Yuan Longyi's face was dry, his eyes were dull and yellow, he was wearing a gray burlap robe, a black iron sword hanging from his waist, and there were no other ornaments. The young man on his side had a curious look on his immature face, and his eyes had the look of twelve, silk and shoes, which made Yuan Longyi more and more shabby. The four guards who accompanied him all showed the momentum of Yuanting, and they were obviously first-class experts in Jingnan.

Without the identification of the Huo Clan's envoys, the people watching from afar would rather believe that one of the four middle-aged guards was Yuan Longyi pretending.

Feng Ge'er whispered: "There are 100,000 soldiers who play the sword, and the stones and the falling sons laugh and float the clouds, how do you look like a fallen man." ”

Qin Zhongshu thought in his heart that when Xu Ruyu took refuge in the Northern Tang City, he was just a lazy young man, and he didn't have the momentum of the southeast lord at all. Glancing at Yuan Xun next to him, although Yuan Xun tried his best to suppress the shock in his heart, he couldn't hide Qin Zhongshu's weak and subtle gaze.

Qin Zhongshu and Feng Ge'er and Wu Cheng came to visit Yuan Xun, in the name of this, and Wu Qingyi was close, and as soon as he entered the scope of the post house, he heard that Yuan Longyi, the envoy of the Jingnan family, arrived in Jiangning. Qin Zhongshu, Feng Ge'er, Wu Cheng and others stood outside the post house, ready to take a look at what kind of character Yuan Longyi was who made Rong Yanmen have some scruples. The news had already spread in the post house, and there were people sent by various envoys to watch on both sides of the bluestone road in the post house. Yuan Xun stood in the crowd, thinking about Yuan Long's intention to go to Jiangning in person at this time.

Yuan Longyi went in to rest with the officials of the Honglu Division, and Qin Zhongshu turned around and walked back.

Feng Ge'er was surprised: "We are not here to visit the envoys of Nanping, Yuan Xun is inside the door, why don't you rush back without saying hello?" ”

Qin Zhongshu said: "Yuan Xun is only afraid that he doesn't have the heart to pay attention to us today. ”

Feng Ge'er said: "Why? ”

Qin Zhongshu was thoughtful, and before answering his words, Feng Ge'er asked Wu Cheng: "How did everyone change their appearance today?" ”

Wu Cheng said with a smile: "Jingnan is poor and bad, business travel is difficult to pass, and the financial resources and products of the half-county land are still not as good as Jiangjin and the first mansion; When the world talks about the situation in the world, it rarely considers the power of the Jingnan family as an important factor, but this is only a year ago. ”

Feng Ge'er was surprised: "Although Yuan Longyi did not have any reputation at the beginning, his fame was related to resisting the Huo clan's invasion of Jingjun. Why did everyone attach so much importance to Yuan Longyi's envoy to Jiangning? ”

Wu Cheng said: "When Jiangning did not rise, no force in the southeast was enough to resist the invasion of Nanping alone, and although there were many contradictions between the forces in the southeast at that time, they could be restrained. The year before last, there was a rebellion between Jiangning and Wanling, and there was no enmity, which shows how serious the threat of Nanping is to the southeastern forces. I'm afraid that Rong Yanmen himself didn't expect that Nanping's threat to the forces in the southeast was finally used by Xu Ruyu. When the Qin brothers were talking about war in Xuancheng, it was appropriate to describe Xu Ruyu as taking advantage of the threat of Nanping to the southeastern forces and taking advantage of the situation. Within a year, the situation in the south evolved from the joint resistance of various families to the struggle between Jiangning and Nanping for hegemony in the south, and Jingnan was located between Jiangning and Nanping, which was very crucial. Yuan Longyi is a key figure in the power of the Jingnan family, how can he not let the world think about it when he sends an envoy to Jiangning at this time? The impact on Yuan Xun is even greater. ”

