By the way, Lu Xiangsheng was eating Boss Cao's business meal and drinking Boss Cao's rice wine at the hotel. At the same time, there was another person working for Lu Xiangsheng: Fu Youdi Fu Guanjie.

This time traveling north from Guangzhou, Fu Guanjiao gained another level of experience. Not only did he experience the charm of Shanghai Beach, but he also realized the magnificence of the Yangtze River.

In Wuchang, Fu Guanjiao was lying on the side of the ship and witnessed with his own eyes the textbook takeover of the city defense.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of field forces were mobilized to the Shaanxi-Luo War Zone and the northern border, causing the three towns of Wuchang, the inland transportation hub, to become a sieve. Peasant armies from all walks of life shuttled back and forth through the three towns and frequently crossed the Yangtze River to the south. They simply regarded this place as a free

Supply logistics center.

This time, the arrival of thousands of musketeers and gunboats essentially meant that the Yan Kingdom's river navy blocked the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, completely blocking the movement routes of the peasant army.

This action incidentally protected the property and lives of the officials and people in the three towns.

In fact, the officials of the three towns had received the news before this. However, contrary to imagination, the resistance of most middle and low-level officials, and even merchants, was not high. In troubled times, a strong team can defend the hometown.

, don’t ask for so much.

The huge amount of preliminary preparation and publicity work here is the result of the hard work of all colleagues at the Wuhan Station, and they are indispensable.

Of course, there are still some loyal ministers who remain stubborn in the face of the muzzle, ignorant of current affairs, bent on serving the emperor, and showing that they are incompatible with Cao's thieves, but not many.

Among them, two of them who were more influential got a bad cold for no apparent reason and died before the fleet arrived at the port. One who was less influential was knocked out of a sedan chair and broke his leg, while the other one was ignored by no one.

In this somewhat tense environment, Fu Youdi did not dare to get off the ship from beginning to end. Later, he received the latest order: a Ming official named Lu Xiangsheng would be "administratively detained" when he returned.

Usually, most of those who fall into Fu Youdi's hands are reeducation-through-labor prisoners who are equivalent to criminal detention.

Administrative detention, in this period of time, is called a prisoner, which is actually synonymous with "house arrest." It indicates that the identity of the person coming is unusual and the review time needs to be extended.

Fu Youdi happily accepted the task: among his colleagues who came with him, he was already among the outstanding civil servants who had “participated in major operations” and had “strong ideas and tenacious style”.

Excellent civil servants are among the targets of training. They start to get rid of chores and take on some important tasks. For example, they look after Lu Xiangsheng.

A political prisoner of Lu Xiangsheng's level will definitely not run away. It is rare to change his mind.

On the way back to Shanghai from Hankou, Guard Fu finally understood the intentions of his superiors. While taking good care of Lu Xiangsheng's residence, he also used his own shallow life experience to brainwash Mr. Lu.

Not to mention, Master Fu's life experience from a starving man to the person he is today has really aroused Mr. Lu's interest. This exchange in the cabin also allowed Mr. Lu to understand the person he was about to contact.

power.

In short, Guanjiao Fu did a good job. After Lu Xiangsheng arrived in Shanghai, he was in a stable mood and had clear ideas, which was partly due to the fact that Guanjiao Fu told stories along the way.

After that, the ship docked. Even though he was dismissed from his post, Mr. Lu, who was still a Jinshi, was picked up by his friends to have a cup of wine.

However, Guard Fu went to complete the formalities for Lu Xiangsheng arduously.

As soon as the formalities were completed, I received the temporarily assigned house. When Inspector Fu returned to the ship, he found that Mr. Lu had already returned to the cabin, but he had a complicated look on his face and sighed from time to time.

Fu Youdi didn't know what happened to this guy when he went out for a trip. He didn't have much to worry about here, so he had to quickly pack up and take Mr. Lu to his new house.

While I was packing, I heard Mr. Lu ask leisurely: "Did you know that Hong Chengchou defeated Tongguan?"

