Qingjiang Yin

Deyou 35 years, great cold.

As soon as the great cold arrives, the weather gradually warms up. Although there is still a cold wind blowing on the face, the objects are still covered with silver. After all, the Chinese New Year is approaching, and everyone's faces are full of joy. When the newly engraved peach charms came out, the East and West cities were also very noisy.

The servants of Li's mansion passed through Dongshi with a chariot, and passed through several squares before stopping outside Yuanche's mansion.

Li Zhenyuan raised the warm curtain and saw that the door of the mansion was closed and the front door was deserted. He couldn't help but wondered. He got out of the chariot, stepped up the steps, grabbed the red lacquer gold nail and copper ring, knocked on the door twice, and after a long while, there was only one. The boy in Tsing Yi opened a crack in the door, saw him, pushed open the door with great effort, and saluted, "I have seen General Li. What is the general doing?"

Li Zhenyuan saw that the little boy was not the Shu Jun whom he had seen last time, so he asked, "Is His Highness the Fourteenth here?"

A few days ago, he got word that Yuan Che had gone to Ruzhou for Yuan Chen. He was surprised and anxious, but he was grounded by Li Chongming for five days, so he came to look for Yuan Che today.

"Back to the general, my Highness has already left Beijing."

"Leaving Beijing?" So fast?Li Zhenyuan frowned: "When did you leave?"

"Seven days ago."

Seven days ago?earlier than I knew,

Seeing his annoyance, the little boy asked: "The general has something important to do? I have brought His Highness back, so I can pass it on for you."

Li Zhenyuan waved his hand: "It's not a big deal, but did your highness say when you will return to Beijing?"

"His Royal Highness said that this trip can be as little as [-] days, and as much as two months."

It was a grand event for the emperor to send envoys to depose officials according to the customs of the world, but Yuan Che left without saying a word, and he had no time to tell him how much he cherished, and he didn't have time to whisper, "No one will take care of you. Heart", let him embark on the road of war and chaos alone.

Although Yuan Che left Beijing, the New Year's Eve is still approaching.

On New Year's Eve, I drank pepper wine and watched the year with my father.On the second day of the new year, I ate wine with Yuan Jing Han Shi and other friends, visited high-ranking officials in Beijing and China, and even went with Ruan Fengxie to appreciate the newly opened wintersweet outside the city.Hearing the sound of firecrackers outside the mansion, Beijing and China were busy and celebrating, but he always felt that something was missing.

But Li Zhenyuan's loss did not last long.

In the first month of the 36th year of Deyou, there was a big rebellion in the south of Shannan, breaking through the encirclement in the north, approaching Tongguan in a mighty way, and approaching the imperial capital.

It was the sixteenth day of the first month of the year, just after the Lantern Festival, Emperor Zhaosheng urgently summoned the guerrilla general Li Zhenyuan into the palace, worshiped Li Zhenyuan as the third-rank Pingnan general, commanded the soldiers of the prefectures in Shannan, and was ordered to hunt down thieves.

On the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Zhenyuan commanded five thousand cavalry and defeated thirty thousand rebels, breaking the siege of Tongguan.

Li Zhenyuan led his troops to the south and met with soldiers from various prefectures in the east of Shu.

The first month of the 36th year of Deyou.

Yuan Che and Shu Jun set off from the imperial capital and traveled for more than ten days before reaching Ruzhou.He went on tour in a low suit, and he didn't make any alarms along the way, and he didn't go to see Zheng Yang immediately when he arrived in Ruzhou, instead he stayed in the inn for quite a while.

The governor of Ruzhou heard early in the morning that someone from Beijing was coming to visit him, and he was flustered for a while. Then he got the news a few days later that it was King Jin. He thought that Zhong Shangshu and the third prince were uncles and nephews. In front of the imperial court, there will never be a death penalty. If you think about keeping the green hills, there will be room for everything, and you can feel at ease.

The hanging heart just let go, but the court changed the fourteenth prince again.He had never had any friendship with the fourteenth prince, so he was naturally very anxious, eager to curry favor with him as soon as he arrived, but unexpectedly, there was no news of Yuan Che halfway through.It has been more than ten days.Although the New Year is festive, the worries in my heart are still unabated, and the days are restless and the nights are sleepless.But he didn't know that Yuan Che had already been watching his actions in the city.

"Your Highness." Shu Jun fetched a basin of clear water for washing, and pushed the door open.

