When a heavy rain fell along the two rivers, it was not like the clear blue sky in the north, but it became more and more sultry.
The Jiangbei Garrison is a real motley army. It has only been under General Zhong Lao for more than a year, and it is already very good. If the enemy camp Gu Yun and the others broke into also have such qualities, it is probably not so easy to be defeated by them. Upside down.
Gu Yun and Zhong Chan walked side by side with their horses, no one was wearing armor, and no one thought that anyone was walking slowly.
"I haven't had much free time all these years," Gu Yun said. "The last time I chatted with Master, I don't know it was about the Year of the Monkey."
The Marquis of Anding called Master in private, but Zhong Chan was not polite, and she suffered without changing her face, and replied, "The young Marquis has become more and more calm. If the old Marquis is still alive, seeing that you have achieved today's achievements, probably can."
Gu Yun replied: "Kill me to death."
Zhong Chan was stunned for a moment, and a stingy smile appeared on his knife-cut face: "There's no need to belittle yourself."
Jiang Feng came from the south, and there was a little water vapor in the air, which made people feel that the surroundings were wet. Gu Yun brushed off his untied hair and looked towards the south bank without saying a word. The smile gradually dimmed.
Zhong Chan followed his gaze, stretched out his hand and patted Gu Yun's shoulder: "It's hard to summarize the matter of anger, not to mention that I wait for a mortal, even a saint can't go against the world. Today’s plan, not to mention the old marquis, even if your grandfather Emperor Wu is alive, it may not be of any benefit, let’s do our best, obey the mandate of heaven, and have a clear conscience.”
Gu Yun was stunned for a while. His teacher was really familiar with both military and military affairs. When he taught him back then, he was really impersonal. Unexpectedly, he has been wandering around the world over the years, and his whole person has followed a lot.
Zhong Chan: "Let's not be afraid of land wars, the main navy is still a breath away - look at the Westerners, either by sea or by the river, they also know this, how to fight water wars these days, I have some experience, but also I'm not very mature, you won't leave these days, let's make a good summation when we have time."
Gu Yun nodded: "I know, our sea scorpion is not good either. This time, we just handed over a western scorpion. I will ask Ge Chen to bring it back to Beijing to see what the Lingshu Academy thinks."
Zhong Chan sighed: "Soldiers can be trained, combat readiness and Zi Liujin are really helpless, and I can only rely on you young people to deal with it as much as possible."
Gu Yun's eyebrows moved, and he vaguely knew who General Zhong wanted to talk to him.
Sure enough, the next moment, Zhong Chan said, "King Yan stayed by my side for a few years when he was young."
Gu Yun: "Yes, I know, I'm bothering Master."
Zhong Chan: "Then do you know that the Linyuan wooden plaque is in his hand?"
Gu Yun paused and wanted to say "I don't know", but felt a little guilty, so he had to tell the truth: "He didn't mention it to me, but there are probably some guesses that if it wasn't for Linyuan Pavilion, Du Cai and others would have been so smooth. support him."
Zhong Chan gave a "uh" and said again: "When King Yan was young, there were few arrogances of young people, he was calm and stubborn in temperament, but he was not a self-pity and self-appreciating person. First—much stronger than when you were a kid."
Gu Yun: ""
Zhong Chan glanced at him, squinted his eyes, and revealed a faint smile, which was fleeting: "But when I look at it like this, young people are not frivolous, sometimes it is not a good thing, he is too precocious against humanity. , must have suffered too much when I was young - about the barbarian witch, I also heard from the girl of the Chen family, what are you going to do?"
Gu Yun didn't answer quickly, and pondered for a moment.
Zhong Chan said: "Ur's bones are entangled, not his personal will. I sometimes think that I have many doubts about him, but it's not fair. If he is just an ordinary person from an ordinary family, I shouldn't say anything anyway. , but he is not, he is attached to the Guozuo-Zixi, and now there is a wild goose king in the court, who can move his whole body with a single hair, can't do without him, and can't rely on him, do you understand?"
