Chapter 281 The Four Concubines in the South of the Yangtze River
With a "crash", a awning boat more than ten feet long broke through the lake water and sailed towards the center of the lake.
The three of them, Wang and Da, were so thoughtful that they didn't even want a boatman and acted as boatmen themselves.
The three of them rowed the boat more than thirty miles offshore, then entered the cabin and let the boat ripple on the lake.
The side dishes packed by Liu Bowen have been laid out in the cabin, and Liu Bowen introduced Song Lian to the three Wangs.
Wang Da is an impatient person, and he couldn't help but speak after drinking two glasses of wine.
"Mr. Liu, tell me quickly, what is the second step of the plan?"
Liu Bowen glanced at Song Lian and said: "This Mr. Song has already guessed my plan, let him explain it!"
Wang Da was stunned for a moment and looked at Song Lian: "Mr. Song, is this true?"
Song Lian smiled and said: "Absolutely!"
Liu Bowen snorted and said, "Then please ask Brother Song for advice!"
Song Lian smiled slightly and said: "Hangzhou now has a hundred thousand troops, right?"
Wang Da hurriedly said: "It's not 100,000, it's 80,000, 20,000 have been transferred to various states!"
Song Lian coughed and said, "Well, yes, it's 80,000! The two people leading the troops in the city are Da Shi and Yang Tongguan, right?"
The monkey said: "Exactly, Yang Tongguan was recently appointed by Dong Tuanxiao to participate in provincial affairs, and he and Da Shi each commanded half of the troops!"
Song Lian added: "If I guessed correctly, these two people should be at odds!"
Geng San praised: "Mr. Song is right. Da Shi is the highest official in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. However, Yang Tongguan has a hot temper and does not take Da Shi seriously. The relationship between the two is very bad!"
Song Lian glanced at Liu Bowen and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, you want to imitate Zhu Yuanzhang's method of defeating Tian Wan's army!"
Liu Bowen said calmly: "You don't have to test me, just tell me your guess!"
Wang Da poured a glass of wine for Song Lian and said with a smile: "Mr. Song, can you explain in detail?"
Song Lian said: "Don't you think the current situation in Hangzhou is very similar to Tianwan's army? It is also an army led by two generals, and the two generals are not at peace!"
Monkey's eyes lit up and he said: "You mean to instigate internal strife between these two people, and then take advantage of their chaos to attack Hangzhou in one fell swoop?"
Song Lian smiled and said: "Of course!"
Geng San suddenly said: "Then how to provoke these two people?"
Song Lian looked at Liu Bowen: "To provoke these two people, we need a very important person. Am I right, Brother Liu?"
Liu Bowen couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother Song, I have to admire you. Based on some of the words I overheard just now, you can deduce this step!"
Song Lian smiled slightly: "Are you admitting it?"
Liu Bowen nodded and said: "Absolutely not bad, but if you can guess who that person is, I will really admire you!"
Song Lian pondered for a long time and then asked the king: "Did Da Shi and Yang Tongguan have a dispute about something recently?"
Wang Dadai was stunned for a moment and said: "I don't know!"
Geng San suddenly said: "I heard something!"
Song Lian hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?"
Geng Sandao: "It is said that Yang Tongguan recently arrested a man named Yang Weizhen, which shocked Hangzhou. Many people went to plead for mercy, but Yang Tongguan refused to let him go!"
Song Lian changed his expression slightly. Yang Weizhen was a leading figure in the southern scholar circles. Even Lu Liangzuo only equaled his reputation after he became the prime minister.
"Brother Liu, is it true?"
Liu Bowen nodded: "Yes, Yang Weizhen was indeed arrested!"
Song Lian asked: "What's the reason?"
Geng San rushed to say: "It was because Yang Weizhen approached Yang Tongguan privately and wanted to persuade him to surrender to our army, so Yang Tongguan arrested Yang Weizhen!"
Wang Da touched his chin and said: "This Yang Weizhen is pretty good, he can see the situation clearly."
Song Lian's thoughts suddenly fluctuated.
Yang Weizhen and Lu Liangzuo are good friends, so it is likely that Lu Liangzuo was behind this incident. If Yang Weizhen succeeds, the first victory in Hangzhou will definitely fall on Lu Liangzuo.
