Zhu Xiuniang went home and plunged into the small study to read.

Zhu did come to ask, it was still the answer of researching knowledge, Zhu did see that although she was not bullied by Zhao Tan, she seemed to be a little stunned by reading, and she couldn't help but be worried, but there was nothing she could do.

Zhao Ta summoned Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Xian to discuss the matter, and it took half a day, and finally Yao Pingzhong went out sweating profusely, and Zhang Xian's face was also pale.

There are more than 10,000 scholars in Jiangning City, not counting those domestic servants and guards, if you count them, there are tens of thousands.

The Xu and Gao families who went out of the city before were not local families in Jiangning, and their populations were slightly smaller, while the local scholars in Jiangning had hundreds or even one or two hundred people in their families, or even more.

Zhao Ta sat quietly behind the table, without a trace of expression on his face......

More than ten miles south of Jiangning City, in the open-air tea shed next to the official road, Fang Qifo was reading the letter, which was written to him by Li Fei, the right envoy of Guangming.

Fang Qifo carefully looked at the imprint of the Bright Order on the letter, identified it as fake, and then read the opening self-statement, and determined that it was written by Li Fei, because there are many things that only the Bright Envoy is qualified to know, which is not impersonated.

It's just that what Li Fei said next was so amazing that even Fang Qifo couldn't help but change color one after another, and he was silent for a long time after reading the letter.

Shi Qian peeked at Fang Qi Buddha in front of him, this is the bright left envoy of Mingjiao, the second person second only to the sect leader Fang La, under one person, above ten thousand.

Shi Qian felt that this Seven Buddhas were very strange, a peculiar temperament that could not be said, when he first looked at him, he seemed to be only in his twenties, and when he continued to look at it, he seemed to be thirty or forty years old, and if he looked carefully, he was afraid that he would not be fifty, but in the blink of an eye, he looked like a teenager in his teens.

It's weird, it's weird, Shi Qian can't help but be a little nervous, but he is not afraid, the nervousness is because of the weirdness of the Seven Buddhas, and he is not the slightest afraid of what he is doing at the moment.

Just like the song he sang at home, his grandfather was born in the mountains, and he had no land and no money, and in the past two or three years, he has lived in the comfortable days of the broken jade building for more than ten or twenty years, and his life has not been in vain.

In the past two or three years, he followed Ouyang Bei to the Jiaofang Division to watch a lot of plays, listen to a lot of songs, and gain a lot of knowledge.

Knowing that Meng Weijun has 3,000 customers, many of whom are roosters and dog thieves, he knows that he has no ability, so he also claims to be a rooster and dog thief, and only hopes that one day he can rely on this little means to repay the kindness of the two kings and recreate.

As for life and death, what does it matter? The head fell off the big scar of the bowl, and eighteen years later, he was a good man, the rivers and lakes were green, and he was supposed to pin his head to his belt to eat.

Shi Qian was not afraid in his heart, he was calm and calm in the eyes of Fang Qi Buddha, he nodded secretly, and said, "Brother Shi, I see what Li You's envoy said in the letter, there are still a number of Holy Sect disciples outside the city?" ”

Shi Qian stretched out his hand and pointed to the west: "Marshal, there is a Qingliang Mountain at that end, and there is a Qingliang Temple in the mountain, and more than 100 brothers have settled there. ”

Fang Qifo was overjoyed when he heard this, what Li Fei said in the letter was too amazing, if he only looked at the time change but had no reference, and he didn't know whether the other party was reliable, it was difficult to make a decision for a while, if more people compared, it would be good to judge whether Li Fei's plan in the letter was feasible.

"Okay, Brother Shi can take me to watch?" Fang Qifo said.

"There is no way to do it, and the subordinates do not hide it from the marshal, just two days ago, the brothers on the side of Qingliang Temple also killed two groups of gentry who fled out of the city, and I heard that they were all famous big families in the south of the Yangtze River, so they took the head and waited for the marshal to come and ask for credit." Time Shifts.

