Chapter 136 Shanggu County

"Crack!"

Fanyang City, Yuan Mansion. read

Yuan Li drew out the sword from his waist and struck it hard on the desk in front of him.

"Zhao Heng, how dare you do this to my Yuan family!" Yuan Li was furious.

He had just received news that Emperor Zhao Heng gave Shanggu County to King Yan.

This means that he can only control five of the seven counties in Yanzhou.

To him, this is tantamount to cutting his flesh, how can he not be angry.

"It's all Zhang Kang's fault." Guo Tu had always disliked Zhang Kang.

In the past, when Zhang Kang was around, Yuan Li always ignored him and stayed close to Zhang Kang.

Zhang Kang thought he was powerful and disrespected him several times.

So Zhang Kang was killed by King Yan, and he was happier than anyone else.

Even if he is dead now, he still has residual hatred in his heart and wants to slander Zhang Kang to show his intelligence.

Of course, he also wanted the dead Zhang Kang to take the blame.

After all, King Yan now has Shanggu County, so he can completely bypass the counties controlled by Fan Yang and the Yuan family and rebuild a trade route.

The idea he gave Yuan Li was afraid that it would not work for a long time.

Thinking of this, he continued: "It is his crime that makes the emperor and ministers fear you, and they intend to use King Yan to restrain you."

Yuan Li narrowed his eyes, "They really have a good plan, but I won't let them get their way."

King Yan is now a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.

Every day when he wakes up, he thinks that King Yan's fiefdom is next door to Fan Yang, and his meals feel tasteless.

Now King Yan has added another county to his territory, and his troops are approaching more than 60,000 people.

If there is one, there must be the other. If King Yan makes great contributions again in the future, wouldn't the emperor take the land away from his Yuan family and give it to King Yan?

"We absolutely cannot continue like this." A layer of cold sweat broke out on Yuan Li's palms.

His Yuan family finally became the most wealthy family in Yanzhou.

It can even be compared with the eight powerful clans of Dasong immediately.

He cannot fall into the hands of this King Yan.

"Guo Tu, don't you call yourself a poisonous counselor? Now tell me what to do now?" Yuan Li came to Guo Tu and stared at him.

Guo Tu was secretly happy that Yuan Li valued him.

Shaking the paper fan lightly, he looked north and then west, and said, "Sir, you don't have to be too upset. Shanggu County, like Yan County, is one of the poorest counties in Yanzhou. The king of Yan can support himself with the money he gets from trade. It is already difficult for Yan County, and now it will be difficult to add Shanggu County. "

Yuan Li nodded after hearing this.

The officials in a county need to be fed, and the expansion of the army also needs to be fed.

And because he did not stop the Beidi people from their autumn hunting this time, Shanggu County suffered a deeper disaster than before.

Now that King Yan takes over, it is like taking over a mess.

"Also, Beidi often goes to Yan County for autumn hunting, and Shanggu County is adjacent to Jinzhou. In the past two years, Xiliang has great ambitions to invade Jinzhou. Then King Yan will be attacked from both sides. Perhaps King Yan will die without your help. It’s warped.” Guo Tu sneered.

Yuan Li nodded slightly, feeling much more comfortable.

"Furthermore, with the King of Yan helping us to reach Beidi in the north and fight against Xiliang in the west, you can enjoy the benefits of being a fisherman and plan for Yan Pass. As long as Yan Pass is in your hands, it will be like holding Da Song's throat."

Yuan Li slapped his thigh, "That's right, that's right. I am confused by King Yan's affairs. Yan Pass is the top priority."

Then, he frowned again, "It's just that Yanguan returned to Yanguan. Are we just waiting for the people of Beidi and Xiliang to deal with King Yan now?"

"Of course we can't wait. Let the King of Yan and Beidi Xiliang fight to the death. Both sides will suffer, and then you can win with one blow." Guo Tu said, "First, you can order your sergeants to attack by pretending to be the King of Yan. The Xiliang people will definitely hate King Yan secretly for their caravan. Secondly, I would like to go to the Black Iron King’s tent to instigate the Beidi people to take revenge and talk about the resumption of trade between the two families. "

"Okay." Yuan Li was overjoyed when he heard this, "Your plan touches my heart deeply."

Although the current situation in Dasong is chaotic, the royal power still remains.

It was not the right time for him to directly raise his troops to get rid of King Yan.

So he can only use tricks. If Guo Tu's trick succeeds, it will at least continuously weaken King Yan's power and make him half dead.

This way, it will be much easier to deal with it yourself.

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The palace.

After Zhao Xu left three thousand soldiers in Yuanyang County to help the people continue harvesting rice, he chose to return to Yancheng.

Now that he has added Shanggu County to his territory, he naturally needs to make some plans.

At the same time, the royal army also needs a new round of recruitment.

The only thing left is to appease the merchants in the trading house and let them know that there is another trade route.

"If it were Ping County, it would be much better than Shanggu County."

In the meeting hall, Liu Fu was still struggling with the matter of Shanggu County.

Everyone in Yan County knew that Shanggu County suffered heavy losses in this autumn hunt.

At the same time, Jinzhou to the west of Shanggu County was still not peaceful.

"Oh, my ears are ringing. It's better than nothing. I sigh every day." Chang Wei took out his ears. For him, the bigger the territory of King Yan, the better, unlike Liu Fu who thought too much.

Zhao Xu looked relaxed and said: "Crisis, crisis, there are opportunities in crises. I think Shanggu County is good."

The location of Shanggu County is equivalent to the contemporary northeastern Taihang Mountains and the area around Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province.

As for the place to the east of Taihang Mountain, contemporary people should be very clear about it. It is a major coal province, Jinzhou of Dasong.

In other words, after acquiring Shanggu County, there will be no shortage of coal in the future.

As for the problem of Xiliang, due to the natural barrier of Taihang Mountain, there is only one mountain road from Jinzhou to Shanggu County, which is guarded by a pass.

As long as he holds this pass, he can attack or defend.

"Yes, it is, but Your Highness, due to the war in Jinzhou, I don't know how many refugees have come to Shanggu County, and these people need to eat."

"As far as I know, Shanggu County is now in chaos, with bandits everywhere. These bandits are refugees from Jinzhou who can't survive."

Liu Fu shook his head and complained about Chang Wei by the way, "You only know how to train soldiers and fight. You really don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. Although the wine of the palace makes a lot of money, it also consumes a lot. Now with the addition of Shanggu County, I'm afraid it's starving."

Zhao Xu smiled, Liu Fu's consideration was not wrong.

The business of the palace makes money, but it can't compare with the big family.

He was worried about the trade route some time ago because of this problem.

But now he is not worried, as long as the trade route is unblocked, he will have a way to make money.

So, he said, "Don't worry about this issue. If you take over Shanggu County, I will consider the issue of silver."

"Yes, Your Highness." Liu Fu responded. It's not that he, the housekeeper, is being nosy. After all, this is his duty.

The three were discussing when Feng'er knocked on the door and whispered a few words to Zhao Xu.

"Let them enter the city." Zhao Xu said.

"Your Highness, has the imperial edict arrived?" Chang Wei and Liu Fu looked expectant.

Once the imperial edict arrived, they could officially take over Shanggu County.