Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 366 How can Bai Yueguang let go easily?

Chen Qingsi already had a good impression of Li Hongqing. Seeing her dressed in plain clothes, as proud as snow and cold plum blossoms, she was a little surprised. However, remembering that the bearded guest had been kind to her as a teacher, she hurriedly corrected her mentality and waited for Li Hongqing to speak.

What Li Hongqing was talking about was actually about the Japanese country.

"Langjun, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers appeared in Danluo. They forcibly blocked Danluo and had a big plan. Uncle Zhang felt that his purpose was probably Baekje where Langjun was, so he asked me to inform him. "One sound."

Chen Qingsi was not surprised by this news. He knew the ambitions of Japan from the beginning and knew that the prince, the eldest brother of Japan, would not miss this opportunity.

The Baekje rebels chose Zhouliu City as their stronghold, which made Chen Qingsi realize that the Japanese country had to avoid Liu Rengui's blockade.

The Japanese's navigation technology was limited, and it was impossible for them to fight across the sea at long distances like the Tang Dynasty.

As for their sea-going ship, if it floats on the sea for several days, even if it barely avoids the wind and waves, its legs will become weak after landing. How can they fight?

Because of this, Japan attaches great importance to Tsushima and has always controlled it. It is a wolfish ambition. He plans to use this island as a stepping stone to travel north to the Eastern Peninsula anytime and anywhere.

But Chen Qingsi knew that there was not only one Japanese route to Tsushima, but also a route from Nagasaki to Jeju Island.

It's just that this route is hidden deeper. Unlike Tsushima Island, you can see the other side from Iki Island in Japan. And Jeju Island is hidden in the sea. It is a small place. If you don't know the direction well, it may drift to Dengzhou.

Based on Chen Qingsi's understanding of the Japanese country, the Japanese country should not have this kind of navigation technology.

It wasn't until he learned that the Baekje rebels were based in Zhouliu City that Chen Qingsi knew that he had underestimated the Japanese. They either had mastered certain navigation skills or were brave enough to take risks and took advantage of Jeju Island.

Li Hongqing's visit undoubtedly confirmed this.

Seeing that Chen Qingsi had no strange expression, Li Hongqing asked, "You...do you already know?"

In front of Li Hongqing, Chen Qingsi showed himself unreservedly and said: "Japanese people know small etiquette but no great righteousness, stick to trivial matters but no great virtue, pay attention to trivial matters but ignore shame, fear power but not be moral, and robbers will be bandits. , The weak will be humble. When I took office, I knew that the Japanese were ambitious, but they were able to find Danluo accurately, which was a bit unexpected. Thanks to Lady Li's warning, I was able to do so. Knowing the thief's movements in advance will make things easier for us."

Li Hongqing did not feel better, but felt a little guilty and said: "It's probably because of us that Japan was able to find Danluo."

Chen Qingsi looked at Li Hongqing in surprise.

Li Hongqing said: "My grandfather's condition worsened at the end of last year, and there was a heavy snowstorm in winter. He was unable to go to the Central Plains to seek medical advice. He happened to know that the Japanese master Lingyun had excellent medical skills, so he was in urgent need of treatment. He crossed the sea and invited Lingyun. Buyeo Island.”

The Buyeo Island mentioned by Li Hongqing is just an unknown island southwest of Danluo Island.

When the bearded man took his brothers to sea, it was originally a desperate trip to escape from the world.

They encountered strong winds at sea and lost their direction and landed on the island accidentally. A group of people in the rivers and lakes have no idea where they are, they just vaguely know that they are in the northeast direction.

There happened to be Buyeo Country in the northeast, so I instinctively thought that I was in Buyeo, so I called it Buyeo Island.

It was not until later, as I gained a foothold on the island and gradually understood the surrounding situation, that I realized that the place I lived in was just an unknown island in the East China Sea, not Buyeo Island.

But because it has become a habit, it calls itself Buyeo Island.

As for the master Lingyun, he was a member of the envoy sent to Sui Dynasty. In the 10th year of Daye's reign in the Sui Dynasty, he studied abroad with Inugami Odenshu from the Japanese state. He was one of the earliest monks studying abroad in Zhongyuan. He mainly studied Buddhism, but because he was interested in medical skills, he also learned medical skills by the way.

He was the Japanese who returned to Japan in the sixth year of Zhenguan with the first envoy sent to the Tang Dynasty, Inugami Mita Shu.

During this period, Buddhism had cultural exchanges through sending envoys to the Sui Dynasty, sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty, and Baekje and Silla. There were many people in the Japanese country who were proficient in Buddhism. This so-called master Lingyun did not attract the attention of the Japanese country in terms of Buddhism. Instead, he became famous because of his sideline medical skills. He became a well-known doctor far and wide.

The people from Buyeo Island showed Ling Yun the way and discovered this route.

