Qin Ran's forces include the Jukun Gang, the Haisha Gang, the Dongming Faction, and the Jianghuai Army. Together, these four forces have dominated the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, annexed the territory that dominates the Villa, and expanded to the Pegasus Ranch. , Dayou went all the way up the river to control the momentum of Xiangyang.
Once Xiangyang is controlled, Qin Ran will become the sole overlord of the entire Yangtze River Basin!
Lin Shihong, Xiao Xian, Li Zitong, Shen Faxing, and even the faint emperor who fled to Jiangdu will all become his dinner sooner or later!
Xiangyang is located at the confluence of various rivers beside the Han River. If you go down the river, you can reach another smaller city, Hannan, in one day and reach Jingling in two days. It is an extremely important transportation artery in the world.
Although Xiangyang City at this time did not have the status it had in later generations, this city, which was once the capital of Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou in the Three Kingdoms, was also a rare large city in the world.
Such a city naturally has an owner.
The owner of this city is named Qian Duguan, nicknamed "Double Swordsman".
Shuangdao Qian Duguan is the leader of the Hanshui Sect, the largest gang in Xiangyang City. He is somewhere between good and evil. He is very respectable in the local black and white circles. He is engaged in the silk business and has a rich family fortune.
If this is a time of peace and prosperity, then "Double Sword" Qian Duguan is just a strong man with some local influence. But this is not a time of peace and prosperity, but a troubled time in which a dynasty is about to be ended.
After Yang Guang failed in his third northern expedition to Goryeo, the weakness and decline of this dynasty had been completely exposed.
The big dragon is about to die, and the wild dragons and snakes in the place will naturally become unable to sit still.
The former Sui officials or powerful locals with great influence also had abnormal thoughts and began to form troops to protect themselves, gradually becoming one group of local princes after another.
It was almost for this reason that the double swordsman became the uncrowned king of Xiangyang City.
About seven days ago, civil unrest broke out inside Xiangyang City. In the process of quelling the civil unrest, the original Xiangyang County Sheriff was extremely unfortunate to be hit by a hail of arrows, and was directly hit by those sharp arrows.
A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a city cannot be without a master for a day.
The original official governor has died, and naturally a new city lord will take office. However, due to civil unrest, the communication between Xiangyang City and the imperial court has been completely severed, so that even the governor of Xiangyang City is dead. None of the news reached the ears of Sui Emperor Yang Guang.
Under such circumstances, the "double sword" Qian Duguan, who was already well-known in Xiangyang City, naturally fell in love with the public and was elected as the leader by the local wealthy gentry and gangs. He proclaimed himself the governor of Xiangyang County and established a separate empire.
On the surface, it seems that Qian Duguan became the governor of Xiangyang City just because of good luck. But Qin Ran knew that the changes that happened in Xiangyang City were not accidental.
In addition to his apparent identity as the leader of the Hanshui Gang, Qian Duguan, the "double sword", also has another secret identity - the secret agent of the Yinkui faction. If Qin Ran guessed correctly, I am afraid that from the emergence of the Xiangyang civil uprising , to the death of the eunuch of Xiangyang City, and even Qian Duguan's rise to power, were actually the operations of the Yinkui Sect.
The Sui Dynasty was in chaos, and the building was about to collapse. Naturally, it was time for dragons and snakes to rise up, and demons to take flight. As the leaders of the two sects of the Demon Sect, the Yinkui faction was naturally unwilling to be left alone, and wanted to leave a mark in this world's chess game.
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It has to be said that although the "Yin Queen" Zhu Yuyan is just a female, her political vision is also quite good.
If she follows the context in the original work, she should be planning to use a two-pronged approach, with "Qian Duguan" as the core, first taking Xiangyang, then Jingling, Jiangling, and taking all the best places in Jingzhou, and the other way using another secret agent.
With Zi Lin Shihong as the core, they acquired Yuzhang, Nankang, Jiujiang and other places. After the two merged into one, the Yinkui faction became the first prince in the south in the true sense, with the ability to dominate the north from the south and pacify the world.
But unfortunately, Zhu Yuyan's plan was good, but many things did not go according to her plan.
For example, although Lin Shihong's plan in Jiujiang was successful and he became one of the leading princes in the south. However, after Lin Shihong became prosperous, he became disobedient, which caused serious internal strife in the Yinkui faction and severely damaged their vitality.
This is actually a limitation of the Yinkui sect. Today's society is still a patriarchal society after all, and women are not suitable for public appearances.
Therefore, no matter what abilities and ambitions Zhu Yuyan has, she cannot stand on the stage. She can only stand on the big stage of this era by manipulating puppets and supporting a certain male Yinkui faction.
