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February 18th, Hejian Mansion.

Accompanied by Peng Er, the governor of Hebei, Chen Chu met Chai Ji, the previous Emperor of Zhou, for the first time.

Chen Chu didn't know what Chai Ji looked like when he was the emperor, but he would never look like this now.
When Chai Ji learned that the young man sitting in the hall was the famous Queen Chu, he knelt down smoothly, without any psychological barriers at all.

It seemed that more than ten years of imprisonment in a foreign land had already worn away all the royal arrogance in Chai Ji.

Later, Chai Ji, who was already in his fifties, fell to the ground and sobbed. He was grateful to the King of Chu for his rescue, and expressed his wish to stay in Tokyo with his whole family and become a rich man.

Chen Chu helped the person with a smile, but did not comment on Chai Ji's request.

That night, Chen Chu stayed at the Yuzhou government office.

It is spring now, and Hebei is windy and sandy.

Cai Hua, who had been running around for a day, was taking a bath in the house.

When Chen Chu returned to the room, Cai Hua, whose face was flushed from the mist of steam, lay lazily on the edge of the knife. Hearing the movement with his slightly closed fox eyes, he glanced at Chen Chu with half-open eyes, then he smiled and invited: "Your Majesty. , come on, let’s wash together.”

The bucket is quite big and can accommodate two people without any problem.

Chen Chu followed Shan Ruliu, took off his clothes, immersed himself in the hot water and let out a pleasant sound.

Cai Hua slid over from the other end of the oval bathtub, her arms climbed onto Chen Chu's shoulders like a soft, boneless snake, and she hugged him for a while before saying, "Have you met the Supreme Emperor of Zhou Kingdom today?"

"Ah."

"how?"

"He wants to go back to Tokyo."

"That can't happen!"

Cai Hua, who was lazily wrapped around Chen Chu, suddenly sat upright when she heard this, and a pair of arrogant jade rabbits emerged from the water.

Perhaps because she has never had children, Cai Hua, who will be thirty years old next year, is not inferior to those girls who are in her teens in terms of figure.

"Why not?" Chen Chu asked deliberately, his eyes lingering on Cai Hua for a moment.

"You wouldn't think of that?"

Sensing Ai Lang's gaze, Cai Hua was not ashamed, but trembled with pride, and then she leaned against Chen Chu again, "Tokyo is the old capital of the Zhou Kingdom. There are many old ministers of the Zhou Kingdom both inside and outside the court, and it is far away from the conservative scholars." The base camp of Xijing is not far from Luoyang. If Chai Ji stays in Tokyo, who knows what other people will think if the news comes out? Why bother to cause trouble for yourself?"

"Haha, I thought so too."

"Then how are you going to settle him?"

"I want to send them to Huaibei. When Sister Huan is done with the affairs in Hebei, I will take them with me on the return trip. This will help conceal our whereabouts."

The reason for hiding this from others is that Chen Chu doesn't want Zhou Guo to know that Chai Ji has fallen into his hands yet.

"Hehe, this matter is not difficult, just be honest first~"

Before the business was finished, Cai Hua grabbed Chen Chu's increasingly restless hand and took the time to say, "When I go back, please ask Han Fang from the School of Liberal Arts to help you win over some old ministers of the Zhou Kingdom who are in opposition!"

"Oh?"

"We have to make some preparations first. When the affairs of the Jin Kingdom are clear, we can support Chaiji's restoration in Caizhou. We must get some civil and military officials to serve as a front for his small court!"

"Hahaha, isn't this the Zhou government-in-exile?"

This idea coincides with Chen Chu's plan. In terms of soul compatibility, Brother Chu and Sister Hua are the most likely to think of being together.

Although it was the first time for Cai Hua to hear the term 'government-in-exile', she immediately understood the meaning. She couldn't help but let out a sweet smile. She stretched out her hand to pinch Chen Chu's chin and twisted it. She said with a sweet smile: "Let's let that firewood come to us then." If my puppy is chosen to be the king of Yue, the fiefdom will be in Lin'an. The puppy will bear the seal of the two kings of Qi and Zhou. I don't know what kind of wonderful expressions the Zhou Kingdom will have. "

"Hahaha, Sister Hua is so disgusting!"

