Fenghou

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Kong Wen was also elated. Since His Highness asked him to take charge of the count, it meant that he would continue to appoint him.

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Coming out of the warehouse, Zhang Xiao followed the magistrate Zhang Song to the government office to understand the government affairs and the people's situation, while Chen Qing arrived at the barracks under the escort of hundreds of cavalry. First, the military barracks, Yangma City, Cangcheng and Liangwangfu, these four buildings occupy half of the entire city.

The barracks were full of tents, and there were more than [-] tents, so the school grounds seemed very small. When he walked into the gate of the barracks, he saw black leather boxes piled up into several mountains on the school grounds, which made Chen Qing stunned.

"What is this?" Chen Qing was really surprised.

Hu Yanyun, who was in charge of the army's logistics, rushed forward to salute, "What's in that box?" Chen Qing asked, pointing to the mountains of boxes.

"It's armor!"

Hu Yanyun asked the soldiers to drag two large heavy boxes over and opened the boxes. Inside each of the two boxes was a pair of armor, both of which were iron armor, one was a vest, and the other was a human armor.

"This is... Iron Buddha?" Chen Qing immediately realized.

"Exactly, a set of two sets weighs fifty or sixty catties, and the horses are very strenuous!"

Chen Qing took out a pair of armor and asked a soldier to put it on, and a sense of coercion rushed over his face immediately. Chen Qing understood that it is no wonder that ten thousand Iron Buddha cavalry could defeat hundreds of thousands of Song troops. The murderous intent is too powerful.

The [-] Iron Buddha cavalry retreated hastily before they could put on their armor. This is a huge spoil!

Thirty thousand sets of Iron Buddha armor, how much national power is needed to build it.

"How many sets are piled up on the school field here?" Chen Qing asked.

"There are more than 1 sets here, and there are many more in the barracks. After a preliminary count, there are about [-] sets. Unfortunately, there are no war horses."

"There are war horses!"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "We have seized more than 8 war horses, many of which are tall and strong, probably the Iron Buddha war horses."

"Then we can also form the Iron Buddha?"

Chen Qing smiled, did not answer, and asked again: "Aside from these armors, what else is there in the camp?"

"There is also the big tent, five thousand pieces, and their personal belongings. The copper coins have accumulated more than 100 million guan, hundreds of thousands of silks and satins, and porcelain, lacquerware, and bronze wares. It is estimated that they have looted property. But the gold and silver were not seen."

"These are not easy to carry property, gold and silver were taken away by them, the silver seized from them was 10,000+ taels, tens of thousands of taels of gold, tens of thousands of copper coins, and a lot of jewelry."

"So that's the case. The humble staff also said it was very strange, why there is no gold and white jade, so I carry them with me."

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This inventory and cleanup lasted for three full days before the inventory of wealth and materials was completed. All the enemy soldiers who died in battle were cremated and buried. The soldiers who died of serious injuries and died on the battlefield added up to more than [-].

What saddened Chen Qing was that after the war, thousands of people died of serious injuries. He watched these young soldiers die, but he couldn't save them.

Chen Qing came to a wounded tent, a general was dying, Chen Qing came to see him for the last time.

This general is Li Yuan, the commander who was punished in Xucheng County for carelessly letting the enemy's general escape. He went into fierce battle before his injury fully recovered. He killed the enemy with exceptional bravery. He was shot, but he was also pierced by Puluhun's spear in the stomach, causing a lot of internal bleeding, which could not be stopped, and it seemed that he was dying.

"His Royal Highness is down!"

The soldiers next to him moved away one after another, Chen Qing stepped forward quickly, Li Yuanyi grabbed Chen Qing's hand, tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, he no longer had the strength to speak.

Chen Qing glanced at the military doctor, who shook his head, expressing that there was nothing he could do. Chen Qing lowered his head and asked loudly, "Say it! I will fulfill your last wish for you."

"I... my father and... and my son." Li Yuan's voice was extremely low.

Chen Qing nodded, "Your father is my father, and your son is my son. I will support them well, so don't worry!"

"Thank you... Your Highness, thank you... thank you..."

Li Yuan didn't catch up in one breath, and immediately closed his eyes and passed away.

Chen Qing turned his head away, tears welled up, after a while, he wiped away the tears, and asked several of Li Yuan's personal soldiers, "Where is General Li from?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, General Li is from Dingping County, Ningzhou."

