Fenghou

Sichuan Road is the site that Empress Wei has always wanted to control. From Zhu Shengfei to Liu Guangshi, the two Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu envoys were all Queen Mother Wei's people. At least [-]% of the state capital officials are appointed by Queen Mother Wei.

Originally, Sichuan Road was Zhang Jun’s territory. Zhang Jun appointed a large number of officials on Sichuan Road, including Li Yi, the prefect of Chengdu, who was recommended by Zhang Jun’s operation. The emperor Zhao Gou was also happy to see the success of Zhang Jun's influence.

Those two years were also the busiest time for Wei Tong. In order to help the Empress Dowager Wei win the Sichuan Road, Wei Tong really paid for it. Many state officials who were not originally from the Queen Mother's faction were also thrown into the Wei Party by him with money and power. It costs at least a million guan.

Of course, he has already used various means to recover these capitals, and he has made ten times the huge profits.

However, Wei Tong has been really depressed these days. Just yesterday, the Queen Mother summoned him into the palace and scolded him. Only then did Wei Tong know that something happened in Sichuan. Li Jinxiao failed to raise an army and was strongly suppressed by Chen Qing.

Can Wei Tong not be depressed?It was the queen mother who asked him to stir up Li Jinxiao and others to raise troops. Now that the rise fails, it is simply unreasonable to shift the responsibility to himself!

"I told her that Li Jinxiao's troops were too small, and if he raised his troops too hastily, he would fail. She didn't believe it, thinking that all the states would respond with troops. Now, the soldiers have been completely killed, and her power has been completely wiped out. Now they are blaming me for letting them raise their troops, and I have suffered heavy losses! Who am I to reason with?"

Wei Tong was so angry that he cursed loudly in the study, and his staff Qiu Qiankai persuaded him: "This is the end, the prince should not be angry, it's better to think about how to reduce the loss."

Wei Tong sat down and asked for a while, "Is there any news about Wang Lin?"

"Not for the time being, and I have not responded to pigeon letters over there."

Wei Tong frowned, "You didn't reply to the pigeon letter?"

"I have asked about it. I have sent pigeon letters three times in a row these days, but there is no reply. It stands to reason that the reply should have arrived long ago."

Wei Tong was suddenly upset, he had great interests in Sichuan, millions of taels of silver, hundreds of thousands of taels of gold, millions of coins, and so many properties, he was more worried than anyone else.

The wealth accumulated over the years cannot be transported, and Wei Tong's teeth itch with hatred when he thinks about it.

At this time, someone reported in the courtyard, "My lord, there is an urgent letter from Sichuan!"

Wei Tong was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Bring it in quickly!"

A confidant came in with a tube of pigeon letters, and Wei Tong asked, "Is it from Chengdu?"

"No, it says Bazhou!"

Wei Tong was stunned, why did he come from Bazhou?

Qiu Qiankai whispered: "Didn't we set up an emergency backup pigeon letter in Bazhou? Even Wang Lin didn't know about it."

Wei Tong remembered that it was an intelligence point they set up last year. It was very hidden, and the purpose was to monitor Wang Lin and his activities. Of course, Wang Lin would not know.

Suddenly something was wrong in his heart, he quickly opened the letter box and took out a thin tube of paper. Wei Tong spread out the paper, lay on it and looked at it for a while, when he suddenly yelled, his eyes went dark, and he fell on his back, frightened. Qiu Qiankai hurriedly called the maid to help him up, Wei Tong burst into tears.

Qiu Qiankai picked up the note and read it carefully. He was also taken aback, "All personnel were killed, and all wealth and property were swallowed up by the Western Army."

These two simple sentences reveal that something extremely bloody and terrifying has happened in Sichuan. Wei Tong's hard work and gains in Sichuan are completely gone. No wonder he can't accept it.

Qiu Qiankai sighed, he didn't know how to persuade him.

At this time, Wei Tong suddenly stopped crying. He wiped away his tears, his eyes became extremely resentful, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Chen Qing, I need you to repay it a thousand times and a thousand times!"

……

After ten days of sailing, the fleet arrived at Jiangling Prefecture. The Western Army stationed 5000 troops in Jiangling. Come to the big ship to greet.

Chen Qing took Zhao Yingluo off the big boat, and Yang Yuanqing went forward and knelt down on one knee to salute, "See the county king for humble posts!"

Yang Yuanqing wavered in his loyalty before, but he suffered a big loss. He finally came to his senses. , This is also Chen Qing's trust in him. If there is no accident, he will be promoted to the capital in two or three years.

Chen Qing smiled and said, "Thank you General Yang, please get up!"

