On the third day of the sixth month of the sixth month, Yue Lengqiu and Tang Xitai arrived in Yuzhang by boat and entered the city from the Water Gate.

After receiving the news that the ship had entered the city, Lin Lianzheng was discussing with Fu Qinghe, Gao Zongting and others in the Xingyuan Hall, and said with a smile: "I should personally go to the dock to pick up this old boss......

Gao Zongting laughed.

Lin Jian served as the supervisor of Jinghai, and Yue Lengqiu supervised Jianghuai; Lin Tie also knows Chongzhou, Yue Lengqiu supervises Jianghuai; Lin Tie and know Hailing, Yue Lengqiu supervises Jianghuai; Lin Tie served as the Huaidong System Division, Yue Lengqiu was in charge of the Jiangning Military Department, and served as the deputy minister and deputy envoy of the imperial camp - Yue Lengqiu was Lin Bin's boss for several years, as long as after the Jiangning War, Lin Tie was appointed to the Privy Council, Yue Lengqiu could only "succumb" to the Privy Council.

Lin Jian wanted to go to greet Yue Lengqiu, and Fu Qinghe, Gao Zongting and others also accompanied him with chariots and horses.

The car is a four-wheeled van made by Huaidong, the weather is hot at this time, the compartment plate is removed, the canopy is placed on it, and a big car can comfortably sit seven or eight people. However, when he went out of the line, he was shocked by the ruined scene in Yuzhang City, which made people unable to raise their spirits.

It has been less than a month since the Huaidong Army took over Yuzhang, and the county has not yet recovered from the war, and there are traces of war burning everywhere.

The luxury family stationed in Yuzhang soldiers and horses, before the Huaidong army arrived, ransacked the city of Yuzhang, and set fire to the city of county governance, the resistance army of Meiling then entered the city and extinguished the fire, but Yuzhang City was burned for nearly half, and the ruins burned by the fire were everywhere. Only a ring of walls around is solid, the Zhejiang and Fujian army hastily did not have time to destroy, but also intact preservation, only a few towers on the city were burned down.

In the past, there were 20,000 households in the big city, but when the Huaidong Army took over, there were less than 3,000 households left, and the withering of people's livelihood can be seen.

"Now I can't allocate a lot of money to renovate Yuzhang City," Lin Jian sat in the car and said to Fu Qinghe and Gao Zongting, "If the hidden danger of Yuanzhou can be successfully removed, Jiangxi County can be moved to Jiangzhou, and Yuzhang will still be left for re......building in the future."

"I don't know if Huang Binghao will enter the palace, if Huang Binghao only wants to occupy Yuanzhou at this time, he can only go," Fu Qinghe said, "Then Yuzhang can't be unguarded, and the three or five thousand elite soldiers still have to stay." ”

There are several key points in Jiangxi:

One is Ganzhou, located in the middle reaches of the Ganjiang River, along the river, there are 800 miles away from Yuzhang, it is the important place to control the southern region of Jiangxi, and it can pass through Guangnan to the south of the Chengling Mountains.

Quang Nam is riding on the wall, which side is strong and which side is down.

When the luxury family was powerful, the officials of Guangnan secretly colluded with the luxury family, cut the land and defended themselves, intercepted the taxes in recent years, and disobeyed Jiangning's orders, for fear of setting themselves on fire, and even prevented the remnants of Yu Wangao from retreating from Jieyang to Guangnan.

However, the late development of Guangnan, the Han and Yi mixed settlements, and the number of households was less than 200,000, so that the powerful clans of Guangnan did not dare to have the ambition of ceding land and becoming kings, but when the Huaidong warships were rampant on the South Seas, Guangnan's attitude gradually softened and began to draw a clear line with the luxury family.

This time, the luxury family was completely defeated in Jiangxi, and Guangnan sent people to Yuzhang to describe the hardships that had to be catered to in the early years; Someone from Guangnan sent Lin Jian to Jiangning a few days ago.

No matter what kind of posture the Quang Nam side poses, the only thing that can be said in the world is his fist.

