On the side of Taiwei's Mansion, it didn't take long for the Song Governor to send someone to spread the word and know that Taizhou was coming from the white shirt.

Huo Bao and the owner of the horse village were not surprised.

A few days ago, the wedding date of the horse colt was set, and Chuzhou sent invitations to several places.

Yangzhou, Bozhou, Lingshui, Taizhou and Qichun.

Qi Chun's side was not delivered, and several other places were delivered.

The forces of all parties have also replied, and people will come to eat and drink at that time.

Not only has the Taizhou White Shirts arrived, but if it is not bad as expected, there should be news from Bozhou.

Today is October 23.

The distance from Bozhou to Jinling is not close, and it should also enter Chuzhou in these two days.

When the people of Bozhou cross the border, there will be news from Chuzhou.

"The brothers of the Yuan family captured Taizhou and Wenzhou, robbed the sea ships of the two sailors, and curbed the sea route in eastern Zhejiang...... It's just that he was too repetitive, three times in three or two years, two times down, and in March, he killed the marshal of the eastern province of Zhejiang, so he didn't repeat it immediately...... It is estimated that the imperial court will also send people to Taizhou to recruit surrender, Huanghuai is erosive, the land route is cut off, and the imperial court has relied on the sea route ...... "the main road of the horse village."

He did not despise the Yuan brothers.

Speaking of the origin of the Chuzhou army, it was like that, and the mountain bandits went down the mountain.

The Taizhou Army, a bandit, came ashore, and it was much the same as the Chuzhou Army.

Huo Bao thought of the salt pan in Songjiang and the mysterious ninth uncle, and said: "Yuan Guozhen defeated the counterinsurgency army in the eastern province of Zhejiang, and also killed the marshal of the capital, but he did not take the opportunity to go north to fight Ningbo, the provincial capital of the eastern province of Zhejiang, but chose to go south to fight Wenzhou Mansion...... There must be a reason for this......"

Ningbo and Wenzhou are both adjacent to Taizhou, but one north and one south.

Whether it is population or wealth, Wenzhou is certainly not as good as Ningbo.

"What else could it be? Just as Zhoushan is given for nothing? ”

The owner of the horse village said casually.

Huo Bao was curious: "Sixth Uncle, where is the island you were on before?" But over there in Zhoushan? ”

The owner of the horse village glanced at Huo Bao and said, "Why do you ask this?" ”

Huo Bao smiled: "I thought that Uncle Nine was in Chongming, but it's not right to think about it...... Chongming is at the mouth of the river, close to the land, and there is no natural danger! ”

The owner of the horse village shook his head and said, "You don't need to ask this, I won't say it, and your father won't say it...... Before we went ashore, we swore that no one would divulge the location of the island, and those who violated the oath would be forsaken......"

Huo Bao hurriedly said: "It's my nephew who is reckless!" ”

From this point of view, the island that Zhu Qiang and Du Laoba went to before should not be the lair of the ninth master.

Even if it is such a private place, it must not be close to the shore, and the entry and exit are private.

For a while, Huo Bao couldn't guess.

However, it is conceivable that even if the Zhoushan Islands are not the lair of the Ninth Master, there are other bandits entrenched.

Yuan Guozhen didn't fight Ningbo Mansion, because he was afraid of this.

I can't hold it even if I fight.

……

In the afternoon, Song Lin led several envoys from Taizhou to Taiwei's Mansion.

is Yuan Guozhen's second brother Yuan Guohua, followed by staff member Xie Xian and Yuan Guozhen's fifth brother Yuan Guoke.

The owner of the horse village got the news and took Du Laoba and Huo Bao to the door of the Taiwei Mansion to greet them.

Regardless of whether Yuan Guozhen has good intentions towards the Chuzhou army or not, if he can send two compatriots and a number one staff member, he will have the intention of showing favor to Jinling.

Otherwise, there is no need for such a weighty character.

It's just this look......

The Yuan brothers have five short bodies and black and red faces, while Xie Xian has no flesh, sparse beards, and some pots.