Yuan Che was sitting by the window, looking downstairs in a trance. Although it was Chinese New Year, there was little celebration in the city, but depression prevailed. He couldn't help but sighed.

Hearing Shujun calling him, he turned his head, frowned and said: "It's not as good outside as in the mansion, so don't bark."

Shujun lowered his head obediently: "Yes, my lord." While putting clear water on the wooden stand beside the bed, "My lord, hurry up and wash up."

Yuan Che walked to the shelf, rinsed his mouth and washed his face, turned around and asked, "Do you have any clues about what you inquired about?"

Shu Jun said: "In the west, there was a year of chaos and famine, the people were in dire straits, bandits rose up, and many victims fled eastward, and they all went to the Ruyu prefectures."

Yuan Che knew what Shu Jun said, so he nodded, motioning for him to continue.

"It's just that the governor of Ruzhou has set up checkpoints outside the city gate. If the victims of the disaster enter the city, they must first hand over three taels of silver, and the count is calculated on the head. Therefore, many penniless victims of the disaster have to wander outside the city. Not only that..."

"Not only that..." Yuan Che continued: "He can't do charity in the city, he must have swallowed the relief money. No wonder Niancheng is so bad, he can still collect money to honor the officials in the court."

The country is in decline, but there are still moths like this.

Shu Jun nodded and said: "Ruzhou has a heavy tax, I'm afraid the amount of silver he has embezzled over the years is beyond expectations."

The two of them knew that the governor of Ruzhou had countless crimes, but they could not immediately go to the mansion to inquire about the crimes. They must know that Yuan Che was alone and weak, and this was the border of Ruzhou. There are no people in the court, so the only way to do it is to collect evidence secretly.The two made up their minds and even hid themselves in the city, which only made Zheng Yang secretly anxious but helpless.

It's just that the matter of this secret investigation is not yet clear, but there is news that the rebels in the south of the mountain are fleeing eastward. Ruzhou is located in the east of the Henan Road, and it is a key pass. If Ruzhou falls, Luoyang is in danger, and Henan is in danger.

The thieves are approaching day by day, and it is only a few hundred miles away from Ruzhou. Zheng Yang usually only knows how to collect money, so how can he have half a bone?Hearing this, I was so frightened that the Zheng mansion, which had been in business for many years, was no longer there, so I hurriedly told my family to pack up the valuables, and only picked some valuables to take with me, so I would abandon the official and flee overnight.

At this moment, a servant suddenly reported that the fourteenth prince had arrived.

If it was more than ten years ago, Zheng Yang must have been unable to curry favor with this lord, but now is the time to flee to save his life, how could he have the heart to deal with Yuan Che, and reluctantly invited him into the mansion, guessing that the fourteenth prince is at this time What is the purpose of devotion.

Yuan Che sat on his head, lowered his eyelashes, and slowly took a sip of tea. It was a good Mengding. He smiled slightly, put down the teacup, looked straight at Zheng Yang and said, "Mengding nectar, my lord is indeed an elegant man. people."

Zheng Yang couldn't figure out the reason for his visit from his jade face, although he only wanted to scold his mother in his heart, he had to apologize on his face and said: "Your Highness's praise is ridiculous, Zheng Yang didn't know His Highness was coming, so he was far away to welcome him, and I still hope His Highness will forgive you." .”

"Inspector Zheng doesn't have to blame himself. Yuan Che came here by order of heaven, not on a tour. The governor is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and he is the pillar of the country. Now the bandits in the south of the mountain are heading east, Ruzhou is in danger, and the eventful autumn of Dasheng is just the time for the governor to serve the court. "Yuan Che didn't play Tai Chi with him, he made it clear.

Zheng Yang can't be said to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but he can also be regarded as a person with long sleeves, good at dancing, and exquisitely carved.Hearing what Yuan Che said, he knew that His Highness was not here to investigate corruption, but to supervise him not to abandon the city and run away.

Shudong.

Bashu is a land of outstanding people, a land of fish and rice, and a land of abundance. It has been known as the "Land of Abundance" since ancient times.

In the battle of Tongguan, the thieves were defeated, and most of them went west.

In the land of the four fortresses of Ba and Shu, the road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. It can be said that it is extremely unfavorable for marching and fighting.

