Fenghou

Lu Wei smiled wryly and said, "He also came to see me the night before yesterday. My wife sent him away on the pretext that there was an important guest at home and she didn't have time to see him. I don't know why he appeared in Jingzhao again?"

Chen Qing thought for a while and said: "It is not a good thing for him to come to Jingzhao, but I want to know if someone arranged for him to come to Jingzhao. After all, his identity can be used. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Humble job understands!"

Chen Qing said with a smile: "I won't mention this matter, let's talk about your business!"

Lu Wei hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, the eight teams that went to various places to verify Tie Huolei have all returned."

Going to various places to verify the iron fire mine is naturally a big trouble caused by the incident in Qinzhou. Since Zhong Huan brought back two medium-sized iron fire mines from the warehouse in Chengji County, Chen Qing was furious. The bureau and the internal guards set up eight mixed teams, and rushed to garrison troops to verify the collection of excess iron fire mines.

"The inspection in Lingzhou is also over?"

"I just came back yesterday, and it only took two days to find out. The person responsible for that incident was Xu Gui, who was in charge of the warehouse. The owner of the warehouse was Luo Wen, who was also a dereliction of duty. Tie Huolei had just come out at that time. It is not as strict as it is now. At that time, it was stipulated that the dumb mines should be destroyed on the spot or sent back to the Firearms Bureau for destruction.

They decided to destroy it on the spot, and Xu Gui was in charge of it. As a result, Xu Gui forgot about the destruction, and Luo Wen also thought he had destroyed it, and reported to the Military Department that it had been destroyed.

Until the Qinzhou garrison was transferred to Lingzhou and threw a batch of sundries to the county government for disposal, Xu Gui didn't find this batch of iron fire thunders. He had long forgotten about it. When our investigation team asked him, he remembered it , Luo Wen did not verify it on the spot, and took it for granted that it had been destroyed, so both of them were responsible, and they have already been dismissed. "

"Are you sure there are only eleven pieces and they haven't been sold?" Chen Qing asked again.

"The investigation team verified their collection and use records, and determined that there were only eleven dumb mines, all of which had been returned."

Chen Qing nodded, "What about the other groups? Have you gained anything?"

"His Highness, I brought back a total of 21 iron fire mines, all of which are iron hedgehogs."

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

"Your Majesty, these 21 iron fire mines are not considered violations. They have been reported and recorded. They are the last batch of iron fire mines. They have been sealed up, but they have not been shipped back yet. I brought them back together this time."

"It means that all the armies don't have Tiehuolei anymore?" Chen Qing asked.

"That's what it means. They have been carefully checked. No fish slipped through the net. Then the commanders of each army signed a guarantee to ensure that there will be no more iron fire thunder."

Chen Qing breathed a sigh of relief, and then he instructed: "I will say four more points in the end. First, only [-] large iron fire mines will be left, and all other iron fire mines will be destroyed. The Firearms Bureau will be responsible for the implementation, and the internal guards will supervise them." , the military department is responsible for the review, and every iron fire mine must be recorded. No carelessness is allowed, and all the iron shells must be melted. Second, all the drawings are also destroyed, leaving only one set of drawings, which I will keep; third , continue to make double-layer wooden barrel mines in the future; fourth, we must strengthen the monitoring of gunpowder makers and their families, and repeatedly warn them that leaking the secrets of iron fire mines is a crime of genocide."

"Remember all the humble jobs!"

……

At noon, Zhou Kuan invited Chen Qing to dinner and tea. Today was Zhou Kuan's treat. The two had a simple meal and each ordered a cup of hot tea.

"The weather is a bit abnormal this year!"

Zhou Kuan took a sip of hot tea and said with a smile: "It's very cold early, it's only late September, but when it rains, it's like winter."

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "In previous years, September was relatively sunny and dry, with little rain, so it was warmer. This year, it rains a lot, so it's normal to be colder."

Zhou Kuan nodded and said: "Last night Zhang Miao came to see me, we talked about Zhang Jun's matter."

"What's your opinion?"

Zhou Kuan said slowly: "We all think this is an opportunity. If we support Zhang Jun and encourage him to destroy the imperial court, does your Highness understand what I mean?"

Chen Qing put away his laughing expression, pondered for a while and said, "I've thought about the possibility you mentioned over and over again."

"Does your Highness think it is feasible?"

"Whether it is feasible is not up to me, but to Zhang Jun. In fact, I have given him enough support. He has at least 500 barrels of kerosene, four to five hundred warships, 300 war horses, and five million guns in his hands." Money, there are nearly 20 million stones of grain, and 20 troops, while the imperial army has no fuel, no warships, only a few thousand lean horses, and there is not enough money and food. The number of troops is the same as that of Zhang Jun, which is also [-].

