Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 723 Long live
"The people of the past have taken the Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower is vacant here. The Yellow Crane is gone forever, and the clouds have been empty for thousands of years."

In Ezhou, Orihiko stood on the Yellow Crane Tower, looking at the big river in front of him, and softly recited the poems of his predecessors.

A round of red sun hangs in the western sky, shedding thousands of points of golden light.There are dots of white sails on the Yangtze River, accompanied by birds flying in the sky, just like a painting.

At this moment, Han Kui, the magistrate of Ezhou, walked upstairs quickly.He cupped his hands to Orihiko and said, "Du Cheng, the road ahead should be safe!"

"Oh—" Orihiko turned around. "Why did Zhizhou say that?"

Han Xun said: "These days, there are unidentified people haunting Tuanfeng Town. Their arrogance is extremely arrogant, and they don't look like good people. The lower officials are worried that these people are here for the artillery transported by Du Cheng. Wait for two days in Ezhou. Yesterday a group of strong men robbed Jiang Yuanwai outside Yangluo Town, and it seems that these people did it."

Zhe Yan asked: "Who is Jiang Yuanwai?"

Han Xun said: "He is a member of Yangluo Town who raises and kills pigs. He has been engaged in this industry for many years and has accumulated a lot of money. He has six sons who are brave and good at fighting. There are also five hundred villagers with strict orders. There is no one in the surrounding counties. Willing to provoke him. Even if he is a rascal like Kong Yanzhou, he is only appointed to an official position for peace. Last night a group of strongmen, about several hundred, broke into Jiang Yuanwai's Zhuangzi. Killed his family and robbed the village. A bright spot!"

Orihiko bowed his head and thought for a while.Said: "Zhizhou thinks it was the people from Tuanfeng Town who did it?"

Han Yun: "Nine times out of ten this is the case. As soon as the officials got the news, they sent people across the river to Tuanfeng Town to check. Tomorrow afternoon, there must be news. If the people in Tuanfeng Town disappeared, everyone You can move forward with confidence.”

Orihiko nodded: "What Zhizhou said is true. If the people in Tuanfeng Town disappeared, they should have robbed Jiang Yuanwai and left."

After finishing speaking, he went down the Yellow Crane Tower with Han Xun, and went to the state government to discuss together.

At the beginning of the year, Han Xun was still Xiaosense County.When Zhang Jun suppressed Kong Yanzhou, he was conscripted into the army to transport food and grass, and he made a lot of contributions.When Zhang Jun left, he was made the magistrate of Ezhou.

At this time, although Kong Yanzhou went north to seek refuge in Puppet Qi, the surrounding Fuzhou, Hanyang Army, Huangzhou and other places were still in chaos.Many counties don't even have officials, and local tyrants and defeated troops occupy one side.Because Wan Yanchang suddenly went south, the army of the Song Dynasty withdrew, and Ezhou had no choice.

Zhe Yan led hundreds of soldiers, but he didn't dare to take risks, so he stayed in Ezhou.Traveling thousands of miles along the way, it is not bad for a few days.

On the sandbar in the middle of the Yangtze River next to Tuanfeng Town, He Ning inspected the treasures stolen from Jiang Yuanwai's house, and said to Xu Wen: "This Jiang Yuanwai really deserves to be a wealthy person. A lot of gold and silver, I'm afraid he has saved hundreds of dollars. year?"

Xu Wen didn't even look at it.Said: "The soldiers who came with us worked hard, you should reward all the gold and silver."

He Ning was taken aback for a moment: "Reward all of them? Control, this is all your credit, you can't take nothing!"

Xu Wendao: "We came thousands of miles, what is it for? Is it for these gold and silver? Controlling, for the artillery of the Song Army! With the artillery, Wang Xiaohun won several games in a row and beheaded King Lisu! No Artillery, we can't deal with Wang Xiaolie, we can only let him go here and there! If we also have artillery, then why should we be afraid of Wang Xiaolie! Compared with artillery, these gold and silver are nothing! If you snatch it, the marshal will definitely reward you!"

He Ning suddenly woke up.Said: "It's my fault! Wait a moment for the control, I will reward the looted goods!"

Xu Wendao: "After the reward is awarded, I will inform everyone that these days I will stay honestly on the sandbar, and I am not allowed to show up in Tuanfeng Town again! Anyone who dares to commit crimes will be killed immediately!"

He Ning obeyed and hurried away.

Watching He Ning leave, Xu Wen stood up, walked to the river, and looked at Dajiang with his hands behind his back.

Selling smuggled salt in the area of ​​Mizhou naturally involved dealing with the sea.After joining the army, Xu Wen was appointed as the left ten generals of Banqiao, Mizhou.Banqiao was promoted to Jiaoxi County in the third year of Yuanyou, and it is also the largest maritime trade center north of the Yangtze River.Later generations changed it to Jiaozhou, equivalent to the status of Qingdao Port later.Xu Wen joined the army in this place, so dealing with ships is naturally indispensable.

After going south, Xu Wen was promoted to the commander of the coastal naval forces in Huaixi and eastern Zhejiang for his achievements in capturing Miao Fu and Han Shiji, and he was good at water warfare.It can be said that Xu Wen is one of the best naval generals of this era.Although the big river is different from the sea, the difference is not that big, and Xu Wen can make full use of his strengths.

After the Jin army crossed south, Nianhan regarded the East Road as his sphere of influence and forbade others to get involved.Wan Yanchang regards Jingdong Road as his foundation, even if a false Qi is established, Wan Yanchang has the final say on the affairs in this area.

After Xu Wen took refuge in Puppet Qi, he was appreciated by Wan Yanchang and was specially sent to Huangzhou.There is only one task for him, to grab the artillery.

Are gold and silver treasures good?Of course good.Does Xu Wen want it?Of course I want to.But Xu Wen understood that he couldn't delay his most important task because of these extraneous things.As long as you snatch the artillery back by yourself, you will have made a great contribution.At that time, what gold, silver and treasures were there?
The people who came to Tuanfeng Town this time were not mobs, but they came from multiple units, not affiliated with each other.Without thunderbolt means, there is no way to maintain discipline.Only the thunderbolt method drove these people into a hurry, and they couldn't control themselves.Demonstrations with one hand, and favors with the other, command this army.

Because it was going deep into the Song Dynasty, most of the people who came this time were from Yan people and Bohai people, and very few were real girls.People from Yan and Bohai were not loyal to Liao, and certainly not loyal to Jin.There is no benefit, why do they work hard?
If Xu Wen was right and got the news that Jiang Yuanwai was robbed, Zhe Yanzhi should go down the river and arrive in Tuanfeng Town soon.At that time, whether it was a sneak attack or a frontal battle, Xu Wen was absolutely sure that he could snatch the artillery.

With a sigh of relief, Xu Wen turned around and walked towards the ruined temple.

Suddenly, the sound of "Long live" like a mountain shout came from the island, and it was continuous.

Xu Wen was taken aback and couldn't help shaking his head and smiling wryly.No need to ask, this is He Ning handing out the looted treasure, and the cheers of the soldiers.

Long live is a word commonly used by Chinese people to cheer and celebrate, and it has been like this since ancient times.It's just that in the Han Dynasty and after that, the word became more and more used by courtiers to address the emperor, and it was used less and less among the people.It was relatively common at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, but at the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was rarely used by the people.However, outside the Central Plains, many places still retain the ancient habit of shouting "Long Live" when they are happy.When the ministers of the Song Dynasty heard this, they were sometimes terrified.

The soldiers here have not been under the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years. It is common for them to shout "Long Live" when they are happy.

(End of this chapter)