In the afternoon, Chen Qing met with Wang Hao, the commander of the inner defense capital.
Wang Hao bowed and said: "Your Highness, we found the other party's pigeon mailing station last night, hidden in Baqiao outside Dongcheng, and captured the contact person responsible for distributing the pigeons. After repeatedly checking the confession, we have determined that nothing has slipped through the net.
Fish, completely destroying Wan Yanchang’s intelligence station.”
Chen Qing nodded and said: "Since these people want to sacrifice their lives for the Jurchens, they must have made the decision to die generously. I will help them and all intelligence spies will be executed."
"Follow the order!"
Chen Qing thought for a while and then said: "There is also Zhong Huan. Taiyuan's intelligence spies don't need to be escorted to Jingzhao. They can be killed on the spot. At the same time, my commendation order is passed on. Zhong Huan and his men will all be promoted to one level."
, Zhong Huan was granted the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Army."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"
Chen Qing added: "I am about to go on an expedition. The defense here in Jingzhao must be strengthened, especially around Prince Yong's Mansion. We must not be careless at all."
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I guarantee that nothing will go wrong in this humble position!"
Although Lu Xiu was a little reluctant to leave when she heard that her husband was going to war again, she could still understand.
"My husband has no one to take care of his daily life, so please bring Amei with you! I can rest assured."
Chen Qing shook his head, "If you are out on patrol, it's okay to take her with you, but this is an expedition, and there are special regulations during wartime. Women are not allowed in the military camp."
Lu Xiu tried hard to persuade: "Of course I know, war will not be declared immediately, it will take a month or two to prepare for the war. Besides, my husband is the commander-in-chief, not the general. The generals should be allowed to lead the troops in the war, and I will control the overall situation."
"Husbands should not stay in the military camp all the time. They should give the generals opportunities to grow."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Although the lady is asking me to take Amei with me, she still makes sense, okay! I will take Amei with me this time."
Yao Mei has been named Liang Yuan by Chen Qing, but unlike other wives and concubines, she does not have her own independent yard and still lives with his wife Lu Xiu.
This was not because Lu Xiu treated her badly, but because she was unwilling to leave Chen Qing's side and preferred to be his personal concubine.
Lu Xiu admired this quality of hers. Generally, women pursue status and want to be treated more. They want to have their own private courtyard, have maids to serve them, have a generous monthly salary, and can also bring glory and wealth to her family. But Yao Mei
She doesn't want this, she just wants to continue being a personal concubine.
Of course, once Yao Mei becomes pregnant, her career as a personal concubine will also come to an end.
In the study room, Lu Xiu and Yao Mei were busy packing Chen Qing's luggage, mainly because there were many books and albums that needed to be packed into boxes.
"Don't move!"
When Chen Qing saw that the two were about to move the box out, he quickly smiled and said: "The box is very heavy. I will move it out myself later. You can't move it, and your waist will slip."
"Okay! Amei, let the officials move it by themselves."
Lu Xiu was a little tired and sat on a chair to rest. At this time, Chen Qing suddenly remembered something and asked: "Amei, have you ever been on a boat?"
Yao Mei thought for a while and said: "When I was a child, I didn't sit down much later."
Lu Xiu was a little surprised and asked, "Husband, you want to take a boat on the Yellow River waterway?"
Chen Qing shook his head, "This time I want to go to Haizhou to have a look first, and then continue north to Laizhou by boat. Half of the journey is in the sea, so I'm worried that Amei will get seasick."
Yao Mei whispered: "I have never been on a boat so far away."
Lu Xiu smiled and said: "Actually, it's all offshore, there won't be any stormy waves, Amei doesn't have to worry, the boat ride won't be so tiring."
Yao Mei said nothing, but her heart was filled with yearning for the sea.
………..
In the next two days, the Western Army began large-scale combat preparations. In fact, the Western Army began preparations to attack Hebei a year ago. Food, grass, kerosene and siege weapons were successively shipped to Taiyuan, Bianliang and Laizhou.
This time it was mainly to transport money and various supplies and armor. The Western Army used 50,000 camels and 2,000 large ships, and mobilized 100,000 civilians to assist.
At the same time, the Western Army temporarily closed all trade routes leading to Hebei. The atmosphere of war began to intensify, but all the people were full of expectations. This was the last battle to regain their homeland.
In an atmosphere of active preparation for war, Chen Qing went to Shangluo under the escort of 3,000 cavalry, where he transferred to the Thousand-Shik Passenger Ship, and then went to Xiangyang to take the Thousand-Shik Passenger Ship.
