Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 447 Traitors from the South
In early spring, the warming in the south is significantly faster than that in the north. Along the river, everything grows. There are large red and white peach forests dotted among the rocks along the river.

On the riverside avenue, a group of Qin soldiers in black and red armor sang military songs loudly and headed east.

Jiangfang along the Yangtze River is becoming more and more important now. Li Chongjin was in charge in the past, Si Chao later, and now Guo Tingwei.

The morale of the soldiers was high and the ranks were neat, which was in stark contrast to the Nantang River Defense Force on the opposite bank.

Morale, confidence, sense of honor, many things are constantly superimposed, invisible but intangible but actually affect the combat effectiveness of soldiers. Successive victories in foreign wars for more than a decade have made the soldiers and civilians all over the country full of confidence and pride, and their morale is very high.

Nowadays, there are two kinds of moods in the north and south of the river. The military ships on the opposite bank dare not approach the north bank, but the Qin army ships often patrol the river, and the troops in the south of the river dare not manage them at all.

The corporal leader was leading people to patrol the river, and the soldiers behind suddenly pointed at Jiang Xin and asked curiously: "What is that man doing, fishing?"

Everyone looked over and saw a man wearing a bamboo hat and a long gown sliding a boat in the river.

"You control what people do."

"But he's here," the soldier pointed at Jiang Xin's humanity.

The corporal's expression became serious. This is not a trivial matter. Although the two countries allow trade, they are all at the ferry crossings stipulated by both sides.

Several people immediately passed through the rocks and peach forests, rushed to the shore, surrounded the man who had just landed, detained his boat, and asked loudly.

Unexpectedly, the person coming from the opposite side was not so nervous, he just cupped his hands and said: "I am from the south, and I have something important to report, please take me to see your superior."

Several soldiers saw that he was not in a hurry and had no intention of being afraid, and looked at the empty river across the river, with no follow-up ships and crew, and there seemed to be no fraud, so they glanced at each other, and then said: "What's the big deal with you? "

"Major events in the world can only be discussed in person with the emperor of your country." The other party said with a serious face.

Everyone looked at each other, then nodded to each other, and said: "We will search your body first, and then we can take you to see the Shangguan."

The man subconsciously took out some copper coins from his pocket and offered them with both hands.

Several soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay, and the corporal stood up immediately: "This set is useless here, let's do a body search."

The man was taken aback, and even raised his hands, allowing the soldiers to search him.

Daliang City, Daxiangguo Temple, Shi Congyun was resting under the old tree, chatting with the person opposite him, who was wearing a round collar official uniform, it was Chen Chengzhao who had just been transferred back by Emperor Shi.

He didn't like to come to temples and didn't believe in Buddhism, but Liumei and Zhou Xianxin often came to Daxiangguo Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. If he had time, Emperor Shi would go out with them to relax.

Meeting Chen Chengzhao this time was an accident. Originally, the old man also accompanied his wife to burn incense and worship Buddha, but he did not expect to meet the emperor.

Chen Chengzhao looked sympathetic, probably meaning that even the emperor had to accompany his wife to do such boring things.

Shi Congyun previously transferred Chen Chengzhao to Luoyang to build water conservancy projects. After several years of hard work, the water transport from Bianliang to Luoyang has basically returned to the level of the Tang Dynasty, promoting trade between cities.

"Officials, Luoyang has been revived, but it is impossible to restore the prosperity of Tang Dynasty, because Guanzhong is broken, and Luoyang is no longer a transit place. In addition, it used to be the capital of Tang Dynasty, but now it is not. Even if the canal is restored, other It will be hard to go back to the past." Chen Chengzhao said seriously.

Shi Congyun nodded. He had already thought of this. It is very difficult for human beings to change the laws of nature, even in the 21st century when technology is exploding, let alone now.

"At least it is necessary to ensure that food, supplies and troops can be quickly transported to the northwest through Luoyang."

"Officials, this is now a piece of cake. If there is a war in the northwest, clearing the control of the canal will at least ensure that the logistics of the [-] troops can reach Luoyang directly from Daliang." Chen Chengzhao said.

Shi Congyun nodded: "I want you to come back this time and want you to serve as the confidential deputy envoy, and at the same time have a good rest. I have worked hard for you in the past few years."

"Thank you for the love of the official family. It is only natural for ministers to do their best for the court and the official family." Chen Chengzhao stood up and cupped his hands.

