Yang Lian returned to the inn, found Lin Renzhao and Chen Tie, and told him about the holy decree. Lin Renzhao nodded and said: "This is a good thing, the geographical location of the two states of Haichu is important, if you can take the two states of Haichu as the foundation, you should do something." ”

Yang Lian nodded, Haichu and Chu are located in Huaibei, close to Xuzhou, rich in elite soldiers, otherwise Yang Lian would not have taken a fancy to this place, so he said: "I went to Haichu and Chu this time, I need someone to help, I have already told the King of Qi that both of them will accompany me to Haichu and Haichu, it happened suddenly, the two brothers were still in the army at the time, I made a hasty decision, and I hope the two of you don't mind." ”

Chen Tie laughed and said, "I am willing to follow Yang Jiedu to Haichu and Chu Prefectures." ”

Lin Renzhao also arched his hand and said, "I am also willing to go." It's just that if we all go to Haichu and Jinling, what should the King of Qi do? ”

Yang Lian said: "I have thought about this matter. Changzhou Chen Keyan has some friendship with me, and I plan to introduce him to serve the King of Qi. This person is cautious and should live up to expectations. ”

Lin Renzhao has some impressions of Chen Keyan, when the Tang Dynasty went south to attack Suzhou, when he was in Changzhou, Chen Keyan made a lot of contributions, Lin Renzhao knew that this person had some ability, and this person was in the Chen family, not a descendant, but a side branch, such a person, for the sake of his career, he could only work hard to climb up.

"During this time, I have to make some preparations first, I plan to select some brothers to go to Haichu and Chu Prefectures with me, and this matter has been approved by the King of Qi. The selected candidates, you must pay attention, it is best to have no relatives, such a person goes, the loyalty is relatively high, and I hope that the two brothers will bother with this matter. Yang Lian arched his hand.

Lin Renzhao said: "Yang Jiedu is relieved of this, but I have left, who is in charge of the overall situation here?" ”

"Zeng Yiling has lived in Jinling for a long time, and she is familiar with the situation in this area, so let her stay in Jinling, and Miss Fu and I will go to Haichu and Chuzhou." Yang Lian said briefly, although he hadn't discussed it with everyone yet, the matter was basically settled.

Lin Renzhao nodded and said, "In that case, early tomorrow morning, Chen Tie and I will go to choose candidates." ”

"Two brothers bother." Yang Lian said with a smile.

Lin Renzhao and Chen Tie arched their hands and retreated.

Yang Lian stood up and walked to the backyard, Fu Jinzhan was sewing female red with Zhang Qiqi there, and when she saw Yang Lian coming in, Fu Jinzhan put down the things in her hand and said, "Brother Yang, how is the matter discussed with King Qi?" ”

"The King of Qi has agreed, and I have also decided to go to Haichu and Chu Prefectures to take up my post." Yang Lian said.

Zhang Qili said: "I'm going too." ”

"No, you can't go, you stay and take care of Miss Zeng." Yang Lian shook his head and refused.

Zhang Qili glanced at Fu Jinzhan and said, "Sister Fu." ”

Yang Lian shook his head and said: "Qili, you obey my arrangement, this time I go to Haichu and Chu Prefectures, there are a lot of things, you have to endure hardships, it is definitely not a tour, you should not go, stay in Jinling, practice martial arts well, take care of Miss Zeng, and wait for me to stabilize over there, and then I will pick you up." ”

Zhang Qili pursed her lips and glanced at Yang Lian hesitantly, at this time, Zeng Yiling walked in quickly and said, "Yang Lian, the Son of Heaven has done it." ”

"Did it? What's going on? Yang Lian asked, very puzzled.

Zeng Yiling said: "Just half an hour ago, the Son of Heaven sent someone to Xiaoxiang Pavilion and said that he wanted to redeem me. ”

"Ransom for you?" Yang Lian was even more puzzled, and said, "What does the Son of Heaven mean by this?" He ransomes for you, what plot can't be done? ”

Zeng Yiling said with a smile: "I guessed this matter." ”

Fu Jinzhan also smiled and said, "It seems that by the side of the Son of Heaven, there are people who have made suggestions, but now it seems that the Son of Heaven has bothered." ”

Yang Lian was stunned for a moment and said, "What do you mean by this?" Don't sell it. ”

Fu Jinzhan smiled slightly and said, "Sister Zeng, come on." ”

During this time, these women were actually ranked according to their age, and Fu Jinzhan was the oldest, and she was her sister; Zeng Yiling is the second, the second, and Zhang Qili is the youngest and the younger sister. But if Princess Huairou comes, she will be the youngest.

Zeng Yiling nodded and said, "The Son of Heaven is planning to redeem himself for me, and then let me go to the Qi Palace." ”

Speaking of this, Yang Lian still didn't understand, and suddenly remembered that Princess Huairou had used a bitter trick, and couldn't help shaking his head and said, "This is also embarrassing for her." ”

Fu Jinzhan thought that Yang Lian was talking about the Son of Heaven, so he said: "There are people around the Son of Heaven who give advice, what's the difficulty." ”

Yang Lian shook his head and said, "I'm talking about Huairou." Then he told her about her bitter plan.

