There are so many people, but actually one-third are auxiliary troops, that is, logistical supplies and troops that can be used as supplementary troops. Originally, Li Dan only wanted to rush in with five or six hundred people, take them with him, and then withdraw immediately.
But Zhu Qing expressed his disapproval of taking such a risk. He said that you are definitely going to get into someone else's belly this time.
Last time, Guixi, Geyang, Xing'an and Qianshan were all in the hands of the army, but not now, so we must consider whether we can get in or get out! Therefore, some troops want to occupy Xing'an County.
Shenwu brought an intelligence team to Geyang. According to the news they sent back, after the surrender of Guixi, the Yintuo tribe only stationed 200 people. There were not many enemy troops in Geyang, about 600, and more than 200 in Xing'an. .
Yin Tuo's main force of 7,000 people has gathered under Guangxin City. Lou Zishi's troops have indeed re-sieged Shangrao. The total force of water and land forces is about 24,000 to 5,000 people, which is huge!
In view of this situation, Zhao Jingzi consulted with several staff officers and agreed that a surprise attack could be carried out when going there, but it might be difficult to return.
The reason is that Hu Guangen, the commander of the Yintuo tribe (the commander of Hu Guangen who refused to surrender Lou Shiming and returned to Yintuo), brought two thousand people to Qianshan. He heard that Ge Yang was bound to come to help.
Therefore, the return journey is likely to be blocked by Geyang, making it impossible to take the road from Meiling to Wannian. The most suitable way is to go north from Fengling Town and take the edge of Sanqing Mountain to Dexing.
Although it's a long way around this way, it's safer. The only problem is that there must be auxiliary troops to repair roads and bridges and carry more grain.
As a result, the team's establishment was much larger, and more carriages were incorporated. Two of them were specially designed to carry wheels, hubs, axles, springs and other vehicle parts in case any damaged vehicles were replaced on the road.
The Auxiliary Army also specially organized a class of vehicle craftsmen and a class of bridge craftsmen. Song Jiuyi received the order that they would stay at Fengling Pass to perform guard and response tasks.
Li Dan went to Zhao Jingzi overnight with the plan. After obtaining his agreement, he came back and asked the staff headquarters to issue an order to assemble relevant troops and personnel and report to the Yingtan Inspection Branch within four days. Read the book
In a house in Nancheng, Hongdu County, Grandma Dou was chatting with her husband Li Su about the news they had heard from other officials and family members in the past few days. Suddenly, she heard him let out a long sigh, and immediately looked over and asked:
"What's wrong?" Li Su has been unhappy recently. He either stays at home and doesn't go out, or goes out to drink and comes back confused.
She had already sensed something was wrong but couldn't find it easy to ask. Seeing his appearance now, she wondered if things were not going well for him. He asked, waving his servants out at the same time.
"Tang Xuan told me today that there is probably no hope of a revival in the near future." Li Su replied listlessly.
Mrs. Dou came over in surprise, sat down slowly, and asked her husband: "Why is it like this again... Didn't Di Xuan say that the document has been sent to the Jinling official department, and everything will be done soon?"
"He said that because of the war now, the officials have no intention to do their jobs well." Li Su shook his head and said, "I don't believe it. Is it possible to stop being an official because of the war? Isn't this a joke!"
"Ahem, sir, you don't have to worry." Mrs. Dou patted his back gently and said:
"Last time, Sun Qianshi's sister asked someone to help his brother-in-law find an official. She said that there were a lot of vacancies in Guangxin Prefecture and Jianchang Prefecture, but because the banditry there was so rampant, no one dared to go, so everyone Now I don’t dare to exert any strength, I just want to avoid these places.”
"Hey! Master, how can I compare with him?" Li Su waved his hand: "His family is from eastern Zhejiang. It is reasonable for him to be appointed as an official in Jiangxi. But I am a local and cannot be an official in Jiangxi. There is an avoidance system!
Even if Jiangxi lacks a chief envoy, it cannot be placed on the shoulders of the master. He twitched his beard and pondered for a moment: "I asked Di Xuan to help me fight for the position of head of the etiquette department of the Jinling Stay Office. This is not a key position. What's the difficulty?"
Unexpectedly, all ninety-nine steps have been taken, and now I am missing the last step and can no longer make progress. Alas, Tokiya? Life! "
Grandma Dou didn't like hearing this. She twisted her waist and said unhappily:
"It's just that the money was not given enough, or the money was not used in the right place. What does fate have to do with it? I don't think you need to worry, sir.
