In the county yamen in Luanxi County, Suwei County, Fuzhou, the young Dai He people's chieftain Shamarila heard Wumengkez, the southern king of Qingyi people, say that the Qingyi people were not willing to fight with Jin State to the death, and frowned.

You should know that the missing Qingyi princess Wumeng Yisha is Shamarila's sweetheart. Shamarila's mood to save Wumeng Yisha is even more urgent than the Qingyi pigeon Wumeng Aguo.

Shamarila said to Umengkz in a deep voice: "King Wumeng, can it be that after the southeastern wing army of Jin State enters Fuzhou, our coalition must retreat to the 100,000 mountains? What should I do with Wumeng Yisha and Wumenggemeng?"

Wumengkz gritted his teeth and said, "I don't want to retreat to the 100,000 mountains. Wumeng Yisha and Wumenggemeng are both my sisters after all. Once the Southeast Xiang Army enters Fuzhou, I will first compete with the Southeast Xiang Army to see if the Southeast Xiang Army is really that powerful!"

When Shamarila heard this, the expression on her face immediately soothed, "King Wumeng, as long as we can save the two princesses, we Daihe people are willing to do our best!"

Wumengkz then slowly shook his head and said, "I am worried that there will be some conspiracy behind the robbery of Wumengyisha and Wumenggemeng. Even if our coalition forces occupy the entire Fuzhou and even defeat the Southeast Fang army, they will not be able to let the Jin court hand over Wumengyisha and Wumenggemeng."

Shamarila said with a firm expression: "Anyway, Wumengyisha and Wumenggemeng were robbed by the Jin caravan. We can only ask the Jin court for people. If the Jin court does not hand over Wumengyisha and Wumenggemeng, we will continue to fight!"

Shamarila's words made Wumengkz smile bitterly on her face. Wumengkz knew her father, the Qingyi chieftain Wumeng Aguo, very well. Once the Qingyi army invaded Jin State suffered great losses, his father would definitely order his troops to retreat.

Although his father loved his two sisters very much, the interests of the entire Qingyi people were the most important in his father's heart. The reason why he was able to fight for Wumeng Yisha and Wumeng Gemeng this time, he formed two armies and invaded Jin State. The main reason was that the Jin State court ignored the Qingyi people's official letter, which made his father feel very shameless.

Just after the Jin court agreed to send troops to Fuzhou at the cost of half Suzhou, Liu Ji led the Tiger Ben Army, the Xuan Armored Army, the Tiger Leopard Cavalry, and the White Horse from the four elite cavalry units of the Breaking Army of Yi, and returned to Chengyin City in Dai'an County, Qianzhou.

After learning that the Dongman tribes formed a coalition to invade Jin Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, Liu Ji led the four elite cavalry troops back to Qianzhou. The Guards and Mo Dao Bings were trapped in the camp, and the three infantry troops of Wei Wuzhu still maintained normal marching speed. It would take at least half a month for these troops to rush back to Chengyin City.

In the palace of the General of the Envoys in Chengyin City, Liu Ji asked several top civil officials under his command: "What do you think about the court asking us to send troops to help Xiangzhou?"

Jia Xu immediately said, "Lord, we have just received news from Heishuitai that the court has reached an agreement with Zhang Mingqi's Southeast Fang Army. The court finally made Zhang Mingqi agree to send the Southeast Fang Army into Fuzhou and drive the Dongman coalition forces that invaded Fuzhou back to the 100,000 mountains. Now the court has asked our Polu Army to send troops to help Xiangzhou. We can't just talk about empty words and white teeth, and we don't even give us Polu Army any benefits!"

Zhang Liang followed and said, "Lord, although the area of ​​the Western Regions Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate is enough to exceed the entire Jin Dynasty, the foundation of our Polu Army can be said to be still in the Great Jin Dynasty. Now our Polu Army only occupies one state in the Great Jin Dynasty, which is really a little small."

Xiao He, who has been staying in the General's Mansion of the General of the Conquering the Lu, also said: "Lord, in the past few months, the prefectures and counties outside Qianzhou have immigrated to the Western Regions Protectorate and Beiting Protectorate, have become less and less. The powerful factions in various parts of the Jin Dynasty are consciously beginning to control the outflow of population. If we want to continue to immigrate to the two Protectorate on a large scale, we can only grab the land and the population together."

After hearing the words of Zhang Liang, Xiao He and Jia Xu, Liu Ji nodded and said, "If Empress Dowager Zhou and the Senior Emperor were still alive, for the sake of Princess Xiangcheng, even if the court dispatched our Polu Army to send troops to Xiangzhou and resisted the Eastern Barbarian Alliance, I, Liu Ji, would not have made any requirements. However, Empress Dowager Zhou and the Senior Emperor are no longer there, and this general does not need to be polite to the court. Since Zhang Mingqi's Southeast Xiangjun sent troops to aid Fuzhou and the court was willing to take out half of Suzhou, then our Polu Army's strength is still above the Southeast Xiangjun, and the reward should be more."

