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Yueyang at the end of August is the time of crisp autumn weather.
"well!"
As soon as Jiang Huo walked up the steps to the corridor in front of the Chengyun Hall, he heard the uncontrollable shouts of cheers from the hall. He stepped aside with a smile and asked Shen Yang and Wang Lin, whose thoughts were wandering along the way, to enter the hall and said:
"Master Han, Lord Li's message came back from Xuanzhou before noon, and the king of Yuzhang County sent his eldest son Yang Fan to step into Yueyang City. At this time, His Highness summoned the messengers Master Yuan and Han Jun to Chengyun Hall and asked them to Tell Mr. Han and Mr. Li the details of how they used a plan to attack Langxi and recruit Gu Zhilong to him and the prince of Yuzhang County. Fortunately, this time Mr. Yuan and Han Jun rushed back to Yueyang in person to tell many details. Everything is explained clearly."
"The speed of Yuzhang County Prince's Palace is really not slow!" Shen Yang, such a serious person, couldn't help but tease Yang Zhitang, the Yuzhang County Prince.
Jiang Huo smiled slightly, thinking that Han Qian and Li Pu sent Yuan Guowei and Han Jun back to Yueyang to report the good news only after negotiating all the conditions for surrender with Gu Zhilong. However, Yang Fan, the eldest son of Yang Zhitang, the king of Yuzhang County, rushed to the same place. Arriving in Yueyang at the same time shows that Yang Zhitang had already made his choice when he learned the news that the Chishan Army had captured Langxi City.
Although it can't be said to be a timely help, it is still more beautiful than the icing on the cake. This is no wonder His Highness is so affectionate to Yang Fan, the eldest son of Yuzhang County Prince's Palace.
"Master Shen, are you one step ahead?" Zheng Yu and Zheng Chang came hand in hand. When they saw Shen Yang, Jiang Huo and others, they greeted with high spirits.
Seeing Han Daoming and Zhang Chao walking into the square from a distance, Zheng Yu, Shen Yang, and Zheng Chang were not in a hurry to enter the main hall. Instead, they stood in front of the main hall and waited for Han Daoming. Zhang Chao came over and saluted Han Daoming together, saying: " In front of the Han family, Han Qian, the tiger son, sat in control of Jiangdong, leaving Anning Palace and Chuzhou helpless. Later, there was the reputation of Grandpa Han who did not fall into the trap of Zhang Yi, who persuaded Gu Zhilong and other families in Xuanzhou to join Yueyang. The Han family was full of famous ministers! "
The crowd was filled with enthusiasm, as if the strong dissatisfaction and so many minor remarks against Han Qian in the past had disappeared at this moment and had never existed.
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In the afternoon, Yang Yuanpu ordered a young eunuch to send a special copy of the gift presented by Yang Fan, the prince of Yufu County, to Changxin Palace.
The young eunuch was stopped by Princess Qingyang, and imitating Yang Yuanpu's tone when he was talking to the Crown Prince of Yuzhang County and other adults in the Chengyun Hall, he described the enthusiastic atmosphere in the hall in detail.
A nun stood next to Princess Qingyang in the main hall and said with a smile: "The crown prince of Yuzhang County Prince's Palace always addresses His Highness as uncle, but I just saw his face from a distance. He is several years older than His Highness..."
"Yang Zhitang, the prince of Yuzhang County, is the son of the late emperor's eldest brother. He is almost fifty years old. How can the prince of the county prince's house be so young?" Qingyang looked at Du Qiniang and asked, "Ah Qi, have you heard that How old is Yang Fan?"
"I haven't heard much about the Yuzhang County Prince's Palace. I don't know how old the Prince's Prince is." Du Qiniang had just been summoned into the main hall by Qingyang, and then she understood what was going on and said.
"The young Marquis is indeed six or seven years older than His Highness. He should be twenty-five years old this year." The eunuch sent by Yang Yuanpu stood aside and replied.
Qingyang walked to the gift that Yang Yuanpu had ordered the eunuch to send, and picked out a moist and translucent mutton-fat jade bracelet from the gold and red lacquer plate. He pulled Du Qiniang over and put the bracelet on her as white as snow.
On the wrist, he said, "Your wrist is really beautiful. This jade bracelet should be yours."
"Thank you, Princess, for the reward." Du Qiniang glanced at Princess Qingyang with some uncertainty, and thanked her calmly, without the joy that Qingyang expected.
Du Qiniang's temperament is straightforward and light-hearted. When she has free time, she prefers to study medical skills and study medical books. But she has experienced so many ups and downs in life, so how can she not be clear-minded?
Although Du Qiniang is now almost a full-time concubine of Changxin Palace in Prince Tan's Mansion, after Princess Qingyang officially got married, two female officials from Shu Palace whom she had trusted since she was a child came to Yueyang to marry her, especially Han.
After Qianshan went to Jinling to seize Li Pu's military power, Princess Qingyang became obviously alienated from her.
In the Changxin Palace, she became more constrained, and Lin Haizheng, Feng Liao and others followed Han Qian to Jinling, so her information became relatively limited.
Only now did Du Qiniang know that a messenger came to Yueyang yesterday to report that Mr. Han Wenhuan had successfully persuaded Xuanzhou Governor Gu Zhilong to surrender to Yueyang.
In addition, Prince Yang Zhitang of Yuzhang County sent his eldest son Yang Fan to Yueyang, and the whole palace of Prince Tan was filled with a warm and joyful atmosphere, but Du Qiniang did not know the specific situation yet.
When Du Qiniang saw Princess Qingyang rewarded her with a jade bracelet, she was wondering if there was something that could cause Princess Qingyang's attitude towards Xuzhou to change subtly. However, she did not say anything to test, nor did she want to get close to Qingyang without knowing the rules.
