Chapter 295 Enter the city
Han Qian copied a poem about crossing the river and clouds, and read it silently again to confirm that there were no mistakes, and then turned his head sideways to see Xi Ying's beautiful eyes shining, thinking that literary and artistic young people can sleep in vain the best, which is really not deceitful.
Han Qian put the pen dipped in ink on the pen stand, rolled up the page of "Crossing the River and Clouds", put it on the candle and lit it, and threw it into the copper basin.
"What are you burning for?" Xi Ying snatched out the page like a treasure, extinguished the fire, and said coquettishly, "Your writing is ugly, but this first crossing the river is more beautiful than Wang Yong's hand-me-downs." β
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Han Qian didn't expect that Xi Ying had also read the lyrics of Changxiang Hou Wang Yong before, she was Wang Yong's little fan sister, and thought that she was fortunate to show her hand tonight, if it weren't for the soul of this barbarian woman being hooked by Changxiang Hou Wang Yong and playing a spiritual derailment, then wouldn't he be at a loss?
"What a rarity? These are just small insect carving techniques. Han Qian said nonchalantly.
Xi Ying ignored it, the pages were burned a lot, the words were already mutilated, she had to remember it now and hurry up to complete it, her handwriting was beautiful, but it was much more beautiful than Han Qian's words, and she turned back to Han Qian and said: "Changxiang Hou Yugong calligraphy and painting, you can't compare to this, right?" β
Han Qian thought that he could write beautifully, fill in a few words, and be considered a bird, but he thought that the eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law still ate this set, and Wang Yong, the Marquis of Changxiang, really wanted to go to Jinling, which was drunk and gold-obsessed and full of spring, and designated to gain a large number of fans.
Changxiang Marquis Wang Yong only went to Hanshou with Yang En yesterday, when the news that Xinchang Marquis Li Pu led his troops to capture Tanzhou had just arrived, Han Qian was full of other things, and he had not seriously thought about the intention behind Changxiang Marquis Wang Yong's envoy.
Yang Miding was proclaimed emperor after the founding of Jinling, but the lord of Shu Wang Jianzhi was a vassal to the stronger Liang State, but it was only a formality, in fact, Shu had a closer relationship with Great Chu, and was more vigilant about the ambitions of Liang.
If the three princes have almost wiped out the Tanzhou rebels by now, Wang Jian, the lord of Shu, is worried that the Great Chu will retaliate against the threat and containment of the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou after the Shu army, and at this time it is reasonable to send an important person to make Chu lobby, but when Wang Yong, the Marquis of Changxiang, followed Yang En to the east by boat, Li Zhihe and other troops had just entered the Yuanjiang River, and the battle situation in Tanzhou was still in a state of stalemate.
As far as the situation at that time is concerned, Da Chu was even more anxious to ask the Shu army to withdraw its troops from Yiling, so that Zhang Ji's soldiers and horses in Jingzhou could not be contained, and Wang Jian, the lord of Shu, agreed to peace talks at that time, which was already the greatest goodwill to Da Chu, and there was no need to send such an important figure as the second son Wang Yong to Jinling.
Was Wang Yong worried that he would be persecuted by his brother Wang Hongyi, so he took the initiative to ask for an envoy to Jinling in order to escape from the land of right and wrong?
And if the young man next to Changxiang Hou Wang Yong is really dressed as the county lord of Qingyang, then Changxiang Hou Wang Yong sent Jinling with the purpose of marriage, so that Chu Shu can establish a more stable alliance?
Zhao Wuji left for more than two months, Han Qian asked him to stay in Hanshou and accompany his sister Zhao Ting'er for two more days, and immediately called Xi Fa'er to the camp tent and asked: "You guys came all the way back, the three fake teenagers dressed as men next to Changxiang Hou slept in separate rooms with Changxiang Hou at night?" β
The fake boy next to Wang Yong may be dressed by the county lord of Qingyang, or it may be that Wang Yong brought him with him to comfort Meiji, who was lonely on the journey, Han Qian had to make this clear first.
"It's a separate room and sleeps, and the other two fake teenagers dressed as men should be their maids." Xi Fa'er escorted Yang En and Wang Yong all the way over, and many things were in sight, but they didn't have a chance to report to Han Qian.
