Shu Blossoms

Chapter 11 Provocation
At the end of March in the sixth year of Yuanjia in the Great Zhou Dynasty, when it was warm and cold, and the grass was growing, Murong Jin, Emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty, sent troops to invade the villages outside Qingzhou City on the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and kidnapped more than 2000 people.

It's been more than a month now.

A few months ago, Zhao Yi, the provincial governor of Qingzhou, was shocked when he received the news. On the same day, he sent an additional garrison to guard the border. He was afraid that the news would spread and cause civil unrest to seal the city of Qingzhou under the name of investigation. Send a letter to Jiankang urgently.

Song Zaiyan was afraid that these people would arouse suspicion, and specifically told them to shout the victory of Qingzhou along the way!

This matter was kept secret for more than a month before it was not spread throughout Da Zhou.

After Qingzhou City was closed for a few days, fearing that it would cause panic among the people, the southern city gate was opened on the surface, only the northern city gate was closed, and those who entered the city from the north and north were strictly investigated.

In fact, Qingzhou City has been roaring and violent this month.

The Great Zhou Emperor Yue Xun was furious when he received the news, and almost beheaded Zhao Yi in a fit of anger.

Chief Situ Xu Xuanzhi said that Zhao Yi was guilty of dereliction of duty and could not be forgiven.But fortunately, he dealt with it in a timely and appropriate manner, especially in the name of a great victory, to avoid chaos in the court.Ask the emperor to spare his life and order him to take guilt and make meritorious deeds.

The emperor calmed down after his anger, and knew that killing the top officials of Fengjiang at this time would only make the situation more difficult, so he softened his tone with Xu Xuanzhi's words, and then asked the ministers how to deal with this matter.

All the ministers knew that the emperor had long been interested in the Northern Expedition to Great Wei, intending to take back the four cities of the sliding platform that Great Wei took the opportunity to seize when the late emperor died of illness in the Great Zhou civil turmoil.It only takes time to properly arrange the Northern Expedition with the power of a country.

Now that Dayan is provocative, it is very likely that there will be big moves in the follow-up, and the trip to the Northern Expedition must be advanced.

Most of the important ministers in the dynasty were veterans who followed the previous emperor's southern expedition to the north, and naturally most of them were the main battles.Xu Xuanzhi was very old, and he had more than enough power but not enough strength. He recommended the general Han Daoyuan and the prefect of Jingzhou Xie Hui as the chief general of the Northern Expedition.

The emperor and the ministers discussed for a day in Xianyang Palace, and finally agreed that Han Daoyuan would be the general of the Northern Expedition, and recently sent his vanguard troops to Qingzhou to help Zhao Yi.

The army immediately regrouped and was ready to go out at any time.Xie Hui, the prefect of Jingzhou, was appointed General Zuowei to accompany the army.

The soldiers and horses went ahead without moving food and forage. In order to confuse Dayan of the Northern Wei Dynasty, some people proposed to secretly transport a batch of food and forage to Qingzhou and other border areas.

The Yue's caravan was chosen to be one of the many secret food delivery teams due to its close relationship with the royal family.

This incident caused a sensation among the upper-class family owners in the capital, and only then did Zheng Shao lie and urge Zheng Wei's grandparents and grandchildren to go back, and the Zheng family also made up their minds to move their clan, fearing that Ye Changmeng would send their younger sons there first. Kyoto.

On the way, Zheng Wei and the others received another letter. Zheng Wei’s brother Zheng Heng secretly chased Han Daoyuan’s army away from Beijing and asked Mrs. Zheng to arrange for someone to intercept him.

But they didn't know where Han Daoyuan's army was going. They were afraid of missing it, so they thought of going directly outside Qingzhou City to block him.

Zheng Boyong, Liu Weng and his entourage disguised as a caravan selling cloth and grain. They kept collecting cloth and grain along the way and transported them all the way to the Qingzhou Post House, where they met Zheng Wei and the others.

At the beginning, the owner behind the Yue's caravan also gave a portion to Princess Xunyang. Zheng Boyong is a distant relative of the Zheng family. He joined the Yue's caravan to make a living on the face of the eldest princess. Team manager.

