Fenghou

At noon, Chen Qing invited the three cabinet officials to have a drink at the Anxi Restaurant diagonally opposite the Prince's Mansion. The Anxi Restaurant was actually Chen Qing's property, and it was mainly a place for officials to have a lunch break.

The restaurant covers an area of ​​five acres. In addition to the two-story main building, there are small courtyard rooms at the back, which are very quiet and suitable for conversation.

Chen Qing ordered more than a dozen side dishes and heated several pots of sake. Everyone drank slowly while listening to Jiang Yanxian's report.

"Today's negotiation went smoothly. Both sides accepted the two main principles. Then the details are easy to discuss. It's just a matter of how much you will lose. There are seven ten thousand chiefs in total. , the commander is five for one, the centurion is for one, men and women are irrelevant, but what we mean is that men and women are separated, one commander is replaced by a prince, and one commander is replaced by a princess, and the other party only takes Out of the list of 38 people, 18 of them are the concubines of the two late emperors, and there are only 20 people from the real clan, mainly the children of the late emperor, and they are unwilling to release any of the children of the Supreme Emperor.”

Chen Qing smiled lightly and said: "It doesn't really matter. I just want to exchange the late emperor and the prince. The others just want them to suffer less. 38 people are 38 people. If they are not enough, the centurion will make up the number. What did the soldiers say?"

"Just now I forgot to say something about the humble position. Wanyan Xiyin said that the clansmen, relatives, and officials who were taken captive back then were not used to the bitter cold of the Kingdom of Jin. They passed away one after another in the past ten years, but the ordinary people survived. The meaning of the country is to exchange these ordinary people for Jurchen soldiers, one for one, regardless of men and women."

Zhao Kaidao, who was silent all the time, said, "What if the other party exchanges people from Hebei?"

This is also what Chen Qing was worried about. He looked at Jiang Yanxian, who nodded and said, "I also raised this question. What Wanyan Xiyin meant was that the tens of thousands of people are just slaves, not very valuable. Crowd, there is no need to pretend to be people from Hebei, and this is the meaning of their emperor, their emperor promises a thousand gold, since he promised, he will not do such a low-level thing, in fact, the humble official also thinks what they say makes sense."

Guan Shigu also said: "Those foreign relatives and officials who were taken away, although they passed away, their wives and children are still there!"

"These people count as ordinary people."

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said, "Actually, I still have one worry. How can I tell the truth between the former emperor and the crown prince?"

Guan Shigu said: "I have met the first emperor many times, I know him, but the prince is 20 years old this year! I guess there are not many people who know him."

Chen Qing clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Xu Ning is the judge of Fengxiang Mansion. He was the instructor of the golden spear class at that time and the prince's master. He is very familiar with the prince and transferred him here."

Guan Shigu said with a smile: "One Zhou Tong and one Xu Ning were both well-known martial arts masters back then!"

At this time, Jiang Yanxian said again: "There are also more than [-] officials of Qi State, I also mentioned it to Wanyan Xiyin."

Chen Qing cheered up and asked with a smile, "What did he say?"

"He said that if we are willing to follow their plan, these twenty or so people will be given to us as extras."

Chen Qing smiled slightly, and picked up Jin Guo's plan on the table for a closer look. The exchange place was placed at Chitang Pass, which is the northernmost part of Taiyuan Mansion. This meant that he could not attack Datong Mansion in the north until the exchange was completed. March next year.

Chen Qing nodded and said: "Just follow their plan. What we must insist on is that everyone's parents, wives and children must be sent together. I don't want a human tragedy. This detail must be knocked out, and whether the prince is married or not. If there are any children, they must be sent back together, and the coffin of the Supreme Emperor is also expected to be sent back together as an additional condition."

Jiang Yanxian quickly bowed and said: "I understand, I will definitely handle it properly."

Chapter 793 Refugees

Back at the mansion in the evening, Chen Qing had dinner with his family. Lu Xiu filled a glass of wine for her husband and asked with a smile, "Everywhere in the city today, it is said that my husband wants to exchange the late emperor. Is it true?"

Chen Qing glanced at Zhao Qiaoyun, saw that her eyes were slightly red, obviously she had cried, so she nodded with a smile, "Basically, we can negotiate, our capital is very hard, I am not afraid that they will not agree."

Zhao Qiaoyun filled a bowl of soup, put it in front of Chen Qing, and asked in a low voice, "Can my father's coffin be sent back together?"

"It shouldn't be a big problem. We can exchange a lot of capital, so you don't have to worry."

"Thank you officer!"

