Chapter 787 : Quarrying Night
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Caishi is located on the east bank of the Yangtze River. It connects to Jinling in the north and Wuhu in the south. Caishi Ferry crossing across the river and faces the Hezhou (now He County) across the river. Niuzhu Mountain is the southwest barrier of Yingtian and is known as the "Ningwu Fortress". At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the famous general Sun Ce attacked and seized the Niuzhu Camp, and set up heavy troops to garrison it and was the important place for the garrison. In the eighth to nineth year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty, the Sui general Han Qinhu led his army to cross at night, attacked Caishi, and directly captured Jiankang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu), and Chen in the Southern Dynasty was destroyed (see the Battle of the Sui Dynasty to destroy Chen).
Then, Niuzheqi Town was established in the Sui Dynasty. Caishi Shu was established in the Tang Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was called Caishi Town. Shu. The town was located on Niuzhu Mountain, facing the lower side, and overlooking the Caishi Ferry. Niuzhu Mountain was surrounded by water on three sides, and the southwest foot broke into the river. It was named Caishiji (also known as Niuzhuji), and was collectively known as the "Three Rocks of the Yangtze River" with Yanziji in Nanjing and Chenglingji in Yueyang. Near Caishiji, the mountains and rocks were abruptly in the river, and the cliffs were facing the sky. It was a major river rushing, with the terrain of the river. It was a place that military strategist since ancient times was a must-fight for military strategists.
Since the fifteenth year of Zhizheng in the Yuan Dynasty, in order to realize the grand plan of Jiqing (now Nanjing), Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the general Chang Yuchun to seize quarry, occupy Taiping, and defeat the Yuan army, and approach Jiqing. Since then, this military land has always fallen into Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, but now this land no longer belongs to Zhu Yuanzhang. Just a few days ago, the Grand Marshal of the Tianwan Kingdom and the Grand Marshal of the Pingzhang, Chen Youliang, under the instruction of the Emperor of Tianwan Kingdom, personally led hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer Caijing in one fell swoop. Now this land of fighting still has the residual aura of slaughter. The bloody aura that came to kill people on the face makes people feel sick. It is precisely because of this that the Sanguan Cave, which had many tourists in the past, talked about several people, and watched in front of the cave without moving forward.
Sanyuan Temple, also known as Sanguan Cave, is located under the rocks on the west side of Caishimomei Pavilion. The cave is surrounded by mountains and rivers and is embedded among the cliffs. It falls without ground, as if it comes out of water. The river water hits the cliffs by the edge of the cave, and the waves are splashing, which is dazzling. There are two upper and lower layers in the cave. There are caves in the cave that can reach the river. The environment is unique and the scenery in the four seasons is very different. The cave is dedicated to the gods of the three Yuanshui Mansions. There is also a tea room inside. At dusk, a young man with a scholar-like appearance walked into the gate of the cave. The path of the door saw that the person had a pretty face, but his whole body was filled with a silence. He was slightly stunned and did not dare to stop him and allowed the scholar to enter the cave.
The scholar walked into the tea room by himself. The path took the courage to have a cup of tea, turned around and flew away like a flying one.
The scholar turned around and looked at the running figure of Xiaodao, and just smiled faintly. The cold face immediately restrained his smile, and his expression became murderous in a nascent manner.
"Dongdongdongdongdong..." A slight knock on the door sounded outside the tea room. The sound was soft but rhythmic. The young man in the tea room looked slightly and suddenly said: "Clouds come from the dragon, wind comes from the tiger, fame, wealth and dust and soil. Looking at the country, the people suffer, and the fertile land of thousands of miles is desolate. Look at the world, all the barbarians, and the law of heaven is incomplete. Every man is repaired. Good men, don't leave their parents, just for the people, not for the people."
The man outside the door was slightly stunned, and then said loudly: "Holding a 99-nine steel knife in his hand, he will stop killing Hu Er. I am a man, why do you make a horse and a cow for the Tartars? The hero drank all the wine in the bowl, and never turned back on the journey of a thousand miles. The golden drums roared together, and the yellow dragon was swearing to the end."
The young man looked happy, then breathed a sigh of relief, and said lightly: "It's General Zhang, come in?"
A breeze blew, and the stone gate was pushed open with a whistle. A figure flashed and walked in. Without time to take a closer look, he knelt on the ground with one leg, clasped his fists and said: "I have seen the general Zhang Dingbian!"
The young man was nothing but Chen Youliang, the Grand Marshal of the Tianwan Kingdom who had just captured Caishi. He frowned slightly, glanced at Zhang Dingbian's face and whispered: "It's all my own family. Brother Zhang doesn't have to be polite, get up and talk!"
"Thank you, the commander!" Zhang Dingbian said thanking, and stood up with a strong wind in his voice. Under the candlelight, he was only 40 years old, dark skin, handsome face, and the three long beards on his chest were neatly tied to his chest. He walked to Chen Youliang, frowned, with a worried look on his face, and seemed to have something important in his heart. At this time, he couldn't wait to bow to Chen Youliang and said, "Marantor, Bei Zhi just learned the news... Emperor Xu...?" Zhang Dingbian said as he spoke, his voice lowered and looked around nervously.
Chen Youliang understood, glanced around, and whispered: "It's okay, Brother Zhang just cares about his words...?"
