Li Yu's last wish was to be buried on the spot among the mountains outside Guangde City. Xinchang Hou Lipu and Li Xiu finally sent people to Guangde City to escort his father Li Yu's coffin to Guangde City together with Yao Xishui, Yun Puzi and others.
Sitian Dun.
Li Pu and Li Xiu planned to bury Li Yu in a spiritual cave in Jinzhongling. The weather was still quite hot at this time. They didn't know when the road back to Hongzhou would be opened, so they could only bury him in a foreign land temporarily. Maybe they could wait a few years before they could be buried again.
The remains were taken out and buried back to Hongzhou.
August 12 was already the sixth day after the Chishan Army captured Langxi City, and it was also the eve of Li Yu's burial. Feng Liao and Yuan Guowei rushed to Sitian Dun to express their condolences.
Zhang Ping and Yuan Guowei handed over the negotiations with Gu Zhilong and other families in Xuanzhou to Han Wenhuan. After Han Daochang, not only did they leave Xuancheng and return to Langxi soon, Han Jun was also able to escape from Xuancheng yesterday and came together this time.
Come to Sitian Dun.
In addition to paying homage to Li Yu, Han Jun mainly brought Fu Mo, Zhou Yuan and the two of them to meet Xinchang Hou Li Pu to discuss the matter of Gu Zhilong and other families in Xuanzhou joining Yueyang. However, Han Jun was resentful and did not join the army.
Xicheng did not go to see Han Qian, but instead went directly to Sitian Dun with Fu Mo and Zhou Yuanhe after meeting Feng Liao and Yuan Guowei in the east of Langxi City.
Han Qian had many soldiers and generals, but when it came to his status in Yueyang, Xinchang Marquis Li Pu was still slightly higher than Han Qian.
Even if we don't mention Han Qian's skill in attacking Langxi City, Gu Zhilong and other families in Xuanzhou, besides Han Wenhuan and Han Daochang, are more willing to negotiate with Xinchang Hou Li Pu.
Han Qian also preferred to hide behind the scenes, hoping that Li Pu would take the lead in the more specific matters of soliciting peace negotiations.
Now think about it, as the liaison envoy of propaganda and comfort, Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, has the power to recruit vassals. Han Wenhuan and Han Daochang came all the way from Yueyang, which is quite redundant in itself. But who would have thought in advance that Han Qian would be ruthless enough to use them?
Uncle, how about his ancestor being used as a bait?
Although Sitian Dun was a prosperous commercial port, in the early days, with Xujiaji as its core and the surrounding villages, only two to three thousand people lived there.
The Qiuhu Army withdrew southward, taking more than 20,000 Lishui County citizens with them and crowded into Sitian Dun.
It had been less than a month since the Qiuhu Army captured Sitian Dun. The grains they had captured and carried had not yet been exhausted. More than 20,000 Lishui County residents were still able to survive. Within the Xujiaji, all the children of various families were still alive.
He can be dressed in pink and green, and his clothes are neat and tidy, and he looks abnormally prosperous.
"The Marquis and General Li are really capable officials. They actually managed the small Xujiaji Village in an orderly manner, which is beyond anyone's ability." Li Xiu and Yao Xishui came out of the village to welcome everyone into the Xujiaji Village. Han Jun saw the inside of the village.
Such a scene, I couldn’t help but praise it.
After Han Jun came over, he went directly to Guangde Village. Before he came to Sitian Dunlai at the southeast foot of Jieling Mountain between Jinzhong Ridge and Xuanjiao Ridge, he walked into Xujiaji and saw that the village was crowded with people and the troops were further expanded.
When I saw the 5,000-strong Qiuhu Army getting ready, I thought to myself why the Qiuhu Army didn't fight hard and let all the glory be taken away by Han Qian, a bastard?
Facing Han Jun's praise, Li Xiu felt a little harsh. He thought that with the background of the county prince's palace, if he couldn't even take care of a village, wouldn't he lose his face to his grandma's house?
