Fenghou

Yu Lian and Yu Ying flew out like two little birds.

The Song Dynasty was a civilian society. Unlike the Tang Dynasty, which had a large number of slaves, the people of the Song Dynasty generally did not have the idea of ​​​​selling themselves as slaves. Most people signed a contract and sent their daughters to rich families as maids. After the contract expired, they returned home and got married.

Although the Jurchens were slaves, after all, the occupation of the Central Plains was not long, and the social system that had lasted for hundreds of years in the Northern Song Dynasty was far from being changed.

The Yu sisters were sold by their uncles, but they were transferred from commoner status to happy status. Once they followed Chen Qing, they resumed their commoner status.

That is to say, they are not slaves, but maidservants. The master has to pay their wages, and Chen Qing can't stop them from marrying when they grow up. This is a custom.

Of course, the key is that Chen Qing doesn't want to treat them as slaves.

"Let's go! I'll take you to dinner."

The two young ladies cheered and happily followed Chen Qing to the restaurant.

Chen Qing often eats in a restaurant called Xiaoliji. It has two floors, the environment is clean, and the dishes are good. The roasted lamb is a must. Unfortunately, the wine is mediocre, and it is all turbid wine. It seems that there is no sake in Qinzhou.

"Shopkeeper Li, it's still the old rule, the vegetables are served first, and the two girls are hungry."

The shopkeeper knew Chen Qing very well, and he greeted with a smile, and immediately ordered the kitchen to grill the meat quickly, and personally scooped out a jug of better wine from a small jar for the waiter to warm up.

"Tell you two something!"

Chen Qing looked at the two pleasing little ladies, and his cold heart softened a little.

The two pink and jade-carved ladies immediately sat down obediently, and the drinkers next to them looked at the two of them, which was too attractive.

"I might go to Lin'an for a while, and I'm considering whether to take you with me, and I'm afraid it won't be safe on the road."

The gazes of the two young ladies immediately became pleading, going to Lin'an, that was their dream expectation!

"Give me a reason!"

Yu Ying immediately said pitifully: "Young Master, it's not safe to keep us here! Young Master is gone, and Brother Yan is not here, what if someone comes to bully us?"

This reason is really insufficient, this is Ganquan Castle, who dares to bully my little maid?

However, Chen Qing also understood their intentions, and wanted to go to Lin'an with him, no matter what, he didn't have to worry about handing them over to Lu Xiu after going to Lin'an, and someone would bring tea and water for him on the way.

"Okay! You have to be obedient and obedient on the road, and you are not allowed to call out no matter how hard you are, do you understand?"

"Understood!" The two replied in unison, their voices were as crisp as orioles.

At this time, the bartender brought the wine, vegetables, bowls and chopsticks, and the two young ladies immediately got busy, washing the cups and dishes with hot water, and Yu Ying also picked up the jug to pour wine for Chen Qing.

"Okay, I'll do it myself, you guys sit down and eat!"

……

The messengers who came from Lin'an were two palace guards. They set off from Lin'an and traveled three hundred miles a day. They traveled all the way for ten days before arriving at Dashan Pass. When they arrived at Ganquanbao, they were really exhausted.

They sent documents from the Privy Council and the emperor's gold medal, and asked Chen Qing to return to Lin'an to report on his duties.

But what really made Chen Qing decide to return to Lin'an was the letter written by Lu Yihao. This return to Lin'an was related to whether his official position could be improved.

Tongzhi is still a mid-level general, but once he is promoted to Deputy Dutong or Dutong, he will enter the ranks of senior generals, and his authority will be greatly improved. More importantly, he will be able to dominate one side alone.

Chen Qing's current Qinzhou Army is still under the jurisdiction of the Xihe Road Army Envoy. If he wants to become the chief general of any of the Sixth Route Army in Shaanxi, the premise is that his official position must be at the commanding level.

This time he had to go to Lin'an to report on his duties.

But Ganquanbao and Qinzhou also made Chen Qing feel at ease. He was worried that if he was not there, would Wanyan Wushu attack Ganquanbao aggressively?

Zheng Ping said with a smile: "Don't worry about the control! Our group of people are old sticks in defense. At worst, we will use a giant trebuchet to throw fireballs and burn his mother's tent, and let him eat the fire for a lifetime!"

Chen Qing is right when he thinks about it. In fact, all of his subordinates can stand alone. No matter Zheng Ping or Yang Yuanqing, they are extremely experienced in defending the city. Niu Gao is a genius in defending against fire. I believe that even if he is not around, they can still hold on. live in the castle.

