When Xue Ge flew to Kansai and the northwest with Wu Feng's emergency order, Gu Ji had also arranged for the Gu family to start large-scale acquisitions in the grain market of the imperial capital. However, it was difficult for one or two grain acquisitions to be carried out. The huge grain market made waves. Even if the Gu family placed all their efforts to purchase, it only caused an inconspicuous ripple in the grain market, which made the grain merchants have some doubts about the Gu family, who were laymen, entering the grain industry. Some jokes.
But when the Northwest and Kansai government departments used a large amount of funds from the Northwest Bank and funds received from reception to start large-scale grain purchases, almost the entire empire and the grain market in the Eastern Continent were boiling. From the initial large order, to Later, the overall acquisition was swept away, and a large amount of grain was continuously transported by water and land from the Wuhu, Jiangnan, and East China Sea regions to Kansai, and then from Kansai to the northwest. Merchants, whether by water or land, have become the honored guests of grain merchants at this time, because grain orders from Northwest and Kansai must be transported to designated granaries in Kansai County and Northwest County within two months, and The amount of food required by the other party is even more staggering. Such a large transportation volume makes the transport merchants and vehicle manufacturing workshop owners so happy that they can't even close their mouths.
This crazy grain transportation operation lasted until May. Even when the Five Lakes entered a period of melee, it did not have much impact on it. After all, Li Wufeng's Northwest Army was eyeing the Five Lakes in the west, and no one wanted to do this. At that time, he was angered and gave him the opportunity to step into the Five Lakes. The entire grain transportation operation went extremely smoothly. It was not until May, when the entire empire and even the eastern continent's climate showed abnormal signs, that everyone slowly woke up. , it’s a pity that the entire grain buying operation has been successfully concluded.
Northern Luzon also took action. Although Mu Haoran and Lu Man did not know why this emergency order from above required the purchase of large quantities of grain, they knew that the order forwarded directly from the Northwest Administrative Office came from the imperial capital. This is a direct order from Lord Jiedushi, not to mention the financial support provided by Northwest Bank. Why not do this? As soon as the news of the public purchase of grain came out, almost all the grain merchants in Northern Luzon went out to fight for such a large-scale business, and the two city governors of Vito and Shuangdui were even more open to purchase. People from Luzon A large number of grain trucks from Guangzhou, Pasha, and Komini have been flooding the roads between these places and Northern Luzon. This phenomenon has lasted for three months.
There was no suspense about the recapture of Hanzhong and Jincheng. When Wu Feng forwarded a copy of His Majesty the Emperor's order to Situ Jun who was staying in Huanggang, Situ Jun readily accepted the proposal given to him by Wu Feng in the letter and surrendered. Hanzhong and Jincheng, when he returned to Wuhu, he had already discovered the anomalies in the areas under his control, especially the avoidance of Jin Zhengyang, the commander of the Sixth Army Corps, and the treachery of several independent divisions, which made him somewhat uneasy. Ning's Situ Jun immediately noticed that something was wrong with the situation. He was already on his way to Yueyang for inspection. When he found that something was wrong, he immediately returned to Huanggang. The Sixth Army Corps that controlled Yueyang and Anqing finally showed their true colors and accepted the gift from His Majesty the Emperor. Situ Biao, who was named King of Xiang, appeared in Anqing, and the Sixth Army also declared its allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor in Anqing.
Situ Jun, who was in panic all day long, was completely desperate at this time, and Wu Feng's messenger also arrived. After reading Wu Feng's letter to him, Situ Jun immediately agreed to hand over Hanzhong and Jincheng, and promptly reported to His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty the Emperor, who had surrendered his integrity and was overjoyed, also conferred the title of King of Jin on his brother, but the fiefdom was placed in Heshuo, which is still in the hands of the Taiping Army. Before regaining Heshuo, Jin was allowed to The king temporarily lives in Huanggang.
Wandering leisurely in Daleiyin Temple, Wu Feng, dressed in Confucian robes, looked particularly relaxed. He was very satisfied with how easily and smoothly the two Kansai prefectures could be obtained. He entered Hanzhong by boat from the imperial capital via Huanggang to Jincheng. In Huanggang, he met his former ally Situ Jun, who has now been promoted to King of Jin. The two never mentioned the past alliance, and romance became the main content of their meeting. However, when parting, Wu Feng still said goodbye. Situ Jun said: A man who can bend and stretch.
Regarding Wu Feng's request to return to Kansai, Situ Lang and Situ Yuan hesitated for a long time. They had previously used the excuse that the situation in the imperial capital was not stable yet, and later used the excuse of needing to discuss Situ Tai's offensive in the East China Sea with Wu Feng to delay Wu Feng. Let go, but none of these can stop Wu Feng from going west. Just think about it, Wu Feng is now the military governor of Guanxi but has not yet taken office in the capital of his territory, and Situ Biao and Situ Jun have already lost their faith, and Situ Lang and Situ Yuan really couldn't think of a better way to retain Wu Feng, especially after Wu Feng claimed that he needed to return to Kansai to make military adjustments to the Northwest Army in order to reduce the pressure on the imperial capital for the next step of marching eastward to Qinghe, the two of them finally had to Accept the fact that this tiger is coming back to the mountains again.
