Zhongjing Houfu.
Just after lunch, Jing Xiang's messenger arrived.
"Report to the Marquis, General Guan has gathered 20,000 troops to board the ship in Jiangxia."
"It takes up to twenty days to go down the river and reach Shezhou."
Upon hearing this, Cao Bin immediately wrote a handwritten letter and ordered:
"Tell General Guan that after arriving in Liangzhe, you can station in Chizhou first and wait for my order!"
After seeing off the messenger, Cao Bin called Wu Song and Lu Zhishen and gave instructions:
"Lu Junyi has been sent by the imperial court to Hangzhou to command the army."
"You hold my general order and use the name of building a separate courtyard for me to stay in Hangzhou and help him secretly."
"If the governor of Hangzhou is in trouble with him, he can be ordered to be detained. We must help Lu Junyi quickly command the army."
Fang La's base camp is in Qingxi County, Muzhou, just sandwiched between Shezhou and Hangzhou.
The key nodes of the large network Cao Bin weaved for him were in She and Hangzhou.
Although he had less than 30,000 troops at his disposal, he was not too worried.
Even if Fang La pulled up tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of rebels, they would still be a mob to him.
During the Song Dynasty, Fang La might be able to crush the Forbidden Army of Zhejiang and Zhejiang, but he was definitely no match for the Forbidden Army of Gyeonggi.
The Forbidden Army of the two Zhejiang provinces not only has few soldiers, but also lacks trained soldiers and armor, lacks good generals, and is not much better than the common people.
Lu Zhishen heard this, but hesitated a little and asked:
"Master Marquis, can your general control the governor of Hangzhou?"
He once served as an official in the imperial court and knew the officialdom very well. Cao Bin currently has no actual mission in Jiangnan, so it stands to reason that he cannot control Hangzhou.
If the magistrate of Hangzhou is detained without authorization, the court will definitely investigate him.
Cao Bin waved his hand and said:
"Don't worry, the appointment from the imperial court will come soon."
"I will serve as the observation envoy to Zhejiang and Zhejiang, and the commander-in-chief of all the troops and horses in the south of the Yangtze River."
Lu Junyi cannot suppress Hangzhou Zhizhou.
Cao Bin was worried that these civil servants would cause trouble, so he sent two generals, Wu Song and Lu Zhishen, who could represent Cao Bin himself to a certain extent.
In this way, the Hangzhou magistrate and other civil officials may actively cooperate. If they don't even care about Cao Bin, they will directly detain him.
Now is not the time to send troops from the capital with great fanfare.
Fang Lazheng is ready to make a move, and his nerves may be a little sensitive. Once he is irritated, he may start an incident in advance before Cao Bin can arrange it properly.
After Wu and Song were sent away, members of the Bailian Society sent by Pang Qiuxia sent a message:
Fang Jinzhi has already sent the news about Liao to the headquarters of Manichaeism.
Seeing this, Cao Bin felt even more relieved.
Liao's support was also a factor in delaying Fangla's uprising.
If he wanted to be on the safe side and increase the success rate of the rebellion, he would definitely wait for the Liao Kingdom's support to be in place.
Thinking of this, he laughed, called a servant and said:
"Go and invite Miss Jinzhi. Tell her that I am going on a spring outing and ask her to accompany you."
Among the Manichaeans, Pang Qiuxia believed that Cao Bin would descend to earth to save the world and would eventually overthrow the imperial court and establish a divine kingdom on earth. She had the deepest belief in Bai Lian.
Fang Jinzhi is ambiguous. Although his faith is gradually deepening, he never forgets his hatred and misses Fang La.
Most of the others were rebels who really followed Fang La.
Moreover, they were born in the world and were accustomed to lawlessness, and they had always treated the court with contempt and hostility.
Today, Cao Bin plans to let these Cao Mang see the world, and let them know that without the support of the Liao people, their hasty uprising will inevitably fail.
It might as well make Fang La wait with all his heart for the Liao support that will never arrive...
After hearing Cao Bin's instructions, the servant did not hesitate.