What's more, Jin Bing might not know about going to Lin'an by himself.

Chen Qing then said to Zheng Ping and Yang Yuanqing: "I have three requests. First, we need to strengthen intelligence. We require Hu Yanlei to pay attention to Wanyan Wushu's every move, and we also need Zhao Xiaoyi's peripheral surveillance posts. These two intelligences are very important. .

Second, speed up the completion of the construction of the beacon towers. The beacon towers between Chengji County and Ganquan Fort will be built within one month.

Third, to speed up the production of large fire kites, [-] must be completed within a month. "

Yang Yuanqing and Zheng Ping bowed together and said: "Don't worry about the control, we will go all out."

Before dawn the next day, Chen Qing set off.

2Chapter 17 Reminder

Zheng Ping's concubine Yang Liu was also traveling to Lin'an this time. She was three months pregnant, and Zheng Ping decided to send her back to Lin'an for delivery.

Yang Liu is the younger sister of Yang Hua from Chen Qing's old department. After Yang Hua was killed in the battle at Jiandao Pass, Yang Liu followed her father to Dashan Pass, where she made a living by singing and was rescued by Zheng Ping.

Yang Liu's father died of serious injuries in a brawl while gambling with others in Nanzheng last winter. Zheng Ping took Yang Liu to Chengji County and later to Ganquanbao.

But Zheng Ping did not marry a wife, nor did he have a marriage contract, so Yang Liu was a concubine in name, but she was actually Zheng Ping's wife, but she had to be recognized by her parents before she could officially become a wife.

Zheng Ping also has this meaning in letting Yang Liu go home to wait for delivery.

This time when Chen Qing returned to Lin'an, according to Lu Yihao's instructions, Chen Qing also brought a batch of high-quality property, all of which he seized from Liu Yi's Qin Palace, to manage high-ranking court officials.

Chen Qing took a hundred soldiers and three carriages and headed south.

Yang Liu himself brought two personal maids, Yu Lian and Yu Ying were bored, and sat with them during the day, five women squeezed into a big car, which was quite lively.

At noon that day, the cart arrived at Hanzhong West County and was about to enter Jinniu Road. Chen Qing saw a tea shed by the roadside and ordered everyone to rest and eat.

The carriage was parked, and the horses were tied to the stakes. The soldiers entered the tea shed one after another to find seats, shouting for herbal tea. Two men ran back and forth carrying teapots, and the tea shed suddenly became lively.

Yu Lian washed a big bowl, gave Chen Qing a bowl of herbal tea, and brought it in front of him, "My lord uses tea!"

Chen Qing nodded, "Go and rest! Order what you want to eat, I guess there is nothing delicious, so you can only make do with it."

It is now late June, which is the season of great heat. The weather is extremely hot, and everyone is sweating profusely, fanning themselves with fans.

They were lucky, the tea shed happened to steam a dozen baskets of steamed buns, and boiled several vats of mung bean soup, all of which were wrapped up by them.

The tea shed was relatively shady, and everyone ate steamed stuffed buns, drank mung bean soup, and enjoyed the cool breeze blowing from Jinniu Road, which felt good.

At this time, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance, and several cavalrymen rushed to the tea shed and asked loudly, "Excuse me, is this Chen Tongzhi's team?"

"I am Chen Qing!"

Chen Qing asked, "What's the matter with you?"

Several soldiers hurriedly clasped their fists and said, "We are the subordinates of Prefect Liu, and Prefect Liu will be here soon, please wait for a while!"

Liu Ziyu is coming, Chen Qing nodded, "I'll wait for him!"

After about a quarter of an hour, a group of cavalry came galloping from a distance, and the officials surrounded by them were none other than Liu Ziyu, and Chen Qing rushed to meet them.

"Liu Dutong, stay safe!"

Liu Ziyu laughed, "I'm not in charge now, I just hope you can take my place."

Liu Ziyu also had contacts in the imperial court, and he also knew that Chen Qing was likely to be promoted this time when he went to Lin'an. If there were no accidents, he should take over his previous position as the military envoy of Xihe Road.

The two sat down at the small table, Liu Ziyu's smile disappeared, he pondered for a moment and said: "The officialdom is a hundred times more dangerous than the battlefield. You must be extra cautious when you go to Lin'an this time. Last time you were in a lowly position and did something out of the ordinary , everyone can be tolerant, but this time is different, your words and deeds must conform to your identity, otherwise you will be easily impeached, remember! Remember!"

