Julou County is located about two hundred miles north of Yunzhou. From here, walk a few dozen miles further north to reach the original border of Dachu.
Today, border towns still exist, but their importance seems not to be as great as in the past.
Because Dayu's northern territory has expanded to thirteen prefectures, which are close to Lou Fan. Those thirteen prefectures are like thirteen fortresses, wedged between Lou Fan's front teeth. He wants to gnaw, but it is not easy to do so.
According to the location of Lou County, it has changed from the original border town to an ordinary small county.
Originally, due to its special location, although Julou County was not large, it was quite prosperous.
A large amount of border army supplies will be stored here and will be transported to the border town every once in a while.
Nowadays, Julou County still seems to be crowded with people, but its function has become a market.
The people of Dongbo lived a miserable life, and now Dongbo south from Caoshu City was placed under the jurisdiction of Dayu.
Although it is not Dayu's territory, Dongbo people feel quite comfortable coming to Dayu.
In order to survive, they could only send the few things they had to Dayu to be sold.
In troubled times, even human life is cheap, let alone those leathers, cattle and sheep that once made Dongbo people proud.
So this also led to a large number of big jade merchants coming here, and they could purchase a large amount of skins at extremely low prices.
After the Dongbo Troubles, the number of cattle and sheep dropped sharply, but the number of skins increased.
Moreover, the price is less than half of the original price. Such a profitable thing will naturally attract many people to buy it.
According to reports, at the entrance of an inn in Lou County, several vendors left cursing after their discussions failed.
The largest inn in the city was booked, but not many people stayed at it.
So the businessman who had nowhere to live wanted to discuss it, but was turned away.
Although Xiangfu Inn is the largest here, for people with real status, it still seems a bit shabby and unclean.
Now on the second floor of the inn, there are several big shots who shouldn't be here, discussing what to do next.
"I originally thought that by selling the Cui family away, His Majesty would get some benefits, so he stopped when it was time to do so."
A middle-aged man said with a somewhat annoyed tone: "But who would have thought that he would get worse and worse. Our business here in Yunzhou is basically cut off."
His name is Wang Fenglin, and sitting next to him is his younger brother Wang Huoshan.
The status of the Wang family in Dayu cannot be compared with that of any other family except the royal family.
Originally, before Dayu was founded, the Wang family was still stronger than the Xie family.
After listening to Wang Fenglin's words, the old man sitting opposite him nodded. He was from the Feng family. The power of the Feng family has always been in the northwest, not in the mainland of the Central Plains.
The Feng family has a close relationship with the mysterious holy land of rivers and lakes on the Daxue Mountain.
Feng Zhaotong nodded and said: "Now it seems that Yunzhou is just the first choice place for the emperor to give it a try."
"The Emperor knows that if the whole country follows his plan, failure is inevitable and he has no chance of winning."
"So starting from Yunzhou, through Tuoba Lie's incident, the officialdom of Yunzhou was completely cleaned up. Now the local officials he appointed are all his people."
Yunzhou is the beginning, and Yunzhou is the most difficult place to start. Now that Yunzhou has been accomplished, local power will be taken back state by state one day.
"We can't go on like this."
Wang Huoshan said: "My father asked us to come to Yunzhou this time because he felt that the emperor was going to make a ruthless move in Yunzhou, so we should take over in Yunzhou."
"Actually, in the final analysis, the emperor only lost one real chess piece in Yunzhou...Lin Ye."
Feng Zhaotong said: "The Three North Protectorate is not a preparation made by the emperor to give Lin Ye Luo Zi."
Wang Fenglin said: "I think it's time to pull out this chess piece."
"I used to think that this person was not worthy of being on the stage and was not as good as Tuoba Lie. Now it seems that we have made a mistake."
Feng Zhaotong said: "However, my father-in-law is right about one thing. Since the emperor settled in Yunzhou, we should take over in Yunzhou."
He cupped his fists and said, "The two young masters have a distinguished status. It shouldn't be troublesome for them to handle this matter. But now if there are no two young masters sitting in charge, I'm afraid it will be difficult for anyone to respond to everything at once."
Wang Fenglin said: "Since my father asked us two brothers to come, we should take responsibility for this matter."
He looked at Wang Shanshan and said: "You and I will separate today, one to the north and the other to the east. According to my father's plan, we will meet again here for half a year."
Wang Huoshan said: "Brother, don't worry. When the half-year period is up, not only can you and I reunite in Yunzhou, but we can also change the color of Yunzhou."
Wang Fenglin nodded, looked at Feng Zhaotong and said: "Uncle Lao Shi is responsible for matters in the west. In addition, Hong Wuding has gone to the northwest border, and he also needs Uncle Shi to move around."
Feng Zhaotong clasped his fists: "You two young masters, just rest assured, half a year will pass soon. When the time comes, I will be here waiting for good news from you two young masters."
These people made a good plan and immediately divided into three teams, heading west, north, and east.
If they want to mobilize big experts to kill Lin Ye, this is a natural solution.
However, they have a very high self-esteem and feel that using such methods has really insulted their status.
Furthermore, if they use their hidden strength and only kill one Lin Ye but have to expose it, it will really outweigh the gain.
There are several great masters around the emperor, and they are known to everyone.
The great masters on their side don't dare to let the world know.
At the same time, Yunzhou City.
Lin Ye sat on the city wall again, staring at the clouds driven by the wind in the sky in a daze.
But when would a person like him waste time in a daze?
Not far from the city, Zinai was flying with a big kite. She was very happy, and Xue Tongchui, who was flying on the kite, was also very happy.
My aunt was sitting on the grass on one side, and she built a shed here to block the unpleasant north wind.
The younger ones were laughing and making trouble, and the older ones sat here and watched the younger ones laughing and making trouble.
