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Chapter 407 Silhouette of the Royal Palace

Zhang Duofu twisted his fat body and ran into the small pavilion on the bank of Hongze Lake, panting.

Seeing the scene in the pavilion, he couldn't help but look at each other with his old friend Xu Lu, and then the two of them looked at Shi Xiaowu, who had an unruly look on his face.

Zhang and Xu knew Shi Xiaowu well.

As early as August last year, inspection envoys sent by the Zhou Dynasty came to Huainan to inspect the military in various places. The inspection found a shortage of air defense pay, so the two asked Jiang Shuquan, the commander of the Huaibei navy, for help.

Huainan, Huaibei and Zhou Qi Shuijun had a very good cooperative relationship due to smuggling and leaking ships.

Jiang Dutong very grandly sent soldiers from Shi Xiaowu's 1st Battalion to change into Zhou Dynasty military uniforms and participate in the review.

At that time, the imperial court inspected and saw that Zhang and Xu's soldiers were all capable, lining up and performing vigorous drills, which left a deep impression on him.

In addition to the two people's management of yellow and white things, the inspector praised them highly in the official document sent to the Ministry of War afterwards.

Coupled with the kind words of Huainan strategist Chen Bokang, the two were successfully promoted to commanders at the end of the year.

Since then, the naval and military exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have become even closer, to the point where they send gifts and greetings to each other during holidays.

In order to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings caused by poor communication, the two armies even sent liaison officers to each other's army.

Therefore, this time the Huaibei Navy asked them to do something together, and Zhang Duofu and Xu Lu, who were in debt, had no reason to refuse.

However, the two of them never expected that Shi Xiaowu would lead them directly from the Huai River into Qi State's Hongze Lake and land there.

If Shi Xiaowu hadn't been there, they wouldn't have dared to do such a thing.

At this moment, Zhang and Xu probably saw what was going on.

Fan Shigui and others who were surrounded by people in the pavilion also realized that something was wrong, but before he could speak, Shi Xiaowu chuckled and said, "Mr. Fan, I, Zha Yong'en, the magistrate of Yangzhou in the Great Zhou Dynasty, would like to ask you all to cross the river to talk."

When Sizhou tycoon Zhang Fenghe heard that the other party was Cha Yongen's, he was doubtful and seemed to have something to say. However, Shi Xiaowu only looked at him and one of his subordinates punched Zhang Fenghe in the ribs.

Zhang Fenghe, who was pampered and pampered, had never suffered so much before. He immediately fell to his knees in pain, with snot and tears dripping down his gray beard.

On weekdays, no one dared to say a word among the followers who were domineering in the countryside.

"Please come on board."

Shi Xiaowu gave an order, and all the squires present had their hands tied behind their backs and were escorted onto the boat.

With the example of Zhang Fenghe, no one dared to say anything. Although Fan Shigui was full of doubts, at this time, he was hoping that the other party was really the person sent by Cha Yongen.

Only in this way will their chances of survival be greater.

"Bold Zhou thief, he doesn't keep his word! The two countries of Qi and Zhou had peace talks as early as the second year of Fuchang. Why did they sneak attack on our Daqi border and kidnap our Daqi gentry!"

Among the captives, only Tang Jing'an, the magistrate of Sizhou in Daqi, struggled and cursed.

The navy of the Zhou Kingdom came and went like the wind. The magistrate of Huaiping received news that the navy of the Zhou Kingdom had already withdrawn.

Only when the incident occurred, villagers hiding in the distance learned that a group of squires and the prefect Tang Jing'an were kidnapped. When the prefect Tang got on the boat, he cursed loudly, "What a hero!"

This matter was not trivial, and the prefect of Huaiping had to report it urgently.

It is said that on that day, the Zhou Dynasty warship left Hongze Lake and sailed into the Huai River waterway. Tang Jing'an, who was tied up and thrown into a cabin, still kept yelling and cursing.

Finally, he pissed off the arrogant Zhou navy general. After kicking in the door and entering, he said grimly: "Are you really not afraid of death?"

"Hahaha, if you die, you will die. What are you afraid of? You little thief, you have the guts to do it!"

At this time, Tang Jing'an was like the protagonist in a storybook, with no fear on his face and speaking righteously.

