The news of the review ceremony at Danxuanwu Lake on March 18th in Beijing spread widely. People who came to Jiankang to watch the review ceremony filled the inn. Seeing the endless traffic of cars and horses and the endless flow of people on the streets, some old people sighed, Jiankang Cannes has not been so lively for a long time.
Not to mention Changganli and Xiaochanggan outside Zhuque Bridge, even Stone City and Danyang County were filled with scholars and merchants who came to watch the ceremony. Some people rent out empty rooms in their homes and charge a hundred yuan for each room.
There is a thatched cottage courtyard to the south of Dongchanggan. The owner Zhang Liang rented out the three houses in the west to businessmen from Guangzhou.
There are five businessmen in this group, and the leader is Xu. He is about forty years old, tall, with a cold and serious face, and thick eyebrows raised like a scimitar, which makes people intimidating. The four companions were armed with swords. They were of different heights, but all of them were strong and strong, and their movements conveyed a sense of strength.
This group of people went out early and came back late. At the end of the day, when they heard the noise in the courtyard, Zhang Liang secretly peeked out from behind the window. It was the merchant named Xu who came back with his servants.
"Zhang Lang, these people don't look like ordinary merchants. Don't cause trouble. Let them leave as soon as possible."
Zhang Qiang hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Four hundred dollars a day. If these people can live for ten days and a half, they can earn more than half a year's salary in the shop. How can we push the God of Wealth out?"
Looking back and seeing a look of fear on his wife's face, Zhang Qiang gritted his teeth and said, "You will take the two children back to your parents' home later, and come back in half a month. Bring a thousand dollars with you, for your father's sake." I won’t say anything else.” ap.
In the west room, Xu Daofu sat down calmly, followed Qian Ming, grabbed the clay pot on the table, poured a bowl of cold water and served it.
Wang Zhan, a man with a sinister face on the left, twisted his neck and said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Xu, it took twenty taels of gold to get two invitations to the banquet. These thieves in Beijing are so greedy."
Xu Daofu said unhurriedly: "The more corrupt the officials in the court are, the better it is for us. The gold will not run away, we will get it back when the time comes."
Several people in the room laughed. Over the years, they had looted everywhere and took away a lot of treasures and women. Jiankang City is much richer than Panyu. The rich people live here. It will be dazzling to see on the streets in two days. If Jiankang can be captured, we will definitely grab a lot of money.
Listening to his men talking enthusiastically about murder, arson, and robbery, Xu Daofu's face was expressionless, thinking about something on his mind. This time he came to Jiankang on Lu Xun's order to find out what was true. Unexpectedly, he encountered a review ceremony and wanted to find out what was true about the Jin army.
Xu Daofu was Lu Xun's brother-in-law, and Lu Xun was Sun En's brother-in-law. Sun En was dissatisfied that his uncle Sun Tai was trapped and killed by Sima Daozi and his son. He also hated the northerners who suppressed the southern gentry after they went south, so he led an army to revolt and caused chaos in the three Wu states.
Lu Xunben was a descendant of Lu Zhi, a famous scholar in the Three Kingdoms. He rebelled with Sun En during the uprising, and he and Xu Daofu also became generals in the army. After Sun En drowned and died, Xu Daofu persuaded Lu Xun to declare to the outside world that Sun En had used Narcissus to gather the remaining defeated soldiers.
Lu Xun used Xu Daofu's plan and called Sun En Narcissus. As expected, he gathered thousands of people. Pretending to submit to the court, he was granted the title of prefect of Yongjia. He rested and recuperated for a while until the situation became strong. Then he ordered Xu Daofu to lead his army to capture Guangzhou.
After occupying Guangzhou, Xu Daofu persuaded Lu Xun to pretend to submit while the imperial court was fighting the remnants of Huanxuan's troops and had no time to visit the south. Lu Xun was awarded the title of governor of Guangzhou, and Xu Daofu became the prime minister of Shixing.
