"I am a direct bachelor of Jixian Palace, and Gu Fan, the pacification envoy of the southwestern road of Beijing, respectfully welcomes His Highness to move to Xiangyang..."
King Jing Zhao Tuan, accompanied by Zhou He, Qian Zerui and Chen Tai, the transshipment envoy of South Beijing Road, boarded the dock from the huge ship. Gu Fan lifted up the skirt of his robe, knelt down, sang and drank loudly, and knelt down.
Big gift.
Gu Fan's move shocked everyone who was standing in front of the dock and those who had not yet disembarked from the boat and boarded the dock. There were many things that had been agreed upon, but this was not the case.
Zheng Tu followed Xu Wei and got off the boat. His eyes widened when he saw this scene. He thought to himself: Isn’t this guy so damn shameless? He saluted the emperor directly in front of the pier. He was trying to show off his previous behavior in front of King Jing.
Win back the lost chess piece!
Behind Gu Fan, Gao Chunnian, Zhu Hang, Wang Fan and others, as well as nearly a hundred generals from Jingnan Road and Xiangyang, came to the dock to greet King Jing. Of course, they could not stand still behind Gu Fan at this time.
They all came to their senses and knelt down in front of the yard to bow down.
Although so many people knelt down and worshiped in a hurry, which was a bit uneven, the momentum was also shocking.
King Jing Zhao Tuan was also in a daze.
Although it was said that he entered Xiangyang to open a government office in order to ascend the throne, no one thought that Gu Fan would display this motive nakedly in front of the crowd.
Can he complain that Gu Fan caught him off guard by doing this?
What other actions could Gu Fan take to draw a clearer line with King Lu and express his support and support for him, Zhao Tuan, more firmly than what he was doing right now?
"Gu Jinglue and you gentlemen, please get up quickly!" King Jing Zhao Tuan looked around for a while, then stepped forward to help Gu Fan up from the stone steps, held Gu Fan's hand, and said, "The imperial capital has fallen.
My father, all the officials in the court, and millions of soldiers and civilians have all become prisoners of the Hulu. The rivers and rivers are rotting, and the country is overthrown. Please ask Gu Jinglue to help me rebuild the rivers and mountains and drive out the Hulu. There is no need to adhere to these false etiquette.
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"Gu Fan must do his best to help His Highness reorganize Dayue River and Mountains, dedicate himself to it, and die for himself!" Gu Fan said in a strong voice.
Zhou He and Gao Chunnian, who was standing opposite, looked at each other, and both of them sighed in their hearts: One more person was missing from the ruling position.
Wei Chenglong saw this scene from a distance, and became more and more convinced that King Jing came to Xiangyang to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.
Among King Jing, Gu Fan and others, Wei Chenglong also recognized Zheng Tu, who was dark, thin and unattractive.
He didn't expect that a rogue butcher in a small mountain town, a guy who wasn't even worthy of carrying Wei Chenglong's shoes in the past, would actually be standing among a group of people who were beyond his reach in his life, chatting and laughing?
Wei Chenglong felt sour in his heart, let alone what it felt like.
However, when a huge team of chariots and horses surrounded King Jing and his party and headed towards the north gate of Xiangyang City, Wei Chenglong did not just walk away in despair.
He dragged his only son Wei Jiang to follow the carriage team, and from time to time he raised his hand to say hello to Shi Xun who turned his head and looked over.
Wei Jiang was very reluctant, but he couldn't defeat him.
However, at this time, the soldiers responsible for guarding the flanks not only stopped driving away Wei Chenglong and Wei Jiang and his son, but even the commander of the team, Jiang Feng, who had nothing to do behind the formation, even came over to get close to Wei Chenglong:
"Shi Langjun looks very young, but I don't know which government office he is working in?"
"Jiang Junhou asked me about my nephew. He has not been able to pass the imperial examination in these years. Before the fall of Bianliang, he was living in the Ministry of Revenue. But last year, seeing that the situation was not good, he followed his father, who is also my son.
My wife's brother, Shi Zhen, went to Chushan to work in front of Xu Junhou's tent. My wife's brother Shi Zhen served as county magistrate in Chushan, and my father and son came to Xiangyang to settle first." Wei Chenglong said, "The little old man has no ability to do other things.
The Queen of Xiangyang runs an inn in Tiezizixiang in the east of the city, which also sells food. When Jiang Junhou has time, he brings his brothers over for a drink!"
"Ah, it turns out that the official of Wei is actually the brother-in-law of Shi County Cheng. How disrespectful!"
Before commanding Jiang Feng, he saw that Shi Xun was young and was wearing plain robes, so he was not very conspicuous in a large group of people. He thought he was a close staff member of the prince in Xiangyang City, but he didn't expect that he turned out to be from Chushan.
His attitude toward Wei Chenglong became even more respectful, and he even dismounted directly and led the horse to walk alongside Wei Chenglong.
At this time, Wei Chenglong felt both flattered and confused. Did Jiang Feng misunderstand his identity?
Wei Chenglong was a good person in Bianliang and could be said to be well-informed. However, after his family moved to Xiangyang, they found themselves in dire straits and many of the inside stories were still unclear.
Although generals like Jiang Feng, who are at the battalion command level, are not prominent in the Capital Deployment Department, they are still the backbone of the force, and the details they can understand are far beyond what Wei Chenglong can match.
Here in Xiangyang, no matter how much the soldiers and generals looked down on the people of Tongbai Mountain in the past, at least no one dared to ignore the existence of Tongbai Mountain.
Tongbai Mountain has always been part of the Jingnan Road. After the Chihu people invaded the south, they returned from the Jingnan Road.
The bandits in Tongbai Mountain caused chaos on South Jingxi Road.
