Pei Lun suddenly asked in a stern voice.
If someone else were to be questioned like this by Pei Lun, they would probably panic, but Zhao Muyun was not panicked at all: "I know!"
"Why did you go even though you knew it? Do you feel that serving in my Hedong Province is unfair to you? Or have you been secretly flirting with Tian Zun of Guannei Province for a long time?" Pei Lun asked coldly.
In order to make the Tartars withdraw their troops, Zhao Muyun had to release the family of King Zhelan; in order to make Zhao Muyun willing to release the family of King Zhelan, Pei Lun agreed to Zhao Muyun's request.
Promote him to captain and share the credit for Fan Nan's retreat; only half of the two thousand war horses and two thousand taels of silver needs to be handed over!
The 1,300 people of Dayin in Yinzhou were under the disposal of Zhao Muyun.
If it wasn't for the purpose of getting King Zhelan to withdraw his troops sooner, how could Pei Lun easily agree to so many conditions from Zhao Muyun?
If I agree to these conditions and can recruit Zhao Muyun to work under me, then that's fine.
But Zhao Muyun insisted on taking up the post in the provincial capital of Guannei Dao. Wouldn't this cause trouble for Pei Lun?
However, Zhao Muyun said calmly, "Master Pei, you are too kind. How could I, a mere soldier, possibly know the governor of Guannei Road? Everything I do is for the benefit of Hedong Road!"
"Why did you go to Yinzhou just for Hedong Road?" Pei Lun frowned.
Zhao Muyun smiled slightly and continued:
"Your Excellency should know better than I do the importance of Yinzhou! It connects Shuozhou and Fengzhou, with a large river to the south and the Xichuan grasslands to the north. It is Dayin's bridgehead for penetrating deep into the grasslands."
"Yinzhou is currently being plundered by the Tartars. Nine out of ten houses are empty and deserted. Furthermore, due to the large river separating it from the Guannei Road, it is now adjacent to our Hedong Road."
"Once you leave Piantou Pass and head west, you'll reach Yinzhou. After passing Yinzhou, you'll reach Fengzhou, which we just helped the Wuhuan people reclaim from the Tartars!"
"If Yinzhou is not controlled by Dayin, Fengzhou will be isolated and there will be no point in returning. If the Wuhuan lose our protection again, they might even defect to the Tartars."
Pei Lun seemed to be lost in thought.
He had a full understanding of the situation in Yinzhou when he took over the war in Shuozhou, and its importance was self-evident.
Zhao Muyun actually has such strategic vision and high-level analysis of Yinzhou. He is indeed capable of serving as a prefectural commander.
"I know all this, but that's not a reason for you to go to Yinzhou! We can only report it to the court and instruct Guannei Dao to send troops to station there." Pei Lun shook his head.
"Sir, as long as you find a way to move Yinzhou to Hedong Road, everything will be solved!" Zhao Muyun laughed.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Pei Lun shouted, "How is it possible to bring Yinzhou over here?"
"Sir, what do you think this is?"
Zhao Muyun took out a cloth bag from his pocket and handed it to Pei Lun.
Pei Lun opened his pocket in confusion and found a bag of sand as fine as snow inside.
"This is..."
"My lord, please try it!"
Zhao Muyun smiled and gestured to Pei Lun.
Pei Lun reached out his hand doubtfully, touched a little, and then put it on his lips.
As soon as they made contact, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his eyes: "Where...where did this come from?"
"Yinzhou goes west!" Zhao Muyun said with a smile, "Then, sir, do you think it's possible to draw a line between Yinzhou and Hedong Road?"
Pei Lun murmured, "This...this isn't impossible!"
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