However, both Lu Xun and Xu Daofu knew that when the court settled down, they would definitely send troops to attack. Xu Daofu persuaded Lu Xun to recruit troops, stock up on food, build ships, and make preparations.
Yang Anxuan defeated the Wei army in Xingyang and forced the Qin state to return to Shangluo and Hongnong counties; Qiao Zong captured Yizhou in Western Shu and established the Shu state. News reached Guangzhou. Xu Daofu wanted to travel around the world and make friends with heroes, waiting for the opportunity.
After the first lunar month, Xu Daofu said goodbye to Lu Xun and took a few followers to set off from Panyu, heading north to Yongxing, Duyang, and eastern Hunan to Changsha, continuing north to Baling, and then to the war-torn and desolate Jiangling City. .
Buy a boat from Jiangling and go down the river, cross Xiakou to Xunyang to see the soldiers and horses of Jiangzhou, go to Sangluozhoutou to explore the terrain where Liu Yi defeated Huanxuan's Jingzhou army, and only set off from Liyang to enter Jiankang City in March.
Not long after arriving in Jiankang City, he heard the news that the imperial court intended to review the three armies at Xuanwu Lake. After the military parade, there would be military exercises and competitions between the Xu, Jiang, Yu, Qing, Yong and Sixth Armies. Xu Daofu's trip was to visit the imperial court.
Of course, the opportunity will not be missed due to the strength of the soldiers and horses.
The entourage found out that the person presiding over the review ceremony was Yin Zhongwen, the minister of the ancestral temple. His tribe was selling seats to watch the review in Beijing. Xu Daofu was immediately tempted and wanted to find an opportunity to assassinate King Wuling or Liu Yu and others. …
March 18th, the beginning of the morning.
The road to Xuanwu Lake was already crowded with cars, horses and people. Xu Daofu and a few others started to set off, but they were still jammed in the crowd. It took them a quarter of an hour to move forward.
Qian Ming, who was tall, stood on tiptoe and looked forward, saying: "There are people in front of us. This place is still seven or eight miles away from the West Campus. I'm afraid it will delay the review ceremony."
Wang Zhan said anxiously: "Let the servants push aside the crowd and protect Mr. Xu as he moves forward."
Xu Daofu said in a deep voice: "No, pushing and shoving the crowd will definitely cause riots. Haste, waste of time. Wait, the government should send people to maintain order."
Yin Zhongwen stayed in the west school field last night, and all the troops and ships participating in the review were on standby in the military camp west of the school field.
After receiving the news of road congestion, Yin Zhongwen asked the guard general Ma Hong to lead 600 soldiers to clear the road. Cars and horses were not allowed to move forward. Pedestrians were divided into two roads. Those with seat posts should go to the left, and ordinary people should go to the right. .
After the carriages and horses pulled over, the speed of the march became much faster. Weapons were not allowed to be worn during the ceremony, and Xu Daofu and others all had short blades hidden on their bodies.
As soon as Si Shi arrived, Xu Daofu and others came to the school grounds. Several entrances were surrounded by wooden fences, and the crowds were led away according to the posts. Xu Daofu and Qian Ming were led to the north reed shed with the posts on the seats.
The reed sheds are all built on wooden platforms, five feet above the ground. In the middle is the general platform, where King Langya, King Wuling, Liu Yu and others will watch the ceremony.
There are a total of ten reed sheds set up in the upper seats, marked with A, B, C and D. The ten tables in the sheds are arranged in two rows. They are extremely spacious and much more comfortable than the middle seats and lower seats. The front faces the school grounds and is five meters above the ground. Ruler, can see clearly.
Yin Zhongwen was reminded by Yang Anxuan that there were many people in the ceremony today, and he had to guard against assassins. He had to be strictly defensive when sitting on the stage. He deployed 200 guerrilla troops to guard in front of the wooden platform. As for the general platform, it was even more heavily guarded, with guards on all four corners. The gun was guarded by soldiers and no one was allowed to approach it.
