Han Qian suddenly woke up from his sleep and sat down hugging the quilt. It took him a while to regain his composure. He suddenly recalled this nightmare, and his shirt was already soaked with sweat.
"Are you having a nightmare again?" Xi Rong, who was sleeping in the outer room, heard the noise, put on his shirt, opened the door and walked in. Through the dim candlelight, he saw Han Qian sitting with his quilt in his arms, looking a little dazed, and asked with concern.
"Yeah." Han Qian nodded, not denying it. He looked out the window and saw a slightly clear sky. It was about to dawn. He was no longer sleepy at this time, so he got up and put on his clothes. He used flint to light the two candles in front of the case.
It's bright inside.
It was already the seventh day of the first month of the seventeenth year of Tianyou. Ten days ago, Han Qian and deputy envoy Guo Rong were summoned by the Lord of Shu, Wang Jian. At this time, the two sides finally negotiated the withdrawal of troops, mutual trade, the establishment of each other's national consulates, and the stationing of officials.
Waiting for something.
The Lord of Shu, Wang Jian, also drafted an edict to announce the marriage between the soldiers and people of Shu and Chu.
Although Han Qian was eager to return home, in order to show the deep love between father and daughter, Wang Jian, the Lord of Shu, only agreed to arrange for the Prince of Qingyang to officially leave after the Lantern Festival and return to Chu with Han Qian to marry the third prince Yang Yuanpu.
Before that, Wang Yong, the Marquis of Changxiang, also wrote to Wang Jian, the Lord of Shu, according to the established plan, suggesting that the soldiers and horses withdrawn from Jiazhou would be transferred to the south of Yuzhou, and they would join forces with Yang Xingfeng, the governor of Sizhou of Chu State, to attack Qianyang.
The Wu Liao people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait built strongholds and passed through Banan, cutting off the private salt source of the Liao people in southern Sichuan.
Wang Jian, the Lord of Shu, initially ignored the memorial written by Wang Yong, the Marquis of Changxiang, and detained it in the palace, refusing to allow the political affairs hall and relevant officials to discuss it.
Years ago, Wang Yanzhang, the Minister of Rites of the Qingjiang Marquis Wang Hongyi line, submitted a petition asking the Lord of Shu, Wang Jian, to proclaim himself emperor. However, the Lord of Shu, Wang Jian, was angrily rebuked and did not allow Wang Yanzhang to stay in the capital of Shu for the New Year, so he was directly demoted to Shu.
Rongzhou served as Sima.
On the first day of the first lunar month, Wang Jian, the lord of Shu, held a banquet for his courtiers in the palace, and Han Qian was also invited.
At the banquet, Wang Jiancai, the Lord of Shu, formally took out the "Admonishment of Banan Shu" presented by Wang Yong, the Marquis of Changxiang, and discussed it with the officials.
The Deputy Privy Envoy, Right Guard General Qi Lun and others all supported the plan to manage Banan. Wang Jian, the Lord of Shu, immediately announced at the banquet that he would confer the title of Marquis of Changxiang, Wang Yong, and the title of Governor of Yuzhou.
However, the Marquis of Changxiang, Wang Yong, did not wait until the Lantern Festival. Yesterday he had already left with his entourage from the capital of Shu and took an official ship to Yuzhou to take up his post and be responsible for the management of the Banan area.
At this point, Han Qian's goal of bringing Shu can be said to have been achieved. Now, after the Lantern Festival, he will escort Princess Qingyang on her return journey.
However, the closer it was to the departure time, the more uneasy Han Qian felt inside. Unfortunately, the news reports from Jinling two days ago still described the situation in Jinling in early December.
As of early December, the city of Jinling was still calm.
At that time, after Zhao Wuji met the third prince, he rushed to Jinling with more than fifty members of the Han family to meet Feng Liao. No one in Jinling City seemed to be aware of the abnormality of Shen He's illness and Chen Xingmo's replacement.
The atmosphere at the end of the year is getting stronger day by day. The rebellion in Tanzhou has been successfully suppressed this year, and many states and counties have already sent in their congratulations in advance.
His father went to the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen every day before dawn to handle official duties, and he dealt with several cases that his predecessor did not dare to take action on. That day, the old man Han Wenhuan even rushed to Lanting Alley to sit down and ask his father for a second time.
Went to the mansion for dinner one night; the next day was the birthday of the second uncle Han Daochang.
