A few days later, an official ship sailed down the Xiangjiang River (the Han River from below Xiangyang is called Xiangjiang, Xiangshui).
After Xu Huai returned to Nancai from Jianye, he ordered the Xiangjiang waterway from Zekou (Hualing River Mouth) to Xiakou (Xiangjiang Mouth) to be closed to civilian ships. For a time, except for the waterway from Nancai to Zekou and from Tangbai River
Outside the fleet, the once busy scene of boats and ships on the Xiangjiang River suddenly disappeared.
Under the blue sky, the official ship sailed down the empty river, feeling indescribably lonely.
At this time, a stern ship sailed out of Zekou.
The sentinel ship sailing to the middle of the river first approached the official ship. The armored soldier on the bow of the ship shouted in greeting: "Marquis Jingsheng is here to see Duke Wen Hengyue, who is staying in Xiangyang..."
Hearing that Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai wanted to see Wen Hengyue, the Xiangyang naval commander who was responsible for protecting Wen Hengyue on his way to Jianye ordered the boatmen, and the sailors started to move, lowering the sails to slow down the ship, and at the same time arranged for people to enter the cabin to report.
The stern ship slowly approached the official ship. Xu Huai stood at the bow of the ship. The bleak autumn wind blew up the skirt of his robe. However, when he asked Wen Hengyue to come out of the cabin, he saw the boatmen on the official ship. The sailors were about to
The sail that had just been lowered to half length was quickly pulled up again, the scull was adjusted, and the official ship was accelerated to sail downstream from the front of the stern ship.
Seeing this scene, Xu Huai stood at the bow of the ship in silence, watching the official ship go downstream. Only when the official ship disappeared from sight did he turn around and walk back to the cabin.
"How did Mr. Shi persuade Duke Wen to go to Jianye?" Zhou Jing couldn't help but ask Shi Zhen as he looked at the empty Xiangjiang River flowing endlessly to the southeast.
Although Wen Hengyue went to Jianye to attend the funeral for Emperor Jian, there were still people in Xiangyang City who had the power to know the affairs of Xiangyang Prefecture, Wei Shize, general judge Zhou Yun and others to handle the military affairs on their behalf, and Yang Qiye led the Youxiaosheng Army to garrison Xiangyang, but Wen Hengyue was alone.
In the eyes of everyone in Chushan, it is actually more difficult to deal with than Wei Zeshi, Zhou Yun and Yang Qiye combined.
Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong and his son also made a lot of contributions in resisting the southern invasion of barbarians. Xu Huai took action to detain them for trial, which would cause too much controversy and trouble. However, the Zheng family and his son had already exposed too much cowardice.
The bad deeds of the war, reckless actions and abolishment of the establishment, and the evidence of murdering the King of Huai are conclusive.
What's more, the Zheng family and his son are far from being comparable to Wen Hengyue.
Wen Hengyue and Xu Wei defended Taiyuan for many years with their unyielding will. Their sons, nephews, and young men were killed and wounded more than half of their family in defending Taiyuan. They returned to the south and joined the ministers in Xiangyang to support Emperor Jian and ascend the throne. They served as imperial envoys to promote official affairs and stayed in Xiangyang.
He was equal in rank, loyal and conscientious - regardless of the fact that Wen Hengyue did not have many dazzling military exploits in his life, his defense of Taiyuan alone was destined to go down in history.
For such a person, if Chushan harmed each other through conspiracy and intrigue, the criticism caused by him in the current world would be far greater than that of the Zheng family and his son, and the historical records of later generations would never lightly expose this matter.
However, in addition to Wen Hengyue's determination becoming extremely determined after experiencing the hardships of guarding Taiyuan, his current physical condition also destined him to cherish his posthumous reputation even more. This cannot be changed by coercion or inducement. Zhou Jing could not understand Shi for a moment.
What did Zhen do to persuade Wen Hengyue to leave Xiangyang?
Simply expelling the barbarians from the late emperor and regaining the Central Plains may not be enough to convince Wen Hengyue, right?
Shi Zhen stared at the water of Youyouxiang River and said to Zhou Jing: "At first, Duke Wen refused to give up, so I told Duke Wen that only by obtaining Jing Xiang from Chu Mountain would it be possible for King Huai to throw a rat weapon and not harm your majesty's bloodline... Only then did Duke Wen no longer agree."
