Meng Ju originally planned to let Mr. Wen and Yi Xiaodao live separately. Yi Xiaodao and Li Chimei both have some friendship with him, and he might be able to get some information from them, but the other party seemed to have guessed his plan. The three of them insisted on living together, even if there was no suitable big yard. But they still insisted: "As long as one room is enough. We can live together and sleep on the floor."
Hearing Mu Chun¡¯s guilt-ridden report that he had not completed the task well, Meng Ju felt like he was laughing and crying. He remembered a joke from his previous life, which said that three people had to go to buy a nail, one of whom was the manager, one was the accountant and one was the supervisor. Looking at this posture, the three negotiators coming this time have to supervise each other - however, this also shows the extent of the guilty conscience of these three negotiators. This performance not only shows distrust of each other, but also simply distrusts themselves. I don¡¯t believe in myself anymore.
"If they insist, then let's arrange for them to live together. We don't need to play such little tricks."
If someone else comes, Meng Ju will definitely give the other party a break and make them wait for two days, feeling panicked, so that he can take the initiative in the subsequent negotiations. But knowing that it was Mr. Wen who was coming, Meng Ju didn't bother to use these tricks - last time, he kept the opponent at bay for seven or eight days, but the opponent still didn't waver at all. This shows that this man's will is as firm as steel, and he used repeated tricks. It's definitely impossible to deal with him.
That night, Meng Ju held a banquet at his residence and invited the three negotiators to come over for dinner.
As night fell, the negotiators arrived hand in hand. Meng Ju walked out of the door and saluted with a smile: "Isn't it great to have friends from far away? It's really gratifying for me to see my brother's style as before."
Seeing Meng Ju¡¯s polite attitude and walking toward him with a smile, Mr. Wen breathed a sigh of relief: Meng Ju¡¯s attitude is good. It seems that there will be no scene of killing envoys and establishing power today. He also put on a smile and was about to greet him and salute when he saw Meng Ju walking straight past him and bowing deeply to the person behind Mr. Wen: "Brother Chimei, are you okay?"
Li Chimei followed Mr. Wen with her head drooped, her brows furrowed and her expression gloomy. Meng Ju suddenly abandoned negotiations and came towards him. He couldn't help but panic: "Uh Governor Meng, hello "
"We said goodbye last time in Leping. We haven't seen you for a long time. How are you, Brother Li? Is everything going well?"
"It's okay, okay, I'm sorry, the Governor is worried"
Li Chimei¡¯s back felt hot. He responded while secretly looking at his two companions, only to see Mr. Wen glance at him with a profound look in his eyes.
Li Chi smiled bitterly, knowing that he was in trouble now. Last time he and his subordinates returned from Leping, there were many rumors that he was secretly colluding with Meng Ju. The marshal was already suspicious of him, but now I really have ten mouths and I can¡¯t explain it clearly.
He quickly introduced: "Governor Meng, you have also met this Mr. Wen. Mr. Wen is a big shot next to the marshal. He is the official envoy for this mission."
Hearing what Li Chimei said, Mr. Wen smiled. He took a step forward, bowed and bowed: "After studying in the late Han Dynasty, please see Lord Meng, the Governor. Lord Governor, are you okay?"
Mr. Wen had a nice smile and good etiquette, but Meng Ju ignored him at all. He waved his hand impatiently: "I know, you were here last time - by the way, Brother Red Eyebrow, you come here this time, brother, I prepared a can of good wine, fifteen years old! Last time! In Leping, everyone didn¡¯t drink enough to enjoy themselves, so this time you come to Dongping, we have to have a good drink!¡±
Meng Ju held Li Chimei¡¯s hand and welcomed him into the hall warmly, but turned a blind eye to the other two.
Being left outside the door, a trace of anger flashed across Mr. Wen's face. He said to Yi Xiaodao: "General Yi, it seems that Governor Meng and General Li have a really good relationship."
Yi Xiaodao said lazily: "Meng Ju has good friendships with many people."
Mr. Wen was choked and couldn't speak for a long time. He couldn't understand what it meant for the marshal to send these two people to serve as his deputies. One was timid and the other was arrogant.
It was said that they were attending a banquet, but in fact both parties understood what the banquet was about. Facing a table full of dishes, everyone moved their chopsticks symbolically and that was it. Well, Yi Xiaodao was an exception. From beginning to end, he kept eating, his cheeks were round and round, and he kept chewing. Didn't stop.
