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"Crack!"

Fanyang City, Yuan Mansion. Read

Yuan Li drew out the sword from his waist and slashed 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 the King of Yan.

This meant that he could only control five of the seven counties in Yanzhou.

For him, this was tantamount to cutting his flesh, how could he not be angry.

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

When Zhang Kang was here, Yuan Li always ignored him and got close to him.

Zhang Kang thought he was in power and disrespected him several times.

So he was happier than anyone else that Zhang Kang was killed by the King of Yan.

Even though he was dead now, he still had some resentment in his heart and wanted to slander Zhang Kang to show his intelligence.

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

After all, the King of Yan now had Shanggu County, and he could completely bypass Fanyang and the counties controlled by the Yuan family and rebuild a trade route.

The idea he gave to Yuan Li might not work soon.

Thinking of this, he continued, "It was his crime that made the emperor and the ministers fear you and intend to use the King of Yan to hinder you."

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

The King of Yan is now a thorn in his side.

Every day when he wakes up, he feels that his meals have no taste when he thinks that the King of Yan's fiefdom is next to Fanyang.

Now the King of Yan has one more county fiefdom, and his troops are approaching 60,000.

If there is one, there must be another. If the King of Yan makes more contributions in the future, won't the emperor take the land from his Yuan family and give it to the King of Yan.

"It can't go on like this." Yuan Li's palms were covered with cold sweat.

His Yuan family finally became the first powerful family in Yanzhou.

It will even be on par with the eight powerful families in Dasong soon.

He can't fall into the hands of this King of 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 looked at him.

Guo Tu was secretly happy that Yuan Li valued him.

Gently shaking the paper fan, he looked to the north, then to the west, and said: "Your Excellency, there is no need to be too upset. Shanggu County, like Yan County, is one of the poorest counties in Yanzhou. It is not easy for the King of Yan to support Yan County with the silver obtained from trade. Now adding Shanggu County is probably stretched to the limit."

Yuan Li nodded when he heard this.

Officials in a county need to be supported, and the expansion of the army also needs to be supported.

And because he did not stop the northern barbarians during the autumn hunt this time, Shanggu County suffered a deeper disaster than before.

Now that the King of Yan has taken over, it is like taking over a mess.

"Also, the autumn hunting of the Northern Di often goes to Yan County, and Shanggu County is adjacent to Jinzhou. In the past two years, Xiliang has great ambitions to annex Jinzhou. When the time comes, the King of Yan will be attacked from both sides. Perhaps you don't need to do anything, the King of Yan will be dead." Guo Tu sneered.

Yuan Li nodded slightly, feeling much more comfortable.

"Moreover, with the King of Yan helping us to reach the Northern Di in the north and resist Xiliang in the west, you can enjoy the benefits of being a fisherman and plan Yanguan. As long as Yanguan falls into your hands, it is equivalent to holding the throat of Dasong."

Yuan Li slapped his thigh, "Yes, yes, I am confused by the King of Yan's affairs. Yanguan is the top priority."

Then, he frowned again, "But Yanguan belongs to Yanguan. Are we just waiting for the Northern Di and Xiliang people to deal with the King of Yan?"

"Of course we can't wait. We must let the King of Yan and Beidi and Xiliang will fight to the death, and both will suffer. Then you can win with one blow. "Guo Tu said, "First, you can order your soldiers to disguise as the King of Yan to attack the caravan of the Xiliang people. The Xiliang people will definitely hate the King of Yan. Second, I am willing to go to the Black Iron King's tent to provoke the Beidi people to take revenge, and by the way, discuss the resumption of trade between the two families. "

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

Although the situation in Dasong is chaotic at the moment, the royal family's residual power still exists.

It is not the time for him to directly raise troops to eliminate the King of Yan.

So he can only use a trick. If Guo Tu's trick can succeed, at least it will continue to weaken the power of the King of Yan and make him half dead.

In this way, it will be much easier to deal with it.

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The palace.

After leaving 3,000 soldiers in Yuanyang County to help the people continue to harvest rice, Zhao Xu chose to return to Yancheng.

Now that his fiefdom has added another Shanggu County, he naturally needs to plan.

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

What needs to be done is to appease the merchants of the business houses and let them know that there is another trade route to go.

"If it is Ping County, it will be much better than Shanggu County."

In the meeting hall, Liu Fu was still struggling with 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 all calloused. It's better to have it than not to have it. You sigh every day." Chang Wei picked his ears. For him, the bigger the fief of the King of Yan, the better. He didn't consider it as much as Liu Fu.

Zhao Xu looked relaxed. He said: "Crisis, crisis, there are opportunities in crisis. I think Shanggu County is not bad."

The location of Shanggu County is equivalent to the northeast of Taihang Mountain in modern times, the area around Zhangjiakou, Hebei.

And what is east of Taihang Mountain, modern people should know very well, that is Jinzhou, a coal-rich province, Dasong.

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

As for the problem of Xiliang, because of the natural barrier of Taihang Mountain, there is only one mountain road from Jinzhou to Shanggu County, and there are passes to guard it.

As long as he holds this pass, he can advance and attack and retreat and defend.

"That's right, that's right. It's just that, Your Highness, due to the war in Jinzhou, I don't know how many refugees have arrived in Shanggu County. These people need to eat."

"As far as I know, Shanggu County is in chaos now and is full of bandits. These bandits are refugees from Jinzhou who cannot survive."

Liu Fu shook his head and complained about Chang Wei, "You know how to train soldiers and fight. You really don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. Although the prince's wine made a lot of money, it also consumed a lot of money. Now that there is a Shanggu County, I'm afraid it will be too expensive to drink in the northwest." The wind is blowing.”

Zhao Xu smiled, and Liu Fu was right.

The business of the palace is profitable, but it cannot compare to the greatness of the family.

Some time ago, he was worried about trade routes because of this problem.

But now he is not worried. As long as the trade routes are open, he will have a way to make money.

So, he said: "You don't need to worry about this issue. You should think about the money issue if you take over Shanggu County. I will consider it myself."

"Yes, Your Highness." Liu Fu said yes. It was not for him, the housekeeper, to talk too much. After all, this was his duty.

The three of them were discussing when Feng'er knocked on the door and came in. Fu'er said 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 arrives, they can officially take over Shanggu County.