On the third day of June, Yue Lengqiu and Tang Xitai arrived in Yuzhang by boat and entered the city from Shuimen.
After receiving the news that the ship had entered the city, Lin Fuzheng, Fu Qinghe, Gao Zongting and others were discussing matters in the cabin hall, and said with a smile: "I should go to the dock in person to pick up this old boss..."
Gao Zongting laughed.
Lin Fu was appointed as the governor of Jinghai, and Yue Lengqiu was in charge of Jianghuai. Lin Fu also knew Chongzhou, and Yue Lengqiu was in charge of Jianghuai. Lin Fu was also aware of Hailing, and Yue Lengqiu was in charge of Jianghuai.
Yue Lengqiu, who was in charge of the Ministry of War in Jiangning and served as Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Envoy of the Royal Camp, actually served as Lin Fu's boss for several years. As long as Lin Fu became the Privy Councilor after the Jiangning War, Yue Lengqiu could only "concede" to the Privy Council.
Deputy envoy.
Lin Fu was going to greet Yue Lengqiu, and Fu Qinghe, Gao Zongting and others had prepared their carriages and horses to accompany him to greet him.
The car was a four-wheel carriage made in Huaidong. It was hot at this time, so the carriage panels were removed and a canopy was placed on top. A large carriage could comfortably seat seven or eight people. However, after leaving the camp, all you could see was Yuzhang.
The dilapidated scene in the city makes people unable to get high.
It's been less than a month since the Huaidong Army took over Yuzhang, and this county-governed city has yet to recover from the war. There are traces of war burns everywhere.
The soldiers and horses of the She family stationed in Yuzhang looted Yuzhang City before the Huaidong Army arrived, and set fire to the county-governed city. Meiling's resistance army then entered the city and put out the fire, but Yuzhang City
The fire was nearly half over, and there were ruins everywhere that had been burned by the fire. Only the surrounding city wall was strong, and the Zhejiang and Fujian troops had no time to destroy it in a hurry, but it was still intact. Only a few towers on the city were burned down.
In the past, the city was a big city with 20,000 households. By the time the Huaidong Army took over, there were only less than 3,000 households left. The poor livelihood of the people can be seen clearly.
"Now we can't allocate a lot of money to renovate Yuzhang City," Lin Fu sat in the car and said to Fu Qinghe and Gao Zongting, "If the hidden danger of Yuanzhou can be successfully eliminated, Jiangxi County can be moved to Jiangzhou
Go, let’s save the Yuzhang side for reconstruction in the future…”
"I don't know if Huang Binghao will be tricked. If Huang Binghao just wants to occupy Yuanzhou at this time, we can only let him go," Fu Qinghe said, "Then Yuzhang has to be defended, and the three to five thousand elite soldiers still have to stay.
Come down."
Jiangxi has several key points:
The first is Ganzhou, located in the middle reaches of the Gan River, along the river, 800 miles away from Yuzhang. It is an important place that controls the southern part of Jiangxi. Going south across the Jincheng Ridge, you can reach Guangnan.
Guangnan is like sitting on a fence, whichever side is stronger will fall.
When the She family was in great power, Guangnan officials secretly colluded with the She family to cede territory to themselves, withholding taxes in recent years and disobeying Jiangning's orders. They even prevented the remnants of Yu Wangao from leaving Jieyang for fear of being burned.
Retreat into Guangnan.
However, Guangnan was developed relatively late, and Han and Yi people lived together, with less than 200,000 households. This made the powerful clans in Guangnan dare not have the ambition to cede territory and become kings. However, when Huaidong warships sailed across the Nanyang, Guangnan
His attitude gradually softened and he began to draw a clear line with the She family.
Now that the She family was completely defeated in Jiangxi, Guangnan sent people to Yuzhang to explain the difficulties of having to cater to the She family in the early years; people from Guangnan had been sent to Jiangning by Lin Fu a few days ago.
No matter what attitude Guangnan takes, only fists are useful in speaking in this world.
Lin Fu sent Chen Zhi to lead his troops to Ganzhou for rest and reorganization. On the one hand, he wanted to recruit the southern Gansu resistance forces and temporarily guard the southern Gansu area. On the other hand, he also wanted to warn Guangnan.
