They can't just sympathize with the court's difficulties, but the court bullies them as honest people.
The question is, even if the imperial court can understand Chushan's difficulties, how much extra food can it spend to fill Chushan's shortage?
Xu Huai's order for urgent mobilization of cavalry was sent to Wuyang. Shi Zhen, Xu Wujiang, Guo Junpan and others first arranged for Fan Zongqi to lead 800 selected front army armored cavalry to set off, and then thought that Chushan had selected local interests north of Jingjiang.
The entanglement was not deep and the wasteland of Shuizhe was far away from Qiao County, so he urgently took a few followers to catch up with the reinforcing armored cavalry.
In order to ensure that the generals could directly enter the battle when they arrived at Hanchuan, Fan Zongqi led 800 selected forward armored cavalry to set off at a speed of two hundred miles per day, which was quite easy.
However, even though Shi Zhen rode a carriage all the way, when he arrived at Shuangliu Village, he felt that his internal organs were about to be pushed out and his body bones were about to fall apart. He told Xu Huai his suggestion with a pale face:
"Han Gui also knows about Qiao Zhi. That's the best thing. My body really can't stand the torment, so Han Gui will go to Jianye with Jieshuai to lobby for this matter. On the Qianchapu side, on the one hand, Xu Lingji
Part of the navy and some shipwrights came to Hanchuan by land to wait for orders. On the one hand, they sent someone to see Wang Fanlang. It would be better for Wang Fanlang to come forward and persuade Kong Changyu, the Jingbei transshipment envoy, to agree to request the Chushan navy to go to Qiancha.
Puji and the lower reaches of the Han River participated in the battle against the Dongting Lake bandits and suppressed the rebellion of the refugees..."
After learning that Wang Xuan had conducted a detailed and in-depth investigation into Qianchapu, Shi Zhen even patted his thigh and shouted:
"This is very good. Commander Jie will go directly to Jianye. The defense of Shuangliuzhuang and the recapture of the ferry can be left to Zhou Jing, Fan Zongqi and others. If some navy generals can be transferred here, the warships can be launched in the early stage.
Lifengtang raised money to renovate merchant ships in Xiangyang and other places, or directly purchased some warships from the Ezhou navy. When the commander of the army returned from Jianye, he could directly block the entrance of Qianchapu into the Han River, and work with the soldiers and horses of Jingbei to suppress Qianchao.
The rebellion in Chapu prepares for the establishment of Qiao County..."
Of course, Xu Huai did not need to stay in person to supervise the battle to expel the more than 4,000 bandits gathered at the ferry. Fan Zongqi as the main general, with the assistance of Zhou Jing, Xu Sheng and others was enough to do the job.
Shi Zhen hoped that Xu Huai would leave as soon as possible and go to Jianye to negotiate the resettlement of the overseas Chinese. He would also need to send troops to quell the rebellion within the Qianchapu area, and then he could recruit the refugees to encircle and cultivate the fields in autumn and winter. Time was very tight.
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The sooner the resettlement is carried out, the easier it will be to alleviate the pressure Chushan is experiencing at this time.
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At Shi Zhen's urging, Xu Huai decided not to delay any longer and set off for Jianye early the next morning.
At this time, even the territory of Huangzhou was not peaceful. In addition to Wu Chihai, Xu Dang, Su Miao, and Niu Er, who led 200 armored cavalry, 500 war horses, and pack horses, this trip was only led by Han, who was familiar with the imperial regulations.
Gui accompanied Xu Huai.
Shi Zhen has to rush back to Wuyang to preside over complicated political affairs; Zhou Jing, Xu Sheng, Jiang Xie and others will stay in Shuangliuzhuang to make preliminary preparations for the resettlement of overseas Chinese, and assist Fan Zongqi in using troops to fight against the bandits who gathered at the ferry.
When Xu Huai returned to Shuangliu Village, he had expelled more than 4,000 bandits from Xiaohe Ridge.
Unable to take a boat, Liu Qiong'er had no way to follow Xu Huai and others on a rapid march, so she stayed at Shuangliu Village to accompany Wang Xuan.
The waterway is not very smooth. Xu Huai went all the way east from Hanchuan River, crossed the Tianmen River and the Jianshui River, passed through the southern part of Anzhou to Huangpi County in the eastern part of Huangzhou; then he went eastward along the road at the southern foot of Huaiyang Mountain, passing through Qi
In spring, go to Suxian, Qianshan, cross the river in Songyang County, and enter the territory of Chizhou; from here, you will run eastward along the south bank of the river, and on the eighth day of July, you will arrive at Jianye, which is known as the southeastern place.