Gu Yun probably understood the meaning behind General Zhong Lao's words - keep his own hands, and don't let King Yan have too much power.
But Gu Yun didn't answer this, only said: "I will watch him, Master, don't worry."
Zhong Chan frowned: "I know that he grew up with you and has a deep relationship, but how long can you watch him? The head of the Chen family is that girl, who is only at this age, within ten or eight years, it may not be possible to Counting on her, can King Yan's intelligence last that long?"
"If I live for one day, I will keep him awake for one day," Gu Yun said, "Even if he really loses control one day, I can handle it. The tens of thousands of Xuantie battalions are still guarding the country gate in the northwest, and he won't let him mess around. "
Zhong Chan was stunned for a moment, and for a moment, he felt that he could hear a different meaning in Gu Yun's voice.
Just when the two of them were worried behind their backs, Chang Geng and Xu Ling came to Yangzhou, Jiangbei with twenty personal guards assigned to them by Gu Yun. It was too hard for them to pretend to be refugees, so they pretended to be businessmen and said only. It was the shopkeeper of a pawn shop in Lin'an Prefecture under Du Cai's command. He was forced to move to Jiangbei because of the war, and he had nothing to do. This time, the Chamber of Commerce asked the emperor to build a factory along the canal to settle the refugees. So he was sent north to do a preliminary inspection.
The name of the pawnshop in Lin'an, the identity and age of the shopkeeper just matched Chang Geng's, Du Wanquan's side had already arranged it, and even if someone with a heart went to investigate, he couldn't find any flaws.
In any case, Du Cai is now the wealthy master of the whole country. He was deliberately held by Chang Geng. A document at the big chamber of commerce can go directly to the military aircraft, just like the style of a big royal businessman. People of the local government, the officials of the local government can meet each other because of their affection and reason - even if Yang Ronggui, the Lu family, does not actually deal with Du Wanquan, the face-to-face work must be done, and Chang Geng and the others are invited to a banquet at the Feiyan Pavilion.
Since the invasion of foreigners and the turmoil in the whole country, the palace banquets during the New Year have been greatly reduced. Qiyuanlou has not been able to rise since the fall. Xu Ling felt that he had not seen this kind of drunken place for a long time. The "Flying Eaves Pavilion" is well-known here, and it is also called "Xiaoqiyuan Tower". Although it is not as grand as the Star Picking Terrace and Yunmeng Grand View, it is more exquisite and extravagant.
It has been a long time since the capital had banned pleasure-seeking, but here the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and no one cares at all. The voices of "Eeeeeeeeeeeee" singing ditty on the eaves attic can be heard across the street, and there are hot men and women who come and go.
Xu Ling was dumbfounded, and said to Chang Geng in a stunned manner: "Manager Wang, is there such a style in your mansion?"
Chang Geng shook his head with a smile and said, "Where, it's just food and clothing. My family has a little money to subsidize a bunch of orphans and widows. I don't have a plan. I think he has to sell his ancestral house another day."
Xu Ling was stunned for a moment before realizing that what he said was not the vacant Yanwang Mansion, but the Marquis of Anding Mansion, "subsidizing orphans, widows and mothers", probably for the death and injury. Expenses, that little pension has been reduced again and again, and I don’t know how many times I have to talk to the Ministry of Household and Military Department. Those people can always delay it, and they can shirk the blame. In this way, there are still times when they can’t come out, and the Marquis of Anding will come in person. It's okay to discuss, but Gu Yun may return to Beijing once a few years, and he is always out of reach, so he has to subsidize it himself.
Taiping was so neglectful, and now the war is going on, the emperor Jinkou Yu said, "All materials in the whole country should be given priority to the garrison in various places." Under the clothes to maintain the home.
Xu Ling felt more and more unsure of what it was like.
Chang Geng said to him in a low voice, "I'm afraid we two poor bastards will show their timidity in a while, it doesn't matter, they just want us to show their timidity and watch a joke, I also prepared a joke to watch."