Li Zhenyuan opened the door curtain, and the moisture from the land of Shu came into his chest, which felt quite cool. The army was stationed on the hillside, surrounded by endless hills. In winter, the land of Shu was different from the imperial capital, and the mountains and forests were still a bit radiant. Very emerald green, the climate is not very bitter and cold, only the humidity is too heavy.

Across the mountain where the military camp is located, there is a small town called Yingshan, which lies prone among the mountains, as if sleeping in a cradle. Peaceful and peaceful like a paradise.

Li Zhenyuan was strict in running the army. When he was stationed, he ordered his soldiers not to do anything to the people. Even if there was a shortage of military supplies, he would mostly use silver taels to buy from the people in the town, which won the hearts of the people here.

Yingshan may seem inconspicuous, but in fact it is the gateway to Shu. From here to the east, there are thousands of mountains in Bashu.

But this place, at this time, is about to become the end of bandits, because this time, they met Li Zhenyuan.

There is only this plank road to enter Shu, and the decisive battle must be here.Li Zhenyuan is determined to win this battle, but thinking that the mountains and rivers in Shu are so rugged and beautiful, one day he will also suffer from wars and horses, he feels emotional, and he doesn't know where Yuan Che is now, and whether everything is safe, he can't help feeling a little anxious out of thin air bitter.

"General." Deputy General Xu Xun handed over the urgently sent information from the rear army.

Li Zhenyuan unfolded it and saw that the thieves were indeed confused by the small number of troops chasing behind, and several forces were rushing towards here after the reconciliation in Guizhou.

Li Zhenyuan sneered, and looked up at the Yingshan Gorge in front of him.

Yingshan Gorge stretches for tens of miles and is less than one foot wide. There are cliffs on both sides. There are only two entrances and one exit. The terrain is dangerous and easy to attack and difficult to defend. Trapped in it, forming a situation of catching turtles in an urn, most of the thieves and bandits are mobs, and they always win only by numbers. When confronted head-on, they will definitely not be able to beat the strong and well-trained frontier cavalry.

At that time, the thieves who disturbed Dasheng's restlessness will disappear completely.

"Pass down the order, the whole army is waiting in strict battle, and stick to the camp mountain gorge. In addition, ask all the generals to come to see me."

"Yes! General!"

Ruzhou.

Yuan Che lived in the governor's mansion since he showed his face. Although Zheng Yang was unwilling, he couldn't show himself in front of him, so he had to organize soldiers from the Ruzhou mansion to fight against the bandits.However, the military mansion colluded with Zheng Yang and ate up the military rations and military expenses. Most of the soldiers in the mansion were old, weak, sick and disabled, and most of the wealthy families used their money to serve as their servants.

Seeing this, Yuan Che sighed with sorrow and had no choice but to order the common people to leave the city to escape on their own at this time of life and death. He also ordered the army to train troops day and night, and to build armor outside the city, hoping to resist the bandits for a while and wait for reinforcements.

However, in the Governor's Mansion, Zheng Yang is more anxious than Yuan Che. He has never thought about defending the city. Life is so good, why bother to be buried here, but the fourteenth prince seems to have eaten the weight of iron Like a heart, he has no intention of abandoning the city at all.

In this way, in the worries of everyone, bandits and bandits came to the city.

"Dada" horseshoe from far to near, in the dust, the figure of the horse and the rider gradually become clear.

"Woo--" the rider reined in his horse, jumped off his horse, ran towards the barracks, saluted Yuan Che and the generals who were inspecting the soldiers, and said: "Your Highness, all generals, report from the front, the bandits are already here Thirty miles away."

The faces of everyone who were still relaxed just now became heavy.Yuan Che glanced at the neat phalanx of government soldiers, with worry in his eyes, he raised his soldiers for a thousand days before he could use them for a while, but right now this group of soldiers has been slacking off for a long time, and the training time is short, he wonders if they can withstand the attack of the thieves. But no matter what, he lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Pass down the order, from now on, close the city gates, stick to Ruzhou, and don't let out a traitor, let alone let in a rebel!"

"Yes!"

"All generals obey orders," Yuan Che said with a stern expression, "Zhang Yuan!"

"Chen is here!"

"I order you to lead three thousand soldiers to guard the south gate."

"Yes!"

"Xu Ming!"

"The minister is here."

"I order you to lead three thousand soldiers to guard the north gate."

"The rest of you..." Yuan Che paused, but his expression became more determined: "Follow me to guard the main entrance!"

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