(The first update, ask for a red ticket)

Zhang Jinxian wanted to continue to go south to inspect the situation of the Jiaolai River, and he wanted to go to Jimo to meet with Du Juefu, the former Shouguang Zhi County and now the counselor of the Xuanfu Envoy of Shandong, to discuss the matter of supervision, so he and Lin Jian said goodbye to Kanjia Town.

The Jiangdong Left Army chose to camp on a platform between Taerbao Mountain and the Jiaolai River. The Xihe Congregation had no formal military training, so Lin Jian transferred the auxiliary troops of the labor battalion to set up a camp on the sunny slope of the Xihe Congregation on the south side.

It is rare to have a good moonlight at night, and Lin Jian invited Sun Jingtang to come over to talk about it.

Cao Ziang and Ge Cunxin stayed at the mouth of the Hebei River in Jiaolai, and Lin Mengde stayed in Qingzhou City to deal with those trivial matters in the officialdom, so Lin Jian talked to Sun Jingtang and did not let others participate.

The moonlight sprinkled on the mountain rocks, as if the mountain stones were immersed in the clear spring water, covered with a layer of crystal clear light and shadow, and the guards were scattered left and right, Lin Jian invited Sun Jingtang to sit down on the mountain stones at will, and asked him: "How much do you know about me and the Jiangdong Left Army?" ”

"Don't hide it from your lord, the reason why Xihehui was afraid before was that I really felt that adults were not things in the pool." Sun Jingtang said.

Lin Jian smiled slightly, in the past, Xihe would regard him as the bane of trouble, it turned out to be called "not a thing in the pool", he didn't mind this, he didn't have a stomach, how could he be convincing?

"I've been walking a single-plank bridge all along, there is no way back, there are abysses that can break people's bones on the left and right," Lin Jian said to Sun Jingtang with confidence, "This is an eventful time, in order to survive, for the people around me to survive, sometimes it is necessary to use some less upright means." This matter, I think you are also clear, in this world, the jackal is in charge, either you eat the jackal, or the jackal eats you, there is a second way for you and me to choose? He sighed lightly and said, "Of course, the previous things are not important, and the previous things don't need to be thought about." ”

Sun Jingtang nodded and said, "My Sun family has also figured it out now, and in the future, only adults and horses will be the ......."

Indeed, the problem of Changshan Island is no longer a problem, and there is not much risk. Even if the past of Changshan Island is exposed, it is probably just a small stain of insignificance, and some people may praise it as a beautiful story. Chen Zhihu worshiped the general of Datong Town, and he was just a thief who rescued Li Zhuo from the execution ground and was about to be beheaded.

Lin Jian didn't tell Sun Jingtang about it solemnly.

"I have discussed with Tang Gong," Lin Jian said, "It is impossible for the Changyi mutiny not to hold the Sun family accountable at all, then the court will not be able to get over the face." However, there is nothing particularly to worry about, even if it is sentenced to exile, it will be sentenced to the islands outside the mouth of the Chongzhou River - this is the bottom line I can promise. The children of the Xihe Society plus their families are seven or eight thousand, and we must settle them carefully. ”

The deprivation of Cao Shi can almost be said to be the lightest and inevitable punishment, and the Xihe Society can no longer exist, at least nominally, after all, more than 2,000 congregations have gathered because of Cao Yun affairs, and it is also Cao Yun Affairs that maintains the livelihood of more than 2,000 congregations and even more family members—after giving Cao Cao, it is necessary to rearrange the way out.

If the cao affairs are deprived, the cao boats under the name of the Naxi River Society will also be returned to the government - these cao boats were originally entrusted to the river gang to be managed by the government in the name of transporting Cao. Except for the cao grain and cao boats that were burned in Kanjiazhai, the other boats and grains were seized by Jimo County.

