Li Yanqing returned to Jiangdu County, and since the two sides had torn their faces, Li Yanqing had no scruples, and immediately ordered the 10,000 elite troops who had arrived on the north bank of the Yangtze River to rush to Yangzhou immediately, and at the same time ordered the 10,000 reserve troops stationed on the north bank of the Huai River to also rush to Yangzhou to assemble.

Although Li Yanqing believed that Master Zhiguang would not let him down, he never expected that the three Ruan brothers would rush to Jiangdu County early the next morning.

Li Yanqing heard the news and walked out of the state office, only to see the three Ruan brothers shirtless, kneeling in front of the steps with Jing Tiao on their backs, seeing Li Yanqing come out, Ruan Xiaoer said ashamedly: "We don't know what to do, we collided with Mrs. Li, we have come to ask Mrs. Li for guilt!" ”

Li Yanqing hurriedly stepped forward to help up the three Ruan brothers, tore off the thorns on their backs, and ordered his subordinates to take the clothes and put them on, he said to Ruan Xiaoer sincerely: "Although I was young, I and the second brother Ruan hit it off at first sight, which makes me unforgettable. ”

Ruan Xiaoer sighed, "Back then, we fell for Tong Guan, and were framed by Tong Guan, Taiwei Li overthrew Tong Guan, which can be regarded as a bad breath for us, if Taiwei doesn't dislike it, the three of us brothers are willing to follow the work of dogs and horses!" ”

Li Yanqing was overjoyed, and hurriedly invited the three Ruan brothers into the state office, and introduced Cao Sheng and Mo Jun to them, and everyone sat down as guests.

Ruan Xiaoer said with a smile: "I got a news last night that Wu Zhuo's father and son were killed by the enemy in Chuzhou, which is really happy!" ”

Li Yanqing smiled curiously and asked, "Second brother and Wu Zhuo have a grudge?" ”

Ruan Xiaoqi next to him said: "We were detained by him last year, and then when we took 10,000 yuan to ransom the fleet, we found that the two hundred catties of ambergris in the ship were gone, worth 50,000 yuan, and then we came to Jiangdu to find him to theorize, and he injured five brothers, we can't swallow this breath, we planned to take revenge this year, but I didn't expect it to be solved by Taiwei." ”

Li Yanqing asked Han Baolin next to him, "Does Han Zhizhou know about this?" ”

Han Baolin nodded, "It's true, those two barrels of incense are in the basement of his mansion." ”

Li Yanqing said: "Since you know the bitter master, then return it to them, and there is no need to confiscate the official treasury." ”

"Xia Guan knows."

Ruan Xiaoer was overjoyed, "Thank you, Captain Li!" ”

Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "Since you are already my subordinates, these things are my business, you are welcome!" ”

Ruan Xiaowu, who had not spoken, smiled and asked, "Dutong, Yangzhou is going to war, right?" ”

When I saw Ruan Xiaowu was a hippie smile, after so many years, he is still the same, and his appearance has not changed at all, Li Yanqing couldn't help but ask in a mocking tone: "How does the little fifth brother know?" ”

Ruan Xiaowu was called Little Fifth Brother more than ten years ago, and now he is thirty-five years old, everyone calls him Fifth Brother, and the word 'small' has been removed, but I didn't expect Li Yanqing to still call himself Little Fifth Brother like back then.

At this time, Ruan Xiaoqi kicked him lightly and asked him to pay attention to his identity, Ruan Xiaowu woke up, quickly put away his hippie smile, and said solemnly: "Xiang Jia came to find us, and the second brother knows this matter best." ”

Li Yanqing was stunned and looked at Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaoer nodded, "It's Xiang Zongliang's nephew, called Xiang Zhi, this person came to us a month ago, hoping that we would join King Qin's army, but I refused." ”

"Then how did the second brother know that there was going to be a war?"

Ruan Xiaoer hurriedly said: "Please don't call me second brother again, I really can't afford it." ”

Li Yanqing nodded, "Then I'll call you General Ruan Er." ”

"The lieutenant called me a general?" Ruan Xiaoer looked surprised.

Li Yanqing said lightly: "Didn't the imperial court appoint you as a general commander before?" I'll start here to determine your official position. ”

The three Ruan brothers were very moved in their hearts, and the imperial court dismissed them from their command posts, but Li Yanqing did not admit it and took over their official positions again.

"General Nguyen Er continued to talk about the start of the war." Li Yanqing reminded them with a smile.

Ruan Xiaoer patted his head and laughed self-deprecatingly: "I think about getting promoted and getting rich all day long, and I forget about business." ”

Everyone around laughed knowingly, and Ruan Xiaoer continued: "On the second day when Xiang Zhi looked for us, Red also came to look for us, this person was originally a Yangtze River water thief, who was absorbed by the government a few months ago, and he was bent on devouring our fleet and soldiers, so he promised me that he would suggest that I be appointed as the deputy general of the navy, perhaps because he was too eager to eat us, and revealed a lot of secrets to me, including that they were preparing to crusade against the imperial court and set up a new emperor, so we knew that we were going to war." ”

Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said: "You are right, it is indeed going to war, and Red's 3,000 sailors have appeared on the Yangtze River, ready to intercept me, I have sent someone to transfer the Ezhou navy over, but the strength is still insufficient, I hope that your 800 elites can join and officially become the navy under my command." ”

"It is our honor that Taiwei Li looks down on us, I have ordered the soldiers and ships to come to Yangzhou before I set off, and it is estimated that we will arrive in Jiangdu this afternoon, and then I will officially hand over the army to Taiwei."