Chen Qing nodded, "From now on, he will be restored to his original post and named Duke of Dingping County. You will write a report on his family's situation and submit it to General Hu Yanyun. I will personally approve it."

Several soldiers knelt down and thanked him with tears. Chen Qing sighed, "Let's handle the funeral for him! The body was cremated, and the remains were brought home to his family."

The first thousand 220 chapter three return

In the camp, Chen Qing received the surrendered general Li Cheng.

Chen Qing and Li Cheng have been dealing with each other for many years. Although they are enemies, he has a good impression of Li Cheng. First of all, he can restrain military discipline, not slaughter ordinary people, lead by example, love soldiers like sons, and fight very bravely. Feng, it's a pity that he was loyal to the Puppet Qi Army first, and then to the Kingdom of Jin.

Li Cheng knelt down on one knee and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for sparing my life. I have nothing to ask for, but I beg Your Highness to let go of my humble position and return to my hometown to return to farming, so that I can end my life."

"Where is General Li from?" Chen Qing asked lightly.

"The humble job is from Chenliu County, Kaifeng Prefecture."

"Gui Geng this year?"

"38 years old!"

Chen Qing nodded and said with a smile: "Not yet forty, only a few years older than me, are you going to return to farming for the elderly?"

Li Cheng didn't say a word, Chen Qing said again: "What should you write on the tombstone after a hundred years, the former capital of the Jin Dynasty ruled Li Chengzhi's tomb, do you think your children and grandchildren can be proud of it?"

Chen Qing's words were like a knife, piercing Li Cheng's fragile heart. He was already in tears, knelt down on his knees, and said with a choked voice: "I implore Your Highness to show Li Cheng a bright way!"

Chen Qing said slowly: "Go to Hexi to guard the border and redeem your sins! Maybe one day you will rebuild the Beiting Protectorate for me. After you die, your tombstone will be engraved with the tomb of Han General Li Chengzhi, so that your descendants can raise their heads. Be human."

"Humble job is willing to serve His Highness like a dog and a horse, and is willing to go to Hexi to guard the border."

Chen Qing immediately made Li the governor of Shazhou, led an army of 20 to guard Dunhuang, Shazhou, and waited for an opportunity to recover Beiting. Ten years later, Li Cheng, who had been promoted to Hexi Jiedushi, led an army of [-] to defeat at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain. The [-] troops from Western Liao recovered the Ili River Valley and resettled Tingzhou, Xizhou, and Yizhou. Chen Qingfeng made him the first Beiting Jiedu envoy and Jiajuechang Guogong, which will not be mentioned later.

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Ten days later, three hundred Wanshi ships arrived in Licheng County. These ships went north along the coastline of Donghai Island, and then entered the mouth of Jishui River in Binzhou, all the way retrograde, and arrived in Jinan Prefecture.

The army carried all the seized money and materials onto the ship. This time, [-] large ships will go to the Yellow River, escorted by the Yellow River Navy, and sail directly to Shanzhou. It is a long way to transport the materials to Jingzhao, and it will take at least more than a month.

For more than ten days, Chen Qing has been meeting officials from various prefectures and counties on Shandong Road. Overall, Shandong Road is much better than Henan Road. First, it has not suffered too much war damage, and the people have not been displaced in large numbers. Secondly, the Yellow River has not broken its embankment and diverted its course. It has a huge impact on Henan Road, but less impact on Shandong Road. Thirdly, the society is stable, there is no unused land, the climate is good, and the agriculture is developed.

It was also for this reason that Wanyan Wushu valued Shandong Road more, but unfortunately he still couldn't keep it.

Of course there are corrupt officials on Shandong Road, but this is not Chen Qing’s business. The government issued a series of laws and regulations.

The main purpose is to abolish the taxes of the Jin Kingdom and switch to the Sichuan-Shaanxi Tax Regulations to greatly reduce the household tax, land tax, and commercial tax. , all other taxes and taxes were abolished, and all counties were required to set up Changping stores to ensure the livelihood of the people at the bottom.

A series of tax policies were promulgated, and the whole area of ​​Shandong Road was jubilant, with every household beating gongs and drums to celebrate their new life.

……

Chen Qing immediately appointed Liu Cui as the envoy of soldiers and horses on Shandong Road, and led an army of [-] to occupy Shandong Road.