Seeing that there was still a trace of deep worry on her brow, Chen Qing knew that she still had concerns.

Chen Qing changed the subject and said with a smile, "I might go out in a few days."

All the girls said in unison: "Going to fight again?"

Chen Qing smiled and waved his hands, "I'm not going to fight, but to inspect the refugee situation. It will take about ten days. The war will end next year. I need to take a good rest."

Lu Xiu nodded, "Let A-Lian accompany you this time, and I will rest assured that she will take care of you."

Yu Lian was secretly happy in her heart, her brows brightened in spring.

Chen Qing remembered something again and asked Zhao Qiaoyun, "Your sister Zhao Yingluo, how is she doing now?"

"She's fine. She's the same as me and doesn't want to go back to Lin'an anymore. Now she can only rely on me and has nowhere to go."

"Then let her have dinner together, the family doesn't need to be so distinguished."

Zhao Qiaoyun glanced at Lu Xiu quickly, and Lu Xiu nodded silently.

Zhao Qiaoyun was overjoyed, "Then I'll let you come over tomorrow morning."

……

At night, Chen Qing came to Zhao Qiaoyun's yard, and happened to meet Zhao Qiaoyun's younger sister, Zhao Yingluo, in the yard. Zhao Yingluo was tall, very slender, and especially beautiful, with a pair of big black and white eyes that were particularly affectionate. , The long eyelashes are as hazy as autumn water.

Zhao Yingluo can be said to be the most beautiful woman Chen Qing has seen so far. She is two years younger than Zhao Qiaoyun, but she is only in her twenties. She is also lonely, childless, and has nowhere to go. At my sister's house.

When he just came back from Taiyuan, Chen Qing heard some comments, saying that Zhao Yingluo had become his concubine, and Chen Qing wanted to find a room for her, but when he accidentally saw her holding an umbrella, standing alone by the lake Chen Qing was shocked by Zhao Yingluo's unparalleled gentleness and beauty, and Chen Qing immediately gave up the idea of ​​letting her move out.

Chen Qing walked very fast, Zhao Yingluo bumped into Chen Qing's arms, seeing that she couldn't stand up and was about to fall to the ground, Chen Qing grabbed her hand quickly.

"Beware!"

It was only then that Zhao Yingluo realized that it was Chen Qing who was supporting her, and she blushed with shame, she quickly withdrew her hand, and gave a deep blessing, "Yingluo walked in a hurry, I'm sorry."

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "Miss Yingluo, I didn't bump into you, did I?"

"No! My sister is inside, so I'll go back first."

Zhao Yingluo lowered her head, not daring to look into Chen Qing's eyes, and hurried to her small courtyard.

Chen Qing kept watching her graceful waist disappear, and rubbed his hands lightly. Zhao Yingluo's skin was really smooth, which made him a little distracted.

……

Zhao Qiaoyun worked hard to take care of her husband. She lay panting in her husband's arms and said in a low voice: "Eldest sister said that the husband wants to arrange another body. I'm worried."

"I originally had this idea, afraid that others would gossip, but now that I think about it, it doesn't really matter."

Zhao Qiaoyun plucked up her courage and whispered in her husband's ear: "Husband, take her too! Wanyan Nianhan has too many wives and concubines, and he fights outside all the year round, so he basically doesn't touch her. We sisters can serve your husband together."

Chen Qing's heart suddenly felt a little restless. Over the past few years, as his power has become stronger, Chen Qing's desire for women has also increased.

Moreover, Chen Qing, like Cao Cao, has no psychological burden to accept other people's wives, especially the daughters of the two emperors, which are beneficial to him politically. He said with a dry smile: "This kind of thing is decided by Madam, don't ask me .”

Knowing that her husband had acquiesced, Zhao Qiaoyun was overjoyed, and immediately began to serve her with all her might.

After scoring twice, Chen Qing finally got down to business.

"When talking about your emperor brother today, what do you seem to have on your mind?"

Zhao Qiaoyun sighed softly and said: "Brother Huang may live a little longer in the Kingdom of Jin. Now that he is back, how can the person in Lin'an tolerate him? I am afraid that Brother Huang will die of an inexplicable illness in a year or two."

Chen Qing smiled slightly, "Don't worry, with my support, he will be fine."

"Actually, I'm more worried about my husband. Isn't my husband afraid that their brothers will join forces to deal with you?"

Chen Qing kissed her forehead, and said softly: "I can promise you, no matter what happens in the future, I will spare their lives."

Zhao Qiaoyun knew very well how difficult it was for her husband to make this promise to herself. She was grateful and hugged her husband tightly.

