During the conversation, the sky became dark without realizing it. The maid lit the lamps and candles, and everyone sat in the Mingju Hall, not feeling tired.
"Currently, Yang Yuanyan may be thinking more about using troops, but Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, Zhang Chao, Huang Hua and others remain silent. Obviously, they have no confidence in a decisive victory. We can secretly spread the news that the Heluo war situation is not favorable for Daliang and the casualties are heavy. This way Jinling may be more looking forward to taking back Huaixi without a fight - Master Feng might as well tone a little looser when he meets Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang and others, and may even ask Chu Ting to send troops to capture Xu Si and exchange Huaixi and Xuzhou with Daliang. With such a reason, Queen Mother Changxin also has more room for mediation, so that everything will not be dominated by Yang Zhitang and others!" Wen Ruilin said.
The Empress Dowager Changxin kept Cai Chen and Lei Cheng by her side to express her attitude secretly. However, the civil and military officials of the entire court and even the people and scholars were aggressively thinking of taking back Huaixi. If she publicly stood up and said that she gave up Huaixi, it would definitely arouse The proposal to abolish the establishment made her completely passive.
Although Zheng Yu and Zheng Chang currently choose to stand on the same front as Shen Yang and Yang Zhitang, the main reason is that the whole incident shocked Chu Ting too much, and in fact Zheng was more involved with them.
It is expected that after April and May, the weather in Lingnan will become completely hot and humid, entering a period of high incidence of miasma. Zheng Hui and the Youlongque Army, who are currently attacking the city in Lingnan, will be able to more clearly realize that miasma wine is indispensable. Good stuff.
From frugality to luxury and simplicity, from luxury to simplicity is difficult.
If the Youlongque Army had just entered Lingnan, the miasma epidemic would have been at a relatively high-incidence stage. After more than two years of brutal warfare, they had adapted, the recruitment of rear troops could keep up in time, and all aspects of control had been strengthened, so that it would not have caused too serious a disease. question.
After entering Lingnan, during the most critical final battles, the miasma rate in the barracks rose sharply from an extremely low level in a short period of time, and the problem obviously became much more serious.
In addition, Wen Ruilin advocated secretly publicizing the ambition of King Yang Yuanyan to abolish the throne, but in fact he wanted to replace him, prompting Huang Hua and others to be wary of Yang Yuanyan; in Jinling, he also secretly promoted the great cause of the late emperor Zhu Yu's Zen throne, and promoted The cruelty and strength of the Mongols divided the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in Jinling...
Under the current situation, Wen Ruilin did not feel that there were any substantial or insurmountable difficulties in achieving the delayed goal.
After all, everyone in the Chu court has their own interests, and it is too easy to be divided.
Of course, this does not mean that the generals of the New Liang Kingdom did not have their own interests, but under Han Qian's strong leadership, the interests of the generals of the New Liang Kingdom were better concentrated in one direction.
Even though the generals of the old Liang Army still missed the former emperor, in addition to the former emperor's last wish to entrust the Liang Kingdom to Han Qian, there was another key reason. Han Qian's skill and ambition also made the generals of the old Liang Army have to Be sincerely convinced, which will suppress some unnecessary dissatisfaction or distracting thoughts.
Of course, before all this, we still have to defend Heluo.
Only by guarding Heluo can the two armies be completely integrated, and only then can Han Qian completely replace the late emperor Zhu Yu's position in the minds of the old Liang army generals.
If Heluo cannot be defended, it is difficult to say whether the external offensive and defensive situation of the New Liang Kingdom will become extremely bad, and whether the generals of the Old Liang Army will become hesitant.
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The bright moon shines in the courtyard, like clear lake water spreading on the steps in front of the eaves of Changxin Palace.
Feng Yi and Wen Ruilin entered Jinling City. Although Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang and others still advocated a cold treatment for the time being, no one can deny that this is a big event for Jinling City today.
Qingyang stood in front of the court, looking at the moonlight above the night sky as cold as water. He turned around and asked Lei Cheng and Cai Chen beside him: "Did Han Qian really fight so badly in Luoyang?"
"Without the Empress Dowager's permission, neither Lao Nu nor Mr. Cai are allowed to contact Liang officials privately. How can we know what the war in Heluo will be like?" Lei Cheng said slowly and calmly.
"Are you really that honest?" Qingyang frowned, glanced at Lei Cheng and Cai Chen behind him, and asked.
In the early years, the Cai family was one of the few and leading Qingliu gentry in Huainan. Cai Chen's great-grandfather served as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the previous dynasty and participated in political affairs.
For this reason, after Emperor Tianyou became the military governor of Huainan, in order to gain the support of the Shounan clan, he married his sister to Cai Chen.
