I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 300

In Chengdu, there are thousands of wells and clouds, department stores in Weichuan, and high-end cars and horses are constantly circulating.

The news that the newly appointed Jiedu envoy Marquis Wu'an Fu Jinchuan won a big victory in Songzhou caused heated discussions in the whole of Chengdu.

The peddlers and pawns on the street were all talking about Jiedu Envoy Marshal Fu's illustrious martial arts.

"If you want to talk about our Marshal Fu, he is really a hero. At the age of 16, he accompanied his father, the British Duke, to guard the border. Later, in the Battle of Baiting, he defeated tens of thousands of northern troops with [-] cavalry. He was shot in the palm of his crotch. Killed seven in and seven out, and almost ended up with a single shot, which ended in the loss of the northern coach."

"What we want to talk about today is that the story of Marshal Fu's night attack on Caishiji in the south of the Yangtze River is about the rebellion of King Wu."

In the teahouse, a storyteller sat on the table and said that Fu Jinchuan led five hundred elite soldiers to attack Caishiji at night on New Year’s Eve. What the storyteller said was fascinating, and this half-truth and half-false deeds made everyone applaud Again and again.

Sitting in the corner was a young man in his twenties, with a handsome face and dressed in brocade clothes. He clapped his hands from time to time when he heard what was being said on the stage. Standing beside him were two strong men who looked like guards. That is expensive.

"I'm sorry, I'm late, don't blame my son."

At this time, a young man of similar age came over, wearing a round-neck robe, speaking Shangjing Mandarin, but not a local accent.

"Goro, you are here, come and sit down quickly."

The young man in Jinyi was named Zhao Yuanchun, the son of the king of Shu, and the young man named Goro later was Fu Jiangchuan, the Goro of the Fu family.

Both Shiro and Liulang went out with their elder brothers, while Goro was left in Chengdu by Fu Jinchuan to handle some general affairs.

"Your Majesty is too polite."

When Wu Lang saw that the son of the King of Shu was so polite, he suddenly felt a little strange, he was a little too warm.The two knew each other not nine times, but they were barely acquainted.

Zhao Yuanchun is the son of the King of Shu, and he will inherit the title hereditary in the future, so his status is extremely noble.

And Wulang is the concubine of the family, and his skills are average, otherwise the third brother would not let him stay behind when he went out to fight.But after all, he is from the Fu family, and the elders in the family often give some advice on how to deal with the world and how to behave.

Therefore, the enthusiasm of the prince of Shu in front of him is inevitably a little more vigilant.

"I haven't congratulated Goro yet. The Marquis of Wu'an made another great contribution in the battle of Songzhou. It's really gratifying to congratulate. Listen, this storyteller is telling the story of Lord Marquis."

Only then did Wulang listen carefully, but what he was talking about was the battle of his brother's night attack on Caishiji.The storyteller is saying that Marquis Fu Jinchuan of Wu'an personally led fifty masters to climb a cliff more than ten feet high with flying tiger claws, and attacked the garrison of Caishiji at night.
".These warriors looked at the high cliff in front of them, they were not afraid at all, and they swung the flying tiger claws in their hands."

Zhao Yuanchun said: "This is talking about the New Year's Eve of the year before last? Does Wulang know?"

Wu Lang smiled and nodded when he heard this: "The timing is right, it happened on New Year's Eve the year before last, I stayed in Yangzhou at that time, but later I heard that the third brother said about this battle, Caishiji was won by night attack, and it was also the third Brother planned it, but he was already the governor of Yangzhou at that time, and His Royal Highness was in Yangzhou at that time, and he was strictly ordered not to take any risks himself, so he stayed in Hezhou to lead the army, and it was the Hezhou at that time who led the army to attack the quarry at night. Sima"

"I see."

Zhao Yuanchun had a suddenly realized expression, and then sighed.

"A man of my generation, if he can have the chance of the Marquis of Wu'an, he will not be in vain to come to this world for a while."

Goro didn't say anything after hearing this, but smiled along with him.

"Wu Lang, you don't know. I have a good friend who admires Marshal Fu of Marquis Wu'an very much on weekdays. I have always wanted to make friends with him, but I have no connections. Wu Lang is the younger brother of Marquis Wu'an. I don't know if he can do anything for me when Lord Marquis returns. Would a friend recommend you?"

Goro was extremely surprised when he heard this.admire?referral?

"My lord, I don't know who this friend of yours is?"

"He was born in a wealthy family in the middle of Sichuan, and his family has thousands of fertile fields. But he liked military affairs since he was a child, and he especially admired the great achievements of Marquis Wu'an."

When Wu Lang heard this, he was even more puzzled, but he couldn't refuse. After all, what the other party said was just a recommendation. He is a prince's son, so it's not easy to refute his face by talking about such things.

"If it's just a recommendation, it's easy to say. When the third brother returns to Chengdu, I will naturally speak for the son, but as a concubine, I have never had much weight in the family, and the third brother is very assertive."

