Fenghou

Chapter 247
"You can let Qi Jun deal with him."

Wanyan Wushu shook his head, "Qi army can't do it, they sent [-] troops to Ganquan Fort to conquer Chen Qing, but they were killed and the whole army was wiped out. This matter was concealed by Li Cheng, who dared not let Liu Yu and The generals below know."

Wan Yanchang frowned, "This guy really has a headache. The key is that his foundation is in Ganquan Castle. There are no trees or cities in a radius of a hundred miles. It is even more difficult to attack this castle than Dashanguan. At least attack Dasan Pass also has Fengxiang Mansion as the backing, and the Weihe River can transport it, there is nothing in Ganquan Fort, and it will take several months to make all kinds of preparations, and it is impossible to defeat him without paying the price of tens of thousands of casualties."

"That's the problem!"

Wanyan Wushu said worriedly: "This time I originally applied to the wolf lord for [-] troops, but in the end the wolf lord only gave me [-]. The wolf lord told me that our Jurchens have less than [-] young and strong men, and now we have to use a lot of them." Khitan, Xiren, and Bohai people came to make up the numbers. I brought Jurchen soldiers this time, and they were Jurchen elites, both capable of riding and shooting. I don't want to use them to attack the city, and I don't want to put the cart before the horse and waste a lot on Chen Qing. .”

Wan Yanchang pondered for a while and said: "Ever since I heard that Chen Qing went to Ziwu Valley to attack Jingzhao successfully, I knew that sooner or later he would become our confidant, no matter what we want to get rid of this person, I have been thinking about how to do it. deal with him?"

"Does the supervisor have a plan?"

Wan Yanchang nodded, "Actually, there are two options. One is to use military means to get rid of him, and the other is to use political means to get rid of him. Now it seems that military means are not realistic, so we will consider using political means."

Wanyan Wushu laughed, "Heroes see the same thing, and I have the same intention. I received a letter from Fu Xuan on the way, and he said in the letter that Zhu Shengfei has decided to get rid of Chen Qing. Good news!"

Wan Yanchang said indifferently: "Zhu Shengfei is just a scholar. He has no guts and courage. If he could kill Chen Qing, he would have killed him long ago. We can't count on him. To deal with Chen Qing, we have to start from Lin'an."

Wanyan Wushu realized something, "You mean Qin Hui?"

"Not only Qin Hui, but also Empress Dowager Wei. I will soon be sent to Lin'an for the second time to discuss the renewal of the contract. This time I will not let Chen Qing escape from my grasp."

Wanyan Wushu was slightly taken aback, "Chen Qing is going to Lin'an?"

Wan Yanchang nodded, "My spies in Lin'an have received news that Zhao Gou has ordered Chen Qing to go to Lin'an to report on his duties."

Wanyan Wushu was overjoyed, "As soon as Chen Qing leaves, can we take this opportunity to unplug Ganquan Castle?"

Wan Yanchang waved his hand, "Don't touch Ganquan Fort yet, once he does, he will have a reason not to go to Lin'an."

Speaking of this, Wan Yanchang stared at Wanyan Wushu's eyes and said slowly: "Marshal Du, the important thing is Chen Qing, this person is our serious concern, not Ganquanbao."

Wanyan Wushu nodded silently, "The supervisor is right!"

Chen Qing found a small courtyard next to the barracks to house sisters Yu Lian and Yu Ying. In fact, many generals have their own small courtyards in Ganquanbao. Next, there is Yang Yuanqing, who also married a concubine and placed him in Ganquan Castle.

If it was two months ago, there would be no extra houses in Ganquanbao, but Chen Qing evacuated more than [-] people to other counties in Qinzhou during this period, reducing the population of Ganquanbao to [-] In the early days, they were basically military members, and a large number of houses were vacated.

There is no way to evacuate the population. Ganquanbao does not have so many water sources to support tens of thousands of people.

"The son is back!"

Yu Lian and Yu Ying flew out like two little birds.

The Song Dynasty was a civilian society. Unlike the Tang Dynasty, which had a large number of slaves, the people of the Song Dynasty generally did not have the idea of ​​​​selling themselves as slaves. Most people signed a contract and sent their daughters to rich families as maids. After the contract expired, they returned home and got married.

Although the Jurchens were slaves, after all, the occupation of the Central Plains was not long, and the social system that had lasted for hundreds of years in the Northern Song Dynasty was far from being changed.

The Yu sisters were sold by their uncles, but they were transferred from commoner status to happy status. Once they followed Chen Qing, they resumed their commoner status.