Zhang Shun, the governor of Jiangling, and Ge Qinghong, the prefect of Jiangling, also stepped forward to salute. Zhang Shun had stayed in Jiangling for nearly eight years. When Wang Yan was the prefect of Jiangling, he was the prefect. Later, when Chen Qing's army was stationed in Jiangling, he also fully supported him. He used to belong to Zhang Jun's faction, but now he is the magistrate of Jiangling recognized by Chen Qing, and the court can no longer transfer him away.

Last year, the imperial court ordered him to know the affairs of Ezhou. He refused to be transferred under the pretext of staying with the people. Then the new magistrate sent by the imperial court was blocked by the army and could not enter Jiangling City. The new magistrate had to go back. He had to acquiesce in the Western Army's occupation of Jiangling Mansion.

Fortunately, Zhang Shun would report everything to the imperial court, which saved the imperial court's face. The imperial court simply kept him in the Jiangling Mansion, which was a kind of unavoidable compromise.

However, Ge Qinghong is the son-in-law of Wang Jin, a wealthy family in Jiangling. Wang Jin supports the Western Army, and Ge Qinghong is naturally a supporter of the Western Army.

Chen Qing said sincerely to the two: "20 Jianghuai people went south to Jinghu South Road, and 15 people were resettled in Jiangling Mansion. I know you must have made great hardships. The imperial court cannot see your achievements, but I can see them clearly. , I believe your hard work will never be in vain."

Chen Qing's statement moved the two of them very much. Zhang Shun bowed and said, "Thank you for your understanding, the king of the county. Although it took a lot of hard work to resettle the people in Jianghuai, but after they settle down, they will produce huge agricultural products for Jiangling. This year, our summer grain output will If it can be doubled, the production of cotton cloth, tea and vegetable oil will also be doubled several times, and Jiangling will soon become a land of fish and rice.”

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "This is what I expected too!"

Ge Qinghong hurriedly said: "The king of the county has worked hard all the way, please go to the city to rest!"

Chen Qing smiled and shook his head, "It's still early, go to the barracks first, and visit the defenders."

8Chapter 16 Sea Ship

In the morning of the next day, Chen Qing boarded a Wanshi ship, which was specially prepared for him. It was probably new. It was launched in September the year before last, and last year it took a trip to Nanyang to transport spices. There was still a strong smell of spices in the cabin .

This sea ship is a Fujian sea ship, the most common sea ship in the Song Dynasty. It has a sharp bottom, a small head, a wide tail, and two upturned ends. Ocean sailing.

The cabin is at the back, with three stories high, the bottom floor is the cabin of the soldiers, the second floor is where Chen Qing handles official business, and the third floor is his sleeping cabin.

"Husband, are we going to move here?"

Their previous three-thousand-stone boat was a little smaller, although they could still ride on it, but compared to the spaciousness of the Wanshi sea boat, the three-thousand-stone boat seemed too aggrieved. Zhao Yingluo fell in love with this spacious boat all of a sudden. The big ship has a wide view, the cabin is spacious and comfortable, and it is very stable.

Chen Qing nodded with a smile, "This ship is the main ship, which is specially used to transport VIPs. Speaking of which, it is still my ship."

Zhao Yingluo asked in surprise, "How could it be your husband's ship?"

"I'll tell you slowly on the way, let the guards and maids move everything up to the third floor."

This time Zhao Yingluo followed Chen Qing, bringing ten female guards and eight maids. There are more than twenty cabins on the third floor, enough for them to live in.

Zhao Yingluo is not a flower vase either, her talent even exceeds Zhao Qiaoyun, of course she also has to assist her husband in sorting out the paperwork.

She hurriedly took the female guard and maid to transfer the luggage to the big ship.

At this time, the steward of the crew stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, it is best to put some food and supplies in the cargo ship, so that the cabin can be compacted and the ship will be more stable!"

Chen Qing nodded, "You can figure it out, when can you leave?"

"Pack up supplies today and tomorrow, and we can set off early in the morning the day after tomorrow."

Chen Qing nodded, turned around and asked the soldiers, "Have all the cavalry crossed the river?"

"Report to the county king, they are all here!"

When the cavalry came, they walked on the north bank, while Chen Qing's army was stationed on the south bank. There is a reason for this. The dividing line between the Jinghu and Lake roads is the Yangtze River. Although Jiangling City is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, most of its jurisdiction is on the south bank. So it also belongs to Jingnan South Road.

Jingbei Road is Yue Fei's place. Yue Fei's army is fighting fiercely with Wanyan Wushu's army. The two armies are in a stalemate, but Yue Fei's army has the upper hand.

