Chapter 582: Yuyang Incident (Part 1)

In March, in addition to the grass growing and the flowers blooming, a war that shocked the entire continent once again turned everyone's attention to Hangu Pass, which had been peaceful for three years. The two most powerful countries in the world, Zhao and Qin, once again broke out in war.

Qin General Wang Xiao led his army to attack Hedong County of Zhao State, but was defeated by Zhao State in Hedong County. The Qin army retreated, and the Zhao army took the opportunity to counterattack and fought all the way to Hangu Pass, sharpening their knives and intending to attack Hangu Pass again.

Qin and Zhao have been fighting for many years, with both sides winning and losing. Qin has won more times, but this time, it is too eye-catching because the identity of the commander of the Zhao army is too sensitive. His name is Jing Rufeng, a real Qin person. Decades ago, when King Wulie of Qin came to power, with the support of Ying Teng, he purged a group of opponents, and Jing Rufeng was one of them. With his family destroyed and his people dead, Jing Rufeng fled to Zhao State alone and disappeared for decades. However, when people had forgotten him, he suddenly appeared in front of everyone, and his appearance was earth-shaking.

In the battle of Hedong County, the Qin army suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and Hangu Pass was in danger under the threat of the Zhao army.

The failure of the Qin people had a far-reaching impact. Li Xin, who was preparing to attack Wei State in Han State, had to give up the plan to attack Wei State. In addition to leaving an elite force to deter the border between Han and Wei, he led the main force back to Qin State to rush to Hangu Pass. The panic-stricken Wei State breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense nerves relaxed.

The King of Chu Huai in the south seemed to see an opportunity. Under the leadership of the Chu general Xue Wufeng, 100,000 Chu troops attacked Hanzhong County guarded by the Qin general Meng Tian. Meng Tian was caught off guard, and his troops were far inferior to Xue Wufeng. For a while, he was beaten back step by step.

The once largest country in the world, the giant Qin State, unexpectedly fell into an unprecedented crisis this March. On several battlefields, it suffered defeats at the same time and had to shrink its defense.

Since Gao Yuan led his troops to raid and take Shannan County, it was like a domino. The invincible myth that had always shrouded the Qin people suddenly disappeared without a trace. Whether it was Zhao, Wei, or the Chu State that had always been cautious and self-protective. They all wanted to bite off a piece of meat from the Qin people.

Among them, the most enthusiastic and excited was the Wei State. Li Xin led the main force to withdraw, leaving only more than 10,000 garrison troops in the territory of South Korea. They had to deal with the anti-Qin wars that broke out in South Korea and the imminent counterattack of Wei State. They were actually in a mess.

The King of Wei saw this opportunity. South Korea had been destroyed, and the Qin people were unable to defend it at this time. If they sent troops at this time, they would take over South Korea. Then the territory of Wei will increase by more than half, and its strength will inevitably increase. Wei will no longer be a big meat bun that everyone covets, but will have the opportunity to become one of the great powers of the world. No need to rely on others anymore.

A 50,000-man Wei standing army, led by Wei general Zhou Yifu, invaded Han and attacked the Qin army stationed there.

Zhao Wuji, the king of Zhao, was in high spirits. Sweeping away the previous period of decline, Jing Rufeng's great victory in Hedong not only covered up Zi Lan's phased victory in Shannan County, but also triggered a chain reaction. The multinational alliance that had been difficult to achieve to deal with the attack of Qin had been formed inadvertently. Zhao Mu withdrew his hands from Wei and continued to strengthen his military advantage in Hangu Pass, posing a posture of attacking Hangu Pass again, forcing Li Xin's troops to travel day and night to Hangu Pass to deploy defenses and assist Wang Xiao who was defeated.

Jing Rufeng, who was over 60 years old, was awarded the title of marquis in one battle.

Zhao Wuji wanted to bring out a heavyweight figure to counter Zhao Mu's monopoly of military power in the country, and Jing Rufeng lived up to his expectations. The battle of Hedong established his crucial position in the Zhao army. Zhao Jin, the governor of Hedong County and an important official of Zhao State, highly praised him.

And Zhao Qi was also rewarded for recommending Jing Rufeng to come out of retirement. The crime of being defeated by the Yan army and losing troops and territory a few years ago was also consciously forgotten. He returned to the court and held a high position again.

Zhao Wuji, the king of Zhao, who stabilized the external environment, set his sights on the country, to be precise, on Zilan. The first order asking Zilan to send his son to Handan had not yet received a reply, and the second order with more severe wording had already been sent out of Handan with the messenger.

This was an era of turbulence and a time of drastic changes. No place is a paradise. Although Yan State was not involved in this war involving several countries, the domestic situation was still extremely tense.

Zhou Yu went to the border of Yan and Qi to confront Tian Dan, and in Yuyang County of Yan State, a coup had quietly begun.

Jiang Dawei, the governor of Yuyang County, was one of the strongest counties in Yan State. Because it was close to Zhao State, the military strength of Yuyang County was also ranked among the best in Yan State. The armed conflicts with Zhao State every now and then also made the strength of Yuyang County soldiers far exceed that of ordinary counties, and the governor Jiang Dawei was even more ambitious.