Brother Feng pursed his lips, he often walked beside Kou Zichan, and was accompanied by Qin Zhongshu, he had heard many of these words, but he hadn't considered them for a while, seeing that Wu Cheng said it conclusively, he couldn't help but feel a little unconvinced, and snorted coldly: "At this time, it is too early to say that Jiangning and Nanping are competing for hegemony in the south." ”

Wu Cheng was stunned, only to realize that his previous words were too full, smiled awkwardly, and said, "You asked me just now, but you didn't believe what I said." Besides, you are Jiang Ning's general, and I am quite protective of Jiang Ning, so why are you dissatisfied? ”

Brother Feng smiled, rubbed his hands and looked at Qin Zhongshu, and said with a smile: "Wu Qingyi is not in the post house, most of them will go to Li Gonglin's Mansion, why don't we go to Li Gonglin's Mansion together?" ”

Qin Zhongshu looked at Wu Cheng and said with a smile: "Do you think that Yuan Longyi's appearance is cooperating with Jiang Ning's actions on the northern front?" ”

Wu Cheng said: "When I first heard that Yuan Longyi sent Jiang Ning, Wu Cheng flashed such a thought in his heart. Thinking about it carefully, this possibility is indeed very big, and Brother Qin also thought that Jiang Ning would make a move on the East China Sea? ”

Qin Zhongshu shook his head and said, "When Yuan Longyi left Jingnan, it was impossible to know Jiang Ning's movements on the front line of Pingcui Mountain and Guangling. ”

Jiangning blocked the border passage of the northern line, but four or five days ago, Yuan Longyi should have been on the way to Jiangning at that time, if Jiangning and the Jingnan family did not have a secret discussion, Yuan Longyi naturally could not know in advance. Wu Cheng made Qin Zhongshu's statement a little troubled, and asked, "There should be no possibility of a secret agreement between Jingnan and Jiangning. ”

Feng Ge'er asked, "Why is it impossible?" ”

Wu Cheng said: "Compared with Nanping, Jiangning's forces are still much weaker, although Rong Yanmen led his troops to the west, and there was no time to look eastward, but Rong Yanmen captured the entire territory of Chengdu and Chongqing, and Nanping's strength would surge, how could Yuan Longyi be stupid enough to take a stand at this time?" If there was really any agreement, Yuan Longyi would not personally send an envoy to Jiangning. ”

Feng Ge'er scratched his head to show his puzzlement, Wu Cheng ignored it angrily, Feng Ge'er opened his mouth to ask Qin Zhongshu, but saw Qin Zhongshu's face with a rare solemn expression.

Feng Ge'er was shocked and said, "Didn't you ask me to do something embarrassing?" ”

Qin Zhongshu sighed lightly and said, "Yuan Longyi sent Jiang Ning, but I am afraid that Xu Ruyu will not expect it. He looked at Brother Feng and said, "After Xu Ruyu returns to Jiangning, I won't have a chance to see him, you beg Mr. Kou, or you will put the name card in for me." ”

Brother Feng said today that he was going to go to the government office with Kou Zichan and let Qin Zhongshu pull him over, but he didn't dare to see Kou Zichan at this time. Although Brother Feng couldn't see Xu Ruyu, it was not difficult to throw the famous post into the mansion. The three of them then went to Qingfeng Mansion, turned into the long street in front of Qingfeng Mansion, and saw several cars parked in front of Qingfeng Mansion from afar. Feng Ge'er recognized the cars of Kou Zichan, Shao Haitang, Fang Su, Mei Tierui, Xu Boying and others, and said secretly: Could it be that Brother Qin really made Brother Qin right, Jiang Ning was a little caught off guard by Yuan Longyi's envoy.

Feng Ge'er has entered and exited Qingfeng Mansion with Kou Zichan many times, although he has no chance to enter the house, but he is familiar with the halberd warrior in front of the door, and the central people sent Qin Zhongshu's name card in, so he waited in the ear room with Qin Zhongshu and Wu Cheng.

Xu Ruyu was discussing Yuan Longyi's matter with everyone in the front hall.

