big song poppi

Chapter 564 0561 [Yue Fei plays a play with him]

The Manichaean disciple who followed Zhang Jun all day long was named Hong Yi, and he euphemistically called him joining the army.

On weekdays, he is responsible for monitoring Zhang Jun's every move and regularly distributing Paradise Pills.

Once you become addicted to opium, your addiction will get worse.

At first, the attack would occur only once every three to five days. Later, the interval between attacks became shorter and shorter, becoming once every two days, or even once a day.

The amount swallowed will gradually increase.

Due to the human body's drug resistance, in the later stages, swallowing one or two pills at a time is no longer satisfying. Four or five pills are often needed to maintain the ultimate pleasure of ecstasy.

However, as the dosage increases, the risk of sudden death increases.

Fang Qifu knew this very well.

In fact, whether it is Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi, or Xin Xingzong, in his eyes, they are just disposable consumables.

After they have established a firm foothold and completely incorporated the more than 30,000 Song troops, they will no longer be needed.

Zhang Jun is not stupid either. Judging from the fact that Fang Qifu dispatched supervisors and constantly wooed the generals in the army, he had some vague guesses.

Because of this, when he discovered that something was wrong with this waiter, he chose to remain silent.

It's always good to leave yourself an extra escape route.

Not long after, another waiter came to the table with wine and fresh fruit.

The sweet lychees and longans are cooled and delicious after being softened by well water. It is perfect to drink with wine to cool down.

Hong Yi didn't drink, so Zhang Jun didn't greet him and just drank by himself.

After finishing two bottles of fruit wine, Zhang Jun left the foot shop with a tipsy face and returned home.

"Brother Hong, I'm a little tired. I'll go back to my room and take a nap. It's up to you."

Zhang Jun confessed, walked back to the bedroom and lay down.

Soon he was snoring steadily.

Hong Yi stood quietly by the window, listened for a moment, and after confirming that Zhang Jun had really fallen asleep, he left quietly.

After another quarter of an hour, Zhang Jun suddenly opened his eyes.

Glancing in the direction of the window, he raised a sneer on his lips, sat up slowly, and put his hands into his sleeves.

Soon, he took out a ball of paper the size of a pill.

Crush the wax seal on the outer layer of the paper ball and unfold the note to examine it.

After reading it, Zhang Jun stuffed the note into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it.

At this moment, his expression was gloomy and uncertain.

Zhang Jun was not surprised that the Emperor of Qi wanted to recruit him.

What surprised him was that the Emperor of Qi actually knew about the Bliss Pill and said that he also had it.

For a moment, Zhang Jun was hesitant.

If it were an ordinary moment, with rebels like the remnants of Fang La on one side, and the Emperor of Da Qi who dominated the world on the other, Zhang Jun would not hesitate at all.

Any fool knows how to choose.

But the key now is that he was poisoned by the Bliss Pill.

That kind of heart-breaking torture is so terrifying that even a tough guy like him who has experienced hundreds of battles and crawled out of the dead can't withstand it.

Every time I think about it, I break into a cold sweat.

If the Emperor of Qi was lying to him, wouldn't he have to suffer like this every day until the Seven Buddhas of Fang were destroyed and the Queen of Paradise was gone?
"I have to ask."

Zhang Jun murmured to himself.

After deciding, he lay down again.

……

Zhang Jun was cautious and wasn't sure if there were other people in the town watching him besides Hong Yi, so he didn't act rashly.

After waiting patiently for three days, I went to the foot shop again.

Naturally, Hong Bai, a follower, never left.

As soon as he entered the door, the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile: "General Zhang, please come inside. Is this still the old rule?"

"Ah."

Zhang Jun snorted softly, glanced at the hall calmly, paused for a moment on the waiter, and then walked towards the second floor.

Sipping some wine and listening to some tunes, it's so relaxing.

Hong Bai, who was on the side, was eating fresh fruit and listening with gusto. His eyes were glowing with lust as he kept glancing back and forth at the singing girl.

The girl singing today seems to be a newcomer. She has a beautiful appearance, a slim figure, and a clear and melodious singing voice.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Jun stood up slowly and took the initiative to say: "Hong Canjun, I'm going to Xiaquan, do you want to go with me?"

"General Zhang, please go."

Hong Bai waved his hands without turning his head, staring at his sister without blinking.

Zhang Jun was overjoyed and stepped out of the private room.

All the way to the hut, he untied his belt and let the water flow.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps behind him.

Immediately afterwards, the waiter's voice rang in his ears: "General Zhang, how are you thinking?"

Zhang Jun snorted softly: "You are quite courageous, aren't you afraid that I will report you?"

The man chuckled and said nonchalantly: "The little one has only one life. If he dies, he will die. His Majesty will take care of his wife, children, and children. Besides, even if the little one is caught, he can't take him out of the carrot pit."

