After the capture of the two counties of Zhending and Jingxing, the remaining Ziyang, Fangshan and Jiumen and the three counties in Hengshan County were not worth worrying. As soon as Li Chongjiu's proclamation arrived, the county magistrates of the three counties all brought their household registration book to Zhending County to surrender to Li Chongjiu. Since then, the eight counties of Hengshan County and the combined counties were controlled by Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu sat in the palace of the former governor of the King of Zhending County, looking at the household registration offered by each county in the lobby, and the mountains and rivers were dangerous. Li Chongjiu learned that Hengshan County currently has a population of 83,000 households, which is less than half of the peak, but it is also under Li Chongjiu's command, second only to Taiyuan County and Zhuo County.

Yesterday, when Li Chongjiu had just captured Hengshan County, Wei Zheng, the governor of Zhuo County, wrote a letter to Li Chongjiu himself.

This letter was a rush of 100,000 people in Youzhou. It turned out that Liu Heita led the Xia army to capture Gu'an County after two days of siege. Now he was in Liangxiang County. Liu Heita's army was extremely strong. General Xu Wu led the army troops to fight the Xia army on a small scale many times, but he could not win.

Liu Heita not only approached Liangxiang County, but also found the Xia army's vanguard, light cavalry, under the city of Youzhou City. Wei Zheng said in his heart that the gentry and people in the city were all frightened. Rumors spread everywhere in the city that Dou Jiande had led 100,000 Xia troops to attack Youzhou from Leshou. Therefore, Wei Zheng now begged Li Chongjiu to pacify Hengshan County and immediately set off and seize Youzhou.

After seeing the letter, Li Chongjiu felt that the truth was true. Xue Wanche led 8,000 soldiers to leave Youzhou for only seven days. Dou Jiande's general Liu Heita rushed up like a wolf smelling blood.

Li Chongjiu did not dare to take Liu Heita lightly. In history, after Dou Jiande was pacified, he made a comeback and conquered Hebei twice. The famous Li Tang generals who surrendered at that time, such as Xu Shiji, Li Daoxuan, Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche, and Luo Shixin, were defeated or killed in his hands.

Now that the opponent is coming to attack Youzhou, if Li Chongjiu does not return to his army, if he is really captured by Jixian, then all the prestige that Li Chongjiu finally accumulated in Youzhou will be lost.

The matter of returning to Youzhou is urgent, not to mention Dou Jiande. Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang on the Yanmen border are definitely not the ones to settle down. If they are attacked by two people and Li Shentong will send troops from Shangdang to conquer Hengshan County, Li Chongjiu will not only lose several counties, but also lose several counties as soon as he captured Hengshan County.

However, although Li Chongjiu is eager to return to Youzhou now, he has to consider who will guard this important place after Hengshan County is pacified.

Hengshan County connects Taiyuan Youzhou, which is the key channel for entering and leaving the two places. Jingxing County is also a natural danger, and its strategic location is extremely important. It cannot be guarded by a general.

Li Chongjiu's intention belongs to Xu Shiji. Guo Xiaoke and the other two stayed to guard the territory of Hengshan County. It should be no problem to pay the money and food of more than 10,000 elite troops of Wagang Army. If something happens, Li Chongjiu will be relieved to entrust an important task to one side.

But Ji Chuan discussed with Li Chongjiu privately, saying that Xu Shiji and Guo Xiaoke were suddenly attached, and his mind was unpredictable and he could not be entrusted with the important task of local garrison.

It is not ruled out that Ji Chuan was quite slandering the two of them when he said this in front of Li Chongjiu, and he judged the gentleman with a villain's heart. However, as the leader of the Youzhou Army, Li Chongjiu must consider the opinions of every subordinate and not consider his position. Ji Chuan's words are indeed reasonable.

Just as Li Chongjiu was thinking carefully, the soldiers outside the door reported: "Report to Duke Shanggu, His Highness of the King of Qi is asking for a visit outside the door."

When King Yang Hung of Qi mentioned this person, a hint of unhappiness appeared on Li Chongjiu's face.

After returning to Youzhou from Liyang, the army has been running slowly for half a month. Yang Hsiao's performance is obvious to all. He has contacted his generals and Wagang Army in private many times, so that he can win people's hearts by making small means.

But Yang Ming did this, and he had to say that he was wrong. The Wagang Army had no good impression of the Great Sui Dynasty, not to mention the son of the foolish king. The name of King Qi when he was in the Eastern Capital was spread a little, and everyone knew that it was well known to everyone, so they began to perfunctory about King Qi's win over. If it were not for his identity as Li Chongjiu's VIP, someone would have blown him out of the tent.

Li Chongjiu didn't mind being ambitious, but the ambition of King Qi was very different from his strength, which was a big worry.

As for Yang Ehuang, he is different from his brother. For the past ten days, he has been in the military tent every day to greet Li Chongjiu without any suspicion. Although he said a few simple words, his concern came out naturally.

Li Chongjiu was somewhat suspicious about the completely different reactions of the brother and sister. He had experienced many feelings between men and women in his two lives. How could Li Chongjiu see the softness flashing in Yang Ehuang's eyes?

But Li Chongjiu never knew why the other party fell in love with him. Could it be that he was following his brother's wishes? Thinking of this, Li Chongjiu couldn't help but hesitate.

However, when he heard that King Yang Qing of Qi came to see him, Li Chongjiu still showed off his courtesy and went out to greet him in person.

When Yang Ming saw Li Chongjiu, he smiled and said, "Shanggu Gong has politeness. Come on, don't talk outside the door, talk inside."

Yang Ming tried his best to show his intention to win over Li Chongjiu, but saying this made Li Chongjiu speechless. He was still not polite at all and really treated himself as his master.

