Yanbei.

Qin Qiong was meeting with old Tieqin, Shan Xiongxin, Luo Shixin, Niu Jinda and other old brothers.

Everyone gathered in Qin Qiong's territory.

"Hey, Shubao, your territory is much better than mine. This castle is built, so big enough." Niu Jinda rode a horse and looked at Qin Qiong's castle in the distance.

The repair is very high and very large.

The castle made of stones was extremely strong at first glance.

"It seems that I spent a lot of money, and Shubao is indeed a big deal."

Qin Qiong smiled.

This castle does consume a lot, but Qin Qiong is rich. He has adopted son, the richest man in the world. Qin Qiong has mixed shares in most of Li Chao's money-making industries. Nanyang Trade, Baodao Trading, Li Ji HNA, and many other industries. The dividends are huge every year.

When he was granted the title to Yanbei, Zhang Chao personally designed the castle. The design was very tall and very big. Qin Qiong originally thought it was too big, so Zhang Chao said that it was not short of money anyway, so Qin Qiong followed him.

"This castle was also built by Li Jizhao of Wenyuan, and I didn't have much effort."

Qin Qiong's territory is not far north of Zhangjiakou, which is the Bashang Grassland area of ​​later generations. It is Zhangjiakou to the south, connecting Hedong and Hebei, and to the west, Hetao. It can be said that this is an extremely important channel.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zhangjiakou became the largest land commercial port at that time, and it was also very important to its geographical location. Although Youzhou is not the capital now, the imperial court now occupies the south of the desert. Xi, Khitan, Wu, and Xue Yantuo in the north all surrendered to the Central Plains, and the trade with the outside world was quite large.

In such an important position, Qin Qiong's territory is also uniquely positioned.

Outside Qinqiong Castle, several small towns were built, all of which were traded by caravans, and there were at least thousands of shops here. Many of the businesses operated by the Qin family here are profitable, and even those shops alone had a lot of rent for rent, let alone taxes.

It is precisely because of his strong financial resources that Qin Qiong has two thousand cavalry guards, and his family has many knights, a total of three hundred militias. The number of militias is quite large, and the total number is thousands.

In Yanbei, Qin Qiong, the strength of the prince of Qi, was the number one in Yanbei territory.

"Hey, he is so powerful. I'm so jealous of Luo." Luo Shixin exclaimed. His territory is west of Qin Qiong, belonging to the southern territory of the Tang Dynasty. It is far inferior to this one. There is no such good business road. However, there is a salt lake in his territory. He cooperates with the Li family to dry salt, process fine salt, and then sell the salt to the grassland tribe, which is also a stable income.

Enter the castle.

"Will Su Lie not come this time?"

"He is too far away, so I will definitely not be able to come this time." Shan Xiong said.

"It's okay, then we have a few old guys gather together and discuss it."

Lord's Council Hall.

Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Shan Xiongxin, Niu Jinda, Zhang Tieqin, and the five old brothers gathered together and sat down.

After some chill.

The impatient Luo Shixin mentioned the topic.

"If I say that since we have raised the flag, there is nothing to hesitate. Just let us join forces with our five families to enter the pass first and occupy Youzhou!"

Niu Jinda also means this.

"My old cow also thinks it should be fought, but Youzhou City is strong and thick, so it is not easy to fight. The imperial court has heavy troops and cannons. Let's tell me that we should first put Liaoxi, Liaoxi outside the pass, and the troops are not strong. Our five families join forces to capture Liaoxi. Taking Liaoxi can also be regarded as giving Wenyuan some support."

Shan Xiongxin has different opinions.

"I think we should first capture Zhangjiakou, which is an important commercial port, with more money and more food. And if we occupy this place, it will be convenient to fight no matter where we go. I suggest that we should first go to Zhangjiakou, then seize Datong, and then fight westward and occupy Hetao, and then join Su Lie and the eldest princess."

Qin Qiong kept listening to everyone's opinions.

"Brother Iron Gun, what about your opinion?"

Zhang Tieqian sat there, listening to everyone's words just now, was very moved. For Wen Yuan, they were willing to give up their throne, give up their wealth and honor, and are willing to take risks. This is so touching.

"I think this matter should be discussed more by some old brothers. Wen Yuan sent a letter before, and hoped that we would not act rashly."

Luo Shixin smiled and said, "Wen Yuan was worried that we were too old guys could not defeat the official army. He asked me to tell me that he was over-concerned. We are not old yet, although there are not many soldiers under our command. But only five of us, we can get together, and we can still get together. If we recruit a little more, it will be fine. If we have 20,000 or 30,000 people, we can leave even if we dare to say it."

