Many people knew that the Empress Dowager of Changxin Palace was not a simple person. Since the new emperor ascended the throne, her sharpness had gradually become sharper. However, they did not expect that Yang Zhitang would not be able to resist her attack at this time.
Zheng Yu originally had no major conflict with Yang Zhitang, but Yang Zhitang was now thinking that if he continued to delay, it would only push Huangzhou and the Zheng family to a point of no return, which he could never accept.
At this time, Zheng Yu did not hesitate to add insult to injury. He looked at Shen Yang, Yang En and Du Chongtao and asked:
"Should we start the trial of the counter-insurgency case at this time? Whether it is peace or war with Liang Jun, Shen Yang, Lord Yang, Lord Du, you all need to make up your mind at this time!"
Zheng Yu didn't look at Zhang Chao, nor did he think that Zhang Chao would oppose his opinion; Zhang Chao did stand aside and looked expectantly at Shenyang, Yang En, Du Chongtao and others.
The situation is very clear. Once Jingxiang fails to defend, the two states of Langchen located to the west of Dongting Cave are sandwiched between Xuzhou and Jingxiang. Anyone knows that Han Qian will definitely send troops to seize Langzhou and Chenzhou next.
During the vassal reduction war, the Zhang family led 5,000 local soldiers to surrender to the late emperor and was reused. This also destined that the Zhang family had never been a tough fighter, even though Zhang Han was one of the most important generals in the bodyguards at this time. one.
They even hoped that the Mongol people and the Dongliang Army could beat Han Qian to a bloody head, broken bones and muscles, and it was a bit of a joke to ask them to fight on their own.
Since the thirteenth year of Tianyou, has there been anyone in Dachu who is more powerful and dazzling than Han Qian?
Not to mention Han Qian, how many generals can Dachu choose now that can rival Li Zhigao, Wen Bo, and Li Xiu?
Yang En, Shen Yang, and Du Chongtao sighed inwardly. Seeing that the Queen Mother Chang Xin was holding the new emperor's hand, she looked very angry and did not want to sit back behind the imperial court. They said bravely: "Don't deal with the rebellion." In this case, Emperor Gaozu and the late Emperor died under Jiuquan without a wink. If Heluo fell into the hands of the barbarians, it would not be a blessing to Chu. It might be a blessing to accept Liang's vassalship and pay tribute and envoys to guard the northern border... "
"Everyone has thought clearly in their hearts, is it because the Ai family is forcing you?" Qingyang asked.
"I've thought about it clearly. Please issue an edict from the Queen Mother." Shen Yang and others said.
"In addition to Zheng Chang leading the ministers of Yushitai to examine and deal with the rebels, Zheng Yu and Cai Chen are the peace ministers. If you have any matters, just listen to them and report them. Don't interfere directly in this matter," Qing Qing said. Yang completely ignored Huang E's existence and issued the edict directly and arbitrarily. When Yang Zhitang opened his mouth to say something, he didn't give him a chance to speak and said, "Don't explain anything to a woman from the Ai family. No one can To prevent you from entering the ancestral temple, you can explain yourself in front of the memorial tablets of the ancestors of the Yang family..."
Yang Zhitang's face turned red. Fortunately, he was young and didn't get depressed on the spot. But at this time, he could only bite the bullet and shout "Old minister accepts the imperial edict", but he rushed to the ancestral temple to apologize to the dead man in embarrassment.
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When Qingyang returned to the main hall of Changxin Palace, he felt indescribably happy and excited after beating Yang Zhitang so hard. However, while he was happy, he also felt a sense of exhaustion that he couldn't hide.
Watching Bin'er, who had been sitting in Chongwen Hall for a long time, return to Changxin Palace, read in the wing hall for a while and then fell asleep, Qingyang sighed softly, walked to the bookcase, opened the secret compartment and took out the letter.
The letter was filled with meaningless characters. Hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, Qingyang turned around and saw Lei Cheng walking in and said, "The characters on your family are really ugly..."
Han Qian's calligraphy lacked some skills. No wonder some people said that he was ignorant and incompetent in the early years. Lei Cheng coughed awkwardly and said:
"Although all the warships on Aoshan Island were burned, the eight thousand soldiers were only temporarily trapped on the island and were not wiped out. During the negotiation, the Queen Mother could issue an edict to punish Zhou Dun and others for failing to defend the army and deprive them of these Because of his general position, Zheng Xingxuan transferred military attachés and generals from the bodyguard army to receive the troops and formally incorporated them into the bodyguard army. However, before doing this, the Queen Mother had better see Zheng Chang making the Yushitai. Officials wrote letters to impeach King Shou Yang Zhitang for repeatedly trying to make peace with Meng Wu - to make the Zheng family and King Shou become mortal enemies."
