Yang Chengying took the grain and exchanged some seeds from the old farmer, and rested for another day.

Early the next morning, the large army marched further north and arrived at Yi Tuen Mun.

Gu Mu led his subordinates out of the village to greet him.

Yang Chengying got off the horse and met him.

"The king has come all the way from Shenyang, and it has been more than a month, but his complexion has not seen a trace of malaise, and the minister is deeply admired."

In the end, it was a Noyan, and as soon as they met, Gu Mu's sycophants were filmed.

Although Yang Chengying didn't eat this set, there was no need to make the other party look unsightly, so he said politely:

"One side of the water and soil raises one side of the people, although the Northeast is a bitter cold place, but it can also raise people and raise you brave men!"

"The king praises falsely, and the ministers dare not be ashamed."

Gu Mu persuaded: "The king has come from afar, it is better to rest for one night, and tomorrow the ministers will hold a banquet to catch the wind for the king." ”

"I'm in good spirits." Yang Chengying said, "While the soldiers are building a camp, is Nuo Yan willing to accompany me to take a walk around the neighborhood?" ”

"I can't ask for it."

Gumu bent down and bowed, and then assumed a gesture of please.

Yang Chengying nodded, and led people straight to the Yitong River.

The Northeast River has a freezing period, and the thawing time of each river is also different. In general, the farther north you go, the longer the ice period and the later the thaw.

In the second lunar month, the temperature is gradually warming, and the Yitong River has begun to thaw.

"When does the thaw usually end here?" Yang Chengying asked.

"It will be thawed at the end of February, and it will freeze at the end of October every year."

Gu Mu said: "The king came at the right time, and after the thaw, the fish caught were big and delicious. ”

"Well, it's time to improve the lives of the soldiers."

Yang Chengying thought of something and said, "Nuoyan will send a few capable fishermen, and I will send a few soldiers to catch fish with you, and there will be a whole fish banquet in the evening." ”

"That's good."

Gu Mu slapped his face, called the fat Taiji, and told him to find a few fishermen.

Seeing this, Yang Chengying also asked Li Yangeng to find soldiers to fish in the river.

Soon, a group of soldiers with salvage tools and Mongols were seen coming to the river.

They catch fish.

Yang Chengying was on the side, admiring and asking Gu Mu: "Why don't you see fishing boats on the river?" ”

"When the thaw is melting, there are all kinds of ice floating on the surface of the river, which is very dangerous."

Gumu explained.

"Those fishermen who instructed the soldiers to catch fish used to catch fish on the river?"

"Yes. A large part of the fish they caught was given to the tribes of the ministers, some of which were kept for food, and some of which were offered to the river gods. ”

"Who built their fishing boats?"

"The minister doesn't know." Gumu shook his head.

As a noyan, who cares about how to build a fishing boat, just receive the fish.

Yang Chengying glanced at the other Mongolian Taiji, and it could be seen from their expressions that it was also blind to ask them.

"Zu Zepei, you invite them to my tent later, I have something to ask them."

Yang Chengying whispered to Zu Zepei.

Zu Zepei hugged his fists and retreated.

Gu Mu pretended not to hear, but he wondered in his heart - how the king was interested in fishing.

"Nuoyan, I plan to stay in Changchun Fort for a few days, so I won't disturb you."

Yang Chengying suddenly spoke.

Gu Mu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly responded: "Don't bother, it's just ...... Is there anything the king is doing here? ”

"Two things, one is to measure the width and depth of the Yitong River, and to observe the river water to get some information."

Yang Chengying said: "The second thing, I want to take some people to Hunchun, and the large army is still here." ”

Hunchun, located in the southeast of Changchun Fort, borders the Li Dynasty.

According to the treaty signed by the two sides, Li Chao opened Qingyuan and Huining as mutual market points and traded goods with Hunchun.

After Yang Chengying gained a firm foothold in Shenyang, he ordered Kubai, the younger brother of Kurtang, and Tan Bu, the younger brother of Tan Tai, to Hunchun, and set up Hunchun Autonomous County to manage the surrounding areas.

It is said to be an autonomous county, but in fact it is an administrative unit with a certain minority nationality as the main body and multiple minority ethnic groups living together.

The implementation is in the form of military management + fetter rule, with the purpose of first stabilizing the local situation, and then gradually integrating it into the management system.

Hearing that Yang Chengying was going to a place eight hundred miles away, Gu Mu secretly admired in his heart, this is what a man should do.

He assured: "Don't worry, the king has nothing else here, and the fish is enough." There are also beef and mutton, but it is really not possible for the minister to ask for it from the minister's brother. ”

Saying this, Gu Mu actually knew very well in his heart that Yang Cheng should have a grain transportation line from Shenyang to Changchunbao.

Therefore, a few nice words were said.

Yang Chengying knew it, but he was still grateful: "With your words, I feel a lot more at ease."

Due to the long distance, I need to travel day and night, so I will not participate in tomorrow's reception banquet until I return. ”

"The minister understands, and the minister wishes the king all the best."

Gu Mu learned some idioms used by the Han people, just to pat the horse.

Yang Chengying laughed at his auspicious words.

The group continued along the Yitong River, which was deserted.

What a good piece of land, very suitable for reclamation.

"The king, forgive the ministers for one more word, the king should be careful on the road."

Gumu said.

"Oh? Where does this begin? Yang Chengying said.

"It's not a secret, the minister heard some bad remarks, all related to the king."

"Pick a sentence or two and tell me about it."

"Some people say that the king is just a liujue, and his life will be over, and some people say that the king is not treated by the court......"

"The mouth grows on people, how can they say that I can't control it, what do you think?"

"Of course, the minister always follows the king, but the minister is worried that someone will take advantage of the king's patrol and make trouble on the road."

"I have received all your faithfulness." Yang Chengying said, "I have already taken precautions against this, so don't worry." ”

"Of course the minister can rest assured, the king's soldiers are strong and strong, there must be no problem."

Gu Mu whispered: "Please pay attention to the king, the brother of the Badali clan, Garzhu Seter, is against him, and the leader of the Sauron tribe, Bomu Bogol, also wants to betray the king. ”

"I know all about it, and I'll take care of it after that."

Yang Chengying responded in a low voice.

Gu Mu wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.

There are some things that stop at the point, and there is no need to be too thorough.

He believed that as the king, he must have some understanding of these matters, which is why he brought so many people to solve this matter.

It is better to hear with your ears than to see with your eyes.

It wasn't until he saw with his own eyes that Yang Chengying brought the army armed to the teeth that he was glad that his thoughts had not wavered.

After staying in Changchun Fort for a day, Yang Chengying immediately led more than 1,000 soldiers to follow him south to Hunchun.

For the rest, while eating fresh fish to rest, while protecting the safety of the grain transportation channel on the road from Deng Zi Village to Yi Tuen Mun.

The survey team stayed behind to measure the hydrology of the Yitong River and obtain more hydrological information.

In late February of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Chongzhen received a note from the front line.

The person who wrote the song was Yang Sichang, the new thief supervisor.

Yang Sichang's purpose in writing this letter was to ask Emperor Chongzhen for something.