Fenghou

Chapter 248 Reminder
Zheng Ping's concubine Yang Liu was also traveling to Lin'an this time. She was three months pregnant, and Zheng Ping decided to send her back to Lin'an for delivery.

Yang Liu is the younger sister of Yang Hua from Chen Qing's old department. After Yang Hua was killed in the battle at Jiandao Pass, Yang Liu followed her father to Dashan Pass, where she made a living by singing and was rescued by Zheng Ping.

Yang Liu's father died of serious injuries in a brawl while gambling with others in Nanzheng last winter. Zheng Ping took Yang Liu to Chengji County and later to Ganquanbao.

But Zheng Ping did not marry a wife, nor did he have a marriage contract, so Yang Liu was a concubine in name, but she was actually Zheng Ping's wife, but she had to be recognized by her parents before she could officially become a wife.

Zheng Ping also has this meaning in letting Yang Liu go home to wait for delivery.

This time when Chen Qing returned to Lin'an, according to Lu Yihao's instructions, Chen Qing also brought a batch of high-quality property, all of which he seized from Liu Yi's Qin Palace, to manage high-ranking court officials.

Chen Qing took a hundred soldiers and three carriages and headed south.

Yang Liu himself brought two personal maids, Yu Lian and Yu Ying were bored, and sat with them during the day, five women squeezed into a big car, which was quite lively.

At noon that day, the cart arrived at Hanzhong West County and was about to enter Jinniu Road. Chen Qing saw a tea shed by the roadside and ordered everyone to rest and eat.

The carriage was parked, and the horses were tied to the stakes. The soldiers entered the tea shed one after another to find seats, shouting for herbal tea. Two men ran back and forth carrying teapots, and the tea shed suddenly became lively.

Yu Lian washed a big bowl, gave Chen Qing a bowl of herbal tea, and brought it in front of him, "My lord uses tea!"

Chen Qing nodded, "Go and rest! Order what you want to eat, I guess there is nothing delicious, so you can only make do with it."

It is now late June, which is the season of great heat. The weather is extremely hot, and everyone is sweating profusely, fanning themselves with fans.

They were lucky, the tea shed happened to steam a dozen baskets of steamed buns, and boiled several vats of mung bean soup, all of which were wrapped up by them.

The tea shed was relatively shady, and everyone ate steamed stuffed buns, drank mung bean soup, and enjoyed the cool breeze blowing from Jinniu Road, which felt good.

At this time, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance, and several cavalrymen rushed to the tea shed and asked loudly, "Excuse me, is this Chen Tongzhi's team?"

"I am Chen Qing!"

Chen Qing asked, "What's the matter with you?"

Several soldiers hurriedly clasped their fists and said, "We are the subordinates of Prefect Liu, and Prefect Liu will be here soon, please wait for a while!"

Liu Ziyu is coming, Chen Qing nodded, "I'll wait for him!"

After about a quarter of an hour, a group of cavalry came galloping from a distance, and the officials surrounded by them were none other than Liu Ziyu, and Chen Qing rushed to meet them.

"Liu Dutong, stay safe!"

Liu Ziyu laughed, "I'm not in charge now, I just hope you can take my place."

Liu Ziyu also had contacts in the imperial court, and he also knew that Chen Qing was likely to be promoted this time when he went to Lin'an. If there were no accidents, he should take over his previous position as the military envoy of Xihe Road.

The two sat down at the small table, Liu Ziyu's smile disappeared, he pondered for a moment and said: "The officialdom is a hundred times more dangerous than the battlefield. You must be extra cautious when you go to Lin'an this time. Last time you were in a lowly position and did something out of the ordinary , everyone can be tolerant, but this time is different, your words and deeds must conform to your identity, otherwise you will be easily impeached, remember! Remember!"

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Fu, I will be careful!"

"Of course, we shouldn't be too useless. Our generals of the Western Army are not in the imperial court by bragging. As long as the war continues here, the imperial court will not dare to do anything to us for the time being!"

Chen Qing nodded, and asked again: "I heard from Liu Zan at Beixianrenguan that Zhu Shengfei's military affairs center was established, but it is not good for Wu Dutong?"

Liu Ziyu snorted coldly and said, "The key is that Zhu Shengfei revoked the temporary command authority that Zhang Jun had given to Wu Jie. From now on, he must report every detail to him. How to fight the Jin soldiers is up to him. Wu Jie can only Carry out his orders."

"Isn't this the same as before the battle of Fuping?"

Liu Ziyu sighed, "Our Great Song Dynasty is the damned civil service system. Laymen command experts, and we are defeated repeatedly. In the end, the second emperor was taken away, and half of the country fell. But we didn't learn the lesson at all, and we were afraid that the generals would rebel. Civil servants come to control the military, I really don’t know when it will be changed?”

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said, "Zhu Shengfei is in Hanzhong, how can he command the battle at Dasan Pass?"

"He divided the military intelligence office into two, with one half set up in Dasanguan and the other half set up in Hanzhong, and then four of his aides were assigned to sit there.

