Chastity Layman

  Chapter 892 Taking advantage of others

  After the Dragon Boat Festival, Qin Lang went to the pier to see off Princess Fan Lin, and now she should be called Her Majesty Linyi Queen. After receiving the golden seal of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the full support of Qin Lang, the manager of the Nine Mansions in Lingnan, Fan Lin received the support of many Linyi people in Jiaozhou Port.

A large number of Linyi businessmen in Lingnan came to visit, donated a lot of money and food, and generously took out ships and sent sailors to help. The king is cruel and innocent, so he begged Fan Lin to take them back to kill them as soon as possible.

  Many Tang merchants were also keenly aware of the huge business opportunities, and they took the initiative to find them, willing to borrow money for Fan Lin, borrow ships, or even provide mercenaries, and sell various goods, money and food. They all believed that since the Duke of Wei supported the queen of Linyi so much, based on past experience, the queen is expected to return to the country, so everyone speculates at this time, no, if you invest, you will definitely get rich returns of.

  Fan Lin became more and more powerful in Jiaozhou, and she couldn't wait to go back to Linyipu. After the fleet gathered up and the mercenaries began to see their scale, she couldn't stay in Jiaozhou for a day.

   Lovers say goodbye to each other reluctantly.

  Fan Lin stood on the pier, her eyes were red, "Sanlang, goodbye."

  Qin Lang stepped forward with a smile, embraced her in his arms, ignored the gazes of Datang and Lin Yi on the pier, kissed her lips directly, and wiped away her tears.

"It's not life and death. Why do you have to be so sad? I wish you success in this journey. You will be successful soon, and you will recover your home country. I believe that we will meet again soon. If there is a destiny, maybe this winter, we will meet again in Chang'an. Or, in winter, I will wait for you to meet up in Jiaozhou, and then we will go to Chang'an to meet the emperor!"

   "If I succeed in restoring the country, I will go to Chang'an to pay respects to the emperor in person, and Saburo will be here waiting for me."

   "Well, it's done, I'll wait for you!"

   "Go, go back to Linyi, if you have any difficulties, please write directly, I will help if I can. One day husband and wife, one hundred days of grace."

  Fan Lin couldn't help laughing through tears, "Okay, I remember what Saburo said, a couple for a day is a couple for a hundred days, a couple for a day, and a couple for a lifetime. In this life, I will never marry again!"

   "Don't, you are still so young, you can still recruit a husband-in-law when you go back to be the king of Linyi."

  The captain came over again and again to urge her, but finally it was time to say goodbye.

  Qin Lang poured two glasses of wine, one for each, and clinked glasses to drink together.

   "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. With Datang backing you, the restoration of the country is just a matter of course. As long as you lead Linyi and remain loyal to Datang, Datang will always be your strongest backer!"

  Fan Lin drank the wine, nodded, turned and left.

  Boarding the boat, she raised her eyes to search for the figure, but she never saw it again.

  The eye sockets were getting redder and redder, her heart felt stuffy and her nose was sore. At this moment, she didn't know whether there was really an unforgettable relationship between the two of them in this short period of time, or just a deep reliance on him.

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  Qin Lang actually doesn't like this kind of sensational scene very much, it makes people feel uncomfortable. So when Fan Lin boarded the boat, he simply left, so as not to be reluctant when the time comes.

  Back to Zhennan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Qin Lang greeted Li Daliang and prepared to leave.

   "Sanlang, there will be another war on the other side of Tonghai, are you really relieved to leave the whole side to Cheng Chumo?"

  Qin Lang held the teacup, "Chumo has experienced enough experience from Hetao to Nanzhong in the past few years, and it's okay to stand alone. Besides, don't you still have Mr. Li in charge?"

   "Song Ping went to Tonghai, but it was a month's journey. Are you not afraid that the distant water will not quench your thirst?"

"He Cheng Chumo really can't handle it for a month, and I wouldn't recommend him to be the governor of Tonghai. It took too long to come out this time. I ran around here and there, and I didn't stay in Guangzhou for a few days. It's dereliction of duty."

After taking a sip of tea, Qin Lang smiled and said to Li Daliang, "I'm not worried about Cheng Chumo's side, but for Lin Yi's side, I have to worry about Mr. Li. Look, did you send Jing Haijun a team?" Go south, cross the current border Guluo River and go south, until you reach Bijing and Zhuwu? It is best to go directly south to the north bank of Lu Rongshui!"

  Li Daliang took the map of Annan, and made a few gestures on the map as Qin Lang said.

  Bijing and Zhuwu were once under the jurisdiction of Jiaozhou in the Han and Jin Dynasties, and belonged to Rinan County. In the Sui Dynasty, troops were sent to attack the capital of Linyi, and Bijing and other counties were established in the former Sunan County for a short time.

The southern border of Guangnan Road in the Tang Dynasty is actually in the land of Jiude County. The southernmost point is Yuetang, which is about the Ha Tinh area of ​​Vietnam in later generations. It was originally bounded by here because there is a stretch of horizontal mountains and direct sea. A natural barrier has been formed, so from the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it has been separated from Linyi with this place as the boundary.

  The south bank of what Qin Lang now calls Lurongshui, where it meets Shoulengshui, was originally built between Xijuan and Shouleng counties in the Jin Dynasty.

  Further south, there are Xianglin County and Lurong County in Nichinan County.

If you compare the maps of later generations, Jiude under the control of the Tang Dynasty is Rongshi, Yuetang is Hejing, and now under the control of Linyi, Bijing is Guangxi, Zhuwu is Donghai, Xijuan is Guangzhi, Xiang Lin is Hue.

