Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 161 Soldiers enter the Yangtze River, show off their power, and move Jinling

Jinling is near the river, with row upon row of roof tile houses and dizzying pavilions. It is more unique than Zhoudu’s girders, and even more majestic than Xishu Chengdu.

The prosperity of Jinling is not as rough as the beams, the bricks, stones, grass and trees are more neat, the carved buildings and paintings are more exquisite, and it is not as elegant as the middle of Shu, with towering attics and pavilions, and 10 houses with fireworks.Such a place is really a place where dragons and tigers occupy the ground, and the Feng Shui is handsome.

Zhou Xian liked Jinling since he was a child, and it matched her personality very well. It was beautiful but not glamorous, which made people feel at ease.

She is one year older than King Zheng, and she only met Li Congjia once or twice before marrying King Zheng, because her father and His Majesty were good friends, but she never knew his nature.

Even after seeing both sides, the impression is not good. Zheng Wang has double pupils, parallel teeth (slightly more neat buck teeth), everyone says that he is a nobleman with different appearances, but she always feels a little scared, but he is noble, who would not want to marry a Jinling girl? Emperor's house.

Later, according to her parents' order and matchmaker's words, after she got married, she felt that King Zheng was better than she thought. The two had similar interests.

Moreover, King Zheng is obedient to her and loves and favors her alone. As King Zheng, she is the only concubine, and there are no other concubines around her.

For a woman's family, what could be happier than this.

Although all the ministers in the court complained about his husband, saying that he was frivolous and not doing his job properly, but as a wife, she felt that it was her blessing to have such a husband.

Just like that Shi Congyun who recently made the whole country terrified, he is indeed capable, but I heard that he is a womanizer. It is said that the year before last, the Western Shu Kingdom retreated tens of thousands of his troops with beauties. Such a man is very important to women. It's not a blessing, who can tell how many women he has in his family, and with his ability, he can easily plunder a lot, so how can he pay attention to a little girl.

In comparison, she felt happier. Her husband didn't have much ambition, and the courtiers said he was frivolous, but the two of them shared the same interests and loved her exclusively. What's wrong with that?

It's just that I was very scared in my heart, and I only hoped that the Zhou army would withdraw its troops as soon as possible, that Shi Congyun could bring the army back, and Jiangnan could return to the peaceful days of the past.

After a while, she was putting on her makeup when the maid outside said that the prince is back.The so-called woman is the one who pleases herself. She also likes to dress herself up. She dresses up beautifully every day to make her husband happy. She is very confident in her appearance.

Wearing a beautiful pink silk skirt, emerald green feathers on the shoulders, and a string of milky white pearl and jade bracelets from the Southern Han Dynasty, it looks luxurious and playful.

After Gao Xing went out to welcome her, the husband originally had a bad look on his face, but he also smiled when he saw her.

"Is there anything bothering you, Mr. Zhou?" Zhou Ehuang asked while holding his hand.

Li Congjia said as he walked, "What else can you worry about? It's about the Northern Dynasty military affairs."

The two sat down in the small pavilion in the courtyard. Zhou Xian took off his outer robe for her husband, and then asked the servants to put on some light things. Both of them came from rich and noble families, and they have enjoyed all kinds of glory and wealth since they were young. They are not like ordinary people. Lack of oil and salt, like heavy oil and salt.

The two even have the same taste, so Zhou Xian feels more and more that he and her husband are a match made in heaven.

"There is good news." On the table, her husband Li Congjia ate a few mouthfuls casually, put down the ivory chopsticks in his hand, and said to her with a happy expression: "The military affairs should be over, and the father is ready to send Chen Jue across the river to find Huainan in the Northern Dynasty." Shi Congyun, the recruiter, also sent an envoy to Daliang, expressing his willingness to exchange the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei for the two countries to strike.

It was for this reason that the Northern Dynasty sent troops in the first place. Now that the emperor father promised to cede the fourteen states, the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty should agree, and soon the Huainan war will stop. "

Zhou Xian vaguely felt that doing this was a bit too weak, but she didn't say what a woman could think about these big things, and was there anything she could do at the moment? The devil Shi Congyun was so powerful that he killed him in four months. The one hundred thousand army has been wiped out, so what else can the country rely on.

"Will Bei Chao agree?" She asked worriedly.

The husband shook his head, "I don't know, my father-in-law said that I should agree, and the privy minister also said that the Northern Dynasty coveted the land of Huainan, but they didn't have the strength to cross the river. Their ships can't reach the river. If their desire is satisfied, they might withdraw their troops." .

In addition, I heard that Shi Congyun, the envoy to Huainan in the Northern Dynasty, was young, frivolous and lustful. At the beginning of the Western Shu Kingdom, Wang Zhaoyuan, a member of the Privy Council, retreated on the basis of beauties, so the ministers in the court wanted to bribe Shi Congyun with gold, silver and beautiful women.

