The station system is the most developed in the Central Plains. With thirty miles per post, fast horses and whips, the speed of official documents can reach up to 600 miles a day. In the remote areas of the border, because there are fewer post stations, the speed of official documents is slower, but in an emergency, it can still reach 300 miles a day.

Jiyin is more than 800 miles away from the east, and the normal speed of the expedited official documents is 600 miles a day. In other words, the official documents sent at noon today will arrive in the Eastern Capital at midnight tomorrow. Wei Baoluan sent a secret letter to King Yang Nan of Qi, General Li Hun of the Right Guard, Wei Ji, Shaoqing of Taichang, Wei Jin, Minister of the Civil Affairs Department, and his cousin Wei Fusi, and was rushed to the Eastern Capital by 100,000 yuan.

The three armies of the Southwest Shandong Rebel Alliance advanced along the two sides of the Heshui River, with their troops aimed directly at the Chengshi, Dingtao and Jiyin. These three cities were arranged in the north-south direction on both sides of the Heshui River, and were the center of Jiyin County. They were densely populated, prosperous, and nobles gathered. At this moment, the rebels came all the way, with unstoppable momentum and extremely tense situations. Because of the eastern expedition, the main forces of the two Yingyang Mansions in the county were drawn away, and the garrison forces left behind were extremely thin. Although the county magistrate's office urgently ordered the recruitment of local armed forces in the village, the local army was not responded to the local magistrate's hope. Now they can only watch the rebels roar with a destructive force.

Jiyin County was in an unprecedented dilemma. The aftermath of the flood last year had not subsided, and this year the drought spread everywhere again. The house was leaking and raining overnight, and man-made disasters fell from the sky. After the disaster in Lu County, the rebel army in southwestern Shandong suddenly turned around and attacked Jiyin County. The unscrupulous burning, killing, abducting and looting will further worsen the situation in Jiyin. The starvation and death are everywhere, and the tragic situation of living beings is clearly visible.

The nobles, bureaucrats and rich people in Jiyin County began to flee. If they don’t escape, the current situation in Jiyin County is too bad, there are no food to eat, and there are too many homeless victims. Once these people join the rebel army, the rebel army in southwestern Shandong will expand rapidly in a snowball manner. This crazy expansion will inevitably lead to uncontrollable burning, killing and looting. The first ones are the wealthy aristocrats and rich people. They will be hungry, poor and completely lost their minds. The victims and soldiers of the rebel army were killed by all, so they can only escape, especially when neither Jiyin military government can protect them, they can escape as far as they can.

While Wei Baoluan was waiting anxiously, warning messages came one after another, and the deterioration of the situation was much faster than he expected. He had to urgently call the surrounding county governments for help.

If Jiyin County is lost and the thieves are powerful, they will inevitably attack the Central Plains and loot the two golden waterways of Dahe and Tongji Canal. Dongjun, Xingyang and Liangjun around Jiyin County will inevitably be affected. The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. At this moment, Dongjun, Xingyang and Liangjun rescue Jiyin and resolutely block the rebel army in the southwest Shandong Province is actually equivalent to saving themselves. However, the truth is this, but the reality may not be so. Under the principle of interests first, the subversion of common sense is common.

The current county magistrate of Dongjun is Dugu Cheng, who comes from the wealthy Dugu family of Guanlonglu. The Dugu family is a large Xianbei tribe and a great nobleman of the surname Ru. Dugu Cheng's grandfather was Dugu Xin, one of the eight pillar states of the Western Wei Dynasty. His father was Dugu Shan, the second son of Dugu Xin, and his aunt Dugu Jialuo was the mother of the Shang Dynasty, Empress Wenxian, so Dugu Cheng and the Shang Dynasty were cousins.

There are two major political factions in the Guanlonglu aristocratic group. One is the Xianbei aristocratic group headed by the Yuan clan and the eight surnames of the founding of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The other is the emerging Xianbei aristocratic group headed by the Yuwen clan and Dugu clan and rose with military merits. Because most of them came from Wuchuan Town, Daibei and participated in the Six Towns Uprising that year, it was also called Wuchuan Group. The Dugu clan destroyed the Yuwen clan and fell behind in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and became the "big banner" of Wuchuan Group in Guanlong, and the empress Wenxian Dugu became the leader of this political group. When Dugu clan was alive, he insisted that "the foreign relatives were not allowed to do political work", and since then the Dugu clan's children were far away from the central core, but this could not change the powerful influence of the Dugu clan and the Wuchuan group that took it as the "big banner" on the political situation in Zhongtu.

The current governor of Xingyang County is Yang Qing, King Huang. Yang Qing's father Yang Hong was the cousin of the late emperor. His current cousin, civil and military uncle, made outstanding contributions to the unification of Middle-earth, border security and domestic stability. After ascending the throne, he trusted the brothers of King Huang Yang Hong, Guan Yang Xiong and Yang Da who had always supported him. However, he used thunderous means to Yang Lun, King Teng and King Yang Ji, who secretly helped King Yang Liang of Han and Yang Ji, who were unceremonious, to expel him as the people, exiled to the border, and expelled from the capital forever. After King Huang Yang Hong passed away, his son Yang Qing succeeded him and inherited the title of King Huang. Yang Qing was cautious in his life, alert, smarter, and more beautiful than today's emperor.

