Wang Chengfu followed the escort who sent the message up the mountain, feeling uneasy.
He has uncontrollable expectations, and hesitation and fear because he cannot see the development of the situation. But when he thinks that he is just a prisoner who stabbed Yongchong, everything is relieved - for him, there is nothing good at all.
Worrying about gains and losses.
Putting aside the anxiety in his heart, Wang Chengfu walked on the stone steps under the shade of the trees and took the time to take a closer look at the situation up and down Zilang Mountain.
Although Chongzhou New City was built at the northeast foot of Zilang Mountain, Wang Chengwen climbed up the mountain in Dongya and looked back halfway up the mountain. He had a panoramic view of Chongzhou New City, which had just laid its foundation. Thousands of enlisted civilian workers were busy on the construction site.
There is a newly opened avenue extending out from the north gate of the new city and connecting with the original Chongzhou official road.
Wang Chengfu knew about the construction of Chongzhou City when he was in Jiangmen. When he saw the scene at the bottom of the mountain, he was not surprised. However, the new city was slightly smaller than expected. At a rough look, it was only about 3,000 steps away from the mountain and the river mouth.
In the Jianghuai area, except for the three or five majestic cities such as Jiangning, Weiyang, and Suyu, due to the disaster caused by the small number of soldiers and bandits in Huainan, all the prefectures and counties were unwilling to waste too much manpower and material resources on city construction.
The cities in the prefectures and counties were short and small, and had been in disrepair for many years, which was not in line with the wealth of the prefectures and counties. This was one of the reasons why Chongzhou was easily defeated by the Donghai bandits in early April.
The city, which was no more than 3,000 paces away, was not outstanding among the cities in Jianghuai counties. Wang Chengfu was a little confused: Lin Fu intended to use Chongzhou as his base to manage his power. There was an opportunity to build a new city in Chongzhou.
Why not build Chongzhou City so that the city is high, the pond is deep, and it is impregnable?
Wang Chengfu had doubts in his heart, but he kept walking and walked up the mountain. As soon as the mountain road turned, there was no dense forest blocking his view. Wang Chengfu saw that this was a steep place to climb from the east foot. There were originally stone buildings.
Archway, today the stone archway is embedded in a brick wall, with only a four or five-arm-long mountain gate left in the middle. The brick wall is connected to the cliffs on both sides.
There were crenels on the wall, guarded by armored soldiers. Wang Chengfu walked through the door, and there were barracks built on both sides of the mountain gate. Wang Chengfu walked further up the mountain, stood on a cliff and looked back. He could clearly see the people on the left and right of the mountain gate.
In terms of terrain, this mountain gate is actually a pass climbing the mountain from the east foot. The wall is thick and steep and blends into the mountain. It is actually a small fortress built halfway up the mountain. Guarded by thirty or fifty elites, it can limit the enemy.
Climb the mountain from the east side.
The cliff where Wang Chengfu was standing was located at the southeast corner of Zilang Mountain. He could not see the new city that had just been built in the distance, but could also see the Nanya Pier and Dongya as well as the military village on the other side.
The south and west sides of Zilang Mountain are adjacent to the river, and the terrain is the most dangerous. Originally, there was only a narrow path connecting Nanya Pier to Dongya. At this time, more than a hundred people were digging and widening this narrow path at the foot of the mountain.
Half of the narrow path has been widened. Wang Chengfu stood on the cliff. Compared with the old and new mountain paths, the new path is more than two or three times wider.
There is also a mountain road being dug from Nanya Pier to the Shanmen Fortress that we just passed. It is different from the ordinary stone-step mountain road. This mountain road is a slope built around the mountain. The slope is quite wide and can accommodate two horses.
Go together.
If it were just for the convenience of pedestrians climbing the mountain from Nanya, it would be too extravagant to build this mountain trail. Besides, when Wang Chengfu landed at Nanya Pier, he saw a narrow narrow path with steep stone steps leading to the mountain on Nanya.
If Dongya and Nanya Wharf are regarded as small fortresses, they are horns with the Shanmen Fortress that we just passed. The troops in the three fortresses can quickly rush to each other's aid through the ramps - except for these few places.
In addition to the layout, there are some gentle and easy-to-climb places on the southeast slope of Zilang Mountain. Manpower was organized to shovel away the loose soil and surround them with bricks to artificially form steep cliffs. Looking at the layout up and down the southeast slope, it seems that it is a tight cliff.
