The fleet traveled down the river very quickly, and on the way, there were constantly warships of the Great Song Dynasty to join the ranks of escorts, including the warships that came to meet the imperial guards, and the Yangtze River inland water division that cooperated with the Jingxiang warships, and gathered more than 100 large and small warships to gather around the imperial ships for a time. The vehicles and ships equipped by the inland water army are fast, and they are scouting at the outpost, communicating with the fleets through the flag, and constantly reporting the situation; The warships of the Imperial Navy formed a cordon around the perimeter of the Imperial Boat to prevent enemy ships from sneaking up.

Looking at the scene of white alum dotting on the river, hundreds of boats contending for the stream, Zhao Yu was quite emotional, he stood against the wind and looked east, the tall Xiangyang City was faintly visible, surrounded by a wide moat, he was like a gate on the Han River blocking the traffic arteries between the north and the south, protecting the southern land. He knew that only by seizing Xiangyang and controlling the Han River could he ensure the safety of Huguang and even Jiangdong, and only by controlling it in his own hands could Jiangnan sleep peacefully and sleep peacefully.

Going down the river, the speed of the boat is faster than the galloping horse, and when the sun is setting in the west, the city is already in sight. Yicheng is bordered by the Hanjiang River in the east, Jinniu Mountain in the west, Manhe River in the south, and Xiangyang in the north. It was once the capital of Chu State, and it was also a military town and economic center of Yingcheng, the capital of Gongwei. According to Zhao Yu's understanding, the city wall is built of rammed earth, with a thickness of more than four zhang, and nearly thirteen miles around, which is a big city.

"Is that the White Ditch?" Zhao Yu saw a tributary converging into the Han River, and pointed to Pan Niandao beside him.

"Your Majesty, that is Bai Qi Canal, when Bai Qi led the army to attack Chu, it was this water that irrigated Yandu and went straight to Yingcheng, the capital of Chu." Pan Nian replied.

"Oh!" Zhao Hao nodded, and glanced at Zhang Ba, who was on the same boat, and secretly said that he was lucky. If you know that Yicheng has also been flooded, you may also abandon Yicheng, but fortunately she did not become the boss, otherwise she would lose another city.

At that time, Bai Qi attacked Yandu, with only tens of thousands of troops, and the Chu State stationed more than 300,000 troops in Yandu, waiting for the Qin soldiers to starve to death because of the logistics cutoff. However, Bai Qi sent thousands of Qin soldiers to build a dam in the town of Manhewu, about 100 miles away from Yancheng, and secretly built a 100-mile long canal from this tributary of the Han River to the east and west. The Qin army opened a canal to irrigate the city, and the northeast corner of Yancheng collapsed after being soaked by the river, and the raging flood turned Yancheng into a Zeguo.

In this battle, Bai Qi attacked the city with water instead of soldiers, Yandu area, Hongze was a piece, the city was full of fish and shrimp, the corpses were full of rivers, the dead and wounded soldiers and civilians of Chu State reached hundreds of thousands, almost all the soldiers and civilians of Chu State were drowned here, the elite of the Chu army was lost, and Yancheng was then occupied by the Qin army. The drowning corpses in the city rotted and stenched so much that people called it the "Smelly Pool" and became a haunted mecca.

What is ironic is that this war canal used to kill people, but it was developed and utilized by later generations, the Nanjun Taishou Wang Pet of the Eastern Han Dynasty excavated the Muli ditch on this basis, so that the irrigation area was further expanded, the flow of water was more than 100 miles, the irrigated fields were thousands of hectares, it became a water conservancy project, the city has become the land of fish and rice since then, and people humorously call this place "Baiqi Canal".

In the following thousands of years, Baiqiqu benefited the people of Yicheng immensely. As far as Zhao Yu knows, in later generations, this canal has been verified to be 23 years earlier than the Jiangyan Water Conservancy Project in the capital, and has been successfully declared as a world irrigation engineering heritage by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage and awarded a plaque, and has since been known as the "first canal in China". This made him feel even more funny, if he was white and knew that his killing tool had won this honor, in addition to lamenting the impermanence of the world, I am afraid that he would only want to be quiet.

