Zhang Chu was notified by Gao Shi and asked him to investigate Chen Xianjun. Naturally, Zhang Chu did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered someone to investigate.
Soon, Chen Xianjun's past experiences were dug up, and the fact that Chen Xianjun had just recognized Zheng Qingzhi as his teacher was also investigated clearly.
Gao Shi relayed them to Zhao Yun one by one. Zhao Yun was slightly surprised and said, "You said Chen Xianjun recognized Zheng Qing's family as his teachers?"
Gao Shi nodded and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, he just recognized Mr. Zheng as his teacher, and Mr. Zheng recommended him to Your Majesty the next day. Now Chen Xianjun is busy hosting a apprenticeship banquet and sending out invitations to hundreds of officials."
The surprised expression on Zhao Yun's face disappeared, and he became neither happy nor angry, expressionless, and seemed to be cold;
Zhao Yun stood up slowly, walked to the window, looked at the sky outside, and remained silent.
At this time, Nie Chi, the clerk in the political affairs hall, came to ask Zhao Yun to seal the imperial edict he had prepared. This was the imperial edict appointing Chen Xianjun as the governor of Lin'an Prefecture.
"Your Majesty, the imperial edict has been drawn up. Please use your seal." Nie Chi said.
After a while, Zhao Yun turned around, picked up the jade seal, and covered it firmly.
That evening, Chen Xianjun held an apprenticeship banquet at Huichang Building, the largest restaurant in Lin'an. In the name of his teacher Zheng Qingzhi, he distributed invitations to hundreds of officials and invited them to witness the event.
All the officials looked down upon Chen Xianjun, even though they all knew that he had become the governor of Lin'an Prefecture.
However, Zheng Qingzhi had to give him some face, so they all came in sedans one by one.
This day was definitely the proudest day of Zheng Qingzhi's life. Witnessed by hundreds of officials, he received three kowtows from Chen Xianjun and then accepted everyone's congratulations.
From the beginning to the end, he was surrounded and praised like a star. This feeling was very intoxicating and addictive. This was the case for Zheng Qingzhi. He found that he enjoyed this feeling very much.
Just when Zheng Qingzhi was feeling happy, Li Quan received a letter from his wife Yang Miaozhen.
In the letter, Yang Miaozhen scolded Li Quan for not knowing the importance. Now that Zhao Fan and Zhao Kui have led troops into Yangzhou, it has become even more difficult to capture Yangzhou. Yang Miaozhi asked Li Quan to immediately lead the army to leave Taizhou and attack Yangzhou to save the situation.
When Li Quan heard that Yangzhou had received reinforcements from the imperial court, he was both frightened and angry.
He called Zheng Yande, the general who came up with the idea, and said angrily: "You idiot, I just listened to your words, so I wasted time and let the imperial reinforcements enter Yangzhou. Now Yangzhou is like a copper wall. What do you think we should do?"
Zheng Yande looked aggrieved and said: "General, how did my subordinates know that the imperial reinforcements were arriving so quickly? Besides, didn't we also plunder countless amounts of money in Taizhou? We didn't lose anything either."
"You are so presumptuous. If we cannot defeat Yangzhou, we will all die. How dare you make excuses?"
This guy Li Quan really turned his back faster than turning the pages of a book. When Zheng Yande gave him an idea, he only listened to it if it made sense.
Now that something went wrong, he blamed Zheng Yande again, without any responsibility at all.
Zheng Yande was about to cry but had no tears, "General, I know I made a mistake. Please forgive me, General."
Li Quan's eyes almost popped out of his head, "You still have the nerve to forgive me, come here, give me a hard beating."
Zheng Yande was taken away and beaten severely. The beatings only caused his skin and flesh to be torn, and he let out heart-rending screams.
Subsequently, Li Quan ordered the entire army to march out, leaving only Dong You to lead a mere three thousand soldiers to garrison Taizhou and transfer the looted property to Chuzhou.
Marching all the way, Li Quan finally arrived in Yangzhou, but for Li Quan, Yangzhou at this moment was nothing more than a natural chasm. How could he overcome it?
Zhao Fan, Zhao Kui, Yangzhou Zhizhou Zhai Chaozong, Dutong Ding Sheng and others were patrolling the city at this time. When they saw Li Quan's overwhelming army, they all breathed heavily.
However, when Zhao Fan was serious, he was more determined.
When he left Lin'an, he made a promise in front of Zhao Yun that he would never return if he won. Now, everything has finally come.
At this time, a man walked out of Li Quan's phalanx. He was one of Li Quan's generals named Zhang You.
When he arrived at the city, he loudly said: "My general wants to talk to General Zhao Fan and Zhao. General Zhao dares to go out of the city to meet."
Zhao Kui said angrily: "Li Quan, a thief, is worthy of talking to my brother. Let's see someone shoot the man to death and teach him a lesson."
"slow."
Zhao Fan stopped Zhao Kui's move. Zhao Fan said: "Since Li Quan wants to see me, and I want to meet him, is it possible that Li Quan is afraid of him?"
Zhai Chaozong, the governor of the state, was startled and quickly advised: "General, no, you are the leader of this battle. If you make a mistake, Yangzhou will be over."
Ding Sheng also advised: "Young man Li Quan, the general does not need to be serious with him. He just wants to go, so go."
Zhao Fan smiled slightly and said calmly: "Li Quan wants to see me in front of the army in order to lower the morale of our army. How can I let him succeed? The current Yangzhou belongs to Li Quan."
Grave, once he comes, don’t even think about leaving.”
After saying that, Zhao Fan, with only two personal guards, sat down from the city in a hanging basket.
"The general is mighty, the general is mighty."
The soldiers guarding the city in Yangzhou were greatly encouraged when they saw that Zhao Fan was not afraid of danger and met the thieves in person. They shouted in unison that the general was mighty and showed Zhao Fan's prestige.
Li Quan was stunned when he saw that Zhao Fan had the courage to leave the city. He had no choice but to disappear, so he could only bring two of his own soldiers to meet him.
"Be careful later and don't let Zhao Fan shoot cold arrows at me."
On the way, Li Quan repeatedly warned his two soldiers. He felt quite regretful. He was about to lose the enemy's momentum, but now he had to take risks. It would be great if his wife Yang Miaozhen was by his side. She could give him advice.
Finally, Zhao Fan and Li Quan started their first conversation across the Yangzhou moat, and it was also the only conversation they had with each other in their lives.
Zhao Fan said angrily: "Li Quan, you take the emperor's salary and bear the emperor's worries. Now you have gathered people to rebel. You have no emperor and no father. You are unfaithful and unjust. What crime should you do?"
"Hahaha,,,"
Li Quan laughed and said: "Xu Guo wants to kill me, and the officials also want to kill me. Do I, Li Quan, deserve to die? If I don't resist, I am just a piece of meat on your chopping board. What can I do if I don't resist? This
Everything was forced by you."
"presumptuous."
Zhao Fan shouted loudly and said angrily: "Li Quan, you participated in the Huzhou rebellion. The evidence is conclusive. Do you deny it? The officials have been benevolent and righteous to you and have never lacked your military pay, money and food. Do you dare to deny this?"
Now you are talking shamelessly here, saying that the officials are sorry for you and want to kill you. If you are obedient and serve the country wholeheartedly, why will the officials kill you?"
Li Quan was speechless and speechless. In anger, Li Quan grabbed the strong bow of the soldier beside him and shot an arrow at Zhao Fan.