"Sir, I cannot refuse the emperor's will."

Guo Yang pondered for a while and understood what Li Xun meant, that was, he should not enter the powder keg of the new army, but the official positions of these people must be directly appointed by the emperor, and he could not refuse them at all.

Li Xun said: "You can stay at home with illness and stay in Lingnan for the time being. I will arrange a place for you as soon as possible."

"Everything is followed by the arrangements of the adults."

Guo Yang nodded and followed Li Xun's arrangements. This was actually a bit dangerous, because it was actually a good opportunity for him. As long as he went to Fengjing, he would definitely not be able to escape the position of a general. If he didn't go, this opportunity might be gone. But he felt that what Li Xun said was very reasonable. The formation of a new army was an opportunity for him, but it was also a very dangerous thing. Once the new army was formed, the struggle between the emperor and the aristocratic family groups would definitely be extremely fierce. At that time, his generals who held military power would become the targets of everyone's enlistment and persecution.

The second year of Kaiyuan, the ninth day of the lunar month.

Li Xun bid farewell to Huang Hui, Kou Xiong and others and set off for Fengjing.

On the way, Li Xun wrote a memorial and reported to Zhao Xun that he would try his best to return to Fengjing before the end of the month.

Zhao Baian died in Lingnan, and the destruction of 20,000 Jiangnan troops was a considerable turmoil for the entire Jiangnan region, and a huge hidden danger to the stability of the Jiangnan region.

First of all, the number of regular troops in the Jiangnan region of the imperial court dropped sharply, leaving only less than 20,000 people. This number is not enough to ensure the safety of the Jiangnan region. The military vacancy is urgently needed. However, when we went to Lingnan this time, we handled the follow-up matters. This is a signal that Zhao Xun will re-engage the Zhao clan.

The Yang family and the Wu family in Jiangnan belong to a family alliance and have a stable relationship. Yang Binglin's wife is the eldest daughter of the contemporary Wu family. Although Yang Binglin has died, this has not affected the relationship between the Yang family and the Wu family. The alliance between the family values ​​interests and the future, not a single person.

Moreover, although Zhao Xun took a heavy hand at Yang's treatment, he was still quite afraid of it and did not use the means of continuous confinement to suppress the Yang family. Therefore, although Yang Binglin's wife Wu and two sons and one daughter were imprisoned but not killed. With Yang Run's comeback, Yang Binglin's wife and children were released.

The Wu family is not only the richest man in Jiangnan, but also the richest man in the entire Jin Dynasty. He has a huge influence in the Jiangnan region and the relationship network is also complicated. Zhao Xun used Yang Run, obviously because he wanted to stabilize the Wu family by appeaseing the Yang family. If the Wu family is stable, the Jiangnan region can be relatively stable. At least there will be no major changes in the short term. With time, Zhao Xun can replenish the troops in Jiangnan region as soon as possible and eliminate a series of unstable factors caused by Zhao Baian's death.

Another group of officials from Jiangnan began to resent the imperial guards and the court with Zhao Bai'an's death.

Zhao Baian first promoted openly and surrendered secretly, and was innocently deprived of military power. This caused dissatisfaction among many officials in the Jiangnan War. In the final analysis, Zhao Baian's death was because of his light troops and not cautious enough. However, in the eyes of the Jiangnan officials, the imperial guards bear great responsibility for this. Zhao Baian was the main general, and the imperial guards and generals were in conflict and not cooperating, which eventually led to the death of Zhao Baian.

Li Xun was sitting in the carriage reading a book.

"Sir, Hu Zengsi is here."

Qi Dafu brought his horse to the side and reported.

Li Xun opened the window and said, "Take him to see me."

"Yes, sir."

Qi Dafu responded, then ordered the carriage to stop and then set up a horse to leave.

A moment later, Qi Dafu and Hu Zengsi came in a hurry.

Li Xun walked out of the carriage, Hu Zengsi immediately turned over and got off the horse, half kneeled on the ground, saluting: "Hu Zengsi greeted the lord."

Li Xun said in a low voice: "Get up and talk."

Hu Zengsi stood up, took out a letter from his arms, and went up to hand it to Li Xun: "Lord, Yangzhou urgently reported."

Li Xun opened the letter to watch it, his brows frowned slightly.

Zhao Baian died, and several major generals in the Jiangnan region died and surrendered. Zhao Qiankun escorted Zhao Baian's body to Hedong. He is not in Jiangnan now, and lacks the prestigious generals, which has led to some middle and low-level generals in the Jiangnan group who are very resentful to the imperial guards and are ready to take revenge.

This letter was written by Zhao Qiankun's convincing aide Sima Yuanxian. He informed him of the inside story and hoped that Li Xun could bypass Yangzhou and leave.

Chen He, Yan Yi, Zou Meng and others also came over at this time. Chen He spoke and asked, "Sir, what happened?"

"You can see it yourself."

Li Xun handed the letter to Chen He. After reading it, Chen He said in a deep voice: "Some middle- and low-level generals are just too much resentment in their hearts, and they dare not act randomly. I am afraid that someone will provoke it from it and intend to make things worse."

Yan Yi said angrily: "Zhao Baian's death has nothing to do with us. They dare to come and cause trouble on their own initiative. It's really irrelevant."

Zou Meng pulled Yan Yi and signaled him not to add fuel to the fire.

"Chen He, what do you think?" Li Xun asked Chen He for his opinion.

Chen He pondered for a moment, then said: "Enemy should be resolved rather than formed. Zhao Bai'an died in battle and has nothing to do with the imperial guards. If this problem is not explained clearly, it will only deepen the hatred of a group of imperial guards in Jiangnan. If it continues for a long time, it will be a big hidden danger."

Li Xun nodded, Chen He and I thought of going to the same place, and bypassing Yangzhou, it is very simple, but if the problem is not solved, it will always be a hidden danger.

Li Xun said indifferently: "No need to take a detour, just go to Yangzhou."

Yan Yi was angry, but he was still worried about Li Xun's safety, so he said worriedly: "We only have 300 soldiers around us. If we go to Yangzhou, if those people go crazy, your safety may not be guaranteed."

"As the prime minister of the dynasty, what do they dare to do to me?"

Li Xun sneered, pointed at Qi Dafu and said, "Take my tribute account and let Yangzhou Governor Andaxuan go out to greet me thirty miles away."

Chen He's eyes lit up, he nodded and smiled, "This trick is really wise."

Li Xun inspected the local area on behalf of the emperor and ordered Yangzhou Governor Andalun to come to greet him. He dared not not to come. As long as he came, he would be fully responsible for Li Xun's safety.

Li Xun finally said to Hu Zengsi: "Constrained monitoring of Yangzhou's every move. If there is any abnormality, come and report it immediately."

"Yes, lord."

Hu Zengsi bowed and left.

Afterwards, Li Xun and others continued to go to Yangzhou and would arrive at noon tomorrow at the latest.
Chapter completed!