"Is that so?" This is out of Fang Qifo's expectations, he led the army to the south, and like Fang La, every time he fell into the city, he would inevitably kill all the gentry, but many times the gentry in the city fled from the wind, and there were not many people waiting to be killed.

"That's true, the brothers of Qingliang Temple did a good job that night, took the lives of hundreds of dog thieves, and also intercepted two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, all waiting to be presented after seeing the marshal." Shi Qian saw that Fang Qifo was surprised, and hurriedly added fuel to the fire.

"Good, good!" Fang Qifo said with a smile: "I didn't expect Li You to make the brothers below so heroic, this handsome will definitely make a great achievement, and after taking Jiangning City, we will discuss meritorious deeds and reward them together!" ”

"Thank you Marshal for the compliment!" The time moves and salutes.

"Brother Shi doesn't have to be polite, quickly go to Jiangning with Ben Shuai, besiege the city first, and then go to the Qingliang Temple to visit the brothers!" Fang Qifo gave an order as he spoke, and the army continued to move forward, and Shi Qianzi also entered the team.

More than ten miles away, it didn't take long to see Jiangning, only to see this majestic city, the walls are strict, the city head is waving flags, colorful flags are fluttering, the armor of the soldiers defending the city is bright, and the swords and guns are cold.

Shi Bao said: "Marshal, what a big city!" ”

Fang Qifo nodded and said: "It's not the first time I've come to this Jiangning, I entered the city once a few years ago to visit my old friend, and the inside is even more prosperous, and I almost got lost." ”

Shi Bao scratched his head and said: "The marshal is joking with his subordinates, with the skills of the marshal, how can he get lost?" ”

Fang Qifo sighed: "This has nothing to do with martial arts, the dog officials and inferior gentry in this city have built countless palaces and pavilions, extremely luxurious and erosive, if you don't know the way, you don't know where to go." ”

Shi Bao suddenly hated and said: "It's all looted people's fat and people's ointment, and all of them should be cut with a thousand knives!" ”

Fang Qifo nodded: "The army is going all the way north, the news can't be hidden, and I don't know how many dog officials and gentry in Jiangning City have run away when they hear the wind, I see what Li You's envoy mentioned in the letter, this Jiangning is now the Qin King Town of Zhao and Song, but this is a powerful person, you should be careful." ”

Shi Bao wondered, "The King of Birds? This emperor of the Zhao and Song dynasties, Lao Erte, is also a bastard, how can he give his own child such a title? ”

Fang Qifo glanced at him and said in silence: "It's Qin of the Qin Dynasty, not the fowl of beasts." ”

Shi Bao blushed and smiled: "It is more appropriate for subordinates to look at the birds of beasts, the Zhao and Song courts are all a group of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and the royal family itself is the same, there are no two beasts." ”

The other generals next to him applauded when they heard this, and they all said that it was more appropriate to be called the king of birds, and Fang Qifo could only shake his head helplessly and follow them.

After observing the city for a while, Fang Qifo saw that there was no movement inside, so he began to dispatch troops to arrange men and horses, and the soldiers and horses at the outpost began to besiege the city, and the rear was encamped on the spot.

Jiangning City is huge, and the outer moat is extremely wide, so it is not easy to enclose such a large city normally.

But Fang Qifo has reached 200,000 soldiers and horses at this moment, but the siege of the city can be easily done, as his military order was issued, he saw the iron flow rolling, people shouting horses neighing, and surrounded Jiangning on both sides.

