The royal team still has five days to reach Changsha County. After passing Changsha County, the land road will reach the end. They can then take a boat to Jiankang. The journey will be shortened by half of the time compared with the land route.
It’s just that some planned things often turn out unexpectedly.
Before Xia Jing arrived in Changsha County, she received urgent news from Jiankang.
The rebels fled north from Jiankang, taking many officials and members of the clan hostage, including Prince Ning.
When the imperial court moved south, Prince Ning was accidentally injured by bandits on the way. When he arrived in Jiankang, he stayed in the palace to recuperate from his injuries. After he recovered from his injuries, he rarely appeared in public and lived a very low-key life.
Being kidnapped by the rebels this time was something no one expected.
Compared to the clan members whose heads were beheaded by the rebels, the clan members who were kidnapped and taken away like him were very lucky. At least they did not die due to the destruction of Jiankang City.
"Mother, concubine, what did my father say in the letter?"
Xia Jing handed the letter to him and said, "Read it for yourself. In such troubled times, no one can predict what will happen tomorrow. Your father may still be secretly happy that a throne fell from the sky and fell on him, but he doesn't know how long it will take.
The north gave him a bolt from the blue, I wonder if he would be so angry that he would vomit blood!"
Li Chengmu opened the letter and said: "No matter what happens, I believe that my father can withstand the blow and he will not vomit blood. My mother and concubine don't have to worry about my father."
The corner of Xia Jing's mouth twitched slightly. When had she been worried about him? She was obviously gloating about his misfortune. Didn't this stupid son hear it?
"Prince Ning is so bold that he dares to use the power of the rebels to proclaim himself emperor in the north. Doesn't he know that the rebels are just using him?" Li Chengmu wanted to vomit blood after reading this letter. Don't say that to the modest man who knows his fate.
King.
"The rebels used him to achieve the goal of holding the emperor hostage and commanding the princes, and Prince Ning didn't want to use the rebels to achieve his desire to become emperor."
After saying that, Xia Jing sneered: "They are just the same raccoon dog. None of them have ever thought about the people of the world. Provoking a civil war and causing the world to be devastated has always been something that they, who are dominated by the desire for power, should not consider."
After Li Chengmu read the letter, he was so angry that he slapped his palm on the table, "Since you shamelessly designated the country as "Ming" and the reign as "Jianyuan", is he ambitious to unify the world and become the founding emperor?"
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Xia Jing looked at his red hand and felt that her own hand was also hurting. She reminded him, "Save your strength and don't break my table table!"
How silly is it to abuse one's own hands for the sake of others?
Li Chengmu shook his hand and looked up at Xia Jing: "The traitors have spread the news. I believe everyone in the world knows what should be known. What should we do?"
The Ming Dynasty announced to the world that half of Yu's kingdom was lost, and from now on there will be a situation of separatism between the north and the south.
"Prince Ning may not be willing to accept it, and the rebels took advantage of this and claimed to be emperor. He is the biological brother of Emperor Huiyuan and the biological uncle of Emperor Mingxi, and your father is the biological uncle of Emperor Huiyuan and the biological uncle of Emperor Mingxi.
Grandpa, which one do you think is closer?"
Xia Jing had a sneer on her lips, "It's a pity that Emperor Mingxi didn't think of letting him inherit the throne at the last moment. Instead, he issued an edict to let your father inherit the throne. Based on this, your father is the legitimate emperor. Son
What are you worried about?"
"I" Li Chengmu was dumbfounded and took a deep breath before saying: "I know what it means for Prince Ning to proclaim himself emperor in the north, but the rebels occupy Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou, which means they can directly take Jizhou and Youzhou if they go north.
, going south can threaten Xuzhou, Yangzhou and Jingzhou, and there is Beidi in the Gyeonggi region who has been holding back."
One can imagine how difficult the current situation is for Dayu. Li Chengmu also realized how bad the situation would be if his father took over this mess now!
If you are not careful, your family will be ruined, and you will follow in the footsteps of Emperor Mingxi.
"You have done well by being able to calmly analyze the overall situation when encountering a problem." Xia Jing glanced at the green mountains outside the window, then turned back and said: "Now that you know the current situation, you should not panic, but should think calmly and calmly.
I thought, how should we break this situation? Things must be solved one by one, panic will not solve any problems."
"Concubine, is there any way to break this predicament?"
"Didn't you just say that Beidi and the rebels are now threatening us? Then we will deal with them the same way!"
Li Chengmu frowned: "The most important thing at the moment is Beidi and the rebels, but don't forget that the Central Plains is not Lingnan. There are still many bandits and bandits all over the Central Plains."