The defense system has not yet been built in many places and has not yet shown its complete appearance.
After thinking through this link, Wang Chengfu felt quite excited. Even though he could not see the defense layout in other parts of Zilang Mountain at this time, he could still guess that Lin Fu had the intention to build a fortress and a city based on the danger. In fact,
It is to build a majestic Zilang Mountain City outside Chongzhou New City according to the mountain terrain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and then form a complete defense system with Chongzhou New City.
Chongzhou New City and Zilangshan City were built, only four to five hundred steps apart. They were at the horns of each other. The Jiangdong Zuo Army was stationed in between. The invading enemies were ten times more numerous. No matter how sharp their fangs were, facing such a defense system, I was afraid that they would be defeated.
It’s hard to swallow, right?
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Wang Chengfu stood on the cliff and looked at the layout of the southeastern foot of Zilang Mountain, while Lin Fu and Cao Zi'ang stood on the top of the cliff and looked at him.
"With the crime of assassinating Yongchong, he was able to persuade the officials of Hecheng Division to seduce him and allow him to secretly allow displaced households in Jiangmen to privately cultivate grain fields for profit. He did run Jiangmen well; he was also good at disguise, and the ship's slaves
When I passed the Jiangkou, I still couldn't see the reality of Jiangmen. He is really a capable person," Cao Zi'ang said with a smile, "Looking at him stopping and watching on the cliff, he seems to have an understanding of the layout of Zilang Mountain City - if this person can use
, it can be of great use.”
Hecheng Si has no connection with the prefecture and is in his own system. He has long seen the abnormality in the east gate, but cannot find the person behind it. He met Song Bo by chance in Jiangmen and also saw the abnormality in Wang Chengfu.
Lin Fu then instructed the sentinels of the Jiangdong Left Army to find out Wang Chengfu's roots as soon as possible.
Wang Chengfu was sentenced to assassination Pei Yongchong for the crime of adultery. In fact, when he was working as an aide for Cao Yiqu, the head of the Cao family of the wealthy Western Qin family, he had an affair with Cao Yiqu's daughter.
, discovered by the Cao family.
Wang Chengfu originally had a wife and a pair of young children, but he may not have had the illusion of a talented and beautiful woman in his heart. Although the Cao family is a family of military generals, they pay more attention to the vanity of family tradition. Scandals are difficult to cover up, even if the Cao family is
There is absolutely no reason for a concubine to be a concubine for a poor scholar. After what happened, the Cao family was furious and arrested Wang Chengfu and sentenced him to the court for adultery. Pei Yongchong was assassinated. Cao Yiqu, who was in love with Wang Chengfu,
The concubine's daughter was hastily betrothed to another family.
The Cao family in Guyuan was the head of the Western Qin County. Su Hu, the Marquis of Jingbei, was forced to move his family to Jiangning because his people had offended the Cao family in his early years. Even when Su Hu was in a high position, he still did not mention his hatred. One theory is that it was Jingbei.
Hou Kuanhe's treatment of others was due to the great power of the Cao family. No matter how sharp Su Hu was, he could not hurt the Cao family - today's Cao family is even more powerful.
Cao's father and son successively served as the general envoys of Guyuan, guarding the northwest, and all the generals on the three sides left Cao's gate.
If there was a warlord in the Dai Viet Dynasty who could rival the She family, it was the Cao family in Guyuan of the Western Qin Dynasty. Due to the clan case, the She family was forced to contact the other seven surnames in Eastern Fujian to raise a rebellion and cause chaos for ten years. At that time, even though the court was against
The Cao family also became suspicious and wary, but under the circumstances, they had to double their efforts to win over the Cao family.
The previous head of the Cao family, the former Chief Envoy of Guyuan, and the Governor of Guyuan towns, Cao Hongfan took advantage of the chaos in East Fujian and the frequent troubles in the Northeast. On the grounds of critical illness, he recommended his son Cao Yiqu to succeed him as the Chief Envoy of Guyuan, and the court was forced to accept it.
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Cao Hongfan was "critically ill" for five years, and it was not until the first year of Delong that he actually died of illness.
At this time, Cao Yiqu had established prestige in the Guyuan army, and the Cao family had complete control over the border prefectures in Guyuan. They had colluded with foreign tribes in the northwest, and their forces were intertwined. The court no longer had the ability to deprive Cao Yiqu of his power, so it had to admit this established fact and even grant a posthumous title to those who died of illness.
