During last year's New Year's Eve, the Third Prince and the core members of the Dragon Bird Army were trapped in Xichuan City and Jingzikou. Naturally, there was no New Year's Eve atmosphere at all in the Linjiang Marquis' Mansion.
This year, the Linjiang Marquis' Mansion was changed to the Linjiang County Prince's Mansion, but at this time, it had been a month and a half since Han Qian, who was engaged in literature, had fled with Zuo Si soldiers and horses, but the bad influence had not disappeared. The atmosphere during the New Year Festival,
It's like being shrouded in dark clouds before a heavy rain, making you breathless.
A round of stricter internal inspections and the implementation of a stricter surveillance system were already causing chaos, but what was even more serious was the impact the absconding incident had on the momentum of the county prince's palace.
The absconding incident exposed the third prince's weak ability to govern his subordinates.
Although it is a demanding requirement for a young man who is only sixteen years old to have a strong ability to serve his subordinates, but if he wants to break the convention of establishing a direct descendant and becoming the successor of Da Chu, this is not a demanding requirement.
The absconding incident also exposed serious problems in the team of the County Prince's Mansion.
Under such circumstances, among the many princes and ministers in the court, who would be inclined to advocate replacing the crown prince with the third prince as the candidate for the new emperor?
The Third Prince, Shen Yang and others were called into the palace for questioning many times by His Majesty. The Dragon Bird Army's original plan to recruit some soldiers and horses from Junzhou, headed by Zhou Peng, to form a cavalry camp in Jinling was also directly called out by His Majesty.
stop.
This part of the army has been mobilized in Junzhou, and Emperor Tianyou issued an edict to transfer Zhou Fang and this army to Ezhou to garrison.
Although Emperor Tianyou did not have a clear intention in the edict, anyone with a discerning eye knew that Han Qian's escape would not have successfully reached Xuzhou without Tanzhou's acquiescence and release.
Jingzhou, north of Langzhou, has always been the imperial defense of Shu in the west and the important town of Tanzhou in the south. General Zhang Pei led his troops to sit there, so there was no need to worry about any problems.
However, from Yuezhou to the east, through Ezhou, Huangzhou and Jiangzhou, the defenses along the Yangtze River, especially the south bank, were empty. Emperor Tianyou transferred Zhou Pan's troops to Ezhou. Does the intention still need to be stated?
Of course, when he transferred Zhou Tan to garrison in Ezhou, Emperor Tianyou also specially granted a house to Zhou Tan in Jinling City. The intention was more obvious, that is, to ask Zhou Tan to send his wife, children, and children as hostages to Jinling, and then go to Jinling.
Ezhou served as the camp military envoy.
For example, Guo Liang, Gao Chengyuan, Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Chen Jingzhou and even Zheng Xingxuan, Zhou Yuan, Zhang Qian and other principal officials from the princes and Longque Army were given houses near Fengxiang Street. To put it bluntly, it was to facilitate surveillance and prevent recurrence.
absconding incident.
This incident was a serious blow to the county prince's palace and the Longque Army, but it was delayed until the Lantern Festival, and neither the court nor the government discussed the final conclusion.
The incident was obviously not as simple as the absconding of low-level officials from the county palace.
It has been half a month since the apology document of Han Daoxun, the governor of Xuzhou, was sent to Jinling. Han Daoming, the governor of Chizhou, took the initiative to rush back to Jinling to "report on his work" years ago and stayed in the Han Mansion in Jinling to wait for disposal; and the 70-year-old Mrs. Han Han Wen
Huan even asked his family members to carry the sick bed to Beijing, and wanted to go to the palace to plead guilty.
However, Emperor Tianyou did not allow Han Wenhuan to enter the palace, nor did he express any sympathy for Han Daoming's stay in Beijing.
Naturally, there were a lot of people who were adding insult to injury at this time, but occasionally a few leaks about impeaching the Han family were sent to the palace, but they were like stones sinking into the sea without any response.
A carriage rattled into Lanting Alley. The bright-cornered windows made of boiled sheep horns kept the cold wind out of the carriage, and also allowed the light from outside to come in, so that the scenery outside the carriage could be roughly seen clearly.