What the Yin Kui Sect and Zhu Yuyan did is not bad, but if they want to cultivate a suitable puppet, how can it be an easy task? If they cultivate a weak and useless puppet, then although the puppet is obedient and easy to fool, it will be difficult to fool them.
What achievements can be made? But if they are allowed to cultivate an excellent and powerful puppet, they will have to face their backlash.
The struggle for the dragon in the world is like a carp leaping over the dragon's gate. Only the strongest can win. A force like the Yinkui Sect that is internally unstable and has congenital flaws, no matter how huge its surface power is, is only one on that stage.
He was just going through the motions and accompanying the prince to study.
Of course, at this point in time, civil strife between Lin Shihong and the Yin Kui faction has not yet occurred, but Lin Shihong has begun to listen to the instructions rather than the propaganda.
On the other side, Qian Duguan also has this tendency.
Zhu Yuyan agreed so happily to help Qin Ran fight for the dragon because she knew that her family seemed strong but was actually as fragile as a bubble.
In this era, women always have to rely on men. Qin Ran's strength makes him naturally become the object of dependence.
The Jianghuai Army, the Jukun Gang, and the Haisha Gang each sent out some troops to form an elite force of 20,000, and marched toward Xiangyang City under the cover of night.
In Xiangyang City, the Yinkui sect Anzi has already controlled various city gates in cooperation with them, and is coordinating internal and external support.
With the internal and external coordination, 20,000 troops easily broke into Xiangyang City.
Xiangyang City was suddenly attacked by the enemy, and without the command of a powerful person, it was in chaos. In this city, from the city lord Qian Duguan to the ordinary civilians, everyone was anxious to follow the heat
The ants on the pot are generally at a loss.
So much so that after the army entered the city, they encountered no decent resistance at all. As for the 'double sword' Qian Duguan, Xu Ziling easily killed him without Qin Ran taking action.
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Under Qin Ran's instructions, Yun Yuzhen and You Qiuyan are collecting various talents, especially those civil servants and generals whose names have been recorded in history books that Qin Ran has ordered.
For example, Du Ruhui, one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion in the later Tang Dynasty, had the talent of a prime minister. Du Ruhui, who was known as "Fang Gu Du Duan" by later generations, was found by Yun Yuzhen and sent to Qin Ran.
Another example is some of the talented people in "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", such as Jing Lingcheng Xu Xingzhi, who in the original plot was the chief military advisor of Koo Zhong's "Young Marshal Army".
During the few years that Xu Xingzhi was in office, he made some astonishing achievements. With only his own efforts, he managed the grass-roots team that Kou Zhong had laid down in an orderly manner, so that Kou Zhong never had to worry about logistics.
Worry gave him enough capital to go to war in the north and south, and squandered it. Such talents were comparable to Guan Zhong and Le Yi in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period.
But although Xu Xingzhi is extremely smart and the best in the world, it is because he comes from a poor family and has a bad family background that he is not taken seriously by those in power at all. So even though he tried hard, he only became Jingling.
A small registrar in the city, not even an official.
Not to mention that when Qin Ran sent people to find Xu Xingzhi, he directly promised him the position of military advisor, allowing him to rise to the top of the world in one step. Even if Qin Ran was very stingy and only gave him the official positions of seventh-rank county magistrate and eighth-rank county magistrate, he would
I am very happy, like drinking sweet rain.
Du Ruhui and Xu Xingzhi soon came to Xiangyang City and took over the government affairs of Xiangyang City. With their assistance in governance, Qin Ran's Xiangyang City was naturally in order and prosperous. It became the foundation of Qin Ran's control.
It's a bit like a king's career.
However, compared with others, the girl's experience seemed a bit particularly miserable, so much so that Yun Yuzhen, the leader of the Jukun Gang who was secretly called a "witch" by some people, was so moved by it that she spoke to her.
Beside her, Qin Ran, who was sitting in a restaurant in Xiangyang City, said:
"Your Majesty, you see how pitiful she is! Why don't you let me buy her? It would be a good deed."
According to common sense, Yun Yuzhen, as a high-ranking person who has seen enough life and death and the tragedies in the world, would not have much sympathy. But for some reason, when she saw the girl, she felt like
A feeling of pity arose involuntarily.
Looking at the girl from a distance, Qin Ran was stunned for a moment, with a hint of joking on his face, and a smile full of weirdness and connotation at the corner of his mouth.
"Haha, Yuzhen. Why do you need to ask me about such a trivial matter? It just so happens that I am short of people around me, a girl who can bring tea and water. Since I have a chance today, let's choose her." There was a strange look on Qin Ran's face.
His expression only lasted for a short time before he returned to his original smile and calmness, and he answered calmly.
(There are also 7,000 words today...although it is a bit watery, there is still a necessary introduction and plot context)