Shortly after Han Qian and the others settled down in Jinxingfang, Shen Yang, Xinchang Hou Li Pu, and the military supervisor Guo Rong, who met again after arriving in Xiangzhou City, were summoned to the defense envoy's mansion where they acted as temporary officers to meet Emperor Tianyou. .
Even Li Chong followed Changhou Li Pu to meet the Holy Spirit, but Han Qian was not among those summoned.
"Your Excellency, you are not on the summons list?"
"How is it possible that when Deng Xiang's troops were beaten like chickens and Ma Xundu's mother was safe and sound, the imperial court was still not allowed to show off your achievements to show off your appearance?"
"That's right, no sir, our great Chu might have already lost Jing Xiang at this time. Not to mention being made a marquis immediately, how could it be possible that we didn't even summon him?
Tian Cheng stayed in Xichuan to guard the remnants of the Xuzhou camp. Gao Shao, Lin Haizheng, Xi Chang, Yang Qin, Feng Xuan and other people who followed Han Qian southward were somewhat aggrieved.
Although Han Qian had a low official position and was only the deputy commander of the guard battalion, he was able to defend Xichuan City and defeat Liang Jun in the end. Gao Shao and other direct descendants knew how much role Han Qian played and how much contribution he made.
Even though it was inconvenient to tell the story of King Yong Liang Yu in advance, he built Canglang City, helped Li Zhigao repel Liang Jun's surprise attack at Tieguling, imprisoned the Yingzhou grain transport fleet, and escorted the third prince to Xichuan to kill the fugitive general. Xia Zhen, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, stored a large amount of food and supplies on the Western Front before the war. Even a large amount of supplies were placed by the Xuzhou Ship Gang to show the enemy's weakness. He built a new trebuchet and deployed pocket formations to severely damage the Liang army and boost morale. As well as liaising with the front and back and wooing the copycat forces, Han Qian did it all personally.
Without Han Qian, Xiangzhou City would have been captured by this time, and the Jinling reinforcements could only rely on Jingzhou City to get into an endless tug-of-war with Liang Jun.
It can be said that Han Qian guaranteed Jing Xiang of Chu.
Even if Han Qian takes a step back, Han Qian's official position is not comparable to that of Shen Yang and others, but Li Chong has the opportunity to meet the Holy Spirit, and Han Qian is not on the list of summons. How can Zuo Si's subordinates be calm?
"What are you mumbling about? Why don't you go and get your rewards?" Gao Shao, Yang Qin and others were heard muttering loudly about this matter in private. Han Qian scolded them in a bad temper and drove them out of the front yard. .
"Why, you really don't have any resentment in your heart, or are you too cautious to show any resentment?" Han Qian turned around, but he didn't know when Yao Xishui poked his head out from the other side of the courtyard wall and faced him. sarcasm.
After all, the conditions in Xichuan were simple and the war calmed down a bit. Yao Xishui first escorted Zhang Ping, who was seriously injured while trying to save the third prince, back to Xiangzhou City for treatment.
Han Qian had just received the news two days ago in Xichuan. Although Zhang Ping was completely disabled from the left shoulder down, his life was saved under the treatment of the imperial doctors accompanying Emperor Tianyou.
Han Qian did not expect that Yao Xishui and Zhang Ping returned to Xiangzhou City early and still lived in the yard next to him.
"Miss Yao, do you think I should be resentful?" Han Qian asked with a smile.
There was a wooden ladder against the wall. Han Qian climbed up and saw Yao Xishui also standing on a wooden ladder in the yard next door, while Zhang was lying flat in the yard basking in the sun. Although his left arm was not amputated, it was limp. Resting it on the armrest, based on the current medical standards, this arm was completely disabled.
In addition to the two personal maids Yao Xishui, there are also two young men in green clothes who are fifteen or sixteen years old.
Han Qian has never seen Zhang Ping and Yao Xishui before, and he must have just arrived in Xiangzhou City. But since he is an eunuch and is openly seen in Xiangzhou City, he must be the eunuch who is accompanying Emperor Tianyou on his western expedition. Huan was sent here to serve the injured Zhang Ping.
Han Qian frowned slightly, looked at Yao Xishui who was looking at him across the wall, and continued to smile:
"Think about it, if it weren't for Han Qian's painstaking planning, Miss Yao and Mr. Zhang, all your hard work over the years would have been in vain. But until now, Miss Yao has not been seen. Mr. Zhang is grateful. Miss Yao said should I
Should you feel resentful?"