If Guangnan is dishonest, the Huaidong Army can go south along the Gan River at any time and enter Guangnan via the Juncheng Ridge Road to smooth over their disobedience.
Beyond Ganzhou is Jiangzhou. Jiangzhou is the northern gateway of Jiangxi, guarding the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, bordering Jingchu in the north, and the southern foot of Huaishan Mountain on the opposite bank. It will also be the key point in the confrontation between the north and the south in the future. Today, the third water camp of Jinghai and Ao
Canghai led a section of the Changshan Army to station in Jiangzhou in advance.
Shangrao is the eastern gateway of Jiangxi, connecting Quzhou in western Zhejiang. However, after the Shangrao War ended, Shangrao became the hinterland of Huaidong. Now it is necessary to restore the passage between Quzhou and Shangrao as soon as possible so that the materials in the two places can resume circulation to help
Restoration of people's livelihood.
Yuzhang is the hinterland of the entire Ganjiang River and Poyang Lake plains, and has always been the economic, political and military center of Jiangxi. Going southwest from Yuzhang is Yuanzhou, which is the western gateway of Jiangxi and connects with Xiangtan.
The rebel Huang Binghao did not cross the river with the She family and fled north, nor did he have time to withdraw from Yuanzhou, which is four hundred miles away from Yuzhang. Now Huang Binghao and his general Chen Zishou led more than 30,000 troops to defend Yuanzhou. On the surface, they had intentional
The intention of joining Jiangning was actually to cede territory and become self-reliant.
Gao Zongting had just returned from Yuanzhou, and Huang Binghao offered to serve as Yuanzhou's envoy and move his clan to Yuanzhou for resettlement.
Although Lin Fu ordered Ao Canghai to detain the Huang clan in Pengze, in fact Huang Binghao's relatives asked She Wenzhuang to send people to Yuanzhou long before the She family crossed the river——
The hidden danger of Huang Binghao is not small, but the road from Yuzhang to Yuanzhou is difficult and dangerous, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
At this time, Huang Binghao offered a bargaining chip to separate Yuanzhou, and Tanzhou was obviously behind it. Even if he wanted to send troops to attack Yuanzhou, it would be difficult to capture it in a short time; the situation in the north was so urgent that it was really hard for Lin Fu to make a choice.
If Huang Binghao can really settle down in Yuanzhou, then let him go for the time being, but he has to keep elite troops in Yuzhang just in case. But Lin Fu, Gao Zongting and others are more worried about Huang Binghao and the She family who fled north across the Yangtze River.
Collusion, if this hidden danger is not resolved, it will be very fatal.
Lin Fu shook his head and sighed bitterly: "Driving the She family out of Jiangxi will not really help Jiangnan settle down. Tanzhou is also full of bad news. The longer it takes here, the more unfavorable it will be to the situation in Jianghuai. Unfortunately,
It’s not that we are worried that we won’t be able to win and we won’t be able to drive Yanhu out of the Central Plains, but if the war drags on for another year or two, millions of people will be displaced..."
"My lord cares about the suffering of the people, and should personally care for them in the future. You should not rely on other people's hands, nor should you expect others to understand the sufferings of the people like your lord." Gao Zongting said.
Lin Fu looked at the sparkling river in the distance and remained silent.
After the Shangrao War, "taking the Yuan clan and replacing them" was no longer a particularly taboo topic.
There were only three people in the carriage. Gao Zongting talked about the sensitive topic of "pro-shepherd" with a calm and indifferent expression. Li Zhuo was loyal and loyal throughout his life, and Gao Zongting was a fallen scholar. The first half of his life was rough, but he also wanted to make contributions and serve the imperial court. But in his heart,
After Li Zhuosheng's death, Gao Zongting completely despaired of the court and the Yuan family.
Fu Qinghe said: "Before this, Shen Rong was ordered by the Queen Mother to go to Qiupu to discuss with Yue Lengqiu. Yue Lengqiu then came to Yuzhang. On the surface, it seemed that he was trying to preserve the Chizhou Army, but maybe he also wanted to see
Let’s take a look at your ambition?”
