Yang Yao finally had to escape in embarrassment. This time he was just patrolling the Yangtze River, not fighting. He did not carry many sharp water warfare weapons, such as firearms, ship-cutting water ghosts, horizontal poles, large-ship trebuchets, etc., and even the ship-burning weapons.
I didn't even bring any kerosene.
But he encountered two gods of murder and lost the lives of more than 150 soldiers in vain. No matter how angry and unwilling Yang Yao was, he had no choice but to admit his defeat.
The cargo ship has been cleaned up, all the corpses have been thrown into the Yangtze River, and the deck has been washed clean. A dozen boatmen have pulled up two jib sails, making the ship sail westward at full speed. It must be out of Yang Yao's sphere of influence before his army counterattacks.
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The proprietor, Chen Chong, almost worshiped Chen Qing like a Bodhisattva. He had just learned that Chen Qing was not a bodyguard, but the commander of the Western Army. He was so frightened that he hurriedly apologized to Chen Qing.
Chen Qing smiled and waved his hand, "Don't be polite, Boss Chen. I also had enemies trying to catch me along the way. Thanks to the boss's favor, I was able to get here safely."
Chen Chong sighed, "I met the general this time and I was lucky enough to escape. I don't know what to do in the future? I can only take one step at a time."
"Don't be pessimistic, proprietor. The imperial court and the Jin Kingdom have reached an agreement on a one-year truce in the east. The imperial court will turn around and eliminate these bandits. By next year at the latest, the Yangtze River waterway will not be so dangerous."
"I hope so! Otherwise I would not dare to walk along the Yangtze River again."
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The cargo ship was not attacked by water thieves or intercepted by Jin soldiers. The journey went smoothly. In the morning, they arrived at Yiling County, which is the entrance to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. The cargo ship will rest and replenish here for a day. Coincidentally,
As soon as Chen Qing got off the boat, he saw Hu Yanjia waving to him.
Chen Qing was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How many are they?"
"There!" Hu Yanjia turned around and pointed.
Chen Qing saw Hu Yanding and three of Yang Zaixing's men, leading their horses and standing in front of an inn in the distance.
Chen Qing waved them over and asked Hu Yanjia, "How was it? Did it go well along the way? Did you encounter any interrogations?"
"In general, it went smoothly, except for the strict interrogation in Changsha County. They were really looking for the general. In fact, I found that even if the general presented a fake identity certificate, they would not recognize him. This kind of search is a bit self-deceptive."
Chen Qing smiled, how could he be deceiving himself? His Fang Tian Hua Ji was a sign of their search. Hu Yanjia and the others did not carry Fang Tian Hua Ji, so they were let go easily.
"Let's go! Let's find a place to stay, rest for a day, and then decide how to leave."
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It was inconvenient to carry horses and then take a boat, so Chen Qing finally decided to take the land route. After saying goodbye to Dongzhu Chen, everyone set off from Yiling and rode on horses along the Three Gorges Road to Bashu.
At the same time, the temporary armistice negotiations in Lin'an have ended. The Song and Jin Dynasties have reached an agreement on a temporary armistice on the eastern front, ranging from Jiangzhou to Tongzhou, from the first day of September to the end of August of the following year. The Jin Kingdom will no longer launch attacks south of the Yangtze River.
Attack, the Song army also promised to withdraw all to the south of the Yangtze River and no longer attack the north of the Yangtze River within a year.
This armistice plan was still more beneficial to the Song Dynasty. After all, in the fourth year of Jianyan, Yue Fei's army was forced to withdraw from Tongzhou across the Yangtze River to the south. The Song army basically lost the territory north of the Yangtze River, leaving only a few counties along the river in the north of the Yangtze River. The armistice
In one year, the Song army could concentrate its forces to wipe out Cao Cheng, Li Cheng, Yang Yao and other bandits, and completely stabilize the rear.
The temporary truce is also beneficial to the Jin State. They can quickly support the Qi State and use Qi State to consume the Song Dynasty. The Jin State can concentrate on digesting Hebei and Hedong. At the same time, it can launch a western offensive and open up a second warship. The ultimate goal is
Annexed Sichuan.
While reaching a temporary armistice agreement, Song and Jin also reached a secret agreement. The Jin Dynasty moved the Queen Mother of the Song Dynasty to Bianliang and provided corresponding treatment. In addition to giving the Jin Dynasty 200,000 pieces of silk at one time, the Song Dynasty also provided 50,000 pieces of silk every year.
Two taels of silver are used as expenses for worshiping the Queen Mother.
Just when Chen Qing arrived in Tongling, Wanyanchang also carried Wanyanlou's head across the Yangtze River and headed north, returning to Youzhou to bury Wanyanlou.
It was late autumn, and Chen Qing and his party returned to Dashan Pass. The marshal camped at Dashan Pass, and Chen Qing met the pacifier Zhang Jun.
"I already know what happened in Lin'an. It was Qin Hui who caused trouble in the middle. Even the officials were deceived by him. We all know that it is impossible for the Jin Kingdom to return the Queen Mother, but Qin Hui's sweet words persuaded the officials.
Commander Chen, the officials also regret this matter and sent me a special letter asking me to comfort you and put you in an important position. This shows that the officials still value you very much."
Zhang Jun's tone was gentle, but his attitude was very clear. He asked Chen Qing to put aside his dissatisfaction with the emperor, and there was no room for ambiguity.
After a moment of silence, Chen Qing said calmly: "I know very well that this incident is a despicable method used by Qin Hui to gain the position of right prime minister."
