In Baibo Valley, a team of men and horses advanced along the west side of the Fen River.

The men at the front were in rags, without uniform military jackets, and carried a miscellaneous collection of weapons.

Those who had a stick were good, and there were others with a stone in their hands, their eyes glazed over, and they followed the great army.

On either side were cavalrymen with distinct armor, armed with whips, and drew when they encountered a slow-moving batch.

At the back was a group of Mongolian soldiers with big shoulders and round waists, who looked coldly at the Han people in front of them with disdain in their eyes.

In order to behave in front of the Mongols, the cavalry of the Jiang family beat more frequently, riding horses back and forth on both sides.

Jiang Deng came to a Mongolian general and said with a smile: "My lord, the bridge in front of you is Baibo Valley. ”

The Mongol general nodded, he was one of the few who could understand Chinese, so Hebul sent him to Hedong to lead all the Mongol soldiers and horses into Hedong.

"Baibo Valley, how many centaurs are there?"

"No less than fifty thousand!" Jiang Deng knew these very well, the Yuan family in Baibo Valley had fought with them for many years, and they had always been incompatible.

"However, although the Yuan family has few horses, they are very brave, and they can't be defeated in the past, so you can't take it lightly."

The person who knows you best is your enemy, and if it's a feud, then even more so.

Longmen Mountain understands Baibo Valley, Baibo Valley is also familiar with Longmen Mountain, this side of the soldiers and horses have just left, Baibo Valley has relied on the fortress and pass to defend.

After the Mongolian general came to Hedong, he was frightened by Li Xin, and he had no arrogance at the beginning, nodded lightly, and said: "We are the vanguard, if we can't beat it, we will wait for the follow-up soldiers and horses, the Great Khan is gathering the sons of the steppe, and sooner or later he will set foot on the small city of these southern barbarians." ”

Jiang Deng felt a little uncomfortable, smiled reluctantly, and then dragged the reins of the horse and continued to hurry.

Originally, he was going to beat the strong man a few times, but at this time, he was also excited, looking at the gloomy and miserable sky in the distance, he didn't know why he was a little depressed.

Baibo Valley, a first-line gorge.

The soldiers at the top of the mountain waited nervously, only to hear the sound of hooves behind them like thunder, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of iron horsemen swept out of the vast mountains like black clouds.

Immediately the knight is in good shape, all the color of the black armor red cloak, the saddle bridge obliquely hangs a long knife and a hard bow, the crotch mounts are all Xiliang good horses, all tall and fast, the whole body is black hair, people are like tigers, horses are also like dragons, although only dozens of horses, the momentum is strong, but it is like thousands of horses in general, it is daunting.

The first one, not very old, but with an extraordinary bearing, his eyes are extremely firm, and looking at him makes people feel that no matter how difficult things are in this world, this person can do it.

Yuan Xiannian's father, Yuan Maocai saw this person, his face suddenly showed a look of surprise, and he hurriedly greeted him, "I never thought that the young general would come in person, Bai Bogu is grateful!" ”

Li Xin nodded lightly, he didn't have a good impression of these feudal towns. But now they have a common enemy, after Li Xin dismounted, he looked down the canyon and said: "If the enemy army walks here, their generals with troops are afraid that they have not walked through the battlefield once, why do they need to ambush heavy troops here, one hundred and ten people are enough." ”

"What do you mean?"

Li Xin pointed at Fenshui in the distance with a horsewhip and said in a condensed voice: "You must beware of the enemy forcing the crossing." ”

"It's a spring flood and the river is fast, how can they force it to cross?"

Li Xin's face sank like water, looking into the distance, "When I was in Hengshan, it was also this time that I led my troops to attack the Yeli clan. They thought that the river was fast, and that they were completely undefended on the west side, and that we attacked the camp by force at night, and they were defeated. The so-called surprise attack is where you think the enemy will not come, and he just appears to have an effect. ”

Yuan Maocai still didn't believe that someone would force someone to cross the Fenshui, but it was not good to refute this person's face, and said with a smile: "In this way, I will send a few people to patrol along the riverbank." ”

"No, I've sent out a sentry, and you gather up your men and horses, and prepare to spare half of them when they cross the river, and then kill them out of the woods. This river valley is an excellent ambush battlefield, and we will not defeat the enemy's vanguard here, and the subsequent battle will be stalemate, and we don't know how much money and food will be wasted by the imperial court. ”

Li Xin is used to fighting poor battles, and since Chen Shou came to power, every battle has been a rich battle, but he still maintains his original calculation and frugality.