Fu Youdi didn't pay attention at all: "I heard someone shouting when I got up early."

Lu Xiangsheng asked: "Do you have any insights?"

Mr. Lu obviously asked the wrong person. With Fu Youdi's cultural level and overall view, he currently only knows which gang Hong Chengchou and Li Zicheng belong to, which is already beyond the scope.

"The bastard will kill the bastard!"

Lu Xiangsheng stared blankly at Fu Youdi who was packing his luggage. He couldn't help shaking his head and laughing: "It's student Meng Lang."

Next, Fu Youdi, who was not sure what happened, took Mr. Lu to a high-end hotel in the Shanghai port area. The room where Mr. Lu was temporarily placed was on the top floor. Although it was not large, it was beautifully furnished and had running water and a toilet.

, which can be regarded as another advantage of Marshal Cao.

After following Fu Youdi and learning how to use high-tech furniture, Mr. Lu sat on the soft sofa. After thinking for a long time, he slowly said: "Brother Fu, I will write a greeting note here, please send it to me."

Go to the commander-in-chief."

"Ah! Master Lu, have you finally figured it out!?"

Fu Youdi was overjoyed. He knew that Lu Xiangsheng was the guest that the Marshal wanted to see, but he also knew that Lu Xiangsheng had a scholarly air and was resistant to the Marshal. Unexpectedly, not long after he got off the ship, the guy suddenly figured it out.

Lu Xiangsheng said calmly: "When eating and lodging at the host's house, you must always say thank you politely."

There is no doubt that Mr. Lu's rank is very high. In the afternoon of the second day, countless gentry and heroes from all walks of life who were waiting outside the "walk" joined the queue. Officer Fu led Mr. Lu into the "Xing Zai".

Walking in".

The so-called Xingzai is actually a hotel in the core area of ​​Shanghai Port, called Four Seasons Hotel. The contemporary Cao Cao, Cao Chuan, stayed here after arriving in the port on a battleship from Guangzhou a few days ago.

There was no way, the main field force was sent to the north, and Prime Minister Xia Xianze wanted to stay in his hometown to take charge of the overall situation, so Emperor Cao himself had to come to Jiangnan to take charge.

After hearing the news of Cao Cao's arrival, there has been an endless stream of people coming from Jiangnan, including Nanjing and other places in the past few days. Big bosses from all walks of life came with their followers, almost filling the commercial and residential rooms around Shanghai Port, walking in front of the door.

There is a continuous line of cars and horses in front, which is quite spectacular.

Mr. Cao naturally accepts everyone who comes: he is here to appease people's hearts, and the more people he sees, the better.

After showing his ID and identity documents, Fu Youdi took Mr. Lu through a shining metallic "silver door" standing in the middle of the road. This door has recently been given various mysterious functions by visitors.

After that, the tall agent used a silver brush to brush the air in front of and behind the two people. It looked like he was exorcising evil spirits.

After a lot of fussing, Inspector Fu took Mr. Lu and followed a young man in charge of reception into the spacious modern hall.

After entering the door, Fu Youdi could not move forward and was motioned to stand by the door. But his goal had been achieved. He actively rushed to contact the "face saint" for Mr. Lu just for this moment: Now Fu Youdi can look forward to it.

See "Tianyan".

Looking up, the first thing in the vast hall is a circle of large ice cubes half as tall as a person. The cold ice cubes make the hall feel cool and very comfortable.

Surrounded by ice cubes is a sofa arranged in a ring. The people sitting on it are all scholarly dignitaries wearing silk ribbons.

The person on the main sofa above, with his hair parted, a short beard, and holding the handle of a fan in his hand, is the Marshal Cao whom Fu Youdi has longed for and wants to see with his own eyes.

Because he has to receive guests, Marshal Cao has specially made a special appearance these days. At this moment, he is wearing an apricot lake silk robe that is probably "Sima Zhao brand", which is second only to bright yellow in grade. His face is rosy and radiant.

, full of energy.