Even the many Sizhou squires who had no dealings with him couldn't help but admire him.

"it is good!"

Shi Xiaowu sneered, casually named the squire, and said, "Come on, treat this gentleman to a meal of noodles!"

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The squire who was pointed out looked astonished. Master, are you mistaken?

The one who cursed was Tang Zhifu. Why did you treat me to some flat-knife noodles?

I am wronged!

"Master, Master, wait. Wrong, wrong!"

The squire kept shouting and kicked his legs wildly.

Shi Xiaoqi, who was following his brother, didn't care about him. He led others to drag him to the side of the ship, stabbed him in the back of the heart with a knife, and kicked him into the rolling Huai River.

"You bastard, don't kill the wise men of Sizhou, you little thief!"

When Tang Jing'an saw this, he scolded him even harder.

Shi Xiaowu grimaced and pointed at Huang Dairong again.

"Hey~Hey! No, Master, he was the one who cursed me. I didn't even say a word! Master, Master, don't, spare your life!"

Huang Dairong was also dragged out, and everyone who was trembling with fear watched him being stabbed and thrown into the Huai River.

His hands were tied, he was stabbed once, and then he was thrown into the Huai River.

This is already dead and can no longer be dead.

Because Huang Dairong's wailing before his death was so miserable, the cabin was silent for a few breaths.

After dealing with Huang Dairong, Shi Xiaowu looked over again like a ghost seeking his life.

Tang Jing'an, who had just been quiet for a few breaths, immediately took a deep breath. Unexpectedly, before he could curse, Zhang Fenghe grabbed the ground with his head, banged his head several times on the cabin floor, and cried out: "Master Tang, Prefect Tang, Master Tang, please stop scolding! You are relieved, but they are taking it out on us!"

For a moment, the people kowtowing in the cabin fell down.

But even so, Shi Xiaowu didn't intend to let them go.

The next person to eat Ban Dao Noodles was Zhang Fenghe. Next, it was Fan Shigui’s turn.

Next door, the servants who were kidnapped on the ship were peeing and peeing.

On May 26, Sizhou magistrate Tang Jing'an, squire Fan Shigui and others were captured by the Zhou state.

Late that night, Tang Jing'an and several of his followers took advantage of the guards' unpreparedness, broke free from the ropes, and fled back to Huaibei.

Among the few surviving followers, two were from the Fan and Zhang families.

According to them, the captor was Zha Yongen, the prefect of Yangzhou in the Zhou Dynasty.

Even though this matter is a bit unbelievable, combined with the remarks of the people around him that day and the testimony of the prefect Tang Jing'an, they all point to Cha Yongen.

Two days later, Caizhou reported the incident on the 5th.

Huaibei neither adopted diplomatic measures nor waited for Zhou's reaction. On the night of the 28th, civil strife broke out in Yangzhou City.

The prefect Zha Yonggui was killed and the government office was burned to the ground.

You know, Yangzhou Prefecture is two hundred miles away from the Huai River. Not only are the Zhou Dynasty naval forces stationed along the river, but there are more than a thousand Xiang troops stationed in the city, and the prefect of the prefecture was killed like this?

After the incident, Huainan Road urgently reported the matter to Lin'an. At the same time, Chen Bokang went to Yangzhou Prefecture to arrest officials and public figures suspected of colluding with Huaibei.

Whether this move is to cleanse the faction left by Cha Yongen is a matter of opinion.

Because, in Sizhou on the other side, Tang Jing'an, who was also vigorously investigating the internal escape, said that if the Qi navy can come and go freely in Hongze Lake, there must be an insider colluding with the enemy.

Taking advantage of the panic caused by Zhou's invasion, Suzhou Yang Zhen led his army to Sizhou.

With the army as his support, Tang Jing'an no longer had to be timid and disobedient gentry. Sizhou officials who had close contacts with gentry such as Fan, Zhang, and Huang were the first targets of attack.

Nowadays, information transmission is greatly delayed due to inconvenient transportation.

How Zhou Ting will react remains to be seen.

However, at the end of May, Chen Bokang, the governor of Huainan, protested against Huaibei and published a signed article in Huaibao, blaming Huaibei for attacking Yangzhou, which was an act of war that unilaterally tore up the peace agreement between Zhou and Qi. Huaibei must give an explanation to the Great Zhou.

