Han Qian and Fan Xicheng boarded the galley, escorted by Zhao Wuji, Tian Cheng, Gao Shao, Lin Zongjing, Yang Qin, Guo Nuer and others, and went to Tanzhou Jiedushi Prince, where Yuhou Maxun, the capital of the Five Tooth Army, was located.
The ship sails away.
Ma Yin was under fifty, and his eldest son Ma Xun was just over thirty. He had a short mustache on his lips. Although he tried his best to appear elegant, his long and narrow face still looked a bit sinister.
On the bow deck of the Nuo Da ship, there is a high-backed official chair, with Ma Xun sitting in the middle. There are dozens of counselors on the left and right, and the generals stand side by side. However, it is more majestic than the third prince. The grandness of the scene is by no means ordinary.
Everything is within your reach.
"Han Qian, the deputy commander of the Longque Army's internal army, has met Du Yuhou." Han Qian thought to himself that he could not compete with me, and he could not compare with his official position, nor with Ma Xun, who was the de facto commander of the Five Tooth Army of Tanzhou Water Camp.
After boarding the ship, he naturally bowed obediently and signaled Fan Xicheng to take someone with him to carry the greeting gifts onto the ship.
Ma Xun stared at Han Qian with his slightly sinister eyes, without feeling that there was anything rude about it.
According to what Tanzhou's informants collected in Jinling, Han Qian was just an insignificant role. Ma Xun wanted to meet Han Daoxun even more. He thought that he would not even have the face to plan the Dragon Bird Army for the third prince, and finally get it for himself.
The person appointed as the governor of Xuzhou always has some weight.
However, Han Daoxun refused to board the ship to see him, but he allowed his son to board the ship with generous gifts. The meaning of this was indeed difficult to fathom. This also made Ma Xun's face look more and more gloomy. He had to be reminded by his counselors before he could say it.
Someone brought a chair and asked Han Qian to sit down and talk.
Ma Xun's subordinates also made way for Fan Xicheng, Yang Qin and others to stand beside Han Qian.
"Master Han is not feeling well. Do you want to rest in Yuezhou City for two days and see a doctor before heading out?" Ma Xun restrained his arrogant attitude at this time, leaned over and asked about Han Daoxun's physical condition with a concerned look.
Your father is in a hurry to get on the road! Han Qian secretly cursed the buyer, but on the surface he smiled and replied: "Thank you for your concern, my father can't adapt to the soil and water of Jiang'e and other places, but he thought of Xuzhou's
The water and soil are getting worse, and I really can't rest at this time. I can take a boat and slowly travel through the rivers and lakes, and maybe I can get used to it when I get to Xuzhou. Otherwise, if I stop in Jiangzhou for two days and Huangzhou for two days, I don't know what the year of the donkey is.
Only after Ma Yue can he take up his post in Xuzhou."
The issue that Ma Xun was concerned about was no different from what Han Qian had expected. It was simply that he was worried that Han Daoxun had been staying in Xuzhou for a long time on behalf of the third prince after learning that Han Daoxun had brought his own soldiers and many of their family members to Xuzhou.
The thought of taking root and operating power.
This is the situation the Ma family least wants to see.
Han Qian erroneously advocated the prosperity and luxury of Jinling and despised the hardships along the way. He was even worried about the miasma after arriving in Xuzhou. He was also worried about the death of Wang Geng, the former governor of Xuzhou.
Even if I kill myself, I don't want to live in a barbaric miasma for a long time, and I have not forgotten to hint that the third prince is more urgent at this time. He just wants to collect money from Xuzhou to support the Dragon Bird Army's increasingly wasteful military resources. At most, he will recruit more people.
Recruiting some people to Jinling can strengthen the power of the Dragon Bird Army.
In short, Ma Xun was made to understand that as his father was responsible for amassing wealth and expropriating money, he would only have fierce conflicts with the local wealthy families, and would also cause the army and people of Xuzhou to suffer from excessive expropriation. There was no need to worry that his father would win people's hearts in Xuzhou.
Business power.
After some nonsense, they got to know each other, and Han Qian said goodbye and left.
Ma Xun stood behind the parapet and stared at Han Qian taking the galley back to meet Han Daoxun. His brows, as dark as swords, were slightly furrowed.
At this time, a middle-aged scribe wearing a green robe walked out of the cabin at the back, walked to Ma Xun, and looked towards the river.