Before Yuan Longyi sent an envoy to Jiangning, Jingnan did not mention that he would send an envoy to Jiangning, and the Honglu Division still sent an official to wait in Lishui. However, Yuan Longyi went out of Jingnan to the northern foot of Huaiyu Mountain, and went straight to Jiangning from Fengling. After the end of the Liyang War, the tent of the Fengling camp was moved to Wuzhou, and Wei Yu led the people to the east of Xin'an to supervise the battle. The officials who remained in Fengling did not pay attention to Yuan Longyi's trip, and the news first reached Wuzhou, and then from Wuzhou back to Jiangning.

Xu Ruyu learned about this almost at the same time that Yuan Longyi arrived in Jiangning.

As soon as the battle of Liyang ended, Fengling was ready to take over Huo's defense line in Jingbei, and also had to prepare for military operations in the direction of Huzhou and Lanling, and there was still a lot of resettlement work to be done in Liyang, so it was inevitable that there would be some omissions; But Yuan Longyi's journey to Fengling was not unintentional. Regardless of Xu Ruyu, Shao Haitang and Mei Tierui rushed to the letter, and their faces were also very ugly.

When Yuan Longyi first arrived in Jiangning, he asked to meet Xu Ruyu. Yuan Longyi and the Yuan family are in a leading position in the Jingnan Family Alliance, and it is inconvenient for Xu Ruyu to refuse his request, but it is also inconvenient to meet Yuan Longyi at this time.

Xu Ruyu was discussing the details of the meeting with everyone, but saw the attendant hand Qin Zhongshu's name card in.

Xu Ruyu took it and looked at it, then handed it to Shao Haitang.

Shao Haitang snorted coldly and said: "He came in with a name post, he must have seen the car in front of the mansion, could it be that he wants me to wait in the hall to discuss it?" ”

Kou Zichan sighed lightly, thinking that Qin Zhongshu must have known about Yuan Longyi's entry into the city, so he was in a hurry to post, and when he saw the car at the gate of the mansion, he didn't know how to avoid it, who could bear to let him come in at this time and point fingers? I wanted to say something for him, but I couldn't open my mouth.

Xu Boying's surname is generosity, and he also pitied Qin Zhongshu for his talent, and said: "Qin Zhongshu is really talented, and it is a pity to fall into disarray." ”

Shao Haitang said: "I also know his talent, his talent is very high, and he must be in a high position, but his surname is perverse, too sharp, and he does not know how to converge, and if he is in a high position, he will violate the harmony up and down, and it is easy to cause trouble." ”

If Shao Haitang is given such a sentence, Qin Zhongshu will never be able to stand out in Jiangning, Kou Zichan hurriedly said: "Zhongshu game heart surname, it is really the bone of arrogance, and it is inevitable that he will make great talents, but he can be allowed to hone it in practice, and he will help Jiangning greatly." ”

Mei Tierui said: "If he was content with practice, how could he have abandoned the official position before?" At this time, it is difficult to obey. ”

When Mei Tierui said this, Kou Zichan was also speechless, and he only felt that he would abandon it, which was a pity. Shao Haitang and Mei Tierui suggested that Qin Zhongshu be idle at the same time, and most of the results were like this.

Xu Ruyu stepped down from the table, took Qin Zhongshu's name card, opened it and looked at it carefully, closed it suddenly, threw it at the feet of the attendant, and said in a deep voice: "Return to him." He turned to Kou Zichan and said, "Brother Feng has been very close to Qin Zhongshu and the envoys of Nanping, and Mr. Kou should warn him." ”

In the past, Qin Zhongshu submitted a famous post, but Xu Ruyu just ignored it, and resolutely returned the famous post at this time, which was already giving him up. Listening to Xu Ruyu's admonition, Kou Zichan was shocked, and said secretly: Qin Zhongshu returned to Jiangning to post for the first time, but he chose such a time, it is difficult to ensure that people do not think that there is a threat of threat. Kou Zichan secretly hated in his heart, but he was helpless, so he only begged Qin Zhongshu not to make a move to betray Jiang Ning. I thought to myself: I also think that he may be like this, no wonder others do not trust him. Kou Zichan sighed secretly, looking at Xu Ruyu's clear eyes, and his face should be.

