The reason why Lingnan is called Lingnan is because this area is located to the south of Nanling, the largest mountain range in southern my country. Nanling is composed of five main mountains: Yuecheng Ridge, Dupong Ridge, Mengzhu Ridge, Qitian Ridge, and Dayu Ridge. , forming the northern barrier of the Lingnan region.
Lingnan is composed of Guangdong, Guangxi, eastern Yunnan, and southwestern Fujian, and has a vast territory.
The three largest tribes here are Nanyue, Xiou and Luoyue.
Ning Changzhen was the leader of the Li Liao commander in Guangxi and the leader of the Xiou tribe. Feng Ang's eldest brother Feng Xuan was the leader of the Nanyue tribe, and Tan Dian was the leader of the Luoyue tribe.
Because the Sui Dynasty called Lingnan people Li Liao, that is, Li people Liao people, so these three people are the three chiefs of Lingnan, and Feng An is the recognized boss of all the tribes in Lingnan, because Feng An has the support of the court.
Ning Changzhen is now the prefect of Ningyue County and the Duke of Qinjiang County, which is Qinzhou, Guangxi. Their family has occupied half of Guangxi for generations, and they are often separated from the Central Plains court. This is mainly due to the court's policy towards them. What do you think? I'm fine. I'll listen to you for the time being. If you don't treat me well, I won't be indifferent.
Ning Changzhen's daughter-in-law was Feng Xuan's daughter. Historically, after these two people surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, they rebelled against Li Yuan. It was not until Li Shimin's period that he sent people to appease her, which stabilized the Lingnan area.
Yes, it's appeasement. If you rebel, I still have to appease you.
Yang Ming didn't expect such a big thorn in his side. He didn't have any friendship with him at all. He might respect you in appearance but not in his heart. To count on him, it would be better to count on Wang Bo to surrender on his own initiative.
"You think too highly of Feng Yuzhi. Does she have the ability to persuade an old fox like Ning Changzhen?" Yang Ming said with a bitter smile.
Yang Yinjiang said: "Then what else can we do? All the money and food in the world belong to Luoyang. Even Bashu made great efforts last year. Now only Ning Changzhen stays out of the matter and preserves his strength. He is the only one. We can produce some food.”
As for most of Yunnan, don't count on it, because most of Yunnan currently belongs to the Sui Dynasty in name, but has no actual control. The place is divided between the three Wuman tribes of Dong Cuan (cuan), Xicuan and Pubu. Well, there was originally a Nanning Prefecture General Manager's Office. Wei Chong had worked here before and had basically no control over it. Later, when Wei Chong left, the Nanning Prefecture General Manager's Office no longer existed.
During the Tang Dynasty, this place was called Nanzhao Kingdom, and during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, it was called Dali Kingdom. It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that it was included in the Central Plains.
Now the expedition to Goguryeo requires the whole country to exert its efforts. You can't squeeze out much oil and water from other places. Therefore, Ning Changzhen, who is entrenched in Guangxi, is really worth a try. This person is quite, very rich. He is not a high-ranking person. He is completely It’s the Tu Emperor.
After sending someone to call Feng Yuzhi, Yang Yinjiang explained the situation to him. When the latter heard about it, his expression changed.
"This person, even my grandfather has to give him three points. It is not easy to borrow food from him."
Ning Changzhen, his name is the same as that of a great cultivator. Judging from the name alone, he has at least a thousand years of Taoism. He is actually only over fifty years old, similar to Feng An, but with a higher seniority. He is convinced of Mrs. Xian, but for Feng An, I almost didn’t mean it.
Therefore, when Feng Ang was in Lingnan, he treated him as an elder brother.
Feng Yuzhi continued: "I am a junior, and I don't have any kindness from others. Even though my cousin is married to his son Ning Xu, he doesn't have a good face towards my uncle either."
Yang Ming suddenly smiled bitterly. He felt that this matter was embarrassing from the beginning. The place favored boys over girls, and Feng Yuzhi had such a bad reputation.
