(PS: This extremely unstable update status will continue until the 23rd. I’m really sorry, brothers. I’m too timid to come up and apologize directly. I can only upload a chapter to build up my courage.)
It started to rain lightly outside again. Tang Haoxin, who had bad eyesight, leaned against the light from the window to read the private message sent by Gu Wuchen through Lin Xuhong.
Tang Haoxin folded the letter and put it on the desk. He squinted his cloudy eyes and looked worriedly at the drizzle outside the window. When he saw Ma Chao passing by the door, he called out to him to come over and talk, and asked: "Are you enlightened?"
I have been with Chen Chen for many years, and I want to ask you something: why has Xun Niang’s marriage been delayed until today without a decision?”
Ma Chao didn't know what Tang Haoxin was talking about. He was confused and couldn't ask directly.
Seeing the confusion on Ma Chao's face, Tang Haoxin added: "When we were in Jiangning, Lin Fu was Wu Chen's favorite disciple. From Wu Chen's perspective, even if he couldn't see his achievements today, it wouldn't be too much to think about.
You underestimated him, why have you delayed it until today?"
Only then did Ma Chao know that the miss's marriage was mentioned in the letter sent by the lord. He sighed slightly in his heart and said: "My lord, I had this thought when I was in Jiangning. It's strange to say that before and after the Battle of Jiyang, Jiangning
There was a lot of private communication among the Dongyang Township party members that the lord was going to marry the young lady to Lin Dujian. Both the madam and the young master suspected that Lin Dujian was behind it. The lord did not say anything, but the matter was delayed like this.
Already..."
"Is Xunniang happy?" Tang Haoxin asked.
"The young lady doesn't seem to have heard any rumors, and she doesn't seem to be happy about it. However, the maid next to the young lady punished the madam for talking about this matter. The young lady and the madam had an awkward fight over this matter for a few days." Ma Chao didn't agree either.
He knew how to make things more clear. He was a mere follower and could not express any opinions on this matter.
"So that's it..." Tang Haoxin sighed softly. Xun Niang grew up under his knees. As a grandfather, he knew more about Xun Niang's thoughts than Wu Chen, his father. Besides, Lin Fu was
When Shiliang County rescued Wu Chen, Xun Niang and the others, it was impossible not to touch his feelings for the girl.
Tang Haoxin would not discuss it with Ma Chao if he had any concerns. He just asked Ma Chao to stand guard at the door and would not let Ma Chao leave. He frowned and looked at the rain curtain outside the window, feeling that this matter was not an ordinary thorny matter.
, it has been dragged into a relatively embarrassing situation by this time, but it will not work if it continues without making a decision.
If you think about it carefully, it is normal for the matter to be delayed until now. Such rumors are widely circulated, and anyone would hesitate, even if such rumors now seem a bit strange. Whether it is the East China Sea, Dakou, Taihu Lake, etc.
In various prefectures and counties, the bloody battle in Jiyang, or the subsequent invasion of the Donglu invaders, both came in a hurry, and the time interval was also very tight, leaving no time for Wu Chen to think carefully. Besides, Lin Fu led his army north to King Qin.
At that time, Xun Niang had just turned seventeen, and Wu Chen had been in the army for ten years. He had only been reunited with his son and daughter for less than two years. It was a normal thought for a father to want to keep his daughter at home for one or two more years.
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How unwise! Tang Hao sighed slightly in confidence. No matter how much he could understand Wu Chen's mood and hesitation as a father, he also knew that Wu Chen's handling of this matter was not appropriate enough. At least he still looked down on Lin.
Bound.
Wu Chen's eyesight is still not as good as that of Li Zhuo. Tang Haoxin sighed slightly. He now had to admit that Li Zhuo's methods and vision were truly extraordinary. Tang Haoxin had naturally studied Ping Luce carefully.