The "Five Days Talk of Caizhou" argued hard and clearly pointed out that the current situation in the Huai River was all caused by Zha Yongen, the prefect of Yangzhou, and the Zhou State bore unshirkable responsibility. In the eyes of the people in Huaibei, Huaibei was right to say that this move was nonsense. As for what the prince said, if you hit someone, there is no reason not to fight back.

The two sides were engaged in a verbal exchange of words, and tensions were rising along the river.

Under such a situation, Prince Chu's Mansion, which was in the eye of the storm, turned out to be the calmest place.

The first day of June.

Early in the morning, Mao Er put on her makeup.

Yesterday, Linfu Road Jieshuai Zhe Keqiu and Baoanzhou Jieshuai Tong Wei arrived in Caizhou with their families.

The two local bosses were willing to bring their wives with them, naturally to show their closeness.

At the same time, they can also slightly conceal the significance of this trip. When the two came east, they did not pay a visit to Jia Rou in Tokyo City first, but came directly to Caizhou.

From a public perspective, this is a bit unjustifiable.

Bringing family members means that it comes from 'private matters'.

It looks better after all.

But in this case, the political alliance that was originally only between men would need Maoer to receive the other party's wife and conduct diplomacy.

The other party can be regarded as an honored guest. Although Chen Chu and his wife had entertained each other yesterday, they still need to meet today, so they cannot be left idle in the post house.

Mao'er has always felt that his brain is not as smart as Cai Hua's, so he will think more about everything, make plans in advance and put on his makeup. Mao'er sat in front of the desk and carefully wrote down today's reception items and preparations. Where to go.

I will show it to the official later and let him decide.

At the beginning of the morning, when I heard Yunong's giggles again and again in the courtyard, Maoer couldn't sit still, so he stood up and opened the window.

But they saw that Yunong was wearing a pair of narrow trousers, sitting on the saddle of a bicycle, holding on to the handlebars swaying, laughing happily because he almost fell down from time to time.

Chen Chu, who was teaching her to ride a bicycle, grabbed the rear frame of the bicycle with both hands to prevent Yu Nong from falling.

Next to her, Cai Hua held Ji'er's hand and watched with gusto.

Ayu held hands with Rao'er. The former looked a little excited and seemed to want to get in the car and give it a try.

When Rao'er saw her mother becoming more and more skilled, her face turned red with joy and she clapped her hands.

On the other hand, Ran'er, the legitimate daughter, sat obediently on a small stone bench, neither needing anyone to hold her nor crying or fussing.

Early in the morning, seeing his family around him, Mao'er felt that his little heart was filled with an indescribable sense of solidity.

He couldn't help but pursed his lips and laughed softly.

After a while, Maoer went downstairs.

"Sister, sister, come and give it a try too!"

After seeing Mao'er, Yu Nong, who was eager to share, immediately braked, put his legs on the ground, and extended an invitation.

Mao'er glanced at the tight and narrow trousers, smiled and shook his head to ride this bicycle. It was inconvenient to wear a wide skirt, and the hem of the skirt could easily get entangled, so he had to change into these convenient trousers.

But this kind of pants is tight and narrow, clinging to Yunong's enviable long legs, fully revealing her slender legs.

As a princess, Mao'er would not dare to wear such pants.

"Officials, we have to meet the commanders Zhe and Tong and their families later. Go and change your clothes."

Mao'er smiled and stepped forward, stood on tiptoes and wiped the sweat from Chen Chu's forehead.

When Chen Chu heard this, he thought about it and prepared to go back to the room. Unexpectedly, Rao'er suddenly broke away from Ayu's hand, rushed up and hugged his father's leg, looked up at Chen Chu with his big clear eyes and said: "Dad, come on. Some days they said they would take us to the zoo for Children’s Day! Today is Children’s Day!”

Children's Day has lasted for several years since it was held once in Fuchang seven years ago at Lanxiang Academy in Luliuwei, and has gradually become the most anticipated day for children in Caizhou.

The zoo, which has been under construction since last year, is scheduled to open today.