"You must be careful of other lords, and Xi Qi." Qin Qiong said.

Not all lords support the prince and Zhang Chao. In fact, there are the most people standing on the emperor's side. Most of them have not entered Beijing, so they are just waiting and watching. The only ones who can stand up and express their support for the prince are the only ones.

Just like the territory of the five families, they are actually very different.

There are many other lords in the middle.

"How can this be done if you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back? If you want to tell me, there are actually many people supporting the prince, and they are still looking forward to us to fight. Maybe once we lead our troops, they will open the city to welcome you." Luo Shixin said.

"Or, Shubao and Brother Tiejian, you join forces and go and attack Liaoxi. Our brother, Sanyi, beat Zhangjiakou. You can't just thunder and rain, right?" Niu Jinda said.

"Then that's it?"

Qin Qiong thought for a while, "Okay, you have to take action when it's time."

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By the Qinghai Lake.

Su Bi and Cheng Yaojin, the two families sat together.

"As far as I know, Qin King Li Tai, Hanzhong King Li Ke, Yicheng King Li You, will soon be the Hexi Corridor pass by. When Li Tai returns to the capital, the emperor will probably make him the crown prince. This time, we have a big vote, send troops to Hexi and rob these three princes!"

Queen Subi Qingluan has no objection to this.

Since they have all attacked the Qinghai Road of the Tang Dynasty, it is nothing to attack Hexi Road.

Previously, the Tang Dynasty conquered Tuyuhun and established the Qinghai Road, which made this territory occupied by Tuyuhun fall into direct rule of the Central Plains.

This is not the first time Tuyuhun was destroyed. They were destroyed during the Sui Dynasty. But later they recovered their country in the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

Now, the original Tuyuhun Khan Murong Fuyun is also here. He made a comeback this time and received support from many Tuyuhun's old subordinates. Otherwise, Qingluan and Cheng Yaojin would not have fought to the edge of Qinghai Lake so quickly.

Murong Fuyun worked very hard, hoping to retake Tuyuhun.

However, Qingluan did not support his ambition. Qingluan hoped to include Qinghai as his Subi Women's Kingdom, so that Murong Fuyun and his old subordinates would become part of Subi.

Cheng Yaojin was more straightforward, just hoping to borrow their power.

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North of Langshan.

Su Dingfang received a secret letter from Cheng Yaojin. After reading it, he laughed.

"Oh, Old Cheng really thought of it, and he actually came up with such a trick."

"I don't know what I feel when the emperor knows that his three sons have been kidnapped, hahaha."

Princess Pingyang was very calm after reading Cheng Yaojin's letter.

"I think this is a good idea. We will work together to attack Lanzhou. At that time, we will rob the three princes and can also threaten Guanzhong."

The most convenient route from Qinghai to Hexi is to go directly to Lanzhou along the Huangshui River Valley. However, from Langshan North to Lanzhou, it is not far away, and you go down along Helan Mountain.

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Hexi Corridor.

The Imperial Army General Liu Shili, with more than a thousand cavalry, guarded the three princes from the Western Regions to Hanjing.

Little fat Li Tai can only sit in the carriage because she is too fat.

Last time, he returned with sadness and his dream was shattered.

Originally, he thought that he would never have hoped to fight for the prince Chengqian in his life.

But unexpectedly, the turn of the situation is turning.

I really didn't expect that the prince actually committed suicide and rebelled.

How stupid is the prince? With such good conditions, he is going to rebel?

It's so stupid. If I were the crown prince, I didn't need to do anything. I honestly inherited the emperor and could inherit the throne in at most twenty years.

By that time, when you become the emperor, you will do whatever you want.

He actually rebelled, haha.

So what if he has Zhang Chao's support, so what if he occupied the lands in Lingnan today? He wouldn't really think that he could defeat the emperor and seize the kingdom with force.

Fortunately, there is such a prince brother, otherwise he would not have had the chance to become prince.

This time, no one can stop himself from becoming the prince.

Although there are two brothers accompanying you, how can they compete with you?

I am the legitimate prince.

"Your Highness, Lanzhou is ahead. Before dark, we can rush to stay in the city."

Li Tai was very happy to hear this. He was so distressed that he had been going day and night. When he entered Lanzhou City, he must take a good shower and have a delicious meal.

The war horses suddenly neighed.

"What's going on?"

A sound arrow took off, and the sound was sharp.

The sky was like a muffled thunder coming, from far to near, becoming louder and louder.

The ground is shaking.
To be continued...