The next moment, looking at the young and tall contemporary Cao Mengde in front of him, Mr. Lu Xiangsheng took a deep breath and stepped forward slowly.

A young attendant next to the Marshal bent down and spoke softly.

Hearing this, Cao Chuan gave a long laugh and stood up: "It turns out that Jiandou is here, okay, okay, sit down quickly, sit down quickly, we have something to talk about today."

"The student here thanks the commander for his help."

At the same moment, low-pitched exclamations sounded from all around: "Yixing Lu Jiandou? Didn't he say he was trapped in Li Ni's formation?"

He couldn't hear those small words clearly. Fu Youdi, who was at the door, opened his eyes excitedly, watching Emperor Cao reach out his hand, forcefully take the right hand of Mr. Lu, who was bending over his luggage, and shake it up and down for a long time.

Seeing Mr. Lu's unfamiliar handshake and the awkward smile on his face, Fu Youdi, who had long been accustomed to shaking hands with others, opened his mouth and let out a series of silly smiles.

The next moment, Guard Fu was invited out and arranged to have tea in a side hall.

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Finally seeing the "Holy Face", he fixed the specific image of his allegiance target. In addition, Marshal Cao's appearance, tall stature, gentleness and closeness to the people perfectly matched all the fantasies that Fu Youdi, a short-built man, had about the profession of emperor.

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Therefore, Fu Guanjiao is undoubtedly satisfied today.

As for Mr. Lu, who was expressionless after the "face to the saint", Guard Fu didn't bother to expose him at all. He is a sour person, and he has come to pay homage to the mountain gate, so what's the point of being pretentious?

Fortunately, Fu Youdi will get rid of Mr. Lu, a high-end prisoner.

On September 17, Fu Youdi received an order to handle the handover as soon as possible and go to the north to accept the task.

Fu Youdi was so excited that he took the time to complete the handover, and then took a colleague with him, and the two boarded the transport ship at the port on the 18th.

After spending a day on the ship, on the morning of the 19th, the newly formed transport fleet set sail, destined for a port in the north.

On this day, just one month had passed since the army of Hou Jin entered the pass.

The total number of ships in the transport fleet numbered k9 is ten. Among them, seven are loaded with military supplies, groceries and food. The remaining three are simply empty.

The reason for this is that after a month of the situation evolving, the top leaders of the Yan Kingdom judged that the total military strength previously sent to the north was sufficient and there was no need to send additional troops.

In this way, the fleet only needs to transport supplies to the north. As for the empty cargo ships, they are undoubtedly going to Tianjin to fetch people. Now that Tianjin is full of refugees overnight, it is necessary to step up the transfer of people to the food-rich south.

When the k9 fleet arrived outside the Yangtze River Estuary, Fu Youdi saw another large fleet heading south on the deck.

The fleet going south was escorted by gunboats, numbering more than twenty.

There is no doubt that the cabins of this fleet are filled with men from Hebei. Today's Tianjin Port is like a beast in the abyss devouring all supplies. The only thing that can be "exported" is the people from Hebei.

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Due to advanced navigation technology, the K9 fleet did not go north along the coastline after leaving Shanghai, but pulled a straight line.

As a result, it took the fleet less than three days to reach the transit anchorage: Dengzhou Port, covering a mere 600 kilometers of sea route.

What surprised Fu Youdi was that there were a large number of warships and transport ships stationed densely in Dengzhou Port, including the sea outside Dengzhou.

Didn't we agree to go to Tianjin? Why is the main force of the navy in Dengzhou?

With doubts, Fu Youde took a colleague off the ship and received a secret letter about himself at the port office.

After opening the secret letter and accepting the task, Fu Youdi first asked for an attaché from the director of the port office to lead the way. Then he and his colleagues followed the attaché to the government office in Dengzhou City.

Along the way, I saw the endless temporary military camps inside and outside the city, as well as the familiar sounds of training, and I was convinced that the main force of my navy and army was in Dengzhou at the moment.
To be continued...