In terms of strength, Zhang Jun has already surpassed the imperial court, and already has such a big advantage, but he still cannot defeat the imperial army, so such an army is not worthy of my support. "

"Your Highness, you mean to wait and see?"

"It should be deployment and wait-and-see. This time I will also deploy 20 troops. The minimum goal is to seize Jianghuai, the medium goal is to seize Jianghuai and Jiangnanxi Road, and the highest goal is what you said. Wait for Zhang Jun to destroy the imperial court."

"What if Zhang Jun borrows troops from us? In order to achieve the highest goal, should he borrow or not?" Zhou Kuan asked again, holding up the teacup.

Chen Qing laughed, "Correct your notion first, the highest goal is not the best, if it is for the highest goal to make people lose heart, it is better not to have such a goal."

Zhou Kuan nodded, "I understand what Your Highness means, I want both fame and fortune!"

Chapter 240 Winning

This morning, Zhang Jun received the news that his former military adviser and chief aide, Wang Jingxiu, had died of illness in Tongcheng County, Anqing Prefecture. Zhang Jun was deeply heartbroken, and immediately ordered a lavish burial.

The dead are gone, and the living are more important. Zhang Jun immediately appointed Yang Shi as the chief aide, and the other three aides were also promoted to a higher level.

Zhang Jun pays special attention to rank and rules. He has five staff members under him. When Wang Jingxiu is around, he will basically not ask the other four people. Only when he disagrees with Wang Jingxiu's suggestion, he will ask Yang Shi .

It's just that he rarely, if ever, refused to accept Wang Jingxiu's advice, so the other staff basically had no chance to be counselors and could only handle various documents for him.

It's different now, ever since Wang Jingxiu opposed Zhang Jun's rivalry with the court and his expanding ambitions, Zhang Jun gradually ignored Wang Jingxiu and asked more about Yang Shi, who was ranked second.

In particular, Yang Shi offered advice to him. Difficulty in financial resources is his biggest shortcoming. To solve this shortcoming and deficiency, the best way is to seize Jiangnan West Road, which is rich in financial resources, so that his foundation can last long.

Yang Shi's suggestion coincided with Zhang Jun's idea, which made Zhang Jun greatly appreciate it, and Wang Jingxiu was determined to drive away because he firmly opposed him to seize Jiangnan West Road.

Yang Shi is about 40 years old this year, and he has been with Zhang Jun for almost ten years. He is not tall, has a small nose and small eyes, and is not as thin and elegant as Wang Jingxiu. Therefore, Zhang Jun has never liked him very much. In peacetime, there is no chance for him to stand out .

It's different now, the ambition to fight for hegemony is inflated in Zhang Jun's heart, his appearance is not important anymore, the key is to help him rise to the top.

One morning, Yang Shi received more than a dozen groups of guests who came to congratulate him. He is now in Shouchun, while Zhang Jun is on the Yangtze River, returning from Yangzhou to Poyang Lake on the Wanshi boat.

Although he was very tired, the joy in Yang Shi's heart still made him not sleepy at all, and he couldn't sit down.

At this time, his entourage sent a post, "Master, a businessman came to visit and said he came from Jingzhao."

Hearing the word 'Jingzhao', Yang Shi's heart skipped a beat. The businessman has little to do with him, and Jingzhao is probably the key.

He thought for a while, and ordered: "Invite him to the living room!"

Not long after, a man in his thirties came to the living room. He was tall, with a straight waist, and a pair of eyes that were particularly bright. Yang Shi knew in his heart that he was not a businessman. He quickly greeted him with a smile, " Next, Yang Shi, may I ask who the proprietor is..."

The man gave him a post, and Yang Shi was startled when he took it. The post said, "Wailang Li Yecheng, a member of the Intelligence Department of Yongwang's Mansion." '

"this way please!"

Yang Shi invited Li Yecheng to the VIP hall next door, where it is quieter and more secluded.

Li Yecheng took out a square silver medal and put it on the table, pushed it to Yang Shi, and said with a smile: "This is my identity card, please have a look."

Yang Shi also knew a little bit that the identities of King Yong's officials and generals adopted the card printing system, with cards below the third rank and seals above the third rank. The light cards were divided into five categories: jade, gold, silver, copper, and iron, and the civil officials were square cards. , the military officer is a round card, and the lowest soldier is an iron round card.