In the end, Mr. Wen couldn't stand it any longer. He coughed dryly: "Uh, um, General Yi, we have to talk about something very important"
Yi Xiaodao waved his hand shamelessly: "It's okay, it's okay, you talk about yourselves, it won't prevent me from eating. My appetite has always been very good.""The problem is that your eating hinders our negotiations - if someone is chewing pig's trotters next to you, who will have the energy to talk about serious matters?"
Everyone stared at Yi Xiaodao fiercely for a while, but finally felt too embarrassed to speak. So, amidst the loud chewing sound of Yi Xiaodao, the verbal battle between the frontier army and Dongling Guards began.
"Governor Meng, the commander-in-chief asked us to send greetings to you. Although there are some misunderstandings and conflicts among us at present"
"Mr. Wen, there is no need to say some boring words. We all know why you came here. This is not a misunderstanding, let alone a conflict, but a naked war.
At the foot of Yansang City, our army defeated the troops of your army who invaded Dongping territory. General Helianbashan was killed on the spot by our army's formation, and our army won a complete victory. Now, what did Tuoba Xiong send you here to talk about? How to compensate our losses? "
Mr. Wen¡¯s face showed a hint of sullenness. Even if they are sworn enemies, according to etiquette, before entering into the negotiation, both parties will greet each other and say some nonsense like "something unfortunate happened and everyone is very sad". Now, Meng Ju has entered the topic without any concealment and with such an arrogant attitude, which is really unbearable.
But since Meng Ju chose to talk openly and engage in close combat, Mr. Wen was not afraid of him. He said in a deep voice: "Governor Meng, you did win the battle at Yansang. But in that case, you must also know that the Helian Bashan you defeated were just a partial force of ours. Such a battle , it¡¯s nothing to the marshal¡¯s army.¡±
¡°If one Yansang victory is nothing, what if we have another two or three Yansang victories?¡±
"Governor Meng, the army is in danger. You may not be so lucky every time when it comes to wars. The marshal is dominating the northern border. To put it unluckily, even if there are three or four more Yansang wars, the marshal can still survive. , he is very powerful and can afford to lose! Governor Meng, are you confident that you are so lucky? Governor Meng, with the strength of Dongping Lingwei, if you lose just once, you will completely collapse, right?"
Meng Ju smiled and said slowly: "Jing'an, Leping, Yansang - our army won more than three times? Mr. Wen, we have always won the battle with your border army. I am very confident that I can Keep winning.¡±
"Mr. Meng's words are too full"
"I said, can you two hurry up? If you keep talking like this, my beard will turn gray and you won't be able to come up with any results!"
The person who interrupted was Yi Xiaodao who was eating. He grabbed a pig's trotter in one hand and said vaguely while biting it: "I said, Mr. Wen, Governor Meng, can't you just lay out the conditions quickly?" That's fine, but if it's not fine, force us to leave! Everyone knows what it means, so what's the point of you bluffing around like this?
Mr. Wen, you don¡¯t need to waste your breath. Meng Ju will not shed tears before seeing a coffin, and he will not shed tears when seeing a coffin! You will waste your time trying to scare him;
Governor Meng, don't stand still. Everyone knows that your Dongling Guards can't fight this battle. They've pissed off the marshal and I'll die with you. You're not afraid of death yourself, but you also have to fight for it. Think about your men and think about Jing'an's parents! You must remember that you still have a sweetheart in Tianxiang Tower!
Everyone opens the sunroof and talks, what do you want, put it on the table to talk, you and I have saved. "
Meng Ju couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when Yi Xiaodao told the truth half seriously and half jokingly. However, fortunately, Mr. Wen's expression on the other side was also quite unnatural, so everyone was evenly matched.
Although Yi Xiaodao's interruption was rude, it was very effective. Meng Ju and Mr. Wen looked at each other and saw hesitation in each other's eyes.
After a while, Mr. Wen said slowly: "What General Yi said is not unreasonable. Although some unpleasant things happened, the marshal's original intention has not changed. We are still willing to live in harmony with Governor Meng. So. , the conditions proposed by the marshal last time are still valid."
Meng Ju smiled faintly: "Do you want me to be the governor of Dongping? The marshal really looks up to me." He squinted at Mr. Wen, with an indescribable sense of ridicule in his eyes.