The food saved was used to provide relief to the victims, recruit new soldiers, and compensate the dead and wounded.

In the past year, Li Xin has been in the army, and he often heard the officers and men in the battalion praise Chen Shou, and even expressed his willingness to fight for it.

Every time he heard it, Li Xin's worry intensified a little, if this was still the case in his own camp, what about the people in Gyeonggi Kaifeng Mansion and Daimyo's Mansion?

I heard that in these two places, he reduced the land and suppressed the squire and landlords, and many villages have spontaneously built shrines for him.

Thinking of this, Li Xin sighed again, Yuan Maocai, who was beside him, rolled his eyes, and thought that he was worried about the war, so he said: "Young general, rest assured, although Baibo Valley is not as good as Xiliang's eleventh and twelfth, he is confident that he will repel the Jiang family's soldiers and horses." ”

"It's just a vanguard, and when I cross the river in a few days, I'll destroy them." Li Xin said lightly. There is still half a sentence, in his heart, that he did not say.

"The big thief... Not at the border. ”

"Am I really wrong that he is so sure?" Yuan Maocai secretly said in his heart that Li Xin's fame was too great, and he had already begun to doubt himself.

If it was someone else standing here at this moment, instead of this victorious general, Yuan Maocai would have scoffed at it a long time ago.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree...

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Jiangnan, Hangzhou City.

In the west of the city in the deep lane, mansions are everywhere, a magnificently decorated large flower hall, under the golden plaque of "wind and grass" in the middle, there is a purple and blue satin bat-patterned backrest low couch, behind the couch erects four finely carved gilt silk screens, and there are eight four-headed official hat chairs in two rows on the ground, all of which are made of rosewood.

An elegant-looking, handsome young scholar sat on a chair, looking a little uneasy, and suddenly heard a cough behind him, and the scholar hurriedly stood up and stood with his hands tied.

Two maidservants supported an old man who had just woken up from his slumber as he walked out of the second room.

"What's the matter with waking up the old man in such a hurry?" The old man looked at the young scholar standing with his hands hanging down in the hall with a dissatisfied expression.

"I shouldn't have disturbed the prince's nap, but it's really a big matter, so I don't dare to delay."

"Something to say!" The old man sighed heavily.

"Lord Wang, Zhenjiang Water Master, I met with the Wei family of Lianghuai, and I don't know what to discuss."

The old man is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the uncle of Emperor Yuhui today, Li Xiu, the king of Jing.

As the emperor's most trusted prince, Li Xiu had a prominent position in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and many times the ministers needed him to speak to the emperor.

Emperor Yuhui, who has always been very assertive, often changes his original intention because of the old emperor's uncle.

"Zhenjiang Water Master is so bold!" Li Xiu coughed angrily, and the two maids hurriedly supported him.

"It's lawless."

The young scholar hugged his fists and said: "The prince doesn't know, the two Huai have been rich since ancient times, and the Zhenjiang Sailor has been secretly doing business with them, and both sides have benefited from huge profits. Now that the Northern Qi Dynasty is in turmoil, there are wars everywhere, and Wei Yunse, the head of the two Huai, was stabbed to death by Chen Shou in the imperial city, which is known to the world. The lower officials are only afraid that they will wave their troops to the north, and if the Jiangnan Navy Division participates at that time, it will not be good-looking. Especially your majesty..."

"This king knows..."Li Xiu sighed, no one in Jiangnan wanted to fight, except for the arrogant generals of the sailors.

It is an indisputable fact that the soldiers and horses of the Tang State are weak, but the sailors are exceptional.

The sailors of the Tang Dynasty are very capable of fighting, so they took the initiative to provoke trouble and entered Yangzhou Mansion, almost causing a big battle.

Afterwards, he simply punished a few low-level generals, and the reason was that some of the sailors were too big to lose. Because their warships are too advanced, they have military camps on many overseas islands, and there are too many isolated lands overseas, so it is inevitable to develop forces and rely on their own troops.