This Li Yecheng used the silver card, that is, a sixth-rank civil official. This official position is not low, and Zhizhou is only a sixth-rank official.

Yang Shi hurriedly laughed and said: "Thanks to your assistance in providing warships this time, the lord got the navy, which is even more powerful. My lord is thanking His Royal Highness Yong every day."

Li Yecheng smiled slightly and said: "This is a matter of mutual benefit, but this is not within the scope of my authority. I am only here for Mr. Yang's personal affairs."

After finishing speaking, he put a letter and wooden box on the table, and said with a smile: "One is a letter written by His Royal Highness Yong, and the other is a gift for meeting you. After reading the letter, Mr. Yang will think again. I live in the north of the city. Gaosheng Inn, the registered name is Li Yecheng, within three days, you can come to me at any time!"

Li Yecheng got up to leave immediately, Yang Shi sent Li Yecheng away, and then he returned to the inner house with a lot of thoughts, and drove away the maids, and he couldn't wait to take out the letter written by King Yong from his bosom.

Yang Shi was excited and proud to write a letter to himself as a respected King Yong, but he was also under a lot of pressure. He also knew very well that King Yong must have a major request to write a letter to himself.

Yang Shi opened the letter and read it again. The content of the letter was relatively simple, but it was also very straightforward. He just hoped that he would be loyal to Prince Yong's Mansion, and he gave conditions.

One is to be an official. King Yong promised to designate himself or his son as Jianzhou General Judge and reward [-] guan; secondly, to a local wealthy family.

In fact, there are two choices, let Yang Shi choose one of the two.

Yang Shi is a native of Ziyang County, Zizhou. Whether he is the general judge of Zizhou or the magistrate of Ziyang County, he is returning home with good clothes. Of course, wealth is also very important.

Yang Shi stayed for a while, then took out the wooden box and opened it. Inside was half a piece of jade and a counter ticket from the Sichuan-Shaanxi Cabinet Workshop. .

Yang Shi sighed, and put away the letter and the box.

He paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, feeling extremely anxious. King Yong actually found out his background and knew that he had a son in his hometown of Ziyang County.

It seemed that he had no choice, but if he still had a choice, would he choose Zhang Jun, or King Yong Chen Qing?The answer is obvious.

Although Zhang Jun is also very confident that he can do what Chen Qing can do, but Yang Shi knows in his heart that Zhang Jun's reputation is not right, he cannot get the support of the gentry, nor can he get the support of the people who are eager for tax exemption. It was Liu Guangshi second.

If you are lucky, you can become Chen Qing's tool, and you can support it for a longer time. If you are not lucky, you will be wiped out by the Western Army every second, and the land of Jianghuai will be handed over to the Western Army.

Thinking of this, Yang Shi finally made up his mind.

……

The next morning, Yang Shi came to the Gaosheng Inn in the north of the city. As soon as he entered the lobby, he met Li Yecheng and walked out.

"Proprietor Li!" Yang Shi greeted with a smile.

"So it's Mr. Yang, I just want to drink tea, let's go together!" Li Yecheng pointed to the teahouse diagonally opposite.

"Then bother!"

The two came to the teahouse and sat down. Li Yecheng ordered a pot of tea and some snacks. He looked at Yang Shi and said with a smile, "Did you not rest last night?"

Yang Shi sighed and said, "Last night I thought about it all night, and I also tossed and turned all night!"

Li Yecheng smiled slightly and said, "What's there to consider? Don't you think Zhang Jun can make a big deal?"

"Whether it can be a big event is one thing, but after all, I have followed him for ten years."

Li Yecheng shook his head, "Mr. Yang may have misunderstood the meaning of King Yong. King Yong did not ask you to betray Zhang Jun. His Royal Highness was worried that Zhang Jun made a wrong decision and would die prematurely. He wanted to help him, so His Highness Yong I hope Zhang Jun has someone of his own by his side."

Yang Shi smiled and said: "Of course I understand that Zhang Jun's rebellion is very beneficial to King Yong. It can not only allow the Western Army to seize Jianghuai in a justifiable name, but also use Zhang Jun to consume the court. Jun, King Yong can look down on the court."

Li Yecheng smiled and nodded, "Mr. Yang sees it very clearly!"

Yang Shi sighed and said, "Zhang Jun currently has four staff members. I don't understand why His Highness only takes a fancy to me?"

Li Yecheng filled him with a cup of tea, and said lightly: "I think you should want it!"

"Because I'm from Zizhou and my family is in Ziyang?"

"That's right, you are from Sichuan and Shaanxi, and you are a subject of His Highness King Yong. Isn't it a matter of course that you should be loyal to His Highness King Yong?"