The central part of the Jianghuai River is Zhang Jun's territory, and the eastern part is Han Shizhong's territory. If you go from Jiangbei, it will bring some unnecessary troubles.

A large amount of food and supplies filled hundreds of large ships. Early on the third day, the fleet set off again. This was a huge fleet composed of one hundred large ships, four hundred three thousand large ships, and one thousand flat-bottomed cargo ships. Stretching for hundreds of miles, the sails covered the sky and the sun, and sailed to the east with great momentum.

In particular, the hundred-thousand-stone ship is very eye-catching. It has a huge body, and the three-thousand-stone cargo ship has become a younger brother in front of it. It is no less than a warship on the big river. The soldiers of the Western Army simply fixed hundreds of medium-sized trebuchets on the deck, and it turned into a hundred warships.

The fleet was so powerful that it moved eastward all the way, which really shocked the states along the Yangtze River. When the fleet passed by, both sides of the Yangtze River were full of people watching the excitement.

This morning, the fleet entered the territory of Anqing Mansion, and the people along the coast of Anqing Mansion ran out of the village one after another. They stood on the shore and watched the shocking scene. The huge ships sailed by one after another on the river. , the sails of the fleet behind covered the sky, and many people had never seen such a huge fleet in their entire lives.

On the river bank outside Guichi County on the north bank, stood an army of thousands of people, headed by a middle-aged general with a very burly figure and a pair of triangular eyes full of vicissitudes and cunning.

This person is Zhang Jun, the Xuanfu envoy of Huaixi. He happened to be in Guichi County and witnessed this mighty fleet with his own eyes.

"Xuanfu envoy, where is this fleet? It's so huge." A confidant general beside him asked.

Zhang Jun gave him a cold look, "What do you think?"

"No way! Chen Qing will have such a huge navy?" The generals chattered in shock.

Zhang Jun was also extremely shocked. He never dreamed that Chen Qing's strength was so powerful, and it was shown in this way, which made him vigilant. If the imperial court sent him to exterminate Chen Qing, would he go or not?

……

Because there are still [-] cavalry on the shore, the fleet also travels day and night. At night, the fleet anchors on the river outside Tongling County to rest, and the cavalry on the south bank also camps to rest. Wait, basically they are supplying the cavalry. The cavalry is led by Gao Ding.

At this time, a thousand-stone cargo ship approached Chen Qing's boat, and soldiers escorted Zhou Kuan onto the boat. Zhou Kuan was sitting in a big boat in front of him and lived with many civil officials.

Chen Qing asked Zhou Kuan to sit down in his official cabin, and a maid entered and served tea.

Chen Qing asked: "Did Duke Zhou talk to Dijun in the past two days?"

Zhou Kuan nodded, "I talked to him yesterday, and he was very worried about his safety when he went to Lin'an."

"Then what do you say?"

"Of course I told him that it is impossible for the king of the county to let the emperor hurt him. He must ensure his safety. He is only allowed to attend some ceremonies to confirm his identity. He will not be allowed to live in the palace, but still in the barracks."

Zhou Kuan laughed again: "He was still worried that Zhao Gou would deny him and accuse him of being a fake, so I told him clearly that if there were no [-] army guards, then his worries would most likely come true. Wan Dajun is the guard, and the emperor dare not deny it."

"well said!"

Chen Qing praised: "Everything is based on strength. I believe that after this trip to Lin'an, more and more people will recognize us again and recognize us."

"But will they think that the county king is coercing the emperor to order the world?"

Chen Qing said indifferently: "Cao Cao coerced the emperor to make the princes, don't the scholars in the world know? They all know, but there are still countless scholars who come to join him. I have seen through it for a long time. The righteous people in the world are the ones who butcher dogs. These officials and scholars are the most realistic and selfish. As long as it is profitable, they will definitely rush to vote. Besides, we are not Jurchen aliens, but the dignified Song Zhengzong, and they will not have any psychological barriers, so this time Lin'an During the trip, we have to let them see the strength with their own eyes."

Zhou Kuan smiled slightly: "It is impossible to satisfy everyone, and it is impossible to get everyone to support it. As long as the interests are consistent with the county king, then he will support the county king, but this is a long process. At least In ten or twenty years, there must be no rush.”

Chen Qing understood the deep meaning of Zhou Kuan's words very well. In history, decades after the establishment of the Jin Kingdom, the Han people in the north all recognized the Jin Kingdom, which meant that the interests of the Jin Kingdom were the same.

Zhou Kuan laughed again and said, "We've already arrived in Tongling, so let's divide up the troops!"

