Of course, whether it was Xu Tingxuan or Qiu Biyong, the news they brought was something that had happened a long time ago.

They also had no way of knowing the current situation in western Liaoning, as well as the current situation on the Jiangdong court or Hening country. Naturally, the answers to many questions could not satisfy Yang Zhen completely.

However, from Qiu Biyong's mouth, Yang Zhen also learned that until Qiu Biyong led his team to deliver the message, the situation in western Liaoning was stable. Wu Sangui had completed the reconstruction of Yizhou City after nearly a year of painstaking efforts.

Stand firm.

The rebuilt Yiju City has tall walls, strong defenses, and strong soldiers and horses. It has become a fist stretched out to the north by Marshal Zu in Jinzhou City.

Although the current threat to the Qing captives is not great, its restrictive effect on the Eastern Mongolian tribes has begun to appear.

The Dongmeng grassland tribes who used to cross the Daling River south to herd horses at the turn of spring and summer no longer dared to go south across the Daling River to herd horses throughout last summer.

The soldiers and horses of Liaodong Town not only obtained a huge safe space north of Jinzhou City, but also obtained a large amount of land that was easy to cultivate and suitable for farming.

Starting from the turn of spring and summer last year, Commander-in-Chief Zu of Liaodong Town and his generals have not been idle. They have begun to follow Yang Zhen's example and sent a letter to Emperor Chongzhen through the Superintendent Hong Chengchou, requesting to recruit refugees from within the pass to go north for reclamation.

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According to Qiu Biyong, although the results of land reclamation in western Liaoning were not very good, the soldiers and horses of Liaodong Town have already occupied the land north of Jinzhou City, south of Yizhou City, and between Xiaoling River and Daling River.

There is a lot of fertile land that is easy to cultivate.

This situation not only surprised Yang Zhen, but also made him a little jealous.

On both sides of the Xiaoling River and to the south of the Daling River, between the Big and Small Ling rivers, there are many vast plains, which are fertile and flat. In terms of land reclamation and farming, they are far better than the Liaodong Peninsula occupied by Yang Zhen.

The southern end is many times superior.

Of course, Yang Zhen was envious of this, but when he thought that he had said goodbye to Liaoxi, he soon felt relieved.

Because regardless of whether it is public or private, it is better for the fertile land from Jinzhou City to the north to Yizhou City and the large and small Linghe rivers to fall into the hands of the various military leaders in Liaodong Town than to fall into the hands of the Qing Tatars as it did in history.

My hands are much better.

Rather than letting those fertile lands become granaries for the Qing invaders to invade western Liaoning, Yang Zhen would rather they fall into the hands of various military leaders in Liaodong Town and become the private property of the Liaodong Town generals under Zu Dashou.

In Yang Zhen's view, perhaps it is because of the successful reconstruction of Yizhou City that the fertile land between Daling River and Xiaoling River can become fertile land and private property for people from all walks of life in Liaodong Town. This time, they will have

Such an unexpected performance.

At the same time, Yang Zhen also learned from the conversation with Qiu Biyong that everything was normal in Songshan City. The mines in Luhongshan and Hongluoshan continued to mine, while the smelting branch and ammunition branch in Songshan City were still operating normally.

Operation.

Not only can the Songshan regiment's guns and ammunition be self-sufficient, but it also has spare power to support Jinhai Town's troops on this side of Liaodong Bay at any time.

Of course, not all the news Qiu Biyong brought from Liaoxi was good.

After everyone else left, Yang Zhen personally led Qiu Biyong to the inner courtyard where General Zhengdong camped, and arranged a place for him in the east wing of the inner courtyard.

At this time, Qiu Biyong told Yang Zhen some other bad news.

"Captain, Commander Yuan Jin arrived at Juehua Island in western Liaoning Province in October last year. He first went to Ningyuan City, met with Governor Hong, and reported to him the news that you had captured Zhenjiang Fort, Commander.

"According to General Yuan, Governor Hong was overjoyed when he heard the report. He was very in favor of the Governor's proposal to send troops to western Liaoning to contain the Qing captives. He immediately sent an order to Zu Dashou, asking him to increase the number of troops in Yizhou City and start from Yizhou.

The city sent troops to Guangning!

"However, Zu Dashou held his troops for a long time, especially Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Yizhou. At the beginning of November, seeing that there were floating ice on the sea and the Liao Sea was about to freeze, Commander-in-Chief Yuan traveled back and forth between Ningyuan and Songshan several times.

Finally, I learned the truth about their refusal to send troops——"

"What's the truth?"

Seeing the worried look on Qiu Biyong's face, Yang Zhen asked directly.

It stands to reason that there are many soldiers and horses in western Liaoning, and Yang Zhen did not ask them to send a large number of troops to assist him. Instead, he asked them to make a false shot and send troops to Guangning or go north to harass the Qing captives in order to contain and mobilize the Qing captives.

rare.

Besides, Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, has personally led an army to conquer Zhenjiang Fort and has been dragged around Zhenjiang Fort. Such news is not difficult for Zu Dashou and others to get, so what should they worry about?

Yang Zhen didn't believe that Zu Dashou couldn't see such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so why were they reluctant to take action?

Even if Zu Dashou and his subordinates were dissatisfied with him, Hong Chengchou had to go north to Ningyuan for such a long time and needed to show some political achievements, so he should put some pressure on Uncle Jinyi Dashou.

Moreover, even if Zu Dashou did not obey the command, Hong Chengchou still had many generals brought from the pass at his disposal.

Therefore, Yang Zhen has always been a little confused.

