(The 1st update, please give me a red ticket, and I will go to sleep after coding another chapter)
The cold wind was bleak, as cold as a knife, breaking the withered grass on the street, yellow leaves and dust swirling, the clouds were dense and low, as if it was snowy, the sound of horse hooves mixed with the ringing of bells and bells, occasionally pedestrians passed by and saw Xuan Yi Xuan
When A's cavalry came over, they hurried to the side of the road to avoid getting into trouble. They also felt that the general in blue armor at the front of the cavalry was very majestic.
When I saw the square building on West Street in Quyang Town, it was less than twenty miles away from Donghua Gate. To the south was Longjiang Lake, where the largest Longjiang shipyard in the world was located.
Lin Fu reined in the horse, looked at the cavalry behind him, and said to Zhao Hu: "Have a rest, don't let the horse get tired..." He got off the horse and handed the horse to the guards behind him to take care of him. He went to Quyang Town.
As he walked inside, Zhao Hu hurriedly led a few people to follow him.
After the Qu family settled down, Hekou Town, which occupies a favorable location, rose, and Quyang Town gradually declined. But no matter what, Quyang Town, one of the twenty-four towns in Jiangning, cannot lose its vitality in a year or two.
Even though there are fewer merchants from other places, Quyang Town is still quite prosperous at this time. In the evening, red and green lanterns are picked out from the street buildings, giving off a dim light.
Before Lin Fu left Chongzhou, he received a letter from Li Zhuo from Jizhen.
Li Zhuo didn't say much about Ji Yan's affairs in his letter. He only said that he still had some troops and horses available. The implication was that Chen Zhihu was still guarding northern Shanxi, so Lin Fu didn't need to worry about the war in the north. In his letter, Li Zhuo analyzed Henan Province.
During the civil unrest in the East, it was believed that the bandits from Qin and Shaanxi who were marching westward to the east of Sichuan were likely to move to the west of Henan in the near future and join forces with the rebels in the northeast and northwest of Shandong, which would cause great harm. They would occupy the Bishe family in northern Fujian and disrupt Zhejiang.
The calamity in the east was even more severe - Li Zhuo didn't say clearly what he meant in his letter, but Lin Fu guessed that Li Zhuo's letter meant that he wanted him to lead troops to Zhongzhou to participate in the suppression of bandits.
The current signs are that the Donglu have gathered a large number of troops in the north of Datong, and the war is becoming more and more intense. There are more than 60,000 soldiers and horses in Datong. Although there are not many of them, Chen Zhihu has 20,000 elites in hand. It is a problem to defend Datong.
Not big. As long as there are no big problems along the way to Datong, the Donglu might not dare to bypass Datong and go straight into central Jin to loot.
The Seven Great Bandits moved to western Henan and joined forces with the Jinan rebel Ge Ping. Counting the three forces of Chen and Han, they became the Nine Great Bandits, which was indeed a great harm.
Lin Fu raised his head and looked at the gloomy sky. He didn't reply to Li Zhuo when he was in Chongzhou, and he didn't know how to explain his thoughts to Li Zhuo in the letter.
Reply to the letter and analyze the situation in eastern Zhejiang, pretending not to understand what Li Zhuo hinted in the letter? Lin Fu secretly thought, maybe he can only persuade himself by saying "not in his position, not in his political affairs".
Several people came over on horseback from East Street. They were Zhang Yubo, Liu Xilin and a few cavalrymen. Lin Fu stood in the middle of the street waiting for him to come over. He asked with a smile: "Will you catch me?"
"Calculating the time, I guess you should go to Quyang Town, so come and have a look," Zhang Yubo dismounted and said with a smile, "If you can't wait, Quyang Town also has good wine and food, so your trip will not be in vain."
When old friends met, they calmed down the gloom in their hearts and rode into the city without any anxiety. Lin Fu, Zhang Yubo, and Liu Xilin chose a teahouse on the street to talk about the current situation. After the horses had recovered their strength, they entered the city and went directly to Gu.
Go to the house.
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Lin Fu was riding fast and had to get to Jiangning first to discuss matters. The female family members took a boat upstream. Seeing that the wind was not favorable, it would take two or three days to arrive. In any case, this was the first time that Lin Fu came back to visit his family.
The new uncle, Gu Mansion naturally put up lanterns and decorations in advance for his arrival.
Lin Fu first saluted Gu Wuchen and Mrs. Gu in the lobby, and then everyone went to the corner pavilion in the back garden to have dinner together. There was no one else there, just Zhao Qinmin, Yang Pu, Zhang Yubo, Liu Xilin and several of Gu Wuchen's most trusted people, and some others.
No one is in Jiangning either.
