The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 462
At the beginning of December, a shocking news broke out from the capital. The emperor suddenly canonized Cao Ji as King of Wei and led Shangzhou as a feudal state.Cao Ji repeatedly declined, and finally agreed to be king with the support of his officials.

At the same time, Cao Ji sent envoys to the three states to discuss the truce.For this reason, Cao Ji generously asked the emperor to confer the lords of the three states as dukes, Qi Rui of Yanzhou as Duke of Yan, Yang Mingyuan of Mingzhou as Duke of Ming, and Li Yuan of Huazhou as Duke of Anguo.

Negotiations went very smoothly. Huaming and Mingzhou had first obtained the formula for gunpowder and were eager to manufacture gunpowder to consolidate their power. After accepting the title of duke, they agreed to end the attack on Cao Jun, and the two sides reconciled.As for Yanzhou, although Qi Rui wished to tear Cao Ji to pieces.But in the face of reality, he also had to compromise.Today's Yanzhou has gone through this war, and most of the foundations laid over the past few years have been destroyed, and the southern part of Yanzhou has become dilapidated after Cao Jun's destruction. The 30 Yanzhou Army now has only tens of thousands left, and more than half of them have been lost. Self-protection is barely enough, so how dare they continue to fight.

As a result, hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops were able to retreat from the Yanzhou battlefield and return to Qingzhou. After more than half a year, the war ended like this. Except for the people who were deeply poisoned and suffered heavy casualties, the situation in the world did not change at all.

At the end of December, Cao Ji ascended the throne in Shangzhou and changed Shangzhou to Weiguo, truly dividing the territory and establishing a community.So far, Cao Jun has officially become the Cao family's direct line of soldiers and horses, and no longer accepts orders from the court.

The news spread all over the world, and powerful factions in various places responded differently.Feng Chongyi of Leizhou blatantly voiced his opposition, and then quickly took control of the entire Leizhou, and issued a public appeal, calling on the king of Qin to eliminate the thieves.

When Cao Ji heard the news of Leizhou's rebellion, he was furious and immediately ordered an army of 20 to march westward to wipe out the rebellion in Leizhou.

But at this time, the local forces whose hearts were devoted to the royal family took advantage of the situation to revolt after receiving the appeal from General Feng, and responded to the call one after another under the banner of King of Attendance.For a time, the entire Central Plains was in turmoil again.Rebellions sprang up everywhere, Cao Ji remained unmoved, and immediately dispatched [-] troops to the south to quell the rebellion.At the same time, he also ordered the Cao faction forces in various places to recruit soldiers and bravery to assist Cao Jun in suppressing the rebellion.

Haizhou, Nanping County, Gu family.

"Father, why are you summoning the child?" Gu Xiong'an walked over covered in sweat. At this time, Haizhou was not as cold as in the north. He had just returned from the training ground and was in such a hurry that he was covered in sweat.

Gu Baichuan didn't seem to notice this, he just took two letters and handed them to his son.

"What? Cao Jijin named Wei Wang, this, is this planning to seek power and usurp the throne?" Gu Xiong'an couldn't help but exclaimed after reading the first letter.

"Look at the second letter." Gu Baichuan said calmly, with no expression on his face.

"This, how could this be?" After reading the second letter, Gu Xiong'an's face suddenly changed. "Father, what should we do? Should we respond to General Feng's call to attack the Cao bandits, or follow Cao Ji's order and send troops to suppress the rebels?"

"Xiongan, what do you think?" Gu Baichuan didn't answer directly, but asked back with a smile on his face.

"This?" Gu Xiong calmed down and thought about it carefully, hesitatingly said: "Father, Cao Ji is in great trouble now, with hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, and his power is strong. Although Old General Feng has elite soldiers, most of them must Beware of Tianyun, I'm afraid it's not Cao Ji's opponent, we still need to wait and see how it gets better."

"Haha, Xiong'an, you are still too cautious." Gu Baichuan laughed and shook his head, "However, this is our last chance. This time, Cao Ji ordered the Cao faction to recruit soldiers to help suppress the rebellion. It's the best opportunity. If you can't afford it now, when will it be possible?"

"But our Gu family is not covering the sky with one hand in Nanping County, the county guard..."

"Xiongan, how many soldiers and horses are you controlling now?" Gu Baichuan interrupted him, looking at him sharply.

