choke element

Chapter 502

When the two of them were talking, the fleet was entering the port.

Most of these ships are from Tongzhou in the early years and have been in disrepair for a long time.Although Guo Ning built shipyards in Laizhou, Dengzhou, and Zhiguzhai, firstly, there were very few craftsmen who were good at shipbuilding in the Kingdom of Jin, and secondly, it was not easy to prepare all kinds of wood, iron, silk, and corrugated materials.Therefore, this year, the shipyard did not have any special achievements other than maintenance.The number of ships is slowly declining as many ships are old and out of service.

Although spring has begun at this time, the weather is still cold, and there are few guards near the piers in Zhigu Village.When the ship sailed here, the wooden boards on the bow of the ship crushed the ice layer, making a cracking sound.

The sound naturally came from the ice layer, no matter how old the sea ship was, it would not be damaged by ice slag.

But Liang Jushi, the leader of the fleet, still felt sorry for his own ship, so he led a large number of sailors to steer and trim the sails very carefully, and from time to time lay on the side of the ship to observe the hydrology, and even the dragging into the port was done by no one else.

Several officers originally wanted to help, but they were all thrown off the ship by him.A group of people set foot on the trestle bridge when they heard Yan Ming say that there was a fleet going to Zhongdu in the morning.

A military officer said with a smile: "At this time, do you still come to Zhongdu to do business? These merchants are really desperate for money."

Yan Ming shook his head again and again: "It's not a merchant!"

"Then what is the origin?" A military officer asked casually.

Yan Ming hesitated for a moment, his eyes rolled around.

The officer turned to look in the direction of the fleet: "Could it be that the origin is unknown? Hey, how can such a person go to Zhigu Village? On the way, Liang Gangshou invited him to eat Bandao noodles, right?"

Hearing what he said, several people laughed in unison.

The Ding Navy's control of sea routes has never been solely based on commercial means.Everyone knows in their hearts that many incidents in the name of pirates are actually more or less inseparable from the famous leaders in charge of the fleet.Especially Liang Jushi and Liang Gangshou, who took both black and white, dared to attack even the imperial court officials.

Most of the soldiers under Guo Ning, who were born in the northern frontiers, had gathered in Hebei to rob houses, but they didn't mind it at all, and some even admired Liang Jushi's unrestrained heroism.

Chen Ran's expression changed, and he glanced at them. The officers were instantly solemn: "Yan Tijiao?"

Yan Ming lowered his voice: "It's the birthday congratulatory envoy of Song State in the Southern Dynasty."

"This..." Chen Ran was taken aback.

It turned out that since Emperor Xizong reached a peace agreement with the Song State in the Southern Dynasty, the Southern Dynasty regarded itself as a minister of the Dajin, and the descendants of the generations, kept the minister's festival, while the Dajin canonized the Zhao family of the Song Dynasty as the emperor, and the two parties were about the kingdom of uncles and nephews. .In the following decades, the two countries exchanged employments in different seasons, and they felt at ease for a while.

During the reign of Taihe, the people of the Song Dynasty resorted to provocations with swords and soldiers, which led the imperial court to send soldiers from nine routes to the south to attack. The two sides fought fiercely for several months, and many soldiers were killed or injured on each other.Afterwards, a peace negotiation was made, and the original country of uncles and nephews became the country of uncles and nephews. The emperor of the Great Jin was the uncle, and the emperor of the Southern Dynasty was the nephew.

After Taihe, the envoys of the two families kept in touch.According to the usual practice, on the New Year's Day of Dajin and the birthday of Emperor Dajin, which is the so-called Changchun Festival, the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties would send special envoys to express their congratulations.However, the current Dajin Emperor's birthday is March [-]th, and these people came to Zhongdu to celebrate more than a month earlier, which is really considerate.

Although Chen Ran had never seen an envoy from the Southern Dynasty, he also knew that this was a big country's twists and turns, and it was no small matter.

"We are soldiers and horses from Shandong. Is there anything to do with the envoys from the Southern Dynasties?" He asked subconsciously.

Yan Ming shook his head blankly: "What does this have to do with it? It just happens to be traveling together. What else has anything to do with us?"

"That's true."

Chen Ran couldn't help laughing, the two people present, a merchant and a warrior, how could they understand these important matters related to the state system.What did the envoys of the Southern Dynasty have to do with Chen Ran?What is it with Ding Haijun?
He was ordered by Guo Ning to lead the army into Zhongdu King Qin, so he only had to consider how to enter Zhongdu as soon as possible, and he really didn't have to think about other things.