"Although the situation in eastern Zhejiang is urgent, the 300,000 people in northwestern Shandong rebelled against the rebellion and turned into thieves, which shocked the court even more. Fortunately, the letter route at Huaikou was not broken, and we were able to receive the court's treatment in time," Gu Wuchen said about the people who had come in the past few days.
The development of the situation was told to Lin Fu, "The imperial court sent Yue Lengqiu to lead the Huai army to the north to suppress the bandits. The governor of Jianghuai did not change his power and also supervised Zhongzhou and Shandong to suppress the bandits. His apology was included in the document at the right time. The imperial court
At that time, we couldn't find a suitable candidate to take his place. In southern Henan, only the Changhuai Army was available..."
Lin Fu had already guessed this outcome and didn't say anything.
After all, Gu Wuchen felt a little dissatisfied and said: "The Changhuai Army fought several insignificant battles in Haozhou, but the Hongze invaders took the initiative to withdraw from Haozhou, and Yue Lengqiu was able to boast of his great achievements with a shameful face, and even secretly used
People call the Changhuai Army the Yue Army, and they really think that the nearly 40,000 Changhuai elite established by the imperial court are his private soldiers..."
Lin Fu thought of the Yue Family Army in another time and space, and seemed to be echoing Gu Wuchen's sneer. Just defeating a few groups of refugee rebels proved nothing. However, Lin Fu still didn't believe that Yue Lengqiu's foundation was not stable.
He dared to refer to the Chang Huai Army as the Yue Army. This was probably because Gu Wuchen had a deep grudge against Yue Lengqiu.
"The Ninghai Zhenjun was transferred to Zhejiang. Meng Yishan, the captain of Ninghai, was appointed as the admiral of the two Zhejiang provinces. Dong Yuan was promoted to be the propaganda envoy of the two Zhejiang provinces and to supervise the military preparations." Gu Wuchen said, "Dong Yuan kept silent. We did neglect it.
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Dong Yuan led ten elite battalions into Zhejiang, and in the name of supervising the troops and preparing for military affairs, he had the military power to control the admirals and generals as a xuanfu envoy. He only lacked the title of governor, which was also because his qualifications were slightly shallow.
Lin Fu didn't want to say anything more about Dong Yuan's problem, so he asked: "Who will fill the vacant post of Wei Yang Prefect?"
"Shen Rong," Gu Wuchen said, "Dong Yuan and Yue Lengqiu's letters of recommendation arrived in Beijing at the same time. This is obviously a deal that has been plotted for a long time..."
Lin Fu then thought about it and remembered that Li Zhuo did not mention Dong Yuan in the letter he sent him this time, nor did he even say anything about the critical situation in eastern Zhejiang. On the one hand, he believed that Lin Fu would have a more accurate judgment, and on the other hand, he might have doubts about Dong Yuan.
It was due to disappointment.
Although Dong Yuan came from Li Zhuo's sect, Lin Fu had almost no dealings with him.
Just like when Shaowu Zhenjun was able to recruit nearly half of Yue Lengqiu's troops in Jinan, Lin Fu would not think that since Dong Yuan came from Li Zhuo's family, he must be as loyal to the court as Li Zhuo.
In fact, it can be seen from many things that Dong Yuan did during his execution in Weiyang that he was also an ambitious figure. However, Dong Yuan was able to take a step forward and send troops to eastern Zhejiang first because of his foresight and extraordinary ability.
The situation in eastern Zhejiang is unclear, and the signs of the She family directly sending troops are very obvious. The Zhejiang army was defeated, and hastily raising troops to support eastern Zhejiang was actually a mixed blessing. If Gu Wuchen had the courage, Dongyang Xiangyong would directly bypass the southwest of Jiangning and attack by land.
Huzhou's actions were not necessarily slower than Dong Yuan's - in fact, Gu Wuchen knew better than anyone else at that time the strategic advantage Jiangdong's left army had gained on the Shengsi Islands.
It is a pity that Gu Wuchen made a relatively conservative decision at that time. He hoped that Dongyang Xiangyong would sail down by boat and enter eastern Zhejiang via Pingjiang Prefecture. Even if he suddenly encountered the enemy, there would be Jiangdong Left Army on the side to support him, so that he would not be alone.
You only have one chance. If you miss it, you will never come back. There is nothing to regret.
Whether Dong Yuan can gain a foothold in eastern Zhejiang also depends on his ability to restrain the expansion of the She family in eastern Zhejiang. Of course, it is also related to whether Yu Wangao can contain the main force of the She family in northern Fujian. Judging from the current situation, Dong
Yuan probably only had one or two months to organize a defense line on the north bank of the Qianjiang River. In addition to the 6,000 Weiyang army, Dong Yuan only had 5,000 Ning navy and thousands of remaining soldiers at his disposal.
