Two days later, Gao Ying reported to Wang Xiaolie: "In the past two days, the officials have made many inquiries and found out that there was the original Feng Zhengyuan in Daohuafang, which had been turned into a private house many years ago. Now it is mostly abandoned, and it is a pity to be there. There are three acres of it. There is one more courtyard, and the house is still roughly complete. After some renovations, it can be used as a school for layman Yi An."
Wang Xiaolie said: "Daohuafang is a prosperous place, let's just stay there. Help Yi An lay down a rough system, and if she is willing, help find a few female gentlemen and let them get together to teach. .”
Gao Ying said: "When I talked to Master Yi An a few days ago, it seemed that she refused to invite people."
Wang Xiaolie said: "You go and talk about it again. If he definitely refuses, we won't force him. But for Henan Mansion, it would be a pity to only teach a dozen people after a lot of effort. If the layman is unwilling If you want someone, just designate a small courtyard for her. It doesn’t have to be that big, just over an acre of land is enough.”
Gao Ying said yes.
Wang Xiaolie said: "It's already mid-April. Look, it's not far from Eawn. The wheat is about to be harvested. Pay attention to the weather these days and don't miss the farming season. Farmers work hard all year long in these days." "
Gao Ying said: "There has been a light rain in the past few days, and the wheat growth has stabilized. As long as we are careful not to fall down, it will be another good harvest year."
Wang Xiaolie nodded and said nothing more.
In his spare time, Wang Xiaolie often went to Taoyuan Fairyland to see the growth of wheat.
Everyone said that this year was a good harvest year, but in Wang Xiaolie's eyes, the wheat growth was really not good. It's sparse and there aren't many seeds on the ears, so it looks like it's malnourished. It may take time for Wang Xiaolie to slowly get used to wheat at this time before he can get used to it.
Now that the army is mobilizing to Hedong, Wang Xiaolie has no energy to deal with Li Qingzhao's affairs. After giving her a house, it's up to her whether she can do it well or not. The environment in Luoyang is always much better than other places, and life should not have too many problems.
In the afternoon, Wang Xiaolie arrived at the Xuanfu Si Yamen to handle military and political affairs.
Wang Ruohai came to Wang Xiao's hunting hall and reported some miscellaneous matters. Said: "Xuanfu, it's already April, it's time to decide on the personnel of the headquarters. Now the army is mobilizing to Jinzhou and Longde Mansion. Without the headquarters, it always seems too messy."
Wang Xiaolie nodded. He said: "I have thought for a long time that Shaanxi cannot be without generals. Let Shao Ling be stationed in Jingzhaofu. For the headquarters staff, in addition to the original personnel, let Ma Kuo replace Shao Ling, and the rest can remain as usual."
Wang Ruohai asked: "Still let Wang Shu be the secretary?"
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes. This war is extraordinary, and the position of Secretary cannot be given to anyone casually."
Wang Ruohai said: "I understand. In addition to Xuanfu, Ambassador Li Chengxuan no longer holds the concurrent position of Commander-in-Chief. Does he have any other position in the headquarters?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Tong Ti will no longer serve as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army. If necessary, he can set up headquarters in other places, which can be divided or combined."
Wang Ruohai nodded. Said: "According to Xuanfu's order, in addition to Xuanfu, the current headquarters has Li Chengxuan and Li Chengxuan, I am the staff officer, Ma Kuo is the Yuhou of the left capital, Niu Gao is the Yuhou of the right capital, and Wang Yan is the secretary in charge. Not sure if that’s true?”
Wang Xiaolie said: "That's it. You draw up an order and let a few of them come to Luoyang."
Wang Ruohai said yes. After discussing some chores, we left.
Wang Xiaolie sat down on his seat, looked out the window, and thought about something.
With formal military operations expected to begin in October, it is indeed time for the headquarters to be formed. In the past six months, there has been a lot of work to complete troop mobilization, material mobilization, and various combat preparations. There are so many things going on in a big battle, so of course you have to start preparing early.
Going north from Jinzhou was Wang Xiaolie's main offensive route. Except for two divisions in Longde Mansion, all the remaining mobile troops were placed there. In half a year, Cao Zhiyan had completed repairing the road in Jinzhou, and there was no obstacle to going north.
Jinzhou's main supply route is through Guanzhong. Supplies flowed into the Yellow River from Beiluo River and Weihe River, passed through Hezhongfu, entered Fenhe River in Ronghe County, and went all the way north. Fenhe River is the main artery for material transportation and is related to the life and death of the front line.
In addition to Fenhe River, another supply route in Jinzhou is Guzhi Guanxing. Go north from Luoyang to Jiyuan, take Zhiguanxing, cross Wangwu Mountain, pass through Jiangxian County to Jiangzhou, and merge into the Fenhe River Channel. This route is secondary and mainly transports war preparation materials.
After April, the rain increased and river transportation was relatively smooth. Now the ships on the Guanzhong land are connected together, competing to go north, and there is no end as far as the eye can see. In a month or two, after the wheat harvest in Guanzhong, the scene will be even more spectacular.
This season's wheat is the main military food on the Jinzhou front line besides millet, so Wang Xiaolie pays special attention to it.
Standing up, Wang Xiao went to the window and looked at the courtyard. The peaches, plums and apricots in the courtyard are ripe, and the branches are covered with fruits. Even pomegranates, some have blushed. Several crape myrtle flowers swayed in the breeze, looking particularly bright.
Today's Hedong area is facing the coming storm.
Datong Mansion, as the Western Capital of the Jin Dynasty, lies to the north of Hedong Road. There is grassland in the north, Xinzhou, Daizhou and Taiyuan basins in the south, and Jiuqu of the Yellow River in the west. It is in the lower reaches of Xixia. Its geographical location is very important.
