The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 726 The Man Who Crossed the River
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On June 22, to the east of Jishui, a large ship docked on the shore.

A few hundred people are standing on the simple pier at this moment, saying goodbye to each other.

Lu Liqing, who has been appointed as the general of the legion, looked at the old man with white beard and hair in front of him, and said very sincerely: "Old man, let's send some guards!"

With the "unlimited" power given by the emperor, the first thing Lu Liqing did after taking office was to control the left and right Jinwu Guards.

The two cavalrymen, Xiaowuwei and Xiaoqiwei, were old subordinates he had led, so they were naturally willing to obey his orders.

After taking control of the four old forbidden troops, Lu Liqing's waist instantly stiffened. Coupled with his seniority and power, after three days of appeasement and adjustment, he finally integrated the whole army.

This was good news, but Lu Liqing couldn't be happy.

Because according to the report from Tanmalai, the Yong army ships on the other side of the river have almost been built, and the attack is just a few days away.

Therefore, the imperial army to the west of Jishui has been in a state of combat readiness for the past few days, and has also stepped up patrols at night to deal with the surprise attack of the Yong army.

In fact, it was only after he took office that Lu Liqing realized that his troubles were not limited to the Yong army, but also the demoralized morale of the army.

Not only the temporarily transferred guards, but also the guards of the old guards are also negatively skeptical about whether they can win the battle.

What is even more worrying is that the rumors that spread in the capital are now being discussed by some in the military.

When the emperor of the dynasty killed the king and father, King Yong was the one whose destiny belonged to... There are many people discussing this kind of argument in private.

For this reason, in order to boost the morale of the army and stabilize the morale, Lu Liqing killed seven No. 80 people, including three thousand households.

Let's say now, the old man in front of Lu Liqing is Grand Tutor Fang Hongji.

Hearing Lu Liqing's kindness, Fang Hongji said with a smile: "Grand General, the king of Yong commanded a hundred thousand soldiers, and he has a bit of air to think about it. He won't kill me like this!"

"Thank you for the general's concern!"

After saying that, Fang Hongji turned around and said to his entourage: "Actually, you don't have to go with me, you can stay if you can!"

Along with Fang Hongji crossing the river this time, in addition to Deputy Envoy Qiu Youxian, there were several students of Fang Hongji, and of course the punters.

Qiu Youxian, the servant of the Ministry of War, had made his own claim to be sent to the Yong army before, but he was not held accountable for this matter.

And because of his meritorious service in gathering rout soldiers, the court also praised him a lot.

Now that his body has not fully recovered, when he learned that Fang Hongji was going to be sent as an envoy to the Yong army, he went to the court to accompany him.

At this moment, Fang Hongji asked the others to stay because he did not want to put more people in danger, and until now he is still retaining talents for the court.

But when his voice fell, no one at the scene responded.

In the end, it was Qiu You who said first, "Mr., it's time to board the boat!"

Fang Hongji nodded, with disappointment and relief in his expression, but he finally sighed.

After getting on the boat, under the watchful eyes of Lu Liqing, the boat moved slowly towards the distance.

The wind is blowing, the water is cold, and the strong man will never return... Lu Liqing thought of this sentence.

Although Fang Hongji is old, his words and deeds are a real hero, worthy of everyone's admiration.

Besides, even though everyone on the boat had the courage to cross the river, they still felt heavy at the moment and couldn't say a word.

When the boat crossed the middle of the river, Lu Liqing couldn't help asking: "Lord Qiu, what do you think of King Yong?"

Qiu Youxian has been running on the front line of Jishui, and the two just met up this morning, and they haven't had time to have a deep conversation.

"I am ashamed, although I have been to the camp of the Yong army, I have not had the opportunity to meet King Yong!"

Hearing this, Lu Liqing couldn't help feeling puzzled, what was going on.

When thinking about that day, Qiu Youxian felt pain in his heart again, but he still explained: "King Yong only sent King Ling to see me!"

