Fenghou

"My lord, my concubine said that my lord should change into new clothes after taking a bath!"

"I'm not happy to take a bath early in the morning, so you go get a basin of hot water and just wipe me off with a towel."

"All right!"

Yao Mei put down her clothes and hurried out. Chen Qing casually picked up yesterday's Beijing News and flipped through it.

A piece of news in the newspaper aroused his interest, "Wanbao Cabinet Shop officially opened yesterday!" '

Wanbao Cabinet Shop is a cabinet shop jointly established by Zheng Tongquan and seven old nobles. There are two main stores. The North Main Store is in Jingzhao, and the South Main Store is in Lin'an. The Lin'an Main Store opened last month, and now the Jingzhao Main Store is also open. .

At this time, Yao Mei came in with a basin of hot water, closed the door, Chen Qing took off his clothes, sat on the wooden bench, and Yao Mei carefully wiped his body.

It is Yao Mei's job for Chen Qing to take a bath and wipe his back. She is used to it. As a personal maid, this is also her job. It is like this in any wealthy family. It is impossible to say that the master takes a bath by himself. If a concubine serves, if there is a personal maid, then it is a personal maid, otherwise what is a personal servant?

After wiping his body with a warm towel, Chen Qing stood up, Yao Mei washed his lower body again, and then put on clean muslin underwear for him.

"My lord, are you going to the official room today?"

"If you don't go today, you don't need to wear an official hat, just a flat scarf."

Yao Mei put on a flat towel for him, and handed him a hot towel. Chen Qing washed his face and said with a smile: "Bring me breakfast first, I'm hungry, and then make tea!"

"Wait a minute, my lord, I'll be right there."

Not long after Yao Mei left, she came back in a hurry.

"My lord, the third lady has given birth!"

Chen Qingteng stood up and asked anxiously, "Is it a boy or a girl?"

"It's Xiao Lang!"

Chen Qing was overjoyed that his fourth son was born.

"What happened to mother?"

"Mother and son are safe!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Chen Qing lost his appetite at all, and quickly ordered: "Go and watch, and let me know if there is any news."

"I'll make tea for the prince and go!"

"No, I'll do it myself, you go quickly."

Yao Mei had no choice but to leave in a hurry. Chen Qing made a pot of tea by himself, took out a box of snacks from the cabinet, and ate breakfast indiscriminately.

Start laying down paper, ready to name my son.

He already has three sons and three daughters. The eldest son, Chen Ji, was born to the princess; The fourth son was also born to Zhao Yingluo.

The eldest daughter, Chen Xue, was also born to the princess, the second daughter, Chen Bing, was born to Zhao Qiaoyun, and the third daughter, Chen Cen, was born to Yu Ying.

Counting that he has seven children, Chen Qing really felt an indescribable sense of happiness. He took a pen and wrote down the name of the fourth child, Chen Lu.

In fact, this was what he had thought long ago to commemorate his capture of Shandong Road.

……

Today is not a holiday, Chen Qing just asked for a day off in order to welcome the arrival of a new life.

In the afternoon, Lu Qingshan came to meet Chen Qing in a hurry.

Chen Qing was sitting in front of the cradle at this time, looking at his newborn son. The baby was sleeping soundly, his eyebrows and eyes were very similar to his own, and his face was also like him, full of masculinity.

In contrast, the third child, Chen Yang, was more like his mother, and his body was relatively weak. If he had been born in a commoner family, the child would have died a long time ago.

"Did the officials name the baby Chen Lu?" Zhao Yingluo asked with a smile while lying on the side.

Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "To commemorate the capture of Shandong Road."

"Then it should be called Chen Qi!"

"Chen Qi is not as smooth as Chen Lu, and he is more generous with Chen Lu."

"I see, officer, there seems to be someone looking for it outside, it's... Yao Mei!"

Zhao Yingluo smiled and asked, "Amei, what's the matter?"