Li Xiu just led the way expressionlessly and said: "Han Dianjun and all the gentlemen, please go this way."
Yao Xishui stayed with the concubine in Yueyang, and Han Jun was the deputy commander of the guards of Cishou Palace and had many contacts. He knew that Han Jun praised Xinchanghou, Li Xiu and others for their good management of the Xu family, and he did not mean to be sarcastic.
It's just that they are even more unwilling to admit the Chishan Army's impressive martial arts.
Yes, who could have imagined that Han Qian with a group of mud-footed men could block the reinforcements of the Xuanzhou Army and the Chuzhou Army and capture Langxi City? Even though the Chishan Army suffered extremely heavy casualties on the three battlefields, from now on
Who would dare to ignore the existence of the Chishan Army in the future?
Although several days have passed since the incident, Yao Xishui has not yet recovered from the deep shock.
Once upon a time, although Han Qian was famous, even those who knew the inside story of the Jingxiang War and the Tribulation War were more inclined to believe that Han Qian was better at scheming and insidious planning, and they were more inclined to believe that Han Qian lacked the ability to be an army officer.
Due to the commander's majestic courage, before the capture of Langxi, no one thought that the Chishan Army, which was just a ragtag group of soldiers, could really conquer the fortified city.
Even from the moment Han Qian recruited his slaves to join the army and became enemies of the aristocratic family, Yao Xishui always felt that if Han Qianzai continued to be so domineering, he would one day fall into a big trap, but she had to be disappointed this time.
Of course, after the capture of Langxi City, Yao Xishui expected Han Qian to be arrogant and self-satisfied. He expected that his attitude towards the family members would be more domineering and tough, but he did not expect that Han Qian would be the most assertive and domineering in the place where he should be the most assertive and domineering.
At this time, I actually knew how to restrain myself.
A huge shadow hung over Yao Xishui's heart. He was worried that the situation in Dachu would continue to develop. He had always been under the guidance of Han Qian. Is it possible for his eldest brother to replace the Yang family and become the hero of the Jianghuai River, let alone one day be able to lead the Northern Expedition?
Emperor Liang's family laid waste to ashes and avenged the blood feud of the past.
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"Where are the others, Mr. Zhang Ping?" Li Xiu and Yao Xishui led Feng Liao, Yuan Guowei, Zhou Yuanhe, Fu Mo, Han Jun and others into the side room on the side of the mourning hall. Li Pu thought that Han Qian was the one who killed thousands of people.
The knife will not appear, but Zhang Ping should come to Sitian Dun to express his condolences to his brother.
Yao Xishui followed Li Xiu out of the stronghold to greet Feng Liao. Han Jun and others were very confused. They thought that Zhang Ping, his adoptive father, was the military supervisor formally appointed by His Highness and Yueyang to the Chishan Army. Han Qian did not want to show up, so he should be his adoptive father.
Participate in the subsequent negotiations on behalf of the Chishan Army.
Han Qian kept a low profile and kept saying that he would never intervene in the negotiations, but the Marquis was really stupid to believe it.
It doesn't matter to them if the negotiation result is not approved by Han Qian, but Gu Zhilong dares to accept it and recognize it?
Today's Chishan Army is different from the past.
"Master Zhang went to Anji to take over the affairs of Anji County!" Yuan Guowei explained.
"Ah, the soldiers and horses in Jiudu Mountain have not been mobilized?" Chen Mingsheng, who was waiting with Li Pu in the mourning hall, was slightly startled when he heard this and asked in surprise.
The Chishan Army not only successfully captured Langxi, but also suppressed the elite Chuzhou Army in Liyang, preventing them from going south. The strength of the army can be said to be unprecedented.
Huang Hua, the governor of Huzhou, was worried that Anji County, located on the west side of Huzhou and surrounded by mountains at the northeastern foothills of Fuyu Mountain, would easily be blocked by the Chishan Army stationed at Jiudu Mountain and Xianshan Lake.
