In the blink of an eye, another four or five days passed.
During these four or five days, Shen Yi stayed in Yanzhou City and basically never went out.
However, he also did some things. For example, he went to contact the five thousand Forbidden Army who stayed in Yanzhou, and had a meal with the General of the Forbidden Army, Meng Lian, and the five thousand households below.
As for the Forbidden Army, he couldn't reorganize it directly, but he still needed to get to know each other, and he couldn't let people fight so hard that they couldn't even pronounce their names.
In addition to getting to know the Forbidden Army, Shen Yi also led people to slightly strengthen Yanzhou's city defense.
The reinforcement content is very simple.
That is, some artillery was carried onto the Yanzhou city wall, and explosive shells were always kept on the city wall.
In this way, even if the Qi people really came to attack Yanzhou, Shen Yi would be confident enough to defend it.
In addition to deploying Yanzhou, Shen Yi also actively contacted Pei Jun of the West Route Army.
At this time, the West Route Army, under Shen Yi's instructions, had begun to attack the capital of Henan, trying to help Shen Yi share some of the pressure from the Qi court.
It is also worth mentioning that in the past four or five days, the Huai'an army sent out has begun to fight with the Qi people. The first person to fight was not Xue Wei or Su Ding, but Ling Su.
Lingsu's troops encountered the Qi people in Dongping Prefecture before they arrived at Dongchang Prefecture, and were currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Qi people's defenders.
The good news is that the main force of the Qi people has withdrawn from Dongping Prefecture.
Therefore, the war in Dongping Prefecture will not be particularly anxious. It is only a matter of time before Dongping Prefecture is captured.
Except for this episode, the rest of the things are proceeding in an orderly manner according to Shen Yi's arrangements.
At this time, the news that Mr. Shen had almost launched an all-out attack on Shandong had already reached Tu Yuan's ears.
Not only did it reach the ears of Tuyuan, but it was even rushed by Liubaili to reach the ears of Emperor Zhaowu of Yandu.
At this time, Emperor Zhaowu, Zhao Kai, had just taken full control of the government, and the war in Shandong had been relatively stable for some time. At this time, he was immersed in the joy of victory, and was preparing to recruit beautiful women and enrich his harem.
At this time, news of the battlefield in Shandong came, which made the new king of Da Qi so angry that he threw several pieces of official kiln porcelain brought as tribute and lost his temper.
At this time, Zhou Yuanlang was escorting the emperor in the palace. No one dared to approach the emperor. Only this man from Zhongshushe, who was a general, stepped forward cautiously, knelt in front of the emperor, lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that Prime Minister Yan is strict. This method won’t work.”
"The people of the south are more ferocious than before."
Prime Minister Yan Li's opinions have always been relatively conservative. From the beginning, he advocated using defense as offense. As long as he defended for a year or two, Nanchen's offensive would be defeated.
But now it seems that Nanchen's army has been singing triumphantly, and Shandong has even begun to falter.
This is the absolute lifeblood of Daqi.
If Shandong and Henan are lost, and if they cannot be taken back, then even if the Qi court can still exist, it will only be lingering on, and sooner or later, it will be driven back to the outside world.
At this time, even a selfish Zhao Kai who only wanted to consolidate the imperial power had some worries in his heart. He looked at Zhou Yuanlang kneeling in front of him and frowned: "Is Mr. Zhou criticizing Prime Minister Yan?"
"I don't dare."
Zhou Yuanlang lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "I just think that Yandu's imperial army can no longer remain immobile. If they continue to fight like this, Daqi's dignity will be completely destroyed by that Shen Qi."
"Forbidden Army..."
Emperor Zhaowu said with a cold face: "Where should the Imperial Army be sent at this moment? Should it be sent to Shandong or Henan?"
Zhou Yuanlang gritted his teeth and said: "We can't lose Shandong and Henan. I think that the southerners' offensive is already over. We only need to send out 100,000 forbidden troops, and 50,000 from Henan and Shandong. We can immediately turn defeat in these two places." win."
Having said this, he lowered his head and continued: "One more thing, I would like to say something bold."
He knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Each Zhu Lizhen family has many private soldiers. Now, it's time for them to defend their family and country!"
Originally, Zhou Yuanlang asked Emperor Zhaowu to send out the imperial army, but Emperor Zhaowu was still extremely reluctant.
But after hearing the next sentence, the Da Qi Emperor relaxed his brows.
Because he kept the Forbidden Army by his side just to safeguard his somewhat "unjust" imperial power, and what he wanted to guard against was the Zhu Lizhen family, which had strong soldiers and horses!
