Chapter 239 Entering Yizhou
The recruitment progress was in an orderly manner. At the same time, Zhao Jin personally carried a battalion of imperial guards to enter the Yizhou capital. The city of Longshui City was not big, but its history was long. The construction of the city can be traced back to the early years of the Tang Dynasty and the second year of Zhenguan.
Due to the repeated rebellions of Anhuaman, the gate of Longshui City in Yizhou was transformed from four gates to two modern ones. The two gates are the North Gate and the East Gate. The north Gate faces Longjiang, which is a water gate. The north Gate is also the only one facing the land gate. The Anhuaman lives in the northwest, so if you want to attack Longshui City, you will set up a camp at the north gate. However, the north Gate is in the direction of Guizhou, and the direction of reinforcements. If you station troops here, you will easily be attacked by front and back.
It can be seen from here that Longshui City has transformed from a commercial city to a semi-militarized fortress.
However, the business of Longshui City is not declining, but is very developed. Especially in water transportation, it is also among the best in Guangnan West Road. From Longjiang, you can reach Guangzhou through the Pearl River in the south and Guizhou through the Baishi River in the north.
Four hundred imperial guards were accompanied by one hundred royal guards, and five hundred horses were not many, but they were very proud. In particular, Zhao Qian's royal guards were all selected from the Shengjie Army and had all seen blood. They rode on the horse's back, and they all held their chests and belly folded, holding cavalry spears, and approached slightly, and the aura of elite soldiers of a hundred battles was already coming to their faces.
Meng Fang, the governor of Yizhou, Zhang Hanyang, the governor of Yizhou, and others led Yizhou officials and clerks to meet each other. There were hundreds of vigilant Song soldiers nearby. If you look from afar, you can see scouts riding horses galloping and patrolling in the distance.
"The Xiaguan Mengfang (Zhang Hanyang) and Yizhou officials will meet King Wei Qiansui!"
They did not kneel down. The Song Dynasty did not have the red tape of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Meng Fang, Zhang Hanyang and others just bowed. However, dozens of people bowed together, which was a different momentum.
"No gift!" Zhao Qian turned over and dismounted, stretched out his hands, and each helped Meng Fang and Zhang Hanyang up with one hand.
After looking at the two, Zhao Qian smiled gently and praised: "It turns out that they are all handsome talents, guarding the lonely city, but thank you for your hard work!"
Meng Fang was better. Zhang Hanyang couldn't help but shed tears. "I hope the king's arrival, but I finally felt excited. I really don't know what words can be described!"
Zhao Qian laughed, patted Zhang Hanyang on the shoulder, and said, "Zhang Dujian is genuine! But this is not a place to speak. Let's talk in detail when we enter the city!"
Meng Fang nodded and said, "What the prince said is very true, so let the lower officials lead the way!"
Zhao Chen nodded and allowed.
The group of people marched towards the city gate in a vast way. I don’t know whether it was because of the Anhuaman rebellion or the government cleared the field in advance. When Zhao Jin arrived near the city gate, he did not see many people waiting to enter the city outside the city gate. Instead, there were about twenty Song soldiers with bright armor. They stood in two rows with their chests and belly folded.
When he saw Zhao Jin coming, he was like a man bowing, kneeling down on one knee in one knee, shouting: "King Wei is a thousand years old and powerful!"
Zhao Qian smiled slightly and said to Zhang Hanyang who was beside him: "It's a blessing that you have such good intentions!"
Zhang Hanyang was immediately embarrassed when he heard this, and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what he should say at this time.
Zhao Jin did not want Zhang Hanyang to give in, and said loudly: "The soldiers and horses in Yizhou are really powerful, reward! Each person has three hundred coins!"
The twenty soldiers were overjoyed. This was a salary of more than half a month! They shouted thank you immediately. This time they were much more sincere than just now.
When you enter the city gate, you will see two rows of low houses sandwiched a not-so-wide street. The street is not a street paved with bluestone in the usual city of Shinchi, but a loess road rammed with yellow soil.
The streets were full of people, but most of them had patches on their clothes, but they didn’t see much food on their faces. This also had a lot to do with the abundant rice and grain on Guangnan West Road.
When they saw the imperial guards, the onlookers immediately started to riot, and buzzing whispers suddenly rang.
"preparation!"
The leader Zhao Yingwu shouted loudly.
All the guards of the royal palace stopped the horses, and the one hundred cavalry suddenly stopped the horses. The movement and momentum were so majestic.
Zhao Yingwu suddenly shouted with a high profile look on his face: "Faced with Wan Chonglang with a proud attitude!"
The guards of the One Hundred Princess Mansion sang proudly. "Faced with Wan Chonglang with a proud look!"
"The gallbladder is like iron, and the bone is like steel!"
Although it was just a cappella, the high-spirited iron-man atmosphere had been revealed in the chorus of the hundred people.
While singing a cappella, Zhao Jin and his group also moved forward slowly again. The high-spirited and iron-blooded song that made people involuntarily feel the passionate and boiling song did not stop for a moment.
"It's like seeing a gentleman in spring and autumn!" Meng Fang couldn't help but look back at Zhao Jin's direction and sighed.
