Although the matter would not be announced in a big way, the news that the Chuzhou secret envoy negotiated the agreement on the condition of marriage, and that Han Qian had to return to Xuzhou to mourn because of his filial piety to his father, quietly spread in Fanchang City first.
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Using this kind of news to explain Han Qian's departure from Fanchang and his return to Xuzhou would have the least disturbance to the morale of the army.
Han Qianzhi's departure or stay not only affects the morale of the tens of thousands of elite generals of the Zuo Guangde Army, but also the five thousand elite veterans of the Left and Right Dragon Bird Army. These veterans are the backbone of the Left and Right Dragon Bird Army, as well as other small relatives.
Taking refuge with Han Qian, they were all in Guangde at this time.
Don't talk about the quarrel between the two sides. If you want to minimize the negative impact of the siege of Jinling, you can only make a fuss about "filial piety".
This is also the most unquestionable rule of conduct in the world.
Han Qian had mentioned many times before that he would return to Xuzhou to mourn his late father after the war. Now that he left early, he had good reasons and there seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary.
Although the whole incident will not cause much alarm to the middle- and lower-level generals, the shocking waves in the hearts of Yueyang's core people will not disappear so easily.
Even though Zuo Guangde's army is not the main force attacking Jinling Army, to ensure that everything is safe, the problem of Zuo Guangde's army must be solved first; the recruitment of Chuzhou must be finalized first, and the plan to attack Jinling City can only be repeated again.
Put it off.
For Yueyang, who controls most of Jiangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road, delay is not entirely a bad thing.
On the one hand, when attacking Jiangchi and other places in the early stage, there will be relatively large casualties, so it is not a bad thing to have more time to rest and recuperate; on the other hand, the new soldiers who have been added will also need time to adapt to the arduous training of the battalion, and will also need time to build more siege equipment.
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On the other hand, Yueyang is in control of the general situation. At this time, it can further deepen its control over Jiangdong and Jiangxi counties and mobilize more materials and personnel.
Time belongs to Yueyang.
Yang Yuanpu rushed ahead of the year and even replaced the new magistrates, county magistrates and other officials in Fanchang, Tongling, Nanling, Jingxian, Lishui, Jintan, Liyang and other counties, and started to appease, farm and other matters.
In the blink of an eye, it is the New Year's Day, and Fanchang City still commemorates the year with the late Emperor Tianyou's reign. Although there are no people in the streets and alleys, various colorful lanterns are still hung up.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Yang Yuanpu also specially ordered the city gates to be opened, allowing soldiers and civilians to enter the city to watch the lanterns to celebrate the New Year.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Fanchang City returned to the solemn atmosphere of war. When the sky darkened, the city gate was about to close, and several fast horses came galloping from the east.
When he arrived at the city gate, Yuan Guowei showed a token with his hand, signaling to the generals guarding the city to let him go. He led his men, surrounded by a knight whose head and face were wrapped in a black hood, and walked straight along the long street to the pond in the center of the city.
The king galloped away from the palace.
Yang Yuanpu, accompanied by Yang Zhitang and Li Pu, stood at the side door of the palace and waited anxiously.
When the men brought by Yuan Guowei dismounted and took off their hoods, revealing their haggard and familiar faces, Yang Yuanpu came over excitedly and greeted him in a low voice: "Yuan Pu can be regarded as the uncle you have been waiting for..."
After the guards on the left and right had all retreated, Yang En went up to greet Yang Yuanpu, Yang Zhitang, Li Pu and others.
Yang En was a lonely man. In addition to a dozen disabled servants who had retired from the army and had no place to go, Yang En took care of his daily life. His old wife died of illness and his son also died on the battlefield. Even after he was granted the title of Marquis of Liyang, he did not remarry.
A wife takes a concubine.
There was nothing to worry about in his family, but this time, with the help of Yuan Guowei, he sneaked out of Jinling City and came to Fanchang to meet Yang Yuanpu, but his family was definitely not involved behind the scenes.
