The prefect of Langya County was named Dou Xuan, who came from a wealthy family in Guanlong Lu. His ancestors were the Xianbei Hedouling clan and the leader of the large tribe. When Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty implemented the Hanization reform, the Hedouling clan was changed to the Dou clan.

Dou Xuan's father was named Dou Rongding, Duke Chen, and he was once appointed as the General of the Left Wuwei Guard, while his mother was Princess Wan'an, the sister of the late emperor, so Dou Xuan and the King of Heaven were cousins. However, the blood relationship between cousins ​​did not mean that they were as close as a family in politics. On the contrary, they were often enemies of life and death. Dou Xuan had two older brothers. The eldest brother Dou Kang inherited the title of Duke Chen and was once the general manager of Youzhou, but was burdened by the rebellion of King Yang Liang of Han, and was expelled from the title of the people. The title was inherited by the second brother Dou Qing. Dou Qing had a good relationship with him. He was once the prefect of Hedong and was now the Weiqing of the Wei, in charge of the ceremonial guards and tents, and was with the emperor.

Dou Xuan was outstanding in talent, good at calligraphy and music, and was similar to the accusations of the current Shang Dynasty, so the current Shang Dynasty admired him quite well. The relationship between his cousins ​​was maintained well. He served as the prefect of Yingchuan and the prefect of Nanjun. During the planning of the Eastern Expedition, considering that the navy was stationed in Donglai and the stability of the Qilu area was very important for the navy to cross the sea. The emperor and the central government immediately made some adjustments to the military and political officials in the Qilu area. Duan Wencao was appointed as the prefect of Lu County and Dou Xuan was appointed as the prefect of Langya County. Both were important appointments in this personnel adjustment.

The status of Lu County in the Qilu region can be imagined. Langya County has a long history and beautiful scenery. It has its unique status in the culture of Middle Earth. It has the accumulation of Qilu culture and the legacy of Chu and Yue culture. In addition, Langya County is also a central area that connects Qilu and Xuzhou along the coastline. The war materials from Jiangzuo and Jianghuai are transported to Donglai through Langya County, which can reduce a lot of distance and save a lot of time. Therefore, the emperor attaches great importance to Langya County. Dou Xuan took office as Langya, which can be said to be carrying an important mission.

However, just as winter approaches, the Yellow River and the North Canal (Yongji Canal) will soon be frozen, and water transportation has to be stopped. All war materials and troops, civilians and men have to rely on land transportation. When Langya County is about to usher in the peak of the winter rush, a bad news came to the Linyi Prefect's Mansion. An Yingyang Mansion army occupied Nanwu City, cut off the road to Mengshan, and interrupted the contact with Lu County.

The news came from Philadelphia, and the news came from Nanwu City.

Nanwu City is an ancient cultural city with a long history. It was built in the 19th year of Duke Xiang of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is the hometown of Zeng Shen, the Confucian sage saint Zeng Shen. Confucius' disciple Zeng Dian (Zeng Shen's father), Dan Tai Mieming was born here, and Yang Hu, a celebrity from the Wei and Jin Dynasties, also left his footprints here. Zhuge Liang, Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi and others all left their footprints here. Therefore, the ancient city has a strong cultural heritage and still has schools, book pavilions, and the sound of scholars reading. The small city is quiet, elegant, and full of book fragrance. However, the emergence of the rebel army broke the tranquility of the ancient city. The scholars were not nerds who only read the books of sages, especially those rich and noble children who were in Linyi but were studying in the ancient city. They were all very smart and escaped from the small city regardless of everything. So the news of the fall of Mengshan quickly spread.

At the same time, after Li Fengyun led the main force of the rebel army northward, Han Shou and Zhang Xiang were ordered to guard the city, and were on high alert. Both hunters and merchants were prohibited from entering and leaving. This abnormal situation was quickly reflected in Philadelphia. Philadelphia immediately sent people to the mountain to investigate, but found that Nanwu City was indeed occupied by an Yingyang Mansion army.

Where did this Yingyang Mansion army come from? Why did it occupy Nanwu City and interrupt the connection between Langya County and Lu County? If this was a secret military operation, the right guard office in charge of guarding the Qilu area should have reported it to the county office in advance, but... Dou Xuan, the prefect of Langya County, thought that Zhou Fashang, the deputy commander of the navy, could not help but shook his head in anger when he thought that Zhou Fashang, the deputy commander of the navy, was in charge of the right guard office.

Zhou Fashang was a famous general of the Central Plains, an old commander of the Wei Mansion, a powerful and powerful man in Jiangzuo. He was brave and outstanding in his power and made outstanding achievements. He was trusted by two generations of emperors. Because of the needs of the Eastern Expedition, the emperor specially transferred him from the northwest to the navy as deputy general manager and was in charge of the right-hand guard Guard. While fully responsible for the important task of the Qilu area, he could better carry out the preliminary preparations for the Eastern Expedition. Generally speaking, the generals reached the height of Zhou Fashang, and his style of conduct was domineering. He said it was unquestionable. The Eastern Expedition was the top priority of the Central Plains at present.

Related matters must be dealt with from the central and local governments. When military needs conflict with local interests, Zhou Fashang, who holds two positions and powers, takes it as a matter of course to directly interfere in local administrative affairs, and even directly orders local governments to threaten local officials. As a result, there will inevitably be fierce conflicts between the military and local governments. The counties of Qi and Lu are very dissatisfied with Zhou Fashang's rough style, but the emperor trusts and supports him. The administrators of the army can only break their teeth and swallow their blood, and forcibly endure it.