"Mr. Wen, did you hear what this man said just now?" Ma Xun asked the middle-aged scribe very respectfully.
"Han Daoxun, a man with political ability in Chuzhou and Guangling, was recommended by Wang Jixiong to join the court as Secretary and Young Supervisor. He has always had the ambition to reform the past. This time he has a bad reputation and helps the third prince to achieve his goals. It is most likely that he will use his ambition to achieve success.
The trust rests with the third prince, the prince must not be careless." said the middle-aged scribe.
"What tricks can Han Daoxun pull off in Xuzhou?" Another counselor beside Ma Xun said disdainfully. In his opinion, the people's sentiments in Chen, Xuzhou and other states are extremely complicated, and the barbarian forces are strong, not Sanwu.
What can one person accomplish alone?
"Han Daoxun helped the third prince to form the Dragon Bird Army. It was only recently that the world discovered the truth, and the Xu family was completely teased. And just as Han Daoxun's son showed his intentions just now, Han Daoxun took office in Xuzhou to raise money for the third prince.
How can Mr. Xu not guess at this time?" The middle-aged scribe said, "From Chizhou to Yuezhou, there are thousands of miles of waterway, and river bandits are rampant. If Han Daoxun died on the way, no one would blame Mr. Xu for being cruel.
, I would like to ask Brother Gao, do you think the boat Han Daoxun was on was damaged at all? Is this because Mrs. Xu is soft-hearted, or is Han Daoxun a bit unpredictable?"
The counselor was slightly startled and didn't know where to start.
"We'll see what happens after Han Daoxun arrives in Xuzhou. My father won't be fooled by his few rags and nonsense," Ma Xun said, "Mr. Wen, you were in the cabin just now, watching Han Daoxun.
Son, how do you feel?"
"This son's words and deeds are frivolous, but what he says is what the prince likes to hear, and his eyes are sharp and sharp, observing the situation secretly, so the frivolous words are just another pretense," the middle-aged scribe said, "If it were me, I would rather believe that the tiger father has nothing to do with it.
Son of a dog, the prince must not despise this son."
"It seems that after they arrive in Xuzhou, we still can't make them too comfortable!" Ma Xun said lightly.
"Does Ma Xun believe what the young master says?" Fan Xicheng looked back and saw that they were three or four miles away from Ma Xun's ship, but the prince of Tanzhou Jiedushi, Ma Xun, was still standing on the bow looking over, a little worried.
asked.
"Believe it or not, I didn't tell any lies,"
Han Qian sat on the side of the boat, took off his hot and heavy boots, and stretched his bare feet into the cool river water. From time to time, waves would splash up and sprinkle on his body, making him not feel hot even under the scorching sun, laughing.
Asking Gao Shao, Tian Cheng said,
"You have often bullied men and dominated women in the army, haven't you? Mr. Fan and the others have little experience in this matter and are tightly controlled by my father. After arriving in Xuzhou, you must teach them well and make my father the governor of Xuzhou.
Showing off his majesty also allowed me to fully appreciate the taste of the fish and meat village."
Gao Shao and Tian Cheng blushed. They used to be in the army and their hands were stained with blood. There are no kind people. They just have more bottom lines than others.
Even though they knew in their hearts that Han Qian was going to break the situation in a arrogant manner, they still felt a little embarrassed when they heard Han Qian speak out about the fish and meat village without any shame.
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Of course, Ma Xun would not personally lead a ship to escort Han Daoxun across the border, but despite his prestige, Tanzhou still needed to keep a low profile. In the end, he sent a battalion of naval forces to escort him.
Han Qian and the others then entered Dongting Lake from Yuezhou, entered the Yuanshui River through Yuanjiang County in Langzhou, passed Wuling County in Langzhou, and then entered Chenzhou. After the water camp warships of the Tanzhou Wuya Army arrived in Wuling County,
It was considered that the escort mission was completed and we returned to Tanzhou.
When the boat enters the Yuanshui River, it is the old county of Wuling and the origin of the Wuxi Barbarians.
Thousands of years ago, the famous general Ma Yuan died of illness in the upper reaches of the Yuanshui River during the battle against the Wuxi Barbarians, in the Hutou Mountains in Chenyang County, Chenzhou.
"Peach Blossom Spring" written by Tao Yuanming records the events in Wuling.