Cao Hongfan was appointed Prince of Guyuan County to reassure him.
Cao Hongfan, the previous head of the Cao family, became the first border official with a different surname to be granted the title of king since the founding of the Dai Viet Dynasty more than 200 years ago, apart from the founding generals.
Under such circumstances, Wang Chengfu, who seduced Cao Yi and his concubine and gave birth to a daughter, causing the Cao family to become a laughing stock, was not only very lucky to save his life, but also because he was a talented young man with a reputation, and there were people who took pity on his talent and interceded for him.
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Wang Chengfu climbed to the top of the mountain, and Lin Fu and Cao Ziang had already returned to the front hall, waiting for him to come over.
Wang Chengfu saw Lin Fu reading official documents in front of the case. Sitting next to him was a middle-aged general in military uniform. He bowed to Lin Fu and said, "Wang Chengfu, the guilty citizen, is paying homage to your lord. I don't know what your instructions are when you call me?"
"You also know Song Bo's identity. Do you know why I allowed Song Bo to have a closer look at the strength of the Jiangdong Left Army?" Lin Fu looked up at Wang Chengfu. Wang Chengfu was not very old, not yet 30 years old, but he was exiled.
Over the past eight years, he has suffered a lot. His temples are slightly white, his face is dark and thin, and he has wrinkles. He looks about the same age as Cao Zi'ang.
Wang Chengfu didn't think about it and said directly: "Your Excellency saw that the Song family had a wise intention to protect themselves, so he showed off his military appearance and shocked his heart..."
Lin Fu put down the official letter in his hand and said nothing to Wang Chengfu's answer. He said directly: "I led the Jiangdong Left Army to garrison Chongzhou to control the sea and also secure the city. I have the important task of rebuilding Chongcheng.
There is a shortage of manpower, do you think the ministry is too light?"
"Chengfu is a man waiting for a crime. He doesn't dare to hope for a successful career. He only hopes to wash away his guilt before he dies and return to his hometown." Wang Chengfu said.
Lin Fu said: "I didn't gain much when I went to sea this time, but with thirty or fifty heads, it would be easy to give you a free body... However, the Cao family is powerful in Guyuan, and it will be difficult for you to return to your homeland. If you are willing to
Chongzhou is my hometown, so I can arrange to bring your family to Chongzhou."
"Chengfu thanks you, sir. Chengfu is willing to make Chongzhou his hometown. He is just worried that his family has experienced chaos. He has not heard from him for several years and does not know whether they are still living in his hometown..." Although Wang Chengfu is waiting for sin, he is still in his hometown.
In front of Lin Fu, he always bowed to each other, and he was a bit proud. At this time, he fell to the ground to express his sincere submission.
"Do your best to ensure the destiny of heaven," Lin Fu said. "There are sentries in the army who will go to the northwest to watch the wind. I want them to make finding the Wang family their top priority. As long as they can be found, it will be convenient to pick them out. Although it has happened seven or eight years ago, the Cao family
I may not still remember you, so proceed with caution. Before your family comes here, I won't use military honors to clear your name for the time being. But you don't have to worry about anything. The Cao family is so powerful that they can't even reach Chongzhou---- Guan
You have taken many measures in Jiangmen. I know that you are diligent in political affairs. I want to inventory the public fields and official lands on both sides of the Yan River to consolidate the county warehouses. I want to organize manpower to dredge and widen the Yan River to promote water conservancy and eliminate waterlogging on both sides.
Although many of these things are carried out in the name of county households and workshops, it is difficult to implement them without the supervision here. These many things are complicated and complicated, and manpower is in short supply. Are you willing to help with this?"
"Chengfu will obey your orders in everything," Wang Chengfu said.
"That's it," Lin Fu turned around and said to Cao Zi'ang, "if anyone goes to Jiuhua Temple, bring Wang Chengfu to meet Li Shuyi and see if there is anything he can do."
"I'm going to Jiuhua tomorrow and I'll take him there," Cao Zi'ang said.
"That's okay." Lin Fu nodded and said.
Lin Fu built a prison city in the east gate, intending to use the prisoners to gradually reclaim the pastures and wastelands along the river. Wang Chengfu was familiar with the conditions of the Hecheng pastures and Jiangmen area, and he was talented, so it was appropriate to use him to do his job.
----However, Lin Fu still decided to let Wang Chengfu participate in the investigation of public land. He would have to observe it for a period of time before deciding whether he could be used to stand alone at key points.