……

Two days later, the negotiation ended, and the two sides reached an agreement on the details of the exchange. Chen Qing signed the exchange details, and then the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin confirmed that the texts would be effective after the two sides exchanged the text. The exchange time was at the Chitang Pass in early March. Exchange, the specific exchange method will be negotiated by both parties.

Wanyan Xiyin left Jingzhao overnight and returned to Shangjing. Just a few hours after the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin left, Chen Qing also left Jingzhao the next morning to go to Zheng County, Huazhou to inspect the refugee situation.

This time, Chen Qing set off with the third batch of aid officials and supplies. The refugees in Zheng County were those in Shangzhou, and Shangluo County was a small county that could not accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees.

The Neizhengtang made a decision to set up the refugee camp on the south bank of the Weihe River in Zheng County. After the refugees received simple relief in Shangluo, they continued to enter Guanzhong northward.

Where to put the refugee camps is actually a manifestation of two completely different ideas. Putting the refugee camps in Shangluo is a kind of xenophobic thinking. It is only a temporary relief, and the refugees must be driven back to Xiangyang in the end.

Putting the refugee camps in Guanzhong is a way of accommodating them. In the end, these refugees should be digested and resettled in various places in Sichuan and Shaanxi.

In addition, another advantage of being resettled in Zheng County is that it is convenient for river transportation, food material transportation, and population transportation. Therefore, the Neizhengtang also decided to build a refugee camp on the north bank of the Weihe River in Huayin County to accommodate the army of refugees from Shanzhou.

Hundreds of large ships loaded with supplies sailed on the Weihe River, and on the south bank were hundreds of fiber-stretching teams and thousands of guard cavalry.

There were more than a dozen passenger ships in front of the fleet. The first big ship of [-] shi was Chen Qing's special boat. When patrolling in Guanzhong, Chen Qing basically traveled by boat, which was convenient for him to handle official duties.

And the dozens of three-thousand-stone ships behind are official ships and doctor ships, full of hundreds of doctors and [-] officials urgently transferred from various places in Bashu. They just arrived in Jingzhao City yesterday afternoon and rested overnight. Early in the morning, he set off with Chen Qing again.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Chen Qing looked at the golden rice fields on both sides, feeling very refreshed. He still remembered Guanzhong during the Battle of Fuping. In order to be full of vitality, although the population is still some distance away from the Xuanhe period, the wasteland has been wiped out, and the places where crops can be grown are full of crops. Chen Qing likes to watch this scene of a bumper harvest.

"Officer, the tea is ready, it's in the study!"

Alian's coquettish voice came from behind, and Chen Qing's heart felt hot. The word "study room" was called out by Alian, and there was a special ambiguity that only he could understand.

Chen Qing quickly walked into the cabin, and walked directly to the study in the inner cabin with Yu Lian in his arms...

Chen Qing lay contentedly on the soft couch, gently stroked Alian's beautiful hair, and watched her serve him hard. Yu Lian was tall and plump, but her waist was extremely thin, and her skin was white and greasy like suet. The key was that she let go , Chen Qing really fell in love with this girl, and could get great satisfaction from her every time.

"Why would Madam think of letting you out? Isn't she afraid that you will break the rules of the house?"

Yu Lian raised her head, her winking eyes said like silk: "Because you have too few women, Madam can only choose me. If the officials have more than a dozen or twenty women, I'm afraid it won't be my turn."

"There won't be so many for the time being, Madam called you yesterday, what do you say?"

Yu Lian blushed pretty, and said in a low voice: "Madam told me not to be too wild, and to cherish my husband's body."

Chen Qing smiled and gave her a wink, Yu Lian immediately understood and continued to serve.

At this moment, a maid said outside: "Your Majesty, a messenger has come, saying that there is an emergency!"

Yu Lian was startled, "Husband, I don't have any clothes on!"

Chen Qing slapped her lightly, and said with a smile, "Why are you in a hurry? I won't meet you here."

Why did he lazily say: "Wait below, I'll be right there!"

"Officer, let's go later!"

Chapter 794 Refugees

The person who came to report the letter was Zhang Miao's subordinates. He bowed and reported: "To the county king, there was a riot in the refugee camp last night, more than a hundred people were killed and injured, and Counselor Zhang was also injured."

Chen Qing was taken aback, and quickly asked, "Is Zhang Shenshi seriously injured?"

"Cunshi Zhang was hit on the shoulder with a whistle stick and sent to the county for treatment. There is no problem with his bones, but there are some bruises. Fortunately, someone next to him blocked him, otherwise it would be troublesome."