Thinking of this, Yan Ming whispered in his ear again: "From here to Zhongdu, you have to pass through four water passes, more than 300 miles of waterway. Wuqing was really harassed by Mongolian cavalry a few days ago, and I don't know What is the situation of the other water passes? If you hadn’t arrived with your soldiers and horses, I was really worried that they would be intercepted and killed by the Mongolian army halfway. They... Hey, those people from the Southern Dynasty, especially those who are officials, it’s okay to die , I’m afraid that the Tsunados I sent will suffer for nothing. Those Tsunados are good boys, they are quick in their work, and they are also loyal! I plan to take them to Shandong!”

Chen Ran was too lazy to listen to Yan Ming's rambling, and directly issued an order to his subordinates: "Replenish fresh water as soon as possible, and let Liang Jushi also fix the boat. The soldiers will take turns to disembark and take turns, and you will all be on guard. Let's do it tomorrow at the latest..."

He looked at Yan Ming, and Yan Ming patted his chest: "Tomorrow noon, no problem!"

"Then do this, and leave at noon tomorrow at the latest!"

All the generals said in unison: "Obey!"

Yan Ming was also very happy to see that his family's gang households were safe, and immediately said: "Just make a decision, I will notify the local governor!"

Yan Ming's identity in the Dinghai Navy is the person in charge of Li Yun's subordinates who is in charge of maintaining the situation in Zhigu Village.But in Zhigu Village, his external identity is only a big merchant attached to Ding Haijun.

No matter how big a merchant is, he is just a merchant, and it is not his turn to intervene in official matters such as receiving Song envoys.

According to the Dajin system, those who are responsible for receiving Song envoys are specially appointed persons such as receiving companions, seeing off companions, and accompanying envoys in the embassy.

The accompanying envoy is usually a doctor of a certain department, and the deputy envoy is the emperor's close official. The principal and deputy envoys should appear on the border between the two countries, receiving and monitoring along the way.

In addition, the routes passed by the envoys of the Song Dynasty were specially planned, and there were also gifts such as banquets and soups and medicines.

Now this team of envoys did not follow the rules, but rushed from the sea to Zhigu village recklessly. If the court blamed them, it would be enough to label them as contemptuous of the upper kingdom and act rudely, so that they would be dismissed after returning to the Song Dynasty .

However, in the past two years, the Dajin Kingdom has gradually lost control of Shangguo's attitude. Perhaps this team of envoys is using this to provoke and test, who knows?
When Yan Ming headed for the Dutong Mansion, in the military stronghold at the top of the convex shape, the chief and deputy envoys of the Song people were standing on a high place, looking at the new fleet.

And the patrolling capital of Zhigu Village, Jiagu Alihe, who has always cooperated happily with Ding Haijun, is accompanying him with an uncomfortable face.

In the morning, he personally checked the paperwork of these people and confirmed their identities.

However, how did the envoys of Song Dynasty come from the sea?Why did that fleet suddenly arrive at Zhigu Village?

This kind of hot potato that suddenly fell into the hand is really not happy.I'm just a fucking commander in the town defense army village!I, I, I don't know how to deal with it!
The identities of these two people, one is a scholar of Baomo Pavilion, named Ding Can, and the other is an observer of Lizhou, named Hou Zhongxin.Probably the official position in the Southern Dynasties was not low, so the neck is particularly hard?Since the two of them set foot on the ground of Zhigu Village, they all looked serious and upright, as if they were going to fight with each other at any time, which was even more difficult to serve.

"In the ancient capital, why is there another fleet arriving at the south pier? Look at the large number of soldiers accompanying the ship. Do you know who those people are?"

How did Jiagu Alihe know?
At the moment when he was dumbfounded, a man rushed in from outside, and whispered a few words hastily into Jiagu Alihe's ear.

"Oh? Really?" Jiagu Ali was overjoyed: "Hahaha, good!"

He took a few steps forward and pointed at the new fleet: "Two, those are the soldiers and horses of the Xuanfu envoy of Shandong Province. With them, the two of you will go to Zhongdu without any loss!"

　In the third year of Zhenyou, it is true that Ding Wei and Hou Zhongxin served as the congratulatory envoys for the Changchun Festival. Please reduce the year-end currency as a big rule.But in history, they seem to have gone to Kaifeng... In this book, since Zhongdu is still there, let's come to Zhongdu...

　
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