Yao Mei bowed, "Aunt Wen has a message that Counselor Lu has something urgent to see the lord."

Chen Qing nodded, "Go and prepare the carriage, I'll go right away."

Zhao Yingluo hurriedly said: "Officials, go quickly! Don't delay the business."

"Rest well, I'll see you later."

Chen Qing patted his wife's hand, leaned over and kissed his son's little cheek, and then walked quickly to the front yard.

……

In the living room of the front yard, Lu Qingshan was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, when footsteps came from outside, when Lu Qingshan turned his head, it was the lord Chen Qing who had arrived.

He hurriedly stepped forward, cupped his fists and laughed, "Congratulations, Your Highness, for getting Lin'er again!"

Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "Thank you! Thank you! I will approve the amnesty later, and you will pass the news to Counselor Jiang for me."

"No problem, I will tell you!"

Chen Qing invited him to sit down and asked the maid to serve tea.

Lu Qingshan hurriedly said: "I just received the letter from the pigeon, the emperor has decreed to deprive Zhang Jun of his title, and declared him a traitor, and ordered him to go to Beijing immediately to plead guilty, so that he can be spared."

Chen Qing frowned, "Are you not serious about this purpose?".

"Moved!"

"How to say?" Chen Qing asked anxiously.

"The Son of Heaven appoints Li Hui as Generalissimo of Rebellion, and Ju Shigu as Deputy General, commanding [-] troops to attack Jiangnan West Road."

"It's actually Li Hui who is the main general!"

Chen Qing was a little stunned. Of course Han Shizhong should be the main general!How to become Li Hui, a well-known good old man.

"Isn't Li Hui the post in Bianliang?"

"The emperor called him back urgently. It seems that the emperor was very dissatisfied with Han Shizhong's loss of the naval warship, so he used Li Hui, whom he trusted more."

Chen Qing shook his head. There are still many famous generals available in the imperial court, Liu Ziyu, Wu Yu, Han Shizhong, Liu Kai, Wang Jian, Yang Yizhong, these people are all available, but Li Hui was chosen.

Although the deputy general, Ju Shigu, was not bad, his combat experience was accumulated in the Northern Song Dynasty. After the establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty, he has been serving as a general guarding the emperor by his side.

The emperor really knows how to employ people, and he actually used two generals from the Northern Song Dynasty.

The first thousand and 240 chapter two first victory

The transportation in the Song Dynasty remained unchanged, and all kinds of information were too late. At the same time that Chen Qing received the news, the [-] Huaixi Army began to sweep Jiangnan West Road, successively occupying Jiangzhou, Longxing Mansion, Yuanzhou, Fuzhou, and Linjiang Army , Xingguo Army, Yizhou and other state capitals around Poyang Lake seized a large amount of money, food and materials.

At this time, Li Hui's [-] troops from the imperial court arrived in Shangrao County, Xinzhou. Quzhou and Xinzhou, arrived in Shangrao County.

Although they are all in the mountainous area of ​​western Zhejiang, this is the shortcut to Jiangnan West Road, the shortest distance.

Shangrao County has a lot of money and food, and [-] troops have been stationed here for seven days. At this time, the spies sent by Li Hui to various places on Jiangnan West Road came back one after another, bringing the latest situation.

In front of the commander's map, Li Hui pointed to Nanchang County in Longxing Prefecture and said, "It takes seven inches to hit a snake. We don't have that much time, energy, and Zhang Jun's army to waste. The opponent's seven inches is Nanchang County."

Li Hui is more than sixty years old this year. He was born as a general at first, and his ending was quite disgraceful. He led an army of 20 and was ordered to guard the south bank of the Yellow River. Li Hui was dismissed as a result.

However, Li Hui's political acumen is difficult to be strong. He supported the emperor Zhao Gou for the first time, and since then he has made great achievements in supporting him and won Zhao Gou's trust.