I persist, but I guess I hate that I said it too harshly, ugh..."
Seeing Shi Zhen also walking towards the cabin, Zhou Jing was stunned for a while. Unexpectedly, Shi Zhen went to Xiangyang and used this to finally convince Wen Hengyue to leave Xiangyang in the name of attending a funeral.
Although Wen Hengyue did not agree with Chushan's plan to plot Jingxiang in his heart, Shi Zhen used this reason to persuade him to leave Xiangyang. Afterwards, he would become a stranger to Chushan, and the trapping of Zheng Huaizhong and Zheng Cong would add up to Chushan's situation.
Unpredictable negative effects, and even Hu Kai, Zhu Hang and others will part ways with Chushan from now on, but Zhou Jing thought carefully and found that compared with Jing Xiang, these are not unbearable costs.
I believe that everyone who stayed behind in Wuyang thought the same way, otherwise they wouldn't have been convinced by Shi Zhen.
Zhou Jing did not enter the cabin and signaled the navy to command the stern ship to move closer to the shore.
Zhu Zhi, Shi Hu, Su Mi and others led the guards and horses to guard the shore. They also witnessed Wen Hengyue being stingy and directly sending the official ship downstream at the first sight.
Xu Huaiyi was in low spirits and was about to change horses and go to the Fantai camp. Zhu Zhi hesitated for a long time and said: "Father sent someone to deliver an urgent letter today, asking me to resign as the magistrate of Hualing County..."
At that time, when he heard from Shi Zhen that Chushan was planning a plot against Jingxiang, Zhu Zhi immediately sent his direct entourage to Jianye with a letter. Today he received a reply from Zhu Hang, asking him to resign and leave Hualing.
Although Shi Zhen, Zhou Jing and others all expected this, they did not expect that Xu Huai wanted to see Wen Hengyue just now but was turned away from the cabin, but Zhu Zhi immediately said goodbye at this moment.
They all looked towards Xu Huai.
Xu Huai remained silent, took the reins from the guard, got on his horse and galloped away.
Shi Hu, Su Mi and others led the guards to mount their horses and followed Xu Huai.
Zhou Jing bowed his hands to Zhu Zhigong, and after Shi Zhen staggered onto the carriage, he took the carriage with a dozen guards and headed for the Fantai camp.
The carriage was speeding but couldn't get anywhere. In the blink of an eye, Xu Huai was seen walking around to the front of a forest surrounded by guards.
"It was me who caused all the Jieshuai people to betray their relatives. Jie Shuai thought he would hate me very much!" Shi Zhen stuck his head out of the car window and smiled bitterly at Zhou Jing.
Zhou Jing didn't know what Xu Huai was thinking, so he could only accompany Shi Zhen and smile bitterly.
Arriving at the Fantai camp, the guards had dispersed and went to rest. Xu Huai was not seen in the camp. Zhou Jing accompanied Shi Zhen to the tent -
In the past few days, Xu Huai did not directly requisition the Fantai military camp. Instead, he requisitioned a village on the east bank of the Changlin River, stationed the Chinese army's tent, and waited for the men and horses, as well as food and fodder to arrive one after another - Xu Huai's command tent.
, located in the ancestral hall in the village.
Zhou Jing and Shi Zhen pushed open the door and walked in. They saw Xu Huai standing on a table placed against the wall, frowning and staring at the Kanyu map on the table with a gloomy face.
"After years of hard work and accumulated fatigue, I have been feeling a lot of physical discomfort in recent days, and may not be able to bear the long-term responsibilities..." Shi Zhen walked over and said.
"What are you talking about? You made the matter so big and now you have to pick a fight?" Xu Huai turned around, glared at Shi Zhen and asked, "I'm unhappy and it has nothing to do with you. You just helped me make a difficult decision."
It’s just a decision! Your Majesty has passed away, but the ruthless barbarians are not far away. If I want to be a loyal minister and a good son, it depends on whether God will give me a chance..."
"Yes, yes, Shi Zhen was abrupt!" Shi Zhen hurriedly took back his words of resignation and said.
Xu Huai was not in the mood to study the battle plan anymore. He walked from the small door to the living study behind the Yamen and threw the map to Shi Zhen, Zhou Jing and others...
