Fan Xicheng stared at the young master Han Qian, who was walking towards the city step by step with his hands bound and his breasts exposed, shivering in the cold wind in the open wilderness in front of the city, and felt filled with emotion in his heart.
Just over two years ago, who could have imagined that the young master was still a good-for-nothing and a playboy who made his family vomit blood all day long, but today, he has transformed into a young man who can make the imperial court helpless and want to dominate a corner of Xuzhou and become independent.
Hero?
For more than a year before, Xuzhou had relaxed its land ban while using rumors of gold mines to attract refugees to flock in. In addition to the large-scale infiltration of Tanzhou forces, many of them were Yang Qin who came from Poyang Lake under the instructions of Han Qian.
The water village forces invited to settle here.
The situation here is very clear to Fan Xicheng, who has been staying in Xuzhou and serving Han Daoxun in Qianyang City. He also knows that through redemption, the number of Xi clan members who have gathered near Qianyang City has now exceeded a thousand.
scale.
The power Han Qian secretly managed in Xuzhou was directly reflected in the expansion of the Xuzhou Boat Gang's fleet and armed escorts.
Before the Feng clan moved westward, the Xuzhou Ship Gang owned sixteen large and medium-sized semi-armed sailing ships, 400 sailors, and 300 armed guards. This had almost mobilized Jianyong, who was directly controlled by Han Qian in Xuzhou.
As a result, Wufengshan plantations, mines, and foundries can only employ refugees on a large scale to farm and work.
Logically speaking, this manpower alone is not enough for them to gain a foothold in Xuzhou, nor is it enough for them to compete with the local indigenous forces.
The westward migration of the Feng clan and their slaves was a more prominent turning point.
The Feng clan and their slaves were helpless when they arrived in Xuzhou, but the internal cohesion had not been lost. Once they were reduced to vassals under their control after arriving in Xuzhou, almost thousands of brave men could be used by Han Qian, thus making them
The power in Xuzhou has been greatly increased to the point where it can directly compete with the four major families.
After the second batch of Feng clan members and slaves arrived in Xuzhou, Han Daoxun ordered the city gates to be closed and strictly prohibited entry and exit. Fan Xicheng still felt that the master of the family was making a fuss, but until today when he saw Han Qian directly appearing under the city, he finally understood.
The head of the family understands the young master’s calculations and ambitions best!
Fan Xicheng looked at Zhao Kuo and several other family soldiers standing behind the family leader. They all looked at each other at this time, not knowing how to deal with the scene in front of them.
Could it be that after the master of the family gave the order, they really wanted to shoot the young master to death under the city on the spot?
Fan Xicheng has been with Han Daoxun for the longest time, and he also understands Han Daoxun’s sincerity of serving the people best. However, less than half a month after the second batch of Feng clan members arrived in Xuzhou, the young master directly led so many people this time and left without telling anyone.
When you go to Xuzhou, you can tell with your toes that the young master is determined to stand on his own in Xuzhou this time. He is dedicated to praying for the people and does not want to see the war causing the people to be exiled and dispersed. At this time, the master can really tolerate such chaos.
Come?
Just seeing the young master walking towards the city step by step with an expression of apology, Fan Xicheng was very confused. Could it be that the young master was confident that he could persuade the family head to agree that the Han family would stand on its own in Xuzhou?
Fan Xicheng glanced at the livid face of the family leader Han Daoxun. He was in confusion and had no idea how to solve the knot in front of him.
Of course, Fan Xicheng also noticed that the expressions of some people in the city were somewhat perfunctory. Perhaps he thought that the master was just showing off. He didn't know what the young master was thinking. What could be achieved with such a small number of people? Could it be that the master expected that he would fall into the trap?
Be a vassal of Tanzhou and fight against the imperial court together?
Then, the land that used to belong to Jiangnan West Road will be torn apart by war again, and the people will be in dire straits, right?