Having said this, Li Chengmu sighed helplessly. He would not know without analysis. This analysis found that the current Dayu was simply riddled with holes, leaking wind and rain everywhere. He really didn't know where to start to repair the leaks.
Xia Jing looked at her son scratching his head anxiously and shook his head: "Didn't I just say that the difficulties will be solved one by one. If you just think about it without doing it, you will never see the end. I feel that this mountain of difficulties is difficult to climb, but
Just calm down and solve the difficulties, and you will find that the further you go, the easier it will be."
At this time, the rapid sound of horse hooves came from outside the carriage, and the horse stopped after a while.
"Mother concubine!"
Xia Jing raised the curtains and saw her stepsons. The courier who had been rushing for eight hundred miles just rushed into the queue. Everyone saw it. Presumably everyone wanted to know the content of the news.
"It's the second child, the third child, and the fourth child. It's getting late. Go tell Feng Tu and ask him to find a place to rest in front."
The stepsons knew that they had to wait for the team to stop before Xia Jing would tell them the news about Jiankang.
Seeing that Xia Jing looked calm now, no matter how curious she was, she could only suppress it and wait until the camp was set up.
In fact, now that we have reached this point, Li Chengli, Li Chengzhan and Li Chengyi are all regretting why they didn't follow King Qian to build King Kangqin in the first place.
If they had gone with him in the first place, they would have had their share of the credit, and maybe they could have left a good impression in front of King Qian.
None of them thought that King Qian could get the succession edict just because he was a king.
After settling down, several stepsons gathered in Xia Jing's royal tent.
Xia Jing didn't show any pretense and directly passed the letter to them for circulation.
Li Chengmu did not forget to analyze the current situation with them. He wanted them to realize how serious the situation is now. Don't think about intrigues and power struggles in Jiankang. That would only consume national power and speed up Dayu's reign.
's demise.
The situation is in front of us, and the timid ones are very uneasy. For example, the second child, Li Chengzhan, is a courageous man who can just sit back and enjoy the gains. If he is allowed to expand his territory, it will cost his life.
Li Chengli was very angry. When Jiankang wrote, he thought about various possibilities, but he never thought that Prince Ning would proclaim himself emperor with the support of the rebels.
The current situation is worse than when they first arrived in Lingnan. Although they were in a difficult situation at that time, they could at least break the situation. Even if they could not break the situation, it would not threaten their lives.
And the current situation in the world is going to lead to the annihilation of all races.
Li Chengyi was the first to speak: "There are still two state capitals in the north. We can let Jizhou and Youzhou attack the rebels. We will attack from both sides and see if the rebels are looking ahead or behind?"
Xia Jing shook her head slowly and asked with a smile: "According to what you said, the prerequisite is that the soldiers and horses of Jizhou and Youzhou are willing to listen to the imperial court's dispatch. If they resist and disobey the decree, there is nothing you can do to them."
"If they don't obey the will, they are rebellious!"
"They can make excuses. Both the southern and northern courts have the surname Li. Who should he listen to?"
Xia Jing glanced at him and sighed in her heart. When the rebels supported Prince Ning to ascend the throne, it meant that the world's princes were not far away from competing in the Central Plains.
Traveling back to this ancient time, without giving her a stable environment, it would be really difficult for her to lie down and retire.
The brothers looked at each other, not knowing what to do next?
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Jin Zupei, the governor of Changsha County, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.
The tea was 70% full. He put down the teapot and looked at the visitor: "You said Princess Qian is already thirty miles away?"
"Yes, sir." The subordinate nodded.
Jin Zupei turned to look at the county magistrate and staff sitting below, "You said that the princess wanted to take a boat to Jiankang, and she went directly from Guanqiao Town to the riverside ferry. Why did she need to take a different route to Changsha County?"
"Food and grass are the top priority for the army as they march. Maybe they came to Changsha County to raise food and grass?"
"It's possible!"
"Our Changsha County is short of food and grass. Her 80,000-strong team needs a lot of food and grass. Nowadays, food and grass are scarce resources, and Changsha does not have an inexhaustible supply."
Jin Zupei put down the tea cup and shook his head repeatedly: "Don't forget, Jiankang is already the master of the world. If we offend the princess this time, will he take a note of it?"
"This" the county magistrate looked at everyone and said helplessly: "Should we just let her take whatever she wants? You must know that our county also has a garrison to support."
"Let's take it one step at a time. Everyone, please follow me to the city gate to greet me." Jin Zupei stood up. On the surface, he didn't dare to neglect.
When Xia Jing's team arrived at the gate of Changsha City, they were warmly welcomed by the people of Changsha.