He could guess that Li Zhuoping's plan to deploy the three-pronged army to move the Jianjin Hailu Division was pinned on Jiangdong Zuoying. This meant that when Li Zhuo ran against the Inspector General in Jiangning, he must have followed suit and wanted to share the strength of Qin Wang. In fact, he wanted to
Lin Fu was pushed out. Only then could Li Zhuo and Lin Fu have formed a certain tacit understanding, and could he place such great hopes on Jiangdong Zuoying. In fact, only Li Zhuo and Lin Fu had formed a certain tacit understanding.
It was only possible for Lin Fu to finally lead the Jiangdong Left Army to the north alone. Otherwise, Li Zhuo alone would have directly rejected the possibility of Lin Fu leading the army alone. After all, there was little precedent for a low-level civilian to take charge of an army alone.
At least after the bloody battle in Jiyang, Li Zhuo was very sure of Lin Fu's military talent, which led to a series of tacit understandings. However, Wu Chen unwisely hesitated for more than two months and could not decide on the marriage. He kept hesitating.
When Jiangdong's army marched north to King Qin, he couldn't make up his mind. Maybe he didn't expect that Lin Fu and his army to march north to King Qin could achieve such a brilliant achievement, but there was no "maybe" to say about this kind of thing. The Lin clan's power was already established. At this time,
Xun Niang was still promised to Lin Fu, but this created an unnecessary barrier between the Gu family and the Lin family.
Tang Hao
Because of her sensitive mind, she is afraid that she will be very embarrassed. Which daughter would want her father to "trade" her out instead of marrying her off? Even if the target is still the same person, even if it is still the same husband, especially
The gap between Lin and Gu that is difficult to eliminate will make the sensitive Xunniang's situation quite embarrassing after marrying into the Lin family. It is even impossible to guarantee that Lin Fu will pay much attention to Xunniang.
At least right now, it doesn't look like a happy marriage anymore.
Tang Haoxin stared worriedly at the rain curtain hanging from the eaves outside the window. He wanted to ignore the private letter sent by Wu Chen, but the current fact was that the Lin clan had become powerful and he could not ignore it.
After the disastrous defeat of Chentangyi, Western Liaoning fell, and millions of acres of farmland for military camps were also lost. It required nearly five million shi of grain to be transported to the capital and Zhubian towns every year to stabilize the Yanshan defense line. Tang Haoxin
We know that even if the inland canal roads are restored to their original state, they will actually not be able to bear the water transportation task of more than four million dan per year. Once the sea canal is built, Gyeonggi and Zhubian towns will become more and more dependent on the sea canal. Whether it is Lin Fu
It was obvious that everyone else in the Lin clan had already seen this clearly.
Taking a step back, if the Yanshan defense line cannot be defended and the imperial capital is forced to move to Jiangning, Jiangdong will become the political center of the Dai Viet Dynasty, which will directly promote the Lin clan to become the first-class powerful clan in the Dai Viet Dynasty.
No faction can be said to have a solid foundation if it loses the support of the Lin clan.
Although Lin Fu still cared about the overall situation of the Chu Party at this time and stood firmly on their side in everything, it did not mean that Lin Fu would definitely not change his mind in the future. Lin Fu had a tacit understanding with Li Zhuo at this time and had a tacit understanding with Hao Zongcheng.
These are very dangerous things to do in private - but this situation is no longer under their control, and it can't even be said to be restricted.
The rifts within the Chu Party have become so big that even the emperor, who lives deep in the palace, can see clearly, otherwise Yue Lengqiu would not be promoted to the post of governor of Jianghuai.
At this time, it was even more impossible to leave Lin Fu and the Lin family. Without the support of Lin Fu and the Lin family, even if Wu Chen had the title of inspector and supervisor of the rural camp, what could he accomplish in Jiangdong, and what qualifications would he have with Yue Yue?
What about Leng Qiu’s confrontation?
After a long time, Tang Haoxin finally made up his mind and said to Ma Chao who was guarding the door, "I'd like you to go over and invite Lin Mengde over. I'd like to ask him about some trivial things in Jinhaicang. I'd like you to come in person."
Take a trip."
