Chapter 258: There are guests in mysterious Qingzhou
The middle of June in the Chang'an calendar.
A small wave set off by Zhao Cheng of Fengzhou, was finally pacified by Ying Qiong, together with the trouble of the Yue people, was also solved by Ying Qiong, he maintained the peaceful relationship between Yangzhou and the Yue people, acquiesced in the autonomy of Yue County, and Zhao Cheng who rose up, will not be tolerated, for him, Zhao Cheng is just a small role, not to worry, but those who are watching the Yangzhou family, but it is the people who have created the wealth of Yangzhou, and it is also them who have caused the numbness and cowardice of the people of Yangzhou Mansion, Ying Qiong has a premonition that in the near future, In this land, there will be a bigger wave, all of this has to start from his trip to the west, everyone knows that the Menghu Xianrong United Great Food, which has been stopped for a long time, suddenly sent troops, which has been planned for a long time, and it is their dispatch that Yin Zheng's forces in the Central Plains have shown their weaknesses, the so-called flies do not bite seamless eggs, the eggs of Sifu, I am afraid that they are about to break.
As the marshal of the government, Luo Feng, Chang Long, naturally noticed the things behind this war, so, taking this opportunity, he strengthened his troops and trained the army to deal with future crises, and it was even more obvious that Chang Long handed over everything to his son Chang Dan, and Luo Feng entrusted the military affairs to Yan Beifeng, this is not that they are lazy, on the contrary, they are taking the opportunity to exercise talents who can take on great responsibilities, and themselves, a Han Chufei, were seriously injured in the first battle, which made Ying Qiong have to replan the future.
Yangzhou City, which had just undergone a ransack, was greatly damaged, and the whole city was filled with a gloomy atmosphere.
The news of Wei Jinxian's death has also been made public, and the whole Yangzhou can be said to be more painful, and the people are remembering their relatives at the same time, and they also miss the old manager who has worked all his life for the people of Yangzhou.
On June 13, at the call of the dome, the officials in charge of the 64 counties of Yangzhou came to Yangzhou to discuss matters. At the same time, Shen Yan was appointed as the new chief administrator of Yangzhou Prefecture and the commander of the Xuanzhou battalion. Fan Chuan was the commander of the Guards Battalion, reorganized 5,000 of his subordinates and the young men who were gathered on the night of the Yangzhou tragedy, and then recruited the young Zhuang, a total of 10,000 people, and united with the New Army of 10,000 people.
On June 14, Ying Qiong inspected 40,000 Yangzhou troops, explained the maintenance of Yangzhou City, and summoned Han Chufei, the governor of the capital, in Yingtian Pavilion, he asked Han Chufei about his views on the future development of Yangzhou, Han Chufei said that Yangzhou should still eradicate the root cause of the family and strengthen the ruling power of Yangzhou Prefecture. After hearing this, Ying Qiong didn't speak, just nodded and let Han Chufei retreat.
Han Chufei, who didn't know why, didn't know what to do, and when he returned to the Governor's Mansion, the officials were busy with the work assigned by Shen Yan, and Fan Chuan was also busy training the army in the barracks and rectifying the city defense. Only he found that he seemed to be a little redundant, and his heart was very uncomfortable, so he turned around, and finally decided to go back to Jiangzhou to see the old and young of the Sun family. I heard that Lu Fu, the county guard of Jiangzhou, hanged himself before the men and horses sent to arrest him arrived, and I don't know if the people of the Sun family are okay.
After thinking about it, Han Chufei asked Ying Qiong to take leave, took a carriage by himself, and went to Jiangzhou.
Soon, under the concerted efforts of the military and the people, the city of Yangzhou was put into the restoration of the construction work, and the prosperity of the past was gradually restored, and the business travelers from all over the world heard that the rebellion had been quelled, and they gradually came to Yangzhou.
At dusk that day, a young man with a Zen staff in his hand came, who did not look like a monk, so it was very eye-catching, he led a snow-white white horse, walking on the street of Yangzhou City, and many people looked sideways.
The young man didn't care, and walked towards an inn in the city.
There were also soldiers of the Guards Battalion patrolling the streets, and when they saw such a very suspicious person, they immediately stopped him.
"Stop!" Coincidentally, it was Fan Chuan who personally led the team, and he noticed this strange-looking young man from a distance, obviously not a monk, but with a Zen staff, and a horse and a white horse, it seems that it is also priceless, and the more he looks at it, the more suspicious it becomes.
With Fan Chuan shouting, the man stopped.
"This military master, I don't know what to do?" The young man was polite, bowed slightly, and had a humble attitude.
"Where are you from and what are you doing in Yangzhou?" Fan Chuan is lower than the young man, and when he speaks, he has to look up, but in his tone, he is very domineering.