Looking at Meng Ju¡¯s eyes, Mr. Wen felt unspeakably depressed. He couldn't understand why things turned out like this. Obviously the marshal has many soldiers and generals, a vast territory, and his military strength is several times stronger than that of Meng Ju, but now it seems that Meng Ju is the one with the advantage - the old saying is indeed true, the strong are afraid of being stunned. Facing a fool who is not afraid of death and has nothing to seek, even a marshal who is as powerful as a marshal has to step back.
"Governor Meng, I said that as long as you are willing to submit to the marshal, not only the marshal's previous conditions will be respected, but also the marshal's previous conditions will be respected.??Effective, apart from that, the conditions you proposed last time are not non-negotiable. "
"My conditions last time?" Meng Ju was stunned for a moment before he remembered what he had proposed last time. As long as Tuoba Xiong handed over Shen Tu Jue and Yu Wentai, he would agree to let it go.
"Why, could it be that the Marshal has figured it out now and is willing to hand over Shentu Jue?"
Mr. Wen shook his head: "That is impossible. Shentu is a subordinate of the Marshal, and Yu Wentai is also a subordinate of the Marshal. They have not betrayed the Marshal, nor have they done anything wrong to the Marshal. If they were handed over for no reason Come out, the marshal will not be able to convince the crowd."
"Hmph! Mr. Wen, you want to entertain me again!"
Wen Hanzhang's heart trembled when he saw Meng Ju's sullen expression as if he wanted to get angry. He did not dare to delay and continued quickly: "Mr. Meng, don't be anxious. The students just said that the marshal could not hand them over to you openly, but the matter is not without workarounds What the marshal meant was that if Meng Governor, if you are willing to join our side, then you will become one of ours. In this case, if you have any personal grudges to resolve with Shen Tu Jue and Yu Wentai, that is your private matter, and the marshal will not interfere, nor will he. People will come and get in the way.¡±
Meng Ju was stunned for a while, and he frowned: "What do you mean?"
"Governor Meng, the border army is a large group. As the leader of this group, the marshal must adhere to some principles. Conceding to this point is our limit, and we have no way out. If you still If you can't accept it then there is no other way. Everyone really has no choice but to go back and collect their troops and fight again.
Of course, Governor Meng, apart from this, if you have any requests, you can also make them. If we can agree, we will try our best to agree to it. If we unite, we will both benefit; if we divide, we will both lose. Governor, please think twice. "
The room was completely silent, and everyone was looking at Meng Ju with concern.
What choice will he make?
That night, Lu Liulou was woken up from his sleep at two o'clock in the morning.
"General Lu, the Governor has invited you."
"Governor Meng Zhen?"
Hearing that it was Meng Ju¡¯s invitation, all the sleepiness in Lu Liulou¡¯s body suddenly disappeared. He knew that Meng Ju was not one to make fuss, so if he woke him up in the middle of the night, there must be something important. Currently, the war between the Dongling Guards and the border troops is intense, and there is a high probability that the war situation has changed.
"Where is the Governor? On the tower?"
"No, the master is over there at the residence, waiting for you to come over."
Lu Liulou hurriedly put on his clothes and followed Meng Ju's guards out. The two of them trotted along the long street. The long street was cold and the cold wind was howling. The whole city was sleeping quietly, and the continuous eaves stood at both ends of the long street like night guards.
Meng Ju¡¯s room was lit with light, and the light shone softly through the window. Lu Liulou stood on the steps of the courtyard, the moonlight was as clear as water. He knocked on the door: "Lord Governor, the general is here."
Meng Ju's voice came from the door: "Sixth floor? Come in, the door is unlocked."
Lu pushed the door open on the sixth floor and walked in.
There was an oil lamp burning on the desk, illuminating the whole room. But Meng Ju was sitting on a step far away from the copywriting, just in the shadow. He sat quietly in the darkness, his thin back lonely and decadent.
Lu Liulou frowned slightly, Meng Ju looked depressed and lonely, which gave him an ominous premonition.
He asked in a deep voice: "Governor, what happened?"
"Sixth floor, it's okay." Meng Ju stood up and walked out of the shadows. Only then did Lu Liulou see that he was holding a wine can in his hand. As he approached, Lu Liulou smelled the smell of alcohol. He was startled: "Governor, youhave you been drinking?"
"I drank, but I'm not drunk yet." Meng Ju shook his head: "This wine is too weak. It's not easy to get drunk! On the sixth floor, come and have a drink with me."
