"I wonder what instructions did the marquis call the minister to come over?" Li Ling asked casually after seeing Xiao Ding, but at the same time he was wondering whether the other party would ask him in detail about Jiang You's murder. If he took this opportunity to attack, he would do what he should do.

But as a result, Xiao Ding had no plans for this, and did not even mention Jiang Han, but said solemnly: "Wen Zhong, I really have something to do this time and want to ask you for help. I want you to go to Qianzhou again."

"Go to Qianzhou?" Li Ling raised his eyebrows slightly. Qianzhou has fallen into the hands of those rebels, and he didn't hear the Central Plains sending troops. When he went back at this time, wouldn't he send a sheep into the tiger's mouth?

Xiao Ding smiled, then stood up, and led Li Ling to the wall hanging on the side. After a closer look, the latter found that this time the map was not the terrain of southern Yunnan, but was replaced by Qianzhou. However, the geographical trends of mountains, rivers and cities and passes above were still marked very clearly. It was obvious that Xiao Ding sent many people to grasp the local situation on weekdays.

After careful observation, Li Ling also found that there were many modified marks on the map, which were obviously changed after the chaos in Qianzhou. Just looking at this map, you can know how much mental and manpower Dingxi Hou spent on the southwest.

It was not until Li Ling withdrew his gaze that Xiao Ding said: "Now the situation in Qianzhou is becoming more and more chaotic. Han people, born barbarians, mature barbarians, forces close to the Long family, and forces colluding with the Luotian Sect... Almost every city and every pass have their own different positions. Even if this marquis has made arrangements for many years, their attitudes that can be clearly identified at this moment are only two or three."

"Is Qianzhou so in chaos?" Even Li Ling didn't expect such a result there. He thought that Qianzhou had now completely fallen into the control of those rebels.

"That's a matter of course. The forces of all parties in Qianzhou are complicated. However, the Long family was powerful in the past and was enough to suppress other parties, so it seemed to be more stable than in southern Yunnan. It seemed that only his family could make the decision. But in fact, all this requires that the Long family be strong enough. Once the Long family's strength is weak and its control is reduced, all parties will take the opportunity to emerge.

"Actually, isn't this the case in southern Yunnan? It's just that the forces of all parties have reached a balance now that they will appear more stable. But once there is a real chaos, such as the thieves who really attacked Kunming, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Li Ling thought for a while and nodded deeply in agreement, but what was the connection with asking him to go to Qianzhou?

Seeing that he was confused, Xiao Ding smiled again: "The chaos in Qianzhou is definitely not a blessing for my Dayue court, nor is it what I hope to see. However, there are some benefits after all, that is, we can find a way to quell the rebellion from it."

"But what opportunity is it?" Li Ling couldn't help but ask curiously.

"One is the heart of the people. Whether Han or barbarians, after experiencing this turmoil, as long as they want to live a stable life, they will miss the beginning, which gives us a chance to clean up the situation in the future. Second, they are the way to deal with those traitors. On the surface, Long Tianxiang and others have the possibility of replacing Long Sihai, but in fact, he is too far from his father's prestige. There are too many people who are dissatisfied. Even if they can temporarily suppress all forces, it is difficult to be truly regarded as the main one." Li Ling nodded deeply and agreed. This is actually easy to understand. How did Long Sihai's prestige in Qianzhou come from? It was obtained after years of hard work. Under his leadership, the Long family experienced many tests in Qianzhou and defeated countless enemies to establish the absolute rule of this family over Qianzhou.

Although he is old, the power of the tiger is still alive. As long as he has one day, the Long family's dominance in Qianzhou will not be shaken. However, the people of Long Tianxiang regard the prestige accumulated by his father over the years as the prestige of the family, thinking that as long as he seizes the control of the family, he can make other forces obedient. This is too underestimated the ambitions of the leaders of many forces in Qianzhou.

Thinking about this level, Li Ling already understood what Xiao Ding wanted him to do: "Did the Marquis ask me to go to Qianzhou to persuade those forces to cooperate with the court to fight against the Long family? This is a clever trick, which can not only weaken the enemy's strength, but also increase his own strength..." But why did you let me go?

Li Ling still had doubts in his heart. It wasn't that he was rude, but he was very unfamiliar with the Southwest and had no friendship with these forces. Even if he had an official position, would he really convince them after he went there?

