Fenghou

Chen Qing is sometimes very helpless to these old people. Although they support him, their demands are often difficult to agree to.

Like a group of elders in Chengji County crying out for themselves not to evacuate Chengji County, but Chengji County is not a dangerous city, once agreed, it will mean heavy casualties for soldiers, but not agreeing seems to violate public opinion, a dilemma. !

Chen Qing hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Everyone please stand up, Chen Qing can't bear the big gift from everyone!"

He asked the soldiers to help these old men up, and one of the leading old men clasped his fists and said: "Although the puppet Qi people and Jin people hated Chen Tongzhi and compared Chen Tongzhi to a monster, our hearts are like mirrors. We are Song people, and we will always support ourselves." The army, we will support it with practical actions!"

Speaking of this, the old man pointed at the dark young people behind him, "These are the young children of our Jingzhao City, and they are willing to fight against the gold for the country. Please Chen Tongzhi accept them!"

There were 2000 young people standing outside in darkness, and they shouted together: "We want to fight against gold and serve the country, accept us!"

Chen Qing smiled wryly in his heart. Of the 10,000+ people in Jingzhao Mansion, only 2000 people are willing to join the army?Or he ordered the property to be distributed to the soldiers, so that many people saw the hope of following him to make a fortune.

Chen Qing has no plan to recruit troops in Jingzhao. His subordinates are all cavalry. One or two thousand new recruits will affect his marching speed.

But he was not very good at refusing, which dampened the enthusiasm of the people in Jingzhao.

At this time, Liu Qiong whispered: "You can let them go with the baggage team!"

This method is not bad, Chen Qing nodded, and said to everyone: "As long as it meets our minimum requirements for joining the army, we can accept it!"

Thousands of young people outside suddenly burst into cheers.

Chen Qing said to Liu Qiong: "You are responsible for receiving them. As long as they look not weak and lift [-] catties over their heads, they are considered qualified!"

……

In a small tent, the twin sisters finished their lunch, and the impatient younger sister kept urging: "Miss Li is leaving, sister, let's hurry up!"

Her elder sister remained silent. At this time, Yan Jun appeared at the door of the tent and sighed: "If you have made up your mind, I will send you away. Your master will leave Jingzhao soon."

"Sister, we have to hurry up."

"No!"

The elder sister who had been silent all this time finally spoke. She looked at Yan Jun and said firmly, "We have decided to stay!"

"Sister, why do you..."

"A Ying, you can't be wrong if you listen to me."

The elder sister once again said to Yan Jun: "We have decided to stay."

A smile appeared on Yan Jun's face, "Your decision is correct, I will arrange tents for you."

Yan Jun finally gave Master Neng an explanation, and he heaved a long sigh of relief, and walked away quickly.

The younger sister whispered: "Sister, what if those rumors are true?"

My sister shook her head, "Don't listen to those people's nonsense, who would eat human flesh if they have food to eat? No matter how bad it is, they can kill horses!"

"Madam Li..."

My sister immediately interrupted her, "If you go with her, she will sell us, do you believe it?"

"That's right!"

The younger sister said thoughtfully: "She's nothing now, and she's so stingy, she won't support us, this General Chen is so young, he seems to feel safer, let me tell you! Actually, I don't really want to leave .”

At this time, Yan Jun appeared at the door of the tent again, and said with a smile: "It's been arranged, come with me!"

……

Inside the big tent, Chen Qing looked at the little lady and said with a smile: "Now you can tell me, what are your names?"

"Our surname is Yu, and Lady Li named us Yu Lian and Yu Ying."

"Then what's your real name?"

"It's called surplus money and surplus grain."

"This... Forget it, let's call it Yu Lian and Yu Ying! Which of you is the older sister and who is the younger sister, how can you tell?"

"Young master, look at me."

Younger sister Yu Ying pointed to the left side of her nose, "There is a small mole here, my sister doesn't have one."

Chen Qing has good eyesight and can see from six feet away. He was surprised: "You two sisters are so similar, can you tell them apart by a mole?"

Yu Lian blushed, "General, don't listen to her nonsense, there are many differences."

Chen Qing heard his sister speak for the first time, he nodded with a smile, "The voice is also different."

Chen Qing soon discovered other differences between them. Their ears are different. The elder sister's ears are very round and small, while the younger sister's ears are a bit pointed, but they are usually covered by hair and cannot be seen. The eyebrows are also slightly different. His eyebrows are thinner and more curved.

Of course, there must be other differences in the body, so he can't know it.

