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Xiguan and Tianshan faced each other head-on, fire and water were incompatible. Rumors of the battle in the northwest had spread to the pass, but no one in the pass had the energy to pay attention to the affairs of the northwest.

Northwest people naturally pay attention to matters in the Northwest.

The battle in Xiguan, besides the two parties involved, is of course Luo Dingxi who is the most concerned.

Luo Dingxi was very concerned about this battle in Xiguan, but the entire Beishan remained absolutely calm. Although Luo Dingxi was a military commander, his wrists were not weak. He used Mrs. Xiao as a banner quietly, In addition, he replaced his own people in an important position without making a fuss, and he took control of Beishan's power without much effort.

Beishan was defeated in Jiazhou, Xiao Huanzhang and his sons all died, and the dragons had no leader. In the hearts of Beishan people, there must be a strong leader to ensure their safety. Luo Dingxi, who was born as a general, in the eyes of most people, at least for now is a And the right candidate, and although Luo Dingxi is a well-known figure in Beishan Road, holding a heavy army, he has always kept a low profile. Due to years of management, in the hearts of many people, he is a loyal and upright person. Such an image, It also became a great help for him to take charge of Beishan.

The news of Xiao Huanzhang's death has been made public. Although many people are worried, not many people are sad.

The Xiao family's father and son have been domineering in Beishan for many years. It can be said that they have done all kinds of bad things. Although the common people have suffered a lot, even those gentry and aristocratic families have been cruelly exploited by the Xiao family's father and son.

Those who are worried are nothing more than the fact that although the Xiao family and his sons exploited severely, to a certain extent, they still guaranteed the interests of the Beishan gentry as much as possible. Many decrees are still of great benefit to the Beishan gentry. Once Xiao Huanzhang died, in today's troubled times , No one knows what will happen next.

Fortunately, Luo Dingxi knew that the first priority to stabilize Beishan was to stabilize the gentry in Beishan.

The fighting in Xiguan was in full swing, and Xiao Huanzhang's funeral in Beishan was also held in a splendid manner. Although Xiao Huanzhang had been dead for a long time, Luo Dingxi specially ordered people to properly protect the body, so when the news of the death was announced and the mourning hall was set up, Xiao Huanzhang's body was still there. There was no sign of decay. Although it was because of the cold weather, a lot of medicine was put on the corpse to prevent decay.

According to the custom of Beishan, a high-ranking official like Xiao Huanzhang had to bury his body for at least 21 days from the moment he set up the mourning hall, and he could not be buried until 21 days later. The corpse is 21 days old, and these 21 days are naturally to usher in worship.

There are naturally many people who come to worship every day. Of course, it is because Xiao Huanzhang is the governor of Beishan, but the most important reason is also because Luo Dingxi, who now holds great power, presides over the funeral. For Luo Dingxi's face, the nobles and gentry from various prefectures and counties will also come to show their faces and pay homage.

Beishan's attention was also focused on the funeral.

Luo Dingxi took advantage of the funeral, when some gentry came to worship, and specially met with those gentry who were extremely influential in Beishan for a secret talk. During the conversation, it revealed that the gentry in Beishan need not worry, and the government orders in Beishan will remain unchanged. , especially those decrees that are beneficial to the gentry and aristocratic families, not only will there not be any change, but some new decrees will be introduced one after another to protect the interests of the Beishan gentry.

This is certainly to reassure the Beishan gentry and stabilize their emotions. It is also to take advantage of this opportunity to win over the Beishan gentry. After all, the most common method used by the high-ranking officials of the Great Qin to control the local area is to win over the local gentry and aristocrats to form a community of interests , Forming a huge network, in order to maintain their own rule in the local area, this is a common method used by local officials in the past dynasties, and Luo Dingxi certainly understands the truth of this.

It is extremely rare for Chu Huan to be so independent, implement the order of land equalization, harm the interests of the gentry and the wealthy, and directly distribute the benefits to ordinary people. All the gentry were offended, at least they got the support of the seven surnames in Xiguan.

Every day in the Governor's Mansion, there are Taoist priests chanting scriptures in the mourning hall to save Xiao's father and son, and everyone can see that Luo Dingxi is busy going in and out of the Governor's Mansion every day, doing everything by himself, and even staying in the Governor's Mansion at night to preside over things Many people secretly lamented that Luo Dingxi's loyalty to Xiao Huanzhang was impeccable, but no one knew that Luo Dingxi would secretly climb onto the bed of Xiao Huanzhang's widow in the middle of the night every night, and play with Mrs. Xiao.

In the dead of night, the Taoist priests in the mourning hall were still chanting scriptures. In order to make the loss comprehensive, Luo Dingxi invited many Taoist priests to come and chant scriptures day and night. Some of them are already asleep.

Luo Dingxi did not go to Mrs. Xiao's room tonight, but drank tea in the side hall. In the middle of the night, Cixiu, his confidant, came quietly, closed the door, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, it has been found out that Chu Huan led Shuoquan's soldiers and horses set off five days ago!"

Luo Dingxi immediately asked: "Can you find out how many people are still staying in the city?"

"No more than 2000 people." Ci Xiu said.

Luo Dingxi's eyes showed excitement, he motioned Cixiu to approach, and asked, "Has the road to Eagle's Nest Stream been opened?"

"Humble job has secretly arranged 200 people to operate day and night, and the Eagle's Nest Stream has been completely opened up, and all obstacles on the road have been removed." Cixiu said respectfully: "The humble job also made people guard around the Eagle's Nest Stream, so as not to be visited by anyone. Spotted signs of Eagle's Nest."

