It's midsummer again, and this year's summer is relatively stable and peaceful.
It rained several times and floods occurred in Jiujiang. The damaged area was not large, and disaster relief was very timely.
Even though An Zijun and Zhao Xuanjia were still in a stalemate in Jingzhou, the Daqian Forbidden Army never took the initiative to attack the city.
Zhao Xuanjia's troops did not take the initiative to attack.
He himself also knew that the situation was over now, and it was impossible to go north. He was not sure about facing the prince of the prison country.
It is also unlikely to go east. The King of Yan in Jiangdong has the Sixteenth Cavalry of Yanyun. Shi Shouxin has fought against them but failed to win.
This is called a dilemma.
On the tenth day of July, after only setting up a net for about a month, a person was caught in Jiangdong.
This man's name was Feng Quan, and he was a Jinshi in the 16th year of Zhenyuan. He became a high official and made a fortune because he flattered Li Linfu, the traitorous prime minister.
Later, this man did not sit firmly in the court like Liu Hui and others, but went to the local level and became a county magistrate.
In the end, it was naturally because of flattering the traitor Li Linfu. After Li Linfu was found guilty and executed, he was also liquidated.
However, this man’s biggest crime was that he had his house ransacked in the end.
But don't want to.
It turned out to be Beiyan's masterpiece.
Following a small business, he did some cloth business, traveling between Daqian and Beiyan, and gradually became a merchant with a small fortune.
He originally thought that he would be able to become a rich man from now on.
Unexpectedly, men in black suddenly broke into the house and tied them all up.
As a eloquent person, Feng Quanyuan prepared many words.
Unfortunately, when his blindfold was taken off and he saw Xiao Zheng sitting in the private room, he was completely speechless.
Xiao Zheng spoke first and asked: "Did you submit the article to Beiyan, or did someone from Beiyan find you?"
Feng Quan was startled and looked up in shock.
Xiao Zheng glanced at him and said, "Now that I have obtained the evidence, do you dare to deny it? Drag it down and chop it down."
"Your Highness, Prince Yan, spare your life. What do you mean? I'll take them all!"
Li Si watched Feng Quan being dragged down and said softly: "It seems that the spies placed by Murong Yin in Daqian are not simple."
Xiao Zheng nodded and said: "A person who is so greedy for life and afraid of death will definitely not be able to achieve true craftsmanship."
Feng Quan was dragged up again, but his move was very fast.
"Please, Your Highness, King Yan, spare my life. I was poor at home, but someone suddenly came to me and said there was a way to make money."
"At first, he asked me to follow a business. Later, he wanted to buy some newspapers and ask for some information from scholars and literati."
"Later, I became the owner of that company and went to Beiyan to do some business."
"Actually, I want to find a way to go to Beiyan with some news and hand it over to a person named Fan Wencheng."
Xiao Zheng immediately asked: "Who is that person looking for you?"
Feng Quan replied: "I don't know. I haven't seen him since I took over the business. When we first met, he was always with his back turned. Looking at his figure and listening to his voice, he was about thirty years old. Around 20 years old."
"There were guards around him, and they were all wearing bamboo hats, or their faces were covered, and their faces couldn't be seen clearly."
Xiao Zhengdao: "So you don't know anything? Then it's useless. For the sake of money, betraying the country and seeking glory. This is a heinous crime. It's better to drag him down and behead him."
Feng Quan quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Highness, please spare your life. Your Highness, please spare your life. I am useful. I am willing to deliver some news about Beiyan to Your Highness, and I am also willing to deliver some false news to Fan Wencheng."
"Please give me a chance to atone for my sins, Your Highness, and spare my life. I am willing to swear allegiance to Your Highness to the death!"
Xiao Zheng observed Feng Quan for a while.
Feng Quan lay on the ground, his head bleeding.
Li Si whispered to Xiao Zheng: "Your Highness, it is better to spare his life and let him go and inquire about Beiyan."
Xiao Zheng thought for a while, nodded, and said: "Then I will spare your life, but you have to leave something behind, which can be regarded as a vote of trust, so that I can trust you."
Feng Quan said: "I will obey His Majesty's orders!"
Xiao Zheng motioned towards Wang Jian, but after a while, a Beiyan man was escorted in.
He pointed at the Beiyan man and said to Feng Quan: "Kill him now, and then write a letter, and I will let you go."
"Not only will I let you go, I will also give you some news so that you can go back and restore Fan Wencheng's life."
"In the future...you will be indispensable!"
Feng Quan knelt there, raised his head, and turned to look at the Beiyan man who was tied up behind him.
The other person's face was ferocious, his mouth was stuffed with black cloth, and he could not speak.
When he saw Feng Quan, he struggled and stared at him.
Feng Quan trembled, stood up slowly, picked up the dagger in the guard's hand, and looked at the Beiyan man with some fear.
He is a scholar by nature.
A scholar.
It cannot be carried on the shoulders or lifted by the hands.
Stop talking about killing people.
Even if he kills a chicken, he wouldn't dare to do it.
However, today either he dies or I die.
No matter how scared Feng Quan was, he finally stepped forward tremblingly and stabbed Beiyan's heart with a dagger.
Then, he stabbed him several times until the Beiyan man fell to the ground.
He also fell to the ground.
Finally, he immediately put down the dagger and crawled.
Xiao Zheng smiled.