After Zhao Wuji met with Feng Liao, he handed his letter to Feng Liao. Feng Liao noticed that Wang Wenqian and Wang Jun's father and daughter had returned to Jinling from Chuzhou in the past few days, but he had not seen any other abnormalities in Chuzhou for the time being...
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With just such a letter, everything seemed to be calm in Jinling City, but there was no way to reassure Han Qian.
It is impossible for Chuzhou to fail to notice the abnormality of Shen He's epidemic. If he were in Jinling, he would definitely mobilize more people to keep an eye on the every move of Chuzhou Governor Yin Peng and Chuzhou Secretary Wang Wenqian. They would go to Chaozhou to Chuzhou sent multiple reconnaissance forces.
However, Feng Liao did not have a formal official status at this time. Unless he could step aside in an emergency, under normal circumstances, no matter how much he thought about it, Han Qian could not formally grant Feng Liao the power to command Jinyun Tower.
Before Zhao Wuji led his troops to Jinling, Feng Liao had limited manpower and could only do so many things. Han Qian was counting on Zhao Wuji to rush back with his men before it was too late.
"What are you worried about?" Xi Rong saw Han Qian's frown and couldn't help but feel the urge to open his brows. She was also surprised by the thought that came out of her and asked with concern.
"No matter how slow Chuzhou is, if Zhao Wuji rushes back with his people, they will probably make some movements. I wonder if Feng Liao and the others can cope with such a situation," Han Qian said, "It has been a month now. Within this month I don’t know anything about what happened in Jinling, so I can’t sit still!”
"Zhao Wuji rushed back with his men to join Feng Liao a month ago, and half a month ago, the five thousand elite Dragon Bird Army should have rushed back to Jinling in the name of garrison. At that time, they could gather at Qiuhu Mountain There are 12,000 to 3,000 elites. I think even if Chuzhou wants to stir up trouble by then, he will probably hesitate to make wedding clothes for us and choose to sit still!" Xi Yong comforted Han Qian and said, "In six or seven days, After the Lantern Festival, we will set off. It will only take half a month to reach Yueyang along the river. Even if the situation in Jinling changes, we should not be afraid, right?"
Han Qian also hoped in his heart that the situation could be maintained before the 5,000 elite Dragon Bird Army arrived in Jinling. After washing, he called Feng Yi, Xi Faer, and Kong Xirong over, led the people out of the city, and rushed to the temporary camp outside the city. .
No matter how worried he was, Han Qian was beyond his reach in Shu. He had to act like he had everything under control so that Wang Jian, the leader of Shu, would be worried about the situation in Jinling.
This time, the envoy to the Shu Kingdom set out from Xuzhou, and there were more than 400 people accompanying him, including soldiers from the Qu family, Shuiying generals, and boatmen. In addition to the warships borrowed from Yueyang, the total number of people accompanying them was nearly 100,000. Seven hundred people formed a huge welcoming mission.
No matter how much Shu respected Han Qian's status as a personal envoy, it would not be possible for Han Qian to bring all 700 people into the capital of Shu.
In the end, only dozens of people, including Xi Faer, Kong Xirong, and Feng Yi, followed Han Qian and Guo Rong to live in the South Garden of Jinhua Tower. The others, led by Yang Qin and Zhou Chu, settled in the temporary military camp arranged by the Shu army.
The temporary garrison is an official village under the jurisdiction of the Shu army, located ten miles away from the south gate of the capital of Shu.
Han Qian, surrounded by guards led by Feng Yi, Kong Xirong, and Xi Faer, rode out of the city early in the morning. Not long after leaving the south city gate, he saw Guo Que and several people escorting a carriage coming towards him from a distance.
"Who's in the car?" Han Qian reined in his horse, and when Guo Que and others escorted the carriage closer, he asked hesitantly.
"It's Zhao Wuji and He Liufeng who rushed back from Jinling. They arrived at Guanzhuang outside the city and their strength has stopped. Yang Du will order us to escort them into the city with a carriage to meet the Lord. I didn't expect the Lord to come out of the city at this time!" Guo Que said! .
Everyone looked shocked.
He Liufeng was born as a soldier in the Jingyun Village in the Qinling Mountains. His parents died young. He spent time in the mountains and fields since he was a child and developed good footwork. During the Jingxiang War, he was selected by Han Qian as a Zuosi scout. This time he accompanied Zhao Wuji to Jinling for reinforcements.