The current county magistrate of Liang County is Li Dan. Li Dan is the grandson of Li Bi, one of the eight pillar states of the Western Wei Dynasty, and Li Bi comes from the Li clan of Liaodong. The Li clan of Liaodong originated from the Li clan of Zhao County, one of the five major families in Shandong. Its ancestor was Li Mu, a famous general of Zhao State who has been famous in history. After more than a thousand years of development, the Li clan of Zhao County formed six major families, one of which was one of them. Li Bi's family was powerful. Li Hui, the second son of Li Bi, married Princess Yi'an Chang, the daughter of Yuwen Tai, the founder of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Li Bi's grandson Li Changya, also known as Li Dan's brother, married the daughter of the former emperor of this dynasty and the current sister Princess Xiangguo. Both royal families were married to Li Bi, which shows the prominent position of Li's family in the Guanlong noble group.

The prefects of these three counties, one is the royal prince of the dynasty, the other is the core member of the Wuchuan Group, and the other is the son of the super wealthy family in Shandong. They are not politically ally with Wei Baoluan, a native Han noble in Guanzhong. Since they are not ally, of course they are not people on the same path. At this critical moment, everyone is in danger. It is difficult for the Clay Bodhisattva to cross the river to protect themselves, so where will they still support Wei Baoluan?

When he was in a state of turmoil, Wei Baoluan received a secret letter from his cousin Wei Fusi from the Eastern Capital.

Wei Fusi's secret letter only has one word: Shan. This means that King Yang Nan of Qi, the uncle and nephew of Wei in the capital, and Li Hun, the general of the Right Guard, all agreed with Wei Baoluan's suggestion to create a seemingly powerful enemy in the shortest time, and let it threaten the security of the capital and even the Eastern Capital, threaten the ongoing Eastern Expedition. Then King Yang Nan of Qi came forward to kill the enemy at the defense of the capital of Jingji, resolve the crisis, turn the tide, build great achievements, rebuild authority, and launch a "strike" to the position of Prince of the Eastern Palace.

Wei Baoluan had already drawn up a thorough plan. After receiving a response from Dongdu, he immediately arranged for his confidants to implement them one by one.

A gentleman has to take care of his roots. Although pushing King Yang Nan of Qi to the position of crown prince can bring immeasurable benefits to Wei, opportunities and risks coexist. Now in this huge whirlpool of the dispute over the imperial rule, Wei has already lost a Wei Fusi who is at the center, and the Chengji Li family in Longxi has also lost his loyal ally, the General of Zuo Xiaowei, and the losses are already very great. Wei Baoluan doesn't want to lose himself too.

If you want to ensure your future, Wei Baoluan must stick to Jiyin County and must do his best to defend the Cheng family, Dingtao and Jiyin line. No matter how rampant the bandit army in southwestern Shandong is, no matter how the bandit army uses the manpower, material resources and financial resources on both sides of the Heshui River to develop and grow rapidly, they cannot take a step back, and they cannot abandon the city and flee. However, Wei Baoluan was at the end of last year, that is, before the emperor went north to the east to the east, from the central government, from the Twelve Guards to the local governments, and took office in Jiyin County. His tenure time was very short and he had not yet gained a foothold in Jiyin, so it was difficult to win the support of local people. Therefore, if he wanted to stick to it, the only way was to get support from the Dongdu and its surrounding counties.

However, this was a luxury for Wei Baoluan. Before and after the Eastern Expedition, the political situation in the Eastern Expedition was extremely complicated. Major political groups were worried about the acceleration of the reform process after the victory of the Eastern Expedition. The reformists and conservatives fought hard for their respective interests and tried their best. In this case, Wei Baoluan did not dare to expect other political factions to extend a helping hand to Wei.

Currently, King Yang Nan of Qi is at the center of the vortex of the Emperor's Constitution. Wei and King Yang Nan of Qi are also in the same boat and are trapped in the vortex and cannot extricate themselves. Other political factions, whether they are conservative or neutral, dare not approach the vortex to avoid a disaster. For King Yang Qing of Xun, Dugu Cheng and Li Dan, considering the seriousness of the crisis in front of them, they may have the intention to rescue them. However, when they think about this matter, they will have a connection with Wei, once they are framed by someone who is interested, they insist that the three of them rescue Wei Baoluan, intending to support King Yang Nan of Qi to enter the Eastern Palace. Even if they jump into the Yellow River, they will not be able to wash them clearly and be dragged into the vortex of the Emperor's Constitution. Therefore, from a political perspective, they can only perfunctory Wei Baoluan and say it, but they must not put it into practice, so as not to get a handle on others.

Wei Baoluan had no choice but to save himself. He had only one way left, which was to gain a "tactic understanding" with the thieves. You can plunder unscrupulously on both sides of the Heshui River, but never attack the capital Jiyin and some important towns. Once the capital Jiyin, Dingtao, Chengshi and other important towns are lost, resulting in the overall fall of Jiyin County, it will inevitably shock the Dongdu. For its own safety, the Dongdu will inevitably dispatch garrison troops to suppress the rebellion and suppress the thieves in order to ensure the Eastern Expedition. The result can be imagined. Therefore, if you and I fight to the death, we will destroy the jade and stones. It will not be of any benefit to you, but there will be a disaster of destruction. It is better to take a step back and take each one's needs.

Wei Baoluan was confident in persuading the thief, and he had to convince the thief. Only in this way could he realize his plan and create a seemingly powerful enemy in the shortest time, giving Qi King Yang Nan an excellent opportunity to turn the tables.

Wei Baoluan has been in Jiyin County for half a year. He has learned in detail about the Jiyin place through various channels. He knows that in Dongjun and Jiyin, the strongest underworld power is the former Dongjun Dharma Cao Shuzui Zhai Rang, and Jiyin Haowang, who has the closest relationship with Zhai Rang, are the Jiyin Fang clan, the Jiyang Wang clan and the Caocheng Shan clan.
Chapter completed!