At the critical moment, what Zhao Gou thought of was not Han Shizhong, Liu Ziyu and other famous generals, but the loyal veteran Li Hui.

Liu Miao's rebellion, Chen Qing's separatist regime, Liu Guangshi's separatist regime, Yue Feijun's disobedience, and Zhang Jun's rebellion. The series of behaviors of these military leaders have completely chilled Zhao Gou, and he was afraid from the bottom of his heart. At this moment, he remembered According to the ancestral teachings, generals are not allowed to command troops, how wise the ancestral teachings are.

In this way, Li Hui, who was also a military commander but had already been converted to a civil servant, was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate for the coach, and Li Hui also won the final trust of the emperor.

Lieutenant General Ju Shigu is also a veteran with rich experience. He pointed to Poyang Lake on the map and said: "The Huaixi Army has already controlled the waterway. They can easily attack from the waterway and cut off our logistics and retreat. The marshal must be on guard." .”

Li Hui thought for a moment and slowly said: "I can't waste food because of choking, my food can go with the army, and I don't fear their navy and warships!"

"Marshal, I think it's better to go step by step. It's too risky to use a surprise army. Second, it may not be able to take Nanchang County. Zhang Jun's army is not a rebellious army. The equipment and training of the army are no less than ours."

Li Hui walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and finally nodded, "Forget it! The official asked me to send him the battle report at all times, and let the official decide!"

"It's better for the commander-in-chief to take back Fuzhou first, occupy Linchuan County, and then report to the officials. The effect will be better."

Li Hui nodded. This is a good suggestion. There are 5000 Huaixi garrisons in Fuzhou. To annihilate these 5000 people and retake Linchuan County is actually a military exploit.

"According to the general's words, send troops to Fuzhou!"

……

Li Hui left 1 people to guard Shangrao. He led an army of [-] to continue westward, entered Fuzhou three days later, and soon killed Linchuan County. Linchuan County originally had [-] defenders. He led his army to flee, leaving an empty city behind, and Li Hui's army immediately occupied Linchuan County.

He immediately wrote a letter to the emperor to show his merits and asked for instructions on the next step.

At this time, Zhang Jun was in Nanchang County. Of course, he also got the news that Li Hui led the army, which made him secretly happy. He knew who Li Hui was, and he was mediocre in military affairs. He is notoriously good-natured in official circles, and no one can offend him. Of course, Zhang Jun couldn't wish for such a person to be the coach.

However, Ju Shigu has rich experience and should not underestimate the enemy.

Not long after the Song army occupied Linchuan County, Zhang Jun got the news, and he immediately called his aide Yang Shi to ask for advice.

In the big tent, Yang Shi said to the soldiers: "You go and report first, and I will go to see the commander-in-chief after I change clothes!"

The soldiers went first, and Yang Shi immediately asked Li Yecheng, "Zhang Jun must have wanted to ask me what do you think should I do in response to the Song army's advance?"

Li Yecheng took out a pigeon letter from his bosom and said with a smile: "Yesterday, I received a reply letter from His Highness King Yong. You can see what His Highness King Yong means."

Yang Shi quickly opened the pigeon letter, and there were only four words in it, 'Luring the enemy across the Ganshui'.

Yang Shi nodded, he knew it well, he hurriedly changed into a robe and went to meet Zhang Jun, who was waiting for him!

"See the prince for a humble position!"

Zhang Jun waved his hand, pointed at the sand table and said, "Now that the [-] imperial troops have arrived, they have occupied Shangrao County and Linchuan. What do you think should be done?"

Yang Shi smiled confidently: "My lord, the key is to know yourself and the enemy, so that you can win a hundred battles without danger."

Zhang Jun cheered up and said, "How do you know yourself, how do you know your enemy?"