It is hard not to admire how ingenious this method came from the Qiuhu Mountain Craftsmanship Workshop.
"Father, your Majesty already has a tendency to cultivate the third prince. Why did Han Qian abscond to Xuzhou?"
Wang Jun was wearing a fur coat, which made her face even more delicate and bright. Although the carriage did not stop, she opened the corner window and saw that the entrance hall of the Han family's mansion was being occupied by several soldiers wearing brown armor and robes.
There were traces of dust on the threshold, and it was obvious that no one had pushed open the two doors for a long time.
At this moment, Wang Jun couldn't help but think of the scene two months ago when she broke into Lanting Lane at night to rescue Yin Peng.
Although she glanced at Han Qian from a distance across the courtyard and under the night lights, the moment of ease when Han Qian waved seemed to be imprinted in her heart.
It was the impression at that moment that made it even more difficult for her to understand Han Qian's escape.
But the feeling at that moment was difficult to use as a reason to ask. In front of her father, Wang Jun could only ask why Han Qian absconded when the third prince had hope of seizing the throne.
"Who knows?"
Wang Wenqian spread his hands and said that no matter how delicate his mind was, he could not guess what the doubts in his daughter's heart were. However, he just laughed it off as the third prince's foundation was still too shallow.
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However, when he thought of Han Daoxun and Han Qian and his son, he did not think about it. It was useless to think about it at this time. What made him worried was that the reputation of Linjiang County Prince's Palace was greatly affected, and the opportunity of King Xin was also affected.
It becomes even more uncertain, because His Majesty does not dare to easily change the current chess game at this time.
"How will your Majesty handle this matter?" Wang Jun asked again.
"What can we do?" Wang Wenqian spread his hands and said, "Han Daoxun, Han Qian and his son are too smart. Xuzhou is south of Tanzhou, and they may have secretly colluded with Tanzhou. Should your Majesty send troops to suppress it, or should Tanzhou suppress it?
?No matter what you do, it’s a dilemma. I guess Your Majesty has been silent for so long. Once you can bear this tone, you might do the opposite!"
"Are you doing the opposite?" Wang Jun asked doubtfully, "Is it possible to reward the Han family and his son with a knighthood?"
"It's beyond our reach, what else can we do?" Wang Wenqian said with a wry smile.
"Oh!" Wang Jun responded softly.
At this time, the carriage turned out of Lanting Lane. Wang Jun inadvertently saw the door of the courtyard facing the street behind Lanting Lane opened a crack, and a woman in green clothes looked over and screamed in surprise.
Wang Wenqian turned around and looked over. The woman in green clothes had shrunk her head and face. The door closed again and asked his daughter Wang Jun: "Who did you see?"
"It seems to be the Chun Niang that Uncle Yin mentioned!" Wang Jun had only glanced at Chun Shisanniang from a distance at first. Later, when he heard Yin Peng mention it, he was very sure and said, "Han Qian was the Chun Niang.
When Uncle Yin was captured in the Chun Niang's house, her daughter was worried that Uncle Yin would be harmed, so she rushed to plead for mercy, but she did not expect to save Uncle Yin. Thinking about it now, Han Qian realized that the Feng family suddenly changed their attitude.
Finally, the more important thing is to prevent this Chun Niang from falling into our hands or the hands of the prince. For such a person, why is he not a direct descendant of Han Qian and did not follow him to Xuzhou? "
Wang Wenqian frowned slightly. According to the information sources they have infiltrated into the Linjiang County Prince's Mansion, they can confirm that Jinyun Tower Zuosi was secretly planned by Xinchang Marquis Li Pu and Han Qian. There must be direct descendants of the Han family and Xinchang Marquis Mansion.
This Chun Niang did not flee to Xuzhou with Han Qian, so she should naturally be a direct descendant of the Xinchang Hou Mansion.
As for Han Qian's absconding this time, it must have been carefully prepared. Perhaps Han Qian had already had this idea before the Feng family case occurred, otherwise it would have been difficult for it to go so smoothly.