Governor Song said on the side: "Second Master Yuan, Fifth Master Yuan, Mr. Xie, this is General Ma, General Du and the eldest prince!" After that, he introduced three people to the owner of Ma Zhai and others.

The owner of Ma Zhai disliked it in his heart, but he said "hehe" twice, hugged his fists and said: "Ma Kui has seen Yuan Erye, Yuan Wuye, and Mr. Xie!" Distinguished guests come to the door, and they are overjoyed! ”

Yuan Guohua and the others looked at the three of them, and they also returned the salute with their fists.

The owners of the horse village dislike them for their ugliness, and they also dislike these people for their strange appearance.

The face surnamed Ma is one and a half feet long, and the surname Du is two people wide, and he speaks "snorting and panting" Can he still be a general?

And this eldest son, is Huo Wuye's only son?

The little white face with a thin body is not appropriate to look at.

Pushing the father with the son, for Huo Wu, who did not show up, several people also had an image in their hearts.

A few people were in the restaurant and made a lot of nonsense, but when they arrived in front of people, they also knew the rules, and they didn't take the liberty to ask why Huo Wu didn't see him.

The territory of the Chuzhou Army is now more open than that of the Taizhou Army.

Huo Wu must hold it and arrange for his brother and son to come forward, which is also in line with the identity of Yuan Guohua and others.

If Yuan Guozhen, the lord of the party, came in person, Huo Wu would personally greet him.

……

That is, the guests who came to the wedding banquet had to be placed in the guest room, next to the courtyard of the disciples and others.

The second into the small courtyard, not to mention the placement of more than a dozen people, even a hundred or so people also live.

As soon as there was movement here, the disciples and others next door noticed it.

But he was not in a hurry to inquire.

No matter where the visitor is, he will meet it at the time of the meal.

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After Song Lin sent the envoy from Taizhou, he did not leave immediately, but spoke to the master of the horse village: "Yuan Eryi walked by sea and land, and he went ashore from Hangzhou Bay to change the land route...... There were two hundred people in total, and the city gate was strictly checked, so they only brought twelve guards into the city......"

When he was in the Jingwei Building, two guards were in the private room, and the other ten people were released to listen to the news.

Some of these news were inquired by Song Lin, and some were deduced from the words of several people: "Even if they heard about the victory in Yangzhou, these people didn't take it seriously, and they still thought about putting aside the Chuzhou army and directly contacting the little sect leader in Bozhou, wanting to ask for the prince for Yuan Guozhen's ......."

The owner of the horse village and Huo Bao glanced at each other.

The uncle and nephew also mentioned Zhoushan just now, and here the envoy from Taizhou took the sea route.

The sea route enters Hangzhou Bay and crosses the Zhoushan Islands.

The relationship between Taizhou and the bandits in Zhoushan, no matter what is inside, is a relationship that can be borrowed with peace of mind.

There are also sea ships in Taizhou that go to Hangzhou Bay, not Songjiang Estuary, which means that Taizhou is convenient and Hangzhou is also linked.

Otherwise, how dare you go ashore from Hangzhou.

Hangzhou can have Hangzhou sailors.

In this world, the arrogance that can divide one side should not be underestimated.

The master of Ma Zhai couldn't help but worry: "It seems that the previous strategy was right, with the little sect leader on top, all forces will only regard the Chuzhou army as a vassal of Bozhou...... But now that Qi Chun is in the limelight, don't treat us as soft persimmons! ”

The Chuzhou army didn't want to fight the internal friction of the white-shirted army, but the Qi Chunjun probably wanted to take revenge as soon as possible.

Du Laoba said: "Come on, I'm afraid of a bird!" They tossed over, not better than us tossing in the past, how many miles less to walk! ”

The owner of the horse village was open-minded and said with a smile: "What the old man said is reasonable!" The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, we are not afraid of the expedition, and we are afraid of a bag ball when we defend our homes! ”

Everyone said it easily, but they all knew in their hearts that if the Qi Chun army really moved, the soldiers and horses of the "Eastern Crusade" could only be transferred back.

At present, the Chuzhou Army is not able to fight on the eastern and western fronts.