Time was running out. In order to avoid Hong Bai's suspicion, Zhang Jun stopped talking nonsense and lowered his voice, "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing."

"General Zhang, don't worry. Your Majesty knows what's going to happen and is well prepared."

The waiter heard what he meant and took out a small porcelain bottle and handed it over.

Zhang Jun was ecstatic. After taking the porcelain bottle, he quickly put it into his arms, then shook his head habitually and tied his belt.

Seeing this, the waiter spoke very quickly: "There are nails next to General Zhang. If you want to contact me in the future, just stamp your feet twice when you enter."

"Ah."

Zhang Jun hummed slightly and left without looking back.

Seeing that he came back so quickly, Hong Yi didn't become suspicious.

Mainly because during this period, Zhang Jun behaved extremely normally, which made him lose his initial caution and gradually relaxed.

After all, monitoring a person's every move is extremely time-consuming.

Hong Bai is not a professional spy.

Suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, Zhang Jun took a sip from his wine glass and joked: "Hong Shenjun is interested in you?"

Hong Yi said seriously: "This woman is haunted by five demons and needs to be purified!"

"In that case, I won't disturb Hong Shenjun's exorcism."

Zhang Jun said, stood up and left.

Hong Yi was very satisfied with Zhang Jun's knowledge.

After returning home all the way and dealing with the concubine at home, Zhang Jun walked into the room alone on the pretext of taking a nap.

These concubines were all given to him by Fang Qifu. Who knows if there might be one or two spies among them?

It was a matter of life, so he couldn't be careless.

After closing the door and lying on the bed, Zhang Jun took out the small porcelain bottle in his arms.

After opening it, a familiar fishy smell wafted into my nose.

"It's actually true!"

Zhang Jun's eyes lit up. He was so familiar with this taste. He would swallow it every few days these days, and it was already engraved in his bones.

You can’t fake it!

Now that the Emperor of Qi also had the Bliss Pill, Zhang Jun made a decision instantly.

How could he commit himself to a thief if he was a dignified official in the imperial court?
Previously it was just forced by the situation.

Taking out a Paradise Pill from the porcelain bottle, Zhang Jun hesitated for a moment and stuffed it into his mouth.

Calculating the time, it would be tomorrow to swallow the Bliss Pill, but Zhang Jun thought it would be safer to give it a try.

A quarter of an hour later, the Paradise Pill was completely dissolved in his stomach, and the effects of the medicine began to take effect. The ultimate pleasure rushed straight to his brain, making him roll the whites of his eyes with pleasure, and his saliva slid down the corners of his mouth and stained his beard.

After a full hour, he slowly regained his composure.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Who?"

Zhang Junqiang took a deep breath and asked in a strong voice.

"Sir, Hong Canjun is waiting for you in the living room. He said he has something important to discuss with you."

Zhang Jun recognized the voice of one of his concubines and said in a deep voice: "I'll wash my face and go right away."

People who smoke opium will look very pale. This is because morphine inhibits blood flow, which slows down breathing and causes insufficient oxygen supply, so the complexion naturally becomes pale.

Zhang Jun naturally knew this, so he quickly patted his face and jumped out of bed to do some exercise.

I took a photo in front of the bronze mirror and found that my face was a little rosier, then I opened the door and walked out.

Hong Yi sat in the living room, sipping tea silently.

Zhang Jun walked into the hall, smiled and joked: "Isn't Hong Shenjun doing something? Why are you here?"

Hong Yi said seriously: "The King of Fujian just sent news that in half a month, more than 13,000 new troops will arrive in Qianyang Town. I ordered you to step up training."

"The last general takes command!"

Zhang Jun looked stern and answered with clasped fists.

The two chatted for a while. Seeing the sunset, Hong Yi stood up and left.

Watching him leave, Zhang Jun's expression suddenly changed.

Since he had decided to defect to Qi, he naturally had to make preparations in advance.

Today, the eight thousand Song troops under his command still obey him, but after some time, that may not happen.

He was very aware of the cult's brainwashing efforts.

Those supervisors spent all day preaching in the army and winning over the generals under his command.

Zhang Jun knew very well the virtues of the generals under his command. It wouldn't take long before they would be completely instigated.

The key is that he is not allowed to live in the military camp, and during the day when he patrols and drills, Hong Bai will follow him throughout the whole process, so he has no chance to be alone with the generals.

However, it was not that he didn't have a strategy to deal with it. After thinking about it for a while, he came up with a strategy.

……

……

Longquan.

In the palace, Han Zhen looked at the secret report sent back by the secret agent and ordered: "Xuan Yuefei."

About a quarter of an hour later, Yue Fei hurried over.