Xu Daofu's seat was in the Renzi shed, which was a little far away from the general platform. After entering the shed and sitting down, he and Qian Ming shared a table. There were four plates on the table with snacks and a pot of tea. There were four maids waiting for greetings at the side corners.
Xu Daofu was secretly upset. If he had known that the tents and mats were divided according to heaven and earth, he should have bought two sheds, Wu and Ji, which were on the left and right sides of the general platform.
The school grounds are very large, 800 steps long and 400 steps wide, and can accommodate 3,000 people lining up. In the middle of the north is the upper seat, extending on both sides is the middle seat, and to the south is a row of reed sheds where the lower seats are.
Wang Zhan and three others were crowded into the lower seats. The seats were made of stepped wooden boards, and there were crowds of people in front, back, left and right, making it difficult to move around. Wang Zhan said angrily: "If I had known earlier, it would be better not to take the seat and still be able to walk around."
The black-faced Zheng Shi pointed up at the sun in the sky and remained silent.
"That's a mistake. Back then at sea..." Before he could finish his words, his foot was stepped on hard. Wang Zhan took a deep breath and stopped talking.
The flags on the school ground were fluttering, showing off their power. Xu Daofu picked up a piece of snack and bit it. He leisurely looked at the flags around the school ground to identify which army they belonged to.
At three o'clock, the horn sounded from the Xuanwu Lake behind them, and the crowd became excited and rushed towards the Xuanwu Lake.
Xu Daofu stood up in the reed shed. From the high platform, he could clearly see hundreds of ships approaching from the east. Yongwu Lake is vast, with hundreds of boats arranged in a square formation, guarding two five-foot-tall buildings in the middle.
The sound of the horn pierced the sky, the flags on the warships were flying, and the soldiers in armor stood around the sides of the ships, looking majestic and majestic.
The people on the shore cheered and Xu Daofu secretly pouted. The imperial navy was just a defeated general. Now the Guangzhou navy has secretly deployed thousands of warships. These two to three hundred warships will definitely go nowhere if they encounter their own warships. Back.
While stroking his short beard and observing the approaching warships, Xu Daofu soon discovered that these ships had low hulls and had an idea in his mind. After returning this time, we will build the ship more sharply, so that
If you encounter a ship of the imperial court, you only need to hit it directly, and the ship of the imperial court can be smashed into pieces.
Amidst the sound of horns and cheers, hundreds of ships changed formations under the command of flags, either rushing forward, turning around, or advancing in unison, and the shouts were loud to the sound of golden drums.
The exercises on the lake were lively, and the people on the shore were shouting like crazy, but Xu Daofu had a contemptuous smile on his lips. The imperial navy was a good actor, so it would be a pity not to sing on the fence.
It's too flashy. Just now a midship ship retreated, but the soldiers on board couldn't stand still. Even though the lake is so calm, if it reaches the sea, it may collapse without a fight.
The navy drilled for more than a quarter of an hour, and then the horn sounded again. The ships lined up neatly on the river, and the two large ships slowly docked under the escort of six midships. A group of people walked down the plank, and Xu Daofu looked coldly at the group of nobles and nobles who disembarked and headed towards the general platform.
The white-faced young man with a slight beard walking in the front should be King Langya, with a golden crown on his head shining brightly in the sun. The smiling and thin man next to him should be King Wuling Sima Zun. Xu Daofu glanced at the two of them. , staring fiercely at the strutting Liu Yu.
Liu Yu was the sworn enemy of the rebel army. Countless brothers died in his hands. Xu Daofu really wanted to take out the dagger from his arms, jump off the reed shed and pounce on Liu Yu, cut off his head and sacrifice it to his brothers who died in the battle.
Sima Dewen and others, escorted by soldiers, climbed onto the general platform and waved to the people around them from the height of the general platform. The school grounds were filled with cheers.