For a moment, Lu Liulou felt dumbfounded. Meng Ju woke him up in the middle of the night just so that he could drink with him.
"The governor is so elegant that he should accompany the general. But now we are still fighting. If you are like this, the governor, I am afraid that the people below will see the bad things. Moreover, we have to prepare for war tomorrow"
"It's okay, there's no need to fight anymore."
"Even if there is no need to fightah?"
Meng Ju raised his head and looked at Lu Liulou. His eyes were bright, like a faint fire, deep and sharp.
"Tuoba Xiong's people have just arrived. They came here on behalf of the border army to ask for peace. I have already agreed."We are gone. "
Meng Ju spoke word by word, his words showing deep tiredness.
"Tuoba Xiong took the initiative to send someone to sue for peace?"
Lu Liulou felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, and he asked eagerly: "Sir, what conditions are they offering? Do you want us to compensate? How much silver is the compensation?"
In Lu Liulou¡¯s view, the enemy is strong and we are weak. Although the Dongling Guards won a small victory, it was not enough to change the situation of the two armies. Therefore, in order to seek peace, it does not matter even if the border troops are given some compensation.
"Compensation?" Meng Ju stared at Lu Liulou for a while, his expression was very strange, as if he had heard some ridiculous joke. Then, he smiled: "There is indeed someone who wants compensation, so - on the sixth floor, are you interested in the position of Governor of Wuchuan?"
"Captain of Wuchuan?" Lu Liulou opened his mouth wide and his eyes widened. It took him a while to react: "Could it be that Tuoba Xiong wants to cede Wuchuan to us? This how is this possible?"
"Actually, I wanted to bring Wuchuan and Chicheng together, but Tuobaxiong's people said that they could not be the master of Chicheng. Yuan Zhengbin, the governor of Chicheng, would not obey Tuobaxiong's orders, so he could only give us Wuchuan. As for Chicheng, they are willing to use fifty thousand taels of silver to compensate for our losses."
Listening to Meng Ju's words, Lu Liulou felt as if he was in a dream.
"Governor, are you saying that instead of paying compensation to the border troops, the border troops actually have to cede land to us and compensate us?"
"Yes. In addition, Tuoba Xiong also promised us that if we want to seek revenge against Shen Tu Jue and Yu Wentai, the border army will not stop us and will secretly assist us."
Lu Liulou pinched his hand hard to make sure he was not dreaming. He shouted: "Master Governor, are you kidding me? How on earth did you do it? How on earth did you manage such a good condition?" Did you negotiate with them over there?¡±
Meng Ju smiled sadly and murmured, "Is this condition a good one?"
"There is no doubt about it! Being able to negotiate such terms is simply more difficult than fighting a big victory! You know, you are probably the first person who can force Tuoba Liu Town to bow its head like this! Sir! , this is really good news, we should announce it and let everyone know it, so that everyone can be happy!"
"Compared with Lu Liulou's excitement, Meng Ju seemed very depressed. He said: "Sixth floor, if we let Tuoba Xiong go like this, are we worthy of Governor Ye? Have you forgotten Governor Ye's blood feud?"
Lu Liulou was shocked as if he was being pounced head-on by a basin of cold water. As a close confidant of Meng Ju, he certainly knew Meng Ju's deep and attachment to Ye Canan. He also knew that the murder of Ye Jianan was apparently caused by Shentu Jue, but Tuoba Xiong must have been behind it.
Back then, in front of Ye Jianan¡¯s soul, Meng Ju had sworn on his blood that they would pay for their debt with blood.
Lu Liulou said with difficulty: "Governor, there are priorities. The subordinates have always kept the great hatred of Governor Ye in mind. Revenge for Governor Ye is certainly a major matter, but we cannot ignore the mausoleum. The lives of more than 8,000 brothers in the department. Now the enemy is strong and we are weak. If we continue to fight with the border troops, we will only lose our lives in vain. Mr. Ye, the first governor, is still alive, and he will not want to see this. What's more, we only compromised with Tuoba Xiong temporarily. When we become stronger and find the right opportunity, we will still have a chance to avenge the governor Moreover, we can force Tuoba Xiong to have sex now. By coming out of Shen Tu Jue, at least half of the blood feud between the Governor and Lord can be avenged"
Meng Ju sat quietly, covering his face with his hands. Lu Liulou's words seemed to be coming from a very far away place, reaching his ears constantly, but they soon disappeared without a trace like flowing water and autumn wind.