Zhao Ta had already received the news from the Xuanfu Division, and at this time he was standing at the head of the city and watching, Wang Yu stood aside and said: "Lord Wang, there are so many enemy troops, and you can only defend them for the time being!" ”

Zhao Ta nodded and said: "If you spend a while, they are all rabble, and they are willing to surround and defend the city, and they will not go out of the city." ”

Wang Yu said: "The prince has a high opinion, with the majesty of Jiangning City, the abundance of grain and grass, as long as the defense is done properly, even if it is a year and a half of the thief army, there is nothing to do." ”

Zhao Ta said: "Under the reward, the Jiangning garrison and the Gyeonggi forbidden army will be rewarded the same, and there will be no distinction between the three systems of the forbidden township." ”

Zhao Ta brought 30,000 forbidden troops, and integrated Jiangning's 20,000 forbidden troops, that is, 50,000 horses, and more than 10,000 township soldiers remaining, these people have different systems, and now Zhao Ta ordered the same reward, which is an unprecedented event.

Then Zhao Ta stood at the head of the city and looked at it for a while, and saw that the opposite side was building a camp and digging fortifications, and it was in full swing, but there was nothing new in going back and forth, it was all some conservative and old-fashioned siege roads, so he lost his interest and went directly down to the city with a flick of his sleeves.

Outside the city, the Seven Buddhas are busy with the horses, the camp tents, fortifications, burying pots and making rice, all kinds of things are carried out together, the Chinese army tent is set up first, and then the Fang Seven Buddhas take people into the room to eat, and the outside matters are done a little bit, but it is already the Jade Rabbit Ascension.

Originally, Fang Qifo planned to go to Qingliang Mountain Qingliang Temple to have a look today, after all, he also had to familiarize himself with the terrain around Jiangning, but when he saw that it was already dark outside, he dispelled his thoughts, after all, he had just arrived in the city, and he couldn't afford to miss a little, and it was not good for him, the boss, to leave the army on the first day, and it was still at night.

Early in the morning of the second day, Fang Qifo got up and inspected the camp, and then ordered a few generals, took a thousand men and horses, and headed to the west under the leadership of Shi Qian.

In Qingliang Temple, there were already disciples under the mountain who heard the news and came back to report that Wu Song and Luo Jinshui had already known about the siege of Jiangning City by Fang Qi's Buddhist soldiers.

But because the two of them did not communicate with Shi Qian, they could not determine whether Shi Qian had contacted the seven Buddhas above, so they could only wait cautiously at this time.

Before the time reached noon, there were disciples patrolling outside into the temple to report, saying that there was a team under the banner of the holy word to come at the foot of the mountain, and the two of them heard the rumors and guessed that it should be the arrival of the Fang Qi Buddha team, so they hurriedly went down to greet them.

After a long time, Fang Qifo and others were brought into the temple, and then there was a greeting, and then Wu Song and Luo Jinshui offered the heads of those scholars, and two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were also carried into the hall.

Fang Qifo ordered his subordinates to check the characteristics of the head, and asked the accents of these warriors who were robbed and killed, whether they had ever said where their surnames were, and finally they couldn't help but be overjoyed after confirming their identities, they were actually two big families in Hangzhou, and they no longer had doubts in their hearts, looking at Luo Jinshui and smiling: "Luo Wu's two brothers, is there any dispatch of Li You's envoy in the army now?" ”

Luo Jinshui revealed the identity of the forbidden army when he first saw the seven Buddhas of Fang, as for Li Fei, the right envoy of light, the background of the registration in the main altar of the Ming Sect was the Longyou people, and the Uighur Ming Sect saint Liyan Nazha had been acquainted for many years, Liyan Nazha came to the Central Plains with him, and then participated in the Luzhou Fight to recruit Mingjiao believers in Wang Qing's army, and Wang Qing's army took the opportunity to mix into the Song army when he was defeated, and obtained a military position.

There are actually flaws in this background, but the flaws are not big, and with Liyan Nazha, the holy woman of the Uighur Ming Sect, talking about this, then even the biggest flaws will be covered up, and no one will doubt Li Fei's identity and origin.