Sun Jingtang thought of one thing and said, "What should I do if Yue Lengqiu wants Xihe to lose ships and grain?" ”

"Well, there is a possibility," Lin Lian nodded, there were more than 200 boats full of grain and more than 20,000 stone grains in Kanjia Town, and the responsibility should not be pushed to the head of the Xihe Society, but the official word is two, Yue Lengqiu is the governor of Jianghuai at this time, and it is also a headache for Xihe Society to be responsible for biting this matter. Lin Jian stretched out his finger and scratched his forehead, "The danger in front of me has been passed, and these things will be left for the future to slowly rip off...... Actually, it doesn't work, let the Shandong County Division take the initiative to take the responsibility, and let Yue Lengqiu find the Shandong County Division to compensate the ship and pay the grain! ”

Sun Jingtang nodded, thinking in his heart that it was really a dangerous pass.

At this time, Lin Jian and the Jiangdong Left Army can be said to be emerging and gradually becoming a force, but this force is still weak after all, at least on the side of the couch in the hinterland of Gyeonggi, which is really not much of a force.

The three towns of Datong, Xuanhua, and Jibei on the Yanshan defense line plus the Yanjing Forbidden Army have a total strength of 280,000, and these 280,000 troops are not all without the elite of field battles.

The eastern captives entered the Kou, and the armies avoided the enemy and feared the war, which was also a court war and unclear intentions, especially after the Jinzhong army betrayed Hao Zongcheng, which directly led to the passive slackness of the army.

If you talk about the elite, before Chen Zhihu became the guard of Datong, he directly brought 20,000 elites from Eastern Fujian to the north, with this 20,000 elites as the core, and the total strength of the reorganized Datong garrison was as high as more than 60,000 people.

The Xuanhua Army is slightly weaker, and the strength of the Jibei Army is actually not very bad.

In addition, the Dengzhou Town Boat Division and the Town Army also have an establishment of 20,000.

Dengzhou, located in the northeast corner of Shandong, has the tendency to clamp down on Liaodong, and the imperial court has always attached great importance to the construction of the Dengzhou Boat Division, which is not only in terms of the number of soldiers, but also the combat power of warships and generals is obviously stronger than that of Ninghai and Jiangning Water Battalions.

These soldiers and horses were nominally directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, but now they do not have much trust in the Ministry of War, and they have selected eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to serve as military envoys to strengthen their control over these soldiers and horses.

This 300,000-strong army is almost one of the most important family bases of the Yuan family.

Under such circumstances, Lin Jian also resolutely supported the army to enter Shandong, supporting the Xihe Society and the Sun family, which was a risky act of tying up with Tang Gu and threatening the Gyeonggi food shortage.

But Lin Jian really dared to promote the chaos in Gyeonggi, not only Li Zhuo and others would stand on the opposite side of Lin Bin, but the 300,000 troops would also pounce over without hesitation, smashing the Jiangdong Left Army, which was only 35,000 troops, into pieces.

This is completely a game of power, smart people will only let the opponent see the existence of that bottom line, but until the final moment when the fish dies and the net is broken, they will not touch that bottom line.

Before, because they saw that Lin Tie liked to take risks, the Sun family and Xihe would be in awe and avoid it, at this time, Lin Tie would not avoid danger for the Sun family and Xihe, and the sword would be on the sidelines, what else could the Sun family do except for the surrender of the heartfelt and convinced?

In fact, apart from going all the way to the dark with Lin Lian, the Sun family had no other choice.

Of course, neither Sun Wenbing nor Sun Wenwan could make this decision on behalf of the Sun family before, Sun Jingxuan was still in prison, and Sun Jingtang was the only person outside the prison who could make this decision on behalf of the Sun family.

Lin Jian was also very eager to take the Sun family and the Xihe Society for his own use, and he said some thoughts that had been lingering in his mind for the past few days: "Maybe some of the congregations will have the intention of returning to their hometowns or finding another way out, let's not stop them." At least at this time, a twisted melon will not be sweet......"

Lin Lian, Lin Mengde, and Cao Ziang had discussed it in advance, thinking that the congregation, which had a lot of money, was unlikely to go to the dark with them, and many people might choose to leave the Xihe Society. These well-funded congregations are precisely the middle-level leaders of the Xihe Congregation, who are more seriously tainted with the habits of the rivers and lakes, and these people are not good targets for recruitment. In fact, there was no better alternative for the poor ordinary congregation, and it was not easy for them to return to their hometowns and rent land to become tenant farmers because of the existence of perpetual tenant rights. This part of the people is what Lin Tie wants to win over the most, and it is precisely the part of the people who will choose to join the Jiangdong Left Army with the Sun family and may become the core of the Jiangdong Left Army in the future......