"For the sake of the lives of our brothers"
"The spirit of Lord Ye, the first governor, will not be happy in heaven"
"If I keep my career, I will still have a chance to avenge Governor Ye"
In fact, Meng Ju had already thought of what Lu Liulou said, but Meng Ju had also thought about it before Lu Liulou said it. But these did not comfort Meng Ju at all.
A year ago, on that snowy afternoon, I swore to the girl I loved deeply that even if my body was broken to pieces, I would avenge her and make everyone, including Tuoba Xiong and Shen Tujue, pay the price.
Now, it has been a full year since Ye Canaan's death, and the hope of revenge appears for the first time. If Meng Ju is willing to pay the price, if he is willing to risk his life, he can hold back Tuoba Xiong's Southern Expedition Army. The Dongping Mausoleum Guards tried their best, and with Meng Ju as a dual cultivator, if he risked his life, he would make Tuoba Xiong pay a heavy price and be unable to go south. Next - nothing will happen to Meng Ju next. Murong family??Finish the rest.
However, at this time, Meng Ju backed down. Although he can find many reasons, no matter what the reason is, it can only deceive others, but it cannot deceive himself. Meng Ju knew very well that there was only one real reason, and that was that he was unwilling to die.
¡°I betrayed my promise, the oath I made in front of Ye Canaan¡¯s body.
¡°So much has happened in this year. The passionate young man back then has become a cold warlord, a sophisticated and calm hero. The idea of ??preserving strength has become his instinct, and the passion of youth has condensed.
Aware of the changes in himself, Meng Ju was very scared. Will there come a day when he will no longer miss Ye Canaan, no longer recall her warmth and beauty, and no longer think of her smile nostalgically?
Will one day, when I think of Dongping's youth again, my first love years, those stories of struggle and passion, I will only have a faint smile and a disdainful comment: "At that time, I was so naive !¡±
Now, although Ye Jianan is still alive, in Meng Ju's heart, she is definitely not "Ye Jianan", she is just the only daughter of the Ye family. The real "Ye Canaan" only exists in Meng Ju's heart. She is unique. She has passed away, and her fragrant soul is misty.
Meng Ju always has a feeling that his memory of this love is proof that "Ye Canaan" has been there, and it is also the last trace of "her" left in the world.
¡°If one day, even I abandon this relationship, then. . . Who else remembers that "Ye Canaan"? Will "her" beautiful shadow and fragrant soul disappear without a trace like the wind passing through the grassland, and be annihilated in the world?
Meng Ju was both disgusted and frightened by his own changes. He said: "Sixth floor, tell me, if Governor Ye Zhen is alive in heaven, can she really forgive me?"
"Governor, I think that if Governor Ye is alive in heaven, he must also wish you well."
Meng Ju smiled sadly, stood up, walked to the window, put his hands behind his hands and looked up at the bright moon.
The moonlight is as bright as water, and in the moonlight, her smile is as bright as a flower. Facing the full moon in the night sky, Meng Ju murmured: "I'm sorry, Canaan I have not forgotten, and I will never forget, until I stop breathing."
Meng Ju, the governor of Dongling Wei Dongping, negotiated peace with Tuoba Xiong, the governor of the six towns. This was a major event that could shock northern Xinjiang and even the entire Central Plains. However, not many people in the outside world knew about it. The negotiations should be kept confidential, which is also part of Tuoba Xiong's negotiation conditions.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The decisive battle with the Murong family is imminent, and it is very necessary to maintain the high fighting spirit of the border troops. Therefore, he insisted that Meng Ju must wait until the main force of the border army left northern Xinjiang before Meng Ju could take over the remaining territory.
In this way, from the perspective of outsiders who do not know the inside story, after entering October, the border troops of the five provinces and the Dongping Lingwei are still facing each other in Leping and Yansang. Sporadic fighting continues, and the end of the war is far away.
What the outside world doesn¡¯t know is that as early as early October, the war was actually over. The frontier army remaining in the Leping Camp was just a confusing empty frame. The main force of the frontier army had quickly moved southward under the leadership of Tuoba Xiong. The large group of troops stopped and passed through Wuchuan and Dongping at an astonishing high speed, speeding all the way south.
This is a strategic deception. Tuoba Xiong hopes to hide Luo Jing from the illusion of confrontation and catch the Murong family by surprise. When the other party is unprepared, the northern border troops have swooped into the capital.