From the many details found by Xi Fa'er, it was more certain that the fake boy was the county lord of Qingyang, Han Qian secretly thought that maybe the county lord of Qingyang was unwilling to fall victim to the marriage directly, so he disguised himself and willfully followed his brother Wang Yong to Jinling, wanting to see the future husband with his own eyes, right?
Of course, when Wang Yong, the Marquis of Changxiang, set off from Shudu, Wang Jian, the lord of Shu, probably didn't have the goal of marriage locked on the three princes, right?
Of course, Yang En is "old and treacherous", and it is impossible not to see the clues all the way, but he did not explain this when he went to Hanshou and today to meet the three princes in Baimao, which shows that even at this time, he does not want to get involved in the whirlpool of the abolition of the heir and the re-establishment.
Han Qian sighed softly and asked Xi Fa'er to go down and rest first, and some things could not be broken.
At noon the next day, several sunken ships at the mouth of the Xiangjiang River were dragged to the shore, and the warships of the Lou Boats and the Navy Division were able to drive straight into the Xiangjiang River, and everyone boarded the ships and rushed to Tanzhou City.
Xinchang Hou Li Pu also led Zhou Shu, Xiying and other generals early to the foot of Yuelu Mountain to greet him:
"The city is not very safe at this time, there are thieves hiding among the civilians, for safety reasons, His Royal Highness may be able to temporarily live in the Yuelu Mountain. There is a Taoist temple in the mountain, built in the early years of the previous dynasty, the shade can escape the heat, and after the city is completely peaceful, His Royal Highness is not too late to enter the city again. β
There are more than 100,000 people in the city of Tanzhou, although there is a certain gap with Jinling, but it is also a rare city with prosperous people in the world, and the so-called state cities such as Qianyang, Yuanling, Hanshou, etc., there are only more than 10,000 households in the city.
Among the hundreds of thousands of people in Tanzhou City, some of them are relatives and disciples of the Ma clan and other Xianghu families, and a considerable number of people are slaves and maids attached to the Ma clan and the Xiangtan clan, and the proportion of civilians with relatively free identities is not high.
Xinchang Marquis Li Pu led his troops to occupy Tanzhou City for three days, at this time how many defeated troops were hiding in the city, and how many people in the local clan disciples really surrendered, and how many people had different aspirations, at this time it was completely unclear, the city was mixed, and it was indeed difficult to guarantee that no situation would occur.
Yang Yuanpu's father-in-law, who had made great contributions, was a little kinder at the moment, but whether he wanted to live temporarily in Yuelu Mountain outside the city, he looked at Han Qian and asked Han Qian's opinion.
Han Qian noticed that Wang Yong, the Marquis of Changxiang, was paying attention to the small movements of the third prince and him, and secretly felt that Wang Yong might not be as simple as indulging in poetry and Buddhism in order to avoid his brother's suspicion, and he said to Xinchang Marquis Li Pu:
"Tanzhou has just descended, and the people are flustered, and the most important thing is that His Royal Highness needs to enter the city as soon as possible to appease the people's hearts - the matter of the guards, and please ask Li Hou to be more careful."
Autumn is about to enter in the blink of an eye, the situation in Tanzhou has been decided, and the two countries of Shu and Chu will also reach a final peace agreement, and the possibility of the Liang army attacking Jingxiang from Caizhou after entering the autumn is very small, but Jinling also doesn't know when there will be chaos, Han Qian naturally advocates that the three princes should live directly in the original Tanzhou Jiedu Embassy now, and the sooner the situation in Tanzhou is settled, the more beneficial it will be for them.
Xinchang Hou Li Pu was slightly stunned, but this time he used Wen Rui to seize Baimao City, and quickly trapped Tanzhou, and his exploits were dazzling all of a sudden, even if Han Qian refuted his claim a little at this time, there was nothing unpleasant.
At this time, Han Qian asked Wen Ruilin, who was standing behind Xinchang Marquis Li Pu, "Doesn't Mr. Wen think that His Royal Highness should live in Tanzhou City as soon as possible?" β
persuaded Gao Long to open the door to lead the Chu army to attack Baimao City and persuaded Miao Yong to assassinate Ma Zihua to welcome Xinchang Marquis to lead his troops to attack Tanzhou City, Wen Ruilin can be said to have made a great contribution to quickly pacifying the chaos in Tanzhou, Han Qian believed that Xinchang Marquis Li Pu should obey Wen Ruilin's words at this time, so on the issue of the temporary garrison of the three princes, Wen Ruilin should also be asked for his opinion.
