Coming out of the Shenwu Army station, Yang Lian immediately went to find Li Ping, the household servant, after all, the matter of going north was very urgent, and he had to urge Li Ping more and prepare food quickly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIf there is a shortage of manpower if necessary, Yang Lian has to find a way to bring some people to help him.

When he arrived at the place of the household, Li Ping was not there, Yang Lian asked a small official, and only then did he learn that Li Ping came in early in the morning and confessed a few things, and then left, and when he left, he ordered that if anyone went to find him, he would tell that person that he was in Xinglongcang.

Xinglong Cang is the warehouse of the government in Jinling City, with more than 5 million stones of grain hidden in it, which supplies the needs of the Jinling Imperial City, don't look at a lot of food, but considering the population of Jinling, this food is far from enough, so Li Jing can only take out 500,000 stone of grain first. The grain in Xinglongcang must be at least 3 million stones, otherwise there may be a food crisis.

Yang Lian asked clearly, and immediately left the imperial city and went straight to Xinglongcang. Xinglongcang is located in the north of the city, seven or eight miles away from the imperial city, built on a small hill, and because of its proximity to the Qinhuai River, the transportation is very convenient.

Yang Lian arrived at Xinglongcang, and at a glance, Xinglongcang took advantage of the terrain to have a bit of a commanding posture. Yang Lian reported his name, it seems that Li Ping had already ordered, and the soldiers guarding Xinglongcang did not stop him, and also sent a soldier as a guide to lead the way for Yang Lian.

Walking up the mountain, when Yang Lian raised his eyes and looked around, he was a little stunned, he didn't know much about the affairs of the household, and he didn't think that in addition to being a granary, there were still ordnance stored here, Yang Lian smiled, pointed ahead and said: "This brother, is there ordnance in it?" ”

This person was just an ordinary soldier, and when he heard Yang Lian's question so polite, he couldn't help but feel panicked, and hurriedly said: "Yang Jiedu, that room is filled with ordnance, and the front room is filled with some dossier materials, and the granary is on top." ”

Yang Lian nodded and said, "I see." ”

The two of them continued to move forward, walking for half a pillar of incense, and then they reached the top of the mountain, which was relatively dry and conducive to preserving grain. Li Ping was busy, Yang Lian saw him at a glance, so he asked the soldier to go to work first and walked up to Li Ping by himself.

Li Ping was standing there with his hands in his hands, as if he was thinking about something, and Yang Lian didn't realize it when he came. Yang Lian didn't say much, stood nearby, and looked around Xinglongcang. The terrain here is indeed relatively high, you can overlook the whole city, the imperial city seven or eight miles away can be seen clearly, the strategic location is indeed very important, no wonder the soldiers stationed here are tall and big.

Yang Lian looked at it for a while, then looked back at Li Ping, Li Ping also happened to turn around, saw Yang Lian, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and walked over.

This ghost weather, it's really hot and tight, just standing, and I can't help but sweat on my forehead.

"Li Shilang." Yang Lian greeted first.

"Hehe, I knew that Yang Jiedu was back." Li Ping said with a smile.

"The matter is urgent, I'm so anxious, I hope Li Shilang can help." Yang Lian arched his hand.

Li Ping smiled and said, "Yang Jiedu, don't worry, I have asked people to count the grain, if it goes well, the food will be ready the day after tomorrow." It's just that the matter of this ship is a little tricky. ”

"Li Shilang doesn't have to worry about this, I have already arranged it, as long as the food is ready." Yang Lian said with a smile.

Li Ping glanced at Yang Lian with some surprise, thinking that in such a short period of time, he had actually prepared a ship loaded with 500,000 stone of grain, but he had some ability, so he said: "Yang Jiedu rest assured, all the grain will be prepared early the morning after tomorrow, and Yang Jiedu only needs to drive the ship to Xinglong Cang." ”

"Okay, there's Lao Li's waiter," Yang Lian said with a smile.

Li Ping arched his hand and said, "Yang Jiedu doesn't have to be polite, I'm going to get busy." ”

"If Li Shilang has something to do with me, just ask!" Yang Lian also hoped to get this matter done as soon as possible, so he said.

"Well said." Li Ping said and walked away.

Yang Lian thought about it and walked down slowly, things had been done on Fei Yunshan's side, but it was obviously unrealistic to get rid of the goods in a short time, and Yang Lian was in a hurry to need a ship, so he had to find a place to store Fei Yunshan's goods first, so as to make room for grain.

Walking halfway up the mountain, Yang Lian looked at the armory, thinking in his heart, this time going north, Yang Lian wanted to get the best set of armor for each soldier. While groaning, I heard a familiar voice sound: "Yang Lian, why are you here?" ”

Yang Lian looked back, it turned out to be King Qi, and hurriedly said: "King Qi, I'm here to see the matter of Li Shilang's food, how are you prepared." ”

"Hehe, Li Shilang has always been reliable, there should be no problem." Li Jingsui said.

