After the fall of Hangzhou, all states and counties south of Jiangsu and Zhejiang surrendered to Jiangdu's army.
Now Taizhou and Wenzhou have also been captured. Judging from the map, except for Chuzhou Road, Jiangdu Army has occupied the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
At Liu Bowen's suggestion, Zhang Yangquan did not order an attack on Chuzhou Road, but instead surrounded him with heavy troops, and then sent envoys to persuade him to surrender.
Originally, Liu Bowen wanted to persuade him to surrender in person, but Zhang Yangquan was naturally worried and refused. So Liu Bowen recommended Song Lian, and Zhang Yangquan agreed.
That morning, Guo Niansheng came to Zhang Yangquan's study and said: "Your Majesty, we suddenly have so many more sites, and there are not enough officials!"
Zhang Yangquan raised his head and said: "Then let's hold another imperial examination."
Guo Niansheng smiled apologetically and said: "Your Majesty, holding the imperial examination is too troublesome. Why not just select the candidates with lower rankings from the list of the first imperial examination!"
Zhang Yangquan stared at Guo Niansheng.
"Prime Minister Zuo, how can you find it troublesome to select good talents? Many people did not have time to participate in the first imperial examination. For example, in the prefectures and counties south of Hangzhou, I had planned to hold it again!"
Guo Niansheng did not dare to persuade him any more and said: "I accept your order!" He turned around and left.
Zhang Yangquan continues to work hard on official documents.
Suddenly, the content of an official document made him frown.
This is a military newspaper, delivered by Fu Youde from Chizhou Road.
Fu Youde mentioned that the Tianwan Army on Huizhou Road has recently been on the move, often crossing the border and causing friction with Jiangdu Army. This made him feel unusual, so he immediately sent the information back.
Zhang Yangquan stood up, walked to the wall, and pulled down the map.
At present, Jiangdu Army has occupied the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces except Chuzhou Road.
No, to be precise, it occupies all places except the Fujian Xuanwei Envoy Department.
Fujian is a very special place. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, it belonged to the Jiangxi Province. Later, it was established as an independent province. By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it was actually part of the Jiangxi and Zhejiang Provinces!
However, judging from the location, the Fujian Xuanwei Envoy Division is located due south of Jiangxi, so Zhang Yangquan did not count it as a province of Jiangsu and Zhejiang from the beginning.
After all, if it sticks out alone, it is very difficult to defend.
Nowadays, looking at the entire Jiangnan Province, apart from Yunnan Province, only the Fujian Xuanwei Envoy Division is still under the control of the Yuan Dynasty.
Zhang Yangquan is planning to give this place to Tian Wanjun.
As a result, the Cheonwan Army did not go to attack this place, but instead came to pick a fight with him. This was either a collective stupidity of the top management of the Cheonwan Army, or there was a conspiracy behind it!
But having said that, apart from the sporadic Yuan troops in Jiangnan, the only ones left in Jiangnan are the Tianwan Army and the Jiangdu Army. Sooner or later, the two families will conflict.
Zhang Yangquan still had the same idea as before. Sooner or later, the Tianwan Army would have internal strife, and taking advantage of the situation would be the best option.
Besides, Jiangdu's army has just captured a large area of land south of Hangzhou, and it will take some time to digest it, so now is definitely not the time to start a war.
Thinking of this, he returned to his chair and wrote on the official document: "Be careful and don't start a war rashly!" Then he ordered people to send him to Chizhou.
Half an hour later, Zhang Yangquan finished processing all the official documents for the day, stood up, and headed towards the back house.
Qin Lingjun is nine months pregnant, and according to the doctor, she will give birth within the next two months, so she has been staying in the house every day recently, not even leaving the door.
Fortunately, Shen Qianqian is with her every day.
When Zhang Yangquan came to the dormitory, he heard a long flute sound in the room.
After entering the room, they saw Qin Lingjun lying on the couch and Shen Qianqian sitting next to him, playing the flute.
The sound of the flute is soothing, and it is an instrument that is very suitable for raising a baby. Zhang Yangquan did not disturb Shen Qianqian's playing, and stood silently at the door listening.
It was Shen Qianqian's maid Chunhe who pulled her, and Shen Qianqian noticed Zhang Yangquan. She quickly stopped playing and stood up to greet him.
"Qianqian pays homage to the king."
Zhang Yangquan walked over slowly and said with a smile: "Miss Qianqian, thank you for being with Ling Jun these days!"
Shen Qianqian smiled and said: "What did the king say? Now my brother is taking care of the family business. I can relieve my boredom by talking to Her Royal Highness the Princess every day!"
Zhang Yangquan sat down at Qin Lingjun's feet and said blankly: "Are you no longer in charge of the family business?"
Qin Lingjun glanced at him and said, "Sister Qianqian is a woman after all, so we can't let her show up all the time, right?"
Zhang Yangquan understood in his heart and smiled: "Yeah, that's fine, but I don't think there's anything wrong with women being in the public eye, as long as they do what they like!"