On the one hand, it was to absorb the forces of the resistance army in southern Ganzhou and temporarily guard the southern Gannan region, and on the other hand, it also had the intention of warning Guangnan.

If Guangnan is not honest, the Huaidong army can go south along the Gan River at any time, enter Guangnan through the Chengling Road, and smooth out their disobedience.

Beyond Ganzhou, it is Jiangzhou. Jiangzhou is the northern gateway of Jiangxi, guarding the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, connecting Jingchu in the north, and the southern foot of Huaishan Mountain on the opposite bank.

Shangrao is the eastern gateway of Jiangxi, connecting Quzhou in western Zhejiang, but after the end of the Shangrao war, Shangrao became the hinterland of Huaidong, and now it is necessary to restore the passage between Quzhou and Shangrao as soon as possible, so that the materials of the two places can resume circulation to help people's livelihood recover.

Yuzhang is the hinterland of the entire Ganjiang River and the Poyang Lake Plain, and has always been Jiangxi's economic, political and military. From Yuzhang to the southwest, is Yuanzhou, the west gateway of Jiangxi, and Xiangtan is connected.

The traitor Huang Binghao did not flee north with the luxury family, and he did not have time to withdraw from Yuanzhou, which is 400 miles away from Yuzhang, and fled north, and now Huang Binghao and his general Chen Zishou led more than 30,000 soldiers and horses to defend Yuanzhou, ostensibly intending to belong to Jiangning, but in fact they were fighting with the idea of cutting land and standing on their own.

Gao Zongting had just returned from Yuanzhou, and Huang Binghao offered to serve as the envoy of Yuanzhou and move his clan to Yuanzhou for resettlement.

Although Lin Jian ordered Ao Canghai to detain the Huang clan in Pengze, in fact, Huang Binghao's relatives had already asked Ao Wenzhuang to send someone to Yuanzhou before the luxury family crossed the river-

Huang Binghao's hidden danger is not small, but from Yuzhang to Yuanzhou, the road is obstructive and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Huang Binghao opened a bargaining chip to seize Yuanzhou at this time, and it was obvious that Tanzhou was contributing behind him, even if he wanted to send troops to attack Yuanzhou, it would be difficult to capture it in a short time; The situation in the north is so urgent, it is really difficult for Lin Lian to make a choice.

If Huang Binghao can really settle down in Yuanzhou, then he will go for the time being, but Yuzhang can't help but stay in the elite just in case. But Lin Bin, Gao Zongting and others are more worried that Huang Binghao will collude with the luxury family who crossed the river and fled north, and if this hidden danger is not solved, it will be very fatal.

Lin Jian shook his head and sighed bitterly: "Driving the luxury family out of Jiangxi is not really about settling down in Jiangnan, and Tanzhou is also a belly full of bad water." The longer this drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to the situation in Jianghuai. It's not that I'm worried that I won't be able to win and that I can't expel Yanhu from the Central Plains, but if the war drags on for a year or two, millions of people will be displaced......"

"The lord should not borrow the hands of others under the pretense of others, nor should he expect others to know the people's sufferings like the lord." Gao Zongting said.

Lin Jian looked at the sparkling river in the distance and was silent.

After the Shangrao War, "replacing the Yuan clan" was no longer a particularly taboo topic.

There were three people in the carriage, and Gao Zongting said that such a sensitive topic as "pro-pastoral" looked calm and indifferent. Li Zhuo was loyal and martyred all his life, Gao Zongting was originally a fallen disciple, and the first half of his life was bumpy, but he also had the idea of making meritorious contributions and serving the court in his heart, but after Li Zhuo's death, Gao Zongting was completely hopeless about the court and the Yuan family.

Fu Qinghe said: "Before that, Shen Rong was ordered by the Queen Mother to go to Qiupu to discuss with Yue Lengqiu, and Yue Lengqiu then came to Yuzhang, on the surface, it seems that he wants to try to save the Chizhou army, but maybe he also wants to see your mind?" ”

"Jiangning is full of people who say that I have different ambitions, why does Yue Lengqiu need to test it again?" Lin Jian asked rhetorically.

