Kaifeng is located at the critical moment of the Bian River and is also an important gateway to the eastern capital Luoyang. Since the Sui Dynasty opened the arterial canal that communicates north and south, the Bian River that communicates between the Yellow River and the Huai River has made Kaifeng occupy all the time, geography and people, and entered a period of rapid development and became a metropolis with extremely convenient water and land transportation.

At this time, the capital was in Kaifeng, Zhu Wen, the governor of Xuanwu Army. Bianzhou, Songzhou, Bozhou and Yingzhou under Xuanwu were all rich and fertile lands. At this time, under Zhu Wen's rule, there were more than 100,000 households and more than 500,000 people.

Li Ze has always been very afraid of Zhu Wen because the Xuanwu army had a great advantage in terms of geographical conditions. Being guarded by Kaifeng was equivalent to shaking the throat of the Central Plains. Xuanwu's wealth allowed Zhu Wen to have an army with well-equipped and excellent combat power. At this time, Zhu Wen was a respectful and kind-hearted man and a kind government rule, which made his subordinates love him very much. His influence was not limited to Xuanwu.

Compared with Zhang Zhongwu, the first to rebel, and Tian Chengsi, who jumped out to annex Zhaoyi, Zhu Wen's strength was probably far above the two of them.

In Li Ze's opinion, if this person does not move, he will be shocked by the world if he moves.

It was April, on both sides of the Bian River, grass was growing and flying. Countless weeping willows under the embankment danced with the wind, rippling on the water surface, and wind blew from a distance, peach blossoms fell on the water surface, and down the water.

On the Bian River, there are small boats carrying guests on the shore, sitting on the bow of the boat to write and paint, or chanting with books. Of course, more of them are holding fishing rods to be fishermen in the lonely boat. In the center of the river, there are even large pleasure boats passing by, and the sound of silk and bamboo singing and dancing is endless. Occasionally, patrol ships can be seen passing by. On the bow of the boat, soldiers standing solemnly with swords became another scenic line.

This is just the most ordinary day on the Bian River, springtime. But for some people, today is an extraordinary day.

Pinglu Jiedushi Hou Xiyi lifted up the curtain, looked at the endless charm on the Bian River greedily, and kept shaking the wine glass in his hand, sighing: "Shuai Zhu, compared to your Bianzhou, I am completely like a remote place."

Zhu Wen, the fat governor of Xuanwu, laughed, and the fat on his face trembled: "You envy me, I still like your vast and vast sea. The small rivers can only raise some shrimps and turtles. How can you compare to the sea? There are dragons inside."

"Zhu Shuai was joking. Now I am living like a year! Wuwei is aggressive, Li Hao, and he has repeatedly launched troops to invade the territory!" Hou Xiyi said indignantly. He sent out five thousand cavalry to fight Qiufeng and take advantage of it, but it was just a meat bun to beat the dog. It never returned. This battle made Hou Xiyi really frightened. He was afraid that Li Ze would take revenge, but Li Ze did not take him seriously at all. He actually released all the captive Pinglu soldiers and threatened himself. Hou Xiyi's prestige in Pinglu has now dropped sharply with the defeat of two consecutive times.

"Let's see him build a tall building, and let's see his building collapse." Cao Xuan, the governor of the Tianping Army, smiled. "Don't look at his great reputation now, but I'm afraid it won't last long. Where is Zhu Shuai and Zhang Zhongwu? Is there any news?"

Zhu Wen took a sip of wine and smiled and said, "Although Zhang Zhongwu was defeated one after another, he still had strength. Now that he retreated to Yingzhou, as long as Pingzhou can hold him for one or two years, Zhang Zhongwu may be able to turn over. At that time, Li Ze will still have a good look."

"The place like Yingzhou and Liaozhou is extremely bitter and cold, and mixed with savages. It is afraid that Zhang Zhongwu will turn over, but it is difficult." Dai Chao, the governor of Yanhai, said disapprovingly.

Zhu Wen shook his head and said, "Brother Dai, you have never been to that place, so you don't know the beauty of that place. Thousands of miles of fertile land, soak the seeds, don't worry about it. After autumn, you will gain a lot of harvest. Those miscellaneous Husbands and savages can be trained to be natural combat power. Although these people are extremely barbaric, if they can use them for themselves, there will be many benefits. Moreover, Zhang Zhongwu has already left a backup plan in Goguryeo, and now he is afraid that Goguryeo will soon become his back garden. Although Zhang Zhongwu lost most of Lu Long's territory, he is still far away from being poor and lonely!"

"That's good, that's good!" Hou Xiyi said happily: "In this way, Zhang Zhongwu can restrain Li Ze and make Li Ze's bastard, no matter how he is in our trouble."