"I have met His Majesty."

"No need to be polite."

Han Zhen waved his hand and said: "The Jianzhou Secret Intelligence Department has successfully instigated Zhang Jun's rebellion, but Fang Qifu does not trust him and is wooing his generals. Once Zhang Jun's generals are wooed, he will become a loner and have ulterior motives. Powerless."

Yue Fei looked puzzled and said, "What does your Majesty mean?"

Han Zhen chuckled and said: "I want you to act in a play with Zhang Jun. As long as the war is together, Zhang Jun can regain control of the army."

"The general understands."

Yue Fei immediately understood Han Zhen's plan.

Han Zhen warned: "Pretend to be more realistic, wait until Xiangyang is captured, Kuang Zixin leads the navy back to Hangzhou, and then we can launch a large-scale attack on Fujian."

"Without further delay, I will make arrangements now."

Yue Fei cupped his hands and turned to leave.

The next day.

Wu Lin once again led eight thousand troops, followed the official road, and entered Jianzhou with great fanfare.

After learning the news, Fang Qifu was shocked and immediately ordered Zhang Jun to lead his troops to stop the attack.

At this point, Zhang Jun once again regained control of his army.

At the same time, Han Zhen also set out to return to Beijing.

This hunting trip to the south was quite successful. After everything was done, he naturally had to go back. There were still many government affairs waiting for him to deal with in the capital.

Also walking with him was Lu He.

On the carriage, Han Zhen had nothing to do and summoned Lu He to ask: "Do you think the key to Jiaozhi lies in it?"

Lu He muttered: "Reporting to your majesty, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroyed the Nanyue Kingdom, he set up nine counties including Jiaozhi. He briefly governed them for a few years, but the effect was not good. The common people think that the reason lies in Lingnan. During the Han Dynasty, the The Lingnan Tufans adopted a policy of appeasement. The local Tufans often plundered caravans and even army supplies and supplies. At that time, the sea routes were impassable and the ship craftsmanship was insufficient, so they could only take the land route, which made the cost of governance too high. ”

"If we can completely capture Lingnan and Dali, open up land routes, and cooperate with sea transportation, Jiaozhi will be completely within our grasp. Governance will be even easier."

Han Zhen raised his eyebrows: "Tell me about it."

Lu He replied: "The population of Jiaozhi is only one million, and 90% of them are barbarians who eat and sleep in the open air. It is not difficult to govern. The first is to win over some of the Jiaozhi nobles, the second is to send troops to bloody suppress the riots, and the third is to move out the Jiaozhi common people. , and at the same time move a large number of exiled officials and criminals to Cochin. With this three-pronged approach, Cochin will be sure!”

"Not bad!"

Han Zhen smiled slightly and was satisfied with his answer.

Lu He's strategy, to put it bluntly, was to change the number of Han barbarians in Jiaozhi through bloody massacres and back-and-forth immigration.

When the number of Han people in a region is greater than that of other races, it will not take long for other races to be quickly assimilated.

When barbarians enter China, they become China; when China enters barbarians, they become barbarians.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Central Plains Dynasty has migrated many Han people to Lingnan through exile and other methods.

However, because the number was too small and they were segmented, these Han people were assimilated by the local natives after entering Lingnan.

Lu He hesitated for a moment and then added: "Actually, if Your Majesty is not in a hurry, Lingnan can also apply this method."

Han Zhen said in a loud voice: "Ten thousand years is too long, I only seize the day. Too many lands were abandoned during the Han and Tang Dynasties, including Xixia, Tubo, Uighur, Jin, Korea, Jiaozhi... If every place could be taken over in this way. When I come back, I’m afraid I won’t be able to see the world unified in my lifetime.”

"..."

Lu He's lips moved, but in the end he didn't say anything.

He wanted to say that one generation can do one thing, but facing an ambitious founding emperor, it would be in vain.

Han Zhen saw through his thoughts and smiled slightly: "I am not a person who is eager for quick success or quick success. I will take Lingnan and Jiaozhi, but I will not let my subordinates lose their lives in vain."

The cost of governance in Jiaozhi and Lingnan was too high, and the biggest reason was the rampant malaria.

Malaria is one of the incurable diseases in ancient times.

Once you get it, you can only wait to die.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, four to five out of ten troops who conquered Lingnan died of malaria.

At present, medical science has no solution for malaria. It can only prevent it, but cannot cure it.

Why did he insist on sea trade and land in South America?
In addition to bringing back seeds of crops such as corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, they also brought back a series of medicines such as the cinchona tree.

Cinchona is miraculous in treating malaria and is easy and convenient to extract.

When the golden rooster and frost were transported back to the Central Plains, it was the time when Han Zhen sent troops to pacify Lingnan Jiaozhi!
(End of this chapter)