As the most famous doctor in the Japanese country, Lingyun made friends with all the upper-class nobles. When he learned that the road to transport grain had been cut off by the Tang Dynasty, he talked about this new waterway.

Everyone on Buyeo Island discovered the movements of the Japanese people. Although they were not concerned about world affairs, they still had Chinese blood in their bones. They did not want to see the Tang army suffer losses in Baekje. After discussing with each other, they unanimously agreed to send someone to inform Chen Qingsi of the Japanese soldiers. trend.

Li Hongqing and Chen Qingsi know each other, and their relationship is somewhat unusual. Being able to gain trust is the best choice.

That’s why Li Hongqing’s trip happened.

"I see!"

Chen Qingsi nodded, which made sense.

"It's okay!" Seeing that Li Hongqing felt a little guilty, Chen Qingsi said with a hearty smile: "This is an unintentional intervention. Madam Li doesn't need to care. Their arrival is actually a good thing."

Seeing that Li Hongqing was doubtful, he spoke more straightforwardly and said: "The most powerful thing about rats is that they are hard to guard against. Now that we know the whereabouts of this group of rats, they are like turtles in a urn, they can be easily caught."

Li Hongqing looked at Chen Qingsi in front of him. He hadn't seen him for several years. He had grown a short beard and had matured a lot. But the flying look between his eyebrows and the calm expression showed that everything was under control. His expression was the same as before.

From the beginning, she felt that Chen Qingsi had the ability and means to achieve great things.

They hadn't seen each other for a few years, but the other party really took off.

Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar person in his memory, Li Hongqing felt strange emotions again.

The last time was when the opponent entered Xiongjin City.

Chen Qingsi suddenly said softly: "When I entered the city, I encountered an assassin. That warning of being careful about the assassin was probably from Lady Li."

Li Hongqing's cold face was filled with red clouds, but he kept calm and said: "I happened to come to the city to seek medicine at that time, and I met him by chance."

Chen Qingsi's heart moved as she thought of the 800-year-old ginseng that Xie Kang said was forcibly taken away from them. She understood and felt a little warm in her heart. I'm afraid she didn't encounter it by chance.

It must have been that the bearded guest was seriously ill at that time and needed the old ginseng from the Kun family to survive.

The Kun family was naturally unwilling, so they planned to use extraordinary means to steal it.

According to the information obtained by Zhou Kui, Li Hongqing and his party had already left because they were preparing for action.

With their expertise, there is no reason to return. Most likely he returned specifically for himself.

This also explains why she chose not to see him directly. She was in a hurry to steal Kun's old ginseng and had no time to waste.

Chen Qingsi didn't know whether her guess was correct, but regardless of whether she was a man or a woman, there was one law that could not be avoided: narcissism leads to overthinking.

Chen Qingsi is also inevitable.

But he really got it right.

Li Hongqing and Chen Qingsi already had a crush on each other, but because of the interference of the bearded guest and because of Xiao Miaochen's existence, they hid each other's feelings.

After the separation in Qingxi County, Li Hongqing returned to Suzhou to recuperate, while the bearded guest settled all matters and returned to Buyeo Island.

Li Hongqing was seriously injured this time and almost lost his life.

Li Dejian, who originally had difficulty expressing his ambitions and drank all day long to drown his sorrows, felt guilty when he saw his daughter like this. He felt that he had neglected to take care of his daughter, which led to her developing the nosy temperament of a charlatan heroine.

Li Derjian felt guilty, so he thought about marrying off his daughter. With her husband's family, she would not run around and endanger her life. Li Derjian's lineage, of course, received a cold reception because of their misplaced position. But after all, he was Li Jing's son. As the granddaughter of the Tang Dynasty Military God, Li Hongqing was still willing to be married by many people.

It's just that Li Derjian didn't have many connections, and he was in the wrong position for drinking. Not many people dared to associate with Li Derjian until they were sure that the court would not continue to pursue him.

After it was determined that the court would not pursue the case, Li Derjian fell into decadence and not many people were willing to associate with him.

Some of the "good people" introduced at the beginning did not catch Li Hongqing's eyes.

Later, when the quality improved, Li Hongqing became impatient.

In particular, Chen Qingsi's reputation began to be widely spread in Jiangnan. This comparison would be harmful.

She felt that even if she couldn't find a good husband like Chen Qingsi, she couldn't be too inferior.

But she didn't know that the girl Huaichun, how could the white moonlight in her heart be replaced by just one person?

The relationship between father and daughter was not harmonious to begin with, so the relationship became so tense that it was shelved.

Li Hongqing was confused about this for a while, but she didn't want to be humble and wanted to find Chen Qingsi to end this relationship, but she learned that Chen Qingsi had gone north to Beijing and was no longer in Jiangnan.

Li Hongqing had no choice but to give up, thinking that time would dilute everything.

