after dozens of battles. Although he has expanded the land thousands of miles and repeatedly defeated strong enemies, his foundation is still unstable. What Dai County needs to do is to integrate the grassland on the dam, which not only takes a considerable time, but also involves considerable manpower and material resources. Before truly integrating the Hu Jin tribes on the grassland, it is not suitable to use the power of the Hu Jin tribe, and it is not suitable to involve the turmoil in Jizhou!
Lu Yao's brows were deeply locked. Even though he had tried his best to expand his power, in the face of the huge changes in the political situation in Hebei, he still felt that his means were lacking, and his heart was once again filled with a strong sense of powerlessness. The good mood brought to him by the victory on the grassland had completely disappeared.
He slowly paced, thought for a while, and asked, "What's going on in Yecheng? So what about Xuchang and Luoyang?"
The Yecheng side he mentioned refers to the Shangshu Pushe, General Ningbei and Yu, who governed the military affairs of Yecheng after King Xincai. Xuchang and Luoyang respectively refer to the King of Donghai and the imperial center.
"After the last battle in Yecheng, most of the deserted people were just a courtier in the officialdom. It was difficult to curb people's hearts, so there was no movement. The distance between Xuchang and Luoyang was a little far away, so I'm afraid I just received the news that Ding Shao was critically ill at this moment."
This is what Lu Yao expected. Even if Xuchang and Luoyang make moves, the secrets of the Donghai Shogunate and the court are not something that Dai County, which is created in the creation of everything, can grasp in time. Lu Yao also knew that he was fussy. He waved his hand with a self-deprecating hand and suddenly smiled bitterly: "Wenhao and I are brothers born together in life and death, and Ding Shulun is also my father's elder. At present, he is afraid that he will be unhesitant, but I only think that the support for food and fodder in Jizhou will change... Alas, compared to Wang Jun Gou Xi and others, it is only fifty steps to laugh a hundred steps."
Shao Xu shook his head and was about to say something, but Lu Yao slowly said: "Ding Shulun is critically ill, and there will be major changes in Jizhou. If you send other people to be envoys, it will not be enough to show the sincerity of condolences, nor can it be clearly expressed. Shao Gong, I intend to go to Guangzong in person, how about it?"
Shao Xu was silent for a while, nodded slightly and said, "If the general can go with him, it may be useful. However..." His voice became lighter and lighter, revealing a lingering expression that he wanted to speak but stopped.
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Chapter completed!