"Hehe, yes, okay, now that we're done talking, it's your turn to show off your skills!"

After Cai Hua finished speaking, she moved the Lushan Claw that she had been holding in her hand to below her navel.

February 20th.

After staying in Hejian Prefecture for three days, the 1st Guards Regiment of Yao Changzi who followed Chen Chu all the way north, the 6th and 7th Regiments of Wu Kui, Liu Siliang, and the 1st Thunder Artillery Regiment of Wu Tongtian; as well as Xiao Xin who was originally stationed in Hebei The Tiger Regiment, Zhou Liang's Black Flag Army, Qin Shengwu's 16th Regiment, and Wang Yan's Only Brigade, a total of 30,000 soldiers and 5,000 civilians, made all preparations before departure.

Among the expedition preparations, except for Qin Shengwu's 16th regiment, the rest were all powerful front-line troops in Huaibei.

Three of the four teams in the Huaibei Army have honorary titles.

Compared with the shortage of troops during the Hebei War, Huaibei is now much more wealthy.

Even if 30,000 combat troops were drawn out, it would still not have much impact on the defense of Huaibei. At the same time, Tokyo City also had the trained army of Jiang Huaixiong's Ten Towns and the Forbidden Army led by Liu Baishun.

Although the latter is not as good as the Huaibei system in field combat, it is still capable of defending cities and stabilizing places.

The only thing that makes people tangled is the name under which they should enter the Golden Realm.

On the 21st, civil and military officials from Hebei gathered in the river.

Not to mention the generals, they are all old faces.

Among the civil servants, Ruan Xianfang was respected by Hebei Governor. Ruan Xianfang was originally the prefect of Hejian Prefecture in the Kingdom of Jin. When Xiao Xin went thousands of miles deep behind enemy lines and captured Hejian in one fell swoop, Ruan Xianfang was afraid of being punished by the superior officials and rebelled against the Jin Dynasty and returned to Qi.

This was the first time that Qi State accepted a gold official after the founding of the country. It was of great symbolic significance. In order to show the bones of a rich horse, Ruan Xianfang was also reused and served as a general manager.

But in fact, Ruan Xianfang, who had no strong foundation in Qi State, could not really control Hebei. Hebei officials all knew that the transfer envoy Ximen Gong was the one who could make the final decision on Hebei's military affairs.

In addition to the two of them, the new Hejian magistrate Cai Si and Hebei patrol envoy Chen Yinglang were all present.

"What other reasons do you need to find! So what if we just kill the golden dog because it doesn't suit our eyes?"

During the meeting, Wu Kui's speech represented the opinions of most people in the military.

Only Xiao Xin gave Wu Kui a thumbs up first and then said with a smile: "Brother Kui is domineering! But this time we are going abroad to fight. If we say so directly, we will inevitably be criticized by corrupt scholars in Huaibei and Brother Chen for being belligerent. ."

This is a tactful refutation of Wu Kui's unreasonable statement, but Xiao Xin has made great achievements, and does not belong to the Tongshan clique or the Jiuxiang military clique. Kui Ye gave him some face and said nothing after hearing this.

With Xiao Xin opening his mouth, the objections from the civil servants were no longer so abrupt. Chen Yinglang said at the right time: "Indeed, soldiers are the key to the survival of the country. We have no objection to you all going north to make money with the King of Chu, but we need to think of something." A good speech can convince everyone in the world.

Brother Peng, who has become more and more stable in recent years, hugged his fists towards Chen Chu, who was in charge, and said: "King Chu, the rhetoric of 'resisting adversity and aiding the Jin Emperor' proposed by Daqi Qiyao Magazine a few days ago is good. Although Qi and Jin have The country is in disharmony, but the conservative scholars believe that the orthodoxy of each country cannot be violated. So Wan Yanliang plans to rebel, and we use the idea of ​​​​to support the Jin Emperor to make a deposit. Doesn't it coincide with the principle of protecting the order of the world? "

Chen Chu couldn't help but look at Peng Er. He was a little surprised. He was surprised that Peng Er could think of this now.