"Everyone in Jiangning said that I have different ambitions. Why does Yue Lengqiu need to test me again?" Lin Fu asked.
"Over the years, Yue Lengqiu has become aware of the situation. It's not surprising that he has the heart to follow the dragon," Gao Zongting said. "Maybe he will hand over the chips without us trying to win over him, but before,
He has to confirm it with his own eyes no matter what!"
Lin Fu smacked his lips and shook his head slightly, not thinking that the time was ripe.
The pier was just ahead, and Gao Zongting and Fu Qinghe had no time to persuade them. They could see many people standing on the inland pier. Yue Lengqiu, dressed in Tsing Yi, stood among the crowd. He was tall and thin, and looked very eye-catching.
It was the winter of the ninth year of Chongguan when they first met in Jinan. It had been eight years since then. During this period, Lin Fu remembered meeting Yue Lengqiu countless times. He thought to himself: This is probably the so-called king without seeing the king.
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In the ninth year of Chongguan, all the armies marched north to King Yan Jiqin to aid the capital. Although the mountains and rivers were in danger, Lin Fu still remembered Yue Lengqiu's splendor and splendor. At this time, Yue Lengqiu looked weathered, wearing a green shirt.
Show your determination to resign.
Of course, if Yue Lengqiu really wanted to go there, why would he bother to come to Yuzhang?
Although Lin Fu's status was higher than that of Yue Lengqiu at this time, in order to show respect for him as his "old boss", Lin Fu asked Yue Lengqiu to board the car first, and asked Tang Xitai to accompany them in the same car to the departure point.
The workshop was just for greetings, and Yue Lengqiu also observed the dilapidated scene in Yuzhang City on the road. He saw that Lin Fu had no intention of cleaning up Yuzhang City immediately, and he also knew that Huaidong's focus in running Jiangxi would be temporarily placed in Jiangzhou.
Tang Xitai learned from Tang Xitai that the Cao family has not sent anyone to Jiangxi to contact him. It is speculated that the Cao family has wanted to abandon Guanzhong. Huaidong must immediately move the main force of troops north to Jiangzhou and Luzhou to prevent Yan soldiers from entering Jinghu and attacking Jianghuai.
Cause a severe impact - this is a very clear trend.
Before that, Yue Lengqiu knew that Gao Zongting went to Yuanzhou to meet Huang Binghao on behalf of Lin Fu. At this time, he saw Gao Zongting next to Lin Fu in Yuzhang. Yue Lengqiu thought that Huaidong and Huang Binghao had not yet reached any conclusion.
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However, the Huaidong Army was eager to move its main force northward, which was very detrimental to the negotiations with Huang Binghao. Huang Binghao might have other thoughts because of this, and I didn't know how Lin Fu would respond and resolve it.
After returning to the camp, Yue Lengqiu was asked to wash up and rest first. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Fu, Fu Qinghe, and Gao Zongting listened to Tang Xitai describe in more detail the details of his journey with Yue Lengqiu.
It should be said that Yue Lengqiu's attitude, revealed intentionally or unintentionally, was very consistent with the judgments of Gao Zongting and Fu Qinghe. Lin Fu did not say anything more to Tang Xitai. He only said: "Qiao Zhong went to Ganzhou, but the situation in Jiangxi has been volatile.
It is possible that you will temporarily stay in Yuzhang to help Mr. Fu handle political affairs..."
After Zhao Qingshan and Zhang Gou regain northern Fujian, East Fujian and the two Zhejiang areas will be completely restored, and there will be no recurrence of the situation. On the contrary, Jiangxi will not be able to control Guangnan, Xiangtan, and Jinghu even if it connects with Huaidong.
There will not be too many elites stationed, but to run Jiangxi, Lin Fu must use trustworthy people.
When the third town division of the Changshan Army was newly formed, Lin Fu appointed Yu Wencheng as the commanding officer. Instead, he sent Hu Qiaozhong to Ganzhou as the prefect, in order to appoint a person who knew military and political affairs in the southern area of Ganzhou and could deal with it promptly and decisively.
The complicated situation in southern Jiangxi, without asking for instructions on everything, delayed the opportunity to deal with it.