Feng Yuzhi also lowered her head and thought about it. She sincerely hoped to help Yang Ming. Just as Yang Yinjiang guessed, she did not plan to leave when she came to the capital this time. As for herself, she hoped to stay in Yang Ming. Around him, and his father Feng An, also hoped so.
In Feng An's opinion, marrying a daughter to a prince would help the court to have less ideas about Lingnan.
This time the emperor wants to take away 30,000 platoon soldiers from Lingnan. Isn't this just to weaken them? No one knows how many 30,000 people will come back after going to the battlefield.
Suddenly, Feng Yuzhi raised his head and said, "There is someone who might be able to give it a try."
"Who?" Yang Ming said blankly.
Feng Yuzhi suddenly became discouraged again and murmured: "But this person is in Luoyang right now."
Yang Ming said anxiously: "Just tell me who this person is. Whether I can let him come forward or not is my business."
Feng Yuzhi smiled, stuck out his tongue and said:
"We in Lingnan have always had internal marriages, neither marrying outside nor marrying outside. But Ning Changzhen had a violent quarrel with his father Ning because of this incident, because when he was young, he wanted to marry a Jiangnan woman. This The woman later married the old prince Chen, who later became the emperor."
Yang Ming and Yang Yinjiang were shocked at the same time and looked at each other.
Shen Wuhua? Chen Shuyi’s mother?
What caused this incident? Did Ning Changzhen still have this kind of love between his children when he was young? So, Shen Wuhua is his first love?
"Call Shuyi and I'll ask her," Yang Ming said.
After a while, Chen Shuyi came with the child in her arms. Yang Ming walked over to pick up the child and held it while wandering around the hall.
Chen Shuyi would do whatever she wanted wherever she was in the East Palace. No one dared to care about her because Yang Yinjiang didn't care.
"Shuyi's mother-in-law, won't you follow His Majesty in the expedition this time?" Yang Yinjiang took the lead in testing.
Chen Shuyi rolled her eyes: "If you want to go, Your Majesty has informed me that my mother and queen will ride together."
This is really strange. No matter where Yang Guang goes, he will take Shen Wuhua with him. Why on earth is this? Is there really something unspeakable between the two of them?
Yang Yinjiang frowned and looked at her husband: "What should I do?"
Yang Ming was also speechless. His father was also a weirdo. Why are you so close to Chen Shubao's widow? You are the emperor, and you are not afraid of people making irresponsible remarks behind your back?
Since Yang Guang wants to take the person away, no one can keep the person. Yang Ming suddenly said in distress:
"Has Shuyi heard of Ning Changzhen?"
Chen Shuyi frowned and said, "Not only have I heard about it, I have seen it several times. This person's grandfather, Ning Lili, was born on the same day as my grandfather, so every Christmas, the father and son would go to Jiankang to meet him. My father, Uncle Ning, always brings me a lot of gifts every time he comes, by the way, why do you bring him up?"
Is this Uncle Ning? Your mother has an unusual relationship with him. Yang Ming quickly gave Yang Yinjiang a wink, indicating that the other party would do the talking.
As a result, Chen Shuyi saw it in her eyes and said directly: "Don't wink at Yin Jiang. Is there anything you can't tell me directly?"
Yang Ming is quite embarrassed. It has to do with your mother's affairs. I'm embarrassed to say it.
"Right now, the imperial court needs a batch of money and food, and there is nowhere to borrow it. I want to ask Ning Changzhen for help, but I am suffering from the lack of a middleman."
Chen Shuyi's mouth twitched: "You want my mother-in-law to be the middleman? This is absolutely impossible."
Seeing Chen Shuyi's reaction, Yang Ming and the others immediately guessed that there must be something fishy going on.
Yang Yinjiang asked: "Why not?"
Chen Shuyi sighed and said: "It involves a past incident. If my mother goes to Lingnan, she will not be able to come back. Even Your Majesty, don't even think about coming back."
