When you go to Gusu to see you, everyone sleeps on the river. There is little idle land in the ancient palace, and there are many small bridges in the water lanes. The night market sells water lotus root, and the spring boat carries Qiluo. Knowing the sleepless moon from afar, homesickness is in the fishing song.

Gusu has been rich and beautiful since ancient times. The verses of Gusu recited by successive dynasties are unknown.

It's just that this year's Gusu City is in a bleak year, the people who go out of the city drag the old and the young in a hurry, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city either look worried or have solemn faces, looking like the current appearance of the enemy.

Located in the Zhu Mian Mansion in Sun Laoqiao, Suzhou, Zhu Mian sat restlessly and turned around, Fang La started the incident in Qingxi, and the banner was "Kill the thief Zhu Mian", and when the imperial history learned about it, he launched an impeachment against himself, and he and his nephews were deposed. Yesterday, the edict of the Son of Heaven was conveyed, and not only the Huashi Gang was stopped, but also the edict of the deposed was also delivered.

In addition to these, Zhu Mian got the battle report from the front, Fang La's army was invincible, and his soldiers "killed officials and ministers when they saw it". Resolutely suppressed the bullies and tyrants, burned their courtyards, and distributed their property to the poor people, so that everywhere they went, the common people boiled water and cooked rice like they received their relatives, and changed the medicine and fed the wounded.

How he made his own home, Zhu Mian knows best in his heart, and the people of Liangzhejiang also know that people like himself are caught by the rebellious army, and the consequences are unimaginable.

Seeing his lord's uncertain complexion, the housekeeper Zhu Cheng hurriedly called: "Master, hurry up, Fang La's general Fang Qifo is leading the army to besiege Xiuzhou, imagine that the city of Hangzhou is so strong and not broken by thieves, it is better for the lord to make plans early!" ”

Escape, Zhu Mian didn't expect that Suzhou was only more than 100 miles away from Xiuzhou, and the rebel army could come to Suzhou City as long as they captured Xiuzhou and rested for a day, but Zhu Mian couldn't give up his huge family business.

Since his father Zhu Chong knotted Cai Jing, especially in the past ten years, the Son of Heaven likes flowers and stones, he set up a bureau in Suzhou, spent a lot of public property, searched for flowers and stones, and transported them to the capital by boat from the Huai River and Bianhe River, during which he used various harvests to accumulate huge wealth, half of the gardens in Suzhou City were divided under his name, and the fields of Liangzhejiang Road were as many as 300,000 acres, and the various gold and silver treasures of the family were uncountable.

Zhu Mian, did he give it up?

"Master, let's go, that bandit can do anything!" Butler Zhu Cheng urged again.

Hearing the housekeeper Zhu Cheng say this, Zhu Mian couldn't help but shudder in fright, Zhu Mian clearly remembered that the family had a report from the descendants who fled back from Hangzhou, after the rebel army captured Hangzhou, they found dozens of domestic slaves in the Hangzhou Mansion, and they were skinned and cramped and lit the sky lantern.

Thinking of this, Zhu Mian couldn't help but shudder, he didn't dare to think about what would happen to him if he fell into the hands of the chaotic army, if he was reluctant, he was afraid that he would not even be able to save his own life.

Gritting his teeth, Zhu Mian made a decision with a painful face: "Go!" ”

"Master, master, there are officers and soldiers who have come from the north by boat to quell the chaos!" Just as Zhu Mian was about to leave, a house slave ran in from outside with excited shouts.

"Officers and soldiers? How many officers and soldiers are there? Zhu Mian was overjoyed when he heard this.

The slave hurriedly said: "The small ones are innumerable, but I see that there are countless warships in the canal outside the city from south to north, all of them are distinctive, and they are all elite forbidden troops of the dynasty!" ”

"Do you know who the general is leading the team?" Hearing the report, Zhu Mian's heart became more and more excited.

"Little future and ask!" The slave hurriedly replied: "I'm just in a hurry to report the news to the master!" ”

Zhu Mian was a little disappointed that he didn't inquire about the generals who led the team, but he was always in a better mood, so he had to order: "Go and investigate again!" ”

The slave was instructed to go back to investigate.