Zeng Yiling sighed twice and said, "It seems that this princess has a deep love for Yang Jiedu." Inevitably, there was a mocking expression on his face.

Yang Lian shook his head and said with a smile: "What, are you jealous?" ”

"Hmph, you might think, what kind of vinegar did I eat?" Zeng Yiling was very disdainful.

Zhang Qili took a step forward, hugged Yang Lian's arm, and said, "Brother Yang, don't you want us?" ”

Fu Jinzhan thought about it, pursed his lips and smiled: "This time it's lively." ”

Yang Lian waved his hand and said, "Let's get down to business, since the Son of Heaven wants to redeem your body, now it seems that you can only agree." ”

Zeng Yiling raised her eyebrows and asked, "Are you so sure?" ”

"After all, it was ordered by the Son of Heaven, so naturally he was prepared. If you don't say yes, you won't be able to do it. Yang Lian shook his head.

"Unfortunately, I didn't say yes." Zeng Yiling shook her head, looking proud.

Yang Lian was slightly stunned, but quickly reacted and said, "You are cheating on me again." ”

Zeng Yiling said with a smile: "Since you and I are married, and more than a month has passed, if you haven't redeemed yourself for me, wouldn't it be unreasonable?" ”

Yang Lian shook his head and said, "In this way, the plan of the Son of Heaven will fail. ”

Zeng Yiling sneered: "It's not that the plan of the Son of Heaven has failed, it should be that someone is going to be disappointed." ”

"Miss Zeng, I have received the holy decree of the Son of Heaven to go to Haichu and Chu Prefectures." Yang Lian said.

Zeng Yiling sighed and said: "The geographical location of Haichu and Chu is important, and it has always been a place where soldiers must fight, and the imperial court sent Liu Yanzhen to guard this place, so don't you really want to withdraw him?" ”

Liu Yanzhen has been running Haichu and Chu Prefectures for many years, speaking of which, although he has some ability, he is too greedy, and most of the fertile land in Chuzhou has been forcibly occupied by him, and he has also made a lot of money in recent years. He originally relied on Feng Yansi, Feng Yanlu and others in the imperial court, but now these people have been demoted or temporarily lost power, and he is looking for a way out for himself. Yang Lian said.

"In this way, this is an opportunity, it depends on how you grasp it and win the hearts of the people." Zeng Yiling said.

"It's natural, but I'm worried about this year's floods. Nowadays, the water potential of the Yangtze River is getting bigger and bigger, and the Yellow River is often flooded. Yang Lian shook his head.

Fu Jinzhan said: "Although this is the case, there has been no major flooding in the past few years, and there should be nothing wrong this year." ”

Yang Lian knew that Fu Jinzhan was comforting him, so he said: "I hope so, I want to rush to Haichu and Chu Prefectures as soon as possible so that it can be arranged in time." ”

Zeng Yiling said: "Then Liu Yanzhen is not easy to get along with. ”

"Even if it's not easy to get along, what can it do? I must take the land from him, otherwise the situation in Haichu and Haichu will not change. Yang Lian said.

Zeng Yiling thought for a while and said: "Liu Yanzhen has done a lot of bad things in the past few years, if you can collect evidence of his crimes, the chances of winning will be one more point." ”

Yang Lian pondered carefully for a moment, and felt that what Zeng Yiling said was reasonable, so he said, "This matter is going to trouble Miss Zeng." ”

"Why?" Zeng Yiling raised her eyebrows, very dissatisfied with Yang Lian's use of her as a coolie.

Yang Lian looked at him with a smile and said, "It's all a family, why bother to divide you and me?" Time is urgent, I'm afraid this thing can only be done by Miss Mi. There is Miss Lao Zeng. ”

Zeng Yiling squinted her eyes, looked at Yang Lian, and suddenly snorted, and said, "Miss Mi and I are just ordinary friends, if you want to help with this, you can find her yourself." I don't care. ”

Yang Lian sighed and said, "In this way, I can only go to Guangling in person." ”

Zeng Yiling glanced at Yang Lian, and walked out slowly, leaving Yang Lian a little unclear, thinking about why Zeng Yiling suddenly changed her character?

In the imperial city, Li Jing was a little stunned, asked Gao Ze, and said, "What, Yang Lian has already redeemed himself for him?" ”

Gao Ze bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I have redeemed myself half a month ago. ”

Li Jing frowned, paced and thought for a while, and said: "This is a miscalculation, since the two of them know each other, then Zeng Yiling is in the land of fireworks, how can Yang Lian not redeem him?" It's just that this way, things are not easy to do. ”

Gao Ze thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, although Zeng Yiling has been ransomed, how can she be a wife with her identity?" The old slave thinks that it is better for His Majesty to personally issue a holy decree and give Zeng Yiling a title, and his status is below that of Princess Huairou, so that a discerning person can see the dignity of the two at a glance. ”

