I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 126 Going to Yangzhou ([-])
Originally, Fu Jinchuan planned to stay in Chuzhou for three to five days to see the defense and garrison situation in several counties, but it turned out to be shocking.

The strings of the bows and crossbows in the arsenal were all bitten off by mice, and most of the weapons and armor were rusted due to humidity.There should have been [-] garrisons in Shanyang, the state city, but only [-].

You don't even need to think about the rest, you know it's the empty quota.He even caught a few soldiers who stole military supplies and prepared to sell them on the spot.

Chuzhou Sima Yang Bing's face turned green at the time, and then he watched these soldiers being directly ordered to be killed by Fu Jinchuan.

Yang Bing was also beaten with fifty army sticks in public because of lax command.

Before leaving, he told him that he would come to Chuzhou in two months, and the rule of the frontier army was that the empty salary should not exceed [-]%.

Before leaving Chuzhou, some people came to file a complaint against the commander-in-chief, and some sergeants committed crimes. So, after the investigation, dozens of heads fell to the ground, including sergeants and generals. .

So when we arrived in Yangzhou, it was already early June, and it was already summer.

Here in Yangzhou City, civil officials headed by Huainan Jinglue envoy and Yangzhou governor Liu Jingming, subordinate officials of the Metropolitan Government, Yangzhou Governor Tong Zhi Lu Xun, and Guangrui Army envoy Lu Qianxu stationed in Yangzhou, as well as the officials in Yangzhou City All the gentry came out of the city to welcome them.

Fu Jinchuan was wearing a boa robe and a sage crown on his head. He was extraordinary in martial arts, and everyone praised this Marquis for his extraordinary demeanor.

As for Fu Jinchuan, it was only after he entered the city that he realized what the city of Yangzhou, which is said by many poets to be "rich and rich in the world", was like.

The thoroughfare in the city runs through the city gate, and the rivers are distributed in a well shape, criss-crossing. There are six north-south avenues and fourteen east-west avenues, connected by bridges and roads.

Fu Jinchuan also rode with Liu Jingming and said: "It really deserves the name of being the richest in the world. The prosperity here is no less than that of Shangjing."

Liu Jingming said with a pointed smile: "I just hope that Lord Hou will not be blinded by wealth."

"Hahahaha." Fu Jinchuan laughed after hearing this.

The reception banquet was not placed in any official office, but on a pavilion beside the Jiuqu Pond in the north of the city.

There are rows of weeping willows by the pond, misty waves, and the scenery is superb. Everyone in Yangzhou looked at the smiling Marquis of Wu'an Fu Jinchuan as if they had forgotten that the governor had beheaded dozens of heads in Chuzhou a few days ago.

After the banquet, Fu Jinchuan directly invited Liu Jingming to his governor's mansion, and Liu Jingming also readily accepted the invitation.

Located in the inner city, the Dudu's Mansion is not only the official office of the Dudu's Mansion in Yangzhou, but also the residence of the Dudu himself.Zhao Yuanshu did not attend the banquet, but came to the mansion first. Even though it had been cleaned spotlessly, he still asked the accompanying servants to sweep it again.

Seeing Fu Jinchuan and Liu Jingming return to the house, they also asked servants to prepare refreshments for them.

"I have seen Your Highness."

"Liu Jinglue doesn't need to be too polite. Please come in and discuss in detail."

Liu Jingming knew all about the power that Her Royal Highness held in her hands, as well as her intelligence and skills.So naturally it is also clear that His Highness probably came here with an intention.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the study, Zhao Yuanshu asked the accompanying maid to take out the letter box to get a secret letter. "Uncle said that Liu Jinglue doesn't need to salute when he sees the letter."

Having said that, Liu Jingming stood up very solemnly, and took the letter from Emperor Daojun himself.

Liu Jingming opened the envelope after reading the secret letter, read it carefully, put down the letter after a while, and then asked: "The chaos in Hebei Province now proves your majesty's concern. The monks do not do production, but occupy a large amount of land and do not pay the property. The act of imposing and prohibiting the Buddha is naturally carried out in accordance with the imperial edict, but this matter requires the cooperation of the military order of the Lord Marquis. The only thing that matters is that the Prince Wu's Mansion colluded with Honglian Dao and participated in the sale of smuggled salt to collect money, which is really appalling, and these big thieves, do you want to communicate with the Duke of Wei?"