At the same time that the Western Army began to prepare for war, Lin'an's "Beijing News" also published a declaration of war written by Chen Qing on its front page, with the exciting title, "The horn is blowing, to our final victory."
March into lost territory!”
It immediately aroused public enthusiasm in Lin'an and Jiangnan. Tens of thousands of copies of the "Beijing News" were sold out. Tens of thousands of people rushed to the "Beijing News" newspaper office from all directions to donate money. In just three days, the donation amounted to hundreds of thousands.
Through.
Although a large number of Plum Blossom Guard soldiers are also on the streets, the Plum Blossom Guards can only focus on officials, and they are powerless and unable to control ordinary people.
However, it was precisely because of the supervision of the Plum Blossom Guards that all the officials in the court were unusually silent. Everyone was silent, and even the normal atmosphere was gone. But after the court, the officials took off their official robes and began to become active.
"Pa!" Emperor Zhao Gou threw a copy of the "Beijing News" on the table and said to Qin Hui with great dissatisfaction: "Can't you think of a way to prevent this kind of news from appearing in the newspaper?"
Qin Hui said helplessly: "Unless the Beijing News is banned, there is really no way to stop them. Your Majesty, I also hate this newspaper and have taken many measures, but to no avail."
"Can we cut off the supply of paper and cut off the firepower?" Zhao Gou said coldly.
"Weichen can give it a try!"
"Such a simple method, you just thought of it now?" Zhao Gou said dissatisfied.
“I’ve done this before, but it didn’t have much effect!”
"If we do it again, let the Plum Blossom Guard take action. I don't want them to publish news about the war situation in Hebei all day long."
Qin Hui had no choice but to bow and say: "Wei Chen will make arrangements now!"
Business is booming in Xiawazi Nei, Lin'an, and all the small shops are very lively. These small catering shops are relatively low-end shops, with high quality and low price, and are very popular among the middle and lower class people.
However, in the past two days, many officials have appeared in Wazi's small restaurants. The reason is also very simple. Meihuawei will not come to these small shops to monitor them. They usually patrol the major restaurants and earn some benefits along the way.
There is no profit in such a small shop in a tile, and there is no point in monitoring the people at the bottom. More importantly, the small shops are secretly colluding to jointly protect the people. As soon as the Plum Blossom Guards appear, the news will immediately spread throughout the market, and all the drinkers will
Be alert.
It is precisely for this reason that in the past two days, middle and low-level officials have come to Wazili to have dinner and drink, and talk freely. But once they go out, they will not recognize what they said. This is the rule. If you want to report, you can do it without evidence.
Said, and will be spurned by hundreds of officials.
In a tavern called Liuzhenhe, four young officials were sitting in the innermost room. These four people all came from wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River. After passing the Jinshi examination, they became officials in the imperial court.
Although the wine is not very good, it can create an atmosphere. After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere begins to liven up.
"Old Xu, I heard that your boss Qin Mao resigned?"
The oldest one is called Xu Hongzhi, who is about 30 years old. He passed the Jinshi examination the year before last and served as an official in the Ministry of War. He is a ninth-rank minor official.
Xu Hongzhi picked up his wine glass and said, "He has already resigned, and it was just approved."
"It's not easy to resign now! What's his reason?"
"My grandfather passed away, and Ding You returned to his hometown of Dantu County."
Everyone laughed and said, "Ding You is a good excuse!"
Xu Hongzhi sneered and said: "His grandfather passed away last year. He was afraid of losing his official position, so he kept it secret. Only a few of us knew about it. Now, in turn, Ding You has become his best reason."
"His family must be relatively poor!"
"He is indeed miserable. The court has not paid his salary for several months, and his family is almost in trouble. If we hadn't loaned him money to pay the rent, the landlord would have kicked him out on the street. Alas! A dignified military official, Wailang,
It’s simply ridiculous to rely on my wife to do laundry for others.”
"He went to Jingzhao?" Another person asked softly.
"Of course, he paid back all the money he owed before leaving yesterday. He went to the special envoy's house to report and received twenty taels of silver for travel expenses!"
"Twenty taels of silver!" the other three people exclaimed.
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[Paronychia has occurred again in the past two days. Just like last time, it’s on the middle finger of my right hand. It happens every time, causing typing to be slow. I used Baiduobang and it gradually got better. There are only two chapters updated today. Please everyone.