Han Qian was walking under the city, shivering in the cold wind. He looked up and saw dozens of bows poking out from behind the wall, arrow clusters pointing at him with a cold light. He cursed in his heart for being so stupid, thinking about how he would be so full in the future.
I really don’t do any good things as a hero.
But it was too late for him to regret it at this time, so he could only take courage and shout: "I fought bloody battles at the head of Xichuan City to save Jingxiang for the imperial court, and made great contributions. Others said that I went astray and should not be rewarded.
, I have no resentment in my heart, and when I returned to Xuzhou, I had no intention of causing trouble in Xuzhou, but the Feng family has learned from the past, and I, the Han family, must take precautions."
At this moment, Fan Xicheng, Zhao Kuo and others looked at each other in shock. Unexpectedly, Han Qian went to the city to plead guilty, and yet he dared to loudly declare his disobedience. Wasn't this forcing the head of the family to kill him?
Han Daoxun's withered face seemed to have a whole mountain pressing down on his heart. At this moment, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength and said: "Since this evil boy dares to throw himself into a trap, let's lock him up first and wait until the court sends someone to come.
I will personally escort him back to Jinling to plead guilty!"
Zhao Kuo and others stood there motionless, and Fan Xicheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead several people down the tower...
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"Ah owe!"
Although Xuzhou was not as cold as Jinling at that time, Han Qian walked with his bare chest, which was enough for him to feel comfortable. Under the supervision of Fan Xicheng and others, when he walked into the east courtyard of Furong Garden, the back residence of the Governor's Mansion, Han Qian sneezed continuously.
Han Laoshan and his wife, Qingyun, had clothes in their hands, but they only dared to stand far away and did not dare to come closer to help Han Qian put on the clothes.
"Aunt Zhou, Kuaiyun help me make a bowl of ginger sugar tea to dispel the cold. I'm almost freezing to death!" Han Qianhun greeted Han Laoshan's mother-in-law nonchalantly.
"..." Fan Xicheng saw that Han Qian was not paying attention at this moment. He was dumbfounded and asked others to guard the yard. He accompanied Han Qian into the house and helped him untie him while sighing and saying, "Young master, you don't know.
What kind of person the master of the house is, the master of the house will never allow you to mess around. No matter what you do, you should not come to the city at this time!"
"Master Fan, what are you thinking?" Han Qian stared at Fan Xicheng and asked.
Fan Xicheng smiled bitterly in his heart. It was only fourteen or five years since the founding of the Chu Kingdom. Even the head of the family, Han Daoxun, was still working as a secretary in the Jiedushi Mansion in Shengzhou when he was young. And he spent half his life in disarray. It was not until Chuzhou that he joined the Han family.
Understandably, he personally has no loyalty to Da Chu.
But after experiencing too much chaos, Fan Xicheng missed the days when he would rather be a peace dog, and did not want to experience war again. Of course, if the Han family really had the possibility to stand on its own in Xuzhou, he would not resist deep down in his heart.
He believed that most of the soldiers in Furong Garden had the same thoughts as him.
However, Fan Xicheng's allegiance was always to the head of the family, Han Daoxun.
Therefore, he felt that Han Qian should not enter the city at this time, at least not before the head of the house changed his mind.
Seeing that Fan Xicheng was silent, Han Qian stopped dwelling on the topic and asked, "Where is Zhao Kuo?"
Han Qian was escorted directly from the city into Furong Garden, and Zhao Kuo was not seen.
"Zhao Kuo is still responsible for guarding the city." Fan Xicheng said.
At this time, Han Qian rolled up his trousers, untied the secret message wrapped around his calf, handed it to Fan Xicheng and said: "Before my father is angry to death from me, show this to him quickly, except Fan Xicheng."
Apart from me and my father, this secret decree is not allowed to enter the eyes of any third person! Zhao Kuo, Ji Fu, Han Laoshan and others are no exception."