The day after the city was captured, the three thousand state camp troops stationed in Anji were transferred away.
After Huang Hua, the governor of Huzhou, abandoned Anji County, all the large and small township lords in Anji County fled in panic in the past two days. Except for small and medium-sized poor civilians, Anji was almost an empty city.
Of course, they didn't know Han Qian's attitude, and they didn't dare to send troops to capture Anji City at will. After all, only the Chishan Army was qualified to occupy Anji County at this time - at least when the Chishan Army was at its peak, who could
They didn't dare to conflict with Han Qian, not to mention they all knew that Han Qian was really hard to mess with.
The Chishan Army's troops stationed in Jiudu Mountain have not moved, and Chishan Army's troops stationed elsewhere have not been seen to be mobilized to the eastern front. Chen Mingsheng wonders why Zhang Ping went to recapture Anji City?
"Master Zhang took a few retinues to Anji City and did not send troops and horses from Jiudu Mountain to accompany him!" Yuan Guowei said.
Not to mention Li Pu, Chen Mingsheng, Yao Xishui, Yun Puzi and others, Zhou Yuanhe, Fu Mo and others who followed Yuan Guowei, Feng Liao and Han Jun all the way to Sitian Dun were all shocked at this time, with their mouths wide open.
Don't know what to say.
Zhang Ping was an eunuch. In his early years, he served as a low-level eunuch in the palace, with no reputation. Later, he served as an eunuch next to the third prince. Later, as an eunuch, he served as the supervisor of the Wuling Army and the Chishan Army, and he was well known.
I know, but I don’t have any special achievements that will be remembered by the world.
Zhou Yuanhe and Fu Mo had never come into contact with Zhang Ping before the battle at Langxi. They didn't expect that a mere eunuch would have such courage!
Although intimidated by the reputation of the Chishan Army, most of the Huzhou soldiers and Anji County's township clan lords withdrew from Anji City, leaving an empty city behind, but who among them dared to enter Anji with just a few people?
City takes over military and political power?
Who is confident that just a few people can straighten out the chaotic military and political affairs in Anji?
Of course, if Zhang Ping can gain a foothold in Anji and successfully take over the affairs of Anji County, the benefits to the Chishan Army will be obvious. It means that Han Qian can not only obtain more resources and territory from the eastern front, but also further reduce
The garrison at Jiudu Mountain and Xianshan Lake strengthened the military strength on the western front and suppressed the Chuzhou Army to the north of Jieling Mountain without daring to go south!
Yun Puzi glanced at Xinchang Hou Li Pu, smiled slightly, and said: "Master Zhang, he is doing his best to serve Han Zhaozong at this time!"
Although Yun Puzi was not directly involved in the training of spies for the Jianghuai branch of the Shenling Division when he served as military supervisor in the early years of Shengzhou Jiedushi, he did not know the details of the list of spies of the Shenling Division in the Jianghuai area or its secret operations.
, but these days in Guangde Village, no matter how blind you are, you will have already figured out Zhang Ping's identity.
At this time, he couldn't help but laugh at Li Pu, who had a man like Zhang Ping under his command, but could not win over him. Instead, he asked him to risk his life for Han Qian and serve the Chishan Army.
Li Pu's face was gloomy, but he couldn't say anything in front of Zhou Yuanhe, Fu Mo and others. After leading everyone into the mourning hall to worship, he arranged for Zhou Yuanhe, Fu Mo and others to rest in the side courtyard first.
, leaving Feng Liao, Yuan Guowei, Han Jun and others to continue talking in the side room on the left side of the mourning hall.
Li Pu did not follow Feng Liao either. He also knew that Yuan Guowei was loyal to His Highness, and Feng Liao was the one who truly represented Han Qian. He said, "Master Feng, there are no outsiders here. What on earth is Han Zhaozhi thinking?