Princess Yang, after collecting the bracelet, saw that there was nothing to do with her, so she resigned and returned to the class courtyard where she usually lived.
"This girl's thoughts have always been in Xuzhou. She accepted such a good bracelet and still has such a cold temper." A middle-aged nun stood behind Qingyang, looking at Du Qiniang's leaving figure, frowning.
He said with a frown.
"Her brothers, mother, and sisters are all in Xuzhou, and she has been greatly favored by Han Qian. If only a bracelet could make her forget herself, aren't there enough such things in the Changxin Palace?" Qingyang's beautiful eyes said.
Locking in a hint of chill, he didn't pay much attention to Du Qiniang's cold reaction.
When she first arrived in Yueyang, she was isolated and helpless. Du Qiniang was sent to serve her on the order of Yang Yuanpu. At that time, whether her eldest brother needed support from Xuzhou in Yuzhou or she was forced to compromise with Han Qian, she was asked to treat Du Qiniang well.
To be close.
However, in addition to Yang Yuanpu agreeing to her leaving the two Shu palace ladies who had been taking care of her since childhood in Changxin Palace after her marriage, and having confidants around her who could use them, there were also some dirty words that were detrimental to her and Han Qian.
It is circulated in the dark corners inside and outside Prince Tan's Mansion.
She could guess that Cishou Palace was most likely causing trouble, but she could not stand up to defend such rumors circulating in dark corners of private life, so she could only pay extra attention to avoid suspicion.
Han Qian went to Jinling to seize Li Pu's military power, but Yang Yuanpu, the king of Tan, could not approve it afterwards. Outsiders may not be able to guess what Yang Yuanpu was thinking in his heart, but how could she not be clear about it when she watched it on her pillow every day?
When Han Qian recruited his slaves to join the army and promised to reward them with farmland, some forces that had previously been relatively neutral towards Xuzhou, such as Zhang Chao, Zhang Han and others, also changed drastically. Even Zheng Hui was heard to express his disapproval of Han Qian.
Everything she did was done without criticism, so she kicked Du Qiniang aside without hesitation.
At this time, the Yuzhou and Sizhou Yang families also made critical progress in their joint attack on the Wuliao people, and their reliance on the weapons and warships built by Xuzhou also dropped significantly.
But who could have imagined that the situation would change so quickly?
Han Wenhuan used himself as bait to lure Gu Zhilong to lead the elite Ya army back to Xuancheng, and then Han Qian led the Chishan army to capture the poorly defended Langxi City, which finally prompted Gu Zhilong to surrender to Yueyang and even willing to hand over all his children to the hands of Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang.
for quality.
Although the whole process was slightly different from when Yueyang sent Han Wenhuan, Han Daochang and others east to recruit, there were some differences in details, but Gu Zhilong finally came to the rescue!
In the battle of Jingshan Nunnery, King Xin Yang Yuan won so cleanly. At that time, the morale of Yueyang was low, and people tended to think that Jianghuai, Jiangdong and other places would soon fall into the hands of Chuzhou.
The morale of the Longque Army was so damaged that they even considered directly recalling Xinchang Marquis Li Pu and others, and abandoning all the families in Taowu.
Who could have imagined that after Han Qian arrived in Jinling, a few seemingly unreasonable steps in the two or three months could fundamentally reverse the situation on the periphery of Jinling?
The merger of the Xuanzhou Army into the Qiuhu Army has also entered the implementation stage. There are only a few things left to do, such as the establishment of envoy offices in the three counties of Langxi, Guangde, and Anji, the adjustment of the civil and military officers of the Qiuhu Army and Xuanzhou, etc., etc.
We have to wait for the final confirmation from Yueyang.
Yang Zhitang, the prince of Yuzhang County, sent his eldest son Yang Fan to Yueyang to ask for an official position so that he could serve Yang Yuanpu on his behalf. At the same time, Yang Zhitang requested to resign as the governor of Hongzhou and Hong Yuan's army envoy and other positions on the grounds of being frail and sick. He recommended Li Yu, the eldest son, to Lin.
Jin Marquis Li Changfeng replaced him, which meant that Yueyang's recruitment of Yang Zhitang also made substantial progress. It can be said that the situation in the entire Chu State has completely tilted towards Yueyang.
Chishan Army and Qiuhu Army stick to Xuanzhou, and Yuan and Hongzhou are connected with Yueyang. The next two states of Raoshe to the west of Hongzhou and the Fuji, Gansu, and Shaozhou states to the south are all decided by rumor.
Something happened.
Compared with Anning Palace, which currently controls seven states including Shouchao, Shujiang, Chichu and Jingzhaofu, King Xin Yang Yuanyan controls six states of Chu, Yangtai, Surun and Chang. Yueyang will soon be able to control it after the surrender of Yuzhang County Prince Yang Zhitang
The population, grain and other resources of the Nineteen States.
If everyone in Yueyang still doesn't have enough confidence in the third prince Yang Yuanpu's eventual ascension to the throne of the Great Chu Emperor, that would be too pessimistic.
The most troublesome question now is probably whether Yang Yuanpu should succeed to the throne in Yueyang now, or should he wait until he captures Jinling City before succeeding to the throne?
Although Yang Zhitang's surrender will directly change the balance of power between Yueyang, Anning Palace and Chuzhou, no one can deny that Han Qian's arduous and effective achievements outside Jinling played a crucial catalytic role.
Qingyang also knew very well that regardless of whether Yang Yuanpu had a grudge against Han Qian for going to Jinling to seize military power without prior notice, the seemingly admirable "Master Han" was back.
Things like Han Qian's unauthorized recruitment of slaves into the army will become even more insignificant, as long as the negative impact does not continue to expand.