Huo Bao didn't speak, and this sense of urgency made people feel uncomfortable.

He directly called someone to send Hou Xiaoming over and asked him about his conscription.

As for Qiu Wei, he has already led his subordinates to Taiping Mansion to recruit soldiers.

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"If you go back to Bao Ye, you have already sent six people out, according to Bao Ye's instructions, according to the number of household registrations, three Ding draw one, five Ding draw two, and single Ding does not draw...... Only young and strong, 16 to 45 years old to join the army...... Between the ages of 45 and 60, he served 10 days of local service every quarter, dredged canals, and repaired official roads...... "Hou Xiaoming said.

In the six counties of Jinling Mansion, the total Dingkou booklet is available in the Yamen of Jinling Mansion.

Jiangnan is densely populated, accounting for half of the country's total population.

The six counties of Jinling Prefecture add up to more than 200,000 households and one million people.

According to the method of drawing one from three and two from five, more than 100,000 young and strong people can be drawn.

The population of Taiping Mansion is half of that of Jinling Mansion, and it should be able to draw 50,000 or 60,000 young people.

With the addition of Zhenjiang Mansion, there will be more than 200,000 recruits.

Huo Bao only felt his scalp tingle.

There are more than 100,000 people before, and the food and grass of these soldiers is a huge number.

He somewhat understood the reason why Qi Chunjun couldn't wait to fight Wuchang Mansion as soon as he defeated the imperial court to quell the rebels.

Without fighting, it is not easy to feed these soldiers.

……

When it was time for the dinner, the Taiwei Mansion would wash the dust for the two guests.

These two guests do not refer to Disciple 3 and Yuan Er, after all, Disciple 3 has already taken over the wind at noon.

It was the messenger from Bozhou who came to the wedding banquet to arrive.

The envoy from Bozhou is the great disciple of the Zuo Protector, and the official position he holds is "Da Honglu".

This is one of the "Nine Qings" among the three princes and nine secretaries of the Han Dynasty.

According to the Han system, the "Great Honglu" was in charge of the affairs of the kings and princes of the outer and inner domains.

It seems that the Zuo Protector knows that he has underestimated Huo Wu, not just as the "governor of Chuzhou and Hezhou", but as a prince all the way under the Qilin Dynasty.

In addition to coming to congratulate him this time, the Bozhou envoy also brought a "holy decree" to Huo Wu.

They arrived in Jinling for three days, and they have been listening to the news of the Taiwei Mansion, but they have heard about the Jinling Prefect's Yamen filing lawsuits and arresting spies.

It was not until today that the news of Yangzhou's victory came, which could be regarded as useful information.

Coupled with the eyeliner that stared at the end of the Taiwei Mansion, there were envoys from other forces who arrived, and this Da Honglu brought people to the Taiwei Mansion to show his identity.

Since he brought the "Holy Decree" of the little sect leader, he was rarely allowed to see Huo Wu after entering the mansion.

The owner of the horse village did not hide it, and said in a good voice: "The captain is in Yangzhou, and he should be in the class in the next two days!" ”

There are really several comparisons in Taizhou, this monk with clear eyebrows and eyes is very eye-catching.

That's right, this great Honglu is a monk.

It is not a pseudo-monk who grew up in the temple like Monk Feng and several junior disciples, but a monk with a ring scar on his head and a degree of sea green.

During the three days he was in Jinling, he did not live in an inn, but placed an order in the temple.

Huo Bao followed the owner of the horse village and was also looking at this person.

In his early twenties, he looked at his kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and his law name was "Shanming".

For this person, it was also mentioned in the previous news from Bozhou that he was not only a disciple of the Zuo Protector, but also the son of his kindness, and the most trusted confidant of the Zuo Protector.

The situation in Bozhou was a mess in August, Marshal Liu was expelled, and the situation left with Zuo Protector and Marshal Sun was "two tigers fighting".

This good monk came forward, and he didn't know how to persuade Zuo Protector and Marshal Sun to calm down the two sides.

It's just that I haven't heard of the name of "Da Honglu" before, and I guess the name specially chosen for the mission.

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