Jianye was originally named Moling and Jianye. During the Taikang period of the Western Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty changed the name of Jianye to Jianye because of Ye City, Hehuai, where the royal Sima family was born. It means not forgetting the hometown. For hundreds of years, this place has become a beautiful place in the southeast.
So it was always named Jianye.
Xu Huai crossed the river in Songyang County and entered Chizhou. To the south of the Yangtze River, there were first the continuous mountains of the Huangshan Mountains. After passing Xuancheng County, they turned into undulating hills. The terrain became flatter as you went east.
The river flows from southwest to northeast.
The rivers of that era were not bound by strong embankments like those of later generations. After the flood season, the river flooded the depressed silt areas on both sides of the river, and the widest water surface was seventy or eighty miles away.
The river water is yellow and muddy. I reined in my horse and looked over at Pinggang. Under the clear sky, the water and sky in the distance were vast, and I couldn't see the shore. It gave me an indescribable sense of majesty. In contrast, in the distance, passing through Jian Ye City,
The Qinhuai River, which flows into the main river from the northwest of Jianye City, is as thin as a ribbon.
"Sir, you have come to Jianye," Zheng Tu led several people to the Pinggang where Xu Huai stopped. He got off his horse and reported, "Qian Zerui Langjun led the Privy Council and the Ministry of Etiquette to greet the people according to the order.
Come to Xinzheng Gate to welcome the Commander-in-Chief into the city!"
As the commander-in-chief of a town, Xu Huai could no longer take his retinue in and out of the new capital to build Ye at will.
After they crossed the river and entered Chizhou, they slowed down and sent an advance outpost to Jianye to contact Zheng Tu, who reported the trip through Dujin Memorial Hall. They even delayed their trip in Hanchuan for the rebels before, and then set off again.
The mobilization of supporting cavalry from the authority, as well as the size of the accompanying guards and accompanying personnel, etc., have been reported in detail.
This is also the rule that a minister should follow.
Xu Huai, as the general manager of the military and horse capital of the Chushan camp, was under the double control of the Privy Council and the Imperial Envoy Department in the center.
Qian Zerui, as the Privy Councilor, accepted the decree. He served in Lanzhou and fought in Taiyuan, and forged deep friendships with Xu Huai and the people in Chushan. It was only appropriate that he led the Privy Council and the greeters from the Ministry of Rites came out of the city to welcome him.
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Xu Huai, surrounded by the guards, galloped down the hillock and headed towards Xinzheng Gate in the west city of Jianye.
In addition to Qian Zerui, who led an unknown group of people from the Privy Council and the Ministry of Etiquette to greet the officials, two brothers, Zhu Tong and Zhu Zhi, also came out of the city to greet them and said with a smile:
"I thought you were blocked by the rebels in Hanchuan, and it would take some time to come to Jianye - I heard from my father that your Majesty has been thinking about it these days, and has thought about sending envoys to Hanchuan several times to ask when you can leave.
, but I am afraid that the road will be uneven, so it would be inappropriate to urge you to set off. Are everything okay with Wang Xuan and Mr. Lu?"
"When the bandits landed, luckily I passed by Hanchuan, but Shuangliuzhuang was not in the way." Xu Huai dismounted, saluted Qian Zerui and others, looked up and saw the newly engraved "Xin Zheng" on the forehead above the city gate, and sighed with emotion.
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"After His Majesty arrived in Jianye, he decreed that all the city gates of the new capital should be named after the gates of Bianliang City. He asked the generals and civilians at home and abroad to not forget the ambition of recovering the Central Plains and returning the capital to Bianliang." Qian Zerui saw Xu Huaida
Looking at the forehead above the city gate, he was fascinated and said, "Oh, it's hard to drive the soldiers out of Huainan. The Jinghu bandits are invading again. I don't know when we can gather the troops to regain the Central Plains..."
"It won't be long!" Xu Huai said with his hands behind his back.
"With your words, I will wait patiently and look forward to it,"
Qian Zerui said,
"When you were attacked by bandits in Hanchuan, you were too modest to write too clearly in the memorial. However, His Majesty only found out that you had killed three thousand people with forty or fifty cavalry only after receiving the memorial from Hanchuan County.
The bandit army was defeated. If Greater Vietnam had more elite troops like Chushan, it would be just around the corner to regain the Central Plains. Have you had a hard journey? However, I'm afraid you won't be able to take a good rest after entering the city. If it weren't for Prime Minister Zhou
, Mr. Hu stopped me, and your Majesty wished I could take you directly to the palace!"