The supervisor was also made extremely embarrassed and embarrassed.
At that time, not only the imperial troops stationed in Tangzhou were almost completely wiped out, but they also deployed their follow-up followers. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were mobilized from Ying and other places to encircle and suppress the bandits. However, they suffered countless losses and failed to defeat the bandits. In the end, they were defeated.
Relying on the soldiers from Tongbai Mountain to quell the bandit rebellion.
When it comes to this matter, all the generals, big and small, who are in the deployment department, like Jiang Feng, have a shameful face.
In the early years, they could still say that the people in Tongbai Mountain were lucky enough to lead the useless country soldiers to a few victorious battles.
However, the two campaigns against Yan in the north, the defense of Gong County, the forcible attack on Qingquangou Village, the battles of crossing the river to recapture Bihe and Zezhou, and the current attack on Taiyuan, who dares to say that the people in Tongbai Mountain are nothing, and who dares to deny it?
At this time, the Chushan Army was one of the few elite combat forces in Vietnam that could be used?
As a military commander at the level of many commanders in the Capital Deployment Department, Jiang Feng knew the details of Gongxian's defense and the battle to regain Qinshui better than ordinary people.
Of course, he knew better than ordinary people that the Xuanwu Army and the Chushan Army were the true direct lineages trusted by King Jing.
Although everyone in Chushan, including Xu Huai, had a low background in the past and was looked down upon by others, after seeing this scene at the pier, who can look down on the humble background of everyone in Chushan in the future?
After Shi Zhen, who was a junior official in the Ministry of War, defected to Chushan, he was appointed as county magistrate. His status was even higher than that of Wang Ju, Xu Wuqi, Su Laochang, Pan Chenghu, Guo Junpan, etc. Jiang Feng also heard about it.
Furthermore, Jiang Feng also knew that in order to raise military resources, Chushan opened a hall in Xiangyang in the name of Zhufengtang. In addition to trafficking in some special products from Tongbai Mountain, it also sold armor and weapons.
Although the Department of Duty and Deployment used to look down on the people of Tongbai Mountain, after the Red Husbands invaded the south twice, Xiangyang had to recruit soldiers and horses on a large scale. The demand for armor and weapons increased sharply, and the workshop under the supervision of the Department was really unsatisfactory, so Xiangyang had to
Purchase emergency weapons and armor from Zhufengtang.
When Jiang Feng heard that Wei Chenglong said that he was Shi Zhen's brother-in-law, he not only mistakenly thought that he was also a direct descendant of Chushan, but even mistakenly thought that he was the manager of Chushan Zhufeng Hall in Xiangyang, so his attitude suddenly became respectful.
Wei Chenglong dragged Wei Jiang into Xiangyang City with the escorting soldiers and horses, but was unable to follow him into the Imperial Envoy's Mansion.
However, he was clever and learned from Jiang Feng that Chushan was doing some business in Xiangyang City in the name of Zhufengtang. He turned around and rushed to Zhufengtang's courtyard in the east of the city.
Although Wei Chenglong chose to settle in Xiangyang, it was true that he was the sister-in-law of the county magistrate Shi Zhen.
And it is impossible for Shi Zhen to go around and spread the word that Wei Chenglong's sister-in-law is ineffective. He despised Chushan from the bottom of his heart, so he went to Xiangyang to settle down.
Therefore, Wei Chenglong came to visit him, and Zhufengtang Puyuan still treated him as a distinguished guest.
Wei Chenglong had to sit there until noon while drinking tea. Not only could the Puyuan side not be able to drive him away, they had to arrange for someone to sit with him. They finally asked him to wait until Zheng Tu and Shi Xun arrived from the Imperial Envoy's Mansion.
"Ah, what gust of wind brought the officials of Wei to this remote place?" Others didn't know the details. Zheng Tu knew very well that Wei Chenglong came to Xiangyang to settle down in the first place. When he saw his father and son waiting in the courtyard, he smiled.
He said sarcastically, "Aren't the senior officials of Wei afraid that the eaves of this courtyard are so low that they can't stand straight?"
"Mr. Zheng is joking,"
Wei Chenglong said with a shy smile,
"In this current situation, the will of God is unpredictable, and Chushan is also very busy with military affairs. I finally saw Shi Xun today, and I have to drag him back to get together no matter what. If I miss today, Shi Xun will not be in Xiangyang again.
, His aunt doesn’t know how long it will take for her to stop crying and crying so much that she misses her direct nephew!”
Wei Chenglong ignored Zheng Tu's sarcasm and bit him to death because he was Shi Xun's uncle and refused to leave.
Zheng Tu just smiled slightly, this was Shi Zhen's family matter, and he couldn't really trample Wei Chenglong under his feet even if he was ridiculing him. He smiled and said to Shi Xun, "You and the official Wei went over to have dinner. What's going on here?"
I'll take care of it!"
"I'm not busy. Let's wait until the letter to Commander Jie is finished!" Shi Xun said.
Gu Fan's actions at the dock today actually directly made his support for Zhao Tuan, King of Jing, public. After arriving at the Imperial Envoy's Mansion, Gu Fan, Zhu Tai and others were more eager to persuade him to come in.
King Jing's accession to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor may come much earlier than expected. When Zheng Tu and Shi Xun returned to Puyuan, they would naturally report this matter to Chushan as soon as possible.
This is also the most important task for them to be stationed in Xiangyang in the future.
From now on, they will not only represent Chushan, maintain direct communication with people around King Jing, Wang Fan, Zhu Hang and others, be responsible for supervising the timely and full delivery of the money and grain allocated to Chushan, be responsible for managing the business of Zhufengtang in Xiangyang, and also
We will pay close attention to the subtle changes in Xiangyang City...
