Kai Fu Han

Chapter 180 The Official of Celestial Lu
"When the Southern Zhao court was first established, the Anti-Japanese War faction was the strongest. Emperor Jingkang was forced to appoint the Anti-Japanese War faction Li Gang as prime minister for his own position. However, he soon drove away Li Gang and replaced his favorite ministers Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan and other treacherous villains. people, and abandoned Nanjing and fled to Yangzhou. I think Emperor Jingkang is the biggest capitulator." Liu Xinkuan defeated Zhou Xinyuan's last chance.

"Then do you think it is necessary for our captured Wanyan Zongjun to be handed over to the Zhao court?" Zhao Liang listened to Liu Xinkuan's evaluation of the Zhao court officials and ministers, and was not optimistic about Liu Xinqi's plan to "send the prisoner and change his name".

On the way back to the station, Liu Xinkuan already knew that the Xinghan Alliance defeated the Jin navy and captured the Jin prince Wanyan Zongjun.

"I'm not sure about this. Although my favorites Wang Boyan and Huang Qianshan are now in important positions, there are still some anti-war officials in the court, so I can't say for sure." Liu Xinkuan replied.

"Then let's go to Yangzhou." Zhao Liang decided, and then arranged for Liu Xinkuan: "You are here in Hangzhou, and you will be responsible for the sales and procurement of goods this time. I will accompany Mr. Zhou to escort Wanyan Zongjun there. Yangzhou.”

"Don't worry, there are many rich people in Hangzhou now, and many wealthy businessmen and officials from the north need to build new houses. Those glass products, steel products and cement will definitely be sold at a good price." Liu Xinkuan assured, and then Another opinion was raised: "After Prime Minister Li was framed by Wang Boyan and Huang Qianshan, he now lives in the Dongxiao Palace next to Dadi Cave at the foot of Dadi Mountain in Hangzhou. Should you pay Prime Minister Li a visit first? Let him give us some pointers.”

"Li Gang and Li Xiang? What is the official position of lifting Dongxiao Palace?" Zhao Liang asked.

"Yes, Li Gang and Prime Minister Li. The Tiji Dongxiao Palace is an "officer with ancestral salary" who is placed as a prime minister. He sits on his salary and does nothing." Liu Xinkuan explained.

"Although he has no authority, it's good to go and have a look. After all, he knows the court best. If he can give us some tips, we can avoid a lot of detours." Zhou Xinyuan agreed with Liu Xinkuan's suggestion.

"Then let's go to Dongxiao Palace first, and then go to Yangzhou." Zhao Liang said.

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Dadi Mountain is a little more than a hundred miles away from Jiubao Town by land.Fortunately, Hangzhou's waterways extend in all directions. Nanxi River comes down from Tianmu Mountain, flows through Lin'an and the north of Dadi Mountain and merges into the Huantang River, and finally merges into the Qiantang River.

Zhao Liang took Zhou Xinyuan, Wanyan Zongjun and two small groups of naval soldiers, and under the guidance arranged by Liu Xinkuan, took a boat to Dadi Mountain. In addition to people, the boat also brought some gifts, all of which were from Xinghan. The alliance’s “specialty”.

We set out on the morning of August [-]th. Because the whole journey was against the current, even if the strong men took turns paddling, the speed was still very slow. It was not until noon on August [-]th that we reached the waters north of Dadi Mountain.

We found a ferry to stop the boat, and arranged a few people to guard it. Others either carried or carried gifts and climbed towards Dadi Mountain.

Dongxiao Palace is located next to Dadi Cave at the foot of the middle peak of Dadi Mountain. The location is not high. The visitors this time were all strong men. They traveled very fast and arrived in front of Dongxiao Palace in an hour.

After explaining his purpose, he was taken into a wing of the Taoist temple by a Taoist priest.

After Zhike Taoist came in and asked for permission, Zhao Liang and Zhou Xinyuan were allowed to enter the house. Everyone else was waiting in the yard.

