Chapter 192 Granting marriage to Xu Zhihu! Xu Fengnian's blood letter! (23)

The more Zhao Chun heard Yuan Benxi's words, the more frightened he became.

Beiliang already has 350,000 soldiers and horses, and even has some elite troops hidden.

Yuan Benxi pointed at the map and said slowly, "The three Shazhou counties where the Han people live are nominally under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but in fact they have long been infiltrated by Beiliang."

Zhao Chun said, "Teacher's intention is to give this northwest enclave to Li Changan!"

Yuan Benxi said, "Not bad!"

"In Qingcang County, one of the three counties, there are three abandoned military towns with about 200,000 refugees!"

"Beiliang deliberately left them there, attacking from time to time to train Beiliang soldiers."

"When we need them in the future, if we provide them with enough money and food, these refugees will immediately become elite soldiers!"

Zhao Chun sneered, "If the imperial court doesn't intervene, these three counties will sooner or later be incorporated into the territory of Beiliang."

"It's better to give it to Li Changan and let him fend for himself there."

Yuan Benxi replied, "It is very likely that Li Changan will be secretly destroyed by Xu Xiao."

"If he really gains a foothold and eliminates the Beiliang forces, we will transfer him away."

"Then send a reliable general over to contain Beiliang together with Xishu!"

Zhao Chun said cautiously, "What if... I mean what if!"

"What if Li Changan absorbs those refugees and becomes too powerful to be controlled?"

Yuan Benxi said, "Then issue an order to Beiliang and let Xu Xiao lead the troops to wipe out the enemy!"

"No matter how powerful Li Changan is, can he be compared to Xu Rentu of the Spring and Autumn Period?"

"In this way, those refugees will not become Beiliang's soldiers."

Zhao Chun's worried expression gradually faded. "Teacher is really smart!"

Yuan Benxi's eyes flashed, and he came up with another "clever plan"!
"Your Majesty, Li Changan has taken Xu Xiao's second daughter, Xu Weixiong, as his concubine."

"Xu Xiao's eldest daughter, Xu Zhihu, is the most beautiful girl in Beiliang and is waiting to be married!"

"I heard that Xu Xiao intends to let her marry into Jiangnan and win over the Jiangnan nobles."

A sinister smile appeared on Zhao Chun's face!

"Li Changan killed Chu Lushan and 3,000 Beiliang soldiers, and also robbed Xu Weixiong."

"Now we are going to Shazhou behind Beiliang. This is a life-and-death feud with Xu Xiao!"

"You let your son Xu Xiao become your consort, and you let your son disappear!"

"Then I will grant Xu Zhihu to Li Changan in marriage!"

"Not only will it be impossible for them to get married, but their hatred will only deepen!"

What the emperor and his ministers didn't know was that Li Changan had also captured Xu Xiao's son.

Xu Xiao must be mad with rage because his son was captured by Li Changan and the imperial court married his eldest daughter to Li Changan.

However, the fact that Xu Fengnian had been arrested could never be disclosed.

Now, everyone in the world thought that Xu Fengnian went traveling around the world after the defeat of the Liangshan bandits.

In the Tang Palace, Li Changan was also compiling information from all sides.

Hongshu reported the harvest from the suppression of Daliangshan, 500,000 taels of silver and 100,000 shi of grain.

There are also weapons workshops in Daliang Mountain, all of which were taken over by Li Changan.

Now, in the Jinyiwei, the Military Intelligence Department, which is responsible for wartime intelligence, is headed by Hongshu.

The Secret Service Department, which is responsible for intelligence within Liyang, is headed by Xu Weixiong.

The Zhenwu Division, which manages the death squads and underworld intelligence, is managed by Qingniao.

The three girls are all talents trained by the Beiliang Palace, so it would be a waste if they were not used.

From the current perspective, Xu Weixiong and sweet potatoes are very easy to use. They work diligently during the day and are comfortable to use at night.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court intends to grant you the enclave of Shazhou and confer you the title of Grand Protector of Anxi."

Upon hearing this news, Gu Dazu instantly flew into a rage, "The dog emperor went back on his word!"

"The Shazhou enclave is beyond the control of the Liyang court. The three counties have been infiltrated and operated by Xu Xiao for many years."

"There is also the Grand Protector of Anxi, who is said to be on the same level as the Grand General, but it is actually an empty title."

Li Changan walked calmly to the large map.

"Seven Counties of Shazhou!"

"Hey, Dunhuang County occupied by Beimang is one of them!"

"I heard that Dunhuang City has a special status in Northern Mang, and the city lord even calls herself the Empress."

Li Changan also knew that the empress was Hongshu's aunt.

Hongshu is still the only person qualified to inherit the title of Lord of Dunhuang City.

Gu Dazu said worriedly, "That was one of the two counties taken away by Beimang. It has been under management for a long time."

Unlike Gu Dazu's anger, Li Changan liked this piece of land very much.

The Shazhou enclave was later the fourth state of Northern Liang, Liuzhou!

The 200,000 refugees there are now very hostile towards Beiliang.