After the founding of the Chu Kingdom, Emperor Tianyou wanted to suppress the family clans, and the Xu family wanted to eliminate the disobedient dissident forces in Huaixi. This eventually led to a nonsense in Huaixi, and only an insignificant clan member of the Cai family was involved. The case evolved into a major case in which more than ten members of the Cai family were executed and more than two hundred members were sent into military exile.
In the end, only Cai Chen, as the eldest princess's son-in-law, was spared.
The celebrity crowd back then was now full of weather. He was over sixty years old, and he looked older than Lei Cheng, with a skinny face and a hunched body. When he returned to Qingyang, he said:
"Lei Gong and I have no private contact with the people sent by the king, but the Heluo war should not be as dangerous as the outside world reports. And the reason why such news spread is to relax the vigilance of the court and make the court Some generals thought they could capture Huaixi without fighting..."
"Let me just say, if Han Qian is so useless, why should I keep you two?" Qingyang glanced at Cai Chen and Lei Cheng with cold eyes, and said, "Since you are so honest, the Ai family will be fine tomorrow. Zhao, let Cai Chen go to see Feng Yi. Those old men like Shen Yang won't stop you at will, right?"
"Prime Minister Shen, Prince Shou and the others should also be eager to know the truth about Heluo, but the Queen Mother simply asking the ministers to meet Feng Yi and Han Daoming would be too traceable..." Cai Chen said.
"I will go there with Yang En. The Ai family only needs members of the clan, so no one will cause any trouble," Qingyang said.
Lei Cheng also wanted to say that Yang En's eyes were too poisonous. He and Cai Chen went to see Feng Yi together, which would cause too much inconvenience to Han Daoming, but he also thought that the ultimate purpose of the Queen Mother Chang Xin was to keep her son Yang Bin's throne. If the Huang family or King Xin succeeds, they are not willing to become Daliang's puppets. He and Cai Chen must also exercise caution.
"Wei Chen went with Lord Yang to see Han Daoming and Feng Yi. What does the Queen Mother want Wei Chen to say?" Cai Chen asked.
"What does Han Qian want from the Ai family?" Qingyang stared at Cai Chen and Lei Cheng asked, "Han Qian is the Lord of Liang at this time, but Huaixi has always been the territory of Chu, so he can't Hand over Huaixi?"
"The king of the country took it as his own duty to expel the barbarians and recover the Hehuai River, so he was entrusted by the late emperor to support the country. At this time, the Mengwu and the Eastern Liang were strong. If they were not in the west of the Huaihe River, the Heluo River and the Luo River were integrated into one and could not be defended," Cai Chen said. , "Only when Huaixi and Heluo are connected as one, whether it is King Xin or Huang Hua, can their ambitions be suppressed and will not threaten the Queen Mother..."
"After all, Han Qian doesn't want to spit out Huaixi?" Qingyang asked lazily.
"The ruler of the country guards Huaixi, Heluo, and Xuzhou. Its territory is no more than 13 states, more than 90 counties, and less than 4 million people. Even if Chu loses Huaixi, it still controls Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Jingxiang , Hunan, Huaidong and Zheng Hui even captured the 60 states of the Qingyuan Army, with a population of 16 to 7 million, and the national power was far stronger than Liang and Shu," Cai Chen said, "However, the biggest problem of Chu is not Outside, but inside. Your Majesty has a lot of things to do, and the Queen Mother lives deep in the palace, so it is not convenient to interfere in too many state affairs. Not to mention that King Xin and others are disobedient outside, and the princes and ministers in the court also have their own thoughts, which makes the great princes and ministers have their own thoughts. Although the power of Chu State is strong, it is difficult to unite it into one force, let alone the state affairs of Chu State are all in the hands of His Majesty. If the Queen Mother wants to change this situation, she can only hope that His Majesty will grow up and make the princes and ministers have no objections. , Yixin, when the time comes to rule the universe, and all the countries will be convinced, it is just around the corner."
"The Ai family won't believe it if you say it so nicely. Over the years, none of the civil and military ministers in the Manchu Dynasty can be Han Qian's opponent," Qingyang sighed, "not the late emperor, Shen Yang, Zheng Yu, Zheng Chang, Zhang Chao Chao, Yang Yuanyan, Huang Hua, Gu Zhilong, which one is not defeated by Han Qian?"
"The Queen Mother's brother, Chen Bing, is in Yuzhou. Is it possible that the Queen Mother is still worried that the Lord of Shu also has unfavorable intentions towards the Queen Mother?" Cai Chen asked.
"Okay, don't make any noise in front of the Ai family. It is impossible for the Ai family to directly cede Huaixi to Han Qian, but since Han Qian sent the thief Wang Chan'er to Jinling, in order to show the great Chu Yang "You are magnanimous, but you can send some people back to the north bank," Qingyang said, "You and Yang En can discuss this matter and arrange it as appropriate..."