Yu Nong was involved in the preparation work, so he bragged to the three children at home all day long about how strange the zoo was, including large spotted insects, splendid leopards, ferocious wolves, a two-foot-long python, and the Fanjing Golden Monkey.

Among them, the one that children love the most is the Sichuan iron-eating beast.

Before the park opened, the luggage workshop under Luliuwei Farm Reclamation had already produced a batch of iron-eating beast puppets with black ears, black eye sockets, black legs and feet, and the rest of the parts were all white, with good cotton stuffing inside.

The puppet looks cute and naive, very endearing.

The iron-eating beast is the panda.

The three children in the family have been waiting for this day for a long time. A few days ago, Rao'er, who got to know Chen Chu, was pestering his father to go to the zoo with a pair of younger brothers and sisters all day long. Chen Chu casually agreed to the first day of June. Take them to the park.

Unexpectedly, Zhe Keqiu and Tong Wei arrived yesterday.

Seeing Chen Chu thinking deeply, Yu Nong stepped forward and pulled Rao'er away, saying, "Daddy has some business today, so we'll go another day."

Upon hearing this, Rao'er pouted. Her mother's appearance when she was acting coquettishly and cutely looked exactly like the same one.

At the same time, the tears that just came were filling the eye sockets, and he did not forget to look at Ji'er and Ran'er pitifully.

This is a cry for help.

When the two-year-old Ji'er saw her sister crying, she looked up at Cai Hua in grievance. Although Ji'er was a cat, Cai Hua stayed with him longer than his mother, and the two of them were quite considerate. Similar meaning.

Cai Hua, who always regarded Ji'er as the crown prince, saw this, gently squeezed Ji'er's fleshy little hand, and whispered: "Ji'er is a man, you can't be like your sister and be jealous of your father. My aunt will take you with me later." go."

After hearing this, Ji'er held back the tears that were about to well up.

Unexpectedly, Ran'er, who had been sitting obediently on the stone bench, climbed down from the stone bench, walked slowly and slowly to Chen Chu on his short legs, and then bowed in a decent manner.

He is a little kid, but his movements are both clumsy and cute.

This provoked all the adults present to smile, and Chen Chu also grinned and said, "Ran'er, what's wrong?"

Hearing this, Ran'er blinked her peach blossom eyes, raised her head and said with a milky voice: "Father, Aunt Ayu once told Zengzi about killing pigs, said, said."

Ran'er seemed to be unable to remember how to say that idiom, and frowned in distress.

When Zengzi killed the pig, didn't he mean to teach his children not to deceive them? It means not to deceive children.

Chen Chu couldn't help laughing, and Ayu on the side also showed a pair of dimples and said with a smile: "I only told you once, so Ran'er remembered it, and she will definitely be a very talented woman in the future!"

But when Ran'er saw that her father only smiled and refused to correct his mistake, Ran'er said again: "Father is an adult and cannot lie to Sister Rao'er."

Chen Chu laughed even louder. He bent down and picked up Ran'er and carried her into his arms. He turned to the whole family and said, "Let's clean up. Let's all go to the zoo."

Although Mao'er really wanted to go out and play as a family, but knowing that there was something serious, he couldn't help but remind him: "My lord, the two commanders just arrived yesterday, and today they left me hanging in the post house, which is not in line with etiquette."

Chen Chu, who had already thought of a way to deal with it, said: "It's okay. I'll ask Erlang to go to the post house to invite the two commanders and their families to go to the zoo together. This will make it more intimate."

Mao'er thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's fine."

Seeing that the young master and his sister had agreed, Yu Nong jumped two feet high and was actually happier than Rao'er.

She was so happy that she looked so out of control. She was immediately greeted by Mao'er who gave her a not-so-severe reprimand, "Go and change out of your trousers! If you go out dressed like this, it will be embarrassing!"

"Oh~"

Yunong responded weakly, turned around and went to Wangxiangyuan to change clothes, but she whispered to herself, "Young Master likes Nunu to dress like this."

By chance, these words were heard by Cai Hua who was passing by. Cai Hua stopped, looked at Yu Nong up and down, rolled his eyes and said, "If you dress like this in the house, he will naturally like it. If you dress like this, Outside, see if he is jealous or not!"

(End of this chapter)