"Call me son from now on, don't call me general, you are not from the army, but from my... family."

Chen Qing suddenly realized that since he didn't have a home yet, how to place these two little ladies was still a problem. They couldn't be kept in the barracks forever!

This is indeed a big problem!Chen Qing thought about it for a while but couldn't figure it out, so he had to smile wryly and said: "It's getting late, you go and clean it up first! Tell Yan Jun what you need, he is the one who brought you here. He is my personal soldier. head."

Although the two sisters are young, they have been trained and are very clever. When they know that they should not talk too much, they don't ask too much. They perform a blessing ceremony and slowly withdraw from the big tent.

Chen Qing stood up and walked to the big tent. Looking at the first night, he took out a jade tablet from his neck, stared at it for a moment, and sighed softly. His always calm heart was really a little messed up.

……

Two days later, the Song Army used the 3000 guan in the Puppet Qi Army's military warehouse to requisition more than [-] carts for a fee. These carts were not actually bought, but only rented.

A trip to Ganquan Fort can earn [-] guan, and the people of Jingzhao are of course flocking to it. Not only Jingzhao City, but also people from the surrounding counties of Xianyang, Xinfeng, Lintong and other counties came to apply for the recruitment.

The soldiers carried the wealth and materials from the warehouse of King Qin's Mansion and a large amount of grain into the carts. The [-] carts were fully loaded. The team left Jingzhao City and drove towards Jingyuan Road in a mighty manner.

Chapter 243

Several major events that happened in June of the second year of Shaoxing can be described as ups and downs, and they firmly locked the attention of the people of the world. First, the Jin soldiers invaded Hanzhong from Hanshui. When the news spread, people all over the world worried that Sichuan could Can you keep it?

But the situation turned around in the past ten days, and Jin Bing was driven out of Hanzhong by the commanding Chen Qing and led the army, without waiting for everyone to let go of the Hanzhong matter.

Immediately afterwards, another news shocked the world again. Chen Qing led his army to capture Jingzhao, and captured Qin Wang Liu Yi, who was in the northwest of the Puppet Qi State, and Zhenxi Marshal Guo Zhen.

This is undoubtedly a serious political event, and it is a heavy blow to the prestige of the Jin State and the Puppet Qi State. Wanyan Wushu wrote a letter denouncing the Shaanxi strategy of Wanyan Chang and Wanyan Saliyao, giving up the strong fighting power of the Jinbing, Following the example of the Song army's detours for thousands of miles, they finally withdrew in embarrassment, making the world laugh at them.

Emperor Wanyan Sheng of the Kingdom of Jin immediately decreed to dismiss Wanyan Saliyao from the post of Marshal of the West Route Army. , led an army of [-] into Guanzhong, and re-implemented the Sichuan-Shanxi strategy.

A series of important news that happened in Hanzhong and Guanzhong also reached Lin'an through the [-]-mile express report of imperial envoy Li Yuan. At the same time, Li Yuan was also on his way back to Lin'an urgently.

News spread to Lin'an one after another, and the Lin'an government, the public and even the people were attracted by the situation in the northwest. For more than ten days, the restaurants and teahouses in Lin'an were talking about the situation in the northwest. Chen Qing's name became a household name and a legendary general.

In the imperial study room, Zhao Gou, an official, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. Now he encountered a problem. The armistice agreement between the imperial court and the Kingdom of Jin on the Eastern Front was about to expire next month. He couldn't make up his mind whether to renew it.

From Zhao Gou's original intention, he wanted to renew the contract, but the anti-golden faction of the imperial court had the upper hand, opposed the renewal of the armistice agreement, and demanded to cross the river to recover Jianghuai. The pressure made him dare not talk lightly.

"The armistice agreement will not expire until next month. Whether to renew it depends on the changes in the situation and the negotiation situation! It is too early to say."

Zhao Gou didn't want to make a conclusion prematurely, so he set aside Zhao Ding's proposal to abolish the armistice agreement, and he told several ministers in the imperial study room that he didn't want to talk about it now.

At this time, Zhang Jun bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Zhu Shengfei has a great responsibility for losing Hanzhong. Li Yuan's report also made it very clear that Zhu Shengfei failed to coordinate the relationship between generals and commanders after taking office for more than a month. Qing and other meritorious soldiers abolished the anti-gold measures that Weichen took three years to establish, which led to Hanzhong being easily captured by Jin soldiers.