He would never dare to reveal his whereabouts without complete assurance.
Yang Yuanpu also made no announcement, and only took Yang Zhitang and Li Pu to greet Yang En at the side door for the important matter of palace secrets.
After passing through the hall, only Zhang Ping and Jiang Huo were waiting patiently in the secret room.
Yang Enxian made a brief report to Yang Yuanpu about the situation in Jinling City and the news that Prince Yang Yuanwo was seriously ill.
After the Jinling Incident, Yang En resolutely refused to accept the official position given by the prince, but his reputation in the clan was extremely high, and the Anning Palace did not harm him.
He had no official position and had no contact with Zong Zhengqing Yang Tai and other princes and ministers who had surrendered to the Anning Palace. He spent his days drinking, playing the piano and listening to music, so the Anning Palace did not send anyone to monitor him.
However, in fact, after Yueyang sent troops to attack Jiangzhou, Yuan Guowei contacted Yang En personally, thinking of using Yang En and all available channels and means to internally disintegrate and divide the defenders as well as the civil and military generals in Jinling City.
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In addition to Wen Muqiao, Wen Bo and his son, Niu Gengru and other factions who are more determined to go all the way with Anning Palace and the Xu family, there are more people in Jinling City, and quite a few people still hold real power.
Sitting on the fence.
Even Zong Zhengqing Yang Tai was originally afraid of the bloodbath and massacre of his clan, so he was forced to serve in Anning Palace. Now he saw that the trend had completely tilted towards Yueyang, and with the opportunity to make a new choice, he could still follow Anning Palace to the dark side.
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However, the troops and horses of Jinling City and the Imperial City are all under the control of Anning Palace and the direct descendants of the Xu family. Even if the people in the city have different intentions, they dare not act rashly for the time being, for fear of falling into a pool of blood at dawn.
That was really dumbfounding.
Therefore, any action in the city must be carried out in conjunction with Yueyang's troops and horses to formally attack the city.
"Where are Shen Yang and Han Qian?" Yang En had no information in Jinling City and didn't know that something happened in Fanchang City. When he walked into the palace, he didn't see Shen Yang. Han Qian was present and felt strange. He wanted to introduce the people in Jinling City.
After understanding the situation, I asked about it directly.
Although it had been ten days since the incident, when Yang En asked about it at this time, Yang Yuanpu still felt the scars in his heart being severely lifted up, and the corners of his eyes trembled slightly.
"When King Xin sent his secret envoy to Fanchang, he wanted Han Qian to marry Wang Jixiong's granddaughter as a condition for supporting His Highness. Han Qian did not want to make things difficult for His Highness, so he returned to Xuzhou to observe his filial piety - Lord Shen went
Guangde is in charge and supervises the movement of grain from the east of the Yangtze River to the west." Li Pu said lightly, as if nothing serious happened.
How can Yang En be so easy to fool, but just like most people who are born with no control over their own actions, Yang En now wants to overthrow the Peace Palace, end the war as soon as possible, avoid the disintegration of the Chu country, and restore peace to the Jianghuai land.
Besides supporting Yang Yuanpu and fully assisting Yueyang's soldiers and horses to capture Jinling City at the minimum cost, what other choice could he make?
Han Qian, he would not think carefully about the conflict between Shen Yang and Yang Yuanpu that led to their parting ways at this time, and he would not delve into it. In short, no matter how stupid he was, he would not believe that things were as understated as Li Pu said.
At this time, he was more concerned about Han Qian and whether the situation in Yueyang would be greatly affected after Shen Yang was excluded from the center.
Even if there are some things that he wants to try his best to remedy, it will have to wait until after the war.
Yang Yuanpu quickly adjusted his mentality, but still asked Li Pu to explain to Yang En some changes in the outskirts of Jinling in the past few days.
