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The ups and downs of the war in Jiangnan made Zhao Shen, who was halfway across China, excited and wanted to fly to Jiangnan immediately to get involved.

But Zhao Hanzhang didn't let him go.

After mentioning it twice, Zhao Hanzhang didn't agree, so Zhao Shen suppressed his mood and said that there were only three things to do. He had to save the third chance until Zhao Hanzhang thought it was appropriate to mention it.

He needed military merit to secure his position as Minister of War, and he and Zhao Hanzhang knew each other well.

With his heart set on meritorious service, Zhao Shen's excited brain began to work rapidly. He grasped the key and asked Zhao Hanzhang: "I have heard about Wang Dun and that he is bold and decisive. How are you sure that he will cease the war in Jingzhou?" Aren’t you going to take Jingzhou decisively?”

To be honest, the military strength of Yangzhou is greater than that of Jingzhou, and Wang Dun is also very capable. If it were just an internal fight between the two states, Wang Dun would not be defeated like now;

Zhao Hanzhang stationed troops in Yiyang County to serve as Jingzhou's backer, but Wang Dun's backer, King Langya, was trying hard to hold him back. Not only would he not give him support, but he also wanted to take the opportunity to take away his military power, so he had to share the force. On the one hand, he was prepared to be prepared for Zhao Hanzhang to attack him from the north, and on the other hand, he was also prepared to be prepared for King Langya to mobilize troops from Jiangnan and Guangzhou to attack him.

Thinking about it this way, Wang Dun was really miserable, suffering from enemies from both sides.

No wonder he was rebellious. If he wanted to completely replace King Langya and become the king of Jiangnan, he must first settle the internal affairs. If there was a war between Jiangnan and Jiangbei, if Jiangnan wanted to have a chance of winning, it must first unify the interior. This time they mobilized troops Overhauling the Yellow River is indeed an opportunity.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Decisive is not stupid. He didn't find out my true strength. He didn't dare to take action easily. However, nothing is absolute. I was also afraid that he would act impulsively, so I asked Yuzhou to add 20,000 troops to Yiyang County. , can support Jiangxia County at any time."

Jiangxia County belongs to Jingzhou and is the only place Wang Dun must pass through in his westward attack.

Zhao Hanzhang sighed and said: "Actually, we can fight this battle if we want. Wang Dun gave us a good excuse. Whether we fight when he strikes first or we fight directly now, our reasons are valid. "

They all knew that the robbery of tax and grain was Wang Dun's temptation, but they could definitely announce to the world that King Langya ordered Wang Dun to do it. When the time comes, it would make sense for them to send their troops south.

It's just that the casualties in this battle across the river will be huge, and the army's food and grass are not ready yet. In order to keep the soldiers alive, she can only order them to forcibly collect military food on the spot. By then, the court will probably lose Jiangnan people's hearts.

Jiangnan has not seen many wars since the War of Wu. Usually, it is mostly conflicts between states and counties competing for power and territory, with few casualties.

Different from the great battles in Jiangbei where clans and cities were frequently exterminated, the powerful families and people in Jiangnan were generally stable. If her arrival brought war and family destruction, no matter how good her reputation was, she advocated fighting for the people. They He will also resent her and blame her.

Jiangnan is an old citizen of the Wu Kingdom, and they were originally separated from the Central Plains. After this, it will be more difficult to heal the hurt in their hearts, and it will be even more difficult for them to return home in the future.

And if you don't return to your heart, sooner or later there will be chaos in Jiangnan.

So for the sake of long-term planning, she was willing to wait a little longer and spend more effort planning this land.

Zhao Hanzhang reminded Zhao Shen that he should remember this if he really leads his troops south in the future.

"Calculating the time, Liu Kun should have received the letter, right?" Wang Xuan's progress was going very smoothly. Yuan Li also said that many of the powerful families in Jiangnan wanted to return home, and even the locals in Jiangnan The powerful family members also deliberately attracted Lu Yushi and other angels to cross the river to participate in the talent recruitment examination.