“…… When I return to Jiangdong, I will officially form a naval division, and the Jiyun Society will also form a maritime fleet, which requires a large number of familiar shipwrights and sailors," Lin Jian said again, "In my eyes, or within the Jiangdong Left Army, you don't have to worry about your identity. Maybe it's not good enough, but at least I'm working towards the goal of being able and meritocracy. When Sun Huishou and Wen Yao come out, they will first heal their injuries, and first settle down so many children and families of the Xihe Society, and then entrust them with specific ministries ......"

"Please rest assured, the Sun family is willing to serve the adults for the work of dogs and horses......" Sun Jingtang clasped his fists and saluted.

"No one plays for anyone, in a world of crisis, we are just in the same boat," Lin Jian said, "Back to Jiangdong, we not only have to directly fight against the East China Sea Kou and the luxury family, but also fight with Yue Lengqiu, a fierce crocodile." The previous road was dangerous, and the road in the future will be even more dangerous, you have to be mentally prepared for this......" Saying this, Lin Jian chuckled lightly, and told him some things that Sun Jingtang had not yet touched.

Even though Emperor Chongguan had always severely reprimanded the remarks of moving the capital in the court, Yue Lengqiu served as the governor of Jianghuai, overseeing the military and political affairs of Jiangdong County and Jiangning Prefecture, and did not set up a governor to restrict his military power to command the town army.

The Changhuai army was annihilated in Haozhou, Hong Zekou and Huaishang Zhukou were in great trouble, and the imperial court made Yue Lengqiu reorganize the Changhuai army as the main force to clear and suppress Hong Zekou.

Before the Battle of Haozhou, the Changhuai Town Army was fully organized into 20 battalions, and the reorganized Changhuai Army was directly expanded by three times, with 60 battalions and more than 36,000 soldiers.

In addition to attaching importance to the suppression of bandits, the imperial court's deployment actually further confirmed the intention of moving the capital. After the capital was moved to Jiangning, the defense area was the first barrier north of Jiangning by the Changhuai Army in the middle reaches of the Huai River, and this barrier could not but be solidified.

Before becoming the governor of Jianghuai, Yue Lengqiu, the governor of the southern line, in view of the fact that Hong Zekou actually also caused trouble to Chu and Henan, the reconstruction of the Changhuai army was actually based on the Eastern Fujian Army led by Yue Lengqiu, and selected the elite from the three Qinwang divisions of Zhongzhou, Jingchu (Hubei) and the Jiangdong Qinwang Division led by Cheng Yuqian, eliminated the weak and retained the strong, and obtained more than 36,000 soldiers in 60 battalions.

Of course, how much combat effectiveness these sixty battalions will have in the end, and whether they can become the core of the Jingxi banditry, depends on Yue Lengqiu's means of governing the army.

In addition to the Changhuai Army, which was directly under the jurisdiction of Yue Lengqiu, at this time, the three towns including Ninghai Town in Jiangdong County and the nearly 70,000 town troops of the Jiangning garrison were under the jurisdiction of Yue Lengqiu.

Gu Wuchen has just gained a foothold in Jiangning, and it is far from being able to cover the sky with one hand, even if the court uses Gu Wuchen's intention to balance Yue Lengqiu - even if Zhang Xie controls everything behind the scenes, it is impossible to put all the military and political power in Jiangdong County into Yue Lengqiu's hands, which will make Yue Lengqiu swell into an uncontrollable power-grabbing figure-but it is undeniable that Yue and Gu are in a weak position in the power balance pattern of Jiangning.

In the power structure of Jiangning, it is not only Yue and Gu, Yin Wang Xueshan of Jiangning Mansion, Cheng Yuqian, who replaced Li Zhuo as the garrison of Jiangning, Wang Tian, the Xuanfu envoy of Jiangdong County, Yu Xinyuan, the leader of the Wu Party, who is actually the spokesperson of local forces, and even Dong Yuan, the prefect of Weiyang, are all core figures who can influence the direction of Jiangning's power structure.

