Two days later, Yang Yao sent an envoy to negotiate, hoping to exchange thousands of plundered people for Zhong Ziyi's head. Li Gang immediately killed the envoy and refused to negotiate with the water thieves. Yang Yao was so angry that he could not do anything.
At this time, two Song armies of nearly ten thousand people from Changsha and Hanyang arrived in Baling County. The crisis in Baling County was temporarily relieved, but to destroy Yang Yao, we still had to wait for the imperial navy, and some important warships were still there.
It will take at least a few months for Runzhou to be repaired.
Chen Qing said goodbye to Wang Yan and Li Gang and returned to Jianli County.
Although the water thieves were defeated in Baling County, the condition of the Yangtze River waterway did not improve and was still controlled by Yang Yao's navy. Chen Qing had no choice but to listen to the advice of the boat boss and go overland with others, leaving empty boats to go by water. In Jiayu County
Convergence.
A few days later, everyone arrived in Jiayu County by land. Two large ships had arrived first. Everyone got on the ship again, and the ship continued eastward along the Yangtze River...
In Runzhou, Tianranju Restaurant by the Yangtze River was full of guests. It happened to be dusk, and the drinkers were basically businessmen. They chatted about various news from all over the world.
"The Jin soldiers in Yangzhou have withdrawn north? Is your news true?"
"Of course it's true. I came over from Yangzhou. The 20,000 gold soldiers from Yangzhou were transferred to Guanzhong and replaced by 20,000 Qi troops. The general is named Liang Shiyao, the same wine general from Chuzhou."
"I know the wine general in Chuzhou. It is said that he thought the wine sold on the street was not good, so he made his own wine. Later, he made money and the entire military camp became a wine making workshop."
"It's him who is still making wine in Yangzhou."
The two businessmen were talking animatedly, when a young soldier came over, patted one of the businessmen on the shoulder, and whispered a few words to him. The businessman looked bitter and had to get up and follow the soldier to a table by the window.
In front of the table.
There are two generals sitting here, one is named Li Wu and the other is Wang Shanzhi, both are commanders under Liu Guangshi.
The two businessmen were chatting too enthusiastically just now, and their voices were slightly loud, so they heard them.
"Excuse me, what is your name? What kind of business do you do?" Li Wu asked the merchant with a smile.
"The villain's name is Gao Xi. He is from Chuzhou and is engaged in cotton and hemp business!"
"I heard you just now that the Jin soldiers evacuated Yangzhou. Is the news true?"
"The news is absolutely true. I have a shop in Yangzhou. It's not just hearsay. I've seen it all when the Qi army stationed there, and I also know the general. It's Liang Shiyao, the original commander of Chuzhou. We Chuzhou people call him General Jiu."
"But I think I heard you say that 20,000 gold soldiers were transferred to Guanzhong?"
"Ah! This is what I heard from the soldiers of the Qi army. I dare not take it seriously."
Li Wu asked a few more questions and asked the merchant to go back. Another commander, Wang Shanzhi, smiled and said: "Commander Li will not use the news he heard in the restaurant to report to the commander!"
"Since I am the leader of the scout camp, I must report this information to the commander in time. Of course, I will also send people to Yangzhou to investigate."
The two chatted for a few more words, then paid and left.
.........
Under the cover of night, a carriage stopped in front of a house in the east of Runzhou City. Someone went up and patted the door. After a while, the door opened. An old man put his head in and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"This is a post from my owner."
The man in black handed a post to the compound. The old man took the post, looked at the carriage outside, and nodded, "You guys wait a moment, I will report to the owner!"
The old man closed the door and went in. After a while, the door opened, and a middle-aged man came out with a smile, "It's Brother Zihang, what kind of fragrant wind brought you here."
A tall and thin middle-aged man walked out of the carriage and said with a smile: "I have wanted to come and see my dear brother for a long time. I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and my dear brother has basically not changed!"
"We are all old, come in and talk!"
The owner of the courtyard, whose surname is Liu, is called Liu Tan. He was originally a military officer under Du Chong, and is now Liu Guangshi's staff. The tall and thin man who came to visit him is named Wang Zihang, a Caizhou native, who met Liu Tan more than ten years ago.
They studied at Yingtianfu Imperial College together, and they were classmates and good friends.
The two sat down in the study, and Liu Tan asked his wife to warm a pot of wine and bring over a few dishes of side dishes to go with the wine.
"Let's have a drink. We haven't seen each other for so many years and we need to catch up on old times."
"Yes! Fifteen years have passed. Our book business was prosperous back then, but now it has been flattened by reality."
"Where is Brother Zihang currently employed?"
"I can't talk about being high. I just make a living. I'm still in Yingtian Mansion. I just moved to another house recently, so I'm quite busy."
"House!"
Liu Tan raised his eyebrows. He knew that Brother Wang's father died young and he was raised by his mother. His family was very poor. He relied on relatives to raise money to study in Yingtian Mansion. He usually had to copy books for others, but he actually changed his house.
, a house is not a house, a yard must be at least three acres to be called a house.