I know that I can defend my military actions with the principle of "gangchang".

Chen Chu smiled and nodded, "Second brother is right! But if we send soldiers for this reason, we are suspected of interfering in the political affairs of other countries. It is understandable that tens of millions of people in our country cannot see the behavior of friendly countries that are rebellious and bullying. , you can directly mobilize officers and soldiers to deposit money, but it is still a bit inappropriate."

That’s it!

If you don’t send officers and soldiers, who will?

Brother Chu, you have been preparing for two months to bring so many soldiers to the border. Is it inappropriate to say this now?

"Brother Chu, what are we doing here? You didn't bring everyone all the way to see the excitement, right?"

The impatient Wu Kui shouted, and Zhou Liang who was next to him quietly kicked Wu Kui's calf and whispered: "Why are you talking to the King of Chu?"

Chen Chu didn't show any displeasure. Instead, he laughed and said, "Brother Kui, I said we won't send troops, but I didn't say we won't go."

"Huh?" Wu Kui was confused.

"Sit down quickly!" Zhou Liang stretched out his hand and pulled Wu Kui's lapel back.

Chen Chu then looked around at the crowd and said with a smile: "This time we went abroad to fight, the team was renamed the Anti-Adversity Aid Fund Volunteer Army. This is not an official act."

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"Uh hahaha."

Cai Si and Chen Yinglang looked at each other and couldn't help laughing at the same time. Alas, it was not the official army of Qi State, but the vanguard of the Qi State's spontaneous organization. !

On the 23rd, the army moved out.

The Nanjing Road of the Jin Kingdom in the north of Hejian Prefecture has long been under the control of the Han and Guo families. As the army marches all the way, the two families have notified the defenders in advance to get out of the way. In fact, even if the Han and Guo families remained silent, even the city walls of the state capital with one or two thousand people stationed could not stop the Qi army armed with thunder cannons.

Moreover, after the Qi army entered the country, they not only used the banner of anti-resistance aid, but also had no offense with the people along the way. Who the hell would take the initiative to provoke these murderous gods.

Even when passing through Rongcheng County in Xiongzhou, the local magistrate took the initiative to reward the army with wine and meat, and took the opportunity to express to the King of Chu that he wanted to surrender to Qi.

Also, anyone with a discerning eye can see that after the Jin Emperor went south to hunt, the Jin Kingdom was in turmoil.

And this Nanjing Road is likely to become the front line for repeated battles between the two sides. Only by taking refuge in Qi State, there is still hope of preserving Manchu City.

However, in order not to irritate the Han and Guo families, Chen Chu appeased each other and did not agree to the request of the magistrate of Rongcheng to station Qi troops locally.

After several days of marching, they arrived at the gates of Nanjing Prefecture in the Kingdom of Jin on the 28th.

Han Chang, Guo An and the kidnapped Zhang Hao all knew that there was no way back at this point. When Wan Yanliang counterattacked, they would still have to rely on the Qi army, so they completely assumed a low profile, even the guards He did not refuse the request of a group to follow the King of Chu into the city.

In the afternoon of the 28th, Chen Chu and other generals entered the city under the leadership of Nanjing Civil and Military Affairs.

The residents of Nanjing are still mainly Han people, but since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, they have not seen the army of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years.

For a time, the streets, alleys, doors and windows were full of curious peeping.

The First Guards Regiment entering the city is the team with the most stringent recruitment conditions in the Huaibei Army. In Huaibei's recruitment, the First Guards Regiment has to be selected first before it is the turn of other teams to select recruits.

Even if the other generals are not happy, there is nothing they can do. Firstly, the First Guards Regiment is the starting team of the Huaibei Army. Secondly, the First Guards Regiment also serves as the King of Chu's personal soldiers on the battlefield. Thirdly, she has not fallen behind. In any war, he performed outstandingly every time.