Han Qian left a letter pointing directly at Shen Yang, and Wang Lin was suspected of being an insider in Chuzhou. Even if the whole thing was not publicized, Yang Yuanpu had no intention of pursuing it, but there were not a few people present who heard about it. Shen Yang, Wang Afterwards, Lin could only submit a letter to resign.
Yang Yuanpu did not accept Shen Yang and Wang Lin's resignation, so Shen Yang and Wang Lin reported illness to avoid suspicion.
In order to avoid the many negative impacts caused by this incident, Yang Zhitang, Zheng Yu and others jointly decided to transfer Wang Lin to the post of Jiangzhou Governor. The level was not too low, but it could not affect the operation of the entire military and political system in Yueyang. At the same time, they decided to transfer Guangde and Lang The three counties of Xi and Anji were set aside to establish Guangde Prefecture, and Shenyang was appointed as the prefect of Guangde Prefecture.
In Yueyang, Shen Yang vigorously promoted the children of the common people from poor families, and also tended to reduce the burden on the common people. He advocated strengthening taxation on the aristocratic families, suppressing the trade of slaves, and cracking down on household evaders and tax evasion.
Zheng Yu, Zhang Chao and others, as representatives of the aristocratic families, also know in their hearts that the eggs are not finished when the nest is overturned. If they want to maintain the foundation of Yueyang, they need to take some measures to ease the fierce conflict between the clan and the Han clan. Therefore, the conflict between them and Shen Yang was not serious when they were in Yueyang, and they could coexist peacefully with each other.
However, this does not mean that after the capture of Jinling, the two sides will not become sharply opposed.
After capturing Jinling, will Shen Yang sit back and watch the Zheng family expand its power in the Jingxiang area, and watch the Zhang family annex land in Langyue and other states and support their retainers? Will Shen Yang sit back and watch the imperial court being filled with descendants of powerful families? ?
Therefore, many people are happy to see that Shen Yang can leave the center now.
At this time, everyone was eager to resolve the remaining issues after Han Qian returned to Xuzhou.
After much thought, Shen Yang is actually a much more suitable candidate than Han Daochang.
Of the more than 300,000 women and children stranded in Guangde, nearly 50,000 were from military families in Taowu. It would be hard to say who, besides Han Qian, had the highest reputation among these military families. .
Shen Yang can also be said to be the best person who can quickly resolve the resettlement problem of so many women and children in Guangde after Han Qian left.
In addition to Feng Yi, Kong Xirong, Zhao Wuji, Guo Que and a few others who led the guard cavalry and Yang Qin's naval force followed Han Qian on the journey back to Xuzhou directly from Fanchang, two days before the New Year's Day, Feng The resignations submitted by a large number of Zuoguangde Army generals such as Liao, Lin Haizheng, Gao Shao, Lin Zongjing, Zhou Chu, Feng Xuan, Ji Xiyao, Chen Jitang and officials from the three counties were officially approved, along with other generals and their families who were willing to move to Xuzhou. They formed a team of more than 6,000 people, borrowed roads from Shezhou and Raozhou, and embarked on the road to Xuzhou.
In addition to the nearly one thousand people who were military attaches, craftsmen, and subordinates transferred by Han Qian from Xuzhou, the other five thousand people were slaves and children who joined the Chishan Army. Only one thousand, thirty-four people could be called the elite. There were a hundred people, and the others were all accompanying family members, old, weak, women and children.
In today's world, most people are unwilling to leave their hometowns if they are not forced to do so and if there is still hope for proper resettlement in the local area. Those who really have the courage to travel thousands of miles to settle down in a foreign land that is unfamiliar and, it is said, full of plagues, are Very few people.
These people's hearts are drawn to Xuzhou, Yueyang dare not stay, and for the time being they do not dare to use thunderous means to cleanse them. It may be the best choice to send them to Xuzhou. At the same time, the scale of these people does not seem to be large. Even if they all move to Xuzhou, it will not be a big deal for them.
Surrounding states and counties also pose serious threats.
