The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 121 Jiao Jixun Retreats

Outside Anding County, there is the Fengxiang Army camp.

Zhu Xiu's camp was right next to the Chinese army's tent. It was so close that he suspected that the person who made a sound similar to the snoring of an electric drill at night was Jiao Jixun himself.

As soon as he took a step out of the tent, Zhu Xiu was stopped by two powerful soldiers. Their fierce faces and strong Guanzhong accent told Zhu Xiu that if he dared to stretch his legs forward again, the two big men in front of him would hold him down. Rub on the ground.

Spreading his hands and grinning a friendly and harmless smile, Zhu Xiu took a step back and stood in front of the tent, watching Jiao Jixun return to the camp surrounded by a group of soldiers.

On the other side of the camp, salt bags were piled up like a hill and covered with disassembled tents. Dry firewood was placed underneath and sprinkled with white ash to prevent moisture.

The salt is naturally brought from Yangjinchuan.

Jiao Jixun released Shi Lingyan, Pei Jin and others back to the city, detained Zhu Xiu, and ignored him for more than ten days.

Fengxiang's army was not idle either. They carried large and small carts, horses, mules, donkeys, and people carried them on their shoulders and hands. As long as they were needed, they all went to the salt factory to greet them, and they wanted to empty out the more than 9 kilograms of stored salt.

Zhu Xiu could only face this with a smile, but in fact his heart was bleeding. The first thing he did when he woke up every day was to cordially greet Jiao Jixun's eighteen generations of ancestors.

Jiao Jixun ordered Fengxiang's army to loot and hoard salt wildly, which also provoked Xu Xingsi's protest. The two had a quarrel in the Chinese army's tent and broke up unhappy.

Zhu Xiu could guess his thoughts.

There has been no news from the Hezhong Army, and I don't know whether Li Shouzhen will pay attention to the certificate of surrender sent by the Changyi Army.

If Li Shouzhen really wants to interfere, it's hard to say who the salt factory will ultimately be.

First, hold on to the benefits you can get.

Of course Xu Xingsi also wanted to hug him, but unfortunately he was weak and had no troops under his command. He wanted to instruct the Xue family's Yawai soldiers to help, but the Xue family did not have the guts to snatch meat from Fengxiang's army.

Xu Xingsi could only stare helplessly in grief and anger.

Jiao Jixun divided half of his troops and horses to transport [-] kilograms of salt to Quaigu County first, and took it with him when he returned to Qizhou and passed by Quaigu.

He besieged Anding County without attacking, and waited patiently for news from Chang'an, just to use up the city's grain reserves and force Zhu Xiu to make further compromises.

Zhu Xiu was also worried. According to his calculations, the county's food stockpile could last for at most ten days.
Jiao Jixun paused and looked not far away, meeting Zhu Xiu's eyes.

After giving a few instructions to the guards around him, Jiao Jixun opened the curtain and entered.

The guard received the order and walked straight towards Zhu Xiu.

"Master Handsome, please speak to Mr. Zhu in his tent."

Zhu Xiu nodded, straightened his clothes, and followed the guards to the Chinese army's tent.

"Sit down." Jiao Jixun glanced at him and said calmly.

"Thank you Jiao Shuai for the seat!" Zhu Xiu replied loudly, and moved a small pony to sit down with a calm expression.

Jiao Jixun leaned back and sneered, "You feel comfortable living here with me."

Zhu Xiu shook his fan with only a few chicken feathers left, and said with a smile: "Fengxiang Army's food is good, with wine and meat, and the life is indeed comfortable. If Jiao Shuai lets me go out every day and take a walk in the camp, then it will be terrible Very good."

Jiao Jixun's eyes were full of anger, and he said coldly: "Arrogant boy, do you really think that this handsome dare not kill you?"

Zhu Xiu shook his head and said: "My life depends only on Jiao Shuai's thoughts, but let me ask, what is the benefit of Jiao Shuai killing me? If you kill me, you won't get the salt factory, and even if you get it, you won't be able to figure out how to dehydrate the rock salt." Poison method.