Chen Qing's face became ugly. The whistle sticks in the north are usually made of jujube wood, which is heavy and hard. Zhang Miao is 60 years old. If he is hit hard with a stick, his bones will not be broken.

"What's going on? Has the assailant been arrested?"

"Reporting to the king of the county, the perpetrator has been arrested. The incident happened very strangely. Thousands of people participated. It should be someone dispatched in the refugee camp to cause the refugees to rebel. It was just that Zhang Canjun dealt with it. Sure enough, when the humble job left, there was a riot. It has been quelled by the army, but the reason is still being investigated, what Zhang Canjun means, please go slowly, the county king, and wait until the riots subside completely."

Chen Qing nodded, "I see, you go back and tell Zhang Canjun that I am still sailing normally, but I will arrive one day later."

……

Chen Qing arrived in Zheng County one day later than originally planned. Zhang Miao was already waiting on the pier. He asked his subordinates to arrange for others to disembark and go to the refugee camp. Zhang Miao boarded Chen Qing's big ship.

"How's the shoulder?" Chen Qing asked with concern.

Zhang Miao turned her shoulders and smiled, "It's just a little bruise, after applying some medicine, it will be fine in two days."

"Hey! Your old arm and leg, if you get hurt, how can I explain to your family?"

"At first I thought it happened by accident, but later I found out that things are not that simple."

Chen Qing waved his hand, "Go talk in the cabin!"

The two came to sit down in the meeting hall on the first floor, and Chen Qing asked the maid to serve tea, Zhang Miao then said: "The matter is probably related to the imperial court, to be precise, it is related to the court's infighting."

Chen Qing frowned, "What's going on?"

"This time, the plan of Jianghuai and Jinghu two roads was proposed by Yue Fei, which was supported by Zhao Ding and Li Guang, but Qin Hui strongly opposed it. As a result, the emperor did not listen to Qin Hui's opinion this time, but supported Zhao Ding and Li Guang. , but I never thought that after a large number of Jianghuai refugees came to Jingzhou, they did not stay, and continued to go north to Shangzhou and entered our territory. It is said that the song "Shaanxi Song" was compiled by Qin Hui to encourage refugees to go west to Shaanxi. Very annoyed, they ordered Zhao Ding and Li Guang to resolve the matter, and Zhao Ding and Li Guang sent a group of people to mix in with the refugees and persuade them to return to Jingzhao.

Then Qin Hui also sent a lot of warriors to mix in the refugees. The leader was Wang Hao, who was very cunning. He deliberately created conflicts between the people in Shouzhou and Haozhou, and then mobilized the young and strong between the two counties to fight. Qin Hui The samurai can take advantage of the chaos to kill Li Zhaoding and Li Guang's people. The humble officer thought it was a normal group fight, and ran to fight, but was hit by a samurai leader under Qin Hui. The soldiers caught the samurai leader, and I didn't know what happened What's up. "

"and then?"

"Then I began to arrest people, both factions arrested, except for a few who escaped, most of them were caught by the soldiers I sent. People are waiting for the king of the county."

Chen Qing said coldly: "Zhao Ding and Li Guang's subordinates beat each of them with [-] sticks and drove them out of Shangzhou. Qin Hui's warriors were all killed!"

Zhang Miao persuaded: "Don't kill them, the king of the county. They all have parents, wives and children. The crime is not fatal. It is better to send them to mine. And that Wang Hao, he is Qin Hui's wife and party. It is valuable, if it can be used by us, we will know a lot of Qin Hui's old background."

What Zhang Miao said made sense, Chen Qing nodded and said, "Zhang Canjun will arrange it!"

……

The refugee camp covers an area of ​​10,000+ acres, tens of thousands of large tents are stationed, and more than [-] people live in the camp, waiting for arrangements.

In order to resettle these refugees, the Western Army took out millions of shi of food, tens of thousands of large tents, dispatched hundreds of officials and thousands of students to participate in the management of refugees, and [-] troops to maintain order.

Hundreds of thousands of people live together, and the sanitary conditions are very poor. Chen Qing is particularly worried about the outbreak of epidemics. He specially built hundreds of latrines and used a lot of quicklime to disinfect them. He also deployed hundreds of doctors and dug hundreds of wells. .

Zhang Miao managed it in an orderly manner. Except for the riots in the previous few nights, no other criminal cases occurred. Of course, petty theft was inevitable, and it was common for the two families to quarrel over resources.

Fires must also be strictly guarded against. All the fire starters of the refugees were confiscated. Soldiers came to light the fires for cooking and boiling water. They were all stoves, one for each family, and there were more than a dozen pieces of briquettes.