The sun rises in the east, the glow is shining, and where the sea and air meet, the warships of the South China Sea Navy Division are moored and bathed in the morning light.

Around the anchorage of the big ship of the sailor, the loach boats are cruising back and forth, the sea breeze stirs the white sails of the triangle, looking from afar, the narrow hull appears and disappears in the waves, as if the golden loaches are drilling in the waves, in fact, the sea area where the entire fleet is anchored is strictly guarded, merchant ships and fishing boats are not allowed to get close to the sailor warships, and the inside and outside must be strictly checked. When the nearby Shui Kou heard that the imperial soldiers were heading south, they either fled far away or died down, and even the always arrogant Great Food Pirates disappeared.

Guangzhou was the largest port in the Song Dynasty, and when the officers and men of the naval division learned that they were about to dock in Guangzhou, they were jubilant and beaming, and each ship had already booked a schedule for the officers and men to go ashore to rest. However, less than a moment after the fleet had entered the harbor, the Governor issued a military order to anchor, and the ships hurriedly hoisted their freshly lowered sails, and after going out to sea, they re-anchored in the sea four or five miles away from the harbor. At this time, the officers learned the news of Chen Xiang's departure one after another. In order for the officers and men of the waterproof division to be involved in the party dispute between the DPRK and China, Zhao Xingde ordered the fleet to lift anchor and leave the port and sail to anchor in the open sea of Guangzhou Prefecture. As a precaution, even the merchant fleet was sailed out of the inner harbor of Guangzhou and only berthed in the outer harbor.

Chen Xianggong suddenly went to the throne, and the gentry everywhere were shocked, and people's hearts were suddenly confused. A few days later, the news came from the shore that Deng Su, the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was made the prime minister of the state of Xuezheng. This time, many state capitals, including Guangzhou, are showing signs of instability. The Qing councils in various places immediately became nervous, and most of the gentry had a feeling that the sky was about to fall, and only a few people applauded. Although there are many people who are dissatisfied with Chen Xianggong in various places, no one dares to deny that he has made contributions to the reinvention of the Great Song Dynasty, and his prestige is like a mainstay in the Great Song Dynasty.

During this period, the key figures in the council have made their positions clear, and the outcome of this impeachment is unacceptable in any case. In the place where Qingliu was in power, the gentry and the students all contacted everywhere, either to directly overturn the results of the impeachment and ask Chen Dong to remain as prime minister, or to re-nominate a prime minister from the council to take charge of the overall situation. Other states and counties sided with the imperial court, and the above court He Deng Su was elected prime minister. The Xiangyang battalion, the Huaixi battalion, and the southeast battalion also went to the table to congratulate and express their support. The eyes of the whole country fell on Yue Fei and Zhao Xingde, the two generals who were Chen Dong's closest confidants.

Revelations are everywhere like snowflakes, and all kinds of rumors and discussions in the teahouse are rampant, and they change every day.

Some exposed the post bluntly saying that the impeachment was a conspiracy of the traitorous party, some called for a group to write against it, some contacted the students from all over the country to gather in Ezhou to petition, and some encouraged all prefectures and counties to withhold taxes together, and the imperial court did not cancel the impeachment results for a day, and did not escort the taxes to Beijing for a day. Some people even proposed to build a city immediately, increase group training, and prepare to meet the "traitorous court". Even if it is a war against each other, Qingliuzhou County may not have the upper hand.

Among the generals of the Zhuxing battalion, Han Shizhong is very likely to wait and see the success or failure. The only ones who are most likely to support the imperial court are Cao Di's Xiangyang camp, Liu Guangshi's Huaixi camp, and the Ezhou imperial camp. Wang Gui's prestige in Ezhou was not enough to convince the public, and Liu Guangshi's Huaixi camp was just a rabble, and it would not hinder the overall situation which side they fell. And Yue Shuai is Chen Xianggong's old friend for many years. And Zhao Xingde has the deepest relationship with the company. Zhao Yue and the two commanded the most elite army of the Great Song Dynasty, and the South China Sea Naval Division had the advantage of transporting troops on the water.

All kinds of undercurrents and rumors are becoming more and more intense as a result. Mountains and rains are coming everywhere, and there are also undercurrents surging in the city of Guangzhou, and the people are panicking, and the gentry have a complicated mentality towards the sailors of the South China Sea who are close at hand. In the Guangzhou Prefecture School, some students proposed to unite with the South China Sea Navy Division to go north to "admonish the soldiers" and "hoe the traitorous party". "Set things right" posters are plastered all over the streets. However, Chen Gong, the governor of Guangzhou, posted several posts and invited him to the shore for a banquet, but Zhao Xingde shirked it for various reasons.

At this time, rumors spread outside that Deng Su ceded the north of the Yangtze River to the Xia State in exchange for Zhao Xingde's preparation to force Guangzhou to submit to the imperial court by force. Even some time ago, the Great Food Pirates approached Guangzhou, and there was no rumor everywhere like now, and everyone was in panic all day. The regimental training in Guangzhou Prefecture also strengthened training and vigilance, but the focus of defense was not to the north, but to the sea. On the sea off Guangzhou, the South China Sea Navy Division was also in full swing, and there were no officers and men of the Navy Division hanging around and playing at the wharf.