You have to give us an accurate number, otherwise there will be no way to discuss this matter!"
Feng Liao glanced at everyone present. At this time, he no longer acted coyly, and immediately put forward Han Qian's request.
Gu Zhilong is ambitious, but his ambition is currently only to obtain a higher position or power in Dachu. At least for the time being, he has no intention of ceding territory and becoming the lord, let alone other things.
The reason why Gu Zhilong could not easily surrender to Yueyang was mainly because in the eyes of most people, the Chishan Army was just a bunch of rabble and was seriously lacking in supplies. Most people believed that the Chishan Army could only go east, to the place with Huhang.
Only by fighting tooth and nail can the forces barely survive.
Under such circumstances, many people do not think that Yueyang has the possibility to determine the future of Dachu. How can they think of cooperating with a group of rabble under Yueyang in the south of Jinling?
However, when the Chishan Army showed its sharp fangs and showed strong enough combat power, Gu Zhilong truly realized that the third prince Yang Yuanpu had the hope and possibility of ascending to the throne and ruling the country of Chu. Gu Zhilong saw that he had no choice at this time.
The serious consequences of Gu Zhilong's surrender are not unimaginable.
Besides, Gu Zhilong has never officially stood against Yue Yang. It is always too late to surrender to Yue Yang. Even this time, Gu Zhilong fell into the trap and he did not show a clear attitude.
However, if Gu Zhilong can sincerely serve him and no longer be half-hearted, he will not have to worry about the third prince having any troubles with him after he ascends the throne or breaking his promises.
It’s really a choice without any psychological burden.
As long as the Chuzhou Army or An Ning Palace intervened forcefully, no one thought it would be difficult to recruit Gu Zhilong to serve.
In fact, at this time, what we need to talk about more is the military power of the Chishan Army, Gu Zhilong who surrendered, and Xinchang Hou Lipu and the Qiuhu Army in the south of Jinling, as well as the distribution of interests and the military and political tasks they have to undertake.
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In this process, it is also necessary to ensure that there are sufficient restrictions on Gu Zhilong to prevent the possibility of recurrence and at the same time allow Gu Zhilong to have a sufficient sense of security.
Han Qian's most core request, the first point is to jointly request Yueyang to agree with Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, to separate Langxi, Guangde, and Anji counties, and set up envoys outside Xuanzhou and Huzhou to accommodate the Chishan Army.
There are more than 200,000 small families; and the small families of the former soldiers of the Longque Army can just move back to Taowu for resettlement after Jinling is recovered.
After Xuanzhou surrenders, it will be under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, along with Guangde, Langxi and Anji. Anji County will be ignored for the time being. The people who fled from Guangde and Langxi counties will return to Guangde and Langxi.
, asked to return to the farm, Han Qian had no excuse not to do so.
However, if Han Qian agreed, the granting of land to the generals of the Chishan Army and the settlement of their families would be abandoned halfway.
In order to resolve this conflict, Han Qian considered that the Han family's 140,000 acres of land in Xuanzhou had been resold to other families at a low price. As the only son of the third family, he had every reason to redeem one-third of the land.
In addition, the Feng family's more than 170,000 acres of farmland and residences in Ningguo, Xuancheng and other counties were confiscated during the Imperial Mausoleum case. Currently, they are mainly public property owned by prefectures and counties.
Han Qian asked Xuanzhou to take out these two parts of land and houses to house the wealthy families who had fled from Guangde and Langxi before the war, in order to solve the land and house disputes that might arise after Xuanzhou surrendered to Yueyang, which also caused
The Chishan Army's land granting in Guangde and Langxi and the resettlement of families and small families were continued.
In addition, the second requirement set by Han Qian was for Li Pu to lead the Qiuhu Army to move westward, absorb the Xuanzhou Army, and then make an advance northwest from Xuancheng.
As for how to compromise between Li Pu and Gu Zhilong, after the Xuanzhou soldiers were merged into the Qiuhu army, the power between them was so distributed and balanced that Han Qian would not interfere.