Emperor Daojun said three things in his letter to Liu Jingming.For the first two items, the extermination of Buddha and the gift of wealth Liu Jingming are all expected.Only this matter related to King Wu is really too difficult.

King Wu is a clan, living in Jianye, Tokyo. The first King Wu and Emperor Taizong are the same mother and brother, so they can be sealed in a rich place like Jiangnan.And it has not been sealed for generations.Most of the kings of Wu in the past dynasties served as the left-behind in Tokyo. They had a deep foundation in the Jianghuai generation and were closely related to the great clans in the south of the Yangtze River.

If there is really a heart of disobedience, there will inevitably be a chaos.

Zhao Yuanshu said: "In February, the Imperial City Division received a report letter delivered in the capital, informing King Wu of colluding with Honglian Dao, making friends with his party members, and intending to treason. But it was just a letter at that time. There is no supporting evidence, and at that time, the affairs of the various departments in Beijing were heavy, so there is no further information. In March, the son of King Wu went to Beijing to seek the post of governor of Yuezhou. An important minister was sitting in town, so he ignored this secret letter. After all, there is no evidence. But before I came to Beijing, the Imperial City Secretary was delivered another secret letter. In addition, the private salt dealers in Jiangbei and the water bandit leaders in Daze are all from the Wu Palace. As for the Weiguo Office, I asked Li Jinzhong to deliver the letter in person. Eunuch Li is very skilled. Nothing can go wrong."

Liu Jingming sighed and said, "If King Wu really conspired to rebel, this matter will be more difficult than the chaos in Hebei."

The rebellion in Hebei was nothing more than the monk Huiqinghu bewitching people's hearts and entangled the believers to revolt. Although tens of thousands of people have been engulfed, and more than a dozen cities were seized in the early stage because of the unpreparedness of the defenders and the fearlessness of the believers, the real relationship with the imperial court After the armies clashed a few times, the shortcomings of the rebel army's inexperience in battle formations were revealed.

But King Wu is different.As the blood of Taizu, living in the south of the Yangtze River, it can be said that the foundation is deep.Several generations have served as the post of left-behind in Tokyo, and the old troops have spread all over the armies in the south of the Yangtze River.

Now he is serving as the governor of Yuezhou, and there are tens of thousands of officers and soldiers under him. If there is a real rebellion, I don't know how many people will respond from the dozen or so states in Jiangnan Province.
But then Liu Jingming raised another possibility: "Is it possible that this matter is that someone with a heart wants to frame the king of Wu? To stir up chaos in the court and the clan, so as to reap the benefits of the fisherman?"

Zhao Yuanshu said: "The purpose of going south this time is to find out whether someone is causing trouble, or whether the Wu Palace is really rebellious..."

She was thinking that Fang Ya said that the main rudder of the Red Lotus Road should be in the Jianghuai area at present, and this time they will find out and catch them all. But she never thought of this incident.

At this time, Fu Jinchuan, who was silent at the side, said: "Why do I feel that this matter is like Hongliandao and the gang of rats behind it. But if King Wu really has his heart back, Jiangnan will be in chaos when the time comes, and these gang of rats There will also be an opportunity to take advantage of, maybe there is their instigation behind it."

When it comes to Honglian Road, Fu Jinchuan can't leave the word "rat generation" in his mouth.In his opinion, even if there was such a big battle in Shangyuanye, Hongliandao could only play ghost tricks and not be able to get on the stage.

Zhao Yuanshu said: "It's not impossible, but no matter what, we must first determine whether there is a problem with the Wu Palace. What my uncle means is that Liu Jinglue must know the officials of Huainan Road and be prepared for it."

Emperor Daojun didn't say it clearly in the letter, but this kind of news about the possible rebellion of a clan prince informed him that the civil service envoy couldn't understand it.

Get ready for war.

At this time, Liu Jingming also suddenly understood why Emperor Daojun asked Fu Jinchuan to be the governor of Yangzhou.

Except for him, any famous general in the court would take over the position of governor of Yangzhou, he would be very cautious, after all, he was rich.Only this Marquis of Wu'an, twenty years old, young and energetic, can clean up the accumulated evils in the army with an indomitable momentum, and can restore some combat strength of the Huainan army in a short period of time to deal with possible chaos.

After all, time is very important to the imperial court now.

(End of this chapter)