Quartermaster Feng Mi went ashore to negotiate with the Guangzhou City Ship Division on supply matters. There were tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the South China Sea Naval Division, and tens of thousands of sailors accompanying the merchant ships, and Guangzhou was the last big port before leaving the Great Song Dynasty, so the amount of grain, meat and various variegated baggage that needed to be supplied was really not small. However, Feng Mi had always had a gloomy face, as if the other party owed him five hundred taels of silver.

Feng Mi is not close to the school, but the official of the Municipal Department of Shipping, Liang Jianren, is also a reluctant scholar, the two of them are like eating gunpowder when they meet, and the two have different voices in the north and south, and the chickens and ducks speak together, so it is natural that things are not going well everywhere. The two sides are at loggerheads, and more than 10 days have passed, and the military supplies allocated by Guangzhou are still not as good as those of the previous small prefectures and counties.

The people of Guangnan Road are fierce, the prestige of the court officials is not as good as that of the north, and the situation of the South China Sea sailors is very different from the states and counties that they passed through in the past. Feng Mi came up angrily and threatened Liang Jianren with a team of musketeers to quickly allocate military supplies to the ship, but he still failed to do so, but instead the news of the discord between the South China Sea Naval Division and the Guangzhou City Ship Division spread, and it became more and more vivid.

The sea breeze was blowing, and a group of soldiers were sweating on the deck, and the officers on duty shouted the password with a straight face.

Zhou He stood on the ship's floor, looking down at this orderly scene, although his face was expressionless, his heart was full of worry. Although the Navy Division maintained a calm appearance, however, Zhou He knew through his eyes in the army that there were also some signs of instability within the officers of the Navy Division. Some veteran officers don't care too much about the change of prime minister in the DPRK, because no matter who becomes the prime minister, this is too far away for them, as long as the military salary is still paid, the reward is good. However, the attitude of the officers who came from the scholars was completely different, these people had flexible brains and thought a lot, and if it were not for the strict prohibition of arguing about the government during this time, the young officers were only afraid that they would quarrel with each other.

It was only then that Zhou He understood Zhao Xingde's true intention of ordering the fleet of sailors to sail out of the port and anchor in the open sea.

Among the officers of the Navy Division, there were many people who regarded themselves as clear streams of the Li Society, and there were also many people who supported Lu Yunsun and Deng Su. If it is anchored in a large port like Guangzhou, and the controversy in the military and the tide on the shore are mixed together, I am afraid it will be difficult not to cause chaos. In the face of this chaotic situation, Zhao Xingde could only calm down, while waiting for the dust of the political dispute in Ezhou to settle, and at the same time stepping up the training of the soldiers, so that the officers and soldiers had no leisure and energy to toss other chaos. This does not solve the problem fundamentally, but at least maintains a semblance of calm.

When Zhou He's gaze moved to the cockpit of the Naval Commander, his worries not only did not lessen, but worsened.

Just now, a small boat landed on the ship of the Naval Division, and the person who came was directly taken to the cockpit, I don't know which side of the force is the messenger? What is Zhao Xingde's position, which is also doubtful? And in the current situation, Zhou He himself is also a little at a loss. As an officer of the Jinwei Mansion, he was responsible for monitoring the movements of the sailors, but the Ezhou court was established by Chen Dong. Even the person who introduced Zhou He at the beginning was also a confidant officer of Cao Liangshi, the secretary of the Ministry of War. Is it possible to be impeached because of these academic and political discussions, and to be loyal to the newly elected people? In this way, what is the difference between himself and the villain? As soon as he considered these complex issues, Zhou He's mind was also confused.

He looked at the officers and soldiers on the deck, glanced back at the governor's ship, sighed, and looked away. In the final analysis, he is still a close confidant of Princess Zhao Huan, and the princess and the concubine are both prosperous and loss-making. Marquis Wuchang allowed him to plant eyeliner in the army without intervening at all, which is also a special kind of trust, these "little things", Zhou He can also cover them up secretly for the horse master.

In the cabin, Zhao Xingde had already retreated, he looked at the envoy of the Military Intelligence Department, and said in a deep voice: "Say it." ”

"General Bingshang, the situation in the Song State has been unstable recently, and the marching division is worried that if the joint naval division is stranded in Guangzhou, it will cause complications, so please lead the fleet to leave Guangzhou and sail directly to the South China Sea. The envoy bowed and said, "In addition, 600,000 troops have been requisitioned in Hezhong, and the marching division is ready to wait until after the autumn harvest to launch a large-scale offensive against the Turks in winter, so please speed up the march of the general, so that the combined naval division can cooperate with the army in Hezhong, and attack the coastal Dashi princes, so that they will either submit to our dynasty or be unable to divide their forces to rescue the Dashi princes." ”

"Understood." Zhao Xingde nodded and replied, "As soon as the Great Eater Haikou is destroyed, the sailor will go south as soon as possible." ”

"General Zhao," the envoy raised his head and looked at Zhao Xingde, "General Zhang's meaning is not as good as the bottom of the kettle. This large-scale army dispatch in the river is a crucial time to conquer the Great Food in one fell swoop. The joint sailors should concentrate their forces and cooperate with the army in the river to cleanse the coastal forces of the princes of the Great Food Country, so that the Great Food Haikou flowing through the Song Realm has become a source of water and a tree without roots, and it will be defeated without a fight. Therefore, please also ask the general to command the joint water division, do not delay the time for the great water division of the Song realm, sail the southwest seas, and cooperate with the army in the river to conquer the great food princes. ”

Author: I'm a day late for the update, sorry. By the way, I would like to extend my New Year's greetings to all of you.