Pizhou, the seat of the Jiedushi of Dajin Guide Town, is now very powerful. It is already one of the most fortified cities in the world!
There are two reasons for the continuous increase in Pizhou's defense level. The first is of course that the Yellow River has changed its course. The Yellow River has changed its course for several years, and the new river course has gradually been fixed. After it came out of the Yellow Flood Area in the east of Kaifeng Prefecture, it took over The original route of the ancient Bian Canal ran from Guidefu (Songzhou), Shanzhou, Xuzhou, to Pizhou (Pizhou has merged with the Huaiyang Army), and finally poured into the Huaihe River.
The new Yellow River channel flows just south of Pizhou City, transporting a large amount of Yellow River water to the Pizhou City area. Pizhou City was originally built on a triangular island in the river at the corner of Yishui River and Ancient Bian Canal, surrounded by water on three sides. To the south is the Ancient Bian Canal, to the west is the Yishui River, and to the east is an artificially dug canal, with the two ends connected to the Ancient Bian Canal and the Yishui River respectively. The city of Bianzhou is in the center of this island in the river, and these three rivers have become the moat of Pizhou.
After the Yellow River water entered the ancient Bian Canal, the water levels of the three rivers around Bianzhou rose sharply. During the flood season every year, the river water almost reached the roots of the Pizhou city wall. In order to ensure the safety of the town of Pizhou, Wanyan Yan had no choice but to order his officials to recruit tens of thousands of people to build a Sanhe Dam that was two feet high, three feet thick, and about thirty-six miles long, to stop the surge. of river water. This circle of Sanheba has also become the actual outer city of Pizhou. After the dam was completed, Wanyanyan ordered people to build thirty-six solid tube platforms with a height of 30 feet along the dam. He also hired a good craftsman to build 108 large tubes of 1000 kilograms and put them on the platform.
Within this circle of dams, in addition to the land occupied by Pizhou City, roads, river ports, grain farms, tube platforms, barracks, and racecourses, there are about 12,000 to 3,000 acres of land, all of which have been developed into paddy fields. . There is not much land, but because it has very good water conservancy facilities, it can ensure that there is no risk of floods or droughts. And there is enough fertilizer to nourish the land, so the yield per mu is extremely high. The 12,000 to 3,000 acres of land can produce 40,000 shi of white rice every year, enough to feed more than 10,000 people.
Although there are far more soldiers and civilians in Pizhou City than this number, having more than 10,000 acres of grain-producing fields can still alleviate the supply pressure when Pizhou is besieged.
There is only one way in and out of the Pizhou Fortress in peacetime, which is a pontoon bridge called "Chen Bridge" erected on the artificially excavated canal east of Pizhou.
Why is this bridge called "Chen Bridge"? That's because the canal east of Pizhou is said to have been dug by Chen Deng of the Chen family in Xiapi during the Eastern Han Dynasty, so it was named Chenhe. The bridge over the Chen River is of course Chen Bridge!
At the east end of Chenqiao, another camp-style post was built, called Chenqiao Pavilion. This Chenqiao Pavilion was not only a post to welcome the angels of the Jin Dynasty, but also a fortress to protect Chenqiao. A military camp that can station tens of thousands of troops.
Before Wanyan Zonggou was detained and returned to Pizhou, Wanyan Yan and Li Cheng had already assembled an army of 30,000 men and were stationed in Chenqiao Pavilion waiting for him.
"Changqing, is that city Pizhou?"
Wanyan Zonggou, who was tired of traveling and returning across the sea, saw Chenqiao Pavilion from a distance and found it very unfamiliar. When he left Pizhou to go on an expedition to Goryeo a few years ago, the construction of the Chenqiao Pavilion had not yet started! So Wanyan Zonggou regarded it as Pizhou.
"Your Majesty, that's not Pizhou. Have you forgotten that our Pizhou City is on an island in the river? That walled city is a Guanyi Station called Chenqiao Guan."
The person who answered was an old man in his fifties, white and fat, wearing a loose Song-style official uniform, without a turban, revealing a shaved head.
This man's name was Zheng Yinian, the second son of Zheng Juzhong who served as Privy Councilor three times during the Daguan, Zhenghe, and Xuanhe years. He was also somewhat obliquely related to Wanyan Zonggou and Qin Hui. His father, Zheng Juzhong, was related to Empress Zheng of Zhao Ji, and he was considered Empress Zheng's cousin. And his mother, Prince Wang, was the aunt of Qin Hui's wife, Wang.
However, this Zheng Yinian did not get lucky because of these two noble relatives, but was instead implicated by them.
He was caught by the Jin people on the way from Kaifeng Mansion during the Xuanhe War. Many dignitaries were arrested at that time. After the Jin people asked their identities, they put a price on them. Zhao Huan took the money to redeem it.
Zheng Yinian had already been promoted to a palace guard at that time, that is, he was semi-retired. If he were not a relative of Empress Dowager Zheng, he would have been redeemed by Zhao Huan for three melons and two dates.
But somehow his relationship with Empress Dowager Zheng was known to Wanyan Zongwang, the nephew of the Empress Dowager! Then you can't sell it for 100,000 or 80,000 yuan?
But the problem is that this nephew of the Queen Mother is not real... Back then, Queen Mother Zheng was from a humble background and wanted to find a relative with a somewhat powerful family name named Zheng, so she found Zheng Yinian's father. Later, Empress Dowager Zheng climbed up from a talented person to the position of queen step by step, and no longer recognized Zheng Juzhong, and naturally she no longer recognized Zheng Yinian.