One of the fifty parts.
He Liufeng and Zhao Wuji were supposed to be waiting for Feng Liao's orders in Jinling at this time, guarding the family leader Han Daoxun. They actually rushed back to the capital of Shu at this time!
Has Jinling undergone great changes?
Other than that, what do you want everyone to think?
At this moment, Han Qian was like a bolt from the blue. He sat on the horse in despair, his face was pale, and he was speechless for a moment.
Kong Xirong and Xi Faer stepped forward to open the carriage curtain, only to see that Zhao Wuji and He Liufeng were all in ragged clothes, with sallow complexions and thin skin. Perhaps the thousands of miles of traveling in the past month had exhausted their last bit of energy. They were already asleep in the carriage at this time.
In the past, even though they were snoring, they didn't realize that they had been brought to Han Qian.
"Let's go to Guanzhuang first and meet up with General Yang and Zhou Chu!" Seeing Xi Fa'er jumping on the car to wake up Zhao Wuji and He Liufeng to ask questions, Xi Yin stopped him and asked everyone to escort Han Qian to the temporary camp first.
Yang Qin, let’s meet up at Zhou Chu.
At this time, they were on the official road outside the capital of Shu, and there were many people watching.
In any case, the news of the sudden change in Jinling must not be made known to the people of Shu at this time, otherwise it is not known whether the attitude of Shu will suddenly change!
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"...The head of the family died miserably! Wuji was incompetent and could not protect the head of the family!"
On the night of Han Daoxun's execution, Zhao Wuji, He Liufeng and others sneaked out of Jinling.
However, all the way from Jinling to Jiangzhou via Caishi, officials from the Prince's line were in charge. In particular, Chaozhou soldiers and horses, led by General Xu Zhu, crossed the river via Caishi and were rushing towards Jinling City.
, Zhao Wuji and others did not dare to reveal their whereabouts, so they could only go out at night. After arriving at the boundary of Ezhou, they changed their horses and rushed to Yueyang. In addition to sending people to Tanzhou and Xuzhou to report the news, he and He Liufeng traveled non-stop, crossing
Jiang Hou sneaked into Xiazhou via Jingzhou.
Xiazhou belongs to the territory of the Shu Kingdom, and they were worried that if the news leaked in advance, the Lord of Shu, Wang Jian, would change his attitude and be unfavorable to Han Qian and the others, so Zhao Wuji and He Liufeng disguised themselves and disappeared.
After passing through Xiazhou, there were no merchant ships going upstream through the Wushan Long Gorge. They had to climb over mountains and ridges in the ice and snow, and walk all the way to Kuizhou with both feet before they contacted Jinyun Tower's hidden line lurking in Shu, and then changed horses.
Then we went and rushed to the capital of Shu.
At this time, twenty-eight days had passed since Han Daoxun was tortured in Jinling.
"Five horses dismembered the body! The chariot was torn apart!"
Zhao Wuji and He Liufeng rushed over and only said that a drastic change had occurred in Jinling. Only then did Yang Qin find out that Han Daoxun had died by being quartered with five horses in Jinling. He started to protest and his eyes were about to split.
Yang Qin has stayed in Xuzhou the longest, and he also knows the most about Han Daoxun, who is aloof by nature.
At first, so many refugees poured into Qianyang and other places in a short period of time, but no one died of hunger and cold. Han Daoxun worked hard day and night, and Yang Qin saw all this.
Han Daoxun was resolutely transferred to Jinling. Is he really greedy for the power of Jing Zhaoyin?
Didn't he realize that Jinling was in danger and resolutely go to Beijing without stopping for a day after receiving the imperial edict?
Or did Han Daoxun really not know beforehand that he was weak and weak, and that he might be trapped in the situation when he went to Beijing alone, making it difficult to achieve anything?
Yang Qin was also worried that Han Daoxun's fate in going to Beijing might be bumpy and he might not even be able to escape death, but in his heart he was never willing to accept that Han Daoxun died so tragically!
Yang Qin was impulsive and was about to step forward to ask Zhao Wuji about the details of the He Liufeng Jinling Rebellion. When he heard Xi Faer, Guo shouted from behind:
"My lord, my lord!"
Yang Qin turned around and saw Han Qian sitting in the lobby. At this moment, he opened his mouth and vomited a mouthful of blood. His body stiffened and leaned to the side. He fainted and his face was full of tears...