Zhang Dingbian nodded, then said to Chen Youliang solemnly: "The great general is not good. Since he learned that the general led the attack on Caishi with lightning speed, Zou Pusheng, Ming Yuzhen, Hu Dequan and others in the court were in their minds. They didn't know what they were thinking. From there, they found some strange and rare foods that Jiangnan beauties used to present to Emperor Xu, and... They also talked about the many benefits of Jiangzhou in front of Emperor Xu. Emperor Xu had no opinion at all. Now he was bewitched by these ulterior motives. This morning he threatened to move the capital to Jiangzhou, and incited Emperor Xu to say that the marshal's military power was too great and he wanted to take the opportunity to regain his military power?"
Chen Youliang's face was pale, his two sinister eyes flashed, but he didn't say a word.
Zhang Dingbian continued: "Fortunately, I took the opportunity to kill Emperor Xu's confidants a few days ago. In the current court, in addition to Ming Yuzhen, Zou Pusheng, the two old people, also said in front of Emperor Xu that the marshal's military power was too great and his ambition was very good. He conquered Longxing and quarry, and did not allow the capital to be moved for himself!"
The general did not know about this at first, but fortunately, after the marshal killed Ni Wenjun, he won a lot of people's hearts. He also heard that Caishi was conquered by the marshal in one fell swoop. Many people in the court said that the general had the name of an emperor, so he secretly wanted to surrender. The general then found out that all this was the Grand Tutor Zou Pusheng who was making trouble. He was all day long to tell that Emperor Xu moved the capital to Jiangzhou. He was the confidant of Emperor Xu and his sworn brother. Now Emperor Xu is really a little moved. He wants to take this opportunity to move the capital to Jiangzhou and take advantage of the opportunity to regain military power. The general wants to get rid of it quickly! "
Chen Youliang frowned at first, but now he brows spread out, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, looking as if he was calm in his actions.
Zhang Dingbian nodded slightly, praised in his heart, and said, "That old man Zou Pusheng, taking advantage of the time when the adults attacked Caishi and Anqing, began to deceive Emperor Xu and move the capital. Later, he saw the general killing Zhao Pusheng and other confidants. This old man really made strange things confuse Emperor Xu. Now he contacted Ming Yuzhen, which was very meaningful to join forces. It seemed that he wanted to use the prestige of Emperor Xu to eradicate the marshal!"
Chen Youliang looked at the three Buddha statues in front of him, and his broad chest rose and fell for a while before he slowly calmed down. He withdrew his gaze, and his two murderous gazes made Zhang Dingbian, who was beside him, and he couldn't help but take two steps back independently, looking at Chen Youliang in surprise.
"How are the reactions of other people in the court? Can anyone respond?" Chen Youliang's eyes were introverted and asked casually.
Zhang Dingbian breathed a sigh of relief. He followed Chen Youliang since he started his army, fighting all the way, killing Ni Wenjun, killing Zhao Pusheng, conquering Longxing, Anqing, Caishi, and all of this made him too familiar with Chen Youliang. Whenever the murderous aura in his eyes was restrained, he had already prepared. Zhang Dingbian knew nothing about when he was preparing, and sometimes he couldn't help but vaguely give birth. Am I familiar with my brother? Are you familiar, no, not familiar.
"At present, officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and labours in the court. In addition to the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Justice is Zou Pusheng's confidant, most of the other departments are surrendered to the commander. As for the generals, most of them tend to be the commander. Naturally, except for Ming Yuzhen's 100,000 soldiers, the court's personal guards, the Ministry of Revenue, and some aspiring people in the Ministry of Personnel are also very yearning for the commander! If you really want to start, your chances of victory are still very high?" Zhang Dingbian's face was filled with a smile.
"Since Zou Pusheng is so ignorant, he is a big deal for me. He must have made up his mind to persuade Emperor Xu to take the opportunity to take over my military power when he moved the capital. Fortunately, he killed me in one fell swoop. Humph, good method. Since the old man is unkind, don't blame me for being cruel and ruthless!" Chen Youliang looked up at the three Buddha statues. Under the swaying candlelight, the three Buddha statues had ferocious faces, and were filled with Xiaosha's aura.
Just as Chen Youliang was thinking, he suddenly heard the knocking sound of the door outside the door again. Zhang Dingbian was shocked, his body flashed, and he jumped to the door. The Pu Dao clanged around his waist, cutting through the night sky and drew a shocking geek. Zhang Dingbian calmed down slightly and shouted coldly: "Who is here? Report your name?"
The people outside the door seemed a little hesitant when they heard the sound, and the sound of knocking on the door stopped.
The tea room was quiet, and Zhang Dingbian could almost hear his heartbeat, and he turned his face to look, but under the candlelight, Chen Youliang's face was smiling and he was looking at him faintly. Zhang Dingbian was slightly stunned, as if he had realized something. Just as he was about to open the door to ask, he suddenly heard a low voice outside the door: "The whole city is full of fire, and the government hides everywhere!"
Before Zhang Dingbian could react, he heard Chen Youliang say loudly: "There is no one in the city, there is no one sitting in the Red Army Mansion. Brother Zhang, please open the door quickly, it's your own people!"
The door was opened, and a man in the costume of a ginseng general walked in quietly. In addition to seeing Chen Youliang, someone was slightly stunned. Then he saw Zhang Dingbian's face. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief, smiled indifferently at him, and then walked forward, saying aloud: "The last general Han Shixun has seen the Grand Marshal!"
Chen Youliang smiled indifferently, waved his hand quickly, and asked in a deep voice: "How is it arranged properly!"
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Chapter completed!