"this……"
Fan Xicheng glanced at the contents of the secret decree and stood there stiffly, as if he had been struck by lightning. He subconsciously suspected that the young master Han Qian had forged the secret decree.
However, if Fan Xichengxi wanted to do all this without the direct instruction from Emperor Tianyou, and without the active cooperation of the third prince, it would have been very easy for the young master Han Qian to escape by himself or with a few people, but the last time he brought so many people, horses, and supplies
Escape to Xuzhou is not that difficult.
Fan Xicheng hurried to the front office to see Han Daoxun with the secret decree. At this time, Han Zhou brought a bowl of ginger tea. Han Qian put on his robe and drank ginger tea to warm up. After waiting for a while, he saw his father and
Fan Xicheng came over in a hurry.
"What on earth is going on?" Han Daoxun closed the door, took out the secret decree and put it on the table, and asked with a sullen face.
"Your Majesty summoned the boy to the palace two months ago, intending to remove the Tanzhou Jiedu Envoy Office within two years, so that all the officials in the three states of Tanlangyue would be appointed by Jinling instead of being hereditary to the Ma family, so the boy proposed this strategy of concealing the truth.
By the beginning of autumn next year, Hai'er will organize an elite army in Xuzhou to send troops from the upper reaches of the Yuanshui River to contain Tanzhou and create favorable conditions for Jinling to send troops. Of course, the best result is that Ma himself asks to kill Tanzhou.
It is the duty of the governor of the state!" Han Qian said.
"Why didn't you send someone over to explain to me in advance?" Han Daoxun asked, remembering that he had wavered at the top of the city and ordered Han Qian to be shot, but now he was scared to think about it.
Of course, Han Qian would not admit that he did not inform him in advance, just to test his father's mind. Unfortunately, this old angry young man was still too stubborn and did not think that separatist rule in Xuzhou would benefit the country and the people at this time!
Han Qian could only say at that moment: "Only in this way can we, father and son, perform the play in front of Qianyang City so vividly and completely deceive Tanzhou and other forces - and then I will ask my father to give an order.
Open the city gate of Qianyang and let the Feng clan and Zuosi troops enter the city. Then my father will send people to Jinling Shangshu to plead guilty and punish the child for leaving without saying goodbye! Only in this way can Your Majesty have an excuse to continue to reward us, father and son.
Lord!"
Fan Xicheng had to admit that after such a set of procedures, the world would firmly believe that the imperial court was forced to temporarily acquiesce to the fact that the Han family could stand on its own in Xuzhou due to the needs of the situation in the southwest. But he also knew in his heart that in this way, the head of the family, Han Daoxun, would
In the eyes of the world, he has turned into a hypocritical and treacherous villain!
From the beginning of "Epidemic Shu Shu", Han Daoxun did not care much about his personal reputation, and asked hesitantly: "Feng Wenlan, Kong Zhougang was sentenced to death, and the Feng family was confiscated. How could the Feng family help the imperial court contain Tanzhou?
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"The Feng family has no value. The real value is the five thousand slaves of the Feng family," Han Qian said. "Feng Liao and the others don't know the existence of the secret decree. They are all convinced that I have a separate relationship with my father."
I believe that Feng Liao and others will not object to the state's ambition to isolate the Feng family from the slave tribe. After I have integrated and digested all the Feng family slaves, Feng's attitude will really not be enough.
Think about it."
Eventually, more than 5,600 people from the Feng clan and their slaves moved into Xuzhou. Among them, there were only more than 400 children of the Feng clan, and even more were the slaves, tribes and their dependents that the Feng clan had driven into slavery over the years.
When the Feng family moved to Xuzhou, they were dependent on others. They had no money, no food, no land, and no house. At this time, Han Qian wanted to recruit the Feng family's slaves. How could Feng Liao and others refuse?
For Feng Liao and others, instead of offending the Han family and his son at this time, it is better to rely on the Han family and his son, a big tree rooted in Xuzhou, in order to hope that the Feng family can rise again.