"Wei Chen obeys the order." Cai Chen said.
After all, the number of people who followed Han Daochang and Han Duan to evacuate north early at the beginning of the year was only a small number. At present, in addition to Han Daoming, Qin Wen, Yun Puzi, and the old masters Han Wenhuan and Chen Jingzhou who are under house arrest, there are also a considerable number of officials involved with Tangyi. At present, There were almost two hundred people, all imprisoned by the Chamberlain.
In addition, there are currently more than 3,000 old soldiers in the bodyguard army who are from the former Chishan Army. Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, and Du Chongtao also intend to separate these people and use them as the lowest level soldiers, thinking that they can be used by Tangyi again.
The main task of the manpower currently lurking in Jinling is to use all possible means to properly relocate these people.
Although there are only a hundred or so of these people who are actually affiliated with the Secret Service or the Chishan Society, if they can be fought over to send them all to the North Bank, they can even pay huge sums of money to redeem them.
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Lanting Alley, located in Dongcheng, was once crowded with people and prosperous because of the opening of warehouses and money shops.
Warehouses and money shops were short-lived. At the beginning of the vassal war and during the Jinling Rebellion, almost all the soldiers, officials and children living in Lanting Lane, Tieliu Lane, and Kuoshan Lane left. Afterwards, no one moved back, and Lanting Lane became deserted again. Silence smells.
Later in the year, Wang Wenqian and Yin Peng moved their families and more than a hundred people into the old house in Lanting Lane, but the alley became more lively.
Of course, Wang Wenqian's idea of setting up an academy has not yet been realized.
Even though Wang Wenqian still held the title of guest of the Prince's Palace at this time, Wang Wenqian was Han Qian's father-in-law after all.
Even though Han Qian once made his eldest son Han Wenxin the prince, and it was rumored at that time that Han Qian did not like the Wang family, after all, that happened when Han Qian was a minister of Chu.
At this time, Han Qianchan succeeded to the position of the head of the Liang Kingdom. Although he did not canonize his two younger sons, the news came back from Heluo that Wang Jun was finally granted the title of Zhengfei and Zhao Ting'er was granted the title of Shufei.
Therefore, no matter what, Jinling will not allow Wang Wenqian to make any big moves in the city. The Jingzhao Mansion even arranged for two spies to live in Lanting Lane and keep an eye on every move in the Wang family residence.
Yin Peng brought a pot of wine and some vegetables and meat, pushed the door open and walked into the courtyard.
After moving out of Prince Xin's Mansion, life has been cold. For more than two months, people in the yard have rarely had a chance to eat meat. Smelling the smell of meat, Wang Wenqian untied the lotus leaves and asked Mrs. Xu to take away more than half of it in a big bowl and share it with others.
Each family had a taste, and some were left, which he and Yin Peng placed on the stone table in the yard to drink with wine.
"I went to the wine shop to sell wine and to the military back alley to buy mutton. That stupid Zhao Erlin suddenly stuffed a letter into me, saying it was Jun Xiao
My sister's letter - I've lived in Lanting Alley for two months, but I still didn't realize that Zhao Erleng, who smells like sheep, could be Tangyi's secret spy!" Yin Peng handed the letter to Wang Wenqian with emotion.
Wang Wenqian opened the letter, read it once, then removed the lampshade and burned it to ashes, leaving no trace.
"What did Miss Jun say?" Yin Peng asked.
"Jun'er babbled about some things that happened after they arrived in Luoyang. Han Qian was busy with the war and had not thought of conferring concubines. However, it was Zhu Juezhong, Chen Youtong and other ministers who advocated, so he walked hastily for a formality; and said that I
If I want to cross the river to the north bank, she has a village in Liyang where she can set up an academy - she really has long wings and knows how to arrange an escape route for me..." Wang Wenqian said.
Yin Peng saw the desolation in Wang Wenqian's eyes that could not be concealed, and sighed slightly in his heart.
Although he didn't directly read what was written in the letter, he understood what Wang Jun wanted to convey.
After all, Zhu Juezhong, Chen Youtong and others are still conservative. Even if the old and new systems are to be integrated, they should still hope to be more biased towards the old system. Therefore, after Wang Jun and Zhao Ting'er arrived in Luoyang, they advocated the first move in such a tense situation.
After naming the two girls, they will most likely be picked up to go to Luoyang when the time is right.
If Tangyi had always been a vassal town of Dachu, it would of course be nothing for them to live in Jinling after leaving Chuzhou, but under the current situation, Jinling is obviously no longer their habitat.
