For Xu Dexun, the right prime minister of Chu, he was really afraid of anything and what he came. The situation was about to become extremely dangerous, which was far beyond his expectations...

Now that it is impossible to resist foreign enemies from the country, Xu Dexun also wants to be the head commander of the army to face the threat of the Wei Dynasty army in front of him, he discusses with the generals under the tent, racking his brains to think about the strategy of repelling the enemy... He was talking about it, and there was no idea yet, and a noise sounded outside the hall of the government office, as if another urgent military information was heard.

Xu Dexun heard the strange noise, and his heart suddenly stumbled, and he couldn't help but stand up suddenly. The situation is already very serious, so no bad news will come at this critical moment... But I heard the sound outside the door in a very panic, I'm afraid it would probably not be a good thing!

But the clerk who reported military information entered the hall and immediately reported it quickly. When the generals present changed their faces when they heard this, Xu Dexun's face seemed to be covered by a layer of haze:

"The right prime minister, something is not good! Ma Xifan and the Peng family have joined forces to decide, and Yuan Quan, Pan Yue and other military generals responded, and have issued a manifesto to claim that Chu respects the Celestial Empire and never dare to be enemies with the Emperor of Wei. However, the king succeeded him and was the co-lord of several towns such as Wu'an, Wuzhen, Jingjiang, etc., so he insisted on his own and offended the power of heaven.

Ma Xifan also said that the Chu people were obedient to the Celestial Dynasty, but the lord fought against the Wei Dynasty, which was unfaithful. It was contrary to the teachings of the former kings who served the emperor of the Central Plains and the scholars and people in Chu. During the burial of the former kings, they did not obey filial piety and funerals and ate chickens in large quantities. This was unfilial. He also scolded the lord for relying on power, forcing robbery, killing and robbing people, which was unkind. However, the Wei Dynasty attacked Wu, and the army was famous. However, the lord insisted on supporting Wu and promoting an unrighteous army, causing the soldiers and civilians in Chu to suffer in vain and suffer infringement of wars. This was unrighteous...

Such unfaithful and unfilial, unkind and unrighteous people were really unbearable to take charge of Chu. Ma Xifan then claimed that he had to endure the pain of destroying his relatives for justice, and was willing to provide guidance to the Celestial Empire, commanding the troops of Chen, Shao, and Huanzhou, and Peng Yan, Xizhou, and Peng Yan, Chenzhou, to help the Wei army attack the lord!"

Xu Dexun's head buzzed, and he felt the blood rushing in his chest, and almost spit out a mouthful of old blood... To resist the fierce attack of the Central Plains dynasty, it was already under great pressure, but at this critical moment, the bastards under the knees of the first lord Ma Yin actually started an internal strife again?

It was even Ma Xifan's elbow that turned out to help Wei Chao overthrow his second brother Ma Xisheng from the position of the king of Chu!?

Xu Dexun, known as the "Tiger Minister of Southern Chu", suddenly felt extremely tired and even had the urge to let go.

It is true that he is the most prestigious general in the Chu army, but since the Sun Ru bandit army fled to the Jianghuai territory, he later followed Ma Yin to fight to the Xiang and Chu land, and finally he was able to conquer a country... Even if he followed the official line of history, even though Xu Dexun had the advantage in Nanping, Yang Wu, and Southern Han forces, he had the same ability to command troops and command generals, and was at the upper level of the Five Dynasties, but he had never participated in the battle for hegemony in the Central Plains.

So whether it is the evaluation of later generations or the popularity of the current generation, Xu Dexun is still one level behind the top famous generals such as Fu Cunshen, Ge Congzhou, Yang Shihou, Zhou Dewei...

The king who can make Xu Dexun devote himself to his loyalty is the first lord Ma Yin... But if people have birth, old age, sickness and death, and Ma Yin dies, he can only do his best to assist the descendants of the first lord who succeeded to the throne. After all, Xu Dexun is self-aware. He may not be able to withstand the confrontation with the famous generals of the Wei Dynasty. It is just that his responsibilities are lying on his own and he can't stand it...

However, the Wei army invaded Li and Lang areas and fought to the northern part of Hunan and Chu... In the decisive battle of northern Hunan, Xu Dexun was not sure of defeating the enemy; as a result, Ma Xifan directly came to the west of Hunan to fight against his second brother from the Wei Dynasty; in addition, Peng Ye, Chenzhou in southern Hunan, had responded to Ma Xifan's manifesto, and even a fire broke out in the backyard... Xu Dexun was really exhausted and complained. Now the Chu State is in danger, how could I win the sky!

