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Chapter 144 Alliance of Westward Advancement
After this incident, Beiling gathered its troops and prepared to withdraw.

Le Jiapeng was originally worried that Beiling would delay the withdrawal or deliberately cause some trouble, but King Lao Ling gave the order, and within three days, all the garrison troops retreated without delay, which gave the world an excellent explanation. .

Immediately afterwards, He and the imperial court seemed to be handling state affairs in an orderly manner, but in fact they were all planned by Ouyang Qunfang, who quietly started a revolution with Beiling secret stakes that he had already mastered and Qi Qingjue revealed. .

But the surprising thing is that during this purge, all Beiling's corrosive forces collapsed, but Dongqi's forces are still there, with a tendency to become thicker.

Thinking about it, Lejia Pengkang still does not change the current national policy of relying on Dongqi.

In the Ming Dynasty, he reformed the official system, vigorously reused talented people from poor families and talented people for the country's use, and opened a side door to donate officials to fill the national treasury.

He encouraged joining the army, and military titles were awarded regardless of high or low. Even criminals and slaves, as long as they were willing to join the army and serve the country, they could be exempted from criminal responsibility and eliminated slave status. At the same time, he established a sickle army to use military power to help farmers with spring plowing and autumn harvest, and improve farming where the army and the people were lacking. Dilemma.

Secretly, he secretly reopened the trade with Xirong in exchange for good horses.

In the name of unfilial piety, he destroyed the soil of the imperial mausoleum to collect the wealth that was buried with him; at the same time, he dug mountains for mining, and even sent craftsmen to smelt furnaces and turn cauldrons into weapons.

But what most made the scholar-bureaucrats crusade the most and the world was ashamed of him was that he advocated equality between men and women and allowed women to serve in the army and serve as officials, with the same military merit and salary as men.

Some people say that He He was at the end of his rope, so he had to abandon the law and practice rituals, struggling to his death.

What Keke Jiapengkang did was just to strengthen Hehe's national power in the shortest possible time, make up for the weakness of the army with the strengths of the people, and compete with Beiling and Dongqi for the world.

He He implemented the New Deal so quickly that it didn't look like he was suddenly launching it on a whim, but rather like he had been planning for a long time and was well prepared.

Less than three months after the announcement of the New Deal, talented men and women from all walks of life in Hehe joined the army and became officials one after another. The number of the army alone has more than doubled.

Qi Jinjue won the trust of Lejia Pengkang due to his personal visit to provide disaster relief and the private banquet rebellion. Coupled with this incident, he had already gained a place in Hehe.

He got a mansion of his own, changed his name from then on, and transformed into He He, the king of the country, and his guest Wei Juanqi.

"The ambition of the ruler of the country is limitless even though he is young." Qi Jinjue praised him in a flattering tone.

"Wei Qing talks like this against his will every day, isn't it tiring?" Lejia Pengkang disagreed and said sarcastically.

Qi Jinjue smiled faintly and fiddled with the unicorn jade finger in his hand.

"Beiling's power in the court has basically been destroyed. I wonder how the king plans to deal with Dong Qi?"

"Wei Qing really doesn't care about his mother country at all. He is even more anxious than me."

"Things in the world are unpredictable. It is better to make a decision immediately than to regret it too late." Qi Yijue raised a toast to Lejia Pengkang, "I think the king of the country already knows about the shocking changes in Xirong."

"Anuda deserved his death." Lejia Pengkang sneered and hit him with sideways eyes, "However, Wei Qing is well informed."

"I know more than that." Qi Jinjue said with a mysterious smile, "Anuda was in his prime. Did the king really think that he died of excessive drinking?"

"Xirong lives a nomadic life. Although the Chanyu is the leader, he can have fifteen tribes. Among them, the Zhuolin clan headed by Anuda and the Dayue clan behind the Yan clan are respected. However, after the battle of sealing the city, Xirong After the great defeat of Dongqi, the troops and horses were lost, the prestige of the Zhuolin family was completely lost, and there were constant voices of dissent among the tribe, Anuda did not stop at one step. He held a Hongmen banquet and gathered the five leaders who had different intentions into one tent. Kill him. How can such a scheming person not understand restraint?"

"It seems that the king of the country has also inquired carefully."

"There are rumors that the Yan family secretly killed him."

"It's not a rumor." Qi Jinjue said firmly. Dong Qi's eyes were all over the world, even the Eternal Heaven City thousands of miles away was no exception.

"Why are you so sure?" Lejia Pengkang asked, squinting his eyes.