And if Liang Chu can better resolve the Zen succession crisis, they can only go to Liang to find a place to stay. However, Wang Jun wrote this letter, obviously hoping to formally send Han Daoming or Feng Yi to
When people came to contact them, they took the initiative to offer to settle in Liyang instead of Luoyang, so as to avoid some subtle differences between Han Qian and the old officials of Liang State.
As a father, when you see your daughter completely turning to her husband’s family, you feel uncomfortable, right?
Yin Peng said with a smile: "I'd rather live in Liyang. Although it's just across the river, the weather in Liyang is much cooler than Jinling in summer and autumn. It's really a pleasant place to live - I don't know if Liang Chu can talk about it."
When I went to buy wine, I saw the prince’s carriages and horses rushing to Prince Shou’s Mansion overnight. I must have persuaded Prince Shou to unite with Chuzhou to send troops to recover Huaixi. It’s hard to say whether there will be a fight or not.”
"When did Yang Zhitang actually send troops to Hengzhou to cut down the feudal vassal and conquer Tanzhou? And when did Yang Zhitang delay the rebellion in Jinling before sending his son to Yueyang? Yang Zhitang is a veteran in the world, and he always takes advantage of it.
It was a big advantage, but he also decided to use troops against Huaixi. He was reluctant to take out the Youlong Military Army and was the first to rush into Huaixi and start fighting."
Wang Wenqian shook his head and said,
"And the bodyguards and pro-army guard the capital; the left Wuxiang army must guard Chishu, Jiangxuan and other prefectures to prevent the right wing of the capital and Jiangxi, Jingxiang, and Hunan from making big mistakes; although Zhou Bingwu, Zhang Wei, and Zhao Zhen have many troops on the western front, Li Zhigao, Chai Jian surrendered to the Liang State, and the Shu army would inevitably form an alliance with the Liang State. They were also restrained and dared not move. The only ones who could move were Youlong Wujun and Yang Yuanyan's Chuzhou Army, but not to mention the ones in Changxin Palace. Now that they are in position, Shen Yang, Zheng Yu, Zhang Chao, Huang Hua and others will not just ask the Chuzhou Army to attack Huaixi. If they want to attack, they will eventually have to ask the Youlong Wu Army to be the first to attack. Yang Zhitang is reluctant to do so. , he had neither the need nor the decisiveness to risk everything. At this time, Han Qian had accepted Li Zhigao and Chai Jian, but he also sent Wang Chaner, Yang Lin and others to Jinling to please them in every possible way. Yang Zhitang would even think about waiting and watching two or three more. Yue watched the development of the Heluo war situation, but she did not expect that Han Qian could win the most critical two or three months, and the most difficult stage would be over. By then, Han Qian might rush to attack Youlong Wujun first. Woolen cloth……"
"Even if Heluo can survive the Yuhe flood, the casualties will be extremely heavy. Even if Han Qian can get a chance to breathe, he should prepare for defense after autumn and winter. How could he attack Youlong Wujun first?" Yin Peng wondered. asked.
"You are right. The Yuhe River floods will come in two or three months, which will force the Mongol people to withdraw their troops again. Heluo will have a rare four or five months to recuperate in order to prepare for the Mongol people's invasion after autumn and winter. A new offensive against the Dongliang Army," Wang Wenqian said, "In fact, after winter, the Jialu River and Yingshui River are frozen for up to three months, which can allow the Dongliang Army to attack Xu Chencai from the flanks. Ying's opportunity, this will make Han Qian face greater military pressure on the northern front - this is also destined to make the Heluo War survive the second stage. If the Liang-Chu peace talks are still delayed and have not been reached, Han Qian will be the first to destroy it. Chu State’s entire naval force was needed so that more elite troops could be transferred to the northern front after winter. Think about it. After the Hehuai War ended last year, Han Qian and Kong Xirong led his troops to seize Deng Jun Prefecture. Have you ever hesitated? You see, Han Daoming and Feng Yi will definitely show weakness in Jinling during this period. I wonder what Yang Zhitang will think when he sees Han Qian's real fangs. .”
"Ah, I really didn't think about it that deeply," Yin Peng was slightly startled and said with emotion, "Oh, why is Miss Jun so willing to ask you to stay in Liyang?"
"Han Qian has never been inferior to others in planning, and he has no shortage of advisers around him. What use can I be?" Wang Wenqian said sadly, "Oh, by the way, Jun'er just wants me to go to Liyang if there is a chance. You go to Luoyang with Han Daoming and the others..."
"I just need to stay with you and serve you," Yin Peng said.
"What are you talking about?" Wang Wenqian said, "If Han Qian can take back Guanzhong from the Mongols, the world will return to Daliang. I have a daughter like Jun'er, and the history books will not miss me. You follow me, That really delayed everything..."