Soon after Yang Zhuming left the city, he met the guards escorting the coffin of his grandfather Taiwei Yang Zhentian back to Beijing. Time was tight and there was no time to express the love between his children. Yang Zhuming respectfully kowtowed to the coffin three times and watched the people supporting the coffin go away. , then got on his horse and continued on his way.
Along the way, Yang Zhuming was also paying attention to the strange places in the counties and counties along the way. A hundred thousand troops were also sent across the border to besiege the city. Isn’t it possible that there wouldn’t be any wind in the places passing by along the way?
However, it was not until he arrived in Tongzhou that he vaguely understood the reason for all this.
Liu Dafu, the prefect of Tongzhou, is a distant cousin of Prime Minister Lu. He loves to play and has little interest in official career, but thanks to the support of his ancestors, he has become a prefect.
Although he became a prefect, Liu Dafu was not happy because as a prefect, he had a lot of official duties waiting for him to handle every day, and he was not the material. I wanted to resign, but Prime Minister Lu disagreed.
However, despite being restrained in this position, Liu Dafu's mood for playing was not affected. He often puts aside a mountain of official duties and goes on casual trips, and his footsteps are already everywhere in and outside the city. The furthest time, he once left Tongzhou six months in advance to go to the capital to report on his duties. After being praised by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he took a long way back to his jurisdiction.
The prefect acted so coquettishly that he had no idea when things happened.
Liu Dafu originally thought that this would be the end of his life. He thought that in a few years he would become an official when he reached his age, and travel around openly with the allowance given by the court. As a result, what happened to Yang Taiwei happened.
In fact, he didn’t quite understand what happened. The master told him that Taiwei Yang had a recurrence of his old illness, so he believed it. Based on the few words Taiwei Yang said when he rambled, he asked the master to draft a plan. A memorial. If he finds another doctor to show him to Yang Taiwei, his mission will be over. Occasionally, when someone from above came to ask about what happened, he would ask his master to answer for him, which was nothing. Unfortunately, Lieutenant Yang died in his official residence. Under the control of his master, he was buried in a coffin that day. After the coffin was transported out of the government office, he breathed a sigh of relief and didn't care how to deal with the follow-up matters.
Fortunately, although the prefect is unreliable, the master is still very experienced and handles things in an orderly manner.
However, not long after this happy day, the grandson of Taiwei Yang also came here. Liu Dafu laughed so hard that he almost cried. He said: "Consort Yang has come all the way. It's hard work. You might as well come in and rest, and let your subordinates do their best to entertain you."
It was getting late at this time, and he either stayed at the inn or slept in the wild. Therefore, Yang Zhuming did not refuse.
Although Liu Dafu was not very happy, the master had already prepared the proper reception procedures for him, so he showed up. During the dinner, Yang Zhuming asked about the Yeluo tribe's army crossing the border. Liu Dafu replied categorically: "There is absolutely no such thing. The official has been living in the government office. If there is anyWhen the army passes through the border, it will naturally be known. You think so, Master? "
After all, if a hundred thousand troops cross the border, even if they detour through the mountains and forests, there will be no traces.
The master looked hesitant and said: "Actually, some time ago, I seemed to have heard some horse hoofs. There was a sound, but it disappeared quickly, so the villain didn't know if there was an army crossing the border. ”
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Generally, if the army does not take the initiative to harass the city and takes a detour, as long as it avoids the crowds, it is actually difficult for anyone to pay attention to them. . However, the master did not dare to tell the truth. Some time ago, someone did come to report that there were traces of the army outside the city, but Liu Dafu said that it was impossible. With Dingbei City in front and Tongzhou behind him, if the army finally crossed the border, it would be impossible. The person who reported it first should be the governor of Dingbeicheng. Therefore, Liu Dafu turned a deaf ear and said, "If there is anything suspicious, you should be careful to verify it. You are derelict in your duty." "
Liu Dafu said disapprovingly: "Even if those people really did have a large army crossing the border, although the official did not discover this in time, there are many cities and counties behind them. Didn't their prefects also discover it? In the final analysis, Dingbeicheng did not circulate this matter, and it was the lower officials who did not expect this possibility at all. "
Liu Dafu pushed 625, which made Yang Zhuming very angry. However, Liu Dafu was an official of the imperial court after all, and he could not do anything about it, so he suppressed the matter for the time being.
< p> Early the next morning, Yang Zhuming left the official residence of the Tongzhou Prefect.When Yang Zhuming arrived in Dingbeicheng, he did not alert anyone, but just like a traveling merchant, he was walking on the street with a few guards. Wandering around casually.
From talking with the people on the street, he roughly understood the current situation.
Generally speaking, the number of troops was larger and they were stationed outside the city. , rarely stationed in the city, but in case of war, they can choose to stay in the city.
Yang Chong was discovered by the soldiers that he had not returned home all night after the birthday of Dingbei Marquis Zhu Qiyan. . Yang Zhong is a very self-disciplined person, which is reflected in the fact that he never holds banquets and rarely appears on such occasions. It is because he wants to solve the problem between Cheng Nei and Zheng Bei. To be precise, the city deliberately made things difficult for the Northern Army. The Northern Army was stationed in the northwest of Dingbei City, which was sparsely populated and had large open spaces for soldiers to train. , the daily purchases of the army need to go through the city. This has been a matter of convention for decades, and the purchases of the army are all done through public accounts and paid immediately, so there should be no problem.
< p> It has been nearly twenty years since Zhu Qiyan was granted the title of Northern Marquis. Yang Zhong and he have always stayed in harmony with each other, but in recent days, there have been many restrictions in the city, which do not allow the Northern Expedition Army outside the city to go wild. Procurement of supplies. Grain merchants and vegetable farmers who often supplied goods to the Northern Army did not dare to sell to them anymore.Some soldiers also go to the city to visit during their vacation, but recently they have also been restricted from entering the city.Yang Zhong naturally sensed such deliberate targeting. It happened that Zhu Qiyan sent someone to send an invitation to invite him to the birthday banquet. Yang Zhong thought about it and agreed. Things always have to be solved.
The process went smoothly. Zhu Qiyan was very eloquent and said that this was all done by his subordinates. He and the prefect Shen Yan had no idea about it and the matter would be resolved after the birthday banquet. Yang Zhong did not doubt that he was there. After the birthday banquet, he rode out of the city to prepare to return to the military camp.
At that time, Yang Zhong disappeared. People in the city said that he left the city, but there was no sign of him in the military camp. Wang Zhaoan, deputy commander of the Northern Expedition Army, asked to enter the city for a search after searching to no avail. Zhu Qiyan refused. From that day on, the two sides became tense.