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Fu, I will be careful!"

"Of course, we shouldn't be too useless. Our generals of the Western Army are not in the imperial court by bragging. As long as the war continues here, the imperial court will not dare to do anything to us for the time being!"

Chen Qing nodded, and asked again: "I heard from Liu Zan at Beixianrenguan that Zhu Shengfei's military affairs center was established, but it is not good for Wu Dutong?"

Liu Ziyu snorted coldly and said, "The key is that Zhu Shengfei revoked the temporary command authority that Zhang Jun had given to Wu Jie. From now on, he must report every detail to him. How to fight the Jin soldiers is up to him. Wu Jie can only Carry out his orders."

"Isn't this the same as before the battle of Fuping?"

Liu Ziyu sighed, "Our Great Song Dynasty is the damned civil service system. Laymen command experts, and we are defeated repeatedly. In the end, the second emperor was taken away, and half of the country fell. But we didn't learn the lesson at all, and we were afraid that the generals would rebel. Civil servants come to control the military, I really don’t know when it will be changed?”

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said, "Zhu Shengfei is in Hanzhong, how can he command the battle at Dasan Pass?"

"He divided the military intelligence office into two, with one half set up in Dasanguan and the other half set up in Hanzhong, and then four of his aides were assigned to sit there.

If Wu Jie has any situation, he must report to the staff of the Military Intelligence Office in time, and then the staff will send a letter to Zhu Shengfei, and Zhu Shengfei will write back to reply. That is to say, it takes two days to make a decision, which is still the fastest state. If Zhu Shengfei If you have to think about it for a few days, it will really miss the opportunity. "

Chen Qing was speechless for a long while, and now he finally realized how Song Jun fought.

"This time Wanyan Wushu attacks Sichuan and Shanxi again, I'm afraid Dasan Pass will not be able to hold on. The Fujun had better make arrangements at Nanxianren Pass."

"I can only do my best. Now that the Western Army mobilizes any troops, except for your Qinzhou Army, all others must be approved by Zhu Shengfei. Nephew, he hates your Qinzhou Army even more than Jinbing. This time you Not in Ganquan Castle, this is his chance to seize power!"

Liu Ziyu ran more than 100 miles to see Chen Qing, just to remind him of this matter.

Chen Qing suddenly had a strong premonition that Liu Ziyu's reminder was correct. Zhu Shengfei would definitely send someone to take over his Qinzhou Army and take over the command of Qinzhou Army on his behalf. With Zhu Shengfei's temperament, if he found this opportunity, he would definitely not let it go .

Liu Ziyu saw that Chen Qing knew what was in his mind, so he didn't say any more, stood up and said with a smile, "Nephew, I wish you the best of luck!"

Chen Qing could feel Liu Ziyu's great love for him. On such a hot day, he specially ran from Nanzheng County to see him off, reminding himself of important events.

Chen Qing hurriedly asked the soldiers to take out a box of tea sets, "This is a gift from the younger generation to Uncle Shi, please accept Uncle Shi!"

Liu Ziyu opened the wooden cover of the box, and his eyes widened, "The official kiln Ru porcelain! Where did you get it, kid?"

Even in the Song Dynasty, official kiln Ru porcelain was rare in the world. Zhang Jun had a set of official kiln Ding porcelain tea cups given to him by the emperor, which made everyone envious.

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "I got it from Liu Yi."

"Oh!" Liu Ziyu suddenly realized, he laughed and said: "I don't care if you are being polite, this thing is in my hands, so don't go back, nephew, have a good journey."

Fearing that Chen Qing would repent, he hid the box in his arms, got on his horse and ran away at a high speed.

Watching Liu Ziyu go away, Chen Qing pondered for a moment, asked the shopkeeper for pens and paper, wrote a letter to Zheng Ping, and sent two soldiers to send it to Ganquan Castle immediately.

After arranging the affairs of Ganquan Fort, Chen Qing immediately led the team to set off in the direction of Chengdu.

……

Zhu Shengfei finally got the asylum of the emperor Zhao Gou and passed the test by luck. He also learned the lesson of the military power falling aside, and immediately established a military intelligence office, which mastered the right to mobilize the army, command in wartime, and appoint and remove generals below the command. In this way, the military power and money and food are firmly in their own hands.