"Okay." Ma Chao didn't know what to say, and he also knew that there were some things that he couldn't interrupt at all. He responded and walked out to find Lin Mengde. Lin Mengde was Lin Fu's elder and boss after all.
If a person really wants to make up his mind to decide on marriage, he can only try Lin Mengde's tone first.
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"After the winter came, Liu An'er's rogue bandits were ready to move. They first led an army of 100,000 to besiege Haozhou. After eight days of siege without success, they lifted the siege and went south, looking for opportunities to fight on the southern front. Dongyang Xiangyong learned the tactics of the Battle of Jiyang,
In the counties in the north of Dongyang, they resolutely implemented the strategy of field warfare based on the city, which made it impossible for Liu An'er's troops to form a calm siege of the city. Naturally, they were also unable to form an encirclement and reinforcements. Liu An'er besieged the counties in the north of Dongyang several times.
The intention of encircling or encircling the point for reinforcements was greatly frustrated, so he turned around and went northward to attack Haozhou again. Zuo Shangrong saw that Dongyang Xiang's brave tactics were quite effective, so when Liu An'er's troops went north again, he picked up the best troops to leave the city and follow the city.
Field battle. When the battle was at its most intense, Chen Hansan led his troops to Haozhou. Although Chen Hansan showed signs of rebellion at that time, Admiral Zuo Shangrong was not on guard and thought it was Chen Hansan who was leading his troops to help.
, they opened the way into the city and allowed the three troops of Chen and Han who had come from afar to go into the city to rest for a while before leaving the city for a decisive battle with Liu An'er's troops. Who would have thought that the three troops of Chen and Han would suddenly seize the city gate and flank Changhuai, who was fighting in the field in Yicheng.
The elite rear wing of the army?" Lin Xuhong told Lin Fu, Cao Zi'ang, Lin Mengde, Lin Xuwen and others about the details of the Haozhou Battle. During this time, he came to provide logistics supplies for Dongyang Xiangyong, and fought against the Haozhou Battle.
He also understood it in detail, and even witnessed the peripheral battles. His words made everyone frown, "After the city of Haozhou was destroyed, Admiral Zuo ordered people to burn down all the warehouses in the city, and then committed suicide by swallowing gold in the camp.
In the following days, the bandits were robbing grain and women in Haozhou. They did everything and every evil. They were indeed several times more vicious than the Donglu. People who escaped from Haozhou said that women threw themselves into ponds to keep their innocence, and almost all the ponds in the city had been filled.
Many of the ponds were full of people, and many were very shallow. People who jumped into the water would not die, and many women stood shivering in the water. Life was worse than life, but death could not die for a while. It was very miserable..."
Lin Fu had a gloomy face. Perhaps Lin Xuhong's statement was inevitably exaggerated. After all, Lin Xuhong could not have the slightest affection for the Hongzepu bandits who destroyed Shanglinli. However, Lin Xuhong's description of the Battle of Haozhou was basically true and credible.
, at least much more detailed than the previous two private messages from Tangchao and Jiang Ning. Gu Wuchen’s private message to him also mentioned the severe destruction caused by bandits to the place.
When the refugees gather together to create chaos, it is a huge problem to provide food for the army. Liu An'er claims to have 300,000 troops, but in fact there are far less troops. However, after adding the old, weak, women and children who accompanied the army, the refugees who gathered around Liu An'er
I'm afraid there are more than 300,000 people. Hundreds of thousands of people gather together and eat hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain a day if they are not engaged in production. The official grain reserves of the small counties and towns that were captured were emptied in almost three to five days.
It is necessary to plunder private grain reserves to barely survive. Lin Fu originally thought that Liu An'er would be smarter, but he also expected that no matter how smart Liu An'er was, he would not be able to truly control three to four hundred thousand refugees in such a short period of time.
Use arms.
Robbery, rape, and random killings are inevitable. A real, living refugee uprising is not as beautiful as the "peasant uprising" described in history books, especially because it lacks clear political propositions and political intentions, and there are not enough numbers.
The refugee uprising of relatively reliable grassroots officers was actually very destructive to the local area and production, and it was very chilling.