Beiliang used them to raise poisonous insects and train soldiers, and often launched wars for no reason.

Among the 200,000 refugees, half are young and strong, which means there are 100,000 soldiers.

Li Changan doesn't want to leave this piece of fat meat to Xu Fengnian in the future.

If these 100,000 refugees were absorbed into the army, Li Changan would not even be afraid of Beiliang's 350,000 troops!
In today's world, if you don't have the strength to contend with Northern Liang, how can you compete for the Central Plains?

The most important thing is that Shazhou is far away and can be completely controlled.

This kind of place has always been a good place to establish independence!

What Li Changan needs is just this piece of fiefdom!
At this time, Xu Weixiong told the next piece of news with a strange expression.

"Your Majesty, the court is also interested in marrying you to Beiliang Princess Xu Zhihu..."

Li Changan couldn't help but laugh. Yuan Benxi was really evil. He could think of such a vicious trick.

"Okay, okay, I have snatched a daughter from Xu Xiao!"

"The court will send another one, so that Xu Rentu's two daughters can serve me together!"

"Why doesn't Yuan Benxi just pee on Xu Xiao's face?"

Xu Zhihu’s identity is not just the Princess of Beiliang.

She is also the dream lover that the Taoist ancestor Lu Dongxuan has been pursuing for three lifetimes!
This woman is not only beautiful, but also has great luck!

Li Changan came to this world. If he wanted to reach the pinnacle of power, he had to collect these fortunes.

Moreover, the nameless golden lotus in the main world also made it clear that the world in the snow is to collect luck.

Li Changan could guess that Xu Xiao would definitely make his daughter disappear or pretend to become a nun.

In short, it would be impossible for Xu Zhihu to marry Li Changan so easily.

Xu Weixiong continued, "Your Majesty, there is some opposition in the court regarding your appointment to Shazhou."

Li Changan said, "There is no need to discuss the fiefdom anymore."

"Wei Xiong will mobilize the connections left by Wu Lingsu to force the imperial court to give Shazhou to me!"

Now the Jinyiwei Secret Service Department has been fully deployed under the planning of Xu Weixiong.

Li Changan could also influence some of the debates and differences in the court.

If we mobilize some more court officials, the issue of enfeoffment will surely develop according to Li Changan's wishes!

Xu Weixiong said again, "Your Highness, Beiliang has sent Qi Dangguo to discuss the matter of Xu Fengnian with you."

Li Changan said calmly, "Wei Xiong and Gu Lao can handle this matter. Xu Fengnian will not give it back to Xu Xiao so easily."

"After we have the strength to fight against Beiliang, we can either kill Xu Fengnian or use him to do something else."

"Xu Xiao wants a son, and our offer is much higher than Wang Ying's."

"Ten million taels of silver and a million dan of grain and grass, that's not a lot, right?"

After that, Qi Dangguo stayed in Jincheng for a long time with a smile on his face.

However, Xu Weixiong and Gu Dazu both insisted on Li Changan's idea and would not return Xu Fengnian in the short term.

The Fushuifang and Jinyiwei, two intelligence forces, engaged in a protracted contest inside and outside Jincheng.

However, Fushuifang was never able to place a spy next to Li Changan.

Because Li Changan would regularly check on the newly recruited Jinyiwei, and if the emotional value was low, he would directly expel them. If the emotional value was negative, he would be directly imprisoned for interrogation, and they were basically Beiliang's spies.

Therefore, it was impossible for Fushuifang to find Xu Fengnian's hiding place.

The current Xu Fengnian is no longer in Yongzhou. Ba Linglong is really traveling around the world with him.

Stay in Yongzhou for a month, and then transfer to Qingzhou. Even Li Changan himself doesn't know the exact location.

Three months later.

Qi Dangguo returned to Beiliang and brought Xu Fengnian's blood letter with him.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Li. After they knocked me out, they took me to see the prince."

"The prince is still alive, but he has been severely punished and is covered in blood."

"Li Changan's men sent someone to treat his injuries, and then continued to torture him after he was healed."

Hearing Qi Dangguo's words, Xu Xiao trembled all over and his face turned red with anger!
When the imperial court wanted to deal with him, it never used such means.

His own son, whom he himself was unwilling to touch, was locked up and abused by Li Changan!

Qi Dangguo trembled as he handed over Xu Fengnian's blood letter, which clearly read:
"Dad, I don't want to die!"

Xu Xiao, who had fought all his life, couldn't help but burst into tears!

This brat hasn’t called me daddy for many years!

How much suffering must he have endured to make Xu Fengnian call him dad!

"Son! Where is my son?"

"Yishan! What happened to the Fushuifang?"

"They can even take off the jewelry on Empress Murong's head, so how come they can't find Feng Nian!"

Li Yishan also frowned, "Your Majesty, we all underestimated Li Changan."

"More than ten of the elite spies who once made great contributions in Beimang have been killed in Yongzhou!"

"For some reason, even if they infiltrate the Jinyiwei, they will be discovered inexplicably."