Now this team of 3,000 people are all veterans who have experienced battles for a long time. Each of them is tall and strong, carrying a long-handled saber on his back, a crossbow on his left shoulder, and a secondary sword on his right shoulder. Some of them have short melee blades tied to their calves. Some people have armor-piercing hammers stuck in their waists, which can be said to be armed to the teeth.

Coupled with a suit of armor, the man is as powerful as a tiger, a horse, or a dragon. He is extremely powerful!
The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

The common people only saw the mighty momentum of the Qi army, but the Nanjing generals who were also in the army saw that these soldiers were veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time, but everyone had a solemn expression, and the queues were orderly and as slow as a forest.

There is absolutely no trace of the slickness that is common in veterans.

What’s even more frightening is that these people are equipped with three thousand men in iron armor, equipped with hand crossbows, and various long and short blades. This requires extremely high logistics requirements, and requires a rear area with developed iron smelting and abnormal output to support it. .

In the entire Nanjing Prefecture, there are more than 10,000 troops stationed there, and only the first-level generals and above can be equipped with a pair of iron armor.

The rest are all leather armor.

There are even some old and weak people sharing a pair of armor.

Han Chang, who was slightly half a position behind Chen Chu, still didn't believe it when he heard that Guo An reported the strength of the Huaibei army after his defeat last year. He felt that Guo An was making excuses for the defeat.

But at this moment, he completely put away all his chances and deliberately showed an excited expression, saying to Chen Chu: "I have heard about Huaibei's powerful army for a long time. When I saw it today, it was really extraordinary! Nanjing fell into the hands of foreigners and was torn apart. It has been two hundred years since we have been in Tuzhong, but today, we are finally waiting for our Han army."

After saying that, Han Chang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.

Chen Chu smiled when he heard this, looked at the ancient long street and the majestic city wall, and suddenly said: "In the past three thousand years, the imperial energy has traveled in Youzhou."

After hearing this, the civil and military officials in Nanjing were all stunned and looked at each other.

Who is the 'imperial spirit' talking about?
It can be understood that the Jin Emperor Wanyan Dan was sent just a few days ago, but no one present would think so.

After Wanyan Dan entered Nanjing, Chai Zhaorong only allowed Han Chang and Zhang Hao to meet once. Then news came out that the emperor seemed to have some mental problems and was no longer able to govern.

How could such a dim-witted person compare with the King of Chu who was at the height of his power!

"Imperial Qi" is probably the king of Chu comparing himself.
Moreover, the King of Chu also used the old name "Youzhou".

Youzhou was the name of the Tang Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty more than 200 years ago. It was also a prosperous age for the Han people who reached all over the world and had thousands of nations coming to court.

The ambition of the King of Chu is no small matter.

You see, this is the celebrity effect.

Chen Chu just recited a line of Wen Zhonglie's poem, and the people around him began to read and understand it.

That night, Zhang Hao, Han Chang, Guo An and others held a banquet at Moyun Tower to welcome the Huaibei army.

Chen Chu brought his eldest son, Wu Kui, Xiao Xin and other officers of the Huaibei Army to the banquet.

Moyun Tower is located in the city defense area of ​​the 1st Guards Regiment, so there is no safety issue.

Before this departure, the Huaibei Army had just received a batch of general uniforms from the Fucheng Textile Factory, including the above-mentioned officers.

This military uniform is yellow-green, with an upper and lower body. The woolen material is strong and warm, and it fits neatly on the body without a trace of wrinkles.

When a group of officers entered the venue wearing new military uniforms, they looked straight into the eyes of the young ladies who were playing the piano and serving wine and food.

Naturally, Zhang, Han and others were praised again.

After three rounds of drinking, Taoist Master Tongxuan of the Kingdom of Jin who was present finally took advantage of the lack of people around the King of Chu and came over.

"Taoist Master Taixu, we haven't seen each other for so many years, thank you for your hard work! You have made great contributions to our Huaibei this time! Taoist Master's contribution over the years is worth as much as an army of 20,000!"

Chen Chu, who was somewhat drunk, couldn't help but praise the Taoist Taoist Taoist sincerely.