It would be possible for Xu Dushi to find an experienced salt worker from the Jingzhao Salt Prison who knew something about the rock salt detoxification method, but in this case, at least half of the interests of the salt factory would be divided.

May I ask Jiao Shuai, are you willing? "

Zhu Xiu turned a blind eye to the frightening light emanating from Jiao Jixun's pupils, shook her bare chicken feather fan, and said calmly:

"Jiao Shuai wants to take more or even all the interests of the salt factory. The only way is to lead his troops to attack Anding County, kill Shuai Shi and the civil and military officials of the Zhangyi Army, and join forces with Wang Jun to recommend the Xue family to the imperial court to take over as Jiedushi. , and then got the complete process flow of the rock salt detoxification method from my mouth.

As a result, the Xue family became the puppets of Feng Xiangjun and Wang Jun, and the interests of the salt factory were naturally controlled by Jiao Shuai. "

Zhu Xiu paused and said with a smile: "But high returns also mean high risks. First, how many casualties will the three thousand Fengxiang troops need to take down Anding County? Second, with such a big movement, it is impossible for the imperial court to ignore it. The historian asked, how should Jiao Shuai answer? Thirdly, Jiao Shuai has a reputation as the leader. If he brazenly attacks Anding County, causing a large number of civilian casualties, and if word spreads, Jiao Shuai's reputation will be damaged."

Zhu Xiu sighed and shook his head: "It was Jiao Shuai who charged forward and lost his troops, and it was Jiao Shuai who took the risk. Even if he finally won the salt factory, he would not be able to monopolize the salt profits. When the time comes, Wang Jun will use Jingzhao Salt and Iron Transfer to envoy Because of his identity, he ordered the salt factory to be brought under the jurisdiction of the Salt Supervision Bureau. If Jiao Shuai refused, wouldn't he be pocketing the salt profits and going against the court?

If you accept it, how much do you think Feng Xiangjun will get in the end?In short, Jiao Shuai was dragged into the pit of fire by the Xue family and Xu Xingsi, and became a gunman!I really feel bad for Jiao Shuai~"

Zhu Xiu smacked her lips with a sigh on her face.

Jiao Jixun's face turned from green to red to white, and he stared at Zhu Xiu with murderous intent: "In your opinion, how can I escape?"

Zhu Xiu said sternly: "Of course I'll give it up when it's good! Jiao Shuai has already transported more than 5 kilograms of salt. This trip is almost in vain!"

Jiao Jixun laughed angrily. He came from Qizhou with three thousand soldiers and horses, and you want to send him away with only fifty thousand kilograms of salt?

Jiao Jixun said coldly: "You can also want me to withdraw my troops. If you agree to Li Shouzhen's conditions, I will also take a share!"

"impossible!"

Zhu Xiu refused without even thinking. She spread her hands and kicked her legs. She closed her eyes and stiffened her neck: "Please Jiao Shuai, please kill me now! Come! Now!~"

Before Jiao Jixun could get angry, Zhu Xiu opened his eyes again and said seriously: "By the way, Jiao Shuai, after you kill me, be sure to hide my body. It's best to burn it. So that I don't have to fuck my brother Chai Rongchai in the future." Commander Ya and Uncle Guo Wei, Privy Guo, are looking for trouble for you."

After saying that, Zhu Xiu lay down on his back.

Jiao Jixun slapped the table angrily, his teeth chattering loudly.

Zhu Xiu squinted her eyes and took a sneak peek, and snickered at the corner of her mouth.

The generous terms promised to Li Shouzhen were all empty promises.

When Li Shouzhen rebelled, these conditions would naturally not count.

But Jiao Jixun is different from Feng Xiangjun. Once he agrees, Jiao Jixun will definitely force him to sign a written document. In the future, the lawsuit will be brought to Kaifeng, and Zhang Yijun will not be ignored.