Yang Zhitang is deeply entrenched. Impeachment may not be able to bring down Shou Wang Yang Zhitang, let alone Shen Yang, Du Chongtao, and Yang En. They may not want Yang Zhitang to fall, but they can integrate the remnant army of Aoshan Island under the banner of the guards and rebuild an army under the central government. With the naval force, Shen Yang, Du Chongtao and Yang En would not refuse.
Of course, the main purpose of this was to force the Zheng family and Shou Wang Yang Zhitang to completely confront each other, making it impossible for the Zheng family to change their peace proposals.
Qingyang put away the letter, glanced at Lei Cheng, and asked, "Is it possible that the Zheng family is also yours?"
Lei Cheng smiled and said: "If the Zheng family could be used by your Majesty, how could things be so complicated?"
"That's true, but even if the Zheng family is threatened by you this time, they have to turn around and support the peace negotiation. However, Huangzhou is always under the threat of Huaixi. How can they be willing to form a deadly feud with Yang Zhitang?" Qingyang Wei said He frowned and asked in confusion, "What other benefits did you secretly promise them?"
"Without the Empress Dowager's permission, I have not contacted the Zheng family yet, but Your Majesty agreed to disclose the real recipe for the miasma wine," Lei Cheng said.
"So, the Youlongque Army marched south to Lingnan, and since the spring and summer, a total of 3,000 people have been infected by the epidemic. Is this news true?" Qingyang asked.
"It is indeed true. Miasma-removing wine is the foundation for your Majesty and your late Majesty to gain a foothold in Xuzhou. Your Majesty wants to resume trade with Dachu, but if you do not show true sincerity, you will only embarrass the Queen Mother... "Leicheng said.
Qingyang knew that the Zheng family needed a prescription for miasma wine, and Zheng Yu would definitely mention this matter as he presided over the peace talks.
As long as the prescription is genuine, even if it is made public, the Zheng family will benefit the most at the moment.
Otherwise, it will be difficult for Zheng Hui to keep the territory he currently occupies in Lingnan. If he retreats to Yongzhou in embarrassment with a lot of injuries and illnesses, it will have a great impact on the morale and morale of the army. It will also be difficult to continue to station in Yongshao and other places. They will also face retaliatory counterattacks from the Qingyuan Army.
Qingyang thought for a while and then said: "The Zheng family has no choice but to lean towards peace talks at the moment, and Han Qian can come up with a prescription for miasma wine, which can force the Zheng family to openly break with Yang Zhitang, but the whole thing is not something that the Zheng family can do." That's right
Forget it, just showing this is not enough for Han Qian, right?"
"Of course, if a peace agreement is reached before mid-July, the two sides will dismantle border troops, lift martial law and military mobilization, resume commerce and trade, and reduce or reduce taxes. In addition to becoming a vassal, Daliang can also import cotton cloth, iron materials, etc. every year. Materials worth one million yuan..." Lei Cheng said.
"Tax reduction and exemption, Shen Yang, Yang En and the others won't agree to this, right?" Qingyang said with a frown.
"The various prefectures and counties' sales and city parking taxes and overtaxes are nominally under the jurisdiction of the Salt and Iron Transfer Department, but in fact, except for the interception by local states and counties, the monopoly of local clans, and the enrichment of officials, how much can the central government ultimately control? "Collect it into your hands?" Leicheng said, "What is now being reduced or exempted is only the municipal parking taxes and over-taxes that were intercepted by local states and counties, officials enriched their own pockets, and local clan forces evaded through various means. However, the actual taxes that should be collected are all It is impossible for Shen Yang, Yang En and others to ignore the advantages and disadvantages of concentrating it into the hands of the Central Committee of Da Chu. In addition, Daliang must also purchase salt from Jianghuai, and the salt profit of one thousand yuan per stone can also be paid directly. In the hands of the central government. If the Queen Mother really doesn't want people like Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, and Du Chongtao to dictate, she can arrange for these tributes during the peace talks to be under the control of the House of Internal Affairs. Money and food are the key to authority. If you have money and food, you will be rewarded and punished. Only when the crime is committed, there are direct relatives and men and horses available. Otherwise, even if the imperial palace sets up a prison, the jailer and executioners must be borrowed from the Yushitai and Dali Temple. How could the Queen Mother ask the generals below to obey her orders? , rather than obeying the Yang and violating the Yin?"