On October 17, the vanguard of the northern border army crossed Dongping and entered Shuozhou.
On October 18, Sun Xiang, the governor of Shuozhou, issued an order, ordering the soldiers and civilians across Shuozhou to stop resisting and welcome the entry of the rebel forces from Northern Xinjiang. He announced that the army and people of Shuozhou would firmly support Tuoba Emperor Shuqin's righteous deeds to fight against the rebellion, and he himself was willing to lead the soldiers and horses of Shuozhou to join the army against the rebellion.
Since they are not on the front line against the demons, the entire Shuozhou garrison only has 5,000 local soldiers and a hundred or so armored soldiers. From a military perspective, the combat effectiveness of this brigade, which lacks training and has old equipment, is infinitely close to zero. Even the worst brigade under Tuoba Xiong's command is enough to sweep across the entire territory of Shuozhou.
But Tuoba Xiong gave Sun Xiang a very high reward for his surrender. In addition to letting Sun Xiang remain the governor of Shuozhou, he also appointed him to concurrently serve as the bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and the minister of the Ministry of Etiquette - of course, these two part-time jobs could not be fulfilled until Tuoba Xiong took control of Luojing. Using this method of trading gold and bones, Tuoba Xiong issued a naked temptation to the garrison officials who still controlled various parts of the Wei Dynasty: There are benefits to joining me!
In Shuo'an, the capital of Shuozhou, Tuoba Xiong set up an altar to worship heaven.?Publish a counter-remonstrance. In his message, he fiercely criticized the Murong family's despicable act of usurping the throne and seeking rebellion, and announced that he would fight against the rebellion by force and support the Wei Dynasty.
"The blessings of our dynasty's orthodoxy are profound and people's minds are stable. The king's army marches southward in large numbers. There are no less than 500,000 elite soldiers on foot and cavalry. The force is as strong as Mount Tai. The clown trying to use his arms as a chariot is bringing his own destruction. The pastors and guards everywhere should know that destiny is there. Return, the general trend is the direction"
The governor of the six towns¡¯ speech was very impressive, and he himself was very confident. The staff of the Dudu Mansion have already analyzed that they have a great advantage in this battle with the Murong family. The Northern Xinjiang Frontier Army has nearly thirty brigades, while the Jinwu Guard has less than twenty brigades. The Northern Xinjiang Frontier Army has guarded the border for many years, and its experience and combat quality far exceed that of the young soldiers guarding the capital. In addition, In addition, the border troops in the Six Towns also have a big killer weapon: no matter how eloquent the Murong family's lackeys and scholars are, they can't change the fact that the Murong family rebelled, killed the king and usurped the throne.
Within the Wei Dynasty, everyone generally believed that the Tuoba family was the orthodoxy of the Wei Dynasty, regardless of the military and civilians in Luojing or officials from various places. Therefore, Tuoba Xiong, as the emperor's uncle, worked hard for the king to fight against rebellion, which gave him great political advantages. As long as he can defeat the main force of the Jinwu Guards in Luojing and settle in the capital, the people's will at that time, the main force of the Wei army on the Jianghuai front and the Wei army in Anxi should not have much resistance to Tuoba Xiong coming to power. By then, it is likely that there will be The scene was decided by word of mouth across the country.
Morality is like air, it seems empty, but it is everywhere. To conquer the world, it is impossible to rely solely on righteousness and orthodoxy, but having the title of righteousness and orthodoxy can save a lot of effort. When news of the appeal came, die-hard officials of the Wei Dynasty such as Yuan Bin, the governor of southern Liaoning, Bai Lin, the governor of Gaozhou, Su Wanjun, the governor of Dingzhou, and Chen Min, the governor of Bingzhou, immediately announced their response. They issued a declaration, declaring their support for Emperor Tuoba in putting down the rebellion, and that they were willing to go all out to support the six-town border army in putting down the rebellion.
Seeing the smooth progress of the army and the overwhelming response from various places, Tuoba Xiong and his subordinates are very optimistic about the future prospects. In the border army, many people are looking forward to how they can have fun and enjoy themselves after entering the colorful world of Luojing. Those local officials are smarter, and they are busy planning to give Tuoba Xiong a memorial to persuade him to enter. Some people have even changed their mouth to call Tuoba Xiong "Your Majesty" in the memorial.