Speaking of this, Liu Jiding for a moment, pondered for a moment and continued, "Just tell the court that if we want our Polu Army to send troops to Xiangzhou, we must hand over Meizhou to our Polu Army!"

Meizhou, which has one city and eight counties, is located south of Qianzhou, with a larger area and population than Qianzhou. Especially in terms of population, Meizhou far exceeds Qianzhou.

Currently, the total population of Qianzhou under Liu Ji is about five million, while the population of Meizhou is at least more than 12 million.

There are now two main forces in Meizhou, one is Nie Long, the governor of Meizhou Prefecture, and the other is Zhang Ju, the prefect of Xuan'an County, Meizhou. However, the two of them only control one city and five counties in Meizhou, and the territory of three counties was divided by several other small forces.

In fact, in Liu Ji's heart, he had long been a bit drooling about Meizhou, but the Polu Army fought two battles in the Western Regions and the grasslands, and had no energy to study the annexation of Meizhou.

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "It is very appropriate for the lord to choose Meizhou. If our Polu Army can take Meizhou into his pocket, we can take advantage of the population advantage of Meizhou to further consolidate our Polu Army's rule in the Western Regions Protectorate and Beiting Protectorate."

Several other top civil officials also agreed that Liu Ji's choice of Meizhou. In addition to Meizhou having a huge population advantage, the most important thing is that Meizhou is adjacent to Qianzhou, which facilitates the takeover of the Polu Army.

In a conference hall in the mansion of Dou Yan, the Taiwei of the Ministry of War in Canglong City, Dou Yan smiled bitterly and said to other important officials of the court: "Now Liu Ji has returned to Chengyin City in Qianzhou, and the conditions for defeating the barbarian army to send troops to Xiangzhou have also come out. Liu Ji wants Meizhou."

Yang Zhong, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Personnel, said with an extremely ugly expression: "These traitors are becoming more and more greedy. Do they really think our court is a decoration?"

Zhao Boran, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Justice, sighed and said, "With the strength of the Polu Army and the Southeast Xiang Army, our court can really be regarded as a decoration. The Polu Army should already know that our court has given half of Suzhou to the Southeast Xiang Army. It is normal for us to ask the court for Meizhou now. Who asked our court to ask the Polu Army for it!"

Sun Mingtao, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Works, then said: "Since Liu Ji has such a big appetite, it is better not to bother the two masters in one matter and hand over the Dongman of Xiangzhou to the Southeast Xiang Army."

Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, shook his head and said, "Zhang Mingqi's appetite is not smaller than that of Liu Ji. This time, the court asked Zhang Mingqi to agree to send troops to Fuzhou at the cost of half of Suzhou. If the matter of Xiangzhou was also handed over to Zhang Mingqi, do you think that only half of Suzhou can be used to send Zhang Mingqi?"

The words of Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, made other important officials of the court nod. The important officials of the thirteenth family, except for the General Xiao Su, the General of the Cavalry who had not returned to Canglong City, who had led the Six Guards and the General of the Cavalry, Li Hong, the remaining eleven important officials of the court were in this chamber at this time.

Zheng Kai, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Revenue, frowned and asked, "What should we do now? Will we agree to Liu Ji?"

Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, said in a deep voice: "At present, the most powerful people in Meizhou are the prefecture governor Nie Long and Xuan'an County prefect Zhang Ju. The troops under their command should be more than 100,000. These two people have always been respectful to our court. If they sell the two loyal ministers to the court in order to let the Polu Army send troops to rescue Xiangzhou, they will sell the two loyal ministers, which will make other loyal ministers, so the court must not let go of Meizhou."

Zhang Shunran, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately followed: "Du Taiwei's words are reasonable. If the court gave Meizhou to the Polu Army, it would be a shame to the hearts of loyal ministers."

The other important officials of the court here actually understood why Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, and Zhang Shunran, the Minister of Revenue, so firmly disagreed with giving Meizhou to the Polu Army, because Nie Long, the governor of Meizhou, was the Dou family at this time, and Zhang Ju, the chief of Xuan'an County, was the Zhang family.

Yang Zhong, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Personnel, raised his eyebrows and said, "Taiwei Dou, if he does not agree with the request of the defeated army, what should the Dongman in Xiangzhou do? You can't let the Dongman army in Xiangzhou ignore it, right? With the example of the court giving up half of Suzhou to the Southeast Fang Army, Liu Ji would not let it go easily!"