That is to say, they are not slaves, but maidservants. The master has to pay their wages, and Chen Qing can't stop them from marrying when they grow up. This is a custom.

Of course, the key is that Chen Qing doesn't want to treat them as slaves.

"Let's go! I'll take you to dinner."

The two young ladies cheered and happily followed Chen Qing to the restaurant.

Chen Qing often eats in a restaurant called Xiaoliji. It has two floors, the environment is clean, and the dishes are good. The roasted lamb is a must. Unfortunately, the wine is mediocre, and it is all turbid wine. It seems that there is no sake in Qinzhou.

"Shopkeeper Li, it's still the old rule, the vegetables are served first, and the two girls are hungry."

The shopkeeper knew Chen Qing very well, and he greeted with a smile, and immediately ordered the kitchen to grill the meat quickly, and personally scooped out a jug of better wine from a small jar for the waiter to warm up.

"Tell you two something!"

Chen Qing looked at the two pleasing little ladies, and his cold heart softened a little.

The two pink and jade-carved ladies immediately sat down obediently, and the drinkers next to them looked at the two of them, which was too attractive.

"I might go to Lin'an for a while, and I'm considering whether to take you with me, and I'm afraid it won't be safe on the road."

The gazes of the two young ladies immediately became pleading, going to Lin'an, that was their dream expectation!
"Give me a reason!"

Yu Ying immediately said pitifully: "Young Master, it's not safe to keep us here! Young Master is gone, and Brother Yan is not here, what if someone comes to bully us?"

This reason is really insufficient, this is Ganquan Castle, who dares to bully my little maid?
However, Chen Qing also understood their intentions, and wanted to go to Lin'an with him, no matter what, he didn't have to worry about handing them over to Lu Xiu after going to Lin'an, and someone would bring tea and water for him on the way.

"Okay! You have to be obedient and obedient on the road, and you are not allowed to call out no matter how hard you are, do you understand?"

"Understood!" The two replied in unison, their voices were as crisp as orioles.

At this time, the bartender brought the wine, vegetables, bowls and chopsticks, and the two young ladies immediately got busy, washing the cups and dishes with hot water, and Yu Ying also picked up the jug to pour wine for Chen Qing.

"Okay, I'll do it myself, you guys sit down and eat!"

The messengers who came from Lin'an were two palace guards. They set off from Lin'an and traveled three hundred miles a day. They traveled all the way for ten days before arriving at Dashan Pass. When they arrived at Ganquanbao, they were really exhausted.

They sent documents from the Privy Council and the emperor's gold medal, and asked Chen Qing to return to Lin'an to report on his duties.

But what really made Chen Qing decide to return to Lin'an was the letter written by Lu Yihao. This return to Lin'an was related to whether his official position could be improved.

Tongzhi is still a mid-level general, but once he is promoted to Deputy Dutong or Dutong, he will enter the ranks of senior generals, and his authority will be greatly improved. More importantly, he will be able to dominate one side alone.

Chen Qing's current Qinzhou Army is still under the jurisdiction of the Xihe Road Army Envoy. If he wants to become the chief general of any of the Sixth Route Army in Shaanxi, the premise is that his official position must be at the commanding level.

This time he had to go to Lin'an to report on his duties.

But Ganquanbao and Qinzhou also made Chen Qing feel at ease. He was worried that if he was not there, would Wanyan Wushu attack Ganquanbao aggressively?
Zheng Ping said with a smile: "Don't worry about the control! Our group of people are old sticks in defense. At worst, we will use a giant trebuchet to throw fireballs and burn his mother's tent, and let him eat the fire for a lifetime!"

Chen Qing is right when he thinks about it. In fact, all of his subordinates can stand alone. No matter Zheng Ping or Yang Yuanqing, they are extremely experienced in defending the city. Niu Gao is a genius in defending against fire. I believe that even if he is not around, they can still hold on. live in the castle.

What's more, Jin Bing might not know about going to Lin'an by himself.

Chen Qing then said to Zheng Ping and Yang Yuanqing: "I have three requests. First, we need to strengthen intelligence. We require Hu Yanlei to pay attention to Wanyan Wushu's every move, and we also need Zhao Xiaoyi's peripheral surveillance posts. These two intelligences are very important. .

Second, speed up the completion of the construction of the beacon towers. The beacon towers between Chengji County and Ganquan Fort will be built within one month.

Third, to speed up the production of large fire kites, [-] must be completed within a month. "

Yang Yuanqing and Zheng Ping bowed together and said: "Don't worry about the control, we will go all out."

Before dawn the next day, Chen Qing set off.

(End of this chapter)