Zheng Boyong received a lot of food along the way, which was a bit dazzling.In order to avoid having too many dreams at night, I borrowed the help from Mrs. Zheng, and wanted to send it to Qingzhou City overnight.

Unexpectedly, a month later, Dayan actually sent a small fire to the warehouse in Qingzhou City. It seems that the thieves in the post house outside the city are undoubtedly from Dayan.

"Is Murong Jin crazy?" Zheng Boyong was puzzled, "Da Wei has beaten them to a corner, yet he still has the heart to provoke me, Da Zhou."

Liu Weng squinted his eyes and touched his beard, and said lightly: "I'm afraid that Dayan is afraid of being beaten, and is willing to be Dawei's pawn in order to save his life."

"Or Murong Jin still wants to learn from the old Wei who took advantage of the fire and robbed him. He lost his land and slaves. He wants to come to me and get a piece of the pie."

Zheng Boyong patted the table angrily.

"These are not under our control. Now that the warehouse has been burned and the food and grass are gone, the two of us are to blame!"

Liu Weng talked about the current situation again.

"The governor of Zhao was cautious at the time. He kept his hand and hid the army's salaries in the governor's mansion. Now we only lost some food and grass. As long as we make up for it before the arrival of the first marching army, it is not a big sin."

"That's the only way it can be for the time being." Liu Weng nodded. "You should contact our nearby shops immediately and try your best to raise food and grass. I will write a letter to the Lord and ask him to give orders to the shops to cooperate."

"Uncle Liu has a job." Zheng Boyong saluted and turned to leave.

Liao Wennan returned to the room that was assigned to him, but he couldn't sleep despite the pain all over his body.

Entering the Governor's Mansion today, she felt very bad, and the entire Qingzhou City had a chilling air that was about to come.

After lying down for a while, she still went out, wanting to see if she could find someone to inquire about some news.

When I walked into the yard, I saw Steward Zheng's back hurriedly leaving.

Liao Wennan thought for a while, and stopped a slave maid in Tsing Yi to ask Liu Weng's residence.

The servant girl in green took her to Liu Weng's door.

Liao Wennan stood outside the door and called out, "Have you rested, Liu Weng?"

"Liao Xiaolang, come in"

Soon Liu Weng's tired voice came from inside the house.

Liao Wennan pushed open the door and walked in. Liu Weng sat on his knees and put away a letter he had just written a few days ago.

Looking up, he saw Liao Wennan and smiled: "After a night of tossing, Xiao Langjun doesn't hurry up and rest, what are you doing here?"

"Can't sleep, just come and see if you can help me here."

Liao Wennan bowed and replied.

Liu Weng took advantage of her salute to look at her carefully.

He felt similar to Zheng Boyong, and when he first met Liao Wennan, he felt that he was not simple.

Although he was wearing plain clothes, he couldn't hide his bearing, and there was a hint of coquettishness. He just thought that it was the little Langjun who was naughty and self-willed, who was raised by his mistress.

Later, after more contact, I realized that he was even more difficult.

Although he can usually see a hint of arrogance in his little habits, Fengfan never complains, he has endured hardships, has strength, and is very proficient in household accounts.

He likes to read on weekdays, and he often makes fun of him in different ways in order to ask for a book from him.

Before he knew it, he liked this little man more and more.

It's just that the situation is now more and more passive, and they don't know why they are being watched by the Dayan people, so they can't help thinking about it subconsciously.

What kind of identity is this Liao Xiaolang? Could it be from the north?
After thinking about it, it is unlikely. She was rescued at the gate of Yanzhou City at that time. Did Xiaozuo know their true purpose so early?

And he not only likes the cleverness of this little Langjun, but also likes his progress and retreat.

He is very good at observing words and expressions, he can always detect what he should know and what he should not know, and he will never take a step beyond the thunderous pool.

Along the way, she has never left the caravan, and has never had contact with outsiders.

This is also the reason why he agreed with Manager Zheng to bring Liao Wennan.

Liao Wennan got up and saw Liu Weng looking at her. He frowned and shook his head very strangely. He looked down at himself and asked tentatively, "Liu Weng, what's wrong with being here?"

(End of this chapter)