Chapter 346

After the new year's festival, the fleet sailed south according to the plan, probably because of the birth of the first sun in the winter solstice. For several consecutive days after the new year's festival, the dry and cold north wind became smaller, and even there was a southeast wind for several hours of the day. For this reason, the speed of the fleet was much slower than that of the previous days. However, Lu que didn't worry about it. He chose to go south at this time. He had a stomach case in his heart and reserved enough time. Even at the current speed, they would arrive in Qingquan city a few days in the morning than they had expected.

When the fleet sailed across the Changqing River, the North-South canal, which was originally not a lot of boats after winter, suddenly became lively. Almost from morning till night, ships full of people could be seen sailing northward along the canal. It was obvious that the people on these ships were the people of the twelve counties in Southern Xinjiang who had been mobilized and relocated.

"I didn't expect Liu Xiang to move so fast. This is obviously not the first batch of boats." Looking at the approaching and departing fleet, Lu que said with emotion. With his eyesight, he can clearly see the faces of the people on the ship. Although there is a little uneasiness and uncertainty about the future, there is no excessive emotional fluctuation. Obviously, this is the credit of Yasunari Liu. The ability to sort out immigration affairs in such a short period of time without arousing popular revolt makes Lu Xiaxin admire.

"Don't underestimate these old people in the imperial court. No one who can sit in the cabinet's five prime ministers and the outer cabinet's three-phase positions is simple. First of all, don't talk about their origins, their factions and political inclinations. Just say that all their abilities are real. Say that they are able to govern the world. These old ministers can absolutely afford it." Zhuge Yan said.

"You're right. With Liu Xiang in Qingquan City, we're much more relaxed. It's just that I don't know what's going on in the counties north of Changqing, and whether they can properly settle these border county immigrants. " In order to make a complete plan, Lu que proposed the policy of migrating the people of the border counties. Therefore, he always felt that he had some responsibility for these people who had left their hometown. Because if it were not for him, these people would still live in the land they are familiar with, and the whole family would live a warm New Year's day around the charcoal stove, instead of going northward by boat to an unfamiliar place to face the uncertain future.

"Just in case, you are also for their good. Now they are leaving their hometown, at least their lives will be safe. Your majesty, the cabinet and the ministries of the central government will certainly settle them properly. It's better than when zhennanguan is broken by the tide of animals and killed in the mouth of the animals. " Looking at Lu Que's face, Zhuge Yan said with disapproval.

"Brother Zhuge is right. Lu que, don't think much about it. You are the commander in chief of the whole army. Now is not the time to think about it." Yan Zheng also said.

"All right." Lu nodded, but his eyes continued to look at the endless fleet going northward. He led hundreds of thousands of troops southward. The scale of the fleet was not small, but compared with the fleet going northward, it was nothing. We can see how many people were transported northward. Looking at the people coming out of the hatch one after another and looking at the expectation, hope, and trusting eyes of the evergreen army flag, Lu can't help but feel a lot of emotion. In his heart, there is another reason why he can't be defeated. For the trust and well-being of these people, he can't let the animal tide cross Zhennan pass. As the commander-in-chief of Southern Xinjiang, it is his responsibility and mission to prevent the local people from being hurt.

"Lu que, at the present speed, we will arrive at Xinghu county at midnight tonight. Can we use it there for one night's repair?" Zhuge Yan asked again.

"Star Lake County?" Hearing the name, Lu can't help but flash a memory in his eyes. More than a year ago, he and Gu Qingcheng were sent by her second uncle Gu Huaiyi to the Hubu official ship to return to the imperial capital. They sneaked down from the ship while the official ship was at the stop of Xinghu County, and then turned over the city and turned south. In the twinkling of an eye, thirteen months have passed. Gu Qingcheng is leading the army outside the capital of Tianxing king. His status and responsibilities are totally different from those ten months ago.

As the son of Lu Chun, the famous commander of a generation, Lu que didn't think about the day when he led the army to defend the enemy outside the country. However, he didn't think that the day came so quickly. Everything that happened in the year was his own experience, but this change still gave him an unreal feeling.