Qin Lang proposed to send troops to take advantage of the civil strife in Linyi to occupy the Bijing and Zhuwu that had been restored in the Sui Dynasty. It is also taking advantage of the fire to rob, and it is a little bit to occupy a little bit.

   "From Yuetang to Zhuwu, it's almost 400 miles, which is not a short distance!"

Qin Lang said, "Although it's quite far away, as long as we play the banner of helping the queen of Linyi to fight against the rebellion, our army will definitely get the support of many Linyi people in the past. In addition, we have the assistance of the South China Sea Navy. So there won’t be any big problems, take advantage of the rare opportunity to occupy these two lands, and then negotiate with Lin Yiguo to take the two lands back from them, it’s still no problem.”

   "The barbarians on the other side of Tonghai are about to make a mess, but now they are sending troops to the south. Isn't it suitable? Is it a bit risky?"

"Mr. Li is worrying too much. No matter how chaotic the Tonghai side is, it is still within the control range. Besides, we will always garrison the side of Yuetang. Now we are just moving the troops to the south. Mr. Li Look here, it's very important, not to mention anything else, just say that the Jiamu Pass, the mountain pass in the Changshan Mountains, is much more important than the Wushiling Mountain Pass that we control now."

  These two mountain passes are important passes of Hengshan Mountain. Through the mountain passes, you can enter the Hengshan mountainous area in the west. After passing through the valley, you can enter the valley plain in the middle reaches of the Mekong River, which is very attractive.

In the Sui Dynasty, although the area south of Hengshan was eventually lost, it controlled the area north of Hengshan and passed through the Wushiling Pass. It has also been advancing westward, and successfully entered the Mekong River, all the way to the North Shantou area.

  It was only during the chaos of the Sui Dynasty that most of the area west of Wushiling was occupied by barbarians.

Now Qin Lang plans to take advantage of the internal turmoil in Linyi to send troops to the south to reach Zhuwu, with Lu Rongjiang as the boundary, and also take the opportunity to occupy Jiamu Pass, build Jiamu Pass there, and send troops to garrison there, when there is a chance in the future , then you can send troops to the west at any time. At that time, troops will be sent from Wushiling and Jiamuguan to form a pincer attack, and then fight back to the Mekong River.

  Li Daliang asked, "Has Sanlang thought about this? After passing Hengshan Mountain, the coastal land to the south is a flat plain, and there is no danger to defend."

   "Bi Jing and Zhu Wu are afraid that they will be easy to take but not easy to defend. Besides, if Lin Yiguo puts down the rebellion, they may not be able to agree to our request and cede these two lands."

Qin Lang said with a smile, "That's why Jiamu Pass is very important. We will build a fortress at the Jiamu Pass in the Changshan Mountains to the west. It can control the pass and enter and exit both sides of the Changshan Mountain. For the solid support of Zhu Wu and Bijing. Coupled with our navy's control of the sea in the east, if we really want to fight, I think we will be invincible. In order to quell the civil strife, Linyi, Datang’s support is definitely needed.”

  Linyi Kingdom is currently in civil strife. The biggest trouble is not the kingslayer, but the prince of Chenla Kingdom. He is the killer behind the scenes. Even if Fan Lin wiped out the Kingslayer to quell the civil strife, she would still face the powerful threat from the Chenla Kingdom. At this time, Linyi could only rely on Datang, and exchange two cities for Datang's full support. Qin Lang Think they will.

   "This is taking advantage of others!"

   "Mr. Li, Linyi was also the territory of the Han Dynasty back then, and later the occupied people took advantage of the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty to rebel and stand on their own. This is quite a story."

   Matters between countries are sometimes really unclear.

   "I just saw that you were still reluctant to part with that Linyi queen at the pier. You love me, why are you like this now?" Li Daliang asked with a smile.

"One yard is worth one yard. Besides, I am still good to her. We are sending an army south now, which is also helping him a lot. Help must be rewarded. I am the prime minister of Datang, and I can't do it for a little personal affection. , at the expense of Datang's interests?"

"Sanlang, you have to come forward in this matter. You can send a letter to Queen Linyi to see if she needs our help. If she is willing, then we will be invited to send troops. The division is famous, and we don't have to worry about it in the future." What do you think of it, what do you think?"

   "It's natural."

  Looking at the map, Qin Lang actually thought that it would be best to take the opportunity to go all the way to Da Nang, and use the mountain range north of Da Nang as the boundary to restore Xianglin County in the Han Dynasty.

  In this way, the coastal plain north of Da Nang can be included in the Tang Dynasty. But after thinking about it, I know that this idea is too greedy. Linyi's capital is just a little south of Da Nang, no matter how close Fan Lin is to him, she will never agree to such a condition.

   It is a little bit to get back a little bit.

If we can take this opportunity to push the southern border four hundred miles south to the Lu Rong River, which is the Shi Han River in Vietnam later, it will be very good. This river also has a mountain pass that crosses the Changshan Mountains to the west, and It is flatter than Jiamu Mountain Pass and Wushiling Mountain Pass in the north, and it can also reach the Mekong River directly.

Li Daliang held up his teacup and sighed, "Changshan is a long stretch of mountains, isolated from east to west. Although my Central Plains has entered this territory since the Qin and Han Dynasties, it is a pity that it is too remote after all. It is no worse than the Yongjiang River or the Red River Basin, and it is beyond our grasp after all."

   In the final analysis, it is too far away. The Central Plains does not pay much attention to it, and it is impossible to spare too many resources to operate here. However, the Central Plains Datang is unprecedentedly strong, and this is indeed another opportunity to open up southern Xinjiang.

  (end of this chapter)