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When Li Tianqu took advantage of the visit to the Chu envoy, he hinted to Ma Xifan that "the Wei Dynasty was not unaware of the monarch who could support his subordinates and vassal states, and he was more willing to see that you were the lord of Chu." He planted his brothers' rebellion in his heart, and the seeds of usurping the throne and seizing power took root and sprouting. Now Ma Xifan's ambition has finally come out of the ground.

In Xizhou, it is located in the territory of Longshan County, the Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Xiangxi, Hunan Province, and is located at the junction of Hunan, Hubei and Chongqing. It was originally one of the birthplaces of the Tujia people... Here, a mountain city is surrounded by cliffs and natural dangers, with only one mountain road leading to the city wall, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The Wei Dynasty raised troops to march south. If it attacked rashly, it would be inevitable that it would cost a certain amount of casualties, and it would not be guaranteed to be able to break through.

However, now the gate of Shancheng Village is wide open, and Tujia men wearing blue silk squids on their heads, pipa-collared tops, and Tujia women wearing lace-up dresses, wearing left-collared gowns with bright colors and patterns embroidered in a unique method of picking flowers, and eight-show silk skirts.

After all, according to historical records, the Tujia people prefer five-color clothes dyed with stream cloth and Dong cloth textiles, and colorful brocades to make clothes. So when you look around, you are full of colorful scenes, and you can fully feel the national atmosphere of Tujia children.

However, since the boundary of Xizhou is nominally under the rule of Chu, the Wei army is said to have moved south in large numbers and should have been defended by the city... But at present, the city is laughing and having fun, and is contacting the envoys sent by the Wei Dynasty.

Ma Xifan, who wanted to overthrow his second brother from the position of the Chu king, was accompanied by his father-in-law's brothers Peng Rong, Yuan Quan, Pan Yue and other Chu generals, as well as Tian Hongbin, Qin Xingfang, Xiang Cunku and Luo Junfu and other chiefs of Tujia tribes, greeted each other with smiles, and held a banquet for Tujia tea and other delicious foods. However, they were entertaining Li Yan, who served as the Nan Xuanfu official in the war, and even the Wei Chao and his group of clerks who accompanied the clerks.

When Li Tianqu sent Li Yan, the surrendered minister of the Later Tang Dynasty, to find out that the last emperor of Shu, was indeed debauchery and incompetent, and allowed the powerful eunuch party to disrupt the government and harm the country, which caused the people of Sichuan and Shu to complain. The military disciplines of the defenders everywhere were also stale, so the time to quickly destroy Shu was ripe... Li Yan was alert and had outstanding verbal debate. At that time, he rushed to Chengdu alone and persuaded the Shu emperor Yan to give up all his fantasies and had to obediently offer his courage to surrender. It can also be said that since Li Zhen, he probably deserved the title of top lobbyist of the Wei Dynasty.

After the annexation of Shu Kingdom, Li Tianqu also fulfilled his promise and appointed Li Yan as the Minister of the Honglu Temple, in charge of diplomatic affairs. However, he did not bother with the two masters in one matter, and recruited powerful ministers and nobles in the Chu Kingdom, and could also allow Li Yan to show his strengths. Therefore, this time he went south to attack Chu, he appointed him as a temporary position in the war of Xuanfu in the south. He was hinted by Ma Xifan, who had been hinted by Emperor Li Tianqu, and was most likely to trigger internal conflicts in Chu, so that he and the civil and military officials who fought against Ma Xisheng together could fully play the role of the "leader party".

No one who eats the salary of the court will think that he has made many achievements and has a higher position... So Li Yan also wishes to have the opportunity to make more contributions, so he is willing to go south according to the order. As a civil servant, he naturally does not need him to lead his troops to fight... He also knows that he only needs to give full play to his strengths and meet with Ma Xifan, Yuan Quan, Pan Yue and other generals who also hold certain military power in Chu, as well as Xizhou governor Peng Yu, and chiefs of the Tujia tribes, and soon had a good conversation.

Li Yan spoke well and calmly and kindly, but with his mouth, he could make the civil and military officials of Shu stunned, and had the effect of "Shu people moving when they heard it"... There is no need to brag deliberately, Li Yan wanted everyone present to deeply realize that they betrayed Ma Xisheng and attacked the current reign of Chu from the Wei Dynasty... This was also the wisest choice.
Chapter completed!