Qin Zhongshu, Feng Ge'er, and Wu Cheng were waiting in the ear room, feeling worried, and after a while, they saw the halberd warrior who was begging for each other coming in through the tooth door and hurriedly greeted him.

The warrior stuffed the name slip into Feng Ge'er's arms and said, "Brother Feng, don't do this matter to me in the future, I heard from the people inside, even Lord Kou was reprimanded." ”

Feng Ge'er didn't know where something had happened, but when he saw Qin Zhongshu's face was like dirt, he was stunned, Feng Ge'er looked at the crumpled name card in his arms, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Wu Cheng pondered: The owner of the person will inevitably have a suspicious surname, glanced at Qin Zhongshu, and thought: You are too conceited. In the past, he was only supposed to follow Qin Zhongshu, and one day the chicken and dog would ascend to heaven, but he didn't expect to be implicated by him, and he couldn't help but think about the way out in the future.

Qin Zhongshu raised his feet and walked outside the mansion, stumbling, his heart was lost, Feng Ge'er and Wu Cheng were worried, and they didn't dare to speak, they just followed him.

After walking for a long time, Qin Zhongshu came to his senses, raised his head and asked, "Where is this going?" ”

Feng Ge'er said: "This is the way to the post house, and you are still thinking about the witch girl in your heart at this time." ”

"The inn?" Qin Zhongshu's complexion changed greatly, he looked around, walked another way, and turned into a fork in the road.

Wu Cheng secretly thought to himself: If he continued to be with him, would he cause himself to be killed? looked at Brother Feng again, and thought: Maybe it won't be like this. A carriage came rushing towards him, Wu Cheng was about to avoid it, but the carriage stopped in front of him, and Wu Qingyi's voice came from the carriage: "Qin Gongzi, Qingyi is looking for you, and I don't want to meet you on the way." ”

Qin Zhongshu was only afraid that Jiang Ning would add suspicion and cause death, but that worry made Wu Qingyi's gentle voice disappear from his heart, and he stood there stunned. Wu Qingyi lifted the curtain, bowed his head as a salute, held the wall of the carriage with his hand, leaned forward slightly, his clear eyes were particularly bright in the backlit and dark carriage, and said: "Qin Gongzi said for Tsing Yi that "Jingde Chuanxi" seven meanings, only six meanings were released, and there was one intention not released, Tsing Yi thought about it for a long time, but finally couldn't understand, I wanted to go back to the post house to invite Qin Gongzi, at this time to meet, if the three had no other business, Tsing Yi reluctantly asked the three to move to the post house, Wu Cheng went to let Sambo Pavilion send a table of banquets. ”

Wu Cheng smiled bitterly. When Yuan Gongchen attacked Tsing Yi City, Wu Cheng abandoned Wu Tsing Yi and escaped alone, but he didn't expect to meet her in Jiangning. Wu Qingyi can no longer keep Wu Cheng by his side, but when they meet, he is always used to instructing Wu Cheng to do things.

Wu Cheng didn't have any complaints, but at this time, he went to the post house with Wu Qingyi, and it was difficult to ensure that he would not cause death, but he couldn't explain the twists and turns to her, but he was afraid that Qin Zhongshu would not refuse Miss Tsing Yi's invitation, and said first: "Drinking and eating crabs in September, if you want to send it to the post house, it is already cold and tasteless, why don't you go to Sangbo Pavilion?" ”

Wu Qingyi said: "Okay, Wu Cheng, you come to drive, let Rong Lao go back to the post house and say a word." ”

Wu Qingyi's way back was to the official residence on the east bank of Longzang Pu, Wu Cheng asked, "Miss Tsing Yi is coming back from Li Gonglin's mansion?" ”

Wu Qingyi nodded: "There are no other acquaintances in Jiangning, but Li Gonglin will return to the Wuzhou military camp every few days." ”

Wu Cheng heard the nostalgia in her mouth, and said with a smile: "Isn't Miss Tsing Yi going back to Nanping every few days?" ”

Wu Qingyi took a boat to Jiangning and walked with Li Gonglin for a few days. Above the river, Li Gonglin once painted a Danqing for her, but because Wu Qingyi was too radiant, Li Gonglin couldn't paint her eyes with a pen.