"Over the years, Yue Lengqiu has also known the situation, he has the heart of the dragon, it can't be surprising," Gao Zongting said, "Maybe he won't need us to win over, he will bet his chips over, but before, how can he confirm it with his own eyes!" ”

Lin Jian smacked his lips and shook his head lightly, not thinking that the time was ripe.

The wharf was just in front, Gao Zongting and Fu Qinghe didn't have time to persuade anything, they could see many people standing on the inland wharf, Yue Lengqiu was standing in the crowd in green clothes, tall and thin, looking very eye-catching.

When they first met in Jinan, it was the winter of the ninth year of Chongguan, and it has been eight years so far, during which Lin Jian remembered that the number of meetings with Yue Lengqiu was a handful, and he thought to himself: This is probably the so-called king not seeing the king.

In the ninth year of Chongguan, the army went north to Yan Jiqin King to aid the Beijing Division, although the mountains and rivers were dangerous, but Yue Lengqiu's appearance was in its prime, and it was still fresh in the memory of Lin Bin, at this time Yue Lengqiu seemed to be weathered, and he wore a green shirt to show his resignation resolutely.

Of course, if Yue Lengqiu really wanted to go, why did he come to Yuzhang to run this way?

Although Lin Lian's status at this time was above Yue Lengqiu, in order to show respect for him, the "old boss", Lin Lian asked Yue Lengqiu to board the car first, and asked Tang Xitai to accompany them to the same car.

The workshop was just a greeting, and Yue Lengqiu also observed the dilapidated scene in Yuzhang City on the road, and saw that Lin Jian had no intention of cleaning up Yuzhang City immediately, and he could also know that Huaidong's focus on operating Jiangxi would be temporarily placed in Jiangzhou.

From Tang Xitai, he knew that the Cao family had not sent anyone to Jiangxi to liaison, and it was speculated that the Cao family had the idea of abandoning Guanzhong, so Huaidong must immediately move the main force of soldiers and horses north to the line of Jiangzhou and Luzhou, so as to prevent the Yan soldiers from entering Jinghu and causing a violent impact on Jianghuai - this is also a very clear situation.

Prior to this, Yue Lengqiu knew that Gao Zongting went to Yuanzhou to meet Huang Binghao on behalf of Lin Lian, and at this time, when he saw Gao Zongting in Yuzhang and beside Lin Lian, Yue Lengqiu thought that Huaidong and Huang Binghao should not have come up with any results.

However, the Huaidong Army was eager to move the main force of troops and horses north, which was very unfavorable to the negotiations with Huang Binghao. Huang Binghao may have other thoughts because of this, and he doesn't know how to deal with and resolve Lin Bin.

Returning to Xingyuan, let Yue Lengqiu go to wash and rest first, and take advantage of this time to listen to Tang Xitai's more detailed description of the details of his journey with Yue Lengqiu.

It should be said that Yue Lengqiu's attitude, intentionally or unintentionally, is very consistent with the judgment of Gao Zongting and Fu Qinghe, Lin Jian didn't say anything to Tang Xitai, only said: "Qiao Zhong went to Ganzhou, but the situation in Jiangxi is likely to be repeated, you temporarily stay in Yuzhang to help Fu Gong deal with political affairs......

After Zhao Qingshan and Zhang Gou recover northern Fujian, eastern Fujian and Zhejiang regions will be completely calmed, and the situation will not be repeated, but Jiangxi and Huaidong will not be able to control Guangnan, Xiangtan, and Jinghu for the time being.

The newly formed Third Town Division of the Changshan Army, Lin Jian used Yu Wencheng as the army, but instead sent Hu Qiaozhong to Ganzhou to serve as the prefect, that is, to use a person who can know military and political affairs in the southern Gannan region, so that he can deal with the complicated situation in southern Gannan in a timely and decisive manner, without asking for instructions on everything, which delays the opportunity to deal with it.