Several major families of the sailors are intermarried with each other, and they have a very close relationship with each other, and they are both prosperous, even the emperor does not dare to touch them easily.

"You go back, don't come to Hangzhou in the future, and you can ask your confidants to come if you have something." If I let people know who you are, I'm afraid I'm in danger. ”

The young man got up and clenched his fists, frowned, and hurried away.

Watching the people he had planted in the water division leave, the old Jing King Li Xiu sighed, the water master is their strongest shield to defend against Northern Qi, but this shield wants to turn into a bow.

The generals at all levels of the water division can't insert the needle and the water drop, and it is not easy to develop this little general, and it took Li Xiu a lot of effort to support it.

"Come on, change my clothes, I'm going to see Your Majesty in the palace."

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The imperial palace of the Tang Dynasty is different from the Daming Palace that used to be in Chang'an.

The former Tang Imperial Palace is magnificent, which makes people feel a sense of awe at a glance, and it is a well-deserved symbol of imperial power.

But after the Tang Dynasty crossed to the south, he seemed to feel a little weak-hearted, no longer the lord of the world, and abandoned countless people in Jiangbei, who wanted to make up for these faces in the palace.

After exerting too much force, it becomes a golden and splendid palace, full of expensive materials and corridors, which cost more but look a little cheesy.

Some small countries in Nanyang are doing this, and the Tang emperors of all dynasties have spent money desperately to build this palace like a nest of gold and silver.

Li Xiu's car has the right to enter the palace directly, which shows the Jade Hui Emperor's trust in him and the combination of blue eyes. Stepping outside the Daming Palace, looking at the three words of the Daming Palace, Li Xiu was a little distracted.

"Lord Jing, why are you here?"

"Father-in-law Yu, where is Your Majesty?"

The eunuch Yu Jingde in front of him is the head of the eunuchs, the general of the left prison guard, in charge of the inner service province, and the commander of the Shence army.

When Li Xiu saw him, he was also polite and asked in a low voice.

Yu Jingde lowered his hand and smiled: "Your Majesty just invited the waiter of the Ministry of Rites Yin Cheng, and he drank a few more cups, and he hasn't woken up yet." ”

Li Xiu and Yu Jingde had a good relationship, and he didn't dare to let the inner servants call the emperor up, so he sat outside and waited together.

"Sincere? I have an impression, but he is just a third-grade petty official, why did His Majesty invite him to a banquet alone? ”

Yu Jingde smiled: "You don't know yet, although Yin Cheng is small, he gave birth to two good daughters. Yin Luoying and Yin Luorui are two sisters, one is good at writing poetry, the other is proficient in music and rhythm, and they have a great reputation among the people. A few days ago, His Majesty occasionally read Luo Ying's poems, and he was shocked that he wanted to admit them into the palace. ”

"It's just the daughters of two petty officials, just carry an edict into the palace, and it's worth pleading?"

Yu Jingde pursed his lips and smiled and didn't speak, if he couldn't get these two to enter the palace, he was his master, if he said something that shouldn't be said, they would know it, and he wouldn't look good in the future.

Li Xiu didn't have this taboo at all, frowned and asked, "When will you accept a concubine?" ”

"My sister Luorui is only twelve years old, what Your Majesty means is to let Yin Cheng have a good upbringing, and two years later, Your Majesty's sixtieth birthday, when the whole world celebrates, will be included in the palace at the same time."

Yu Jingde saw that he was a little abnormal today, and his tone was also impulsive, and the relationship between the two was really good, so he asked, "Lord Wang, what do you mean by this?" ”

Li Xiu glanced around, Yu Jingde waved his hand, and all the eunuchs of Gong'e withdrew.

"Zhenjiang Water Division, secretly crossed the river to meet the head of the Lianghuai Wei family, and is preparing for war."

"There is such a thing!" Yu Jingde was also taken aback, there was no order from the imperial court, and the sailor actually prepared for the war by himself and prepared to participate in the war, which was also too scary, he simply didn't take the emperor seriously, and he didn't take the imperial court seriously.

Li Xiu knew that Yu Jingde was also a help to him, and he had nothing to hide, so he sighed and asked, "Brother Yu, you say... Alas, what should I do? ”

"The only one who can balance the sailors is the Chamber of Commerce." Yu Jingde was sensitive and said immediately.