The housekeeper Zhu Cheng is an old man, and after the slave left, he said to Zhu Mian: "The officials and soldiers of the imperial court have come to quell the chaos, and the lord should come forward to entertain him to show that he will work again!" ”

Hearing Zhu Cheng say this, Zhu Mian couldn't help but sneer, and said proudly: "I don't know about the labor army, but I also have to see who the people who put down the chaos are, not all cats and dogs are qualified to let the master and me treat!" ”

The housekeeper Zhu Cheng hurriedly said: "What the master said is that he is a little confused!" ”

……

After only a few hours, the house slave who was sent by Zhu Mian to inquire about the news turned back breathlessly, and said: "Master, the little one has inquired clearly, the handsome man who led the army to quell the chaos is the Pingyu Hou Lotte who is still Emperor Maode!" ”

"Pingyu Hou Lotte?" Zhu Mian's eyes narrowed.

The housekeeper Zhu Cheng has a wide range of knowledge, and when he heard the name of Lotte, he saw that the head of the family was puzzled, so he explained: "The little one remembered who this Pingyu Marquis was, it was Zhenghe who had offended Cai Xianggong in the summer of the eighth year, and was sent to Qiantang to be the magistrate, and overthrew the Hangzhou prefect Wang Hanzhi to do the affairs of Hangzhou, and in the first year of Xuanhe, he led the army to destroy the Western Xia and was named the Hou Ye, and last year, the son of heaven asked for the dismissal of the Gongtian Office, impeached Yang Jian, the governor of the Ouchi, and sentenced him to death, and returned the concubine of Emperor Maode to Lotte Lotte!" ”

"Is that him?" Although he is in the southeast, Zhu Mian also sends people to inquire about the movements of the imperial court from time to time, and why has he never heard of the name of Lotte.

Then Zhu Mian sighed lightly: "It's only three years, it's really impressive!" ”

The housekeeper Zhu Cheng said beside him: "Master, this dynasty has a system, and the prince and the emperor's son-in-law are not allowed to interfere in the government. ”

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Recruit the Song River, Lotte led the army along the Bianhe River to walk south, at this time it was the midwinter river surface frozen, straight to the north of the Yangtze River, had to take a boat to the south, with the Yangtze River as the dividing line, the Yangzhou Zhudi Canal north of the Yangtze River in winter is frozen, but the south of the Yangtze River can be shipped.

The ship crosses the river, at this time there is a north wind in winter, and the slightly male steer raises the sails all the way south along the canal until the city of Xiuzhou.

A general came to report: "Hou Ye, I have arrived in Suzhou, it is getting late at this time, it is better for Hou Ye to rest the people, and the soldiers and soldiers will also rest and recuperate, and they will leave tomorrow and arrive at Xiuzhou City to rebel!" ”

Sailing at night is quite dangerous, so it has been said that boats should not be sailed at night since ancient times. Lotte naturally knew this truth and immediately nodded in response.

When Lotte was about to go ashore, I suddenly heard the sound of drums on the shore, and saw a guard of honor walking towards the pier.

Not long after that, the adjutant of Suzhou Prefecture came, and was taken by the soldiers to the handsome boat where Lotte was, and the adjutant said: "I have seen the Hou Ye, the squire Zhu Mian, the Suzhou prefect Lord Li, and the military commander Xiong led a group of subordinate officials to the dock to welcome the Hou Ye, and brought wine, meat and silver money to reward the army!" ”

When the adjutant's voice fell, Lotte immediately realized the charm of the second official's voice, and the adjutant first said that it was not Lord Li, the prefect of Suzhou, but Zhu Mian, who had been removed from his official position, what does this mean? It means that Zhu Mian is a dismissed official, and he still has considerable prestige and strength in Suzhou and even in the southeast.

Symbolically returned the salute, Lotte said: "Let the two stay for a while, and Le will meet the two after handling military affairs!" ”

The adjutant got off the boat and went to report not to mention, Tu Si, who was with Lotte here, said in a low voice: "This Zhu Mian, it's better not to see the Hou Ye, the changes in the southeast are all caused by this person, and this person has done more evil than Yang Jian." ”

Lotte was helpless: "Officialdom etiquette, you always have to see it!" ”

Tu Si sighed and said: "The people of the southeast have a proverb that says, 'Gold belt, silver belt, Zhao family, Zhu family is bad in the world.'" It can be seen that the people of the southeast are extremely evil, if Hou Ye associates with this person, the little one is afraid of ruining Hou Ye's reputation! ”

"If the common people can have a mouthful of food, how can they come to rebel?" Lotte asked rhetorically, and then sighed with a wry smile: "Your Majesty sent Le to fight and quell the chaos, and the history books of later generations have not known how to evaluate Le, since the reputation has been tarnished, why not stain it more." ”

Listening to Lotte's words, Tu Si can't speak.