"I came from the east, traveled around, heard about Yangzhou, and came to take a look." The young man held a Zen staff in one hand and looked at the white horse in the other, and said with a smile. There was a natural affinity on his white face, and his smile was even more handsome.
"To the east? Which place? Fan Chuan heard what he said vaguely, doubted in his heart, and asked.
"Qingzhou Mansion, Liucheng." The young man was neither humble nor arrogant, and said with his head held high.
Unexpectedly, when these words came out, everyone around them, including Fan Chuan, was shocked, and they looked at the person in front of them in amazement, who was actually from Qingzhou Mansion, which was a rare thing. This Qingzhou Mansion, which has always been mysterious, is simply a legendary place for them. This sudden appearance of a young man claiming to be from Qingzhou Mansion really surprised these people.
"Are you really from Qingzhou Mansion?" Fan Chuan's eyes widened, just like a child hearing something strange, and his curiosity was suddenly aroused.
"Of course, the people in Liucheng, Qingzhou Mansion, are not fake." The young man laughed.
"Is there any proof? Empty mouth and white teeth, how can I believe you? Fan Chuan thought about it, and heard that people in Qingzhou Mansion have a document that can enter and exit, which is said to be issued by Qingzhou Prefecture, and it is precisely because of this that people from other places want to enter Qingzhou Mansion, first of all, they can't cross the border inspection.
"Nature." The young man knew what Fan Chuan meant, and quickly took out a document covered with the official seal from his arms, carefully unfolded it, and arrived in front of Fan Chuan, Fan Chuan took it, and looked at it with wide eyes, on which were written the Qingzhou Mansion border passage documents, covered with two bright red and bright seals, which were the official seal of the Qingzhou Mansion and the seal of the general of the Qingzhou Mansion.
"Shhh...... The Great General's Seal? This document still needs to be reviewed by the general? Fan Chuan said curiously, it stands to reason that this kind of thing should be managed by the government office, how can the general still intervene, isn't this not a separation between the military and the government? Qingzhou Mansion is really a strange place.
"Hahaha, why can't the general take care of it? Could it be that the little general thinks this is fake? The young man laughed, he was amused by the curious young man in front of him, but he was also conscientious, Yangzhou Mansion seems to have produced a few talented descendants in the past two years, Ying Qiong is not like Ying Tianyang, just thinking about a corner of peace, thinking of this, the young man suddenly had a whim, why don't you go to Ying Qiong for a while?
The thought exploded in his heart at once.
"Where, it's just the first time I've seen it in my life, I've heard the elders talk about the mysterious Qingzhou Mansion in the past, isn't it curious, don't be surprised, your Excellency should be a routine, a routine, hahaha." Fan Chuan said, carefully returned the paperwork to the young man, his eyes rolled twice, this person is by no means an ordinary person in Qingzhou Mansion, it is necessary to report to the marshal.
"That's it, since the little general is so worried, how about taking it down to meet your marshal?" The young man looked down at Fan Chuan and said.
"Huh? Why are you? Fan Chuan was secretly frightened, this person was so powerful that he actually saw through his own thoughts.
"You'll know if you go, whether you take me or not depends on the little general." The young man's white horse Xu was an anxious man, stamped his hooves and shook his head.
Fan Chuan was suddenly embarrassed, he was actually taken by others, this person is really powerful, I thought he had a powerful mouth, he didn't want someone outside the world, if he didn't take him, what if this person was an important person, what if he took him to have other plans?
After thinking for a while, Fan Chuan looked at the young man from time to time, and saw that he was calm and calm, as if he didn't care.
Fan Chuan weighed one or two, and felt that it was better to follow his feelings and take him to see Ying Qiong.
"Okay, you've got to tell me what your name is, right?" Fan Chuan asked solemnly with a frown.
"It's called the mirror under the name."
Jingtai said softly, obviously, Fan Chuan had never heard of his name, just blinked his eyes, turned around suspiciously, and led the way in front.
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In the Ying Mansion, Ying Qiong is in the highest level of the Ying Heavenly Pavilion, writing something, preparing to deal with the officials from all over the country.
When I was burying my head, I heard a burst of footsteps.
"Qiqi Mansion Marshal, Commander Fan asks to see."
"See you."
After a while, Fan Chuan hurriedly walked in.
"Marshal, there is a person who claims to be from Qingzhou Mansion, and he is really suspicious and was intercepted by me in the city, and he said that he wants to see you......" Fan Chuan said more and more empty.
"Oh? Qingzhou Mansion? Ying Qiong exclaimed, hurriedly got up from the bookcase, and walked in front of Fan Chuan.
"Exactly, Qingzhou Mansion, I also checked his documents, it is indeed stamped with the big seal of Qingzhou Mansion, it seems to be true, this person claims to be named Jingtai." Fan Chuan said.