The eyes of Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, flashed in his eyes: "Meizhou cannot be given to Liu Ji, but our court can treat Pizhou as a reward for the defeated army to send troops to Xiangzhou. I believe that a Pizhou territory should be able to satisfy Liu Ji."

Zhang Shunran, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, clapped his hands and said, "There is a good idea for Taiwei Dou! It is the most appropriate to pay Pizhou to the Polu Army!"

Pizhou is located east of Qianzhou, adjacent to Qianzhou, and is also one of the four northern prefectures of the Great Jin Dynasty. It has one city and eight counties, with an area of ​​about Qianzhou and a population of about seven million.

There are now three forces in Pizhou, namely Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou Prefecture, Li Kexuan, the prefect of Yanchang County, Pizhou, and Xiao Jiande, the prefect of Ji'an County, Pizhou.

Liu Yuan, the governor of the prefecture, was a son of the royal family. Like Liu Chong, the Minister of Works, and Liu Du, the governor of Qinzhou, they were both representatives of the royal family. They belonged to the royal family and did not rely on the thirteenth family. Although Li Kexuan, the prefect of Yanchang County, and Xiao Jiande, the prefect of Ji'an County, were not children of the royal family, they also did not rely on the thirteenth family.

The prefect Liu Yuan, the prefect of Pizhou, controls three counties in one city and three counties, Li Kexuan, the prefect of Yanchang County, controls three counties in Pizhou, and the remaining two counties in Pizhou are in the hands of Xiao Jiande, the prefect of Ji'an County.

Zhao Boran, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Justice, immediately spoke: "If one Pizhou could be exchanged for the defeated army to send troops to Xiangzhou, it would be a suitable deal for our court, and it could even kill two birds with one stone. However, will Liu Yuan, the governor of Pizhou Prefecture, Li Kexuan, the prefect of Yanchang County, Pizhou, and Xiao Jiande, the prefect of Ji'an County, be vigilantly giving up the territory?"

The Thirteenth Family has always been very wary of the power of the royal family and the royal family. When Zhang Mingqi led the Suzhou Xiang army to surround Canglong City, the Thirteenth Family handed over the entire Qianzhou to the Polu Army in order to let Liu Ji send troops to rescue Canglong City. You should know that the prefect of Qianzhou was a son of Liu Chong, the royal family. The Thirteenth Family handed over Qianzhou to the Polu Army, and there was the intention of taking the opportunity to weaken the royal family.

Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, said: "The governor of the state Liu Yuan is a son of the royal family. Now that the Dajin is facing the invasion of the coalition forces of various ethnic groups in the Eastern Barbarians, Liu Yuan can only make some sacrifices. I think Liu Yuan can be summoned to the court and serve as the Minister of Rites. After Zhou Qingyao was taken away by the Polu Army, the Minister of Rites has been vacant, and he happened to give this position to Liu Yuan. As for the prefect of Yanchang County Li Kexuan and the prefect of Ji'an County Xiao Jiande, the court can still retain their official positions. But I don't know if they can still hold the position of prefect after the Polu Army enters Pizhou?"

When Liu Ji learned that the court was willing to use Pizhou as a reward for the Polu Army's troops this time, Liu Ji immediately summoned the top civil officials in Chengyin City, including Zhang Liang, Jia Xu, Fang Xuanling, Li Ru, Chen Gong, Du Ruhui, Xiao He and Fang Xiaoru. As for the other top civil officials under Liu Ji, they stayed in the Western Regions Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate, respectively, and managed the government affairs of one or two states.

After Liu Ji described the meaning of the court to eight top civil officials, Du Ruhui said loudly: "Lord, the court replaced Meizhou with Pizhou, which is obviously a kill of two birds with one stone. He wanted to use our Polu Army to further weaken the power of the Grand Jin royal family. However, his subordinates believed that our Polu Army could follow the flow and take Pizhou down first. Anyway, the annexation of Pizhou is also in our Polu Army's plan."

There was a natural barrier between the four northern prefectures of the Great Jin Dynasty and the vast grasslands, the Anxing Mountains and the Yunwu Mountains. At that time, the Great Jin Dynasty built a large number of military fortresses at the Anxing Mountains and the Yunwu Mountains to prevent the invasion of nomadic peoples. Unfortunately, as time passed, these fortresses at the gorges were destroyed by the army of nomadic peoples.

Nowadays, the Polu Army has been rebuilt or is building fortresses at the Anxing Mountains north of Qianzhou. In addition, the grasslands north of Qianzhou are all the territory of the Beiting Protectorate, and Qianzhou will basically no longer be invaded by the Hu people from the north, but the Hu people on the grasslands can detour the other three northern states in the Great Jin Dynasty and attack Qianzhou, the base camp of the Polu Army.
Chapter completed!