Zhang Hanyang was born as a military general and had a natural closeness to "Men Should Be Self-Strength". He looked at Zhao Qian with an excited look and said, "Prince, this song is good! Very good! Unlike those corrupt scholars, there are many twists and turns! 'Let the sea and the sky gather energy for me! Go to open up the world! Go for my ideals!' The last general's fear of An Huaman has gone three points!"
Zhao Qian smiled, without saying a word, and his eyes fell on the people of Yizhou along the way.
This time, the Yizhou government was not only prepared for entering the city, but also for Zhao Qian. At present, the rebels of Anhua barbarians were mainly concentrated in Yizhou, and the Yizhou was in panic all day long.
The people are uneasy, how do you work? Do merchants dare to stay for a long time after they arrive? All industries are not prosperous, the people are in panic, and prices are rising. In the chapter on Mozi's guarding the city, there is a saying: "I built the city, guarding utensils, woodcutters, and millet, and I have blind dates from all over the country, and I have been rescued by the neighboring princes. This is why I hold it."
The meaning of vernacular is that when I come to defend the city, I need to defend the city with sufficient weapons, firewood, food and grass, and the officials, soldiers, and the people in the city have blind dates, and there are forces from all directions to support it, so that I can defend the city.
"The Song people have wise men!" Among the crowd, a man dressed in an ordinary vegetable farmer looked at Zhao Jin with bright eyes.
Zhao Qian turned his head away as if he was feeling something, and the vegetable farmer immediately lowered his head. Zhao Qian blinked in confusion. Could it be his own illusion?
Zhang Hanyang asked, "Prince? What's wrong?"
Zhao Qian murmured to himself with a slight slightest: "Nothing, maybe I have read it wrong!"
Although Zhang Hanyang was still a little confused, it was difficult to ask. After all, Zhao Qian was the prince! He was a small Yanbian chief and could barely ask, but he asked again. Isn’t this too much to take himself seriously?
I followed the loess road and arrived at the yamen. The yamen has the flavor of Tang Dynasty architecture, magnificent and grand!
Outside is a circle of white walls. The top of the wall is not red bricks and tiles, but large semicircular green tiles. Outsiders may look a little different, but from a military perspective, it is not easy for the enemy to stand on the wall. There are arrow towers on both sides of the wall, and the yamen has a strong military color.
Welcomed by Mengfang, Zhao Jin entered the gate and saw a building like a hall, with bunkers stacked up, deep and tall eaves, and magnificent.
Zhao Qian said to Meng Fang: "But it was from the previous Tang Dynasty?"
Meng Fang nodded and praised: "The prince's eyes are like a torch. This is the yamen built by the former Tang Dynasty! Although more than two hundred years have passed since then, the buildings in the former Tang Dynasty are not built. They are only repaired every year, and are still strong as they were built three or four years ago! This is also the yamen. A little further back is the place where Xiaguan lives! The place where the prince lives is also arranged at the back, but there is only a little problem!"
Zhao Qian turned his head and asked, "What a small question."
Meng Fang lowered his head and said, "That's a Buddhist temple. I hope the prince doesn't mind!"
Zhao Chen paused and smiled, "It seems that Meng Zhizhou has also heard about the construction of Xuanzhen Temple in the abandoned Buddhist temple! Haha! Although I don't like Buddhism very much, I am not hostile to Buddhism. If it exists, it must be reasonable!"
Meng Fang was shocked by Zhao Qin's words. After careful consideration, the more he felt that King Wei was unfathomable. When he came to his senses, Zhao Qin had already walked away and could not continue to think. He slapped his forehead and hurriedly chased after him.
The news that Zhao Qian brought a battalion of troops to Longshui City quickly spread to Gulao Village. Gulao Village is located on the west side of the middle reaches of the Anhua River. It was originally a garrison of the Song army to strengthen control over the Anhua River. However, because Anhuaman has caused many rebellions, Gulao Village has no longer been stationed in the Song army, and has become an important military camp and Caoshi controlled by Anhuaman. On the fifteenth of every month, the barbarians in the upper reaches of the Anhua River barter here.
Now Gulaozhai has become the tentative political center of Yizhou. The barbarians of Rongzhou have all competed for the overlord position here.
"Why did the Song Kingdom send a prince?" Meng Hanyang, the governor of Huazhou in Zhongan, was shocked. Those who were originally sitting on the chair of the tiger skin master, could no longer help but stand up.
"It's just a battalion of troops!" Feng Chang-chan, the governor of Anhua Prefecture, said disdainfully.
Feng Chang'er sat alone, but the chair he sat on was lower than the ordinary chair to show his identity. He was not wearing bright silk clothes or rough animal leather clothes, but white Confucian clothes, Han scarf, red lips and white teeth, and short beards under his jaw. He sat upright on the chair, looking graceful.
After hearing the word "Wai Wang", the elegant scholar flashed a hint of hatred in his eyes. The teacup in his hand couldn't help but tremble, spilling out some tea.
Meng Hanyang was originally ashamed of Feng Chang's words. Seeing the scholar's actions, he immediately smiled proudly and said, "Feng Chang, why are you proud? That is why you are so stupid and bold! Your military advisor Mu is so afraid that his hands are shaking, and the tea is spilled on the ground!"
Feng Chang's original intention was that he didn't believe it, but he turned his head and looked at it, but he couldn't help but look embarrassed. He complained in his heart, Military Advisor! Military Advisor! Why are you doing well on weekdays and losing face to me at this time?
Chapter completed!