Chen Qing's inner study room changed three places, and finally settled in a corner of Cuiyuan. The study room also has two floors, with the study room below and a resting place upstairs.
After the sacrifice came back, Chen Qing took a nap in the study for an hour and a half, and was finally pushed awake by Yu Lian.
"Officer, wake up."
"What time is it? Is it dawn?" Chen Qing asked in a daze.
"It's already dawn. Madam urges you to have breakfast."
Chen Qing put his arm around her waist and said with a smile: "You still call me madam? You should change your name to eldest sister!"
"I'm used to being called madam. Besides, a concubine with a low status like me has no right to be called eldest sister." Yu Lian's eyes turned red.
"Are you jealous?" Chen Qing held her in his arms.
"You promised me a long time ago that you would give me flowers and candles in the wedding night." Yu Lian lay on Chen Qing's shoulder and cried aggrievedly.
Chen Qing was a little embarrassed. He had indeed promised. He wiped away her tears and said with a smile, "Stop crying. When I make you king, I will make you and Ah Ying Liangdi."
"What is Liangdi?"
"Liangdi is of the third rank, equivalent to a county wife, and the minister's wife is also of the third rank."
When Yu Lian heard that she was the wife of a minister, she burst into tears and laughed, "Don't coax me again!"
"I'm not trying to coax you. I'm here to ask you how much money Madam gave you last night..."
"A Ying and I each have five thousand guan, and we have 500 acres of farmland. Five thousand guan! Hehe, madam is really generous."
"Actually, I gave it to you."
Yu Lian put her arms around Chen Qing's neck and said with a charming look on her face: "Then how can I thank the officials?"
When Chen Qing saw how charming she was, he couldn't hold it anymore and pulled her to have fun by the bedside.
As soon as the rain stopped, Yu Lian quickly arranged her clothes and put some rouge on her face. She suddenly remembered something and said with some fear: "Madam, we are not allowed to have fun with the officials during the day. She said it will hurt our health. I'm sure
After establishing the family rules, if the officials want to do it, they can do it anytime at night, but not during the day."
"We also made family rules, why didn't I know about them?"
"It's not a family rule, it's just the ten rules agreed with us. You're not allowed to talk back to your wife, you're not allowed to form cliques, you're not allowed to fight and curse, you're not allowed to abuse or punish servants, you're not allowed to have personal relationships with the guards, and you're not allowed to make plans for others.
For personal gain, you are not allowed to accept bribes from outsiders. Anyway, there are ten rules in total, and the last one is that you are not allowed to have sex with officials during the day. If you violate it three times, my wife will divorce us."
Chen Qing also understood his wife's good intentions in formulating family rules. This is also the way for a wife to control her family. Without rules, there would be nothing. He nodded and said with a smile: "It's just this once, I won't do it next time. You go ahead! Give me breakfast."
Duan Lai, I still have something to do and need to handle some official business,"
Yu Lian agreed and left, and came to the dining hall in trepidation, fearing that the madam would notice that she had just had a good time with the official. The madam had very vicious eyes, and it was difficult to hide it.
But she was very lucky. She didn't see her wife in the dining hall. The maid next to her said she was breastfeeding the child. Yu Lian felt relieved and quickly brought breakfast to Chen Qing.
.........
The government office has a five-day holiday during the New Year, but it is not a holiday for Chen Qing. Especially with spring approaching, Chen Qing must take precautions and be fully prepared to face the upcoming counterattack of the Jin soldiers.
First of all, the Guanzhong Plain cannot be allowed to become a battlefield. In the Battle of Fuping, not only was the Song army defeated, hundreds of thousands of soldiers died tragically, hundreds of thousands of people died, millions of people were displaced, and the Guanzhong Plain was almost destroyed by the battlefield.
There has been no war in Guanzhong in the past few years. A large number of people from northern Shaanxi have moved into Guanzhong, and the people who fled before have gradually returned. The population of Guanzhong has gradually recovered to 70% of what it was during the Xuanhe period. It will take another five years to recuperate and the population will recover.
It has reached the level of the Xuanhe period.
Of course, it will take at least a generation for the northern Shaanxi region to return to pre-war levels.
cereal
If Guanzhong experiences another large-scale war, the fragile social economy will be completely destroyed. This is a scene that Chen Qing never wants to see.
If the Jin soldiers attack the Shaanxi Road, they can basically determine the three directions. One is Tongguan Road, but the terrain of Tongguan Road is narrow and the mountain road is rugged.
It is better to attack Pujin Pass than to attack Tongguan.