In fact, the aristocratic families in the North are still biased against the talent recruitment examination. Not many children of aristocratic families take part in the talent recruitment examination every year. Students from poor families and low-status nobles account for most of the places.

This is because there is no distinction between seniority and inferiority in the talent recruitment examination, and anyone with talent can participate. For high-ranking people, it is very embarrassing to take the examination and compete for official positions with a group of people whose family background is far inferior to one's own.

But for the Jiangnan clan, this was an excellent opportunity. Due to the hostile relationship between Wu and the Three Kingdoms, after it was unified by Jin, they could rarely enter the court and participate in political topics.

Do they not want to?

No, it was because their access to the court was blocked by the powerful families in the North, and their channels for promotion were also occupied by them.

Why do they support King Langya?

Isn't it because Director Wang and King Langya made political promises to them that they slowly accepted King Langya's rule in Jiangnan.

Now, Zhao Hanzhang is giving them the opportunity to participate in politics in another way.

Now that King Langya is in decline, the rich and powerful families who are good at understanding current affairs naturally turn to Zhao Hanzhang.

She hoped that Liu Kun could understand current affairs in this way. Although Zhao Shen admired Liu Kun's loyalty, he expressed doubts because of his loyalty, "Will Liu Kun agree?"

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at him and said, "Why don't you agree? This is for your majesty to unify the world, and it is an achievement that can be remembered forever. What reason does Liu Kun have to refuse?"

Zhao Shen opened his mouth, but could not utter a rebuttal for a long time. It took him a long time to find a reason, "Liu Kun and Wang Dun are good friends."

"He is also a good friend with Wang Cheng, and an even better friend with Zu Ti," Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about small justice in front of the country. I think Liu Kun will agree. If you don't believe me, let's take a gamble."

When Zhao Shen heard this, he was immediately interested and asked, "What are you betting on?"

"If I win, you should quickly repair your house and move it there, and stop living in the seventh uncle's house."

Zhao Shen couldn't help but be happy when he heard this, "Is the seventh uncle here to bother you again?"

After getting the affirmative answer, he became even happier and danced with joy, "Then it seems that the seventh uncle is annoying me now."

That's great. As long as the enemy is unhappy, you will be happy.

Zhao Hanzhang really didn't want to end the lawsuit for them anymore, and planned to solve it at the root, "If I win, you will have to move out of the seventh uncle's house before the year."

"There is not much time left before the Chinese New Year. It will take at least two months to repair the house. Besides, you haven't received Liu Kun's reply yet. There is not enough time." Zhao Shen took out the tortoise shell and performed divination. The result was not very good for him. , but he still gambled, "If I lose, I will move out before the Lantern Festival."

Zhao Hanzhang also knew the Book of Changes, and he saw at a glance that it was the lower hexagram, and couldn't help but ask: "What are you asking about?"

"Ask me if I will lose."

Zhao Hanzhang: "...Is it also possible to gamble on hexagrams?"

Zhao Shen raised his head and grinned at her, "Bet!"

What the seventh uncle said was right. Zhao Shen really had a great gambling habit. No wonder he could make the seventh uncle so angry. Both father and son are from the same origin.

As the bet was agreed upon, Zhao Shen brought the topic back, "Are you sure that Wang Dun will deal with King Langya first and then deal with you?"

"Yuan Li found out that Wang Dun had twice quietly proposed to King Langya to attack the north. King Langya refused both times, and Director Wang also expressed opposition. I have met Wang Dun. He looks broad and cheerful on the outside, but is deep-minded and good at "Patient people," Zhao Hanzhang said, "but that was before."

"At that time, when he led the Qingzhou army to defect to King Langya, halfway through the journey, because he felt that his wife, Princess Xiangcheng, and her maids were a burden, he abandoned Princess Xiangcheng and gave all the maids she brought to the accompanying soldiers. them."

Zhao Shen opened his mouth wide, he didn't know this.

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him, of course he didn't know, because it happened last year, only a year and a half ago, and because he erased a lot of traces, not many people knew about it, but she thought, Director Wang must have knew.

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