"This thief is really arrogant!" Fang Hongji said in a deep voice.

Just scolding this sentence was basically useless, so Fang Hongji continued to ask: "You said that when you go to see King Yong this time, how sure are you that the peace negotiation will succeed?"

"Perhaps... there is a [-]% to [-]%!"

Qiu Youxian said this very reluctantly, in fact he felt that he was not [-]% sure.

Before the Hanshui War, the Yong army was so arrogant that they didn't even give them a chance to negotiate. Now that their momentum is even bigger, how can they negotiate peace with the court again.

Fang Hongji is not a fool, from Qiu Youxian's expression and tone, he guessed the real answer.

Fang Hongji then asked: "You haven't seen King Yong in Hanshui, will King Yong meet me this time?"

"This... I really don't know!" Qiu Youxian had a bitter expression on his face.

From the beginning to the end, nothing was certain, which made Fang Hongji unavoidably worried.

Jishui is more than 100 meters wide, and their boat arrived at the shore in a short while, and was surrounded by patrolling soldiers of the Yong army.

Before Fang Hongji and others came ashore, the soldiers of the Yong Army scolded, "Who?"

Qiu Youxian walked out first, and said to the soldiers of the Yong army in front: "Imperial envoy of the imperial court, I am ordered by the emperor to meet King Yong!"

"This negotiation is related to the safety of the two armies, please inform me!"

This time, Qiu Youxian's attitude was very modest, just to be able to see King Yong as soon as possible, instead of being a moth like last time.

The Baihu who led the team asked everyone to report their detailed identities, and then sent people to rush to Pingyuan to report on the spot.

As for Fang Hongji and others, they didn't get permission from this hundred household to go ashore, so they could only stay on the boat.

In Pingyuan County, Zhao Yanxun is convening an official meeting, mainly about logistics.

Nearly [-] troops eat, drink, and scatter, it is definitely a very complicated project, and there are many things that need to be coordinated every day.

Of course, compared to the previous group of warriors who were busy working, the situation is much better now.

At this moment, the soldiers who sent the message came outside the meeting hall.

At this moment, there was a discussion inside, so the soldier reported to the eunuchs outside, and these eunuchs were all brought by Lin Quan.

Soon, the news reached Lin Quan, and then Lin Quan told Zhao Yanxun.

"Has the imperial court sent another envoy?"

Hearing this, all the officials in the hall were stunned.

Now that the war is about to break out, the imperial court even sent envoys.

Lin Quan replied: "That's right, the imperial envoy is the current imperial tutor, and he seems to be in his 70s..."

Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun couldn't help laughing and said: "If I'm over 70 and still come to the front of the two armies, then my unfilial nephew can't bear it!"

"Your Highness, the false emperor is not benevolent, so naturally he will not sympathize with the veterans!"

"exactly!"

A group of officials discussed and scolded Zhao Weilong directly.

Signaling everyone to be quiet, Zhao Yanxun said: "The imperial court sent envoys before, and my second nephew almost scolded them to death..."

"This old minister is in his 70s. If we send someone to argue with him again this time, I'm afraid he will be really mad!"

After talking nonsense, Zhao Yanxun continued to ask: "You say, do you want me to see him?"

After everyone was silent for a while, someone said: "Your Highness is upright, why don't you dare to see him!"

Another person said: "Your Highness, this Taifu Fang has a very high prestige in the southern scholars. If he can be persuaded to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, it will be of great benefit to His Highness to recover the five southern counties!"

"exactly!"

Hearing this, all the officials agreed one after another, and even got ready to fight.

After all, if Fang Hongji could be persuaded to join him, it would undoubtedly be a great achievement.

"Since that's the case, then I'll see him!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.

He has sent people to the south to persuade these people to "abandon the dark and turn to the bright". Since this Fang Hongji is somewhat famous, he can indeed be summoned to meet him.

(End of this chapter)