Besides, Fengxiang's army was very close, and when Zhu Xiu cheated, Jiao Jixun would be very annoyed by making trouble for him every day.

Just as Jiao Jixun was about to scold him, a Fengxiang Army general entered the account and reported: "Commander, the gate of Anding County is open, and a troop of soldiers and horses came out of the city to form a formation, displaying the banner of the Changyi Army. A quick horse came to report that it was Shi Kuangwei who invited Jiao Jixun." Let’s meet in front of the handsome formation.”

Jiao Jixun quickly calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Light up five hundred troops and horses, and go with me to meet with Shi Kuangwei. The other commanders and commanders must stick to the camp and do not act rashly!"

Zhu Xiu quickly got up. Did Lao Shi lead his army out of the city?
"Tie this kid up and tie him to the back of my commander's car." Jiao Jixun pointed at Zhu Xiu and shouted angrily.

"Hey~~" Before Zhu Xiu could resist, two personal guards rushed forward and tied Zhu Xiu up tightly. A ball of sour and smelly rags was roughly stuffed into his mouth.

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In front of the county gate, hundreds of Zhangyi Ya Army soldiers lined up. Shi Kuangwei was wearing a black cloak and sitting on a shoulder carriage. Wei Hu and Shi Xiangwen stood on his left and right, like two black-faced kings guarding them.

There was another person behind him, it was Bi Zhenhai who had rushed back from Chang'an all the way.

Shi Kuangwei's face was haggard, his eyes were sunken, his face was blue, and his lips were a little white. An injury caused him to lose a lot of energy and blood.

From a distance, I saw the gate of Fengxiang military camp open, and a group of cavalry galloping towards them, kicking up sand and dust.

Shi Kuangwei tried his best to stand up, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked for Zhu Xiu's figure in the dust.

I saw Jiao Jixun sitting high on a horse under Commander Fengxiang, his horse hooves gliding briskly, and a person tied with a hemp rope behind him. He was running hard with his legs spread, staggering and almost falling several times.

Shi Kuangwei breathed a sigh of relief and grinned his chapped lips. Zhu Xiu ran quite fast and looked a little embarrassed, but he probably wasn't abused.

"Appreciate~"

Jiao Jixun raised his hand to stop, and there was a sound of reining in the horses. Fengxiang's cavalry ordered and stopped, lined up in a line, and faced off against Zhangyi's army.Zhu Xiu's hands were tied and tied to the buttocks of Jiao Jixun's horse. After running for half a mile, she bent over from exhaustion. Sweat from her forehead flowed into her eyes, which stung her.

Panting heavily, retching, the stinky cloth ball in his mouth made him feel nauseous.

Seeing Shi Kuangwei and Bi Zhenhai behind him, Zhu Xiu whined excitedly. A Fengxiang general pulled out a knife and put it on his shoulder, daring not to move another step.

Skuangwei clasped his fists, and said in a hoarse and weak voice: "Jiao Shuai, after so many years, you still have the same demeanor!"

Jiao Jixun returned the gift and said with a slight smile: "Shuai Shi is not as brave as he used to be."

"Haha~" Shi Kuangwei laughed and coughed a few times, "Jiao Shuai became more and more cunning as he got older, and he also learned to take advantage of others' misfortune, and planned to target his old neighbor."

Jiao Jixun's expression did not change: "I came here under the imperial edict, and everything is in accordance with the laws and regulations of the court. On the other hand, Commander Shi Jie, who can't leave the city, refuses to accept the court's investigation, and attempts to support troops to fight against the Holy Will, really has no emperor!" "

"Haha~" Skuangwei wanted to laugh out loud, but because of his injury, he coughed anxiously.

"You're so good at your grades, don't blame me!"

Shi Kuangwei's face suddenly turned into a curse, "Don't think that I don't know about the dirty things in your belly, and you want to take away my salt factory? Bah! ~ Go and have your spring and autumn dreams!"

Jiao Jixun looked at him coldly, without getting angry.

