Chapter 790: Wanderer
Since Fang Bo was named Yin Yang, the development was not smooth at first, and the reason was very simple, Bailiyan had a lack of morality back then, and only closed the city without fiefdom, forcing it to use the land and port in Yin Yangcheng as the capital to open up a trade point in Jiangdong for the Xian State.
For this reason, Fang Bo invested a huge amount of money and contacts for the development and operation, after fifteen or sixteen years of construction, although the city of Yin Yangcheng is not large, but the commercial scale has been the surrounding premier commercial port, the ships of the Jin Kingdom, the Zhi Kingdom, and the Song Kingdom travel to and from the three countries through the Wangqin River, and trade bulk commodities here.
Uncle Fang got the news on the second day of the first month of November, and he was delayed for several days, and only arrived in Shanling on November 14, so it should be a happy thing to finally be able to enter the court as an official, but Uncle Fang was very unhappy. In order to seek this official, he struggled for sixteen years, and once he got what he wanted, but it was a false title, but Xihuan pressed it, and the matter was settled.
On November 16, King Xian held a banquet in the palace to entertain Uncle Fang and the prince and his wife, and the next day the Commercial and Business Administration was officially listed, and Uncle Fang officially took office, and then on November 20, the "great victory at the front" was sent to Chenling.
Bailiyan led the army to burn the company camp for hundreds of miles, the black turban elite navy was annihilated, and the southeastern navy of Changsun was defeated.
"King, King!"
Lu Gao shouted in his hand and broke into the Guangyuan Palace, King Xian didn't know the inside story, and was shocked when he heard the news, thinking that the Jin army had sent troops to attack, and jumped up and rushed out of the inner hall:
"General Lu, why is he so noisy!"
"Great king, great victory, Yongxing Hou has a great victory on the front line, the rebels have collapsed, and they have been scattered!"
When King Xian heard the news, his face changed, he was not happy but worried, and the gap in his heart jumped on his face. Obviously, the good news thousands of miles away could not solve the aggressive posture of the Jin army.
"Take it to the widow."
"No!"
King Xian took the good news at a glance, and the expression on his face fluctuated and the clouds wrinkled:
"The Marquis of Yongxing encircled and suppressed the rebels, why did he send a large army to attack the Changsun Water Army first, wouldn't this give the eldest grandson an excuse to beg my Xianguo and add chaos to the widows!"
"Great King, Changsun made peace with more than 300,000 rebels, trying to attack me in late November with the rebels as the vanguard, Yongxing Hou first attacked the rebels in the name of the Xian army, and then attacked the Changsun Water Army in the name of the rebels, burning up its grain and grass.
As a result, the rebels' food and grass have all been cut off today, and the rebels in the five southeastern counties of Changsun will be in chaos without a fight, and all of them will fall into a dangerous situation where there is no food available, and hundreds of thousands of rebels will turn their troops into bandits, and it will be too late for Changsun to clean up the mess, so how can he free up his hands to fight with our army. ”
"Shhh...... General Lu's meaning, the eldest grandson is finished? ”
"The minister thinks that the Changsun Bu army is weak, even if the rebels become bandits, they are also bandits, and it is difficult to pacify them in a short time.
In addition, the good news did not mention the fact that the Marquis of Yongxing had disappeared, and at the beginning of November, the Marquis of Yongxing borrowed 50,000 high-grade war horses from the Imperial Guest House and transported them to Changyin, and 50,000 elite soldiers would return to China immediately, and they would be able to rush to Jiangdong at the end of December at the latest. ”
"Yongxing Hou lives up to the expectations of the widows, good, great!" King Xian praised the good words again and again, and then said: "By the way, the eldest grandson suffered such a big loss, what will happen to the Jin Kingdom?" ”
"According to the minister's judgment, if Zhao Shuai sticks to the western front, Jiangdong can form a confrontation, and the situation will be favorable to our country. At that time, the King of Jin will most likely not risk losing both sides to fight me alone. Moreover, its northern army is in Changsun, and Changsun has suffered such a big loss, if a stalemate is formed, the Jin army's baggage supply in Changsun's country will cost hundreds of thousands of manpower in Changsun for transshipment.
In the long run, the eldest grandson not only had to pacify the bandit army, but also marched west to seize the land of Sun, and he was unable to spare manpower to transport grain and grass for the Jin army.
Therefore, as long as we hold out until the first half of next year and persuade Wei Guo to get his promise, our army can withdraw at least 100,000 soldiers and horses from the newly occupied land, and the situation will only be unfavorable to the Jin State. ”
"In other words, from today onwards, the widow can have no worries, hehaha......" King Xian laughed loudly, sweeping away the haze of heavy pressure since October. At this time, he suddenly thought of Uncle Fang, who had already taken office: "Damn, Uncle Fang was cheaper this time." ”
"The king doesn't want to break the contract, right?"
"Why not, the crisis has been solved, why are the widows afraid of the Jin Kingdom, why do they want to give Xihuan face."
"Your Majesty, with all due respect. If there is no matter of Fang Bo, the Marquis of Yongxing will bring the aftermath of the great victory, and the Jin army will eventually retreat. However, the king has now promised to Xihuan, if he repents, Xihuan will not give up when he learns the inside story, and then he will instigate the king of Jin to attack, but it will backfire. Since he has made a promise, the king should urge Xihuan to let the Jin State withdraw its troops, and our country should recuperate as soon as possible and consolidate the land that has been occupied. ”
"What a mistake, why didn't Yongxing Hou get a message in advance. This is good, Uncle Fang entered the court, and he will know whether it will be a blessing or a curse in the future. ”
"The front line is changing rapidly, the fighters are fleeting, and they are thousands of miles away, and the Marquis of Yongxing is afraid that it will be too late to ask the king."
