There was a crowd of people on the pier, and Xu Zhifu said to Tang Qian: "Master, wait a moment, I will find a boat to cross the river!"
Xu Zhifu hurried away. Tang Qian and his men were looking at the situation on the dock. At this time, a soldier nudged Tang Qian with his elbow and said, "General, look over there!"
Tang Qian turned around and discovered that a group of Song troops had arrived. There were twenty or thirty people. They seemed to be inspecting the dock. The leader was a black-faced general in his thirties. Judging from the military uniform, he should be named Yuhou.
At this time, Marquis Yu of the Song Army saw Tang Qian and others at a glance, and saw that they were all tall and tall. Tang Qian was especially tall. According to the standards of later generations, he was already 1.9 meters tall.
This group of people standing at the back was particularly eye-catching. Song Jun Yuhou was a little surprised, so he walked over with his men.
"Hey! That guy, where are you from?"
One of the waiters quickly clasped his fists and said, "Junior, we are from Dengzhou!"
Except for Tang Qian, the other soldiers here are all from Dengzhou. As long as Tang Qian doesn't speak, there will be no problem with their accent.
Marquis Yu nodded, "The accent sounds like he's from the countryside, what about him?"
Marquis Yu pointed at Tang Qian. It was Tang Qian's temperament that was so outstanding that he overwhelmed everyone. Marquis Yu looked at him and said, "He looks quite impressive. Isn't he also a buddy?"
The waiter smiled and said: "He is our young boss. It is his first time to go out. Please forgive me, Master!"
At this time, Xu Zhifu hurriedly walked up and said with a smile: "What is Zhang Yuhou doing!
Marquis Yu looked back and looked very familiar, "Ah! It's Old Xu Tou, is this your caravan?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! This is the first time for my young boss to go out."
"Don't you open your own shop?"
Xu Zhifu quickly pulled Yuhou aside and whispered: "My shop was burned down by the Jin soldiers and all the goods were robbed. I am now working for others. That is my young boss's house. Zhang Yuhou, please bear with me."
After saying that, he put a tael of silver into Yuhou's hand.
However, Zhang Yuhou returned the money and said, "Accepting this small amount of money will kill me. Your young proprietor looks like someone who leads troops to fight. I'm not a fool. I know who they are. Anyway, they are not."
Jin Bing, I just turned a blind eye, Yue Dutong is not here, now Deputy Dutong Wang is in charge, be careful, I just pretend I didn’t see anything!"
After saying that, Zhang Yuhou waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
Marquis Yu led his men away. Xu Zhifu wiped the sweat from his forehead and stepped forward: "We've been spotted, let's leave quickly!"
Tang Qian was surprised and said, "Has he seen us?"
"They hang out on the dock every day. They have seen a lot and can tell who they are at a glance. He knows that you are not Jin soldiers, so he turns a blind eye. By the way, he said that Yue Dutong is not here, and now Deputy Wang
Everyone makes the decision."
Tang Qian nodded, Deputy Commander Wang was Wang Gui, Yue Fei's confidant. He glanced at Yuhou's back again and asked: "What is the name of this Yuhou?"
"I really don't know his name, so I'll just call him Zhang Yuhou. He's just a little person. The proprietor doesn't need to take it to heart."
Everyone boarded the boat and crossed the Han River, and soon arrived at Xiangyang City, entered the West City, and stayed directly near the city gate in an inn that Xu Zhifu was familiar with.
When they came to Xiangyang this time, Tang Qian was not clueless. Before they set off from Jingzhao, Jiang Yan wrote them a letter. If they needed to know the situation, they could go to Xiangyang Prefecture Secretary Cai Kejian. Jiang Yanxian served as the prefect of Xiangyang back then.
, this Cai Kejian was promoted from the civil service by Jiang Yanxian.
The Cai family has been a famous family in Jingzhou since the Eastern Han Dynasty. After many ups and downs, it is still one of the famous families in Xiangyang Prefecture.
Cai Kejian has no fame and has never been reused. He wanted to defect to Jiang Yanxian twice, but Jiang Yanxian dissuaded him and told him to stay in Xiangyang with peace of mind. He would learn more about the situation and make more connections, and he would be reused sooner or later.
As soon as he settled in, Tang Qian took two of his men out to the government office and asked someone to report it. Not long after, a man in his thirties walked out of the government office quickly. He was of medium build, fair skin, and looked
Quite shrewdly, the man stood on the steps and asked: "I am Cai Kejian, who is looking for me?"
Tang Qian walked out from behind the stone lion, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "My surname is Tang. I came from Jingzhao. I have a letter to give to Cai Sicang."