Shen Qianqian glanced at him, opened her mouth to speak, but held back.
Qin Lingjun smiled and asked for her: "So, you don't mind her continuing to do business?"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "What's wrong with doing business? In our hometown, businesswomen have a nice nickname!"
Shen Qianqian asked curiously: "What nickname?"
Zhang Yangquan said: "Female CEO!"
Shen Qianqian was stunned for a moment and said: "President? Do you mean cutting clothes?"
Zhang Yangquan said with a smile: "It's not about cutting clothes, but about judging big and small matters. The men in our village all like female CEOs, especially those with iceberg-like personalities!"
Shen Qianqian chuckled, her eyes moving: "Does the king like it too?"
Zhang Yangquan glanced at Qin Lingjun and said with a smile: "I prefer the domineering ones!"
Qin Lingjun said angrily: "Who is being overbearing?"
Zhang Yangquan laughed.
At this time, Yang Sanqiang suddenly entered the bedroom and kept winking at Zhang Yangquan.
Zhang Yangquan said to the two girls: "You can continue talking. I have something to do and I will come over to accompany you later." After saying that, he left the dormitory.
When he came outside the house, he asked Yang Sanqiang: "What's wrong? Is there anything you can't say inside?"
Yang Sanqiang said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, go back to the study and have a look. The owner insists on moving a wooden cabinet in, and his subordinates really can't stop him!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned and said: "What is she doing moving the wooden cabinet?"
Yang Sanqiang whispered: "You will know when you go there."
Zhang Yangquan had no choice but to leave the back house and go to the study.
After entering the study, I found that there was a large wooden cabinet in the study, right next to the bookshelf.
Originally, there was an empty space in that place, and a bronze tripod was placed there.
Now the bronze tripod is gone and has become a large wooden cabinet, crowded together with the bookshelf, making it look very bloated.
Strangely, there was no one in the study, and Qin Lingsi didn’t know where she had gone.
Zhang Yangquan called in a guard guarding the gate and asked: "Where is the owner of the field?"
The guards were also a little surprised, and their heads were spinning around in the room.
"I didn't see the owner come out!"
Zhang Yangquan glanced at the window and saw that the window was closed tightly. His eyes slowly turned to the wooden cabinet and walked slowly over.
"Little sister, stop hiding, I know you are inside!"
There was a sweet laugh and a creak from the cabinet, and the door of the wooden cabinet was opened, and Qin Lingsi walked out of it.
"Brother-in-law, don't you think this wooden cabinet is wonderful?" she asked with a smile.
Zhang Yangquan said expressionlessly: "I don't think so."
Qin Lingsi hummed: "That's because you don't know its wonderful use!"
"Oh? Then come and listen."
Qin Lingsi was about to speak when she suddenly waved to the guards in the room and said, "You all, get out!"
The guards hurried out.
Qin Lingsi then smiled and said: "Brother-in-law, let me ask you, you are also a monarch now, do you think there is a big problem in your study?"
Zhang Yangquan walked to the chair and sat down, saying: "What's the problem?"
Qin Lingsi sat at the corner of the table, glanced left and right, and said: "It's too small, and it's hard to hide yourself!"
Zhang Yangquan said angrily: "Why should I hide people?"
Qin Lingsi said plausibly: "You are now the leader of our Jiangdu Army. Your safety is of vital importance, so of course we need to strengthen your protection!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "With the personal guards here, why are you worried?"
Qin Lingsi hummed: "The personal guards are in the open. If someone wants to assassinate you, they will definitely find a way to deal with the personal guards, so they must be hidden in secret to have an unexpected effect!"
Zhang Yangquan frowned and said: "You mean to let the bodyguard hide in the cabinet?"
Qin Lingsi raised her chin and said, "Yes, as a monarch, of course there are several secret guards hidden in the study!"
Zhang Yangquan said angrily: "If the other party can assassinate people and come to the study, isn't the back house also unsafe? Should there be a few people hidden in the bedroom?"
Qin Lingsi slapped her forehead and said, "That's right. It seems I have to order a few more!"
"If you are a person of your age, if you are afraid of being assassinated every day, and you don't wait for others to come and kill you, you will scare yourself to death! Get rid of this thing quickly, I don't need it!"
Qin Lingsi hurriedly said: "Don't worry yet, this thing has another wonderful use!"
"Say!"
Qin Lingsi walked slowly to the cabinet, squinted her eyes and smiled, and said, "Brother-in-law, have you ever tried to hide in the dark and peek at others?"
Zhang Yangquan said angrily: "Can't you think of some serious things in your little head?"
Qin Lingsi snorted: "Don't you often tell me, sister? I'm worried that those officials have two faces in front of them and behind them. With this cabinet, you can peek at their faces behind them!"
Zhang Yangquan stroked his forehead and said, "That's not what we meant!"
At this moment, Yang Sanqiang came in from outside, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, General Geng Si wants to see you!"
Zhang Yangquan waved his hand and said: "Let him come in!"