Wu Qingyi only thought that Li Gonglin would not stay much when he returned to Jiangning to report on his work, but he didn't expect that after a few days, Li Gonglin invited her to the house again. Wu Qingyi was full of curiosity about Jiang Ning, and was naturally willing to interact with Jiang Ning people, and he also thought of the unfinished Danqing in his heart. There was nothing to do, so I went to Li Gonglin's house to drink tea, and discussed the past and the present. Li Gonglin painted a few other paintings of Danqing for Wu Qingyi, but he was not satisfied, that is, the original painting has not yet painted his eyes.

Wu Qingyi didn't respond to Wu Cheng's words, put down the curtain, and through the heavy veil curtain, Qin Zhongshu could only see her vague figure, thinking carefully about her words, his heart moved, and secretly thought: Wu Qingyi wants to stay in Jiangning? Thinking of this possibility, Qin Zhongshu was pleasantly surprised, and he didn't know where he was lost at the beginning. He followed behind the carriage with Feng Ge'er, turned around and headed towards Sambo Pavilion.

Sangbo Pavilion is built outside the north city, the southeast side of Sangbo Lake, leaning on the upper floor at night, you can see the flowing glow, the lake is flowing light, but Jiangning divides the western half of Sangbo Lake into a forbidden area, and the water supply camp is on it to train the boatman, and the scenery is ruined. Compared with the Stacked Smoke Pavilion, the envoys preferred to come to the Sambo Pavilion to drink.

Xu Ruyu had the name of governing the army when he was in the East China Sea, but he just stood in the distance, watching the boat master practice from afar, like watching flowers in the fog, and he was always wonderful. Qin Zhongshu saw that everyone in the building looked up at the western sky, but their eyes fell on the boat on the lake, and he secretly laughed in his heart. Secret Dao: Xu Ruyu only deployed the water camp force for defense in Jiangning, how can the real Jiangning water camp strength be easily spied on?

When the Puji bandits were not appeased, Xu Ruyu did his best to develop the strength of the water battalion, and successively formed Quanzhou, Gantang, Yongyang, Qingjiang, Jiangning and other Yihu armies, and the strength of the Yihu army was more than that of the Qingyan army.

In addition to adding a new water camp to Wuhu Island in the northeast sea area of Qingzhou, the two water camps of Gantang and Qingjiang were reduced, and the scale of the two water camps of Yongyang and Quanzhou was also reduced by nearly half compared with before, and only the Jiangning water camp remained at 20,000 people.

Qin Zhongshu knew that the truth was by no means consistent with the surface, Jiangning and Nanping were competing for hegemony in the south, and it was particularly important to gain control of the river, and Xu Ruyu would not fail to see this. Jiangning took over Huo's defense in Jingbei, and Nanping each occupied one side of Pengli Lake, and the terrain in Jingbei was not conducive to launching an offensive from the land, whether Nanping or Jiangning wanted to launch a large-scale offensive against each other, the early stage of the campaign must rely on a strong water battalion.

The Hulan Iron Cavalry is indisputably the strongest soldier on land, and the strategic advantage of the cavalry on land is something that no one can ignore. In the eyes of the soldiers, there are three main passages between the north and the south, but Xu Ruyu's foreshadowing in Wuhu, the sea route appeared in the world's field of vision for the first time as a strategic channel.

Compared to the vast sea, Sangpo Lake is too small after all. Thinking of this, Qin Zhongshu couldn't help but be stunned, and said secretly: Isn't what Xu Ruyu wants the world to see is the small Sangpo Lake?

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