"yes...... It's too far. I don't know what Yongxing Hou will do when he learns about Uncle Fang......"
In early November, Lu Gao's express letter was the first to be delivered to Xuandi, and Bai Liyan was not there, so it was handed over to Zhao Anling for disposal. When Baili Yan annihilated the rebels, burned the Changsun grain and grass and returned to Yangdu Port, he reported to the Emperor that he did not know the news, and two days later, the letter was transferred from Jiangquan to Yangdu, only to learn the news of Fang Bo's entry into the court, but Baili Yan did not reply.
There are two reasons, one is that he is not fully sure that the Jin army will retreat, and Xihuan will maintain his position, and he and King Xian have more consistent common interests at this time.
Second, he didn't have time to interfere, the incident happened in late October, he led his troops back to Yangdu to get the news that it was mid-November, and in the past nearly half a month, the deal that should have been reached has been reached, and those who should have been appointed have been appointed.
Bai Liyan only cared about what official position Fang Bo would eventually hold, because Lu Gao's letter preceded Fang Bo's appointment, Bai Liyan did not know Fang Bo's appointment.
But I somewhat expected that it would be nothing more than to be able to touch huge economic interests, and at the same time to strangle the Xianguo, and the inconspicuous and insignificant official position on weekdays.
When something happened in Dechengling, Bailiyan couldn't wait to repair it, and successively sent orders to Mo Yunfeng, Gongsun Yue, Ye Xin, Jiang Jie, Zhao Anling and others, and sent Zhou Kong to Lintai in Changyin County to join Su Hong, and led an army of 50,000 horses to return to China.
Bailiyan only led Tian Peng and other thirty people, riding thousands of miles away from the brigade and rushing to Chenling.
The news of the great victory spread rapidly from top to bottom, and due to the impact of news transmission and delay in decision-making, the envoy of the eldest grandson country had not yet received the exact news from the country, and at this time he undoubtedly became the most embarrassed person among everyone.
And the biggest beneficiary is none other than Xihuan, the first time he learned of the defeat of the eldest grandson, it was like having a nightmare, and when he woke up, he only thought it was fake.
"Baili Yan, Bai Li Yan, how did this palace bump into such an opponent as you in this life. General Ji, the Xian army does not declare war, how will the eldest grandson react! ”
"Mostly ......" Ji Jinsheng stopped talking again, and Xihuan urged:
"Say."
"It's probably over."
"It's over, how can it be over, it's just the loss of hundreds of thousands of stone of grain and grass and two hundred ships, how can it be over, is the lord of the eldest grandson willing to be humiliated!"
"Your Highness doesn't know that the more than 300,000 rebels of Thunder and Shengyan have run out of food, and the eldest grandson has been able to transport grain and control the rebels, so the military rations transferred to the south this time are loaded on the ship. Although the ship is gone, it is not a big problem to lose tens of thousands of sailors, but if you want to transport grain from the rear, convey the news to various places, and mobilize manpower, it will take not two months, but also a month.
Moreover, the five southeastern counties of Changsun will fall into long-term turmoil, and while the eastern front of the Changsun army is quelling the rebellion, it is still recovering the lost territory on the western front. The loss of the eldest grandson country is not small, not only did not occupy a county, but it may also fall into a long-term suppression of bandits in the future and cannot get out.
Bai Liyan's hand is really too powerful. In this way, Xianguo only needs to face my Jin army alone, even if it can't be the whole body, my Jin Kingdom will not be able to fight quickly, and will eventually force the king to withdraw his troops. ”
"What about the defense of the country, the Xian country occupies seven or eight counties, and the defense of the country will be resigned?"
"Weiguo's eastward passage has not yet been opened, not to mention the second half of next year, coupled with disaster relief and grain and grass transfer, it will take half a year at least and a year at most to be fully prepared, and at that time, the king may not take too much advantage.
Bailiyan's plan is really a risky and extremely risky, but if it is also successful in one fell swoop, the effect is extraordinary. ”
"According to General Ji's words, Baili Yan can retire from the king's brother and use troops, and the uncle of the palace has just entered the court, will the king of Xian go back on his word and drive his uncle away."
"The Salt King will, but most of the cabinet ministers will not. If King Xian rebelled, how could your Royal Highness the princess give up, and his subordinates thought that the inner dynasty would definitely not advocate going back on his word, especially when the situation was treacherous, and when he saw stability but not stability, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were eager to stabilize the situation and would not rashly offend His Royal Highness again. ”
"Now it seems that my uncle's entry into the court is really dangerous, if it is a few days late, will he not be harmed by Baili Yan."
"Exactly. However, the situation is still very unfavorable to His Highness, and His Royal Highness should promote a truce between the king and the Xianguo as soon as possible, so as to show the good offices of the palace and revive the situation before the Yongxing Incident. ”
"What General Ji said is extremely true, the old thing of King Xian will not die if the heart of the prince is not dead, and the palace will not be able to live in peace for a day. The matter of the truce must be done as soon as possible, and Bailiyan must not be allowed to snatch the first credit again. ”
While the two were talking, Gu Chen hurriedly reported:
"Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, Ma Zhongning has arrived."
"Hmph, this slippery head, if he doesn't come, Bengong really wants to find him."
After Ma Zhongning received the reply from King Jin, he kept holding the news and did not report it to Xihuan, Xihuan was extremely unhappy about this, so he asked Ji Jinsheng to send Ma Zhongning.
At the same time, the Gongliang army, which was far away in Sun Guomao County, learned at the end of November that the Xian army had won a complete victory in the northern attack on the rebels and the sweep of Changsun.
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