But today, Qiu Biyong waited until all the subordinates under Yang Zhen's command had left before speaking hesitantly, but Yang Zhen suddenly understood.

"General Yuan repeatedly went to see Commander Hong to urge the dispatch of troops. Unexpectedly, Commander Hong asked someone to show Commander Yuan a letter full of terms in Chinese between the Jurchens and me.

"The letter contains the various rewards given to you by the Qing Dynasty Puppet Emperor Huang Taiji - the Governor, including marrying a royal daughter, including the title of king, etc. It also writes about the correspondence between the Qing Dynasty Puppet Emperor Huang Taiji and the Commander-in-Chief."

"Oh? And what about the messengers? What about the messengers?"

Facing what Qiu Biyong said, Yang Zhen was a little shocked when he heard it at first, but he soon figured out that this was Huang Taiji's alienation plan.

Unexpectedly, when Huang Taiji led his troops to surround the Zhenjiang Fort, while sending people to surrender, he was still engaging in such tricks as sowing discord and killing people with borrowed knives.

But even so, Yang Zhen was not too surprised.

The only thing that surprised him was, where did Huang Taiji get the evidence of correspondence with his own messenger?

Did he really dare to make public his request for Jin Hailanzhu, the Great Fortune of the Eastern Palace, and deliver the letter to western Liaoning as evidence of his private correspondence with him?

If he really dared to do this, then Yang Zhen would really admit defeat and submit to him.

When Qiu Biyong saw Yang Zhen's reaction, he immediately felt like Ming Jing. He knew that it was probably true that Huang Taiji, the puppet emperor of the Qing Dynasty, used methods such as marrying the emperor's daughter and conferring royal titles to recruit his brother-in-law.

However, Yang Zhen's rhetorical questions filled with surprise gave him confidence in his brother-in-law, and at the same time, he felt more reassured about his sister's status.

After all, Yang Zhen was dissatisfied with the surrender conditions of Qing Dynasty puppet emperor Huang Taiji, and personally asked Huang Taiji for the beauty of Shengjing, which had a great impact on Qiu Biyong.

If true, what does this mean?

This means that your brother-in-law is probably dissatisfied with his sister!

On the way to Zhenjiang Fort to report the news, Qiu Biyong was always anxious and worried. He traveled almost day and night, day and night.

What made him most anxious and worried was that he wanted to see for himself whether the news circulating among the general circles in western Liaoning was true.

At this moment, when he saw Yang Zhen's reaction in person, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. It seemed that the rumors were just rumors, and he said directly:

"According to General Yuan, among the letters that Governor Hong asked someone to show him, there was a letter written by the Governor yourself to Qing prisoner Huang Taiji, saying that you thought the princess given by Huang Taiji was too young, and you asked him for a grand daughter.

The most beautiful woman in the capital."

"What the hell? The most beautiful woman in Shengjing City? Does that woman have a name?!"

In front of Qiu Biyong, Yang Zhen did not want to reveal the situation in which he wrote a letter to Huang Taiji asking for Hailanzhu.

Although he knew this matter and would definitely not be able to hide it in the future, he did not want to mention it in front of his brother-in-law.

Therefore, he said this calmly, but in his heart he almost cursed Huang Taiji.

This Huang Taiji really did everything he could to sow discord and kill people with borrowed knives.

"Well, Mr. Yuan said that he read the letter that was rumored to be written by the governor himself. However, it did not say that the governor wanted the woman's identity. It only said that the governor wanted the most beautiful woman in Shengjing."

"Oh? Haha, haha, that must be a forged letter by Qinglu."

Until he heard Qiu Biyong say that there was no woman's name on the letter, Yang Zhen immediately relaxed and had a smile on his face.

It seems that Huang Taiji still wanted to save face after all and did not dare to directly use the only reply letter he gave him as evidence.

If he really took out the handwritten letter he wrote and ordered it to be delivered to Jinzhou City or Ningyuan City, then he would really be unable to defend himself and it would be difficult to explain.

But now it seems that Huang Taiji did not do that. The so-called reply they sent to Liaoxi was undoubtedly a forgery.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhen felt relieved and had a smile on his face.

But just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Qiu Biyong say: "But Governor——, General Yuan said that he could not judge the authenticity of the letter. At the same time, Jinzhou City and Ningyuan City were spreading rumors that the letter was authentic.

of."

"What?! Ridiculous!"

At this time, Yang Zhen was really shocked.

If the letters obtained by Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou and others were really handwritten letters written by themselves to anger Huang Taiji, then that would be fine.

But looking at it now, the letter did not mention Hailanzhu, which means that it was a forgery and not his own handwriting at all. How could he not be able to tell the authenticity from the fake!

"Captain, it's like this. Commander, your handwriting and the way of writing many common characters are always unique and unforgettable for anyone. Therefore, it is difficult for General Yuan to distinguish the authenticity, while Zu Dashou, Hong Chengchou, etc., almost all

It is confirmed that it is the governor’s own handwriting.”

"this--"

At this moment, even Yang Zhen himself was speechless.

Qiu Biyong was right, Yang Zhen's handwriting was too unique.

Although this kind of unique handwriting has unique advantages and is unforgettable, and you can tell at a glance that it is Yang Zhen's own handwriting, it also has great disadvantages.

Because of the simplified writing method using hard pen, once someone masters the trick, it is very easy for others to imitate it.

The wild goose feather pen used by Yang Zhen can be replaced by bird feathers. The root canal of the feathers of poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese can be perfectly replaced without any technical difficulty.
Chapter completed!