Luo Dingxi stroked his thick beard and said with a smile: "Cixiu has always been cautious in doing things. You have done a good job. Eagle's Nest Stream was entangled with vines before. If you don't clear it, it will be difficult to find it. Now the road has been cleared so that people can see it. It is easy to see that it is a narrow passage."

Ci Xiu nodded slightly, then frowned slightly, thoughtfully.

"Ci Xiu, do you have something on your mind?" Seeing Ci Xiu frowning, Luo Dingxi immediately asked, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"My lord, are you really going to lead people across the Eagle's Nest Stream and surprise Shuoquan City?" Cixiu hesitated for a while, and finally asked in a low voice, "Your lord, are you going to get involved in the battle at Xiguan?"

"What do you think?"

"The mussels fight, and the fisherman wins." Cixiu said in a low voice, "After the battle of Jiazhou, my Beishan vitality was seriously injured. The general also said that I should recuperate and accumulate strength. Now Xiguan Chu Huan and Tianshan Zhu Lingyue are fighting. It was just when we were sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight, the lord even sent tens of thousands of shi of grain to Xiguan for this, to make Chu Huan and Zhu Lingyue fight to the death, I don't understand why my lord is preparing to send troops now A surprise attack on Shuoquan, and get involved in the Xiguan war?"

Luo Dingxi stretched out his hand, patted Cixiu's shoulder lightly, and asked, "Cixiu, how many years have you been with this general?"

"Nine years and three months!" Cixiu said softly, "Your Excellency has treated me with great kindness. For so many years, I have attached great importance to the humble position, and the humble position cannot be repaid even if I die!"

"Nine years and three months...!" Luo Dingxi was thoughtful, "Cixiu, after all these years, still don't understand my thoughts?"

"My lord...!" Cixiu sighed: "The general's actions are unpredictable, and the humble position... the humble position is really hard to guess!"

Luo Dingxi laughed, and said, "Ceding the three counties, sending out food, and sending troops to the western front, all of this is just for one person to see."

"Chu Huan?"

"That's right." Luo Dingxi sneered, "All this is just to make Chu Huan believe that Beishan is really powerless to fight anymore, and also to make him believe that we will no longer be involved in the war and let him relax his guard against us. , feel free to fight Zhu Lingyue."

Cixiu obviously didn't understand yet, and asked puzzledly: "The lowly and dull, even if they are allowed to attack and kill each other, why should the general get involved?" Was involved in the war just to let him take away Shuoquan's troops, so that my lord can take advantage of the situation to surprise Shuoquan?"

Luo Dingxi leaned back on the chair and asked instead of answering: "Cixiu, let me ask you, who do you think wins and who loses in the Battle of Xiguan?"

"Although the situation on the battlefield is changing and the outcome is unpredictable, in the Xiguan battle, there are strong and weak points. Since Zhu Lingyue and Ganhou are allied to attack, there is absolutely no reason for Chu Huan to win." Cixiu said softly.

Luo Dingxi narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked again: "Then let me ask you again, if I send troops from Beishan to help Chu Huan, is there any chance of winning?"

"This...!" Ci Xiu showed hesitation.

"There is no need to be taboo between you and me, just speak your mind."

Cixiu pondered for a while, and finally said: "My lord, I'm sorry to say it bluntly. In the battle of Jiazhou, although Chu Huan used treacherous tricks, we have to admit that in Beishan, apart from the few thousand imperial guards commanded by your lord, there are no other soldiers. It looks like there are many soldiers and horses, but in fact they have no fighting power at all, and they are not opponents of the Xiguan Army at all. Zhu Lingyue has the Black Wind Cavalry, and the Northwest Army under Gan Hou is all brave and good at fighting. Huan, against Zhu Gan's coalition forces, our side only has a [-]% chance of winning!"

Luo Dingxi smiled and said, "Thirty percent? Cixiu, if you look at it in the future, at most twenty percent, or even only ten percent...!"

Cixiu was taken aback.

"Cixiu, you are my confidant, there are some things you should not say to others, but you don't have to hide them from you." Luo Dingxi sighed softly: "Yes, in fact, in the earliest time, Marquis Gan was not involved in the war, and this general really He felt that Beishan should join hands with Chu Huan to deal with Zhu Lingyue, but Marquis Gan betrothed his younger sister to Zhu Lingyue. After the alliance between the Zhu and Gan families, the general had already given up on this idea. From then on, the so-called resistance to Zhu Lingyue was already a dream , the only choice for Bei Shan and Ben Jiang is to protect themselves!"

"Self-defense?"

"Yes." Luo Dingxi nodded and said, "It is precisely because of self-protection that the general will resort to various methods to convince Chu Huan that Beishan is no longer his threat. In order to protect ourselves, our surprise attack this time is also inevitable. OK!"

"This...!" Cixiu was a little confused, "Since you want to protect yourself, you should be alone. If you don't help each other, how can you get involved?"

"Let me ask you, since Chu Huan is sure to lose in the battle of Xiguan, what will Zhu Lingyue do next when he swallows Xiguan?" Dominate the northwest, and then fight for hegemony in the world, do you think Zhu Lingyue will stop fighting if Xiguan is swallowed?"

Cixiu shook his head and said, "Of course not... Next, he will definitely stir up trouble and find an excuse to use troops against me, Beishan!"

"That's right." Luo Dingxi sneered, "At that time, Beishan is no match for them at all. Chu Huan's Xiguan army can still fight Zhu Lingyue. Our Beishan army may collapse in an instant. Once the war started, Zhu Lingyue didn't need to expend too much effort to swallow me Beishan." Having said this, he let out a long sigh and said, "Man, you can bend and stretch. If we want to protect ourselves, we can only do meritorious service, not for ourselves. It's about making contributions for Zhu Lingyue... If you can't defeat the robbers, the best way to protect yourself is to become a member of the robbers yourself...!"

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