While sleeping, I heard a commotion in the city, and then someone came to report that the city was broken.

Xu Changan was shocked by the news and had an unreal feeling.

He immediately calmed down from his joy, looked at the scout who was dressed differently and asked: "Who are you?"

"Under the helmet of General Zhao Jin of Baichuan!"

Xu Changan frowned. Baichuan is not the land of the Chu family, but aren't the three families of Qin, Chu and Han the same species?

The scout had obviously anticipated Xu Changan's expression and took out a letter from his arms.

On that day, the ancestor of the Chu family mysteriously told Chen Ping that he wanted to give him a gift. He made some guesses, so he immediately wrote a handwritten letter and rushed it to Zhao Jin, telling him that he must give the letter to him.

Leave it to Xu Changan to avoid any misunderstanding.

Xu Changan, who was full of doubts, understood after reading this letter.

Looking at the familiar font and the things described in the letter, he completely believed the person in front of him.

Xu Changan immediately helped the scout up and said with a smile: "Please tell General Zhao that the people in the city must not move at all. I will immediately cross south and enter the Chuijiang River!"

After seeing off the scouts, Xu Changan immediately put on his armor, holding a red sword, and his cloak flowed back slightly.

It's just that there is a sleepy little white cat on his shoulder, which is a bit inconsistent with his majestic appearance at this time.

Xu Changan stood on the deck. In front of the people from Yueyang Camp, dozens of large ships crossed the Chuijiang River in a mighty manner.

When the army was sorted out, the gate of Chuijiang slowly opened. A general in black armor, carrying a sharp sword at his waist, knelt down on one knee and said: "General Zhao Jin, formerly a member of the Baichuan Chu family, is willing to serve the general with all his hard work."

,Welcome the general to the city!"

Xu Changan had already known about the existence of this general through the letter, and this most outstanding general of the Chu family would always be under his command until the end of the war.

Zhao Jin's statement is not clear, and his achievements and intelligence are not as good as those of Jiang Ming and Liu Chenglang, but in terms of actual strength, he may not be much worse than Guo Fen.

Xu Changan looked happy when such talents helped him, and he immediately helped him up.

Zhao Jin looked at the young marshal and felt very happy.

He was not impressed by Xu Changan's achievements, but he saw Xu Changan's rather unfamiliar method of leading troops and knew that he had a broad stage.

The ancestor of the Chu family decided to return to Chang'an and live a peaceful old age as a small landowner. Naturally, he wanted to find a good way out for his subordinates.

Businessmen have a ruthless vision, and Baichuan can be said to be the hometown of merchants. As the actual helmsman of Baichuan, how can he not see some things?

Zhao Jin was originally his favorite general, but where should he put Zhao Jin? If he goes to be a hanger-on at a place where dignitaries live, it would be a bit humiliating. If he goes to Jiang Ming, he will be overshadowed by Jiang Ming.

Disagreements arise and lead to discord.

The ancestor of the Chu family thought about it and decided that Xu Changan was the most suitable one.

As far as he understood, Xu Changan had never learned the art of war. Although he had made a surprise attack on Nanfeng before and saved Li Xiaocun, and this time he focused on the heart and allowed Han Shihai to lose his wife and lose his troops, it was really good. Even some veteran generals who had been on the battlefield could not do this.

However, these can only show that he is a good young talent. A so-called famous general who does not experience major failures and setbacks and then stands up is completely unworthy of the word "famous general".

He was certain that Xu Changan could not stay in the army forever. When Xu Changan relied on his father Yu Yin to continue to go back to be his prince or heir apparent, then Zhao Jin would be in his prime!

Not only that, Zhao Jin's people can be regarded as confidants. If Zhao Jin has a good place and a good official career, and there are people in the court, his life will be easier in the future.

Xu Changan couldn't think about that much. He was now focused on attacking Vietnam and was only happy to get a strong general.

Xu Changan and Zhao Jin walked side by side and entered the city together.

Zhao Jin took two steps back slightly. He was a smart man, so naturally he couldn't keep pace with Xu Changan.

Naturally, there is also a prefect in Chuijiang and a prefecture.

But when Han Shihai came to Chuijiang, the prefect surnamed Chen became a servant. He not only wanted to free up his own house, but also served the head of the Han family.

After Han Shihai left, Xu Changan naturally wanted to see the prefect. After all, he was the nominal leader of Chuijiang at this time.

Looking along the way, I saw a few houses on fire, many people were panicking, and there were some corpses on the ground. But I could tell that these corpses were soldiers, and only a few of the people had minor injuries.

Many soldiers of the Chu family were cleaning the battlefield. When they entered the city, some small street fighting took place, but it only lasted for a quarter of an hour. The soldiers in Chuijiang found that their commander had escaped, so they surrendered one after another, so they also

It didn't cause much damage.

Xu Changan nodded towards Zhao Jin with satisfaction.

A group of people went straight to the prefect's house. At this time, the prefect was wearing brocade clothes and his mustache was slightly upturned. He looked like a traitor who loved petty gains.