A few years ago, Jiang Dawei was preparing to marry Ye Jing'er, the daughter of Ye Tiannan, the first assistant of Yan State, and became a laughing stock in the world. It was also because of this incident that Jiang Jiaquan, the former counselor of Yuyang County, left Yuyang County and went to Liaoxi to become Gao Yuan's chief counselor, and became famous all over the world. The other person who was most affected by this incident was not the protagonist of this incident, Jiang Dawei, but his son Jiang Xinliang.

After experiencing this incident, Jiang Xinliang, a former son of a wealthy family, was enlightened by the passing of Jiang Jiaquan. He suddenly realized his mistake and became a different person. After successfully gaining command of part of the army in the Yanzhao War, he did not stop there. Instead, he engaged in a lot of activities under his father's nose, bribed and instigated the powerful people in Yuyang County to rebel. In three years, he had already grasped the real power of Yuyang County without realizing it. What was funny was that Jiang Dawei, the governor of a county, had not yet realized that his son had grown from a sick cat into a tiger, and was staring at him covetously.

A year ago, Jiang Dawei remarried, but the woman was the daughter of the governor of Jiuyuan County. The 18-year-old girl married the 40-year-old widower Jiang Dawei, and naturally she had a purpose. It was no secret in Yan State that Jiang Dawei did not like his son Jiang Xinliang. The governor of Jiuyuan County married his daughter, and naturally she had a purpose.

Jiang Dawei was naturally overjoyed to have a beautiful wife, and he stayed in the back house all day long. This also created a great convenience for Jiang Xinliang to do whatever he wanted. Zhou Yu's trip to Yuyang before the New Year helped Jiang Xinliang gain a lot of support.

Just after the Chinese New Year this year, Jiang Dawei had a son. Not only was he happy, but also the governor of Jiuyuan County. The son's 100th day was naturally celebrated. However, they didn't know that Yuyang County at this time seemed different from the past on the surface, but in fact it had changed a lot. Although the surname was still Jiang, it was not Jiang Dawei's, but Jiang Xinliang's.

On March 28, Jiang Dawei's young son was 100th day. The governor's mansion was completely new, decorated with lights and colorful lights, and guests from all over the world came to congratulate. There was a big banquet in the mansion, and it was full of festive colors.

Jiang Dawei was in high spirits, holding a cup in one hand and a pot in the other, going back and forth among the guests, accepting everyone's enthusiastic congratulations, but he didn't notice that his eldest son Jiang Xinliang didn't show up on this important day.

But he didn't care. This son was a useless thing, and he was not as good as his father. If Yuyang County fell into his hands in the future, he might not be able to keep this foundation. Now he used the youngest son, and he was in his prime, so he should educate this child well from a young age so that he could inherit his family business.

Yuyang and Jiuyuan joined forces, and they could have the capital to resist the court. Jiang Dawei naturally saw the domestic political situation of Yan State clearly. Zhou Yutanfeng wanted to implement the county system, and the feudal lords were found to have faults one after another and pulled down. He was in the important place of Yuyang, and this unhealthy trend had not yet blown to his territory, but Jiuyuan County was already in danger, which was one of the reasons why the other party was willing to marry his daughter. Or, with this unhealthy trend, he might be able to annex Jiuyuan County in one go.

He is not Zhou Yuan, who did not suffer defeat in the expedition to the east, nor is he Ning Zecheng, who is suspected of murdering Zhang Shouyue. He guarded Yuyang and defended the border for Yan State. Not to mention his merits, his hard work is also great. Over the years, he has been honest and has no weakness in the hands of the court. If they want to deal with him, Zhou Yu and Tan Feng have to think carefully. They forced him to fight for him and took Yuyang to Zhao State. His power must be no less than today.

This is the reason why Jiang Dawei is fearless.

What he can think of, how can Yan Wang Ji Ling, Taiwei Zhou Yu, and Yushi Doctor Tan Feng not think of it? Jiang Dawei did not realize the approaching crisis at all, and optimistically believed that everything was under his control.

After toasting a circle of wine in the yard, Jiang Dawei returned to the hall. Compared with the guests in the yard, the guests in the hall were his distinguished guests, one of whom was his father-in-law, Jiuyuan County Governor Fang Huiping.

Fang Huiping took the opportunity of his grandson's 100th day to come to Yuyang, just to discuss with Jiang Dawei how to deal with the aggressive momentum of Ji Ling and Tan Feng. The envoys from the court used both soft and hard tactics in Jiuyuan County. The meaning behind their words was naturally that Fang Huiping should be more sensible and take the initiative to offer his territory, so that he could live safely until the end of his life. Otherwise, he would inevitably be ruined and end up in a bad way.

Fang Huiping was naturally unwilling to submit, and now he was counting on Jiang Dawei. As long as Jiang Dawei came forward, at least he could still try to maintain it.

The two of them gathered together, whispering to each other, discussing how to deal with the situation in front of them, but they didn't notice that the courtyard, which was noisy just now, suddenly became quiet at this time.

With a bang, the door of the hall was pushed open rudely, and Jiang Xinliang, dressed in military uniform, held the hilt of the sword at his waist and appeared in front of the two with a smile. (To be continued...)