The attitudes of almost all of these figures or forces who can influence the direction of Jiangning's political situation are ambiguous, even if they will not immediately support Yue Lengqiu, their attitude towards Gu Wuchen is obviously cold.

In terms of military power, Gu Wuchen is also in a weak position.

The combat power of the government army is very weak, and at the moment, the government army of Dongyang Mansion and Weiyang Mansion can be called elite under the control of Shen Rong and Dong Yuan, and the government army that can be directly controlled by Gu Wuchen is the two battalions of the Dongcheng Lieutenant under Liu Xilin. Gu Wuchen has the name of supervising the township camp, but in fact, the township camp pays the local area, and recruits local children, which is actually controlled by local forces, such as Dongyang Township Yong is under the joint control of the Lin clan and Gu Wuchen, Jiangdong Zuoying is controlled by Lin Tie alone, and Weiyang Township Camp is controlled by Dong Yuan and Weiyang local forces, etc. Even if Gu Wuchen has the name of supervising the township battalion, it is actually difficult to dispatch the township battalion for his own use, and he can compete with Yue Lengqiu, who has more than 100,000 town troops.

At this time, Jiangdong is indeed a very dangerous situation, and their side is not without a little advantage.

Out of the Huai River estuary to the sea route to Jiaozhou Bay, then from Jiaozhou River to Jiaolai River across the Shandong Peninsula to Laizhou Bay in the north, and then from Laizhou Bay across the sea to Jinhai, from Jinhai to Weitai - this temporary Cao Road can be said to be the lifeline of the Gyeonggi region and the northern line army, at this time has been actually controlled by them, and it is also their biggest reliance at this time.

The most substantial significance of suppressing the mutiny of the Qingzhou Army and completely defeating Liu Yefei is to further strengthen the control of this temporary road. Tang Haoxin did not make much adjustments to the officials of the Shandong County Division, but the appointment of Zhang Jinxian and Du Juefu was directly related to the Jiaolai River Caowu.

Tang Haoxin also saw very clearly that no matter how hard Zhang Xie's restraint on him in Beijing was, as long as the Yellow River breach was not successfully blocked for a day, and the Pingyuan Fucao Canal was not restored for a day, no matter whether the situation in Shandong could be improved under his rule, his political position would be as stable as a rock.

Lin Jian can't easily see through an old and refined character like Tang Haoxin, but there is no possibility of talking to each other, he will wait and see Tang Haoxin's performance in Shandong.

It had been two months since the Donghae Kou occupied the islands of Changguo County, and in any case, the time for the Jiangdong Left Army to move south could not be delayed any longer.

Lin Jian talked a lot with Sun Jingtang until the middle of the month, and then returned to the camp to rest. There are some things he can only say to Sun Jingtang, not Sun Wenbing and Sun Wenwan.

A character like Sun Jingtang has grown up at the bottom, and his ability to actually do things is much stronger than those officials. Responsible for the affairs of Caoyun, he has traveled south and north for half his life, and has had in-depth contact with various levels of officials, people, Jianghu factions and local forces, and his experience is stronger than that of capable officials in the ordinary sense.

Lin Jian attaches more importance to pragmatic talents, and people like Chen Mingzhe, although there are beautiful transcripts such as Champion Yuanlang and the first talent in Jiangnan, he can't look down on them.

When Lin Jian returned to the camp, there was a post horse delivering a letter from Qingzhou overnight.

The trial of the Changyi mutiny case quickly came to a preliminary conclusion, after all, no one wanted to delay this matter. This preliminary conclusion needs to be approved by Lin Jian to become a preliminary conclusion, so it must be handed to Kanjia Town to Lin Jian for new reading and approval before he can rush to Beijing for 800 miles.

At this time, the vital interests of the Sun family and the Xihe Society were involved, and Lin Jian sent people to call Sun Jingtang, Sun Wenbing, and Sun Wenwan, who had just returned to the camp to rest, to see if they could accept the conclusion of the Qingzhou trial, and to respect their opinions.