Li Yanqing said with a smile: "Just hand it over to me for reorganization, and when Leide's navy is annihilated, I will merge it with the Ezhou navy to form a new navy, and the command of this navy will be held by General Ruan Er." ”

Ruan Xiaoer was extremely excited, and hurriedly knelt down on one knee and saluted, "The humble position will never live up to the expectations of the captain!" ”

Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi also knelt down, Li Yanqing hurriedly helped them up, comforted them a few words, and asked his own soldiers to take them to change their uniforms, Li Yanqing smiled at Zhang Shun: "They themselves have an official position of recruitment, and the starting point is relatively high, but you don't have to be disappointed, after the eradication of Red, I will also promote you to the commander!" ”

Zhang Shun was overjoyed, "Thank you for your support!" ”

Li Yanqing patted him on the shoulder, "Gather your subordinates, this time to attack Red, you will make another miraculous feat." ”

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When Zhao Ji took refuge in Jiangning Mansion, Jiangning Mansion once became the political center of the Jiangnan states, where Zhao Ji issued countless imperial decrees and letters of appointment and dismissal, which profoundly affected the officialdom of the Jiangnan states.

Although Zhao Ji was captured by the Jin soldiers in the north, the political influence of Jiangning Mansion still existed, and this time the troops of the Jiangnan states were assembled in the name of King Qin and placed in Jiangning Mansion.

The military camp is located in the east of Jiangning Prefecture, less than ten miles away from the Yangtze River, covering an area of thousands of acres, consisting of thousands of large tents, and stationing 80,000 troops.

The source of these 80,000 people is more complicated, there are 20,000 troops newly raised by Zhao Ji in Jiangning Mansion, which he did not have time to take away, and 10,000 troops converted from the three major relatives Zhuang Ding, but the most is 50,000 troops gathered by the armies of various prefectures, making the total strength of 80,000 troops.

The commander of this army is named Xiang Fa, who is Xiang Zongliang's nephew, about forty years old, and has served as a general, an envoy to the Ning Navy, and has also served as a high-ranking official such as the Marquis of Xiangdu Yu in the forbidden army.

The deputy general of the army was the general Liu Yanqing, Liu Yanqing followed the emperor Zhao Ji and the commander of the forbidden army Gao Yu south to Jiangning Mansion, he was responsible for recruiting and training 20,000 new troops, so when Zhao Ji went north, he did not lead the army to follow, but continued to stay in Changzhou to train recruits.

Because Liu Yanqing had a high prestige in the army, Xiang Zongliang came to visit him twice, and promised heavy benefits, and finally persuaded Liu Yanqing to join the pro-Yan faction, the so-called pro-Yan faction is to support the king of Daning County to ascend the throne, which sounds justifiable, but it is actually related to the core interests of the three major relatives, so that they do not hesitate to rebel against the imperial court.

A very important reason why the three relatives dared to take a risk was that the imperial court had too few troops, only 70,000 or 80,000 people, although the Western Army still had 100,000 people, but they were held back by the Western Xia and could not be mobilized, coupled with the lack of finance in Beijing, so that the three relatives saw the opportunity to re-establish a new monarch.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Xiang Zongliang sat on the handsome seat with a big grin, he was the brother of the Empress Dowager Xiang, and he was greatly favored by Zhao Ji, although he was not surnamed Zhao, but because he had the identity of a relative, he became one of the very few people in the Song Dynasty who was crowned the king during his lifetime, he was named the king of Yongjia County, and his brother Xiang Zonghui was also named the king of Yongyang County during his lifetime.

Coach Xiang Fa sat aside, deputy general Liu Yanqing sat opposite Xiang Fa, and there were dozens of generals below.

"I just got the information, Yangzhou sentenced Wu Zhuo's father and son to be killed by the enemy, at first we all thought it was Li Yanqing's personal vendetta, but now it seems that Li Yanqing should have discovered Wu Zhuo's identity, so he found an excuse to kill Wu Zhuo."

When Xiang Zongliang said this, he glanced at Xiang Fa, and when he saw that he wanted to speak, he asked, "What does Xiang Shuai want to say?" ”

Xiang Fa bowed and asked, "Just now His Highness said that Li Yanqing discovered Wu Zhuo's identity, could it be that our plan was seen through by Li Yanqing?" ”

"Quite possibly!"

Xiang Zongliang glanced sharply at everyone, and continued: "Li Yanqing did not cross the river, but returned to Yangzhou, he must have realized the danger, and according to Jiangbei's intelligence, an army of unknown origin appeared in Jiangbei, about 10,000 people, we think this is the army brought by Li Yanqing, maybe he has been prepared for a long time, or maybe he is to exterminate the remnants of Fang La, but the reason is not important, the important thing is how we should deal with it?" We have discussed this matter, but now I would like to hear the views of all of you. ”

[Before, Lao Gao said that the Song Dynasty did not have a king with a different surname during his lifetime, and he was generally posthumously crowned, which is not entirely correct, it can only be said that there are very few kings with different surnames during his lifetime, but there are still them, such as Chai Zongxun named King Zheng, and the Xiang brothers were crowned kings, Han Shizhong was crowned the king of Xian'an County, Zhang Jun was crowned the king of Qinghe County, and there were many relatives in the Southern Song Dynasty. 】