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.........More than ten days have passed. Due to the lack of a steady supply of ice in Jianye City, Emperor Jianji's coffin was transferred from the Zichen Hall to the funeral palace early, but the funeral would not end until ten days later.
King Huai has not yet formally ascended the throne, and is not in a hurry to move into the palace, but he has already sat in the Chui Gong Hall to handle state affairs on a daily basis. The supervisory departments of the central ministries and departments, led by Zhou He, Hu Kai and others, are also operating around King Huai.
King Huai had no intention of adjusting the selection of governors, and he did not intend to act rashly in the short term.
At present, both Gu Fan and Wang Boqian occupy seats in the Government Hall and the Privy Council, ensuring that every move of the two palaces is under his supervision. The biggest change in Jianye City is that the three thousand soldiers of the Huai Palace were incorporated into the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army.
, fully took over the affairs of the imperial palace and the guards of the two palaces. In addition, Xu Dehai, the internal servant of Prince Huai Palace, and others were appointed as internal servant supervisors, elevating Qiao Jien and other old people, and took over the palace affairs in an all-round way.
Even so, Huai Wang Zhao Guan knew very well that the overall situation was far from being under control at this time.
"From the letter Ning Ci sent from Nanyang, it can be seen that Xu Huai arrested Zheng Huaizhong in the political affairs hall. After Zheng Cong and his son asked for troops to go into Dongjing, it was a premeditated matter. The plan is not small..."
The leaves of the ginkgo tree in front of the hanging arch hall are gradually turning golden, which also obscures the interior of the hall. In the afternoon, lamps and candles were lit early in the afternoon. A middle-aged man wearing a scarlet official robe stood in front of the dragon case, cupped his hands and spoke.
Wang Boqian and Gu Fan sat on the embroidered pier given by the emperor and remained silent, listening to Ge Boyi's eldest son-in-law Wei Chujun analyze Chushan's plot one by one as if he was peeling off a cocoon.
In the first northern expedition, Yan Tianxiong's army was almost destroyed. Led by Ge Huaicong, almost hundreds of Ge family members died in this battle or were liquidated after the war, but the legacy of the century-old generals was not so easily destroyed.
Ge Boyi stayed dormant in the capital and followed King Huai to Weizhou to supervise the war. In addition to the rise of a group of young disciples such as Ge Yu, Ge Chen, and Ge Teng, the Ge family's eldest son-in-law Wei Chujun and others who had been ignored by the Ge family also played a role that cannot be ignored.
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This made the Ge family from the Huai Prince's family not inferior to Han Shiliang's family.
Ge Boyi went to Jinghu South Road to serve as the envoy. In addition to Ge Chen, one of the core disciples of the third generation, who commanded five thousand elite troops to accompany him, Wei Chujun also came with him as a counselor to make suggestions.
The recruitment of Sun Yanzhou, Hu Dangzhou and other rebel generals was mainly due to Wei Chujun's contact, and the progress was smooth and fast. However, Emperor Jianji suddenly died, which caught Ge Boyi, Wei Chujun and others by surprise.
After the burial ceremony of Emperor Jianji, Xu Huai rushed to Nancai with the recruitment order issued by the Privy Council. Huai Wang Zhao Guan, Wang Boqian, Gu Fan and others did not think much about it, and wrote the Jinghu North Road System and Jinghu South Road System as usual.
The Production and Construction Department informed him of the matter.
The Construction Department of Jinghu South Road was stationed in Yueyang City, Yezhou, which was only four to five hundred miles away from Yejiangxia, Ezhou. However, Ge Boyi and Wei Chujun delayed for three days before they found out about the matter. After that, Wei Chujun personally came to Jianye to state the recruitment matter.
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At that time, although they had some guesses, they could not confirm that Chushan had premeditated the invasion of Dongjing.
When Wei Chujun passed through Ezhou, Xu Huai had already led the troops of Nancai to blockade the Xiangjiang River, and then crossed the Xiangjiang River and entered Fuzhou one after another. The territory of Jingzhou was spread out - and in the haste, the central government was unable to recover the order.
It wasn't until Ning Ci sent a letter from Biyang of Nanyang Prefecture to Gu Fan and the Jinghu North Road Zhizhi Department that the King of Huai, Wang Boqian, Gu Fan, Wei Chujun and others fully realized that there was far more to the story.
