Chapter 27 Women can be unrivaled
The Queen Mother of Nanchu, Jiang Qian!
Zhang Qingyun leaned against the car wall, her eyes full of admiration.
Southern Chu has always been regarded as a life and death enemy by Great Qin, while Beiyuan, in the eyes of Great Qin, is just a scabies disease, not worth mentioning.
Three years ago, Da Qin had the opportunity to severely inflict heavy damage on Nan Chu, but unfortunately, it failed in the end. The person who defeated Da Qin was the Queen Mother of Nan Chu, Jiang Qian.
She is said to be the Queen Mother, but in fact she is only twenty-two years old this year.
She became the Crown Princess at the age of fifteen, the Queen at the age of eighteen, and became a widow at the age of nineteen and became the Queen Mother of Southern Chu.
The Emperor of Southern Chu had always been in poor health. As soon as he ascended the throne, he encountered a flood disaster that was rare in Southern Chu for a century. Eleven of the twenty-six counties were affected by the disaster, and corpses were everywhere. Countless people died of hunger, the people rioted, the barbarians in the south rebelled, and the empire was suddenly in turmoil.
The young emperor stayed up day and night dealing with political affairs. He couldn't breathe, and he fell down in the court.
The most important thing is that the emperor has no children.
There was great chaos in Southern Chu.
Peasant uprising, turmoil in southern Xinjiang, the emperor's death, and the royal family fighting for the throne.
He Qiku, the commander of the southern town army of Great Qin, saw that the opportunity was rare, and while reporting to the court, he sent troops to attack Xiangcheng, the important town of Southern Chu. But this time, Great Qin also worked together, and each faction achieved the goal in a very short period of time. Not only did they agree to He Qiku's military operation, they even immediately transferred tens of thousands of imperial troops from Chang'an to the south to assist him in attacking Xiangcheng.
If Xiangcheng is destroyed, the gate of Nanchu will be opened immediately, and the Jianghan Plain, which has been coveted by the Qin Dynasty for hundreds of years, will become fish meat on the felt board, enough for everyone in the Qin Dynasty to have a full meal.
If this war is really won, the internal conflicts in Daqin will definitely be greatly alleviated. Even the Linghuye Military Group outside the Pass will definitely become better again because of this victory. honestly.
Without the restraint of Nanchu, the imperial court still had an overwhelming advantage over the outside world.
Everyone thought that Nanchu would face the danger of national subjugation this time.
At this time, Queen Jiang Qian, who had been ignored by everyone, suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.
I don’t know what method she used. In a very short period of time, she won the support of Nanchu General Xiang Ying and the Prime Minister Xiong Yi. In less than a month, Danyang City was conquered. The rebellious royal family in the capital of Chu State were captured in one fell swoop. Then, with lightning speed, he adopted a three-year-old royal baby as his son, and then established him as emperor, who is now the young emperor of Southern Chu.
The military and political power of Southern Chu was thus transferred to Jiang Qian hand.
After taking over Jiang Qian's operation, it became even more dazzling.
First, the Queen Mother led the reinforcements directly to Xiangcheng, and started a decisive battle with He Qiku on both land and water outside Xiangcheng.
The number of participants on both sides exceeded 200,000.
Then He Qiku, the meritorious general of Great Qin who had experienced hundreds of battles, lost.
The Forbidden Army from Chang'an was at odds with He Qiku's southern army. At the most critical moment in this decisive battle, the Forbidden Army actually ignored He Qiku's orders in order to gain credit and was lured by the Chu army. After going deep, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop.
With 50,000 forbidden troops all in Mo, the Chu army took advantage of the situation and marched in, confronting the suffering southern army.
At this time, the morale of the southern town army had dropped to the extreme. Once a war started, they would definitely lose.
At this time, Jiang Qian sent people to negotiate peace with him.
How painful it is to have no choice.
Once the war starts and loses, several towns in the south will inevitably be defeated. Once the 80,000 southern town troops fall, chaos in the south will be a foregone conclusion. But right now, He Qiku cannot see any hope of victory.
Although the Chu State is also in a state of chaos right now.
But a victory in Xiangcheng gave Nanchu a chance to breathe.
On the contrary, Da Qin cannot afford to lose.
In the end, He Qiku agreed to Jiang Qian's peace request, and both sides stopped fighting.
The Great Qin who initiated the war gained nothing. Not only did it fall behind morally, but it also lost completely on the battlefield. In the end, the initiator and commander of the war was so miserable that the Great Qin court After being held accountable, the Forbidden Army officers who were released by Nanchu returned to the court in embarrassment and poured all the dirty water on He Qiku, who was imprisoned and questioned.
If it hadn't been for the strong reaction of the 80,000 town troops, He Qiku would have almost lost his life.
But in the end, he was still stripped of all his titles and returned to his hometown, and was placed under residential surveillance in Chang'an.
After this battle, Jiang Qian's status in the country was consolidated, especially his prestige in the military, which was almost at its peak. A large number of officers became Jiang Qian's absolute supporters.
After selecting 10,000 warriors from Xiangcheng and returning to Danyang City, Jiang Qian was already the number one de facto person in Southern Chu.