"This ......" Li Jing squinted his eyes and thought about it, but he still shook his head and said: "Don't worry, I just made a holy decree, just wait for Yang Lian to make a contribution and drive the group of thieves from Huaibei out of the Tang Dynasty." If it is done, the reward will be awarded. As he spoke, he sighed and said: "This Yang Lian, in less than two years of hard work, he has become a second-grade temperance envoy, and the speed of promotion is too fast." I'm afraid some people are disgruntled. ”

Gao Ze understood that the people mentioned by the Son of Heaven were naturally the founding fathers, such as that Zhou Zong, who had followed the first emperor for many years, although he still held other positions, but in the final analysis, he was also the second-grade festival envoy. Seeing the rise of the Young Zhuang faction, these old ministers were dissatisfied in their hearts, that was for sure. Gao Ze has followed Li Jing for many years, and he doesn't know how many such things he has seen, so he thinks about it thoroughly.

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, those who are capable live in it, although Yang Lian's career is only two years, but he first defeated Wu Yueren, and then signed a peace treaty with the Han Dynasty, now the son of the Han Kingdom, but His Majesty's godson!" Gao Ze is very good at speaking.

Li Jing couldn't help but smile and said, "That's right, Yang Lian has done a good job in these things." ”

"This is public, private, Yang Lian saved Princess Huairou, and now Princess Huairou has a deep love for him, Your Majesty has also made a holy decree, sooner or later it will be a family, Your Majesty naturally wants to reuse the family, so as to keep the country and the society forever, immortal." Gao Ze said again.

"Well, that's a good point. Yang Lian has become a family, and I am naturally more at ease. Li Jing stroked his beard, feeling that the more Gao Ze said, the more reasonable it became.

Gao Ze took his mouth, smiled, and said, "Your Majesty, these are all nonsense words from old slaves. ”

Li Jing squinted his eyes and looked at Gao Ze, and said with a smile: "I'm a little curious, why did you say good things about Yang Lian today, didn't you accept his benefits?" ”

Gao Ze knelt on the ground with a "poof", slapped his face, and said, "Your Majesty, where does the old slave dare to do such a thing." The old slave just felt that Yang Lian had done a lot of things, and he could help the Tang Dynasty, that is, his majesty. The old slave has been by His Majesty's side for many years, and naturally hopes that His Majesty can be happy every day. It's not like it was some time ago. ”

Li Jing sighed, a few days ago, for the matter of King Yan, I was in a very unhappy mood, after all, Queen Zhong was in love with her son, and she often blew the pillow wind, which made Li Jing very depressed, until King Yan left Jinling and went to Runzhou, things were not so much and annoying, Li Jing showed a smile.

"Well, what kind of character are you, how can I not know? Get up. Li Jing waved his hand, after all, Gao Ze had been by his side for many years, and he thought he knew Gao Ze.

Gao Ze slapped a few more times in the face, and then said, "Thank you, old slave, Your Majesty." With that, he stood up, stood with his hands tied, and stood aside.

Li Jing said for a while, and also felt a little thirsty, picked up the tea and drank it slowly, suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps sounded, and Prime Minister Sun Sheng said outside: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something urgent to see." ”

"Is it Prime Minister Sun?" Li Jing was stunned for a moment, and then said loudly: "Xuan! ”

Gao Ze stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "Xuan." ”

The little eunuch outside the door heard the sound and pushed the door open. Sun Sheng walked in quickly, his face was a little anxious, but his heart was extremely excited, because this news was very beneficial to him, and he could take the opportunity to suppress King Qi and his party.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong." Sun Sheng deliberately said that the matter was very serious, and he didn't know if it was hot or anxious, sweat broke out on his forehead, running down his cheeks.

"Prime Minister Sun, what happened to make you so anxious?" Li Jing was stunned, Sun Sheng has always been old, how could he be so out of shape?

"Your Majesty, I just received an urgent report that the Yellow River is overflowing, there is a flood, and both banks of the Yellow River have been hit by seedlings. Due to the extreme water potential, the water of the Yellow River has flowed south along the canal, and the two prefectures of Haichu have been flooded, and many people have died. Sun Sheng said, looking distressed. Liu Yanzhen is Feng Yansi's party, and hitting Liu Yanzhen is equivalent to hitting Feng Yansi, and then it is equivalent to hitting King Qi, which is an opportunity for Sun Sheng and King Yan to fight back.

When Li Jing heard this, the teacup in his hand slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground, making a crisp sound, and the teacup shattered into several pieces. Li Jing didn't have time to slap the tea on his body, stood up suddenly, and said, "What? Haichu and Chu states actually have a big flood? ”

The water potential of the Yangtze River is so large, and the flood control situation is so bad, but this kind of thing has not happened in Hongzhou, Jiangzhou, Ezhou and other places, and it is impossible to imagine that the two prefectures of Haichu near the north will be affected by the Yellow River, which Li Jing did not expect, how can he not be frightened?

"Exactly, now Haichu and Chu are starving all over the country, and they need to be resettled in time to minimize the losses!" Sun Sheng said, but he was thinking about how to suppress Liu Yanzhen in his heart. (To be continued.) )