Chen Qing nodded, "The next step is to ask Duke Zhou to go ahead."

8Chapter 17 Division

When the fleet arrived in Wuhu County, the troops were divided into two groups. Gao Ding led [-] cavalry along Lishui, dozens of cargo ships of [-] shi and [-] flat-bottomed boats. Zhou Kuan, as the advance officer, also followed The cavalry is going, but they will stop when they reach Huzhou. This distance is not far or close, waiting for Lin'an's response.

And Chen Qing led the main force of the 350 army, that is, [-] sea-going ships and [-] [-]-stone cargo ships, and continued eastward. After leaving the mouth of the Yangtze River, they went south along the coast to Hangzhou Bay, where they landed.

At this time, another [-] copies of "Beijing News" appeared in various restaurants in Lin'an City. This time it appeared at noon. The headline on the front page of the Daily News is "Junwang Chen Qing escorts the late emperor to Laian".

A stone hit a thousand layers of waves, the late emperor is finally coming, the last time the coffin of the Supreme Emperor arrived sparked heated discussions in the city, but the Supreme Emperor died after all, and this time the late emperor came back alive, this matter quickly became the concern of everyone in Lin'an City. topic of discussion.

But smart people know that the real protagonist is not the first emperor, but Chen Qing. This legendary warlord in the western part of the Song Dynasty is finally coming to Lin'an. Will he be detained by the court?Will he be killed by the court?Aroused the worry and curiosity of countless people.

In the afternoon, Lu Jin took the newspaper and ran all the way excitedly. When he came to the back house, his father Lu Yihao was sitting in front of the tea table and dozing off, and was awakened by his footsteps.

"Is it Da Lang?" Lu Yihao was too familiar with his son's footsteps.

"Father, there's the latest newspaper!"

"Ah! Show it to me quickly."

Lu Jin walked into the study excitedly, knelt down and handed the newspaper to his father.

Lu Yihao took the newspaper and glanced at it, then smiled and said, "Chen Qing is coming."

"I don't know if Xiu'er wants to come together?"

Lu Yihao shook his head, "Impossible. When Chen Qing comes here, my son will be in Jingzhao. Xiu'er must be with him."

"Father, I'm really worried about whether Chen Qing will be in danger this time?"

Lu Yihao laughed, "Your son-in-law is the most cunning little fox I have ever seen. This time he came in the name of the late emperor, and he must have brought tens of thousands of troops with him. The reason is! To protect the safety of the late emperor, no one can say anything. So you don't have to worry about his safety."

"But what is he doing here? The child doesn't understand."

Lu Yihao sighed and said: "After all, the mainstream of the Song Dynasty is in Lin'an. In Jiangnan, he has always been called the Western Warlord and has not been taken seriously by the mainstream. He thought of using the "Beijing News", but it is far from enough. Publicity Ten thousand sentences is not as good as his personal appearance in Lin'an, which will definitely cause a strong shock."

"But I'm afraid everyone will only pay attention to the late emperor?"

"You are wrong. The first emperor is just a kind of feeling, causing a little emotional touch, that's all. If the first emperor lives in the palace, within a few days, everyone will forget it completely, but if it involves everyone's personal Benefits will be remembered deeply, and that is the focus of everyone's real attention."

"What will it be?"

Lu Yihao said indifferently: "Everyone will only really pay attention to one thing, and that is the army brought by Chen Qing."

……

In the study, Qin Hui slammed a newspaper on Wang Bo's face, and said angrily, "How did I tell you? I asked you to find the newspaper lair and destroy the printing place. Have you found it? It appears again and again, This is slapping me in the face, you know that?"

The Wang family next to him was a little displeased and said: "Master, tell him well, don't get angry!"

Qin Hui held back his anger and sat back on his seat, "Tell me! What have you done?"

Wang Bo was full of frustration and said: "Reporting to Uncle, my nephew is indeed looking for various clues. My nephew has already confirmed that the newspaper was not printed in Lin'an Mansion, but in a county near Lin'an."

Qin Hui snorted, "What evidence do you have? Or do you make up your own nonsense to coax me?"

"My nephew didn't dare to lie to my uncle. I did find a clue before, which was the book "The Monkey King Havoc in Heaven". My nephew found a printing shop, and the shopkeeper told me that it was a Xuanzhou businessman who entrusted him to print it. It was engraved in Xuanzhou, but the businessman ran away and was not caught."

"You mean that newspapers are also printed in Xuanzhou?"

"That's exactly what my nephew meant. If they had a printing shop in Lin'an, they wouldn't have entrusted the printing house in Lin'an to print books for them."