The fleet arrived at the ferry port outside Yicheng in the evening, and when the boat docked steadily at the pier, the music was loud. Jiang Cheng brought the officials of Yicheng and the civil and military personnel and gentry of the Jingxiang Governor's Mansion to greet the holy driver, and Zhao Hao was not interested in this, especially when the war was urgent, he engaged in this kind of flashy and unrealistic, laborious and money-making business. But he only frowned, and did not angrily shake off the crowd that greeted him, because he understood the hard work of the local officials, and if he lost his temper at this time, he could win some reputation for himself, but it would also make the Jingxiang officials who were already weak in heart even more panicked, which was not conducive to the work in the future.

"Chen Jiang Cheng and others meet Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The springboard was put down, the guard battalion disembarked first and arranged a guard, Zhao Yu disembarked under the company of Ni Liang and Wang Yinglin, Jiang Cheng led the crowd to bow down, and the mountain shouted long live.

"Jiang Shuai, get up quickly!" Zhao Yu stepped forward quickly and stretched out his hand to hug each other.

"The minister can't go far to greet him, and he will atone for his majesty!" Jiang Cheng didn't get up, bowed his head and bowed again.

"I already know about it, Jiang Shuai is no longer over, please hurry up!" Zhao Yu leaned over to help Jiang Cheng up, and he stood up tremblingly, his body shaking a few times before he managed to stand firmly.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... Ahem! Jiang Cheng was a little excited, and wanted to say something, but it caused a fierce cough.

"Jiang Shuai, take care, don't be polite!" Zhao Yu stroked his back. And looking at Jiang Cheng's haggard face, he couldn't help but feel a heartache. He is only in his early forties, just in the prime of life, but at the moment his face is yellow and white, his eye sockets are deep, and his always upright body is a little rickety, as if he is more than ten years old.

"Your Majesty, the minister is fine!" Jiang Cheng stopped coughing, patted the emperor's hand, and squeezed out some smiles with all his might.

"It's too late for me to come, Jiang Shuai should have reported the truth earlier, so that he could nourish his body, and the Great Song Dynasty still needs you!" Zhao Yu held Jiang Cheng's cold hand, and the anger in his heart suddenly disappeared, it was these hands that held the knife to guard him on the eve of the succession, so that he could inherit the throne smoothly, and now he is still maintaining the situation with his sick body.

"It's all the ministers' incompetence, and they failed to capture Xiangyang as scheduled, causing His Majesty to come to his aid thousands of miles away, which made the ministers feel uneasy!" Jiang Cheng saluted again, and said with a look of shame.

"Jiang Shuai should not blame himself, it is better to take care of his body." Zhao Yu saw that he was already short of breath, panting, and his face was becoming more and more pale after only a few words, so he knew that his physical strength was not enough, and hurriedly helped him to walk towards the car.

The two entered the city in the same car, and the ministers then entered the city, and drove in the governor's mansion, and after washing, they also arrived at the meal, which was a grand reception banquet as usual. But everyone knew that His Majesty had come to inquire about sin, so everyone was worried in their hearts; Moreover, Jiang Cheng was in poor health and in poor spirits, although he tried his best to accompany him, he was also very difficult, so a banquet ended in a dull situation.

In the early morning of the next day, there was a report that Jiang Cheng had overdrawn his physical strength by accompanying him yesterday, so that he was bedridden. After being diagnosed by the imperial doctor, he said that it was due to overwork, and he had become ill from overwork, and then suffered a heavy injury, injured his internal organs, and lost his vitality, and needed long-term rest to recover. Rory said a lot, anyway, it is not suitable to continue working at the moment, and he needs to leave for a long time to recuperate.