"good!"
"In this case, you will be my king's spy from now on."
"Zhao Gao, I'll leave him to you."
Two days later, Feng Quan set off from Hangzhou with a large amount of goods, passed Baoding Pass, passed the check at the pass, and entered the land of Beiyan.
Soon, someone came out to hand over the goods, and at the same time, Feng Quan was also taken to a wilderness.
Fan Wencheng is waiting for him.
"Xiao Zheng is very alert and has not been fooled, but there is still a chance..."
After a private conversation, Feng Quan left immediately. When all the goods were sold out, he bought Korean ginseng, robes, hares, etc. and returned to the pass.
…
In this July, Liu Zhu rushed back to Shuzhong, but was met with the rebellion of Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang.
Because Da Qian's energy is not exhausted, rebellion will only lead to death.
People who were excluded by Liu Zhu naturally took the opportunity to rebel, and many people did not want to join Liu Zhu in rebelling, so they naturally participated in the rebellion.
"Liu Zhu, the prefect of Hanzhong, is really a traitor to the Han Dynasty. He was originally an official in the shadow of the Jin Dynasty. He was appointed as the prefect of Hanzhong. He governs one area, but he does not think about the great grace of the emperor. Instead, he has the power to oppress the people. He is in charge of Hanzhong and commits treason. It is really an unforgivable evil. Therefore, Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang in Hanzhong have been suffering from Liu Zhu's monopoly for a long time. Today, they heard that the prince of the supervisory state, Wenzhi and Wu, pacified Xixia. He also sent troops to pacify Liu Zhu's rebels, and led his troops to fight against the rebellion again, so that the land in the middle of Shu could return to the country! "
Zhang Lu has spread the message to various counties and counties, inviting them to respond together to build momentum.
He dispersed all the treasures in his treasury to reward the soldiers and sent troops to Hanzhong.
"Behead! Flag sacrifice!"
"cut!"
On the school grounds, the sword was chopped off, and the heads of several officials appointed by Liu Zhu rolled down.
Liu Zhu led Fazheng, Ma Chao and others to return for reinforcements.
Fortunately, there was still Wei Yan who led troops to guard Hanzhong and never surrendered.
When Liu Zhu arrived at Jianmen Pass.
Then he met Liu Zhang.
There was Liu Zhang in front of him.
Later there was Yue Hongling.
Naturally, it can only be a fight to the death.
In order to quickly break through Jianmen Pass, save the crisis in Hanzhong, and then defend Hanzhong.
…
Yanjing.
Murong Yin and Fan Wencheng were sitting opposite each other and talking.
Fan Wencheng's eyes were thin and long, making him look like a cunning old fox.
"Your Majesty, it seems that we still have to face Xiao Zheng's Yanyun Sixteenth Cavalry, and the alienation plan may not work."
Murong Yin said: "The Sixteenth Cavalry of Yanyun are certainly elite, but I also have disciples of the Eight Banners. If we really fight, we may not lose."
"You can't say that." Fan Wencheng said seriously: "If we can't go against each other, it's best not to go against each other. If we can let Xiao Yi and Xiao Zheng fight among themselves first, that would be the best policy."
"As far as Beiyan is concerned, there is no harm at all."
Murong Yin said: "I know, but you also said that this divorce plan is unlikely to succeed."
"Since it is impossible to succeed, then don't place your hopes on impossible plans."
"The top priority is to recuperate and restore the Eight Banners disciples to their peak condition."
“Not only that, but also to reassure people.”
"Going south is not going west."
"We have Meng Yuan working with us in the expedition to the south. Although Meng Yuan is working with us when we go south, Meng Yuan also has to bear the power of the imperial cavalry."
"Of course I know the serious relationship between it."
"You should continue to send some spies to Da Gan to get some information, or to encourage people to revolt, or to collude with Da Gan officials. In short, anything that can effectively attack Da Gan can be done. .”
Fan Wencheng stood up and bowed.
After he retreated.
Just a moment.
Dorgon walked in, saluted, and sat in Fan Wencheng's seat.
"how?"
Dorgon looked at Murong Yin, lowered his head and said: "The Shanxi merchants in Daqian are willing. That Liao king is greedy for money and lustful, and he gave away 20% of the profits. Plus he is a beauty, so he turned a blind eye."
"It's just that there are too many people at the pass."
"The Jin Yiwei over there at Daqian must also have spies. I'm afraid they will find out, so the amount of charcoal each time is not large."
Hedong Road is rich in coal, with some barren land and some small private mines.
The people behind these small mines are all Shanxi merchants.
They specialize in kidnapping or luring people to work as miners in these small mines, digging for coal every day.
What business is the most profitable?
That is naturally the business written in the Daqian Law.
Take the west exit once.
The money earned is twice as much as usual channels.
Of course they are very willing.
The passage at the west entrance has been taken care of from top to bottom.
They no longer need to worry about digging for coal, transporting it to a designated location, paying for it with one hand, and delivering the goods with the other.
Murong Yin nodded and said with emotion: "With coal, the people can have a warm New Year this winter."
Dorgon continued: "With the addition of the greenhouse, we can have a bite of green vegetables in the winter."
Yes, greenhouse technology has also been spread to Beiyan.
Murong Yin immediately ordered the skilled craftsmen to learn from it. After several verifications, they finally built a greenhouse that could keep warm.
