At the north gate of Jinan, Zhou Yuanlang bowed to the two women.
The elder of these two women is in her thirties, and the younger is only in her early twenties. They are Princess Yongchang of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and Princess Xianyou, the younger sister of Emperor Zhaowu.
Both princesses married into the Nan family of Jinan Prefecture.
The Nan family is naturally Zhu Lizhen. In his early years, when the Northern Qi Dynasty entered the customs, he really made a lot of contributions. After the Northern Qi Dynasty Zuo was stabilized, the Nan family was sent to Jinan and became the hereditary general of Jinan.
The so-called Jinan General is a special system that is different from Chen State.
After the Northern Qi Dynasty entered the pass, they suddenly occupied such a huge land. However, they had limited manpower and could not take care of such a large area, and they could not fully trust the Han army. Therefore, Zhu Li sent troops from Yandu and placed them in some important places across the country.
Come and sit down.
For example, Zhu Lizhen's troops were stationed in provincial cities such as Jinan and Kaifeng. Those responsible for commanding these Zhu Lizhen troops were called generals.
This is the origin of Jinan General.
At first, the generals in these places had strong troops and were tasked with suppressing rebellions.
In the first twenty years of the Northern Qi Dynasty, it was the Zhu Lizhen generals in these places who supported the Northern Qi Dynasty.
However, since this thing is hereditary, it will naturally deteriorate over time. These so-called "heroes" arbitrarily annexed land in local areas and bullied the weak, and the court turned a blind eye.
Up to now, these Zhu Lizhen generals and Zhu Lizhen's army under their command basically have no combat power, and they are no longer comparable to the Han army.
For example, in this Shandong battle, Tu Yuan directly took over all the troops in Shandong, and the Nan family did not even stand up to express any opposition.
Of course, the emperor, or the royal family of Northern Qi, still valued them, otherwise he would not marry the princess to the Nan family.
It is worth mentioning that after the eldest princess of Yongchang married into the Nan family, she and her husband had a very good relationship. After her matchmaking, her niece Princess Xianyou was promised to the Nan family. Today, Princess Xianyou is married to
Nanjia, that is, more than a year.
Zhou Yuanlang lowered his head with a respectful expression: "On this trip to the north, I have sent three thousand soldiers and horses to escort us. We will definitely be able to deliver the two princesses to Yandu safely."
Princess Xianyou stood behind her aunt and said nothing. Princess Yongchang turned around and looked at the city where she had lived for more than ten years. Then she looked at Tu Yuan behind Zhou Yuanlang and sighed: "
General Tu, I am going to Yandu this time, can I return to Jinan in the future?"
When Zhou Yuanlang heard this, he silently retreated and stood behind Tu Yuan.
Tu Yuan first looked at Zhou Yuanlang, then stepped forward and lowered his head and said: "Don't worry, eldest princess, the southern thieves can only be rampant for a while, and the fortified city of Jinan is unbreakable. Princess eldest will go to Yandu to celebrate the New Year, and maybe she can return to Jinan."
Already."
Princess Yongchang nodded slowly and said: "My family's house is still in this city. My family is not in Jinan. I asked General Tu to help take care of it."
Tu Yuan lowered his head and said: "Don't worry, the eldest princess, we will take good care of her in the end."
The eldest princess of Yongchang nodded and turned back to her husband. Her husband Nan Gui hugged Tu Yuan and sighed: "General, I am a warrior. Logically speaking, I should stay and follow the general to resist the Nanren, but
have no choice…"
Tu Yuan grinned and said: "General Nan, you don't have to blame yourself. It's the right thing to accompany the eldest princess. I just hope that when the general arrives in Yandu and meets the emperor, he can help Tu..."
He looked back at Zhou Yuanlang and whispered: "And Mr. Zhou, please say a few good words."
Nan Gui looked curiously at Zhou Yuanlang, who had retreated behind Tu Yuan, and then readily agreed: "Absolutely."
After saying this, he accompanied Princess Yongchang to the carriage and slowly left Jinan in the carriage.
Tu Yuan and Zhou Yuanlang watched these noble people leave.
After the motorcade had gone far, Tu Yuan turned back to look at Zhou Yuanlang and sighed: "Those noble people are born with their nostrils pointing upward. Don't blame me for any offense you do to me."
Zhou Yuanlang waved his hand, not taking it seriously, and laughed at himself: "It's just that you don't want to talk to a Han like me. I've been used to it since I was a child."
At this point, he narrowed his eyes and sighed softly: "My family has been promoted since my grandfather's generation..."
Tu Yuan gave a bitter smile: "After so many years of being aloof, some Zhuli masters have long been unable to see people normally."
Zhou Yuanlang shook his head.
"It doesn't matter. These people will not interfere with the government's affairs."
Zhou Yuanlang looked up to the north and sighed again: "The important thing is that our documents have been in Yandu for at least half a month, and the court has not received any reply so far."
"I heard that I sent people to the south to talk to the southerners."
Tu Yuan shook his head slightly: "I'm afraid the court won't let us retreat until we reach an agreement."
"Then just keep watching."
Zhou Yuanlang clasped his hands behind his back and turned around silently: "Let's see if Shen Qi will surround Jinan tomorrow."
He squinted his eyes and said in a cold voice: "Even if he really eats Jinan, it will knock out all his teeth!"