, some things cannot be rushed. As the saying goes: when water comes, it will happen naturally... "
"Hey, do you think it's me saying weird things and complaining?" Li Su was dissatisfied.
"Is not it?"
"A woman's opinion!" Li Su said angrily: "You hang out with those women all day long, don't you know that our Li family has been turned upside down now?"
"Overturned? Which overturned?" Mrs. Dou was confused: "If you, Li Yan, are the eldest son of the house, how can you overturn the world? Even if you go to the emperor, you can't overturn this!"
"That's not what I'm talking about," Li Su became more and more depressed: "You know what Tang Dixuan said? He said congratulations to my Li family for now having a person who is in the heart of the emperor, and he is young and promising, with a bright future!"
"You are already in the emperor's heart. When did this happen? It's... wrong!" Grandma Dou stared at her husband's gray temples again and again: "This, isn't this talking about you?"
"Nonsense! Do you think I'm still young enough to do something good?" Li Su stared.
"Then, who are you talking about?" The woman was confused.
"I'm talking about that hozen in the second room! That little bastard knows how to sneak into a camp!"
"Ah?" Grandma Dou was stunned with her mouth open. Li Su cursed for a long time, and then he coquettishly told the story about Li Dan being awarded the title of Martial Cavalry Lieutenant, having experience in the Xuanwei Department, and being appointed as the regiment training envoy of the Governor Jiangxi Road Military Affairs Admiral's Office.
"This is great, the little bastard has become a seventh-grade martial lord, and he is also the emperor's ambassador to supervise the Jiangxi regiment training. It can be said that he has reached the sky in one step!"
Li Su sighed deeply. He regretted that the relationship with Li Dan was so tense at the time. But at that time, who knew that with Zhao Chongbi behind him, his hands could reach the sky? This kid is only sixteen years old, how did he do it?
Li Su originally wanted to ask Tang Xuan, but the other party was unwilling to talk to him more. He even seemed a little afraid of being seen standing with him. This made Li Su puzzled: a person was named by the Tiangong. Isn't it just a hozen?
Unexpectedly, Tang Xuan immediately warned him sternly:
"Yan Ruo can't talk like this in the future. It's said that he is only two levels behind in rank. Even as a Lord, he can only talk to you face to face as an equal. You can't complain about him.
This is the rule of the court. Don't pressure yourself as an uncle anymore. Remember, remember, otherwise disaster will not be far away! "
People treated him as their friend, so they had unfaithful advice, so Li Su had no choice but to express his gratitude, and then looked at Tang Xuan's back in a daze as he hurried away. Thinking about the last few words he left before leaving, Li Su felt horrified.
Tang Xuan asked him: "What's the biggest thing in Jiangxi now?" Of course it's the bandits! "That's right!" Tang Xuan nodded:
"Normally, major events do not affect taxation, floods, resettlement of refugees from other provinces, etc., but this year's situation is different. Now Fuzhou and Guangxin are in ruins, the emperor is angry, and Yang Tao deposes them.
The new chief envoy will arrive in the next two days, and all the officials on Jiangnan West Road are trembling with fear, wondering if they will still be in office tomorrow. Is it really that important and urgent to see whether your personal sixth-grade official has recovered?
All yamen—even the six departments of the Nanjing Left-behind Department—are treating bandits as their top priority!
If we say that in the past, what everyone was busy with was merit examination (the inspection and evaluation of officials), replacement (the selection and by-election of new officials for vacant positions), and accountability (the investigation and clarification of responsibility for major events),
So what is busy now is the supply of the officers and soldiers, the defense of the people in the city, and the transmission of enemy information, etc.
Under such circumstances, everyone is eager to protect their official status. This is only natural!
Although you look down upon your nephew in every possible way, you may say that he is not doing his job properly or that it is an insult to the family tradition. But now he is holding on to Zhao Chongbi, the right political candidate, and his fortune has skyrocketed. What do you rely on? Isn't it just the four words "can fight and win"?
Win every game. Looking at the whole Jiangxi, no team can do it, only your nephew. This is the reason why he is able to stay in the emperor's heart. It is his ability to surpass others.
It’s impossible not to be convinced. Believe it or not.