Zhao Yu understands that it is empty, the body is empty, and the heart is also empty, and the combination of the two crushes his body. Knowing the root of the disease, he ordered Wang De to visit the government with the party ginseng, and after a few words of greeting, he personally diagnosed his pulse, and asked Wang De to prescribe a prescription with a few words, and ordered him to concoct it according to law. And he withdrew from everyone and talked to Jiang Cheng alone.

The two first recalled the great achievements of the Jiang family, a loyal martyr who ruined his family and went to the country together, and then talked about Jiang Wanzai who was not afraid of difficulties and led the army to the king. After the fall of Lin'an, the Jiang father and son led the troops to the Xingchao to escort and help the young master. In the end, Jiang Wanzai fell into the water and died in order to save the young emperor, and was buried in the sea, so that there were no bones.

In the end, Zhao Yu talked about the dispute between the emperor and the new emperor after his brother died, and Jiang Cheng once again stood on his side, and took himself to Jinzhou Island in the midst of opposition, with a sword on his side, until he successfully ascended the throne. Then he said that Xingchao was coerced by Zhang Shijie to settle in Yashan, and he protected his safety under extremely difficult circumstances, and called on the Quartet Qinwang to plan against the Yuan.

Later, the Xing Dynasty moved to Qiongzhou, and Jiang Cheng supported Zhao Yu in the middle of the court to fight against the beggars and factions, and supported himself to resist the Yuan. He also presided over the reorganization of the forbidden army and the rebel army that moved to Qiongzhou, assisted him in establishing a new forbidden army, and improved the military command system. In the subsequent battle to recover Jiangnan, Lubing Huguang recovered a large area of land in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, established a perfect defense system, and gradually recovered the Jiangling and Yiling areas, laying a solid foundation for the Northern Expedition to Jingxiang.

Talking about the recovery of Jiangnan, Zhao Yucai said that the ministers of the DPRK and China wrote many times, saying that one of the Jiang brothers entered the prime minister, and the other guarded one side. If he has a heart of disobedience, relying on the prestige of the Jiang family in Jiangnan and the protégés of the government and the opposition, he will definitely endanger his position. When Jiang Cheng heard this, he was shocked, and swore again and again that he and his brother would never be subservient, and they were loyal to His Majesty and the Great Song Dynasty, and they had no two hearts.

Zhao Yu only then talked about his attitude, he believed in the loyalty of the Jiang family, and his loyalty to the Jiang Cheng brothers was unquestionable, so the ministers' letters were all rejected and reprimanded. Then the conversation changed, and when he talked about Jiang Cheng's performance after the Huguang and Northern Expeditions, he became stern and blamed him for not doubting his attitude because of vain belief in rumors, and then he had negative thoughts and forgot his official duties, which led to the abolition of military discipline and the discouragement of the army, which in turn led to a decline in combat effectiveness and affected the great cause of the Northern Expedition.

Jiang Cheng was told the central matter by His Majesty and exposed the old bottom, so he was naturally sweating profusely, panicking, and pleading guilty again and again. Zhao Yu's face softened slightly, and after reprimanding him again, he once again showed that he still had an undoubting attitude towards the Jiang brothers' loyalty, telling them not to cause the monarch and ministers to be centrifuged, but to still reuse them, and their favor remained unchanged. In the future, he will also put down his burden, contribute to the country and the king, and stop being confused by gossip.

During the conversation, except for Wang De who entered the house and gave the boiled decoction, no one else could go in to investigate, let alone hear anything. Some people wanted to enter the room in the name of visiting, but they were all blocked by Wang De, only saying that after Jiang Shuai used the medicine prescribed by His Majesty, his spirit had improved, and he was already able to get up and half-snuggle up on the couch to talk to His Majesty.

Although everyone was skeptical, they did not dare to enter without permission, so they could only wait in anxiety. At noon, everyone was surprised to find that Jiang Shuai came out hand in hand with His Majesty, his face was flushed, and he could walk freely without help. At noon, I not only ate two bowls of rice, but also drank a glass of wine, and my illness seemed to be much better, and everyone praised His Majesty for being a 'miracle doctor'......