The emperor of the Northern Dynasty trusted him so much that he entrusted him with the entire battle in Huainan, and all the generals in Huainan let him take command. have a big effect"

Speaking of this, he said proudly: "And if he can't resist the temptation to accept bribes, we will have a handle on him from now on. If he leads troops to go south in the future, maybe he can use it as a threat. This is my responsibility." Advice to the Father.

Father Huang and several ministers felt insightful. "

"Lang Jun is really smart." Zhou Xian complimented, "So, Zhou Jun can't cross the river, and the war is almost over."

"Earlier, my father was planning to seek peace with the land, but he was reluctant to give up the fourteen prefectures in Jiangbei, and only prepared to give up the land of six prefectures. The emperor of the Northern Dynasty was greedy and refused to give in. This is the reason for this war.

The Privy Councilor discussed matters with his father and brother. They originally thought that as long as they dragged on, even if they couldn’t win, the time would be too long and the waste would be huge. With the Khitan of the Northern Han Dynasty in the north, they would retreat if they couldn’t hold on. Unexpectedly Suddenly a Shi Congyun was killed, and Huainan was killed in four months."

Speaking of this, Li Congjia shook his head again and again and sighed.

Zhou Xianlian comforted her husband, "Now that things are coming soon, it is useless to regret it. What can you do, the prince controls the court, and the emperor's uncle is in charge. The husband has always only cared about the mountains and rivers for self-protection. How dare you participate in those events?" thing.

If you don't do things in the world, how will you know if they will be successful? If not for the conditions that do not allow it, maybe Lang Jun will find out that he is also a genius after trying it. "

Seeing her husband laughing, Zhou Xian also laughed, she knew in her heart that her husband generally didn't have that kind of talent, strategizing, Wen Tao Wu Lue was not suitable for him, his talent was not in that area.

But saying this can make her husband happier. She knows that her husband doesn't really want to do those things, but men have to respect themselves. It is said that Shi Congyun from Huaibei is a year or two younger than her husband. It is true that I have said similar comparisons, so I will inevitably be a little concerned.

But from her point of view, the husband doesn't need to care about it at all, he has his own talent, what to compare with others, besides, Shi Congyun only knows how to fight on the battlefield, he must be a rough warrior, she doesn't like it so much .

"Let's go to the riverside to relax later. I haven't been to the riverside for a long time. I've been worrying a lot lately. Now I can go more than half of it." The husband said to her.

Zhou Xian nodded: "My husband wants to go, so I'll accompany you. I don't know when Chen Jue will set off to find Zhou Jun to recruit envoys?"

"Tomorrow morning."

Zhou Xian nodded. As a little girl, she was actually a little scared. The Jiangbei area had already been occupied by Zhou Jun, and the riverside might not be peaceful, and the peace talks with the Northern Dynasty had not yet been concluded.

But since her husband said it, she immediately agreed.

In the afternoon, the two of them left the north gate of Jinling in a sedan chair. She carefully looked out from the curtain of the sedan chair. The people on the street were in a hurry, and almost everyone looked worried. The group talked about things, and most of them shook their heads and sighed, with solemn expressions.

Zhou Xian knew what they were talking about in his heart, and he was calm and not so flustered, but when he saw them talking, his heart became agitated.

After leaving the north of Jinling City, continue to walk north along the avenue, and brought more than [-] guards.

The world is not peaceful, not only the Zhou army in the north, but also her husband's elder brother is also eyeing him, and that uncle is a very easy-to-kill person, and the husband usually dare not go out without guards.

Before we reached the river, we could see from a distance that many intersections were blocked by soldiers in armor, and fences were set up to prevent horses, and there were sentry towers on both sides of the road. There are spies from the Zhou army in the north.

However, soldiers also took the opportunity to extort bribes from civilian officials.

She even put down the sedan chair curtain to prevent the soldiers outside from seeing her all-powerful appearance. If the other party knew their identities, they would quickly move out of the way.

The place they went to was another mountain to the north of Zhongshan, just beside the Yangtze River. There was a Foling Temple on the mountain. The eminent monk in the temple had a good relationship with his husband, and they would often prepare melon and fruit snacks. When they went there, they could overlook the Yangtze River. Sit and talk with eminent monks.

After noon, they walked along the avenue by the river, and soon reached the foot of the mountain. The friends they had made an appointment with came over to say hello and meet up.

The farmland on both sides of the river is golden, and there is Jiangxin Prefecture in the middle of the river to the north. There are guard posts and soldiers patrolling all the time above, and there are many military ships cruising back and forth on the river. She can see clearly. This kind of time is probably the most nervous time.

The river to the north of Jinling is wide, and at its widest point, the north-south water surface can reach nearly ten miles. If no one is stationed on the island in the middle of the river, the Zhou army may not even know it is coming.

However, both the court ministers and the monarch felt that Zhou Jun would not be able to reach the Yangtze River, so she was not that afraid.

