Become a feudal king from today

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On the fourth day after Chang Wei received the news, Xu Ke sent the news that Ma Jin had defected to Xiliang to Zhao Xu.

"Your Highness, the news about Beidi sending troops is probably false, but there is no guarantee that Xiliang will ask Beidi to send troops if the war is unfavorable. After all, Xiliang will definitely not let Dasong take back these two states." Xu Ke analyzed it.

Before Chang Wei set out, this worst-case scenario flashed through his mind.

After all, there are too many such things in contemporary history.

During the Five Dynasties period, Shi Jingtang gave the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Khitan, and used Khitan troops to fight for hegemony in the Central Plains.

After the disgrace of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhang Bangchang, a favored minister of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, was made emperor of Chu by the State of Jin, establishing the "Pseudo-Chu".

Closer to home, Wu Sangui gave way to Shanhaiguan.

In his opinion, in troubled times, the lower limit of human beings is very low.

The lower limit for villains like Ma Jin is even lower.

But even though he thought of this, he couldn't do anything about it.

After all, outside Majia Xiaoguan is Xiliang.

Ma Jin wanted to surrender to the enemy, but it only took a few days.

"That's right, Xiliang just lost Jinzhou and hates Dasong deeply." Zhao Xu said, "Now we can only let Chang Wei withdraw from Qinzhou and help the Ma family defend Qinguan."

"Fortunately, there is a Qin Pass, otherwise Xiliang would have been able to drive straight in." Xu Ke said.

He didn't know much about Da Song's geography before.

But since taking over Yanwei and now becoming the head of the Fourth Academy, he must know everything about Dasong so that he can provide accurate information to King Yan.

Zhao Xu nodded and looked at a map on the east wall.

This map was drawn by him himself and is a geographical map of Dasong's mountains and rivers.

The location of Qinzhou is actually the Guanzhong Plain, the birthplace of the contemporary Qin Dynasty.

Qinguan is the contemporary Tongguan. You can reach Luoyang by crossing Tongguan, which belongs to Henan in contemporary times.

Dasong is divided into Sizhou and Yuzhou.

Among them, the area of ​​Sizhou is only half of that of Yuzhou.

Yongzhou is located to the west of Jinzhou and to the north of Qinzhou, within the shape of the Yellow River, equivalent to the contemporary northern Shaanxi and Ningxia regions.

This is where the three states of the Ma family are located.

Therefore, as long as the Qin Pass is defended, Xiliang will still be unable to enter the hinterland of the Central Plains.

However, in this way, Yizhou was exposed to Xiliang's military front.

But Yizhou has always been easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is not so easy to capture.

"I didn't expect that the northwest of Dasong would be like this." Zhao Xu sighed.

He had to ask Chang Wei to withdraw his troops, and Xiaoguan fell into the hands of Xiliang.

Xiliang can enter Qinzhou in a big way. If Beidi also joins by then, Qinzhou will become a real meat grinder.

And it’s a meat grinder that bleeds for a long time.

His family cannot afford such a torment.

Even Dasong cannot withstand such consumption.

The only correct choice is to retreat and defend the Qin Pass.

"In my opinion, this is not surprising at all. Sooner or later, there will be such a big chaos in Northern Xinjiang. Just take Yanzhou as an example. If it weren't for Your Highness, Beidi would have captured Yanzhou long ago. Maybe Dasong is already at war now. ." Seeing that King Yan's expression was a little gloomy, Xu Ke tried to persuade him.

Zhao Xu smiled bitterly, he understood what Xu Hark meant.

What he wants to say is that Dasong is corrupt now, and nothing that happens is surprising.

This coincides with his thoughts.

Dasong seems to be a dynasty that is coming to an end.

If it hadn't been for his arrival, perhaps Dasong would have been replaced by Beidi just like it was in the late Ming Dynasty.

"Moreover, I think this is not necessarily a bad thing." Tsui Hark continued.

Zhao Xu glanced at Tsui Hark in surprise, "Oh? Tell me about it."

"As the saying goes, use an umbrella when it rains and close it when the weather is sunny. Naturally, the more the Emperor needs His Highness at the moment, the better. Now that Ma Jin has defected to Xiliang, the situation in the northwest is even worse. The Emperor can only continue to rely on His Highness to maintain the stability of the border." Xu Kexuan He said slowly, "When His Highness is firmly seated in Yanzhou, he will naturally be safe."

After thinking for a while, he continued: "Moreover, Ma Jin is most afraid of the Xiao family when he defected to Xiliang, and the Xiao family is on good terms with the Dou family, which is equivalent to containing both the Dou family and the Xiao family at the same time."

"As the head of the fourth hospital, your thoughts have become more and more profound." Zhao Xu said to Xu Hare.

He still remembered the first time he met Tsui Hark. Tsui Hark was still a simple son of a hunter.

Now he seems to be much more mature than before, a bit young and mature.

However, as the head of the Fourth Academy, he must make such a change.

Otherwise, one of his mistakes will lead to the death of many members of the Fourth Academy.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness." Tsui Hark bowed.

Zhao Xu glanced at him again, "I understand what you mean. You continue to keep an eye on Xiliang and Beidi. If there is any trouble, report back to me in time."

"Yes, Your Highness." In response, Tsui Hark turned and left.

Although Ma Jin's surrender to the enemy came a bit suddenly, it has to be faced now that it has happened.

Although Tsui Hark's words are full of conspiracy, they are not unreasonable.

Although the chaos this time is huge, it has both disadvantages and advantages.

What is good for him is that Zhao Heng will rely on him more. After all, if the situation continues to deteriorate, Da Song will be really in danger.

Secondly, there are the Xiao family and the Dou family. Their good days of hiding behind the Ma family and engaging in conspiracy are over.

In order to defend against possible attacks, they would beg him to buy artillery.

There is also the Ma family. With only one Sizhou left, the Ma family will have no choice but to follow him closely to protect this last place.

The disadvantage is how Zhao Heng will deal with the Ma family's betrayal next.

Whether to send troops to get it back like Jinzhou did, or to admit the reality like Ningjin Dusi, is yet to be seen.

Another bad thing is that the spheres of influence of Xiliang and Beidi have once again extended to the hinterland of Dasong. Qinzhou and Yongzhou are the origins of the contemporary Great Qin.

And their strength increased again.

Thinking of this, he sent people to Qinzhou and asked Chang Wei to withdraw to Qinguan.

He didn't want his troops to be trapped in Qinzhou.

In the last battle of Jinzhou, Beidi was careless and learned the lesson from last time. Beidi will definitely not give him the chance to take back Qinzhou and Yongzhou this time.

In his opinion, it is impossible to get Qinzhou and Yongzhou back without gathering all the forces in Dasong to attack them together.

Thinking of this, he decided to rush the news to Jinling for 800 miles to see how the court would react.

Five days later.

His discount was in the hands of Zhao Heng.

Zhao Heng was drawing at this time. After reading the contents on the brochure, he drew the beauty's eyebrows onto her face with a heavy stroke of his pen on the rice paper.

Liang Cheng said "Ouch", but when he looked at Zhao Heng, he saw that Zhao Heng's face was pale and there was cold sweat on his face.

Just as he was about to say something, he saw Zhao Heng staggered and fell to the ground.

Liang Cheng's face turned pale with fear, and he hurriedly shouted: "Call the imperial doctor! Call the imperial doctor quickly!"

As he spoke, he picked up the memorial, glanced at it, and cursed: "None of these powerful people really have peace of mind."

Then he looked like he was about to cry, "Your Majesty, nothing can happen to you!"