At this time, the prefect knelt on the ground tremblingly, his whole body shaking like chaff.

When Xu Changan saw his virtue, he felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart.

The ground under the man in front of him was wet, and there was an occasional smell of urine. His moral character was far worse than that of Shen Feng.

Ever since he experienced Shen Fengyuan's hypocrisy, he had an indescribable feeling of disgust towards the prefect.

Sometimes he really wanted to ask the Holy Emperor, when he first selected the prefect, what virtues did these people have to be worthy of this position?

Seeing the useless look of the eunuch surnamed Chen, Xu Changan waved his hand, glanced at him, and asked Xue Pan to cross-examine him.

In the past few days, Xu Changan had been thinking about Chuijiang, and Xue Pan had almost been forgotten by him.

When Xue Pan learned that he had something to do, he immediately rolled up his sleeves excitedly and took Prefect Chen down for questioning.

Xu Changan did not move into the prefect's mansion, but found a house facing the street and moved in with a group of lieutenants.

He didn't know why he didn't like living in the rather luxurious Prefect's Mansion, and he unconsciously began to reject that place.

After entering the city, there were many things going on.

He asked his subordinates to write a battle report and send it to Chang'an, and then arranged the army to appease the people.

The most important thing is how to arrange the more than 10,000 soldiers brought by Zhao Jin. It doesn't matter what he says. He still has to write a memorial and report it to the Holy Emperor.

He actually wanted to keep these 10,000 soldiers together with Zhao Jin, but the specific decision still depended on Chang'an's decision.

Although the Han family borrowed 30,000 soldiers, no one would report the actual number when going on an expedition.

An army of one hundred thousand goes out to fight, and it can be said that it is an army of five hundred thousand.

Perhaps the ancestor of the Chu family had thought carefully in advance. The number of soldiers Xu Changan led was only more than 20,000 at full count. If he directly sent an army of 30,000 to Zhao Jin, it would be suspected of usurping the host.

Xu Changan thought for a while and praised Zhao Jin emphatically in the memorial, but he did not dare to ask for someone directly. After all, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. His Majesty the Holy Emperor has a really weird temper. He is wanted for a while.

After a while, he made himself a prince again.

After the memorial was sent, he was still a little worried. After thinking about it, he continued to write a letter and sent it to his young master, the man who called him his future junior brother every day.

…

Chang'an.

The Holy Emperor smiled slightly as he looked at the memorial and battle report.

Then he told Hao Lianying beside him: "According to my decree, Zhao Jin is promoted to the right vanguard of the West Route Army, Han Shitao is the left vanguard, assisting Xu Changan, and marching directly to Yuezhou!"

"In addition, 5,000 of the Chu family's 10,000 troops went to assist Jiang Ming, and the rest belong to Commander-in-Chief Xu Chang'an."

"Furthermore, I don't expect Jiang Ming to capture Liu Chenglang alive. It doesn't matter how he fights or how long it takes to defeat him. The most important thing is to make him remember that on the day he broke the city, he must find an ugly woman who is about twenty years old. "

Hao Lianying was stunned. Although he was a little surprised, he still followed the instructions.

The Holy Emperor was the only one left in the huge Qianlong Hall.

In the empty hall, footsteps sounded.

The Holy Emperor looked at his brother-in-law, Prince Jin, and said calmly: "Let's chat with me!"

"Aren't you a little surprised that I have been hot and cold towards this guy Xu Chang'an, and even issued an order to force him to leave Shushan? His father saved your sister!"

King Jin smiled slightly and said: "It's just that the position is different. There are some things that you can't compensate for, so I can do it for you." The Holy Emperor reached out and patted his shoulder gently and smiled.

"If only one of these temples and arenas occupies one part, I won't be afraid. However, my sworn brother is also famous in the arena. The power of the arena cannot be underestimated!"

"To be honest with the Xu family boy, it's okay to give him a prince. I'm just afraid of the Confucius Temple and the Jianghu that he once helped!"

King Jin smiled slightly and did not comment. Although he wanted to refute a few words, he was only a prince. He was in a different position and saw different things.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you before."

"Hui'an seems to be in Nanfeng. This kid wants to run away with that boy from the Liu family even if he ruins his appearance."

King Jin was immediately overjoyed and liked his niece better.

"That's up to her mother. Didn't my sister run away with you without hesitation?"

When the Holy Emperor heard this, he clapped his hands and laughed.

…

A month passed leisurely.

On the surface, there are not many changes in Baichuan, except that all the officials from top to bottom have been replaced.

The ancestor of the Chu family also rushed outside Chang'an with his family, and he became He Huiming's neighbor.

Although their house is not as big as before, each of them only has a few dozen acres of land.

But on the fifteenth day of every month, some people would always come out of the palace and give each family a sum of money that would allow them to live a prosperous life.

Since then, two seemingly ordinary old men have appeared outside the city.
To be continued...