Dou Xuan therefore inferred that most of the Yingyang Mansion troops occupying Nanwu City were carried out secret military operations under the orders of Zhou Fashang. With Zhou Fashang's style of conducting Zhou Fashang, it is natural not to tell the Langya County and County Government. My official position is greater than you, my level is higher than you, my power is heavier than you, and everything I do is also confidential. Since that is the case, why should I tell you every move in advance?

Dou Xuan was born in a wealthy family and a royal relative. In addition, there was a little bit of inferiority complex in his blood as a Xianbei person. He was very arrogant and extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Fashang's domineering nature. Do whatever he wants in my territory, do you still have my Dou family and the Gangchang State Law in your eyes? Dou Xuan decided to find out clearly. If the Yingyang Mansion army was indeed carrying out confidential operations and the order came from the Right Guard Mansion, he would impeach him. After all, he and the emperor were cousins ​​with good relationships. Even if the emperor would not blame Zhou Fashang for this, he would have to make some trouble for Zhou Fashang to let him know that my Dou family was not a man who could be bullied, let alone a person who could bully him.

Nanwu City has been blocked by the Yingyang Mansion army that fell from the sky, and it is not easy to find out the news. Just when Dou Xuan was anxious, Dong Chun, the general of the Left Guard in Pengcheng, wrote a letter with a private letter. Dong Chun is a nobleman in Guanlong and Dou Xuan is a nobleman in Guanlong. There are barriers and contradictions between the Han people. The two are affiliated with different aristocratic groups and politically affiliated with different factions, one is a military general, one is a civil servant, one is a military officer, and the other is the military chief of Xuzhou, and the other is the prefect of Langya County. Although they know each other, they have no intersection, so Dong Chun's private letter surprised him quite.

When Dou Xuan finished reading this letter, he was not confused, but was furious and couldn't help but want to curse.

Dong Chun warned Duan Wencao, the prefect of Lu County, and also used private letters. The reason why he was unwilling to write in the name of Zuo Xiaoweifu was that he was worried that the news would be leaked, causing rumors to spread, and people were panicked, and secondly, it was the problem of face. His own face and the face of the Weifufu should be taken into consideration. After all, in the eyes of Duan Wencao and Dou Xuan, it was definitely not that Dong Chun was incompetent, but that Dong Chun had ulterior motives and deliberately drove the thieves into the Qilu area. In this way of warning, this method of private letters would inevitably cause doubts between Duan Wencao and Dou Xuan, and then they would calm down and think deeply. At this time, they would think of the complex political struggle in the East Capital, and then speculated that there was a "black hand" behind the thieves in Xuzhou. The real purpose of this "black hand" was not to overturn Dong Chun, but to disrupt the situation in Qilu and Lu and block the plan of the Eastern Expedition of the Emperor and the Central.

But Dou Xuan still wants to scold Dong Chun. You know that there is a "black hand" behind the thieves in Xuzhou, why don't you call all the military forces in Xuzhou to kill them? What are your intentions? Who are you afraid of offending? Or, you deliberately rush the enemy to escape and secretly "cooperate" with that "black hand" to block the Eastern Expedition?

The army of Qilu was either recruited by the emperor and the center, and went to the border of Liaodong, or was recruited by Zhou Fashang, deputy commander of the navy. In Donglai, the navy cooperated with the navy to conduct attack preparations before crossing the sea. The few Yingyang Guards were mainly concentrated in Qi and Lu counties. Langya County was not only stationed in the four regiments of Yingyang Prefecture due to geographical location and landform reasons, but two regiments went to Liaodong, one regiment was in Donglai, and only one regiment was left to guard the capital Linyi. Therefore, Dou Xuan was not only unable to suppress the thieves, but was in danger of being killed by the thieves.

After Dou Xuan was angry, he was at a loss. He knew nothing about the thieves in Xuzhou. Of course, he could not come up with a countermeasure if he didn't understand his opponent. In addition, as for the current situation in Langya County, suppressing thieves was not realistic for him, but if he didn't suppress thieves, how could he use to ensure the safety of the transportation channel?

Dou Xuan was helpless and anxious. At this moment, he received a secret letter from Cui Deben, the governor of Pengcheng County. At this point, Dou Xuan had a rough understanding of the origins and outs of the Xuzhou thieves and the sudden crisis of Langya County. What is certain is that Mengshan was lost and Zhuanyu City was already the treasure of Xuzhou thieves. Cui Deben's prediction of the situation in Qilu in the secret letter made Dou Xuan feel as if he was on pins and needles and in the abyss.

The strength of this group of thieves far exceeds Dou Xuan's estimate. Regardless of whether the thieves have the support of "black hands", the plundering heavy weapons alone are enough to fully arm the five thousand people from head to toe. In the five thousand fully armed thieves, there are at least several hundred or even nearly a thousand captured Yingyang Guards. Such combat power is difficult for Langya County to resist, and if you are not careful, you will be in danger of falling. Once Langya County is trapped in the thief's hands, it will not only be Dou Xuan, but also the situation in Qilu and even Xuzhou will also be in trouble, which will inevitably affect the progress of the Eastern Expedition.

What a powerful method. Dou Xuan has to admire the "black hand" behind the Xuzhou thieves. His high strategy and deep scheming are rare in the world.

Dou Xuan immediately formulated a countermeasure.

It is definitely too late for him to ask for help from Dongdu. Dongdu has always been skeptical about the local memorials. No matter how good or bad the matter is, it will be a half-doubt first. Good things may not be that good, and bad things may not be that bad. Don't worry, and then investigate it clearly. This delay will be far away. Besides, Xuzhou thieves originated from Xuzhou. Dong Chun and other Xuzhou military and political bureaucrats will definitely not report the truth in order to relieve their crimes. They will deceive what should be deceived and hide what should be concealed. Anyway, Dong no one can understand the truth. Dongdu can't count on it, so Dou Xuan can only try to save herself.

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