When Cai Kejian heard that the letter was from Jingzhao, and saw that Tang Qian was tall and distinguished in appearance, he guessed it and asked quickly: "Is it a letter from Mr. Jiang?"
"Exactly!"
Cai Kejian pointed to the west and said: "Go west for a mile, you can see a restaurant on the right, called Caiwan Restaurant. It is a restaurant run by my family. Tell the shopkeeper that he has made an appointment with us, and he will
I’ll take you to the White Jade Room. You guys have two glasses of wine and wait a while. I’ll be here right away.”
Tang Qian smiled and nodded, "Okay, Cai Sicang will go and do some work first. We'll see you later!"
"I'll be right over."
Tang Qian said goodbye and soon found Caiwan Restaurant. The shopkeeper heard that he had an appointment with the eldest son, so he quickly invited Tang Qian to Bai Yutang. Tang Qian simply ordered a banquet and asked two of his men to take him back to the inn first.
He will come back later.
After Tang Qian drank two glasses of wine, the door creaked open, and the shopkeeper came in with Cai Kejian. Tang Qian quickly stood up to greet him.
Cai Kejian smiled and said: "I've kept you waiting for a long time, Mr. Tang. Shopkeeper An, bring me a bottle of thirty-year-old wine, and ask the kitchen to prepare some good dishes and charge them to my account."
"Sir, sit down for a moment and I'll be here soon!"
Cai Kejian asked Tang Qian to sit down and said with a smile: "If I guess correctly, I am coming from Dengzhou!"
Tang Qian gave a thumbs up and praised: "You have good eyesight. I am Tang Qian, the current commander of the Western Army and the deputy general of Liu Dutong. We captured Dengzhou and Tangzhou."
"Ah! I've known you for a long time. I know that General Tang is the commander of the scout camp. I didn't expect General Tang to come here in person. I was rude just now."
Knowing the other person's name and accurately stating his official position is the best form of flattery, and it is much more effective than saying "I have admired his name for a long time." Tang Qian immediately had a much better impression of Cai Kejian.
"I don't want to take it. Now the scout battalion has been divided into various armies. I am now serving as the deputy general in the Flying Eagle Army. This time our Flying Eagle Army is responsible for attacking the southwest of the Central Plains."
Having said this, Tang Qian took out Jiang Yanxian's letter from his arms and handed it to Cai Kejian.
Cai Kejian quickly took the letter and read it carefully. After reading it, he said: "Counselor Chiang's concerns are not wrong. At present, 30,000 troops have moved south, led by Yue Yun. We are all saying internally that they are going to attack Jinghu South Road and Yuedu.
Tong went to Lin'an, but news came again that someone in the imperial court was impeaching Yue Dutong. The details are not clear, but there is a rumor in the officialdom."
"What rumor?"
Cai Kejian closed the door and lowered his voice: "The rumors that the imperial court attacked Jinghu South Road are false, and that depriving Yue Dutong of his military power is true. This time Yue Dutong went to Lin'an. Whether he can come back is a big question."
Tang Qian nodded. Just as he was about to speak, there was a knock on the door, and then the shopkeeper came in with two bartenders to deliver drinks and food.
Cai Kejian picked up a bottle of wine and said with a smile: "This is the sake we made when we first opened the restaurant. It has been stored in the cellar for thirty years. Let me have a taste, General Tang."
Cai Kejian almost let it slip, so he asked the shopkeeper and the bartender to go down again. Tang Qian drank a glass of wine and immediately praised: "What a mellow wine, it's really good wine, I'm afraid the tribute wine is not as good!"
"The tribute wine is from ten years. This is thirty-year-old wine. It must be different."
The two drank two glasses of wine, and Tang Qian got down to business again, "His Royal Highness King Yong wants us to know about the distribution of troops and the storage of grain and grass in Jingzhou. Is there any news here in Cai Si Cang?"
"Grain and grass supplies are my job. I know it very well. I also know some of the military strength, but not completely. But I can ask about it. But one thing is that the deployment of troops has changed. For example, Xiangyang originally had 20,000 troops, but Yue Yun led it
Fifteen thousand troops went south, and now there are only 5,000. The Anhua Army was originally 20,000, but now it has been reduced to 8,000. Yue Yun also took away 12,000. I'm afraid there will be more in a while.
Variety."
"It doesn't matter. I will leave two of my subordinates in Xiangyang. If the strength of the Xiangyang and Anhua armies changes, just tell them."
Cai Kejian nodded, "I will give you the specific information in three days."