In fact, Han Qian banned Lin Haizheng, while Gao Shao and others secretly encouraged more people to go to Xuzhou.
In addition to the limited population that Xuzhou can accommodate at this time, they have to travel two to three thousand miles through mountains and rivers. A strong man will lose two rings of flesh after one trip; many elderly people and children who are weak may not be able to persist to the end.
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Even after the people of Yueyang captured Jinling, they would most likely further tighten restrictions on Xuzhou and would no longer tolerate a large-scale influx of people into Xuzhou, but Han Qian did not want to see a large number of old people and children moving to Xuzhou.
on the way.
Of course, there is a land route from Langxi to Xuzhou and Qianyang, and through the formation of a transportation team before, almost two to three thousand people walked completely back and forth on this road. As long as they did not completely break up with Jinling and did not completely cut off business travel
Through communication, Han Qian believed that the exchange of people and materials between Guangde and Xuzhou would continue through waterways and trade routes in the future.
Of course, there were also a group of generals selected from slaves and Longque Army deserters, and the military attache chose to stay.
In particular, there was a group of military attachés who were promoted after escaping from the Left and Right Longque Army. They fled back to Jinling resolutely because their parents stayed in Jinling when they were young. At this time, unlike Lin Haizheng, Gao Shao and others, they settled in Xuzhou.
There is a reason why I must go back to Xuzhou.
It cannot be said that they are short-sighted. Everyone hopes that peace can return to Jianghuai after the war subsides. At this time, in addition to their gratitude and respect for Han Qian, they are also eager to live and work in peace and contentment when they have the opportunity, and no longer have to worry about it.
In addition, Zheng Tong, a former craftsman from Xuzhou who joined the army, and nearly a hundred craftsmen whose family members mainly stayed in Jinling, chose to stay and not return to Xuzhou.
Han Qian also agreed. Even if some of their children wanted to leave Xuzhou, he would not restrain them.
In addition to Han Qian's prior commitment, some manpower is also needed to continue the reclamation and coal and iron mining in the three counties of Guangde.
Although Han Qian took away some people, this could be regarded as a complete handover of Zuo Guangde's army. Regarding the disposal of Zuo Guangde's army, Yang Zhitang and the others also decided to transfer the remaining more than 7,000 soldiers to the outskirts of Jinling City as a
Used by reserve soldiers.
In other words, when the left and right Longque Army, the Five Tooth Army, the Right Guangde Army and the Huzhou Army suffered losses during the siege, the soldiers of the Left Guangde Army would be broken up and replenished, so that there would be no need to waste these soldiers trained by Han Qian.
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At present, Huang Hua, the governor of Huzhou, has also regained Qiuhu Mountain, and Huzhou soldiers have stationed their forward camp in Longhuabu. This also means that families who gather troops in Taowu can gradually move back to the old site.
As for Guangde, Langxi, and Anji, there are still a large number of slaves and servants who are favored by Han Qian, but this is not very worrying.
In the eyes of the aristocratic families, these low-class slaves are untouchables who are illiterate, illiterate, ignorant, and vulgar. They are happy to settle down on a small piece of land. They don't know anything about loyalty, benevolence, and justice. It may not take three to five years.
, they will forget about Han Qian.
Besides, they will later recruit a group of literate village elders from the aborigines of the three counties, mainly from the small and medium-sized landowners who have been suppressed by Han Qian in the past period. They can even recruit villagers who have been expelled from the three counties.
If we select a group of officials from the clan's descendants to fill the Guangde Mansion and educate and control these people, there will be no hidden dangers.
This is the plan of Yang Zhitang, Zheng Yu, Li Pu and others. After Yang En pondered for a while, he said to Yang Yuanpu: "It is better to arrange these people as much as possible so that they can feel the emperor's grace, so that there will be no problems.
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"I know all this." Yang Yuanpu said a little impatiently, changing the subject and asking the generals in the city about their thoughts in more detail...