"King Qi, you also came to see Li Shilang?" Yang Lian asked.

Li Jingsui nodded and said, "Lone is here to see what he is preparing, since you have seen it, Lone will be spared." Let's go, say a few words with Gu. ”

Yang Lian hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay." ”

The two of them walked on the mountainside one after the other, and the wind blew, which was very cool. Li Jingsui stood with his hands in his hands, his back straight, and after walking a few steps, Li Jingsui sighed and said, "Yang Lian, you tell Gu, how sure are you about going north this time?" ”

Yang Lian frowned slightly, and said: "The disaster relief thing is not a difficult matter, I have already made people ready, as long as the first wave of disasters has been dealt with and the situation has been stabilized, the next situation will be much better." ”

"Calming the disaster is only one aspect, but Haichu and Haichu have a large population, and the grain of 500,000 stone seems to be a lot, and the sky is only enough to support one or two months. There is still a long way to go, and you have to be careful. But ......" Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, said, but the conversation changed and said another thing: "Brother Huang has already told me that you have another task this time, that is, to arrest Liu Yanzhen and return to Beijing for trial. Gu faintly felt that if Liu Yanzhen knew your purpose, she might not be arrested, if so, you should be careful. ”

"After all, Liu Yanzhen is a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die, so there shouldn't be too many twists and turns." Yang Lian said.

"It's better to be careful, I don't want anything to happen to you." Li Jingsui said.

Yang Lian nodded and said, "King Qi, I saw the armory on the mountainside just now, and I wanted to ask for two hundred pairs of armor and weapons, and I hope that King Qi will allow it." ”

Li Jingsui glanced at the mountainside a few times, and said: "The ordnance here is all from the Praetorian Guard, although Gu is now in charge of military affairs, but he still has to report to the imperial brother and inform the military department again." Rules and regulations can be messed up. ”

"What King Qi said is very true, I will go to the imperial city and explain this matter to Your Majesty." Yang Lian said.

"That's very good, you go to the imperial city first, you still have something to do. I won't accompany you. Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, said and walked towards the mountain.

Yang Lian ran towards the imperial city, saw Li Jing, and explained the matter. Li Jing was not embarrassed, he agreed very happily, and sent Gao Ze to call the secretary of the military department to tell him about it in person. Yang Lian finished the matter and walked out of the imperial city, only to find that the sun had set in the west, and the day was almost gone.

When he returned home, it was already sunset, and Zhang Qili cooked a meal with his own hands and brought it to Yang Lian. Yang Lian was also hungry, so he ate it as soon as he picked it up. Zhang Qili hurriedly made a pot of tea and brought it over, and said, "Brother Yang, eat slowly." ”

Yang Lian responded and continued to eat, Zhang Qili sat down on the side, holding his cheeks in his hand, looking at Yang Lian, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.

Yang Lian ate a bowl of rice, and then found that Zhang Qili was in a daze, so he asked, "Qiqi, what are you thinking?" ”

"Yang, Brother Yang." Zhang Qili hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Yang, I also want to go to Chuzhou." ”

"Now that there are people over there, what are you going to do?" Yang Lian shook his head.

Zhang Qili snatched the rice bowl, added rice for Yang Lian, and brought it back before saying: "It is because there are many victims over there that I want to go with you, so that I can take care of you." ”

Yang Lian continued to eat and said, "There is Miss Fu, you don't have to worry. ”

"Hmph, don't think I don't know, Sister Fu is definitely a person with a lot of background, how can she do the work of a subordinate?" Zhang Qili said dissatisfiedly.

Yang Lian put down his chopsticks and said, "I have already thought about this matter, you will stay in Jinling and take care of Zeng Yiling." ”

"I don't, if you don't let me go, I'll wait for you to leave, and then secretly go to Chuzhou." Zhang Qili shook his head.

Yang Lian saw her resoluteness and said, "You will have an accident like this." ”

"Brother Yang, if you are afraid that something will happen, let me follow you. Otherwise, I will do it. Zhang Qili said, his eyes were very firm.

Yang Lian frowned and said, "You are like this, it really makes me embarrassed, you let me think about it before making a decision." ”

At this time, Fu Jinzhan walked in and said with a smile: "Young Master Yang, since the little sister has this heart, you can agree." When I went to Chuzhou, many people took care of it, which was also good. ”

Zhang Qili stared at Yang Lian with a pair of eyes, hoping that he would agree.

Yang Lian shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said, "Since that's the case, you just pack your things and prepare to go to Chuzhou with me." ”

Zhang Qili cheered, stood up, and walked out quickly, presumably packing up his things.

"She's also anxious." Yang Lian smiled.