If Wu Jie has any situation, he must report to the staff of the Military Intelligence Office in time, and then the staff will send a letter to Zhu Shengfei, and Zhu Shengfei will write back to reply. That is to say, it takes two days to make a decision, which is still the fastest state. If Zhu Shengfei If you have to think about it for a few days, it will really miss the opportunity. "

Chen Qing was speechless for a long while, and now he finally realized how Song Jun fought.

"This time Wanyan Wushu attacks Sichuan and Shanxi again, I'm afraid Dasan Pass will not be able to hold on. The Fujun had better make arrangements at Nanxianren Pass."

"I can only do my best. Now that the Western Army mobilizes any troops, except for your Qinzhou Army, all others must be approved by Zhu Shengfei. Nephew, he hates your Qinzhou Army even more than Jinbing. This time you Not in Ganquan Castle, this is his chance to seize power!"

Liu Ziyu ran more than a hundred miles to see Chen Qing, just to remind him of this matter.

Chen Qing suddenly had a strong premonition that Liu Ziyu's reminder was correct. Zhu Shengfei would definitely send someone to take over his Qinzhou Army and take over the command of Qinzhou Army on his behalf. With Zhu Shengfei's temperament, if he found this opportunity, he would definitely not let it go .

Liu Ziyu saw that Chen Qing knew what was in his mind, so he didn't say any more, stood up and said with a smile, "Nephew, I wish you the best of luck!"

Chen Qing could feel Liu Ziyu's great love for him. On such a hot day, he specially ran from Nanzheng County to see him off, reminding himself of important events.

Chen Qing hurriedly asked the soldiers to take out a box of tea sets, "This is a gift from the younger generation to Uncle Shi, please accept Uncle Shi!"

Liu Ziyu opened the wooden cover of the box, and his eyes widened, "The official kiln Ru porcelain! Where did you get it, kid?"

Even in the Song Dynasty, official kiln Ru porcelain was rare in the world. Zhang Jun had a set of official kiln Ding porcelain tea cups given to him by the emperor, which made everyone envious.

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "I got it from Liu Yi."

"Oh!" Liu Ziyu suddenly realized, he laughed and said: "I don't care if you are being polite, this thing is in my hands, so don't go back, nephew, have a good journey."

Fearing that Chen Qing would repent, he hid the box in his arms, got on his horse and ran away at a high speed.

Watching Liu Ziyu go away, Chen Qing pondered for a moment, asked the shopkeeper for pens and paper, wrote a letter to Zheng Ping, and sent two soldiers to send it to Ganquan Castle immediately.

After arranging the affairs of Ganquan Fort, Chen Qing immediately led the team to set off in the direction of Chengdu.

Zhu Shengfei finally got the asylum of the emperor Zhao Gou and passed the test by luck. He also learned the lesson of the military power falling aside, and immediately established a military intelligence office, which mastered the right to mobilize the army, command in wartime, and appoint and remove generals below the command. In this way, the military power and money and food are firmly in their own hands.

He also made a slight concession, agreeing that the garrisons in various places would send various applications to the military intelligence office by means of flying eagle messages, and then the military intelligence office would report to him and make a decision.

It was only then that Zhu Shengfei finally realized the power of the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shanxi. All the power was under his control. He was the marshal of the Western Army, and no general could surpass his power.

But there is also an exception here, that is, the Qinzhou Army of Ganquan Fort, which hangs alone outside the Dashan Pass, is completely out of his control. The distance is one thing, but the key is Chen Qing, the general of Ganquan Fort.

This time Chen Qing attacked Jingzhao and captured Liu Yi, the false king of Qi and Qin, which had nothing to do with him at all. The officials transferred Chen Qing back to Lin'an to report on his duties, but they didn't pass him. Zhu Shengfei felt more and more that Chen Qing had become his path of power. The stumbling block on the road became a poisonous needle in his back.

This time, his staff member Fu Jinglun quickly walked into the lobby and said: "I got the definite news that Chen Qing has entered the Golden Bull Road and is heading to Chengdu."

Zhu Shengfei walked a few steps behind his back, Chen Qing is no longer in Ganquan Castle, is this his chance?

Zhu Shengfei was afraid of Chen Qing alone, but he was not afraid of Chen Qing's subordinates.

Fu Jinglun understood Zhu Shengfei's thoughts very well, and he whispered: "Xuanfu envoy can find a general to be appointed as the temporary acting envoy of Qinzhou Zhizhi. This is your right, and the imperial court can't say anything."

"Now I don't have any suitable candidates. There are a lot of civil servants, but no generals."

"Did the Xuanfu envoy forget about Fu Xuan? Let him arrange for a confidant to come over, someone with higher qualifications, at least a commander. If the Xuanfu envoy is appointed as the commander, he will be able to calm down the situation."

Zhu Shengfei nodded, "That makes sense, go tell him and let him find a suitable candidate for me!"

(End of this chapter)