"Brother Hou's words are up to the point." Zhu Wen laughed: "To be honest, Wuwei's war in the past two years has really made people admire him. The combat effectiveness of the Wuwei army cannot be underestimated. Even if I heard about it afterwards, I was only shocked. He was forced to withstand the attacks of Zhang Zhongwu's 20,000 cavalry with 10,000 inches without breaking down. It was shocking to think about it. Fortunately, Li Ze won a series of battles with Zhang Zhongwu. Although Li Ze won, he could only be considered a miserable victory. He suffered a lot of losses and could only rest his troops. This not only gave Zhang Zhongwu a chance to breathe, but also made him powerless about the situation in the Central Plains. But this person will definitely become our strongest opponent in the future."

Hou Xiyi said: "Ship Zhu, since that's the case, why don't we take advantage of his illness and kill him? As long as Zhu Shuai shouts, our four families form a coalition force, attack themselves, sweep all the way, and destroy this court food. Wouldn't it be nice?"

After a word came out, Zhu Wen, Dai Chao, and Cao Xuan laughed. It seemed that Li Ze really caused a huge shadow on Hou Xiyi's heart, so that he could not speak in his mind.

"I don't want the wealthy Central Plains. Why do I go and fight with him for the bitter and cold land in the north?" Zhu Wen smiled and said, "What's more, he is now like a wounded beast. Although he is licking the wound, it is also the most dangerous at this time. He transferred 20,000 elite soldiers from general Shi Zhuang to Yizhou, and transferred thousands of soldiers from Chen Chang'an from Cangzhou to Dizhou and join forces with Li Hao, so that the Dizhou army had nearly 10,000 soldiers alone. This is not only guarding against Wei Bo, but also guarding us! Even though this person knew that we would not make up for him now, he still made such arrangements. It can be seen that he was extremely cautious and refused to reveal any flaws."

"As long as the Central Plains is settled, what can he do? Don't bend his knees toward the Central Plains then?" Cao Xuan smiled and said, "So we don't have to worry about him now, so that he can't waste time with Zhang Zhongwu. But Zhu Shuai, I think we should give Zhang Zhongwu some support."

"That's natural." Zhu Wen nodded and said, "Brother Hou, there will be a large number of weapons and other items to be shipped from your Pinglu. Now we can form a temporary alliance with Zhang Zhongwu. He must have the strength to hold Li Ze for us!"

Zhu Wen said this because he was worried that he would spend money to give Zhang Zhongwu the supplies. Don’t let this Marshal Hou be criticized.

"Don't worry, Shuai Zhu." Hou Xiyi nodded repeatedly.

The four governors gathered in Bianzhou, naturally because the court had decided to send troops to attack Wei Bo. Although the emperor's edict had not been issued yet and everything was still in the pipeline, Chang'an was like a sieve in terms of confidentiality, and this news had long been spread all over the world.

Yanhai and Tianping have long been connected with Zhu Wen. Yanhai Daichao and Zhu Wen are relatives of children. Tianping has weak power and can only rely on Xuanwu. Pinglu Hou Xiyi was severely injured by Li Ze. He was afraid and took the initiative to surrender to Zhu Wen in order to protect himself.

"The emperor's attack on Tian Chengsi was naturally because of Li Ze's great victory, which gave him confidence. Zhu Shuai, what do you think the court's chances of winning in this battle?" Dai Chao asked.

"Luoyang and Guanzhong still have 200,000 Shen Ce troops. Putting aside some of the people who are scattered and waiting for death, as well as some who are empty-handed, there will be no more than 100,000 people who can fight. Among them, there are 50,000 troops stationed in Luoyang by King Fu Li Xin and the navy. Chen Bangzhao knew very well that if he wanted to win this war, he had to mobilize most of the troops under King Fu. Because of the four major gates of Chang'an, he did not dare to draw too many troops. Although Qin Zhao's Wuwei Guards also maintained considerable combat power, they were unlikely to leave Chang'an."

"In this way, Tian Chengsi didn't have the power to fight." Dai Chao said thoughtfully.

"It's very difficult." Zhu Wen said: "The key is the joining of the Hedong army. Although the Hedong army fell apart after Gao Pian's death, its most elite part fell into Han Qi's hands. In the past two years, Han Qi has resisted Li Ze's pressure and reintegrated Hedong. Its strength has increased considerably. Tian Chengsi may not be afraid of the Shen Ce army, but if he cannot withstand the Hedong army, defeat will inevitably be inevitable."

"If the court wins, we will probably be sad in the future." Hou Xiyi sighed.

"That's why we gather here!" Dai Chao said with a smile: "Of course we can't let the court win."

"Shuai Zhu, what do we do?" Cao Xuan asked directly.

"I have submitted a memorial to the emperor. Your Majesty will attack Wei Bo. I, Xuan Wu, will move forward!" Zhu Wen patted his fat belly and said with a smile.

"Ah?" Cao Xuan did not react for a moment.
Chapter completed!