Chapter 123: Recruiting Chen Zhiqing
The next day, in Xiangcheng, because of the looting of Shou Wangjun, Xiangcheng, which was still prosperous in the past, is now very dilapidated, and the Qin soldiers who stayed here repaired the houses available in Xiangcheng, including the palace of the Deng royal family, and the adjacent prosperous area where the old clans lived in the past.
"Why are so many troops staying here?"
Not far from the royal palace of the Deng royal family, the terrain here is high, and many houses can be seen that the people who originally lived here must be either rich or noble!
But right now, Lin Yuyan saw a lot of soldiers around, you must know that after Shangqing Ming Zifu came to Xiangcheng as the [Dai Nan County Guard], he took over the power from the military, and the remaining soldiers and horses either returned to Daqin because of the tension of the war in the north, or were arranged by Ming Zifu to go to Ruoxian to build a new defense of Daqin's southern border.
It is precisely because of this that the soldiers and horses left in Xiangcheng should be few except for the defense of the city wall gate, but the core area of Xiangcheng is at a glance, and there are actually hundreds of soldiers, all wearing armor and carrying bright weapons.
Seeing clearly the armor worn by these soldiers, Lin Yuyan's eyes were also slightly narrowed, because the eyes of these armors were reddish-brown, not the black of the Great Qin soldiers, these soldiers were clearly the soldiers of Qiandeng!
Seeing the carriage of the son of the Qin people rushing over, these soldiers in reddish-brown armor also looked at each other, wanting to stop Lin Yuyan's carriage from moving forward, but they hesitated to do so, and now the entire Xiangcheng has fallen into the hands of the Qin army, and these former Deng people have gradually lost the courage to compete with the Qin people.
However, in the end, a person who looked like a centurion stood up and said to Lin Yuyan: "His Royal Highness Xin, the prince of the Qin State, is discussing important matters with the head of the family, please stop." ”
As soon as the centurion said this, Lin Yuyan understood the situation, and with a cold snort, he lowered the curtain.
"Your Highness." Jing Yi, who was next to the carriage, saw that his royal highness was displeased, and asked in a low voice.
Lin Yuyan's voice came from inside the curtain: "Drive to Chen's Mansion, and ...... Send someone to inform Fang De, lead the troops into Xiangcheng, surround this place, and let no one leave! ”
"Whoa!" Jing Yi hugged his fists in response.
At that moment, Lin Yuyan and his party drove away.
The centurion who warned Lin Yuyan was also relieved, but then it turned into a laugh.
"Qin people...... But that's it! ”
Chen Zhiqing, as the former general of Deng, is also one of the few hundred-year-old clans in Deng State, and his mansion is not small, in the past few days, Chen Zhiqing has also arranged for his clansmen to repair the ancestral tomb of the Deng royal family, after all, the monarch and the minister, although there are some gaps, but after the death, Chen Zhiqing can't bear to see the Deng royal family end like this.
But today, Chen Zhiqing did not go to the Deng royal family with most of the clansmen, but sat quietly in the hall of the mansion, because it was working, that Qin Gongzi Yingyan sent someone to inform him, saying that he was visiting recently, and Chen Zhiqing was also slightly looking forward to it.
Sure enough, before the arrival of the hour, he heard the news that Gongzi Yingyan had come to the house, and Chen Zhiqing personally went to greet him and took Lin Yuyan to the hall.
Lin Yuyan also asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Today, the old clans of Nanjun are all in the secret alliance, why didn't General Chen receive the news?" ”
Hearing this, Chen Zhiqing raised his head and glanced at Lin Yuyan, he really couldn't figure out that this Royal Highness was only about twenty years old, and it was not easy to fight well on the battlefield, but he didn't expect that his sense of power and smell was so keen, and at that moment Chen Zhiqing also laughed dryly, and said: "Qing has already removed the commander of the allied forces, as for where they go, now Qing is beyond the reach of the whip ......"
The ambiguity of these words made Lin Yuyan can't help but scold Chen Zhiqing in his heart for being an "old fox".
However, Chen Zhiqing already knew that he had definitely joined the camp of "Qin Gongzi Yingyan", but the reason why Chen Zhiqing hid some things from Gongzi Yingyan was nothing more than that Gongzi Yingyan did not clearly mean to throw him out, but today Gongzi Yingyan came to visit, and it was not a hint of opportunity.
Immediately, Lin Yuyan did not hide his response to Chen Zhiqing about this matter: "Don't hide it from General Chen, I have already dispatched the Yulin Army into Xiangcheng, and I believe that after a few incense sticks, I am afraid that this area, including the general's Chen Mansion, will probably also fall into the encirclement of the Yulin Army." ”
When Chen Zhiqing heard this, he did not hide the surprise on his face at all, just now this Qin Gongzi Ying Yan faintly tried a few words, making himself mistakenly think that this was a scheming figure who was proficient in the city government, but he didn't expect that just the next sentence would expose that this Qin Gongzi Ying Yan was a straightforward person.
"But ......"
Chen Zhiqing also guessed in his heart......
[Is this soliciting so-and-so?] 】
Chen Zhiqing still reminded: "Your Highness, this matter is not as simple as Your Highness thinks, and now the old clans of Nanjun who can be here are all controlling the military power of the Deng people in Nanjun......"
Lin Yuyan turned his head to look at him, and then said, "Does General Chen also control the military power?" ”
Chen Zhiqing didn't expect Gongziyan to ask this, and immediately replied: "Wenyang Men Guest, Wuyang Private Army, has always been the means of the old clan, now Chen has only more than 2,000 people in his hands Wang Jun who has been following at the beginning, this is also the biggest reason why the Hanshui Zhuji Remnant Clan elected a certain allied commander, now that Xiangcheng is recovered, the Red Turban Army is also withdrawn, and the Allied Army is naturally disbanded......"
"General Chen really thinks that I will take the so-called private army of the old clan of Nanjun in my eyes?" Lin Yuyan asked rhetorically, and then added: "The rabble, and without the need to fight with knives, just stopped their food, how many people does General Chen think the old clan of Nanjun can support?" ”
Chen Zhiqing raised his head, looked at Lin Yuyan with stunned eyes, and said in his heart, [This trick is too vicious! 】
However, it was a reminder of Lin Yuyan's "kindness": "Qin ...... If Daqin wants to recover Nanjun safely, he must use the [Huairou Strategy]! ”
Lin Yuyan laughed and said: "General Chen misunderstood what I meant, cutting off the grain is cutting off the grain of the old clan who disobeyed the decree of Great Qin, for the ordinary people of Nanjun, I, Great Qin, am willing to open the granary for relief!" ”
Lin Yuyan paused for a while, his face suddenly became serious, and he looked at Chen Zhiqing and suddenly asked: "General Chen, it is all the Great Qin generals who will select young men and women in Nanjun to form a new army, I don't know if General Chen intends to take charge of this army?" ”
Gongzi Yingyan's straightforward question caught Chen Zhiqing off guard, but before Chen Zhiqing could figure out what Gongzi Qin was talking about, he replied: "Your Highness said so, Qing'an dares to refuse?!" ”