Wen Ruilin intuitively felt that Han Qian's burning eyes seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, and he subconsciously wanted to dodge, and said embarrassedly: "Whether you enter the city or not, naturally there are benefits for each one, and everything depends on His Highness's decision." β
"You are Wen Ruilin?" Yang Yuanpu looked at Wen Ruilin with interest and asked.
In Xiangzhou City, Wen Ruilin followed Ma Xun's side, and naturally showed his face in front of the third prince Yang Yuanpu, but he was not able to leave a deep impression on the third prince Yang Yuanpu at that time.
"Wen Ruilin to meet His Highness!" Wen Ruilin stepped forward to bow down to the third prince Yang Yuanpu.
"Mr. Wen does not need to be polite, he can quickly trap Tanzhou, so that millions of Li people in Tanzhou will suffer less from the war and chaos, Mr. Wen has made great contributions, and this king has written to his father to ask for credit for Mr. Wen." Yang Yuanpu picked up Wen Ruilin, left him by his side to talk affectionately, and under the introduction of Xinchang Marquis, Li Pu, Zheng Hui and others, he met with Zhang Han, Gao Long, Miao Yong and other surrendered generals.
The power of the county prince's mansion must grow, and the military attachΓ©s and generals of the Xinchang Marquis and the Dragon Bird Army must grow, but this alone is far from enough, and it is necessary to constantly absorb new blood from the outside.
The successful reduction of the domain in Tanzhou, the family clan in Tanzhou is the new blood that the county palace wants to attract, and Wen Ruilin, Zhang Han, Gao Long, Miao Yong and others have taken the lead in proving their position of cutting off from the old master and having no regrets, and they are naturally the first time that Yang Yuanpu wants to recruit and entrap them.
Only when Tanzhou absorbs enough new blood and transforms them into the descendants of the county prince's mansion, can Yang Yuanpu really have the status and strength to compete with the Anning Palace, the prince's line, and King Xin.
In addition to Wen Ruilin and Zhang Han, Gao Long and Miao Yong, Han Qian never liked them.
After Xinchang Marquis Li Pu led his troops to capture Tanzhou City, Han Qian immediately sent the remaining more than ten Chazi into Tanzhou.
He is also to prevent people from taking advantage of the trouble when the three princes enter the city.
Maybe it was because Tanzhou fell so quickly that everyone expected, the chaos in Tanzhou City was chaotic and messy, but no one had conspired against the three princes yet, but Han Qian unexpectedly obtained a piece of information yesterday, that is, Gao Long's wife and daughter were killed by the rebels when Xinchang Marquis Li Pu led his troops to attack the city.
Han Qian and Shen Yang had long suggested to the Third Prince that no matter the Ma clan or other clans in the city, as long as they did not resist violently, they should mainly surrender in order to calm the situation in Tanzhou as soon as possible.
Even if they want to be purged and liquidated in the future, they must wait for Emperor Tianyou to order that Yousi is responsible, and they can't kill indiscriminately.
Ma Zihua killed Miao Yong, the garrison in Tanzhou City was divided and chaotic, and there were many looting and adultery in a short period of time, but Gao Long's wife and daughter should still have guards around them, and they should not die so easily from the chaos.
In fact, most of the children of the Ma clan in the city, including the wives and concubines of Ma Yin, Ma Xun and others, were immediately detained by Xinchang Marquis Li Pu.
Gao Long's wife and daughter died in the rebellion, it is likely that Gao Long himself instructed someone to do it, to put it bluntly, Gao Long himself wanted to clear the way to join Chu Ting and soar in Great Chu, after all, his wife and daughter are the blood of the traitor Ma clan.
Han Qian would never like such a character, and he would even be deeply vigilant in his heart, but he didn't catch the conclusive evidence that Gao Long killed his wife and daughter, and he couldn't deny his great contribution to the quick trapping of Tan Prefecture, so he couldn't prevent the third prince from recruiting such a person to the county prince's mansion.
Even if he stopped it, how could Xinchang Hou Li Pu be at his mercy?
And Miao Yong is the adopted son of Ma Zihua since childhood, and he is the commander of Ma Zihua's personal guard battalion, maybe Ma Zihua never dreamed that Miao Yong would attack him before he died, right?
Of course, why Wen Ruilin was able to persuade Miao Yong to betray Ma Zihua, Han Qian had not yet found out the reason at this time.