Fang Jinzhi's current identity is Jiangnan Courtesan, and it is normal for Cao Bin to ask her to accompany him.
When Fang Jinzhi arrived at the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion in a soft sedan, Cao Bin was waiting on the carriage in front of the door.
So he quickly got off the sedan, saluted, and then asked:
"Master Hou is so happy, don't know where to go?"
Cao Bin showed a bright smile, stretched out his hand and said:
"Miss Jinzhi is visiting Beijing for the first time. Where do you want to visit?"
When Fang Jinzhi saw Cao Bin reaching out for help, she hesitated, then directly took Cao Bin's arm and boarded the carriage.
What she didn't expect was that after boarding the carriage, Cao Bin didn't let go. He started playing with it very rudely and praised:
"Miss Jinzhi has such beautiful slender hands."
How had Fang Jinzhi ever been teased like this?
I wanted to pull away, but thinking of my current status, I had to hold it back and comfort myself secretly:
This is for the great cause of teaching...
When they met for the first time, she was severely beaten by Cao Bin and thought that her appearance was not in his eyes.
At this time, while she was secretly resentful, she was also slightly proud of herself.
At this time, a sergeant suddenly ran over from the street and said:
"Reporting to the Marquis, today is the period of the military camp assessment. General Wang ordered the young man to come and ask for instructions. Does the Marquis want to observe it in person?"
When Cao Bin heard this, he immediately slapped his head and said to Fang Jinzhi:
"Oh, don't be surprised, Miss Jinzhi, I forgot about today's military exam."
Seeing this, Fang Jinzhi quickly took the opportunity to draw out his jade hand and said:
"You don't have to worry about it, Lord Marquis. Since I'm on official business, there's no harm in traveling some other time..."
Cao Bin smiled and said:
"It's just a military exam. I only need to show my face and it will only be delayed for half an hour."
"Why don't we go with Miss Jinzhi? After it's over, go directly to the Bian River for rafting."
When Fang Jinzhi heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he tentatively said:
"Is this...good?"
Cao Bin laughed loudly and said arrogantly:
"I am the commander-in-chief of the army. I can just say yes. Who dares to make irresponsible remarks?"
When the "carriage" following Fang Jinzhi heard this, he winked quickly and asked her to agree. This was an excellent opportunity to find out the truth of the imperial court.
Cao Bin chuckled secretly and turned a blind eye to their expressions. He directly pulled Fang Jinzhi into the carriage and ordered:
"Go to the enemy camp!"
Seeing the carriage start, the "bearers" followed without leaving a trace.
The carriage turned into Xiangguosi Street, and a soft female voice sounded outside the carriage:
"Juncai?"
Cao Bin opened the curtain and saw Princess Zhaoyang and Yelu Guanyin slave standing together, as if they had just come out of Daxiangguo Temple.
He couldn't help but smile:
"I am about to go to the military camp for inspection, how come the two princesses are together?"
Princess Zhaoyang caught a glimpse of Fang Jinzhi in the carriage, a hint of resentment flashed in her eyes, and she said:
"The Queen Mother ordered me to entertain Princess Yelu. Since Juncai is on official business, we won't disturb you..."
Since returning from the expedition, Cao Bin had only visited her once, but this time he brought another woman across the street, which made her a little unhappy.
But thinking that Cao Bin might really have official business, he didn't intend to get involved.
Yelv Guanyinnu’s eyes flashed and he said:
"I just want to see the power of the Song Dynasty's army. I wonder if Zhongjing Hou will allow me to do so?"
Princess Zhaoyang was afraid that Cao Bin would be in trouble, so she quickly said:
"In this important military area, how can women like us be allowed to enter and leave at will?"
Cao Bin didn't pay attention and said with a smile:
"What's so difficult about this? Do you two princesses want to ride in the same car with Cao?"
Cao Bin didn't mind Yelu Guanyin Nu peeping into the military camp. He made this trip today just to let Manichae see what he wanted to show.
Adding a Yelu Guanyin slave will give a better effect...