He has a sparse and heroic temperament, and nothing bothers him. Only an incident that happened at Ying Kuiwen's meeting made him brood, so he has always hated Lu Liangzuo.
The monkey looked at Song Lian and said, "Mr. Song, is the person that Mr. Liu mentioned, could it be Yang Weizhen?"
Song Lian looked at it and pondered for a while, then said: "Probably not. Deputy Commander Geng, please continue talking about Yang Weizhen. This matter is probably not over yet, right?"
Geng San smiled and said: "Yes. After Yang Weizhen was arrested, two women came forward and asked Da Shi to rescue Yang Weizhen. Those two women seemed to be very famous, and Da Shi actually agreed!"
Wang Dal was stunned and said: "Who are those two women? How can they persuade Da Shi?"
Geng San thought about it for a while and said: "One's surname is Cao, and the other's surname seems to be..."
Song Lian said: "Cao Miaoqing and Zhang Miaojing!"
Geng Sanxi said: "Yes, those are the two names!"
Wang DaDao: "Mr. Song, do you know them?"
Song Lian smiled and said: "Cao Miaoqing and Zhang Miaojing, plus sisters Xue Lanying and Xue Huiying from Wuxian County, these four ladies are the best in Jiangnan in terms of literary talent and appearance, and are admired by countless literati!"
A strange light flashed in Wang Da's eyes, and he quickly asked: "Have they ever been married?"
Song Lian glanced at him and said with a half-smile: "Although these four ladies are not married, they are all closely related to Yang Weizhen."
Wang Da stared and said, "How old is Yang Weizhen?"
Song Lian said: "More than fifty."
"What about the four girls?"
"Between twenty and thirty!"
Wang Da angrily said: "This old man is really not ashamed. He actually gnaws four young grasses when he is an old cow!"
Song Lian looked up to the sky and laughed.
Liu Bowen couldn't help laughing and said with a smile: "Deputy Commander Wang, don't listen to Brother Song's nonsense. These four women are just Yang Weizhen's poetry friends. Cao Miaoqing has sworn not to marry, and Zhang Miaojing has become a monk!"
Wang Dah was happy at first, then sighed and said: "What a pity, what about the Xue sisters?"
Liu Bowen laughed and said: "These two sisters once wrote a poem, which revealed the meaning of serving one husband together!"
Wang Dayi slapped his thigh and said: "Wonderful! Wonderful!"
The monkey glanced at him sideways and said: "You kid, stop dreaming here. Don't worry about whether people can like you or not. Even if they like you, can your family let them pass the door?"
Wang Da muttered: "Then don't worry about it, I have my own solution!"
Song Lian coughed, brought the topic back, and asked Geng San: "So, Cao Miaoqing and Zhang Miaojing asked Da Shi for mercy at the same time?"
Geng San said: "Yes, Da Shi agreed to the request of the two women and went to discuss it with Yang Tongguan. As a result, Yang Tongguan did not give him any face, which made Da Shi lose face among the powerful people in Hangzhou!"
Song Lian glanced at Liu Bowen and asked, "Have you heard that these two women are coming to Jiangdu?"
Geng San shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."
Song Lian thought to himself: "These two women can't hope for enlightenment. They may come to Jiangdu to seek help from Lu Liangzuo." He smiled and said: "Brother Liu, the person you are waiting for should be one of these two women!"<
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Liu Bowen smiled and shook his head.
Song Lian pondered for a while and then asked Geng San: "Apart from those two girls, who else has begged for Yang Weizhen's love?"
Geng Sandao: "There are many people asking for mercy!"
Song Lian asked: "Among these people, are there any who are particularly enthusiastic and very powerful in Hangzhou?"
Geng San thought for a while and said: "That should be the Lu family. Ever since Shen Wansan left Hangzhou, the Lu family has become the richest man in Jiangnan! It is said that the eldest son of the Lu family raised two black panthers and killed one of them in order to plead for mercy.
The leopard was given to Dashi!"
Song Lian's eyes lit up and he asked Liu Bowen: "Brother Liu, is that person a member of the Lu family?"
Liu Bowen still shook his head: "No."
Song Lian spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Okay, okay, I give up! Just say it quickly!"