But considering the situation at that time, if the Xinchang Hou Mansion's direct lineage in Zuosi was severely damaged, wouldn't it be more altruistic to abscond?
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"Who came out of Lanting Lane?" Yao Xishui asked while standing in the yard.
"I didn't see it clearly," Wang Jun said, sitting in the carriage. The light was quite dark, so Chun Shisanniang couldn't see clearly. "The carriage looks ordinary, but it has bright-corner windows..."
The sheep's horn is boiled into a liquid with pickled radish water and then solidified into a lampshade or window cover, which is called a bright horn lamp or a bright horn window. This was after Han Qian made more than a dozen bright horn lamps in Yandangji at the end of July last year and sent them to the prince's palace.
The method was just passed on.
If you really want to inquire, it is not difficult to know this method, but this seemingly ordinary carriage is extraordinary. Yao Xishui thought to himself, there are still people paying attention to the activities in Lanting Alley at this time!
"What news has come back from Xuzhou?" Seeing Yao Xishui's eyebrows furrowed, Chun Shisanniang asked, changing the subject.
Han Qian fled to Xuzhou, Tanzhou, and Chenzhou, and business travel was actually interrupted. This also made it more difficult for Honglou to send people to sneak into Xuzhou to inquire about information in the late evening.
We can't openly travel by boat and waterway. How much time will it take to cross mountains and ridges?
Yao Xishui didn't know the latest information from Xuzhou until about this time.
"After his father and his son staged a big drama in Xuzhou, where they refused to allow their son to enter the city and plead guilty, they disbanded the state camp that was previously controlled by the four surnames and established the state camp, prison camp, and water camp. At this time, the prison camp had 500 people.
The soldiers controlled the city of Qianyang, and Han Qian personally led the state battalion's 500 soldiers and the Feng family's slaves to the Xi family's old hometown, Longya Mountain. It was heard that a new Linjiang County had been established there to recruit troops and horses, and the use was all private..." Yao Xishui
Speaking of the message that the spies just sent back today.
"..." Chun Shisanniang sighed slightly and said, "There is nothing more to say now. The Han family and his son are making full use of the resources at their disposal to consolidate their foundation in Xuzhou.
The local forces have not made any moves, probably because they are waiting for the attitude of Jinling? Emperor Tianyou should also be very aware of the situation in Xuzhou at this time, right?"
"I don't know if the Internal Affairs Bureau sent spies there. After the absconding incident, the Privy Council Office set up a new office in Hongzhou. It was obviously to facilitate its spies to cross Luoxiao Mountain and sneak into Shao Hengchen's Xuzhou south of Tanzhou.
As for the spying situation in Xuzhou, Emperor Tianyou should be aware of the situation in Xuzhou at this time." Yao Xishui said.
"How will the Central Committee deal with it? Has Mr. Li Hou entered the palace in the past two days to inquire about the latest news?" Chun Shisanniang asked.
"There are a lot of discussions in the court, but Emperor Tianyou has not said a word. No one knows what kind of decree will be issued in the end. But except for Zhou Dan to serve as the envoy of Ezhou camp, Emperor Tianyou has no intention of sending more troops to Ezhou. It is estimated that he will let
Will the Han family and his son succeed?" Yao Xishui said.
Chun Shisanniang secretly said yes. At this time, she heard a fast horse galloping outside, stopped and knocked on the courtyard door.
Chun Shisanniang asked someone to open the courtyard door, but she saw the soldiers sent by the Xinchang Hou Mansion. When she saw Yao Xishui, she reported: "Just to talk about the state affairs, the palace has sent down the decree. The Marquis invites Miss Yao, Thirteen Niangs
Go to the Hou Mansion..."
"So soon?" Yao Xishui believed that Emperor Tianyou should have just learned about the latest situation in Xuzhou. He did not expect to make the final decision so quickly, and asked, "Where is my adoptive father?"
"Master Zhang is with Mr. Hou," the visitor said.
Yao Xishui guessed that her adoptive father Zhang Ping was the first to get the news and rushed to Xinchanghou Mansion to report the matter. She and Chun Shisanniang did not delay, prepared the carriage and rushed to Xinchanghou Mansion.