"The Chamber of Commerce may not be able to help us." Li Xiu didn't know the power of the Chamber of Commerce, but the composition of the Chamber of Commerce was very complicated, and it was far less united than the Water Division.

"It's man-made."

The two men looked at each other and nodded together.

After the tea was changed three times, Emperor Yuhui finally woke up, and a palace lady was outside, bowing his head and saying, "Lord, Your Majesty summoned you." ”

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It was dark, but candles were still burning in the pavilion.

Xue Shao was behind the screen, a pair of eyebrows were reluctant to leave for a moment, looking at Chen Shou scolding Fang Yu there, and several important ministers of the court listened carefully, which was really heartbreaking.

Chen Shou looked at the drawings in his hand, and his anger was a little uncontrollable.

"I spent a million yuan in exchange for some merchant ship drawings?"

Chen Shou always thought that there was nothing that money could not do in Nantang, but he was wrong.

He couldn't buy the drawings of the battleship, Yuan Xiannian sighed and said: "The Southern Tang Dynasty sailors are ironclad, they really can't penetrate, the dock is under their strict control, and the craftsmen can't easily come out." ”

"I asked Xue Liangping to train sailors in Dengzhou, and now that everything is ready, it's almost a matter of sending a warship."

Huang Zhen said in a low voice: "Master Hou, although it is good to achieve it overnight, it is often difficult to fulfill people's wishes. It is better to start manufacturing from merchant ships, we have countless talented people in the Central Plains, and what is so strange about warships, there will always be a day when they will build themselves. ”

Chen Shou pondered for a moment and said, "Lao Huang is right, first build a merchant ship, build the scale of the dock, and then study it slowly. What I have is patience, tell Xue Liangping, the money is enough, the manpower is enough, Lao Tzu is frugal, and I want to save him money, so that this kid can do it boldly and build my sailor as soon as possible! ”

The officials in the water pavilion did not attach so much importance to the water master, and in their opinion, the top priority was still the traitors in Hedong and Lianghuai.

"It's not early, Master Hou should rest early, there is no need to send it." Huang Zhen took a few people, and after saying goodbye, the people went to the empty building.

Xue Shao came out from behind the screen, picked out the candle heart, the black hair was tied up with an embroidered handkerchief, the face was not powdered, but it was fresh and moving, under the dim candlelight, the skin was like clotted fat, and the jade cheeks could be broken.

"Master, which courtyard are you going to eat?"

Chen Shou pinched her cheek, saw that her lower body was a blue tulle shirt and pants, and said, "I'm in an irritable mood, you change your clothes and accompany me out to eat and drink." ”

Xue Shao was a little surprised, responded with joy, and went downstairs with his skirt.

Chen Shou held on to the railing and looked at the night scene of Bianliang, when a gust of wind blew, which lifted his spirits.

Southern Tang? Hangzhou? Lao Tzu will call over sooner or later to see how powerful your sailor is.

Hangzhou City was originally inferior to Chang'an, Luoyang, Bianliang, these Central Plains Xiongcheng, but after the Tang people crossed to the south, there was a faint momentum of the world's most prosperous.

"Heavy lakes are stacked on top of each other. There are three autumn laurels and ten miles of lotus. Qiang tube clear, Lingge flooded the night, frolicking and fishing lotus baby. Thousands of horsemen have high teeth. Listen to the flute and drum while drunk, and enjoy the smoke. The picture of the different day will be good, and return to Fengchi Kua. ”

Xue Shao changed his clothes, and heard Chen Shou chanting downstairs, and when he came up, his eyes were full of sparkles, and he was illuminated by candlelight, and he was completely a little fan girl.

"What a handsome literary style! Sanwu Metropolis, is this Hangzhou, has you ever been to Hangzhou? ”

Chen Shou smiled, this is Liu Yong's word, I just don't know if there will be Liu Yong in this time and space.

Even if there were, his circumstances were different, and it is estimated that the lyrics would not be the same.

He proudly hugged Xue Shao's slender waist and said with a smile: "Hangzhou is good as Hangzhou, and Bianliang also has the wonders of Bianliang, go, I will take you to see the prosperity of our Bianliang." ”