"The Ai family knows. It all depends on Zheng Yu and Cai Chen." Qingyang said.
"Of course, I just informed the Queen Mother of your Majesty's thoughts in advance..." Lei Cheng said.
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Now that the peace negotiation has been decided, Han Wenhuan, Han Daoming, Chen Jingzhou, Feng Yi and others are no longer prisoners but Liang envoys, and Wang Wenqian and Yin Peng can no longer be detained in the Imperial Palace Prison.
Wang Wenqian and Yin Peng returned to Lanting Lane at night, and the house had been abuzz with excitement for several days.
Although the Xu family and other family members and servants were not taken to the inner palace prison, they were ordered to live in the house and were not allowed to enter. Jingzhao Mansion was always watched by yamen soldiers. Even if they took out a few soft things to bribe the yamen, There was no response even when I sent a letter to the palace asking for help, and when I heard that everyone in the Han family was being arrested, it made Xu and other female family members panic and confused, not knowing what to do.
After finally getting Wang Wenqian and Yin Peng back, all the female relatives in the yard were crying.
The government soldiers outside withdrew, and Wang Wenqian was just about to order his family to buy two jugs of wine when he heard the sound of carriages and horses coming from the alley.
Mrs. Xu was like a frightened bird. When she heard the sound of intensive horse hoofbeats outside the house, her face instantly turned pale.
After a while, the family member guarding the door of the house came in and reported: "Chen Yuanchen, the eldest son of Chen Shilang, came with someone to ask for an audience..."
As the minister of the Ministry of War, Chen Jingzhou had his own dignity. Not only did he not evacuate to the north bank in advance, but his two sons and their children also stayed in Jinling City. They were first placed under house arrest, and after the Tangyi navy attacked Aoshan Island, In addition to the slaves and servants who continued to be under house arrest, his family's more than 20 young children and nephews were also imprisoned in the Imperial Palace Prison.
Wang Wenqian thought that even if Han Daoming and Chen Jingzhou were released, they might have to wait a while before they could take care of themselves here, but he didn't expect that Chen Yuanchen would be called over so soon.
Chen Jingzhou had four sons. The eldest son died in battle, and the second son died before he reached adulthood. Chen Yuanchen, his third son, was already married and had children. He was over twenty-five years old at this time.
After Chen Jingzhou stopped leading the army, Chen Yuanchen also followed him to serve as an official in Guangde Mansion, and then he was transferred back to the Ministry of War as an official. Only Chen Jingzhou's youngest son, Chen Jixian, has been living with his relatives in the old house of Chenjiazhai in Canglang County. It was still the crisis in Canglang City. The Shanzhai forces were expelled from Junzhou. Most of the people in Chenjiazhai moved to Guangzhou and settled in Huozhou. Chen Jingzhou brought all his family members to Jinling City.
Wang Wenqian invited Chen Yuanchen in with his family, and Chen Yuanchen rushed to Lanting Lane as soon as he came out of the inner chamberlain prison. It was indeed Han Daoming's instruction, hoping to take Wang Wenqian and Yin Peng to Han Mansion now:
"Yang Zhitang made a mistake today in Chongwen Hall and wanted to make peace with the Dongliang Army so that Yang Yuanyan could lead his troops to attack Chuzhou. He was angrily rebuked by the Queen Mother Changxin. In the end, Shen Yang, Zheng Yu, Zhang Chao, Yang En and other ministers decided to start peace talks with Daliang , but things still have twists and turns, and there is no guarantee that some people will jump over the wall in a hurry and use deceitful means. They also asked Mr. Wang and General Yin to move to the Han Mansion tonight. My father discussed with Mr. Lao, thinking that before the formal peace talks, in addition to the peace talks, I will try to send everyone else to the north bank."
No matter Han Qian did not mention the treatment of Wang Wenqian, Yin Peng and others in the letter, but Han Wenhuan did not mention it, Han Daoming, Chen Jingzhou and Feng Yi could not sit back and watch a dozen people on Wang Wenqian's side fall into danger-Wang Wenqian was, after all, The biological father of Wang Jun, the concubine of Daliang, and the Wang family's descendants Wang Yuan, Wang Zhe, Wang Yan, Wang Zang, Huo Li, Huo Xiao and others also successively held important positions in Daliang.
Wang Wenqian didn't know how Yang Yuanyan would react when the news of the peace talks reached Chuzhou, and he didn't know what the situation was like when Empress Dowager Changxin reprimanded Yang Zhitang, but he knew that this was not the time to act arrogant.