"Don't stop in Star Lake County." Lu qiaolue thought for a while and said, "Xinghu county is not far from Qingquan city. Let's go straight South and get to Qingquan city before sunset tomorrow. Calculate the time. Fengxiang army and Yulin army should have arrived at Zhongxing City, the capital of Tianxing king. It's time for benlei army to leave for North. We don't have much time left."

"Lu que, are you worried about the fortifications of Danshui defense line?" In Zhuge Yan's mind, time was more than enough, but Lu que was still in a hurry, so there was only one explanation.

"Yes, I am a little worried." Lu nodded and said, "the Danshui defense line was built by Qiu lie, the commander of Tianxing lion battle. It is based on Danshui and the two mountains of Longpan and Huju. Although Qiu lie used this defense line to defend the north from the south, it is more suitable to defend the south from the terrain. After all, the two mountains of Longpan and Huju are on the North Bank of Danshui. However, we are faced with a tide of beasts rushing out of the Xiyuan Jedi instead of the enemy troops composed of swords, guns, crossbows and cavalry. I am always a little worried if we do not arrive there ahead of time to launch our defense. "

Zhuge Yan and Yan Zheng looked at each other. In fact, it was not only Lu que who was worried, but also their heart was hanging. After all, the Danshui defense line had been abandoned for a year, and many defense nodes had to be rearranged in the face of the tide of Jedi beasts. Moreover, Lu que obviously wanted to concentrate his superior forces to annihilate the tide of beasts on the land from Danshui to zhennanguan, So the first thing to do is to ensure their own safety at the same time, release the animal tide from Danshui to the north, just like wolves gather sheep, and then gather to eat.

In this way, how to ensure the safety of the army under the impact of the tide of animals is the first thing they have to face. But now in the whole Changqing army, except Lu que himself and He Tao, Feng Yang and Cheng Yuan who are now in Qingquan City, the rest of them have hardly been to Danshui. It's hard to give useful advice just by map.

"Well, we don't want to think about these things now. Let's go to Qingquan city first." Looking at their expressions, Lu que said, "brother Yan, you send a boat to the front to inform commander Lei, and then we will stop at Xinghu county and go directly to Qingquan city."

"Nuo ~" Yan Zheng made a military salute, turned and went down the deck.

"Lu que, do you want brother Yan to take over the military power in the hands of the eldest brother and the third brother in order to test him, or do you want to use him to clamp down on ya Xiang Liu?" Looking at Yan Zheng's back, Zhuge Yan went to Lu Que and whispered. He had wanted to ask this question for a long time, because if he believed, Lu que believed that duanmuye and Lin Qingyu were far above Yanzheng, but he chose to transfer duanmuye and Lin Qingyu back to his side and put Yanzheng in Qingquan city. Zhuge Yan didn't think much about it.

"ZHUGE, don't make things so complicated." Lu que looked at Zhuge Yan, shook his head and said, "Liu budoubted that he was the second prime minister in the cabinet, and his position was second only to the old Prime Minister of Zhuge. His majesty trusted people. This time, he volunteered to go south to take charge of the relocation, which showed that he did not live up to his trust. Although Liu Xiang was born in an aristocratic family, his style of life is absolutely different from those aristocratic families. You just said that he is an able minister in governing the world, so don't have so many prejudices. It's not good. If people know about him, there will inevitably be a lot of disputes in the future. "

"You have a point. I'll pay attention to it later." Zhuge Yan nodded, then raised his head and asked, "but why Yan Zheng?"

"I put brother Yan in Qingquan city. It's the same reason that your majesty agreed Liu Xiangnan to come. They all came from aristocratic families, and they are very familiar with the means of local aristocratic families. In this respect, Duanmu and Qingyu are not as good as saying. This is the vision determined by the environment of childhood, and it can't be made up in a short time. For the local aristocratic families with deep roots, the best results can be achieved only if they are dealt with by the people from the aristocratic families, and let Liu Xiang and Yan Zheng see to what extent these local aristocratic families can achieve for the sake of family interests, which can be regarded as a wake-up call for them. " Looking at the well-dressed children in the fleet going north, who were obviously from the aristocratic family, pointing at their fleet going south, Lu que said with some emotion.