Empress Dowager Zheng refused to admit her guilt. Zhao Huan certainly refused to be taken advantage of and spend so much money to redeem Zheng Yinian, who was useless.
So this Zheng Yinian can only stay in the Jin camp and become a traitor... However, if Qin Hui was not executed, Zheng Yinian would have been a traitor for several years. The gold thieves saw that he was of no use, so they would probably be willing to lower the price. He sold.
But the problem is that Zheng Yinian's cousin-in-law Qin Hui died tragically. After the news came that his cousin Mrs. Qin was exiled to Lingnan, how could he dare to return to the Song Dynasty?
So he could only continue to be a traitor in Jinying. Later, Zhao Gou became Wanyan Zonggou. Zheng Yinian thought it was an opportunity, so he climbed on him and followed Wanyan Zonggou as a lackey.
Later, when Wanyan Zonggou became the military governor of the German army, Zheng Yinian became the chief registrar and was left in Pizhou to manage daily chores.
This time when Wanyan Zonggou came back from the war against Goryeo, Zheng Yinian was sent by Wanyanyan to Haizhou (Dajin Haizhou) to greet him.
"What? Chenqiao Pavilion? Why is it called this?"
Wanyan Zonggou felt something was wrong when he heard this name!
Chenqiao Pavilion, Chenqiao Station...this has the same meaning! This is an ominous sign! That Wanyanyan wouldn't want to usurp her throne by wearing a yellow robe in Chenqiao Pavilion, right?
Zheng Yinian explained with a smile, "Because this post was built next to Chenqiao, it was named Chenqiaoguan."
"And Chen Qiao?" Wanyan Zonggou was even more surprised, "How come there is Chen Qiao in Pizhou?"
Zheng Yinian said again: "Your Majesty, the river east of Pizhou City is called Chenhe, and the bridge over Chenhe is of course called Chenqiao."
"Chen River?" Wanyan Zonggou tried hard to remember, but he didn't remember the existence of this river!
Zheng Yinian did not explain at this time, but suddenly raised his riding crop and pointed forward, "Your Majesty, look there...the princess has personally brought people to greet you."
"The princess is here..." Wanyan Zonggou's heart suddenly dropped, and he no longer had the heart to think about "Chenqiao Station" or "Chenqiao Pavilion".
The question before him now is how to beg for mercy? If he fails to beg for mercy, Wanyanyan might be put in a yellow robe, and his fate will definitely be worse than that of Chai Zongxun!
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Wanyan Zonggou, who was thinking about how to beg for mercy, was finally welcomed into the Chenqiao Pavilion by Wanyan Yan, whose face was full of smiles, and a group of civil and military personnel from Guide Town.
I don’t know if she got her wish and gave birth to a son. Her body looks plumper, which makes Wanyan Zonggo feel a little bit. Wanyan Yan has no intention of wearing a yellow robe, and she is very respectful to Wanyan Zonggo. Wanyan Zonggou was a little flattered.
But when he thought about it again, he felt that it was abnormal!
Abnormality must be accompanied by monsters!
Could it be that Wanyan Yan was ready to murder her husband, and now it was just "the last tenderness before killing her husband"?
Wanyan Zonggou's head was spinning at the thought of dying, and he suddenly lost his mind. He didn't know how he entered the lobby of Chenqiao Pavilion or how he sat down at the wine table.
When you sit down at the wine table, of course you have to drink to your heart’s content!
There were many heavy drinkers in Wanyan Zonggou's returned army group. Wanyan Yan and Wanyan Zongpan were both good drinkers, and they all came to toast Zonggou.
Wanyan Zonggou didn’t dare not drink! Especially the wine that Wanyan Zongpan and Wanyan Yan gave him... not to mention that the wine was not necessarily poisonous. Even if they served Wanyan Zonggou a whole bowl of Hedinghong, Wanyan Zonggou still had to use a spoon to drink it. Eat it by the spoonful!
After all, there is still wine now... If I die drunk, maybe my death will not be painful.
Wanyan Zonggou, who wanted to be drunk to death quickly, was really drunk, but no one helped him to sleep in the house, so he just let him lie on the wine table and fell asleep.
I don't know how long he slept, but Wanyan Zonggou felt very hot. He woke up due to the heat. He opened his eyes in a daze and touched it with his hand. He found that he was wearing a robe made of silk material and the material was very thick. It's summer now, and the weather in Pizhou is also hot. If you put a robe on your body, can it stop the heat?
Just as he was about to take off his robe, he heard a delicate voice: "King Nendai, are you awake?"
The voice seemed to be that of Wanyan Yan. Wanyan Zonggou quickly looked forward, but there was no one there.
"King Nandai, look down."
Look down... My wife asked me to look down, so of course Wanyan Zonggou had to look down. At first glance, I was shocked.
Because his wife is kneeling on the ground!
Not just one person kneeling, but a large group of people kneeling!
How is this going?
Wanyan Zonggou was completely confused. It was okay for others to kneel down, but how could Wanyan Yan kneel down for herself?
In the end what happened?
At this time, Wanyan Yan spoke again: "The eldest (generation) king is the son of Emperor Zhuangzong. He is a man of martial virtue and has benefited the people. Now the world is in chaos, all heroes have risen together, and Shandong has no master. I, Wanyan Yan, would like to join the German army. All the officers and soldiers support the king's enthronement and enthronement as the lord of the world! Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"I respectfully invite you to take the throne as emperor. Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
The civil and military officers of the Guide Army who were kneeling with Wanyan Yan also started shouting together.
Only then did Wanyan Zonggou realize that he was wearing a yellow robe...it turned out that the person who wanted the yellow robe to wear was himself!
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