"Although there is no recommendation letter, the imperial court knows that Dongyang cannot be presided over by Tingli, so it promotes Tingli to be the prefect of Dongyang." At this point, Gu Wuchen's face softened, and it was not without their benefits. "I will be appointed as Jiangning Military Department instead."
Zuo Shilang, participated in Jiangning's military defense, supervised Jiangning's defense affairs, and was in charge of Jiangning Water Camp. Yu Xinyuan was appointed as Jiangdong's envoy..."
"The emperor is also inclined to move the capital!" Lin Fu sighed slightly.
"..." Gu Wuchen nodded, confirming Lin Fu's guess.
This is not difficult to guess.
After Chen Xiyan's fight, Yu Xinyuan became the leader of the Wu Party. If Jiangdong's personnel were completely in the hands of Zhang Xie, there would be no possibility of Yu Xinyuan serving as Jiangdong's left inspector.
If the emperor decided to move the capital to Jiangning, he would have to win over local forces to back him up. Naturally, he would not let Zhang Xie and other Chu Party suppress the Wu Party.
Maybe Chen Xinbo, Li Zhuo, Hao Zongcheng and others are also behind this.
Song Jia also guessed that Gu Wuchen had the right to divide Cheng Yu Qian. Compared with Jiangdong Zuo's inspection envoy, Jiangning's military department left to wait for the department, participate in Jiangning's garrison and supervise Jiangning's military affairs and manage Jiangning's water camp. In this situation, it can be said that he has real power.
It is much larger, but Jiangning Water Camp has not been trained by Li Zhuo. Gu Wuchen can only control the real power of Jiangning Water Camp in the name of restraint. It is really hard to say now.
"About your military exploits with the Jiangdong Left Army, a special edict has been sent to Jiangning, and will be read out when you come over. The bureau chief from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who came to deliver the edict is Liu Zhi, whom you also know, but he stayed in the Governor's Mansion for Yue Lengqiu.
"Here, it won't be too late for you to go and receive the decree tomorrow. It's not difficult to find out what's in it," Gu Wuchen said, "The title will be increased by one level, and I will be granted the title of Prince of Jinhai County. If you work harder, you will not be far away from becoming a marquis. Grant it."
The Xuanfu envoy Si Zuo was promoted to participate in politics, and he also knew the affairs of Chongzhou County, and was also the governor of Jinghai. In the special decree, he also authorized the Jinghai camp to be separated from the Jiangdong Zuo Army, and the remnants of the Ninghai Zhenshui camp were incorporated... The imperial court treats you as well.
The emperor's favor is great. However, the remnants of the Ninghai Zhenshui Camp have been almost divided. There are only a dozen attractive warships and some old soldiers that no one wants for you. However, the Ninghai Zhenshui Camp is rated as
In the future, all the food and salary will be allocated to the Jinghai camp, which can save you 40,000 taels of silver every year, but there is only so much."
"It is indeed a great favor from the emperor..." Lin Fu was also slightly startled. He did not expect that the court would be so generous to him this time. It is not surprising that he would be given a higher rank. It would only increase the food supply of 200 households, which would cost dozens of taels of silver.
No one would look at money for food and property, but Xuanfu envoy Si Zuosheng was a real official of the fifth rank. He could formally express opinions on county affairs, and he was on an equal footing with Han Zai, the Xuanfu envoy of Chongzhou who was right political strategist.
He also kicked Wu Meijiu out and knew the affairs of Chongzhou County. It can be said that he officially took control of Chongzhou. He separated the Jinghai camp from the Jiangdong left army sequence and transferred the food and salary of the original Ninghai Zhenshui camp.
It is clear that Jinghai camp will replace Ninghai Zhenshui camp's position in the river mouth...
However, if you think about it, it is not difficult to understand that there is no possibility of restoring the inland water transport in a short time, and it is not a wise idea to move the capital hastily. Naturally, the Tianjin-Sea Grain Road must be preserved with all its strength.
Nowadays, civil unrest is threatening the Huai River. It is even more convenient to abandon the Huai River and go to the sea from the river mouth. After all, the production areas of the grain are concentrated on both sides of the Yangtze River, and it is easier to go down the river to the sea.
At the northern end of the Jinhai grain road, Lin Xuwen guards Jinhai, and at the middle end, Tang Haoxin is stationed in Qingzhou. At the southern end, he can only rely on Lin Fu to protect the Jianghuaihai Road, and also relies on Lin Fu to contain the east wing of the She family and reduce the pressure on land. There is no benefit at all.