"Uh, now there are [-] guards in the county. Although the boy is a captain, there are only about [-] troops under orders." Gu Xiong'an replied ashamedly.

Gu Baichuan closed his eyes slightly, and after a long time, he opened his eyes and said: "Enough, now our Gu family controls more than 3000 troops in various counties, plus your [-] people, it is enough to control the county."

"Father, are you really planning to revolt against Cao Ji?" Gu Xiong'an was shocked, his heart beating like thunder.

"Hehe, who said we are going to rebel against Cao?"

"Then you?" Gu Xiong'an looked puzzled.

Gu Baichuan smiled coldly, "Yao Cheng, the governor of Nanping County, conspired to respond to Feng Ni and set up an incident in the county. Fortunately, Captain Gu Xiong'an found out, and wiped out the rebels in one fell swoop, and restored the peace of Nanping County. Now, I would like to follow the order of King Wei and send troops to suppress Feng Ni. Rebellion, to cut down the ministers."

"Father, can this be done?" Gu Xiong'an said worriedly, "Everyone knows that this Yao Cheng is an official of the Cao family. If Cao Ji doesn't believe it, wouldn't my Gu family have no way out?"

"Everything has risks, how can everything go smoothly." Gu Baichuan glared at his son rather dissatisfied, and reprimanded him, "Don't worry, my father has already bought property in Tianyun, if things go wrong, it's a big deal Just rely on Tianyun."

The two father and son conspired together for a long time, and then went to make arrangements separately.

However, within a few days, Yao Cheng, the governor of Nanping County, finally received Cao Ji's order and immediately summoned everyone to discuss the dispatch of troops.In order to please Cao Ji, the county guard decided to use up all the soldiers and horses in the county, and at the same time recruited brave soldiers to leave the county and go to the state city.But the county city cannot be guarded without people, even if Yao Chengdang did not hesitate to appoint Gu Xiong'an to lead a thousand soldiers to guard the county city, and the rest of the soldiers and horses would accompany him to suppress the rebels.

Gu Xiong'an hated in his heart, but on the surface he looked submissive, and hurriedly bowed to accept the order.But in a few days, soldiers from all over the county went to the county to gather.Under Gu Baichuan's secret control, the people controlled by the Gu family quietly gathered in the city and joined Gu Xiong'an.

It was night, and the city suddenly burst into flames, creating a mess.Gu Xiong'an led his army straight to the Sheriff's Mansion, and 5000 troops stormed into the Sheriff's Mansion in one fell swoop, killing all of the Sheriff's family.Then he led the soldiers and horses to the barracks, announcing that the sheriff was involved in the conspiracy, and anyone who dared to act recklessly would be punished as a traitor.The reason for the more than [-] soldiers and horses in the barracks is unknown, but seeing the head of the county guard hanging high on the flagpole, surrounded by soldiers and horses with more numbers than himself, no one dared to act rashly, and finally Gu Xiongan controlled them.

Soon, Gu Xiong'an dragged out a group of Yao Cheng's loyal generals, beheaded them all, and hung them up for public display.Without a backbone, the rest of the troops had to choose to surrender and accept his reorganization.

The next day, the fire in the county city was extinguished, and the city returned to calm again.But at this time, the owner of the city has changed.After reorganization, Gu Xiong'an's army at this time has suddenly expanded to more than [-] people.

Under Gu Baichuan's instructions, the correspondence between Yao Cheng and Feng Chongyi was forged, and Gu Xiong'an was ordered to send Yao Cheng's head and letters to Jinghai City.I hope to deceive Cao Ji by this, so that the Gu family can take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

Next, Gu Xiong'an recruited another [-] people from the county, and trained them non-stop every day.Now Gu Baichuan and his son have decided to give it a go. This time they took Yao Cheng as the leader to claim credit. If Cao Ji approves, the Gu family can take advantage of the situation to attach themselves to Cao Jun and continue to expand their strength.If the plot is exposed, immediately respond to General Feng's appeal and revolt against Cao.

This situation is not unique to the Gu family. Some opportunistic aristocratic families also quietly developed their strength during this rebellion, watching the two tigers fight.

Compared with the chaos in the Central Plains, Lin Yifan also faced a difficult choice in Hengshan at this time.

　Speechless, I was about to post a chapter last night, but I forgot.Make it up today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)