The shouts of "Mighty" and "Long live" came like a wave. Sima Dewen's whole body was trembling with excitement, and the cheers of more than ten thousand people were like thunder, which was far more ecstatic than the congratulations of the courtiers in the court.
Sima Zun's face turned red, his eyes swept over the cheering crowds around the school ground, and he murmured softly: "The people's hearts are not dead, and the Jin Dynasty still exists."
Raising his head and looking up slightly to prevent the tears in his eyes from being noticed, Sima Zun prayed secretly in his heart that the spirits of his ancestors are in heaven to protect him, and the unfilial descendants will do their best to revive our great Jin Dynasty.
On the back left side of Sima Dewen is the Qin envoy Yao Xunde who was invited to watch the ceremony. Yao Xunde is the grandson of Yao Chang's brother Yao Yinmai. Because he liked Han customs, after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Jin and Qin, Yao Xing took this nephew as his nephew. He was sent to Jiankang to serve as the Qin envoy stationed in Jin.
Although he liked Han culture very much, Yao Xunde was still a Qin man at heart and his heart was devoted to his own country.
Hearing the thunderous cheers of the people at the ceremony, Yao Xunde murmured in his heart. He thought that the Jin Dynasty was in decline and would fall apart in a few years. Judging from the cheers of the people on the school grounds, the people of the Jin Dynasty still exist. I will write in the evening The letter informed the emperor of what he saw today and persuaded him to wait a few more years to attack the south.
He quietly looked at the expressions of other people on the stage. Yuzhang Duke Liu Yu had a smile on his face and a plain face; Ancheng County Duke He Wuji was whispering something to him; Nanping County Duke Liu Yi gestured around with both hands. , as if the cheers rose for him...
Yao Xunde paid special attention to Yang Anxuan, the sworn enemy of the Qin State, who was beside He Wuji. Yang Anxuan had his hands behind his back and looked calm. He probably felt the gaze and looked back. Yao Xunde quickly turned his face to avoid it. .
Liu Yu, Yang Anxuan, Liu Yi, He Wuji and others are all famous generals on the battlefield. If a few people can work together to assist the Jin Dynasty, Jin State has a vast territory and a large number of people. If it can slow down, Qin State will be in danger.
The peripheral vision of his eyes once again passed through everyone's faces. He had been in Jiankang for more than half a year and had some understanding of the internal situation of the Jin Dynasty. Liu Yu was the most powerful, sitting at Jingkou and controlling the capital. Jiangzhou, Jingzhou, and even Qingzhou and Xuzhou were all controlled by him. Under the control of his cronies, it is very likely that he will replace Jin in the future.
Liu Yi was obviously unwilling to succumb to Liu Yu, and secretly wooed the family members to try to fight against each other. As for Yang Anxuan, his performance in going to Beijing this time showed that he also wanted to interfere in the government affairs. It is conceivable that the Jin Dynasty's court would be in chaos. Such Jin vs. Qin They are just cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
Among the crowds in the east, Cui Min, the shopkeeper of Cui's Silk and Satin Shop in Dongcheng, cheered and shouted loudly with the crowd. He was Wei's spy in Jiankang City. Once a month, he reported the major and minor events that happened in Jin to the north. The caravan is sent to Wild King City.
After Duke Yidu failed to attack Jin, the emperor was furious and called him back to Pingcheng to recuperate, and asked Sun Fei, the Duke of Luxiang, to take over as the governor of Yuzhou (Northern Wei Dynasty). After taking office, Duke Lu Xiang ordered to intensify the investigation of Jin State. The inspection ceremony of Xuanwu Lake must be reported to Duke Lu Xiang.
The drum beat "rumbling", from slow to fast, and finally like exploding beans. The crowd fell silent, and their heartbeats became faster and faster with the rain-like drum beat.
Suddenly the drum beat stopped, and the school grounds with more than 10,000 people fell silent. The station flags in the west were separated from the left and right. A group of soldiers with bright helmets and long guns marched out in a square formation, and the review ceremony began.