When he arrived at the hall, Yang Ming sat in Li Chongjiu's main seat without any hesitation. Li Chongjiu sat on the bench beside him and asked, "I wonder if there is any clear explanation for the King of Qi who has left the palace?"

King Yang Ting of Qi waved his hand, smiled and denied, "It's nothing big, I'm here to sit down."

Li Chongjiu couldn't help but sigh silently and said, "Your Highness, the nobles, are busy with their nobles, how can they not enter the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble? But please tell me everything."

Seeing this, King Yang Wei of Qi pointed at Li Chongjiu and smiled: "I knew you were a cheerful person, so the Lone King said straight, "Your Majesty is now 100,000 troops under your command, and you are also occupying this place of dragons and tigers in Youzhou. I wonder what good pictures are there?"

Well, it was another major proposition involving the world. Since Li Chongjiu traveled to the end of the Sui Dynasty, someone finally asked this question. After all, he was annoyed.

Li Chongjiu replied seriously without thinking: "When the emperor was still alive, he was framed by the treacherous minister Li Yuan, just to protect himself. Today, there are chaos and the people are suffering. Li only wants to make some contributions to the country and the people."

King Yang Ming of Qi heard Li Chongjiu say a lot, but seemed to say nothing, so he just continued to say as he had thought before: "Duke Shanggu is really a person with the world in mind. The first thing that happened was that the emperor mistakenly listened to the villain's words. Although Duke Shanggu gathered a group of people, he did not oppose the court, and he did not cut himself off from the world. He heard that Duke Shanggu had a funeral for the emperor not long ago, which is enough to show that Duke Shanggu is still a loyal man of my Great Sui Dynasty."

Li Chongjiu said in a word: "If it weren't for the emperor's favor, Chongjiu would have been today. Although he was framed by Li Yuan and dismissed as the people, but Thunder and Rain Dew is the kindness of the king, how could he dare to have the slightest resentment of the emperor?"

When Yang Ming heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "I knew Chongjiu, you are a person who values ​​friendship. When I was in the Qi Palace in Luoyang, I knew that, so I used you by my side to support you and entrust you to use it."

When Li Chongjiu heard Yang Ming say this, he suddenly remembered the old things he had when he was in Dongdu. The other party wanted to use him at that time, but he had no good intentions.

However, Li Chongjiu said, "I committed a murder case in Shangdang and fled all the way to Dongdu. If the King of Qi had not taken it in, I would have probably arrested my father and son for the government. His Highness, the world is in a cold state, and how can the kindness last for a long time? It would be really not easy for us to get along here."

Li Chongjiu's words were secretly awakening Yang Ming, but Yang Ming did not hear Li Chongjiu's meaning. Instead, he was overjoyed to see Li Chongjiu willing to claim himself as the old mansion of the Qi Palace.

Yang said, "What Gong Shanggu said is very true. Since Yu Wen and his rebellion, the world has lost its throne. Li Yuan was just a dog in my Yang family, Yu Wen and the lord seized power, and Dou Jiande was just a bandit. These three people dared to call themselves emperors, which was really crazy. The Lone King was the son of the late emperor and shouldered the responsibility of revitalizing the Great Sui Dynasty. Shanggu Gong was my loyal minister and was close to me. It was better for us to work together to follow the story of Emperor Guangwu. How about the Zhongsheng Dynasty?

Li Chongjiu had no expression on his face and asked, "Your Highness, King Qi, please forgive me for being ignorant. How should I revive the Great Sui Dynasty?"

Yang Ting was slightly unhappy, but he still said, "How could you not know that you have such a smart man in Shanggu? You have elite soldiers and generals under your command, who are in Youzhou. I am a noble family member of the Tian family. Under the late emperor, the most respected king of the Lone King. If you can welcome me as the emperor, you will have a great reputation. Li Yuan, Yu Wenhua, and how Dou Jiande can be compared with the Lone King, but it is no problem to sweep Hebei and sweep the world. When you fall, you are Lone King Jiang Shang."

Seeing that Li Chongjiu did not answer, Yang Ming took a step forward and said, "Donald Shanggu, it is not for this to come from Li Yang to welcome the orphan king. Even if you are the princess, you can marry him, but you must be regarded as the official and treat him well all the time."

Yang Ming simply threw out all his biggest bargaining chips and said, "If you can revive the Sui Dynasty, what do you have to ask for? You can make it."

Li Chongjiu said, "Your Highness, the King of Qi, is thinking about something, and I can't answer."

Yang Ming said anxiously: "What else do you think about Shanggu Duke?"

Li Chongjiu glanced at Yang Ming and said, "I missed Emperor Xian of Han and Emperor Yuan of Wei from afar; I missed Emperor You of Dai and King Hao of Qin."

When Yang Ming heard this, he didn't understand Li Chongjiu's meaning. He thought about it carefully, then his face changed and he sat on the stool.

Seeing Yang Xiao’s face pale, Li Chongjiu stood up and bowed to Yang Xiao, saying, “Your Highness, the King of Qi, cannot be Jiang Shang, nor will it be Han Xin. A real man should be ashamed of doing things. Li Yuan, Yu Wen and such a way to kill donkeys were even more ashamed of it. He took the King of Qi and Princess Changle to Youzhou to repay the grace of sheltering him.”

After pausing, Li Chongjiu said, "Please forgive me for your offense."

Looking at Yang Ming's discouraged expression, Li Chongjiu couldn't help but feel a little pity. Is this person the King of Qi said he was stupid? He was a bit smart, and he was very analytical, and he was very polite, but he said he was smart, but he was confused in many things. The most important thing is that he did not know himself.
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