There weren't too many soft things in the house. The slaves and servants who were willing to follow them to the north bank also took them with them. The slaves and servants who couldn't leave their homeland also returned their deeds and gave them the few belongings they had. Encourage them to live with relatives and friends so that they will not be left without a place to live.
After a quick tidying up, together with a dozen members of the Yin Peng family, they rushed to the Han Mansion to meet up with Han Wenhuan, Han Daoming, and Chen Jingzhou on a moonlit night.
Although the peace talks have been officially launched, the number of government soldiers outside the Han Mansion has not decreased. There are even two teams of elite soldiers wearing heavy armor patrolling the left and right lanes late at night. However, the name has changed from "custody" to "protection".
Chen Yuanchen led his people to Lanting Alley to greet them and join them. They were also accompanied by a group of Yamen soldiers from Jingzhao Mansion, but at least they were not prohibited from entering or leaving the Han Mansion's house as before.
The ebony gate of the Han Mansion, illuminated by the dim light of two bright-angle lamps, made the copper nails, which showed the noble status of the owner of the house, look particularly deep.
Chen Yuanchen stepped forward and knocked on the door. The person inside opened the ebony welcome door but did not open it. The side door creaked open, and a young general in armor, about twenty-three or four years old, came out.
Wang Wenqian recognized this person as Han
When Qian first started his career in Lanting Lane, he recruited a soldier from among the refugees. His name was Lu Ze. He was one of the youngest among that group of soldiers. His reputation was not as good as that of Zhao Wuji, Guo Que, Lin Zongjing, and Guo Nuer. , He Liufeng and others are loud, but in recent years, Lu Ze has been responsible for the Han government's internal defense force in Jinling. Wang Wenqian guessed that the core figure of Tangyi Secretary in Jinling.
After Han Qianchan succeeded the leader of the Liang Kingdom, all the armor and weapons guarded by more than a hundred military generals of the Han Dynasty were confiscated. After the attack on Aoshan Island, Lu Ze was also imprisoned along with Feng Yi and others.
At this time, seeing Lu Ze wearing armor and holding a sword and bow at his waist walking out of the Han Mansion, Wang Wenqian could also confirm that Liang Chu had truly started peace talks.
Returning the armor and making Lu Ze hold a sword and bow to guard the mansion was equivalent to acknowledging the status of Han Mansion as the Liang Kingdom's embassy - this principle came into being when Han Qian went to Shu as an envoy to Shu and promoted the peace talks between Shu and Chu.
Looking through the side door, the light in the courtyard was very weak and obviously darker. Wang Wenqian stared at the threshold with deep emotion in his heart. He also knew that when he stepped in, he would no longer be a minister of Chu...
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The female family members were taken to the side courtyard to settle down. Wang Wenqian and Yin Peng followed Lu Ze and Chen Yuanchen to the Mingju Hall and saw Han Wenhuan, Han Daoming, Chen Jingzhou, Yun Puzi, Feng Yi, Wen Ruilin and others sitting in front of the hall.
"Wen Qian was also affected this time!"
Han Daoming, Chen Jingzhou and others stood up to greet them. No matter what grievances they had in the past, from now on they would be one family and not talk to each other. Han Wenhuan also smiled and motioned for Wang Wenqian to sit next to him and talk.
"I was just a little frightened," Wang Wenqian said.
Although Wang Wenqian made up his mind to settle in Liyang after crossing the river, and had no intention of going to Luoyang with others, he was still concerned about the situation in Heluo. At the same time, he also hoped that Yin Peng could have a good way out, and he did not avoid suspicion at the moment.
, bowed to everyone, and walked with Yin Peng behind the long case and sat on the ground.
When deciding to send troops to destroy the Aoshan Island Water Village, they considered that Han Wenhuan and others who were living under surveillance would be detained. However, Wen Ruilin lurked secretly in advance in order to avoid the surveillance of the Chu army and continue to stay in Jinling to preside over the Secret Service.
Work.
It was also after Han Wenhuan and others left the Imperial Palace Prison that Wen Ruilin entered the Han Mansion again.
At this time, Wang Wenqian and Yin Peng moved into Han Mansion with their families. Since then, they are no longer foreigners. Wen Ruilin also patiently explained the changes in the situation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in the past few days, as well as today's Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, Zheng Yu,
Let’s talk about the specific circumstances of the disputes between Yang En and others at the Chongwen Palace:
"Zhou Dun was timid and immediately ordered all the warships to retreat back to the water village of Aoshan Island. We can say that without a single blow, we destroyed more than 200 warships of all sizes on Aoshan Island and took away half of the naval force that Yang Zhitang had accumulated in the past few years.