It’s just that the Kaman people have been increasing their troops in Qinghe, and Cangzhou Fucheng has become an isolated city. Although the Kaman people have not surrounded Cangzhou Fucheng, they have formed a situation of surrounding Cangzhou Fucheng from the west and north, leaving two roads to the southeast. , clearly to force the two divisions of the Second Army to withdraw from Cangzhou on their own. Luyang, which is close to Cangzhou, has become the headquarters of the Second Army. In addition to the other three divisions, there is also an independent division stationed here. The garrison far exceeds the other two prefectures in the northern part of the East China Sea. Not only does Cangzhou The role of backing, in the eyes of Situ Lang and Situ Yuan, has a deeper meaning, that is, Cangzhou can be abandoned at any time, allowing the imperial capital to directly face the Kaman people's spearheads from the northwest and north, and the Second Army can even Attack to the southeast in one go, capture Pengcheng Mansion in one fell swoop, and turn Jinling into an isolated island in Donghai County.
Faced with this situation, the one who was most anxious was naturally Situ Yuan. Once Situ Tai gave up Cangzhou, it was very likely that his army would approach Pengcheng. However, his garrison in Pengcheng was only three divisions, and his strength was far inferior to that of his elder brother. The troops in battle formation were unable to resist the opponent's attack. Fortunately, the eldest brother was still hesitating and had not made up his mind to abandon Cangzhou. Once he really made up his mind to abandon Cangzhou, the danger in Pengcheng would increase exponentially. But now Situ Yuan doesn't have many troops to deal with it. Due to its special status, Jinling Mansion had to station a legion, which seemed to have a lot of troops. However, judging from the several small-scale battles between Situ Tai's troops, Situ Jun found that the combat effectiveness of his army was far inferior to that of his elder brother's army. , fought seven times, but never gained the upper hand, and there were two disastrous defeats with tens of thousands of losses. This made Situ Yuan completely lose his confidence in fighting with his brother, because he hoped that Situ Lang could Troops were mobilized for support, but facing the pressure from the Kaman people, Situ Lang was unwilling to mobilize a single soldier to the east for reinforcements, unless the pressure from Qinghe Prefecture could be relieved, so it was a helpless move to let Wu Feng return to the west.
After admiring the grandeur and simplicity of the Damiao Square, Wu Feng stepped into the Daleiyin Temple. The religious architectural wonders of Buddhism from the central mainland were fully displayed here, including continuous temples, majestic pagodas, solemn pagodas, and deep ancient buildings. Berlin, whether it was under the control of the Taiping Army or the brief takeover by the Lin family, could not stop the faithful men and women from all over the empire and even the Eastern Continent from coming to pay homage to the ingenious sculptures of the Luohan Hall, the majesty of the elephants in the Main Hall, and the ancient charm of the Jingsi Wall. For a long time, Wu Feng was immersed in the memory of this architectural complex with a history of thousands of years. The ups and downs of the year before last seemed not to have left much vicissitudes on this place that communicated between gods and Buddhas and mortals. The rulers of any dynasty paid enough attention to this place, but today it was their turn.
"Chongxin, you said that kings of all ages have been here before. What would they think when they saw these buildings that have witnessed the rise and collapse of dynasties?" Walking with hands behind the ancient cypress stone paths , Wu Feng suddenly asked the middle-aged man in casual clothes who had been following him.
Faced with the sudden question from the coach, the middle-aged man obviously had little mental preparation. He had been thinking about how to respond if Lord Jiedushi asked about the situation in Kansai. He never expected that the coach would suddenly ask such a seemingly far-off question.
"Well, maybe they will feel that they are just a passing passerby in the long river of history. No matter who they are, they will be eliminated as the long river of history rushes forward. No one can escape this natural law and realize the meaning of life. It's small and short-lived." Liang Chongxin, who came from a noble family, said something casually but it fit Wufeng's mood at this time. He nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to the vast forest of steles.
"Look, that's the Forest of Steles. The "Shitai Filial Piety Sutra" and "Kaicheng Stone Sutra" are there, as well as the Guangzhi Tripitaka Stele. They are all exquisite. At the beginning, I was worried about whether those guys from the Taiping Sect would occupy Kansai. It will cause damage to these things. It seems that I am worrying too much." Wu Feng's eyes were a little confused, "Have the Taiping people really finished their history, Linghu?"
The young man walking alongside Liang Chongxin heard the coach call his name and immediately replied: "According to intelligence, -"
Before he finished speaking, Wu Feng laughed and scolded: "I want you to express your opinion, not analyze based on intelligence. Today is not a formal discussion of military and government affairs. I just want you two to accompany me to relax and chat."
"Uh, this," the young man was naturally Linghu Yi, the head of the Military Intelligence Agency. He scratched his head in embarrassment and thought for a moment before saying, "From my personal point of view, this issue should have come to an end. Although there are still many talented people among them.”