At this time, Xu Ling decided that King Yan was the only one to follow the lead, and he didn't say anything after hearing the words. He followed Chang Geng in with great ambition to purge the society.
This banquet was invited in the name of Yang Ronggui.
Yang Ronggui—that is, Lu Shilang's brother-in-law, named Governor of Liangjiang, sounds very majestic, but in fact, during this extraordinary period, the power is not large. First of all, Jiangnan is not under his control, the Jiangbei garrison is independently autonomous, and most of the Huainan generation do not. It is under his control. The area under his jurisdiction is only a little area near Yangzhou Prefecture. He hastily brought it up because he wants to use high-ranking frontier officials to take care of and coordinate the refugees from all over the world, and stabilize the front and rear. Credit, one of the eight governors must be able to do it for a long time and truly.
It is a pity that people are not enough to swallow elephants. Yang Ronggui has been dissatisfied with the current situation of Jiangbei since he took office. After repeatedly getting drunk, he complained to his confidants that he was in the name of the governor, but in fact he was only a mere Yin Yunyun.
However, even though Governor Yang is full of buns, his arrogance is still unabated. In addition, the Lu family is behind him. Naturally, he will not deal with the upstarts in the DPRK and China who are supported by Du Wanquan. Naturally, he will not come to see a few merchants in person. Accompanied by a few slick-talking Sesame officials, during the banquet, the Yangzhou governor showed his face condescendingly. When he sat for less than a fart, he said some empty words. Before he could say anything, an attendant came in and said in his ear. What is the sentence, Yangzhou Governor Zheng Kun suddenly changed his face, got up and left.
Xu Ling's pseudonym Zhang Dafu, his face is white by nature, and when he drinks, his face is extraordinarily honest, and he pretends to be a little drunk, and inquires, intentionally or unintentionally: "Hey, how did Mr. Zheng leave after three rounds of drinking? "
Someone next to him laughed and said, "Brother Zhang doesn't know anything, and Governor Yang is also here to meet him in person, but it's unfortunate for you to come here. I heard about that one."
He frivolously stretched out his hand and gestured to a wild goose flapping its wings, and whispered, "Just arrived in Yangzhou today, and Governor Yang brought a group of adults to pick it up in person."
Xu Ling thought he had misunderstood and said in shock, "Who?"
"Why, Brother Zhang, don't you know?" The companion drank too much, his tongue was not sharp, and chattered endlessly, "King Yan, Prince Yan, that is the younger brother of the current emperor! I really don't want to mention this kind of shit. For a while, there was a swindler who didn't know how to file a complaint and went to the capital. The emperor really took it seriously, and actually sent King Yan. He is a great ancestor, so don't wait for it. We can't figure it out. They will be beheaded for public display.”
After speaking, the person shook his head and added: "We are innocent, we are not afraid of shadows, just check it out, haha, it's just too hard for Mr. Yang and the others to accompany them all the way."
Xu Ling didn't listen, his eyes turned "crunchly" to Chang Geng in the room.
The King Yan is really here, who did Yang Ronggui and the others pick up
King Yan gave him a slight smile, and bluntly took a crystal dumpling and threw it into his mouth, not eating it for nothing.
First, he broke into the enemy formation, and then he changed his life. Fortunately, although Master Xu was a scholar, he would be flexible and change organically. Otherwise, he would definitely be scared to death by King Yan.
Unwilling to eat a meal that the guests and hosts did not like, Xu Ling sent a few dancing girls who were entangled for himself and King Yan, and hurried back to the inn. After confirming that there was no one on either side, he closed the door and asked in a low voice, "My lord, Why is there another?"
Chang Geng said with a smile: "Yang Governor has many eyes and ears, so he must know when the imperial emissary leaves the capital. If you don't show him the envoy from the capital, won't you make him suspicious?"
Xu Ling thought about it for a while, but was still worried, and said, "Then Yang Ronggui has seen the prince, what if there is a flaw?"