"Then meet him, quick, bring him in." Ying Qiong said with some excitement, in an instant, he had a strong interest in this mirror platform, and the people of Qingzhou Mansion came to Yangzhou at this juncture, and they wanted to see themselves, there must be something special.
Fan Chuan turned around and led the mirror platform in through the door.
"I've seen Marshal Ying." The mirror platform said in a clear and loud voice, neither humble nor arrogant to Ying Qiong.
Ying Qiong first looked at this person, from head to toe, well-dressed, not like a dusty traveler, he was also very handsome, and there was no trace of weathering on his face at all, but like a pampered nobleman. It's just that the Zen staff in his hand is very eye-catching, how can he take a Zen staff? The literati all regard the sword as beautiful, but he just takes a Zen staff, could it be that it has something to do with Buddhism?
"You're welcome, Your Excellency came from afar, and Ying was not well entertained, so I'm really ashamed." Ying Qiong said as he invited Ying Qiong to take a seat.
There is a small red clay stove in the pavilion all the year round, and there is little wine boiled on it, and it is basically Yangzhou's own tea. Ying Qiong sat opposite the mirror platform, and the mirror platform was not restrained at all, and sat down spontaneously.
"Where is the hospitality inconsiderate, how can a cup of tea be drunk by ordinary people?" Jingtai has been smiling all the time when he speaks, no matter how he looks, he is kind and amiable.
"Haha, Brother Jingtai is really extraordinary, since this is the case, Ying Mou is more cheerful, dare to ask Your Excellency what is the matter with this trip to Yangzhou?" Ying Qiong saw that Jingtai was easy to talk to, and he didn't look like a person who liked to beat around the bush and be polite, so he said bluntly.
"I'm here for one person." Jingtai didn't hide it, he was originally trying to investigate the mysterious person in Shen Wuan's mouth, Mr. Li.
"Oh? Who is it? Ying Qiong asked, he felt that the people who could get the people from Qingzhou Mansion to come to investigate should be powerful characters, then again, since he was here to investigate a person, so to speak...... He is from the Qingzhou government......
"I only know that this person is called Mr. Li, during this time, he haunted the territory of Yangzhou Mansion, and also participated in the shogunate of Zhao Cheng in Fengzhou, so I thought he should have also participated in the planning of the Yangzhou tragedy, so I came all the way to see if I could find out some news in Yangzhou." Jingtai told him bluntly, he was also thinking that if this person participated in the Yangzhou tragedy, then maybe Ying Qiong knew something, or he could find some clues in Yangzhou City, so it was impossible for such a living person not to leave a trace.
"Mr. Li......? Ying really hadn't heard of this person, and he didn't know much about Zhao Cheng's subordinates, so he was only thinking about quelling the rebellion at that time, what? What's so unusual about this man? Ying Qiong asked.
"Naturally, Marshal Ying may not know that this person has dealings with Li Shi in Taizhou and Shen Wu'an in Yuejun, and as far as I know, Shen Wu'an's family was also kidnapped by this person, and he also forced Shen Wu'an to send troops." Jingtai saw that Ying Qiong didn't seem to know anything about this person, and he didn't even know that there was such a person, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly, the dignified Yangzhou Mansion, even if the news was so closed, no wonder Zhao Cheng was able to sneak attack Yangzhou City, look at the Luoyang Mansion, the magic envoys are all over the place, well-informed, and when it was the most powerful, it almost infiltrated into Qingzhou Mansion.
"What? Your Excellency means ......" Ying Qiong exclaimed, his heart suddenly sank, thoughtful.
"That's right, perhaps, this person is the real driving force behind the scenes, he seems to be Zhao Cheng's staff, but he has actually been leading the development of events in Yangzhou." Kagami inferred.
Ying Qiong's brows were tightly locked, and his heart was heavy, and somehow, he suddenly remembered the attack on the way to Taizhou, and couldn't help but reach into his arms and touch the piece of residual jade that had been found from the assassin's body. He hesitated for a moment, thinking about whether to take it out and show it to this mirror platform, maybe he knew something, looking at his appearance, he should have been tracking this Mr. Li for a long time, and he should know a lot.
"Does the marshal have something to show you?" Jingtai looked at Ying Qiong's hesitant hand and eyes, and smiled.
"Ah...... Exactly, this piece of jade was found on the assassin who came to assassinate me, I wonder if Brother Jingtai knows two or three things about it? ”
As he spoke, Ying Qiong took out the piece of residual jade in his arms and handed it to the mirror platform to see.
When Jingtai saw the piece of jade, his face suddenly changed, and he looked at Ying Qiong in great surprise.
"This ...... Did it really come from an Assassin? Kagami asked hurriedly.
Ying Qiong was overjoyed, he really knew.
"Exactly." Ying Qiongdao.
"This ......" Jingtai was speechless for a while, very excited, but his eyes were complicated.