Now that Li Sanlang has been set up a threshold and a stumbling block, the emperor dares to destroy his three clans? So, brother, go back and don’t argue with your nephew.
Let me tell you, the emperor sent chamberlains and pterodactyl guards to Li Sanlang. If anyone does anything against him, His Majesty will see it on his desk tomorrow. Don’t lose a big thing for a small thing! "
What is life but a nephew like this? Thinking of this, Li Su sighed deeply again.
However, women’s thoughts are different from men’s! When Grandma Dou heard that Li Dan jumped up, she immediately remembered that Li Dan ransacked her home.
She also knew that it was dishonorable for her man to run away from Yu Qian, but this Li Dante was so bold that... Her heart aches when she thinks about the loss her family has suffered. But as soon as she mentioned the matter, she was stopped by Li Su.
"Let's not mention this matter for now." He waved his hand and said, "Now that he is favored, you cannot confront him head-on, and you should not mention it to anyone again!" She wanted to say something else, but when she saw her husband's face, He swallowed his words again.
One family was happy and the other was sad. The second room's grandma, Shu, soon found out about the big room. The two rooms often moved around, so nothing could be hidden.
"Li Dan actually received the imperial title?" Mrs. Shu simply felt that her man was so wise. Staying in Yugan was a stroke of genius! She immediately called for the housekeeper Lin Zifu and asked him to send someone back to Yugan.
Unexpectedly, the man came back after three days of absence, and brought back shocking news: Li Zhu was appointed acting magistrate of Anren County! Grandma Shu was stunned for a long time and then asked: "D-did I tell you this?"
"Even the villain couldn't get into Yuqian." The servant said awkwardly: "I was stopped by people from the inspection branch at Baima Shuiguan. There was an inspector who turned out to be a brother from our street, and he and the villain We are familiar with each other, so I told the villain that there is no need to go to the city at all, there is no one at home."
"Ah? Master is not in the city?"
"Grandma Mingjian, I am now the head of the Procurement Office of the Chamber of Commerce, and I am currently in Poyang. The eldest young master...has already gone to Anren to take up his post, so the patrol inspector kindly asked me not to go to the city and come back quickly to report the news. I stayed in Baima for one night, and He chatted until midnight, and the next day he bought me a boat ticket and sent me on the boat back to Hongdu."
"Flight ticket?"
"Oh, grandma, I don't know. Seven days ago, Yu Gan opened a steamer to Hongdu. There is one boat every morning and one in the afternoon. There are four donkeys walking in the bottom of the boat pushing four wheels to tread the water. They walk on the river like flying, and they sail towards the river. It's very fast at night."
However, Grandma Shu had no intention of listening to his excited expressions, and immediately stood up and called Lin Zifu: "Let the servants pack their things, we will go back to Yugan immediately!"
"Wait, grandma, don't worry, listen to what he has to say." Lin Zifu quickly stopped him.
"Yes, grandma, please listen to what I have to say. Yugan is now surrounded by armies, and civilians are mobilizing everywhere, just like a big military camp. It's not convenient for you to go back now..."
"Yu Gan is going to fight again?"
"Reply to grandma, it's not Yu Gan who's fighting, it's the army that wants to suppress the Jiangshan Army rebels and relieve the siege of Fuzhou. Our Li Sanlang is preparing to send troops to help the army!" Before he finished speaking, Cui Stepping into the door, he gave a blessing with a smile:
"Sister, congratulations to elder sister. Da Lang is now born at the seventh rank. If he becomes a Jinshi in the future, he will at least be at the seventh rank!"
"Oh, look at what my sister said, now our family suddenly has two people from the seventh grade. It's really..." Grandma Shu suddenly stopped and looked at Mrs. Cui: "Sister came so quickly, could it be that you had already knew?"
Mrs. Cui pursed her lips and smiled: "Sister, it's so interesting. It's been more than half a month since Dalang took office, but it's so hard to hide it from others.
Now Jin'er is clamoring to imitate his brother and become a county magistrate when he grows up. How can this kid be a county magistrate when he wields swords and guns all day long? He wants to learn how to command the troops like Saburo, that's pretty much it! Ms. Cui giggled after saying this.
Grandma Shu smiled, ordered people to watch their seats, and then waved to the housekeeper to take everyone else down. She only left a big maid beside her, then she put down the tea cup and said: "Sister, I am here with a smile on my face, not just for Are you congratulating me?"