Zhang Jun didn't expect Chen Qing to see it so clearly. He smiled slightly and said: "You are right. The struggle for power in officialdom is always unscrupulous. This time Qin Hui framed you, the real target was Lu Yihao.
Okay! Since you can see the truth of the matter, I don’t need to say anything more. You have been named the envoy of Qinzhou. Of course, I will implement the official’s intention. I will give you the quota of three thousand troops.
, establish the Qinzhou Army. As for where the army will come from, you can discuss it with Wang Yan and Wu Jie."
Zhang Jun is the pacifier of Sichuan and Shaanxi and the highest commander of the army, but he does not care about the army specifically. The army is in the hands of each capital. Zhang Jun is only responsible for formulating rules and controlling money and food. For example, he only gave Wang Yan a quota of 10,000 troops.
If Wang Yan has 12,000 troops, then Wang Yan will be responsible for the food and money for the extra 2,000 troops.
This time Chen Qing was appointed as the envoy of the Qinzhou system. The title was given by the emperor, and then various departments with real power were responsible for the implementation. The Ministry of Personnel decided Chen Qing’s official rank, and the pacification envoy Zhang Jun decided the number of Chen Qing’s troops, and then
Zhang Jun then reported it to the Privy Council, who then notified the Sichuan transshipment envoy to allocate additional money and grain every month.
But there are still many twists and turns here. Whether the emperor's appointment is false or real depends on the commander-in-chief of the Western Army. If the commander-in-chief doesn't like you, he will dismiss you as Qinzhou is temporarily unavailable.
It is not strange at all to use the title of envoy to do the things of a commanding envoy.
Fortunately, Chen Qing also met a coach who always valued him highly. Zhang Jun allowed him to establish the Qinzhou Army, which confirmed his Qinzhou system. Chen Qing is currently the commander, and the commander can only command a maximum of 3,000 people.
Zhang Jun also gave him a maximum army limit, which shows that Zhang Jun really treats Chen Qing well.
Chen Qing understood in his heart, knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said: "Chen Qing will always remember the kindness of the appeasement envoy!"
Of course, it is not without reason that Zhang Jun admires Chen Qing. On the one hand, Chen Qing killed Wanyan Loushi, which relieved Zhang Jun's pressure of defeating Fuping at the critical moment. On the other hand, Zhang Jun was also carrying out the emperor's intention.
Promote young generals as soon as possible and gradually replace old warlords.
Of the two reasons, I'm afraid the latter is the key.
Zhang Jun waved his hand and said with a smile: "Establishing the Qinzhou Army is not that simple. I will give you ten days at most and give me a detailed report. I will also report it to the court."
Chen Qing was stunned, "Do you still want to report it to the court?"
"Of course, otherwise, if the court does not recognize the generals you appointed, who would be willing to follow you?"
Zhang Jun's implication was that he would agree with the generals appointed by Chen Qing, but he didn't know whether the imperial court agreed or not.
Zhang Jun said to Chen Qing meaningfully: "I suggest you write a letter to Xianggong Lu to report that you are safe."
Chen Qing nodded silently. The establishment of the Qinzhou Army was his most critical step. He must get Lu Yihao's full support, otherwise it would be difficult for Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin to pass.
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When Chen Qing came out of the marshal's camp, he immediately came to see Wang Yan. Although both Zhang Jun and Wang Yan were supportive of Chen Qing, emotionally Chen Qing was more inclined to Wang Yan. Chen Qing knew very well that if the emperor Zhao
If Gou issued a secret order to execute himself, Zhang Jun would not hesitate to do it, but Wang Yan would definitely let him escape.
After not seeing each other for just over half a year, Wang Yan seemed to have aged ten years, and his whole energy and spirit had become sluggish. This really surprised Chen Qing, "Wang Dutong, what happened?"
Wang Yan waved his hand, "Sit down first! Let's drink some hot tea and talk slowly."
The two sat down and a soldier served them tea. Wang Yan immediately asked: "Did the Qinzhou Army give it to them?"
Chen Qing nodded, "Envoy Xuanfu agreed and gave me a quota of three thousand troops."
Wang Yan was relieved and said with a smile: "Not bad, I have been worried for a long time!"
"Is the Qinzhou Army important?" Chen Qing asked.
"Of course it is important. This means that you have formed an independent army. Your superior is Zhang Jun. Otherwise, you are just a commander. There are deputy commanders, commanders, deputy capital commanders, capital commanders, Du Yuhou and other generals to suppress you. You
If you show so much attention in Lin'an, many people here will be jealous of you! You will be very sad in the future."
Chen Qing was really ashamed. He didn't expect that there were so many twists and turns.
Wang Yan pondered for a moment and said: "There is another important reason. I may be transferred from the Eight-Character Army."
Chen Qing was surprised, "Why?"
Wang Yan lifted up his armor, and Chen Qing saw a scar on his left abdomen, which had healed, "This is..."
"At the beginning of the year, I led the army to quell the rebellion between Li Zhong and Sang Zhong. I was hit by an arrow and injured my internal organs. Now you understand why I look so bad!"
Chen Qing frowned. It was common for someone to be injured by an arrow on the battlefield. As long as it didn't damage his vitals, it wouldn't be a big problem. He wouldn't have to be transferred if he was hit by an arrow.
"The envoy of Xuanfu has announced that I will serve as the counselor of the Xuanfu Department. The appointment has been made by the imperial court."