Han Qian also believed that with Li Pu's caution, there was no need to worry that the Qiuhu Army would suffer backlash from Gu Zhilong and the Xuanzhou families.
"In the Jinling Incident, Duke Daoxun was violently tortured and died miserably. However, when he was about to be executed, he was still worried about the people's hardship due to the war. The recruiting envoy came to Jinling because of Duke Daoxun's last wish. After the incident here is over, the recruiting envoy will return to Xuzhou.
I am in mourning and filial piety, please don’t think of me!" Feng Liao said.
Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, refused to believe that after retaking Jinling, Han Qian would honestly hand over his military power and return to Xuzhou to continue to observe filial piety. However, he had to admit that the two demands made by Han Qian were not too much, and even they were not satisfied with it.
It was quite advantageous, as it was equivalent to giving him the control over subsequent recruitment matters.
Feng Liao hurried back to Guangde Village as he had something else to do, and left the remaining matters to Xinchang Hou Li Pu and Yuan Guowei, Han Jun, Yao Xishui, Wei Zhen, Li Xiu, Chen Mingsheng and others to discuss.
"What do you think?" Li Pu looked at Wei Zhen, Yao Xishui, Li Xiu, Han Jun and others. Although he knew that Yuan Guowei was loyal to His Highness, Yuan Guowei and Jiang Huo were too close to Han Qian, and he no longer trusted Yuan Guowei.
"The Chishan Army suffered heavy casualties and is eager to rest and recuperate. We hope that the Qiuhu Army can take the lead after absorbing the Xuanzhou Army, right?" Chen Mingsheng thought for a while and said hesitantly, "There is nothing wrong with this, but Gu Zhilong will
Do you agree that the remnants of the Xuanzhou Army will be merged into the Qiuhu Army?"
The elite Chuzhou Army was twice defeated by the Chishan Army, which was badly armored and made up of a pile of mud legs. At this time, it was suppressed in Liyang and did not dare to go south. This made Chen Mingsheng's fear of the Chuzhou Army and King Xin greatly reduced, and he secretly regretted it.
During the Chishan Army's attack on Langxi City, they should also take the initiative. If they could capture the city and the land at this time, they would look much better.
By absorbing the Xuanzhou soldiers, the Qiuhu Army can be officially expanded to more than 15,000 troops, stationed in Xuancheng or slightly north of Xuancheng, standing side by side with the Chishan Army, and becoming a presence that can truly influence the situation in Jinling.
Chen Ming was promoted, and generals such as Li Xiu, Li Qi, and Wei Huang were eager to give it a try, but the question was, would Gu Zhilong accept such conditions?
"After the Xuanzhou soldiers merged into the Qiuhu Army, Gu Zhilong was appointed as the commander!" Xinchang Marquis Li Pu said magnanimously, "In the eleventh year of God's blessing, Gu Zhilong was still leading troops to fight against the Fujian Army in southern Zhejiang. I have to admit that he will be the commander.
The Qiuhu Army should be more skillful than me..."
In response to the conditions set by Han Qian, Li Pu thought about how he and Gu Zhilong could compromise in order to reach an agreement and trust each other. The best solution was for him to replace Gu Zhilong as the governor of Xuanzhou, and then move the state government further south.
Close to Ningguo City deep in Yishan Mountain.
In this way, he could ask Gu Zhilong and other families to move the family to Ningguo City for protection.
This will ensure that Gu Zhilong will not repeat himself.
The Xuanzhou soldiers were merged into the Qiuhu Army. In terms of strength, generals, and military attachés, the Xuanzhou faction had the majority. Gu Zhilong replaced him as the commander of the Qiuhu Army, which basically ensured that Gu Zhilong actually controlled the Qiuhu Army.
, don’t worry about being replaced by the two lieutenants Li Xiu and Chen Mingsheng.