Mrs. Cui pursed her lips and smiled, leaning forward slightly and said, "Sister wants to go back to Yugan, and I totally agree with it! When the master asked us to leave him and stay with Dalang, it was a very wise move.
But now that Yu Qian's situation has become clear, the family should work together. Sister, I am now a member of the Nayugan Capital Investment Committee, in charge of the purchase of leather and carriage harnesses.
I heard people say that Sanlang practices the shareholding method. Whoever buys shares in the committee can hold the shares, and Sanlang and the others will give the shareholder a share of the seizure. Moreover, Sanlang is still building large-scale construction projects in Wannian, Yuqian, and Anren. , purchased a lot of unclaimed land to build factories.
Profit from horse-drawn carriage shops, cement shops, breweries, pen-making shops, blacksmith factories, smelting factories, etc. will also be returned to the committee and then distributed to shareholders.
Sister, look, now they are going to attack Dongxiang, Yujiang and Fuzhou again. How many new factories will be built after this battle is over? This is a really good opportunity! "
"Opportunity? What do you mean, sister, let's go back and invest the money we brought out into that committee?"
"That's the truth. The committee is headed by big families and wealthy businessmen from all over the country. They do things very safely. I was just afraid that you wouldn't agree, so I never dared to speak. Now that I have the approval, you also want to go back. If you want me to tell you, it's better to do it as soon as possible. , to save you a long night and many dreams!”
It turns out that Ms. Cui also agreed to go back as soon as possible: "I also heard that they can not only buy shares now, but also subscribe for bonds. The third issue of bonds is about to be issued. It's a great opportunity to make money, so why give up?"
After speaking, he softly explained to her about bonds and their advantages and disadvantages. Shu Shi nodded repeatedly.
"But we can't just leave like this, right? We have to say hello to the big room." Grandma Shu said hesitantly.
"Hey, what is this?" Mrs. Cui smiled contemptuously: "We have a county magistrate in our family, and you are of course an official's wife! If the eldest brother agrees or disagrees, let's just leave. No problem.
It would be fine if my sister sent a boy to inform her out of politeness, or asked a certain shopkeeper or accountant to tell her. Does his eldest brother still dare to block the way? "
Grandma Shu was very excited when she heard her saying "official family", so she decided: "That's it, let the whole family pack up immediately, let the housekeeper hire a boat, we will go back to Yugan tomorrow!"
It hasn’t been long since we arrived, and there are still many boxes and cages that have not been opened. This is convenient, just send it directly to the dock for loading.
It wasn't until the ship was about to set off the next day that Grandma Shu sent someone to call the shopkeeper of her pharmacy and told him to continue packing and organizing the remaining items, and then go to the main room to tell him.
This man didn't think much about it, and took two men to continue cleaning the room until evening. Then he suddenly remembered that there was an unfinished task, and hurriedly took three steps at a time to the main room to inform him.
But in this situation, the boat had already gone a long way. Even if Li Su jumped up and scolded them as "rude and unjust", he had no choice but to let them leave.
In the early morning of the next day, the mist had just opened, and the two grandmothers supported each other and looked to the port side. "Oh, we're finally here!" Grandma Shu sighed: "The closer we get to our home, the more intimate and gentle the feeling becomes, which cannot be replaced by any Chinese city or beautiful scenery!
But..." She put up a pergola and looked in the direction of Nanguan, and asked with a little doubt: "Is this really Yu Gan? I don't seem to remember that the city wall was this high before?"
The newly completed Nanguan is not what it looked like when Shi Dajun attacked it.
Its curved exterior wall is plastered with cement mixed with red soil and river sand, giving it a smooth brown surface. People come and go on the zigzag gentle slope.
Groups of migrant workers were gathered on the hillside below, patrolled by green-clad regiments armed with round shields and five-foot spears. Several officials in brown robes wearing leather armor and carrying swords were speaking loudly to them after counting the number of migrant workers. Rules for boarding the ship.
In the warehouse area at the other end, a man who looked like a businessman inspected the goods under the leadership of the shopkeeper. As if he had given some instructions, the shopkeeper shouted to the porters to load the trucks and enter the city. The loaded wheelbarrows were placed among the workers. The two of them pushed and pulled down the slope.
"Greetings to all ladies, I am Chen Zhi, deputy inspector of Baima Pass. Just now, family members have come to declare customs. Are you members of the Li family?"