After the general military and political arrangements were completed, Chen Qing led a mighty 20 army to leave Jinan Prefecture and return to Guanzhong westward.

One point needs to be explained here, that is, after Li Cheng's [-] surrendered troops were reorganized, all of them were supplemented with the Western Army, which greatly increased the strength of Chen Qing's men.

The streets of Dangtu County are bustling and bustling. Since Dangtu County rebuilt the wharf, it has become larger and larger. It has become the second only port in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River after Yangzhou and Zhenjiang. Its throughput even exceeds that of Wuhu Port.

Dangtu County relies on water towers to get the moon first, and the business develops rapidly. Everyone in the county has jobs, every family can earn money, and the economy also prospers.

There is a Yuelai Inn near the south gate, the business is very good, and it is full of guests every day.

This morning, the shopkeeper was settling accounts in front of the counter. If he felt something, he raised his head and saw Proprietor Wang, who lives in the upper room on the second floor, appearing in front of him. The shopkeeper smiled and asked, "Prosper Wang, what can I do for you?"

Proprietor Wang is a businessman from Lin'an. It is said that he plans to invest and build a commercial firm in Dangtu County. During this time, he specially inspects Dangtu County.

"I heard yesterday that Dangtu will station a large number of troops. Is it true?" Wang asked.

The shopkeeper was stunned, "No! There are only three thousand Shaking Heaven troops. I haven't heard that there will be a large number of troops stationed. Where did the proprietor Wang get the news?"

"I was chatting with a local tea customer in the teahouse. He said that [-] troops were stationed more than a month ago."

The shopkeeper thought for a while and laughed, "That must be the Western Army passing by! After resting here for three days, I took a boat and left. I heard that it is going to Haizhou. Anyway, the Western Army often passes by to rest. We are used to it." , it will not be a permanent army.”

Wang Dongzhu was surprised: "The Western Army is resting, so there will be no conflict with the Shaking Heaven Army?"

"how can that be possible?"

The shopkeeper looked at both sides, and said in a low voice: "We all have rumors here that this Shaking Army is actually the Western Army. The wife and children of the commander Wang Qing came to visit him from Jingzhao. They lived in my shop at the time. I know that the two of them came from Jingzhao."

"I see. It seems that Dangtu County has a bright future. It is worth my money to buy land."

"It must be good! We all have a deep understanding, and the business will get better and better."

Needless to say, this Wang Dongzhu is a secret agent sent by Qin Hui. He is the nephew of Qin Hui's wife, Wang's family. was dismissed.

But with Qin Hui's support, he soon became the county magistrate of Xuancheng and the governor of Xuanzhou. Last year, he was transferred to the imperial court and promoted to Yushi Zhongcheng. This time, the emperor Zhao Gou ordered a secret investigation of Zhang Jun. The Yushitai and the criminal department were divided into four groups to investigate separately. Wang Huan personally led a team to Dangtu County to investigate Zhang Jun's situation in various places.

Wang Huan has been investigating for five days. The more he investigates, the more frightened he is. Many things are open secrets, but the court knows nothing about them. Feng Qianming, the magistrate of Dangtu County, is from Jingzhao. Belonging to the Western Army, the Three Thousand Shaking Sky Army appears to be Zhang Jun's private army, but in fact it is the Western Army in disguise, and there are more than 100 warships. The chief general Wang Qing is also under the command of the Western Army.

The Western Army will rest in Dangtu County when it comes to the east by boat. Dangtu County is actually a stronghold of the Western Army, but it was concealed by Zhang Jun. This must be some kind of secret agreement reached by Zhang Jun and Chen Qing.

Obtained evidence from the innkeeper that the chief general Wang Qing was a general of the Western Army. Wang Huan realized that the problem was serious, so he led several of his men back to Lin'an by boat that afternoon.

The first thousand 220 chapter four emergency

Early in the morning, Hu Yun was writing a letter to King Yong in the official room. At this time, an attendant said at the door: "Master, a man came outside and said he was ordered to deliver a letter to you. He refused to say who sent him. "

Hu Yun nodded, "Bring him to see me!"

The entourage left, and after a while, a middle-aged man was brought in. He bowed and saluted, took out a sign and said, "Does the special envoy know this?"

Hu Yun was slightly taken aback, he had seen this brand before, it was Zhang Jun's brand.

