Even with the arrival of spring, the white snow in the north could not stop the determination of the border troops to go south.
The explosives left by Lin Li have been developed into a well-produced armaments factory in Qi Yuan's hands. The leaping improvement in armaments has also made the frontier army's combat effectiveness different from the same.
The border is stable, and the frontier troops are marching in spring after preparations throughout the winter.
One hundred thousand frontier troops marched south, and the emperor's guard of honor opened the way to Yongzhou.
When Wu Yanqing in Futai, Yongzhou received news that the border troops had left the northern border, Qi Yuan had already arrived in Yongzhou with his army.
Wu Yanqing stood on Yongzhou City, rubbing his hands and looking at the snow-covered mountains outside the city.
This is already the seventh day since the border troops arrived in Yongzhou.
Wu Yanqing put his hands in his hands. In the past few days, he had been getting angry and had two large, shiny blisters on his mouth. He was so painful that he could neither eat nor drink.
In the past seven days, half of the fat belly I had lost was gone.
"Futai, the imperial edict from Kyoto has arrived."
Wu Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news from the official who reported the news and immediately ran down the city gate to greet him.
At the same time, the capital became increasingly nervous because of the news about Wu Yanqing.
Ye Zhongjing, King of Xiangyang, has changed his country's name to Taiping, Emperor Wei.
Lin Li's rebellion has always been a major concern for Emperor Taiping Ye Zhongjing, but fortunately he still has a good hostage in his hands after breaking through the imperial city.
Now the third prince in the south, Ye Chen, has taken the banner of rebellion and taken control of Wuzhou's army with the Daxuan Jade Seal. Many rebels in the south have also joined Ye Chen.
The war in the South had begun to intensify as the canal thawed. Once the waterway connects to the south, the river transport will be able to deliver food and grass to Ye Chen's army in time, and then this battle will have to be fought.
However, Ye Zhongjing did not expect that Lin Li would come to Yongzhou at this time. The northern border city fell and the border army defended Yangguan in order to resist the Mongols. With Lin Li's character, he would never let the army leave the northern border and let the Mongolian army go to Yangguan at this time. Go south.
Something was fishy, and Wu Yanqing must have something that he didn't report. Therefore, Emperor Taiping Ye Zhongjing specially sent his confidants to announce the decree and take over Yongzhou's defense.
Wu Yanqing, who knelt down to receive the order, was already sweating profusely.
This Emperor Taiping was not someone who was easy to fool. As soon as he came, he was punished for the crime of "concealing reports" and he also took the opportunity to seize power and settled his confidants in Yongzhou.
"Your Majesty Wu Yanqing accepts the order, long live your majesty."
When Yu Kaiping saw Wu Yanqing taking the imperial edict with both hands, he showed a kind and humble smile and stepped forward to help the person up.
"Sir Wu, please get up quickly. Your Majesty also knows that your Majesty is loyal. It's just that my report coincides with that person's memorial by chance."
Yu Kaiping made a three with his hand to indicate the south.
When Wu Yanqing saw this, he felt relieved. It turned out that the prince from the previous dynasty in the south was angry because of his rebellion.
Seeing that Wu Yanqing's expression softened and he was no longer so frightened, Yu Kaiping stopped talking.
"Your Majesty, I have been working very hard from traveling and traveling. I have prepared a small amount of wine for you to catch the wind and wash away the dust. I also ask you to reward me in the evening."
Wu Yanqing bowed his hands and invited.
Yu Kaiping nodded and smiled: "Brother Wu, you're welcome. We won't go home until we get drunk at night."
Wu Yanqing felt a little relieved when he saw Yu Kaiping's friendly and kind tone, and then saw Yu Kaiping's tiredness, so he resigned.
As soon as they left, Yu Kaiping changed his friendly and tired look, and immediately sent the spies out to find out the news.
The frontier army marching south to Yongzhou is definitely not something Lin Li can do, I'm afraid the general is someone else.
Yu Kaiping and Wu Yanqing maintained superficial harmony but continued to pay close attention to Yongzhou's military defense.