This is true knowledge. Feng Yuzhi is like a melon-eater at the moment. He doesn't say anything. He just sits there calmly, waiting to hear the gossip with excitement on his face.
Yang Yinjiang coughed dryly and said, "Isn't it convenient for Shuyi to tell us?"
Chen Shuyi glanced at the three of them helplessly and sighed: "It's not that I can't say it, but please don't spread it outside. My mother-in-law didn't tell me this, but my grandmother (Liu Jingyan) told me about it."
"Don't worry Shuyi, there will be no rumors," Yang Yinjiang said quickly.
Chen Shuyi pondered for a moment and said calmly:
"My maternal ancestor Zhonglun Gong (Shen Junli) once led his army to Lingnan to quell the rebellion. It was at that time that he established friendship with the Ning family. From then on, the two families had frequent exchanges. Ning Changzhen became a disciple of my maternal ancestor and became a brother and sister like A Niang. I heard from my grandmother that Uncle Ning wanted to marry A Niang at that time, but Ning Meng strongly wanted him to marry the daughter of a Lingnan marshal. Later, my grandmother (Princess Mu of Kuaiji, the daughter of Chen Baxian) did not agree, so she arranged for A Niang to marry her. Gave it to my grandpa."
Chen Shuyi's maternal grandfather, Shen Junli, married Chen Shubao, the daughter of Chen Baxian, the founding emperor of the Chen Dynasty, who was Chen Baxian's grandnephew, and Shen Wuhua was Chen Baxian's granddaughter.
Therefore, Chen Shuyi's bloodline could not be more upright.
Seeing that several people were silent, Chen Shuyi hurriedly reminded: "Don't spread the word?"
"No, no," Yang Ming came to his senses and nodded. It seems that the disharmony between Chen Shubao and his wife has something to do with Ning Changzhen.
But here comes the problem. Shen Wuhua can't go to Lingnan, so Ning Changzhen won't be able to borrow food.
After Chen Shuyi probably knew what happened, she said: "Since it is a big deal, I can write a letter to my mother-in-law, and she can write a personal letter to Uncle Ning, outlining her interests. As for whether this is possible, I am not sure."
"Maybe you can give it a try," Yang Yinjiang looked at Yang Ming and said.
In the Sui Dynasty, national affairs, family affairs, and world affairs were not as important as personal affairs. Men could not forget their first love, otherwise there would be no such thing as the saying that a beauty is the best in anger.
It would be difficult for Yang Guang and Ning Chang to really ask for food, but for Shen Wuhua, that was not possible.
Yang Ming nodded and said: "For the present plan, we can only try it, and we must do it quickly. After all, Lingnan is far away and Shandong has changed. We must complete this matter in the first half of this year, otherwise the chaos in Shandong may be It’s hard to clean up.”
Chen Shuyi nodded and immediately started writing the letter, with Yang Ming and Yang Yinjiang standing by to help polish it.
"You don't need to teach me how to write. Grandma knows how to deal with Uncle Ning, but this food must be paid back. It is impossible to give it to me for free," Chen Shuyi said while writing.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Of course I have to pay it back, but I don't know if they are willing to borrow it yet."
Chen Shuyi stopped writing, was silent for a moment, and said: "I am at least 70% certain that Uncle Ning once gave my mother a jewel. That jewel can be exchanged for fifty hectares of fertile land, which is priceless."
"It can't be the Oujiang Pearl of the Xiou tribe, right?" Feng Yuzhi said in surprise.
Chen Shuyi nodded: "That's it. It seems that the orb is of great significance, so Aniang returned it."
"Of course it's of great significance!" Feng Yuzhi said with a bitter smile: "He really dared to give it away. That bead is the symbol of the leader of the Xiou tribe. It has more than fifty acres of land. If you give me this bead, our South Vietnamese tribe will be willing to exchange it for you. "
Yang Ming was also dumbfounded. Ning Changzhen really spends a lot of money picking up girls.
(End of chapter)