Shi Kuangwei waved his hand and motioned for Bi Zhenhai to come forward. With a bit of arrogance, he laughed and said: "Bullying me that the Zhangyi Army is isolated and helpless? Without a backer? Hehe~ Take a look at this first!"

Bi Zhenhai strode forward, holding a secret letter made of lacquer in both hands: "This is a letter written by Li Jieshuai of the Hezhong Army. Please ask Commander Jiao to read it!"

Jiao Jixun raised his eyebrows, took the letter, opened it and read it.

Just one glance made him so angry that veins bulged on his forehead.

They worked together under Shi Jingtang back then. He was very familiar with Li Shouzhen's handwriting and knew his character better. He could tell that this letter was indeed written by Li Shouzhen himself.

The feud between Jiao Jixun and Li Shouzhen mainly involves two things.

First, Li Shouzhen was at odds with Prime Minister Sang Weihan, and the two sides often criticized each other in the court.

Sang Weihan admired Jiao Jixun very much and often compared the two of them, which made Li Shouzhen hate Jiao Jixun.

Second, last year Yelu Deguang invaded the south. Li Shouzhen and Du Chongwei surrendered to the Khitan in Luancheng, and Li Shouzhen was named Situ.

After Liu Zhiyuan recaptured Kaifeng, Li Shouzhen went to Kaifeng in person to perform pilgrimage and asked for surrender. Liu Zhiyuan pardoned his crimes and transferred him to the river.

At that time, someone jointly submitted a memorial saying that Li Shouzhen and Du Chongwei were both capricious people and could not be trusted. They requested the court to arrest them and hold them accountable.

Jiao Jixun is one of the co-signers.

Later, when Li Shouzhen learned about this, she even held a grudge against Jiao Jixun.

This time, Li Shouzhen found an opportunity to disgust Jiao Jixun. Of course, he would not be polite. He ridiculed Jiao Jixun in the letter, saying that he always regarded himself as a loyal minister and a good general, but he did not try his best to get his interests first, and he hypocritically used the court's laws as a cover. , came to Jingzhou to take advantage of the situation and rob.

Li Shouzhen regarded the Zhangyi Army as his younger brother very domineeringly, so the Yangjinchuan Salt Factory naturally belonged to the Hezhong Army.

If Jiao Jixun dared to take advantage of the salt factory, he would be in trouble with the Hezhong Army.

"Humph!~"

Jiao Jixun was furious and tore the letter into pieces.

Shi Kuangwei gloated: "How about Jiao Shuai, Grand Master Li sent you a very nice greeting in the letter?"

Jiao Jixun's eyes widened in anger, he gritted his teeth and pressed the handle of the knife tightly with his palm.

Zhu Xiu was held hostage behind the horse's butt, with a steel knife on his neck, and he did not dare to move even a step.

He stared closely at Jiao Jixun's hand pressing the knife, with his heart in his throat. If Jiao Jixun was really angry and wanted to start a war with Zhang Yi's army, he was afraid that he would be the first to chop off his head with his backhand.
Wei Hu's face was dark, and he made secret gestures with one hand behind his back to remind Yajun to be vigilant.

The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment, and Jiao Jixun suddenly sneered: "Shuai Shi, you would rather join Li Shouzhen than disband and return to Kaifeng to live in retirement. I'm afraid that in the end the Zhangyi Army will be completely swallowed up by the Hezhong Army."

Shi Kuangwei coughed twice and tucked his cloak tightly: "Well, I don't need Jiao Shuai to worry about this."

Jiao Jixun took a deep breath, waved his hand, and the general holding Zhu Xiu turned his knife and cut the rope around his wrist.

Zhu Xiu quickly tore off the smelly piece of cloth blocking her mouth, bent over on her knees and retched.

Jiao Jixun said coldly: "I will report the matter of Zhangyi Army to the imperial court truthfully and ask for a ruling from the imperial court. You, Shi Kuangwei, set up a private salt factory to gain profits from salt. There is such ironclad evidence that not even Li Shouzhen can protect you."