Xiao Ding immediately dispelled his doubts: "No, if you negotiate with these people, I will send someone else. They are all people who have certain friendships with all parties in Qianzhou. If they come forward, the effect should be better than you."

"Then what will I do in Qianzhou?" Li Ling became more and more confused.

"Of course, it's further reducing the strength of the Long family. You may not know it yet. In fact, it's not the same as the inside of the Long family at the moment."

"Of course, the Long family has divided into various sects, and there are many conflicts and struggles between them..."

"Not only that, but because Long Tianxiang's sudden attack was too cruel, the three sects and four sects were controlled by him, so they could only choose to cooperate, but the two sects were different."

Dingxi Hou was in southern Yunnan, but he knew everything about the Long Family in Qianzhou, which made Li Ling feel amazed again. To be honest, although he was in Xunyang when the incident happened, he was in Xunyang, but it was not until now that Xiao Ding understood what was going on.

"The two sects, Long Tiande, Long Tianba, both died in Xunyang in battle. Originally, Long Tianxiang and others thought that the two sects without a leader were no longer threatened, so they only won over three or four sects and ignored the two sects. When he freed up his hands and wanted to deal with the two sects, all preparations were already made there.

"Because the two sects were no longer in a state of no leader at this time, Long Wenzhou, the son of Long Tiande, had decisively replaced the sect leader after the incident and made corresponding preparations. As a result, Long Tianxiang sent the men to recruit surrendered by the two sects, and suffered heavy casualties. It was also from that time that Qianzhou was completely in chaos."

"Is there any such change? This Long Wenzhou is decisive enough..." Li Ling couldn't help but exclaim.

"It's not just decisive. This marquis is also the young generation of the Long family who has just heard recently. Do you know how he successfully settled into the position of sect leader when his father and uncle died suddenly?"

"It's nothing more than relying on the strength in his hands, right?" "No, he relies on the use of hardness and softness, combining fighting and pulling, rather than using strength alone. When he faced his opponent, he took the quickest move. Almost on the night that he received bad news from Xunyang, he personally led his troops to take down all the three brothers who had been competing with him in Duyun City, and the troops under their hands were even wiped out by him, and hundreds of dead were killed.

"Then he decisively opened the warehouse of this sect, took out a large amount of gold, silver and wealth stored in the warehouse, and divided it with the subordinates of the two sects who remained neutral. With this move, he won over all the relevant people who were still waiting and watching to his own command.

"This is nothing. After stabilizing the situation in Duyun City, he once again concentrated all the money, food and cloth to various barbarian villages in his two sects, formed alliances with them, and immediately pulled up an army of nearly 10,000 people from these villages to protect the city.

"It took him less than ten days from receiving bad news to mastering the entire Duyun territory. Not to mention a young man in his twenties, even if this marquis is in his position, he will be able to do this at most."

Li Ling was really moved this time. He asked himself that he had good abilities, but if he really was in the position of Long Wenzhou, could he get everything done so quickly and clearly? Just opening a warehouse and taking out all the wealth that belonged to him to win over and bribe his subordinates is not something that ordinary people can do.

"If this is the case alone, this marquis will only admit that he is a talent, but then he defended the two sects of land in three conquests by other members of the Long family, which would make people admire him! Obviously, he is quite capable in using troops and personnel, and in just a short time, he has gained the support of everyone in the territory. Although he may not be able to compete with the entire Long family, he has the advantage of himself and completely delayed Long Tianxiang and the others!

"So in my opinion, his ability is not under Long Sihai. In the past, only Long Tiande and others were suppressed, so he did not have a chance to show his performance, but now he shows his strength. Maybe this time, the Long family will rise again because of him."

Xiao Ding's comments are high enough, but Li Ling must admit that such praise is not an exaggeration. At the same time, he has guessed the real purpose of the other party's request to go to Qianzhou.

Sure enough, Xiao Ding looked at him and said, "If such a person can be united with us, the southwest will soon be able to recover stability. Otherwise, it will be the biggest obstacle. As far as I know, after three consecutive failures have ended, Long Tianxiang has already wanted to win over. He plans to send important people to meet Long Wenzhou, trying to make the two sects and the three sects become one with him.
Chapter completed!