Lei Hongliu roasted a few jujubes next to the stove. Even in this open space, the aroma of jujubes was still strong enough to dominate their noses.
"What are you thinking about, little Ye Zi?"
Lei Hongliu glanced at the city wall.
We agreed to go out together to relax, but the guy went to a higher place to think about the problem alone.
Lei Hongliu sometimes couldn't understand why at Xiao Zizi's age, there were so many things to think about every day.
But think about it again, maybe this is why Xiao Yezi is different.
"he......"
Xie Yunxi also looked up.
The wind above the city wall was strong, and the guy's long hair was blowing forward, and his cloak was also blowing forward.
"He said it's been too quiet lately."
Xie Yunxi poured tea for them, and the movements of his hands were so gentle and beautiful.
"He said it's not good to be too quiet."
Lei Hongliu smiled and said: "What's wrong with being quiet? It would be beautiful if the world could always be quiet."
Xie Yunxi said: "The world of the common people is peaceful, and a little uneasiness is just an isolated incident. The battles in the court and the struggle for power and profit have never been truly peaceful."
"Many people in the court can see that the emperor asked Xiao Yezi to lead the troops to the north in order to stabilize Dayu's northern territory as soon as possible."
"The only person outside Dayu who is still a little uneasy right now is Lou Fan in the north. Lou Fan doesn't dare to go south. In the future, the new king's accession to the throne will be smooth."
After taking a sip of tea, she continued: "The big shots all know that the critical moment has come. If they don't struggle now, the emperor's sharp blade may fall on their heads."
Having said this, she raised her head again and glanced at the young man who was meditating.
The sharp blade is right there.
"The emperor used Yunzhou as a test. If Yunzhou can do it well, other states can certainly do it as well."
Xie Yunxi held the tea cup, and the warmth made her palms itch slightly.
"If those big shots don't resist, they will not only lose one Yunzhou, but no matter how big the Thirty-Six Prefectures are, they will no longer have their gold and silver houses."
Lei Hongliu was confused after hearing this. What she admired most was her junior sister's ability to look at the world with a cold eye.
She never thought she was stupid, but she really couldn't understand these things.
Only Mr. Zhuang, who was sitting quietly aside, was thoughtful.
Although Zhuang Junji was born in the world of martial arts, his vision is much higher than that of martial arts.
If his knowledge, experience, and opinions were used in another place, his status would not be lower.
Today's outing was invited by Lin Ye, but Lin Ye ran to the side and was in a daze. He was still a little uncomfortable sitting here.
After hearing what the eldest princess had said, he had some thoughts in his mind that he wanted to say but did not dare to say nonsense.
"Mr. Zhuang, if you have any advice, just say it clearly."
Just at this moment, Xie Yunxi said softly.
Zhuang Junji said: "The emperor changed all the officials as if he were taking land from Yunzhou. Is he forcing those people to take action?"
Xie Yunxi nodded: "Sir, your eyes are as sharp as a torch."
Zhuang Junji said: "Although the scholars from the poor family are united, they are still far behind the old noble family. The strength they hold is not at the same level."
"Little Yezi said before that the poor scholars were beaten by His Majesty, so they dare not act arrogantly anymore, but now His Majesty has reused a Shijin Hall to give some comfort to the poor scholars."
Speaking of this, he looked at Xie Yunxi and said: "The eldest princess just said that they would not be able to help but take action, then..."
After saying this, he also looked at Lin Ye who was sitting high up.
"The emperor deliberately withdrew Xiao Yezi's military power and left the cowardly troops in Caoshu City. Was he deliberately exposing his flaws?"
Xie Yunxi's eyes were filled with joy. There were very few people who could see this level.
Mr. Zhuang lives in the world, but he has high aspirations.
Even the civil and military people of the Manchu Dynasty, outside the two major factions, are afraid that not many people can see it so thoroughly.
The emperor deliberately demoted Xiao Ziyi and left the cowardly army in Caoshu City, Dongbo. It was indeed the emperor himself who tore open Xiao Zi's defense and showed it to his opponents.
Speaking of which, the emperor is really ruthless and he uses his people ruthlessly.
He can give Xiao Zizi an unprecedented honor, an honor that no one has had in the two hundred years since the founding of Dayu.
He can also use Xiao Yezi's life to become the center of the formation.
But think about it again, why is this unfair?
"Little Leaf said it was too quiet."
Zhuang Junji said: "What is quiet is the layer of water on the surface. The water below may have already had whirlpools."
He seemed to be talking to himself and said, "Where is this whirlpool?"
Xie Yunxi pointed at Lin Ye.
Only then did Zhuang Junji wake up. He had just said that Yunzhou was a battlefield, so how could this whirlpool be someone else?
Lei Hongliu said: "Although I... don't understand, I have some insights now, isn't it? If the Protector of the Sanbei Protectorate at this time was not Xiao Zizi, it would be possible for anyone to do it.
Has he been plotted to death a long time ago?"
Xie Yunxi nodded: "If Little Yezi is not careful at all, he will be plotted to death, and once the plot is successful, the emperor will not save him."
Because, once someone succeeds in plotting against him, even the emperor will not be able to clear up the charges that have been placed on Xiao Yezi.
Lei Hongliu suddenly thought of her other disciple Chen Weiwei inexplicably. She always felt that the difference between Chen Weiwei and Lin Ye was that one had a bad life and the other had a good life.
If Xie Yunxi also helped Chen Weiwei like that, Chen Weiwei would naturally not be worse than Lin Ye.
Only then did she wake up.
If it was Chen Weiwei who sat on that high place, she might have become a handful of loess.
When she looked up at Lin Ye again, her eyes looked different, a little more distressed.
Elders will always prefer the one she feels has been wronged. This chapter has been completed!