After Zhao Liang entered the room, he saw two old men facing each other at the small square table in the middle of the room, playing chess.

"Okay, guests are here, we're done today." One of the old men saw the two people coming in, and said as he brushed his sleeves over the chessboard. "You old rascal, I'm about to win." Another old man scolded with a smile, and then invited the two of them to sit on the side chairs.

After the four of them were seated, the old man who had been cheating on him asked.

"Zhike said that you are the martyrs of Jingdong East Road who are fighting against the Jin Dynasty, and you came to me for help?"

It seems that this person is Li Gang, Zhou Xinyuan replied:
"Li Xiang, we are indeed anti-golden people on Jingdong East Road..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted: "Alas! I have no position now. It's inappropriate for you to call me that."

Zhou Xinyuan still insisted: "You will always be the Prime Minister in the hearts of us righteous men. Now that the Jin soldiers are blocked north of Yingtian, it is because of the Zong Lao you promoted to turn the tide."

"Okay, just tell me directly. You are all martyrs who have dedicated themselves to the great cause of the rejuvenation of Zhao State. I will naturally help if I can." Li Gang stopped Zhou Xinyuan's flattery again.

"We were originally from Liujiabao in Qizhou. After Bianjing was defeated last year, the retreating Jin army plundered along the way. Many villages were massacred, and we in Liujiabao were not spared. However, our tribe is brave and brave, and among the youth of the whole tribe, At the cost of almost all Zhuang's casualties, he killed 100 people from a Jin army that came to plunder. In order to avoid being attacked again by the Jin army's brigade in Jinan, the whole family moved thousands of miles to Penglai County, Dengzhou, and settled down in Penglai County. .”

"Unfortunately, there were intact eggs under the overturned nest. As soon as we arrived in Penglai County, we encountered a warship of the Jin Army besieging Penglai Port. The officers and soldiers of Dengzhou did not dare to fight. Our clan leader Liu Xinqi..."

Zhou Xinyuan gave Li Gang a brief introduction to Liujiabao's raid on the Jin warships, and then captured the ships and began to develop at sea.Later, he encountered a warship of the Jin Navy to investigate, and when he went to sea to challenge the Jin Navy, the surrounding five-county coalition forces who had followed the Puppet Qi took advantage of the situation and robbed him by land.

Thanks to the help of the refugees Liujiabao Youyi received along the way, he was able to survive this catastrophe. Not only did he take advantage of the situation to conquer Penglai County, he also defeated the Jin navy at sea and captured Wanyan Zongjun, the sixth son of the former Jin emperor Wanyan Aguda.

"You said Yan Zongjun was right outside the door?" Li Gang asked in shock.

"Yes, Mr. Li." Zhou Xinyuan understood that Li Gang resented her calling him Prime Minister Li, so he directly changed his name to Mr. Li.

Li Gang still has the official position of promoting Dongxiao Palace, and Zhou Xinyuan is still a commoner in Zhao State, so it is not wrong to call him Lord Li.

"Bring it in and let me take a look." Li Gang said.

After calling Wanyan Zongjun in, Li Gang asked him some questions, and after confirming his identity, he let him out, and then asked Zhou Xinyuan: "It seems that you have been very successful in the anti-gold cause, and We have already established ourselves in Penglai, so why are you here this time?"

"Although we have achieved some small results in the fight against the Jin Dynasty in Penglai, we still have no status in Zhao State. We came south this time with the intention of dedicating Wanyan Zongjun to the imperial court in exchange for the imperial court's recognition of us. But we just arrived in Hangzhou. We know that the court is now full of surrender leaders, and we are worried that after sending Yan Zongjun off, we will become a bargaining chip for the court to surrender to the Jin Kingdom, so we came here to ask you for advice, what should we do now?" Zhou Xinyuan explained.

(End of this chapter)