"Of course I have my own methods. Although Anuda is brave and good at fighting, he is still a martial artist. This method of removing fuel from the pot and killing chickens to scare monkeys is beyond his imagination."

"You know him well." Lejia Pengkang lightly threw Jianzhan disdainfully.

Qi Jinjue didn't take it seriously and continued: "After the Hongmen Banquet, Xirong's internal disintegration dilemma was basically solved. However, Anuda couldn't hide his lustful heart and took possession of the wife and daughter of the leader Yi Xin, which ultimately angered the Yan family and those behind him. It was the Dayue Clan that led to the fatal disaster."

"This Yan family should be called Queen of the Grassland Kou Sang now. She is indeed not a simple person." Le Jiapeng Kangpan touched the corner of the table and said calmly. "The tragic death of Xirong's concubine during the night banquet at Shanqing Palace was also her fault."

"Wei Qing knows a lot."

"This is what my fourth brother Qi Jinye said to me personally before he died."

"It seems that in order to deal with Qi Jian, he really formed an alliance with Xirong."

"Although Xirong is now defeated and no longer has strong troops day and night, I heard that Kuosang led his tribe to move westward and befriended the king of Liaoyuan beyond Jiuzhou. If Hehe can form an alliance with her, he will definitely be able to rival Dongqi and Beiling. "

Qi Jinjue intended to persuade He He to form an alliance with Xirong, but he also had evil intentions. He just wanted to use Hehe's national border as a bargaining chip to borrow troops from Xirong, regain the throne of Dongqi, and then divide the eastern border with Xirong.

"Xirong is a wolf with ambition, and forming an alliance with him will undoubtedly lead the wolf into the house!" Hehe and Xirong already had a feud, and Lejia Pengkang was very resistant.

"It's just a small suggestion. The king doesn't need to worry too much. However, with Hehe's current national strength, even if the New Deal is implemented, it may not be able to compete with Dongqi and Beiling in less than 20 years."

Qi Jinjue was not in a hurry, because he knew that Lejia Pengkang was not fully minded and was eager for success, so he would eventually agree to the proposal.

"I will consider it myself."

Lejia Pengkang ended the topic with one sentence, and Qi Jijue naturally followed the trend and did not mention it again.

"I heard that the former King of Qin abandoned his concubine and had a good relationship with Princess Ran Ying? The king also named her a princess? This woman is very scheming, and the king should be careful." Qi Yijue was worried that Gu Yuchu would ruin his good deeds. It’s still important to put the first priority first.

"This is my family matter, Wei Qing doesn't need to worry about it."

"This is natural, but although she is an abandoned wife, Qi Jie treats her very special. Keeping her will be of great use. The king must not easily send her back to Dong Qi to let her escape control."

Lejia Pengkang couldn't deny it. His father had told him this before he died, and he had his own plans in mind.

After having a heart-to-heart talk with Qi Jinjue about his plan to advance westward, Lejia Pengkang didn't sleep well for ten days in a row. He didn't mention this matter to anyone, and he didn't dare to tell Grand Sima Ouyang Qunfang.

This old man is the most stubborn and has national hatred at the forefront. He will definitely refuse to abandon the old alliance between the east and the west and form an alliance with Xirong. Maybe he will be pointed in the nose and scolded for forgetting his ancestors and betraying his trust.

But what Qi Jinjue said didn't make sense. Twenty years was too long for him. Not to mention what the world was like at that time, as far as the current situation was concerned, he couldn't predict the actions of Dongqi and Beiling within one year.

Everything is done in haste, but he has so much time that he doesn't have much time to waste.

If you stick to the old rules, your country will fall.

When the world is in chaos, he can find an opportunity to continue Lejia's glory.

He thought about it and finally decided to form an alliance.

But Xirong has high mountains and long rivers. If you send your own people there, there will be problems whether it succeeds or not.

It's okay to say it works, but if it doesn't, I might be resented by Dong Qi and Beiling.

So after the 11th day, he secretly summoned Qi Yijue and allowed him to have a team of men and ten boxes of jewelry to seek an alliance with Queen Koosang of Xirong on behalf of Hehe.

In this way, if the alliance is successful, Xirong will be Hehe's future support.If it fails, but it can be blamed on the sinners of this neighboring country, it can be regarded as an explanation to the world.

And Qi Jinjue was even more happy to accept it. This was the focus of his comeback plan.

The bargaining chip of Dongqi's military deployment may not necessarily sway Xirong, but with the open border of Hehe and Chen Cang's covert attack, the alliance will definitely be foolproof.

If this happens, it will definitely rewrite history and affect the world.

Therefore, he had to do it himself.

(End of this chapter)