"Where is Brother Wang's new house? How big is it?"
"It's right next to our Guozixue, on East Street, the house of Minister Yang. We even went to visit and comment on it. We even lamented together that life should be like this!"
Liu Tan opened his mouth for a long time and couldn't close it. The house of Yang Shilang, the most prosperous area of Yingtian Mansion, covers an area of 20 acres!
"Brother Wang has made a fortune!"
Wang Zihang picked up the wine glass and said calmly: "I have made a lot of money in the past few years. Maybe some people will look down on me, but I am really afraid of poverty, so I don't care what others say behind my back. I have to be kind to myself and my family.
To tell you the truth, in addition to the big house, I also have two hundred hectares of farmland in Yingtian Mansion, and the money stored in Baoji Cabinet is no less than 50,000 yuan, which is the family fortune I have earned in the past few years."
Liu Tan was extremely envious. His hometown was in Yingtian Mansion. He could not go back to his hometown. He did not have any property in the south, so he still rented the house in Runzhou.
"What do you do, brother? Can you help me?"
"To tell you the truth, if I serve as an official in the State of Qi, will my dear brother resist me?"
"conflict?"
Liu Tan shook his head, "It's not about conflict, but you can make a fortune just by being an official in Qi State?"
"Of course it depends on what you see. I was working at the Marshal's Mansion, and I made a proposal to dredge the river. I was rewarded with a house, and I didn't spend a penny."
Liu Tan suddenly understood that Wang Zihang was working for Wan Yanchang. He picked up the wine glass and said with a half-smile: "Brother came to me, it's not just a simple trip to reminisce about old times!"
Wang Zihang handed him a counter ticket from the money shop, "This is the counter ticket from Baoji Cabinet. You can withdraw three hundred taels of gold, worth six thousand qian. As long as you are willing to do one thing, it will be returned to you."
is you."
"Zihang wants me to defect to Wanyanchang too?"
"No! This is a business. You can make money by making one vote. This time I have prepared 500 taels of gold for you. The 300 taels are just an advance payment. After the work is completed, I will pay you another 200 taels of gold."
...........
Wang Zihang said goodbye and left. Liu Tan was pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. He was Liu Guangshi's staff. He knew very well what the business Wan Yanchang wanted to do with him meant.
But five hundred taels of gold, ten thousand guan of money! Now he can buy a five-acre house in Lin'an or Suzhou. This temptation is too much for him to refuse.
The fact that he didn't throw the counter ticket in Wang Zihang's face meant that he had been shaken.
"Just do it this time, don't do it next time!" Liu Tan secretly warned himself.
.........
Liu Guangshi is currently serving as the Xuanfu envoy of Huainan and Jingdong Road, and has set up a division in Yangzhou. However, Yangzhou is still in the hands of the Jin people. His Xuanfu envoy's official office can only be set up in Runzhou, which is today's Zhenjiang.
Early in the morning, the general Li Wu told him the news that the Jin soldiers had withdrawn from Yangzhou, the Yangzhou garrison was replaced by 20,000 puppet Qi troops, and the new general manager of Yangzhou was Liang Shiyao.
Of course Liu Guangshi knew that Liang Shiyao, a golfer promoted by Gao Qiu, was originally a gangster in Bianliang. Because he was addicted to alcohol, he opened a wine workshop in the Chuzhou military camp. He was called the Wine General and was impeached many times. However,
He was always protected by Gao Qiu, but later surrendered to the Jin soldiers and there was no news about him.
Liu Guangshi was a little bit tempted by the fact that this drunkard was appointed as the general manager of Yangzhou.
Liu Guangshi then summoned his staff Liu Qin to discuss the matter.
Liu Tan had already taken away three hundred taels of gold from Baoji's cabinet, and he was completely lost in the yellow golden light.
"This is an opportunity for Xuanfu to be granted the title of Taiwei!" Liu Tan said with a slight smile.
Liu Guangshi became energetic and asked quickly: "How do you say this?"
"Reporting to the Xuanfu Envoy, the armistice agreement on the Eastern Front will expire in a few days. Now that the Western Front has been victorious against the Jin Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom is struggling and has to transfer its troops to the Western Front. But what about the Eastern Front? The imperial court also
Looking forward to it.
I believe that the officials are also looking forward to the news of the victory on the Eastern Front. Regardless of the Xuanfu envoy, Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, or Yue Fei, they are all gearing up. Whoever takes the lead at this time will definitely get the largest share of the reward. Now the opportunity is out
, it depends on whether the Xuanfu envoy can catch it!"
"You think this is an opportunity?"
Liu Tan smiled slightly, "I don't know about others, but Liang Shiyao must be an opportunity!"
"What if the golden soldiers attack back?"
"If the Xuanfu envoy recaptures Yangzhou, he will be rewarded generously by the officials. As for Yangzhou being taken back by the Jin soldiers, that is actually not important and will not happen so quickly. The key is the moment when the official Long Yan is delighted.
."
Liu Guangshi thought for a long time and finally nodded, "I will write a report to the officials right now. If the officials approve it, we will send troops immediately!"