In the next three years, Xiang Ying was discharged and returned to his fields, and was granted the title of Duke of Zhongguo. Xiong Yi, the prime minister of the country, abdicated due to illness and found it difficult to govern, and was granted the title of Duke of England. The titles of the two veterans were hereditary. for.
At this point, both the military and political affairs of Southern Chu were under Jiang Qian's control.
In the past three years, Jiang Qian has refined his troops and streamlined administration, clarified official administration, exempted and exempted the people from taxes, and recuperated. In southern Xinjiang, he used both suppression and appeasement to annihilate the barbarians. In a short time, Southern Chu actually came back to life and was quite revitalized. That's what happened.
How can such a woman not be admired?
And this person is only twenty-two years old!
If you don’t take what God gives you, you will be punished by God.
Da Qin did not seize the best opportunity and would inevitably face a strong challenge from Nan Chu in the south.
Now the generals in Nanchu are basically young men, and all of them are very warlike. How could I compare myself to such a person?
Zhang Qingyun sighed.
That is a woman favored by God.
It’s really hard to imagine such a talented and beautiful woman!
It really makes people envious and jealous!
Uncle Fatty is really hateful. Is he actually using such a great person to motivate himself?
I'm afraid that even if I try my best, I won't be able to compare to someone with tiny feet.
This made Zhang Qingyun very disappointed. She was in a low mood and soon became confused amidst the sound of the carriage creaking and moving forward.
Until the noise outside woke her up.
Open the car window, and there is already a huge flow of people outside. The wide road is smooth and neat, with rows of poplars planted neatly on both sides of the road. Although there is no leaf at the moment, it is straight into the sky of Yunxiao. Zhiya also has another style.
In the distance, a towering green-gray city wall appeared in Zhang Qingyun's field of vision. At this moment, it was the setting sun, and the last golden rays of the sun were pouring from the top of a mountain in the distance. Coming down, the whole city was reflected in golden light.
That is Tai'an City.
The most brilliant pearl outside the customs.
It is the richest city outside the Pass.
It is also the commercial center, bulk commodity distribution center and information center outside the Pass.
Zhang Qingyun felt that she had finally returned to the human world from the wild world.
Whether it is the road under her feet, the white flowers on the roadside, or the vast fields with ridges on both sides of the road, they all tell her that this is a world dominated by people, not the previous ones. The days I lived in were barbaric places where tigers, leopards, and wolves could be seen everywhere, and bloody killings occurred every day.
"Uncle, is that Tai'an City?" Zhang Qingyun couldn't help but point to the splendid golden-walled city in front of her and asked.
"Of course!" The fat man couldn't hide his pride in his words: "More than twenty years ago, when the city lord arrived here with his infant son and a group of us, this place was just a small castle. The castle can barely accommodate two to three thousand people. It took more than twenty years of hard work to finally achieve what we have today. Do you think you are native outsiders? "
Li Kaixin didn't seem to be on guard against Zhang Qingyun. Although they just had a few simple conversations, Zhang Qingyun still learned a lot about outsiders from his mouth. Information that may not even be known.
Although Li Dachui is not the son of the city lord, he was raised by the city lord from an early age. When he came, he was still a little baby!
What is the difference between this and a son?
Zhang Qingyun complained in her heart.
But what is their relationship?
This is really a question worth exploring!
It’s really interesting.
Li Dachui, a young city lord of Tai'an City, is actually the most famous horse thief outside the customs. Obviously, Tai'an City is in the light, and Li Dachui, the horse thief, is in the dark.
Tai'an City says that it prohibits all killings by force and only focuses on business, but it has such a notorious gang of horse bandits in the dark. If they say that they have no other plans, who would believe it?
She looked at Li Kaixin, and the fat man was also looking at her.
"Uncle, why do you believe me so much?" Zhang Qingyun didn't think that Li Kaixin was a big talker. How could a person with no city government be able to sit in the position of the steward of the city lord's palace?
Li Kaixin laughed loudly: "Because Miss Qingyun is not an outsider! The little cat and the flying pigeon sent a letter saying that the young master called Xueshie Zhang his father-in-law! So this news that outsiders are absolutely impossible to know, Of course, there is no need to hide it from the girl. As far as I know, this is the first time that the young master has expressed his love for a woman so openly!"
In an instant, Zhang Qingyun was filled with red clouds. His face is like this in the western sky at this moment.
She was ashamed and annoyed.
"Uncle, don't listen to their nonsense. Brother Li said this just to save my father's life!"
"Really? Hahaha!" Fatty Li smiled even more happily. , but all the expressions between the eyebrows told Zhang Qingyun: I don't believe it!
Zhang Qingyun stopped explaining.
She found that each of these people were extremely confident in their own judgment.
When they confirm something, they won't have the slightest intention of changing their mind even if you say anything.
It’s all in vain, why bother talking.
These people have this understanding, which may not be a bad thing for themselves.
At least it will make your situation better in the future.
Xueshi Zhang’s daughter became the woman of the horse bandit Li Dachui. Zhang Qingyun believed that this news would spread outside the customs, and even inside the customs, to Chang’an in a short time.
Because Linghuye and the others didn't mind using this to tarnish Bachelor Zhang's reputation.
"We're home!" As the fat man shouted happily, the big characters of Tai'an City became bigger and clearer in Zhang Qingyun's eyes.
(End of this chapter)