However, Chen Qingsi's every move attracted the attention of everyone in the world. The fame he achieved in Chang'an and his deeds that people talk about are known to everyone even as far away as Jiangnan.

Whenever I hear rumors about Chen Qingsi in the market, no matter whether they are true or false, I can't help but stop and listen. The more they are like this, the more they can't let go.

Li Hongqing had another quarrel with his father over his marriage. In frustration, she simply set sail to sea and came to Buyeo Island according to the method left to her by the bearded guest, thinking that she would not hear any more news about Chen Qingsi on Buyeo Island.

After several months of meditative practice on Buyeo Island, Li Hongqing felt much better.

It's just that the bearded guest has reached the end of his life due to his age.

Li Hongqing and his party were unwilling to give up and began to seek medical treatment.

The man Xie Kang mentioned who knelt at the door of Kun's house for two days was none other than Qiu Huike's adopted son Zhang Bao.

Unable to find the medicine, Li Hongqing and his party planned to steal it in a charlatan way.

They had decided on all actions, and when they were preparing to take action, they learned that Chen Qingsi had left Baekje and entered the city today.

Li Hongqing, who originally thought he had given up, heard the news and suddenly had an idea: go see him to confirm whether he had really given up.

Ever since, she returned to the inn.

Looking at that figure from a distance, I realized that I was lying to myself if I let go.

At this time, she spotted the assassin not far away and hurriedly called out a warning.

She originally wanted to help Chen Qingsi catch the assassin, but seeing that Zhao Chiman was as agile as a rabbit and she had something to do, she went into hiding.

That night they successfully stole Kun's old ginseng and returned to Buyeo Island.

It's just that Kun's old ginseng can only hang one's life, not a panacea for bringing the dead back to life.

What's more, the bearded guest did not die of illness, but passed away. The old ginseng of the Kun family only made the beard sober for a while and explained some funeral arrangements, but had no other effect.

The atmosphere was somewhat ambiguous for a while.

The errant Chen Qingsi said: "The Japanese people are ambitious and ruthless. They control Danluo Island quietly, and have a large number of troops hidden on the island. Their plans are huge. Once they succeed, Haidong will be devastated. I want to set up a plan The situation is about to be destroyed, but I wonder if Madam Li can help me?”

Li Hongqing could hear the small change in Chen Qingsi's tone. When he talked about the Japanese country, his voice would become unnaturally louder.

Combined with Chen Qingsi's rhetoric, Li Hongqing also regarded the Japanese country as a group of wolves.

She has a righteous heart and a chivalrous spirit, and she responded without hesitation.

Chen Qingsi was overjoyed and said: "With Madam Li's help, we will definitely be able to catch all the Japanese miscellaneous people."

Li Hongqing also smiled slightly when he saw this, as if the plum blossoms were blooming in the wind and snow, they were very beautiful.

Chen Qingsi received news from the Japanese state, but his tactics remained unchanged.

He gave up all the insignificant areas in Baekje and only guarded the main roads and core areas.

In the eighth year of Xianqing's reign, on March 2, Ge Songzhuo, a rebel from Pingyi County, took the initiative to attack Majin County and was attacked head-on by the Tang army. Ge Songzhuo was shot and killed by the Tang army on the spot.

On March 5, Longhua rebel Miao Tianning attacked Zhenxian City, but was ambushed and only escaped with his life.

On March 21, another rebel army attacked Zhenxian City. The Tang army, waiting for work, covered it up and killed it, and was defeated.

On April 6, the Junzhishan rebels attacked Shouyuan. Liu Rengui, the governor of Shouyuan, lured the enemy deep, surrounded and annihilated them. General Zhishan's rebels were all wiped out.

Suddenly, all sides in Baekje were fighting, and good news came one after another.

Chen Qingsi put down a letter of victory and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

His good news is different from Fang Renyu's good news.

Fang Renyu's good news was that he took the initiative to attack in all directions, which was laborious and laborious. Moreover, most of the enemies fled and the number of kills was limited.

Chen Qingsi, on the other hand, was waiting for work, waiting for the enemy to come to his door step by step.

"Grand Governor!"

On this day, Chen Qingsi received an urgent military intelligence report.

"Fu Yufeng has moved! According to preliminary estimates, the rebels have gathered 50,000 troops and have pledged to march north with great momentum!"

"it is good!"

Chen Qingsi slapped the table and said loudly: "He is the one waiting for you!"

Baekje is a mountainous country, and due to internal collapse, many people fell into the trap of bandits.

Some people have their hearts set on Baekje, but some people want to take advantage of the chaos to make some capital.

Chen Qingsi stayed in the core area of ​​​​the territory this time. In addition to avoiding his own embarrassing rescue, the more important purpose was to cut off the rebels' food routes. Force them to come out to grab food and annihilate them, or force them to go to Zhouliucheng to defect to Fu Yufeng, so that they can catch them all in one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)