Xu Shitaixu played such a crucial role in the Jin Kingdom's coup that Chen Chu even briefly reflected on whether it was too harsh to threaten Taixu into the Jin Dynasty with the fetus in the ruthless master's belly.

Seeing King Chu recognize him at a glance, Taixu felt agitated, his nose felt sore and his eyes turned red.

"Hey~ It doesn't have to be like this. When the Taoist Master returns to Huaibei, with the Taoist Master's merits, I will guarantee you wealth for three generations!"

Chen Chu promised, Taixu was moved again, almost, really almost, giving up the secret agreement reached with Chai Yuanyi.

The two of them then exchanged a few words, with Chen Chu speaking warmly and encouragingly. Taixu saw Guo An in the distance pulling his clan brother Guo Jing straight towards them.

Guo Jing was once captured by the Huaibei Army in Hebei. Although the Guo family was from Bohai, he was in charge of the army and contributed to the kidnapping of Zhang Hao who stayed in Nanjing.

It is conceivable that as long as they do not make mistakes in the future, they will be reused under the new system led by King Chu.

Somehow, Taixu suddenly remembered Chai Yuanyi's words again, 'The King of Chu hates pills. You neither command an army nor know how to govern a place. How can you be close to the King of Chu in the future? '

Seeing brothers Guo An and Guo Jing getting closer and closer, King Chu turned his head and looked over. Taixu blurted out: "My lord, do you want to meet Wanyan Dan?"

"Oh?"

Chen Chu's attention was drawn back and he couldn't help but ask: "The military commander said that his mind has been destroyed by your elixir?"

"Haha, that's why I asked the prince if he wanted to see him."

The subtext of this statement is that if Wanyan Dan is sober and Chen Chu meets him as a foreign minister, there will inevitably be trouble.

But at this time, there is no need, as long as the King of Chu wants to see him, he can be seen at any time.

Speaking of which, Chen Chu was also a little curious about this young wise but middle-aged emperor of the Kingdom of Jin, so he asked: "Don't he still have Hezha soldiers who are loyal to him? Is it so easy to see him?"

"My lord, you don't know this."

Taixu naturally has some real skills in playing Wanyan Dan with stories. He smoothly guided the conversation to his preset topic, "Now, through Chai Zhaorong, we have indirectly controlled Wanyan Dan. The Hezha pro-army."

"Chai Zhaorong?" Chen Chu had seen her name in the military intelligence, but didn't know much about it. He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "So, she has always cooperated with your actions?"

"That's right! Chai Zhaorong was the seventeenth daughter of Emperor Zhou. She was kidnapped when she was young and followed Chai Ji to the north. Although Zhaorong had been in trouble for ten years, she always cared about the Han Dynasty. This time, she noticed that we were playing a trick to harm Chigu, but she also It was not because of the hatred of Qi State and Zhou Zhi that we cooperated decisively! It was precisely because of this that Pindao was able to get rid of Wanyan Dan's armful of Chigu so smoothly! There is hatred between Han and Jin! The rest is nothing but trivial matter!

The most feared thing about lies is that there are nine truths and one falsehood. What Taixu said is basically true.

In addition to Chai Yuanyi's last words, Taixu had been by Chen Chu's side and knew that the most important thing to the King of Chu was the word 'nation'.

Sure enough, Chen Chu couldn't help but sigh, "She is a strange woman who understands the justice of the nation."

Over there, Guo An and Guo Jing had been standing not far away for a while holding a wine glass. Taixu saw that King Chu had filled up the wine for him, as if he wanted to take the initiative to talk to the two of them, so he asked casually. , "Would King Chu still want to see Yan Dan?"

"Okay, after the banquet is over, I'll go see what the golden emperor looks like now."

After Chen Chu finished speaking, he took the cup and walked towards the Guo brothers.

When the King of Chu went to see Yan Dan, he would naturally meet Chai Yuanyi.

According to the agreement, Taixu created an opportunity for her anyway. As for whether she can seize it, it depends on the princess's methods. (End of chapter)