Zhao Yuanchun said: "I understand that the Marquis of Wu'an, as a Jiedu envoy, is in charge of the military and government affairs in Central Shu. He has always been busy with affairs, and he is also the leader of the army. Naturally, he likes to be arbitrary. It is enough for Wu Lang to help me explain. "

"Thank you so much for your understanding"

"Goro is polite."

Zhao Yuanchun and Fu Jiangchuan have known each other for some time. Facing this very enthusiastic son of Shu Prince, Fu Jiangchuan naturally knows what he is for.

My elder brother is now the Jiannan Jiedu envoy, and the military and political affairs in the middle of Shu can almost be decided in one word, and there are holy family members, so if you want to do something in the middle of Shu, or what you have already done, you can't get around Fu now. The mountain of Tsukawa.

The two listened to the book for a while, and after speaking a few words, Wu Lang said goodbye and left, saying that there were still some things to prepare in the house, after all, the elder brothers would return to Chengdu in a few days.

But Zhao Yuanchun said that he would listen for a while, so Goro left alone.

As soon as Goro left, someone took his seat again.He is also a young man, about 25 or [-] years old, with a short beard and a rich figure. He is a fat man with a smile on his face and his eyes are narrowed into slits.

"Your Majesty has worked hard."

"It doesn't matter if you don't work hard, who made us all grasshoppers on the same rope? Isn't that right, Du Da?"

The surname of the visitor was Du, and his name was Du Xu. He was a big business at home, so everyone called him Du Da. The palace has a close relationship.

Now that Fu Jinchuan is in charge of the military and political power in Shuzhong, he naturally wants to build a relationship.

The son of the king of Shu and Du Xu had a close relationship, and they had some common interests, so the son of the king of Shu invited Fu Wulang to have such an affair.

Du Xu really smiled when he heard this: "Where is the prince talking? You are a nobleman in Tianhuang, how can you be on the same level as a merchant like me? Let’s go, but the gods passing by have to worship, but won’t the king and the son of Sichuan still have the final say when the time comes?”

"Hehe, Du Da, Du Da, you really have an exquisite heart."

Hearing Zhao Yuanchun's joke, Du Xu said with a smile: "Your honor, I dare not take it. I am a businessman, and I have to rely on you to protect me from the wind and rain."

"Hahaha you know me well"

Zhao Yuanchun finally laughed when he heard this, as if he had swept away his grudges.

Because before this meeting, Du Xu proposed to go the same way as the Marquis of Wu'an because the Jiefu was distributing salt tax, mining tax and military settlements, and Zhao Yuanchun was not very happy as the patron.Why do you want to climb another high branch after watching my Shu Palace lose power?

But right now, there are some things that he can't solve, because there are some things that the King of Shu doesn't know, so Zhao Yuanchun can only arrange them.

But there must be some grievances in my heart. After hearing Du Xu's words today, I finally stopped worrying about it.

After all, there are some things right now that he, the prince's son, really can't handle.And once these things are found out, whether he, the prince's son, can continue to do it is still a matter of debate.

After the two sat for a while, Zhao Yuanchun left first, and Du Xu ordered a new pot of tea to drink, and the book said that Fu Jinchuan led the crowd to capture Caishiji after a night of fighting, and everyone applauded in unison .

Du Xu also heard it very enthusiastically, and clapped his hands vigorously to applaud, and ordered his followers to reward him with two golden leaves.

"This is a hero."

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, seeing that the end of the year is approaching, Shangjing City is still extremely lively.

For the people of Shangjing, although there are still many places where wars are still fought, it is inevitable that Shannan East Road and Jiannan Road.But for them, it is still too far away.

But with the Marquis of Wu'an to lead the army, this battle will definitely be won.

This is what most Shangjing people think in their hearts.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to Shangjing from Xijing in early November, and presided over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven during the winter solstice.

The prosperity of the holy family is eye-catching.

In the side hall of the Eastern Palace, Prince Zhao Yuantan and a group of Eastern Palace officials were doing military situation analysis against the map and sand table.

"The king of Xianyang led tens of thousands of people to confront the red lotus thieves on the front line of Posuo Mountain. Gong Jinghan has presided over the fortified walls and cleared fields in Jianzhou, Zizhou, Lingzhou and other places. It can be said that even if Posuo Mountain is lost, if the Red Lotus Army wants to attack all the way to the city of Chengdu, they will have to attack the forts one by one. So Yizhou is already worry-free."

"As for the Marquis of Wu'an, the Qingtang people are still confronting each other. However, the food and grass of the Qingtang people are almost exhausted. There may be military reports in the next few days."

Shangjing is thousands of miles away from the land of Shu, so it will take ten days at the earliest for the Shuzhong Military News to reach Shangjing.Therefore, they still don't know the news of the victory in the Songzhou Battle.

Zhao Yuantan nodded quickly after hearing this, and stared at the map of Jiannan Road, looking very worried.

After all, 10,000+ Qingtang troops invaded, even if Fu Jinchuan personally leads the army, it is hard to say that he will win. If something happens in Songzhou, the situation in the whole of Sichuan may collapse.

However, if Sichuan and Shu are lost, Guanzhong will inevitably be frightened and unstable, which may affect Gyeonggi.

