To the east of Danggang is the Han River, which has experienced the confluence of many tributaries including Yashui. At this time, the water surface of the Han River has become extremely wide. People standing on both sides of the Han River can hardly see clearly even if the weather is fine.
On the opposite side, you can see its huge span.
The water surface of the Han River is very calm. Except for the small waves caused by the autumn wind, there are no big waves. However, only an old boatman who often sails on the Han River knows how turbulent and undercurrents are under this calm river surface.
It was as if on the river at this time, on the exceptionally tall ship surrounded by dozens of huge warships, a negotiation that might go down in history was taking place.
There are three floors in the building. The upper floor is the smallest, but it is the size of an ordinary palace. It has yellow carpets on the floor, sandalwood chairs, silk hanging from the top, jade bead curtains, and other gold, silver, jade, ceramics and jade.
, the room is fully furnished, without looking crowded, and every object is stable, so you don’t have to worry about breaking it even while sailing.
You can see the cleverness of care.
In the center of this place is a huge, thick wooden long table, with some people already sitting on both sides of the table.
The person sitting at the bottom of one side is Su Yiming, the guest minister from Li County. There are two people sitting next to him. They are the only successor of the Shen family in Hanoi County who is still on the stage. Shen Ranzhi,
There was an old man in green robe with white hair and white beard. He looked a little depressed. He was wearing a thick mink hat on his head and was concentrating with his eyes closed. The old man's surname was Yan, the name of Yan Siyu, the prefect of Anyang County.
Sitting opposite Su Yiming is the little overlord of Jiangdong County's Yu family, Yu Wei. At this moment, the little overlord is resting his chin on his hands, looking at the empty tables and chairs beside him, lost in thought.
Without making everyone wait too much, the owner of the building appeared. He was a middle-aged man with a height of no more than five feet, but not bloated. He strode over in rich clothes, with a smile on his face, and faced
Everyone present bowed their hands in salute, and a green jade ring on the thumb of their right hand caught everyone's attention, "Zheng is late, I still hope to see Haihan."
Su Yiming and Shen Ranzhi each stood up and bowed in return, saying they did not dare.
The old man in green robes named Yan sat on a chair and raised his hand in return, while Yu Wei on the other side did not move.
The middle-aged man walked around the wooden table, reached out and patted Yu Wei on the shoulder as he passed by, and said teasingly, "Little bully, since things have happened here, why don't you stay in Hanzhou? I'm going back this time."
Jiangdong, be careful if your adults hit you."
When Shen Ranzhi heard this, he glanced at Su Yiming, but the latter seemed to not understand and was indifferent.
The old man in green robe half-closed his eyes, as if he was about to fall asleep.
Yu Wei turned to look out the window at the seemingly endless river, and said lazily, "Uncle Chunchao is worried about me. I'm just playing with boards or something. If they want to put me in solitary confinement, my nephew may even come to your Nanzhou County."
Go hide, and I hope my uncle can lend a helping hand when the time comes."
"You are still such a naughty person," the middle-aged man shook his head helplessly and sat directly next to Yu Wei. Then he looked at the three people across the table and glanced at Su Yiming and Shen Ran in turn.
Then, he finally stopped at the old man in green robe, "You must be Mr. Yan Yichang, Mr. Yan. I heard that Governor Yan of Anyang County came to Yuanbeicheng to fight against the barbarians. I wonder if everything is going well?"
The old man in green robe was not surprised when he heard such a direct question. He spoke without raising his eyelids, "It's not smooth, but it's not troublesome either. This time the southern barbarians are marching north, there are many of them, and they are fighting on their own.
The front line in the Yuan River area is still a bit long, and monsters often bring small groups of beasts to the north, but the scale is not large, and the impact is very limited." He finally raised his eyes and looked at the middle-aged man opposite and asked.
, "Since the Nankou City of Anyang County has been destroyed, the Liunan City of Liulin County in Jiangzhou has also entered the sight of the monsters. Has it been attacked now?"
The middle-aged man smiled and shook his head, "I haven't heard anything about this from the prefect of Liulin County. I think Liunan City has suffered some attacks, so it won't be a problem."