Seeing Yao Xishui's beautiful eyes widen, Han Qian smiled again and said, "So, thunder, rain and dew are all the kindness of the king. As ministers, we should be cautious in our words and actions. It is very taboo to get carried away with some achievements! Yao!
Girl, do you think this is true?"
Seeing that Han Qian had no scruple to say that Emperor Tianyou was mean and ungrateful, and also ridiculed them as ungrateful, Yao Xishui thought about how to mess with this star, but when he saw that Han Qian had said this, his eyes turned to the two people next to his adoptive father Zhang Ping.
The young man in green clothes looked at him and felt that this guy was really cunning. He said this just to test Ji Xiang and Ruyi's reaction, right?
"The Imperial Concubine is worried that the guard camp is full of refugee children who are clumsy and do not know how to take care of His Highness's daily life. This time, he specially sent two young eunuchs to take care of His Highness." Yao Xishui smiled slightly and called to the two young eunuchs in green clothes.
, said, "Good luck, good luck, come over and meet Mr. Han."
Han Qian sighed slightly. He didn't know much about the affairs in the palace. He didn't know how deeply Wan Honglou penetrated the palace, let alone how deeply involved the concubine was with Wan Honglou. Maybe his efforts on the third prince were
, will eventually become nothing because of the existence of the concubine.
"Jixiang, if I have met Mr. Han, if I hadn't heard a lot of complaints from you just now, I would have never known that Mr. Han's contribution is so outstanding!" Two young eunuchs in green clothes stepped forward and saluted, and their tone of voice was subtle.
I don’t know how long I’ve been castrated, but I still feel so weird.
"Easy to say, easy to say." Han Qian didn't seem to understand the meaning of the two men's strange words at all, and he was like a soft persimmon at the mercy of others. He just cupped his hands and smiled, glanced at Zhang Ping, who was still a little pale, and retreated to his yard.
inside.
"Two dog slaves, you don't know anything about the situation, you think you want to show off your power?" Zhang Ping glared at the two young men in green and scolded them, sending them back to the backyard and not staying in the way.
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"Uncle Master, are you saying that we shouldn't provoke Han Qian?" Yao Xishui asked doubtfully.
"After this battle, the Dragon Bird Army and His Highness have gained great prestige. Even if His Majesty does not immediately have the intention to depose his direct descendants, the conflicts between us and the An Ning Palace and the Prince's family will become ten or a hundred times more acute than before.
, what is the benefit of us fighting with Han Qian?" Zhang Ping asked in a low voice.
"Raising tigers has become a problem, and I'm afraid it will become a big problem in the future!" Yao Xishui said.
"You mean Han Qian won't be able to let go of the past that we poisoned him?" Zhang Ping asked.
"..." Yao Xishui remained silent.
"Regardless of whether he has let go of this matter in his heart, but after he encouraged Zhigao to forcibly disband the guard camp, he still approached us to cooperate as if nothing was wrong, just to get one step ahead of us." Zhang Ping said with a sigh.
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The war had just subsided, and Xiangzhou City was a simple and simple house that temporarily served as a defensive envoy's residence. At this time, except for the lamps and the guards, it was not much different from an ordinary wealthy family.
The candles in the main hall were beeping loudly. Marquis of Xinchang Li Pu, Li Chong and his son, Shen Yang, Guo Rong and others had all retreated. The imperial guards also retreated to the back of the main hall, so as not to hinder His Majesty from talking to the third prince about his father-son relationship.
Shen He thought that as a young eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and as an old man who had been by His Majesty's side since the Huainan uprising and served for more than 20 years, he was probably the only one in Xiangzhou City at this time who was qualified to listen to the father and son talk about their affairs. Is that the person who spoke?
Shen He would not be complacent because of this, and even stood aside to serve him more respectfully, but he was always careful not to have any sense of presence.
However, the third prince seemed to have not gotten used to the "arrogant" feeling, and would subconsciously look at him from time to time.
"Guo Liang has an arrogant temperament, Gao Chengyuan is mature and prudent, Zhou Shu is outstanding in martial arts, but Li Zhigao is better at strategy. Although Zheng Hui is a military general, he has literary skills; although Zhou Pang is from a village, he is not bad in talent and military strategy. Apart from this, In addition, Chai Jian, Li Chong, Zhou Yuan and even Zhang Qian all have their own specialties. I feel that with these people, Longque Army and Junzhou can be managed, and I can share the worries of my father..."
The third prince's expression was a little nervous when he spoke under the lamp, but in Shen He's opinion, it was normal. Even as an adult as Prince Yang Yuanwo, he still felt uncomfortable under His Majesty's gaze.