As a Uighur Ming saint, Liyanaza has no reason to harm the Central Plains Ming Sect, and Liyan Nazha does not know that the Central Plains Ming Sect is going to rebel, so even if Li Fei is in the Central Plains and his heart is in the Uighurs, he will not have any collusion with the Zhao and Song courts.

In addition, the Uighur state actually did not have a good relationship with the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty fought the Qing Tang Dynasty twice, and there were several conflicts with the Uighurs in the middle, especially the second time when they went deep into the depths of Longyou, determined the border of Longyou and then set up the Longyou Protectorate, they directly opposed the Uighurs, and the Uighurs had a good relationship with the Liao State, and there were also people in China who believed in the primitive shamanism of the Liao State, so they were even more hostile to the Great Song Dynasty.

No matter how careful Fang Qifo is, he will not doubt Liyan Nazha, he read what Li Fei said in the letter, although the matter is amazing, but it is generally feasible, so he asked about Li Fei's official position, after all, the matter on the letter, if the official is small, it is difficult to do.

Luo Jinshui replied: "Marshal, the right envoy is now the deputy commander of the first army. ”

The establishment of the forbidden army is generally a team of 50 people, two teams for a capital, five for a command (battalion, small army), five commanders for an army, ten armies for a box, and two boxes to form a large army.

The chief officer of the army, the chamber, and the army is the commander of the capital, and there are two deputy commanders below.

Fang Qifo naturally knew that the establishment of the forbidden army, an army was 2,500 people, and the deputy commander was not small, but there were also commanders above, and talking in a real battle did not necessarily count.

He groaned slightly, and Luo Jinshui said again: "But when I wait to come out, the right envoy is in charge of the Xicheng Gate, and there are a thousand soldiers under him, including my Holy Sect disciples. ”

Fang Qifo's eyes lit up when he heard this, but this was the current official who was not as good as the current management, and he asked, "Which gate is in the West City?" ”

There are a total of thirteen city gates in Jiangning, not counting the water gates, and there are eighteen when the water gates are counted, and there are three gates in the west city, and there are two water gates.

Luo Jinshui hurriedly said which city gate, Fang Qifo thought about it, he had been to Jiangning, because he had a plan at that time, and he had deliberately observed the gates of Jiangning, and at this moment, he couldn't help but think about it more and more, this city gate guarded by Li Fei was simply too suitable for a sneak attack.

After a moment, he nodded and said, "What else did the right envoy say to the two of you?" Although I have read the letter of the right envoy, I still have some doubts in my heart. ”

Luo Jinshui hurriedly said: "The right envoy does have a detailed explanation, and the marshal should listen to his subordinates slowly......

Zhao Tan read a book in the study all morning, wishing Xiuniang the future today, thinking that this woman should be shocked by his words, and couldn't think of a rebuttal in her heart, and Fang Qifo was in the city again, so she didn't have time to come to the door.

He summoned Ding Da Crab, and after a few words, asked him to go to Zhu Qu's house to invite someone.

About half an hour, Ding Da Crab invited people to come, only to see that although Zhu Xiuniang's calm temperament did not change, her expression was a little haggard, and after coming in, she saluted: "What is the matter with the prince calling the people to come?" But do you still want to talk about learning? ”

Zhao Ta glanced at her, shook his head and said: "Now that the thief army is coming to the city, how can this king still have the mind to learn." ”

Zhu Xiuniang was puzzled: "Then the prince is ......?"

Zhao Tan said lightly: "This king thinks that there is danger inside and outside Jiangning City at the moment, and you wish your family may not be safe, so I took Xiuniang here to live for a few days." ”

Yes?! Zhu Xiuniang was stunned when she heard this, is this to keep her here? That's not going to work, what's that? So where will her reputation be restored? What face will you have to go out to meet people in the future?

"Lord, this matter must not be allowed, how can the folk girl stay in ......"

Zhao Ta waved his hand impatiently to interrupt her words, and said: "This king will let you stay, where are there so many words, come on, send Xiuniang to rest in the back!" ”

(End of chapter)