Wu Yanqing himself was certainly not a mediocre person if he could successfully take over Yongzhou and secure the position of Futai after Wang Wencheng's death. On one side is Emperor Taiping, and outside the city is Prince Daxuan, the orthodox new emperor Ye Xichen.
Yongzhou is a hot potato at this time. Yu Kaiping wants to take over and Wu Yanqing wants to lose. Hence the harmony shown can be achieved.
The military defense in Yongzhou City is getting tighter and tighter, and the sergeants leaving the city are constantly approaching the border army's garrison to inquire for information.
Just seven days is enough time for Qi Yuan to win over the people.
Wulimu's head was hung on a spear at the entrance of the military camp. It was also reasonable to give some silver rewards to the Yongzhou soldiers who were homesick and give them a holiday so that they could return home to visit relatives.
The war in the northern border has calmed down. Following Lin Li in the northern border eating chaffy vegetables is precarious, and following Da Xuan's true destiny to put down the rebellion of Hun Chonglong are both battles, but they are completely different.
Compared with the ban warning in Yongzhou City, the people obviously trust their relatives and the real money and beef and mutton jerky in their hands more.
What's more, in addition to Emperor Anjia, Daxuan can be regarded as a wise king for generations, and the Daxuan royal family still has high prestige in the hearts of the people.
Although Ye Zhongjing proclaimed himself emperor in peace, his time on the throne was still short, and the war in the south required military expenditures and food.
The treasury granary left by Emperor Anjia was not full, so naturally there was not much preferential treatment in taxation, at least not up to the level of preferential treatment during the Great Xuan Taipei.
Seven days is enough.
As the seven-day holiday arrives, the entrance to the military camp becomes more and more lively. Soldiers who have returned home are sharing their joy with their comrades.
Many people gathered at the entrance of the military camp to watch.
After seeing the bright yellow Emperor's flag, I couldn't help but be happy.
Qi Yuan drank three large bowls of porridge with the eggs and pickles sent by the people.
Lin Jing and Xu Mingyi, who were discussing the matter together, also looked happy.
"Where people's hearts are, the speed of marching into Yongzhou City should be improved a lot." Xu Mingyi said happily looking at the sand table in front of him.
Lin Jing changed the colors of the battle flags in Yongzhou City.
"All the sentries led by Liang Hui have withdrawn. The military defense in Yongzhou City has become much stricter, so Wu Yanqing no longer goes to the city gate to look out. Kyoto has sent new people to garrison Yongzhou."
As Lin Jing spoke, she changed Yongzhou City's defense flag on the sand table based on the news brought back by the sentries.
Soon the defense of Yongzhou City was very different.
"The person who came here has a steady style. He gradually opened up the defense line point by point, and sent many spies to find out the news. Judging from his actions, it seems that he does not want to start a war.
When spring comes and the canal thaws, it seems that the war in the south is about to begin. Kyoto's armaments and supplies are unable to resist us. "
After Lin Jing said this, she changed the color of the flag representing Kyoto's armament.
"The people's hearts are in favor of Your Majesty, so the food and grass route south has become smoother. The person escorting the food and grass is the Frontier Army Staff General Cheng Caitai, who is the successor of General Cheng Wu, who was very prominent during Emperor Wen's time."
Xu Mingyi placed a mark forward on the location of the grain and grass.
Lin Jing was very good at deductions, both civil and military, while Xu Mingyi was good at recognizing people and knew all about the families of the Xuan Dynasty. His good memory for recognizing people was even more powerful after Qi Yuan specially set up sentries for him to detect information.
"Cheng Wu?"
Qi Yuan, who was squinting his eyes to eat, saw a figure in his mind after hearing the name.
"Your Majesty, Cheng Wu was a famous general during the reign of Emperor Wen. He once followed Emperor Wen south to quell the chaos in the family."
Xu Mingyi gave a rough explanation.
Qi Yuan nodded to show his understanding, "If you have a chance, bring someone to meet you."
This person naturally refers to Cheng Caitai, a descendant of Cheng Wu.
Xu Mingyi nodded and took notes before continuing to talk about the grain route and Lin Jing's marching arrangements.