"Sit down and talk." Shi Congyun raised his hand to signal: "There is one more thing, you are the best at water conservancy and naval affairs. Let me think about it, if it is possible to build a pontoon bridge on the Yangtze River."

The reason why Shi Congyun asked was because Chen Chengzhao was originally from the south of the Yangtze River, but he surrendered to China later, and he was very knowledgeable about water conservancy construction and naval training.

He must also have a better understanding of the hydrology of the Yangtze River than those generals and officials in the north.

Chen Chengzhao didn't answer immediately, but began to think carefully.

"Officials, I'm afraid this matter is very difficult. The ministers specialize in the training of the navy, dredging the river, controlling the water and changing the flow. But if it is said that repairing bridges, it is really not what the veterans are good at. Although they have done some repairs, they are not good. It’s a small bridge, if the Yangtze River is several miles long, I’m really not sure about such a long pontoon bridge.” Chen Chengzhao said seriously.

After hearing this, Shi Congyun realized that, yes, Chen Chengzhao is really good at water control, but if things like building a large pontoon bridge during a war are usually deployed by the Zhuangyuan envoys or pioneers in charge of logistics and supplies.

For example, the pontoon bridge on the Huaihe River was built by Li Gu.

Afterwards, Shen Yilun, Luo Yanhuan and others were responsible for most of the logistical work. Their experience in building floating bridges must be richer.

Emperor Shi began to think in his mind, when would he ask Luo Yanhuan to ask.

The two chatted about some relaxing topics one after another, and then told Chen Chengzhao to go back and have a good rest.

Chen Chengzhao was very grateful, he probably never expected that he would meet the emperor on this trip.

In the afternoon, Emperor Shi returned to the palace and had dinner with his sixth younger sister and Zhou Xian. In the evening, he cleared away the soy sauce bottle and left the two of them to sleep. Both of them agreed.

But before he got into the part he liked, people from the Privy Council came, saying that there was news from Zhenhuai Army to tell him.

Shi Congyun was angry, he didn't know how many times this happened, these ministers really have no eyesight at all!

However, under the cursing, he put on his clothes again and went out to see what was going on.

The officials of the Privy Council were already waiting in the corridor outside the Wai Sui Hall. Seeing Shi Congyun coming out with a dark face, he was a little apprehensive, and did not dare to raise his head to deliver the information.

Shi Congyun looked at it for a while, and immediately changed his face: "You did a good job, do it well!"

The official was overjoyed, said a few words of humility, and then withdrew.

The reason why Shi Congyun changed his face was because he didn't expect that the information he sent back was so useful. Jiangnan's Jiangfang troops controlled a scholar from Jiangnan, and according to his account, he was called Fan Ruobing.

Said that he had a way to let the northern army cross the river.

In the beginning, the team leader of the Patrol Department took him to see Dutou, and he was introduced to the commander, and then to the commander of the capital. In the end, because the matter was so important, although he didn't know if what he said was true or not, he was still sent by the commander of the Huaihe Army. Guo Ting said that he received this letter directly to the Privy Council.

The letter said that he was a scholar in the Southern Tang Dynasty in his 30s. He claimed that he failed to pass the scientific examinations in the Southern Tang Dynasty. If you are appreciated by the emperor, you can still become an official, but this road is also interrupted by the king who travels all day long and doesn't care about political affairs.

He also heard that the imperial examinations of the Qin Dynasty in the north were fair, and that the high schools of nobles' children had to be re-examined to attract talents from all over the world, so he had the heart of Beitou.

So Fan Ruobing surveyed along the river day and night, often paddling boats back and forth to measure distances on both sides of the river, and finally found an ideal place where a pontoon bridge could be built, allowing the army of the Qin Dynasty to cross the Yangtze River.

Shi Congyun was a little excited when he saw it, but he wasn't sure if it was true or not, and if Fan Ruobing was really capable.

So after returning, it was too late to play some pleasant games with Zhou Xian's sixth sister, but immediately called the Imperial Academy to draft a letter and send it to Huainan overnight, so that the Huai army in the south would send Fan Ruobing to Beijing. He wanted to see it for himself. Does a person have the same ability as he said.

If there is, it would be pie in the sky. If a pontoon bridge can be built on the Yangtze River, it will save at least a thousand logistics supply ships for the Qin State. War preparation time.

Emperor Shi desperately wanted to meet this Fan Ruobing
(End of this chapter)