Officials from the county governor's office lined the streets to welcome him.
"Concubine, the people in Changsha County have quite a sense of ceremony!"
Xia Jing looked out of the car window at the people on both sides of the road and said, "It should be the Changsha County Sheriff who hired us to perform as extras."
"What is an extra performance?" Li Chengmu asked.
Xia Jing chuckled: "They are extras who specially performed this show for us."
"Ah" Li Chengmu scratched his head: "Can it still be like this?"
"Do you think the people sincerely welcome you?" Xia Jing knocked him on the head, "It's a good idea. We are completely strangers to the people of Changsha County. Why do they stand in the way to welcome us?"
Soldiers and horses were stationed outside the city. The county guard wanted to welcome Xia Jing and other royal masters into the city, but Xia Jing refused.
The current situation is unclear, so it would be best for them not to leave the team.
Jin Zupei really didn't dare to leave the princess alone if she didn't go to the city, so he asked the butler to bring several tables of wine and food over in the evening.
Since a large number of troops were stationed outside the city, the people of Changsha County paid special attention to the outside of the city.
In the middle of the morning of the next day, the people found a notice posted at the city gate.
"conscription!"
"Why is there suddenly another conscription?"
"What's written on it? Why is there suddenly another conscription?"
The few soldiers standing next to the notice were brought by Xia Jing from Lingnan. They patiently helped the people explain the terms above.
"Now there are such good conditions for conscription. If you sign up, you will get five taels of silver. After you join the army, you will get another two taels of military pay every month. If you die in battle, you will get thirty taels of head compensation. Is it true?"
"Can you believe this? Don't wait until you sign up and enter the military camp, but the money is not paid out on time!"
The people's distrust of the government was also reflected in this conscription.
As the whole morning passed, there were many people watching the excitement at the city gate, and there were many lively discussions, but no one was willing to register with their real names.
After Xia Jing learned about the situation, she had several boxes of silver ingots transported there in the afternoon, and the officers and soldiers piled the silver ingots directly on the table to promote the goods in kind, and the effect was immediately obvious.
The people were obviously excited by the ingots of silver ingots.
There are five tablets per tablet, and you can receive one immediately as long as you register.
The physical promotion was very effective, and many people who were living in difficulty came forward to inquire.
Some young adults who have a lot of work at home can sign up directly and register with their household registration. As long as the conditions are met, after registration, they can receive one or five taels of silver ingots.
Some people who are slightly over the age limit want to register, but I'm sorry they won't accept it.
When the news reached the county governor's house, Jin Zupei became anxious.
Population is of concern to the court in every dynasty. Xia Jing's conscription in Changsha County is equivalent to taking away the young and middle-aged people in Changsha County.
In the farming era, the loss of young adults can directly lead to the regression of farming. With such serious consequences, how could Jin Zupei not be anxious?
He called in his staff overnight to discuss countermeasures, and the next day he took a carriage and rushed to the military camp outside the city.
"Princess, you can no longer recruit troops here. In recent years, there have been continuous disasters, natural and man-made disasters. The population is not rich to begin with. Last year, we finally accepted some refugees to fill the vacancies. You are here to recruit troops again. Young and middle-aged people are all
If it is taken away, how will our Changsha County develop?"
Xia Jing was not angry after hearing what he said. She just smiled and said, "Master Jin, do you know what I am like in Lingnan?"
The smile on Jin Zupei's face froze, and he asked nervously: "How many Zhengyi?"
Xia Jing raised three fingers: "One out of three, and in your Changsha County, I actually want to implement one out of five, but because of time constraints, we have to recruit troops temporarily, but for the sustainable development of Changsha County, we have always been
One will be drawn for every five dings, and one will be drawn for every six dings, so logically speaking, the impact on Changsha County will not be great."
Jin Zupei was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead: "But, Princess, we also have to recruit troops after the autumn harvest."
Xia Jing's eyes narrowed: "Are you recruiting troops? Is the garrison quota in the county not enough, or is the county guard planning to increase the number of troops privately?"
"Ah?" Jin Zupei wiped the sweat from his forehead. He came to his senses and realized what he had said. He waved his hands quickly: "No, no, Princess, you misunderstood. The last time we reinforced Jiankang, the governor transferred some of the troops stationed in our counties.
strength, so we must replenish our troops after this autumn harvest."
Xia Jing suddenly understood and nodded: "I see, I would like to ask, did the troops transferred by Governor Yuan go to Jiankang?"
Jin Zupei breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, I went to Jiankang with the prince. I stayed in Jiankang for several months and never came back."
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