"Do you believe in Yan Family and Liu family so much?" Zhuge Yan looked at Lu que with some surprise. He knew that the reason why Lu que was able to rise so fast was that there were three forces behind him: royal family, noble family and poor family. The reason why he was able to have such a great power was to suppress the edge of the aristocratic family and even pry the foundation of the aristocratic family in the local area. Zhuge Yan did not expect that Lu que would say such a thing.

"ZHUGE, I'm not the spokesperson of any force or faction. My existence does not represent the same party and different faction." Lu queyan took a deep look at Zhuge Yan and said, "if we compare the world to a tripod, then the country and the people of the world are the tripod body, while xungui, humble family and aristocratic family are the tripod legs that support the tripod body. We can remove the dirt of the tripod and make it permanent, but we can't smash it because it is rusty, Now Daqian can't stand such turbulence. "

"You're right. I think too much. As long as our generation is still in power, a clear and fair court and an era of peace and contentment, the rest will naturally be done by future generations. " Zhuge Yan heard a flash of clarity in his eyes and nodded. What's more, the more he pondered over Lu's metaphor, the more interesting he felt. Lu compared the world and the common people to the tripod body, and compared Xun GUI, the aristocratic family, and the poor family to the tripod. What did he compare the imperial family of Da Qian to? Is it the double ears of a tripod, or is it not the cover that every tripod has?

Looking at Zhuge Yan, Lu que shook his head slowly. In his eyes, those aristocratic families who don't abide by their duties are the disaster of prying the foundation of the great army, but what about those noble families who don't abide by their duties? For these deep-rooted families, we should not be too hasty, especially at this time. Now, the reason why your majesty wants to fight against the southern aristocratic families is that while moving the people of the twelve side counties, these Southern aristocratic families have lost their most important land. If they still can't see the situation clearly and don't know how to keep their duties, the emperor will not tolerate any more.

The emperor sent Liu Buyi to Qingquan for the same purpose as he wanted to keep Yanzheng in Qingquan City, that is, to use the aristocratic family to contain the aristocratic family, or to use the new aristocratic family to contain the old aristocratic family, so as to open a gap in the aristocratic family. For a nation handed down from generation to generation, it is not a good thing for either party to do something. The emperor and cabinet officials understand this very well.

However, in Lu Que's view, the emperor's action was not only to make full use of the problem, but also to make a gamble, because once he and the southern army were defeated, the situation in Daqian's southern territory would be eroded immediately, and this kind of erosion and chaos was not because of the rampant animal tide, but because of the unpredictable and simple people's heart.

"ZHUGE, after we pass zhennanguan, let's separate. Don't go to Danshui with me." After a long silence, Lu que suddenly said.

"Not going to Danshui? Where am I going? " Zhuge Yan was stunned and looked at Lu que incredulously.

"To Ning'an county." Seeing that Zhuge Yan was in a bit of a hurry, Lu que quickly explained his intention.

"Ning'an county? Where is Zhongyang king Asked Zhuge Yan.

"Not bad." Lu nodded, "my overall plan, in addition to your majesty and father, as well as the people in the imperial capital's outer Pavilion, only you know the most clearly. The two armies of Huxiao and Fengfeng, which are far from the battlefield in the south, will play a very important role. Only when you come to Zhongyang King's side and give him advice, can I really rest assured."

"That's fine." Zhuge Yan knew that one of the most ideal results of Lu Que's plan was to gather the Changqing army, Huxiao army and Fengfeng army together with the thunder army and the left and right Zhuozhuo guards stationed in zhennanguan to annihilate the animal tide between zhennanguan and Danshui. However, there was one premise, which was the trend of the animal tide. Lu que asked him to go to Ningan county to Zhongyang King's side to use his ability, To ensure the smooth implementation of this plan.

"But there is Zhongyang King ~" although Zhuge Yan agreed, he was still beating drums in his heart. Before he was with Lu que, Lu que was carrying everything. This time he was going to Ning'an County, where there were Zhongyang king, Huxiao and FanFeng. In his current position as an official of the Eastern Palace and as a minor official of the auxiliary state government, Zhuge Yan wanted to go to Ning'an county, It may not be in the eyes of those who have been in the military for a long time.

"Don't worry, I'll send a letter to Zhongyang king and the two military commanders. Don't forget that you are not only the Shidu of Donggong, but also the military strategist of my southern governor's mansion."