This was an important place where the Jin Dynasty controlled Xixia in the west and the grasslands in the north. It did not hesitate to be the capital. At this time, the Jin Dynasty was divided into the Eastern and Western Imperial Courts, and Datong Mansion in Xijing was the seat of the Western Imperial Court. Nianhan Yiguolu Youbo Jilie and the marshal of the capital stationed here, presiding over the affairs of Liao and other parts of the Central Plains.
After Wanyan Yinshu arrived at Datong Mansion in Xijing, he took a short rest before leaving the city and heading north. After walking hastily for thirty miles, I saw many tents and herds of cattle and sheep in front of me, which was where Nianhan was stationed. He urged his horse forward, and when he got outside the main tent, he turned over and dismounted.
A woman next to her was carrying a milk pail to enter the tent. When she saw Wanyan Yinshuke arriving, she stood aside.
Wanyan Yinshuke stepped forward, raised his hands and asked, "Sister-in-law, I wonder if Marshal Du is in the tent?"
The woman said: "The marshal went hunting, but he was not in the tent. If my uncle is in a hurry, he can go west to look for him."
Wanyan Yinshu thanked him and took his men on horseback to the west.
The woman is Huizong's eighth daughter, Emperor Shunde, whose nickname is Yingluo. It has been seven or eight years since I first married Xiang Zikong. During the reign of Jingkang, I was captured and went north. I was given the gift of Nianhan. Nianhan went out hunting this time. He did not take his wife with him, but took a tassel with him.
Looking at Wanyan Yinke's back, Yingluo sighed softly, carried the milk bucket, and returned to the tent.
After five or six miles, Wanyan Yinshu could see many warriors in front of him, surrounding a fierce tiger. The tiger was obviously agitated and roared at the crowd, the sound shaking the mountains and fields. But he was constantly being shot by bows and arrows, and there was nothing he could do.
Nianhan is riding in the middle. Seeing the tiger approaching, he bent his bow and arrow, and hit the tiger's neck with an arrow. The surrounding warriors cheered, rushed forward with spears in hand, and stabbed the tiger to death on the spot.
That’s how powerful people hunt. The servants drive the prey in front of them, and the better ones use hunting forks. Most of them just need to bend the arrow. It doesn't matter if you can't kill him. If everyone rushes forward and kills him, they won't question the weight of the first arrow.
While everyone was cleaning up the dead tiger, Wanyan Yinshu could urge the horse forward. Xiang Nianhan crossed his arms and said: "The last general is good at silver, see the marshal of the capital!"
Nian Rao was an expert in silver skills, so he laughed and said: "You came just in time, we have tiger meat to eat tonight! Come on, let's go back to the tent!"
The warriors under his command carried the tiger, sang songs, and followed Nianhan towards the big tent not far away.
After entering the tent and serving milk tea, Nianhan asked, "When did the commander-in-chief arrive in Xijing?"
Yin Shuke said respectfully: "I arrived early today. I heard that Marshal Du was out hunting, so I hurried here."
Nian Han said: "I came just in time. The left and right supervisors are all around, and Gao Liuzong is also here. We are just in time to discuss things."
After saying that, he sent a personal soldier to invite a few people.
After a while, Gu Shen, the left supervisor, Yelu Yujian, the right supervisor, and Gao Qingyi, who was left behind in Xijing, came in one after another.
Everyone said hello to Wanyan Yinshuke and sat down respectively.
These people are now the core members of the Nianhan Group and the most important rulers of the Western Court of the Jin Dynasty. Wanyan Yinshu was actually a little inferior. He was originally a general as famous as Ba Lisu and Lou Su. But now he is guarding Taiyuan, so he specially invited him.
Putting down the cup of milk tea, Nian Han said: "The news I got from Lin'an is that this autumn, the Song Army is planning to raise two armies to go north. Zhao Gou will personally lead the east route, leading Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong and Yue Fei. People, attack the two Huaihe Rivers. On the west route, Wang Xiaolie will be the commander and lead the troops to attack Taiyuan."
Gu Shen said: "We don't care about him on the east road. We will make the decision ourselves. Our top priority is how to deal with Wang Xiaolie. In the past two years, Wang Xiaolie has gained great momentum. He killed Sa Lihe again a few days ago. , should not be underestimated.”
Nian Han said: "Yes, this Wang Xiaolie is indeed our tough opponent. Now that he has strong soldiers and horses, we really can't look down upon him."
Yin Shuke said: "A year ago, Wang Xiaolie occupied Pingyang Mansion and Longde Mansion. I only had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Taiyuan, and the force was insufficient, so I had to guard Taiyuan Mansion carefully. Last winter, Wang Xiaolie occupied it again Shaanxi, regain Linfu Road, Taiyuanfu will be overwhelmed and breathless."
Nian Han sighed: "Before, many of our soldiers and horses were on the East Road. When Wang Xiao came to hunt, we couldn't gather the troops, so we had to sit back and watch. Now, the soldiers and horses on the East Road have been transferred back, and there will definitely be no Let’s be bold!”
Yin Shuke said: "The marshal has made up his mind? Will he have a decisive battle with Wang Xiaolie this autumn?"
Nian Han nodded heavily: "That's right! Wang Xiaolie has occupied Shaanxi again. If we don't fight him early, we will have to watch him grow up!"
After finishing speaking, he said to Gao Qingyi beside him: "How do you feel about staying behind?"
Gao Qingyi said: "Looking at what Wang Xiaolie has done in the past few years, he acts steadily and fights decisively and quickly. He is a strong enemy. Your Majesty, you must be fully prepared. You must not be taken advantage of and lose the opportunity."
Nianhan looked at Gao Qingyi and nodded slowly.
(End of chapter)