He fled the battlefield at a critical moment. This is not the role of a commander. Your Majesty, the facts have proved that Zhu Shengfei is not suitable for the position of Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi. I implore Your Majesty to change the commander. "

Qin Hui next to him said with a dark smile: "Mr. Zhang, it depends on the outcome of the war! The final result was that the Jin soldiers withdrew from Hanzhong in embarrassment. How did this become a reason to impeach Zhu Shengfei? I think this is Zhu Shengfei's strategy, saying that he lured It doesn’t matter whether the enemy went deep, or he played an empty city strategy, but the final result was that the Jin soldiers retreated, which shows that Zhu Shengfei’s strategy was successful, and I think Zhu Shengfei should be praised.”

"The victory in Hanzhong is due to Wu Jie and Liu Ziyu's persistence in fighting against the Jin Dynasty. It is the result of Chen Qing's support from thousands of miles away. Zhu Shengfei fled back to Chengdu. What does the final result have to do with him?"

"Zhang Xianggong's words are very ignorant. Since ancient times, the results of the battle have belonged to the coach. The general's meritorious service is also due to the coach's proper employment. Why do you want to take the lead?"

"You two stop arguing!"

Zhao Gou interrupted the argument between Zhang Jun and Qin Hui impatiently. He said to Lu Yihao: "Mr. Zhao proposed to promote Chen Qing as the governor of the capital, what does Mr. Lu think?"

Lu Yihao understood the officials' thoughts very well. He asked himself this way because he didn't want to break the rules and promote Chen Qing. It should have something to do with the empress dowager's opposition behind his back.

Lu Yihao realized more and more clearly that if Chen Qing did not reconcile with the queen mother, he would never have a bright future.

Lu Yihao pondered for a moment and said: "Since Chen Qing is appointed by His Majesty as the envoy of Qinzhou, he should report the situation of Qinzhou to His Majesty. I suggest that Chen Qing be called to come to Ann to report on his duties. Your Majesty and all the ministers will listen to his opinions carefully. Whether or not there is an unconventional promotion will have the answer.”

This is a slow turn, allowing both proponents and opponents room for discussion.

"Alright! Call him to Beijing with an urgent gold medal!"

……

At night, Qin Hui returned to his mansion. Since the beginning of the year, his life has indeed been difficult.

Since the armistice agreement was signed on the Eastern Front, the situation appeared to be calm, making both the ruling and opposition parties turn their attention to the Western Front, and the continuous victory of the Western Front against the Gold led to the court's anti-Gold faction clearly gaining the upper hand.

Of course, it also made life difficult for Qin Hui, the leader of the peace faction.

Although life is hard, but also because of the secret support of the official Zhao Gou, Qin Hui still controls the Yushitai and Jianyuan, which is Qin Hui's biggest capital.

Back in the study, as soon as Qin Hui sat down, his wife Wang brought a cup of tea. She put the cup of tea on the table and said with a smile: "Today, Boer sent a good inkstone. I will give it to you. Master bring it here."

Qin Hui waved his hand, "I don't need it for now, you can keep it for yourself!"

Mrs. Wang just borrowed the inkstone to talk about her nephew Wang Bo. Seeing that her husband was not on the road, she had no choice but to make it clear: "Master, you should also take care of Bo'er's affairs!"

Qin Hui shook his head, "That nephew of yours only knows how to eat, drink and have fun, and the reputation of being romantic is too popular, how can you let me care?"

"But he is the palace guard Banzhi! Find a chance to release him and go to the state to do a group training, wouldn't it be great?"

Qin Hui sneered and said, "It needs the approval of the chief officer to release it. Last time I asked Yang Yizhong, he asked me what Wang Bo looked like. What do you mean? How can I support him if he has never been a value in the palace and he is not up to his expectations?"

"Bo'er can't be so unbearable!" Wang said somewhat disapprovingly.

"Isn't it?"

Qin Hui sneered and said, "At the beginning, he was about the same as Chen Qing! Now Chen Qing is about to be promoted to Dutong, but Wang Bo can't even be a bodyguard. What do you think he is useful for?"

"No way!"

Wang was surprised and said: "The Empress Dowager told me personally that she opposed the promotion of Chen Qing, thinking that he is not qualified enough, why should he be promoted again?"

It has always been the political tradition of the Song Dynasty for the queen mother to intervene in politics. From the beginning, the queen mother Du forced Zhao Kuangyin to make the emperor's younger brother, to the queen mother Liu E, to the queen mother Gao, to the queen mother Xiang, which one is the most fuel-efficient lamp?