After climbing up the mountain and reaching the white jade-cast observation deck on the mountain, overlooking the vast Yangtze River at the foot of the mountain, my mood suddenly brightens up, and the mountain breeze blows, and people are refreshed.

The accompanying master said some interesting words, and the accompanying officials and husband and friends interpreted them one by one. They have their own interpretations of words and sentences, and they are quick-witted.

Mr. Lang was also very happy, and talked with everyone from time to time, and his interest was so high that he became a poet.

Immediately he announced loudly, saying that he had a few words in his heart, and everyone's eyes came together, and everyone agreed that Zhou Xian was very proud of his talent.

He was thinking about his words, and the accompanying officer next to him hurriedly took out a pen and paper to write down. Zhou Xian looked at her husband with admiration, and suddenly felt that he had a fluttering pocket, a charming temperament, always so brilliant and full of articles.

I am also nervously looking forward to her husband's masterpiece, when she will compose and sing it.

When he was in high spirits, a guard with a knife in the distance suddenly pointed at Jiang's face and said, "What is that?"

Everyone was talking about elegant things, immersed in poetic sentiments, when it was his turn, a vulgar martial artist, to intervene, someone yelled at him: "Dog slave! What are you interrupting, you spoil our elegance, and you will not be able to make amends even if you die!"

The guard didn't reply or apologize when he was scolded, but said anxiously: "Look at the east side, what is that!"

Everyone followed the prestige, and to the east was Qilizhou, a large continent in the Yangtze River. To the south of Qilizhou, the river road was four or five miles wide, and there was a bend downstream, and the east could not be seen.

On the river in the distance, a large number of sails covered the sky and covered the earth, and countless ships spread out on the river, heading towards them densely.

The many boats are like large white feathers sprinkled in the river, occupying all the waterways in the south of Qilizhou, and the mighty boats can't see where the tail is in the east.

Now it was too late for the people to bother about reciting poems and composing Fu, and they were all taken aback, lying on the railing of the watchtower and looking east.

"What is that!" Someone panicked.

"Boats, they are all boats. How can there be so many boats on the big river!" With good eyesight, he had already seen the situation clearly.

The long dragon of the boat goes up the river, but the waterway near Jinling is wide, the river flow is gentle, and the wind is fast!In a short while, we will reach the front of the mountain.

A guard with good eyesight finally shouted in horror: "It's the Northern Army! The Northern Army's warships are all Zhou Army's warships!"

Zhou Xian was taken aback. The people around him who were originally elegant and proud suddenly panicked, their faces turned pale, their hands and feet trembled, and some people sat down on the ground in fright.

"real or fake!"

"Really, I saw the flag!" The guard's voice trembled with fear.

"That's the Beijun navy, the Zhou army is coming! They've reached Jinling!" Someone shouted.

Immediately, the pot exploded among the crowd. They can be very elegant when talking about the scriptures, and they can also be high-spirited when reciting poems and prose. Looking at the Zhou army's warships overwhelming the river in the distance, they are suddenly confused, and they don't even know what to do now. .

The eminent monk of Foling Temple was sober, and immediately ran down the mountain. Zhou Xian also felt dizzy and confused, so he reacted and ran down the mountain with his frantic husband, but the way down the mountain was not that short.

Although the warships of the Zhou army were large and numerous, they traveled quickly by water, and they only got down to the middle of the mountain. They were panting and sweating profusely. At the foot of the mountain, there were already Zhou army warships everywhere. exhibitors.

The most terrible thing is that Foling Mountain is in the west of Qilizhou, where the Yangtze River temporarily diverts to form a huge delta with gentle current and open waters, which is a good place for boats on the river.

A large number of Zhou army warships began to slow down and gather on the river below the mountain.

Zhou Xian and her husband, as well as the guards and friends around them, were frightened to death, and they dared not go down the north slope to the riverside avenue, otherwise they might be seen by Zhou Jun.

Looking from a distance, the large ship of the Central Army of the Jiangxin Northern Army several miles away has five decks, more than ten feet long, with the Tiger Banner flying above it, and a big black-bottomed flag with the big word "History" written on it. From the halfway up the mountain, you can see clearly.

"Shi Congyun, the recruiter of the Northern Army!" subconsciously, Li Congjia called out, and then he was so frightened that he couldn't breathe well.

Zhou Xian himself was so frightened that his spine shivered, and his heart was in a mess.

Shi Congyun, the recruitment envoy of the Northern Dynasty, the vicious man in Huainan, who killed people like hemp and blood flowed like rivers, did he come to Jinling!
Some of the accompanying noble children were physically weak and fainted from fright when they heard this, and some were so frightened that they cried loudly, with disheveled hair and asked the left and right what to do.

The most terrible thing is that the Zhou army below actually released the small boat, and many Zhou army soldiers in armor started to approach the shore with the small boat. Are they really going to go ashore to fight Jinling?

ps: It’s still nine o’clock today, let’s push it to Sunday to make up, add some interest and update [-] words on the same day!I know gentlemen readers are generous people.

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