Lotte suddenly asked: "Ben Hou Ji told you that this Zhu Mian not only has thousands of personal guards, but also has a lot of land at home?" ”

"Exactly!" Tu Si hurriedly replied, "According to the news from Liangzhejiang, the Zhu family father and son have hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land in Liangzhejiang, and they have a garden pond in Suzhou City, and the style is intended to be the same as the palace ban......

Listening to Tu Si's words, Lotte narrowed his eyes slightly: "Since you have eaten so much ill-gotten wealth in your stomach, let him spit it out!" ”

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Knowing that the imperial court had quelled the rebellion and marched to Suzhou, the prefect of Suzhou, Lord Li, together with the commander of the Suzhou garrison, Xiong Hui, hurriedly took their subordinate officials and generals out of the city to the dock to greet them.

Two quarters of an hour later, I saw a guard of honor coming down from the warship to open the way in front, and then the flag was unfurled, and the honor card was held high, and the majesty was like a mountain.

Immediately, the official and military generals looked dignified, and when the guard of honor greeted the officials dozens of zhang away, the front guard of honor was separated from the left and right, and the Marquis of Le, who was dressed in military uniform, was surrounded by the soldiers on the left and right, and slowly walked towards Zhu Mian, Li Zhifu, and Xiong Hui with a smile.

When Lotte saw the three of them, his expression was slightly stagnant, and Li Zhifu and Xiong Hui stood on the left and right, sandwiching Zhu Mian, who had lost his fame at this time and was a squire, what does this mean? It means that Zhu Mian's influence in Liangzhejiang and Zhejiang means that Zhu Mian has lost his official position, and these people still have to rely on Zhu Mian's snort, and it also means that Zhu Mian demonstrates to himself.

Imagine that the military officials of Suzhou City sandwiched Zhu Mian in between, what is it that is not a demonstration?

In fact, it was Lotte who thought too much and sandwiched Zhu Mian in between, Li Zhifu and Xiong Hui were unintentional, who made Zhu Mian's power the largest in Liangzhejiang Road, these officials have been bent for a long time, and they are naturally used to it, and they can't help but defend it, and Zhu Mian is also according to the past habits, and there is no intention of demonstrating to Lotte.

This detail was really ignored by the officials of the Suzhou government.

Governor Li should have been the first to speak, but at this moment, Zhu Mian walked forward quickly, and arched his hand: "I heard that Marquis Le led the troops to quell the rebellion, and Zhu Mou specially led the people of Suzhou, Zhang Shen, to bring wine, meat and vegetables to the labor army!" ”

Governor Li is an official, and after Zhu Mian's voice fell, he walked a few steps quickly, bowed down and said: "Li Shan, the prefect of Suzhou, is the official to meet the Marquis of Pingyu." ”

After the official greeted, it was the turn of the military attaché, Xiong Hui took a step forward and hugged his fists and said in a deep voice: "The last general Suzhou garrison commander Xiong Hui will meet the Marquis Le!" ”

The dissatisfaction in his eyes was removed early, and Lotte smiled with a false face: "The three are polite, Le was just ordered to quell the chaos, and I passed by Suzhou today with no intention of disturbing your tranquility, but I didn't want to alarm you, I'm really ashamed." ”

Without waiting for Governor Li to speak, Zhu Mian smiled and opened his mouth first: "The southeast Manichaean cult is in turmoil, and Hou Ye led his troops south to quell the rebellion, which is really for the benefit of all the people in the world, and for the well-being of my Great Song Dynasty, how can we bear to see Hou Ye and Wang Shi sleeping in the open, so we have prepared a separate courtyard accommodation for Hou Ye, and invite Hou Ye to enter the city to rest for a while." ”

After speaking, Zhu Mian turned his body to the side and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of please.

Not in the post house, but in the courtyard, this is obviously Zhu Mian's idea. In addition, Li Zhifu and Xiong Hui Yiyi Wu did not say anything about it, and Zhu Mian was in charge, which made Lotte feel a little bit of meaning.

"Under the kindness of the three of them, Le was disrespectful!" Lotte didn't refuse, just smiled but didn't move. Then he instructed the herald colonel beside him: "Pass on the order of the Marquis, the day after tomorrow will be the time of the big war, except for the officers on duty, the rest of the people will enter the city with the official and drink bitterly!" ”

The little school got the word and hurriedly went to pass the order.

Seeing that the army's wine, meat, and food were sent to the barracks, Lotte immediately summoned the general law enforcement officer and ordered: "The rest of the soldiers must not be ordered by this marquis not to get off the boat and not to enter the city, only to feast and drink in the camp, not to make trouble after drinking, not to make loud noises, not to disturb the people, and those who violate the military order will be dealt with by military law!" ”

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