Hu Yun nodded, "What letter did you send me?"

The man pulled out a note from his hair and handed it to Hu Yun together with the sign, "There is nothing else, the villain will leave!"

The middle-aged man bowed and left, and Hu Yun opened the note. It was indeed Zhang Jun's handwriting, and there was only one sentence on it, "Please help my family leave Beijing!" '

Hu Yun put away the note, pondered for a moment, got up and said, "Go to the teahouse!"

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The relationship between Zhang Jun and the Western Army is more complicated. On the one hand, he occupies the Jianghuai River, which is a huge threat to both Jingxiang and the Central Plains, and also hinders the development of the Western Army to the east. Being aggressive has made the Western Army's backyard worry-free and able to develop eastward and northward with all its strength.

Hu Yun is also not easy to deal with the relationship with Zhang Jun, and he is not sure whether Zhang Jun's dismissal is happy or worrying for the Western Army. He needs to discuss it with Wang Mu before making a decision.

In the elegant room in the backyard of the teahouse, Wang Mu squinted his eyes and pondered for a while and said slowly: "I believe that Zhang Jun is fully capable of transferring his family, and there is no need to ask us for help. By doing this, I don't think he is actually using this to ask King Yong for help." Express your opinion?"

Hu Yun nodded, "I thought about it, but Zhang Jun is very cunning and cunning. I'm afraid he also wants to use His Royal Highness King Yong to warn the court. If he is in a hurry, he will surrender to King Yong."

Wang Mu smiled slightly: "You are right, maybe it is a kind of use, but why isn't King Yong using him?"

"Do you think His Highness still wants Zhang Jun to be stable?"

Wang Mu shook his head, "At this time, at that time! In the past, we were seeking stability and needed stability in the rear, but now it is different. Since we have won Shandong Road, and the north of the Yellow River is our land, the next step, King Yong must want to plan Jianghuai, Take the north of the Yangtze River, but the problem is that King Yong doesn't want to take it from the court, if it is occupied in the name of quelling Zhang Jun's rebellion, the effect will be much better."

"You mean to make Zhang Jun confront the court?"

"Yes! I don't believe that Zhang Jun has no ambition, but he hides it deeply. If his ambition is revealed, the pressure on the court will be great, and anything may happen."

"So what do we need to do?"

Hu Yun hesitated and said, "Help his family leave Lin'an?"

"Relieve Zhang Jun's worries and transfer his family from Lin'an. The court must think that Zhang Jun did it. Without Zhang Jun's family as hostages, he will be bolder in doing things and threaten the court even more. Trust him and the court. The contradictions between him will be deeper, and the emperor's intolerance of him will be irreparable."

Hu Yun nodded slowly, "I know what to do!"

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Zhang Jun's mansion is close to the West Lake, with an area of ​​nearly forty acres. In Lin'an, where land resources are scarce, such a mansion is definitely a rare giant mansion. Last year, Zhang Jun became the King of Qinghe County, and this mansion was called Qinghe palace.

There are hundreds of servants and maidservants in Zhang Jun's mansion. He has five sons, who are basically officials in various places in Jianghuai. Xun's old mother.

Zhang Jun only had four family members in Lin'an. To a certain extent, these four family members were hostages. Zhang Jun also defended against the imperial court and tried to arrange his family members in various places. Lin'an only kept the minimum family members.

In addition, among the hundreds of servants in the mansion, there are court eyeliners, and Zhang Jun is well aware of this.

In the afternoon, the youngest son Zhang Ziren came back from the outside and found his mother Zhang Shi with a lot of worries. He shunned all the maids and Zhang Ziren was surprised: "Ren'er, what's wrong with you?"

"Uncle An is looking for me this afternoon!"

Uncle An's name is Zhang An, and the three generations have been in charge of the Zhang family. Zhang An is Zhang Jun's confidant, and he is asked to do all important things. He usually follows Zhang Jun.

Zhang Shi was both surprised and delighted, "Your father is back?"

"No, it was my father who sent Uncle An back. He dared not enter the mansion for fear of being discovered by the court's eyeliner."

Zhang Ziren walked to the door, looked to both sides, and looked out of the window again, then whispered to his mother: "Uncle An said, the court is likely to attack father, and father is worried that we will be arrested, so he wants us to leave as soon as possible." Lin'an."