Elf Sandstorm Lord

Chapter 299 Heavy Duty and Dinner Party

Seeing that Su Yan's expression became uncertain, Gu Beichen smiled and said:
"Having said that, my dear brother is considered an external force to the various families in Chang'an City. He is not too sensitive to whoever gets closer to him, so don't worry too much!"

Seeing that Su Yan was more relieved, Gu Beichen changed the subject and said, "Brother Su Xian, after this trip back, it will be a good time for you to show off your talents!"

"Oh?" Su Yan said a little puzzled: "Brother Gu, why did you say this!"

The latter chuckled lightly and said: "I heard that Brother Su Xian recently stationed in Longxi County. It is a large county in Northwest Province. Its location and resources are not much worse than Xixian County!
Nowadays, the power of the Marquis covers almost the entire Xixian County.And the earl in Yongcheng also occupies most of the fertile land in Longxi County!
It can be said that these two behemoths occupy most of the Guanzhong Plain.And now, the entire game among the nobles of the Northwest Province is centered around these two families! "

"I know all this. The pattern of Northwest Province has been like this for the past hundred years. I don't know what Brother Gu means by showing off his power!"

Gu Beichen continued: "After the dual impact of this secret disaster and the refugee rebellion, the situation in Longxi County has changed drastically!
Originally, the earl of Longxi County owned most of the land in the north of the county.The remaining territories in the south belong to a group of small and medium-sized nobles!

Although Yongcheng wanted to unify the entire Longxi, the Marquis was restrained and interfered.

Second, the small nobles in the south of Longxi County still managed to stick together in the face of the pressure from the Earl, which is why the situation has remained so deadlocked!

But this time, there was a wave of beasts first, and then the count of Longxi County connived at it, and even supported the "Ming Cult" and the rebels to rebel, suddenly beating the small nobles in the south to pieces!

Although, with the timely intervention of the Marquis, he did not get much land, but the small and medium-sized nobles who originally restrained the Earl of Longxi County in the south no longer exist!
If given time, the Earl of Longxi County is really allowed to integrate the entire county, then his power will be as powerful as Guanzhong Hou!

But it is a coincidence that at this time, you and Viscount Chen Qing, who was also born in Qinchuan County, entered Longxi County together and built a city and farmland in the south of the county!
In contrast, the Marquis is more willing to support you, and deliberately suppresses Viscount Chen Qing who is closer to him! "

"It's reasonable to make friends from far away and attack at close range! But according to Brother Gu, after returning from this trip, the Guanzhong Emperor will ask me to develop the land further north. In that case, I'm afraid I will have to confront the earl head-on. I'm afraid~ ~."

"Haha~" Gu Beichen said with a smile: "Don't worry, Brother Su Xian, since you are the one favored by the Marquis, how can you be easily put in danger!"

As he said that, Gu Beichen paused and said, "Although I have inherited the title not long ago, my family's intelligence network in the Northwest Province is still relatively complete!

Recently I heard that the Earl of Longxi County plans to let Viscount Chen Qing attack a group of minor nobles in Qinchuan County.

And I believe that when the time comes, the Marquis will also make the same arrangements for my dear brother! "

"Attack Qinchuan County!" Su Yan said slightly surprised.

"Yes, you and Viscount Chen Qing are both powerful across Qinchuan and Longxi counties!
Under the pressure of the Marquis, Viscount Chen Qing's expansion in Longxi County was restricted at every turn, and it is still difficult until now!

In the past, although Xiandi's development was smooth with the support of the Marquis, now, he has also encountered a problem.Even with the restraint of the Marquis, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to find favor with the Earl of Longxi County! "

"So, those two people decided to go to Qinchuan County!" Su Yan said!
"Not bad!" Gu Beichen continued: "Although Qinchuan is just a small and barren county, the entire county can have tens of thousands of people!
In the past, perhaps neither of the two families paid much attention to that small place!Just let the forces over there be scattered all over the place!
But now, Brother Su and Viscount Chen Qing have projected part of Qinchuan County's power into Longxi County. Now they don't even want to participate!
And if anyone can integrate the power of Qinchuan County and then invest it in the Guanzhong Plain, it may not be able to put some pressure on the two families!
And since Yongcheng has already instructed Viscount Chen Qing to do it, I believe that the Marquis will also entrust Su Xiandi with the important task! "

Hearing this, Su Yan nodded, but said doubtfully: "But generally speaking, even big nobles cannot annex the territory of small nobles at will!
Now that the disaster in the secret realm has ended, I'm afraid that even if the two great nobles take action personally, they can't just take over those lands! "

“I don’t necessarily want you to occupy it personally, maybe it will create some problems and make the small nobles of Qinchuan County take sides!

And if possible, absorbing those small nobles into one's own camp can be regarded as a kind of integration of the county's resources!
Besides, if one of you is allowed to actually occupy Qinchuan County.When he falls, whether he is the Marquis of Guanzhong or the Earl of Longxi County, I am afraid they will be unable to sit still!
After all, although the two of them compete with each other, they never want to create the third largest force in the Northwest Province!

Of course, even using this method for an entire county is still a rare opportunity!
You know, the current layout of Northwest Province was determined after a long period of gaming!

Even a middle-class aristocrat with a history of hundreds of years like mine would not dare to break it. If it exceeds the limit, it will definitely lead to suspicion!

How could he be like Viscount Su Yan, who encountered such a God-given opportunity not long after he had just started to gain momentum! "

As he said that, Gu Beichen looked at Su Yan with a hint of envy in his eyes!
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Talking while walking, when the two returned to the Marquis Mansion, it was already evening!

The two of them came back at this time, naturally to attend the Marquis' commendation dinner!
At the dinner, Su Yan and Gu Beichen were naturally arranged in the core area of ​​the banquet, sharing a table with several other viscounts!
But to Su Yan's surprise, although the prince also showed up at the banquet, he did not stand next to the Guanzhong Marquis!
Instead, it was a middle-aged man who looked somewhat familiar, always accompanying the Marquis!
It seems that he actually feels like he is the second-in-command in the Marquis Territory!
"Brother Su Xian, are you wondering who this person is?" Gu Beichen, who saw Su Yan's doubts, said, "That's the knight commander of Chang'an City, Zhen Xing!"

"My surname is Zhen, could it be~" Su Yan was thinking, Gu Beichen continued: "Yes, he is Zhen Meng's father, the current head of the Zhen family!"

Su Yan remembered that he had seen him before during the parade.That is the person riding the "elite" Wind Speed ​​Dog and walking at the front of the Wind Speed ​​Dog formation!

But I didn't expect that it was Zhen Meng's father, but now it seems that they are indeed similar.

However, compared to his son's gentle and delicate character and appearance.This head of the Zhen family has a capable and serious look!
Even when communicating with Guanzhong Hou, he was still neither humble nor arrogant. I wonder what he would think when he saw his son's strict wife control!

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(End of this chapter)