"My lord, let's talk about knowing the enemy first. First of all, the enemy's general. I believe that the lord knows Li Hui very well. He is known as a good man. In other words, he has not taken responsibility and dare not take responsibility. He will definitely ask the emperor for instructions. , and the biggest problem of the emperor is greedy for merit. The repeated defeats of the Song army were all caused by his greed for merit. Therefore, the prince wants to give the emperor a chance to be greedy for merit. Try a little bit of sweetness, let them feel that the Huaixi Army is nothing more than that, that the prince is mediocre and incompetent, and that the suppression of the rebellion is just around the corner."

"well said!"

Zhang Jun repeatedly praised him, and every word of Yang Shi's suggestion touched his heart, which made him greatly appreciate it.

He asked again: "Then where is the time to destroy the enemy army?"

Yang Shi pointed to the Ganshui River and said, "Let the enemy take advantage of the victory to pursue us. As long as they cross the Ganshui River, we will directly cut off their retreat. There is no food and grass. When they retreat in a hurry, we will attack halfway, and the Song Army will definitely be defeated. .”

"Okay! What a half-strike!"

Zhang Jun slammed his fist on the table. He completely agreed with Yang Shi's plan, and the key was to lure Song Jun across the Gan River.

Zhang Jun immediately made deployments and led the army to withdraw from Nanchang County and retreat to the north. Only [-] troops were stationed in Nanchang County.

The information was detected by Li Hui's scouts. Li Hui immediately ordered his deputy general Ju Shigu to lead 6000 troops to intercept the enemy retreating to the north. The two sides met on the east bank of the Ganshui River. There are countless people, Ju Shigu led the army to hunt down, killed more than [-] enemies, captured [-] enemy prisoners of war, and won the first battle.

The battle report was quickly transmitted to Lin'an by means of flying pigeons.

The news of the victory in the first battle spread to the government and the public, and the spirits of the government and the public were greatly boosted. Hundreds of officials praised the emperor for employing people well, Jiang was still old and hot, and Zhao Gou washed away his old depression and focused on the anti-insurgency battle on Jiangnan West Road.

"Your Majesty, I have already said that Zhang Jun is a big Liu Guangshi!"

Qin Hui spoke convincingly to Emperor Zhao Gou: "The key is that without the support of the people and the gentry, who would support the rebellion? There is no justification, and the soldiers don't support it. That's why the opponent was defeated in the first battle. Obviously, the morale was low and the soldiers were unwilling to fight. "

Zhu Shengfei nodded and said: "Qin Xiangguo is right, Li Hui interrogated the prisoners of war, Zhang Jun has not been paid for two months, and all the money from the government has been shipped away. There is no benefit for the soldiers, morale is very low, and he has no intention of fighting. "

"Xu Xiangguo, what do you think?" Zhao Gou turned to Xu Xiantu enthusiastically.

Xu Xiantu bowed and said, "It's just a small victory. Zhang Jun's army cannot be concluded from this. After all, Zhang Jun's army was once the Song army, and they were well prepared. will fail miserably.”

Although Xu Xiantu spoke earnestly and sincerely, but Zhao Gou was disappointed, and he really didn't like it.

The first thousand and 240 chapter three chess pieces

The Xiangguo retreated, Zhao Gou left Qin Hui behind, Zhao Gou stared at the sand table and said: "Li Hui's short report has a detail, the captured soldiers are all newly recruited troops, and the armor is rough, I think it's very strange, repeat Thinking about it, I suspect that Zhang Jun's sending troops to Jiangnan West Road is false, and his real goal is to attack Zhenjiang Mansion from Yangzhou across the south of the Yangtze River."

"Your Majesty's suspicion is indeed justified. If Zhang Jun attaches great importance to Jiangnan West Road, how could he use recruits, and how could he hastily withdraw his troops? From this point, we can conclude that Zhang Jun must have used a small amount of newly recruited troops to hold back our main force on Jiangnan West Road. However, his main force is concentrated in the Yangzhou area, if this is the case, Jiangnan West Road must make a quick decision and bring the main force back in time."

Zhao Gou groaned for a while, he was just suspicious, but he had no evidence.