The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

The news that the King of Yue was appointed the General Zhennan and was in charge of the military and political power of the eight states in the south of the Yangtze River soon spread to everyone in the King of Yue's palace.

The Qinglong Society then relied on the instant messaging network to spread the news rapidly.

In less than three days, it spread throughout the entire Jiangnan region.

In an instant, local officials from all over the country packed their bags and set off for Jianye.

When they received the document from the Prince of Yue's Palace summoning them to go to Jianye, only some of them responded, while most of the others declined with excuses.

But now that the imperial edict has been issued, no one dares to ignore it. Even Dong Yunchuan from Jiangzhou, no matter how reluctant he was, immediately put down his official duties and rushed to Jianye.

At this time, Fang Xun also arrived at the Red Wind Mouth.

Hongfengkou is located in the southwest of Linzhou, adjacent to the Shiwanda Mountains in Miaojiang.

Its terrain is special and critical, being a narrow strip of sky formed by two dangerous peaks piercing the clouds, which makes it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

When Fang Xun arrived at the city gate, it was still noisy.

But it is noisy but not chaotic, and the pedestrians coming and going here all have a strong military style.

People come and go in an orderly manner, and you don't feel the slightest bit of crowding.

"Those entering the city must present a badge as proof of identity. Anyone without a badge will be treated as a spy!"

"No fighting is allowed in the city. Once a fight breaks out, regardless of the cause, the offender will be imprisoned for six months at the very least, or beheaded in the street at the worst."

Several soldiers took turns shouting and explaining the rules of Hongfengkou.

There was a long table in the open space at the city gate, with several clerks sitting behind it, registering people entering the city and issuing tokens.

Some of those with vicious temperaments were stopped by a team of soldiers, who took out a thick list of wanted criminals and carefully compared it with the wanted criminals listed on it.

The laws and regulations here are much stricter than those in other prefectures and counties. Fang Xun didn't take it seriously and walked straight into the city gate. The soldiers and clerks guarding the city seemed not to see him and subconsciously ignored his existence.

As soon as he entered the city, Fang Xun saw vendors hawking their wares on both sides of the street, with a strong flavor of bustling city life.

In the distance in the military camp, you can hear the sound of uniform footsteps, as if the army is training.

In this way, the sound of military training and the hustle and bustle of the city merged together, appearing both contradictory and harmonious.

Fang Xun had a strange look on his face. Hongfengkou was the city with the best public security he had ever seen.

In the prosperous cities of Jiangnan, there are also gangs composed of scoundrels running rampant in the dark corners.

But if you want to get involved in the underworld when you are in a popular position, then you are really thinking too much.

A hundred miles away from Hongfengkou, you can see tents stretching out and flags waving. At a glance, the entire mountain and plain are filled with Miao troops stationed.

The energy in the military camp was like wolf smoke, and three of them were like pillars of light rising into the sky, making them impossible to ignore.

On the opposite side, on the top of the Hongfengkou city wall, there were also rows of soldiers and armored personnel, and powerful crossbows had already been strung.

There were also a dozen figures standing on the battlements, looking into the distance with solemn expressions.

The middle-aged man in the lead was wearing a brown robe. Although the robe was loose, it could not hide his muscular body.

The man was of sturdy build, with a square face full of majesty, and his eyes were always looking directly in the direction of the Miao army's camp.

He was the only one who could sense the three terrifying auras a hundred miles away.

Shaking his head, the man in brown robe waved to the others.

"I'll be the only one watching here, everyone else can go away."

Immediately, a black-faced armored general said, "But General."

He was interrupted after saying just four words: "The Miao army is stationed a hundred miles away, and you can't see them. I'll be on guard here." Soon, the armored soldiers left and returned to their posts. Only a young scholar in a long gown did not leave. Instead, he came closer and whispered.

"General Liu, compared to the Miao army, you should be more cautious about the Yue Palace. Over the past three years, the Yue King has always wanted to interfere with the Hongfengkou border army, but you have always blocked him with various reasons.

Today is a time of unprecedented change, General."

The man in brown robe turned around and interrupted the young scholar nonchalantly.

"Bai Shanyi, I remember you are Mr. Zhengde's disciple, right?"

When Wang Zhengde was mentioned, the young scholar Bai Shanyi did not dare to neglect him and quickly responded: "In reply to the general's words, I am a student with little knowledge and dare not call myself a disciple. I just listened to Dean Zhengde's lectures and respect him as a teacher."

The brown-robed man had a playful look on his face: "I serve you with respect as a teacher. No wonder you are so resentful of the King of Yue that you volunteered to come to this remote place and even offered these five strategies for managing the army."

"General, have you read my five strategies for military administration?"

Bai Shanyi was surprised after hearing this, but he immediately restrained his expression, straightened his clothes and said.

"In my opinion, the main perpetrator of the Jiangnan border troops was the Prince of Yue's Mansion. Twenty percent of the generals in the army were former subordinates of the old Prince of Yue."

At this point, he glanced at the brown-robed man's face and felt greatly encouraged when he saw the other party nodded to indicate that he should continue.

"Not only that, the Prince of Yue's Palace also controls 70% of the food and supplies in Hongfengkou. As far as I know, apart from the old Yue King's former subordinates, more than half of the relatives of the officers and soldiers in each department have close ties with the Prince of Yue's Palace."

"If this continues, the tentacles of the Yue Palace will gradually erode the various units in the army. I'm afraid that the Red Wind Pass will not be under the control of the general."

Bai Shanyi said a lot of things, but when he saw the calm face of the man in brown robe, he felt discouraged and his voice gradually became smaller.

The brown-robed man then asked curiously, "Then in your opinion, how should this general respond?"

Bai Shanyi calmed down and continued, "General, you should first take control of the military power of each unit, and then reorganize them. If anyone disobeys, you can take them down and execute them. Thunder Sweep will wipe out all the subordinates of the Yue Palace in one fell swoop!"

The brown-robed man smiled when he heard this.

"What do you think of this strategy, Lord?"

Mr. Hou?

Bai Shanyi was startled for a moment, but before he could react, he heard a burst of laughter behind him.

"In my opinion, this plan is feasible. It will be a good opportunity for General Liu to capture all the uncles and aunts in Zhaoning, so that he won't have to worry about these favors in the future."

When Bai Shanyi heard the voice, his body stiffened, cold sweat covered his body, and his head slowly turned behind him with a crackling sound.

It was such a simple movement of turning the head, but it seemed as if all the strength in the body was used up.

Turning around, he saw Fang Xun had appeared behind him at some point, looking at him with a smile.

"In fact, you don't have to be so tactful. You might as well tell General Liu directly that Zhao Ning and I have ill intentions and are planning a rebellion. This is the truth anyway.

I just happen to have a plan to kill the traitor Fang Xun!

All General Liu needs to do is pretend to surrender to my Prince of Yue's Palace, secretly contact Wan Pingchuan and his group to express his loyalty, and then lurk under my command and wait for an opportunity.

If we just lie in wait like this, maybe we can get a chance to join forces with other people of lofty ideals to wipe out the two traitors, Zhao Ning and I, and restore peace to Jiangnan.

Of course, if General Liu also wants to establish his own regime, he should join me so that I can build up my power and accumulate strength."

Fang Xun became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he was really putting himself in Liu Zhengwu's shoes.

Cold sweat streamed down Bai Shanyi's forehead, while Liu Zhengwu had a blank expression on his face. He felt that reality was a bit ironic, but he just couldn't laugh.

Fang Xun then looked at Liu Zhengwu and said with a smile: "General Liu, what do you think of this strategy?" (End of this chapter)