Therefore, both His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace and the Daojun Emperor of the Daming Palace paid close attention to this battle and lamented it day and night.

"Your Highness is not more worried. Sanlang's army is more and more stable now. Just look at him immediately erecting antlers, deep ditches and high walls, and defending the camp after he arrived in Songzhou. You know that our Jin Dynasty has been invincible in this battle. Sanlang is standing outside. , there are thousands of elite soldiers from Songzhou City supporting each other, and the Qingtang army dare not attack Sanlang's camp with all its strength. Therefore, as long as we keep on defending, we will naturally retreat when the Qingtang army runs out of food and grass. Our Jin army Already in an invincible position, His Highness does not need to worry about it."

On this occasion, the one who can still call Saburo directly is naturally the eldest son of the British Duke, Fu Huaichuan.

After hearing these words, Zhao Yuantan nodded, and the worry on his face also eased a bit.

"It would be great if we were in Guanzhong. It's closer to Shuzhong, and the news will be faster. Where is Cheng Jun now?"

"Cheng Jun, a traitor, spread in Zhongzhou and Wanzhou. The governor of Kuizhou was already on the way to suppress it. However, the mountains and rivers were everywhere, and the traitors were fleeing. The officers and soldiers hadn't practiced warfare for a long time, and several battles were unsuccessful. win or lose."

After hearing this, Zhao Yuantan sighed and said, "What's the matter with Cheng Jintang in Xiangzhou?"

"Marquis Wukang led an army that has almost wiped out the Honglian bandits near Xiangzhou and Tangdeng, but there has been almost no progress in the regiment training and fortresses in Shannan Road. The strategic emissary has not yet been decided, and the governor of Xiangzhou and the military and civilian affairs of Tang and Deng have issued many orders. The Duke of Wei led the forbidden army to station in Dengzhou. After the thief Chengjun arrived in Zhongzhou, he could only return to Jingzhou because of the jurisdictional issue. The Changning Marquis in Kuizhou only had more than [-] people available, and the traitor Chengjun still had tens of thousands of people in his hands. .There are still deficiencies”

There is hardly any good news.

Although the situation is generally still under the control of the court, it is difficult to end the war in a short period of time.

However, due to many reasons in the imperial court, Shannan East Road, Shannan West Road, Qianzhong Road, and the major governors' offices could not be uniformly dispatched.

Originally, Zhao Yuantan served as a prince and marshal, but after he returned to Beijing, Cheng Jintang, Marquis of Wukang, had a slightly inferior status as a capital deployment, and was unable to unify several major governors, which led to the rebels being able to wander around.

Moreover, after the main force led by brothers Fang Qiu and Fang Jiao entered Shu, the armaments of Shannan West Road, Shannan East Road, and Qianzhong Road were obviously relaxed. In addition, the crown prince returned to Beijing, and many officials began to regenerate from their old ways and took the opportunity to amass money.

So much so that although the red lotus rebels were wiped out, the refugees and rebels did not decrease.

And even if Zhao Yuantan knew about these things, he couldn't solve them. Whether it was the decree of the East Palace or the military order of the Marshal's Mansion thousands of miles away, there was no deterrence close at hand.

After all, the accumulated disadvantages of a century-old dynasty cannot be solved overnight.

Zhao Yuantan was discussing the military situation with the East Palace and the Marshal Xingyuan staff, but there was a decree here, which was to call the prince to Daming Palace for discussion.

After Zhao Yuantan told everyone to disperse, he went to Daming Palace with the servant who came to announce the decree.

After Fu Huaichuan left the East Palace, he went straight back to the Duke's Mansion. When he returned to the mansion, he found out that Aye and his second uncle had just returned from Daming Palace, and the servants at home told him that Aye was waiting for him in the study.

When they came to the study, Aye sat and talked with his second uncle, while Erlang stood aside.

"I met Aye, I met my uncle."

The brothers Fu Maoxiu and Fu Maoyan also nodded when they saw Fu Huaichuan coming in, "It's just in time for Dalang to come back. Is there any military report from Jiannan Road recently?"

Fu Huaichuan shook his head when he heard the words, "The latest military report was more than ten days ago. Sanlang led the army to confront Tuoba Chide. According to the Qingtang people's military habits, with a scale of 10,000+ people, they can only continue to use troops at most. Three or four months, it has been four months from August to now. According to my estimation, the food and grass of the Qingtang people should not last long. The period of retreat should be between November and December. There should be a military report from years ago. .”

Fu Maoxiu heard the words and said, "It's rare for Saburo to take on this important task when he was weak, but he used his troops so steadily. However, with his heart, he would never sit back and watch Tuoba Chide calmly retreat. Therefore, if there is a victory in this battle, he must It's a big win. If it's a loss, hey."

Fu Huaichuan nodded after listening. Although Aye didn't finish what he said, he also thought of it.But in front of His Highness the Crown Prince and everyone in the East Palace, he couldn't speak out.

If it is unfavorable, it must be a big defeat.

And as soon as the father and son finished speaking, they heard someone outside announce the good news.

"Great rejoicing, great victory for Mr. Sanlang in Songzhou."

(Happy New Year everyone)

(End of this chapter)