"Besides... the more experienced and capable a spy is, the easier it is to be discovered!"

Xu Xiao said angrily, "What exactly does Li Changan want to do? Is he going to imprison Feng Nian for life?"

"He is really not afraid, I will send troops to destroy him!"

At this time, Qi Dangguo said, "Three years. Li Changan said that the prince can be released after three years."

"Moreover, Beiliang needs to pay 10 million taels of silver and 1 million shi of grain!"

Hearing these words, Xu Xiao instantly jumped up and smashed the chessboard into pieces!

"Bastard!"

"One million dan of grain and grass is enough to feed an army of 200,000 for a year! It is enough to feed Li Changan's 4,000 soldiers for 50 years!"

"Three years, are we really going to wait for Feng Nian to be abused for three years?"

For the sake of Beiliang's overall plan, it is time to abandon Xu Fengnian.

However, how could Xu Xiao be willing to give up his eldest son, the only one who could possibly take over the Xu family's business?

Xu Xiao is a person with almost no weaknesses.

But ever since Xu Fengnian came into being, Xu Xiao has had a weak spot.

Li Changan seized upon this point and held Xu Xiao tightly.

Coupled with Li Changan's ability to understand spiritual matters, Xu Xiao was unable to send anyone to infiltrate Li Changan.

The most sensible thing for Xu Xiao to do is to send troops directly to flatten Yongzhou and abandon Xu Fengnian.

But, he couldn't do it.

"Yishan, if Li Changan doesn't keep his promise!
Three years later, another three years! What then? "

Li Yishan frowned, and for a moment he was at a loss.

The reason why Xu Xiao was invincible before was because he had no weaknesses.

"If Li Changan doesn't return Fengnian... then we can only give up the Crown Prince."

Xu Xiao gritted his teeth and said, "If you push me to that point, I will not hesitate to poke a hole in the sky, and I will also tear Li Changan into pieces!"

"Qi Dangguo, agree to Li Changan's conditions! However, you can only pay half of the gold, silver and grain now!"

At this moment, Xu Xiao felt that this was the most humiliating moment of his life!
But immediately, he was insulted again.

Although Xu Xiao was angry now, Li Yishan still told him the bad news.

Zhao Chun intends to give Shazhou to Li Changan and also wants to marry Xu Zhihu to Li Changan.

Upon hearing the news, Xu Xiao instantly let out a roar like a wild beast!
"Fuck Yuan Benxi!"

"Old son of a bitch!"

"I'll castrate you!"

"Letting Zhihu marry Li Changan is murderous and heartbreaking!"

Xu Xiao was shocked and angry. Although he could let his son avoid marriage and his daughter escape marriage, it was really too aggrieved!

Not long after, Xu Zhihu, who heard the noise, came over.

Xu Zhihu, who is already over 18 years old, should have gotten married long ago.

However, she has been reluctant to leave Beiliang, which is why she has delayed it until now.

Xu Zhihu has a tall and graceful figure, a pretty face and skin as white as snow.

She and Xu Fengnian both look like Wu Su and not Xu Xiao, so they are both very good-looking.

Although she has a very beautiful appearance, her temper is just as her name suggests, not gentle at all.

"Dad, what happened?"

The imperial edict from the court had not been issued yet, but Xu Xiao had obtained information about the Fushui Society.

"Girl, look for yourself!"

Xu Zhihu took the letter and couldn't help trembling after reading it.

"Promoting Li Changan as the Grand Protector of Anxi is like stabbing Beiliang in the back!"

"And you asked me to marry Li Changan. You really lack virtue!"

Xu Xiao asked, "Anxi Grand Protector, who is it?"

"Are you targeting the Western Regions? Tibet? Or are you targeting me, Xu Xiao?"

"It must have been Yuan Benxi's idea. Good people would never be so mean!"

"I send people to assassinate him every year, and even let his favorite concubine take action!"

"This guy is so lucky that he just won't die!"

Xu Zhihu smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that my daughter also has a miserable life."

"Now, I can't marry anyone I want."

Xu Xiao said angrily, "Not really!"

"In three years at most, Li Changan will be dead!"

"Now that he's dead, if Dad marries you off in style, it won't count as disobeying my will, right?"

Xu Zhihu asked, "Father, how about I go to Jiangnan to hide for a while?"

Xu Xiao said coldly, "No need!"

"Just stay in the palace and I'll say you're missing!"

"I wonder what the court will do to me!"

"After granting marriage to the son, you must also grant marriage to the daughter!"

"When Zhao Li was here, he didn't dare to be so presumptuous!"

Xu Zhihu suddenly asked, "Father, Fengnian hasn't come back yet?"

Xu Zhihu is his biological daughter, but Xu Xiao still did not tell her the truth.

After all, Xu Fengnian's matter was too complicated to implicate.

"Feng Nian has already escaped and is traveling around the world according to the plan of Yishan and I."

"Feng Nian was kidnapped by bandits and could not get married smoothly. The court has nothing to say!"

(End of this chapter)