Fu Jinzhan came over and sat down, and said, "You see that you are busy, you haven't eaten for a day, how can you hold on for a long time?" ”

Yang Lian shook his head and said, "Today is just an exception. ”

Fu Jinzhan pursed her lips and looked at Yang Lian without speaking.

Yang Lian asked, "Don't eat a little?" ”

"I've eaten it." Fu Jinzhan smiled and asked, "Now that you have taken over the two states of Haichu, what are your plans?" ”

Yang Lian said while eating: "Although the land in Haichu and Chu is barren compared to Jiangnan, it is not particularly bad. This time, many people have died, and some of the land must have become ownerless, and I plan to have people survey the land, and if it is ownerless, it can be distributed to the victims. ”

"Those people don't actually have much land, and most of the land in Haizhou and Chu is actually in the hands of the squire, among which Liu Yanzhen almost occupies the most fertile land in Chuzhou City." Fu Jinzhan stayed in Chuzhou for a while, knew something, and said it.

"I've also heard a little about this, and I won't touch the squire's land, unless it's the kind of heinous one, so that I can seize the opportunity and confiscate his land." Yang Lian said.

"Well, now that Haichu and Chu are in need of stability, it is naturally not appropriate to fight with local tyrants, but to win them over." Fu Jinzhan nodded.

Yang Lian said with a smile: "If female Zhuge has any high opinions, you might as well say it directly." ”

Fu Jinzhan hesitated a little, thought about it, and said: "Actually, the concubine has an idea, but this method seems to be a bit vicious." ”

"Vicious? I like it, Miss Fu might as well say it directly. Yang Lian said with a smile, he had almost eaten at this time, so he pushed the dishes and chopsticks aside.

Fu Jinzhan hesitated for a moment, but still spoke. When Yang Lian heard this, he was immediately a little surprised, and said: "This idea is indeed a bit scary, and it is extremely offensive. In my opinion, it cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary. ”

"The concubine is just putting forward an idea, after all, this matter, sacrificing those local heroes and flesh of the people, in exchange for the support of the people, is beneficial to you. If you can get the help of the people, you can quickly gain a foothold in Haichu and Haichu, and in the future, these people will be the mainstay of Haichu and Chuzhou. Fu Jinzhan said.

Yang Lian felt a little touched in his heart, Fu Jinzhan did not hesitate to propose this poisonous plan, he was helping him, it was for him, which made Yang Lian a little moved. Yang Lian stood up and said, "Just after eating, Miss Fu and I will take a walk and digest it." ”

Fu Jinzhan stood up and said, "Okay." ”

The two of them paced in the courtyard, although the weather was already hot, but the wind was not small, and the leaves were blowing, but it was also a little cool.

Yang Lian paced slowly and said: "This time, it is an opportunity, if you take root in Haichu and Haichu Prefectures, even if your identity is exposed in the future, you will have the capital to resist." ”

Fu Jinzhan stagnated, Yang Lian's words were the first time to show his attitude, and Fu Jinzhan thought the same, they all planned to use Haichu and Chu as the foundation to gradually realize the plan. Of course, it would be unwise to just use the two states of Haichu against the entire Tang Dynasty. Whether it is financial, material and manpower, Haichu and Haichu are far behind, and even Guangling is not comparable, let alone the entire Tang Dynasty.

"Win the hearts and minds of the people, secretly prepare food, prepare ordnance, and actively train soldiers. Once there is a change in the south, you can go south to King Qin, so as to grasp more power. Fu Jinzhan said. is just a festival envoy, and he is also a festival envoy canonized by the Tang Dynasty, Yang Lian naturally can't rebel on the charge of rebellion, so he still needs to keep his head up and continue to accumulate strength.

Yang Lian thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible that Datang has changed. Now that Li Hongji is dissatisfied with King Qi, and now that he has released Runzhou, he will inevitably be resentful. I waited for him to rebel. ”

"Young Master Yang, have you ever thought about starting with Wu Yueren?" Fu Jinzhan asked.

"Wu Yueren's side?" Yang Lian hesitated slightly.

"Yes, although the Wu Yue people are enemies, since Li Hongji can collude with the Wu Yue people, then Yang Gongzi can naturally help each other with the Wu Yue people and take what they need." Fu Marigold Road.

Yang Lian didn't rush to answer, but paced with his hands in his hands, thinking for a while, and then said with a smile: "Wu Yueren's side is not in a hurry, now I have the evidence of Li Hongji's collusion with Wu Yueren, and I can fight back at any time." Then Wu Yueren just wanted to make trouble from it, so that Datang could not go south, before my wings were not full, Wu Yueren side, let them and Li Hongji toss first. ”

Fu Jinzhan nodded, feeling that Yang Lian was not carried away by Li Hongji's affairs, which was a good thing. The two chatted in the courtyard for a long time, until the end of the day, when they parted and went to rest. (To be continued.) )