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"Beibo, news from the south."

Xin Qu also received letters from the south.

After flipping through it, his expression slightly lifted: "Very good. Have someone stop Zisong. If anyone asks, just say I went to Tufang and am not here for the time being."

"Ah?" Xin Wu, who came to deliver the letter, was a little confused. "What happened?"

"The King of Shang is seriously injured and on the verge of death. The Shang clan is going to transfer power, and there is no need for us to get involved. From now on, our development focus will not be here.

Last year, the Turks sent us a letter, hoping that we would join forces to attack the Jiandi, Yourong, and Youyi clans, and completely control the Shangdang Basin.

Because the situation was unclear before, we were reluctant to take action.

But now I don’t want the land, but I must have the population.

It would be best to take advantage of the power transfer in the Shang clan now to squeeze out Jian Di and his people, and turn the Tufang forces into a buffer between us and the Shang clan."

Xin Qu made a quick decision: "Notify the snakes to go to Datong to receive orders and be ready to lead the way."

"Yes!" Xin Wu left in surprise.

Finally, are we going to mobilize troops?

The next day, Zisong arrived at Beiping City, but was stopped at the post station before he even got close to the city gate.

"Where is Beibo? Why doesn't he see me?" Zisong looked unhappy.

The postmaster of the post station did not say anything, but just said to wait, as orders had come from above and he could not make an offer to let them pass.

Zisong looked unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.

There are many checkpoints in Yan State. Without the seals of the post stations and checkpoints, you cannot travel around freely.

The punishment may be light, such as fines and beatings, or serious, such as beheading.

This is true even for foreign nobles.

So he could only wait.

After a while, Long Wei, the Junior Secretary of the Honglu Temple, appeared and said, "It's been a long time, Prince Song."

"It's you! I want to see Bei Bo!"

"Beibo went to Datong to join the Turkish army in a military exercise, so he is not here." Long Wei said with a smile, "If there is anything, you can write a note. If there is nothing and you want to return to the south, I can help you get a customs clearance certificate.

Of course, Beibo already knows about what happened in the South."

"..."

Zisong's face became serious. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Beibo and the Tufang are holding a joint military exercise? What do they want to do? Are they planning to take advantage of the chaos to launch a surprise attack on the Central Plains?"

"Don't think so badly." Long Wei Le shook his head amiably, "Even if we break into the Central Plains, what does it matter? The foundation of Yan State is still in Youzhou, right?"

"..."

Zisong took a deep breath, and his brain, which had not been active for a long time, started to work quickly. He recalled the news he had learned in Yan State during this period. His pupils shrank for a moment: "Is it that the Tufang wants to attack the Jiandi clan and the Yourong clan? You want people, and the Tufang wants land?"

Long Wei smiled but said nothing.

Zisong gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it! Give me the pass immediately. I want to go back to the South!"

"Yes. But it will take three days. As it happens, the Yongding River will flood in three days. You can take the ship and go to Tianjin, then sail south to Huayi."

"As soon as possible!" Zisong urged, turned around and rushed back to the embassy in Tong County to start packing his luggage.

Zisong was sent away, and Long Wei went back to report.

Of course, at this time Xin Qu had already appeared in Datong with three hundred cavalrymen.

As soon as I arrived, I saw a familiar person.

"Uncle." Xianyu Xiaozhu stood at the gate of Datong City. Seeing Xin Qu who had come through wind and rain, he greeted him warmly.

"It seems that your father is really worried about you. He actually transferred you back from the southwest." Xin Qu raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw the Xianyu pig.

Xianyu Xiaozhu's smile froze slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "Before the Zhou, Zhao, and Xiong clans launched their attacks, they had already negotiated with my clan, so I had no choice but to retreat to Pingyang for repairs.

But this time the King of Shang is seriously injured, and father knows that you will definitely not give up this opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

So allow me to come and pick you up in person. But this time you have to raise the flag."

"Don't be so hasty to make requests." Xin Qu dismounted, adjusted his bamboo hat, patted his raincoat with a whip, and knocked the water off his shoulders before saying, "In the spring, the farming season, there is not enough food. Can you go south?
Isn’t profit the most important thing?

I will provide 10,000 bags of grain, and I only want the people you have captured. The rest of the land and the people you have captured will belong to you.

Similarly, I can also help you contact Yougui and others.

I will even order the Guifang to send troops to contain the Qiongfang when your army moves south, to ensure that the Qiongfang will not leave the Luliang Mountains."

"You really are... good at doing business." Xianyu Pig's cheeks twitched. With ten thousand bags of grain, there was really no way to refuse Xin Qu's proposal of not hanging the flag.

These ten thousand bags of grain weigh five hundred thousand jin, which is enough to support the earthwork's five thousand soldiers.

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Even that many people are not needed. Just three thousand people are enough to sweep the Shangdang Basin.

"Okay, just present my suggestion to your father. For the Tufang, occupying favorable terrain and gaining a war advantage is the most important thing.

After we deal with the Yourong family, if you are short of food this autumn, I can assist you in sending troops to attack Qiongfang.

This year, we will eliminate two major forces at once and help you take control of Jizhou."

Xianyu Pig's heartbeat quickened and his breathing became faster.

If he could persuade Tufang to eliminate Qiongfang and Yourong clan, then even if he couldn't seize the position of the next Tu king, he would be able to get a good piece of land as a foundation.

Shanxi can be said to be the best land in this era except for Central Plains and Shandong.

Among the best lands in Shanxi, the Linfen Basin, Shangdang Basin and Taiyuan Basin are definitely the best and most stable.

Xianyu Pig had no way of refusing.

"I understand. I'll report it right away." Xianyu Xiaozhu didn't stay and ran south himself.

Seeing his impetuous appearance, General Dai Bingjia, who had come to greet Xin Qu, raised his eyebrows and said, "You are quite generous."

"Although more land is better, we also need enough manpower to develop it. Under the current strategic situation, we must lay mines inside the earth in advance.

Shanxi is good, but each basin is a broken pocket, easy to get in but difficult to get out. As long as Tu Wang Quan takes Shangdang, he will have to face the attack of the Shang clan alone.

In this way, he can keep them consuming more energy."

Xin Qu walked into the city, followed by Dai Bingji. Hearing what Xin Qu said, he grinned and said, "You are as shrewd as ever. But have you ever thought about what would happen if the Tufang were unwilling to succumb to your plan, or if they turned against you later?"

"You're overthinking it." Xin Qu curled his lips and said, "As long as the Tu King is a little more stubborn and doesn't kneel down, he will never cooperate with the Shang clan.

As for the betrayal and backstabbing you mentioned, with you as the General Zhenxi here, I don't think you will lose Datong.

As long as Datong is not lost, I will have a hundred ways to invade Shanxi.

After all, in addition to the Shangdang Basin, I have secretly excavated Feihu Pass and Puyin Pass. It is not difficult to break in. Therefore, the key is to let the Tufang and Shang tribes fight among themselves and buy time for us to open the canal. "

"The canal..." Dai Bingjia nodded, "I know what to do. As usual, I'll leave the logistics to you and I'll be in charge of the charge."

"Okay. But I want the population."

"Arrange another 3,000 people to provide logistics for me, and I will get you 50,000 people back."

"Does the Rong clan have so many people?"

"No more, no less! I have been investigating for such a long time, I will definitely not remember it wrong."

"That's it." (End of this chapter)