"What about other than that?"

Li Yecheng smiled slightly and said: "In addition to this, there is another reason, that is, you suggested that Zhang Jun occupy the mouth water village of Poyang Lake. His Royal Highness Yong thinks this strategy is a stroke of genius, and appreciates it very much. In fact, it is also His Highness Yong's appreciation of you."

Yang Shi nodded, "His Royal Highness King Yong gave me two choices in the letter. I thought about it all night, and I decided to accept the first choice. I hope that after the matter is completed, I can be appointed as a judge of Zizhou. In addition, Qian I don't want it, please return it to His Royal Highness Yong."

Yang Shi put the wooden box on the table and pushed it back to Li Yecheng, "Since I am already the subordinate of King Yong, I will be rewarded if I have meritorious service, and I will not be rewarded if I have no meritorious service!"

Li Yecheng didn't force him, and put the box together, and said to Yang Shi: "From now on, I will be your subordinate, and I will be responsible for delivering the news for you."

The first thousand and 240 chapters of the new student

Ten thousand stone ships sailed in formation on the vast Yangtze River. They walked against the south bank. Dozens of mule drivers drove more than 300 mules to pull the ropes and walked on the bank. The mules and horses were pulling, and the big boat couldn't move an inch.

On the prow of the first big ship, Zhang Jun sat on his tiger-skin wide chair, looking at the vast river. He couldn't help but be proud, and said to the dozens of generals behind him: "In the past, Cao Mengde fought fiercely against Chibi, and the battle of the great river It wrote the famous article of "Singing to wine, how much is life?", although I don't have Cao Mengde's talent, but I have his ambitions, I would like to work with you to build a long-lasting achievement !"

All the generals knelt down on one knee and said, "I would like to follow the lord to make achievements!"

Zhang Jun raised his head and laughed, and then he said coldly to the generals: "Don't think I don't know why Chen Qing supports me, he just treats me like a hunting dog and Zhao Song Jiangshan as his prey, let me tear it up Zhao Song Jiangshan, and then put me on fire to cook, he thought beautifully, of course I want to tear up Zhao Song Jiangshan, but the torn Zhao Song Jiangshan is not his, only the strong can live in the world, If he wants to replace me, we will see the outcome on the battlefield!"

……

At dawn, Chen Qing opened his eyes slightly, and saw that Ah Ying had sat up and was looking for a small garment at the bedside. Chen Qing grabbed her waist and pulled her back into his arms.

"My lord, it's dawn, I can't..."

Chen Qing roughly pressed her under him, and began to gallop on her jade body. Ah Ying hugged her husband tightly, desperately catering, and slowly lost in the clouds.

After a while, Chen Qing lay down and said with some displeasure: "Don't talk about rules in front of me in the future. Rules are for others, not for restraining myself."

Feeling her husband's displeasure, Yu Ying hurriedly knelt down in front of Chen Qing, summoning up her courage to explain: "The concubine is not because of the so-called rules of the princess, but for the sake of the prince's health, three times a night, and will come again at dawn, the prince's If you have exhausted all your energy on women, what will happen to the world's major affairs?"

Chen Qing looked at Yu Ying with a sincere face, and was suddenly moved in his heart. Only this woman would care about him like this. Yu Lian didn't have such a heart like her. He hugged the loving Yu Ying in his arms, and said softly: "I just now It was a little rough, sorry!"

Yu Ying hugged her husband tightly, choked with sobs and said, "You are my husband, how could I be angry with you, my lord, I really want to give you another child!"

Chen Qing caressed her waterfall-like black hair, and said with a smile: "Next time you count your luck, tell the princess, she will make arrangements for you, I believe you will be pregnant again soon."

At this moment, Wen Xing, Yu Ying's personal servant, came to report anxiously, "Fifth madam, the princess has heard that the third madam is about to give birth!"

"what!"

Chen Qing was taken aback, and got up quickly, Yu Ying quickly put on her dress, put on her husband's jacket and coat, and did some tidying up.

Chen Qing smiled and said, "Go and help first! I'll sit in the study for a while."

"Alright then! I'll let Yao Mei go to the study to serve the prince, and I have to change into a new clothes for the prince today."

Yu Ying hurried away, and Chen Qing returned to his study.

The study had already been tidied up. Just as Chen Qing sat down, Yao Mei walked in with a brand new set of underwear. This is the custom of Jingzhao. If a child is born, the whole family will have to change into new clothes to welcome the arrival of the new life.

Zhao Yingluo should have a baby in these two days, and the whole family is ready.