In Langzhou, the terrain is slightly gentler, and the Yuan River is quite open, which is convenient for sailing. However, after passing Wuling County, there are high mountains on both sides of the river, the river narrows to less than 300 feet, and the water flow becomes more and more rapid.
At that time, the peaks and ridges blocked the wind. At this time, let alone sailing, even if two galleys were used to paddle the poles in front and drag Han Daoxun's boat upstream, they would be able to cover thirty to fifty miles of waterway in a day.
It's as high as the sky.
This is a difficulty when the water level rises in spring and summer and the current is turbulent; but after autumn, the water level drops and the dangerous shoals in the Yuan River are exposed, making sailing even more difficult.
This is also the key to the establishment of Wuling County under Jingzhou in the Han Dynasty. However, in the previous dynasty, the prefectures and counties separated from Wuling County were not completely naturalized, and the main implementation of the restraint system was the key, not to mention the more remote and remote central Guizhou region.
Already.
The Wuyajun Shuiying warship has returned to Tanzhou, and Han Qian and the others decided to rest in Wuling County for two days to make more adequate preparations before moving forward.
The boat stopped in front of Wuling County, Langzhou. It was already mid-June, and one month had passed since it set off from Jinling. Han Qian stood on the bow of the boat, not in a hurry to get off the boat, but looking at the distant green mountains with his father.
There were three to four hundred Shanyue barbarians with hair and bare feet, standing guard in front of the river beach. They exposed their lean, dark chests and their legs and feet that were scarred by gravel and thorns. Most of them had a pile of thick and long hair beside them.
By looking at the hemp rope, we knew that they were all trackers who stood in front of the river beach and made a living pulling fiber for passing ships.
Han Qian and others wanted to pass through Chenzhou and enter Xuzhou faster, and also planned to hire trackers to pull the boats in Wuling County.
However, Han Daoxun's ship did not hoist the flag and was escorted by the warships of Wuyajun Shuiying. Before arriving in Wuling County, they docked separately at the dock. The trackers guarding the river beach did not know that business had arrived, so they thought
The destination of these three rather impressive ships is Wuling County.
Han Qian did not rush to send Fan Xicheng and others to find the trackers on the river beach. From a distance, he saw a awning boat leaning on the river beach two or three miles away. Seeing that the awning boat was wrapped in white cotton and jute funeral cloth,
He was quite surprised and said to his father: "That boat should have been used by the Wang family to escort Wang Geng's coffin back home. How could it be dumped on the river beach?"
It is not a special situation. The scouts who have sneaked into Langzhou, Chenzhou, and Xuzhou in advance will only leave messages at the agreed places regularly, and will not take the initiative to contact Han Qian and the others. This is mainly to prevent any clues from falling into the
In the eyes of the staff secretaries.
Therefore, Han Qian and others had known about the Wang family four days ago, and they had only taken a boat to escort the former governor of Xuzhou a few days ago. The coffin of Wang Yu, who had died of illness and was in office, was brought down the river from Xuzhou to be transported back to his hometown for burial.
"Just take a look and you will know." Han Daoxun said.
"Is it a bit taboo?" Han Qian asked.
Hearing what Han Qian said, Fan Xicheng and others felt the same. They thought that if Wang Yu was transferred normally and met on the way, they would have to gather and have a chat to show the succession of the old and the new. However, as his predecessor, Wang Yu died of illness and took office.
It's not too late to avoid bad luck, how can you take the initiative to run over and undo it?
"Zuo Si sent ten groups of troops from Jinling, but you sent two groups to Xuzhou immediately. The three messages sent along the way all mentioned the burial of Wang Yu. It was obviously your special order.
Han Daoxun looked at Han Qian and said, "To be honest, I have some doubts. The ship transporting Wang Yuguan's coffin went wrong here. Did you arrange for someone to tamper with it?"
Hearing what the head of the family said, Fan Xicheng, Zhao Kuo and others all looked at Han Qian suspiciously. Yang Qin also suddenly thought about it. If he really wanted to find something to make a fuss about Wang Geng's death, wouldn't it be more useful than any other means?
Will all help Han Daoxun break the situation in Xuzhou?
"Dad, you have misunderstood the child. How could the child do such an immoral thing?" Han Qian said without changing his expression.
It was good that Han Qian didn't explain. With his explanation, Yang Qin felt more and more that the boat transporting Wang Geng's coffin capsized here and it was Han Qian who arranged for people to move. Thinking of the destruction of Yang Tan Water Village, he felt a pain in his heart.