Shi Kuangwei said disdainfully: "Please feel free to do so. How to deal with the imperial court is also our own business, Zhang Yijun. I don't need to ask Commander Jiao to interfere."

Jiao Jixun sneered several times, pointed his horsewhip at Zhu Xiu, changed the topic and said with a smile: "You are quite interesting and a talented person. Are you willing to come back to Qizhou with me? Little Zhang Yijun, you are too humble to stay here!"

Zhu Xiu's stomach was churning with nausea, her face turned pale, and she shook her head with a wry smile.

Shi Kuangwei glared and yelled: "Fuck you! Jiao Zhiji, how dare you poach me in front of me? You bastard!~ You robbed me of tens of thousands of kilograms of salt, how will this account be settled?"

Jiao Jixun said contemptuously: "We, the Fengxiang Army, were ordered to come here, how can we go back empty-handed? Charging you some traveling expenses is nothing!"

Shi Kuangwei was so angry that he slapped his legs, but unfortunately his chest was tight and he was short of breath and couldn't curse, which made him very uncomfortable.

Jiao Jixun turned to look at Zhu Xiu, his eyes were fixed with a half-smile but he said: "Zhu Xiu, I will remember you. From now on, you will be in Jingzhou and I will be in Qizhou. We will still have opportunities to deal with each other. Of course, if you If you change your mind and come to join me, you are always welcome."

Zhu Xiu bowed hurriedly and said: "Thank you very much, Commander Jiao, for your kindness. I'm afraid. Fengxiang's army is full of talents. I'm a village man in the mountains. I'm afraid it's hard to get into the elegant hall, so I won't bother Commander Jiao."

Jiao Jixun shook his head: "It doesn't matter, everyone has their own ambitions, and I won't force it."

After a pause, Jiao Jixun said with a playful expression: "Guo Wei and I are old acquaintances. In terms of age, he even calls me brother. When I go to court, I will also write to Guo Wei and ask him if he agrees. Don’t you recognize your god-nephew? You’re pulling Guo Wei’s tiger skin, but I don’t know if he agrees with it or not?”

Zhu Xiu's face froze, her mouth twitched and she was speechless.

Jiao Jixun sneered several times, raised his whip and rode his horse, leading Fengxiang's cavalry straight to the camp.

Zhu Xiu sighed bitterly. When Uncle Guo, who was far away in Kaifeng, learned that he was in Jingzhou and a nephew suddenly appeared, his expression would be very exciting.

"Zhu Xiaozi, Zhu Xiaozi." Shi Kuangwei called him in a hoarse voice.

Zhu Xiu hurriedly stepped forward and held Lao Shi's skinny hand tightly.

"Ahem~ Thank you for your hard work! Jiao Jixun didn't abuse you, right?" Shi Kuangwei's face was full of concern.

Zhu Xiu looked at his haggard face, feeling warm in her heart. She grinned and said, "Don't worry, you're fine!"

"That's good, that's good." Shi Kuangwei breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Kuangwei said: "Jiao Jixun is willing to let you back, but I'm afraid that he has the intention to withdraw. Then, only the Xue family will be left."

Zhu Xiu pointed at the camp where Xue Jiaya's foreign troops were, and sneered: "With the Fengxiang army retreating, it will be our turn to see the end of the world with the Xue family. This time, we must wipe out the Xue family's influence in one fell swoop and show no mercy!"

Shi Kuangwei was silent for a moment and sighed: "You and Wei Hu should discuss what to do! Xue Jiaya's foreign soldiers also have many Jing brothers. If they are willing to surrender, try to save their lives."

Zhu Xiu and Wei Hu accepted the order in unison.

"Bi Zhenhai, tell us in detail what you saw in Chang'an."

"Reporting to Mr. Shao Lang, I came to Chang'an on the third day of March."

　A big chapter.
　　Watching the game last night made my liver hurt~~
　　
　
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