As soon as Empress Dowager Wei returned to Lin'an, Qin Hui arranged for his wife, Mrs. Wang, to court and make friends with Empress Dowager Wei. Perhaps they both had similar experiences, so Wang and Empress Dowager Wei had a very good relationship. .

So Qin Hui was not surprised to hear that Queen Mother Wei opposed the promotion of Chen Qing. Last year Jin Guo proposed to replace Chen Qing with the Queen Mother, but in the end it failed because the opposition was too fierce, so that Queen Mother Wei not only hated Chen Qing, the person involved, but also hated the mastermind behind it. Lu Yihao.

"When did the Empress Dowager tell you?" Qin Hui hurriedly asked.

"It was yesterday!"

Qin Hui nodded, he understood, no wonder the officials didn't make a clear statement today, but instead asked Lu Yihao's attitude, obviously disapproving, it turned out that the Queen Mother was putting pressure behind.

Moreover, the officials didn't want to deal with Zhu Shengfei, so it was probably related to Queen Mother Wei. Zhu Shengfei went to Bianliang to pick her up in person. It should be Queen Mother Wei who pleaded with Zhu Shengfei behind her back.

But this is just a superficial appearance. Qin Hui knows the official Zhao Gou very well. In his heart, the official is the same as himself. Demote Zhu Shengfei, who is also a peacemaker?

Now in the Zhizheng Hall, Lu Yihao, Zhao Ding, and Zhang Jun are all the main combat faction, and he is the only one who is the main peace faction. This is obviously not the situation the officials want, and he must be thinking about changing his appearance.

Qin Hui gradually realized something, and he said to his wife Wang: "Tomorrow, you will bring some high-quality silks and satins to the palace to make skirts. When it is appropriate, mention in advance the fact that Lu Yihao is going to recruit Chen Qing as his grandson-in-law. .”

Qin Hui must let Empress Dowager Wei understand that Lu Yihao's firm opposition to replacing Chen Qing for the Empress Dowager last year was not out of public interest. As long as Empress Dowager Wei understands this, Lu Yihao's aspect will not last long.

Chapter 244 False attack

Chen Qing finally put his foundation in Ganquan Fort temporarily, the reason is very simple, Chengji County's defense is not strong enough, if it is a crazy attack like the Xixia Army, it can be captured in a day.

However, Ganquanbao's city walls are tall, generous, extremely strong, and the people's hearts are cohesive. This is the most important thing.

Chen Qing led the army and convoy through Pingliang Mansion and Deshun Prefecture, and arrived directly at Ganquan Fort.

Next, Chen Qing sent dozens of scouts to inquire about the news of the puppet Qi army. Chen Qing knew it well, the lair was taken away, the money and food were robbed, and the lord was arrested. What's more, the puppet Qi army still has [-] troops, and Li Cheng is not a wimp.

If he just swallowed his anger and let it go, would Liu Yu let him go?

Sure enough, as Chen Qing expected, on the fifth day after they returned to Ganquan Fort, a puppet Qi army of 2 people came to Qinzhou along Jingyuan Road.

If they were going to Fengxiang Mansion, their target would most likely be Chengji County, but if they were going to Jingyuan Road, then their target would definitely be Ganquan Fort.

Chen Qing didn't dare to be careless, so he sent Zhao Xiaoyi to personally lead scouts to inquire about the detailed military situation, and at the same time ordered the whole people and army in Ganquan Castle to prepare for war.

Deshun Prefecture is also a boundless loess plateau with vertical and horizontal ravines and sparse greenery. The huge ravines are often hundreds of meters deep.

But where there is green, there are residents. There are also large forests near many counties, mainly pine, elm and jujube trees, especially jujube trees, which are widely distributed on the Loess Plateau. The rich red dates are even the food of the common people. Replenish.

On a large loess mountain, Zhao Xiaoyi led more than a dozen Song army scouts to hide behind a huge rock, watching the mighty army walking on the official road below the mountain.

The army is seven or eight miles long, with a population of about [-]. About [-]% are cavalry, and the rest are infantry. They carry spears on their shoulders, swords on their waists, and bows and arrows or shields on their backs. The team is not neat, and even a little dying. The soldiers were listless.

Zhao Xiaoyi paid attention to the opponent's military rations, and it was also the coach Chen Qing who repeatedly told him, where did the opponent get the food for the attack on Fort Ganquan?Chen Qing hoped that they would go back to robbing the people of Jingzhao for food, and their popular support would be ruined.