Tu Yuan turned around, looked at Jinan City, and said something for no reason.
"It would be great if Shen Qi died suddenly..."
Zhou Yuanlang was stunned for a moment, then looked back at Tu Yuan. After being silent for a while, he nodded.
"Feel the same…"
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After the two princesses left Jinan, they headed north along the official road.
The group of them sat in a carriage, which naturally couldn't go very fast. They set off in the middle of the night. It wasn't until the next night that someone came to report to Princess Yongchang that they were about to reach Jiyang.
After traveling for almost a day and night, the eldest princess of Yongchang was naturally very tired, so she ordered to prepare to go to the city to rest.
There were more than 3,000 people in their group, and they headed towards Jiyang County.
The leading carriages had just approached Jiyang County. Several artillery pieces were suddenly pushed out of the building of this inconspicuous county town!
Almost without hesitation, several artillery pieces began to fire.
With the sound of several cannons, explosive shells hit the carriage team, causing the horses to be frightened immediately and desperately trying to break free from the reins. Under the fierce struggle of the two big horses pulling the carriage, one of the carriages fell to the ground.
It rolled over on its side and fell to the ground.
A few cannon shots were obviously just signals.
After the cannon fired, fire suddenly lit up on both sides, and then there was a cry of killing!
"Master Chen is here. If you disarm, you will not kill. If you disarm, you will not kill!"
At this time, Princess Yongchang, supported by her husband, had already got out of the carriage.
The three thousand Qi troops escorted by the army immediately formed a formation and fought against the sudden appearance of Da Chen's army.
Jinan General Nan Gui hugged his princess wife and looked at the sudden appearance of Da Chen's army with a look of disbelief on his face, his eyes widening.
"How can it be…"
He murmured: "This is the north of Jinan! How did they come here quietly and ambush!"
At this point, he was a little annoyed again and clenched his fists fiercely: "Did Tuyuan's scouts and the Imperial Purity Department all become blind?"
At this moment, the Jinan general who was born in Zhu Li naturally cannot understand, and it is impossible for him to understand.
After the Huai'an army began to divide the land and successfully implemented the policy of equalizing land and exempting taxes, the Qi army in Shandong has fallen into the vast ocean of people's war.
With the help of the common people, Xue Wei and others can be broken into pieces, and all the prefectures in Shandong can go, and they can even go wherever they want.
The Cleansing Department couldn't find them easily.
Not to mention, the local army in Jiyang has already surrendered on its own initiative.
Being suddenly attacked, the formation of these armies was already in chaos. In addition, near Jiyang, there were Xue Wei and the most elite 10,000 people of the vanguard army!
The number of people was crushed, the formation of Qi people was in chaos, and the "nobles" who were protected in the middle had to be taken into consideration. From the beginning of this battle, there was no suspense.
When the sky was dark, the vanguard army finally eliminated all the forces near the two princesses, and people surrounded the two princesses and the Nan family.
Xue Wei came forward again, glanced at Nan Gui and Princess Yongchang who were trying to keep their composure, and asked: "Who is Princess Hu Qi?"
Princess Yongchang gritted her teeth, pushed her husband's hand away, stepped forward, gritted her teeth and said, "I am Princess Yongchang."
"If you want to catch me, catch me!"
Xue Wei nodded, winked at the person next to him, and said, "Keep him under guard and send him to Jiyang City later."
After saying this, he looked at Princess Yongchang and asked, "Is there another one?"
Princess Yongchang looked at the carriage that was overturned on the ground, gritted her teeth slightly, and said nothing.
The tall Xue Wei strode towards the overturned carriage, found a few people to lift the carriage and right it again.
Then he poked his head in and found a young woman in gorgeous clothes who had already fainted.
Apparently the car overturned and he was knocked unconscious.
Xue Wei was already very strong, so he reached out and grabbed the clothes on the back of the woman's neck, like a chicken, and lifted her out. He strode up to Princess Yongchang and asked, "Is it her?"
Princess Yongchang's eyes were red and she turned her head away, unwilling to answer.
"It seems so."
Xue Wei grinned and called a few more Zhu Li masters to confirm their identities. Then he carried the fainted Princess Xianyou on his shoulders and laughed: "Let's go, brothers!"
"Let's enter Jiyang City and announce that we have captured the two princesses of Northern Qi!"
After saying this, while walking towards Jiyang City, he called a messenger from the Di newspaper department and said: "Go and inform Mr. Shen that the work here has been completed."
The messenger nodded quickly and hurried to the Chinese army's tent with the news, where he saw Shen Yi.
At noon, Shen Yi received the news. Without hesitation, he began to order Ling Su and Su Ding to prepare to attack Jinan City.
At the same time, Zhou Yuanlang and Tuyuan in Jinan City also received news that the two princesses had been captured and taken to Jiyang at about the same time.
Of course, as early as the early morning, they already knew about the attack on the two princesses, and even sent troops to support them. However, it was only now that they finally confirmed that the two princesses had been caught.
And it is certain that he was caught by the Southerners.
As for Nanchen's army, they had no idea in advance when they arrived near Jiyang.
When Zhou Yuanlang received this information, his face suddenly turned pale.
He clenched his fists and exhaled a long breath.
"The information... is all rotten."
He faced Tuyuan and smiled helplessly.
"In the 70th year of the Qi Dynasty, Shandong now seems like his territory of Shen Qi..."