Thinking of this, Shen He couldn't help but look to the southeast, but he restrained himself, fearing that the "sense of non-existence" he wanted would be destroyed by small unconscious movements.
To be honest, when His Majesty initially decided to lead the expedition in person and leave Prince Yang Yuanwo in Jinling to supervise the country, Shen He was still a little worried. However, the situation in Jingxiang has been stabilized so smoothly. There is really no need to worry about any hidden worries in Jinling. .
Of course, looking at His Majesty's calm face under the lamp, Shen He couldn't guess whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied with the third prince's words.
"I didn't punish Ma Xun for losing the city. What do you think, Pu'er?"
Hearing His Majesty raise his head and suddenly ask the third prince this question, Shen He was startled and secretly felt that Shen Yang and the others probably only found out about this after entering the city, so they probably couldn't prepare an answer for the third prince in advance.
"Ma Xun abandoned the city and collapsed, resulting in the tragic deaths of tens of thousands of generals. Even if they cut their bodies, it would be difficult to pay for his crime. But if we really want to punish him, Tanzhou will be difficult to stabilize, which is a serious disadvantage. At this time, Jingxiang is decaying, We don’t know how much time it will take to rectify the military equipment. If Tanzhou is in chaos again, the state of Chu will be in even greater embarrassment. However, Liang Jun went south brazenly, and the Shu Kingdom watched the fire from the other side from the beginning to the end. It can be seen that his intentions are not simple. If Tanzhou is in chaos, it is difficult to say The Shu Congress will not take advantage of the situation to rob him. However, I feel that even if I forgive him, I cannot forgive him lightly. I should ask Tanzhou to express his guilt as atonement! Zaoyang was defeated and Tanzhou lost 5,000 elites. I think my father’s love for Tanzhou Tanzhou won’t refuse if you ask for something, right?”
Shen He was sitting in the shadow where the light could not directly shine, and he was secretly surprised when he heard the third prince's words.
"It seems that Han Qian's teachings to you are really stronger than that old stubborn Shen Yang! In the past two days, I had originally planned to send an envoy to Tanzhou to find Ma Yin to ask about the strategy of guarding Jingxiang. Although I was not guilty of curing Ma Xun, When Ma Xun can return to Tanzhou, it still depends on whether the strategy proposed by Ma Yin is in line with my wishes. From what Pu'er sees, it seems that it would be better for my father to directly clarify the conditions with Tanzhou?"
Shen He couldn't help but look at the third prince at this time, wondering how he would answer this question.
"Jingxiang has been corrupted, so the imperial court mobilized money and grain from Tanzhou, which is the closest place and has convenient rivers and lakes, and moves people to the border areas. This is a matter of course and justified. The child still remembers that last summer and autumn, Tanzhou reported that floods in three states caused 20,000 The people of more than one household were displaced and needed relief, so as to deny the money and food that should have been transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs in recent years. My father did not care about Tanzhou at that time, and also thought about the livelihood of the people. The child thought that his father would order Tanzhou to send two More than 10,000 families of victims were relocated to Dengxiang to share the worries of Tanzhou. I believe Tanzhou will have nothing to say."
Shen He was secretly surprised. He didn't expect that the third prince could think of such a plan to draw out the firepower.
"Pu'er, your suggestion is good. Let me think about it and see if there are any mistakes. You can go back and rest first!"
Shen He stood up and waited until he saw the third prince off, but saw that the third prince hesitated for a while and did not get up to leave immediately. He was wondering if he had anything else to say to His Majesty.
"What, Pu'er, do you have something to tell your father?"
"Can Han Qian defend Xichuan and make great achievements in front of the child's tent?"
"Pu'er, do you think my father didn't summon Han Qian today, and the rewards and punishments are unclear?"
"My child feels that everything my father did is justified, but my child is stupid and couldn't understand it for the moment."
"Han Qian has been able to make scorpion crossbows, whirlwind cannons and other military weapons for a long time, but he did not offer them to help the court defeat the enemy. Instead, he used them to fight against the enemy. My father did not cut off his head, which was already the greatest harm to him. Reward. Besides, Han Qian is only twenty years old. Even if he wants a reward, he should give more to his land, house and beautiful concubine. Otherwise, Pu'er will one day understand that those ministers who have no reward are more dangerous than the enemy. "
Shen He was shocked, and then realized that His Majesty did not summon Han Qian intentionally this time, which was actually a warning to Han Qian. Of course, he believed His Majesty's words to be true, thinking that Han Qian was so young and so scheming. It's so deep that if you can confer a title of marquis and reward you now, how can you pay it back later?