He also made a slight concession, agreeing that the garrisons in various places would send various applications to the military intelligence office by means of flying eagle messages, and then the military intelligence office would report to him and make a decision.

It was only then that Zhu Shengfei finally realized the power of the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shanxi. All the power was under his control. He was the marshal of the Western Army, and no general could surpass his power.

But there is also an exception here, that is, the Qinzhou Army of Ganquan Fort, which hangs alone outside the Dashan Pass, is completely out of his control. The distance is one thing, but the key is Chen Qing, the general of Ganquan Fort.

This time Chen Qing attacked Jingzhao and captured Liu Yi, the false king of Qi and Qin, which had nothing to do with him at all. The officials transferred Chen Qing back to Lin'an to report on his duties, but they didn't pass him. Zhu Shengfei felt more and more that Chen Qing had become his path of power. The stumbling block on the road became a poisonous needle in his back.

This time, his staff member Fu Jinglun quickly walked into the lobby and said: "I got the definite news that Chen Qing has entered the Golden Bull Road and is heading to Chengdu."

Zhu Shengfei walked a few steps behind his back, Chen Qing is no longer in Ganquan Castle, is this his chance?

Zhu Shengfei was afraid of Chen Qing alone, but he was not afraid of Chen Qing's subordinates.

Fu Jinglun understood Zhu Shengfei's thoughts very well, and he whispered: "Xuanfu envoy can find a general to be appointed as the temporary acting envoy of Qinzhou Zhizhi. This is your right, and the imperial court can't say anything."

"Now I don't have any suitable candidates. There are a lot of civil servants, but no generals."

"Did the Xuanfu envoy forget about Fu Xuan? Let him arrange for a confidant to come over, someone with higher qualifications, at least a commander. If the Xuanfu envoy is appointed as the commander, he will be able to calm down the situation."

Zhu Shengfei nodded, "That makes sense, go tell him and let him find a suitable candidate for me!"

Volume IV Beijing Change

Chapter 248

A cavalry force of 30 came out of Beixianren Pass and rushed eastward...

Standing at the top of the city, Liu Zan watched the cavalry go away. His eyes were full of worry. Although the other party didn't say anything, he took Zhu Shengfei's command arrow and headed north. He knew what they were going to do without asking.Apparently they were heading for Ganquan Fort, taking advantage of Chen Qing's absence to capture his army.

I wonder if Chen Qing has considered this issue?Are you ready?

Thirty cavalry escorted a general running all the way. This general was called Jiang Huanyong. He was a veteran of the Eight-character Army who had followed Fu Xuan for many years. He was about 40 years old. He was one of the first bandit leaders in Taihang Mountain. A member who has been following Fu Xuan.

Jiang Huanyong has a lot of experience, but not much meritorious service, and he is more sneaky and tricky in wars, so he has not been reused by Wang Yan, and he has been a commander for ten years.

It was also because after Fu Xuan came to power, Jiang Huanyong's spring came. He was promoted to be the commander last year, and was personally appointed as the commander by Zhu Shengfei a few days ago.

Moreover, there is another reason why Fu chose Jiang Huanyong, that is, Zheng Ping used to be Jiang Huanyong's subordinate. Among Chen Qing's generals, Yang Zaixing, Liu Qiong, Liu Cui, Niu Gao and others were not qualified enough, and Yang Yuanqing was the deputy commander. Weak, the character has always been soft.

Only Zheng Ping is a hard stubble, with a strong background, loyal to Chen Qing, the key is to get Zheng Ping out, so Fu Xuan took a fancy to Jiang Huanyong. Only then did he leave Jiang Huanyong and become Chen Qing's subordinate.

After letting Jiang Huanyong act as the general of the Qinzhou Army this time, Zhu Shengfei had to find a way to persuade the emperor to keep Chen Qing in the southeast and not let him return to the Western Army. The elite Song Army in Ganquanbao became Zhu Shengfei's possession.

Jiang Huanyong stopped the team, and said to the soldiers leading the way with some dissatisfaction: "Qinzhou is to the north, why do we keep going east?"

The soldier who led the way hurriedly said: "I told the general before that the way to go north is to go through the area controlled by the Qiang people. Those Qiang people are very difficult to deal with. Go east through a section of Longzhou official road, and then enter Qinzhou. It is the official way, very easy to follow, and the general agrees to take this way."

Jiang Huanyong remembered that he had promised, but he did not expect to pass through Longzhou, which was the territory of the puppet Qi army.