"I've only met once or twice, and I haven't spoken within a hundred paces. I'm not that familiar with it. My friend knows a little bit of tricks. If it's not good to pretend to be someone else, it's still reliable to pretend to be me. Don't worry. I'll go to rest in a while. We have plans for the evening."
As soon as Xu Ling heard this, he must be visiting a refugee camp at night, and when he was fine, he was instantly fine.
In the middle of the night, the two of them quietly left the city with two black iron personal guards and went straight to the refugee camp in the suburbs. The so-called refugee camps are actually several shacks outside the suburbs for sheltering refugees. It wasn't cold either. There was a team of officers and soldiers guarding the city nearby to prevent them from making trouble. There were also a few large pots on the street. It must be the place where porridge and food are received on weekdays.
In the middle of the night, the refugee camp was quiet, and a guard from the Xuantie Camp sneaked in first, walking so lightly that even the stray cat sleeping under the tree was not disturbed.
Xu Ling whispered: "My lord, something is wrong. There are usually lime marks in places where there is an epidemic, and herbal soup is also sprinkled on the ground, so it shouldn't be quiet."
Chang Geng's expression remained unchanged: "Since Yang Ronggui knows we are coming, he will not be completely unprepared, just watch."
His voice fell, and the black iron guard who had just entered slipped out like a shadow: "My lord, there are only about 30 people living in this refugee camp, most of them are young men and women, and there is no sign of the outbreak of the epidemic."
"There are 100,000 refugees in Jiangbei, but there are only 30 refugees outside Yangzhou?" Xu Ling said with a sneer, "Yang Ronggui is too fooled by taking people as fools. Are the people living inside still slick and slick? Well-fed, well-dressed and carefree? I think most of them are hired fake refugees."
The guard asked, "My lord, what should I do?"
"Smearing both eyes is not the answer," Chang Geng said in a low voice, "First find a way to contact Master Liran, and let the brothers walk around the neighborhood in the past two days to see if there are any clues, there is no airtight wall in the world, I don't believe Yang Ronggui Can cover the sky with one hand.”
That night, a fast horse left Yangzhou City, and went north to Beijing with a secret letter, informing the big and small ambitions in Beijing that King Yan was already in Dendrobium.
At the same time, the local city defense officers and soldiers in the Jiangbei area were dispatched by the governors of Liangjiang overnight, and they came in casual clothes to secretly increase troops in Yangzhou Mansion.
The poisonous snakes in the capital were waiting to kill with one blow, and they were lurking patiently. It was very silent. Except for the sudden serious illness of the old grandfather of the Shen family, it seemed that nothing major happened.
The old man Shen was bedridden for several days, the imperial physicians came in and out like water, and even the Chen family doctor came to the door in person. No matter how bad the lady is, it's not good to talk about marriage at this time, and the marriage has to be left to nothing.
Shen Yi took leave of absence to take care of his father, and closed the door to see no guests.
At dusk that day, Miss Chen, who came to Dianmao in Shen's house every day, left by car as usual, without attracting the attention of the stalkers. When she arrived at the secluded courtyard where Miss Chen was staying in the capital, the door of the car opened, but a string of strings floated inside. The sound of the piano is like a man - it is Shen Yiren who should be filial to the bedside.
Shen Yi politely bowed his hands to the person in the car: "Thank you, Miss Chen."
Chen Qingxu put a violin on his knee, and said, "General, be careful, if you are dispatched, just tell me."
Shen Yi took a look at her, he didn't know about Linyuan Pavilion, he only said that this girl has no office, no position, no power and no power, but an ordinary child of the rivers and lakes, who is willing to follow them in the army and eat sand all the way. Really grateful in my heart, she said sternly: "Ms. Chen is very righteous and has a famous chivalrous demeanor. I really admire her, and I don't express my gratitude."
Chen Qingxu seemed to laugh a little - she didn't laugh obviously, and it wasn't obvious when she was angry, she was humiliated by the world, as if nothing could shake her, and a string of piano sounds rang out from her fingertips.
Shen Yi didn't dare to delay any longer, got on his horse, and went to the northern suburbs.
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