Only they have the ability to make a coup.
Emperor Zhaowu looked at Zhou Yuanlang and suddenly smiled: "Mr. Zhou's words really enlightened me."
"I will draft an edict now and ask each family to send members of the Ding clan to go south to repel the Chen thieves."
Hearing that he never mentioned the Forbidden Army, Zhou Yuanlang was a little anxious. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Emperor Zhaowu: "As for the Forbidden Army, I am planning to send 50,000 people out to support Shandong and resist the Shen Ziheng of Nanchen."
"As for the Henan side."
The emperor stroked his beard and said, "Let them recruit 50,000 troops to fight against Nanchen."
Hearing the emperor's last words, Zhou Yuanlang couldn't help but frown.
Henan has been the land of the Han family since ancient times and is known as the Central Plains!
Although it has changed hands for seventy years, the local people have not lived a good life in Daqi. In this situation, if we continue to recruit troops in Henan, it is very likely to be self-defeating.
However, seeing Emperor Zhaowu's expression, Zhou Yuanlang knew that he could not persuade him, so he sighed slightly and hid his words in his heart.
After being silent for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report."
Zhao Kai felt much better now. He sat on the throne and said, "Sir, please tell me."
Zhou Yuanlang hesitated for a moment, but took out a document from his sleeve, held it in both hands, and handed it to the emperor.
"emperor."
Zhou Yuanlang looked serious and said in a deep voice: "I take part in the Lang family, oppressing the people and doing whatever is wrong!"
"In just two or three months, I have already heard that six or seven Lang family members are causing trouble in Yandu!"
"In addition to causing trouble in Yandu, there are also Lang family members racing horses and enclosing land on the outskirts of Yandu!"
"Your Majesty, it is already the first year of Zhaowu, not seventy years ago! Most of the land on the outskirts of Yandu is no longer Han people's land. Now there are still people competing to enclose the land, which hurts the hearts of more than just the Han people!
"
When the emperor heard this, he frowned: "Who is making such nonsense? Why haven't I heard any news?"
"They are all nephews of General Lang."
Zhou Yuanlang gritted his teeth and said: "They are related to you, the emperor. Naturally, no one dares to ask or report. Even the governor of Jingzhao Mansion went to take care of things, but he was caught and beaten by the Lang family!"
When Emperor Zhaowu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhou Yuanlang and joked: "Since no one dares to ask, how come Mr. Zhou dares to ask?"
Zhou Yuanlang lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this is an extraordinary time."
"There are Chen thieves in the south of the imperial court and Tatars in the north. It is the autumn of critical survival. At this time, the first thing to stabilize is the imperial court!"
"Only when the imperial court is not in chaos can it concentrate its strength to deal with enemies from all directions."
"Now, the Lang family, relying on their merits and their blood relationship with the emperor, is acting recklessly in Yandu. They are clearly trying to confuse people's hearts!"
"I even wonder if there are spies from Nanchen who are instigating them behind their backs to do these evil things!"
Seeing that Zhou Yuanlang was filled with righteous indignation, Emperor Zhaowu disapproved.
Because the nephews of General Lang mentioned by Zhou Yuanlang are all his cousins from Zhao Kai.
However, Zhou Yuanlang was also a hero of Conglong. The emperor could not rebuke him. He just comforted him and said softly: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, I will investigate the matter. If what you said is true, I will deal with those people severely."
The troublemaking Lang family."
Emperor Zhaowu squinted his eyes and said softly: "If there are really spies from Nanchen who are causing trouble, I will catch them all in one fell swoop."
Zhou Yuanlang bowed his head respectfully.
"The Emperor's Holy Ming."
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Two days later, Zhou Yuanlang, a native of Zhongshushe, was appointed as an imperial envoy by His Majesty the Emperor. He was sent to Beijing and went south to supervise the military affairs of Shandong and Henan.
This is an extremely important position, even a bit like a governor. For Zhou Yuanlang, a native of Zhongshushe, it is simply a rocket rise.
But considering Zhou Yuanlang's status as a hero of Conglong, this honor seems not that great.
After hearing the news, Imperial Envoy Zhou himself looked even more ugly.
Because he knew in his heart that part of the reason why the emperor asked him to leave the capital at this time was for the sake of the Lang family!
Whether it was to prevent him from conflicting with the Lang family again, or to protect the Lang family.
In short, there are certain factors involved.
This made him feel extremely bad.
When Zhou Yuanlang walked out of Yandu wearing the imperial uniform, he looked back at Yandu City behind him and slowly clenched his fists.