However, in the fourth year of Jianyan's reign, Wanyan Wushu conquered Shaanzhou and entered Guanzhong from Tongguan, while Wanyan Lou entered Guanzhong from Luoshui Road, but they did not go through Pujin Pass.
But regardless of whether it is Tongguan or Pujin Pass, they must attack the passes, and defending the passes is exactly what his army is best at. It is impossible for the Jin soldiers not to know this, especially when Wanyan Wushu wants to regain Jianghuai, and against Yue Fei, he cannot
It is possible to attack Shaanxi again, then the Tongguan Line will hardly be in danger.
At this time, Chen Qing's eyes fell on the Luoshui Line on the map. Chen Qing was almost certain that when the Jin soldiers came from Hedong Road, they must have taken the Luoshui Line and entered Guanzhong from Yaozhou. That was a road they were familiar with.
If the Jin soldiers take this route, then the first person to bear the brunt is not Guanzhong, but Yanzhou. The Jin soldiers will inevitably seize the kerosene production area. How should this battle be fought? Chen Qing fell into deep thought for a long time.
.........
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, the Intelligence Agency ordered Zhang Miao to come and report an important matter to Chen Qing.
"Liu Shiguang asked us for support?" Chen Qing seemed to have heard something incredible.
How thick-skinned does Liu Guangshi need to dare to beg him?
Zhang Miao said with a smile: "Perhaps because we have just reached a redemption treaty, he feels that the hostility between each other has weakened a lot. More importantly, he thinks that the two families are fighting against the imperial court and should be an alliance."
"Did the messenger say so?"
Zhang Miao nodded, "The envoy said that as long as they guard the east gate of Bashu, the imperial army will not be able to advance into Bashu. He said that we should fully support them against the imperial court."
"What's Zhang Xuling's opinion?"
Zhang Miao was an old civilian who was recommended to Chen Qing when Wang Yan was transferred. He had been in charge of military affairs for Chen Qing and kept a low profile. Chen Qing asked Zhang Miao to be in charge of intelligence because of his trust in him.
Facts have proved that he is a qualified intelligence manager. He has organized the intelligence department in an orderly manner and continuously expanded intelligence points in various places. He himself is also careful in thinking and has a unique vision. He can see through the phenomenon to see the essence and grasp the essence of the problem.
Zhang Miao lightly stroked his goatee and said with a smile: "I think there are pros and cons to this matter. The pros are not to guard the east gate for us. We don't need Liu Guangshi to guard it. Liu Guangshi's role is to block the sword for us. We are actually a defense against Bashu.
In the semi-separated regime, or in other words, the military occupation, everyone in the imperial court must be extremely dissatisfied with us. They even criticized us as traitors and traitors, damaging the reputation of the capital. But after Liu Guangshi came, all the criticism turned to him, especially with his comparison.
On the contrary, the government and the opposition will feel that they understand the general situation and take the overall situation into account. In the end, the court had to hold its nose and admit our military occupation of Bashu. Therefore, supporting Liu Guangshi and allowing the rebel Liu Guangshi to exist longer will be of great benefit to us.
benefit."
"What about the downside?"
"The disadvantage is of course collaborating with others. Liu Guangshi is like a big green-headed fly. Food bitten by flies will always make people dislike it. If you have contact with Liu Guangshi or support Liu Guangshi, you will definitely be criticized by the world. Seriously damaging the reputation of the capital."
Chen Qing looked at Zhang Miao's sly smile and said with a smile: "There must be a way to have both ends of the world. It is both profitable and famous."
"Jiushi does have some ideas!"
"Please tell me your order, I am all ears!"
"My humble suggestion is that the official will not come forward and use businessmen to sell a batch of captured soldiers to Liu Guangshi in a private capacity. Once someone asks about it, the official will firmly deny it. This is the profit side. Then when the time comes, we will Sending troops to annihilate Liu Guangshi and returning Jinghu South Road to the imperial court, won’t the name come with it?”
Chen Qing nodded slowly and asked with a smile: "Is there no such businessman?"
Zhang Miao thought for a while and said: "There is no big businessman. We can create a big businessman. We publicly reject Liu Guangshi, and then let this big businessman find the envoy."
"This matter needs to be planned well. It must be hidden from the court, but at the same time, Liu Guangshi must accept our favor. I will leave this matter to the Intelligence Agency to complete."
Zhang Miao bowed and saluted, "I must do this well in my humble position."
Chen Qing said slowly: "There is one more thing that needs to be strengthened by the Intelligence Agency, which is the information about Hedong Road. I believe that the Jin soldiers have already entered Hedong in large numbers. I need detailed information about the main force of the Jin soldiers. The more the better!"