As the commander-in-chief of a town, the commander-in-chief has a higher official position and authority than the governor of the state. After all, since the previous dynasty, prefectures and counties have been established widely. The state of Da Chu is not the same state at all as the state of Qin and Han Dynasties.
There are more than 50 states in the Chu state, and the governors of the states are appointed by civil and military officers from the upper and lower ranks of the fifth and fourth ranks.
As for the reward of hereditary duke proposed by Yang Yuanpu in Yueyang, Li Pu no longer wants to mention it. He believes that Gu Zhilong knows about it and has no shame to ask for the reward of hereditary duke at this time.
Whether Langxi fell or not, the situation before and after was very different for Gu Zhilong.
At this time, Li Pu was willing to hand over military power. In addition to his role as the liaison envoy, he also retained the right to control the Qiuhu Army. More importantly, he successfully recruited Gu Zhilong and Xuanzhou soldiers, which would pave the way for the control of Sherao and Raozhou.
And the way Yang Zhitang, the governor of Hongzhou and the prince of Yuzhang County, recruited him.
This is what he is good at, and he does not want to give Han Wenhuan, Han Daochang and his son all the more important recruitment success.
He is the real ambassador of comfort and liaison.
"The Han family's property in Xuanzhou will be replaced with one-third free of charge this time to accommodate the Chishan Army's generals and their families. Is there no problem?" Yao Xishui glanced at Han Jun and asked.
Han Jun gritted his molars and said, "No problem."
Looking at Han Jun's expression, Li Pu guessed that Han Qian should have asked Zhang Ping or Yuan Guowei to communicate with Han Wenhuan beforehand and get Han Wenhuan's approval.
These fields and houses were originally ordered by the late Han family to be resold by the Xuanzhou families at low prices. The goods obtained in exchange were mainly used to finance the third prince's military campaign against Tanzhou. It would not be a problem to redeem them at the original price afterwards, but during the Jinling Incident
The situation was unpredictable and there was no time to do anything.
No matter how old Han Wenhuan was, he was still the head of the family. He agreed. As a direct grandson of Han Wenhuan, Han Qian was willing to divide one-third of the land and house for corresponding replacement. Of course, there was no problem.
However, when Yao Xishui asked Han Jun this question at this time, he probably wanted to confirm Han Daochang that Han Jun had not succumbed to Han Qian because of Han Qian's strength, right?
The divided Han family is ultimately a situation that everyone is happy to see, otherwise it would be such a headache.
As for Han Wenhuan, he is already seventy-six years old at this time. After all this trouble, Li Pu believes that he probably doesn’t have a few more years to live, right?
Li Pu discussed many details with Wei Zhen, Chen Mingsheng and others, confirmed that everything was fine, and asked Yuan Guowei: "What do you think, Mr. Yuan? If there are no problems, I will go with Mr. Wei to invite Mr. Zhou and Mr. Fu to come and discuss important matters."
"Please let the Marquis handle all matters according to his authority." Yuan Guowei sighed slightly in his heart, knowing how much compromise Han Qian and the Chishan Army had made in order to unite as many forces as possible and quell the chaos in Jinling as quickly as possible. Right now, as long as Li
Pu Neng and Gu Zhilong negotiated terms as soon as possible and achieved the goals Han Qian expected. Of course, he would not comment.
Zhou Yuanhe and Fu Mo came over and listened to what Li Pu said about the merger. They felt that the problem was not big, but in the end they had to rush back and let Gu Zhilong make the decision.
When Li Pu came, he asked Wei Zhen and Han Jun to accompany Zhou Yuanhe and Fu Mo to Xuancheng to meet Gu Zhilong and try to finalize the matter in the shortest possible time.
As long as Gu Zhilong agreed, he would directly lead the Qiuhu Army to Jilong Mountain in the north of Xuancheng. After that, he would wait for Yueyang's further decree to confirm the matter of identity, and then send people to Shezhou, Raozhou, Hongzhou...