All their belongings were burned to ashes - in the past few days, they have used warships to blockade the 8,000 remnants of the Youlong Military Army on Aoshan Island. Since all the barracks and warehouses in the water village were burned down, it is expected that they will demand the first step in the peace talks.
When we release these eight thousand remnant soldiers, we can take the opportunity to request that the boss be taken to the north bank first..."
Wen Ruilin, Han Wenhuan and others were kept informed of the court discussions at any time, which undoubtedly showed that they still had extremely reliable secret agents at the highest level of the Chu court. Wang Wenqian was not surprised by this, and the attitude of the Zheng family changed successively.
It was even more within his expectation.
After all, since Emperor Tianyou founded the Chu State in Jianghuai, he has not been able to fundamentally resolve the conflicts of interests and conflicts between different internal groups. Since the palace revolution last year, the two most elite Xiangbei Army and Tangyi Army have
The combat groups separated from the Chu State one after another. Wang Wenqian secretly felt that even if he firmly stated that he wanted to send troops to recover Huaixi, Xin Wang Yang Yuanyan, Ruan Yan, Zhao Zhen and others were actually very unsure in their hearts. No wonder Yang Zhitang did not dare to send troops to take back Huaixi.
Youlong Wujun came out and fought tooth and nail.
Of course, Wang Wenqian was quite surprised by Empress Dowager Changxin's fierce attack on Yang Zhitang today. However, he did not know whether Han Qian had secretly reached an offensive and defensive alliance with Empress Dowager Changxin. But since he decided to cross the river and set up an academy in Liyang to
For the rest of my life, it is not appropriate to interfere with such confidential matters.
After resting for a night, Zheng Yu and Cai Chen walked into the Han Mansion early the next morning and officially started the process of autumn talks on behalf of Da Chu. However, before Zheng Yu and Cai Chen put forward the conditions, Han Daoming first requested that Han Wenhuan and Yun
Pu Zi, Chen Jingzhou, Wang Wenqian and others sent Jia Xiao to the north bank instead of continuing to be detained in Jinling as hostages. He, Feng Yi, Wen Ruilin and others could stay in Jinling on behalf of Liang Guo for the peace talks.
The 90,000 soldiers and horses of the recruiting army were stationed in Xiangfan and Ying. At this time, the situation did not seem to be tense.
However, tens of thousands of Liang Army cavalry gathered in Dengzhou (Nanyang Basin). In addition to Aoshan Island, the Tangyi navy also officially occupied several sandbars in the Yangtze River in northern Ezhou, cutting off Fuzhou's connection with Ezhou and Yuezhou.
If in July and August, Liang Jun and Li Zhigao's troops continue to intensify their military pressure on Xiangfan, and grain from Jiangxi and Hunan is still unable to be transported north across the Yangtze River, the situation for the rebel army will inevitably become serious.
If the decision was made to use troops in early March, Zheng Hui and the Youlongque Army could have withdrawn from Lingnan in time. If this was delayed, diseases would increase greatly in the Youlongque Army Camp, and the weather in the Yonggui, Liuqin states would be extremely hot, and the rivers would surge.
, the roads were ruined and it was impossible to evacuate even if he wanted to. How could Zheng Yu want to see Huangzhou involved in the war at this time?
He was also inclined to believe that since he was determined to negotiate, he must be sincere in the negotiation. Faced with Han Daoming's request, he returned to Shangshu Province in the afternoon and tried hard. Finally, he decided to let Han Wenhuan, Yun Puzi, Chen Jingzhou, Wang Wenqian and others cross the river to the north bank.
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On June 11, Han Wenhuan, Yun Puzi, Chen Jingzhou, Wang Wenqian, their family, and more than 200 retinues boarded a sailboat sent by Zhao Wuji to the south bank from the Jinghaimen official ship pier and slowly headed for Tangyi City.
, first meet up with Zhao Wuji, Guo Duanduo, Zhao Qi and others.
They could see that there were still more than twenty warships of Tangyi Navy at this time, with their decks full of soldiers, stationed in the river west of Aoshan Island.
After Han Wenhuan, Yun Puzi, Chen Jingzhou and others arrived at the North Bank, they met Zhao Wuji and others. After resting for two days, they set off on the road north to Luoyang.
This time Wang Wenqian decided to take the Xu family to settle in Liyang.
Although Yin Peng wanted to become an official, he also had his own dignity. Without a formal invitation from Han Qian, he could not go directly to Luoyang with Han Wenhuan and others to ask for an official position. Of course, he would go to Liyang first with Wang Wenqian...