"Lu Zu has passed away, and the relationship between the human race and Nanyi has reached a life-and-death situation. I don't think Nanyi will let Jiangzhou's thousands of miles of fertile fields remain untouched. You must know that there is no Yuan River behind Liunan City that can be guarded. Once
Once the city is broken," the green-robed old man slowly withdrew his gaze, "except for the new county, the gates of all the counties in Jiangzhou will be opened to the Nanyi..."
"Mr. Yan's reminder is reasonable. Zheng will write a letter to the prefect of Liulin County when he returns this time, asking him to pay more attention." The middle-aged man agreed with a humble smile, then turned to Shen Ranzhi and asked,
"Of course we can know whether Yun Bailou is still in Sucheng now?"
Shen Ranzhi turned to look at Su Yiming, saw the latter shaking his head slightly, and said, "You should have returned north to Liucheng."
The middle-aged man cast his eyes on Su Yiming's face and said with a smile, "This must be Mr. Su. Before Zheng came here, he just heard that the prefect of Li County was appointed the governor of Hanzhou. It is really gratifying.
"He didn't look at the different faces of everyone present, but asked, "I wonder what Governor Luo thinks of the Danggang incident?"
Su Yiming replied, "Before Yiming came here, the prefect once said something. He said that Danggang should serve as a bridge between Hanzhou and Jiangzhou. With Brother Ran guarding this place, the two states will be harmonious."
We can interact like brothers."
The middle-aged man nodded, looked at Shen Ranzhi again and asked, "Of course, I heard a letter from Yu Wei saying that you are now a vassal of Anyang County. Is this a problem?"
Shen Ranzhi sighed and said, "I dare not deceive Brother Zheng. It is indeed true. The traitor Yun Bailou persecuted too much. He not only crossed Yashui to take Liucheng and Sucheng, but also wanted to take Danggang again. Why?
In order to protect the inheritance of our ancestors, we had to take shelter under the prefect Yan of Anyang County and serve as the Lord of Danggang City. Yun Bailou was not allowed to send troops to Anyang because of the Naya Water Alliance, so we saved the last big city in Hanoi County."
The middle-aged man shook his head when he heard this and said, "However, have you ever heard of any ambitious character who would be restrained by a covenant? Even if he was really restrained, it was also for a moment that Yun Bailou wanted to attack Dan.
It is only a matter of time before Hong Kong takes action, so what will happen to you then?"
Before Shen Ranzhi could answer, the old man in green robes at the side had already spoken, "Thank you, Mr. Zheng, for your trouble. If Nayun Bailou wants to take action against me in Danggang, the Yan family of Anyang County will not sit idly by and ignore it."
"This is natural, but..." The middle-aged man still stared at Shen Ranzhi, but his words were directed at the old man in green robe, "It's just that today is not what it used to be, and Guang County today is not what it was back then."
County, the Anyang of today is not the Anyang of the past."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room became tense.
The middle-aged man didn't care at all. He didn't wait for the old man in green robe to speak again, and continued, "However, with the relationship between the Shen family and various families in Jiangzhou, how can we see you trapped like this and remain indifferent? As long as you
If you really need it, not to mention Danggang, but if you want to cross the Baihe River and retake Sucheng and Liucheng, we can also help you!"
"Seriously?!" Shen Ranzhi's eyes lit up, and after seeing the middle-aged man nod, he couldn't help but clasp his fists in salute, "If all the families in Jiangzhou can help Shen regain Su City and Liucheng, then I am willing to use these three cities
The commercial taxes of the land are shared with each family!"
While he was talking, he felt someone kicking him under the table, and then he turned around as if he suddenly remembered something, and saluted the old man in green robe, "If the prefect is willing to send troops, Shen will also do it."
Pay a share of the commercial tax and grain tax, and you will never regret it!"
He spoke quickly and harshly, causing everyone in the room to fall silent for a moment.
After a long time, the old man in green robe sitting next to him spoke first and said one word, "Okay!"
Shen Ranzhi turned his head and looked with burning eyes at the middle-aged man opposite. The latter smiled and pondered for a while before saying one word.